# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S363
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os Miscellaneous Matters: - 363

‘Since July, 1942, four new slide sets were
prepared on Missions. They are: “Aloha Ha-

THE CIRCUIT PLAN

Briefly stated, the circuit plan provides for visual
education committees in each circuit of Synod. Every
Visitor was asked to appoint a pastor, teacher, and
to serve as regional director of Visual Education in his
These circuit committees serve as contact men for the

eachers in the use of visual aids and in applying Synod’s pro-
to the local needs of the individual congregations.

Of Synod’s 318 circuits 250 circuits have appointed
LAN their visual education committees. Of this number
“ about half have returned their survey sheets on pro-

To train pastors and teachers in the proper use ©
of visual aids, the Visual Education Service is
preparing a practical survey course in Visual Edu-
cation. Bulletins dealing with different phases of |
al education are being sent to all circuit committees, During
past year the Visual Education Service has also taught a one-
course in Visual Education at Concordia Theological Semi- *
A handbook which will help the local pastor and teacher
troduce and administer a program of. visual education is in

SUGGESTION

. In making our suggestion, we recégnize that there is a time
hen Synod should establish a Department of Visual Education.
fowever, since visual. education ‘is still in the experimental stage,
é suggest that the Department of Publicity and Missionary Edu--
on continue to develop the synodical program of visual educa-
tion as outlined and begun during the past three years.
Regarding Memorial 1018 and Unprinted Memorial 39, Com-
mittee 13 submitted the following resolutions: