# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S98
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$s. Seminaries and Colleges

- sigtanee: rendered «by: the. Women's: College Committee and other ,
friends who continued : to: aid’. our commissary. - os
Edmonton is co-educational: but the girls. do not. live:on. the.
campus. : ‘Those’ from outside the city stay at the homes.of.Lu-
theran families near the, college... Most of them take. their meals
a in: the. college: dining. hall, This arrangement-has proved quite
: satisfactory and should continue as long as the: number of. girls
‘remains comparatively small. aa a .
In accordance: with Canadian law, military training was in-
troduced at Edmonton in 1943. Our ‘male students become mem-
bers of the reserve army and must drill twice a week ‘besides
spending two weeks during the summer at an army camp, This
arrangement has inno ‘way interfered with the regular work of the
college, and our relations with the military authorities are most
cordial. No further obligations are involved if students graduate
_ or discontinue their studies. Sor
; Due to special circumstances, Synod was kind enough: three.
Fi years ago to grant us permission temporarily to accept non-minis-
terial students without payment of tuition. This experiment was
: eminently successful. Though the provincial high school course
i was introduced in 1939 and this fact’ was advertised extensively,
we did not have one non-ministerial student during the next two
years, Then, in 1941, when tuition was canceled, we immediately
drew 20. The next year this number grew to 30 and this year
we had 38. oo - .
8! ; This increase enhanced :the efficiency of our instjtution to a
: very marked degree, A small enrollment..tends to have a de-
pressing effect upon teachers and students. alike, It is quite gen-.
erally recognized that there is a minimum number below which
the enrollment. ought not to fall if the school is to operate ef-
ficiently. For.some years we were below that number. For this
, reason we believe that Synod acted wisely three. years,ago when
t it took the action it did... The increased enrollment brought new
i life and enthusiasm into the institution, and this redounded em-
phatically to the benefit of the entire student body. An ‘abrupt:
. change in policy at this time would, we fear,’ jeopagdize what has
been built up in. the past three’ years and: seriously interfere with
the services the, institution ‘can. render::our Church in ;Western
‘Canada. -In view’of this, we feel that, action ought to be. postponed
antil the Board for Higher. Education can more thoroughly. study —
the special needs and requirements-of our institution. - Accord-
ingly we very. respectfully..ask Synod to resolve: ~ _
‘, That; the resolution. of three years ago.remain-in force for

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&.. That,.the-Board for Higher Education. survey the;.entire