# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1923_S16
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_ July 20 and after considerable study was adopted. Slight changes ing
’ the arrangement of the buildings have since been made. a

16 Proceedings of Thirty-Second Regular Meeting,

4. Labrary. Stack-room; capacity, 50,000 volumes. Desk-ro,
for 100 students. Periodical-room.
5. Dormitories for 400 students.
6. Service Building. Dining-halls for 400; kitchen, bakery, ete:
quarters for employees. .
7. Twelve Professors’ Residences.

IV. Selection of Architect.

The choice of architect for the new Seminary was the first tas”

of the Committee. No less than fifty-four architects had made appli.

This task occupied the Committee from October, 1921, until February, :
1922. In February a subcommittee, consisting of Mr. A. G. Braueg:4
Mr. H. W. Horst, Rev. R. Kretzschmar, and Prof. Theo. Graebner:s
inspected the work of eleven architects who stood forth prominently:
as candidates for our work after our investigation had eliminated:
the rest. The Committee reported March 3, and:on March 7 the firm:
of Day & Klauder, Philadelphia, was unanimously selected for our:
work. Contract was made with Mr. Chas. Z. Klauder for the firm on ;
March 381. ——- .

V. Gradual Development of the Plans.

From the outset, however, the Committee was convinced that the fol:
lowing buildings would have to be constructed of such a size as to ac-
commodate an ultimate enrolment of 800: Administration Building
Assembly Hall; Library; Service Building; Heating-Plant.

_ When the Committee had reduced its program to what it held
to be an absolute minimum, a meeting was held May 25, 1922, with
Mr. Klauder, and the details of the program were determined upon
as stated above, 1—7. The cost of the first group of buildings (those'
necessary for 400 students, together with Assembly Hall, Libr.
Service Building, and Power Plant for 800) was roughly estimated
by Mr. Klauder at a total of $2,000,000. From the outset the archi-#
tect was apprised of the fact that eur appropriation was $1,000,000,
and that no contracts could at this time be entered into which would
obligate. Synod to a larger amount... ‘The Committee was not con
vinced that the first estimate of- Mr. Klauder-was more than a rough
guess and instructed the firm to develop a block plan which would
involve less expense for exterior walls. A block plan in which th
feature was embodied was submitted to the Building Commit