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tograph for the purposes of demonstration to medical students : namely the high cost of the films, a collection of which represents a considerable value. But we should not be deterred by this difficulty when we reflect that films of this kind never become outof-date, but have a permanent value and will serve for years to come for the instruction of generations of students, not only in a given University, but in all countries where the exchange of such films is organized.
This question of exchange is of the greatest importance and ought to be studied with a view to reaching a practical solution, which would facilitate the exchange of such films not only between the countries of a particular continent, but also between those in different continents. An international convention in this regard is much to be desired, and we have no doubt that the International Educational Cinematographic Institute will include the study of this important question in its programme ( i).
For years past we have noted the advantages of the cinematographic method of teaching and have introduced it into the Rio de Janeiro University, where we organized the film demonstration of nervous diseases. I have made a practice of having films taken of all clinical cases of scientific interest that lend themselves to being demonstrated by this method, as also of normal cases, a record of which would be useful for projection to students for the objective demonstration of clinical characters. Thanks to this method, I have already succeeded in organizing a numerous col
(Ed. Note). We are happy to inform our readers that, on the occasion of the forthcoming session of the Governing Body of the International Educational Cinematographic Institute, the Director of the Institute, on the proposal of the President (who had already raised the question at the last meeting of the International Commission for Intellectual Cooperation) has drawn up a complete report for the consideration and decision of the Council on the international exchange of films , taking into account the several national Customs regulations on the subject, and putting definite proposals which might form the basis of an international convention on the subject. We will keep our readers informed on this important question.
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