# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S77
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926, 77

Report of Committee 1.

WHEREAS, Within the lines which God Himself has drawn
(1 Cor. 14,34; 1 Tim. 2,12) and with careful consideration of the
true calling of the members of the female sex, female members of
the Christian Church, according to God’s Word, may, properly be
employed to do certain phases of church-work, including some depart- ai
ments of teaching;

WHEREAS, Furthermore, the history of the Church, during the
greater part of its existence, as well as the experience of our own
Synod, especially in the recent past, has proved that to employ women
in the aforementioned way and to educate woman teachers for service
in schools can be successfully carried on; we therefore |

Recommend, That Synod approve the work which is now carried
on, and the continuation thereof, under the restrictions now obtain- ‘
ing and therefore move that the present arrangement for the educa-
tion of woman teachers existing at Seward, which is carried on
without particular expense to Synod, be for the present retained with-
out change, which means that the attendance of female pupils will
not exceed 20 per cent. of the total enrolment; we furthermore
Recommend, That Synod permit also the institution in Ed- i
monton to enroll girls in the same way for the purpose of educating
P them as teachers for our parish-schools, but that also in this case
f the number of female students must not exceed 20 per cent.*of the iy
E total enrolment. .

2 In this connection we would call attention to the fact that insti- {
"tutes for the education of woman teachers have been repeatedly con- \
B. ducted within our Synod. We recommend that Synod instruct the
School Board to take cognizance of this matter and for the present

serve by giving assistance and advice when requested.

This report, together with its recommendations, was adopted.

In the matter of providing a higher education for girls, Synod
passed the following resolution: —
While Synod favors a Lutheran education for Lutheran girls in
' Lutheran schools, it does not at this time see its way clear for open-|
ing the doors of its colleges for the education of our girls,

; A Department for Higher Education in the “School Journal.”
. (Overture 141. Abridged. — German Report, p. 133.)

B In order to keep our educational institutions at the present point
: of efficiency, our professors must of necessity frequently be given an
= opportunity to exchange opinions with their colleagues of other insti-
E tutions. The special Professors’ Conference meetg triennially. Owing