# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1914_S63
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14th Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1914. 63

As for the institution's enrollment, it may seem rather small to
someone unfamiliar with our circumstances. We ask, therefore, to bear
in mind that our district is a very small one. It is also still
necessary to educate our dear fellow Christians in the South about the
value of higher schooling. It must also be considered that our
schools, from which we must after all gain most of our pupils, had
greatly declined and have only in recent years begun to regain ground.
If we bear this in mind and compare our institution's enrollment with
that of the other institutions of our Synod, we must call our
institution's enrollment satisfactory.

When the last Delegate Synod met in St. Louis, our institution was a
full gymnasium with three professors. After a professor was called
away, the institution was reduced to four classes. During the past
triennium, 60 pupils attended the institution for a longer or shorter
time. In the 1911/12 school year we had 19 pupils in four classes; in
1912/13 the number was 22; this school year 19 pupils attend the
institution. Two withdrew during the year. Of the remaining 17, 14
intend to prepare for the preaching ministry. We presently have 5
theological students in St. Louis, of whom 2, God willing, will take
their examination next June. Two of our former pupils continue their
studies at Winfield, and one at Fort Wayne.

Although these numbers are not large, we may not deny that this
institution has produced blessing that, without it, as far as human
eyes can see, would have been lost.

As for our institution's needs, we intend to try to get by with less
subsidy from the Reverend General Synod. Our request is for $1200.00
in support annually.

Resolution.

Resolved, to grant this institution an annual subsidy of $1200 from
the synodical treasury for the next triennium.

California Concordia College at Oakland, Cal.

This institution, too, is not the property of the General Synod. The
latter does, however, pay the professors' salaries. The California and
Nevada District, through its board of control, reported the following
concerning the institution at Oakland:

With particular joy the board of control of the California Concordia
Gymnasium at Oakland, Cal., may report to the Reverend Synod that
God's blessing has rested on this district institution, vigorously
supported by the Reverend Synod, since the last Delegate Convention.

Whereas it had at first appeared that the institution building, sized
for a small number of pupils, would suffice for a long time, it proved