# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S125
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Young People’s. Work 125

Report of Student Welfare Committee
(Memorial 302. Cf. Memorial 303, 701-B-I, 3)

In presenting the customary report to cover our activities dur-
ing the past triennium, it may be helpful to recall for a moment
the status of Student Welfare Work as the Cleveland convention
adjourned. We were definitely encouraged by the fact that the
cause of Student Welfare Work had received an increased share of
attention on the part of the delegates. Not only in committee but
also on the floor of the convention and in the lobby the trend of
discussion gave unmistakable evidence that Student Welfare Work
was gradually being recognized as an important mission of our
Church, a Church which throughout its history has emphasized
both the occupation of new fields and the conservation of her
strength. Even though the vote to appropriate a larger sum for
this phase of church activity and to appoint a full-time Student
Secretary was not sufficient to carry, we nevertheless left the
Cleveland convention with the impression that Synod as a whole
was becoming better acquainted with, and therefore more sym-
pathetic toward, this important phase of church-work.

We are glad to report that our experiences during the past
three years have confirmed this impression.

In order that Synod’s limited Student Welfare Work might be
carried on with Synod’s money and without continued reliance upon
the resources of our friendly supporters the International Walther
League, we petitioned Synod’s Board of Directors to grant us an
emergency allowance of $900 for the year 1936 and of $1,000 for
the years 1937 and 1938. These petitions were favorably received,
and the allotted funds enabled us to carry on the activities listed
below.

. 1. Annual Student Census

The annual student census has been developed to a point where
fairly reliable statistics are available. A brief summary of these
figures presents the following picture for the school-year 1937—38:

Total number of reported away-from-home girl students 809
Total number of reported away-from-home boy: students 1,409

Total number of reported at-home students ese ee. 2,008
Total estimated number of unreported students (away from
home and at home) oo. cose 1,690
Total number of Lutheran students at Valparaiso ;
University lee tee cee ee 408
Total number of Concordia students enrolled in college
classes (school-year 1936—1937) 1,103

Total of all Synodical Conference Students enrolled in
schools of higher education (22.20. ceeoceecece eee eee 1,427

326 pastors were informed of the presence of students
in 546 schools located in the territories served by them

The question has.been asked whether a student census pays.

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