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Visual Education
The circuit programs were well received by both the children and the teachers, for they clarified and greatly enlivened the drab values of texts hitherto lazily scanned and but partially understood. This enthusiasm gave rise to a new idea —to associate the pictures more closely with the class room work.
Accordingly, in April, 1919, arrangements were made with a large educational film company of Chicago, whereby our "teacher-operator," Miss Lucile Berg, who has contributed much time and many valuable suggestions to the launching of our "movie" project, was given permission to visit the library exchange of this film corporation from week to week. While there, she selected and reviewed suitable film materials, itemized their subject content, and booked the pictures, usually two weeks in advance of their appearance in the schools. This proceeding enabled us, on the one hand, to discriminate carefully in the choice of purely educational matter which could be directly applied in amplifying and explaining the school texts and, on the other hand, to give to teacher and to pupil a suggestive synopsis in outline form, of the picture to be viewed the week following its receipt.
When, in June, 1919, the members of the Board of Education were apprised of the success of this scheme in the four schools where it was used, they straightway voted an appropriation sufficient to equip all of our eight schools with standard apparatus and, in addition to this, a fund which would cover film rental for the succeeding school year, 1919-1920.
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STUDENT OPERATORS AND TYPICAL BOOTH
The installation of all new equipment took place in the summer vacation. In full compliance with the rulings of the fire insurance underwriters of Chicago, every precaution was taken to provide suitable booths for the several machines. In buildings where it was impracticable to construct permanent booths, movable structures, made of 24-gauge sheet steel, were erected on large piano casters, in order that they might, when not in use, be rolled into the most inconspicuous corner of the auditorium or into a convenient closet.