# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S118
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

116 Report of Board for Higher Education

In view of the circumstances briefly related above your Board
respectfully recommends:

1. That the resources of St. Paul’s College at Concordia be
combined with those of the institutions at Winfield and Seward
and that the Concordia plant be withdrawn from _ synodical
operation.

2. That the proposed consolidation be made effective before
the beginning of the school-year 1941—1942,

3. That the Board for Higher Education be requested and
authorized to arrange for the transfer of Concordia’s professors
to other synodical institutions, in Christian agreement with the
respective boards of control, boards of electors, and professors
concerned. Seward has a vacancy in its history department, is
about to call a professor for social science and physical education,
and will need an instructor for Latin and Greek, River Forest
has a vacancy in German and religion and expects additional
vacancies through retirements.

4. That the salaries of Concordia faculty members be con-
tinued without interruption until transfers to other positions have
been effected.

5. That Concordia’s college students be advised to continue
their studies at Winfield or any other synodical college of their
choice and that Concordia’s high-school students be encouraged
to attend either Winfield or Seward. Winfield’s curricula can
readily accommodate Concordia’s non-ministerial as well as min-
isterial students. Seward also can accommodate Concordia’s min-
isterial as well as non-ministerial students who live in Seward’s
territory, if Seward is permitted to add Latin and Greek, an
addition frequently suggested for other reasons. Winfield’s dor-
mitory may not be quite large enough to accommodate all new
students from Concordia, but its women’s dormitory can be made
available to men if women are housed with private families.
Seward will have no housing problem. Some adjustments would
need to be arranged between Winfield and Seward to avoid
duplication of effort.

6. That Seward be authorized to introduce Latin and Greek
in its high-school department and to make other slight adjust-
ments to accommodate preministerial students.

7. That Seward be permitted to call one additional professor
to teach Latin and Greek.

8. That Winfield be requested to make the necessary provisions
for accommodating more ministerial students.

9. That Winfield and Seward be asked to make mutual ad-
justments to coordinate their efforts.