# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S981
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174 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

den death and two others (Barth, Brohm) pb i

2 : 2 v res i

erement. aus brings to a total of 12- (out of a possi 14) re
number of changes occurring in the coll minary the
dencies since 1941. worse and se Presi

Additional matters which the Handbook i

to bring to Synod’s attention arid those on which the 3 ard ‘
to make recommendations for specific action at this coments
included in the following sections of the report: “ation are
IL Trends
Il. Programs in Progress

IML. Requests from Institutions Under Ha ;
ndb i
_ Iv. Recommendations on Policies and Plans ook ‘Section S147

V. Recommendations on Administrative Adjustments

(printed as a Special issue of Lutheran Education an,
all pastors and teachers), sponsored by the Board in Au

does not indicate, by any means, that equivalent co!
academic subject matter is minimized. On the contr
increasing frequency, calls can be extended only to those who have

. Use of Facilities .
Another trend initiated by the resolutions of the two previous

conventions and fully developed at this time is the trend toward
8 fuller use of the facilities at the preparatory schools for both

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 176

tera ani ini i ch use in-

sa] and teacher training. In many instances su

; : also the introduction of coeducation (more than half of
ves

- vol j’s preparatory schools are now coeducational). The trend

Analysis of Preparatory School Enrollments

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automatically brings a corresponding reduction of the use of these
facilities for students who are not preparing for full-time service
in the Church. The graph on this page illustrates the tremendous
increase of teacher-training students at the preparatory schools
and the parallel decline in general education enrollments. Total
enrollments and ministerial enrollments at these schools remain
almost static. ; 7

The main reason for the shifting enrollment ratios is, of course,
the increasing demand for women teachers (illustrated by the
chart, Memorials, p.121) by the parish schools. The use of the