Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1922)

April, 1922 MOVING PICTURE AGE 31 100,000,000 American People Are interested in the Home ot their Fathers" religioft Whether Catholic, Protestant or Jewish The Voice of the Land A complete motion picture history of the country and people of The Holy Land 100 Reels Choice territorial arrangements The Geographic Film Co., Inc. 206 Mercantile Library Bldg. CINCINNATI, OHIO special examinations are held for all non-theatrical operators. Continuous-projection machines are being experimented upon, the perfection of which will do away with the intermittent movement and greatly lessen the strain on machines and the wear and tear on films. We shall soon see introduced a camera that when driven by an electric motor is capable of taking 200,000 pictures a minute. In many other phases the visual movement is carried on, causing us to reconsider — what do this rapid progress and unusual interest signify? What is actually in back of this onrush? Is it a fad, a craze, or a commercial enterprise that directs all our attention, or is it the fascination of seeing moving objects on the screen? Activities during the past year have led the educator associated directly with visual work to believe and generally to say that the educational value of visualization has been recognized and has proven to be the quickest, cleanest, and most interesting means of conveying a thought or teaching a lesson ; that it makes a more lasting impression on the memory than any other method, rendering it possible to grasp quickly that which may require weeks of study and reading; that with the broadening in education and great increase in the number of subjects and lessons to be studied the film and stereopticon slide will be among the greatest factors in enabling students to keep pace with the rapidly moving world and cover the extensive field. But with the visualization method of education thus placed in this channel, and asserting that it is a valuable asset to education, that it will supplement textbook instruction on practically every subject, that its potential value has been realized, and that it will aid in religious instruction and the teaching of good morals, we find that instructors raise the following questions : "Am I fully convinced, and has it really been proven, that visualization measures up to this standard of classification?" "It is not in theory only that the film and lantern slide may be so successfully used for education, and how, when, and where have visual materials been used directly in connection with textbook instruction?" "What proof is there of the educational value of visual materials, and on what practice is it based?" "Have psychology tests been made showing the relative weight of visual education as compared with other educational methods?" These questions have been answered by the various institutions throughout the country that are engaged in making practical and scientific studies. The limited time permits me to speak only of my experiences in making tests, principally in the U. S. Bureau of Education and co-operating high schools, Instruction Laboratory-, War Department, Washington, D. C, the University of Pittsburgh Why The "Acme" S.V. E. Is The Ideal Machine For Schools and Churches EDUCATORS and pastors find this machine superior to all others on account of its convenience in handling, safety of operation, and possibilities for varied service. One simple operation instantly converts the motion picture projector into a stereopticon. You merely raise the lamp house. You do not have to stop your program between reels, you can supplement your film, at any point, with slides. It takes standard 1,000 foot reels and standard slides. It is so simple that a child can operate it. Framing and focusing is instantaneous, and the illumination is exceptionally clear and brilliant. The S. V. E. bears the label of the Underwriters' Laboratories; it has a motor-driven, independent rewind; and its case is of aluminum. The "ACME" S. V. E. Projector is the ideal projector for SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, Y. M. C. A.'S, INSTITUTIONS, WOMEN'S CLUBS, LECTURES, ETC. Send the coupon below for complete facts and plans for making your purchase pay for itself in a short while. — N^^^^/ 1 j Acme Motion Picture Projector Company, I 806 West Washington Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. Gentlemen: Without obligating me in any way, please send complete facts as stated above. Name : ! School or Church 1 Address