# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S53
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 58

study in that the latter offers the actual subject-matter or content of
teaching by means of which teachers hope to reach a goal. It is evi-
dent that the making of a curriculum is far more important than the
planning of a course of study; in fact, the latter work can hardly be
undertaken with any promise of successful results unless the former
has been properly carried out. Hitherto the objectives of the work in
our Junior Colleges have not been clearly understood, or at least not
accepted with uniform agreement, and therefore it is the aim of this
essay to suggest such goals as seem to be in keeping with the character
and object of these schools,

It is well to keep in mind, in broaching this subject, that prin-
ciples of teaching in high schools and colleges must ever be formu-
lated with regard to one of the following aims, generally speaking: —

1. The informational aim, which intends to impart knowledge to.
the pupils and students in the shortest possible time and with a great
amount of drill; ,

2. The disciplinary aim, which intends to train the students in
observation and discrimination (to reason correctly) ;

3. The esthetic aim, which is inspirational rather than informa-
tional, encouraging the actual absorbing of artistic appreciation
rather than a formal study of the principles of the arts concerned ;

4. The kinesthetic aim, or that pertaining to manual training and
technique, which tries to place the students into actual life situations
and make immediate applications of theoretical material to concrete

problems. ,
OUR CHIEF AIM OR OBJECTIVE.

Our primary objective is to lay a good foundation for professional
theological study on scientific lines. ; -
- This includes preliminary work in pedagogy. The professional side

‘of the principles of supervision and the teaching of religion is taken up

in the seminary. ; ;
Our secondary objective: Information and attitudes of intelli-
gent citizenship and leadership in the pastoral office.

THE AIM IN RELIGION.

To deepen the knowledge of the Small Catechism and to widen its
scope in the direction of systematic theology; to make the students
acquainted with the chief parts of the Bible and to habituate them in
the use of the Bible as a tool, at least to the extent in which it is

F being advocated for laymen.. (Cp. Search the Scriptures!)

Norse.— A mere repetition of the subject-matter of religious instruc-

_ tion as given in the upper grades and in catechumen classes does not meet

the needs of the Junior College boy; he needs the approach of the Junior

Bible Class attitude. (Cp. Concordia Teachers’ Library, Vol. V.)