# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S192
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

192 PARISH EDUCATION

An effort to increase the understanding of our people in
tian education and of the value and benefits of a Christian

An emphasis on the need of spending money for a
education. :

‘Financial aid to congregations wherever needed.

The establishment of central schools where these are a
bility and the best solution. |

Individual work with congregations by Circuit Visitors
Boards, and District Superintendents.

Potentialities of Reaching Fifty-Per-Cent Enrollment
in the Elementary Schools

THE LUTHERAN CHURCH — MISSOURI SYNOD
Statistics of 1951

Congregations Con
with Schools Enrollment Without
No. of Comm. Percentage No. of .G¢

Districts i T 7 2 i
Alberta & Brit. Columbia 2. 4 13
Atlantic 00 5 12 40
California and Nevada .... 4 12 31
Central. -------- - 13 51 59
Central Illinois -.. _- 3 36 36
Colorado _........ - 5 47 10
Eastern -_- 3 15 37
English _............ 2 8 33
Florida and Georgia - 3 45 8
Towa East -....-....-- 24 17
Iowa West - 12 48
Kansas _......-..-—---------------- 32 40
Manitoba & Saskatchewan — 21
Michigan  .._.....----------—------ 45 58
Minnesota - 22 92
Montana — 14
North Dakota _. 41
North Wisconsin ... 68

Northern Illinois ~~.
Northern Nebraska —

Northwest |... 36
Oklahoma __ 18
Ontario ....... 27
South Dakota __. 38
South Wisconsin. 29
Southeastern _... _ 25
Southern —_.---- 11
Southern California —.... 27
Southern Dlinois —.———- 18

1
20
1
15
21
12
17

9
12
12
16
83
46

3
21
90
17

9

4

3

2
50

7

5
24
21
13
26
61

|

Southern Nebraska .. 30
Texas _....~-. _— 31
Western 54
Totals — 44 187. 238 691 1,082

Not included are the schools of institutions except in the enrollment percent
Not included are the schools of South America. vt