International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jul-Dec 1929)

Girls Instruction 465 Recreation 485 Instruction and recreation 192 Boys Total 564 IO29 657 1 146 293 485 LTotal 1 146 15 14 2660 Examining the answers in detail, Mile Aellig found that the following additional reasons appeared in the answers : Interest — Instruction The cinema interests children ; even those who never go there say : « they must show some interesting things ». The following are some answers from those children who have been to the cinema : The things they show at the cinema are out of the ordinary. The cinema opens the mind, it strengthens the intelligence, it makes us sharper, it teaches us things we did not know. After books, it is the cinema that represents novels and history best, and all sorts of other nice things ; it is more interesting to see things represented than simply to read about them. Here is an answer of a boy of 13 : « I am always learning at the cinema, especially by the geographic al films, and the police and detective films » (the obvious inquiry that comes into one's mind is, Just what does he learn ?) Recreation The following are some of the answers : It is nice, it is attractive, it is very beautiful. The cinema is full of amusement which carries one out of the ordinary monotonous life of every day. It gives us a little leisure and makes us forget the cares and annoyances we may have. It is the most agreeable pastime when the weather is bad. One enjoys oneself at the cinema, one dies of laughing. They have things which cannot be seen elsewhere, which are outside of real life and which are awfully amusing ! And then, it is pleasant to go there with one's 4-ingi. 657 —