# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S519
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 451

Filmstrips

Our entry in the field of filmstrips whereby still pictures are
‘shown in one continuous sequence has been comparatively recent.
‘For that reason we have not as yet developed as many of these
strips as we would have liked to. But what has been produced
has been well received. There is little doubt that future channels
for missionary work and audio-visual education will be largely
through this convenient, inexpensive, versatile, medium.
' At the present time we have three filmstrips available: ‘The
Visiting Teacher” (45 pictures), “A Century of Growth” (59 pic-
tures), and “Fishers of Men” (54 pictures). Through the services
of the “Teach-O-Film Strip” Company we were fortunate to secure
filmstrips for rental that are of high caliber and sufficiently sound
in doctrine. Some 35 different subjects, adaptable for elementary,
junior, and senior high schools age levels, are made available to
our congregations through this company.

New Productions

Encouraged by the success of our previous productions, such
as “The Power of God,” another feature-length film is soon to
be released. We have gained some experience in recent years
as far as movie production is concerned, and this latest endeavor,
which will cover the general theme of the “Each One Reach One”
program, should evince even greater results in respect to both
interest as well as spiritual motivation.

Within the near future a complete filmstrip covering Luther’s
Small Catechism will also be available. Already ten filmstrips
have been released, wherein the Ten Commandments are pictorially
portrayed. The others will soon follow. Of immense interest should
be our “Fishers of Men” filmstrip. Working along the line of past
experiences, we have produced it in color. We predict that this
film will be favorably received and stimulate considerable interest

among our people. Service Outlets

We have 14 branch outlets in various sections of the country
that are offered to us by the Ideal Pictures Corporation. This
arrangement makes it possible for those in distant States using
visual-aid materials to obtain better and faster service locally than
would be feasible from our St, Louis office. These service outlets
are located in strategic localities such as Portland, Oreg., Denver,
Colo., Los Angeles, Calif., New York, N. Y., and other metropolitan

areas. The Future and Possibilities

In the past our Department has been concerned chiefly in
meeting the urgent demands of our people for visual education.
We have turned everywhere to cull the best films, best slides, best

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