# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S128
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126 General Institutional Matters

II. Board of Allocation

11) Resolved, That the President of Synod be instructed to
appoint a Board of Allocation (hereafter called the Board), con-
sisting of five men, two Presidents of a District, two men connected
with the work of Home Missions, and the Dean of Concordia
Seminary, St.Louis, Mo. A member of the Springfield Seminary
is to serve in an advisory position for students from that institution.

12) Resolved, That it be the first duty of the Board to place
the graduates into internship. Therefore the Board shall

(a) Secure as complete information as possible on the gradu-
ates of each year, studying not only the scholastic records, but also
attempting to find out as much as possible concerning their per-
sonality and aptitudes. The Board shall devise and preserve such
records as it considers advisable and necessary;

(b) Fix a time by which requests for interns must be made
and make a study of the various congregations to determine which
graduate will best fit the needs;

(c) Determine the places for each intern.

13) Resolved, That it be the second duty of the Board to watch
the work done by the intern and at the end of the year to determine
his candidacy. Therefore the Board shall

(a) Require the pastor supervising the intern to send quarterly
reports on a form designed to give the Board definite information
on the qualifications of the intern (a minimum of mere routine
information should be required; if necessary, the Board may ask
for supplmentary information from District officials) ;

(b) Require the intern to send quarterly reports on a form
designed by the Board to determine the reaction of the intern to
the work he is doing;

(c) Have the power, in extreme cases, to remove an intern
before the completion of his term (this provision is not to abridge
the rights of the congregation but to indicate proper procedure);

(d) Declare all who have successfully completed their intern-
ship candidates of the ministry, informing the candidate of its
action and Synod through the official organs. If it is evident that
the intern would be a misfit in the ministry, he should be told, and
the Board shall refuse to declare him a candidate. In doubtful
cases the graduate might be granted another year’s trial in an
internship in another field;

(e) Require all candidates while waiting for a call to join
the synodical Districts in which they are residing (see Constitution
of Synod, Par. 5 B—6) and to attend synodical conventions and
pastoral conferences, offering satisfactory excuses if they are unable
to be present.

14) Resolved, That it be the third duty of the Board to supply