# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S80 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 80 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 1 Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education study the feasibility of providing for preministerial training and teacher education on the senior college level in the western area of this country; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod take no action at this time on establishing a synodical school in the Denver- Boulder area; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod instruct the Board for Higher Education to formulate specific plans for estab- lishing a theological seminary in the San Francisco Bay area; and be it finally Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education make specific recommendations on each point in these resolutions to the next synodical convention. Action: This resolution was adopted. Establishing a Junior College in the Southeast RESOLUTION 1-24 Memorials 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, pp. 81—83, Reports and Memorials Unprinted Memorials 128 A, 128 B, 128 C, 128 D, 130 A, 132 A, pp. 38—41, Today’s Business Wuereas, Studies show that in the southeastern sec- tion of the United States there is a rapid increase in population and in synodical membership; and WuHereas, Studies have shown that under the bless- ing of God there will be a continuing need for addi- tional professional workers in the church; and Waereas, Existing synodical schools are geographi- cally located where they are not readily accessible to many of the prospective students from the Southeast; therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Directors be encouraged to purchase a site in the southeastern section of the United States of America on the recommendation of the Board for Higher Education; and be it further Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education be directed to formulate specific plans for establishing a junior college in the southeastern section of our country; and be it finally Resolved, That these plans be presented to the next convention of the Synod for action. Action: This resolution was adopted. Development of Curriculum RESOLUTION 1-25 Report 123, I, F, pp. 49—52, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, A systemwide approach to an articulated and well-integrated curriculum for the Synod’s system of schools is mandatory; and Wuereas, The development of the curriculum is an ongoing process in which the faculty of the school, the local board of control, and the Board for Higher Edu- cation must be engaged; and Wuereas, The basic principles for the curriculum of the St. Louis seminary, the Fort Wayne senior col- lege, and the junior college and high school depart- ments of the preparatory schools have been expressed in detail in the report of the Board for Higher Educa- tion; therefore be it Resolved, That the Synod express its agreement with these principles; and be it further Resolved, That the faculties, boards of control, and the Board for Higher Education continue the study and improvement of the entire curriculum for an edu- cationally integrated and fully developed program. Action: This resolution was adopted. Recognition and Pursuit of Accreditation RESOLUTION 1-26 Reports 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 123, I, E., pp. 10, 13, 16, 17, 21, 30, 31, 48, 49, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, the graduate program of Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, the high school department of Concordia College, Milwaukee, and the junior college department of St. John’s College, Winfield, have been accredited with the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools during the past triennium; and Wuereas, Concordia Teachers College, Seward, was fully accredited with the National Council for the Ac- creditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in 1961; therefore be it Resolved, That these schools and the Board for Higher Education be commended for achieving this status recognition; and be it further Resolved, That all other schools and departments in the synodical system of schools be encouraged to secure regional and special accreditation where this is lacking, but without jeopardizing the functions or character of any unit which the Synod has determined within its system of schools. Action: This resolution was adopted. Endorsement of Basic Assumptions for Educational Planning RESOLUTION 1-27 Report 123, II, A, pp. 52,53, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The Board for Higher Education has pre- sented thirty propositions stating explicitly the basic assumptions for the planning of the synodical system of training church workers; therefore be it Resolved, That the Synod endorse these assumptions without making them absolutely binding propositions in every instance. . Action: This resolution was adopted.