The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-27

Henry Reuterdnhi. Former Secretary
Of War Garrison. Major General Wood.
Major General Scott. and other emf
nert men. nil OF whose material is
edited by Frederick Palmer. tho great
est OF war correspondents. an author
ity on the question. and of whom II
hns been said. he has seen moro war
than any other American citizen"
These Photographs have visunlized
thought. They have brought TO tho
screen the gross inadequacy Of our
army. in the departments OF the cav
airy. infantry. gunnery and its other
particulars. and have constructively
compared It with what 1t should be
under adequate conditions. II the gov
eminent lad carried out unhnmpered
ut any time the stated requirements
Of the officers who were desirous for
years OF bringing tho army and navy
TO a standard as high numerically as
It stands efficiently.
vlsus,ization of thought, may It be
explained, is the first real attempt
made through the medium of the
screen to have people think. Tho
photo dramntic Theatre, since its very
inception. has been the peoples best
possession. 1t has given them history,
manners. travel and drama, but the
chief function for years was to furnish
amusement. Tho majority thought Of
1t in no other way. The new method
Of stimulating thought is entirely up
to-date. Tho theory OF schooling the
young. the principle upon which the
:juccessful kirdcrgartens are operated
Chat teaching should DO In such pleas
ant form that the pupil does not realize
that he is being given dose Of knowl-
cdSe-he thinks It is all play, Just
something to delight him for tho mo-
menO is what is being accomplished
| in the Installation Of the thoughts Of
the great thinkers on the subject of
preparedness. through these Para
mount Photographs.
Nlsualized Impressions arc valuable.
Forcible speech will mako a deeper
| impression than written words. SO
v!sualized thoughts are more potent
than speech. They make people think,
and think OF vital things: they are be-
coming a virtual motion picture uni
versity.
L. there then any wonderment in the
minus OF the american lRyman why
the motion picture screen should have
been brought into play for the foster
ing Of the campaign for our prepared
ness for defence? Is It to be wondered
at that the country's greatest men have
come forward and told on the screen,
not merely their words. but their words
:irst and then their thoughts visualized
in pictures. their vital ideas on pre-
paredness.
As concrete example Of the method
Of the utilization OF the screen for the
visualizing the thoughts on prepared
ness, take for instance the fact that
Mr.. Palmer states on the screen I'VE
should prepare. Because, we should
protect Dur ideals" and no sooner IL
the word ideals" flashed upon the
screen there appears upon the screen.
the Capitol building at Washington:
Immediately following with the words
because we should protect our homes"
and then there comes to the eye. an
ideal home OF the average laymen.
Then the thought comes the words 80
we could protect our neishbors". fol-
lowing which is the INSTALLATION of a
terribly slaughtered residential section
In Belgium. Thus every phase Of the
thoughts are visualized, and visualized
so wildly that the impression is by