# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S52
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52 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

matters pertaining to the economical operation and up-keep of
Synod’s property. Dr. Kohn, Professor Schmitt, the other members
of the faculty, and the students have given hearty cooperation, with
the result that the college property has been kept in satisfactory con-
dition without much cost to Synod.

Faculty.

It has pleased Almighty God to call to his eternal rest Prof. G. C.
A. Kaeppel. He entered life eternal January 11, 1934, aged seventy-
one years, after fifty-three years of faithful and efficient service in
the Church. For thirty-seven years he was professor at the college,
and by instructing the students in music and showing them what is
proper church music, he rendered valuable service to the Church at
large. May the Lord reward him for his faithful labors!

No successor was called; the courses taught by Professor Kaeppel
were taken over by some of the other members of the faculty in
addition to their regular work, although their work had already been
increased by the addition of a third college year.

We cannot omit to mention that the members of the faculty
readily cooperate with the president, Dr. W. C. Kohn, that they are
all faithful in their work, and that they all put forth due efforts to in-
crease their ability to serve the institution, many of them by attend-

ing near-by u iversities.
a y unt Students.

During the triennium our institution suffered a decrease in enrol-
ment. However, we thank the Lord that our institution could in-
struct, train, and guide the following number of students: —

Year Enrolled Vicaring Present
1932—33 337 12 325
1933—34 - 296 12 284
1934—35 281 7 274

We have every reason to be grateful to God for the fine deport-
ment, the diligence, the earnest-mindedness of most of the students
and their sincere effort to cooperate with Dr. Kohn: and ‘the other
members of the faculty.

Tt ig very much to be deplored that the enrolment was not much
greater. Tt is of the greatest jmportance that the congregations and
pastors and teachers see to it that we get more students. During the
last few years we have graduated large classes; but all our graduates
except about twelve are employed in our schools. During the las'
three years the enrolment of new students has been altogether to
small. The result will be a scarcity of teachers in a few years fron
now unless more students are enrolled.

Another important matter in this connection should be mer
tioned, to wit, the deplorable fact that so many congregations do n¢
jssue a permanent eall, but are satisfied to have a graduate do suppl: