# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S775
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

of the Brazil District and the President of the Seminary
at Porto Alegre.

B. The examining committee for candidates for the
ministry in the Argentina District shall be the Presi-
dent of the Argentina District and the President of fhe
Seminary at Buenos Aires.

‘S. H. 48 £8.

EXAMINING COMMITTEES FOR CANDIDATES
AND APPLICANTS FOR THE OFFICE
OF A LUTHERAN TEACHER

337. Application for a Teaching Position
in the Lutheran Elementary and Secondary School

A. Applications of teachers and candidates for the
teaching profession coming from other than Synod’s
institutions or the institutions of affiliated bodies shall
be directed to the President of the District in whose
territory the application originates.

B. The District President, upon receipt of such ap-
plication, shall request a short autobiography, trust-
worthy credentials, and any other pertinent informa-
tion touching upon the qualifications of the applicant.
After establishing the sufficiency and trustworthiness
of the information submitted, the District President
shall publish the applicant’s request in the official
organs of Synod. If no valid objection is filed within
four weeks after the notice of the application has been
published, the District President shall submit the appli-
cation together with his findings to the respective ex-
amining committee for further action.

339. The Examining Committee

The faculty of either of Synod’s teachers’ colleges
shall constitute the examining committee. The appli-
cation shall be directed to the faculty of that institution
which is most conveniently located for the parties
concerned. The faculty may function through a sub-
committee chosen from its own midst. In exceptional
cases the examining committee shall be empowered to
appoint a substitute committee of competent members
of Synod, consisting of one pastor and two teachers,
to examine the applicant. The examination shall be
held before competent witnesses.

341. The Examination of the Applicant

The examination shall comprehend character, gen-
eral fitness, professional training, and doctrinal posi-
tion of the applicant, The chairman of the examining
committee shall fix the time and place for the exami-
nation. The examination shall be either oral or written,
or both.

343. Certificates to Successful Applicants

Applicants who have satisfactorily passed their ex-
aminations shall be given certificates of eligibility.

345. Application for a Teaching Position Coming
from Affiliated Bodies

Applications coming from teachers or candidates for
the teaching profession who are members of an affili-

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