# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S76
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76 Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

Education. of Woman Teachers, . Higher. Education of Girls,
SO ; (German Report, p. 129.)

Since peculiar conditions in our State [N ebraska] —— mentioned
in the memorial of the local board of our normal school at Seward —
render necessary, for an indeterminate length of time, the employment
of woman teachers in our Christian day-schools, the Joint School
Board ‘of the Northern and Southern Nebraska Districts herewith
wish to endorse the request of said board that Synod approve the

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education of woman teachers for our Christian day-schools at one of

In the name and by authority of the Joint School Board of
Northern and Southern Nebraska,
H. J. Eoaor. J. T. Linx. H. Hinimany,
oo Seward, N ebr., March 27, 1926,

- This matter was endorsed by an unprinted memorial of F. Meyer,
School Inspector of the Michigan District. It ig also touched upon
in the first point of the following memorial : —

Higher Education of Girls,
Particularly of such as Wish to Serve in Our Day-Schools,
to be Provided for by Synod.

Wuerras, It is Synod’s policy of long standing to educate the
children of her churches in Christian day-schools ; and

WHerzas, Teachers in ever larger numbers must be provided for
these schools 3 and :

Wuenzas, There are within the bounds of Synod young ladies
who, we believe, are willing to serve their Church by teaching in
these schools and with proper training could do so very efficiently; and

WHEREAS, We believe that an educated Christian mother in a
Christian home, under God, molds, as none other can, the future life
of the child of to-day who is -to be the man and the woman of the
Church of to-morrow;

Therefore the undersigned herewith respectfully petition Synod
to resolve: —
1) To make it Synod’s policy to educate girls with a view to
their becoming teachers in its Christian day-schools ;
"2) To go on record as favoring the general Christian education
of girls in educational institutions maintained by Synod.
Very respectfully submitted,
Tur SournHeasrern CoNnFERENOE oF THE Enauisy District,
; Per G.B. Mewnnen,
C. O. Suir.