# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S701
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 701

Resolved, That the synodical Handbook Sections 7:105¢ and
be changed to conform to the resolutions of the Board of
ctors as reported in Reports and Memorials, paragraph 14,
455 and 456. c

WHEREAS, Operating under this formula has proved highly
tisfactory, with the result that the audio-visual education re-
ments of the Church and its agencies are being effectively
t; be it therefore

§ Resolved, That we commend the Board of Directors for giving
fhi matter their prayerful consideration; and be it

- Resolved, That the management of Concordia Publishing
fHouse be commended for its initiative and its forward-looking
Enolicies regarding the potentials of audio-visual education; and

Bi’ Resolved, That we recognize the intelligent and well-directed
efforts of the Audio-Visual Education Board for having produced
f.and distributed materials of increasingly high standards; and be
it finally

Resolved, That Synod, recognizing the effectiveness of mission
work and Christian education by audio-visual aids, encourage the
Audio-Visual Education Board to continue and expand its efforts
Fin this important work.

Report of the Concordia Historical Institute
(Memorial 1002)

The most important single event for your Concordia Historical
~ Institute during the triennium of 1950—53 was the erection of its
. own archives and museum building on the campus of Concordia
’ Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. This building, the first of its kind among
Lutherans in America, was made initially possible through a $50,000
- bequest by Louis H. Waltke. When plans for the building were
presented to Synod’s Board of Directors, they set aside $30,000 for
the project. Since the Western District makes use of the Institute
as its own historical depository, it contributed $5,000. The Institute
collected a little over $7,000 from its membership in addition to
the Polack memorial fund of $1,420.50, and a number of small
memorials amounted to $450.00. :

The new building comprises a museum room, a research room,
administration offices, a vault, a workroom, and a large archives
section, in which our valuable collection is housed.

The dedication. of this beautiful, yet functional building took
place in a service of thanks to God on November 16, 1952. The