« 3 T 4 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 020 935 146 8 Holling«r Corp. pH 8.5 527 3 T4 opy 1 B196-!a.8-8m-6695 University of Texas Bulletin No. 1809: February 10, 1918 Lantern Slides for War Service, By J. W. Shepherd Head of Division of Information, Department of Extension :■} Lni\.JL.f Published by the University six times a month and entered as second-class matter at the postofflce at AUSTIN, TEXAS The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free govern- ment. • Sam Houston Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. ... It is the only dictator that freemen acknowl- edge and the only security that free- men desire. Mirabeau B. Lamar D. of D. *Pn 1 19J3 .r4 FOREWORD The statement has been made that the rural communities are not giving the same whole hearted and patriotic support to the war activities of the nation as was expected. If there is any element of truth in this assertion, it is due tp the fact that the people in the country are not fully informed and have not been brought face to face with the gruesome facts in connection with German intrigue and atrocity and with the impelling reasons for our placing the sons of our state and nation on the altar of Democracy. German propagandists have been awake to this situation and have not hesitated to spread far and wide among our country people insidious falsehoods concerning the war. This bulletin and this war service of lantern slides have been prepared especially for the purpose of bringing to tha minds and hearts of the people in the rural communities of this State the Truth, and to awaken them to the dangers that threaten, not Europe alone, but our own hearths and firesides should German Imperialism and German Kultur be allowed to become domi- nant factors in the world's life. Teachers, ministers, and other community leaders are urged by the Departm.ent of Extension, representing the Texas State Council of Defense, as a patriotic service in this time of na- tional crisis and sacrifice, to use every opportunity to bring these slides before rural audiences. J. W. SHEPHERD. ANNOUNCEMENT OF LANTERN SLIDES FOR WAR SERVICE War Slides The Department of Extension of the University of Texas is glad to announce that it has been made the depository for visual instruction material by the Publicity Committee of the Texas State Council of Defense. The Council of Defense has arranged to place with the Department of Extension ten or more stereopticons and several thousand slides for distribution throughout the State. This equipment will be furnished free to schools and others interested on condition that the borrower pay the express charges to and from Austin. The Department hopes to have a good part of this material ready by March 1, and is making schedules from that date. The stereopticons will be equipped not only for electricity but also for acetylene gas and can be connected with an automobile or motorcycle prest-o-lite gas tank and used in any rural school or church. The Department cannot furnish the gas tanks. These can usually be secured from any garage. Schools are urged to buy their own stereopticons, as express charges will soon amount to the cost of a good lantern. The lantern slides will deal with all phases of war activity both in this country and in Europe. The pictures will depict scenes in the trenches ; they will show conditions in France and Belgium; and they will show conditions in America, especially those having to do with the development of our great American army. These slides are being prepared by the government at Washington, and are official and authentic. The first set, which is now available, shows the destruction of famous cathedrals and churches by the Germans. These war slides are especially recommended for regular school work, and for school, club and church entertainments, and are especially appropriate for use in patriotic programs, such as are being held in many schools ev€ry two or three weeks. Each set will comprise about fifty slides and will be accompanied by brief lecture or descriptive material. 6 University of Texas Bulletin Food Production and Conservation Slides The coordinated organizations of Texas, conducting the Food and Feed production campaign, are placing four specially pre- pared slides in every set in the Visual Instruction service, call- ing especial attention to the need of iiicreasing the production of foodstuffs in Texas. Those, using this slide' service are urged especially to emphasize these slides during their programs. These slides may be secured for use in motion picture shows. Ask that they be shown at your "movie." The Department of Extension has just received from the Food Administration in Washington, D. C, a set of slides on Food Conservation. Other sets of this sort will be furnished by the Food Administration and by the School of Home Eco- nomics of the University of Texas cooperating with the Texas State Council of Defense and other agencies. Lanterns at Small Cost The Department of Extension is glad to announce also that arrangements have been made, in response to many requests, for a co-operative plan of buying stereopticons. The Victor Ani- matograph Company, of Davenport, Iowa, has agreed to supply a limited number of stereopticons through this co-operative plan at a special discount of more than 30 per cent. Lanterns to be used in schools where there. is no electricity, fitted to be connected with a prest-o-lite acetylene tank, which may be secured at a gar- age, can be had for a short time for $21.00 ; present price, $32.50. Lanterns, fitted either for electric are or mazda incandescent lamp, cai| be had for $24.50; present price, $37.50. Combina- tion lanterns, equipped with both electric and gas appliances so that they may be used interchangeably in either city or rural communiti(fes, as desired, may be had for $28.00; present price, $42.50. The Department has tested these lanterns and is glad to rec- ommend them. Prices are rapidly advancing on all materials of this sort and schools are urged to take advantage of this remarkable opportunity. Those desiring to order at this special price should send check at once to the Extension Department of the University of Texas, at Austin, being sure to state the Lantern Slides for War Service 7 kind of lantern desired and the exact distance in the school room from the curtain to the spot in which the lantern is to be placed. Agricultural Slides The Department further announces that it has been asked to handle the slides on agriculture used by schools qualifying for Federal aid in vocational agriculture under the Smith-Hughes Act. There will soon be available twenty or more sets of slides dealing with agriculture for the special use of these schools. Schools, county agents and other individuals may se- cure these slides when not in use by schools qualifying for Fed- eral aid. Circuits In using the regular slide service, and especially in using the war slides, schools are urged to form circuits of neighboring schools, so that the slides may reach as many people as possible before being returned to the University, For instance, Mrs. Nettie "Weems has organized a circuit of twelve schools in Braz- oria and adjoining counties. Slides are sent from school to school until the circuit has been completed, thus reducing the express charges and increasing the effectiveness of the service. Rev. John Scotford, of Dallas, is another circuit organizer. Slides are sent to Dallas and circulated in six city and rural church communities before coming back to the department. Programs A number of schools this year are giving definite programs of slides, running through several months. For instance, the Visual Instruction Service is furnishing S\"iperihtendent Alvin Dille, Bishop, Texas, with the following program: January 15: Two sets on Art. February 8 : Two sets on Geography. March 8 : One set on Birds. April 5 : One set on Travel. May 3 : One set on Science. 8 University of Texas Bulletin Patriotic Programs in Schools and GhurcJies This is an admirable plan to nse in connection with the war slides. Teachers, ministers, or other community leaders might plan a patriotic program once each month. The Extension Department has issued a special Red Cross program for schools, and the local contests- of the Interscholastic League offer an excellent opportunity for patriotic exercises. These programs should not stop with the school term, but should continue during the summer. Patrons are urged to make early application for slides for these programs. The Department Vill do its best to see that applicants are supplied, if they will apply in advance. A number of requests for a weekly service of war slides have al- ready been received. This is a patriotic service, organized by the government through the Texas State Council of Defense, and school teachers are especially urged to help make this work effective in the rural communities, as shown by the following letter: ' TEXAS STATE COUNCIL OP DEFENSE r Corpus Christi, Feb. 1, 1918. To the Teachers of the State : You, along with other good citizens of the State, are urged to make full use of the visual instruction equipment being placed at your disposal by the Department of Extension of the Uni- versity of Texas representing The Texas State Council of De- fence. The Council of Defense is especially anxious to reach the rural communities and to keep them in close touch and sympathy with the most wonderful crusade undertaken by any nation in the history of the world. Give the Council and our boys in the trenches your co-operation by seeing that these war slides are kept in active circulation. EespectfuUy, Joseph Hirsch, Chairman Publicity Committee Texas State Council of Defense. Lantern Slides for War Service 9 Prompt STiipments Patrons are urged to ship slides immediately after they have used them. Very often, one "us,er disappoints another by not get- ting the slides out on the first train. This is very embarrasing, especially when the program has been announced and the crowd assembles and there are no slides to show: Under the present conditions postal and express shipments are often delayed. Help the Department overcome these conditions as far as possible by making your shipments promptly. Eeturn all slides at once to the University unless you have received other positive shipping instructions. There will be a very active demand for the war slides. In order to meet this demand the Department must make close schedules. Do your part to help the other fellow by shipping promptly. It will help materially in keeping this equipment moving without disappointment if the application for slides states definitely when they are to be used and when they will be returned. Other Information Bulletin 1730, Visual Instruction through Lantern Slides and Motion Pictures, gives much information about lantern slides and the operation of a stereopticon. Write for it. UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LOAN LANTERN SLIDE ' SERVICE Lists of slides available or in course of preparation. In ap- plying for sets of slides always give number and title. Sets starred (*) are not accompanied by descriptive matter. War Slides 61. Destruction of Famous Cathedrals and Churches by Ger- mans, 50 plain slides. (Available March 15.) 62. Aviation, 50 plain slides. 63. The Big Guns, 50 plain slides. 64. In the Trenches, 50 plain slides. 65. With Pershing in France. 66. T. M. C. A. Work in the Camps. 67. Our Boys in Training. 68. For the Freedom of the Seas — Our Navy. 69. Belgium — The Downtrodden. 70. French Soldiers. 71. Germany's Dream of World Empire. Thirty or more additional sets of war slides will be available as soon as the government can supply them. Food Production and Conservation 46. Food Conservation, 37 plain slides. 47. Save Food for the Allies (available March 15), 40 plain slides. 48. Food for Our Soldier Boys (available March 15), 40 plain slides. 49. Texas Food Products (available March 15), 50 plain slides. 50. Texas War Breads (available March 15), 50 plain slides. 51. Women's Part in Winning the War (available March 15), 50 plain slides. Other sets to be announced. Bed Cross The Department hopes soon to be able to announce a series of sets of slides picturing Red Cross activities. • Lantern Slides for War Service H Other Sets of Slides Available 1. The University of Texas, 80 colored slides. 2. Eural School Improvement in Texas, 40 plain slides. 3. Construction and Hygiene of School Buildings, 40 plain slides. 4. The Improvement of School Grounds, 32 slides, part col- ored. 5. The School House as a Social Center, 44 plain slides. 6. Socializing Activities of the School, 52 plain slides. 7. Consolidation of Eural Schools, 52 plain slides. 8. Rural School Buildings and Grounds, 52 plain slides. 9.' Recreation: Plays and Games, 62 plain slides. 10. The New Era in Country Life and Country Schools, 75 col- ored slides. , 11. Great Paintings, 45 colored slides. 12. Masterpieces of Painting, 49 colored slides. 13. The Child in Art, 50 colored slides. 14. Architecture, 50 colored slides. 15. Sculpture, 50 plain slides. 16. Panama-Pacific Exposition, 70 colored slides. 17. Scenic Wonders of Our West, 60 colored Slides. 18. A Tour of the United States, 50 colored slides. 19. Around the World in Eighty Minutes, 80 colored -slides. 20. The Panama Canal, 50 slides, part colored. 21. Palestine and Syria, 72 plain slides. 22. Niagara Falls, 60 plain slides. 23. Meterology and Climatology, 80 plain slides. 24. The Grand Canyon of" the Colorado, 38 colored slides. 25. Bird Life, 50 colored slides. 26. Forms and Colors of Flowers in Their Relation to Insect Visits, 65 colored slides. 27. Burbank's Plant Creation, 80 colored slides. 28. Insects and Disease, 36 plain slides. 29. The Cigarette, 25 plain slides. 30. Malaria, 40 plain slides. 31. Typhoid Fever, 40 plain slides. 32. Preparation of Food in various countries. 34 plain slides. 33. George Washington, 60 colored slides. 12 University of Texas Bulletin 34. Cooperation in Marketing and Buying Farm Products. 22 plain slides. 35. Rome (for beginners in Latin), 50 plain slides. 36. Ancient Rome (for Latin and Mstory classes), 50 plain slides. 37. Greek and Roman Mythology, 50 plain slides. 38. Germ Diseases and Health, 39 plain slides. 39. Typhoid Fly Problem and Civic Campaigns, 40 plain slides. 40. Babylonia and Assyria, 50 plain slides. 41. The Holy Land, 50 plain slides. 42. Japan, 50 plain slides. 43. Children in Different Lands, 50 plain slides. . 44. Volcanoes and Earthquakes, 50 plain slides, 45. Forest Conservation and Erosion, 50 colored slides. For Patriotic Programs 101. Story of The Flag, 53*colored slides. 102. The Bell and The Flag, 48 colored slides. 103. America and Destiny, 50 colored slides. Agriculture The University Extension Department makes no attempt to provide agricultural slides, due to the fact that A. and M. Col- lege is planning to undertake this work. Pending the organiza- tion of this service at the A. and M. College the following sets of slides are being handled in this service ^t the request of the agencies indicated. (Note, — The following sets of slides are furnished by the State Director of Vocational Agriculture fi)r use in schools qualifying for Federal aid under the provisions of the Smith- Hughes Act. They are available to county agents, schools and others when not being used by the schools securing Federal aid.) A 13. The Preparation and Use of Illustrative Material for Elementary Agriculture. A 14. Rural Consolidated Schools. A 15. Some Features of High School Instruction in Agricul- ture. A 16. School Gardens — How and Why. Lantern Slides for War Service 13 A 17. Agricultural Extension in Secondary Schools. A 18. The Home Project in Teaching Agriculture. A 19. Types and Breeds of Beef Cattle. A 20. Dairy Cattle and Dairy Judging. A 21. Types and Breeds of Horses. A 22. Breeds of Swine and Sheep. A 23. Breeds of Poultry. A 24. Poultry Housing and Handling. A 25. Flowers (colored). - (Note. The following sets are placed in the Visual Instruc- tion Service by the International Harvester Company. Many of the sets are colored ; all have printed lectures to explain the slides.) A 1. Corn Is King. A 2. Alfalfa on Every Farm. A 3. A Fertile Soil Means a Prosperous People. A 4. Live Stock Farming Means Permanent Agriculture. A 5. Dairying. A 6. Greater Profit From the Oat Crop. A 7. Make More From Farm Poultry. A 8. Weeds Mean Waste. A 9. Home Economics. A 10. Dangers of the House Fly. All. Why Teach Agriculture in the Schools; or the Great Forward Movement in Education. A 12. Home Canning by the Cold Pack Method. . (Note.— The following sets are placed in the Visual Instruc- .tion Service by The Portland Cement Association. Descriptive or lecture material accompanies these sets.) A 26. Concrete Troughs and Tanks. 34 plain slides. A 27. Permanent Farm Buildings. 34 plain slides. A 28. Concrete in the Country. 33 plain slides. A 29. Good Roads. . 35 plain slides. Special Lists of Slides and Motion Picture Fihm As soon as possible special lists of war slides, slides on food conservation, and slides on agriculture will be made and mailed to those requesting them. Also lists of available motion picture films may be secured through the Department of Extension, University of Texas. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SLIDES ARE LENT 1. The slides of the Visual Instruction Service are lent free to the people of Texas. The use must be free to the people of the community, unless the money is to be used to purchase a lantern or slides, or for some definite school purpose. 2. Transportation both ways is to be paid by the borrower. 3. Repair and breakage of slides and lanterns while the equipment is in the borrower's possession is to be borne by the borrower. 4. Slides and lanterns are loaned for a period of five days. All schedules are made up on this basis. If one person keeps the slides overtime, someone else will be disappointed. Special ar- rangements can be made with the Department for an extension of time when desired. 5. Do not change the numbering on the slides. If you find it necessary to rearrange the slides for your lectures, kindly put them in proper order before returning. 6. Fill out the Report Blank furnished for this purpose.- To save trouble, put the Report Blank, properly filled out, in the box when returning the slides. If the slides are shipped by par- eel post, the report card must be sent back in a separate envelope as first-class matter. Application Blank for Lantern Slides From University of Texas, Department of Extension. Slides wanted : ' Date wanted. (First choice) Will return (Second choice) Shall we ship by Express or Parcel Post ? Shipping address Are we to send a lantern ? Curtain ' Is gas or electricity to be used ? If gas is to be used can you secure a gas tank ? . . . . Remarks : Signature Institution Address