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Vol. IX, No. 2.
mention the fact that at the Xmas evening services in all of the churches each clergyman spoke of the picture to his respective congregation and advised them all to see it."
Mr. Bellman's action is ready proof that it pays to tempt fate and the ministers with pictures that are to their liking. More "invitation affairs" for ministers are in order. The keenest pulpit enemies of the picture are admittedly those who never .entered a picture theater.
"Wichita Schools to Have Motion Pictures
The introduction of moving pictures into the public schools of Wichita is arousing discussion in many keys, touching the good and bad influences of motion pictures, and the advisability of their use in the instruction of the youth of the city.
Rev. W. H. Heppe, pastor of the First Methodist church, is one of the enthusiastic supporters of the innovation. For a time the First Methodist church operated a moving-picture show in connection with weekday services.
"It appeals to me as one of the greatest advances in educational work," said Mr. Heppe. "There is no doubt that the moving picture will illustrate for the children many essential things which otherwise would remain dim and hazy in their minds. Of course, there are objections, and good ones, I think, to many of the moving picture shows of the day. Sometimes the lecturer who explains the pictures is not an intelligent person, and takes advantage of every opportunity to leave
an evil suggestion in the minds of his hearers. But at many of the shows this has been done away with altogether, and the pictures frequently are elevating both morally and intellectually.
"When the pictures are installed in the public schools, I believe that all the unreasonable prejudice against moving pictures as such will disappear. People will become accustomed to the pictures, and will soon see that they are not harmful when the represent educational subjects."' William Barie, Jr., manager of the Marple, a motion picture theater, says :
"It will be a great thing for the moving picture houses. The greatest service it will perform for us is in removing the unreasoning prejudice that now exists in the minds of so many people. There are a lot of people who look upon the moving picture as though it were an invention of the devil. All they need is to become familiar with the pictures. The schools will familiarize the children with motion pictures, and it will not be long until their parents will perceive that the children are better instead of worse for their educational entertainment. Then this class of people will attend the shows, and see that they are benefited thereby."
The Vanoscope Company has opened a suite of sumptuously furnished offices at 607 Manhattan building, Chicago, with a well equipped projection room for demonstrating the new Vanoscope projecting machine, whose object is continuous projection and elimination of "flicker."
'The Fugitive," February 10. Copyright 1913, American Film Mfg. Co.