# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S966
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268 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

‘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 -:
two, or four, or six years of moderately successful expe- ;
rience. 4
2. It should be recognized that we already have two senior
colleges (River Forest and Seward) and that the introduc-
tion of a senior college for ministerial training is now .
proposed. In the senior colleges, provision for four ranks .
would be the normal arrangement. 5
3. It is apparent that in the larger faculties at all our institu-
tions a better faculty balance could be achieved if there were
four ranks instead of three. Some of the accreditation.
examiners have pointed out this possibility and have also
recommended that we take advantage of the benefits which *
could be achieved by the addition of the assistant professor
ranks, since it would offer better prospects of keeping good °
instructors for longer periods.

Accordingly, the Board for Higher Education recommends that i

the 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
words “four ranks” in line 5 be deleted and the words “five classifi-
cations” be substituted.

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that’ the
designation “assistants” in Paragraph a be deleted and that the
term Student Assistants be inserted as the title of Paragraph a.

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that no
faculty “rank” be attached to the classification “Student Assistant.”

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that the
following insertion be made after the word “seminaries” in the
fifth from the last line of Section 6.51, Paragraph b: “Instructors
may be advanced to the rank of assistant professor by the local
Board of Control, with the consent of the Board for Higher Educa-
tion, without extending a call.”

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that

the words “or assistant professor” be added at the end of Para- |:j

graph b, Section 6.51.

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that
the present Paragraph c of 6.51 be designated as Paragraph d.

The Board for Higher Education recommends further that
the present Paragraph d of 6.51 be designated as Paragraph e.

The Board for Higher Education recommends finally that the
following wording be approved as a new section, to be known as
Paragraph c of Section 6.51:

“6.51¢ Assistant Professors

This classification shall be related to the faculty and to the
administration of the institution in a manner identical with the