# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S457
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Resolution 1
Subject: Teacher a Member of Board of Control
of Preparatory Institutions

WHEREAS, Our ten preparatory institutions or colleges are
offering basic instructions for teacher training in our Synod; and

Wuereas, The professional training and advice of a teacher on
the Board of Control of each of these institutions would be very
beneficial to the teacher-training program; therefore be it

Resolved, That Handbook, Section 6.23, be amended to read:

“Personnel of Boards for Preparatory Institutions

“The Board of Control of every preparatory institution of
Synod shall consist of the President of the synodical District in
which the institution is located, or his representative, one pastor
who is a voting member of Synod, one teacher who holds member-
ship in a voting congregation of Synod, and three laymen who are
members of congregations of Synod and who reside within reason-
able proximity of the institution. The president of the institution
shall attend the meetings of the Board of Control in an advisory
capacity”; and be it further

. Resolved, That a new section be added to the Handbook as

follows: .
“6.26 Personnel of Board for Concordia Seminary, Springfield

“The Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, Springfield,
shall consist of the President of the synodical District in which the
institution is located, or his representative, one pastor who is
a voting member of Synod, and three laymen who are members
of congregations of Synod and who reside within reasonable prox-
imity of the institution. The president of the institution shall
attend the meetings of the Board of Control in an advisory. ca-
pacity”; and be it finally , ,

Resolved, That the provisions of this resolution shall become
effective immediately.

Unprinted Memorial 70 (New Regulations for the Editor of
the Lutheran Witness) and No. 75, giving the reasons why and why
not the editor of the Lutheran Witness should be a member of
the St. Louis. faculty, were considered by Committee 6, which
brought in the following resolution, adopted by Synod.

Resolution 17
Wnrereas, The present editor of the Lutheran Witness is now
subject to retirement from the faculty of Concordia Seminary,
which will have the effect under the Bylaws (Section 11.81) of
retiring hirn from the editorship; and i ,