# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S107
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Seminaries and Colleges So 20T

: ised of repair, if not of replacement. For repairs around $900.
would be necessary. And the one professor’s residence is‘showing.
‘signs of age and needs {o' be ‘renovated also in order to _prevent
os further dilapidation. This project entails the closing ‘of a large
porch ‘with porticos, which serve hardly any purpose, and costs.
‘exactly 9,000.00 cruzeiros ($450.00) at the present rate of exchange.
. “. .B. Equipment.— The state laws make it possible for our stu~.
z dents to receive state, i.e., federal, recognition for their ‘ ‘ginasio’”
course taken at our institution by taking the examination ‘givers
4 ‘by federal authorities and. thereby gaining a certificate whieh will
prove of immense value to them as pastgrs_ and ‘teachers, and to

the work of the Church: The local faculty with the Board of
Control has’ therefore’ decided to’ conform the first four years of
ur preparatory’ course to the “ginasio”: of the state to enable our
- students to take the above-mentioned examinations. -In general,

é ‘our course was very similar already, only adding French, giving

ore timé to the teaching of English. Beyond the Latin, Greek is -
taught. But in order for our instruction’ to be effective and effi~
ent and to come'up to the standards set by the state for their
“ginasios,” what is needed is equipment for the laboratory, for the
gymnasium, and for “shop” (physical education and manual train-
ing are must-courses here, for which’ we ask also an annual allow-
ance of $50.00 besides the initial cost of acquisitions), materials for
physiology, geography, and other courses. Our equipment to date
is woefully inadequate. “Higher standards of education in general
rake this investment*necessary and warrant it completely for the
sake of an educated ministry and efficient teachers. These ap-
paratus will also serve in the teachers’ and pastors’ institutes held
at the seminary for the benefit’ of all who take part. This summer
four teachérs took a course in mathematics, pedagogy, ‘history,
‘doctrine, catechetics, symbolics, Portuguese, physical education,
and manual training. It ‘is contemplated to have such or similar -
courses every summer. List: with prices will be forwarded.
Oe May the Lord of the’ Church ‘grant you. a: large measure- of
‘wisdom and foresight; may He give you His Spirit. of unity and
‘brotherliness and bless abundantly your decisions for the welfare

of our beloved Synod.
ss Tue Boarp oF ConTROL OF THE SEMINARIO ConcorpiA.

ee ' Porto: ALEGRE, BRAZIL
Pastor Werner Wapewirz. . Joao Gozrt
“Huco Wacner... ; _ Pastor Cartos H. Wanre
OSWALD. SAGER. mo. ex officio...
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tt was s resolved ‘that the. sum necessary ‘for the building of 2 a
suitable professor’s residence at Porto Alegre be granted.