# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S64
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64. 7 Seminaries and. Colleges

Remodeling of the Older Buildings at River Forest:
(Memorial 121)

The older buildings of the River Forest plant have been in
' continuous use for thirty years. Though they were not nearly as
well constructed as any of the synodical college buildings erected
in the twenties, they have been kept. in satisfactory repair at very
little cost to Synod. - a

. Partly due to poor construction and partly to age, many of the ©
walls and ceilings are crumbling and must be repaired. . Living:
and sleeping quarters need to be modernized. The antiquated ,
showers, toilets, and other plumbing fixtures have for many years
been a source of labor and expense and should be replaced by
modern sanitary units. The lighting, particularly in the classrooms,
is altogether inadequate. The corridor floors in the Administration
Building need special attention for the sake of safety.
_. The Board of Control and Faculty of Concordia Teachers Col-
lege herewith request that Synod empower the Board of Directors
to undertake the necessary modernization and repair:

THE Boarp or Controt, ConcorpIA TEACHERS COLLEGE
River Forest, Iz.
E.T. Lams, Chairman P.L. Kiuenper, Secretary -

THe Facuuty, Concorpra TEACHERS COLLEGE.
River Forest, It.
. ArtTHUR W.Kuinck, President
Epwin J. Wrpracut, Secretary.

ACTION
The request for the remodeling of the older buildings at River
Forest was granted, and the Board of Directors was empowered ;
to undertake the necessary modernization and repair program.

A Change in the Method of Electing Professors at River Forest
(Memorial 511)

On February 12, 1944, the President of Concordia Teachers
College, in the name of the Board of Control and the Faculty,
wrote to Dr. M. F. Kretzmann, Secretary of the Committee on the
Revision of the Handbook, the following:

“We feel that the old method of electing professors is some-
what clumsy, since it provides for a system of double control in-_
stead of unity in administration. Our recommendation is the. fol-
‘ lowing, for River Forest only, sincé we.have no right to try to