# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S457
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 457

’ gether different financial and economic basis from that prevailing
jn our Publishing House at the present time. It is very true that i
at the present time it would be the simplest and easiest way out
to turn the whole matter over to the Publishing House; but because
the field of visual education is of such vital importance, it would
be far better for Synod to expend a little more time and money in
the initial stages of creating such a department on a separate
basis. The experience of other church bodies in this matter should
be a vital lesson to us. ;

The legal questions involved in the creation of a separate a
Department of Visual Education have all been studied carefully,
and cleared with Federal and State regulations.
L, MEYER

Director of Publicity and Promotion
Missionary Education, Visual Education

Establishing Separate Department of Visual Education
(Memorial 515)
Wuereas, Visual education has demonstrated its great value as
a medium of instruction and is being widely used in industry, edu-
cation, and church work; and
Wuereas, At present a number of other church bodies are
energetically using this medium or are preparing to make wide
use of it; and ;
Wuereas, Synod’s activity in this field is almost negligible at
present; and
Wuereas, Numerous smaller sporadic agencies within Synod
have been undertaking this work in a small way, when co-ordina-
tion of all activities in visual education in Synod under one head
is advisable; therefore
We, the Pastoral Conference of the Southeastern District, ear-
nestly and urgently petition Synod to take immediate action on
the establishment of a Department of Visual Education (inde-
pendent of other departments of Synod) for the production
and distribution of films, filmstrips, slides, and audio-visual mate-
rials for educational purposes in church and school and for the
publicizing of the many phases of Synod’s work; for advising and
assisting Districts or groups in the Church in the production of
visual materials; for supplying projection and other equipment in
connection with visual education; and, that a larger adequate
amount of money be appropriated annually for the prosecution and
expansion of this important work.
SOUTHEASTERN District PASTORAL CONFERENCE
G. E. Haceman, Chairman
WILtiam von SPRECKELSEN, Secretary