# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S654
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

70 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

considered only as a stopgap until a more permanent solution can
be. found. os

In order to relieve the situation further, the School Office, wit
the approval of the District Presidents, has undertaken to: cont
teachers out of office for purposes of reclaiming the. worthy and
willing ones for service in the Church. A number of such: teachers’
have declared themselves willing to accept a call, some of the
at a considerable financial sacrifice. It is planned to continue
survey of teachers out of office until all that can be reached will
have been accounted for. .

While the general enrollment at our normal schools is: ens
couraging, we must increase our efforts to gain more students. thig
year if we are to meet the anticipated needs of the Church. Whilé
woman teachers are needed, the expansion of our ‘school system
and the probable addition of a number of high schools, will put
a greater demand upon male teachers. ue

Teaching Material

Definite progress can be reported in the production of ne
and much-needed textbooks and other materials. As much ‘as
possible, the co-operation and assistance of the faculties of the
teachers’ colleges and of groups of teachers and individuals it
the field are being sought in these efforts. The following items:
have been completed during the past three years and are now or
the market or will be available by September, 1944, God willing:
Church History Inserts, 1941; Child Record, 1942; General Course
of Study for Lutheran Elementary Schools, 1943; “Reading f
Interest,” a new series of readers for Grades I—VI, with prac
books and teacher’s guide, 1943 and 1944; Memory Books for Ly
theran Schools, 1944; Physical Education for Elementary Grad
1944, At the suggestion of the Board the Lutheran Education
sociation has completed the Lutheran School Record, 1944. Th
Board has plans of preparing additional materials in the fields
primary religion, science, and other subjects as this is found:
feasible and financially possible. The cost of some of these projects
is almost prohibitive for a school system like ours, and the tim,
may come when Synod will have to provide a substantial subsid
for the production of textbooks and materials of instruction i
order to make their publication financially possible.

Suggested Action

The Board recommends the following as problems to b
studied and acted upon by Synod: ;

1. Encouragement and acceleration of the present trend to:
ward expansion of our parochial school system;