A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dr. Martin Luther College has been in existence for 103 years. This catalog will define the purpose and programs for its 104th year of operation as a worker training college of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. For all but eight of these years the sole purpose of the college has been to prepare qualified educators for the teaching ministry in the Lutheran elementary schools of the Synod. During these years many young people have attended and graduated from DMLC and served the Lord in Christian classrooms and churches of the Synod with the result that thousands of the lambs and sheep of Christ's flock have learned to know the Savior and were strengthened in their faith to lay hold on eternal life. There were times when not all graduates were placed in a classroom; however, more often than not, the number of graduates were too few to fill all the needs of the church. But whatever the case may have been, the Lord always has need for more workers in His kingdom. Today there is still a need for workers in the church. In a world where the majority of people either do not know the Savior or have rejected Him, and where interest in serving Him in the teaching and preaching ministry is waning, the need for dedicated and consecrated young men and women to share the saving message of the Gospel with young and old is ever increasing. While Christians everywhere will agree that this is important, too many are hesitant to be God's spokesmen and respond, "Why me?" Or they are like Moses who once offered the excuse "I am slow of speech and tongue." Unfortunately there are many like that today, many who are saying, the Lord's work is important, but don't ask me to do it. In contrast to such a response and out of gratitude to God for His unspeakable love and mercy, children of God will cry out with the prophet Isaiah. "Here am I. Send me!" They will recognize what a wonderful privilege it is to serve him, to be a coworker with Him in His kingdom. They have the confidence that it is the Lord who gives gifts to men and will give them the strength and the ability to proclaim the wonderful victory of Christ over sin and death whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself. Dr. Martin Luther College is equipped to prepare young men and women to become such faithful servants of the Lord. The staffing of the faculty, the curriculum, the student activities, the physical facilities are so designed as to offer students a thorough and well-rounded program in preparation for the high calling of co-laborer with the Lord in service to the church. While students of Dr. Martin Luther College, upon graduation, receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education, they will recognize above all the wonderful love and grace of God in providing them with the necessary gifts to reach such a goal, as well as the privilege He grants them to enter into the work of the church and assist in carrying out the Savior's command, "Feed my lambs." The material in this catalog will provide you with a brief history of the college, tell you about its purposes and objectives, acquaint you with the costs involved when enrolling, give you a glimpse of student life and requirements, and describe the curriculum for the 1987-88 academic year. It is our hope and prayer that we may be able to serve you in the coming year.
~~Yd~H~ President
3