# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S25
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 25

“There is no mistaking the purpose of Concordia Teachers College.
The institution knows exactly what it wishes to achieve and states
its purpose in unequivocal terms. ... There is no evidence of
dilution of that purpose. ... The control, administration, faculty,
and students possess a common background and objective.... The
morale of all personnel at Concordia Teachers College is appro-
priate to an educational institution. . . . It is obvious in all the
activities of the college that its purposes are the determining
factor.” Among the other elements of strength were: loyalty and
devotion by all to the college; deliberate and effective study of
educational policy by the faculty; a student body of above-average
mentality and achievement, which at the same time is highly moti-
vated and sincere; the demonstrated ability of the school to conduct
rigid self-study and to make the necessary improvements; strong
financial support from the Church; effective student personnel and
placement service; and administrative officers and faculty competent
to staff an institution with the purposes of Concordia Teachers
College.

To overcome the three elements of weakness noted by the
examiners, a re-study and clarification of the synodical control
of the institution were recommended, as well as the strengthening
of the authority of the local board, an increase in the number of
board members with longer and overlapping terms of office to
insure continuity of policy and effort; clarification and strength-
ening of the positions of the academic administrators; and a broad-
ening of the general cultural offerings in the college curriculum
which is necessarily somewhat narrow because of its professional
teacher-training character. Recommendations on some of these
points have been conveyed to the Board for Higher Education,
who will present them for Synod’s consideration; others are being
studied, and where possible, improved by the faculty and admin-
istration of the college as a matter of continuing policy. -

More than any other single event in recent years, the accredi-
tation of Concordia Teachers College by the North Central Asso-
ciation will facilitate the certification of our graduates and aid in
securing temporary certificates for our undergraduate students who
go out to do a year of temporary supply teaching.

The Board of Control wishes publicly to thank the synodical
Board for Higher Education and the Board of Directors for their
willingness to co-operate in the process of attaining accreditation.
Nor can we refrain from expressing our deep satisfaction and
sincere gratitude for the earnest purpose and steady co-operative
effort of the students, the faculty, and the administrative officers
under the leadership of the President, which, under God's abundant
blessings, has made this official recognition possible.