Arizona republican., 1915-06-14

as the best photo play and sets pace for a new departure in the mo-
 tion picture world. It opens up ave
 nues not before thought of in the ex- ' fploitation of interesting subjects by
 the fascinating, dramatic and silent
 method of visualization.
 The production of a city planning
 subject in motion pictures has at tracted widespread attention. The idea grew out of the educational work of
 the Chicago Plan commission. When it was first announced that motion { rpictures were to be used to advance the idea of the Plan of Chicago. there were few who understood. how this subject could find comprehen- sive and intelligent expression in film form.
 l Since the opening night of "A Tale . Of one City at the Majestic theater lin Chicago a month ago. the Chicago
 Plan commission has been flooded with inquiries concerning the films and is the recipient of many con gratulatory letters. The latter are
 from celebrated architects. lawyers.
 municipal administrators. merchants. clergymen, real estate dealers, school authorities. park officials and other community leaders. All agree that the idea is unique. extremely valu- able. and that the film production is exceedingly interesting and highly in- structive.
 The Chicago Plan commission has attracted worldwide attention in it's promotion and development of the Chicago Plan. This is the most com prehensive city plan ever created for
 the orderly development of a city.
 with the possible exception of the great Haussmann plan for Paris.
 which. when realized. made the
 French capital the most attractive and convenient large city in the
 world
 k The greatest issue confronting American cities is how to make their expanding growth conform to orderly development in accordance with a scientific plan One hundred and eighty-three cities in the United
 States are now engaged in city plan ming. The eyes of the world are fo cussed on Chicago as the worlds are ma of startling and effective city planning effort. The proposals in the Plan of Chicago for street. park. waterfront and transportation i'm provements are gigantic and Jra
 matic to say the least
 Early in it's work the Chicago 1 Plan commission prepared a text hook on right citizenship and city planning. This was at once adopted by the Chicago board Of education as part of the school curriculum for
 the eighth grade course. This is the
 first instance of a school board in
 America departing from the tradi
 tional precedent to admit the study Of 9 textbook on such subject. For ty-five thousand copies have been printed and distributed to the school children of the worlds fourth city. This textbook. entitled "Wackers Manual of the Plan of Chicago" in honor of the distinguished chairman
 of the commission Charles H. Wack
 CT. and written by Walter D. Moody.
 .naging director of the commission.
 has attracted widespread attention in Europe. and has been reviewed in the leading educational journals of Paris and Berlin.
 | Thirty-six cities in thirteen foreign countries have directly inquired from the Chicago Plan commission how it's
 work was being conducted, and asked1 for copies of its literature One hun
 
 asked the commission for advice and
 assistance, and to answer this wide appeal as well as to further the
 unique educational propaganda of the commission at home, "A Tale of One City has been produced. The lecturers of the commission have delivered in Chicago more than three hundred stereopticon lectures. speaking directly to more than one
 hundred thousand people. Requests
 for these lectures, which contain re- markable scenes from twentyfonr countries of the world, have been made to the commission by cities ev- anywhere throughout the United
 States It is not difficult to imagine, since the subject of the great Chi cago plan has been put up in firh form. that "A Tale of One City" will be in demand everywhere. This is al ready indicated in the large number of bookings received and daily being received by the Educational Films corporation 117 North Dearborn