# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S76
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76 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Professor Arthur M. Ahlschwede, Dean of the college, after
serving faithfully in various capacities since the year 1949, was
called to the assistant executive secretaryship of the Board for
Higher Education in the spring of 1956 and was transferred to
St. Louis. There are four vacant professorships at this institution
at this time.

Curriculum

The curriculum, or course of study, for ministerial and teacher
training as approved by Synod was taught in the high school and
college divisions. Some changes in the language requirements were
made in the high school. Requirements in Latin and German,
in high school, were reduced to two years in each of the two
languages. Greek was eliminated from the high school course
of study. An additional year in Social Studies and additional work
in formal study of Bible has been added to the high school course
to replace the partly dropped language requirements.

In the college division, Koine, or New Testament Greek,
replaces classical Greek; ecclesiastical, or church, Latin replaces
classical Latin; and Bible, or religious German, replaces classical
German. The world literature course has absorbed much of the
content of the Greek, Latin, and German classics in translated form.

Four new courses in the area of Religion have been introduced
in the college division: Principles of Biblical Interpretation;
Elements of Biblical Doctrine; History and Literature of Israel;
and History and Literature of the Apostolic Church. In the next
triennium additional changes will be made in the area of Social
Studies, English Literature, and Natural Science.

In the course of study for teacher-training students a new
course in Observation and Participation in classroom teaching for
elementary teachers has been introduced on college level. All
teacher-training students who plan to teach after two years of
college plus summer school are required to take this course in
Observation and Participation.

Accreditation

The high school continues to enjoy the full membership in the
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since
1948, The faculty has completed its self-survey for the college
division, which has been accepted and approved by the North
Central Association. The formal examination of the college by
examiners from the North Central Association has been completed.
At this time the final report on the action of the North. Central
Association has not yet been made. It is hoped that the report
will be favorable and that the college division also can be included
in membership in the North Central Association.

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