# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1036
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838 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Salary Scale of Professors

(Unprinted Memorial 70) ‘
In the 1947 Convention, Synod adopted Section 6.57 of the ¥
Handbook: 4
“The salary schedules of all professors, associate professors, 4
instructors, and assistants, and other officers paid in full or in part a
from the synodical funds, shall be fixed by the Fiscal Conference

upon recommendation of the Board for Higher Education to the. |
Board of Directors.”

In accordance with this directive, the Board for Higher Edu-
cation set up the following salary scales in 1947: »

For professors 2. $00 to $3,480.00...

For associate professors . 000.00 to $3,240.00 ;
For instructors... 1,800.00 to $3,300.00 ~

For assistants 2! $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 1
‘ At the theological seminaries:
St. Louis - $3,720.00
Springfield 0 3,420.00 Le
College presidents ..-0 $3,300.00 2 to $4,200.00 3 ay:

1 Plus room and board.

2 Junior colleges and academies with fewer than 100 ministerial and teacher “a
training students. ips

3 The presidency. at the St. Louis theological seminary.
During each of the past two years, budget allocations have
compelled the Board for Higher Education to restrict the local
boards to minimum figures in the scale for each category listed.
A cost of living differential of 5% has been allowed at some_
locations.
The Board for Higher Education is deeply concerned over ;
many communications which it has received and over situations 3
which it has observed in connection with current faculty salaries. .4
We know that, under God, the key to our problems in minis-
terial and teacher training is faculty personnel. All of the ministers ~
and teachers who will serve our future Church are being trained
by these college and seminary faculties,
We believe that the same Scriptural principles which apply 4
to the relationship between congregations and pastors and teachers ‘
should apply to the relationship between Synod and its professors
Accordingly, the following principles are considered valid:

pose for which they have been called.

2. Salaries paid to professors should reflect the type of service

and the professional preparation which the Church requires of
them.