# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S293
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

“PARISH EDUCATION 298

ganization in Synod decides to sponsor and support Lutheran
Boys and Girls of America.

3. Laymen and laywomen are urged to assume the local
leadership of Lutheran Boys and Girls of America groups under
the direction of the congregation and the pastor.

The Board for Parish Education interprets “supervision” to
mean that any changes in objectives or fundamental departure in
programs sponsored by Lutheran Boys and Girls of America must
be submitted to the Board for Parish Education for approval and
that no financial obligations on the part of the Board for Parish
Education are involved.

Philosophy of Education
We regret that so far we have been unable to comply with
the directive of the 1941 convention that we compose a treatise
on: the Lutheran point of view in education.

Research Fund
The Research Fund, established by the 1944 convention, al-
located $1,500 per annum for the next triennium to our Board for
special research work in the field of vacation Bible schools, science

textbooks, primary religion, and other projects. This allocation —

of funds has permitted us to give special attention to many projects
that could not otherwise have been undertaken. Among the
* projects that have been financed by this fund are the Textbook
Committee, the Bible Study Committee, the Committee on State
Aid, the Committee on Religion in the Public Schools, the High
School Committee, and the Handwork Committee.

Obviously, we have just scratched the surface as to the pos-
sibilities of research in the many fields of Christian education.
Certainly the fields of testing in religion, the curriculum, text-
books, methods, organization and administration require continued
study. Plans are being developed by our Board that call for much
greater activity in this area.

Sunday School Hymnal

Synod in 1944 rejected the memorial requesting the publication
of a children’s hymnal and instead requested the Board to con-
centrate on a “suitable book containing hymns, carols, prayers, etc.,
written for children of the primary school age,” and a brief manual
containing suggestions for the best use of the material in the
Lutheran Hymnal with children’s groups. The primary book of
songs has been completed and is in process of publication. In-
asmuch as the Hymnology Committee is producing a children’s
. hymnal, publication of a manual seems to be unnecessary.

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