# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S106
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106 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Wuereas, Only some central agency, such as Synod’s Board,
Higher Education, has the information necessary to assure a su
and avoid an oversupply of such trained men; therefore we

Endorse the program of granting aid to candidates for pro:
sional service in the Church to do graduate work in preparing
such specialized work as teaching in our colleges and sem
and we

Recommend to Synod that the Board for Higher Educaty
continue the administration of this program; and we further °

Recommend to Synod that the Fiscal Conference be instru
to place into the budget of Synod an amount adequate to ¢;
out this program.

THe WESTERN District.
T. A. Wernuotp, Presiden
WALTER J. WARNECK, Secret

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District Student Aid

In keeping with a resolution of the 1950 Milwaukee Conver
of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, a Conference on:
trict Student Aid was called by the Board for Higher Edu
at River Forest, April 30 and May 1, 1952. Invitations to
were sent to all District Presidents, District student aid admi
trators, and college presidents. A total of seventeen Districts
two colleges were represented.

The principal purpose of the conference was to arrive |
agreement on desirable practices for all Districts to follow
administration of student aid. With increased uniformity
greater efficiency in the program of student assistance; it
believed that the funds of the Church set for this purpose
be more wisely expended and future professional workers
Church would be more capably assisted.

The conference adopted a series of resolutions. Seve
these resolutions were recommendations which are herewit

Tex., in June, 1953:
1

Wuereas, It is highly desirable and helpful to maintain
contacts. and exchange information between District stude
administrators; and

Wnrereas, The matter of grants-in-aid to students prep
for service in the Church belongs to tht area of the
Board for Higher Education; we therefore

Recommend that the Board for Higher Education be auth
to establish under its jurisdiction a clearinghouse for info me