# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S67
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Seminariés and Colleges a 67

Graduates : Diploma /Degree . Student Supplies

941-42 12/6 3/4 15/10. ~§=5 13 18.

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943-44 «65/7 3/2 8/9. 1 22 " 23

: Nore: Diploma, 3-year course; Degree, 4-year course .

Summer School _

; 6 to 9 weeks, all college ;
5 ce — 55 20. — 75
1942 — 46 29 715

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; Viewed from. the academic side, Concordia Teachers College
‘must be regarded as having, by the grace of God, weathered the
terrific storm of the depression and the great drouth. Not only

was our enrollment curtailed because of the lowered income of.

-gur constituents, but the teaching profession as a whole. was be-
lieved to be in an economic stalemate. The last year revealed
. that our people were willing to send their sons and daughters
- when God restored the means. In the economic status of our
graduates similar improvement has been observed. .An unprece-
dented wave of calls has caused motion. as well as improvement
in salaries. This tends to reassure parents that the Church deals

".. fairly with their children who are trained as teachers. As a result,

‘our high school classes are approaching normal size. Although the
selective service status did not permit the registration of many
" new men in the upper-college classes, the next triennium should

~. witness further growth also to a full college department. Attention .—
‘should be called to the healthy growth and development of our.

‘summer school, which has: now become the summer quarter under
the accelerated program.

A wish of long standing was gratified i in September, 1941, when
Synod’s Board of Directors granted our request to convert. the
’ former president’s. home into a residence for’ women students.
.. This venture proved so successful that a second unit was arranged

* in September, 1942, in the north wing of our refectory. Another

‘._ professor’s residence became the third women’s dormitory in Sep-~

‘tember, 1943, We are happy to state that the costs involved in
_ arranging the first unit have completely been repaid to Synod, and
the payments on the others are being made on schedule.

Accreditation |

'- It is but reasonable that States should exercise control over the
certification of their teachers. Since our schools enjoy the protec-
tion of the Government, we must do all in our power to meet
-certification standards. One of these requirements which is stressed
‘with greater frequency is regional accreditation, such as with ‘the
“North Central Association. : .