# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1003
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216 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

every effort to make available j
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est spokesmen, Second Recommendation

intellects, its most skilled
ne teachers, and its m its leadin g aa
for full-time association with these schools, ost Productive Scholars ; jure for Calling Instructors or Assistant Professors to

; Our Church has never

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 217

(1947 Synod authorized the appointment of men to the ranks
Eecaictor and assistant professor at Synod’s colleges. The
@ice of the past six years has indicated that this was an
‘aly ‘wise provision and that it has resulted in great benefits
@system of ministerial and teacher training.

4fhis system makes it possible for our schools to search out
@aBipetent men for this important work and to train them for
apetific tasks without making final commitments prior to having
@eidence that these men are actually qualified for the work and
fd‘ themselves happy in it. Under present-day circumstances it
educati becomes most necessary to have such arrangements, since there is
3 Onal task less and less time in the busy pastorate to undertake the necessary

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orient all their teaching to the Cross. We need m neart and who detailed preparation for teaching and since there are so many areas
ee ature and callow, but who have grown in Christen” ane Rot in:‘which pastors would not normally specialize because such
G can draw upon a fund of practical experience j eee atari specialization would contribute little to their work in the parish
od’s kingdom We need men who are wholly ded the work of ministry. Such fields as library science, mathematics, art, the
4 on the and program of our schools and who have no hike to the natural sciences, piano, etc., must be adequately served in our
rT an to teach young men to be teachers of the Woo ambi- schools, but convey little incentive for private preparation without
© contribute toward constant i tem of th Synod has now created at her colleges.
t im ‘ some system of the type Synod has Bes.
efforts to find such men and to call only those vt kn the Church’ During the past six years, instructors and assistant professors
of Anown attitudes, have been advanced from these ranks to called positions through

the regular nominations and call procedure. It appears, on the
basis of this experience, that a way should be found to proceed
with such calls in a more efficient way if a man has proved himself
to be academically qualified, spiritually fit, and congenial to the
other faculty members in a given position.

The extent of this problem is illustrated in the fact that during
the past triennium 27 elections have been conducted. These elec-
tions required a total of 47 meetings. Five of these meetings have .
been conducted in Texas, six in California, and two in Oregon,
thus requiring very extensive travel. These 27 elections included
the calling of 11 instructors or assistant professors to associate
professorships. .

A total of 106 persons have served as instructors at our colleges
and seminaries, since these ranks have been created. At this time
58 persons are serving in this capacity. The fact that only 11 of
the total have been called to associate professorships indicates that
the institutions have been very careful in selecting those who have
been chosen for advancement.

The college presidents uniformly report that their experience
with this arrangement has been extremely favorable. In most
instances they have been able to secure men of high caliber from

First Recommendati
The Board for Higher Education mn
Recommends that Synod’s
directed to Prepare general n
to every pastor and t every congregation in

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Synod’s colleges and seminaries, A statement define ereoonel for

of Synod’s schools and describing the general charsetes a for

successful work th i
on these staffs shall also be included in the mailing,

* Dr. Thomas Coates of Portland,

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