# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S83
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 83

| for new teachers was 2,684. Of these Synod furnished
the spring assignments. From September, 1949, to Sep-
5 950, the gain in classrooms was 184, and the number of
lost (according to reports up to May, 1950, not including
amer months) was 918, making a total demand of 702
demand probably 750). If the total demand was 750 new
, Synod furnished a fraction over 31 per cent (235 persons),
e congregations had to find almost 69 per cent (515 persons).

The Immediate Outlook

an effort to determine the teacher demand, we took our
4 of child Baptisms and predicted the school enrollment for
.1948 to 1955. Late Statistics showed that the school
ent ranged from 28.1 to 30.3 per cent of child Baptisms in
sonding years. Taking 30 per cent as a conservative figure,

d have a gain of 261 classrooms, and a total demand for
teachers in 1953; a gain of 248 classrooms and a total

! prediction or indication, but one which has so far been
timated. It may not be fulfilled.
appose the demand in 1955 would be 1,000 new teachers,
esent teacher-training institutions should reach the goal
men and women teachers, which they have tentatively set
elves, they would still be supplying only 50 per cent
lemand. They would not yet replace teacher losses, which
ear are estimated to be about 750. We realize that con-
will always secure a certain number of teachers them-
tside the synodical supply; but it is an intolerable situa-.
‘they must find 50 or 60 per cent of the demand, and
ober runs up to 500 or more.
dust be said in this connection that the summer schools
chers’ colleges assist a certain number of Lutheran public
@achers, as well as other emergency help, to serve our
‘The number is not known to us.

Suggested Solutions

only about 32 per cent of our children of school age

and Synod has resolved to aim for a 50-per-cent
int goal by 1972; and since this calls for hundreds of schools
ni We now have, we cannot think of halting (if that were
the present normal expansion until we have caught up
cher training, nor can we possibly discourage the estab-
Of more schools. The solution lies in an immediate,