# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S215
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION 215

same favorable attitude toward the public school was re-
hasized in 1915 in the Lutheran School Journal. The article

We Lutherans have not ‘declared war on the public school
n of America.’ We are convinced that in a republic such as
where the people may and should and must use the ballot
lace into office the men who enact laws, the people, all of the
sa'citizens, must of necessity be educated, so that they may
reir ballot intelligently. And we believe that the state, which
.the right to vote, would be guilty of an absurdity if it
not impart to its citizens by popular education the ability
ly to use the franchise. A republic cannot long exist as
iblic without popular education. Therefore we Lutherans pay
ublic school taxes not only without a murmur, but with
y good will. We consider it our civic and patriotic duty to
all our powers toward upholding and uplifting the public
system of our country.”
is our civic and patriotic duty to support the public schools.
‘Yecognize that our public schools are agents of the entire
jinity, we will identify ourselves with the purpose and pro-
of the public school and help the public school in word and
‘We may properly insist that the maintenance of our own
ran. elementary schools and high schools should not be inter-
as hostility against the public school. It is simply our means
nplishing the thorough religious training of our children
the only means available. Also those who maintain Chris-
Schools can and should join with their fellow citizens in ad-
the cause of the public school by participating in discussions
msultations leading toward the development and maintenance
od public school program.

K. Special Assignments and Activities of the Board
for Parish Education
1. The Committee on Tests and Measurements

‘Committee on Tests and Measurements of the Board ‘for
ucation has continued its work on the several projects
ere reported to the 1950 convention. These are:

Achievement tests on the Catechism

group test of Christian personality

test of Biblical information

‘first two testson the Catechism units, each in two forms,

thave been published by Concordia Publishing House. ‘The
ttee has under way a total of fourteen tests on the chief