# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S101
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Ev, Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1935, 89

of Schools, Mr. A.C. Stellhorn, had been living in Oak Park, Ill,
until the last convention of:Synod. On December 8, 1932, he moved
to St. Louis, where an office:adjoining the Sunday-school office was
provided for him in Concordia Publishing House:

The Board has met on the’ third Monday of each month except
July and August, has carefully discussed the subjects under considera-
tion, and has conscientiously endeavored to solve the problem en<
trusted to it, depending in a large measure upon its full-time workers
to carry out its resolutions. The chairman of the Board has been
asked to supervise the work of the office personnel. It should be stated
here that our workers labored faithfully and efficiently during the past
triennium. There has been in evidence at all times the finest spirit
of sympathetic and harmonious cooperation. Frequent meetings were
held with the chairman and the workers; more frequently the latter
held conferences and discussions of their own on matters of common
interest. While Mr, Stellhorn hag given most of his time to the school
and questions relating to it, he prepared the new Graded Memory
Course for Lutheran Sunday-schools, was consulted on problems of
policies and aims and in turn sought the opinion of the men in the
Sunday-school office on numerous occasions. The subjoined report on
the Board’s work in behalf of the various agencies of instruction is
at the same time a testimonial to the zealous application and un-
tiring labors of the men in the office of the Board of Christian Edu-
cation.

Executive Secretary,

At the last convention Synod resolved “that the Board elect from
a list of candidates, nominated by our congregations, an executive
secretary, whose field: of activities shall be our entire work of Chris-
tian childhood-training under instruction of the Board.” Imme-
diately upon organizing the Board issued a call for candidates. How-
ever, upon suggestion of the Board of Directors of Synod the. Board
postponed action. This postponement was the more welcome since the
members of the Board found it necessary to become better acquainted
with the requirements of such an office. We have not acted upon the
aforementioned resolution, The resolution states that “until such
action the present Secretary of Schools shall continue in his office.”
This can only mean that the position of Secretary of Schools would
be discontinued upon calling an Executive Secretary. We have found,
however, that the position is of ‘such importance as to require the
services of a full-time man and hold that nothing should be done
that in any way may suggest that our schools require less attention
than formerly, but rather that Synod adopt a more ‘aggressive policy