# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S504
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Report of Board for Higher Education ; 505

‘That a system of ranking the faculty members as assistant
nstructors, instructors, and professors be introduced in accord-
e with the following suggestions:

A That Three Ranks Be Recognized:
1. Assistant instructors, as defined in the past.

2. Instructors—called by the Electoral College, without
life tenure, without vote in faculty.

3. Professors—called by th? Electoral College primarily
from the ranks of instructors with increased salary and
vote.

At least two of these ranks should be represented in the
faculties of the small schools, all three in a definite
proportion at the larger schools.

_=&B. Criteria for Ranking

‘1. Academic preparation as expressed in terms of gradu-
ate degrees or semester hours of graduate study.

Experience in teaching.

Acceptable character, attitudes, interests.

Scholarly productions related to teaching specialty.
5. Value to the institution as teacher or administrator.

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C. Specific Standards for Advancement to Professorship.

‘1. -Master’s degree from recognized university or the
equivalent in teaching major.

2. In addition, 15-20 semester hours in education. |
3. Five years experience in teaching on the secondary or
college level, at least three years in the subject matter
specialty.
4. Evidence, ordinarily by actual performance at one of -
Synod’s schools, of acceptable attitudes, interests, and
. ability to teach. os

Scholarly productions in the field of teaching specialty or
in education may provide an acceptable substitute
for No. 1 above.

D. The existing regulations calling professors need not be

disturbed to any extent. Electoral Colleges could func-

tion as follows: ‘¢

1. The Electoral College ordinarily calls new teachers to’
instructorships. ‘Such instructorships do not involve
tenure in office. In unusual. cases, if the standards
have been met, especially No. 4, the new teachers: may
be called directly to a professorship.

2. On recommendation of an appropriate Board (Board
of Trustees), based on the standards, the Electoral