# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S122
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

122 RESOLUTIONS —- COMMITTEE 1

the disciplinary procedure is and under what conditions and to
whom an appeal may be made. Ordinarily the proper line of appeal
is from the student’s counselor, by way of the dean of students,
to the president.

6.71 Sabbatical Leave and Leave of Absence

a. The Board of Control, with approval of the Board for Higher
Education, may grant any member of the institutional staff who has
served ten years at synodical institutions a sabbatical leave for
one-half year with pay or for an entire year with half pay, to pur-
sue advanced studies in his special field of work, or any other
acceptable program of experience or research.

6.79 Modified Service and Retirement

a. The president of a synodical institution may relinquish his
presidential responsibilities at the end of the school year in which
he attains the age of 60. He shall be relieved of his presidential
responsibility at the end of the school year in which he reaches
the age of 67.

b. Administrative officers of a synodical institution ordinarily
shall not be reappointed to their positions after they reach the
age of 65.

Continued administrative service after that shall be on the
basis of annual appointment.

c. Former presidents shall hold the rank of professor.

d. Faculty members may be honorably retired or transferred
to modified service at the age of 65, and shall be so retired or
transferred to modified service at the age of 72.

e. Service loads and conditions of service after age 65 shall
be modified according to individual capacity and shall be deter-
mined by the Board of Control in consultation with the Board for
Higher Education.

6.81 Incompetency, Neglect, or Incapacity

The Board of Control, after due investigation of the facts and
circumstances and after consultation with the Board for Higher
Education, may relieve of his office any member of the administra-
tive or teaching staff of any institution who is manifestly and
demonstrably incompetent or neglectful of his office or incapaci-
tated for the successful performance of his duties because of
physical, mental, or emotional disabilities. In such event the Board
of Control may continue his salary until he receives a call, but
not exceeding six months, or may render such other financial assist-
ance as the necessities of the case may require.