# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S977
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168 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES -

the Districts to require work in repayment for student a;
an that Synod endorse the concept of District tude i
@ grant-in-aid program, not a work. program.

Note: Section 4 of the re: ;

. port of the Distri
Student Aid has been covered by Resolution 9 on ‘Advaneeg ents tives
ACTION
Synod resolved to accept this recommendation,

Commendation of the Board for Higher Educati
and Its Executive Secretary i
Recommendation of Committee 1:

Resolution 1

Wuereas The comprehensive and detai
, etailed report i
Board for Higher Education has submitted to this Convert the

P Resolved, That we thank God, who has given success to our
e orts to train His servants through our Program of High
Education; and be it further *

Resolved, That we recognize the effici
ved, cient and painstaking
manner in which the Board for Higher Education and ‘ts Execu-

of their office, and that we
. i express to th .
gratitude for a difficult task well done. em our very sincere

ACTION
Synod so resolved.

Acknowledgment of Services Rendered by Professors

Recommendation of Committee 1:

Resolution 2

WHEREAS The Board for Higher Educatio i
» the B : nm reports a continued
and. well-defined effort-on ‘the part of our faculties not only to
equip ‘themselves ever better in an academic way for classroom
duties, but also to carry into the classroom the spirit of Christ-

centered teaching; and

ent aid as

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and schools in the years to come.

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 169

Waeneas, A consecrated and scholastically efficient faculty is |
ble factor in training a generation of God-fearing 3

. om gell-eauipped pastors and teachers; therefore be it

" Resolved, That we thank our faculties for keeping in mind the
ich and holy purpose of their calling and for the diligence with

high ‘they have pursued their tasks in and out of the classrooms;
and be it further

Resolved, That we pray for them the continued strength and ,

wisdom which is essential for them as instructors of those who will

teach, and apply the Word of God in our congregations

ACTION
Synod so resolved.

Creating New Professorships
(Unprinted Memorials 6, 7, and 14)
Report of Committee 1:
‘Resolution 46

Wueneas, The evaluation of individual requests by our colleges
and seminaries for additional professorships presents Committee 1
with an impossible task in the face of the limited time available

- for discussion of this important matter; therefore be it

Resolved, To turn over the matter of creating new professor-

. ships at our seminaries and colleges, together with Unprinted

Memorials 6, 7, and 14 bearing on this question, to the Board for
Higher Education and the Board of Directors, with power to act.

ACTION —
Synod so resolved. ;

Various Phases of Synod’s Educational Policy
(Unprinted Memorial 29b) ;
Report of Committee 1:
Resolution 65
Wuereas, Unprinted Memorial 29b, submitted by Prof. Arthur
E. Diesing, contains much material that relates to various phases
of educational policy, including the reprint of an article published
in the American Lutheran on the Senior College; therefore be it
Resolved, That we refer this entire memorial for study. to .
Synod’s Board for Higher Education to report at the next con-
vention. ;
ACTION
Synod so resolved.