# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S111
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 111

the chairman of the Board of Education of the District where
application originates;

4. testimonials as to Christian character and life, personality,
ability, and previous service from the applicant’s pastor, and two
references from a previous employer or people who have observed
the applicant for at least two recent years.

b. The District President shall assure the Committee on Col-
loquies of his sponsorship of the applicant before the committee
can act favorably on the application.

4.83 Preliminary Examination and Publication of Applicant’s

Request

a. The Committee on Colloquies shall evaluate the applica-
tion and may arrange for a preliminary examination in the fun-
damentals of Christian knowledge.

b. On completion of the examination, the Committee on Col-
loquies shall: ,

1. ask the District President to publish in the official organs
of the Synod the request of the applicant for a colloquy. If no
valid objection is filed within four weeks after the notice of the
application has been published, the colloquy program may proceed;

2. arrange for the appointment of an adviser to the applicant,
who shall assist the applicant in arranging the appropriate qual-
ifying program and, when all requirements of training have been
met, recommend the applicant to the Committee on Colloquies
for a final examination.

4.85 Academic and Theological Requirements for the Colloquy

Applicants for the colloquy shall be expected to complete the
following academic and theological requirements before their final
examination:

a. completion of a college program culminating in the bac-
calaureate degree;

b. completion of at least 18 semester or 27 quarter hours in
education;

c. completion of at least 18 semester or 27 quarter hours in
the areas of doctrine, Biblical interpretation, church history, and
practice;

d. one year of successful teaching in a school within the Synod
prior to permanent placement in the church, or student teaching
under the supervision of a synodical college offering a baccalau-
reate degree in teacher education;

e. residence on a campus of a synodical college offering a bac-
calaureate degree in teacher education for at least one full quarter,
either in the summer or during the school year.