# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S709
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

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shall be the responsibility of Concordia Publishing House in con-
sultation with the Department of Visual Education.”

“d. Concordia Publishing House shall make available to the
Department of Visual Education an annual budget allowance out
of the proceeds of its visual-education materials sufficient to enable
the Department of Visual Education to carry on its work in ac-
cordance with the preceding subsection b.”

The splendid co-operation on the part of the administration
of Concordia Publishing House has been a source of joy and en-
couragement to your Board. The willingness to underwrite finan-
cially the various Board projects has resulted in the development
of an Audio-Visual Aids Service, whose growth and increasing
services are matters of record.

Important advances have been made in the development of
audio-visual materials and techniques. The policies and projects
of the Board, developed in conjunction with the administration
of Concordia Publishing House, are expanded and augmented as
rapidly as is consistent with sound policies of business adminis-
tration.

We are thankful that the Board for Audio-Visual Education,
under the chairmanship of Prof. C. T. Brandhorst, has been able
to carry on its work throughout the triennium without change in
the elected membership.

Rev. Victor B. Growcock, who had been serving as Acting
Executive Secretary of the Board since January 1, 1953, was ap-
pointed Executive Secretary as of August 1, 1953. He is to be
commended for his careful and effective work in developing the
department.

The continued prayers of our church are earnestly requested
in behalf of the Board membership and its work.

It is to be noted with great pleasure that the Department has
been able to be of increasing service to the various boards and
agencies of Synod, in terms of production and distribution. Reg-
ularly scheduled meetings are held by our Board with other Board
executives, with the result that there is an increasing amount of
co-operation and mutual helpfulness. The Board for Audio-Visual
Education intends to follow this policy vigorously.

The following are some of the salient points of Department
activity during the past three years;

1. The St. Louis film rental library continues to be the major
film source at the disposal of our constituency, Acceptable new
productions are added after they have been previewed and
evaluated.