# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1046
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

+ 848 PARISH EDUCATION

tr of individuals have subscribed to this publication. The Board has
ie also continued to maintain regular contact with the District Boards
through the monthly Board for Parish Education Bulletin and the
Adult Education Bulletin.

The activities of the Board for Parish Education extend over
a large number of areas. We shall Summarize the status in each
area and then present pertinent recommendations.

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Elementary Schools
With deep gratitude to God, your Board can again report
that our elementary school system is growing apace, although
hampered by a serious teacher shortage.

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Recent Statistics

United States Canada South America Total a
Year Schools “ment Schools EPO gong ment” Schools pape
1945 ... 1,090 73,948 7 108 —* 4,106 —* 78,234
1946 _. 1,083 77,371 7 107 — 4,461 —* 82,029

1947 ._. 1,093 82,023 6 118 105 «45,618 1,204 87,859
1948 ... 1,120 86,383 6 225 105 5,879 1,231 92,487

* Number of schools from Brazil not reported,

Total Statistics — Present Decade

Year Schoots —“snyoll- Teachers Pastors Women Students* . Total
1,259 71,151 1,308 256 363 320 2,247
1,241 71,068 1,331 265 389 263 © 2,248
70,647 1,343 243 438 243. 2,267
73,422 1,373 230 480 209 2,292
76,277 1,393 189. 602 158 2,342
74,128 1380 149 688 156 2,373
77,605 1,385 145 758 226 2,514
87,859 1,383 181 954 228 2,806
92,487 1,374 165 1,118 307 2,964

Gain or Loss —28 21,336 66 —91 755 —13 117
* Students and candidates.

Note the inclusion of candidates in the “students” column. In
the 30’s this meant inclusion of a large number of theological
candidates, with the result that available teacher candidates
received no calls, but had to be placed temporarily. In the late 40’s
the number of candidates was extremely small, and only a few
teacher candidates or older teachers served in temporary positions,

The number of schools reached a low point in 1946 but has con-
siderably increased since. The real increase is shown in the enroll-
ment (Col. 2) and total instructors (last col.). A disturbing factor
is the small increase in male teachers. Even more noticeable is the
very great increase of women who are not graduates, but
emergency teachers.