# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S180 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) : ) ; 180 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 11 To Add New Section 1.34 to “Handbook” RESOLUTION 11-08 Overtures 11-11, 11-12 M (TB, pp. 29, 30) WHEREAS, It is desired to shorten the business at syn- odical conventions by not requiring a resolution at each convention clarifying the proper channels of public news dissemination; therefore be it Resolved, That a new Section 1.34 be added to the Handbook as follows: 134 Publicity The Synod’s Department of Public Relations shall be the channel for telling the story of the synodical convention to the public. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Designate “Lutheran Witness Reporter” for Official Reports and Notices RESOLUTION 11-09 Report 12-04 (CW, pp. 383, 384) Wuereas, Both The Lutheran Witness and Der Lu- theraner are “official publications of the Synod,” accord- ing to the Handbook (11.81), and as such both are the instruments for publishing official reports and an- nouncements of the Synod; and Wuereas, Both of these periodicals are now pub- lished on a monthly basis, thus lengthening the time gap between the issuance of official reports and notices and their appearance in print (calls for nominations, lists of candidates nominated, special announcements with a 30- or 60-day deadline); therefore be it Resolved, That the official reports and notices be channeled through The Lutheran Witness Reporter. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Authorize a Committee to Review the Synod’s Editorial and Periodical Policies RESOLUTION 11-10 Overture 11-10 Un (URO, pp. 49, 50) Wuereas, An occasional review of the Synod’s edi- torial and periodical policies is advisable; and Wuereas, The Board of Directors of the Synod has indicated interest in such a review; therefore be it Resolved, That the President of the Synod be au- thorized to appoint a special committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the Synod’s editorial and periodical policies; and be it further Resolved, That this committee include the President or one of the Vice-Presidents, representatives of the Board of Directors, Concordia Publishing House, the Lutheran Witness-Lutheraner Editorial Board, and those responsible for other synodically related period- icals — excluding the devotional and the curricular — and also ministers and laymen, particularly those with experience in publishing and editing; and be it further Resolved, That this committee — a) clarify the definition of an “official” synodical publication; b) study the advisability of establishing a general board for editorial and periodical policies; c) propose what form the relationship should take between editorial staffs and those responsible for doc- trinal supervision in the Synod; d) appraise the administrative policies of Concordia Publishing House as they relate to the Lutheran Wit- ness-Lutheraner Editorial Board and those responsible for other periodicals; and be it finally Resolved, That this committee bring its report and recommendations to the 1967 convention for action. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Encourage Continued Improvements in the Program of the “Lutheran Witness” “Der Lutheraner,” and the “Lutheran Witness Reporter” RESOLUTION 11-11 Report 12-04 (CW, pp. 383, 384) Wuereas, The Synod at its Cleveland convention en- couraged and enabled the Lutheran Witness and Der Lutheraner Editorial Board to study and effect certain improvements in the publications program for which the board is responsible; and Wuereas, While some steps in this direction have been taken, most notably with the inauguration of the semimonthly newspaper, the Lutheran Witness Re- porter, it is anticipated that continued improvements along this line may be both desirable and feasible in the near future; therefore be it Resolved, That the Editorial Board, in consultation with Concordia Publishing House, be encouraged to pro- pose continued improvements in the program of the Lutheran Witness, Der Lutheraner, and the Lutheran Witness Reporter to the Council of Presidents or a com- mittee thereof for its approval. Action: This resolution was adopted. Publication of Official Records RESOLUTION 11-12 Overture 11-08 Un (URO, p. 49) WuereEas, The growth of the Synod has made it no longer feasible to publish voluminous official materials concerning installations, etc.; therefore be it Resolved, That the extent of such publication be left to the discretion of the Lutheran Witness-Lutheraner Editorial Board. Action: This resolution was adopted.