The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11

Consider for an instant the sum to-
tai Of what you get from the reading
of a novel and the comparative result
you obtain from seeing a dramatized
version Of the same upon the screen
Consider it just a moment. In the
written form you get what seems
definite idea of the characters and the
plot, but in the screen version you
visualized ideas of characters, plot and
the period OF time, are vastly more
clear-cut and broadened.
Just so with. the photographs One
of the contributing editors gives his
big ideas on Preparedness. Naval and
Military" another on How TO Put the
Gyroscope to Work. or Testing the
Mine,'' Better, Babies" and a score Of
other subjects, psychological, technical
educational, comical, trickful, all for
the betterment Of humanity.
Your personal ideas upon these sub
jects may be unformulated, but pic
tured wildly on the screen precisely as
a Roosevelt, a Palmer, a Reuterdahl,
Munsterberg or Sperry have though'
them, these new ideas become rare
food for mental Illumination.
So it is that, they teach: they becor!e
a motion picture university of thought;
university where industry, manners
charity, politics, Safety First" or any
of the great humanities of life can be
portrayed. It's instructions are given
in such pleasing form that the audi
ence-the pupils-never for a single
instance realize that they are actually
being taught; they feel as if they were
being amused. But they think. they
think deeply, and of vital things. Theii
thoughts mould their opinions; theh
opinions mould their characters; then
characters are the character OF the
whole nation. Character rules EN-
pires.
No one denies the force and influences
the motion picture has been capable Oh
creating. The launching of the Plcto!
graphs is however the first practical
attempt to utilize this field for definite
constructive purposes in the matter Oh
moulding public opinion, and as ths
means for the big men of the country
to express themselves to greater
number of people than was ever before
possible, whether by means of maya
zines, newspapers or other MEDIUMS
Greater than its circulative advantaee
is that it affords opportunity for tne
eApiSSSlou VI OpllilOi NitbhS'
usually, so that everyone irrespective
Of nationality can understand. Mofe
than ever will this be q universal ian.
guage. Well can it now be said, Lev
me write the scenarios of the Picto-
graphs. and care not who writes the
laws"
But what is its po1icy?" is the ma,
ural query No one is better quahiieu
to say than William w. Hodkinsoh,
President of the Paramount PictIiea
Corporation. His words are t"as
there is a definite policy in BACK VI
this great proposition and it is not oui
endeavor to make a sensational appear
that would embarrass any represent"
tive person who submits articles ~,
publication in this Magazine 1t Wln
be conducted on high ideals and alons
defined lines that will make 1t grea'
err force, if possible, than any prlhle n,
publication ever issued. Thus II WIN
be a truly national Forum of the peo
pie, open to any man who has an iu.'
to impress upon the public 1iiiiu,
never to be partisan organ, ai"as'
to be an educator and moulder OF oli"-
ions in the true sense of the WORD.
Where newspictures have been rec
ords of events, Photographs" are re-
ords of thought. a Newspicture hia.
increase knowledge, q Photograph ~
creases wisdom