# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1087
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PARISH EDUCATION 389

STATUS OF DAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
(Memorial 541)
Resolved, That we memorialize Synod ‘to recognize its called
ochial teachers as “ministers of religion,” as clearly stated in
he Status of the Christian Day School Teacher.
BL! NorTHERN OHIO LuTHERAN TEACHERS CONFERENCE
ArtHuur F. Kirstem, Secretary

. Lutheran High Schools
Resolution 19
(Re 4.1)

Wuersas, Christian education also upon the high school level
‘highly desirable if the Church’s obligation to its Lord and to
ts youth and to the world of our day is to be met; and
Wuereas, There has been a remarkable upsurge in interest
‘in Christian education upon the secondary level, manifested more
“and more throughout the congregations of Synod and evidenced
part by the increase in the number of Lutheran high schools,
ot operated by Synod as such, from three to ten within the last
wenty years; and
j Wuenreas, Despite this increase only one out of twenty of our
“young people of high school age is enrolled in Lutheran high
chools; therefore be it
"Resolved, 1. That Synod gratefully acknowledge as a blessing
‘from the Lord the increase in the number and of the enrollment
of Lutheran high schools, and that it commend those Lutheran
communities and congregations which have established such
schools; and

2. That Synod remind Lutheran communities not to lose sight
‘, of the desirability of following up the program of Lutheran ele-
; mentary education with a good program of Lutheran secondary
-education and, conversely, not to forget the fact that any thoroughly
_ successful program of Lutheran secondary education must be
_ undergirded by a sound program of Lutheran elementary education.
5. Sunday Schools Resolution 1
(Re 5.1, Nursery Department)
4 Whereas, The cradle roll and the nursery class, commonly
, called the Nursery Department of the Sunday school, have proved
,. to be an excellent means of child accounting; and
. Wuereas, Such a department can be of great assistance to the

parents in the Christian training of their children; and

Wuereas, Children enrolled in such a department will readily

enter the Beginner’s Department of the Sunday school; and

OT ER ee