# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S240
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conscience allows. Whether it has discharged its not easy task to the
full satisfaction of the Reverend General Synod, that the Synod may
now judge for itself.

In the name of the Kansas District, we, the undersigned board
of control, hereby submit to the Reverend General Synod the
promised "exact report."

The school three years ago and now.

We found the school to be a full gymnasium with 4 teachers,
three of whom are theologians. The school's purpose was, first and
foremost, the training of future preachers for the building up of the
kingdom of God. At the same time, however, students of both sexes
were also admitted who wished only to acquire a general education.
As an annex, a business course, a so-called Business Department,
was set up for boys and girls. A teacher trained specifically for the
purpose was employed for this department. The Business
Department supported itself through the tuition charged and made
no claim whatsoever on church contributions. The medium of
instruction at the school was, with few exceptions, the English
language.

The Kansas District has deliberated at length, in two sessions,
on the school's welfare. On the whole we have left the school its
previous character; where we considered changes necessary, we have
followed the pattern of our other synodical schools. We have in
general striven to act in the spirit of the Reverend General Synod.

Teachers and Students.

The following statistics provide the desired information on the
school's enrollment:

                       Ministerial    General education.    Business course.
                       department.    Boys.     Girls.      Boys.    Girls.     Total.
1908/1909:                24           17         11          11        9        72
1909/1910:                33           22         24          15       20       114
1910/1911:                42           18         14          13        6        93

This school year 22 new students who wish to prepare for the
service of the church have enrolled, the highest number in the
school's history. The total number of students at present is 93.
Arranged by place of residence, 53 come from Kansas (of these, 20
from Winfield and vicinity, 11 from the Winfield congregation), 2
from Colorado, 20 from Oklahoma, 2 from New Mexico, 5 from
Nebraska, 6 from Missouri, and 1 each from Illinois, Indiana,
California, and Oregon. Of these students, 82 are children of
Lutheran parents; the rest are outsiders. Naturally the latter do not
board at the school — nor do the girls.

Since the four professors were overburdened with work, we
found ourselves obliged to provide help. On behalf of the Kansas
District