# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S79
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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. ‘a:standard four-year Lutheran high school. ‘ Suvh'a school. would
continue the Christianstraining of our boys and girls during the
most .critical years. of adolescence:and help ‘to ‘keep. them with the
Church at-the.time when they are most susceptible to adverse
moral. and spiritual influences. It would make of them more in-
telligent church members. and_ better stewards of the manifold
grace of God. , oN a ,
. According to commonly accepted standards, everyone needs -
a four-year high school’ education, and most of ‘our children are
getting it: At present our parochial school graduates must seek ~

_ this education in the public high schools, where they receive no

religious training. The ‘only remedy for this situation lies ‘in. the
astablishment of Lutheran’high schools, © iss
The committee charged with studying this matter has found
that such'a highschool could be established ‘and niaintained with -
the high school department’ of Concordia College: There ‘are
‘several reasons’ for this: nn ae oo : we i an
1. Some of the old buildings are standing idle and could be.
‘fixed up’ with little expense as rest roonis, classrooms, etc:, to ac-
commodate as'many students as we can figure on ‘drawing.’ '
2. Some of the regular classrooms are also unoccupied ‘during
. part of the school day and could ‘accommodate ‘high school classes
to the extent of one hundred or more students. * *’ Po
3. Concordia College has many other fine facilities which are
not being used in full measure and which could not be'duplicated,
such as a beautiful campus, gymnasium, laboratories, ete’ *
‘However the proposed arrangement would be ‘of benefit not
only to us and to our high school; it would also be of considérable
value to our Synod and to the students of our St. Paul: Concordia
College. Some of these benefits are the following: Lome
1. One of the vacant buildings would be put into shape and
- kept in repair -by our local congregations. Changes. contemplated
would, of courge, not be such as to prevent the future use of the —
building as a dormitory if such ‘use should again be required...
2. Expenses for heat, light, water, janitor..service, etc., would
. be prorated, and the high school would pay its proportionate share.
Furthermore a limited amount of teaching time could be exchanged |
between the two schools with mutual benefit.’
3: The interest of our entire community in Concordia College
‘would be greatly enhanced, a consideration: of importance for the
future of our school. - _ poet et hs
4. A larger student body would create greater interest in. all.
activities of the college and help to provide better cultural stimula-