# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S32
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84 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

chiefly, to its academic needs. It ought to be easily under
if the standing of education in our country in general ma
the raising of standards and efficiency at our higher schoo]
also apply in proportionate measure to the institution
A careful study of the situation on the part of the Spri
and your Board has convinced us that Springfield’s peculiar Problem,
could be solved in the most efficient way if an additional Class Won
inserted on top of its present three-year preparatory course and tire
men were added to its teaching force. We wish it to be understood
that the adding of this one class does not in itself make necessary
two additional men. Yet one man alone could not do Justice to the
new work, and, on the other hand, the present teaching force even now
ought to have some relief in order that the best results may be
achieved.

We are presenting these needs of your institution to you because
you have entrusted this school to our special care, and we feel that
we are speaking for the best interests of our Lord’s work. We can of
course understand that, if for reasons of economy you cannot muster
courage to raise standards in general, Springfield will also have to get
along for some time ‘longer under the present arrangement ag best
it can,

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Summary of Requests.
Administration Building — granted 1926 and 1929. . - $179,000.00

Administration Building — additional ............_| 21,000.00

$200,000.00
Gymnasium «22... 2... eee, $50,000.00
Residence ...... 000 $11,000.00

One additional year in the Proseminary Department.
Two additional professors.

Respectfully submitted,
THE Boarp or Controu
.OF Concorpia THEOLOGICAL Seminary, SPRINGFIELD, Itt.

Action. B. Seucxe, Secretary.

Regarding this report, Committee 1 recommended : —

1. Your Committee recommends that Synod, on account of present
economic conditions, decline the request for a new Administration
Building and for a gymnasium.

2. Your Committee recommends that the repair of Building No. 1
and the erection of additional professors’ dwellings be referred to the
Board of Directors.

These recommendations were adopted.

Nore. — The resolutions regarding the proposal to close the
Springfield Seminary or to change its status will be given under the
action on the Survey Committee’s report.