# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S113
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES ; 109

VII. Some professors object to the plan for the reason that
have been called as full professors and that it is improper to

they te them to associate professors without just cause.
aa Accrediting agencies. do not require ranking of professors
for the accreditation of junior colleges and high schools.

For all these reasons we earnestly petition Synod to return

ur old system of classifying all our permanently called teachers
_ unior colleges and high schools as professors and to elim-
in te the distinction between associate professor and professor.

Facutry or Concorpra Cottece, St. PAuL, MINN.

W. A. PoEHter, President
Artuur C. STREUFERT, Secretary

nai] Assistance for Graduate Study

Wuereas, The growing complexities of pastoral and educa-
tional work of today makes increasing demands on the professional
training of pastors and teachers; and

Wuereas, Educational and professional standards in America
are constantly being raised; and

Waereas, A gradual improvement and advancement in the pro-
fessional background of our pastors and teachers seems highly
desirable in view of the conditions set forth above; and, finally,

Wuereas, No official procedures exist in Synod at the present
time for permitting men to undertake graduate study by qualified
pastors and teachers in specialized fields of work; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Committee on Allocating Research Funds
be authorized to prepare for the Praesidium plans for inaugurating
a program of encouraging and financially assisting qualified indi-
viduals of the pastoral and teaching professions of our Synod to
pursue specialized study on the graduate level at recognized
institutions of learning; and be it further

Resolved, That, after approval by the Praesidium of an over-all
program of encouragement and financial assistance, the Committee
on Allocating Research Funds be authorized to receive applica-
tions and to make financial allocations as may be required by
the approval of qualified applicants.

LUTHERAN ACADEMY FoR SCHOLARSHIP
Martin H. Scuartemann, President