# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S48
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48 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

The Board of Control held its regular meetings every month and
also had a number of meetings with the Faculty.. Besides these
meetings smaller committees, such as the House, the Educational, and
the Radio Committee, met regularly to discuss the problems be-

fore them.
*OF m.. _ Requests.

The Board of Control petitions Synod to allow an appropriation
for the library. For. the purpose of finishing the cataloguing of the
present periodicals and the binding of present unbound books and
periodicals as well as adding extra copies for collateral reading for
the present classes, $1,015 should be appropriated. To take care of
the cost: of cards, of the material to rebind books and periodicals, of
the subscriptions to periodicals, of the purchasing of new books: and
the replacement of books, an annual allowance should be made of
$1,000. Synod nine years ago recognized the importance of this
library and granted an appropriation of $10,000. However, this
allowance was never given, due to the economic stringency.

The Board of Control likewise asks Synod to instruct the Cur-
riculum Committee, which is to be appointed, to earnestly study the
advisability of introducing in our preparatory schools a course in
shorthand and typewriting. The knowledge of shorthand and type-
writing will be of great help to the student while studying at the
Seminary. Many a graduate likewise could be placed as assistant in
a larger congregation if he were capable of doing some of the clerical
work in the congregation. We believe that the introduction of such
courses also will make for greater efficiency on the part of those who
receive calls into mission-fields. Therefore we petition Synod to give
this matter the necessary consideration.

The Board of Control, together with the Faculty, recommends
that Synod continue for the next three years the present arrangement,
that the student after completing his second year interrupts his
studies at the Seminary for a year before completing his theological
training. :

Praying the Lord that He may help our Church solve the many
difficult problems which confront it at the present time, we remain

Tue Boarp or Contro, or Concorpia SEMINARY.

; AuFRED DoerFrrierR, Secretary.
Committee 1 recommended : —
1. That Synod appropriate for the library at St. Louis $1,015 for
this year and thereafter $1,000 annually;
2. That Synod instruct the Curriculum Committee which is to
be appointed earnestly to study the advisability of introducing in our
preparatory schools a course in shorthand and typewriting ;