# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S425
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2S = Report’ of Board for Higher Education 425
iled syllabuses for every course in each of Synod’s institutidns
vided by the teachers. These-were reviewed at considerable

ost important procedure for checking the general’ effectiveness ©
instruction was the testing program. A measure of the quality
lidents in- our schools with respect to both language ability and
tative thinking ability was secured through the American

on Education Psychological Tests. These were administered «
lcollege freshmen in the teachers’ colleges and preparatory
“in the late fall of 1941 and again in September, 1942 and
It; provided ‘a comparison with over 70,000 college freshmen .
3roximately 373 American colleges in 1941 and with somewhat -
‘c numbers in the following years. \

inst:this background of student abilities, their actual knowledge
nd of the sophomore college year was tested. By. means of
operative Tests of the American Council on Education, student
edgeof English, German, Latin, General Culture (6 fields), and
ntemporary Affairs was secured. Each student answered over.
questions. These tests were given in the spring of. 1942 and.
ifferent form in 1943. Complete norms were provided, thus
ng possible a comparison of our students with a group of 35,000
Komores in other American colleges. While this testing program.
ed a great amount of labor, it was considered justifiable in view |
‘validity and: reliability of the final scores.

test ‘in Greek was administered to all college sophomores in the -
g of 1942 at the preparatory. schools, another to the same group
tudents in St. Louis in November, 1942, and another cat’ the .
aratory colleges in May, 1943:

the study of institutional finances professional help was secured.

Henry Siebern, an expert public accountant, provided the basic

n for the readjustment:of the accounting methods so as:to provide

st accounting system on the basis of which periodic. analyses can

be. made, Grateful acknowledgment is made of Mr. Siebern’s help.

It is particularly gratifying.to report that he gave his services without
‘to Synod. — 7 .

Professional judgment was likewise secured in the study of the
al. services. Miss Stella Wuerffel, dietetic supervisor’ at the
Iniversity of Chicago, made a careful study of the adequacy of meal
‘rvices and: offered invaluable suggestions for their improvement.

Institutions. Visited .

e synodical schools at Austin, Oakland, Portland, and Edmonton
‘ere visited once. « All other institutions two, three, or more times.
onferences were held with the presidents and other administrative
ficers, including members of the Boards of Control in a number of |
stitutions, the faculty, representative students, the operating per- .
onnel, and clergymen in the area. The classes of practically all