# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S779
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 81

there is the additional reason that, because of the small size of
the city in which we are located and the fact it has only one con-
gregation of our Synod and this congregation is involved in the joint
operation of our training school, we feel it to be necessary to have
a number of members, including laymen, who are not local resi-
dents. At the same time we are convinced that it is necessary to
' have several local laymen who can serve on the executive com-
mittee of our board, to which much of the work between board
meetings is delegated. Besides, it is of great advantage to the
carrying on of Synod’s teacher-training program to have adjacent
Districts represented on our board and also to make sure that
a wider range of vocations is represented than would be the case
if the board were limited to three laymen. We therefore request
Synod to allow us to continue to have five laymen on our Board
of Control.

2. Term of Office of Members of Board of Control.— We are
convinced that it is a poor policy and a needless risk on the part
of Synod to have the terms of office of all men of its Board of
Control expire at the same time. We therefore request Synod to
take action extending the term of office to six years and providing
for the expiration of the term of office of approximately half of
the members every three years.

3. Additional Professorships. — As indicated above, the present
number of persons of the various faculty ranks is in our opinion
rather much out of balance because of the rapid recent growth
of our institution and the resultant growth of our instructional staff.
Assuming that our two faculties will continue to require a total of
at least 25 persons, we request that an additional number of
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 18,
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 course
of the next three years. We are convinced that for instructional
and administrative efficiency and for stability it is necessary that
these additional professorships be granted, and we cannot éxpect
to meet accreditation standards without them.

4. Rank of Assistant Professor. — We understand that the
Board for Higher Education is making a recommendation for the
introduction of another rank into the system, that of assistant pro-
fessor. We heartily indorse this proposal and recommend that
Synod take positive action on it.