# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S74
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74 Proceedings of Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention

Adapting Number of Students to Housing Conditj
(Memorial 138.) “ns.
Whereas it is manifestly wasteful for Sy
one institution while another institution can accommod i
students, because there is not, or should not be toler nett
difference among our junior colleges as to aims eee
study, discipline, and attitude of faculties and ’s
work; and

Whereas experience shows that the
leges is subject to marked fluctuations

Whereas under modern conditions
distances can no longer be considered
of schools;

Therefore the Greater Detroit Pastoral
view of these facts to resolve: —

1) That it is against the policy of ildi
necessary by overcrowding at any voles. Be oe aiding made
Synod can accommodate the excess 3 : Sr colleges of

2) That Synod hereby instruct its Bo
mine by means of a survey the number of
house and teach in its present buildings
rolment at this figure;

8) That as soon as the quot.

Directors is filled at any of our teat the peat
be required to notify additional candidates
application cannot be granted and to refer t
ical institution.

Respectfully submitted,

nod to erect buildings at

tional

ny re;
standards, courseg at

tudents toward their

enrolment at the Various eo].
for no apparent reasons; and
of travel and communicatio

a major factor in the choien

Conference begs Synod in

ard of Directors to deter-
students each institution can
and to fix the maximum en-

Board of
the president of the school
for admission that their
hem to some other synod-

THE Pastorat ConrerENCE oF Greater Derrorr.
E. C. Fackter, Chairman.

E. H. Bucuuemer, Secretary pro tem.
Detroit, Mich., February 29, 1932.

Action.

Resolved to refer thi : .
cation, 1s matter to the Committee on Higher Edu-

Concordia College at Fort Wayne (or River Forest Seminary)
and Valparaiso University.
(Memorial 128.)
inde eees Our Synod is studying plans for a better training of
‘0 Intend to serve the Church as pastors and teachers; and
Wueregas, The Valparaiso University Organization, consisting of

members of our Synod, is bendi
; ing every effort to i
of its problems: therefore ° ards the sonnon

Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 75
We recommend, That Synod, assembled in convention at Mil-
uke, Wis., in June, 1932, will authorize the appointment of a
ve mittee which is carefully to study the following questions and
° rt its findings to Synod: —
me Whether some combination between our college at Fort Wayne
(or oUF teachers’ college at River Forest) with the Valparaiso Uni-
versity would be feasible and desirable;
g. In what manner and under what terms such a combination
should be effected ;
3, What advantages such a combination would bring to our edu-
cational system and our Synod in general;
4, Whether such a plan would receive favorable consideration on
the part of the Valparaiso University Organization.
Respectfully submitted by
ALFRED DOERFFLER,
R. R. CAEMMERER,
Ricu. KretzscHMar,
and other pastors in St. Louis.and vicinity.

Action.

This matter was also referred to the Committee on Higher Edu-
cation.

Subsidy for Valparaiso University.
(Memorial 207, B.)

Wuereas, The sainted fathers of our Synod, when they founded
the first college in Perry County, Mo., had the aim in view to found
an institution of higher education and learning, not only to train the
necessary ministers and teachers, but also to train laymen for other
professions; and

Wuereas, Such training of young men and women for various
useful secular professions was not deemed outside of Synod’s work by
the fathers and no one to-day can rightly classify it as such; and

Wuereas, The gracious Lord has now fulfilled the ardent wishes
and prayers of the fathers in that respect by guiding affairs in such
a manner that Valparaiso University could be acquired and until now
has been successfully conducted as a high-standard school for lay-:
men; and

Wuereas, This splendid institution had to combat with financial.
difficulties ever since the Lutheran University Association took it
over in 1925, thereby being greatly hampered in its work and desired.
progress; therefore be it

Resolved, That we earnestly petition Synod to grant an annual
subsidy of $100,000 for the maintenance of Valparaiso University as
long as this is necessary; and be it furthermore

Resolved, That we petition Synod to devote more time than herer