# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1314
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842 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Financial Summary

The total funds made available to the Committee on Allocati

C. T. O. Funds for Scholarly Research amounted to $213,250. Of thie

amount some $150,000 have been allocated. Another $10,000 have

been set aside tentatively to carry out a possible program for de-

veloping a philosophy of Christian education, as suggested by the
Board for Parish Education.

Recommendations

This Committee recommends that

1. A committee be appointed to continue the work of super-
vising: the use of funds already allocated and to make
further allocations to the extent of funds available.

2. That, in addition to the sums already available, Synod in-
clude in its annual budget the sum of $15,000 to carry on
special research projects.

Watter F, LicoTsinn Rocer SoMMER
Martin H. ScHaRLEMANN ARTHUR L. MILLER
Martin CoyNer

ACTION
Committee 8 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 12

Wuereas, The Committee on the Supervision of the Allocation
of C.T. O. Funds for Scholarly Research has examined 46 projects
and approved 11; and

Wuereas, Said Committee allocated sums of money ranging
from $1,000 to $80,000 for these eleven projects (totaling about
$150,000); and

Wuereas, Only about $63,000 of the original $213,250 remain
for future projects; be it

Resolved, 1. That Synod commend the Committee on the Super-
vision of Allocating Centennial Thankoffering Funds for Scholarly
Research for its conscientious and faithful work; and

2. That the same committee be appointed to continue the work
of supervising the use of funds already allocated and to make
further allocations to the extent of funds available; and

3. That the fund for such research work be replenished by an
annual appropriation of not less than $15,000 to carry on special
research projects; and

4, That the Fiscal Conference be petitioned to include this sum
in the annual budget of Synod.

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