# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1044
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346 ’ PARISH EDUCATION

Hour, and Concordia Publishing House. Lessons for the Primary,
Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Departments have been produced
by the editor and assistant editor of Sunday school materials, except
those for the initial quarter, which were ‘produced with some
assistance from the field. There has been some demand for a con- °
firmation course, to run in conjunction with the Sunday School by _
Mail materials. Thus far the Board for Parish Education has not
been able to act on the demand for this particular type of material. al

In connection with the Supreme Court decision in the McCol- 4
lum case, the Board for Parish Education made available to the
District Boards for Parish Education copies of the Supreme Court
decision and a summary statement of findings essential for guidance
based on the decision and its interpretation.

The Board for Parish Education has made an exhaustive study
of the problem of Federal Aid and authorized its Executive Secre-
tary to present the views of the Board in a brief before a committee
of the Congress. Although the brief could not be presented in
person, copies were mailed to all members of the Committee on
Education and Labor, and copies of the same brief were then made
available to the District Boards for Parish Education.

The Board held regular monthly meetings to discuss problems
and progress in every area of education under its supervision, heard
reports from staff members, and gave guidance to them in their
work. ‘Several meetings were held with the Board. for Higher
Education on the question of teacher supply and demand and
the possibilities of a unified training program. At two regular
meetings each year representatives of the seminaries and the’
teachers’ colleges and the Praesidium were in attendance to discuss
important problems with us. Through the members of the staff
the Board has maintained contact with the field, largely offering

ferences, meetings of Sunday school workers, and other types of .
educational meetings. Some meetings were held with District
Boards for Parish Education under the initiative of the Board for
Parish Education. It is our plan to expand this type of service,
The annual ‘Educational Conference, authorized by the Cen-
tennial Convention, has been of tremendous assistance in unifying |.
the leadership of parish education in our Synod. The various |:
District Boards have been extremely co-operative both in attending:
the Conference and in carrying out its resolutions. The majot :’
emphasis in the 1949 Educational Conference concerned the goal.
that Synod had set for school expansion. The major topic for the .
1950 Convention will concern a Sunday school expansion program, _
The Board found it necessary to approach the Board -of