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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 278

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278 HIGHER EDUCATION

school as a laboratory school for secondary teacher
education.

Plant and Property

As we continue to attempt to supply the needs of the
Synod with a growing enrollment, a number of delayed
capital projects are beyond the stage of urgency. The
heart of an institution is the instructional process. A
growing institution means more people, more students,
more faculty members. For the larger group to conduct
education efficiently, more space is needed. Already in
1967 a new classroom building was urgently needed.
Since that time the need has increased. The required
studies have been made, the preliminary sketches have
been completed, only the finances have been lacking.
A similar situation exists with the library facility. A fa-
cility which was fully adequate for 1,000 students is
bursting at the seams when it has to serve 1,500. An
addition is clearly indicated. Excellence of educational
environment also makes it necessary for us to consider
other facility needs. Realizing that educational costs
are high but also recognizing that the resources for edu-
cation must eventually be supplied for the well-being
of our people, we urge the Synod to marshal its re-
sources so that the educational facilities, which its insti-
tutions must have, can be supplied.

Together with this plea for synodical capital expendi-
ture grants, it should be mentioned that the college has
applied its creative energies to assist the Synod by find-
ing other ways to finance urgently needed building proj-
ects. The Campus Center, completed in January 1968,
resulted from this effort. This building is being paid for
by the students themselves from special annual self-
assessments. David Hall, the newest men’s dormitory,
completed in January 1969, was financed through a low-
interest long-term government loan. Another dormi-
tory, Doreas Hall for women, was completed in Septem-
ber 1967, financed out of student capital use charge fees.
It seems clear that future capital expenditure needs will
have to be financed from a variety of sources: however,
academic buildings continue to require direct synodical
grants.

Service to the Synod

Chiefly the service to the Synod is in the following
areas:

1. Placement of Teachers: In the past biennium the
work of the Synod’s high schools, junior colleges, and
our institution has resulted in the following number of
placements:

1967—68 1968—69 *
Total Placements (Elem. and Sec.) .... 367 411
Men Graduates 000.) oe 186 164
Women Graduates ............ 181 247
Secondary Placements Only ol 50

Directors of Christian Education Only 4 5
* Includes anticipated summer placements
2. Synodical Boards or Committees: Many of Sew-
ard’s faculty assist the Synod by service to boards, com-
mittees, or commissions. Twenty-three faculty mem-
bers have been involved in this in the past biennium.
3. Conference Papers and Other Presentations: It

would take too much space to list the papers presented,
essays read, music and art presentations made, worship
assistance given, journal articles written, books and
book chapters completed by faculty members in the past
biennium. Suffice it to say that virtually every faculty
member has participated in one or the other of these
capacities in the past biennium.

4, Publications: Much of the communication between
the college and the synodical constituency takes place
through its official institutional periodicals and journals.
Issues is a scholarly journal which was first published
in 1966 and comes out three times annually. Endeavor-
ing, as its name indicates, to discuss timely issues in
Christian education, it has been well received. The
Broadcaster has the largest circulation and should find
its way into every congregation. This is the chief in-
formational medium between the college and the syn-
odical constituency. The Alumni Bulletin is sent peri-
odically to all who have at one time or another attended
Concordia Teachers College or High School. Communi-
cation is a vital process in modern society. Suggestions
and recommendations regarding Concordia’s periodicals
are always appreciated.

A.A. C.T.E. Award

On Feb. 27, 1969, the American Association of Col-
leges for Teacher Education designated our school as
one of the five national finalists in the Distinguished
Service Award competition for innovative programs in
teacher education. The specific program which won the
award was titled: “Development of Teaching Potential
Through Programs of Human Interaction.” The pro-
gram was developed and implemented by Dr. Herman
Glaess, Dr. Wilfred Langefeld, Dr. William Preuss,
Prof. Eugene Oetting, and Prof. Willis Laetsch.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it behooves us to say that God has
used this institution as an instrument for the accom-
plishment of His purposes. For this we are grateful.
With the psalmist we confess, “The Lord hath done
great things for us whereof we are glad.” Repeating
that this is Seward’s 75th-anniversary year, we ear-
nestly invite the Synod to join us in that time-honored
song of praise and sing, “Oh, give thanks unto the Lord,
for He is good, and His mercy endureth forever.”

BoarD OF CONTROL

HENRY W. NIERMANN, Chairman
Oscar W. WILK, Secretary

W. THEOPHIL JANZOwW, Executive Officer

(6-08)

Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn.

Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn., in 1968 observed
the 75th anniversary of its founding. The climax of the
yearlong celebration was reached Dec. 8, 1968, with a
public service of thanksgiving which attracted some
3,000 people from the local community.

An important permanent remembrance of the 75th