# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1929_S60
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60 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention,

considerable thought and their representatives have met in Chic
for joint discussion and formulation of plans, Hence it is only a

Other Memorials,
A memorial Was presented by the Faculty ang Board of the Oa

land Concordia, remonstrating against the fa
cordia was not considered in the memoria]
ference,

The Chicago English, Lutheran Con
asking that our college course be expanded for two years at Valparais
University, The memoria] called attention to the fact that Valparai

niversity ig owned, controlled, and Operated by a corporation mad
up of our own people, that it ranks high in scholastic standards an
is fully accredited, that it is centrally located and offers the very
Courses we need. :
Dir, H. B, Hemmeter Presented g Memorial advocating a Cent

Senior College, which in the Course of time is to absorb all the col]

Educational Survey.

The Fort Wayne Pastoral Conference Presented a memori
requesting Synod: —

1. To cause a thorough study of our entire educational syste;
for the theoretica] training of ministers to be made with a view 0
reshaping it go that it will better meet our aims and, at the same ¢
conform to the American plan of education (four years high se]
and four years college), as well a8 meet American high-schog] and
college Standards;

2. To this end to instruct the Board of Directors or any other
competent authority to appoint a committee of Seven members froy;
our midst, consisting of one professor from our seminary at S¢. Loui
one from our seminary in Springfield, and one from & Junior eolle
two pastors, and two laymen, preferably American educators wit]
€xperience in an administrative capacity; and, : :

3. To instruct this committee

a. To engage experts in educational Surveying who are to m
an academie and administrative Survey of our junior colleges duri
the next three years, so that the strength and the weakness of oO
system may be set in proper relief; So