# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S32
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

32 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Control expire at the same time. We therefore request Synod tof
take action extending the term of office to six year: 4
for the expiration of the term of office of approximately half te
the members every three years.

3. Additional Professorships. — As indicated above, the prese
number of persons of the various faculty ranks is in our opiniong
rather much out of balance because of the rapid recent gro hg
d the resultant growth of our instructional staff3

of our institution an
Assuming that our two faculties will continue to require a total off

at least 25 persons, we request that an additional number
associate professorships and professorships be allowed. At present
we are allowed a total of 13 called men, including the president{
We herewith request that the allowable total be raised to af
leaving about seven positions to be filled by appointed personnel
We anticipate that, if Synod grants this request, the authorization
for the calling of any new personnel will continue to come from
the Board for Higher Education. We do not plan to call all of these
men at once, but hope to introduce the new positions in the cow of
of the next three years. We are convinced that for instructiond
and administrative efficiency and for stability it is necessary hat
these additional professorships be granted, and we cannot expe
to meet accreditation standards without them. , 4
4. Rank of Assistant Professor. — We understand that
Board for Higher Education is making a recommendation for
introduction of another rank into the system, that of assistant p 0
fessor. We heartily indorse this proposition and recommend. tha
Synod take positive action on it.
5. Curriculum Adjustment. — The curricular studies made
our college faculty have shown certain deficiencies in the pre f
curriculum. One of the most striking is in the field of languag
where, on the one hand, German is the only language we offer.
college and, on the other hand, every student must take Ge
We request authorization, subject to the approval of the B
for Higher Education, to make revisions jn our curriculum, P4
ticularly in the area of languages, and specifically to add ano
language to our college curriculum.
6. Requirements for Lutheran Teachers Diploma. — The pres
the Lutheran Teachers Diploma make it possi
for the majority of the students to earn this diploma in three ye
of college work. Beyond that we have the bachelor’s degr
which is awarded at the end of the standard four-year cow
Almost without exception our men earn both, because of
gh preparation and because of the certificat

desire for a thorou
requirements of the various States. It is our conviction that

requirements for