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The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1931, Page 7

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER 7

ficient in the religious work to be done by them in
their classrooms.

We are glad to be able to report that the resolu-
tion has become a reality. The institute began to
function on the last Saturday night of ‘October of

sionary Principles and Practises in Our Day- and
Sunday-schools” and “Catecheses and Catechetics.”
The teacher of the former subject is the Rev. E. H.
Wildgrube, pastor of St. Paul’s Church; the latter
subject is being taught by the writer, teacher of the
upper grades in Bethlehem School.

the current year. Classes have been held on each
Saturday night since, from 6 to 7.40 o’clock in a
classroom of Mount Zion School.

Both the enrolment and the attendance are
gratifying. All of our female teachers and all but

“s""fivo of the male teachers have enrolled. Some of
he female teachers enrolled are graduates of the
former Luther College in this city, but attend the
institute to further their knowledge and skill in
teaching religious subjects. Among the students
there are also several young ladies who are not
teachers. They are, however, members of our con-
gregations and graduates of the New Orleans High
School. A number of the teachers are attending
the night classes of one or the other of the local
colleges, in addition to attending the classes at the
institute. '
Two courses are being offered this year: “Mis-

We might mention en passant that Miss Beulah

Millender of St. Philip’s Congregation in St. Louis
is among the diligent and conscientious students at
the institute.

Miss Millender, who is a new en-

The Upper Grades of Concordia School, New Orleans.
On the left, Teacher Peter Robinson.

trant into the mission and who holds an A. B. de-
gree from a college in St. Louis, is the new principal
of Mount Zion School.

The institute, according to present plans, will
continue to hold its weekly Saturday-night classes
up to, and including, the first week in June.

A. WILEY.

Southeastern News.

Prof. W. H. Gehrke has accepted the call of the
Mission Board to be superintendent of the Eastern
Field, which includes the old Southeastern Field

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