# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S976
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278 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Control and the Board for Higher Education after consultation 4
with the Board of Directors and the Board of Support and 4
Pensions. 4a
“3. Not later than March 1 of the academic year in which 4
a president’s or faculty member’s seventieth birthday occurs, -4
the president and the Board of Control of the respective insti- 3
tution in which the person involved is serving shall submit :
a recommendation in writing to the Board for Higher Educa- 4
tion with respect to arrangements for the member’s retirement. 4
“a. It is understood that all such proposals shall be presented -4
for the joint consideration of the boards involved as a «
result of consultations between the local administration and id
the personnel involved. : 4
“b. It is further understood that Synod intends to supplement
the regular pension payments in all cases where any hard-
ship would result from the simple assignment of pension.”

B. Modified Service

“1. On transfer to modified service, retired presidents and
professors shall be classified as advisory faculty members with-
out vote. :

“2, On transfer to modified service such faculty personnel |
shall be relieved of all major administrative responsibility in
the operation of the institution (President, Dean, Registrar,
Librarian, Admissions Officer, etc.).

“3. On transfer to modified service such faculty personnel
shall also be relieved of all major administrational responsi-
bility which may have been carried with respect to an academic
department.

’ “a, On transfer to modified service, such faculty personnel

may be assigned to another type of work more suitable to 4

their capacity. 4
“b. The services of faculty personnel transferred to modified 4

service because of age shall be limited to the teaching of »

elective courses, special courses or sections, special lec- -
tures, research, publications, representing the institution |

upon specific appointment, and minor administrative work, a

“4, On transfer to modified service such faculty personne
shall not be required to render committee service for the
faculty. ¥

“5. The standard annual salary for modified service shall .
be one half the average regular salary received by such in-
dividual during the last full year of standard service.
“a. It is understood that this figure is to be used as a standart
basis for recommendations by local presidents and boards.
“b. It is further understood that one part of the salary is to be
paid through the standard pension which is due the per-*
sonnel involved and that the additional sums, plus any...
necessary housing contributions, are to be charged to the
institution’s regular salary budget.
“6. Not later than March 1 of the academic year in which
a member’s seventieth birthday occurs, the president and the Ee

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