# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S963
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142 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

d. The enlistment of Valparaiso University as a source
teacher supply, with the teacher-training program under synodicst
auspices and control. .

Your Board for Parish Education feels that Synod must bend
every effort to meet the teacher demand for the sake of the schools
and our Church. It believes that fear of overproduction, or a re
tition of the experiences in the 1930’s, is out of place, because
then the school system was not expanding, while at Present the
expansion is great and promises to continue for many years to
come. This makes a large teacher demand a constant and in-

creasing demand. Tue Boarp ror PartsH Evucatioy

Pau. M. Bretscuer, Chairman
Ewabp C. Gurz, Secretary

ACTION

Concerning the retention of the high school at Seward (4,a)
Committee 1 submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolution 40

Wuereas, The proposal of the Board for Higher Education to
eliminate gradually the High School Department at Seward by
closing admissions after September, 1953, may curtail very seri-
ously the enrollment in the College Department; and

Wuengas, The closing of the Seward High School Department
would place some insurmountable handicaps in the way of de-
veloping competent church organists; and

Wueneas, The number of women teachers that would be gained
by the gradual elimination of the High School Department is
comparatively small and constitutes a price that is comparatively
too high to pay for the closing of the High School Department; and

’ Wuereas, The same conditions do not prevail in Seward as did

prevail: when the decision was made to eliminate the High School
Department at River Forest; therefore be it

Resolved, That we decline the suggestion of the Board for
Higher Education to eliminate gradually the High School Depart-

ment at Seward by closing admissions after September, 1953.

As to the enlistment of Valparaiso University as a source of
women teacher supply (4,d), Committee 1 recommended the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:

, Resolution 41
Wuergas, The critical need for additional women teachers does
not permit delay in investigating every possible avenue to ameli-
orate this condition; and

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_. Wusereas, Valparaiso University has expressed its willingness
to be ‘of help to the Church in the present emergency; be. it
therefore

Resolved, That we express our appreciation to Valparaiso Uni-
yersity for its co-operative attitude; and be it further

Resolved, That the Praesidium of Synod and the Board for
Higher Education and the presidents of our teachers’ colleges be
directed to investigate the arrangements by which the training
of women teachers might be undertaken at Valparaiso University
under synodical control and under conditions which would suffi-
ciently meet the expectations of Synod with respect to its women
teachers; and be it further

Resolved, That if such arrangements prove, upon investigation,
to be possible, the Board for Higher Education be authorized to
initiate plans for two-year training of women teachers at Valpa-
raiso University.

Synod also adopted the following resolution submitted by
Committee 1:

Resolution 71

Wuereas, Our decision to investigate the possibility of making
suitable arrangements with Valparaiso University to train women
teachers on the Valparaiso University campus under the supervision
and control of Synod will make necessary the expenditure of.
synodical funds through and in behalf of an institution which is
not owned by Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education and the Board
of Directors be authorized to make whatever additional adjust-
ments and budgetary provisions may become necessary under the
proposals relating to the extended program of teacher training.

Graduate Study at Our Teachers’ Colleges
(Memorial 122)

Wuereas, The Master’s degree is more and more becoming
a requirement for certain positions in the American educational
system; and

Wuergas, A growing number of our teachers and pastors have
been attending private and State universities, thus indicating
a growing interest in advanced study and advanced. degrees; and

Wuerzas, Private and State universities do not provide pro-
grams that gear directly into advancing the cause of Christian edu-
cation; and. . .

Wuereas, It is desirable that our Synod. provide graduate
study in our own teachers’ colleges for the following reasons: