# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S795
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. PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK

SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

485. Specific Regulations for Theological Seminaries
and Teachers’ Colleges

A. The faculties of the theological seminaries and
the teachers’ colleges shall consider applications from
congregations for temporary supply work by students
of their respective institutions only when such appli-
cations have been approved by the President of the
respective District.

B. Eligible candidates for calls are such students
as have completed the prescribed courses of studies,
have received their diplomas from their respective
institutions, and have in every respect been declared
qualified by the faculties for their specific type of
service in the Church. .

C. Graduates who desire to continue their studies
after completion of the prescribed courses in our insti-
tutions or who for other valid reasons are not ready
to enter office after their graduation shall be regarded
as prospective candidates as long as they stand ap-
proved as such by their respective faculties. Before
the faculties enter the names of such prospective can-
didates on the official lists for a call, they shall ascer-
tain through personal interviews with the candidates
or through satisfactory testimonials that such candi-
dates are still qualified for service in the Church.

D. The seminary at St.Louis and the teachers’ col-
leges are authorized to conduct summer schools under
the direction of the respective Board of Control and
faculty.

E. The faculties of the theological seminaries and
the teachers’ colleges shall be represented on the Board
for Parish Education; each.faculty shall elect one of
its members to serve for a period of three years. These
faculty representatives shall be advisory members and
shall attend the meetings of the Board for Parish
Education at least twice a year.

F. A course of at least two semester hours in church
music and hymnology shall be given at our theological
seminaries, and the objectives noted in the. Survey
Report (1932) shall be accepted, with the suggestions
that soberness in the observance and application of
symbolism in connection with hymnology and liturgics
be recommended as an objective in the course.

S. H. 79 ff. '

487, Specific Regulations for Concordia Seminary
at St. Louis

A. The faculty of Concordia Seminary at St. Louis
shall be the official doctrinal censor of Synod. There-
fore all matter published by Synod or any of its
agencies shall be subject to such censorship before
publication.

B. The Lutheran Witness and Der Lutheraner shall
be the official organs of Synod and shall be under the
responsible editorship of the faculty of Concordia
Seminary at St.Louis, The faculty shall appoint the
editors or editorial committees, with the understanding