Reel and Slide (Jan-Sep 1919)

REEL and SLIDE 27 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH Projection Edited by M. BERNAYS JOHNSON (Projection Division Westinghouse Lamp Company) Questions on projection will be answered by this department provided addressed and stamped envelope is enclosed. Address Projection, Reel and Slide Magazine, 418 South Market Street, Chicago, 111. Power plant in the school at Lewiston, Ohio. and windows which effect as good light there One of the principal features of the building is the auditorium. CURRENT FOR RURAL ^_ PROJECTION Nowhere is there a greater opening for the motion picture as 'an educational influence than in rural communities. In the city there are a great many distractions to take public attention away from movements that have educational value. But in rural communities, where it is now realized that education in the past has not been all it should be, where there is a keen interest in educational and social improvement for the rural community and where there are not so many distractions of one kind an other, it is found that educational work, particularly as it is affected by the motion picture, is coming into great popularity. At Lewiston, Ohio, there is an institution which is a direct and striking testimonial to this increase in rural improvement and educational activities. Instead of the customary district school houses, one for each district in the township, there is a single consolidated grade and the high school located at Lewiston. The building is a two-story affair designed and built along the lates and most practical lines. The front and rear walls are occupied almost entirely by windows, giving the best possible lighting in the school rooms. The first floor is some seven feet above the ground level, which allows for a high-ceilinged basement as is had on the other floors. By the men who were responsible for the planning o; thi'i institution it was realized that great possibilities lay in the directum of promoting all kind of social activities with this school house as a center, and they developed their plans accordingly. The auditorium was designed to seat over 600 and was equipped with a stage, a sloping floor and, of course, a motion picture screen and a projection booth. It was realized from the first that in order to hold the interest of the township in activities at the school house, it would be necessary to have ch'ctric service. This necessity existed partially on account of the fact that electric light enhanced the social possibilities of such an institution, but more particularly on account of the fact that electricity is essential to the production of motion pictures. With the motion picture idea particularly in lnind a stock company was organized with a capital of $5,000, shares $50.00 par, for the purpose of equipping the school house with electricity., The $5,000 covered not only the cost of the electric plant, but all wiring, as well as the projection machine and equipment in the auditorium. The stock v/as completely subscribed in a very short time. An electric light plant was purchased and installed in the basement of the school. The capacity of the plant is 3 K. W.. which is ample for all lighting uses in the school, and for the operation of the motion picture machine. Pictures are thrown onto the screen by a 900-watt incandescent lamp, which is equal in brilliancy to a 30 ampere direct current or a 60 ampere alternating current arc. The use of this lamp with a good silver screen gives the best of results. A great many social uses for the school house have been found since it was opened, but by far the most important and attractive one is the motion -picture program. Starting out with one evening each week devoted to such a program and charging a small admission fee no greater than would be charged in the average city motion picture theater, it was found that the interest aroused necessitated an increase in the frequency of the program. One reel of first-class comedy or drama is usually shown, but the main part of the program consists of educational pictures. The State Agricultural Colleges, the National and State Departments of Agriculture and a great many other agencies have recently undertaken the production of films which have a rural educational value, and it is found that these are meeting with a very enthusiastic reception at Lewiston. Films are run showing the latest improvements in farming methods, picturing tractor demonstration, methods of land improvement, construction of ditches, buildings, silos and other things of interest to the farmer, who is rapidly coming to a realization of the fact that farming is a business in which every feature must be carefully watched if a really worthwhile profit is to be made. For the farmer's wife and the rest of his family there are films showing improvement of the farm home. Home labor-saving devices and the effect they have on farm life are shown with a powerful appeal through the living pictures. Pictures of the making of all kinds of articles and material in every day use also have a great interest for the community which gathers at the school house once or twice •a week. What lamps are best for motion picture projection? J. C. C. The lamps for motion picture projection are designed to operate on 30-volt circuits and, therefore, the lamps cannot be connected to the ordinary house lighting circuit unless a transformer or rheostat is used to control the current supplied to the lamp. The lamps are made in two sizes — the smaller one (600 watts) requires a current of 20 amperes at 30 volts; the larger one (900 watts) requires a current of 30 amperes at 30 volts — both are made in the T-20 bulb. If a transformer is used the current supplied from the line will be about 7 amperes for the 600-watt lamp and about 10 amperes for the 900-watt lamp. For small pictures and a portable machine you may be able to get satisfactory illumination by using a regular stereopticon lamp. I would suggest that you try a 400-watt G-30 bulb stereopticon lamp or a 600-watt stereopticon lamp in the T-20 bulb. Westinghouse makes a smaller lamp, 300 watt in the T-16 bulb; this lamp can be used on any ordinary lighting circuit. United Corporation Markets New Projector The United Projector and Film Corporation, Transportation building, Chicago, is just about to introduce a new standard type projector with stereopticon attachment. In designing and building this projector great attention has been given to make its construction so simple that an amateur can easily operate it. The weight of the projector is insignificant, and it can easily be moved from room to room. The machine is very compact. When not in use the extension legs can be folded together, to occupy very little space. Illumination is furnished by standard Mazda lamp of sufficient size to show an absolutely flickerless and brilliant picture on the screen. Any size picture from 4x6 feet to 12x14 feet can be shown at any distance. The lamp house slides automatically to a position whereby stereopticon slides can be shown instantly. Durable construction and powerful illumination make this projector especially adaptable for church and school use. All projectors ar.e guaranteed by the United Film and Projector Corporation for a period of three years. The United Projector and Film Corporation are in a position to give their customers film service furnished by the universal film exchanges throughout the United States. These films are of great instructional value and consist of such well-known products as Heart's International News, Current Events, Universal Comedies, Film Cartoons, and many others. The quality and character of these films is too well known to necessitate further comment. "We believe that in offering to the trade a combination projector and stereopticon of the highest type and making it possible for the trade to secure good, instructive films at rental prices heretofore unknown, it will not be very long before the United Projector and Film Corporation will hold a commanding position in the field," says a statement coming from the company. 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