# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S112
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1120—Ci Seminaries and Colleges

B. SEMINARY AND COLLEGE MATTERS
IN GENERAL

; Retirement of Professors .
(Memorial 126),

. Wuereas, Synod’s resolutions on professors’ retirement (Pro-
ceedings, 1941, pp. 105,106) have been variously. interpreted and

: _ applied by the several Boards with resultant confusion; . and

; WHEREAS, The: proposed Synodical Handbogk reproduces the
resolutions verbatim; and
” ". WHEREAS, The confusion is caused by the interpretation given
the phrase “shall be entitled to honorable retirement”; and
Wuereas, The Board for Higher Education’s proposal “That
with the adoption of this plan-by Synod the retirement age be set
‘at 10,” (Proceedings, 1941, p. 102, paragraph 2) was altered. to read,
“Upon reaching the age of 70a professor shall be entitled to honor-
_able retirement,” etc.; and |
‘Wuereas,' This action clearly indicates Synod’s will to make
such retirement not mandatory but voluntary; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we petition Synod to state once again its inten-
tion that such retirement at a fixed age is not compulsory, to review |
the action of the boards of control which have placed professors in
. retirement, to change section 445, paragraph B, in the proposed
Synodical Handbook to read, “At any time after reaching the age
of 65 a professor.shall.be privileged. to retire,” deleting . the re-
mainder of the paragraph, and to order that professors who have
thus voluntarily retired be given the standing of professors emeriti;
‘and ‘be it further
‘ Resolved, ‘That we petition ‘Synod officially to accord the title
of President emeritus to Dr. L. Fuerbringer. :
Tae Curcaco EnciisH District CONFERENCE
‘ ‘Artuur A. Yoss, Secretary
It. was resolved, . . ACTION
1. That the resolution adopted in 1941 regarding the retirement
of professors (Proceedings 1941, page 105f.) be amended ‘to read —
in:paragraph 3: “Upon reaching the age of 70,.a professor shall be
honorably retired; Any coritinued service after the age of retire-
ment shall ‘be determined by the Board of Control in consultation
with the Board of Electors”;
2: That a retired: professor be given the standing “Professor
Emeritus,” respectively “President Emeritus.” -