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Motion pictures as a phase of commercialized amusement in Toledo, Ohio ([c1919])

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Record Details:

Title:
Motion pictures as a phase of commercialized amusement in Toledo, Ohio
Date:
[c1919]
Publisher:
Toledo, Ohio, Printed by Little book press
Volume:
Motion pictures as a phase of commercialized amusement in Toledo, Ohio
Leaf #:
00068
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Social surveys","Amusements -- Ohio Toledo
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
"A selected bibliography on moving pictures": p. 216-219
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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62 MOTION PICTURES AS COMMERCIALIZED of their own accord. The repetition of the games under direction is very important to the success of the undertaking, for the games that have been pkiyed frequently are the ones the children like best and they will call for them again and again in pref- erence to new games, however fine, with which they are not familiar. There are also many agencies for promoting wholesome activities among children of Toledo, which are not yet used to their fullest extent. The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. are all organizations which use play as a means of developing American modes of thought and American ideals. Many samples of fair play and of "being square" which our soldiers carried to Europe were developed under the supervised recrea- tion of just such agencies as these. Toledo also has two organizations which are unique for providing wholesome recreation: one is the Newsboys' Association, and the other, the To- ledo Museum of Art. In both these lines Toledo is the honor city of the nation. The wonderful results to be obtained from the substitution, of something definitely good for something useless, or actually bad, have been demonstrated among our newsboys for so many years that perhaps we underestimate the value of this Association. We have almost be- gun to accept our fine type of street merchant as a matter of course, though occasionally we have an experience with a little newsboy in some other city which opens our eyes to the splendid work done by