# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S791
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

C. The president may at his discretion request a
member of the faculty to assume temporarily one or
the other of his functions or the functions of some
other member of the faculty, and with the consent of
the Board of Control may permanently transfer func-
tions to a member of the faculty who shall have agreed
to assume the same. All officers appointed to assist
in carrying out these functions, such as dean, registrar,
librarian, and others, shall be directly responsible to
the president and report to him. When size and char-
acter of the college or preparatory school demand it,
a dean of men or of women may be appointed by the
Board of Control with the approval of the Board of
Directors, except in the case of the Dean of. Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis.

D. The president shall be the head of the faculty
and preside at its meetings. He shall periodically visit
the classes of all instructors, see to it that the pre-
scribed curriculum is carefully followed and efficiently
executed, and, in general, that all rules, regulations,
standards, and policies prescribed by the Board of
Control and Board for Higher Education are observed
and complied with by the faculty.

E. The president shall advise with, and admonish,
in a Christian spirit any member of the faculty found
dilatory, neglectful, or inefficient in his duties. Should
such action prove ineffectual, he shall report the
matter to the faculty for further fraternal discussion
and persuasion, If this procedure results in no im-
provement, the matter shall be reported by the presi-
dent to the Board of Control for action.

F. The president shall be the pastoral adviser of
the students; carefully and diligently watch over their
spiritual and educational welfare, conduct, personal
life, and physical welfare; and generally exercise such
Christian discipline, instruction, and supervision as
may be expected at a Christian educational institution.
To that end he shall, from time to time, with the advice
and assistance of the faculty, draw up and carry out
such rules and regulations as will be conducive to the
cultivation of a Christian deportment on the part of all
the students, stimulate the creation of a_ cultural
academic atmosphere on and about the campus, and
make a spiritually wholesome social and community
life possible. ,

G. The president of a college or preparatory insti-
tution shall primarily teach the courses in religion and
Bible study. He may teach other courses if the con-
ditions at the institutions permit or require, or if
special qualifications make it desirable that he do so;
but, ordinarily, at the larger institutions it should be
recognized that the duties of the administrative head
are so manifold and exacting that his full time and
energy are primarily consumed in his capacity as
administrator and as instructor in religion.

H. The president shall be a member of the Board
of Electors for his institution.

S. H. 64ff. (partly new)