LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Page 170

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170 , UNPRINTED MEMORIALS

[127-A]

To. Authorize the Establishment of a Senior
College in the Denver Area of Colorado

Wuereas, The recruitment program of our Synod
amnually fails to supply the Board of Assignment with
enough candidates for the holy ministry; and

Wuereas, Establishing the first senior college at Fort
Wayne, Ind., contributed to this shortage because it
created a kind of bottleneck —i.e., henceforth all young
men from the western half of the United States must
first study two years far away from their homes, at
Fort Wayne, before they can enroll at Concordia Semi-
nary in St. Louis, Mo.; and

Wuereas, The distance and cost involved in this dis-
courage many young men and keep them from becom-
ing pastors; and

Wuereas, The best and only permanent way to elimi-
nate this “bottleneck” is to establish a second senior
college right in the middle of this vast territory, the
wetsern half of the United States, in the Denver area
of Colorado; and

Wuereas, The establishment of a second senior col-
lege in this area would serve the entire church well
and provide a powerful means of meeting the growing
need for pastors by enabling the Rocky Mountain and
the Pacific Coast areas to be more effective in their
program of recruitment and training for the Kingdom;
therefore be it

Resolved, That we hereby respectfully petition the
Synod to authorize the establishment of a second senior
college in the Denver area at the earliest feasible time;
and be it further

Resolved, That we petition the Synod to authorize
the purchase of land by the Board for Higher Educa-
tion in the Denver area within the next triennium for
the establishment of such a senior college; and be
it finally

Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to a more in-
tensive program of recruitment and to support this
synodical school with all possible effort and with our
material resources both in the purchase of land and in
the construction and maintenance of this senior college.

BunpE Sxov, Denver, Colo.
[128-A] -

Identical with Memorial 128; submitted by The Lu-
theran Church of the Redeemer, Fort Ogden, Fla.,
Elmer Graese, Secretary.

[128-B]

Identical with Memorial 128; submitted by Peace
Lutheran Congregation, Decatur, Ga. W. H. Gamber.

[128-C]

Identical with Memorial 128; submitted by Mrs. Henry
H. Hansen, President, Tampa Bay Area Zone, Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League, Florida-Georgia District.

[128-D]
Identical with Memorial 128; submitted by Lula L.

Palmquist, President, Southern Zone, Lutheran Women’s
Missionary League, Florida-Georgia District. ;

[130-A]

To Establish Institution for Training of
Kingdom Workers in the Greater Atlanta Area

Wuereas, The official representatives of the Florida-
Georgia, Southeastern, and Southern Districts have
carefully studied the need for and the placement of a
centrally located college in their area, unanimously
agreeing that primary consideration should be given
Greater Atlanta as the ideal location for this college;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Trinity Lutheran Congregation
memorialize the 1962 convention of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod to establish an institution for
the training of Kingdom workers in the Greater At-

lanta area.
Trintry LUTHERAN CONGREGATION

Holly Hill, Fla.
ArRNotp R. Hott, Secretary

[132-A]

To Endorse Resolutions Asking for
an Educational Institution in
Greater Atlanta Area
Wuereas, The East Tennessee Pastoral Conference
feels the need for a synodical junior college in the
Southeastern area of our country; and
Wuereas, The Atlanta area is easily accessible to
both Middle and East Tennessee; therefore be it
Resolved, That we endorse Resolutions 128, 129, 130,

131, and 132 on pages 81—83 of the book of Reports and

Memorials.
Tue East TENNESSEE PASTORAL CONFERENCE

Pau. H. Donner, Secretary
[140-A]

Identical with Memorial 140; submitted by The
South Dakota District, Paul G. Wendling, Secretary.

[152-A]

To Restudy Policy of Reimbursing Transfers
from Our Lutheran High Schools
Wuereas, The Synod is making recruitment from

among older students (high school and college) an im-
portant area of activity;

Wuerras, This phase of the recruitment program is
not without its God-blessed results; and

Wuerras, The Synod has expressed and shown its
appreciation of this type of training in a material way,
by granting a credit to those transferring from our Lu-
theran high schools, to wit, $100 credit per year’s
attendance; and