SCHOOL KINEMAS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 149, 19 March 1919, Page 2

SCHOOL KINEMAS

The. value of the ltinema film. has-.bscn very-clearly established■ during the, war; to its. direct Mid striking appeal the success of propaganda work, in Allied .and;enemy countries as.,well ; as at home, lias laig.-iy been .due. .. . That wo are an "eye-minded" race has definitely .beui established; il remains now for us to see to it that the best possible use.js.niude of the knowledge.; 'The, effect-of ,"the pictures'' upon - (.'ho* young mind is so,' definite as to render ■ essential' (lie establishment of a kineina in tvery 'school. ... lt;is greatly to.be hoped that/the London County Council, which Ims nroved t eo enterprising and public-spirited during ..tho war, will, set the' example bv introducing this modern i'prni of .instruction into its schools without, delay,, not .only l for ordinary .•educational purposes whero Hi? advantages are : unlimited. anil obvious, biit also us'nji invaluable' metijod of efficiently equipping the child for' lire 'battle of.lii'o by illustrating, many of its danger.* and some aspects of its' suffering—knowledge of which otherwise could only be gained by hitter' experience. '; The cause and effect of disease 'attribut-able-to ignorance 'or neglect,' prqpei'iv'displayed'on the film, would materially as-sist-.in ...sliipipiiig put. much of the. sorrow, find ..suH'wi-iiK "'of, the. world.. !l'M? proper carp of Iho teeth .and the result of their, neglect, for instance, could bo emphasised -by the ;noving pictures v.ith markedly beneficial effect on the public lieallh. The. public, safety, too, could hi; guarded, to no small extent by graphic illustrations of. the; dangers of the streets and tli? main causes pi street accidents, .with pictorial directions as to 'how to avoid them. ...'!,.:. It is of little avail, to urge by. woni-.of month the 'necessity for. precaution .in such matters to the. average, child.'.ln .nine cases .out of, ten warnings l merely "go. in. aj:. one ear..mid mil of the'other, like water, off a duck's back" as the Irishman remarked;, but. only, let us provide for. the children a.film such.,as tho Geucviil Omnibus. Company utilise in the training of ..their, employees 'and I warrant that the number, of.street accidents will rapidly decrease. ' ; Attractive filming would be essential to Ihe success of. the school films.', Tho moral would have.'to be hidden as successfully as the pill is coated. .This can J 1» done.—By Ivy. Sanhdors iii the "Dail<Mail," ■:.''.''