Galion High School - Spy Yearbook (Galion, OH)

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IHII W1 ' SW Il e ' ' IIIIIIIEIIIIFJII I II IIHI QJE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mrs. J. E. Casey Dr. C. D. Morgan C. W. Tracht Robert Marsh J. J. Schaefer 'Sw sf Q! j.y.c.1zf,ab Aff

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Evhiratinn The voice of parents is the voice of Gods, for to their children they are henven's 1ieutenants-Shakzxpmrf. IQLIEVING tha brought us to the completion of our high school education, we, the graduates of 1922, gratefully dedicate this volume of THE SPY ro our parents with th ' ' , e same spirit of affection and devotion in which they have made so many sacrifices for our welfare. t it is mainly parental influence and encouragement that have

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lit WG - lill l 'l L e ' IIIII IIEJII IIHI QQE EDITH SMITH, SECRETARY. J. J. PI-III.I.IPs, SUPERINTENDENT. The Moving Picture of Education The school work of every generation has developed apparatus, or equipment of some sort considered more or less essential to the successful carrying-on of the work. In the earlier days this apparatus was exceedingly sim- ple, or even crude in form. Nevertheless, it was import- ant. Modern methods have produced a wealth of school equipment of a more complicated and also of a more essential character. The phonograph is delivering such a great service in teaching music in the form of listening lessons that it has already gained a permanent and most useful place in every school room. In physical training it gives the commands as clear and plain as any physical director. It delivers to classes the best examples in reading and elocution. So, the phonograph has gained its place and is being used as a practical adjunct in school work. The stereopticon and the stereoscope are also gaining a place in education but it is the moving picture to which I wish to direct your attention and dis- cuss in a general way its possibilities and advantages in school work. The motion picture has already entered the educa- tional field to remain and to develop into one of the most important aids that superintendents and teachers have ever enlisted in their work. The pedagogical value of the motion picture needs no discussiong it is self' evident. The American people are 'teye-minded people to a very great extent. It is truly said, It often goes in one ear and out the other, but never in one eye and out the other. Only twenty per-cent of what you hear is remembered, but eighty percent of what you see remains in your memory. No one will deny that visualization is an important factor in most educative processes, The presence of a blackboard in every school room suggests the general acceptance which this idea has won in the past and also suggests the great possibilities which the future holds along the lines of visualization work, car- ried on under sound educational principles and arranged to supplement and aid almost every department of school activity. While the motion picture is not in any sense a nov- elty at the present time, its use has been largely monop- olized by the motion picture theatre, for reasons which are quite obvious. Many educators have for a long time recognized the value of the moving picture as an educa- tional facility but until recent years films of strictly an educational nature have not been available. From the University of Illinois, and the International Church Film Company We have been able to secure several splendid pictures of an educational and religious nature and at a very reasonabl rate. By paying a small membership fee in the Cleveland Educational Museum which is under the direction of Prof. Gregory, teacher of Geography in the Cleveland schools, we are able to secure a number of moving picture Hlms, and other visual aids. Of course, a few educational pictures may be secured from each of the picture show corporations but at almost prohibitive prices for the schools. The problem of source is still a perplexing one. It naturally divides itself into two parts, i. e., production and distribution. The question of pro- duction is practically settled. Within reasonable limits, of course, when the visual user knows what he wants, it can be produced. The matter of distribution is far from being satisfactory. We need and must have a distribut- ing system Which is able to supply what is Wanted just