# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S159
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 159

't-centered, who realize that their chief educational task
e love of Christ into the student’s heart and who
all their teaching to the Cross. We need men who are not
and callow, but who have grown in Christian maturity
w upon a fund of practical experience in the work of
dom. We need men who are wholly dedicated to the
‘and program of our schools and who have no higher ambi-
6 teach young men to be teachers of the Word.”
tribute toward constant improvement in the Church’s
find such men and to call only those of known attitudes,
‘and abilities to the staffs of our colleges and seminaries,
proposes modification of some of our present practices
“Jt is believed that the recommended procedures will
ynod to cover a wider area in its search and to be more
tmed on qualified persons for this work than is possible
a present system, since our Synod has grown so tre-
ly in recent years.

First Recommendation

‘Board for Higher Education

mends that Synod’s Board for Higher Education be
prepare general nominations forms and to send them
tor and to every congregation in Synod at appropriate
ch mailing of these forms shall be accompanied by
om to nominate candidates for listing in the Board’s file
“and academic data on potential faculty personnel for
eges and seminaries. A statement defining the purposes
ools and describing the general characteristics for
ork’on these staffs shall also be included in the mailing.

Second Recommendation

Wve for Calling Instructors or Assistant Professors to
ofessorships Within a School or to Another School

authorized the appointment of men to the ranks
nd assistant professor at Synod’s colleges. The
he past six years has indicated that this was an
provision and that it has resulted in great benefits
of ministerial and teacher training.

a makes it possible for our schools to search out
+ for this important work and to train them for
without making final commitments prior to having
-these men are actually qualified for the work and
happy in it. Under present-day circumstances it
essary to have such arrangements, since there is
time i in the busy pastorate to undertake the necessary