# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1019
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246 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

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that at each triennial convention the te ree
members shall expire.”

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Advancement to Higher Faculty Rank
th Handbook Section 6.51b
e Board’s experience with the administrati

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on Procedures covering the appointment’ of instructs
that certain minor modifications. would assure the

improved service in this area. i
raved rea According] , the Board for Higher

Recommends that the following '
g words be i ;

second sentence of Paragraph b: “Appointments shall be subi.
ect

to the concurrence of the Board for Higher Ed ic. :
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ACTION
Upon recommendation of Committee 1 Synod resolved:

Resolved, That the following sentence be added to the end of
Paragraph 6.51 b: “Such personnel is eligible for a call to higher
aculty rank if the qualifications for such a position have been met.”

Voting Privileges of Instructors and Assistant Professors
Handbook Section 6.53 .
The current arrangements which provide for membership on

entirely competent to partici; i stermin
irely pate in procedures to determi i
Accordingly, the Board for Higher Education ® peli

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 247

Recommends that the following be added to Section 6.53:
wever, after five years of service, instructors and assistant
fancors may be granted full voting privileges by a majority vote

he called faculty.” :
: ACTION

'¢ Upon recommendation of Committee 1 Synod resolved:

A paliet Resolution 35 ;

oper Wuereas, The current provisions which impose voting restric-
‘dns upon appointed personnel in voting matters have been found

too;severe and not conducive to good morale; therefore be it

Resolved, That we accept the recommendation of the Board

" for Higher Education, with two slight changes, and add the fol-

lowing sentence to Section 6.53 of the Handbook: “After five years
of service, instructors and assistant professors at the colleges may
be granted full voting privileges by a majority vote of the faculty.”

Regulations for New Appointments to Teaching Staff
Handbook Section 6.54

Since there are emergency situations and special requirements.
which, at times, make it necessary for the institutions to appoint
faculty personnel which does not have its religious affiliation with
our synod, the Board believes that a new section should be added
to the provisions covering membership on our faculties.

It is recognized that the vast majority of such faculty per-
sonnel is rarely in contact with the ministerial and teacher training
section of our colleges and that there is frequently no alternative
to the action taken on an individual campus. However, since an
expansion of the practice could have significant implications for
our entire system, the Board for Higher Education

Recommends that Section 6.54 be added to the current Hand-
book provisions and that it be worded: “All new appointments to
the teaching staff of a synodical college are subject to the prior
consent of the Board for Higher Education.”

ACTION
Upon recommendation of Committee 1 Synod resolved:

Resolution 34
Wuereas, Emergency situations occasionally require the ap-
pointment of faculty personnel which does not hold membership
in our Synod; and
Wuergas, The expansion of this practice would have an un-
desirable influence on our educational system; therefore be it
Resolved, To accept the recommendation of Synod’s Board for