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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1938, Page 78

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78 Action Regarding Individual. Institutions

basement-rooms with half windows. Our reading-room consists of
two classrooms, separated by a hall thrown into one unit by
removing the partitions which would separate the classrooms from
the hall and building two walls which continue the side-walls of
the classrooms, so making one large room, with windows at the
two ends. The aula, or assembly-room, is created in the same
way on another floor. All these problems could be solved if
facilities covering these needs could be built into an educational
building.

At this writing an effort is being made in the Atlantic and in’
the Eastern District and in those congregations of the English
District which are in this territory to raise funds for a suitable
church in Bronxville. This church is needed primarily because
of our school. We have no church-building in Bronxville. Services
on Sunday are conducted in the makeshift of a chapel in the school.
The needs of the school are one of the primary considerations in
the building of the church at Bronxville. We therefore regret
very much that Synod’s only contribution to this project is a tract
of land, which did not cost Synod anything but was given by the
congregations, which are now giving again for the church at
Synod’s school.

The question of coeducation was brought to the fore in con-
nection with the charter of our school. Provision for coeducation
was made in the charter. We are of the opinion that Synod should
definitely express itself on this question. Since conditions in
the various schools differ so materially, it would seem unwise
for Synod to lay down hard and fast rules covering every school.
Synod ought to lay down a policy which is sufficiently flexible

‘to satisfy the peculiar needs of the individual school and not try

to force all the schools into the same mold.

For a number of years we have been very modest in our
requests for repairs and improvements on our buildings. The
time has come when it is imperative to do something in order
to keep up our buildings lest they deteriorate. This is the case
especially with the Administration Building and the original dormi-
tory, Bohm Hall. The woodwork, the floors, and the classrooms
ought to be reconditioned, especially also in view of the fact that
during the coming World’s Fair a large number of our people
no doubt will visit New York and at that time will also wish
to see our Bronxville Concordia.

Furthermore, we have never had the necessary office facilities
for the administration of our school. The president of our school
has never had an office, neither have we had an office for our
bookkeeper nor for the dean or the registrar, with the many
files and records which need to be kept. There has never been