New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
Teachers Want Such Things as CharIemagne's
Coronation and Alexander's Battles
Shown to Their Pupils.

and Is working night and day producing
further subjects The method employed by
Nr. Urban for transmitting natural coioTs
is spoken of as revolving shutter meth
Od'' and vas satisfactorily demonstrated in
America before an appreciative audience
last December. Nov, therefore. the trade
IS anxiousiy awaiting the arrival Of the
new films.
Outside the realms Of entertainment the
motion picture is on the verge Of adapting
Itself 10 many hitherto unthOught-of uses
In the field Of education alone its value IS
beginning 10 lie so generally admitted that
Il has even invaded the halls of New
Iorks Board Of Education.
Some afternoon this nonth-the date is
just now being decided upon-prominent
members Of the board and other leading
educators in tho city VIII assemble in the
boards hail. at 9Th street and Park ave-
nue. to witness demonstration Of the uses
TO which motion pictures could and should
be put in all the public schools Of New
York as aids in teaching.
Many OF the grammar school teachers are
already cIamo-tRg for moving pictures rep
resenting AIexander's battles. Charlie
nagne's coronation. the triumphal parades
II Old Rome when victors returned from
the strange lands OF the north with their
blond haired captives. L is possible 10 re-
produce thus almost any historical subject
The teachers OF geography declare that
more Of their subject could be imbibed by
fifteen minutes Of pictures showing d coun-
Iry's people and its industries than can be
learned hours from the books There
already exist films showing some Of the
chief European industries. For instance, a
Elul was presented at Berkeley Lyceur q
couple of weeks ago picturing the whole
1uroy-tish industry of Sicily. Orange grow
ing can also be shown. Before the eye the
tree grows. blooms and puts forth its fruit
The Illusion by which the spectator is
made 10 believe that he sees the plant
actually growing before his eyes is pro-
GUced by one OF the various methods known
70 the operators as trick work" The
flower. shrub or plant is actually photo
graphed, but at various stages Of its
growth. L it is e fast grower run" OF
films is taken every day until it is mature,
but If its progress is SO slow as 70 be inaper-
ceptibIe from day to day, 4 longer interval
is allowed 10 pass. When the work IS COM
plete the various strips Of film are pasted
together and run through the machine.
thus showing the entire process of growth.
: film OF this kind is necessarily expensive.
and requires a longer time than any other
kind 10 produce.
In this connection the Department of
Agriculture has two films which are now
being shown TO Western farmers-oRs on
the breeding of chickens and another on the
growth Of wheat The latter Is particularly
remarkable for Il shows Two stalks Of
wheat growing, from their first peep cut
OF the ground 70 their full height, one OF
them being the result OF good seed, The
other Of q bad seed. and the difference in
s1rength and value is clearly shown
For use not only in the grammar schools
Of the city but II the technical and high
schools. the -a1ue of the motion picture Is
70 be demonstrated 20 tfe engineering
classes bridge and tunnel building and
steel construction. even down to the driving
OF e rivet. viii be shown The classes in
chemistry and physics will watch on the
screen the working OF the natural ldIs.
the classes IN botany viii sec flowers grow