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In September when swift preparation of the MS for the printer was necessary,
the reports from this laboratory work and gracious cooperation from
Mrs. Eubanks made it possible to have final copy for the printer within a
month's time. The work of Negro leaders as weil as our own has made the
book acceptable for use in the churches of both races, a procedure which had
already been followed in preparation of the Primary book. Much time was
spent in editing, writing introductions, and reading proof on these books.
The Series is the most significant we have ever published, as well as one of
the most attractive, two outstanding artists having illustrated them; Lois
Mailou Jones of the Art Department of Howard University, Washington, D. C,
the Primary book; and Winona Steffens Childers of Kansas City, Missouri, the
Junior book.
Our mission study leaders as well as the young people who read the books
appreciate greatly the beautiful type, authentic, appealing illustrations and eyecatching
covers, for which we owe much to the good taste and skill of Rev. J. W.
Burton whose vision of the teaching values of pictures has given to the Home
Mission Board the most beautiful mission study books for young people Southern
Baptists have ever had.
So in the last six months of 1945 your mission study editor gave considerable
time to completion of the young people's books for the 1946 Series; for
Juniors, March On, by Margaret Kime Eubanks, and Lilly May and Dan by
Marel Brown. New Day Begun is the Intermediate book to be completed by
the mission study editor.
3. The Present. Certain aspects of the work of your editor go on steadily,
regardless of what major tasks arise.
(1) One of these, the Exhibit, becomes with this report, a thing of the
past for this department. Never physically equal to the work involved in
preparation and use of an Exhibit, she has begged for years that this heavy
responsibility be transferred to other hands.
In December, 1945, it was a great joy to check the inventory of our Exhibit
equipment and materials into the capable hands of Rev. R. G. Van Royen,
the new Visual Education Director of the Board. During the year, however,
before cancellation of plans for a 1945 Centennial SBC meeting, three weeks
had been spent on preparation of an Historical Exhibit for that occasion.
(2) Continuing work with Woman's Missionary Union brought during 1945
completion of a new phase of wider missionary reading, the Missionary Round
Tables, and development of new basic plans and ' promotional aids for enlargement
of the entire W.M.U. study program, all of which has much significance
to increased study of our books.
(3) Contacts on the field. Little time has been spared for contacts with
the churches or the missionaries. For the most part the time that could be
given to meetings and addresses has been spent in those of an inter-racial
nature, and to conferences and classes on mission study.
A summary of this work shows: Churches visited 14; mission fields (all
Negro) 3; conferences (public) 9; colleges and seminaries visited 4; study
classes taught 3; schools of missions participated in 3; soul-winning interviews
5; State Inter-Racial Institutes 2; young people's camps (Negro) 2; addresses
16; libraries worked in 3; miles traveled 5,956; days in Atlanta office, 36; days
in Louisville, 20; days on field, 15; days in Kansas City office, 294.
(4) In the office, work has gone steadily forward with the history the foremost
and continuing task. Mrs. Clayton Harrop was away on leave with her
lieutenant husband in Army service from January until August 1st. In this
interim, when typists of any kind were difficult to get and good ones not to be
had at any price, two former secretaries came to the rescue in typing much
historical material in their homes while a lovely Japanese-American young
woman, Helen Matoi, during January, and a student of Western Baptist Seminary,
Clarissa Carter, from June 1st to August 1st, gave appreciated relief to
the work accumulated in the office. Since August 1st Mrs. Harrop has been much
more than the usual secretary, in her aid especially on the historical material.
Figures show the work only in part; Letters written 887; cards 302; articles
and leaflets 16; circular letters 18 (615 copies); 1,160 pages of Book Lists to
State W.M.U. office; 1,322 pages historical material copied.
teaching; on Intermediate Junior 40 Negro pages Negro MS copied copied book.
on same and sent in final to editing six leaders for printer; for laboratory two weeks' work work in