# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S119
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 119

and administrative personnel to make their specialized talents
available to the church; and be it further
Resolved, That this new position with its personnel come under
the direction of the Student Service Commission.
Tue LurHeran AcADEMY FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Ester A. Hartman, Secretary
Martin H. ScHarteMann, President

ACTION

This matter was referred to Committee 5, which submitted the
following resolution (No. 16), which Synod adopted:

WuereEas, The program of the Student Service Commission
recognizes the needs of Lutheran faculty personnel at colleges and
universities not affiliated with our church; and

Wuereas, The Commission has through our student pastors and
the Lutheran Academy contributed toward the involvement of fac-
ulty personnel in local and other church work; and

Wuereas, The Commission has through our student pastors and
the Lutheran Academy contributed toward the involvement of
faculty personnel in local and other church work; and

Wuereas, The Commission has also encouraged student pastors
to form local staff groups for purposes of conferences, mutual
encouragement and impact; and

Wuereas, The Commission has considered sending a special
representative of the Commission to major universities for local
and regional conferences with staff members; and

Wuereas, The records of the Commission also indicate the
Commission’s interest in a quarterly faculty bulletin edited by
a faculty member under the Commission’s auspices; be it therefore

Resolved, That Synod request the Fiscal Conference to make
provision in the Commission’s budget for enlarged services to
Lutheran faculty personnel toward greater use of their talents in
the service of Jesus Christ.

Terminal Teacher Training at Concordia College,
St. Paul, Minn.
(Memorial 127)

Wuergas, The need for additional facilities for training teachers
for the three- and four-year diplomas has been expressed re-
peatedly by Synod (Proceedings, 1953, p.141): “The solution lies
in an immediate, valiant action of Synod to train more teachers. . . .
It may be impossible for Synod to meet the demand even with
increased facilities at the present teacher-training institutions . . .”