# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S200
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

200 PARISH EDUCATION

continuation of released-time instruction and the’ establis
classes in more areas.

Since released-time work has made it possible to reach
of our own children and many non-member children for instrug
in the Word of God, extant classes should continue to fun
and new classes should be introduced where it is possible to ‘

E. Confirmation Instruction

The Board for Parish Education still has on its program of:
the development of a manual on Confirmation instruction
give assistance in this important field.

In a number of Districts very helpful workshops have.
held on the subject of Confirmation instruction. Particularly.
worthy were those held in the Central District and the
District.

The Board for Parish Education would encourage all .
and teachers’ conferences and congregations to place this i
item on their agenda and would encourage also the individu:
gregations to discuss the provisions in the local congregati
this important phase of the educational program.

F. High Schools

Since 1944 the Board for Parish Education has been a
the promotion and guidance of Lutheran secondary schools
bers of the staff have given counsel and guidance to comm
interested in the development of a Lutheran high school pr¢
The Board has also been represented at meetings of the Associq}
of Lutheran Secondary Schools, and by request of the Assod
the Teachers’ Bureau has developed a file of high school t
prospects. Members of the staff have also presented paper :
gional high school conferences.

During the last triennium definite progress has been 1
the Lutheran high school program of Synod. In Chicago,
High School South was opened in 1951 with a fine new
plant. This school will be graduating the first class in J
The original Luther Institute property was sold to the e
Chicago, and Luther Institute has occupied rented quarters
1952—53 school year, while a second of the three conte
high schools for the Chicago area was being built. This sche
be ready for use in September, 1953. The Detroit Luther
School was relocated in a different plant, and plans are un
for the erection of a new Lutheran high school there. In
Wayne a new high school building was dedicated in 1952.
Angeles the Dr. Walter A. Maier Memorial Lutheran High#
is now being built, and the school will open in Septembe