# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S100
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100 Seminaries and Colleges

Vice-President O, R..Harms. -Mr. H. F. Ritter, one of’ the charter
members of our Board, was seriously ill for several weeks. How-

_ ever, God has restored his health sufficiently to enable him to at-

tend our meetings and to take an active part in our discussions.

The Faculty
The members of the faculty have recognized their responsibility

. not only for the student’s professional and vocational activities,

eral occasions.

but also for his character and personality. Doctor Studtmann. is
a real father to the boys, being an expert in fostering a well-
behaved student body with his impressive and sincere chapel talks
and timely admonitions. Only once was the Board of Control
called in on.a discipline case. To the glory of God. we, may say
that this meeting proved to be effective and wholesome.

We are very grateful to Synod for granting us a fourth per-
manent professor in the person of Prof. George J. Beto, who, hav-
ing been assistant instructor for three years, has been called to
fill the chair of General Science and Physics. Candidates E. Stoll
and Arvin Twietmeyer-and Mr, R. Schroeter of Concordia Seminary
have served as assistants to the faculty. Mrs, Lillian Greer Bedi-
check, teacher of Spanish in Texas University, has been added
to Concordia’s staff as instructor in the Spanish language. .

Our sincere congratulations are extended to our Director H.

‘ Studtmann, former President of the Texas District, upon whom
the faculty of Concordia Seminary conferred the well-deserved

degree of Doctor of Divinity. Professors Viehweg, Neeb, and Beto
have earned their Master’s degrees. We recognize the favor and
benediction of our heavenly Father for the ‘gift of such able Chris-
tian gentlemen whose work' was handsomely complimented by the
State Department of Education’s Division of Supervision on sev-

The Students Lo.
The students, generally speaking, have shown a fine Christian

spirit and have studied diligently. They are prompted in their

efforts. by various awards for scholastic merit on graduation day:
for highest and second highest average of the’ year in all branches
of study, for outstanding work in Religion, and for five-or-six-

‘ minute original platform addresses in the speech contest. . The.

health of the students during the three years has been exceptionally
good, so that the hospital. rooms seldom had to be used. The en-
rollment has to our great satisfaction increased from year to year.
From 1941 to .1942 38 were in attendance. During the school year
1942—43 we-welcomed 24 new students, making a total of 52, 46 from
Texas and 6 from Louisiana, 40 preparing for service in the Church

_and 12 seeking a high school education. The year 194344 filled