Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-07
ELIMINATION OF
MANY COLLEGES
IS CONSIDERED
Educational Policy Of Nor.
wegian Lutheran Church
May be Changed.

Fargo, N. D., June THE elinnina-
ton either Of the Lutheran seminary
at Hamline. or the Lutheran SEM
mary at st. Anthony park, is advised
wegian Lutheran Church Of America,
which submitted its report to the gen.
eral convention in Fargo today. The
board favors the Capitalization OF the
church work at st. Anthony park, and
the disposal Of the building at Ham
line. the funds derived therefrom to
be employed in the construction of
another building at st. Anthony park.
The board of education also recon-
mends to the general convention that
Augustana college at Canton, S. D..
and the Lutheran normal at Sioux
Falls. be merged into one college to
be known as the Augustana Lutheran
Normal school and hat the conven-
ton itself determine whether the in
%stitution shall be located in Canton
or in Sioux Falls.
Another important recommendation
provides for the establishment Of a
system or class of standards to which
the institutions must conform before
they shall be entitled to aid from the
church. This is the system employed
by, the states in granting aid to high
schools. 1t Is pointed out, and 1t Is
the contention of the church board
that a like policy would work for the
betterment Of the denominations
educational work in the seminaries.
No recommendations are made as
to the situation at Red Wing, Mimi,
where the denomination owns two in
situations, located close to each other.
except that the board takes the posi-
ton that eventually there must be
only n institution, but that single
institution n 10 nnjnto1 ort ro,,c< ho
so constructed that it will retain the
traditions sacred to each Of the in
stitutfons-the Red Wing seminary
and the Ladies' seminary.
Increased compensation for instruc-
tors. to the end that the most COM
petent men available may be obtained
for the work, is advised, the board
pointing to the fact that the con-
stantly rising cost of living must be
wants to get the best. results in its
institutions.
Announcement is made that a fur
ther report will be Forthcoming,
probably during the latter part of the
convention. on he question Of NAM
ing a new president of st. Olaf col
1ege to succeed President Vignee, re-
signed.
In submitting it's report, the board
VI A0SdSlouS VI "I1Cu LII. II, U, SLuO
Is president. declares that the survey
Of the secondary institutions owned
by the denomination. made by DR.. o.
NJ. Eorlie. is and will be of inestim-
able value in determining the future
educational policies of the church.
The survey reveals the fact that sew
eral institutions are located in dis
tricts where there has been and can
be little expectation Of sufficient local
~ NvN
necessary to maintain them.
Tracing the church school move
ment from the period when schools
were largely conducted by the
churches, to the state schools which
first occupied the city field. and which
are now carried into the rural dis
tricts with the result that high school
facilities are afforded to all, city and
country alike. the board makes the
point that the seminaries or high
schools now attract their students al
most entirely from that class seeking
to specialize, o. seeking to make q
short cut to education.
The primary purpose Of the
church in the establishment of its
schools is to educate ministers and
teachers" said the board. 1.-The his
tory Of the past 70 years proves al
most conclusively that it will be i'm
possible for the church to secure the
necessary ministers and leaders, il we
do not maintain, not only seminary
and colleges. but secondary schools as
we'll. These high schools must be
founded upon thorough-going instruc-
ton in Christianity among the chill
dren and young people in our congre-
cations. Should the time ever come
that the church fails in its apprecta-
ton OF the importance Of Christian