# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S71
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13th Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1911. 71

among the students is brotherly. To be sure, we do not wish to claim
that excesses and misbehavior, or perhaps even gross offenses, never
occur among them; but such things are not tolerated, and are punished
as they deserve. — The state of health of both teachers and students
was, with small exceptions, good.

German as the Medium of Instruction.

Effect has been given to the resolution of the last synod, "that at
the institution in Winfield German instruction for students preparing
for theological study be doubled where possible." The medium of
instruction in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew is exclusively German. The
medium of instruction in religion is German and English, as at our
other institutions. Evening devotions are held in German, morning
devotions in English, since English-speaking students are present.
The house rules have been translated into German. We also now issue
German report cards — with a few exceptions. The Winfield congregation
has joined the Kansas District and has instituted German Sunday
afternoon services.

The board of oversight has conscientiously visited the professors'
various class periods, especially also the religion instruction. As
far as feasible, the students of the Business Department are also
drawn into this latter instruction. The teachers' aim is to bring this
institution, in all its work, up to the level of the other
institutions, so that the students can enter the theological seminary
at St. Louis well prepared.

Repairs and Improvements.

When we took over the care of the institution, several larger and
smaller repairs, etc., were needed. The following is a list of them:

Repairs to and in the building, roofing, fire-escapes
    and fire-extinguishing apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,348.04
Drainage channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00
Sidewalks on two streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.06
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                                                                          $2,108.10

To cover these expenses, $922.12 was paid from the institution's
treasury; the remaining debt ($1,185.98) was covered by private
contributions, as well as from the treasury of the Business
Department.

In addition to the above repairs and improvements to the building and
grounds, new heating apparatus (boilers) had to be installed. This
meant an expense of $983.06. This, however, exceeded our means. We
therefore turned to the General Board of Oversight with the request
that it authorize this sum for the above installation, if possible.
We found a hearing. But since there was no money in the synodical
treasury, we borrowed the above sum interest-free and had the heating
apparatus installed. Since then, however, the