The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

210 The Educational Screen The Educational Screen sees only one cause for regret in the pre! ent situation; namely, that many American schools will deliberately choo^ to postpone action "till next year." But we see far greater cause for sat isfaction in the hundreds of schools that are making a definite start thi fall for the first time. It seems beyond any reasonable doubt that tin school year 1922-23 will see more new installations for serious visual in struction than any preceding year in our school history. The school without a screen has a gap in its equipment that only a screen can fill IF ANY one doubts the "educational" possibilities of the theatrica screen, let him see "Nanook of the North," distributed by Pathe. W would include in this invitation children and parents anywhere soutl: of the Arctic Circle, teachers of Geography or any other subject, advance^ students in Anthropology or any other department, professors and emi nent scholars in any field who retain a shred of interest in the varying con ditions and problems of human life as the old globe can show it. Am we will venture the statement that, whatever that person's previous knowl edge of the subject, the picture will mightily enrich his conception of wha it means to be an Esquimaux—an Esquimaux man, woman, child or dog Lest we seem unduly laudatory we will quote from a source whicl is emphatically not tainted with the pedagogical viewpoint. Sherwood in a recent number of Life, says: "In this remarkable film, the motioi picture fulfills its highest office as an educational, dramatic and artisti medium." It seems that "Nanook of the North" was produced by a certain fu company on Hudson's Bay and some persons there be who solemnly sus pect that company of some publicity motive behind the production. W get a real smile out of that. We wish that a thousand other commercia companies would follow the example of Revillon Freres immediately. Mori power to such motives!