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corrgsesg attract pupils for a general education for both Lutherans and non-Lutherans. A report submitted by Professor Biewend in 1856 shows that they were successful in their endeavor. The composition of the student body from 1851 to 1855 was as follows: 1851, 10 new students, 5 non-ministerial: 1852. 16 new students, 7 non-ministerial: 1853, 13 new stu- dents, 5 non-ministerial: 1854. 23 new students, 6 non-ministerialg 1855, 11 new students: 1 non-min- isterial. Many of those who were not preparing for the ministry left early: the losses for this reason amounted to 40 for the years noted. The student register printed the names of those who spoke Eng- lish only in light print. Here are the names of Dar- win Mason, N. N. Baldwin, James Renshaw. Sam- uel Gray, Hugh Richards, William Lane Ewing. later mayor of St. Louis, Henry Gassaway, and Christian Althouse. The states represented in the student body for these years were: Missouri, llli- nois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Michi- gan, Louisiana, and Kentucky. Professor Biewend's report also calls attention to the fact that not too many non-ministerial students should be accepted, or the original purpose of the school would not be accomplished. He therefore recommended that such students should attend a private school which had been organized just the year before by a Pastor Miller. By 1852 housing facilities were again woefully inadequate. Eight students and one of the pro- fessors with his family were not able to find quar- ters in the building. So the second wing of what was ultimately to be a balanced college building was planned and completed in 1852. Both buildings were of the same size, measuring 36 by 42 feet. and ggg i939 'Il gg ff : 'g:?::3i,gr.:3Gi.- grfigrxgii -M52 l:'i:lE:?- i m: ig lii-...T--'E 3 .. , im,,.-fx-:ix C. J. O. HANSER outwardly had the same appearance. The contrac- tual price of this building was 351.10 less than that of the Hrst wing erected in 1850. Friends of the college in Germany contributed S805.26'Q. The older building now served as residence for Dr. Wal- ther, Goenner, and Biewend and their families. The new building had a hall, which was about ten feet wide, running all the way from the front to the rear in the basement and the first two floors. The kitchen and quarters for the steward and fam- ily were assigned to one side in the basement. The E. . n PROFESSORS' RESIDENCES ON CAMPUS, 1863 Page 13
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CONCORDIA -if -E: 1 QI' I l L. 153 3 9 - .5 ss- EE li? 1----at MR. AND MRS. ANDREW SCHUST ganization of young people of the Trinity congre- gation whose purpose was to assist college students. The members wore a red cross over their heart. The cause of the college was furthered in the fourth annual convention of Synod, which met in October, 1850, at St. Louis. Trinity congregation, on October 8, 1849, and the Altenburg congregation, on June 4, 1850, had drawn up a statement with conditions under which they would submit to turn- ing the school over to Synod. The four terms in- cluded the following: C15 That the institution should serve the Lutheran Church forever and that only ministers and teachers should be trained there f ...und nur ihre Prediger un.d Lehrer erziehe Jg C25 that the German language shall al- ways be the medium of instruction, except that certain seminary subjects could be taught in Latin, as was the custom in German universities, C31 that the school remain what it is, a preparatory school for ministers and teachers, that others who wish to prepare for another vocation may at- tend, but the original purpose must never be aban- donedg C47 that Professor Goenner's call be hon- ored, and that provision be made for Mr. Nietzschke. The convention acceded to these condi- tions, and so the college formally and legally be- came the property of the Missouri Synod. At the same time, October, 1850, the convention gave the school a name. Concordia was selected in honor of the Lutheran symbols. The action of the conven- tion is recorded in the following words: Der Name der Anstalt ist: Concordia-Collegium CCon- cordia Universityb der evang.-lutherischen Synode von Missouri, Ohio, und anderen Staatenf' It was also reported at this convention that the current expenses of the college for the entire year, includ- ing salaries for three teachers, were 3707.95 Concordia College had only two teachers at this time, Professor Goenner and Dr. Walther, who was, strictly speaking, on the seminary faculty. Professor Goenner resigned at Easter, 1856, to edit the publication of the Altenburger Bibelwerk at the request of Synod. He taught at the college later again, resigned in May, 1861, and died on June 25. 1864, at the age of 57 years. The Rev. Adolf Fried- rich Theodor Biewend was now called and joined the faculty on October 28, 1850. He had served on the faculty at Columbian University at Washing- ton, D. C., before coming to Concordia. An expansion of the school with a definite pro- gram of procedure was immediately planned. The college department was now separated from the seminary department, courses for a general educa- tion were offered, and a definite plea was made to Page 12 ?g.,,L,.,,, h- X Vx f:, , . , -il., qt 5 1 ,g LL , 1, 1 . is -1 5 .-:re H JH . f' -I r',, -rl, 1- ,,-4' 5: A at - x A jk' fl. ' 'i f - ','.' -. JJ .30 'Qs - , ' - 1 K, L -, 8,-'gt 1 -If .jg .Am f-T1 -.S---AT--1' 5-5 ' QV. .4 X ,, F-if 5' f A A I if ur- . - .1- - -M 'mitffrt'-t .':H:..-. E - .1-si' 1 A f . ' L, . , A. -- , ,,,, . ..... .,... .. 5 . ..,,, , V . U Y . T.-f - A f-fl ' 1 aa. . et We --:fry -:- Leif, -.. , Q A - sys -.r wwf A D iv. . ,- , . 4, :trgf ,welt ea .1-ts. L : f V T --, xi 4, 1 7 r-1 x , . tw A 4 Aggie . - Hg 1 -, . : -E. ga I M .g -Q 3,45 ' ZF' areas: f. ff 4-1 v '1 I llgaitgfet f x I . 1- ,J -x ' 1 Qi 5-., A ll:-, X ,iii , 1, K U ' ' If Lf. Ti . Ln 1- X5 V j g If '-,Qi 1' f'-A -,f?','.,',fg:.fe.a 1, ' i'?7.-gfi s i' I' .milf-Z-:-5' .' -. 2-' .1 1 ,V -f3ii'xY inff'tfT1-fi in' like EM , nuns- '3 - - ' 1 ' 'T -, 5 i,'f'lFz' ' ' - -.E-.fe 12 , ,tu lg- 5 ,.i 'iw-I-13. ,tw .--.-:-gxwqg.-ra5'4L?.'. 5 -. QS, 'na E,--.rx-'lm-.V -1 Q, Jr-u., ,- 35 -1' '-4 ' -- -yn-1:3 '- , f' ' - :yt -25 , ,,,g-va-V f.':.'E.. L' ..,. -5 1- '25 . .- -is ' .af Nm? 1g,'ff:-.1- U ' X' A' wr IN' .. WN' , 7 1 2- ' , Q sr 1'4 . ?Q?.4'j , Ulgg ,gg F: lasik... ,f5EQw?4,g,2Q1.giX , -,M 1 fl' ,5--f ik i ' X w .gf .... 3'!T:1U .-if 'fr -'-'llitrez' i ii' ,'-J,g5i',QigE ,ki Y, 1153, JSR -',,,-Wdrqfa.--. .L Lx . -Matty' -F 1 'liwf-w5N.!,gl 1, I 1 w 'f-31.141-ss r52tg2:Yt1f,i,'as ji -5 75 1 M ,X 9f2r5Y'vr .ff O ' fl-v-lf? -7- 1' fine! Sams? lv A 7 ' in-7,,i'2-. ,, . it 1... .-fl' , LY.,:?s,-.q, ' .im ,.M,W-V3 V tsl... 3 .t KMI MNQJ53-2:21, 'f13 '-f---f .-.'... . , - - .---+ w - - - l .- f- ft- :sf--. -- - . .-9:40.-,,.... f- -F, . .. :'4igm.f.:5i4ggg1f:,. ln gig, Naaag- sgijfe-if:-r--2 -:jg gg w,5,'.-if?--:ji,,.,,A--Q-1' , Q' - -- C V g - . vn.,....wbMg- 4, r-- -.es --dim, . -e .,-, , '18 . , . s .,,. Y . . fr . . . . Z . aff.- ' . - 5 ' .i n 4, T 4 . FIRST COLLEGE BUILDING IN FORT WAYNE
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CONCORDIA .- 1--1 Yfrrr T771-839 E'EEEE7:i1llE-5 or 6 6 'Eii -zziir FACULTY 1879-1880 Standing l. to r.: F. W. Stellhorn, R. Bischoff, Fred. Zucker, Aug. Crull. Seated l. to r.: H. Duemling, Geo. Schick, H. Diederich. dining hall was on the other side. On the first Hoor the hall separated the college classroom on one side from the library and seminary classroom on the other side. The boys' dormitory was placed on the second floor, while the hospital and study rooms were arranged on the so-called third Hoor. In the spring of 1852 Concordia College was granted a charter by the legislature of Missouri. College life in the early fifties of the last century made greater demands on the comfort of the stu- dents than today. The morning bell roused the stu- dents at 5 o'clock. After cleaning the rooms, mak- ing beds, eating breakfast, and attending to other routine matters, lessons were begun. The bedroom was equipped with large and small beds: the small beds, after having been made, were pushed under the large beds. The noon recess lasted from 12 to 2 o'clock, and then lessons were resumed until 5 o'clock. After the recitations in the afternoon, the students worked in their gardens, where many of the vegetables used in the kitchen were raised, did janitor services of some kind or another, or en- gaged in leisurely walks through the neighboring countryside. Board was 31.25 per week, or 34.00 Page 14 per month. The lower class Cnon-ministerialj paid a tuition fee of 36.00, while the upper class was charged 58.00. Examinations were open to the pub- lic, and grades on deportment only were issued to the parents. Summer vacations were short, from July 23 to September 1 in one of these years, for example, but a redeeming feature was long Christ- mas and Easter recesses, which lasted two weeks in both cases. All congregations of the Synod were urged to observe a Freudentag , a day on which special efforts were made to collect funds for liqui- dating the building debt and for buying provisions for the larder of the college kitchen. The enrollment was steadily increasing through- out the years Concordia College was located in St. Lcuis. Professor Goenner had arrived with nine pupils in 1849. The available statistics for the fol- lowing years show this increase: 1850, 6 in sem- inary, 10 in college: 1852, 34 in collegeg 1854, 9 in seminary, 36 in college, 1856, 9 in seminary, 43 in college: 1857, 48 in collegeg 1859-60, 14 in semi- nary, 74 in college. The size of each class in 1859-60 was as follows: 1, 53 II, 9: III, 83 IV, 14: V, 13: VI, 25.
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