# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S526
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Report of Board for Higher Education 527

es.in.the physical science survey course with inadequate back-
ind. for the work. re

ne solution of this difficulty would be to introduce in the upper
; school or freshman college a one-semester course in funda-
tals of mathematics.

; 2. Revision of the 1937 Curriculum

ix or seven years have elapsed since ‘the studies underlying the
sent curriculum were made. Nevertheless, there is little need for
ping revisions. The 1937 curriculum is considered to be ex-
onally effective for theological training. Suggestions for im-
vement in several areas are as follows:

The important field of religious instruction should be further

“. clarified, especially in terms of course content and methods. °

. Attention has been catled to the desirability of re-study of the”
‘objectives and methods in Greek in order to make them more , ;
specific and more effective. : oe
.. The Latin requirement should be re-examined in order to ex-
plore the feasibility of reducing the maxinium (three years of
‘high ‘school, nine semester hours in college) without reducing
- the minimum requirement (three years of high school and four
_ semesters in college).. In this connection the possibility of
' providing an elective between German and Latin to the extent
of four to six semester hours should be studied.

 -A revision of the curriculum to expand mathematics somewhat,
“either in the upper high school or the college freshman course, |

is desirable. The physical science survey minimum time re-
quirement (three semester hours) should be expanded to five -

or six hours.

A one-semester course on the college level in comparative gov-
ernment and international relations should be made obligatory,
unless this field is given emphasis in the courses in modern
history. : :

‘6. A syllabus setting forth the specific aims and methods of train-

ing in speech should be provided. Thereafter, trained per-

’ sonnel must be secured at the institution.

The maximum permitted loads in both high school and college
should be revised. The present curriculum’ permits eighty
semester hours in the junior college in two years’ time and in
excess of twenty units in the high school. This is excessive.
Several of the institutions have adopted the maxima in almost

_all subject fields, resulting in a total load ‘that is much too

~ large. Accrediting agencies would not permit this; the student
‘himself is incapable of performing according to our American
college standards. In addition to these 76-80 credit hours, the
 $tudent customarily is required to take physical education,

' - public 'speaking, and music appreciation without credit. Con-
‘sequently the foundations are laid sufficiently wide but not no

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