# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S93
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

-Sernivaries ‘and Colleges 98

” “Byard of Control | | od

‘During the past triennium, two pastors whose names are: of
the warp and woof of the history of the school entered their eternal
est. Pastor H. H. Koppelmann served as a member of the. Board
without interruption since 1918; Pastor J. A. Rimbach: served in- .
termittently for twenty-nine years. The vacancy caused by. the
_ death of Pastor Koppelmarin was filled by the appointment of
Pastor E. Eichmann.
Faculty

The assistant professorship authorized by Synod at Fort Wayne
- has been filled by three men. Pastor Lando ‘Otto served for one
“year. When he accepted a call to St. Paul’s College, Concordia,
Mo., Candidate Arnold Lutz taught for three months. When he, “
in turn, accepted a call, the Board employed Pastor C. Nitz, with . -
. the understanding that he take over much of the administrative
“work relating to student and District contacts. a

‘The Board is convinced that since Synod is committed to the
policy of maintaining a school in the Northwest, the teaching force
should be brought into line with accepted levels. This is all the
more imperative because the. three regular professors have for a
long time carried a heavy load, over thirty periods a week.
Furthermore, the Board and faculty have long felt that in the in-
terest of academic efficiency the combining of classes in vital sub-
jects should be discontinued. Moreover, it will be impossible to.
combine classes in the future because the-classes will be too large.
‘Professor F. W. J. Sylwester, who has served faithfully as head
of the school sirice 1905, has frequently: expressed the’ wish that
he be relieved of the principalship. The Board therefore’ petitions
Synod to grant a) a regular. fourth professor, who is to be presi-
dent, and b) an assistant...

7. ‘Student Body

The enrollment . showed the following numbers: 22, 23, 43.
It was encouraging that all the old students returned this past
fall and that thirty new students entered. This large number
‘presented serious housing difficulties. The stationery and one
‘classroom had to be converted into living rooms; _the library.

had to be used as a classroom. The living rooms were crowded.

_ With a large number,.of stpdents in prospect, this fall, the

_-housing problem will, be.so_acute that a solution must be found.

The Board is weighing the. advisability. .of asking permission: to —
purchase a dwelling in the neighborhood: to house. the. overflow.