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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1929, Page 66

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66 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention,

Il. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.

Extract from the Report of the School Board

I. Present Status of the School System.
Number of Schools

Pee cece eee cece ee eae 1,370
Enrolment oo. 81,457
Regular Man Teachers... 001011) 17 2072210 )00t0tt 1,309
Woman Teachers ......0. 000001) 1 2700020) ottttts 494
Pastors Teaching ........0 00) 0) 10700) 1o00i ttt 368
Students 0.0 itt 100

We have two teachers’ colleges: River Forest, with 18 professorg
2 assistants, and 382 students; Seward, with 11 professors, 5 ags
tants, 229 male students and 62 girl students.
Each District has a Board of Education.
There are eight District Superintendents of Schools, who servg
twelve Districts. Some Districts have special school supervisors,
There is a General School Board, with an Executive Secretary,
The superintendents meet annually in conference.

All District boards send delegates to a General Conference ond
in three years.

II. Peaceful and Healthy Growth of the School System,
A. No Serious Interference from Without.
1. Little or no dangerous legislation in the States.

2. The National Education Bill has so far failed of pass
although it is still pending.

B. A Healthy Growth Within.

1. There is now much greater activity on the part of Distri
boards than ever before, and it is increasing.
2. District conventions are taking more aggressive steps j
building up their school system and appropriating ever larger amount
of money for mission-schools. In the 20 Districts from which
have heard to date 103 schools are being subsidized.
3. It is encouraging to see that in our publications, local
general, the schools are more prominently represented,
4. Pastors, teachers, and congregations have taken new hope,
5. Teachers’ resignations are entirely normal, .
6. Many new school-buildings are being erected and old 0
renovated.
7. One of the best ‘signs of hope for the schools is the sending
boys to our teachers’ colleges. The fall enrolments have been litt
influenced by our present ample supply of teachers.
8. Since immigration has practically ceased and the schools ha’
become more and more English, an increased emphasis seems to
put on the one purpose for which our schools exist.