# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S85
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES . 85

upply, with the teacher-training program under synodical
and control.

Board for Parish Education feels that Synod must bend
ort to meet the teacher demand for the sake of the schools
Church. It believes that fear of overproduction, or a repe-
f the experiences in the 1930’s, is out of place, because
’ - school system was not expanding, while at present the
on is great and promises to continue for many years to
This makes a large teacher demand a constant and in-

demand. Tue Boarp ror Partsn Epucatron

Paut M. Bretscuer, Chairman
Ewatp C. Gutz, Secretary

raduate Study at Our Teachers’ Colleges

as, The Master’s degree is more and more becoming

ent for certain positions in the American educational

a:

s, A growing number of our teachers and pastors have

ending private and State universities, thus indicating
‘interest in advanced study and advanced degrees; and

s, Private and State universities do not provide pro-
gear directly into advancing the cause of Christian edu-

» It is desirable that our Synod provide graduate
ur own teachers’ colleges for the following reasons:
epare well-trained professional leaders in Christian edu-
#4): to provide for the further specialization in the philosophy
methods of Christian education that is most needed by
bers in our elementary and secondary schools; and 3) to
> doctrinal soundness of our educational program by
graduate study under the auspices of the Church; and
§, A preliminary study. made by Concordia Teachers
ver Forest, has indicated that the introduction of grad-
aining is entirely feasible; therefore be it
ed,.That Synod go on record as favoring the inaugura-

gram of graduate study at one of our teachers’ col-
it further |

d, That the faculties of our two teachers’ colleges and

Higher. Education jointly continue the study of this
and be it further ,