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Foreword
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T is highly significant that a specialized periodical developed to the craft and problems of the projectionist can flourish; and it is noteworthy that an enlarged and extensive issue of such a periodical can be launched on occasions of special interest to projectionists. Such happenings would have been unimaginable a scant twenty years ago; and it is a tribute to those who have consistently labored in the interests of the projectionists during the last two decades that such events should have come to pass.
The elements of strength of any group of projectionists are their careful training, their expert skill in the handling of the complicated optical and acoustic equipment of the theater, their pride in their craftsmanship, and the constructive aspects of their mutual association. Each and every one of these elements merits encouragement and respect. Without such support, projectionists may well encounter a succession of discouraging difficulties and disheartening setbacks. But given such support, projectionists may reasonably anticipate continued and increased respect, improved standing in the motion picture world, and the correspondingly increased financial returns which go to those who attain high standing through effort and enthusiasm.
Projectionists should never forget that, in addition to being the qualified manipulators of the specialized equipment of sound motion picture presentations, they are actually the stage managers of the motion picture theater, entrusted with a real responsibility for the maintenance of public interest in, and backing of, the theater. The best wishes of the farseeing members of the industry go to them in their tasks and in the ever-continued growth of the craftsmanship and professional standing of their group.
ALFRED N. GOLDSMITH