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A SUGGESTION FOR A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM SERVICE FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
K. F. Egner
(Formerly in Charge of Visual Instruction Section, Bureau of Education, Wash., D. C.)
University of Pittsburgh
A NATIONAL study of motion picture activities among nontheatrical institutions reveals the fact, which educational institutions have experienced, that there is an 'inadequate supply of suitable films, even though quite a number are available through the Government Departments and Bureaus, philanthropic organizations, film corporations and industrial companies.
Those who are interested in supplying schools with educational films and the officials of schools interested in securing educational films, will perhaps find the statistics and discussion in this article beneficial. Following the statistics and discussion there is outlined a suggestion for a national educational film service for educational institutions which when put into operation will create a service such as our schools are wanting.
SCHOOL RESOURCES AND FILM SUPPLY
That the film has been introduced in the schools for permanent use may be observed by studying the methods used by them for securing available funds to carry on a film service. Forty-eight per cent of the schools raise money by soliciting subscriptions among the pupils, by charging small admission fees to community gatherings, and by personal contributions; thirty -four per cent is raised from private school funds and miscellaneous sources, namely : Parent-teacher associations, school improvement associations, enter
tainments, advance sales of tickets and from other institutions; and eighteen per -cent is appropriated either by the state, county, city or school board.
The source of supply of films on a free basis is so limited that fifty -five per cent of the schools receive their films from commercial film companies and exchanges; only thirty-six per cent receive films from Government Departments and altruistic organizations; nine per cent receive films from industrial manufacturing companies. A large percentage of all the schools, however, receive films from more than one source. The sum of money appropriated by the state, city or school board is generally small. The interest taken in visual education and the possibility of securing funds direct from the school may also be ascertained by the fact that several schools receive five hundred dollar appropriations, or more. The appropriating of money for the purpose of visual education in schools throughout the country and increases to those already receiving appropriations depends largely upon the availability of purely educational films such as are suitable for classroom instruction, and not upon the theory as to whether films may be successfully and advantageously used in the school room. It must be borne in mind, however, that we need to study the best possible ways in which the films may be applied to assist in education.
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