# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S122
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«122 _—Blementary, Edugation -

Total Enrollment _ Po Bet
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he Ee, ; a Children, "? Homes ~ : CHiurches:
Attending parochial’ and. Sunday school 22,004:.. 2,664 - 961 :
Parochial school only 2 35,509 2,267. 3,065
Sunday school only (including Bible , ‘ ; ‘
classes and preschool children) __... 239,078 26,502 11,854
Co 296591 «31,433 (15,880
Other part-time agencies __ a 43,036" 10,087*

___* No indications how many of these also included in: other enroll-
ment figures. Some of these schools are conducted in’ preparation to
confirmation. . : ee ,

“Change of Attitude Parochial Schools

Since the Saxon Centennial in. 1939°a pronounced interest: and
activity in behalf of parochial schools has developed; and it has
been on the increase to the present day. By the fall of 1941 it
was sufficiently evident to receive. the notice of. our church
papers, ,
_ The new state of mind is general, but more noticeable in one
section of Synod than in another. It seems to be most pronounced
in the East; the whole region east of the State of Ohio, which em-
braces the Eastern, Atlantic, and Southeastern ‘Districts. . Since
1940 this region alone has established 9 ‘parochial schools, with
a total of 16 instructors. All of these schools have ‘plans for ex-

pansion in the near future. Three want to erect school buildings .

this summer. Five or'six will acquire additional teachers. More-
over, we are reliably informed that twelve or more additional
schools are under contemplation. . ;

.. But this is a general trend. In this. time of mofal laxity and
juvenile delinquency, parents are seeking help in Christian schools.
We should right now spend large sums, of money:to gather ‘in the
children and their parents by means ‘f parochial schools:

Lutheran H igh Schools

For the same reason ‘the. organization: of Lutheran high: schools.

is contemplated in many.’ sections ‘ of Synod: Detroit; ’ Mich.;
St. Louts, Mo.; Omaha, Nebr,, Racine, Wis.; Houston, Tex.; Den-
_ ver, Colo.;' Los Angeles, Calif; and a number. of other ' places,
In virtually all of the new schools in the East the eventual addi-
tion of the high school grades is being considered. — Th
. Teacher Situation ce a - cab
Unfortunately with the reyjval of the school’ ‘spirit in 1941,
a shortage of teachers made itself felt, and it has .become more
‘acute from: year to. year. . Before this the.shortage had. been -cov-

ered to a great extent by the ministerial candidates teaching ‘in. _