# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S218
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 234

230 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES
that the responsibility is to be discharged (as is now the case) @fien there has been an opportunity for the change to become fully
through the executive officer (not always personally) of the Boag ff “effective, some very real benefits will result. According to the
and the institution. sthedule set by the convention, the last of the authorized ranks,
The Board for Higher Education recommends, therefore, the fall professors, became effective on February 1, 1950,
following changes in Section 6:39: *- While it is true that there has been some disappointment
In Section 6.39 a, line 2, that the word “prescribed” be connected with the establishment of the full series of ranks (be-
deleted and the word “approved” be substituted. cause the introduction of full Professorships into an existing situa_

so that the revised sections of 6.39 will read:

a ranking system in the synodical faculties at the preparatory insti-
tutioris and at the teachers’ colleges. Present indications are: that

In Section 6.39 b, that in lines 1 and 2 the following w, cn it : : “as :
be deleted “to the Board of Directors of Synod.” onds tijn must, admittedly, involve some mequities), the values inherent
In Section 6.39 d, that in lines 4 and 5 of the Paragraph

in conjunction with.” endorsed by many of our college presidents. Under this system

In Section 6.39f, that the entire Paragraph f be del aod now has the means of selecting an ini Soin.
for the reason that this section contradicts the budgetary cond | Sys § and training pr omising
trol section and also contradicts, in part, Section 6.147. We Note
also that the first sentence in the present Section f repeats
the directive given in Section b of this same section. -

And, the Board for Higher Education recommends finally:

That the deleted Paragraph f be replaced by a new Para.
graph f with the following wording:

“ “The Board of Control shall discharge its responsibility
through its executive officer, cf. 6.31.”

6.39. General Functions and Duties

a. The Board of Control shall carry out the educational pro.

1. Under the present system of three ranks there is no oppor-

_ tunity to recognize the Satisfactory work which may be
done by an instructor unless the instructor can _ be given
a call to a permanent position (from instructor directly to
associate professor). This is not always desirable after only

personal visits, or both ha or four, or six years of moderately successful expe-

b. The Board of Control shall be responsible for the condition
of the physical property of its respective institution and
shall operate, manage, control, and supervise the property,
grounds, buildings, and equipment, and maintain the same
in good repair and efficiency.

c. No change.

d. The Board of Control shall be responsible for the efficient
business administration of its respective institution, in ac-
cordance with such methods of accounting as may be pre-
scribed by the Board for Higher Education.

e. No change.

f. The Board of Control shall discharge its responsibility
through its executive officer, cf. 6.31.

Handbook Section 6.51
The Centennial Convention authorized the introduction of

tion of a senior college for ministerial. training ;

g is now
Proposed. In the senior colleges, rovision for f,
would be the normal arrangement. or four ranks

3. It is apparent that in the larger faculties at ir insti

t all our instity-
tions a better faculty balance could be achieved if there were
four Tanks instead of three. Some of the accreditation

Accordingly, the Board for Higher Education recommends that
words “except the theological Seminaries,” be inserted after
the word “Synod” in line 2 of Section 6.51.

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that the