# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S939
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 241

“4 Resolved, That the final decision on the location of the Senior
~College be made by the Praesidium of Synod; the Board of
; Directors; the Board for Higher Education; the District Presidents;
:..and lay delegates — one from each District, to be appointed by the
‘respective District President. The individuals comprising the
% membership of each of the above groups shall each be entitled to
a vote, and the decision shall be based upon a majority vote;
That the Advisory Committee of the Board for Higher Edu-
cation, consisting of the presidents of Synod’s educational institu-
,. tions, shall serve in an advisory capacity without vote;

That announcement of the final decision on location shall be
: made at some time prior to the general solicitation of funds for
the establishment of the college;

q That the Board for Higher Education be directed and
authorized:

a. To receive and examine all data and suggestions which
« individuals or groups may wish to bring to Synod’s attention in
this connection;

- b. To prepare recommendations and relevant data for the
; consideration of the group named in paragraph 1 of these recom-
. mendations;

and be it further

Resolved, That the sum of $2,750,000 be considered the approxi-
mate maximum amount (not including the possible cost of land)
5, to be expended in the physical construction of the Senior College;
. and be it finally

; Resolved, That implementation be given the previous resolution
by accepting the following enabling resolution:

a. That Synod convey to its Board for Higher Education what-
ever authority is required to execute the Senior College plan or
any sections of it which are approved by the convention;.

b. That Synod convey to its Board for Higher Education
authority to complete the adjustments which are required to inte-
grate and articulate the preparatory system of colleges and the
theological seminaries into the extended system of ministerial
training which is automatically authorized in Section “A” of this
resolution;

c. That Synod’s Board of Directors and the Fiscal Conference
be directed and authorized to make available the funds required
to execute these resolutions;

d. That in any and all actions which the Board for Higher
Education undertakes in carrying out these resolutions, the legal
status of the Board of Directors, as defined in Section 2.75 of the
Handbook, shall in no way be abridged.