Instruction of disabled men in motion picture projection, an elementary text book (1919)

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Record Details:

Title:
Instruction of disabled men in motion picture projection, an elementary text book
Date:
1919
Publisher:
New York, The Red cross institute for crippled and disabled men
Volume:
Instruction of disabled men in motion picture projection, an elementary text book
Leaf #:
0009
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion picture projection, People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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VI MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION The shortage of labor caused by the war pointed out the necessity as well as the wisdom of utilizing every possible unit of productivity. The experience of the European belligerents proved that it is possible to train cripples for trades in which their physical handicaps do not debar them from competing successfully with the able-bodied. Soon after America's entry into the war, a group of far-seeing men realized the need of pro- viding training for the cripples of industry so that the experience thus gained might serve as a basis for the re-education of the returned disabled soldier. The effort of these men culminated in the establishing in New York City of the Red Cross Institute for Crip- pled and Disabled Men, under the auspices of the American Red Cross. Departments of industrial sur- veys, research, employment and public education were inaugurated and the foundation of the first special non- commercial training school for the physically handi- capped in the United States was built. Classes in the manufacture of artificial limbs, mechanical drafting, printing, jewelry making, and oxy-acetylene welding were begun, and in May, 1918, a course in motion pic- ture operating was introduced with James R. Cameron as instructor. The choice of motion picture projecting as a trade for the cripple was based on the knowledge that it was one of the growing trades, that in England and France the cripple had made good as a projectionist, that the wages were good, that working conditions were favor- able, and that almost any man with both hands intact could, with a course of study of about two months in duration, acquire sufficient knowledge to enable him to