The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

September, ig^s Among the Producers 367 the long wait before the films arrive, the risk of loss and damage in traveling, and their inability to view films in person. There will be absolutely no . reason now for any school, church or welfare institution not securing any film that they may happen to want. Already several of the big universities of the country, which have done their best to supply films from their meagre libraries to smaller institutions throughout their respective states, have expressed their commendation of this establishment of exchanges. (These exchanges are listed in our advertisement in this issue.) Each branch office is fully equipped with a complete library, recently augmented by a number of the finest and largest productions in the non-theatrical field, including the elevenreel portrayal of the activities of the United States government departments, entitled "The Romance of the Republic"; the entire library of the World Film Corporation series of selected dramas; the Eskay Harris list of juveniles, including the famous Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass features; a ten-reel presentation on a most elaborate scale of Columbus and the Discovery of America, and others of equal note. These have all been passed upon by the advisory board of educators, club women and clergymen of the various denominations. Each reel is standardized, scientifically tested and edited by Don Carlos Ellis, secretary of the company, assisted by Miss Marietta S. Higgins, supervisor of geography in the Hackensack public schools, formerly geography teacher in Berkeley, California, and author of the chapters on geography in the Visual Monograph, published by the public schools of Berkeley. Motion Pictures on the Leviathan THE use of motion pictures on ships is by no means a new idea and the United States Navy has gone in very extensively for this form of entertainment. Practically every ship of any importance in the Navy is equipped with motion picture projectors and the Brooklyn Navy Yard has one of the largest film exchanges in the world from which all these vessels are regularly supplied with the very latest films. The illustration shown on this page is a photograph taken of Secretary Benby on board the U. S. S. Henderson when she took a party of distinguished guests to Japan last spring. The machine shown is a Power's 6A, which Power's Projector on Board the Leviathan is used on the Leviathan, the world's largest ship. This vessel is equipped with a battery of Power's Projectors and a Raven Halftone Screen. The requirements of the Leviathan, of course, are of an exacting nature as it is necessary to supply motion picture entertainment which is of the highest professional type. The machine shown, while somewhat smaller than the professional machine used in theatres, gives strictly professional results and is well adapted for use in schools, colleges, churches, and so on. This type of machine is not strictly portable, but is considerably lighter than the larger professional models and can be moved abbut very readily. As a matter of fact, it is very essential that motion picture projectors used on vessels shall be somewhat portable as a machine is frequently set up in one of the salons and then taken down after being used or pictures may be shown on deck in clear weather and, of course, under such circumstances it is necessary that the projector be set up and removed without delay or difficulty. New Instruction Book Issued by Acme Motion Picture Projector Co. THOSE interested in visual education will be glad to learn that one of the leading manufacturers of motion picture machines designed especially for school use has realized