Reel and Slide (Mar-Dec 1918)

REEL and SLIDE 21 Questions on Educational Lantern Slides will be answered by mail if stamped envelope is enclosed. The States and the Stereopticon What is the attitude of the state educational officials concerning the screen ? J. Answer: Many state departments of education which are supposed to, and usually do, blaze the trail in the adoption of modern methods of teaching, are encouraging the use of the stereopticon screen in high schools, public schools and rural schools of their respective states. Many of these states are forming their own collections of slides which are "circuited" to the various schools and institutions entitled to use them. For instance, the State Department of Education of New York, at Albany, is now collecting slides of a high grade and are extending their department of visual instruction in other directions. In this work C. W. Adams is taking an active part. * * * Are there any good slide sets on ores and mining? ECKSTROM. Answer: Write to the Moore Hubbell Slide Company, Masonic Temple, Chicago, 111. Also, refer to other slide advertisements in "Reel and Slide." * * * I recently got hold of some slides made in England. They are very fine, but don't seem to fit my slide carrier. What can I do? PERPLEXED. Answer: Your lantern slide supply house will provide you with the necessary materials to make your slides uniform. The process is simple. * * * How can I keep my slides clean? STERNS. Answer: Equal parts of warm water and of wood alcohol. Never use cold water. Rub a little on the surface of the slide and wipe dry. « ♦ * How can I best make my own announcement slides? LAURA M. Answer: Your dealer will supply you with special gelatine blanks, slide size. Type what you want to screen on these with a typewriter and dust with bronze powder. Apply the powder before your ink gets dry. * * * What does it cost to have slides made to order? EBBETTS. Answer: That depends on your copy and quality of workmanship you want. Consult the advertisements of the slide houses in this magazine. They are all reliable and reasonable in their prices, consistent with good work. Where can we get good slides on textiles to show before a class? NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE. Answer: Nearly all of the slide companies whose announcements appear in Reel and Slide have something in this line to offer. I live in Dubuque, Iowa. I am a school teacher. Where can I get help in laying out a course in history with the aid of the stereopticon? BOGARDUS. Answer: Write to Visual Instruction Department, State College, Ames, Iowa; or, any reputable slide company will help you arrange a course in history. * * » Where can we secure slides dealing with various phases of the Y. M. C. A. Army work? Pana. Answer: The Geo. Bond Slide Company, 14 W. Washington street, Chicago, announces a new set of 98 hand-colored slides showing the work done by the Y. M. C. A. organization with the United States Army on the Mexican border. * « * We are anxious to show some slides on road making. B. L. G. Answer: A set of excellent slides on building concrete roads are being issued by the Mcintosh Stereopticon Company, 30 E. Randolph street, Chicago. « « « Where can I get dependable religious slides? First Congregational. Communicate with the Walter L. Isaacs Company, 36 E. 23rd street. New York. * « * What will it cost to have a set of special slides made from my photographs? J. B. Answer: Several slide companies advertising in Reel and Slide make a specialty of this work. Communicate with them. Electric Lanterns $19.50 to $40.00 Low in Price — High in Quality SLIDES— RENT and SALE One of the largest collections in America. Special List — Subjects of the Present Hour — Patriotic, Home Economics, etc. Authentic lectures with all slide sets. Slides made to order from your negatives or any copy. Write us. MOORE, HUBBELL & COMPANY B 6 1 0 Masonic Temple Chicago, III. Geo. W.Bond Slide Co. Our Reputation: "As good as the best and better than most" ILLUSTRATED HYMNS 2 SONGS ^."^ POETRY We make and sell stereopticon slides of the highest quality for churches, schools, colleges, clubs and general use. We have slides on Bible Subjects, Travel, Agriculture, Science, Holidays, Patriotism, Missions, and can supply sets on any subject to order at reasonable prices for the very best grade of work. Send for These Bulletins Today: Old and New Testaments, No. 22 Travelogs and Missions, No. 23 "New" Nation Series, . No. 24 Prices and Rental Terms, No. 25 Educational Lectures, . No. 26 Christmas Sets, . . No. 27 AGENTS FOR ALL RECOGNIZED MAKES OF STEREOPTICONS Send for our catalog of new prices on Kodaks and Cameras GEO. W. BOND SLIDE CO., Inc. 14 W. Washington Street, Chicago, III. Please say, "As advertised in REEL and SLIDE," when you write to advertisers.