# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S77
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Seminaries and Colleges. — Individual Institutions 75

Recommendations of Committee 1

a. That Synod take cognizance of the gifts made to Concordia
Collegiate Institute, Bronxville, N. Y., as are listed above;

b. That the request in the matter of retaining the tuition-money
be granted because of special conditions obtaining at the Bronxville
institution;

c. That the repairing of the building be referred to the Board
of Directors;

d. That the matter of a chapel at Bronxville be referred to the
Atlantic District for study and a report be made to Synod at the
next convention.

Action of Synod: These recommendations were adopted.

St. John’s College, Winfield, Kans.
Report of the Board of Control
(Memorial 110) :

The Board of Control of St. John’s College, Winfield, Kans.,
herewith submits its report covering the years 1938 to 1941.
The enrolment statistics for the last three years are as follows:~
1938—39: Total, 214; boys, 123; girls, 91
193940: Total, 183; boys, 116; girls, 67
1940—41: Total, 193; boys, 125; girls, 68
The pretheological enrolments were as follows:
1938—39: 83; 1939—40: 75; 1940—41: 82

The health of our students and faculty members, with but a
few exceptions, has been very good. No serious epidemic or pro-
longed illness has interferred with the regular routine. For this
we are truly grateful to our heavenly Father.

The following changes have occurred in the faculty: The
Rev. Lorenz C. Wunderlich of Indianapolis, Ind., accepted our call
to the professorship made vacant by the death of Prof. H. Stoeppel-.
werth in 1934 (filling of which had been deferred because of the
financial condition of Synod) and entered upon his duties in
September, 1939. Prof. G. C. Schroedel, who had served the insti-
tution since 1924, was called to his heavenly home on May 28, 1939.
The position left vacant through his death was filled for the school-
year 1939-1940 by the appointment of Candidate John F. Wahl.
The Rev. Obert Kruger of Davenport, Iowa, was called to a pro-
fessorship in February, 1940, and began his work in the institution
“in September, 1940. His entry into the faculty fills the vacancy
caused by the death of Professor Schroedel. In September, 1940,
Dr. E.A. Wolfram returned to his work as professor of history
and social sciences after a leave of absence of two years, during