LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 59

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1929. 59

ural Science 2 2 (Survey including Evolution. Required

. unless taken previously, but recommended
for last year)
ives to bring total to 21 hours per semester: —
English 2—2; or Classical Latin 2—2
Greek (Septuagint or Patristics) 2—2; or Church Latin 2—2
Business Law 2—2; or Sociology or Psychology 2—2
History of Philosophy 2—2; or Logic 2—2

Classical Latin may be required if institutions so desire.

We urge upon Synod as valid reasons for this proposal the fol-
ing facts: —
1. The cost to Synod is low. The proposed change requires one
ditional teacher at each institution and a non-recurring initial
llowance of $500 for library. Neither unusual laboratory equipment
or additional dormitory or classroom buildings are required, except
sibly at one school. Hence the approximate cost to maintain
seventh year at an institution should not exceed $3,000 a year.
2. The cost to students is kept at its lowest point, since no ex-
msive traveling expenses to a central senior college are demanded.
3. The present school-buildings and plants would be more fully
tilized, neither a new plant being created nor a whole new staff being
ected.
4. The plan looks to the growing needs of Synod, since it will
entually give us a number of full colleges to act as educational
pivots at various strategic points.
. * 5. It will not result in a sudden large decrease in graduates from
the Seminary.
6. It will add but slightly to the enrolment of the six schools, thus.
maintaining at them the highly desirable intimate contact between
students and faculty.
7. It retains for the student the system of attending but two
schools (college, seminary). Readjustment at a third school is

oided.
8. It calls no “key men” from our present Concordias, as a senior
ollege undoubtedly would do.
9. It will do more toward raising the educational standards at
our colleges than any other plan.
10. If in the course of time we should find our first-year class
(Sexta) eliminated because of the growing junior-high-school move-
ment, the added year would allow of full utilization of existing plants,
and our schools would again have a six-year course, but with three
years of college work in place of the present two.
~ This problem of extending our course has been under discussion
or a number of years. In accordance with Synod’s instructions it
onstituted the chief topic of discussion at two of the triennial
Professors’ Conferences. The faculties of our colleges have given it