Show f. f e f IL r f. f S Still ti II G Growing g III 1 r THOMAS A. A EDISON predicts that the Uie children children chil- chil jl dren of the children of today will receive the the major part of h their ir education ti n from motion A pJ pictures tu es The T-he pred prediction may seem radical adi al 1 thi this ti time 1 ie but when when we pause puse to to reflect h t I the I motion picture industry big a as it l is i's is js 15 i Z i k J SALT J 1 ITHE SALT L S still stilt in its Infancy there is a chance for its fulfillment I I For the most part the moti motion n picture of I today is a factor of entertainment Its effect I is discussed from various angles Some people peo peo- peo-I peo pie believe th that t the curious notions of youth if not some of pf the current evils are inspired by the motion pictures of the age If we are ire areto areto to blame pictures for the evils of the day we must likewise credit them with some of the constructive accomplishments The average picture places a premium on n virtue and right living It is an inspiration to youth to work and nd succeed Why Thy should we assume that the youth selects the villain in as his pattern Usually the villain comes to toa a sad end in pictures The natural plot of the average story should discourage the very evils of which some of our reformers com corn plain I The vogue of the educational education l picture as predicted by Edison has not arrived Nevertheless Nevertheless Nevertheless Never Never- it is pioneering its way to a ra permanent place in American life Already some schools are using it to supplement school work These films of f course are selected with care They do not interfere with the commercial picture for the reason that the public generally pays to be amused rather than educated Picture standards even in n the amusement field ar ire are improving steadily Higher ideals are being required by the public Pi Pictures t res are following the history of the speaking stage going from melodrama to stories more in harmony harmony har liar mony with life as as' as asit it is The motion picture industry js not without its tit little e theatre movement movement movement move move- ment producing pictures of f merit ev even n when their appeal is not regarded as popular The trend is is toward a a. a higher l level vel and since we all know that the motion picture has come cometo cometo cometo to be bea a vital factor in American life Edison's prediction that it will vill become the greatest medium of education may nay yet be witnessed by our children |