# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1073
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354 PARISH EDUCATION

Of this amount approximately $165,000 has: been allocated for
following projects: . the

1, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament
2. A Luther Anthology ___ > and Family Lig Woy
3. A Restudy of Marriage, Divorce, and mily Life-__ 00
4. Reprint of Babylonian Genesis __ 1,000
5. European Theological Literature 00
6

7

8.

9.

- Workshop in Religious Education 1200.00
. Tests and Measurements ss 5000.
. Curriculum for Lutheran Secondary Schools —_ 19 0g
. Cultural Institute 3 a 3841p,
10. Translation and Publication of Pieper-Mueller Dogmatics
into Fortugucse ce
11. Zion on the ississippi Sa
12. Evolution ___ £000.09

13. Writers’ Workshop on Curriculum Units a

— 2
14,4 {Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Prophet 000.09
Nahum __

Treen a ne ere ee ee

$164,347.99
In addition, the Fiscal Conference has made available to our

committee $5,000 per year for the past triennium. As of the last
fiscal year, the Board of Directors has made this a capital gain
to the funds for our committee. We have as of this writing a bal-
ance not thus far allocated of approximately $54,000.

Assistance for Graduate Study

The Milwaukee Convention adopted the following resolutions:

“Wuereas, The Lutheran Academy for Scholarship has memo-
rialized Synod that the Committee on Allocating Centennial Thank-
offering Funds for Scholarly Research should be authorized to
Propose plans to ‘inaugurate a program of encouraging and finan-
cially assisting qualified individuals of the pastoral and teaching
professions of our Synod to pursue specialized study on the gradu-
ate level at recognized institutions of learning’; and

“WHEREAS, A common approach to the question of graduate
study is desirable; therefore be it

“Resolved, That we refer this memorial to the Committee on
Allocating Centennial Thankoffering Funds for Scholarly Research
and to the Lutheran Academy for Scholarship and to request them
to consider together the problems involved and to report their
findings to the 1953 convention.”

A member representing the Lutheran Academy for Scholarship
and the Committee on Allocating Research Funds, in a conference
with the Executive Secretary of the Board for Higher Education,
reached the conclusion that the intent of Memorial 147, which
Prompted the adoption of Resolution 57, has been achieved within
the present administrative and organizational framework. That is
to say, the Board for Higher Education has at its disposal an

PARISH EDUCATION 856

ich i for the needs
a arship Fund on which it can draw
Scho higher education. In addition, the Committee for
Ss etesearch Funds is requesting certain funds for conduct-

ch research projects as may be of primary interest and value
re:

od in areas not under the jurisdiction of the Board for

cation. :
aaa mmended, therefore, that no further action be taken
is

i respect to Resolution 57 (1950).

Recommendations

*4 >Qur committee recommends: smued and that the

% That the work of our committee be continued an t the

vr the committee’s work be officially enlarged by syno

scope

Tae That the name of our committee be changed to “Committee
" . ds”;

fer Alona eetition te the sums already available, Synod
. ane Fiscal Conference to include in the annual budget

fo f $15,000 to carry on special research projects.

the a b “tn addition to any grants that might be made to our

woul tee from the “Conquest for Christ” funds.

™ Dr. Water F. Licutsuyn, Chairman

Pror. MarTIN CoYNER

Dr. Martin F. ScHARLEMANN

Tue Rev. Rocer L. SomMMER

Dr. ArTHUR L. MILLER, Secretary

ACTION
Committee 4 recommended, and Synod resolved:

Resolution 20 — ; runds b

ittee on Allocating C.'T.O. as

allocated eoriain. funds to the Board for Parish Education and to
the Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools; and :
Wuereas, The committee has examined the report on te work
accomplished by the participants in these projects; be it r .
Resolved, That Synod hereby express. its appreciation or ‘ ne
work done and encourage the early completion of these projects.

Resolution 21
FINAL RECOMMENDATION OF COMMITTEE 4
Wuereas, The work assigned to Committee No. 4 (Committee
on Parish Education) is of such great importance and covers suc
a broad area of work: and

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