# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1305
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

projected Department of Stewardship, Missionary Education, and
:: Promotion; and
q Wuereas, The. present Department of Public Relations is oper-
- ating on a synodical budget of $37,000, augmented by District
appropriations totaling $18,500, a total of $55,500, and the depart-
¢ ment is subject to the continuous scrutiny of the Board of Directors
- and the Fiscal Conference; therefore be it ;
Resolved, That the present activities of the Department of
“Public Relations, on the national and District levels, be continued
: and commended.
Resolution 3
Co-oRDINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT oF RADIO AND THE
Board FoR PusBtic RELATIONS
Wuereas, The Synodical Radio Committee has had’ as its scope
of activity the fostering of radio evangelism, while the Board for
Public Relations has been concerned with promoting “greater
availability and use” of radio and television; and
Wuereas, The Synodical Radio Committee has had oppor-
tunity in recent years to expand its work, although it has accumu-
lated experience and facilities in its field over a longer period;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board for Public Relations be for the time
being instructed to concentrate on those aspects of radio which
concern public relations and to regard the field of radio evan-
gelism as that of the Synodical Radio Committee; and
That the Board for Public Relations and the Synodical Radio
Committee be urged to co-ordinate their efforts by means of
active relation between their national boards and staffs as well as
their District representatives.

Report on Station KFUO
(Memorial 1006)

Our Synod’s Radio Station: KFUO on the campus of Concordia

| Seminary, St. Louis, in December, 1949, celebrated its silver anni-
versary. This happy occasion was observed in a- special service
of thanksgiving in the auditorium of Concordia Seminary. Special
anniversary broadcasts, too, brought the event to the attention
of the Station’s listeners. At the same time Dr. J. H. C. Fritz com-
pleted twenty-five years as member of the KFUO Radio Com-
mittee, which has guided the affairs of the Station. Dr. H. H.
Hohenstein, too, is rounding out a quarter of a century as director
of the Station. During this period the Station has been signally
blessed by God and from small beginnings has grown into a plant
having an estimated value of nearly $400,000 and an operating