# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S201
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION 201

Providing More School Textbooks and Instructional
Materials

RESOLUTION 4, COMMITTEE 4

Memorial 159, page 214, Reports and Memorials; and Board of
Education Report, page 242, Section E, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, Christian textbooks and other instructional materials
are important tools in Christian education; and

Wuereas, The preparation of such materials is time-consuming
and costly; and

Wuereas, The high cost has often made it impossible to release
competent persons from other duties to permit them to give full
attention to writing assignments; therefore be it

Resolved:

a) That the Board of Parish Education outline the specific
needs for textbooks and other instructional materials;

b) That the Board of Parish Education be encouraged to apply
to the Fiscal Conference and/or the Board of Directors for funds
deemed necessary for any given project.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

The Teacher and Other Parish Work
RESOLUTION 5, COMMITTEE 4
Memorial 201, page 241, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, It is a matter of good stewardship to make use of the
talents of our teachers to the greatest possible extent; and

Wuereas, Ordinarily every teacher has a potential for parish
service beyond the classroom; and

Wuereas, Such parish service benefits both the congregation
and the teacher; and

WuHerEAs, Our women teachers could perform many of the
duties asked of a special parish worker; and

Wuereas, It is desirable that our women teachers be employed
for twelve months, rather than for nine, ten, or eleven months, as
is the practice in many congregations; therefore be it

Resolved, That local boards of education be encouraged to
study the needs of leadership in the total parish program with
a view to achieving a) the best use of the teachers’ talents in the
congregations’ total program of parish education; and b) an equi-
table distribution of tasks to be performed (so that each teacher
achieves his full potential, yet none is overburdened to the detri-
ment of his school tasks).

Action: This resolution was adopted.