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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1941, Page 93

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Seminaries and Colleges. — Individual Institutions 93

ing of our present congregations will be impaired and made diffi-

cult by a lack of workers.

5) In order to have at its disposal more study-rooms, the Board
of Control proposes to subdivide the present aula into study-rooms
and to erect an additional separate building on the south side of the

_ seminary, with a large basement to serve as a social hall, meeting-
place, and gymnasium in bad weather, and above this, in the second
story, a modest chapel that would be a substitute for the present
aula and be adequate for meetings and services of a religious
nature. This would render it unnecessary for outsiders to climb
up-stairs and walk through the whole seminary in order to get to
the present aula. Besides this, it is a custom in the land that all
theological institutions have their chapel in a prominent location.

6) The Board of Control has asked our well-known and
reliable architect, Mr. Willy Paul, to draw up plans and give an
estimate of the projected buildings. The specifications of the plans
and itemized details of the estimate will be mailed shortly. The
total cost of the new wing of our seminary building will be 316
contos and 960 milreis (316: 960$000), and that of the assembly hall
and chapel 107 contos and 190 milreis (107: 190$000); total, 424
contos and 150 Milreis (424: 150$000). At the exchange rate of
19 milreis to the dollar the sum would be $22,323.68 in United States
currency. On account of economic conditions the prices are not
stable, and variations may occur, but reasonable allowances for this
have been made in this estimate, and the expenditures will hardly
exceed the stated sum.

B. New Professor

For the time being the Board of Control has succeeded in en-
gaging Pastor Octacilio Schueler as assistant professor. Candidates
for the new professorship have as yet not been solicited. Since the
last synodical convention granted us a new professor, the local
Board of Control herewith renews its request because no action
could be taken in this matter. It is the consensus of the Board
that the new professor should be a theoretically trained theologian.
Since it is still difficult to call some one from a foreign country to
teach here on account of the existing rigorous nationalistic laws, we
deem the present arrangement of having Professor Schueler as as-
sistant as the best temporary solution. It appears very probable
that in the near future circumstances will be more favorable for
the calling of a regular professor.

This Board of Control considers it necessary, however, to build
a new professor’s residence now; for under all circumstances we
have to house six professors and their families. At the present
rate of exchange the cost of such a new residence would not exceed