# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S89
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Seminaries and Colleges. — Individual Institutions 87

here. These statements are made without intent to cast reflection
upon the grade of work performed by the various assistants which
the school has had during the past years. Rather we shall say that
they have acquitted themselves with credit under the circum-
stances. Nevertheless, under the present system the Church gets
the services of amateurs and can reasonably expect nothing but
such type of service.

c. In the two science courses (General Science and Physics)
that are offered and which every student must take, every student
has had two different amateur teachers. This situation makes
impossible the obviously necessary coordination of methods and
materials between the two science courses.

3. The present set-up is hurtful to the school — and, therefore,
to the Church — inasmuch as

a. It cannot attain that degree of efficiency in the sciences
which is looked for in an accredited school.

b. This fact seriously endangers our accreditation. The State
authorities will hardly tolerate an indefinite continuation of such
an “emergency” arrangement. To lose our accreditation would be
a serious setback for the school.

c. To build up and properly conserve the necessary expensive
scientific equipment obviously requires constant attention and a
long-range program. Progress in this direction is impossible as
long as a school is forced to “break in a new student” every
second year.

d. In addition to these disadvantages the school suffers dis-
turbances in other departments or branches every two years.
It must be understood that the assistant professor (candidate) who
teaches the sciences must teach other subjects also. Since, how-
ever, not every candidate is inclined or able to teach the same
courses that the previous assistant has taught, a readjustment of
the teaching load becomes necessary every two years also in other
branches (German, Latin, Greek, History, English).

Three years ago the Synod voted approval of this request,
but a combination of unfortunate circumstances indicated that the
Church’s best interests would be served if the local Board of
Control were to refrain from extending the call during the past
triennium. All action was taken in consultation with Synod’s
Board of Directors and Board for Higher Education.

In view of this situation and in consideration of the further
fact that we seek to induce high-school students to enroll, we
feel that our request for a permanent professor ‘to teach the
sciences is fully justified.

Respectfully submitted by
Tue Boarp oF CONTROL
F. H. Srerzer, Executive Secretary