# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S49
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

“the. past jrienniua: ‘the. Shidént Mission’ Society, under:
dership .of ‘Prof: RC. Neitzel;. -has-again carried .on institu» a
ork. in ‘the; public. institutions” of: Springfield ‘and vicinity;-
d th Concordia Hour; a Sunday — evening radio: " Program, was.
likewise. continued. ©

The Concordia Seminary Guild, an organization of ladies from ;

the ‘congregations. of Springfield and vicinity, continues its very
worth-while | efforts in behalf. of the seminary.

“Despite war restrictions, our Annual Donation | Day has re~’

‘mained an annual event in ‘Central. Illinois, with most. gratifying. oi

results ‘for the ‘seminary ‘commissary. |

“In addition to. serving the District: ¢ asa focal point for many , of ’

its: ‘activities, ' the seminary this year was privileged to play host to:
the January meeting of the ‘College of Presidents. Li

In 1943 the ‘25th anniversary of Prof, R..C. Neitzel’s service to : Joe

the’ Church. as a member of our, faculty. was fittingly observed. *

In March, 1944, the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was oe

‘conferred onthe Reverends Marcus .Wagner, Herman Meyer, and,
J. Fred Boerger,. all three alumni of our Springfield, Concordia,

Survey Report. — The preliminary Survey Report' of the (Com-*'
‘mittee for Higher Education ‘States as point 1‘under conclusions:
‘Springfield is not needed’ now, nor is there sound reason to think - ,
that it will be needed in the proximate future to prevent a shortage’
of candidates”; ;- and point 1 of the recommendations.reads: “That.
- Springfield be discontinued as a training school for pastors.”

At the hearing held in November of last year in St. Louis the
representatives of the Board and faculty, the alumni, and. the

Central Illinois District brought their refutation against the argu- : “ 7 :

ments and* conclusions presented in the Survey Report.

Since’ your Board: has received no assurance that the réfuta~
tion was given any favorable onsideration, it -has. no alternative :
-but to-assume that the Committee for Higher Education in its report -

: ‘to. Synod will recommend the closing of Springfield. We believe it ~~

to be. our duty, therefore, as the representatives: of- Synod, elected

‘to: safeguard the. interests’ of Synod and the: ‘Springfield seminary, . :

: 7 briefly: to point ‘out the. following: .

‘Synod and the. Springfield ‘Concordia begin life together., ‘When ar
. Synod was organized j in’ 1847, it asked. ‘that the institution, { tunded aoe

-in 1846, be transferred ‘to its care. ‘The request’ was granted)... In

: the ‘very: year of Syhod’s “establishment, the-. institution ‘became
’Synod’s property.. ‘Through all the years of its existence Synod has ©
enjoyed the blessing of this aie Springfield’ is now: accredited by.

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