# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S441
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

‘ Repért of Board for Higher Education 441

The maintenance of adequate course offerings without
‘-over-extending the resources. 7

e Board. for Higher Education set up definite standards
d:.limitations for the program of general education and co-
lucation at our synodical schools, so that their primary pur-
pose.is not lost and that they do not provide synodically sub-
jsidized competition for schools conducted by groups of. con-
fe: gregations or individuals ‘in the same territory. -

“That the operating costs of general education and co-education
: borne locally by student fees, supporting organizations, etc.,
nd that Synod ‘neither directly nor indirectly contribute from
general treasury. It should furthermore,be understood. that
ére other facilities for Lutheran higher education already —
exist. or where they can be provided, synodical institutions,
even though they have excess capacity, should, nevertheless,
definitely be restricted to the preparation for service in the

Church.

(a) For each school a system of financial records on a cost
accounting basis with segregation of educational, dormi-
tory, and dining hall costs.

(b) Consequent analysis of the costs and establishment. of
fees for non-theological students considerably in excess
of the present scale at most of ‘the schools involved,
unless the costs are directly paid. by supporting organi-

; zations.. 7

(c) An agreement between each school ‘and Synod, pe-

‘ riodically adjusted, for payment of costs in excess of

the sums required to maintain the institution as. a pre-

theological or teacher-training school. Synodiéal credit
would be allowed for improvement in plant and equip-
ment resulting from organizational support or student

-fees to the extent that they' specifically serve the pre-

theological oriteacher-training student.

In the consideration of this entire problem we desire to point out
“that even if all of our synodical colleges were opened to general
“higher education, we would be able to take care of only a small per-
ntage of the number of boys and girls ‘who should be in church-
lated institutions. Furthermore. even this small percentage would’
be largely confined to those who happen to be living in the neighbor-
hood of one of our preparatory schools.

“To serve as nearly as possible the total number of our youth with
a complete program of higher education, our congregations face the
important challenge of establishing secondary schools and, eventually,