Show government in in fl film im busi business ness department of interior has produced feet of pictures washington D C educational moving picture films for distribution to the public by the department of interior in its campaign of visual education have now reached over feet it was learned at the department for the last eight years the department part ment of interior through its various bureaus has bus been getting out a series of films on different diale ent subjects of public interest the bureau of indian affairs has just completed a moving picture entitled the american indian which shows the evolution of the indian his life education and social customs the national park service has produced several motion pictures depicting the natural scenery roads and transportation facilities the alaska Tail railroad road has also tor for distribution an educational film showing the wonderful scenic effects along the line under the jurisdiction of the interior deportment department it was taken during the late president Dar hardings dIngs trl trip to alaska films filma teach school methods the bureau of education has haa three films on educational subjects that are now being distributed throughout the country one of the bilins shows rural supervisors at work on one teacher and rural consolidated schools and the methods employed by these supervisors to improve classroom instruction this bureau has produced another film titled better schools for form farm children illustrating the courses and t necessary tor for schools in the he farming fanning districts A third film gives the most effective methods of kindergarten teaching the bureau of mines however has built up the largest library of aduca films probably unsurpassed by any other government agency for use in educational institutions for the purpose of giving pupils instruction regarding the he nations various industries those these films are arc distributed free they are being shown in colleges public schools and meetings of engineering societies civic military and religious organizations in every part of the united states many industries give aid any industrial concern the processes process ea of which have educational value may operate cooperate co with the bureau in producing one of these pictures the first industrial picture put out by the bureau of mines was in 1011 1911 since that time practically every large oil and coal company in the united states has operated cooperated co in the production of educational films the subjects of the films cover almost every development in the country among the long list are included the story of coal petroleum sulphur ingot iron saving coal nt at home the story of asbestos rock drilling abrasives mexico and its oil the story of heavy excavating machinery natural ga agns gns s oxygen the electric meter the watch the he automobile compressed air water power transi transportation or tation steel alloy steel gasoline motors safety first in the petroleum industry motor trucks fireclay fire clay refract ories the worlds struggle for oil the story of gasoline gas olne the electric battery and heat beat treatment of steel |