# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S168
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168 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

(2) A statement of the relative degrees of emphasis which
must be given in each course to knowledge of subject
matter and to other stated ends.

(3) A planned approach to the rapid development of teach-
ing techniques for the achievement of the particular
purposes of the individual courses.

(4) The acceptance by the members of the faculty of their
now clearly defined teaching responsibilities.
c. Within Synod. .
It would appear to be highly desirable that Synod, within
a reasonable time, provide additional facilities for enabling
teachers and prospective teachers in ministerial schools to

take a portion of their graduate studies under the auspices
of the Church,

3. School Equipment

The relationship of equipment to the proposed objectives is
important. Pending a more elaborate development of principles
which apply to this relationship, it should at least be emphasized
that the selection of equipment must be controlled by a view of
its functional significance in the total sphere of student influence —
spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, physical—not merely in
a limited instructional sphere.

4. The Curriculum

At this time, attention is drawn to only two immediately

important principles:

a. Since the essential aims of secular education and Christian
education are totally different, great care and vigilance must
be exercised in allowing the former to influence the latter.
Moreover, since the aims of Christian education directed
toward ministerial pursuits cannot possibly be the same
as the aims of Christian education directed toward secular
pursuits, unusual care and skill are demanded by any edu-
cational venture which undertakes to join the two.

b. The present curriculum, especially in pre-ministerial schools,
should be re-examined particularly in the following areas:
(1) Religion
(2) Social sciences
(3) Classical languages
An effective implementation of the Objectives of Ministerial
Training certainly will require also a thorough exploration of pos-

sible techniques for the development of the student’s spiritual life,
of his social competence, and of his intellectual traits.