Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-24

the products made By pupils; Schoo
events of noteworthy importance.
"A number Of county superintend
ents in North Dakota have asked me
for information concerning lanterns
and slides that are best adapted for
their work and it has occurred TO me
that this information may be OF use
10 others who have not written.
Mr.. c. L. Cavett, county superin'
tendent Of Ransom county, has pnr'
chased Home Balopticon Of the
Bausch and Lomp company, Roches.
Ter, New York He at first used sets
of slides borrowed from this office,
but later secured local photographs
and had slides made 10 order. He
uses his lantern "a parents meetings
at various school meetings held in his
county with very good results. Mr..
Cavett has been very successful in
building consolidated schools in his
county and in devising the most econ
OmicaI four-room plan that have yet
seen.
Mr.. Ptter Anderson, county super
intendent of schools in Benson county,
has a Model &C., Bausch and Lomb
lantern, which he uses to supplement
the instruction in geography and his
tory in his schools. He has number
of slides dealing with such subjects
and gives talks in the school build.
ing 10 the various classes, SO that his
coming is treat TO the children as
we'll as TO the teachers.
Miss Lois Wall Of Dunno county
persuaded her school directors 10 pur.
chase a lantern for her. She also
bought a Boersch and Lomb, Model
&c" and uses il as an aid TO secure
general school improvement in her
county. Mr.. l.. NJ. ROckne Of Rem.
vile county has written that he in,
tends to purchase one shortly, as will
also Miss Beatrice M. tombstone OF
Grand Forks county. know another
county superintendent who has been
given a lantern by a public spirited
citizen, and only needs change in
lamps to makt ii a fine instrument for
use in her county. Mr.. J. w. Riley
Of Cass county has the use OF Ian.
tClN, lShtS az hE hCSdS
them
In all these cases ! have advised
the use OF presto-light tank for the
source Of light, in connection with an
acetylene burner furnished by the
manufacturers. The Bausch and
Lomb lanterns mentioned vary from
about $50 TO $40 in cost Other makes
Of about the same cost that are just
about as good and that are becoming
very popular are the Victor lantern,
by the Victor Animate
graph company OF Davenport, Iowa:
and lighter and smaller instrument,
called the Viopticon, which uses
special sized slide that they sell for
ten cents a slide. Other slides as a
rule cost from 40 to so cents. The
standard price is 40 cents for a slide
made from negative, and 80 cents
or slide made from photograph |
Or other picture. Slides in stock are
usually sold from % to 40 cents,
Slides in color usually cost twice as
much as the plain. Most Of these
firms will furnish an electric lamp
With their lantern if desired, but this
would NOT be of use in the country
schools AS the presto-light tank can
be secured from any garage and is
frequently carried on an automobile,
it is the handiest all-around equip
ment for general country service and
is absolutely steady and reliable
At the present stage of equipment
Of country schools would advise
against any attempt to introduce NOV
ing moving pictures, as it is the gen.
eral concensus Of opinion that these