# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S993
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 199

omen; transfer of women; and similar activities having
bh the training and placement of men and women for work

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z@(Bhe-recommendations in this section were taken care of by the
following resolutions drawn up by Committee 1 and adopted:

per Resolution 22
ee BALANCING PRODUCTION AND NEEDS
WHEREAS, At the present time no “board, commission, or officer
of Synod is currently charged with responsibility for carrying
forward the detailed studies necessary to keep Synod informed on
the degree of balance between Synod’s requirements in pastors
and teachers and the potential supply of such professional per-
sonnel”; and

WsenreEAs, The entire question of objective screening processes
of students at various levels deserves extended study; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That we accept the recommendation of Synod’s
Board for Higher Education in a slightly amended form as follows:
“That the functions and duties of this Board be extended to include
the continued study and recommendations concerning a harmonious
balance between the production of professional servants for the
Church and Synod’s indicated needs in this area.”

Resolution 23

STUDY OF POLICY

Wuereas, The “construction of objective criteria for measuring
readiness for admission to the St. Louis seminary” and the appli-
cation of these criteria in a manner that is fair to the individual
student and helpful in advancing the program of our Church, and
other related matters, involve factors that have as yet not been
determined satisfactorily and finally; and ,

Wuereas, Hasty action on this important area in which the
Board for Higher Education is expected to operate would be
inadvisable; therefore be it

Resolved, That we refer the remaining sections (2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6) to the Board for Higher Education for further study in
co-operation with the representatives of our institutions, with the
request that a report be presented to the 1956 convention.

Third Recommendation
Synod has gone to great effort and expense to establish, main-
tain, and operate ten six-year preparatory schools because it rec-
ognized the fact that Lutheran pastors must have unique spiritual