# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S843
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 259

are required for the reading of the Old and the New Testament at
our Seminary in St. Louis, and they are, then let us by all means
be fair to our boys in preparing for it by giving these languages
the preference, and that in the very book in which they are to
know them, the Old and the New Testament of the Bible. Let us
help our boys to honor God who ever liveth, and not those old
dead heathen authors in Latin and Greek, who did not honor God

in their writings, nor did God ever honor any of them, because.

they did not honor His Son Jesus Christ as the only Lord and
Savior.
‘St. Charles, Mo., R.3 Rev. R. E. KuEHNERT
. ACTION
Synod adopted the following report of Committee 1:
“The suggestions presented in the overture are covered by ex-
isting regulations for the Board for Higher Education.”

Relative to Service of Three Years
by Teacher Graduates
(Unprinted Memorial 17)

Wuereas, Synod expends large sums of money to educate and
train men and women for the teaching profession; and

Wuereas, Many teacher graduates, particularly women, serve
the Church for two years or less after graduation from Teachers
Colleges, involving an insufficient return on Synod’s financial in-
vestment and depriving Synod too quickly of its trained teaching
personnel; and

Wuereas, The Deaconess School in Fort Wayne is reported to
have provided a successful precedent by requesting its graduates
to sign an agreement to serve the Church for at least three years
after graduation; therefore be it

Resolved, That the proper authorities prepare a written agree-
ment to be signed by all students entering the College Department
of either of our Teachers Colleges to the effect that they will, God
willing, serve our Church in the teaching profession for a minimum
of three years after graduation; and be it further

Resolved, That this resolution be put into effect with the forth-
coming school term in September, 1947,

‘Atiantic District Boarp oF DIRECTORS

ACTION
The following report of Committee 1 was adopted:

“While it is true that the Synod expends large sums of money
to educate and train men and women for the teaching profession,
and while it is further true that graduates are undoubtedly under