LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1923, Page 22

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‘ vacancy in the Board of Control caused by the removal of Rey. C. A.

92 Proceedings of Thirty-Second Regular Meeting,
On May 16 the above resolutions received
ment of the Board of Directors of Synod. -

Respectfully submitted,

R. Krerzscumar, Chairmg::33
TH. GRraEsner, Secretary, oa

the unanimous endg

Action. .

Synod. voted, by ballot, to appropriate approximately one , 4

one half million dollars in addition to the one million appropriated +
Detroit, 1920, for the execution of Plan I of the new seming
Construction was ordered begun when in the opinion of the
of Directors the time seems opportune. The question of erect
buildings of brick or stone was likewise referred to the Board @
Directors. The expenditure made in excess of the $75,000 dona:
by the St. Louis congregations for the purchase

site was ratified, as well as the expenditure to ¢
campaign.

of the new semiy
arry on the Publicity,

Concordia Seminary, Springfield, I.
(Report of the Board, Condensed. Germ. Rep., p. 41.)

During the past three years this institution was visited
various misfortunes. In 1920 the Lord su
Mr. George Bettinghaus, who for many years had faithfully served’
Synod as a member of the Board of Control. March 8, 1921, the:
president of the institution, Prof. R. D. Biedermann, was also called
to his eternal reward. Prof. Streckfuss was for a time totally incap
itated by illness. J anuary, 1923, a'scarlet fever epidemic threaten
to break out, whereupon the institution had to be closed with a loss
of nine school-days. The time lost was made up by additional work
on the part of the professors and the assistance of Pastors C.
Weiss and E. Wegehaupt. ,

Into the vacant presidency Rev. H. A. Klein, of Collinsville, iL;

“was called. The new professorship was filled by the election of A
Rev. Carl Hoffmann, of Snyder, Nebr. On May 29 and 30, 1991, the
diamond jubilee of the institution was celebrated. .

The enrolment of the past three years was as follows: —

1920/21. 1921/22. 1922/23. .
Missouri Synod ...135 Missouri Synod ...153 Missouri Synod ...183
Wisconsin Synod... 6 Wisconsin Synod .. 10 Wisconsin Synod .. 18
Slovak Synod ..... 12 Slovak Synod ..... 9 Slovak Synod .....

153 2 207
Some twenty-five students did supply-work each year. The

Weiss was filled by Rev. Paul Schulz. A tract of land 157X320 ad-
joining the property was presented to the institution.