New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-01-21
LUTHERAN ] | SCHOOL
TO BE ENLARGED
SUBSTANTIAL ADDITION TO BE
ERECTED DURING COMING
BUILDING SEASON.
CONGREGATION IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION. INTERESTING
FACTS PUBLISHED.
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FACTS PUBLISHED.
I The Lutheran parochial school in this
city is to be materially enlarged by the
erection Of a substantial two-story addi-
ton. about 40x60 feet in. size, to the rear
of the present structure during the:
coming building season. This was de-
cided upon at the annual meeting of
st. Paul's Ev. Lutheran congregation,
which was held at the church, Saturday
afternoon. The meetino was well at
tended and number of important
matters were discussed, some Of which
being acted upon favorably.
More Room Needed. J.
The present school building has grown
too small to accommodate the increasing
number of pupils, as well as the dem nd
for suitable hall for holding meetings
of various kinds by members of the
congregation. The addition will pro-
vide.two additional school rooms, making
a total of four on the first floor. The
south room on the second floor is to be
reserved for the continuation classes,
and the north room will be Incorporated
with the entire second floor of the new
addition, making a large and cornmo-
dious hall.
Tentative plans call for the. erection
of the addition in the rear of the north
end of the present structure, along
Second North street, making the whole
an s'L"-shaped building.
Special Meeting in February.
At a special meeting Of the congrega-
ton, which will be called about the
middle of February, more definite plans
and specifications will be submitted for
approval, and as soon as this is done
and a building committee is selected,
the preliminary work will begin. It is
proposed to have the addition completed
in time for the beginning of the fall
term of school this year.
Annual Meeting.
At the annual meeting, Saturday
afternoon, number of other important
matters we're discussed, but as yet no
definite action has been ia en-. AS soon
as the pland materialize announce
ments will be made:
The membership Of ST. 5Paul's church
is divided into 16 districts, 10 Of which
are located within the city limits Of
New Ulm The townships Of Court
land, Lafayette, Lake Hanska, Sigel,
Milford and Cottonwood each comprise
one Of the remaining six districts. At
the annual meeting last year it was de
cided to incorporate the school trustees
with the church trustees, although the
former will continue in charge of school
matters. Herman F. Raabe, whose
term as school trustee had expired, was
reelected. The two other MEMBERS
are Fred. Oswald and Otto Tape.
Two members Of the church trustees,
whose terms had expired, were also re-
elected, namely, Aug. Thiede and Her
man Aufderheide, both Of this city.
The board organized by electing VIM.
Stelljes president, succeeding Prof. R.
M. Albrecht; Herman Aufderheide, sec
rotary, and VIM. Muesing, ST., treasurer.
The two latter gentlemen were reelected.
The trustees re-appointed Carl Falk
as janitor Of the church and school
building, and Herman Vohs as. cemetery
keeper. 4
The salaries of the parochial school
teachers, as well as Of the janitor were
increased to enable them to better meet
the high cost Of living.
Annual Report Of Pastor. Z.
The annual report submitted by the
pastor, Rev. C. j. Albrecht, and which
was read at the annual meeting, shows
that during the past year 26 new members
were taken into the congregation, while
four families have removed from New
! lm. The total number Of voting
members at the close of the past year
was 269, and the total number Of souls
was 1,676. During the twelve-month
period IL couples were married, Sc
children and one adult were baptised;
80 children and two adults were con-
frmed, and IA members were called by
death. Funeral services were conduc-
ted from the church over the remains Of
nine persons who had died elsewhere.
Other statistics Of the congregation
show that 1854 partook Of the Lords
supper during the past year. There
are 1888 communicates. The number
Of pupils enrolled in the parochial school
is 1873. The total amount collected
for home and foreign mission during the