# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S950
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118 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

by the Brazil District at its last convention in January of this
petitioning Synod to permit the reorganization of its higher Year,
cation. Should Synod not be willing to grant what Was pr edu.
in this memorial, the faculty and the Board of Control fee]
strained to explain at some length the present situation and mak,
a few requests. -
A. Presentation
1. Courses and Lessons

In the school year of 1953 (it begins on the 5th of March ang

ends on the 15th of December) the following courses

are off
at this institution: red

Department Years Subjects
High School 4 “
College — 2 15
Seminary 2 ag 18
Normal (besides High School) 2 13
Rapid Normal (besides three years of
High School) 1 15

Remark.—In the present year of 1953. ‘Since all of these
courses are offered at this one institution, we often combine classes;
especially classes of the Normal School with College and
School classes, and also some classes in the theological department.
In order to show how many lessons are actually given by the
teachers and what subjects are being taught, the following lists are
added:

Lessons
per week, Lessons

Subjects taught nome | with given - The

High School Year classes “In 1963” tnnty
Religion _ . Geography Freshman 34 34 34
Mathematics Sciences Sophomore 34 34 u
Portuguese Drawing Junior 34 34 34
German Music Senior 34 34 BT
English Singing
French Physical
Latin . Education
Histo:

College
The same subjects, minus Ge- 1st year 34 34 34
ography and Drawing, but plus 2d year 34 34 34
Greek, Hebrew, Philosophy 3d year 34 _— KE
. Normal

During the first four years Ast year 34 10 0
they attend all classes of High 2d year 34 3 15
School, in 1956 also during 3d year 34 —_ 5

first year of college, but in the
second and last year they have
separately: History of Ped-
agogy, Symbolics, Didactics,
Doctrine, Church History,
Psychology, Logic

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 119

er week, Le
per week, s80N8 -
Subjects taught Year gome with given The
Espid Normal classes arn 1953. in 1956
f this course attend Last year . 34 — 15
staden's “th High School stu-
during the first three
sors, but during last year
some extra lessons
Seminary
In. the Seminary the vaual a year 27 25 5
ogical j taught ear _
theol subjects are taug 3d year 27 11 1

Lessons actually taught, 253 in 1953; 334 in 1956

North American educators will say: “Why do you give so
many lessons in College and in the Seminary Department?
Don’t know that it is more important to be something than to
know much!” Answer: We must follow South American educa-
tional lines and teach five languages besides Hebrew and Greek.
In Brazil 29 lessons per week are given in College, and we must
add to their program Greek, Hebrew, and Religion. In the
Seminary Department we have not enough teachers to super-
vise and direct individual work.

2. Teaching Staff

of Service Age Degrees
L. C. Rehfeldt 35 «68~—SCO@DWD..

Additional Activities
Treasurer of District and
Seminary, assistant pastor
Dean, National Lutheran
Hour, revision of Portu-
guese Bible

Paul W. Schelp 33 57 D.D.

28 49 Ph. D. Physical education, direc-
K. A. Rupp tor of recreation
O. A. Goerl 14 47 Director of publications,
pastor of congregation
O. Schueler 13.50. Ph. D.. Juridical aid
LL.D.
G. Thomé 7 39 Ph. D. Correction of manuscripts,
studying at university
W. Wadewitz 5 41 B.D. Editor of youth magazine,
pastor of congregation
EH. Rottmann 2 44 S.T. M. Editor of Kirchenblatt and
. of Igreja Luterana, direc-
tor of Lutheran Hour
Chorus
A. Gueths 2 32 Representative of paro-

chial schools before State

Department, studying at

_university .
Besides these, four men are serving as part~ or full-time assistants