Concordia College - Spire / Concordian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Athletics Wearers of ' ' C Baseball Review Basketball Review Second Concord ians Track Review Tennis 87 Miscellaneous 105 Humorous Advertisements Coetus Library Music Literary Societies College Store Rooters ' Club Bowling 115 121

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History of Concordia The Staff Faculty The Classes Military 12 18 20 23 Concerning the Class of 1919 Senior Pages Gift o the Going Secunda Tertia Quarta Quinta Sexta Military Review ol the ear Honor Roll The Colors Commissioned Officers The Cadet Staff The Companies The Band 67

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The History of Concordia CONCORDIA COLLEGE had its origin in 1839 in Perry County. Miss- ouri, under conditions that might have caused die most optimistic to despair of its success. The Saxon Lutherans, in whose midst the school was established, had arrived in southern Missouri hut a few months before; and clearing tli-= land on which they had settled and providing themselves with the necessaries of life were matters that demanded immediate attention. The lack of funds in the colony made itself painfully felt. Yet, in spite of these difficult conditions, the college was founded by one of the settlers pastors and three candidates of theology who volunteered their sei vices. A classical course was offered, which aimed to prepare students for university work. For such as desired to enter the ministry, a theological course, too, was provided. The original college building, a log cabin, still stands, a monument to the courage and enterprise of the founders of the school. Five students enrolled the first year. Not long after its foundation, the institution was moved to Altenburg, Missouri, about a mile from its lurthplace. where various men carefully fostered the tender i)lant. Since its beginning, the school had occasionally, in a financial way, enjoyed the assistance of members of the surrounding Lutheran congregations; and now, when the conditions under which the Saxon immigrants lived had improved, the Lutheran congregation in St. Louis provided funds and appointed a salaried instructor, who took charge of the college in 1843. The number of students dim was eiaht. The (lid Log Cabin. In the year lolT. the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, resolved, at its meeting in Chicago, Illinois, to inquire of the congregations at Alten- burg and St. Louis whether they would be willing to en- trust their college to the care and supervision of the Synod. When they agreed to do so, the institution was transferred to St. Louis, and in 1850 the pro- fessors and instructors, six stu- dents of theology, and ten members of the collegiate de- partment took possession of the new building, for the con- f5)