Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-16
WORLD TOUR FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO GIVE AWAY STERE0PTlC0N
COLORED VIEWS
Beautiful Colored Pictures, With
Latest Style and Powerful Ste
reopticon, to Be Distributed
by The Herald

That the Polychrome Views to be
introduced and distributed in Los An
geles and vicinity by The Herald will
not only prove popular with the masses
but exceedingly interesting and in
structive in EDUCATIONAL circles, is all
ready manifesting itself through the
great number of inquiries made in the
past few days.
This series of views is without doubt
the most attractive as well as the
most carefully selected series of stere-
oscopic pictures ever gotten together,
forming as they do a course of travel
correctly described as
"a TOUR OF THE WORLD"
The Editor cf THE SCHOOL CEN
TIJRY in an article on The Study of
History and Geography, appearing In
the January number of his publica-
ton in support of the idea that geog-
raphy and history should be studied
so that each will reinforce and illumine
the other, lays great stress on stere-
oscopic views for this purpose. In
reviewing the methods employed In
different schools he describes a recent
visit to the Council Bluffs Qa.) public
schools. We quote from his article:
Last fall Superintendent Clifford.
not satisfied with all the illustrative
appliances at hand for teaching geog-
raphy and history, began working out
plans for the purchase of stereoscopes
in lots sufficiently large in each case to
supply class. He now has five of the
twelve buildings supplied with stereo-
scopes. Stereoscopic views are kept in
store in the superintendent office,
where they are to be had for use in
any school on the teachers requisition.
Happy School Life
"As previously stated, school life in
Council Bluffs is happy life. The
pupils are happy in their work and in
all the school exercises. The use Of
the stereoscope, the sets Of pictures
and kindred methods and appliances
used in other branches of school work
draw pupils by their interests to the
l passed from room to room and no.
ticed the records of attendance and
hardness it seemed to me that what is
taught and the manner of teaching it
are at the root of the trouble which
so many schools have over the alb
sence and tardy habits = the pupils.
This matter impressed me so deeply
that L afterwards wrote to Superin-
tendent Clifford for a statement Of the
per cent of attendance in the schools
of his city. This record shows that
in one second grade room of thirty
five pupils, for the first three months
of the year, there were only two cases
of hardness and the per cent of at
tendance was 1885. In an eighth
grade room the per cent of attendance
was $780, with only three cases of
hardness out of a class of forty pupils.
The per cent of attendance in most of
with no cases of hardness in several
instances. In the high school of AIS
pupils the per cent of attendance was
97.O9, with only thirty-three tardy
marks. If the boy is interested in
school work as men are concerned in
life work he will not be late or absent
without cause"
For Boys and Girls
With the above facts and figures to
substantiate all claims as to the value
contained. in a collection of stereo-
scopic viGs9s for educational purposes,
it only remains for some practical
problem to be worked out for enabling
every boy and girl of school age in
Los Angeles and vicinity to be pro-
vided with a set of these handsome
Polychrome Stereo Views to be dis
tributed by The Herald Not only will
these views be found interesting and
entertaining to school boys and girls,
but the older members of each family
will find no end of pleasure and profit
in a careful study of the many beau
tifully colored natural scenes each view
presents.
Full and complete announcements of
the plans to be adopted in making a