# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1923_S47
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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1923. 47

engage & stenographer. Following is a brief summary of the
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hoard iN “ratifying cooperation of the District school boards and of
these with the General Board has been brought about. Two con-
ferences of representatives of the District boards have been held:
a third is planned during synod. As a result our Synod more than
ever stands united as one man in the effort of preserving our parish-
schools and raising them to an ever higher level.
2. Statistics have been gathered on the educational system of our
congregations, embracing parish-schools, Sunday-schools, vacation-
, achools, Christenlehre, confirmation instruction, language used, and
the number of teachers engaged. These statistics have been sent to
the District boards, the visitors, and the official statistician.
3. The office rendered repeated assistance to District officials, con-
gregations, and individuals in finding teachers and regaining such as
had abandoned the work for one reason or another.
4, School tracts have been published and spread in large
quantities. : :
5. At the beginning of the present year a News Service was in-
stituted, which issued regular monthly bulletins to all visitors’ cir-
cuits, District school boards, District officials, officials of Synod,
editors of synodical, District, and parish-papers, as well as of other
publications in our circles. In special cases supplementary reports are
‘issued. This arrangement serves also to keep the General School
Board posted, since reports are received from all parts of Synod.”
6. In the defense of our schools the board made it a business to
follow the various movements of the enemy and to warn the brethren
of impending dangers. To this end, tracts were prepared and dis-
tributed. Such service was rendered the District boards in this mat-
ter as was requested by them. While remaining in touch with the
matter, the Board, however, did not deem it necessary to duplicate the
work of the American Luther League. The danger is still threatening
from various quarters, and the board is endeavoring to meet it and
to provide means of defense.
.A Legal Advisory Committee of lawyers from our circles was
appointed. This committee renders the board free service in all legal
questions. For these services, frequently of a very difficult nature,
it deserves Synod’s thanks.
7. On order and under the control of the School Board, a number
of school-texts and technical works for the teachers have been. pre-
pared. The Executive Secretary assisted in the preparation of
8 Teachers’ Manual for the Central District.
8. The Executive Secretary also published a series of articles on
- Christian education for our synodical organs, delivered a number of