Reel and Slide (Mar-Dec 1918)

22 REEL and SLIDE iimuuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiinili' Here and There SuuiiuiiiiiiiiiuiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif. A series of Bible lectures are being conducted Sunday evenings in the Seventh Day Adventist Evangelist, Fairmount, W. Va. The lectures deal with present day events in the light of prophecy and the fundamental principles of Christianity. The stereopticon is being freely used to illustrate the subjects. There is no charge of admission to these services. Charles H. Whittaker addressed the Chicago Woman's Club in Recital Hall, on "England's Wartime Solution of the Housing Problem." The lecture was illustrated with stereopticon slides. Sixty stereopticon views of the Foreign Mission field were shown at the conclusion of the mid-week service at the First Methodist Church, lUon, N. Y., under the auspices of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. At the Methodist Church, Davenport, la., a soldier from the front gave an illustrated lecture on experiences in the trenches. He illustrated a line of war paraphernalia. At the First Methodist Church, Bridgeport, Conn., recently, a war picture was shown with Bonnie Scotland, one of Burton Holmes' productions. The pictures are the first part of the service and was followed bv a sermon by the pastor, G. M. Brown, on "The Terms of Peace." At the men's assembly the Benjamin Chapin pictures were shown, giving the first two reels in his great production, "The Son of Democracy," portraying the life of Abraham Lincoln. Other "reels are entitled "My Mother," and introduce Nancy Hanks, the mother of Lincoln. There also was shown some new war pictures and an industrial reel. These Saturday night meetings are affording a profitable hour of entertainment for many and grow in interest. No admission is charged. On Monday night, October 14, at the Fair School, east of Lincoln, 111., U. J. Hoffman, assistant state superintendent of schools, exhibited moving pictures taken of the school for the state fair. In addition to the Fair School movies there were pictures of the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, township high schools, and modern model schools in the city. Also a log cabin school portraying the school system of the early days in Illinois. The object of the pictures is to show the contrast of the methods of instruction and discipline. The lectures at the Chicago Art Institute were resumed when Walter Scott Perry, director of the school of fine and applied arts of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, gave an illustrated lecture on "India : The life, religion and art of the Hindus and Buddhists." The Rev. J. S. Nagle, a missionary from Singapore, gave an illustrated lantern slide lecture on Singapore education at the Central Young Men's Christian Association, Baltimore, Md. He was assisted by the Rev. Chy Yan Lee, a Methodist minister, who will return to Singapore with him. The lecture was under the auspices of the Chinese Christian service. An illustrated lecture on Korea of unusual interest and merit was given by Rev. Harold S. Metcalfe at the North Main Street Methodist Church, Jamestown, N. Y., recenth', in conjunction with the midweek prayer service. This lecture forms a link in the general plan promulgated by the Centenary commission of the Methodist Church for the raising of an $80,000,000 fund for reconstruction work. The lecture was accompanied with seventy slides, which are of exceptional educational value, and it is through these lectures that people will be made to realize the needs of the peoples in countries which have suffered through the war. ' Picture study hour for the purpose of educating Des Moines youngsters in an appreciation of modern American art is the newest institution at the public library, that city. Thus far the attendance at this study hour, after school hours, has been limited to pupils of the fifth and sixth grades of the Amos Hiatt School, but Mrs. Don V. Gerking, in charge of the art department of the library, plans to extend the scope of the work, and principals of other grade schools will be invited to send representatives. The study hour is held in the children's room of the library, where a dift'erent picture, an example of modern American art, is discussed informally each week. The discussions are led by Mrs. Gerking, and she aims to give the children an. appreciation of line, perspective and color without becoming too technical to hold their attention. Col. Frank D. Whipp of the Department of Public Welfare, delivered a lecture to the Business Girls' Club of the Y. W. C. A., Springfield, III, recently, his subject being "The State Institutions of Illinois." His lecture was illustrated by lantern slides. "Our Boys in France" was the subject of an illustrated stereopticon lecture delivered by the Rev. Charles D. Kreider of the Moravian Service Commission to the congregation of the Moravian Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., of which the Rev. F. E. Grunert is pastor. The lecture was held under the auspices of the Mite Society of the church. All of the pictures shown were from actual photographs taken both in this country and France, and depicted the daily routine life of our boys from the time they enter the service. The third in the series of four popular scientific lectures was given by the Social Science Study Club at Everett, Wash., in November. By means of the stereopticon Prof. Shipley showed the development of man, his art and industry covering a period of about 250,000 years. This he wove into an unbroken story by showing the actual photographs of fossil remains found deeply imbedded in the rocks of various parts of Europe. The discourse ended with a series of pictures showing the gradual advance in the art of domesticating animals and the development of simple labor-saving tools. The second subject covers the evolution of modern machinery. This lecture will be illustrated by 100 of the most down-to-date slides. At the Congregational Scout House, Benton Harbor, Mich., the Boy Scouts of the city were given a treat in a travelog by Miss Eunice Trumbo. She selected for her subject three of the very interesting cities of the far east, which are of unusual interest now on account of the war, Joppa, Jerusalem and Damascus being chosen. Lantern slides illustrated the talk. Y. M. C. A. activity formally began at Mercer, Ga., when H. N. Massey, director of the Y. M. C. A. of the Student Army Training Unit, gave a stereopticon lecture on the work of the American army has done in France. A large number of stereopticon slides were shown, some of which were taken on the front line trenches in France. These pictures are released through the Bureau of Public Information and are for the purpose of making the student-soldier familiar with camp life in France and at the same time furnishing instructive amusement. It is the plan of Mr. Massey to show pictures of this nature one night in every week, while on other occasions moving pictures and social entertainments will be given. An illustrated lecture, "How the Other Half Lives," was given at the Baptist ' Church, Des Moines, Iowa, on a recent Sunday. The First Presbyterian Church Sunday School, Mornell, N. Y., is holding weekly motion picture exhibitions in the church auditorium, the programs being especially selected for children. Larado Taft, the sculptor, gave a stereopticon lecture at Maryland Institute, Baltimore, recently under the auspices of the Municipal Art Society of that city. Architectural views were among those shown on the screen. Moving pictures have been introduced as part of its social work by Central Church, Rochester, N. Y. The films are used in connection with the pastor's lectures. A portable moving picture machine to be used in community center work was purchased recently by the Munipical Recreation Committee at a meeting held at the school administration building. South Bend, Ind. Lantern slides were used recently by John R. Eustis for his lecture, "Warfare by Automobile," before the Motor Transportation Congress, held in New York in portation Congress, held in New York. K. W. S. Company Announces New Series of Health Films THE K. W, S. Distributing Company, Inc., of New York City, announces that it is producing a series of films under the title of "Healthograms," each one giving some hygienic advice calculated to benefit humanity. It is stated that these health hints will be based on information supplied by prominent physicians, but that the health aids are portra3'ed in pictures which are given rather a humorous turn so that they may amuse as well as give valuable advice. These Healthograms are to be released as "four-minute reels" in the very near future, according to the K. W. S. Company.