# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S26
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26 Proceedings of the thirtieth convention

Our Educational Institutions.

We currently have two higher educational institutions at which coloured
pastors as well as coloured male and female teachers are trained for mission service.
One institution — the Luther College in New
Orleans — ceased to exist at the end of the school year in 1925,
because it no longer properly fulfilled its real purpose. The
Board took this step after long and serious deliberation.
Professors H. Nau and W. Beck were transferred to the institution at
Greensboro. The institution's building is used by the school of
St. Paul's congregation.

1. Immanuel Lutheran College in Greensboro, N. C. (Founded
1903. Director: Dr. Heinrich Nau,* since June 1925.) The
college had last school year 91 students (27 young men and
64 girls), 6 professors and 1 matron. Seven students are
in the theological seminary. The conduct of the students was on the
whole satisfactory. Two women students were baptized
and confirmed. Since a change took place in the faculty, it was
not necessary to build the requested professors' residence. For this
the children in Illinois, as well as in the Norwegian and in the
Slovak Synod, gave $5,092.09 ($5,500 had been requested).
Under the circumstances the Board recommends that the $5,092.09
be used for the so necessary residence hall for the girls.
For this residence hall $15,231.97 has been collected
since the convention of the Synodical Conference (*Synodalkonferenz*) in 1914. Architect Steinmeyer
has worked out plans, which are at present before various contractors for the purpose of
bids. The building is not to cost more than $50,000. Thus
about $30,000 is still lacking. The present institution building, which was
occupied in 1907, must have a new roof and should be
remodelled into a residence hall for the boys. That would cost
about $7,000 to $8,000. This makes an administration
building necessary, which would cost a good $50,000. In view of this large
building sum of about $108,000 the Board on 12 July of this
year resolved to ask the Synodical Conference to make the practice of
general higher education at our institution at Greensboro
the subject of its deliberation.

2. Alabama Luther College, Selma, Ala. (Founded 1922.
Director: Prof. Otho Lynn, since 1922.) The faculty consists of four
coloured teachers: Prof. O. Lynn, Prof. Paul D. Lehman, Prof. J.
Holneß and Miss Anna J. Hudson. Mrs. Jenkins is the matron.
45 students were enrolled in the last semester. Of these
13 attended the elementary school located on the college grounds. All
lived in the dormitory. The 45 students are all Lutheran.
That explains the fine, Christian conduct of the whole student body.
The institution has the purpose of training teaching staff for the fast-growing
Alabama field. The first four graduates took their
examination this year. Superintendent Schmidt says in his report
on the institution: "When it was suggested to one of the four girls that
she might perhaps get only $20 salary a month, while in
the public schools a high salary is paid, she replied:
'When I think what would have become of me if the Lutheran
church had not come, I am ready to serve it,
no matter how low the salary is.' May God preserve this attitude among
our students; then it will go well with our church!" The
building site, which the Board bought in 1924 for $4,722.50