The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

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Page 50 The Educational Screen Introduction to film Do you think you can tell the story of the cotton plant ? There are a few things which we still have not learned from ovir slides and which our picture will show us. How many have heard of the "boll weevil"? What is it? How do the farmers kill the weevil? About how many pounds in a bale? Name some things made of cotton. Watch the film for the answers to these questions. At the end you will have a test of eight questions. One word answers. (Show film) Test Questions on Film 1. Who lives on a plantation? 2. What is a plantation ? 3. Tell how cotton seeds are planted. 4. What is the boll weevil ? 5. How is cotton harvested? 6. What is done to it after it is picked ? 7. Where and how is it shipped to gin? To mills'? 8. What are some of the things made from cotton? The Typewriter Slide For Screen Projection Write for free samples. RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Inc. 1819 Broadway New York, N. Y. Topics for Discussion After film Showing A. Life on a Plantation mostly negroes — Why? Wooden houses, etc. B. Planting and care-taking of cotton plant. Plow- ing, seed bed, March or April. Seeds 3 or 4 ft. apart. (Compare hand and machine labor. Which is better? Why?) Chopping or Thinning. Poi- son to kill weevil. C. Harvesting. Cotton boll develops. Picked by hand. Cotton Gin, its work. Baling, 500 lb. each. D. Shipping of Cotton. Auto or tractor to ware- house, by truck to dock. Sometimes by train. Put on ships by crane. E. Making Cloth. Mills or factories—usually lo- cated where? Why? F. Uses of Cotton. Blankets, clothing. Seeds give oil. Applications —1 class Problem: What effect did the invention of the cotton gin have on the growing of cotton? Why? Other classes: Use same questions as in organiza- tion for written work. DE-LUXE CHALLENGER One of the fourteen Da-Lite models designed for schools, churches, industrial, homes, etc. Motion Picture Screens For Better Pictures Visual instruction, by the motion picture method, requires the use of film, a projector and a screen. The quality of the picture and its ultimate value depend upon the efficiency of each one of these agencies in doing its part. The result can be no better than the weakest link in this chain. Da-Lite screens reflect the achievements of nearly a quarter of a century of specialized screen building. They excel in reflective properties and in the quality of workmanship and materials used, with the added advantages offered by an un- usually large selection of superb models from which to choose. Da-Lite Screen Company, Inc. 2723 NO. CRAWFORD AVE. CHICAGO