# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S35
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Report of the Committee on Higher Education 35

sions, most of which were attended by all members. President
Behnken met and counseled with your Committee whenever his
manifold duties permitted. Much work was done through. cor-
respondence, and through special subcommittees.

Many matters were referred to your Committee by the. ‘Cleve-
land Synod. The chief task assigned was the preparing in detail
of the new curricula; and for this detailed work your Committee
was instructed by Synod to appoint two curricular committees:
one for the junior colleges and seminaries, a majority of whose
members should be seminary and college professors; and the other
for our two teachers’ colleges, a majority of whose members should
be members of these two faculties. Accordingly your Committee
appointed the following two curricular committees:

Committee on Curriculum for Junior Colleges and Seminaries
(referred to as Committee B): Rev. Martin Walker, A. M., chair-
man; Prof. F. E. Mayer, secretary; Prof. Theo. Hoyer, Prof. P. E.
Kretzmann, Ph. D., Prof. Martin H. Coyner, Prof. Geo. V. Schick,
Ph. D., Prof. Leroy C. Rincker, A. M., Prof. Martin Graebner, Prof.
W. R. Roehrs, Ph. D., Prof. Theo. W. Hausmann, A. M., Prof. W. H.
Wente, Ph. D., Prof. R. A. Hifert, A. M., Mr. A. O. Leutheusser, A. M.

Committee on Curriculum for Teachers’ Colleges (referred to
as Committee C): Rev. Paul Koenig, chairman; Prof. J. T. Link,
Ph. D., secretary; Prof. Martin Lochner, Prof. Alfred Schmieding,
Prof. L. G. Bickel, Ph. D., Samuel J. Roth, District Superintendent
of Parochial Schools, and Mr. Martin E. Strieter, B.S. (The va-
cancy caused by the death of Dr. Link was not filled in this com-
mittee. Dr. Bickel served as secretary.) :

It will be noticed that the members of Committee A were
represented on Committees B and C. This was done purposely, in
order thoroughly to integrate all our work. The work of these
curricular committees was submitted in finished form to your
Committee on Higher Education, which subjected it to critical study
and some revision. Thereupon your Committee adopted it and
ordered the introduction of the new curricula in the respective
schools. We now report in greater detail on the work of these
committees.

II. The Work of the Curricular Committees
The Committee on Curriculum for Colleges and Seminaries
(Committee B), composed of eleven theological and junior-college
professors, one pastor and one layman, worked in a harmonious
spirit on its task of fixing the curriculum for our junior colleges
and the seminaries. This committee met six times, holding thirty-
two sessions. _ ‘