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and frighten him like ghosts. They take the shape of living persons, with whom he can get into touch. For, has he not been allowed to see them, with the consent of his parents ? He gives himself up to their influence, thinks about them, reflects and tries to understand and often guesses at the meaning of certain scenes, which at first appeared confused to him ».
It is thus, that in the mysterious sub-conscience of the child's soul, notions and decisions take shape, of which we cannot guess the consequences. Thus, that films can become dangerous to his moral and physical health. This danger is far greater to him than the perusal of literature and the contemplation of pictures not adapted to his childish mind. This peril has been denounced by all those who have studied child psychology. In spite of the measures taken by most legislations, which organise certain forms of control, inspection and censure ; educators and judges are unanimous in declaring that the cinema is one of the most active factors in juvenile delinquency. Certain groups, impressed by these statements, have gone so far as to demand that the access to public cinemas should be absolutely prohibited to children.
A complex action, with a practical and positive form has to be developed. To quote a great American educator, it is not to throw stones at the cinematographic industry, but to study with full knowledge the influence which it can exercise and exercises on the formation of civil, political, national and religious consciousness and the mentality and formation of character, especially in the child. Concrete results must be achieved, and such that can contribute to direct the film industry towards a production always more in keeping with the social morality, and to improve the legislative institutions which have been created by the States to form barriers of protection against low morals. Undoubtedly, it is a very wide field of action and its problems are arduous, although of extreme utility and importance. The Institute, has requested the Committee for Child Welfare to direct every technical research concerning this problem, towards the organ specially created by the League of Nations, so as to avoid the springing up of innumerable other Institutions, often not wholly uninterested and quite uncontrolled, which could hinder the unbiased examination of the practical schemes.
The detailed report of the Director of the Institute, was unanimously approved by the Committee. The Vice President of the Polish Senate,
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