# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1923_S17
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1923. 17

Through timely action.of Mr. Brauer approaches to the Seminary
tract from the north and south were secured.

A topographical survey was made showing 5 feet. contour lines,

- also showing exact location of trees. ;
The main group being a connecting series of buildings arranged
- ground courts, the Committee went to great pains, through repeated.
inspection of college groups built along these lines, in order to assure
itself that there would be sufficient light and air.’ The smallest of
- our courts measures 90’X110’, while the new Harkness Dormitories
"at Yale have courts 50’X60’ and smaller.

The faculty and Building Committee established a standard of
two students per room. The architect suggested a room-scheme which
makes all studies serve at the same time as bedrooms, two students
studyitig and sleeping in each room. This would represent a saving
of 276 lineal feet of dormitory buildings over against the scheme
suggested by the Committee. However, the Committee believed that
our people generally would not approve of students living and sleep-
ing in the same room and hence adopted a general scheme calling
for suites of two rooms, one study- and one bedroom, to be occupied
by two students. From its experience of many years the faculty
stands convinced that at a graduate school like Concordia Seminary
no more than two students should, as a rule, room together. . This,
in spite of the higher cost of building thereby entailed.

In regard to bills it was resolved that the secretary and chairman
or a member delegated by the chairman sign the vouchers, and that
the financial secretary of the Building Committee, Mr. A. W. Thias,
'. attach original bills to’ vouchers for this purpose and report to the
_ Committee at each session the amounts of bills paid and payable.

VI. Resolution Calling for Preliminary Plans in Order that Cost
of Building Might be Established. ;

On September 8 the following resolutions were adopted and
communicated to the architect:— ~

“Resolved, That it is the wish of the Committee to inform itself
‘at this time of the approximate cost of necessary first group of
buildings as projected.” The firm was requested to make sufficient
drawings in sketch form and to provide - preliminary specifications
and other preliminary information regarding one unit ef a dormitory.

VIL Committee on Quarry Appointed.

At this time the attention of the Committee was:drawn to certain
stone quarries in Arkansas. A subcommittee, consisting of Mr. H. .
W. Horst and Mr. Wn. F. Wischmeyer, was appointed to look into the

é Possibilities of this stone. A number of. samples were obtained, and
a the Committee was encouraged to investigate these “quarries by
 -- Making personal inspection, ,
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