# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S52
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52 Seminaries and Colleges. — Individual Institutions

The buildings of the college have been kept in repair to such
an extent as funds were available. July 9, 1940, one of the
buildings was destroyed by fire nearly up to fifty per cent., the
Science Building, which up to 1925 had served as Administration
Building. With the assistance of the summer-school students and
professors, the neighbors and friends of the institution, many
valuable things of the contents of the building were saved. To all
these as well as to the members of the Fire Department of Seward
who kept the fire from spreading to other near buildings and from
destroying the whole Science Building, we herewith again extend
sincere thanks. We also gratefully mention the assistance given
by members of St. John’s and of the neighboring congregations of
our Synod who donated many hours of labor in cleaning up the
debris in and around the building after the fire, thus getting the
building ready for the architect and the contractors.

In planning the restoration of the building, Mr. Henry W. Horst,
as representative of Synod’s Board of Directors, deserves our
sincere thanks for his efficient advice and cooperation, which re-
sulted in saving money and bringing about a building more
serviceable for its present purpose than it was before the fire, so
that the fire has repeatedly been called a “blessing in disguise.”
The Lord has been good to us. He is to be highly praised.

The enrolment of students the past three years was as follows:

High School College Total
Year Boys Girls Totals Men Ladies Totals Students
1938-39 _......... 37 22 59 51 27 78 137
1939-40 uw. 45 24 69 57 31 88 157
1940-41 ww... 36 18 54 69 44 113 167
Supplies Graduates
1938-39 .......... 5 9 14 15 5 20
1939-40 0... 6 13 19 14 4 18
1940-41 ww. 9 8 17 20 7 27

The health of the students in the past three years has been
good. The spirit among them was generally that of Christian

oung people.
y & peop Faculty

In the faculty, changes took place since our report was made
in 1938. Prof.C.T. Brandhorst was called and was inducted as
a member of the faculty, September 11, 1938. Prof. H. B. Fehner,
who had served as a member of the faculty since 1906, resigned
on account of advanced age and ceased to teach January 31, 1941.
Prof. C. F. Brommer, president of the institution, offered his resig-
nation as director to take effect June 30, 1941, having served in
this capacity since February, 1924. The local Board, with the
consent of Synod’s Board, requested him to remain in the service
of the institution as part-time instructor.