The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-02
VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS
is FILMED BY YALE
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO HE GIVEN
ACCURATE INFORMATION
or DISCOVERY.
Queen Elizabeth D1d Not Pawn Her
jewels Say the Learned
Profesory-

Chicago. Aug. 1.-(The Associated
Press)-History was rewritten here to-
day. shorn Of much Of its romance and
amplihed by facts, by the Yale Cnive-s-
ity Press To do this, medieval sailors
dressed in gayly colored tights and
jenkins. with huge knives IN their belts
Clamhered through the rigging OF the
Santa Maria off Jackson Park and
CHRISTOPHER Columbus leaned over the
rail, cruciix IN hand and gazed at me
receding shores. Meanwhile two camera
men kept grinding away.
All this was done that the popular
idea Of history might be revised and the
school children OF America might have
accurate information. uncontaminated
by the legends and myths which have
grown around the discovery or America
during the last 400 years, IL was stated.
The Yale University Press is making
a series OF historical pictures for school
use which the history department or
the college insists will hs as acurate
as research and study can make them.
The exterior and voyage Views are be-
ing made In Chicago. because IN the
lagoon at Jackson Park, held fast by
Columbus own anchor. lies an exact re-
production OF the great navigators nag
ship, the Santa Maria The Spanish
government which built the boat for
the Chicago Worlds Fair. says It Ii
correct IN every detan.
Dtdne Pawn Her Jewels.
The historic anchor was drawn up
today and tho Santa Maria was towed
into Lake Michigan Just opposite the
poiHt where the cross OF LaRaoida- a
replica of the convent from which the
mariner took 70 the sea, points skyward
Here accuracy comes into play. No
shots" except sIlhouettes are being
made Of the convent because the his
tory department: at Yale says It's Is
accurate only in outline and not In de-
tail.
On board the Santa Maria there were
mu,inies and Troublesome times.
Martin .Lionzo Ptnzon. Spanish gen.
tleran who owned the Santa Maria
commanded the Pinta. and furnished the
cash for the trip. climbs abroad for
conference with the navigator. Much
more is made Of Prinzon In the Aim
than Of Queen ISabela's jewels. for the
history professors at Yale do not be-
llevc she pawned them at all
They say. according 20 the men making
tho pictures. Pinzon furnished most OF
the money that although Isabella was
willing TO part with her gems II was
not necessary.
To Be Accurate.
We are trying to mako this picture
a model Of accuracy. not only In De-
tails but in facts" said Roswell Dague,
assistant production manager In eS-
rlatniug the work I'VE are not writing
in a love story to make It more inter-
ryt!ng This picture which Is the frst
Of a series dealing with American his
forlcal events will be checked over foot
nv FOO, hy the Yale university profess
so-S and everything they do not like
must come out or be made over"
There are no actors playing tho
parts Of priests on board this boat
While Columbus was an extremely re-
llglous man I might say almost fanat-
Icallv religious. ne did not have priest
., his first voyage and the popular pic
,u-c or him landing followed by a
rries, bearing a banner is not accurate.
Extracts from Columbus log book tells
rs n 70, about the voyage and We are
Producing everything IN the journey
which has any bearing on the story.
There il no, plot 70 the picture.
"W. take up Columbus in Portugal
uhera King Jnua received him and then
double crossed him By fitting out his
own expedition. We show the mariner
fleeing for his life from the court and
then his solicitations 10 the French
and English courts. Finally he is ac-
cepted by The king and queenof Spain
and we show his journey. his return
% Spain and mis- lasc days in prison
Miss I.oroles Cassinelll Is taking tho
part Of Queen Isabella and Fred Eric is
taking tho part OF Columbus.