The Dolores star., 1923-06-08

tralia our pictures have to do largely with agrcul
ture and cattle and sheep. In the eper colony
on Mookai in the Hawaiian Islands the films are
principally for entertainment. And SO on. All OF
our pictures have informative value in that 1t is
useful in several ways for people to learn how
other people live Sanitation and decent living
and honest craftsmanship are worth while the
world over. The language of pictures Is that
oil peoples can understand. A phonograph and an
amplifer help the interest.
Sometimes it is necessary to use Indirect meth
DDS to get results. For example, we sent films
showing the approved methods of fighting tubercu-
losis up among the Eskimos. They would not admit
that there was tuberculosis among them. So we
had to withdraw the films Later we sent up pic.
lures showing other peoples-even in the tropics
lighting the dread disease, whereupon the Es-
kimos took notice and applied the lessons to them
selves Through DR.. Grenfel of Newfoundland
these pictures went through the Arctic circle cear
to the Mackenzie river
india furnished q striking exnmDIe Of what con
be done by pictures From Cashmir came s125
In small coins and cry for help It appeared
that Il per cent of the babies were dying within
six months of birth because of the Ignorance of
the mothers. Miss Boggs used her own money and
had films quickly prepared and sent. The result
was that in IA months the infant mortality was re
duced from II per cent to So per cent"
Mr. Holley evidently has a sincere admiration
FOR the talents and activities Of the bureaus dean
Miss Boggs. 1t transpred In our conversation thar
size has means ana accepts no salary. 1t was aIS
parent that he took solid comfort in the fact that
she had fifty years of life ahead of her in which
to carry on the work Of the bureau Asked for
details about the young woman, he said. Look
her up in Who's Who; she has more activities
than can keep track of"
Anita Uarda Maris Boggs according to "Who's
Who" Is indeed young woman of activities. She
was born in Philadelphia in 1885, She is A. p
Bryn Mawr, 1910 and A. NJ. University of Penn
sylvania. 1911). She founder in 1913 OF the
bureau and was special collaboration with the
United States Bureau Of Education 1915-19 She
Is the educational representative in the United
States OF Canada Australia, Argentine France.
Great Britain, Japan and Bolivia She Is associ
ate director Of the department of public serv,ce
of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
She is councillor for the American Indians. Fellow
Of the American Geographical society; member of
the American Association for the Advancement of
Science. And finally she Is the editor OF Vision
n quarterly.
The transportation Of the bureaus films to the
ends of the earth and the showing of the pictures
would make a story In themselves. The films po
every imaginable way from pack train to bullock
cart, from dog sled to motor truck-ncidentoI,v
the artist has taken liberty with the truck pboto.
graph and has put on the screen the picture Of n
crow that will be shown at the evening perform,
ance. On the Yenise river In Mongolia the sail NJ n
vessel serves as a screen. In Siberia screen ia
stretched between telegraph poles. Some wav or
other the films go everywhere; some way or other
they are shown wherever they go.