# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S225
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244 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

of the Board of Control shall be elected for a term of si,
years (two trienniums).”

“The election of Board members shall be so arranged that
at each triennial synodical convention the terms of one hal
of the members shall expire.”

The Board recommends finally

That Handbook Section 2.07: “Term of Office,” be adjusteg
to conform to the preceding proposals, so that it reads (italics
indicate changes):

“2.07. Term. of Office

“The term of all officers of Synod shall be three y
unless in the case of boards, commissions, or committees of
Synod.a longer tenure of office is authorized by Synod. In
case part of the board, commission, or committee shall be
elected every three years.”

Interim Adjustment

In order to introduce this proposed change into our existing
system the Board for Higher Education recommends

That Boards of Control involved in “term of office” adjust.
ments be authorized and directed to designate the incumbents
who shall assume six-year terms and those who shall assume
three-year terms on the effective date of the change of Hand.
book Section 2.07. It is understood that the constitutional
amendment which is recommended in a subsequent section
must be approved by the regular constitutional change pro-
cedure prior to the effective date of the changes proposed for
Sections 2.07 and 6.21.

Enabling Resolution for Handbook Sections 6.21 and 2.07

The proposals to achieve overlapping of the terms of office of
Board of Control members cannot be made effective without a con-
stitutional amendment. The Board for Higher Education recom-
mends therefore that Article X, Section B, 2, be amended so that
the revised section will read (italics indicate changes):

“The term of service of all officers of Synod shall extend
from one regular session of Synod until the next or until their
successors have been elected or appointed and have entered
upon their respective offices. In the case of members of boards,
commissions, or committees of Synod, however, a longer tenure
may be specifically authorized by Synod.”

. Handbook Section 6.27
In its Centennial Convention, Synod directed its educational
institutions to seek accreditation with regional accrediting agencies
and further directed the Board for Higher Education to assist the
colleges and seminaries in their efforts. Our experience in carrying
out this directive indicates two areas in which the examiners have
reduced the score on general control at our institutions because

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 245

of conditions which can quite easily -be corrected. These two items
are the following: ,
1, The fact that Board members have a term of three years.
2. The fact that as many as a third of the Board members come
from a single occupational group.
We quote the following from the report of one of the examiners
at River Forest: :
“The score on general control was somewhat reduced be-
cause of the fact that Board members have a term of three
years. The fact that there is no overlapping of the terms of
Board members gave the institution a score of zero on this
point. The fact that as many as a third of the Board members
come from a single occupational group still further lowered
the score under the heading of general control. . , .”
This condition could be quite readily corrected and the insti-
tution would be well served if the following Handbook adjustments,
indicated below and in 6.21 and 2.07, were authorized.

The Board for Higher Education recommends that Handbook
Section 6.27 be adjusted to read as follows:

“6.27. Personnel of Boards for Teachers’ Colleges

“The Boards of Control of teachers’ colleges shall consist of
the President of the synodical District in which the institution
is located, one pastor who is a voting member of Synod, two
teachers who hold membership in a congregation of Synod, and
no less than three laymen who hold membership in a congre-
gation of Synod and who reside within reasonable proximity
to the institution. Not more than two of the lay members of

The proposed (above) wording for 6.27 introduces the fol-
lowing changes into the present arrangement: .
1. The addition of one teacher to the membership of the Board
of Control.

2. The provision that not more than two of the lay members
shall be engaged in the same profession or business. ‘

‘Handbook Section 6.141

With the help of the bursar and the comptroller of Valparaiso
University and in personal consultation with Mr. Henry Badger,
chief consultant in accounting to the United States Office of Edu-
cation and author of the Standard Textbook in Accounting for
Junior Colleges, your Board has worked out a system which
conforms to the generally accepted standards of educational
accounting procedures and practices. ‘

This new plan has been adapted for Synod’s use by Mr. Elmer
Jagow, business manager of the River Forest college, and success-