# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1905_S171
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11th Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1905. 171
exhibit. Every subject taught in the schools is evenly represented in the pupils' work: English language work; United States history; geography; arithmetic; religion; German language work; physiology; zoology; botany; world history; penmanship in both languages, and drawing. That these parochial schools, although they add religion and German to the subjects taught in the public school, nonetheless raise citizens of the land no less educated, anyone who wishes may satisfy himself of from the work on exhibit; I even fear that the achievements of the public schools do not always bear comparison with those of the German parochial schools. Rightly, as I hear, the Synod's exhibit was awarded a distinction by the judges.'

"The committee of the panel of judges, consisting of the experts Prof. T. Trawick of Mississippi, Prof. James A. Robins of Tennessee, and Miss Smith of the Bureau of Education in Washington, made a fairly thorough examination of our school exhibit, and on this committee's report the whole panel then awarded our schools the gold medal in recognition of their achievement.

"What makes this distinction seem especially valuable to us is, first, the fact that it was awarded to us by a truly impartial panel made up of teachers and educators from various countries, and second, that this came about entirely without any effort on our part.

"We could add still more such testimonials to those already cited, but that would take us too far afield. From the above it is sufficiently clear that our school exhibit furnished proof of our schools' capability, and we may confidently point to this success whenever our opponents attack us.

"But we had a third purpose in view with our school exhibit as well, namely to encourage and hearten our Lutheran Christians and congregations to continue cherishing and cultivating their parochial school, this precious treasure of the Lutheran Church, and not to grow weary in this glorious work. It should fill us with praise and thanks that we have schools in which our children are well prepared for their earthly advancement; we should also apply all diligence so that our schools may be ever more perfected in this respect and our school system ever more widely extended among us. Above all, however, we cannot thank God enough that we possess schools in which