# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S76
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

16 Action Regarding Individual Institutions

Two days later, on May 26, 1937, Dr. A. W. Meyer died. He
spent almost a lifetime in the educational work of Synod and
during the last year of his pilgrimage taught some of the classes
in our Bronxville school. .

May the memory of these sainted servants of God ever remain
sacred to us, and may their example inspire us to ever greater
zeal in the work of Christian education generally and the work
of preparing young men for the ministry in particular!

Still other changes occurred in our personnel. Prof. H. Proehl
presented his resignation as teacher in August, 1935, since he felt
that he could not get along on the salary offered. Prof. H. Koch,
Ph. D., was “elected to fill the vacancy created by this resigna-
tion. After a year’s vacancy, during which Prof. H. J. Rippe, in
addition to his regular work, took over the duties of the presidency,
the Rev. Arthur J.Doege was called to the presidency of our
school. He entered upon his duties September 1, 1937. Prof. Paul
Woy accepted a call into the pastorate of St. John’s Congregation
in Meriden, Conn.

Mr. Charles Nehring was elected to fill the unexpired term
caused by the death of Mr. H. F. Holtorf on the Board of Trustees.
In October, 1937, Pastor Daniel M. Kleist, on account of impaired
health, felt that he could no longer serve as a member of the
Board of Trustees. The Rev. Geo. C. Koenig was elected to fill
this unexpired term. At this writing no successor to Professor
Woy has been elected.

Naturally there were also changes in the personnel of our
assistant instructors.

The next item of importance since the last convention of Synod
is the securing of a charter and the incorporation of our Bronxville
school under the laws of the University of the State of New York.
During the preparation of this charter we were in constant com-
munication with Synod’s Board of Directors, which approved the
charter in its final form. A provisiorial charter as a junior college
for a period of five years was granted us on April 17, 1987. We
have been operating under this charter since August, 1937.

Under this charter we are continuing the three courses which
we have carried for a number of years, the pretheological, the
science, and the classical course. Our high-school department
has been accredited since 1918, and so no new courses were in-
troduced in this department. In the junior-college department
several new courses were introduced, continuing the high-school
courses through the junior college. The new courses are being
carried without any addition to the faculty. They satisfy the de-
mands of the regents for requirements in the following curricula: