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Inter-squadron c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were, of course, between control tower and airplane. No lesson was without the spiritual application for which all the rest is the vehicle. Rev. R. Herbert Fitzpatrick, pas tor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Connersville, Ind. finds action- packed program features valuable. One is the game “ Contact” (an other name for sword drill). Each child holds his Bible in one hand with the other raised in the air. At the word “ Contact” from the leader, each pupil claps his raised hand down on his Bible. Then a book of the Bible is called out and the first one to find it gets points which may add up to prize-winning sums— if he stays ahead. To guide you in selecting the right course for your VBS program, con sider these eight points: 1) Is it Bible-centered in content? 2) Is it pupil-related in approach? 3) Is it complete and correlated? 4) Is it easy and interesting to follow? 5) Is it up-to-date — re-edited each year? 6) Is its emphasis evangelis tic, C h r i s t i a n character-building and missionary? 7) Is it planned and proved? 8) Does it reach the entire family? Teachers The First Baptist Church of West Los Angeles has learned well the advantage of starting early to enlist and train VBS teachers. This is how the program, inaugurated by Thel ma Bain, consultant for the Greater Los Angeles Sunday School Asso ciation, worked. In January Miss Bain chose the material and seven superintendents she would use. In February the pas tor of the church met with Thelma and the superintendents for a name choosing session to find teachers and volunteer helpers for various jobs. Each superintendent took a list of names and contacted each person about the work. The church bulletin carried feature articles. The work was underway five months in advance of the school. By March Thelma had organized one-day-a-week study groups for her superintendents to study the material and plan their objectives. During April and May she arranged
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