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Book Reviews
the United States. However, the book is very clearly written and the author shows good judgment in assigning for the most part the right amount of space to each topic within the field.
An item of special interest to the SMPE is the generous amount of space devoted to showmanship in the presentation of films and other visual materials. The author quotes a paragraph from the SMPE JOURNAL of March, 1938, by C. L. Green. Most operators of 16-mm projectors need Mr. Green's contrast between amateur and professional projectionist techniques. Mr. Beale should be complimented for doing his part to raise the standards of classroom projection.
PAUL R. WENDT
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis 14, Minnesota
Meetings of Other Societies
November —
Acoustical Society of America November 17 through November 19
St. Louis, Missouri
December
American Association for the Ad December 26 through December 31
vancement of Science New York, New York
March, 1950—
Institute of Radio Engineers March 6 through March 9
National Convention New York, New York
Optical Society of America March 9 through March 11, 1950
Winter Meeting New York, New York
May, 1950—
Armed Forces May 12
Communications Association New York City and Long Island City
Annual Meeting May 13
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
FORTY-ONE YEARS AGO
On account of the number of school absentees that have been caught in the act of absorbing their knowledge from the pictures in the nickelodeons the proprietors of the halls in Jersey City have been warned to cease admitting children.
— The Moving Picture World, March 14, 1908
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