# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S69
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

‘Semiriariés ‘arid Colleges a 69°

_ hdg*Hitfle more ‘chance for ‘pursuing these ‘studies than any other
icks‘qualified student. It is requested that, subject to the approval
of’the Board for Higher Education, faculties arid Boards of Con- |
trol of teachers’ ‘colleges be authorized to adapt the curriculum
gmost-effectively to the individual student by developing ‘various
curricula which will meet the needs of the field and of the State.

3. Languages. It has become increasingly dificult to make a —
reasonable language ‘sequence for students entering with one or -
more units in.a foreign language otheg than German (usually
‘Latin). Our Board of Control and faculty should be authorized
to inaugurate such courses in Latin as will meet the student’s. need.

4. Secretarial Training. In view of the nature of modern teach-
ing and of congregational work, it becémes ever more apparent
that many of our teachers should learn ‘to type and be reasonably —
well trained in the use of office equipment. Requests for teachers
who have such training are reaching us with increasing frequency.
Synod should authorize (a) the college to institute courses in the
transcription skills and (b) the proper board to secure adequate.
furnishings for such training as soon as again available, setting”
aside, if necessary, a stipulated amount of money at this convention.
' Synod is also requested to authorize the sum of $5,000 for the con-
version of the basement of our Administration Building into class-.
rooms for the teaching of these courses.

5, Infirmary. We are seriously handicapped by a lack of proper *
facilities in attempting to carry out an adequate health program.
With a mixed enrollment the size of ours, we must have a properly
equipped infirmary, all the more since the hospital facilities in the
city of Seward are already ‘overtaxed by the needs of the com-
munity. We therefore request the Synod to authorize the ex-
penditure’of $11,000 for the remodeling of our old service building,
providing for an adequate infirmary on the second floor and various
other needs on the first floor. .

6. Women’s Dormitory. At present we have dormitory facil-
ities for housing 62 women students. This is about half of the.
quota set for us by the College of District Presidents through its
Committee on the Assignment of Calls and averages down to eight .
or nine girls for each class. In view of the commendable general
trend throughout Synod to replace non-synodically trained women
teachers with such as have attended our teachers’ colleges, this
number is far‘:too small to meet the demand. ? We therefore respect+
fully petition Synod ‘to authorize the erection’ of a women’s dor-
mitory housing 65 to 75 students and costing approximately
$100,000, fully furnished and equipped. Since the women students

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