Educational film magazine; (January-December 1920)

LANTERN SLIDES 'MISSIONARYLOGS- AT BAPTIST CONVENTION By ->URY B. MacKelLAR THt slcreopticon slido, for so long associated with iraveloj:*, lectures and entertainments, amusing and educational, was an important feature of the North- ern Baptist Convention in Buffalo. N. V., June 23 to 29, to complete the plans for the New World Movement. As it was most important that the delegates be thoroughly familiar with the fields of work and future needs of mis- sions, both home and foreign, five or six lectures were ar- ranged as part of the main program. Two of these "Missionarylogs" were given by Dr. S. Earl Taylor of the Interchurch World Movement, on present world conditions. Mr. Mnton. a former Baptist mission- ary to Burma, covered the needs of the hour, the work ac- complished and to be continued, in the rest of the series. These lectures have been written with a view to future historical value. They will be reproduced and put in de- posit vaults where they can be obtained by churches gen- erally for use in the prosecution of the work. CONTINCOLS IlLISTR.VIED LeCTLRES Besides these illustrated lectures, two talks arranged for the attractoscopes were on display in the exhibit hall where all phases of the work in the various countries touched by the denomination were exhibited in booths around the hall. One of these lectures which ran continuously was on home missions, taking the spectator through the work in one of the cosmopolitan cities of the United States. The other tells the story of the boy who came from Poland, his life there, and his Americanization here through the efforts of the Northern Baptist settlement work and com- munity centers. Some .500 slides were selected from the large number in the cases at headquarters for display in special racks arranged with a light behind the slides, where visitors might study the conditions in the various fields and be able to decide intelligently on the proper distribution of the funds collected during the SUX),000,000 campaign of the New World Movement. During this campaign 95 sets of lectures based on a general survey of the field were given to help in the rais- ing of funds. The lectures were illustrated with more than C.IHIO slides. There were eighty-five "Quicken lec- tures," a sort of pocket edition of selected scenes and snappy slogans to inspire and quicken the field men and their workers during the last days of the drive. Under this plan 2.2<H) slides were mailed. In addition one slide was mailed each week for four weeks to each of the motion picture theaters. Mr. Harrv S. Mvers, in charge of this department of the work, said: "The slide has proved an indispensable factor in (tutting the subject before the jieople in a forceful, con- vincing, ctimprehensive manner. The slides used by the Northern Baptists cover subjects from China, India, the Philippines. Africa. Cuba. Mexico. Europe, the far western slopes of the l nited States, and the dingiest corners of our great cities." W' ^ The National T'cleralion of College Women went on record, at their conference in Cliirago. as favoring the use of educational motion pirtures tliroiipliout the I nited .States. TEACHING SOUTH AMERICA WITH SLIDES By A. W. Abr.\MS ^Conclusions The West Coast Desert Extent 100 by 1600 miles. Give considerable attention to developing a correct notion of tj characteristic features of a desert (see Bowman, pages 84-87). He 19 elsewhere have in mind that you are teaching a geographic ty that vsill be met in later studies. We need have little interest in me place geography; nor need anyone doubt the ability of pupils ten eleven years of age to understand the main features of a desert they are presented vividly and objectively. Some features of the vsest coast desert have already been studii^ under Chile. Now make the entire region the unit of study. Sod of the slides show conditions and there are numerous significa pictures in the books recommended. Continue to examine maj Subtopics—amount of rainfall (map F3), vegetation, drinking wate irrigation, difficulties of travel, resources, people, causes of the desei The reclaiming of this desert is illustrated by Ti Sv25, plantir sugar cane. Reserve full study of details of planting for time whi sugar is the main topic. Here emphasize the favorable conditions f sugar production in Peru. Note especially the fact that a level pla between the mountains is irrigated. The place is a few miles nort; east of Lima. The Western Co.\st Line The lack of bays, islands and promontories. Seaports are optj roadsteads. Study the method of landing passengers at Salaverry, 1 SX, as an example. Recall Fd CsY. Is the coast stormy, like thi of North Carolina, or calm? Give special attention to Callao, the principal seaport, and Lim the capital of Peru. Also to Molendo and Arequipo. Review the ports of northern Chile. Compare the length of the coast of Peru with that of the .\tlant coast of the United States. The size of each of the South .\merica states must be recurred to often to establish a correct conception i, it—to have it actually visualized. Highlands of Bolivia and Peru There are ample descriptions in the books and the visual metha of presentation is illustrated elsewhere. This whole highland distriij is exceedingly interesting and commercially important. A number i| the pictures are striking. It is largely left to the instructor to d; termine the teaching points of each picture. Special note is made t! the follov>ing. i Mt Misti. Fi ArZ2, may be the first volcano the pupils have evf; studied. Observe and account for its form. Reserve discussion (| causes for a later grade. Observatory. Fi .\rZ. Why located here—clearness of the air. '. The engineering feat of the Oroya railroads of this region shoul' have attention. Keep before pupils what it is that leads to the e: penditure of vast sums for the construction of such transportatid facilities and the need of more capital for the full development i the mineral resources of these highlands. Do not fail to interpret thl meaning of all pictures used. Study also the llama and its use in th); region for transportation. ; Mining operations are not fully shown by the pictures of this coj lection. The location of the mines and certain surface vie\\s are aj that can be presented advantageously to the pupils for whom th;i outline is prepared. Make the most of these. I Compare the highlands of Peru and Bolivia with the plains of thl Orinoco and the La Plata river system. While the highlands as i whole are not well adapted to agriculture, several views show tht there are areas of fertile land. Fi Hu2. Fi Hu5, Fi LeY. What do6| Fi Hu3 tell about the state of agriculture? The population of the region consists largely of Indians and mixe blood. The range of pictures is large. Use in a way to make th| topic stand out in the pupil's mind. | Ecuador Three pictures of this country have special teaching points. Ff X tells of pack animals as a means of transportation and points to th lack of railroads. The covering for the legs of the donkey introducf the idea of the bard life of such beasts of burden and of the insa pests that infest the hoi region around Guayaquil. In connection with Ff X4 take up some discussion of education! opportunities in South .■\merica. \^ hat other pictures of the collw tion are related to this topic? Of what are the houses in Ff CcA made? W'ould this material b used if forests were abundant? Note absence of trees over the lane scape. How do the streets seem to he laid out? Why are so many C the houses along the .\ndes built of one story only? 24