# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S394
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394 MISSIONS

Wuereas, The school at Crespo is not producing students for
the seminary at Villa Ballester as had been hoped; be it therefore
Resolved, That a committee be appointed by the Board for Mis-
sions in North and South America to study carefully the problem
of integration of our schools in Villa Ballester, Obera, and Crespo.

Resolution 40
Subject: Sixth Professorship in Seminary at Villa Ballester

Wuereas, The five full-time professors teaching in Villa Bal-
lester already are carrying an overload of 125 teaching hours per
week; and
' Wuereas, When the vacancy created by the death of Prof. A]l-
berto Lehenbauer is filed, forty to fifty teaching hours per week
still will be unfilled by a properly called professor; and
_ Wuereas, The present teaching emergency necessitates the in-
struction of our future pastors and missionaries by some non-
Lutheran teachers; and
' ‘Wnergas, The vastness of the field in Argentina calls for a vig-
orous ministerial student recruitment program in the interest of
establishing an indigenous church; therefore be it

Resolved, .That Synod in convention grant the request of the
Board of Control of Seminario Concordia, Villa Ballester, and of
the Board for Missions in North and South America for the creation
of another professorship in the college department of this school;
and be. it further

Resolved, That an amount up to $20,000 be allocated for the
erection or purchase of a professor’s residence.

Resolution 42
_ Subject: Professors Relieved of Extracurricular Assignments
_. Wuereas, The work load of the professors at our institutions

in South America is very heavy indeed, and

Wuereas, Even with the addition of the requested professors
this situation will not be materially relieved, since the new profes-
sors in some cases will merely replace part-time instructors; and

Wuereas, Some of the professors in addition to their classroom
work are further burdened with District executive and admin-
istrative offices and positions in Casa Publicadora Concordia (Con-
cordia Publishing House); and

Wuereas, The future prospect of increased enrollments at these
institutions indicates a further increase in the work load of the
professors; and ,

Wuereas, Today there are more pastors and laymen who are

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