# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S72
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

70 Seminaries ani Colleges. — Individual Institutions

record (these figures do not include the girls who have come on
account of coeducation but only the boys) bears out this statement:

Without the general courses we would have had 76 students
in 19388—1939, 75 students in 1939--1940, and 73 students in
1940—1941. .

Because of the introduction of the general courses we had
156 students in 1938—1939, 157 students in 1939—1940, and 147
students in 1940—1941.

It is impossible to carry the overhead of our school with the
income from only the ministerial students. The added income
from the students taking the general courses is needed, unless
we go out for more ministerial students. We believe that on
account of the candidate problem we should not do this at this time.
Just as soon as the need of larger numbers of ministerial students
is indicated, we can easily make efforts to secure them and cut
down on the number of students taking the general courses. In the
mean time the larger number of non-ministerial students helps to
carry our overhead. We believe that this policy serves the best

interests of Synod. Coeducation

The resolution of Synod requesting us to experiment with
coeducation presented new problems. We could not get ready
for this work for the year 1938—1939. Dormitory facilities had to
be acquired. A lounging-room and a dressing-room in the gym-
nasium had to be furnished. Equipment for some of the courses
to be offered had to be purchased. Our teaching staff had to be
enlarged. Beginning with the dormitory facilities, the Lutheran
Education Society purchased the Fulling residence adjacent to our
property. All the necessary alterations and improvements in the
building were paid for by the Lutheran Education Society. The
ladies’ aid society of our Bronxville Concordia and several ladies’
aid societies in our congregations paid for the necessary furniture
and equipment in the house. The property was deeded to Synod.
We believe that Synod will wish to take cognizance of this gift.

The following figures give a picture of this transaction:

Purchase price 2... 2.0. ccccceccee sec ceeececec sence cacencoecensnaesecassceneecemuaesecmeneece $8,000.00
Taxes, legal fees, etc. 477.83
Alterations W000... _ 2,246.48
Frurmishirngs o.oo. cee ec ecceseee eee ecc ence ceeeeneece sen ceeeeeneeeoceenceeeneceeeeeeoses 1,434.14
Total COSt o.oo... -cecceccececceececseeceeeceucneeevneee eee ecntewenetteececee veteeeeeeeneeeneeee $12,158.45
Receipts:
Lutheran Education Society for purchase of property .............. $8,000.00
Lutheran Education Society for alterations . 2,246.48
Ladies’ aid societies 2.0.0.0... e-ecccececeeeneeeeeee . 1,434.14
World’s Fair account 20... ce cece cee cce cee cecncencenensecencenececenececeeseeneeneensense 477.83

Total receipts ee ce eee cee cee tee nee vceceneeceneeees $12,158.45