The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1930, Page 37

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER.

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at the college on January 14. While here, Rev.
Wisler and Mr. Steinmeyer inspected the buildings.

Faculty and students rejoice with Pastor Leh-
man and family over the birth of a daughter on
January 30.

Mrs. Lehman was compelled to discontinue
teaching. Mrs. Lynn is replacing her.

We were just thinking that perhaps our friends
would like to read a complete description of our
school, when the following article was brought to
our notice. It is the work of a second-year student,
with a few minor corrections. As the article con-
‘tains a wealth of information concerning the school,
we are submitting it for publication. 0. G.

My School.
; By Rosa Bene BonNeEn.

My school is a Christian institution of the Lu-
theran denomination. In it our boys and girls are
not only taught reading, writing, and arithmetic,
but they are also taught the one and only way of
salvation. This they are taught from the holy Word
of God and Luther’s doctrine pure.

The school is located in Selma, Alabama, a city
which has a population of approximately 25,000.
Our campus lies between Sylvan Street on the east,
Green Street on the west, and Third Avenue on the
south. On the north of it there is a large open field.

Alabama Luther College, as the school is known,
has five buildings, namely, the girls’ dormitory, the
boys’ dormitory, the main building, the parochial-
school building, and the laundry. The girls’ dor-
mitory has two stories. On the first floor are the
kitchen, the dining-room, the-reception-room, the
library, and the office. On the second floor are the
girls’ sleeping quarters.

The main building contains the chapel, three
classrooms, and the office of the faculty. The chapel
is used for services on Sunday and also for any
other sacred exercises. During the week it is used
as a classroom during some periods of the day.

In the parochial-school building there are two
classrooms and two cloak-rooms. One of these
classrooms is used as our auditorium. Here the
literary society renders its programs, and socials
and various other school and church affairs are held.

There are three departments in my school,
namely, the preparatory, the high school, and the
normal department. Our preparatory department
carries the grades from one to seven inclusive. The
high school does a work of four years, and our
normal students get one year’s training preparatory
_to teaching in our Lutheran day-schools.

Including our music teacher, there are eight
teachers in my school. Five of these are in the
high-school department, two are in the parochial
school, and one teaches music.

There are approximately 150 students enrolled
in my school. Of this number about 100 are in the
preparatory department. The others are in the
high-school and normal departments. In the board-
ing department there are 45 students, 31 girls and
14 boys.

Having a campus of thirteen acres, we have
much room for athletic activities. We have a large
baseball field, a basket-ball court, and a tennis-
court. Our students are quite active in these three
sports. Prof. P. D. Lehman is our athletic director
and has charge of the baseball team. In basket-ball
the boys and girls are coached by Prof. J. W. Twitty.
Physical education, as a regular part of our school-
work, is given under the instruction of Prof. R. 0.
L. Lynn, our president. These various exercises
help to make us strong and healthy.

As a whole, I think we have a splendid school,
and all our students are thankful for it!

Catherine, Alabama.

Catherine is a small community, situated on the
main highway between Selma and Mobile, Ala. It
is a typical Black Belt settlement, consisting of a
small railroad station, a post-office, three or four
general stores, the residences of a few white people,
—the plantation owners, — and hundreds of Negro
cabins scattered through the section, most of them
reached only, during the wet months, by almost
impassable wagon roads and trails winding back
into the creek bottoms and the “piney” woods.

For over ten years our missionaries had been
passing through this section on their way to serve
near-by stations, such as Midway, Nyland, Lamison,
and others. Although desire to partake of the
blessings of the Lutheran Church was manifested
a number of times during this period, Catherine
seemed destined to remain an unknown name in
our circles.

In the fall of 192%, however, certain people
made an earnest effort to become better acquainted
with the Lutheran Church, and they approached
Missionary Chas. Peay with the plea that work be
started in their midst. The Mission Board author-
ized the writer to investigate and report his find-
ings. A meeting was held in one of the cabins with