# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S539
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

. 538 Report of Board for Higher Education

ment that this Board shall have control of the entire record systernd
at our preparatory schools and teachers’ colleges, excepting those!
records assigned by synodical action to other boards, and agenc
' but exclusive of the Student Health Record, now in charge of“
Board of Directors, which is Properly the concern of the Boar:
Higher Education.

Recommendations

It is recommended:

1. That the system of records and reports devised by the Boar
for Higher Education be made mandatory for all prepara
institutions and teachers’ colleges.

2. That prior to the installation of the new system of records
the respective faculties submit the plan for revision to the®
Board for Higher Education for inspection and approval,

3. That, when necessary, financial aid may be sought fro

Synod through the Board for Higher Education and ° the
Board of Directors.

4. That the Health Record of Students, now prescribed by an

returnable to the Board of Directors, be placed in charge.
the Board for Higher Education, ‘

ACTION OF SYNOD

_ The recommendations 1 to 4 under “VIIL. Records and Reports
were adopted.

IX. CATALOGS °

A college catalog is an essential official document and as 8
serves as a prospectus for entrants, is a source of information ‘f
synodical officials and educational agencies, forms a contract between
school and student, and serves as a directive for both faculty and
- students. The content should include succinct but clear descripti
of curricula, courses, graduation requirements, and all other impo
tant information usually contained in the best school catalogs.

Most of the catalogs issued by our schools are generally satisfac
tory. However, all have deficiencies of some kind. Catalogs:
published by two schools at five- to ten-year intervals, some la
essential information on curricula and courses, . graduation requi
ments, tuition or special fees, etc., while here and there exaggers
statements of advantages offered by the school and occasional .
rowings from catalogs of sister institutions are in evidence. Car
planning and editing by the committee in charge of the publicati¢
will remove these blemishes. - 7