# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1914_S54
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54 Proceedings of the 29th General or

continue. It is therefore the board of control's opinion that the
Synod should appoint a permanent seventh teacher at Bronxville. Even
our director, despite all his willingness to work, cannot possibly
give the full number of 30 teaching hours per week. If he gives fewer,
individual classes must remain unoccupied at certain hours of the day.
Combination classes are likewise inadequate, since they take account
neither of the classes' difference in maturity nor of the logical
development and sequence of instruction. Nor, in the long run, would a
mere so-called substitute teacher serve our institution well. Quite
apart from the fact that the disciplines named above require more
knowledge and ability than one may expect of a so-called substitute,
the subject also suffers in the pupils' estimation from the constant
turnover of substitutes. And with such constant turnover, any prospect
of purposeful building up and development of instruction likewise
vanishes.

Our enrollment presently stands at 131, by far the largest number in
the institution's history. On the whole, only good can be reported of
the health and moral condition of this cheerful group; but our
available living quarters are barely sufficient for this blessing. For
the coming school year, more living space must be provided, since the
departure of this year's Prima, which numbers only 10 pupils, will not
leave us enough room for the recruits to be expected. By finishing out
the still-incomplete third floor of the school building and by reducing
the size of the auditorium, we could for the time being gain six
spacious rooms for dormitories. For this thoroughly necessary
construction the board of control requests the sum of $2800.00. Nor
would a Reverend Synod act unwisely if it instructed its General Board
of Control to proceed with the construction of a second residence
building at Bronxville, should this become an absolute necessity before
the next Synod convenes.

And now just one more matter. Our institution has found, in splendid
Bronxville, what we hope will be a lasting home, and it should
therefore finally receive a lasting name. We are somewhat more than a
pro-gymnasium and middle school, but under the laws of the State of
New York we may not use the name "College," as used by other synodical
institutions. The State of New York permits only such an institution to
bear the name College whose trustees administer property worth
$500,000, which offers a four-year college course alongside a
four-year high school course, and in which at least six professors
devote their entire time to the college department. We would therefore
ask a Reverend Synod to give this its school a fitting name agreeable
to all members of the Synod.