The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-25
MOVING PICTURES
FOR THE SCHOOLS
Their Introduction Strongly
Advocated by Grace
Julian Clarke.
BY ELIZABETH r. THOMAS.

of the Indiana State Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs and who has a residence
in indianapolis, has an interesting in
Star. Mrs. Clarke has many friends
in this city as she has often talked
before women's clubs here
Mrs. Clarke knows indianapolis as a
mariner knows his chart. Her SYM
pathies are broadly humane and she
has long been in helpful touch with all
the activities that contribute to make
a happy community.
Her study OF civic conditions has
been wide one.
When one considers that the State
Federated clubs has a membership of
over ten thousand women it is easy
to realize what a difficult work Mrs.
Clark has before her, and one can
scarcely see how she finds time for
outside work.
When asked what sho would do to-
ward making indianapolis more
beautiful and attractive city she men
toned the following.
Mrs. C!arke's Platform.
More Fairgrounds scattered over the
city and completely supervised.
Every schoolhouse in the city to be
made a social center, where neigh bor-
hood gatherings and entertainments
may be held and the people of the To-
cality may meet in friendly and hap
py intercourse.
The utilization of moving picures
to advance the cause of education and
inspire patriotism.
Better housing conditions through
legislation, to be enacted by the next
general assembly.
Gradual elimination of overhead
wires.
The appointment of women on the
park board, the board of health, and
the board of public safety.
Free popular band concerts.
An extension of the free days" at
the Heron Art institute.
Stricter regulation of the night mes
seger service.
She believes that all overhead wires
should be buried as they are not only
but dangerous. She also
speaks of the smoke nuisance. She
says if the city fathers really wanted
this done they could find some means
OF accomplishing this work.
indianapolis" declared Mrs. Clarke,
will never rise to it's possibilities as
a city beautiful until the women are
given their rightful voice in the man.
agement of affairs" Mrs. Clarke
city park board, as we'll as on the
board of health and the board Of pub
lie safety. In speaking of the moving
picture shows she says:
Moving Pictures Favored.
81 know there is a great prejudice
against moving pictures" observed
Mrs Clarke, but l do not have much
sympathy for such criticism and one
of the reforms l would like to see
brought about would be the Inaugural
ton of properly regulated moving pic
ture shows as adjuncts of the public
schools of Indianapolis. Nothing
would please me better than the estab-
lishment here in Irvington of the first
moving picture show as means of
public education. Get moving pic
lures in the schools is a motto that
We should live up to religiously, and
have no doubt this reform is bound to
come.
THE moving picture show is not es-
sentialy bad. All that is necessary to
make it a great agancy for popular ed
ucation is to remedy it's defects, place
it under proper supervision and estab-
lish it in our public schools. There is
a charm about the moving picture for
old as we'll as young, and believe it
would prove of very large usefulness
in teaching not only history but civics
and geography and kindred subjects.
In this movement there is an opportun-
ity for Indianapolis to lead the remain
der of the state. l have spoken to
Mr.. Greenhouse, state superintendent
Of public instruction, about it and
find hi mvery favorably disposed to-
ward the Introduction of moving pic
lures in the common schools.
Music is great educator in the pub
lie schools, but the moving picture
will prove an even greater agency for
the uplift of the young. / have learn
ed, in correspondence with Mr.. Edi-
sons people, that the cost of a NOV
ing picture machine ranges from S155
to $225. The price, therefore, is not
prohibitive. 1t frequently happens
that pianos are installed in schools by
Mothers clubs at cost of $500 or
$500 or even more. l think that some
of our Mothers clubs could we'll af-
ford to consider the expenditure of
one-third of the cost of a piano in the
purchase of moving picture machine
for the schools. Some of the titles of
these shows, such as The Minute
Man. The Death of Nathan Hale,
The Star Spangled Banner The De
claration' of independence etc, show
how useful moving pictures may be-
come in teaching history and incul-