# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S917 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 1s 4 i} { y { 72 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES W. Nesper, was appointed when Walter A. Juergensen wag called to the college faculty. : Of the eight persons who terminated their service with Con, cordia High School, three accepted appointments to the college department, two accepted calls into the parish ministry, two ac cepted other teaching positions, and one became a housewife. Both institutions are being served by a president, two pro- fessors, eight associate professors, eight assistant professors, eleven instructors, one graduate assistant, and two emeriti. Of this num| 27 are men, and 6 are women. The College Academic Matters Regional Accreditation: We are happy to report that Concordia Teachers College has been accepted as a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The re- port of the examiners who visited the college in January of this year indicates that the elements of strength of our college lie in its faculty, its sound administration, well-selected student body, adequate plant, and the strong financial support of the Church. The examiners noted the clarity of the purpose of the college. Their report also reflects the significant improvements in the cur- riculum, the library, the laboratories, and the plant in general made within recent years. The college rated well in almost all major areas, although some weaknesses were found, especially in the student-faculty ratio and in the limited scope of the college’s program. Special commendation for the effective self-study by an alert faculty and the rapid progress toward high standards was featured in the report of the examiners. Their favorable evaluation resulted in the admission of our college to the North Central Association in March of this year. Curriculum: One outcome of the accreditation effort was a re- vision of the curricular offerings. The college has a sound program designed to serve its objective of preparing workers for the Church. Summer Session: To help supply the needed personnel for the growing system of Lutheran schools, summer sessions have been held to serve such teachers as desired to shorten the time of prep- aration, or as returned for additional training. The summer school enrollment has been relatively constant. Workshops and Evening Classes: The college has instituted workshops for choir directors and church organists. A suce and significant Visitors’ Workshop was conducted last summer under the able direction of Vice-President Arnold Grumm, D.D. Evening classes are scheduled for both on- and off-campus students. SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 73 y September Field Experience: An innovation of consider- se was introduced this year. Under this program junior pudents spend a week before coming to the campus in a , elementary school, usually near their home, to gain practical experience during the opening week of the new term. The initial effort proved to be very satisfactory, and ne: program is being further developed. , . ‘School. That the present courses are successfully accomplish the task of training students is evident when comparison of the group with ational 3 norms as made. Such inspection of their : e cates our hi a rman aes Neato gh school students rank far above “With the exception of one or two day students all boys and “girls enrolled in the high school are preparing for the work f the Church, the majority for the teaching profession and som of ‘the boys for the ministry. .° Enrollment ¥... The college enrollment at Seward has : it grown steadily whil ae the high school has been limited to about 35 students per ‘class in ’-. arder to favor the college. The average total enrollment has ex- "ceeded 600 students for the past thr ee . shows the following: years. A summary report COLLEG Regular Session * men Women _ Total Summer Session 1850-5 ee ia 116 268 1 ne pos 2-53 156 ]t(iéiéige:C(