LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1917, Page 29

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Ey. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1917. 29

p. 27, of Advance Reports), Synod resolved to exercise all possible
economy in all appropriations.

The Milwaukee Board of Supervision requested a scaling up of
the salaries of all professors because of the increase of approximately
40 per cent. in the cost of the necessities of life, compared with the
years when salaries were fixed (Report No. 104). -Upon recommen-
dation of Committee No.1 Synod declined to order a general in-
crease of the salaries of all professors, but upon motion encouraged
the Boards of the several institutions to look into the salary ques-
_ tion, and empowered them to grant increases according to the needs
of each case, after consultation with the General Board of Supervision.

Accepting a proposition coming from the College of District
Presidents and heartily indorsed by Committee No.1, Synod passed
the following resolution: —

“The General Board of Supervision shall publish as early as pos-
sible in each scholastic year a tabular report in Der Lutheraner and
The Lutheran Witness. All the educational institutions of Synod are
to be included in this report; schools belonging to Districts and Im-
manuel College (colored) belonging to the Synodical Conference
shall be enumerated as such. The report shall specify: Year in
which founded, number of professors and assistants, number of

tudents, indicating (a) preparing to serve the Church, (b) pre-
paring for other callings; income from tuition, value of property,
-eost of maintenance, repairs, new buildings, and whatever else may
appear profitable to report.”

-Synod believed that the publication of such reports is due our
Christians, who by their offerings have built and maintain these
institutions. And it is hoped that these reports will serve to stimu-
late their interest and generosity.

Resolved, That henceforth all repairs to our College buildings
be paid out of the General Building Fund, instead of, as hitherto,
out of the Synodical Treasury. To meet an estimated cost of re-
pairs for the next three years $35,000 was appropriated from the
Building Fund.

Resolved, That Synod henceforth furnish the local Boards of
Supervision with the necessary books of accounts, in order to facilitate
uniformity in their reports to the General Board.

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL SURVEY.

An unusual number of overtures were submitted to Synod with
‘reference to our educational system. This general interest was very
‘gratifying. Synod deemed it wisest not to pass upon all propo-
sitions submitted at this convention, but instead to create a Com-
‘mittee on Educational Survey. The following resolution was adopted: