# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S859
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274 PUBLICATION MATTERS

the Board has read and passed judgment on over four thousand -

books and many shorter or longer manuscripts either submitted
without solicitation or requested,

During the past triennium your Board has again met in regular

sessions to review books and manuscripts and discuss the problem
of young people’s literature. In 1943 Teacher V. Lang resigned
from the Board owing to ill health and other circumstances,
Teacher Clarence A. Tucker of Holy Cross School, St. Louis, was
secured in his place, and he has proved himself most helpful, --%
The Board is now composed of the following members: Prof. J.
Theodore Mueller, chairman; Rev. R. C. Delventhal, secretary;
Rev. A. Herpolsheimer, corresponding secretary; Teacher J. M.
Runge and Teacher Clarence A. Tucker. The Board is happy to. 4
State that Mr. W. F. Weiherman of the Walther League ‘office :
regularly attended its meetings and served it with valuable advice. -
Mr. O. A. Dorn, the new manager of Concordia Publishing House, °
-has taken a lively interest in the work of the Board, made many
helpful Suggestions, and greatly enlarged its work. A new Sales
department, including also juvenile books, has been inaugurated
and has done much to increase the sale of good books,

The demand for Christian books, owing to the increased earn-

made on the part of the Board to recommend a superior type of
book even by listing some at higher prices, This is but natural,
Since today most books are priced higher than they were prior to
the war. For the benefit of our schools and Sunday schools a °’”
special list of books has been prepared, including the needs also: of
our various young people’s Societies. New manuscripts have been
called for and a goodly number were submitted, Unfortunately
only one out of the many was found to be acceptable. Members
of Synod who have the ability to write should be encouraged to —
prepare new manuscripts, since the present generation evidently is «
book-hungry and the list of wholesome literature is limited. Dur= oy
ing the past year the Board has made an effort to reach out into

other fields in search of good books, and those found will be listed
in the catalog. and advertised. In order to Save paper and money, :::
no special catalog of books has been prepared during the past
year; however, all the books recommended by the Board are reg=
ularly listed in the General Catalog of Concordia Publishing House
and in special lists printed in our periodicals. ae

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