# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S136
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

184 General Institutional Matters

Adjustment of Professors’ Salaries
(Memorial 806)

Wuereas, The professors at our preparatory schools are all
placed by Synod on an equal footing regarding the salaries paid
them; and
_. Wuereas, The cost of living varies greatly in different sec-
tions of the country where our institutions are located; and

Wuerras, An added expense is often incurred by postgraduate
courses our professors must take in order to receive certain
necessary degrees; and
Wuereas, It is desirable to free such professors from the
necessity of seeking an additional source of income in order to
support their families properly; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Atlantic District petition the Synod at its
next convention to authorize the Board of Directors to examine
into this matter and to make the proper readjustments.

PRESENTED BY THE QUEENS-LONG ISLAND CONFERENCE

AND ADOPTED BY THE ATLANTIC DISTRICT CONVENTION
JuNE 24 To 27, 1940

Louis T. BucHHetmer, Secretary

Report of Committee 1
‘.1, Committee 1 recommends that the Board of Directors be
authorized to examine into this matter and to make the proper
adjustments, without, however, reducing the present basic salary
scale,

2. Committee 1 also recommends that Synod ask the Board of
Directors to restore the salary to professors immediately if pos-
sible, otherwise to instruct the Fiscal Conference to make pro-
visions for restoration.

, Action of Synod: These recommendations were adopted.
(This also took care of Unprinted Memorial 78)

Support of Students of Mexican Birth
(Unprinted Memorial 97)

The following resolution was passed at the Texas Triennial
‘Conference, Rose Hill, Tex., April 15-17, 1941:

1. Wuereas, Under the grace of God, we have been enabled
to.:begin work in Mexico; and

2. WHEREAS, We realize the great need of more native
workers; and

3. Wuereas, It may be necessary to support men to enable
them to prepare for the work; and

4. WuerEas, Synod has charged the Mission Board of the
Texas District with the prosecution of the work in Mexico; there-
fore be it