# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S48
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SLES SS

Seminaries, and colleges - anc :

The new. member of the faculty: is- ‘Prof. Fred L: Prechi, who .

“ served i in the capacity, of: assistant at the seminary from September;
1941,- to April, 1943, ;

The Rev. E, c. Pauitsch, ‘of Athens, Ill, is at’ present serving as
assistant,
The. arrangement between the Finnish: National Lutheran

o ‘Church. and our Synod, whereby our Finnish brethren made the

seminary’the center of their ministerial educational activity con-

tinues, with. the’ Finnish students under the special ® supervision of ©
Prof. Alexander Monto.

‘ Board, of Control; — ~~ Changes also took place:i in'the membership :
of the- ‘Board...

‘In-1942 the Rev. J.C. Schuelke relinquished the Presidency of

‘the Central. Illinois. District and was sycceeded by the Rev.A.C.

Bernthal of Danville, who assumed the chairmanship of: the Board.

Mr. E. W. Schulze, who. had ‘served as a member of the Board |

“since 1936, was called to his eternal reward on August 11, 1942.

_ Mr, , Harold M. Olsen of Springfield-was selected to fill the vacancy.

The Board held regular monthly and special meetings, when-

ever required, and the affairs of the seminary were conducted in
‘the manner demanded by the interests of Synod and ‘the Welfate

of the institution. —
Under the: capable direction of President Hemmeter; repairs,

replacements, and improvements were made-as they became neces-"
sary, much of the work being done with student labor, in line ‘with

our long-established practice of employing such labor whenever
possible.

Student Body: As regards. the student body in general, condi-

tions of health have offered no particularly serious. problems, and
the maturity of the students has made it possible to enforce the

necessary discipline ‘without difficulty.
The enrollment ‘during the past: three years was as follows:
1941-42: Missouri Synod -. _ 120

. Finnish od! 3 - Total, 139
Slovak Synod .... ‘4 ‘
‘. Norwegian Syn wl
1942-43: Missouri. Synod ~... . 136°
: Wisconsin. Synod ns Os
‘Finnish Synod -..._--__._-__._ 9 } Total, 155 -
Slovak Synod... 8
. Norwegian. Synod a Ij
'. 1943-44: Missouri Synod - aa 182
; oo isconain Synod... Lop neepeeninne _—
-Finnish Synod SauAEnInEIRnRaaemienE ia Tota 158 °
Slovak Synod « ne :

Norwegian Synod ene 3

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