# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S655
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 655

taking. It is hoped that this study will not only help the high
schools presently established, but that it will encourage other
communities and groups to want to organize similar secondary
schools.
9. The First Twenty-Five Years of Missouri Synod

This proposal came to the Committee from the Research Com-
mittee of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, the Literature Board of
Synod, and Concordia Historical Institute. It represents one
volume in a larger set known as the Concordia Historical Series.
This volume is intended to present an exhaustive history of our
Church during its first twenty-five years. Professor H. Keinath
was selected as the leader of this particular project. The sum of
$1,000 was allocated to cover the cost of this project.

10. Documents in the History of the Lutheran Church
in America
This is another volume in the Concordia Historical Series.
It is to cover the documents drawn up in the formation of con-
gregations, synods, and parishes in the Lutheran Church, with an
historical evaluation of their significance. Dr. W. G. Polack of
Concordia Seminary is to produce this volume. The Committee
allocated the sum of $4,000 to this project. ,

11. Cultural Institute

This proposal was made by the Lutheran Academy for Scholar-
ship, supported by the Lutheran Collegiate Association, the Stu-
dent Service Commission, and Valparaiso University. The project
is to embrace a study by authorities in their respective fields on
the cultural impact and potential of the Lutheran Church, with
particular reference to the growing influence of our Church on
the American way of life.

As presently envisioned, this institute will be held at Val-
paraiso University in the summer of 1951 under the leadership
of the Lutheran Academy for Scholarship. Out of it should come
a greater awareness of the cultural influence of the Lutheran
Church. A sum of $2,500 was allocated for this project.

; Financial Summary

The total funds made available to the Committee on Allocating
; C.T.O. Funds for Scholarly Research amounted to $213,250. Of this
amount some $150,000 have been allocated. Another $10,000 have
been set aside tentatively to carry out a possible program for de-
veloping a philosophy of Christian education, as suggested by the
Board for Parish Education.