# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S59
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Action Regarding Individual Institutions 59

ducted from October to. May, offering extension courses to teachers
in the neighborhood. Attendance in 1936, 26; in 1937, 34.

In accord with a synodical resolution passed in 1935, a cor-
respondence school has been begun. Lack of man-power and funds
has held back the development of this important phase of teacher-
training. ; .

Besides the above two synodical Districts regularly hold their
conventions at our Concordia, and both during the school-year and
during the vacation periods numerous synodical committees and
conferences hold their meetings at River Forest.

Our Board of Control wishes to express. its deep appreciation
to the faculty of Concordia. Teachers College for promoting, and
taking care of, this large amount of additional work so faithfully
and efficiently in the interest of Christian education and teacher-
training.

Education Festival ;

In the interest of promoting Lutheran elementary education in
the Northern Illinois District our faculty cooperated with the Dis-
trict Board of Christian Education to sponsor an Education Festival.
Thousands of children as well as thousands of adults were gathered
on our campus to praise God for our Lutheran schools, to learn
anew the benefits derived from this blessed institution, to encourage
one another to greater interest and appreciation of its work, and
to view a display of the products of these schools.

Accreditation

The high-school department of Concordia Teachers College is
accredited by the Department of Public Instruction of the State
of Illinois, the University of Illinois, and the North Central As~
sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The high-school
department thus has complete accreditation.

The college department is accredited by the Department of
Public Instruction of the State of Illinois; the University of Illinois
allows credit for the junior-college work and in cases of students
with a superior record also for the -third year of work. North-
western University and Chicago University allow a similar credit.
The college department lacks accreditation by the North Central
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Only if a fourth
year-is added, can complete accreditation be attained.

Since public authorities more and more generally are requiring
that any one who teaches in an elementary school, either public
or private, must have gotten. his training at an accredited school,
the accreditation of our Concordia at River Forest is of vital im-
portance. to: our. teachers and the. continuance of our parochial.
schools.