# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S837
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK 885

ment of the war years. The total number would be considerably
increased if every congregation would report all of its students
to our Commission at the time of our annual student census, The
number of full-time student pastorates in April, 1947, was seven-
teen. On a part-time basis 458 pastors were active at 674 colleges
and universities during the academic year 1946-47. The self-
sacrificing devotion of our college-serving pastors to their difficult
task has been a source of constant joy to our Commission and its
representative. ;

The Tasks of the Student Service Commission

The Student Service Commission explores opportunities for
service at colleges and universities; suggests methods for initiating
and intensifying student work; conducts an annual student census;
issues an annual informative bulletin to all pastors within the
Synodical Conference; publishes a monthly bulletin, to which
are attached practical materials for our student pastors; provides
Bible class and discussion materials for student groups; issues
pamphlets for distribution on the campus; sponsors annual student
pastors’ conferences; supervising Gamma Delta; represents the
department of Student Service at District conventions, pastoral
conferences, and at assemblies of the various organizations within
the Church; sponsors an annual Planning Council Meeting; offers

counsel to Beta Sigma Psi and to the Lutheran Collegiate Associa-

tion; engages in editorial and publicity work; collects data and
compiles statistics; contributes, through correspondence and
campus visits, toward the solution of specific campus problems;
conducts a placement bureau as a special service to the Church
and to students interested in direct service to the Church; ete.

Concerning Annual Appropriations"

Our attention has been directed to an irregularity in our past
procedure in appealing directly to Synod for annual appropriations
in any triennium for the promotion of our work. In compliance
with that directive, we have omitted from our current report the
traditional annual subsidy request for the ensuing triennium. We
are confident, however, that the responsible agencies of Synod will
make adequate financial provision for our department, enabling
our Commission to conduct its expanding and exceedingly im-
portant work with a measure of efficiency.

Tas Srupent SERVICE CoMMISSION
Water C. Brxner, Chairman
‘Ewatp M. Prass, Secretary
Henry J. Memr, Treasurer
Reusen W. Haan, Executive Secretary