# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S143
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 1438

the preparatory schools, only 43.8% had completed a full

synodical schools. The estimate for June, 1953, is that
‘the students who will apply to the seminary in September
‘fad that amount of training in Synod’s preparatory

~tiltimate effect of a continuation of such ratios of advanced
g° admissions is a volume of graduations from the seminary
of the estimated needs which Synod accepted and listed
ble. 4; page 164, of the 1950 Proceedings:

125 1955 _.._. 148 1960 __.... 175

“is not possible, under the circumstances, to make an
accurate estimate of St. Louis production, present indi-
that a total of 200 graduations may be expected from
aries in 1955 and that the number will rise, if no adjust-
‘authorized, to approximately 280 by 1959.

“Board believes, and asks to be corrected if Synod does
that the directive of Handbook Section 6.07b, calling
Board to “determine, direct, and supervise, within the
‘yesolutions of Synod, the educational and administrative
policies, and procedures of Synod’s educational system

od’s system of preparatory schools; transfers from the
tory schools to Springfield; admissions at advanced levels;
ions to the St. Louis Seminary without preparatory
ning: permissible course loads for students; uniform
stems; methods of computing quality point averages; and
ractices in preparing and evaluating transcripts. The
Sliitions with regard to the operation of the Springfield
and the Fort Wayne experiment also are held to be
It appears to your Board, however, that more effective
procedures should be established by the schools; that
‘tesidence requirement policy should be established by
id-that specific provisions should be made to assure Synod
phious balance between production and needs will be
nd that the present opportunity to do so will be effec-
to select only the best students for final ministerial
-graduation from. the seminary.

First Recommendation

detailed discussions of the Advisory Council (college
y ’ presidents) and your Board, there was ready agree-
‘board, commission, or officer of Synod is currently
b.responsibility for carrying forward the detailed studies
seep Synod informed on the degree of balance be-