# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S424
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. 434° _ Report of Board for Higher Education -

B. The Survey Program
1. The Survey Director ; a
__ Proceeding on the basis of this resolution, the Board for Higher

Education employed Professor Theo, W. Hausmann, M.A,, of Concordig
Collegiate Institute, Bronxville, N. Y., as Survey Director, beginning’
October, 1941, Professor Hausmann brought to his task a broad?
. knowledge of academic Problems, an understanding of recent develop.
ments in American education, and a deep loyalty to Synod’s purpos
and objectives, Under his direction the survey was conducted i
thoroughly scientific manner. Synod undoubtedly has
available at this time concerning its educational system than at ani
previous time in its history.

2. Information Schedules

The work of the Sutvey was begun ‘in October, 1941, A central.
, located office was opened in Chicago. The first task was the prepar,
‘tion of an exténsive set of questionnaires, covering Practically %
_ Phases of the operation of the educational institutions, . : ‘

These information schedules were submitted for completion to
‘the presidents of all. ten preparatory institutions and later also to:%
the teachers’ colleges. Separate information schedules were com:
pleted by each Professor of the institutions to secure data on facult
'’ training and performance, ,

Libraries had been surveyed recently by Professor H. Grunau of !
Concordia Collegiate Institute, Bronxville, New York, and Professor
H. O, Keinath, Ph.D., of Concordia Teachers College, River Forest,

Ill.) and no questionnaire was; ‘therefore, submitted in this area,
3. Additional Sources of Information

A monthly report on meal services embodying bills of fare, mea

ate Institute, Bronxville. N, Y., ‘and Concordia College, Milwaukee,
Wis., for the academic year 1940-41. :

A separate questionnaire was completed by all students of the
institutions, It supplied personal information concerning home back:

ground, vocational aims, time of entry at the school, and so forth:

Upon their return, the information schedules were given painstaking
Study, and thus a Preliminary estimate. of the functioning of: th

The facts being unavailable, a detailed study of the constituency
Of each: institution was made in terms of communicant member:
living within 50, 100, 200, and 300 miles of the institution,

As a means of further study of the instruction ‘and course organiza