# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1014
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"816 - SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

; ACTION Lit

Committee 1 brought in the following resolution, which was 4
adopted: aoe
Resolution 61

Wuereas, This memorial came to our attention at a very late
hour; and

Wuereas, The resolution proposed involves much more than
the changing of the name of the Board for Higher Education, touch-
ing upon some basic issues with reference to the number of educa-
tional institutions to be placed under the administrative guidance of
the Board for Higher Education; therefore be it

Resolved, That this matter be referred to Synod’s Board for
Higher Education, to Synod’s Board of Directors, and to those
Mission Boards of Synod which come into consideration; and be it ‘
further . 8

Resolved, That the findings of these combined groups be made :
available to Synod at its 1953 convention. ne

Appreciation of the Work of the Board
for Higher Education

Resolution 1 . ;
Wuereas, Competent guidance and Management of Synod’s
educational system for the training of pastors and teachers is of |

far-reaching importance for the continued healthy expansion of our °
Church; and

Wnereas, Synod’s Board for Higher Education has discharged
its assigned responsibility of providing such guidance and manage-
ment with commendable zeal and with an intelligent under-
standing of the many complex problems involved; therefore be it

Resolved, That we thank God for the valuable gift He has
bestowed upon us in the consecrated and able personnel comprising

the Board for Higher Education and its Executive Secretary; and
be it further

Resolved, That we express to the Board for Higher Education
and its Executive Secretary our sincere appreciation for the effi-
cient and far-seeing manner in which they have fulfilled the obli:
gation of their office. .

ACTION

This resolution submitted by- Committee 1 was adopted by
Synod.