# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S967
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150 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Wuereas, Synod is still working under the polic
ing a two-year terminal tescher bonne course; aot *anetion.
WHEREAS, The emergency measures taken ry our Church tend
to become permanent policies; and ' a
Wuereas, National and State officials view an inc
ber of years of formal education as desirable and
compulsory for certification; be it therefore
Resolved, That we memorialize Synod that it revok

e its ~
tion of the two-year terminal teacher training; and be it furthe,

Resolved, That we urge Synod to work in the direction of
a fifth year at its teachers’ colleges.

Teased num.
mm many cases

Attantic Disrricr TEACHERS’ Conrenmncy

Enwin A. Jieve, Chairman
Rours Wostrsen, Secretary

ACTION
Committee 1 recommended and Synod resolved:

Resolution 57

Wuereas, The matter referred to in this overture has been
taken care of by Resolution 25, page 71 of “Today’s Business,” ag
adopted by the Convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That we take no action on this memorial.

Resolution 25 reads as follows:

Wuereas, The demand from our congregations for women
teachers far exceeds the number of available women teachers; and

Wuereas, This condition, if permitted to continue unchecked,
will result in an ever-increasing number of women teachers enter-
ing our school system who have not received their training in our
own institutions; and

Wuereas, Such a development, which could conceivably grow
into a trend, is undesirable and not in agreement with the estab-
lished practices that have prevailed within our Church; and

Wauereas, The Church must recognize this problem and take
immediate steps to find at least a partial solution; therefore be it

Resolved, That we accept the report of Synod’s Board for
Higher Education and adopt the plan suggested under the heading
“Proposals for a More Adequate Supply of Women Teachers”
(Memorials, p.150), with the understanding that changes and
adjustments in minor detail be made wherever desirable or nec-
essary by joint representation of the colleges and the Board.

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 151

Co-education on High School Level at
Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn.

(Memorial 127. Cf. Report of Concordia College, St. Paul, Par. 6)
Warnzas, The need for women workers in the Church in the
field of education will continue for some time in the future because
of the present shortage of church workers; and

Wueneas, Concordia College, St. Paul, is able to accommodate

limited number of women day students in each class of the high

school department; therefore be it

Resolved, That we petition The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod to permit the enrollment of girl day students in the high
school department at Concordia College, St. Paul, such enrollment
to be limited to the available facilities in classroom space and
teaching personnel at the discretion of the administrators of the
institution. Minnesota District
' Arnotp E. WENGER, Secretary

ACTION
Committee 1 recommended and Synod resolved:

Resolution 52

Wuereas, The introduction of co-education at our preparatory
schools on the high school level inevitably involves additional
costs for Synod even if such co-education is limited to day stu-
dents; and

Wuereas, This type of expansion of our educational system is
not contemplated as one of the objectives of our educational system;
therefore be it

Resolved, That we decline the petition to establish co-education
on the high school level for day students at our Concordia College
in St. Paul.

Lutheran Memorial Center
(Memorial 128)

Wuereas, The Board of Control is not interested in operating
the Lutheran Memorial Center in the spirit of previous representa-
tions made when these funds were gathered; and

Wuereas, Available funds are not sufficient to erect a building
of this type; and

Wuenreas, There seems to be uncertainty as to a definite location
for this building; and . ,

Wuereas, The proposed method of control and management
would be an innovation in our circles; and ;