# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S277
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION 277

tions or groups of congregations seek the advice and the guidance
of their District Board of Christian Education both in relation to
new projects and for the general supervision of existing schools.

To assist the Board in the promotion of Lutheran high schools,
the Board for Parish Education appointed a special committee on
Lutheran high schools. This committee consists of the principals
of our Lutheran high schools at Milwaukee, Chicago, Fort Wayne,
Detroit, Racine, and St.Louis; the principals of the high school
departments at River Forest and Seward; Mr. E. C. Sieving, Mr.
Wm. A. Kramer, and Mr. Arthur L. Miller. Prof. Martin Neeb, the
Executive Secretary of the Board for Higher Education, has also
participated in these meetings. The High School Committee has
the following three purposes:

1. To advise the Board for Parish Education with respect
to the promotion of Lutheran secondary education.

2. To plan curricular studies and other projects necessary for
the growth and development of our high schools.

3. To provide contact with the faculties of the individual Lu-
theran high schools, so that under the guidance of this com-
mittee the Board for Parish Education can promote and guide the
work of our Lutheran high schools.

The Committee on Lutheran High Schools has had two meet-
ings thus far and has been most helpful to us. Two promotional
tracts are being developed. These are “The Open Door” and
“Why Lutheran High Schools?” Two studies of interest to high
school association groups are also being prepared. These are
“Establishing a Lutheran High School” and “Financing a Lu-
theran High School.” The former publication seeks to emphasize
the factors necessary to establish a new institution; the latter
seeks to summarize the financial setup in our existing: Lutheran
schools, both as to capital outlay and operating costs, to give
guidance to leaders in new projects.

The Board for Parish Education is also maintaining close
contact with the Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools. This
co-operation should be particularly helpful in the field of the
curriculum, where this group has done important pioneer work.

Since the last convention the Board for Parish Education has
thus been active in the promotion of Lutheran high schools. In
addition to setting itself up as a clearinghouse for information on
- Lutheran high schools, it has given advice to various communities
and districts on specific projects. As more materials are pro-~
duced by the High School Committee, and as we gain further
experience in this field, our Board will be able to function more
effectively.