The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-08-15
FILMS IN SCnUyLS
Writer Sees Vast Possibilities for
Moving Pictures.
Visuallzed Geography and History
Among Subjects Which Would
Claim the Eager Attention of
Pupils Of All Grades.

Visualized geography, II Is believed.
VIII beat the maps good deal fur
Their than live bird beats stuffed
one.
Likewise, yisuallzed history, II Is ex-
pected, will beat the narratives of the
books, which we sometimes say, when
they are written by graphic writer,
make the dead past live again. But II
Is visualized history that will indeed
resurrect the past. so far as a moving
picture can make a scene that is past
and gone real again For these terms,
visualized geography and vsualized
history, are used with reference TO the
possibilities and the development OF
the moving picture
The president of one of the big NOV
Ing picture companies has been talk
Ing very eloquently about the use OF
the film In the schools and surely he
brings before our Imagination thou
sand school rooms full, not of languld
but Of eager pupils. Educators are
thinking about the same thing, and we
may be thankful that they are for
more of fact. information and instruc-
ton in the film service to this age,
and less of hysteria, emOtionallSm,
cheap farce and thrill is n desideratum,
asserts Omaha World-Herald.
The classes In geography will see
hn tnC Nlntn 10
animated by such life as is peculiar
to them. They will see the natural
products of various countries being
cultivated or gathered. Before them
will appear companies of the Inhabit-
ants of each. In front of the eyes will
troop the wild animals Of which they
see only the fiat prints in the books.
They will see exports moving out and
Imports moving In, the work at the
wharves, the carrying to the Seaboard,
the laden ships blowing the ocean. 1t
will be like taking them travelling over
the earth to learn what II looks like,
and they viii get the vivid impression
that Is made on the eve, and their
memory will be associated as by
personal recollection.
As for history, millions have been
able to see on the screen the momen-
tous history that has been in the
making during the last few years--the
camps and environments, the marching
columns. the moving ocean transports.
the busy shipyards, the construction
and factory work Of the war the bat
teries In action, the destroyed cities,
the flight of refugees, the command
ing figures whether on the field or In
the government cabinet-all the scenes
Of war, of war-swept countries,
ylimpses Of wretchednesS and the min
STATIONS of comfort and mercy. Here
litter a film record Of the more nota-
de historical events will be kept for
what will be both the entertainment
ind the instruction of after genera
ions.
II is going to be big work to get
he moving picture installed rs a com
non equipment for educational work
n the schools. Schools will have to
ave the films and the machines, and
hey will require men, teachers or not,
o operate them. This signifies that
reat development of moving, picture
AGILITY will have TO be made In all
he appliances and technique connect
d with the exhibition of the pictures.
he moving picture win overflow from
he theater into the schools, for Il
'ould be impossible for the theatess
lone to do the work. II will also be
ecessary to improve the production
the pictures on the screen so that
here will be no problem Of vision and
o over-straining Of the eyes of chill
ren-a difficulty not yet overcome
Ave when equipment and operation
re the very best.