Visual Education (Jan 1923-Dec 1924)

26 Visual E d, it c a t i o n whirl of today dissipate their forces. This brilliantly filmed picture with its decadent note and atmosphere of luxury and high living is of the type to attract the average movie fan who will sit back and think he is seeing real life. The thoughtful person will find much to reflect upon in the problem which Mr. Train is presenting. (Famous Players-La sky. ) The Country Kid The plot of this picture is not only trite but it is also what one might call simple. The orphan who is mother and father to his two younger brothers and who is subjected to cruel persecution at the hands of a designing relative has long been a favorite with playwrights. What makes the picture acceptable is the presence of three, interesting children. Wesley Barry of Freckles fame, now grown gangling, is there as the harrassed foster-parent. The other two children particularily the youngest are specially appealing. Their antics enliven matters to such an extent that the uninteresting plot is overlooked. (Warner Bros.) "The use of motion picture film in the educational and industrial fields is showing a marked increase." "These fields have almost inexhaustible possibilities. The increase is especially marked in the schools and class rooms where the showing of pictures in conjunction with text books instruction is rapidly becoming popular. For subjects of this description or where portable projectors are used, danger has been eliminated by the use of non-inflammable or safety positive film." • — George Eastman Founder of Eastman Kodak Company MORE MILES STANDISH STORIES AVAILABLE Teachers who may wish to obtain additional -history stories from the film, "The Courtship if Miles Standish," for use in connection with the film, may obtain mimeographed copies from Miss Loretto A. Clark, Director of Visual Education, of the schools of Los \ngeles. Two of these stories were printed in last month's issue of Visual Education. Other stories based on the him have been pre pared, and are of equal if not of greater interest and instructional value than those published. me Mm Field IN OFFERING these selections Visual Education in no way guarantees the value or suitability of the films. The list represents merely the most careful choice possible to make from the data given out by the producing companies. In general, films should be viewed by qualified judges before being shown to school children. All entries are one reel in length unless otherwise specified. The producer is indicated by the letter p following the sketch, the distributor by the letter d. For addresses consult list in this issue. AGRICULTURE MEAT PACKING. A story of the meatpacking industry. It pictures the pasture lands supporting she.ep, the raising of cattle and hogs in the Corn Belt, shipping stock to market, the stockyards, cattle changed to beef in 45 minutes, Government inspection, pig to pork in 10 minutes, lard, sausages, salt and pickled meats, (p Ford; d, Iowa State Col.) CRANbi^RRIES. A film that is of interest to both grower and consumer. Particular reference is made to the methods of preventing the rot that makes the berries bitter, (p and d, U. S. Dept. of Agric.) DAIRY CATTLE— TYPES, BREEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS. Showing the five important dairy breeds — Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire and Brown Swiss — together with the characteristics of these respective types, th.eir origin and the history of their introduction into the United States. Excellent animated diagrams present the quick and economical effect of a pure-bred bull in improving a herd, (p and d, Soc. for Visual Edu.) POULTRY. A film showing the right way and the wrong way in raising poultry. Th.e latest and most approved types of poultry houses, proper food and care, hatching by incubator, etc., are pictured. 5 reels, (p and d, Inter. Harv. Co.) EXIT ASCARIS. Methods of controlling roundworms in pigs, which annually cause heavy losses among swine; sanitation rules worked out by laboratory investigation and applied successfully under Corn Belt conditions. A number of microscopic scenes are included in the film. 2 reels. (p and d, U. S. Drpt, of Agric.) SHOULD I BUY A TRACTOR? Th~ tractor question, pro and con, so presented as to enable the farmer to answer the question for himself, (p and d, U. S. Dept. of Agric.) GEOGRAPHY ST. THOMAS — UNCLE SAM'S NEW WARD. A story picturing the work of the government in its efforts to mak.e this island a fit place to live in. (d, Am. M. P. Corp.) BOSTON. Some of the points of interest visited are: Boston's famous zoo, views of quaint old historical buildings and monuments, Harvard University, Paul Revere house, T .=xinton Gr.een, and Bunker Hill. ((/, Natl. NonTheat.) SO THIS IS LONDON. Colored views of fie world's largest city, showing St. Pauls Cathedral, Westminster Bridge, House of Parliament, close-ups of the London Bobbies, the flower girls, and other bits of life in this great citv. (/' and d, Prizma.) THE EARTH AND WORLDS BEYOND. A one-reel animated summary of the cycles of day and ni"ht and of the seasons, which sltows the child clearly how the movements of tlie earth and the moon cause these phenomena. The reel also includes several views of the sun, stars, and planets, taken through tlvr largest telescope in existence. (/> and d. Soc. for Visual Edu.) THE ROAD TO THE PYRAMIDS— Burton Holmes Travelogue T-1285. Showing the tombs of ihe Mameluke Sultans near Cairo, the festival caravans coming to Cairo, a trolley car ride along the causeway from the Nile to the Sahara, and the Pyramids. (d, Southern Enter.) J STUDY OF A MOUNTAIN GLACIER. In this film Dr. W. W. Atwood appears in person before a blackboard to tell us how a glacier begins and grows. Step by step he pictures, in graphic chalk diagrams, snow gathering high among the mountains, its weight causing ice to form, and the moving mass of ice making its slow way down the mountain valley. Magnificent scenics follow each point, showing parallel stages in glacier formation today. The glacier is shown reaching the sea, where the .ends break off and float away as icebergs. Other drawings, mo Sales Representatives Splendid opportunity for both men and women acquainted with school field to introduce new visual teaching aid; highly endorsed and advertised. Sales experience desirable, but not esssential as we give thorough training. 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