# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S635
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 635

X. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

[1001]
Report of the Board for Audio-Visual Education

1. Your Board for Visual Education was created at the 1947
synodical convention in Chicago. The initial meeting of the Board
was held October 22 and 23, 1947, The Board was organized under
the chairmanship of Pastor Herman Bielenberg of Oil City, Pa.
Mr. Walter Steinberg was chosen secretary.

2. Mr. Paul Dahlman of Dallas, Tex., was unable to serve. In
his place Mr. Ernest Tieman of Bloomington, Ind., was appointed
by the President of Synod.

3. A total of 12 plenary meetings were held, and, in addition,
meetings were held of various subcommittees of the Board.

4. With a view to carrying out the resolution of Synod “that
the Board shall engage a man well qualified in the field of visual
education,” your Board solicited nominations through the Lutheran
Witness. Nine nominations were submitted.

5. Mr. Melvin Schlake was engaged to serve the Board as
executive secretary temporarily to give the Board opportunity to
study further the qualifications of the various candidates.

6. The Board at its meeting February, 1949, offered the position
of executive director to Mr. Ernest Tieman of Bloomington, Ind.
When Mr. Tieman declined acceptance, the position was offered, on
unanimous vote, to Pastor Karl Maier of Waynesboro, Va. He, too,
declined. The matter was given further careful study, and the
Board resolved at its March, 1950, meeting to postpone action until
after the 1950 convention.

Finished Business

7. A complete, illustrated catalog listing filmstrips, slides,
motion pictures, etc., was issued in 1948.

8. A correlation of Encyclopedia Britannica Films with our
parish school textbooks was ordered and completed. The films were
placed on rental through Concordia Publishing House.

9. The Swedish African Mission Film “I Am with You” was
screened by your Board with a view to adapting it to our use
through various changes, including the adding of English dialog.
While the film had definite value and emotional appeal, your
Board did not feel justified in investing large sums in a production
of this kind. (The Protestant Film Commission later bought the
film and adapted it.)

10. Serious consideration was given to the Auviac System of
sound filmstrips, produced by Pastor Howard Halter. The films
had much to commend them. After submitting the films to our