# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S38
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38 Report of the Committee on Higher Education

committee held five meetings and in addition thereto joint sessions
with the Committee on Higher Education (A) and the.Committee
for Curriculum for Junior Colleges (B). The following list of
essays will give a fair idea of the scope of this committee’s work:
1. Desirable qualifications of the Lutheran teacher. 2. Guiding
principles in the construction of the curriculum for teachers’ col-
leges. 3. Faculty organization. 4. The curriculum in religion;
5. in English; 6. in German; 7. in the social studies; 8. in science
and mathematics; 9. in music; 10. in art; 11. in education; 12. in
the field of individual skills, physical education, and recreation;
13. in service training of teachers. 14. Directors of religious edu-
cation.

The Committee enjoyed the fullest cooperation of faculty mem-
bers of both schools. A large proportion of the papers were pre-
pared by experts in their field. The participation of members of
both faculties indicated a keen awareness of the problems involved
and added greatly to the value of the Committee’s final report.

Committee C’s findings and recommendations were submitted
to. Committee A in mimeographed form (125 pages) for approval
and thereupon conveyed to the two teachers’ colleges for introduc-
tion. (This curricular study is now available, bound loose-leaf, and
can be procured from Dr. L. G. Bickel, Seward, Nebr., for $1.00.)

In several joint meetings Committees B and C elaborated
standards: and policies for all our institutions. These were later
approved by Committee A. Henceforth these standards shall be
a governing factor in determining faculty competence, teaching load
and student load, library equipment, student records, health ser-
vice, accreditation, and related questions. These standards and
policies are included in the manuals of both committees.

; Action of Synod: These two parts of the report were received
by Synod.

III. General Higher Education and Coeducation

Among the many problems with which your Committee oc-
cupied itself in the past three years none was found to possess
more far-reaching implications, none received a more thoroughgoing
and earnest study, than the problem of general higher education,
the opening of our educational institutions to a larger number of
students not preparing for the service.of the Church in pulpit or
school.. Associated with this problem is the question of coeducation..
These questions were specifically referred to our committee by. the.
Synod of 1935. . :

....1¢ is true that.Synod. has always permitted its schools to re-.
ceive a few, usually. local,. students. who, did .not purpose to..enter.