# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S119
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 119

those of the Synod. Changes in them shall receive the prior con-
sent of the Board for Higher Education and, where applicable
in property and finance matters, of the Board of Directors.

6.39 General Functions and Duties

a. The Board of Control shall make certain that the work of
the institution entrusted to its care is carried on effectively, in
accordance with the theological and academic standards of the
Synod. To this end it shall require regular and special reports
from the president as its executive officer, or from other officers,
instructional staff members, or employees of the institution through
him, and through formal and informal tours of the campus and
attendance at its activities.

b. The Board of Control shall be responsible for the educa-
tional program and shall see that the curriculum approved by
the Board for Higher Education for the respective institution is in
effect.

c. The Board of Control shall be responsible for the general
welfare of its instructional staff members and other employees, for
their working conditions, and for the proper housing of instructional
staff members. It shall adopt standards and regulations governing
the off-campus activities of instructional staff members and other
employees of the institution. It shall develop policies to include
salary and wage scales, provisions for tenure, promotion, vacations,
periodic health examinations, sick and service leaves, dismissal,
retirement and pension, and other employee welfare and benefit
provisions.

d. The Board of Control shall be responsible for the general
welfare of the students of its institution, adequacy of their housing
and boarding facilities, the health service available to them, the
appropriateness of the cocurricular activities, as well as the off-
campus interests, activities, and employment of the students.

e. The Board of Control shall be responsible for the efficient
business management of its institution, in accord with the system
of accounting and business practices and records as may be pre-
scribed by the Board for Higher Education in consultation with the
Board of Directors. The board shall exercise its responsibility in
this area through a business manager appointed by it upon recom-
mendation of the president of the institution and responsible to
him. The business manager shall keep accurate accounts of all
moneys, goods, property, and assets entrusted to his care. He shall
regularly deposit all moneys of the institution and its agencies in
a bank or banks designated by the Board of Control, submit his
books and records for inspection and audit, and furnish bond to