The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Page scan 00051 from The Educational screen

Record Details:

Title:
The Educational screen
Date:
c1922-c1956]
Publisher:
[Chicago, Ill. : Educational Screen
Volume:
The Educational screen
Leaf #:
00051
Language:
English
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Page 50 The Educational Screen Ancient Ruins in Mexico - - By ANN GALE IN sixth grade wh,en children study older civilizations it would be possible to study the ancient culture of Mexico. Mexico City and the region around it are full of the ruins of Toltec and Aztec civilizations. These slides could form the basis of a discussion of pre-Cortes civilization in Mexico. (1) Twenty miles from Mexico City are the Toltec pyramids of the Sun and Moon. (2) In this same place is the large temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Mexican God of agriculture. (3) The ruins of an Aztec temple were found right in the middle In Hand-Made Lantern Slides Art Departmenf, Lindblom High School, Chicago of Mexico City's busiest section. (4) In the National Museum is the Aztec calendar stone showing the Aztec symbol for the months and the day of their year. (5) A church stands on top of an overgrown pyramid in Cholula, a town about fifty miles from Mexico City. Cortes had razed to the ground the Aztec temple which originally stood there and replaced it with the church. (6) Perched high on a mountain top is the Aztec pyramid of Xochicalco. The sim- plest type of han d- niade slide is made by "N. drawing or tracing on finely fin- ished etched glass ivith 0 r d i n a r y niediuni lead pencil. Col- or, by spe- cial crayons or inks, en- hances the slides great- ly. Fine ef- fects are ob- tained hy b lending zvith cray- ons. About one - third inch margin should be left all