# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S552
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Report of Board for Higher Education 553

Mneans of adequate assessments on students. This : is particularly the
se with library and science laboratory | costs.

2. Libraries

The failure to charge adequate fees for library has been commented
on in Section VII. Synod annually appropriates $350 for junior
llege libraries, $200 for those of the academies. The schools in
ost cases do not charge the students library fees in the amount
ipulated i in the 1941 synodical resolutions.

Table 28
CHARGES TO STUDENTS ’ \
1941-42
Special Fees
Athletic and
Total Library Science Activities Medical
UBTIT oe eeeee $150.00 $2 $ 5.00 $4. $6.00
Bronxville ... 210.00 bd 5.00 for P.T. oo 5.00
15.00 for N.T.

2.00 Av. 2.00 3.00 5.00
2.00 Av. 1.25 8.00 2.00
1.00 Av. 2. 9.50 2.00
1.00 Av.  3.00-4.00 1.50 owe
ahd ee 4.00 5,00
1.00 1,00 2.50 ose
1.00 Av. 2.00 6.00 on
3.00 Av. 2.00 8.00 3.00

*Including books. ‘
**Indefinite.
***None.

Apparently many of thé schools do not feel the need of such funds,
nd we see no good reason why Synod under the circumstances should
ntinue to subsidize the libraries by annual appropriations, except at
‘the very small schools of less than 50 students, An annual student
‘ee of $3 to $5 is so low for the services rendered that it could most
ppropriately be assessed. Increasing the current fees to this amount
would provide more funds in some instances than the schools now
receive from Synod, and if annually spent for books and periodicals
@ libraries. would fare better than under the present arrangement. ~
Cis: considered to be a better policy for Synod to discontinue these
mall appropriations annually distributed to ten schools and to lump
fe into larger appropriations for basic’ equipment such as display
ses, charging desks, book trucks, good lighting fixtures, etc., to be
cated to those schools which are really in need of them. Once
} basic equipment is provided, the schools should stand on their

The St. Louis and River Forest libraries present entirely different .
roblems-and should be subsidized even more heavily than heretofore.