# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S59
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Building. ~ However, -no. pro yeen,,made- for. adequate:
housing -of a comprehensive ‘collection of bo oks and periodicals.
_vitally necessary for the educational ‘p ogram, of today. .At present
‘the library has approximately 15,000 lumes,’ but this .number 7
, should increase very rapidly: within. the: next. séveral years. . ia

— The library is now located in, thre s‘tooms and basement of “
the Administration Building.“ The teading room is the former: ..

chemistry classroom. (now. located in the, Music Building), and the ©

“overcrowded stacks are in a-small'classroom and:basement. Neither are

room is of. fireproof construction... These scattered: and ‘inadequate: -
physical accommodations.make’ it extremely’ difficult .to* furnish: .

ood. library service’ for the’ proper. training ‘of ‘Synod’s paréchial

school teachers. Dr. Russell: of the ‘University’ of Chicago ‘states “'
ie<following in his report’based.on.a caréful.study, of our school,

“The library is at present inadequately ‘housed. .As soon as;con-:

ditions permit ‘and financial resources are available, a new building

should he ‘constructed for. the. library. : This:is the most urgently.
needed. expansion of, the institution’s plant facilities in the opinion ft
of the survey: staff...°.... The’ deficiency: in the library alone: would

probably. be: important ‘enough: to. warrant the examiners. for the

North Central Association in. recommending’-at this time against | - .

the accreditation of the institu tion.” ;

; ‘In its report t6the Fort Wayne’ Convention, 1941, the ‘Board:

Higher Education ‘recommended: “That the convention make-ayail
able the necessary funds, so that the minimum standard for. satis:
factory housing: of. library facilities ‘and ‘equipment may ‘be: estab-

Board is