Arizona republican., 1916-03-08
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 FOR PHOENIX |S
 FIELDING PLAN

With the presentation to the ad vertisng committee of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and few business> men Ut an informal confer ence yesterday ;t the residence of Romaine Fielding, of a plan for the exploitation of Arizona generally and the Sal, River valley particularly, through an "AH-ArizGna" moving picture film, there came also an- nounccmert by Business Manager Fred II. Sears, of the Fielding Cactus Film company, of the partially per fected details of proposed school for student players to be operated in connection With tho l:oducins com panv now located here. Such a school will le established here shortly and it is expected that it vii bring here throughout every month of the year at least fifty desirable young men and women 10 take the ninety day course.
 Tn the absence nf Director Fielding the entire plan was not outlined, but enough Of ii Was made pnhiic to ere ate interest and no end of comment.
  cd in connection with a producing concern, should succeed from the out set was generally believed by those who heard of tie plan yesterday for the fi'st time,
 Should snCh d school he established here it will he the first of the kind in tie world There ale moving pie ture schools Lut they are operated solely as such schools and have not the advantage of being connected with a producing concern. Most of these schools make all kinds of eN- traVagart promises of employment when the course is completed and guarantees of bringing forth a dia- mond frcm very rough stone
 Ne such promise would attend the operation of the proposed Fielding school for student players. The only promise WoUld ie that so far as pos sibel the graduates would be assisted to positions before the moving pie ture camera and that, also so far as possible. any latent talent in the individual would le derelopej
 Such a s'hool would require the
 
 addition to those now embraced in the domains of Cactus City the home of fielding and the studio of tho pro- ducing company. There would be a laboratory a club room d large din ing hall, a swimming pool and no doubt an additional open air stage. Plans for some of these have already been drawn by Architect V O. Wal lingford and have Icen approved by Mr. Fielding.
 In a few days the Romairc Fielding Corporation. makers of Cactus films will be incorporated. 1t will then be possible for the beginning of the big undertaking. l. is not proposed to -eiect the students for the proposed school at haphazzacd. nor k IL be- lievcd that there will be very many who will of themselves be in a fposi- tion to meet the cost of the tuition and their necessary expenses Thil" residing here aEd taking the course.
 It is planned however to institute throughout the oorntry contests Uu- der the auspices of moving picture theaters, whereby by popular vote tandldalcS Tor dunllSSiOn tp jle school will be chosen. The expense of their tuition and leard while here will lc met through the sale of tick cts for the picture houses Coaduct- ing the contest. Tbis would mean that none would he selected but such las were sufficiently popular in their home towns to be approved hy the majority of those interested in their adVaucenent incidentally. bV meanS