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Show CHURCH DEBITED MIUTAflY SCHOOL United Lutheran Convention Fails to Decide on Tram itig Question WASHINGTON, Oct 23 -The United Unit-ed Lutheran church convention today j refused to approve a declaration bp- ! posing military training in public schools, it was referred to ihe executive ex-ecutive hoard for action A committee had reported its op-position op-position to military training, saying ' that in doing so it was "passing 'only on the question of military training of boys in the public, grammar gram-mar and high schools" Delegates opposing the committee's report said (hey did not want the convention j to act on the military training QUC8-lion QUC8-lion in any way. Moro attention to the status of Women In Lutheran colleges, the re- cruitlng of 500 students ror tin ministry min-istry and the establishment of n new college for women were recommend- led by the board of education today. I Establishments of churches at university uni-versity centers was recommended 'also. "Tim board has noted with crave Idiappor.tmenl. ' the report said, "the Icomparitlvely small space which the Bible is given in the curriculum in roost institutions, A Bible ilrpart- Iment should, be on an equality wnh 'all oilier departments." |