# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S529
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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courses ‘in alternate years has existed for some time. This is a.m
desirable means of increasing the general efficiency since it ma
better use of teacher strength by increasing the size of classes,
institutions should be encouraged to adopt this practice of alterna

Report of Board for Higher Education

sufficiently deep. The poor performance in certain sub
fields, such as languages, may be ascribed in part to th
cessive class load which the student must carry. The.¢

mated. Seventy semester hours in two years should be 61
maximum if we expect our schools to be junior colleges in the:
accepted meaning of the term. 5 SS
In the high school division 21 to 22 units are usually require
The public high school demands sixteen. Supervised stud:
periods and dormitory life make it Possible to exceed. the

units is desirable.

Obviously any reduction to more reasonable limits Poses
question: “What subjects may be eliminated or reduc

It appears most feasible to reduce the requirement in Latin
and/or German. After meeting a new minimum in éach.6
these two languages, the students could be given the opti rs
of continuing in either of the two fields. With proper guidance
we would thus be training a future clergy one part of whié

would be more competent in German, another in Latin.

Recent years have indicated the need for training students ‘for
Spanish language missions. Both Austin and Oakland, there<#%
fore, have introduced courses in Spanish. Thus, a fourth 1a
guage is added to the’ student’s high school curriculum. 4
This step introduces some difficult problems. The instruction: i
Spanish must be integrated with the balance of the curriculum:
The level on which it is to be given must be determined,
well,as the language (German or Latin) for which it substitute:
and the extent to which it may do so. A’sound basis must'b
found for selecting students for Spanish mission work. Th
future demands of the field must be studied and the supply a
justed to the demand if we are to avoid a great over-productio;
The number of institutions which are to provide Spanish ins:
struction must be limited.

method, and content.

3. Alternation of Courses
the smaller Synodical institutions the Practice of offerin

» courses such as science surveys, English, religion, and social studi

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