The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

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224 School Department The Educational Screen good aim alone saved him and the rest of his party. They hunted out the wild animals in their native homes — and although it was the interest in big game, rather than a scientific study of animals which prompted Shuman, yet the picture cannot fail to impress upon one's mind the definite characteristics of the animals it portrays. There is the hyena — a robber who prowls only at night — lured to the camp by a zebra skin hung Decorating the victim with a flower. out on a rack to dry, the camera concealed not twenty feet away records the movements of the animal, he is tracked to his lair, pinned down with a forked stick and caught with a noose. Three giant hippopotami are found in a stream, Shuman's dog assists in cornering them, and two are shot, their huge carcasses rolled up onto the river bank. Among the most fearless members of the expedition were the dogs. Shuman, in a particularly daring moment, walked up to within ten feet of two adult rhinoceroses. One was shot and wounded. The dogs attacked the raging beast, which with a quick snap of its head caught one of them and hurled him high in the air. Those and many similar scenes make the film one of the most unusual hunt pictures ever released. Head-Hunters of the South Seas (Pathe), 5 reels — The film record of the second expedition made by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson on Malekula, in the New Hebrides, where they made the acquaintance of several tribes of cannibals, who are interesting subjects not only on their own account, but for indications they furnish as to how our human ancestors may have lived in remote past ages. Several localities are touched in the course of The Magazine is Removable and is carried within the case Approved by the Board of Fire Underwriters The BEACON PROJECTOR Flickerless Vibrationless Quiet The Beacon is a Dependable Projector— with the Strength of Simpicity — the Ruggedness of Quality — the precision of experienced and accurate manufacture. The Beacon is Fire Safe — you can show a ''still" for hours with no danger of ignition. Simplicity Easeof threading — perfection of action — simplicity of operation make it the logical projector for school and non-theatrical use. Write for details. Inqu iri es Invited from Reputable Representatives THE BEACON PROJECTOR CO. Incorpornted 521-531 West 57lh St. New York, N. Y. I