# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1932_S163
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 935

Vote of Thanks to Financial Officers.

Upon recommendation of Committee 18 Synod resolved to express
its gratitude to the Treasurer and the Board of Auditors and the
Fiscal Office for their efficient, painstaking, and valuable services.

Appropriations Committee.

On the basis of the report of the Appropriations Committee, which
was printed as a supplement to the Reports and Memorials and sub-
+ mitted to the delegates, Committee 1 brought in its recommendations

during the first days of the convention, whereupon Synod resolved: —

, A. That this convention make no attempt to establish budgets for

the fiscal years 1933, 1934, and 1935, but that the properly constituted

body be charged with the duty of fixing the 1938, 1934, and 1935
budgets at the proper time; i

B. That the grouping of the budget items into Groups A and B be
continued, the fixing of the respective treasuries under these groups
being left to the Fiscal Conference;

C. That the priority of the items in Group B be determined by the
Board of Directors;

D. That all receipts (as heretofore) be credited to the respective
purpose for which they are received;

E. That the total offering for the budget treasury be so distributed
that the necessary disbursements of Group A items within their respec-
tive budgets be fully met before Group B items participate;

, F. That the Board of Directors in conjunction with the College of
Presidents be authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to

% balance the budget, should the emergency arise necessitating such
¢ action. .

(G. The recommendation to limit the borrowing power of the
Board of Directors was rejected by Synod, and the matter was left to
; the discretion of the Board.of Directors, which may consult with the
. College of Presidents.)

é H. That the Board of Diréttors be authorized and instructed to
; ~make special efforts during 1932 and the following years to bring our
receipts up to budget requirements;

I. That the respective Board of Control in conjunction with the
: Board of Directors be held to reduce the number of instructors at such
institutions at which conditions would warrant such reduction.

J. Relative to expenditures for improvement taxes (at various col-
leges) and for the training-school building at Seward, listed on pages
10, 11, and 12 of the report of the Appropriations Committee, amount-
ing to $86,694.56, it was resolved to approve these expenditures.

The recommendation to charge each student $15 annually to help