Reel and Slide (Mar-Dec 1918)

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12 REEL and SLIDE "Produce More— With Less Help" CA. REHM of the Atlas Educational Film Company is engaged in pro• ducing an interesting series of pictures, entitled "Produce More — With Less Help." The Shaw publication, "System On the Farm," is aiding in the preparation of the scenarios on the first, which deals with labor saving on the farm ; the second will be under the auspices of "Factory Magazine." Says Mr. Rehm: "This summer and next fall will witness a shortage of labor on the farms and in the factories of the country. School boys will be called upon to help raise and harvest the crops of the country. We believe we are doing a worthy thing in showing, under expert direction, how easy it is at times to save labor. That is what our series will endeavor to do effectively. "Man Without A Country" Shown T^ VVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND people, including members of the cabinet, diplomatic corps and government officials, recently witnessed the exhibition of the film, "The Man Without a Country," at the Sylvan Theater, Washington, D. C. The picture was shown under the auspices of the Bureau of Commercial Economics. Music furnished by the United States Soldiers Home band was a part of the program. "School boys will harvest America's crops in ipi8," says C. A. Rehm, zvho has set about to show them how — on the screen. Films and the Youthful Mind ORRIN G. COCKS, of the National Board of Review, has given much time and thought to motion pictures as they affect the juvenile mind. In a recent bulletin of the Affiliated Committees for Better Films, appears this statement by him : Our young people are now brought into contact with drama which interprets life far more vividly than books. The knowledge they gain of life from the good, the bad, and the misunderstood people of their own town is never complete. It is given to them, so to speak, in small chunks with little stress on. causes and almost no indication of ultimate consequences. Very often, therefore, that which appears horrible to the elders, because they know the ultimate effects, appears most attractive to young people. You know the town gambler or drunkard, for you have watched him deteriorate for twenty years, but often your boys see only a jolly, hailfellow-well-met person. The stories thrown on the screen are intensely real to young people. The curtains, the machine, even the actors fade into the background and they live through the experiences depicted. To those of us who are older they are really illusions, the products of skillful writers, acted by cardboard men. Please remember that there is no preaching or advice in the motion picture drama. The story brings its own lesson. In the course of two hours the idea rushes on in a fashion to compel the closest attention to the dramatic climax. The argument is complete, and the emphasis as in life when seen as a whole is overwhelmingly in favor of the good, the innocent and the heroic. This is entirely different from advice offered with the best of intentions by elders. The part of wisdom, therefore, appears to be to indorse the motion picture as ati aid in the development of character and be close to our young people to assist in clearing up their minds when they become confused. • — clear, sharp, brilliant pictures on your .screen. — -^^— _ — — ^ myrii" — ^ stereopticon that is light, durable and compact'and simple to use. Y^||¥ T \]L/ A N|T^» — ^^ operate with the least possible cost. K V/ w ff /mil JL • — to do away with hot, breakable glass slides (and express charges). ■ — no dirty carbons. —to use many pictures of your own — atjminimum cost. All Objections to the Old Style Stereopticons Are Overcome in the New I t! A FILM STEREOPTICONTI THE AUTOPTICON Uses no volt current nitrogen fiUed-tubular-lamp. Connects with any electric light plug, instantly. Film threads in a few seconds. Has special condensing system. Inclosed in a durable asbestos lined, nickel trimmed black case i8J^ inches long, 12 high and 7}^ wide. Does not need to be removed from case to be operated. The AUTOPTICON is a complete stereopticon using standard motion picture films instead of the old style, heavy, breakable glass slides. The transparencies are placed consecutively on the film in any desired sequence and in any number from i to 100. The film is wound on the carrier reel, passes in front of the light aperture, and as fast as the pictures are projected, is rewound on the lower or take-up reel. We Make a Special Lamp for Use With Gas. Just Push a Button — and Your Picture Changes We can supply films from your own pictures or on any subject you may want — many times better and at much lower cost than glass slides. The "AUTOPTICON WAY" is the Modern Way. Write to Us Today. Address, AUTOPTICON COMPANY General Offices: 203 South Dearborn St. CHICAGO, ILL Please say, "As advertised in REEL and SLIDE," when you write to advertisers.