Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1922)

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HBta --' Adaptability The motion picture, in its recent development, bids fair to become of the greatest influence to the present and coming generations in the school, church and business. In the School Children grasp in 15 minutes of motion pictures those lessons that would take hours of study through the uninteresting printed page. The De Vry is so light it can be carried from class to class or operated in the auditorium, and will show pictures unsurpassed by the finest theatres in the country. It will aid the school in raising athletic or library funds by the showing of motion picture entertainments. In Business In the Church Interest the children in Sunday School by teaching them lessons that bring Jerusalem and the Holy Land right before their eyes. Kindle the interest of the men, women and children of your church by giving them good, clean motion pictures equal to the best theatre pictures in the country. Probably the best proof of the compelling influence of motion pictures in business is the fact that many of the most successful establishments in the country such as Western Electric Co., Ford Motor Co., Burroughs Adding Machine Co., International Harvester Co., and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. are using the De Vry to stimulate sales, to show the product in the making, to teach safety lessons and make better workers in the shops. The De Vry Portable Motion Picture Projector is a standardized portable motion picture projector — self-contained in its own case — a complete unit. Takes any standard regular theatre size film and shows a clear, steady picture any size up to 9 x 12 feet, depending on the distance from the screen. Attached to any electric light socket the De Vry can be operated on either alternating or direct current. It is so light in weight it can be carried anywhere. So simple to operate it requires no experience on a like device. Simply push the button and the De Vry will perform equal to the finest theatres in the country. Write today for descriptive Uterature. The De Vry Corporation 1240 Marianna Street, Chicago, Illinois