Visual Education (Jan 1923-Dec 1924)

February, 192 3 71 family wash boiler, which is recommended as a good and convenient cooker. (p and d, Inter. Harvester Co.) HOW IT IS DONE FAIRY MAGIC. Picturing the manufacture of electric lamp sockets and stressing the "safety first ' methods that are followed in the process. The "fairy" of the title is that wonderful genie, Electricity. (p and d, Gen. Elec. Co.) CAMPHOR. Showing how camphor is extracted from the wood and bark of trees growing on the island of Formosa in the China Sea, from which the world gets most of its supply. H-reel. (p and d, Fox.) THE STORY OF A V-TYPE EIGHT-CYLINDER MOTOR CAR. Picturing the manufacture of the Cadillac automobile, by way of showing the refinements of manufacture by which American industry combines standardized production with skill and accuracy. The film covers every step of the manufacture, from the first pouring of metal in the foundry, through machining and assembling processes in the factory, to the arrival of the finished car at the loading dock, (p, Cadillac Motor Car Co.; d, U. S. Dept. of Commerce.) THE BOY SCOUT AND HIS UNIFORM. This picture was filmed where thousands are employed in turning out regalia for the members of this great organization whose aim is to lead boys to become better citizens and whose motto is: "A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout." Beginning with the process of shrinking and cutting the cloth, the film shows clearly each step in the manufacture of a complete outfit for Young America, so swiftly done that the finished equipment appears to grow before one's eyes, (p, Amer. Red Cross; d, Soc. for Visual Edu.) LITERATURE AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. Jules Verne's famous story, a favorite with every lover of adventure, transferred to the silver sheet. 5 reels, (d, Pilgrim Photoplay Exc.) THE CRISIS. Winston Churchill's novel of the Civil War makes a colorful photodrama, with intimate glimpses of Lincoln and other prominent actors in that great struggle io make vivid this page of America's history. 8 reels, (d, World Edu. Film Co.) RUMPELSTILTSKIN. Bringing to life one of the world's favorite fairy-tales, in which the Good Fairy and the cruel dwarf vie with each other in showering happiness and sorrow in turn upon the Miller's daughter and the young Prince. 4 reels. (d, Lea-Bel.) THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. John Bunyan's classic is, next to the Bible, the bestknown book in the world, having been translated into 84 different languages. The screen production adheres scrupulously to the spirit and letter of the fine old allegory and gives added vividness to the inherent dramatic values of the original. 4 reels. (p and d, Geo. Kleine.) WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. Another film in the "Great American Authors" series, picturing Bryant's birthplace, giving a brief sketch of his life, and dramatizing a few of his best-known poems. (/>, Kineto; d, Hodkinson.) NATURE STUDY THE BLACK AND ORANGE GARDEN SPIDER. This reel shows the complete metamorphosis of this familiar spider — the female Mirandi; shows her spinning her web, entangling her prey, enjoying the feast, laying her eggs, hatching her young, etc. The closeups, of the web-spinning are unusual and most informing, (p and d, Soc. for Visual Edu.) REPRODUCTION IN LOWER FORMS OF LIFE. Photo-micrograph studies and animated drawings show successively various forms of reproduction. How the one-celled plant or animal reproduces itself by dividing. Sexual reproduction in pond scum and hydra; budding in hydra. Structure of a flower; pollenization by insects, and origin of seed. Produced under the supervision of the Surgeon General of the U. S. Health Service. This picture is a serious and dignified treatise on the sexual organs and should be shown ;to segregated audiences only. (p and d, Bray.) Success Requires Complete Preparation In the field of visual education this means ample resources of films adapted to educational work. The leading source of such films is the library of this company, which contains 1235 Subjects on Safety Standard Films These furnish the material for visual instruction in practically any course for which it is adapted, and because of the Safety Standard Stock which is non-inflammable, the intensive methods of visual teaching may be extended to every school without danger from fire. For demonstration and Information about our Libraries or the Victor Safety Cinema, the leading nontheatrical projector — Address Dept. D The Victor Safety Cinema for Safety Standard Film. Portable, simple to operate. Absolutely safe. Projects large, brilliant, steady pictures. No booth required. Price $195 UNITED PROJECTOR & FILM CORP. 69 W. Mohawk St. Buffalo, N. Y. Courtis Standard Practice Tests in Arithmetic 1920 Revision By S. A. Courtis Last year 400,000 pupils in the public schools of the United States used the Courtis tests in arithmetic. This was an increase of 25% over the preceding year, and marks the continued popularity of this device since its inception. The series consists of 48 graded lessons on cards in two forms, A and B, including five research tests and eight cards for special study, covering the arithmetical operations with whole numbers in grades 4 to 8. This device provides the means of ascertaining the individual needs of the pupils, and the degree and kind of drill to meet those needs. The 1920 Revision amplifies the facilities for testing and offers several new features for scientific measuring and supervisory work. Specimen Set: Consists of 2 envelopes of Lesson Cards, I to 48, Forms A and B; 1 Student's Record and Practice Pad; and I Teacher's^ Manual. Price $1.50 postpaid. WORLD BOOK COMPANY Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York 2126 Prairie Avenue, Chicago BEYOND THE MICROSCOPE. Showing the decomposition of water into its two gases, hydrogen and oxygen; how the gases burn and assist combustion. By animated drawings is shown the structure of the atoms which make up hydrogen and oxygen molecules; how they combine to form a water molecule; the action of the nuclei, electrons, ions, etc. The film shows how water is produced by exploding the two gases and the pressure created by the explosion ; what takes place as heat is applied, and how the molecules behave when water freezes or is formed into snowflakes. While the subject is technical, the film visualizes it so plainly that it is readily grasped, (p and d, Gen Elec. Co.) THE WORK OF RIVERS. Dr. W. W. Atwood, the famous geographer, appears in person before a blackboard and illustrates in graphic chalk pictures the evolution of river valleys through youth, maturity and old age. He shows how, through thousands of years, rivers work to convert the land into a succession of broad valleys, which at first are Visual Education and Progressive Teacher An exceptionally fine combination Regular Price $3.00 Our Price $2.50 Act NOW!