# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S218
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216 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

larger institutions, who find it necessary to give a large portion of
their summer to administrative work, be increased above the level
of the regular professors.

“That the policy of subsidizing the professors by grants in aid
for university study be completely eliminated also in the case of
newly called professors if a system of ranking the faculty mem-
bers, providing gradualy salary increases, is adopted.” (Proceed-
ings, 1944, P.506, Par. 11, 12a, 12b, and 13. See recommendation
No. 10.)

7c. An adequate scale might approximate the following:

Sample Scale
Tutors ee ence 125 per mo,—10 mo. (This sample
Instructors .... _ $22 275 is intended
Associates 260—$280 and house for illustrative .
Professors .... anne, $2 300 and house purposes only.)
Presidents __._- $320—$350 and house

Provide low-cost rental for instructors where housing is available
on or near campus.

7d. A comparison of present costs with the costs involved in
the proposals as they might apply at an average institution follows.
(The figures used in 7d are intended for illustrative purposes only.
They do not constitute a proposal for specific proportions at any
institution even though some schools may currently be served by
a staff of the number listed):

Faculty of 15

Faculty of 10

Faculty of 5

Now: Now: Now:
Pres, _...... $ 3,105 Pres, ........... $ 3,105 Pres, _....... $ 3,105
10 Profs. ........ , 27,600 7 Profs. ........ 19,320 3 Profs. _...... 8,280
4 Assts. _.... 6,000 2 Assts. . 3,000 1 Asst, —W 1,500
$36,705 $25,425 $12,885
plus 11 houses plus 8 houses plus 4 houses
Ranking: Ranking: Ranking:

Pres. — $ 4,020 Pres, ........- $ 4,020 Pres. ___.. $ 4,020
3 Profs. ........ 10,440 2 Profs, 6,960 1 Prof... 3,480
4 Asso 12,960 3 Asso, .......... _ 9,780 1 Asso, ..... . 3,260
3 Inst. 9,000 2 Inst. _.. _ 6,000 1 Inst. _..... 3,000
3 Tutors 3,750 2 Tutors _...... 2,500 1 Tutor _....._ 1,250

$40,170 $30,260 $15,010

plus 8 houses plus 6 houses plus 3 houses
$40,170 $30,260 $15,010
36,606 , 12,885

$ 3,546 difference

$ 4,835 difference

$ 2,125 difference

Note: In some cases Synod may receive an additional return from
renting houses to instructors, where excess housing becomes available.