# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S271
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: ‘Publication Matters . _ 271
: urking in the ordinary run of books that crowd the market
‘:and-has suggested to young and adult readers such books as
amight use without injury to their spiritual welfare. The

4@ Board has read and passed judgment on over four thousand
ks and many shorter or longer manuscripts either submitted
ithout solicitation or requested. ,

“During the past triennium your Board has again met in regular
Sessions to review books and manuscripts and discuss the problem
‘of -young people’s literature. In 1943 Teacher V. Lang resigned
from the Board owing to ill health and other circumstances.

cured in his place, and he has. proved himself most helpful.
‘The Board is now composed of the following members: Prof.. J.
Theodore Mueller, chairman; Rev. R. C. Delventhal, secretary;
Rev. A. Herpolsheimer, corresponding secretary; Teacher J. M.
Runge and Teacher Clarence A. Tucker. The Board is happy to
‘state that Mr. W. F. Weiherman of the Walther ‘League office
regularly attended its meetings and served it with valuable ‘advice,
_-Mr.Q. A. Dorn, the new manager of Concordia Publishing House,
“> has taken a lively interest in the work of. the Board, made many
*. helpful suggestions, and greatly enlarged its work. A new sales
~ department, including also juvenile books, has been inavigurated
-and has done much to increase the sale of good books. te
The demand for Christian books, owing to the increased earns
ing power of our people and other circumstances, has been very
great during the past triennium, and the only regret of the Board
is that it cannot supply the-great demand. «. Nevertheless, in the

books for young people are listed, and the attention of pastors,
_ teachers, and laymen is directed to these. There has been an effort
made on the part of the Board to recommend a superior type of
book even by listing some at higher prices. This is but natural,
since today most books are priced higher than they were prior to
the war. For the benefit of our schools and Sunday schools a
special list of books has been prepared, including the needs also of
our various young people’s societies. New manuscripts have been
called for and a goodly number were submitted. Unfortunately
only one out of the many was found to be acceptable. Members

prepare new manuscripts, since the present generation evidently is
book-hungry and the list of wholesome literature is limited. Dur-
ing the past year the Board has made, an effort to reach out into
other fields in search of good books, and those found will be listed

ks:recommended by your Board are offered for sale by Con-.
grdia Publishing House. During the thirty years of its existence.

Teacher Clarence A. Tucker of Holy Cross School, St. Louis, was.

Concordia Publishing House Catalog a large number of excellent '

of Synod who have the ability to write should be encouraged to -