# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S34
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

84 Report of the Committee on Higher Education

I. SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES.

_A. Report of the Committee on Higher Education
(Memorial 131, p. 58 ff.)

I. Introduction. — Committee Organization

The Synod of 1935 occupied itself to a very large extent with
problems of higher education, specifically’ with the improvement
and advancement of the institutions owned and operated by Synod
for ministerial and teacher-training. A Committee on Higher
Education, composed of thirteen men, submitted’ many proposals,
a majority of which were adopted by Synod. Chief arnong these
was the retention of our six-year junior colleges, the addition of
a fourth year at the St.Louis Seminary (at the bottom of the
course) and the addition of a third college year at our two teachers’
colleges at River Forest and Seward. A new curriculum for min-
isterial and teacher-training was submitted in broad outline by this
Committee of Thirteen and adopted by Synod. Some of the fea-
tures of this new curriculum became operative in the fall of 1936,
others in 1937, and still others are to become effective this. year.
Upon recommendation of the above committee, Synod resolved
that a new Committee on Higher Education be appointed by the
President in consultation with the Vice-Presidents, with instruc-
tions that this new committee “is to prepare in detail an integrated
and unified curriculum with the cooperation of the faculties and to
direct and supervise the introduction of the curriculum and its re-
quirements.” (Proceedings 1935, p. 38.)

Pursuant to this resolution the presidential staff appointed
a new Committee on Higher Education, with Vice-President
Henry A. .Grueber as chairman, and the following members:
Prof. Theo. Hoyer, Prof. F. E. Mayer, Prof. J. T. Link, Ph. D., Prof.
W. H. Wente, Ph. D., Rev. F. W. C. Jesse, Mr. A. O. Leutheusser,
A.M., Mr. Martin E. Strieter, B.S., and Rev. Martin Walker, A.M.
The last-named was elected secretary. Six of these nine men had
been members of the Committee of Thirteen in the previous
triennium.

It pleased the Lord to call Prof. J.T. Link to our heavenly
home on December 20, 1936. Dr. Link was a Christian gentleman,
who combined genuine scholarship with Christian humility. He
was a valuable member of the committee, especially with refer-
ence to teacher-training. Prof. L. G. Bickel, Ph.D., was appointed
in his stead.

Your Committee on Higher Education (hereinafter referred.
to as Committee A) convened eight times, with a total of 29 ses-