# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S262
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262 Constitutional Matters

Board shall act through its constituted executive officers. ‘This
does not preclude action of an advisory nature by the Board or
Board committees. These functions and powers are lodged in the
members of the Board of Control only as a group. An individual
member of the Board shall have no legal right to take any action
affecting the institution or any one connected with it, unless he
has been specifically commissioned for this purpose by the Board.
The president of the respective institution shall be the executive
of the Board. He shall make regular and detailed reports to the
Board regarding the administration of his office and the general
condition of the institution.
B. Specific Functions

1) The Board of Control shall initiate, in accordance with
constitutional regulations, the appointment of temporary and per-
mament instructors and administrative officers in case of vacancies
in the faculty or when additional members are added thereto or
new chairs are created. Before vacancies in the faculties are
filled, the Board of Directors shall be consulted.

2) The Board shall elect, in conjunction with the special Board
of Electors, members of the faculty and administrative officers ac-
cording to regulations of Synod.

3) The Board, with the approval of the Board of Directors,
shall grant leaves of absence for a specified time with or without
salary to instructors or administrative officers of any institution,
whether on account of sickness or for the pursuance of advanced
studies at other institutions or through travel.

4) The Board shall initiate the removal of instructors or ad-
ministrative officers from their respective positions, whose general,
theological, academic, or physical unfitness for the performance
of the duties of their respective office has been duly established.

5) The Board shall put into effect the educational program
and the curriculum adopted by Synod for the respective institutions.

6) The Board shall assure itself through regular reports by
the president of the institution or by personally visiting classes,
or by both methods, that the work of the institution is carried on
effectively and in the spirit of, and in accordance with, the theolog-
ical, moral, and academic standards of Synod, and that only such
instructors and administrative officers are retained whose moral
and religious convictions, personal conduct, and scholarly attain-
ments and abilities are in keeping with these standards.

7) Each Board of Control shall be responsible for the physical
property of its respective institution, for the erection of new build-
ings, and for the maintenance and the care of existing buildings,
equipment, and grounds.