LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 180

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180 RESOLUTIONS

Wuereas, The Synod has authorized the selection of
a committee of the faculty representing the college or
seminary involved to rate the academic and personal
qualifications of the nominees; and

Wuereas, This faculty committee is empowered to
make its choice of the nominees which eliminates all
other nominated persons; and

WuereaS, The electors cannot add any of the rejected
nominees to the list without the approval of the faculty
committee; therefore be it

Resolved, That Handbook Bylaw 6.117 be amended
as follows:

PRESENT WORDING

The election shall be held on the day designated
in the notice published in the official publications
of the Synod or as soon thereafter as feasible and
after due consideration of the recommendations and
statements of qualifications submitted on behalf of
all nominees, or of objections to any, there shall be
elected from the list of candidates proposed by the
faculty committee or as amended by it after mutual
consent with the electors, as the case may be, the
person best qualified for the position to be filled,
or the Board of Control shall be requested by the
electors to postpone the election or to issue a new
call for nominations as conditions may indicate.

PROPOSED WORDING

The election shall be held on the day designated
in the notice published in the official publications
of the Synod or as soon thereafter as feasible. The
electors shall give due consideration to the recom-
mendations and statements of qualifications and
objections submitted on behalf of all nominees.
A majority of the electors, with the members of
the Board of Control voting as individuals, may
add to the list supplied by the faculty committee
(6.113), after consultation with the faculty com-
mittee. If the electors are unable to complete the
election, they may postpone the election and re-
quest the Board of Control to issue a new call for
nominations.

Action: Adopted as amended (14).

(After Resolution 6-13 had been presented in Session 2,
an amendment was adopted, 516—396: “The electors, in-
cluding the Board of Control as individual members, may
add any names from the list of nominees to those proposed
by the faculty committee after consultation with said com-
mittee.” The amended resolution was then taken up again
in Session 5. At that time Resolution 6-13 was referred at
the request of the committee back to the floor committee
for rewording of the amendment which had been previously
approved. The committee was also asked to consider the
meaning of the word “consultation” in its deliberations. In
Session 7 the floor committee presented Resolution 6-13A
as a substitute resolution. After some discussion a motion
was made to amend the substitute motion to broaden the
faculty committee to include representation from the Board
of Control, faculty, parish pastors, teachers, and laymen.
Discussion was called to a close in order to allow that
amendment to be printed in the next issue of Today’s Busi-
ness. In Session 14 the convention declined this amend-
ment. It then amended substitute Resolution 6-13A, the
third and fourth sentences, which had read originally: “The
electors and the members of the Board of Control acting
as individuals may add to the list supplied by the faculty
committee (6.113), after consultation with the faculty com-
mittee. If the electors are unable to complete the election,
they may postpone the election or issue a new call for
nominations.” The convention then adopted as a substitute
for Resolution 6-13 the entire Resolution 6-13A as amended
and as given above.)

To Stress the Recruitment and Training
of Students from Minority Groups

RESOLUTION 6-14
Overtures 6-51A, 6-51B, 6-59 (CW, pp. 279, 281—282)

Wuereas, Blacks, Spanish-Americans, and other mi-
nority groups can usually be served best by pastors and
teachers from their own social and ethnic background;
and

Whereas, Representatives from minority groups have
indicated that there is need for improvement in the
recruitment and training of such students at all of our
colleges and seminaries; therefore be it

Resolved, That we direct the Board for Higher Edu-
cation to study this concern and to implement necessary
changes as quickly as possible in all of the schools under
their supervision; and be it further

Resolved, That the officials and congregations of our
Syned be informed of the results of that study and be
urged to participate actively in the recruitment and
employment of these workers.

Action: Adopted (15).

To Exercise Caution
in Granting Honorary Degrees

RESOLUTION 6-15
Overture 6-65 (CW, pp. 283—284)

WuereEas, Honorary degrees are properly conferred
upon persons rendering outstanding and/or unusually
noteworthy service; and

Wuereas, The schools conferring these degrees have
an obligation to the church to seek out the most deserv-
ing candidates and to avoid any appearance of personal
favoritism or conflict of interest; therefore be it

Resolved, That we advise the faculties at our colleges
and seminaries that there is a growing concern in the
church about the possibility of abuse in the conferring
of honorary degrees; and be it also

Resolved, That we ask these faculties to exercise ut-
most care in the selection of those who are so honored.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Encourage the Commission
on Lutheran Lay Higher Education

RESOLUTION 6-16
Report 6-03 (CW, p. 253)

Wuereas, The 1969 convention of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod established a Commission on
Lay Higher Education; and

Wuereas, This commission was appointed after the
1971 convention, but according to its own report, has not
been very active; and

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