# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S291
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290 PARISH EDUCATION

ACTION

Regarding the recommendations concerning teachers, Com-
mittee 4 brought in the following resolutions (Nos. 4, 20, and 19),
which were adopted:

Resolution 4

Wuereas, By the grace of God the number of men graduates
from our teachers colleges has increased by more than 150 per
cent in the past five years; and

Wuereas, the number of girls who are willing to serve the
church as teachers is steadily increasing; and

WuerEAs, despite these great blessings, the supply of synod-
ically trained teachers continues to fall far short of demands (only
45 per cent could be supplied in 1955); and

Wuereas, Synod has justifiable concern for the proper training
and qualifications of all who teach in our parochial schools; there-
fore be it

Resolved, (a) That

1. Synod raise its voice in thanksgiving to God for making
the hearts of our young people responsive to the church’s call for
teachers;

2. Synod instruct its Board for Higher Education to increase
the teacher-training facilities still further to meet the demands of
congregations for synodically trained teachers; and be it further

Resolved, (b) That Synod approve and encourage the recruit-
ment of teachers among Lutheran students at secular colleges, as
begun this year by the Student Service Commission and the Board
for Parish Education; and be it further ;

Resolved, (c) That Synod instruct its Committee on Certifica-
tion of Teachers to formulate and submit to Synod a policy con-
cerning the following:

1. With regard to training all teachers for our parochial schools.

2. With regard to approving the large number of women and

some men teachers whom Synod currently neither trains nor exam-
ines (about 350—400 a year); and be it further

Resolved, (d) That Synod recommend that

1. all Districts with a fairly large number of beginning teachers
conduct orientation meetings for these teachers;

2. District Boards for Parish Education or their executives
guide and assist school principals in their work of helping and
supervising beginning teachers.

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