# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S602
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

18 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Graduates Diploma /Degree Student Supplies
1941-42 12/6 3/4 15/10 rs) 13
1942-43. 11/7 7/1 18/8 4 21
1943-44 2. 5/7 3/2 8/9 1 22

Nore: Diploma, 3-year course; Degree, 4-year course

Summer School

6 to 9 weeks, all college
1941 20

Viewed from the academic side, Concordia Teachers Colleges
must be regarded as having, by the grace of God, weathered th
terrific storm of the depression and the great drouth. Not onl
was our enrollment curtailed because of the lowered income 0
our constituents, but the teaching profession as a whole was be
lieved to be in an economic stalemate. The last year reveale
that our people were willing to send their sons and daughter
when God restored the means. In the economic status of ou
graduates similar improvement ‘has been observed. An unprece
dented wave of calls has caused motion as well as improvemen'
in salaries. This tends to reassure parents that the Church deals
fairly with their children who are trained as teachers. Asa resul
our high school classes are approaching normal size. Although t
selective service status did not permit the registration of man
new men in the upper-college classes, the next triennium shoul
witness further growth also to a full college department. Attention
should be called to the healthy growth and development of our
summer school, which has now become the summer quarter unde
the accelerated program. a:

A wish of long standing was gratified in September, 1941, whe
Synod’s Board of Directors granted our request to convert t
former president’s home into a residence for women students
This venture proved so successful that a second unit was arranged’
in September, 1942, in the north wing of our refectory. Anothe E
professor’s residence became the third women’s dormitory in Se
tember, 1943. We are happy to state that the costs involved ‘in
arranging the first unit have completely been repaid to Synod, and
the payments on the others are being made on schedule. 48

Accreditation

It is but reasonable that States should exercise control over th
certification of their teachers. Since our schools enjoy the proteé
tion of the Government, we must do all in our power to m
certification standards. One of these requirements which is stre
with greater frequency is regional accreditation, such as with
North Central Association.