Visual Education (Jan 1923-Dec 1924)

9-J Visual Education THE MOVIETORIUM (Continued from page 81) yet been released to the public, and of the Acme Motion Picture Projector Company, which devised the special method of installation necessary for successful projection. Three complete shows marked each of the eight-hour trips, the program consisting of an International news reel, a Baby Peggy comedy — "Peg o' the Movies" — and the latest Priscilla Dean feature, "The Flame of Life." A steel day coach with accommodations for an optience of fifty served as the theater car, with a Da-Lite screen so suspended from the ceiling as not to interfere with the free use of the aisle. Two portable projectors in all-metal cases were installed in an ingenious way that effectively overcame the vibrations and sway of the train and permitted an absolutely steady picture. Passengers who declared they could never read comfortably on the train felt no eye-strain in watching the screen, and were enthusiastic about the new service feature. Among the problems to be solved, in addition to overcoming the blocking of the aisle and adjusting the screen so as to permit of its being raised to the ceiling when not in use, was that of securing the approval of the Bureau of Explosives for showings under these unusual conditions. The official inspection was particularly rigid in view of the experimental nature of the exhibition, which made the installation more or less of the emergency type. Final approval was based on the fact that the projectors used were of allmetal construction, with the film at all times strictly enclosed and further protected by roller snuffers. Adopted as Permanent Service It is announced that the "Movietorium" will become a regular feature of the Chicago-St. Louis run on the Chicago & Alton. Two special theater cars are now being built and equipped, with the aisle along one side, instead of down the center, and seats with an optience capacity of 140 occupying the remaining space. The cars will have balloon tops for the better handling of the screen, an inclined floor, and a permanent steel booth for operator and machines. A number of other railroads, several of which have already experimented to some extent with the idea of train movies, have been encouraged by the successful outcome of the Chicago & Alton's demonstration to revive their earlier interest. The Northwestern, the Monon, the Pennsylvania, the Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the Burlington are among those having the matter under consideration, and it is safe to predict that passengers waiting for admission to the movie car may shortly be as familiar a sight to travelers as the line which now blocks the entrance to the dining car when the "first call" goes forth. WORD POSTERS ( Continued from page 82) A Suggestiv s List of Words accept except air heir ale ail angle angel ball bawl bear bare blew blue bow (2) bough bows beaux brake break bread bred capital capitol ceiling sealing cent sent scent climb • clime coarse course cord chord current currant dear (2) deer decent descent desert dessert emigrant immign fairy ferry feat feet flew ,flue flour flower fur fir gate gait grate great guilt gilt hair hare heal heel hear here hole whole horse hoarse hour our hymn him kernel colonel knew new know no lead led lessen lesson lose loose made maid mail male main mane meat meet merry marry night one pane pare peace pillow preys proceed real red rein right ring sale seas shoe shone sole sore stationery sun tail their to waste weak wear wrest pair praise reign too knight won pain pear piece pillar prays precede reel read rain write wring sail seize shoo shown soul soar stationary son tale there two waist week where rest VISUALIZED ASTRONOMY ( Continued from page 86) supplies. No one can foretell what further great advances the imimediate future may hold for astronomy, but it is plain that in this field all can be visualized to those who will only use their eyes, in books, in magazines, and in public lecture rooms.