# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S70
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

70 Seminaries and. Colleges

pay Toom rent (at present the rate ds $7.a month foreach student),
‘the cost of the erection of this building will be repaid to Synod
4n the course ofthe years, Se eee ober
' \ It is presumed that Synod. will study ‘the -tenure-.of office of
- board memberg:.in..eannection -with the: Synodiegl Handbook. For
accreditation it is desirable that the present:-tenure .of-three years
be extended to six years, to be inaugurated as follows: One half
of the present board to be elected for three years, the rest for six
years. In each succeeding triennium the retiring half shall be re~
elected or replaced for @ term of six years,
We assume that Synod will also re-study. the present method
‘of. nominating .and electing professors. There are certain weak-
messes in the present method which should be corrected in order
ito insure an adequate number of properly qualified nominees for
‘each position to be filled and the securing of more specific informa-
ttion concerning the men.
Tue Boarp or ContRoL or Concorvra Teacners CoLiece
Sewarp, Nesr.: ,

F. Worramann, Secretary

ACTION ©
1. The request for a woman’s dormitory at Seward was granted,
2. Synod authorized the expenditure of $11,000.00 for the re-
modeling of the old Service Building so as to provide for an
adequate infirmary. , a too:

"3. Synod authorized the sum of approximately $5,000.00 for the
conversion of the basement’ of ‘the Administration Building into
classrooms for secretarial training. .

4. The request for a librarian with faculty standing was re-
ferred to the Board for Higher Education for careful consideration
and to take whatever action may be deemed necessary after the
approval of the Board of Directors has been obtained if any dis-
bursements from Synod’s treasury are involved. |

5. Requests 2 and 3 were referred to the Board for Higher
Education with power to act. ,

. 6. Synod granted the request ‘of the Board of Control -to
authorize the Board of Directors to sell three lots located in the
‘College View Addition to Seward, Nebraska, lots 10, 11, and 12
in Block B. These lots are not a part of the college campus, but
‘were given to the college for the purpose that the proceeds of the
‘sale of them be used for such needs of the college as are not cov-
ered by’ synodical appropriations. ‘

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