River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02

actual practice found more reliable
than a clock-work device for timing
this work and lamp flash, guaran-
teeing ample light for the camera,
without regard to the prevailing light
at the moment.
English and physical and commerce
al geography also have a place in
these film courses. The Courtship of
Miles Standish, A Christmas Carol,
Ivanhoe, and The Lady of the Lake
were among the titles mentioned as in
common use in the schools which will
be studied in the form of moving
pictures on the screen.
Plans Prepared for Nine Years
Mr.. Peters says he has been getting
ready for the introduction of the film
courses in the schools for the last nine
years. He has been professionally
connected with the. notion picture
industry, and while he has the profess
sional touch and practical knowledge
iiSCtSSdIS, LS Ids iiOI loot SlSHt VI liiC
pedogogic point of view. In the BIZ
ology film, "The Interdependence of
Animal Life" for example, he says he
took the standard text book on the
subject, such as are used in public
schools-Lloyd and Bigelow's and
Hunter's-and, working with the ma
tar;a1 ofrarad bxy +ba,,, ~, fba c,,b ;acf
formed composite lesson translated
into pictures and captions.
It is the intention eventually to
. complete courses in all subjects
that can be taught by moving pic
lures. Many inquiries have already
been received from schools in other
cities, among them Chicago, st. Louis,
and New Orleans, and from state
colleges such as the State College of
North Dakota, asking for details in
the new film courses which they
would like to give to their pupils.
1t looks as if everywhere, all over
the country" said Mr.. Peters, "they
had just been waiting for someone to
inaugurate this new feature before
taking it up themselves. and, coming
from. a metropolis like New York, it
seems, puts the finishing touch to its
accommodation"
The pupils are particularly told at
the opening of the course that the
pictures are not being shown for their
amusement, but for their Instruction.
and are urged to pay the strictest of
attention to them miro that view
point.
Mr. Peters experience with the mo-
ton picture goes back twenty-five
years, to the time of the 50foot kim
| etescope to when it was sort OF
nickel-in-the-slot affair. Then Loie
Fuller in dance, the local fire de-
partment leaving their quarters on an
| alarm, and Joanni, Rice and May IT.
win in highly edifying performance
of "The Kiss" met the highest aspir-
atoms of the depositor of the coin.
What was "The Kiss ?" Well, they
| kissed, that was all. Mr.. Peters has
taken his camera through Europe and
Asia, and on one trip in the Orient,
travelled 10000 miles in sixteen
months. He claims the distinction of
having been the first man in Egypt
with motion picture machine. He is
planning to start soon on another ex-
tended trip to collect geological, BIZ
illogical and other data for education
al purposes.
The prime mover responsible for
the introduction of the film courses
in the public schools is DR.. Ernest L..
Crandall, who was Director OF Lee
lures and is now Director of Visual
instruction. He is most enthusiastic
over the new work, as is his assist
ant, Miss Rita Hocheimer. The atti-
tude of teachers generally is most
favorable, and, as far as the children
are concerned, what they think about
it is embodied in the long-drawn "Ah"
of pleasure with which the class
greets the announcement that "there
will be pictures in the biology lesson
this afternoon"