# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1016
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818 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

ACTION
Upon recommendation of Committee 1, Synod resolved:

Resolution 51 :

Wuereas, The prescribed courses given at our seminaries do 4

emphasize the professional theological training of our pastors;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Memorial 118 be declined.

Shorten Training for Pastors
(Memorial 119)

It is suggested that the following proposal be discussed and
voted upon at the 1950 convention of our Synod:

That the training period of our pastors be shortened. (This

would cut down on expense, and it seems absolutely unnecessary
to spend so many of the best years in training. It appears those
who would be good pastors would be as efficient with a year or two
of the less essentials cut off. For the others no amount of training
would ever classify them as the kind of pastors we need and want.)
AtrreD Oprrz, Pratt, Kans.

ACTION
Upon recommendation of Committee 1, Synod resolved:

Resolution 52
Wuereas, The length of the training period now in effect at
our seminaries at St, Louis and Springfield has been determined
only after long and conscientious study of all factors involved in
preparing for the ministry under present conditions; therefore be it
Resolved, That Memorial 119 be declined.
Norr. — Memorials 120, 121, 122, 123, and Unprinted Memorials 4, 6,

and 41, regarding entrance age at Springfield, were disposed of under
Section I, A. ; °

Adequate Supply of Teachers
(Memorial 133)
In 1947 Synod, in session at Chicago, resolved to do something
toward providing an adequate supply of synodically trained teach-

ers for our Christian day schools. The relevant resolution is found
on page 312, Proceedings, 1947. Resolution 4 reads:

“Wuereas, An expanding system of parochial schools will ob-
viously require a greater number of teachers; and °

“WHEREAS, The. present serious emergency has been met by
measures that are far from satisfactory; be it