# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S110
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

110 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

[142]
Reconsider Founding of Two-Year Senior College’

Wuerras, There is considerable doubt in the minds of og
Colorado District constituency regarding the advisability of fo
ing a two-year senior college on a campus other than our e
institutions; and

Wuereas, Synod’s operation for training pastors and teach
in its present educational system is continually making hea
demands on our synodical treasury (approximately 37 per cent
the total budget of Synod), and we of the Colorado District
of the opinion that we have enough college campuses at the pres¢
time for the establishment of a senior college; and

Wuereas, The indicated growth of Synod evidences the
sufficiency of but one four-year college, even within the ran
of ten or fifteen years; and ad

Wuereas, Synod has not as yet taken any definite action
the matter of the location of the Senior College; therefore be

Resolved, That we, the Colorado District of The Luthe
Church — Missouri Synod, in convention assembled at Pueb
Colo., August, 1952, respectfully request Synod to reconsider th
advisability of founding a two-year senior college on a campg
other than our existing institutions; and be it further

Resolved, That we memorialize Synod to consider the advi
bility of converting some of the existing two-year colleges
the accepted American educational system of four-year coll

Tue Cotoravo District
Harotp D. Hacemann, Secr

[143]
Delay Action on Two-Year Senior College

Wueneas, There is still much lack of uniformity in the
of many members of Synod with regard to the establishmen
a separate two-year Senior College; and

Wuereas, The establishment of a separate two-year
College will necessitate an approximate expenditure of $4,200, i
or an additional grant of $1,700,000 beyond the amount ave
from the “Conquest for Christ” offerings, plus an appro:
expenditure of $300,000 per year operation cost; and

Wuereas, There are grave doubts in the minds of many
bers of Synod with regard to the wisdom of such an expendi
of money for what is deemed by them an experiment; and