# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S474
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474 Report of Board for Higher Education

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three-year course in the college division. Neither their age nor the
mental qualifications would have barred th :

em. .
Sixteen of the. students admitted i
" one or more years in college.
the time of entry was:

Age

n September, 1942, had. spe:
‘The age distribution of this group

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steereesee 2 7 1 4 1 1

Their approximate gtade average for Previous college work wa

» as follows:

Grade ow. Excellent Good Average Poor

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‘Excluding students above a

average (a total of nine stud
Parently could have been acco

In all likelihood, students fo)
the college division of our p
quite common for colleges t
even more years above the.a

Apparently, then, 22 to 26 students of the

ge 21 and those who had a. “Poor

ents), there remained seven’ who ap
mmodated at the Preparatory colleges. 3
f age 21 or 22 could also have entered;
reparatory institutions. Certainly it is:
© enroll students whose age-is four o

ts likely would not have been accepted
two on account of their ages (29, 35), eight had been at the prepara;
tory institutions but had performed so Poorly ‘that they Probably
would not have been able to continue their studies. £

; 1941 Entering Class

A study of the 1941 en

tering class of the Springfield Seminary:
reveals similar results. ,

Thirty-six students were admitted;
school education; 16 had attended colle
Age distribution at entry for the high school group was as follows

ABC oo. 18 19 20 21. 29 23 24 28
' No, of students. 4 4 1 +64 2 2 2 1

20 students had only a hig
ges. : :

Their high school work averages were:

Grade woe Excellent Good Average Poor
No. of students... 2 ~~ 10 ‘4 4

Excluding students beyond the age of 22 ant
eraged “Poor” (a total

have been acceptable in

Sixteen students adm
age distribution of this

Age we. 18 19 20 21.. 2 (24° «25 (26
No, of students... 1 1 4 4 38 1 1 1

» twelve apparently would
the preparatory colleges with special courses,
itted had Previously attended college. The
group at entry is as follows: oe

Average Performance in college was:

‘Grade . Excellent Good Average Poor.

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