# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S56
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56 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

dents has been characterized by a friendly spirit
Although it became necessary during the past years to expel three
students for different reasons, at no time was there united Opposition
to the Faculty. The problems of discipline were confined to the in.
dividual student.

It is with gratitude to God that we report upon the health
students. Although overcrowded living quarters make it
tu maintain an adequate standard of living conditions for the sty.
dent, there have been no epidemics nor serious cases of illness. The
one death among the students was the result of a chronie disease
unaffected by any condition in the school.

During the past three years the Lutheran
its membership of approximately five hundre
a lively interest in the progress of the Cali
organization has been of invaluable assista
the material contributions which it has m
the school, but also because of the wide
given to its aims and purposes.
anniversary of the college was o

of Cooperation,

of the

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“spread publicity which it hag
Under its auspices the twenty-fifth
bserved by a general celebration on
October 25, 1931, and at its suggestion special services of thanksgiving
in commemoration of this event were held in many congregations
during the month of October and November. We would therefore
take this occasion to pay tribute to its devoted Sponsorship of our
California Concordia.

We would moreover not be unmindful of the many other friends
of our college, both individuals and organizations, who have by word
and deed promoted its welfare. We value very highly the support

ifornia District has
So consistently given the cause of the college.

In the second place, California Concordia College begs leave to
submit a request to the honorable convention.

At the synodical meeting in 1926 your Hon. Body voted our
California Concordia College a new Administration Building and
alterations to the amount. of $188,500. These appropriations were
made because Synod was convinced that they represented urgent
needs. However, on account of economic conditions these resolutions

were not carried out. In 1929 we repeated our request because the

situation had become even more acute. Again financial conditions

stood in the way. However, Synod granted an appropriation of
$16,800 as an emergency measure to take care of the immediate needs
for the housing of students, When plans for the expenditure of this
sum in emergency relief were presented to the Board of Directors,
it refused to carry out this resolution of Synod on the ground that
the amount granted would not be sufficient to erect a suitable per-