Galion High School - Spy Yearbook (Galion, OH)

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-sole in e - ' - II I HI QAS Motion Picture of Education-Conzzrzuea' when it is wanted. The commercially operated distribut- ing point will not meet the conditions because the fees while not unreasonable from the distributor's standpoint, when added to express and insurance make it impossible for our schools to use the material with the limited funds at hand. The only solution to this question, as I see it, is to establish a State Bureau of Visual Instruc- tion where thousands of films and slides, all catalogued like books in a library, are available. Then, a local Bu- reau should be established in every city in connection with the public schools consisting of films and slides owned by the Board of Education. There may be other ways of solving this difficulty but this is my personal view as formed from my experience with the moving picture as a part of our school equipment. I should say here that we do not experience in the High School any other difficulties because our Board of Education has provided a splendid lantern and has au- thorized the Superintendent to secure films of an edu- cational and religious nature, or any other films which he considers of value to the school. The Board of Educa- tion will take care of the expense if it can not be cared for out of the Lecture Course Fund, or any other avail- able funds. Now, it remains to point out the possibilities, or the application of the motion picture to school work. To the practical teacher the subject of geography presents itself. The motion picture can show not only the physical characteristics of the various parts of the world but also the activities of the people. Undoubtedly it opens a field in this subject so broad and comprehensive that we can not see its limits. The picture which we se- cured from the Fruit Dispatch Company, New York City, through the courtesy of Mr. B., A. Schumacher, an alum- nus of our High School, showed the growing and market- ing of bananas and presented points along those lines which we never get from the mere study of the text. lt is possible to show a trip to South America which takes a form of a climb in the Andes, a visit to some of the great volcanoes, and a trip to Quito, the city of the equator, 9,350 feet up in the air. Also, students may be taken to Argentine showing the harvest lields, and fa- mous cattle of that region. It is possible for the pupil to see Niagara Falls just as the observer who stands on the bank sees them. The students in the great agricultural regions of our country can witness the great steamship leaving the seaports of our country and also see the activity of our large cities, whereas the child in our large cities, who is familiar with these scenes, can in turn view the waving wheat fields and the giant harvest and threshing machines which are so common a sight to the children of the great agricultural regions. In history much can be done in adding interest and reality to the study of great historical events, Many im- portant incidents can be and are being reproduced, as: the Landing of the Pilgrims, the Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, the Slave Auction, the Battle of Gettysburg, Chickamauga. and Chattanooga, The 'tWinners of the West composed of eighteen episodes of two reels each is an accurate historical picture ot great value. The subject matter is the famous expedi- tion of J. C. Fremont in the days of the gold rush. There is practically no limit to what can be done in nature study. All that the biologist, botanist, or chemist sees under the microscope can be thrown on the screen and thus the child is enabled to see all that the special- ist sees even though he can not understand the full meaning of all that he sees, In Physics and Chemistry, there is also practically no limit. Lessons in liquid air, asphyxiating gases, car- honic gas, electrolysis of metals, etc., can be given by the moving picture with as great a degree of accuracy as in the laboratory. There is not much doubt either that the student with sufficient previous knowledge can derive equal benefit. Many industrial films are available and many are in the process of preparation. Here is another means of broadening and enriching ,the child's fund of knowledge, for a personal visit to all of these various institutions is practically impossible. By means of the moving picture the activities of these institutions are brought to the pupils. Civics offers another Field. The operations of Hre de- partments, police departments, street-cleaning depart- ments, and other divisions of the city organization are easily shown. Many of the activities of the national gov- ernment such as the post-office department, the mint, etc.. can be easily represented. Physiology and hygiene offer inviting possibilities. Medical colleges are using the motion picture to a great extent. It would seem that fifty or one hundred films might accomplish more than mere text book work could ever hope to do. . For literature, there are a good many films available. Many of the masterpieces of literature studied in our High Schools have been dramatized and acted by eminent artists for the moving picture camera and may be se- cured for use in our schools. For moral and religious development there is a large and important field. In one picture we are able to do more towards uplifting and transforming life than we could do in many talks or classroom lessons. To secure the right kind of pictures is our problem. Many so classi- fied do not tend in that direction strong enough to amount to much. The Stream of Life, By their Fruits, and A Modern Ruth, are no doubt the best pictures which we have shown. Under the head of history and literature we are able to secure pictures which have a wholesome moral effect. The possibilities of the moving picture can not be measured. I have only pointed out a few of the things which can be done provided, of course, that the films are properly catalogued at a central bureau. Let me say this in conclusion that seeing is believ- ing and since we trust the evidence furnished our mind by our eyes, the moving picture has made it possible to utilize this confidence in an educational wav to the greatest possible extent.

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ll lil: e ' IllllIlllllli1lll l ll IlllI QlE Q 3- 0. F. DEETZ LOUISE JOHN GRACE WESTON D. E. SHAFFER Principal Literature Mathematics Mechanical Drawing and S ' ' T ' ' Wooster University punish Ph, B., Oberlin College rammg Ph. B., University of Chi- VHIPHVMSO Normal cage A JONAS GROFF MARY MATHER BEATRICE HOFFMAN HAROLD GEIGER Science Latin Algebra General Science A, B., Miami University A. B., Ohio Wesleyan A. B., Hood College A, B., Otterbein