# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S362
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

‘362 Miscellaneous Matters

' Catalog and the forthcoming supplement was caréfully checked as

‘VISUAL AIDS than three times during the two months after”

_ YOUR Last fall the Department of Publicity and Missionary.

“Your World Call” is Synod’s first mission film in color and. sound:

a total disbursement of $5,997.91, with an income of $1, 591. 34.
During the past year, disbursement for salaries, new slide sets,
film replacements, office supplies, Visual Aids Catalog, office rent;
telegrams, etc., total $4,607.78, with an income of $422.18, leaving: :
a net cost of $3, 654. 89 for the year.

THE VISUAL AIDS CATALOG

LISTING OF In order to give Synod a much-needed list-_,
SELECTED FILMS ing of selected films, a committee carefully :
previewed many films of religious, mission-. *

ary, and secular nature. Every title listed in the Visual Aids

to content and technical quality before it was included. All descrip=
tions were prepared to give a true picture of content value and tag
technical quality.

VISUAL With the catalog the Visual Education Service
EDUCATION conducted a Synod-wide survey. A total of 664
SURVEY congregations reported. Of these 1 out of 12 had
sound projection equipment, 1 out of 9 had silent: ;
machines, 1 out of 5 had slide projectors. This survey clearly.
demonstrated the lack of proper projection equipment in Synod and
the need for a thoroughgoing program of visual education.

RESULT OF Bookings for films and slides increased more 2

CATALOG the Visual Aids Catalog was released. During .:
- the past year (March, 1943, to March, 1944) the‘
Visual Education Service completed over 2,100 bookings, of which
950 were for “The Power of God.” During a five-day period in
April, selected at random, the Visual Education Service confirmed.’ Sag
a total of 41 bookings.’ Although this increase is encouraging, it is E
but a very small part of Synod’s potential. Even at this rate most
of Synod-owned films are in constant use, coming in one day and
going out the next.
NEW PRODUCTIONS

WORLD Education released a new mission film, “Your World
CALL Call.” This film stresses the general world need ‘for

the Gospel and was planned as the first of a series of-%
new Mission Films. Toward the production of “Your World Call”
Synod’s Board of Directors allotted a special fund of $3,000.00

From ‘comments received, the film is a step forward.