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

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'i --.49 ic 1839 CONCORDIA ,... .-Z EMILY KLAUSING Administration Office Secretary For Sihler Hall, which was erected first, the first spade was turned on March 2, 1924. The Rev. M. F. Kretzmann, secretary of Synod, and the Rev. John Baur addressed the assembly in the chapel, the former speaking in German and the latter in English. Then the crowd braved the chill March blizzard which was raging at the time, while the Rev. J. D. Matthius of Indianapolis, president of the Central District, dug the Hrst spadeful in the ceremonies conducted by the Rev. Henry C. Luehr, president of the Board of Control. The second dor- mitory, Crull Hall, was dedicated on September 20, 1925, when Dean John H. C. Fritz, of St. Louis. and Director M. J. F. Albrecht, of Milwaukee. spoke to a large assembly in the gymnasium in English and German respectively. Sihler Hall cost S5123,249.11, while Crull Hall was erected at a lower cost, S112,132.05. The final building program for Concordia's first century was carried out when four residences for professors were built on both sides of East Drive at a cost of 311,180.75 for each residence. The homes were occupied in the months of January and February, 1926. Changes in the faculty, particularly increases, were made as the school expanded. Director Mar- tin L. Luecke succeeded Director Schmidt in April, 1903, and held the position until the time of his unexpected death on April 13, 1926. He had served in the public ministry at Bethalto, Troy, and Springfield, all in Illinois, before accepting the position at Concordia. His directorate is the longest in the history of Concordia and is distinguished by a large program of expansion and improvement. Page 28 Director William C. Burhop, who had been called to Concordia in 1917 from Baltimore, Md., was then called to the presidency. Under his regime, the high school department was expanded in 1935 to include three regular high school curricula for boys and girls. He accepted a position as university student pastor at Madison, Wis., in February, 1937. He in turn was succeeded by Director Ottomar George William Krueger, the present director. For a number of years he held pastorates at Rolla, Mo., and Orchard, Neb., before he was called as pro- fessor of Greek at St. Paul's College, Concordia, Mo., in 1921. He succeeded Director J. H. C. Kaep- pel as president in 1925. On September 12, 1937, he was formally installed as president of the Fort Wayne Concordia in divine services, the Rev. Arthur H. Gallmeier of Peru, Ind., preaching the sermon. Since 1900 a large number of changes have been made in the teaching personnel. Prof. Louis W. Dorn was called from Belleville, Ill., in 1900 and served on the faculty as professor of mathematics, natural science, German, and history to the time of his death on April 4, 1918. In 1902, Prof. William H. Kruse was summoned from a teaching position at Hastings, Nebr. He is the highly respected senior member of the present faculty, having spent 37 years of successful teaching of the ancient lan- guages. Other men who were regularly called to Synodical professorships by the Electoral College are Walter L, Moll, 1904-1921, George V. Schick, grandson of Rector Schick, 1914-1938, Erwin Schnedler, assistant 1914-1920, professor since 1920, John J. Kunstmann, 1918-1927, Walter A. Hansen, assistant 1918-1921, professor since 1921, George P. Schmidt, 1919-1930, Paul F. Bente, since 1920: Martin H. Bertram, since 1921, Martin L. Stoeppelwerth, 1921-1936, Karl H. Henrichs, assistant and then professor, 1922-1928, Ernest C. Lewerenz, since 1923, Henry D. Mensing, 1923- 1926, Walter G. Herrling, assistant, 1922-1927, pro- fessor, since 1927, Elmer E. Foelber, since 1928, Erwin L. Meyer, assistant 1928-1931, professor since 1931, Herbert G. Bredemeier, in the high school department from 1935 to 1937, professor since 1937, Paul Huchthausen, since 1938. Other members of the faculty, with varying ranks, dur- ing this period were: George Koch, 1899-1900: Louis F. Heinrichsmeyer, 1902-1904, George Lus- sky, 1907-1909, E. J. Friedrich, September to De- cember, 1908g Walter F. Lichtsinn, 1909-10, John G. Sohn, 1911-1914, Christian Purzner, 1910-1915, Henry Hamann, September, 1914, to February, 1915, Walter Klausing, 1915-1917, Walter Dorn, 1917-1919: Erwin Umbach, 1917-1918, Ernst Has- sold, 1918-1920, John G. Kirsch, 1920-1925, Max Jank, 1921-2, Ernst Zucker, September, 1922, to February, 1923, Walter Roehrs, February, 1923, to February, 1924, Walther M. Miller, 1923-1926, Wil- fred F. Kruse, 1923-1925, Gilbert T. Otte, 1923-4,

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COLLEG-E gg gg Mo.: and Director Baepler, president of Concordia College. The alumni collected over 316,000 through voluntary contributions. This sum was applied to making improvements in the old chapel. to equip- ping it with gothic windows of cathedral glass, fresco decorations on the ceiling and the walls, new seats. and a gallery on two sides of the auditorium. In commemoration of the anniversary, a history of the college was published over the name of a Concordianer , who in reality was Prof. J. C. W. Lindemann. Also a number of material improvements were made during this period. The Synodical convention of 1881 voted funds to build a cow barn and a hay loft and a wood shed for fuel. The same convention permitted the college to introduce steam heat and abolished the office of the Praeses. Several head of horses lost their lives in a tire of the barn in the early twentieth century. Later the barns were con- verted into garages for the cars of the professors. and finally, in the twenties, were wrecked to pro- vide parking space for the remodeled gymnasium. Since it was reported to the convention in 1890 that the old board fence around the grounds was rapidly disintegrating, the convention appropri- ated 31,500.00 for an iron fence. At the next con- vention, in 1893, it was reported that a fence had been built with the money allotted, but that only the side along Maumee Avenue could be covered for that amount. Since Synod refused to appropri- ate additional funds, only this portion of the carn- pus enjoys the embellishment of the iron fence to this day. This same convention appropriated 3800.00 for a tower to be constructed on the roof of Hanser Hall. In the middle twenties, it was again removed. An additional 33,000.00 was appro- priated to meet the city's levy for paving Maumee Avenue. With the turn of the century the college em- barked on a period of boom. Anthony Boulevard was opened by the city, and Synod had to meet a charge of 3850.00 for grading. Now the college was completely surrounded by open streets. The hos- pital building was constructed in 1899 at a cost of 34,686.28, and in 1900 the college acquired a swim- ming pool at a cost of 33,806.47 fwhich is now used as garageb, and the present carpenter shop for 3640.00. A new residence, No. 1 on Central Drive. was erected in 1902 at a cost of 35,249.50. The boiler house followed in 1903 C34,949.00J and was re- modeled in 1923 at a cost of 310,171.00 In the fol- lowing year, 1904, another residence, No. 106. was added to the group on West Lane at a cost of 35,572.40. This was converted into a double resi- dence in 1922 at an additional expense of 35,548.00. Schick Hall, the present lecture hall, was the next large building to be constructed. The large edifice cost only 344,251.60 and was dedicated with im- pressive ceremonies on September 10, 1905. The g N gpg 1939 Wggfgfqfyi, ....ffflz1Q'!fff iiiiiZ xl , nuns. ulliliilgf I. rllllllllll' P I ff fl FACULTY MEETING, 1925 morning services were held in German with the following speakers: The Rev. J. H. Niemann of Cleveland, president of the Central District. and the Rev. P. Brand, first vice-president of the Synod, The English ceremonies were observed in the afternoon. The speakers were the Rev. L. Loch- ner of Chicago and the Rev. William Broecker of Pittsburgh. The next large building operation was the gymnasium, which was erected in 1907. At about the same time, it seems, the retaining wall was put in place on the north side of the campus, from the gymnasium to Schick Street. Successive improvements have made the gymnasium pro- gressively more serviceable, so that it is today also an excellent auditorium. In 1911-12 an asphalt floor was placed on one side, the cost of which was to be covered by collections of students and proceeds from concerts. In 1914 further improvements were made. such as the completion of the ceiling, re- decoration of the interior, a hookup with the cen- tral heating plant, the equipment of dressing rooms and showers, and the attachment of screens for the windows. The expenditures for these improve- ments were met by donations from alumni and friends of Concordia. Mr. Theodore Lamprecht, who had also contributed freely to the original building of the gymnasium and the construction of the retaining wall, led the list of donors with 31,000.00. The last improvements, which converted the old building into the concert hall of today. were completed in 1928 at a cost of 342,000.00 The original cost in 1907 had been only 313,000.00. The remodeled building was dedicated during the mili- tary tournaments in June, 1928. In 1913 the college received its present dining hall 1318.09-1.55J, which replaced the old frame building. Eight years later. a double residence was built. Nos. 2 and 3 on Cen- tral Drive, for 38,000.00 The next large project was the construction of the two dormitories, Sihler and Crull Halls. Both buildings are identical. save the window frames and minor details, and measure 62 by 150 feet. Mr. J. M. E. Riedel, an alumnus, designed these buildings, as well as Schick Hall. Page 27

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COLLEGE Otto Schmidt, 1924-1927: Adelbert R. Kretzmann. 1925-62 Arthur Nitz, 1926-1928: Julius Acker. 1927-82 H. D. Boyer, February to June, 19302 Erwin Tepker, 1930-19323 Alfred Scheips, since 1937. The Slovak Synod placed two men here to impart in- struction in the Slovak language, as follows: Thomas Bakalar, from 1921 to February. 1926, and John Vojtko, from February, 1926. to June. 1930. Part time assistance was rendered by the Rev. William E. Moll, 1913-4 and second semester of l936-71 Mr. Martin Pohlmann. 1916-19183 the Rev. George Doege, 1917-8 and 1927-83 and Prof. E. E. Foelber in the second semesters of 1926 and 1928. Herbert Glock. 1924-5. Edwin Jacob, 1925-6. and Fred Miller, 1926-7, served as laboratory assistants. The high school faculty has consisted of the follow- ing: K. H. Floering, since 1935: G. W. Witte, 1935-61 Herbert G. Bredemeier, 1935-19373 Elmer A. Neit- zel, since 19352 Kurt Biedermann. 1936-71 Curt Bormann, 1936-71 Lorenz Weber, 1936-7: Miss Helen Helmke, since February, 19371 Walter Bus- zin, since 19373 Harry Habel, since 1937: Miss Beulah Meier, since 1937: W. H. Rusch, since 1937. The Rev. John G. Sohn also acted as supervisor of study periods for several years ending in 1938. The fortunes of the school have been shaped to a large extent by the faithful work of the Board of Control, whose members at all times have given liberally of their time and talent. The board. throughout the time when the college was in Fort Wayne, consisted of five members, two ministers and three laymen. with the president of the Cen- tral District as an err officio member. The presi- dents of the district have been The Rev. H. C. Schwan, 1861-18783 the Rev. W. Stubnatzy, 1878- 18803 the Rev. J. H. Niemann, 1880-19091 the Rev. J. H. Wefel, 1909-19153 the Rev. William E. Moll, 1939 H 552azI:O9.sS?a,g5'fT5g'eaws5s'5,zs5g555P15,va N'- -SQ-fmooD'w5-:o:,.i4wmrn:o for-Hcrncmot-mqm,., ,- --in C :Lf-moz,-DQ 5-3995. cam 5:..fg1:5l-j-3...f-Effiuv L 5392 'LQ Tam nmim?Pww 'aeumsoue cog! 3--gmac: g5',D5f 04954 -cm-+P-'7 .fn F. cs oa Q, fm ,.,c,t:m 52-4,-r1:. 'f': :rw,D,.- Ne- ... Nf'f2U2Q f'fo-1:1f '2qqQ'D:o -f't gmimg :o3,Q '!.Uco .. 4 .. .. O H 5233515 ?m532m3W,u5TSrmL?e'535 , g.oOgrnom E .QC--Ollfgg-oo',-4'fUggQL,Uj 'U' gg- 7' mOf'T7:f5'7 5m5 3o:flFQO:Of3 '-13mU45'wOEFS2.w'D 4057.0 ici!-:g f? ':'Qm g::. g5::g wfb'-'5'2'w cOQ0'U'O 'W5 .-'Supp OD' :COO wo 9.3 -1,..53gg,..r4moOQf '327'.-v 5?-m 2 -Q,SgE 'Ogo52gmgxgwggrgggimrgsfbgdsg- so rn :1 f-+ ' 2.25725-1 gvei-'rf'Sg-1,.,ff,gm..Ew2.E255,,SE.PQ,:aaf- :E-es'25g -g2ga2'3?5252mfw2efagEs gf' ggOu,U 1DJ'5n4 FDM,-:Et-'CfjmD l' .'3....9'...?8 H3:3:1o--on-SSH SU-5?--21,u:L4---,-,fog-U, Q0 '1 'Too' W 'gOm'L'.....'P-O'DOO- -'52 'm Qoo-USO P11 - P' . :1EE'53 0Omgm?o-,c2C5.-L flaws-g 'P3U'iL8 '-soo'-x-15' fc. :1fD5.5117C'm3'f7'3qQ5'SrL.LEfe-U2 EUESBHSU5 :gg-7' g55wD-'QF5g,,,ENcmg-o:UsQ'7 +-2 EDSEQQ-'EQ 9 .... .- .-. gf-agp--EJZUQOEEQQZ 0-Q.: mgogz-fag'-3-5g.:U'-A FDFD- 'c-gm',EP95g t,QogHnF'1g5c '2'F'S-.-ZQQOWE, .' - v-va - . . ' EQQ:-P-:rw 5' g 5' mgm 'fr' '11 l'T'Ege- 2398180 wm1'::HZ-+-GZ'D.- -Em---5' --: I -84 Ngm'-'g,co,-,rnqpO:,-3 Nwcmco. oo fD f-D GCE,-'O .QD . :.,g...C.o-j-xc,.agmmI gdw:m,..- :UU:2H:5jf-1E,U-ffbaogg KL, w wtf:-M darn PO'sTsQf ePsf KESQQSQ mga -1'-.5 f-1fo'g,:'r',?, 5 '-395:25 5'5'c 5 cv 52223 s?5ma1f?aSfH mffssgs 53959 , ..- f li'1 OF?lT'ulqqfqlrilgfblf'lfE'f'lm??li7lr'Dif'llguf'DlIf'-sfb WMMVA 'miiinsv' ' lu 1 Illlllmf mimlst . fwulalnml s But it requires more than teachers and admin- istrative oflicers to make a school. especially a dormitory school. There are those who keep the boiler fires burning, the soup caldrons sizzling, CAMPUS GROVE Page 29