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Show MOVIES TEACH DISABLED 'VETS' Five Times Seedier Than Study of Textbooks Proponent Claims CHICAGO. Jan. 14. Disabled world war soldiers, taking courses of education educa-tion from the government, can lejirn certain trades and industrial work through the visual educational system sys-tem recently Instituted by the government govern-ment In one-fifth of the time they would require through lectures anil the study system, according to results of experiments made here by the Society So-ciety of Visual Education. "There are various reasons for this ondlllon." said Sumter Calvert, su-perlntendeht su-perlntendeht of the society, here. 'Th chief factor In making this rapid edu-l c.-illon possible is the fact that through 1 the pictures the pupil is enabled to Kain what might be called practical experience as well as theory for tin-subject tin-subject under study is gone through with in far more elaborate detail J than text bonks supply -ind the ) can gather and record lt on the mind l actual vHlon of the subject far i faster than I he mind can absorb lt I through study. "Of course, the study Is the secondary sec-ondary feature of the course lhat put the f Itil.-hltig touch to the pupil, but be usually knows what h is reading, about and can avoid concentrated ef- fort, if he has taken the visual sys- j tern first." The government had made dOCA- tional films dealing with mechanical arts, the machine shop, dairy and light farm work, civics and vha,t taxes i are for In relation to the city government, govern-ment, bee culture, health anil hygiene and geography and history. The government, however, Is pai -tlcular. In enso a film is being niude with tin subject of dairying, n dairy With the very latest equipment In pjc-Kca oui. ine picture maclilne and, operator are transported to this dairy! but accompanying hint is a professor ' from a leading university, who is con-j sidercd to have knowledge that is the j very last word on the subject of cows, milk, buttcrfats and dairying In gen-eral. gen-eral. Also a pr.n. tlc.il dairyman w ho stands at the very top of his pro- ' tension Is In the party. Then there Is the general film manager. These j three decide upon the manner In; which tho picture is to 'be made to' bring forth the best results front tho students' viewpoint. Uvcry detail of j dairying la show n with close-ups on i all features that require close study! when In text books Time in exposure Is considered for In each showing of the films a professor and a practical dairyman instruct the pupils in the finer details. Health and hygiene are included In all pictures. The same system of taking the pictures pic-tures Is applied to every film. In th machine shop pictures, for example, an expert machinist and a professor in mechanical engineering both oversee the picture filmed and watch not only for detail that the student needs out for the details that the students I should be cautioned to avoid. |