# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S52
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Sent and. Colleges
/ ACTION 6
Concerning this report: ‘and. memorial Jas well: as. other un-.

‘printed overtures, and the Report. of the Board for Higher 2 Edu- .
“cation, p pp. 49—63, ‘Synod: ‘resolved: : 4

‘1; That Springfield. be retained’ as a training school for- pastors,

its: enrollment, however, to be restricted to Students from special

groups; such as foreign: tongue, Finnish, Slovak; -ete.,- advanced.

- age, and such as have limited aptitude for ancient languages.

ae “That the minimum entrance age for 1945 be eighteen years; /
for 1946 ‘nineteen years; ’ and thereafter twenty. years;: such limita-

- tions, however, not to: affect existing. agreements with sister synods:

_~ 3. That no ‘additional college year be added and no additional’
building be erected by Synod.

| Concordia Teachers College, River. Forest, tl.
(Memorial : 103)
The Board of Control of Concordia Teachers College, River

a Forest, IIL, herewith. submits its report for the: period of 1941
; to 1944.

“Board
During the past three years the. members of the Board of Con- ;

‘trol haye met regularly and devoted themselves conscientiously’ to
. _ the supervision and care of the campus, buildings, and equipment,

and together with the faculty to all possible improvements. in the
training of day school teachers for the Chureh’s program of Chris-
tian education and service.

On March 28, 1944, the Lord called into His eternal ‘rest the

Rev. A. .W. Bartling, after 15 years of faithful service as secretary
* of the Board of Control. His place’ was filled by the appointment

of the Rev. Paul L. Kluender of Melrose Park, TL

a Faculty:

~ On March 13, 1943, ‘our venerable President’ emeritus, Dr. ‘Wil-
liam C. Kohn, was called to eternal Test. after a lingering illness,
In the fall of 1942, after 33 years of faithful ’ service to Con-.

' cordia, Prof: C. W. Eifrig asked to be relieved of his arduous duties

and responsibilities, The Board of Control granted him honorable

. ¥etirement, With’ Mts, Kifrig he moved to Florida, where he has
+ pursued his biological research and has continued to. serve the |
*. Church through: his writings, conference essays, lectures, and ser-

mons.: In June, 1943, Valparaiso’ University. bestowed. upon him: the
honorary degree of Doctor of Science, thus ‘Tecognizing a lifetime

A of distinguished service. -. ~