# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S150
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150 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

their ability and to Synod’s ability to provide the necessary n
A plan developed by the Educational Policies Committee of.
Forest and subsequently adopted by the conference of colleges
Board representatives is herewith offered to the conven
consideration. It is based on the assumption that a) Synod
nizes the blessings accruing to it through its system of Ch
elementary schools and will want to preserve, expand, an
prove it; b) Synod will want to continue to train the teache:
these schools in its own educational institutions; c) the teaché
our parish schools must meet the recognized standards of tr:
and preparation for their important duties.

3. The plan as approved by the Board for presentation tg
convention is as follows:
Proposals for a More Adequate Supply of Women Teache'

a. Use the facilities and potentialities of designated juni
leges for the emergency training of women supply teachers:
two-year-plus-one-summer level, with the caution agains
policy, however, which will lower the synodically accepted
ard of teacher training when the national trend is in the
of raising standards.

b. Modify the present two-year-plus-one-summer 4
ment as follows: The junior colleges will require their
students to take during the sophomore year

General Psychology 3 semester ho

Survey of Elementary Education 3 semester ho

Observation of, and Participation in,

Classroom Activities 3 semester ho’

c. At the end of the two-year course the junior colleg
not grant a teacher’s certificate, but at most a general ed
diploma. .

d. All two-year women supply teachers will be requ
attend one summer at one of the teachers’ colleges before be
their first year of teaching.

e. Both the junior college and teachers’ college will
individual report on a prepared form to the Board for Hi
ucation (or some agency designated by the Board), which
a provisional certificate that is valid for a three-year perio
the date issued and may be renewed for three years provide
student attends summer school or does extension work a’
Forest or Seward with a minimum of 16 term hours’ or |
mester hours’ credit during each three-year period. The.:
taken must be applicable toward the three- and four-year?
The renewal of the provisional certificate will, if nece: