# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S55
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

“Teacher. Shortage and Acceleration °
-of the: Tea er-Training Program. | ;
‘The shortage ‘of day schoo teachers to. which, attention: “was?
ed. by.our. representatives, at the Synod: ‘in ‘Fort ‘Wayne. has be=.
come alarming. and,: if. it is® not: :relieved,. will, cause: irreparab!
damage. to -some of .our;schools...:In: order to: turn. out: trained:
teachers more rapidly, emergency' ures. were. undertaken with
‘the: co- operation, : cof .Synod’s:: Board: During the.,s ool. year.
194243 a program. of acceleration. wi introduced ,. in the’ college
department, and, an. additional’ Summer. Quarter. ‘of 11 “weeks. was’).
offered in the ‘summer of 1943. '. The: ‘accelerated, Summer Quarter. '.
“of, 1944. ‘will be: .in progress: by- the: tire, ‘Synod | convenes. Vie
After a. year of experience we find’ that, aeceleration solves’ a
a number. of. ‘problems, and: raises ‘others. ~The tempo ‘of wo —
increased, required. ‘subject matter. is: “covered - in Jess time, ‘and.
teachers. for our. day schools are produced: somewhat more. rapidly.
It is too. ‘early: to state, whether’ ‘the: increased strain on, the nerves .
of students due to the necessity of mastering the ° subject matter -
more rapidly, the year-round’ pursuit of. study. without. letup,and:'
the -additional financial, burden ‘to. students, and parents. will make
it advisable to: continue’ the accelerated - summer program beyond. Js
_ the duration’ of the emergency. Meanwhile the faculty, administra-;
tion, and. students have cheerfully carried their: heavy wartime, ‘
tasks t to: the best of their strength | and ability. .

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"Acceleration alone will : not take care of ‘Synod’s ‘teacher:
More young T “men. and wome n must be ‘secured to: take up this:
creep up and even expand,

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