# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S100
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100 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

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Reorganization of the High School Course at Our]
Seminario Concordia and of the Secondary and

Superior Courses of Our Church in Brazil

At the jubilee of our Seminary, when by the grace of
we have the opportunity to look back over fifty years of co
growth of our theological and pedagogical institution, it behoovg
us to focus our attention upon a complete reorganization o
program of instruction.

To this 31st Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Brazil, in session from the 18th to the 25th of January, 1953,
Porto Alegre, the professors and the members of the Board
Control, whose signatures are affixed to this document, recommi

the following
Plan of Reorganization

1) That the brethren of Baixo Guandu, Espirito Santo, and.
congregations of Santa Rosa, of this State of Rio Grande do
have their institutions of secondary education accredited by:
government;

2) That we memorialize the Delegate Convention meeti
Houston, Tex., U.S. A.:

a) to acknowledge the three institutions: the Colegio
cordia of Porto Alegre, the Ginasio of Santa Rosa, the Ginasi
Baixo Guandu (last two named in formation), as also other ‘in
tutions to be founded within the District, as institutions in wh
the future pastors and teachers are to receive their high
training; E

b) to permit the gradual removing of the high school cow
from the Seminario Concordia at the time that the Evange
Lutheran Synod of Brazil at a regular convention will
opportune;

c) to grant to these Ginasios, if necessary, the financi
saved by the exclusion of the high school course from the Se

d) to grant to the congregations of the Distrito Missi
(Santa Rosa), principally for the construction of a build
student boarders, an immediate loan of $12,500, to be paid bae
the amortization of the $25,000 granted to the Colegio Conc
of Porto Alegre, of which one half is already promised tog
Ginasio in Santa Rosa as partial payments. “Ss

3) That we present to the Delegate Convention the follow
reasons for this reorganization: ES:

a) Since 1946 new students have been accepted annua
the Seminario Concordia. Since 1949 the theological course:¥

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its preparatory courses lasts ten years and the pedagogical ec