Visual Education (Jan-Nov 1920)

Among Other Things They Say City Superintendent in Tennessee An Iowa Superintendent of School "Copy of your magazine has been received. It is a genuine pleasure to enclose a dollar. I am delighted with the launching of Visual Education." From a New Jersey Principal: "Received the sample copy of Visual Education. Decided to take a chance. Here is your dollar. Do your prettiest." An Illinois teacher writes; "Your complimentary number of Visual Education received. Have read its artiiles and my check for one dollar is mate•ial evidence of my approbation. It is he logical way to teach." This from a teacher in Maine, who is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Board of Review of New York City: "I can but poorly express to you my Joy in receiving the initial copy of your valuable publication. It gives me the greatest pleasure to enclose the dollar that I send with the printed slip. I shall anxiously await the next issue, as I know of no other magazine dealing with the subject in which I have for so long a time been deeply interested." An Attorney at Law of the Central West writes as follows. "I am profoundly interested in the whole subject and especially in its practical development, in the planning of the films, methods of making them an educational factor, and, in general, in "putting over" the plans, as the saying goes. I like the idea of making the magazine a field for discussion, as in that way comes development. I should be glad of an opportunity to enter actively into the movement. . . . The magazine is wonderfully suggestive. There are so many lines of thought that come to mind that it is impossible to marshal them all in one letter. Its field will broaden from month to month, I should think. It has ground to break in many directions." "Good luck to you in having the nerve to start such a magazine for a dollar in these days of high prices." From a Michigan Principal: "Visual Education is a subject in which I have been and am tremendously interested. Hope soon to hear of progress made by committee on History and the one on Citizenship." A Minnesota Superintendent writes."Allow me to congratulate the founders of this magazine for their spirit of loyalty and patriotism to the educational system of the United States. We need more broadminded men who will do .something without looking first and foremost for financial gain. The educational world needs just such a magazine as you are endeavoring to put out, and if educators interested in visual instruction will stand back of it and send in their subscriptions I predict that it will soon rank with the most important school magazines of the day." This from a California High School Principal. "I believe in visual education for our schools, but want to see it introduced not as a mere diversion but as an aid to teaching students to think. I hope you will conduct a special department for high schools. In California many of ua have decided views on this subject which we hope to see realized. Success to you!" An Illinois Principal says. "There is no reason for a failure for this kind of a publication by such men as are putting it forth. I have reason for believing in your success and congratulate you on getting into the field." Here are tivo letters from schools which have already sensed the possibilities of visual aids in teaching and have made promising beginnings in this direction. 40