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 VISUAL INSTRUCTION THROUGH LANTERN 
 SLIDES AND MOTION PICTURE FILMS 
 
 By 
 
 WILLIAM R. D\TFFEY 
 Head of the Division Of '^/j sual Instmction 
 
 PUBLISHBD BY THE UNIVERSITY SIX TIMES A MONTH. AND ENTERED AS 
 
 SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT THE POSTOFFICE AT AUSTIN. TEXAS. 
 
 UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST i«. WB 
 
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 The benefits of education and of 
 u«ieful kn<>\vle<l}>e, generally diffused 
 thioujih a cominunity, are essential 
 to I lie preservation of a free govern- 
 ment. 
 
 Sam Houston 
 
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 Cultivated mind is the guardian 
 geniuN of democracy. ... It is the 
 only dictator that freemen acknowl- 
 edge and the only security tliat free- 
 men desire. 
 
 Mirabeau B. Lamar 
 
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 29 1919 
 
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 Visual Instruction Through Lantern Slides 
 and Motion Picture Films • 
 
 Introduction 
 
 Psychologists tell us that eighty-five percent of our thinking 
 comes from a visual stimulus. How many times have you heard 
 this question in the schoolroom: "Don't you SEE what I 
 mean?" Why does the teacher make this appeal time after 
 time in almost every recitation, whether it be mathematics, his- 
 tory, or English? She hasn't stopped to analyze. She knows 
 that in her own mind her thinking is a question of seeing and 
 that she understands Avhen she sees, and that, after all, thinking 
 can be for the most part transformed into the pictorial element 
 and that after she can get the student to see in terms of the 
 pictorial then her purpose becomes suddenly accomplished. 
 
 Visual instruction is, therefore, not a new method of teaching, 
 but merely an attempt to emphasize and to clarify the proper 
 use of the visual element in thought. It seems strange that a 
 matter so vital and potent should have had so little attention 
 from educators. It seems that we have been remarkably slow 
 to realize that good teaching, because of some of the principles 
 referred to above, must depend upon the visual appeal. 
 Particularly can visual equipment be used in connection with 
 the sciences, where diagrams and illustrations are so essential. 
 Notwithstanding the seeming self-evident and overwhelming im- 
 portance of the eye as an educational factor, education has been 
 based upon the auditory sense and we have considered the eye 
 as a subsidiary factor. For instance, how many schoolrooms are 
 equipped with maps and pictures and charts and stereopticons 
 and motion picture machines? What is the chief function of the 
 blackboard in most schoolrooms? Unfortunately, not to help 
 visualize, but as a cheap surface upon which to do problems, 
 write descriptions, or explanations. 
 
 Perhaps the most forceful example of the effectiveness of the 
 visual in education came to us during the world war. That was 
 a time when we were willing to cnst aside any habits or customs, 
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 tively was found. Our army training was begun on the basis of 
 our usual and old-fashioned educational policies. Fortunately, 
 however, there were a few men who could see further, who could 
 analyze more clearly, and who were willing to follow the rational 
 conclusions forced upon them by evidence. As a consequence, 
 the visual method of teaching was introduced into the army at a 
 number of places and as a result, courses of training in various 
 fields, from the prosaic marching drill to the most technical 
 engineering work, were taught by the aid of pictures, still and 
 motion; and, much to the surprise of even those who were re- 
 sponsible for the change in method, courses that had been taking 
 months for the average student to complete, were now finished 
 in a few weeks with much better averages. This was because 
 the simple law of our thought life was being followed, that is, 
 the method of approach goes through the visual rather than' 
 through the auditory. In other words, students SAW at once 
 because the thing came to them through their eyes rather than 
 through the indefinite terms of a lecturer. 
 
 To assist schools and communities in promoting tne visual 
 method in education, the Visual Instruction Division of the 
 University Department of Extension serves as a loan bureau 
 for lantern slides and motion picture films. Since the overhead 
 expenses for such sendee are relatively large, we ask the cooper- 
 ation of those served, by the payment of moderate fees, to help 
 cover the upkeep and replacemeut of the equipment. In cases 
 where such co-operation is a real burden to the user, the fees 
 may be i-emitted by special arrangement. 
 
 Lantern Equipment 
 
 The Visual Instniction Division lends motion picture films, 
 lantern slide sets, (including typewritten descriptive material 
 from which lecture can be prepared) lanterns, (in cases whero 
 schools are not yet equipped with lanterns) and mounted re- 
 productions of paintings by representative artists. The Division 
 supplies either gas lanterns for use with auto or motor cycle 
 (Prest-0-Lite) tanks, or electric lanterns for use on the usual 
 city or power line circuits, that is, 110 volts. 
 
 Schools are urged to buy their own lanterns, as transportation 
 
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 University of Texas Bulletin 
 
 charges will soon amount to the cost of a good lantern. The 
 operator then knows thoroughly how to operate the particular 
 lantern, which sometimes can be kept set up and in focus until 
 used again in the same room or auditorium. In any event it is 
 always advisable to set up the apparatus, get the machine 
 focussed and all arrangements made several hours before the 
 time set for actual use. 
 
 Curtains also will have to be secured by the user. An ordi- 
 nary sheet stretched without wrinkles on the wall or on a light 
 wooden frame will serve practically as vrell as any curtain we 
 ■•ould ship. In places where the curtain is left in position, a 
 coat of white-wash will improve its efifectiveness. Another 
 method is to use a large Avhite window shade, which can be 
 rolled up and down as needed. 
 
 Tlie Proper Light Effect on the Screen 
 
 In adjusting the lantern, before placing a .slide in the holder, 
 see that the light on the screen is perfectly uniform, as shown m 
 (¥) in the illustration. If the screen appears as shown in 
 
Visual Instruction Through Lantern Slides 7 
 
 (A), (B), (C), and so on, the source of light is not properly 
 adjusted in relation to the condensing lenses and needs to be 
 moved farther toward the left (A) or toward the right (B) up 
 or down (C, D). If the screen appears as in (E), the source 
 of light is either too far or too close to the condensing lenses. 
 When once adjusted, the source, Mazda lamp, carbon a^-c, or 2as 
 jet, should be clamped permanently in place. 
 
 Coopemtive Lantern Buying 
 
 No school in the present day should be without projection 
 equipment. Every small school should own a stereopticon and 
 larger ones should possess motion picture equipment which ac- 
 comodates both slides and films. To the end of assisting schools 
 in buying projection equipment, the Department has investi- 
 gated the merits of the products of several manufacturers and 
 is in a position to recommend equipment to be purchased. Tn 
 addition, a special discount has been arranged for schools buying 
 equipment through this Department. Catalogues of approved 
 companies and the special discounts offered can be secured by 
 inquiry through this Department. Lanterns which are ordered 
 through this Department are shipped direct to the school. The 
 cost of lanterns varies from $25 to $60. 
 
 Motion Picture Equipment 
 
 In motion picture equipment the Department recommends 
 the "De Vry," costing about $200, where a portable machine is 
 desired, or the ''Zenith," costing about $275, where portability 
 is not a dominant factor. The latter is a semi-portable modeL 
 Descriptive material will be sent on request. 
 
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 Complete Equipment 
 
 This illustration shows the complete projection equipment: 
 ArG-on lantern, operated by electricity, together with slide-case 
 and slides. 
 
 
 Conditions Under Which Slides are Lent 
 
 Any school, club, church, or any responsible organization 
 may, by observing the following regulations, obtain material 
 from this Department. 
 
 1. The use must be free to the people of the community, 
 unless the money is to be used to purchase a lantern or slides, 
 to pay the service fee or transportation charges, 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 
 
 'cquip-ment is in the borrower's possession is to be borne by the 
 borrower. 
 
 4. Slides and lanterns are lent 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. 
 
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 5. Do not change the numbering on the slides. If you find 
 it necessary to i-earrange the slides for your lectures, kindly 
 put them in proper order before returning. 
 
 6. Fill out the Report Blank furnisliecl 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 
 parcel post, the Report Card must be sent back in a separate 
 envelope as first-class matter. 
 
 It is necessary for the Division to make reports, including 
 the number of people reached by the service. For this reason, 
 the report must he returned, however small the attendance. 
 
 7. Any violation of these conditions subjects the user to 
 removal from our service list. 
 
 Prompt Shipments 
 
 Patrons are urged to ship slides inuiiediately after they have 
 used them. Very often, one user disappoints another l)y not 
 getting the slides out on the first train. This is very embar- 
 rassing, especially when the program has been announced and 
 the audience assembles and there are no slides to show. Under 
 the present conditions postal and express shipments are often 
 delayed. Help the Departm.ent overcome thwse conditions as 
 far as possible by making your shipments promptly. Return 
 all slides at once to the University unless you have received 
 other positive shipping instructions. 
 
 Circuits 
 
 In using the regular slide service, schools are urged to form 
 circuits of neighboring schools, so that the slides may reach aa 
 many people as possible before being returned to the Univer- 
 sity. Slides may be sent from school to school until the circuit 
 has been completed, thus reducing the express or parcel post 
 charges and increasing the effectiveness of the service. 
 
 Information as to state circuits organized by this ofiice will 
 be mailed when prepared. 
 
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 Programs 
 
 A number of schools and organizations arrange for definite 
 programs of slide sets or films running through several months 
 or through a school session.- By this arrangement the borrowers 
 are more apt to secure the exact sets desired, as we can reserve 
 sets requested ahead of tinte. For instance, Mr. C. A. Bennick 
 of Oakhurst arranged for the following program last session: 
 
 March 17: Set 2, "Rural School Improvement in Texas." 
 
 March 17: Film 21, "Ford Factory." 
 
 March 24: Set 45, "Forest Conservation and Erosion." 
 
 March 31: Set 44, "Volcanoes and Earthquakes." 
 
 April 7: Set 25, "Bird Life." 
 
 April 14 : Set AlO, " Trap the Fly. ' ' 
 
 April 21: Set 18, "Tour of the United States." 
 
 PICTURES 
 
 Armouncemeut of Art ExJiibition Circuit Service for 
 Public Schools 
 
 "The Houston Art League Collection of Prints" will be sent 
 out on a circuit of thii-ty-six schools, beginning January 1, 1920. 
 This collection, which was recently presented to the Division of 
 Visual Instruction of the University Extension Department by 
 the Houston Art League, consists of thirty-five beautifully 
 colored copies of some of the best paintings in the Chicago Art 
 Institute. Most of the prints are 8"xl2", mounted on neutral 
 toned card-board 14"xl9" and are arranged in groups according 
 to the content of the picture. Full instructions for hanging the 
 exhibit, including burlap background, hooks, etc., will accom- 
 pany the pictures. A typewT-itten suggestive outline also ac- 
 companies the pictures and a description is found on the back 
 of each mounting card. This enables any teacher or other per- 
 son, whether ha\ing art training or not, to properly handle the 
 exhibit. 
 
 It is required that the exhibit be held under the auspices of 
 a school or some other responsible organization which can give 
 sufficient guaranty that the material will be properly used and 
 
Visual Instruction Through Lantern Slides 11 
 
 eared for. Tlie variety and interest of subjects, the harmonious 
 colors, and the rank of the artists represented, make these pic- 
 tures especially suitable for study and for exhibition purposes. 
 
 You can secure this collection of prints for an exhibition in 
 your school if you are willing to meet the simple regulations 
 governing its use. There will be no charge for this service. 
 Those to whom the exhibit Is lent must agree to prepay the 
 express or parcel post charges to the next town on the circuit. 
 This charge, including the packing, will probably not exceed 
 one dollar. 
 
 The exhibit will probably pass through your town. If you 
 want to be included in the circuit, file your application at once, 
 as the first thirty-six schools applying will be placed on this 
 circuit. 
 
 Fees 
 
 Material circulated through this Department is either pur- 
 chased and owned by the University or is lent to us for circula- 
 tion. Fees are charged only for the upkeep and replacement 
 of material used. In addition to ordinary deterioration, it is 
 necessary that films be inspected by a specialist each time a reel 
 is returned from a user, in order to repair any small breaks in 
 the edges of the film that might cause serious trouble if used 
 again without inspection. Slides also require constant attention. 
 Broken slides should be paid for by those responsible. To assist 
 in the upkeep of material and replacement, the scale of fee^ for 
 lantern slide sets and motion picture films is as follows: 
 
 Motion Picture Films 
 
 Annual Service $15.00 
 
 Individual Shipments 3.00 
 
 Lantern Slide Sets 
 
 Annual Service $ 5.00 
 
 Individual Shipments 1.00 
 
 When the annual service fee is paid the number of shipments 
 per year is unlimited. In a city school system each ward school 
 
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 taking advantage of the service shall pay the fee. There is no 
 objection on the part of the Department to schools charging a 
 small admission fee to raise the amount of the sei*vice fee, for 
 the purchase of projection equipment, or for paying transporta- 
 tion charges on material. 
 
 Where materials are used in furthering philanthropic move- 
 ments, or whenever the fee is a real burden to the user (as in 
 the case, it might be, of the smaller i-ural schools), arrange- 
 ments can be made for remission of fees. 
 
 Made-to-Order Slides 
 
 Patrons of Visual Instruction Service often need a special 
 slide or two for class work or other purpos&s ; for instance, the 
 physics instructor has difficulty in making clear to the class the 
 working of certain machines, or the instructor in literature de- 
 sires to illustrate a sketch or view of the Elizabethan stage. The 
 Department is equipped with an up-to-date laboratory for the 
 making of slide sets for circulation among schools and clubs of 
 Texas. Since patrons in the past have had difficulty in procur- 
 ing made to order material from commercial laboratories, we 
 offer to make up limited numbers of lantern slides provided the 
 user furnishes the diagrams or pictures to be used. Slides can 
 be made of pictures from books without damage to same, and 
 can be hand colored when desired. 
 
 List of Lantern Slide Sets Available for Service 
 
 (Sets marked with an asterisk (*) have no lecture notes") 
 
 Art 
 
 Set Number Title 
 
 12 Figure Painting 
 
 14 Architecture 
 
 15 Sculpture 
 
 54 The Christ Child and the Madonna 
 
 91 All Are Soldiers in a Democracy 
 
 112 Children's Pictures for Children' 
 
Visual Instruction Through Lantern Slides 13 
 
 Classical 
 
 Set Number Title 
 
 35 Rome (for beginners in Latin) 
 
 36 Ancient Rome (for Latin and history classes) 
 
 37 Greek and Roman Mythology 
 
 Education 
 
 1 The University of Texa^ 
 
 2 Rural School Improvement in Texas 
 
 3 Construction and Hygiene of School Buildings 
 
 4 The Improvement of School Grounds 
 
 5 The School House ns a Social Center* 
 
 6 Socializing Activities of the School 
 
 7 Consolidation of Rural Schools 
 
 ' 8 Rural School Buildings and Grounds 
 
 9 Recreation : Plays and Games 
 
 10 The New Era in Country Life and Country 
 Schools 
 
 All The Great Forward Movement in Education 
 
 84 The Prevention of Blindness 
 
 85 A Visit to the Texas School for the Blind 
 
 Health 
 
 AlO Trap the Fly 
 
 28 Insects and Diseases 
 
 29 The Cigarette 
 
 30 Malaria 
 
 31 Typhoid Fever 
 
 38 Germ Diseases and Health 
 
 39 Typhoid Fly Problem and Civie Campaigns 
 52 Your Mouth and Your Health 
 
 95 Tuberculosis 
 
 122 Housing (Good and Bad Housing Conditions) 
 
 123 Municipal Sanitation 
 
 124 City Planning 
 
 History and Patriotism 
 
 38 George Washington 
 
 91 All Are Soldiers in a Democracy 
 
 92 Our National Symbols 
 
 101 Story of the Flag 
 
 102 The Bell and the Flag 
 108 America and Destiny 
 
 fSee also ClasMcal) 
 
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 Industries 
 
 Set Number Title 
 
 201 Phosphate 
 
 202 Rubber 
 
 203 Salt 
 
 204 Copper 
 
 205 Anthracite 
 
 206 Cotton ]\Inniifacturing 
 
 207 Iron Ore Mining 
 
 208 Iron Ore Transportation 
 
 209 Pig Iron 
 
 210 Steel 
 
 211 Lumber 
 
 212 Paper 
 
 213 Gold Mining 
 
 214 American Silk 
 
 215 Japan Silk 
 
 216 Metal Money 
 
 217 Ice Harvest 
 
 Nature, Pliysical Geography, Science 
 
 A9 Home Economies 
 
 A12 Home Canning by the Cold Pack Method 
 
 23a Physical Geography (Part One) 
 
 23b Physical Geography (Part Two) 
 
 25 Bird Life 
 
 26 Forms and Colors of Flowers in Their Relation 
 
 to Insect Visits 
 
 27 Burbank's Plant Creation 
 
 44 Volcanoes and Earthquakes 
 
 45 Forest Conservation and Erosion 
 
 83 Airplanes and How They Are Made 
 
 Travel 
 
 16 Panama Pacific Exposition 
 
 17 Scenic Wonders of Our West , 
 
 18 A Tour of the United States 
 
 19 Around the World in Eighty Minutes 
 20a The Panama Canal 
 
 20b The Panama Canal 
 
 21 Palestine and Syria 
 
 22 Niagara Falls 
 
 24 The Grand Canyon of the Colorado 
 
 32 The Awakeniner Orient 
 
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 S'et Number Title 
 
 34 
 
 Esypt, tlie Land of Pharoahs 
 
 40 
 
 Baylonia and Assyria 
 
 41 
 
 The Holy Land 
 
 42 
 
 Japan 
 
 43 
 
 Children in Different Lands 
 
 93 
 
 Chile 
 
 94 
 
 Jamaica 
 
 105 
 
 Grandeur of the Rockies 
 
 106 
 
 South America 
 
 107 
 
 Mexico 
 
 108 
 
 Central America 
 
 109 
 
 Alaska 
 
 110 
 
 India 
 
 
 War Slide Sets 
 
 61 Destruction of Famous Cathedrals and Chnrches 
 
 by the Germans 
 
 65 With Pershin2: in France 
 
 68 Our Navy at Work 
 
 69 Belgium, the Downtrodden 
 
 70 French Soldiers 
 
 75 Making the American Array 
 
 76 Trainino: Onr Army in France 
 
 77 Building a Bridge of Ships to Pershing 
 
 79 -Airplanes and How They Helped to Win the 
 
 War 
 
 War Slide Sets With Lectures By Members of 
 University Faculty 
 
 49 Texas Food Products 
 
 64 Y. M. C. A. as a Builder of Morale on the Battle 
 
 Line 
 
 66 Y. M. C. A. as a Builder of Morale in the Can- 
 
 tonments 
 88 What Our Boys Saw in France 
 
 Bed Cross 
 
 55 America's Opportunity 
 
 56 Junior Red Cross 
 
 57 Behind the Lines 
 
 58 Mercy in War 
 
 59 Women in War 
 
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 Miscella/tieous 
 
 Set Number Title 
 
 53 Home Beautification* (Exterior and interior) 
 
 124 City Planning 
 
 131 Social and Economic Returns from Good Roads 
 
 132 Maintenance of Dirt and Gravel Roads 
 
 133 The Selection of the Type of Road Service 
 
 Motion Picture Film Service 
 
 The Bureau of Visual Instruction can furnish numerous films 
 on industrial, educational, and travel subjects. Besides those 
 films that belong to this Department, many agencies of public 
 instruction and community motion picture bureaus have lent 
 us many subjects. A film circuit is being arranged and appli- 
 cations for films will be accepted at any time. Upon receipt of 
 application and payment of fee (All industrial films lent us by 
 the numerous agencies are not stihject to the fee), the applicant 
 will be placed on our circuit list and will receive films as they 
 come to this Department, not only the "short-time" material, 
 but also all new material that is purchased or received. 
 
 Suggested List of Motion Picture Films Obtainable 
 
 Set Number 
 
 Title Number of reels 
 
 1 
 
 America's Answer 5 
 
 2 
 
 American Expeditionary Forces 36 
 
 3 
 
 America's Red Cross 1 
 
 4 
 
 Building Highways 1 
 
 5 
 
 Child Welfare (U. of T. Extension 
 
 
 Service) 1 
 
 6 
 
 Concrete on the Farm 1 
 
 7 
 
 Condensed Milk 3 
 
 8 
 
 Football Match (Argentina Republic) 1 
 
 9 
 
 Making Textbooks (Ginn & Company) 1 
 
 10 
 
 Holding On (Print G) 1 
 
 11 
 
 Holding On (Print V) 1 
 
 12 
 
 Lark in Factories 1 
 
 13 
 
 Our Bridge of Ships 3 
 
 14 
 
 Pershing's Crusaders 7 
 
 15 
 
 Price of Peace (Print CC) 5 
 
 16 
 
 1917 Recruits ,1 
 
 17 
 
 Soldiers of the Sea 1 
 
 18 
 
 Spirit of 1918 1 
 
 19 
 
 Training a Soldier (Print S) Parts 
 
 
 4. 5. 6, 9, 15, 19. 20, 21, 22, 23. 
 
 
 37, 38 12 
 
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 Set Number Title Number of reels 
 
 20 Training a Soldier (Print W) Parts 
 
 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b 8 
 
 21 Turbine Grader 1 
 
 22 War Review (Print GGG) 1 
 
 23 War Review (Miscellaneous) 3 
 
 24 War Review (Print M) 
 
 Parts 25-31 (inclusive) 7 
 
 25 War Review (Print AA) 
 
 Parts 1-20 20 
 
 26 Building the Roads of a Military- 
 
 Cantonment 1 
 
 27 From Coal Mine to Corn Field 1 
 
 28 The Sugar Industry 3 
 
 29 Muscle Shoals Plant 2 
 
 30 Icy Hot Bottle 1 
 
 31 How to Operate a Multigraph 2 
 
 32 Evolution of a Stenographer 2 
 
 33 Cincinnati As Seen by the Camera 1 
 
 34 Box of Candy 1 
 
 35 A Trip up Mount Lowe 1 
 
 36 The Salmon Industry 1 
 
 37 A Trip to Richmond, Virginia 1 
 
 38 Winchester Arms 1 
 
 39 Nuts That Nourish 2 
 
 40 The Rubber Industry 3 
 
 41 The Making of a Fountain Pen 2 
 
 42 The Mutton Industry 1 
 
 43 Bread, the Staff of Life 3 
 
 44 The Story of a Grain of Wheat 1 
 
 45 A Trip to the City of Baltimore 1 
 
 46 A Trip to the City of Norfolk 1 
 
 47 From Cow to Consumer: Dairying 2 
 
 48 Manufacturing and Circulation of a 
 
 Magazine 4 
 
 49 The Making of a Watch Chain 1 
 
 50 Treasures of the Incas 1 
 
 Note: Bulletin No. 1730, "Visual Instruction through Lan- 
 tern Slides and Motion Pictures" gives additional information 
 about lantern slides and the operation of a stereopticou. Sent 
 on request. 
 
 Address all inquiries to: 
 
 Division of Visual Instruction, 
 University of Texas, 
 
 Austin, Texas. 
 
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 ? 
 
 Is gas or electricity to be iised ? 
 
 Remarks : 
 
 Signature 
 
 Institution Address 
 
THE UNIVERSITY OP TEXAS 
 DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION 
 The Extension Department of the University of Texas, established 
 in 1909, aims to extend the benefits of the University to the citizens 
 of Texas who cannot, for one reason or another, attend the Uni- 
 versity as resident students. The •wor'k of the Department is con- 
 ducted under tlie following four divisions: — 
 
 1. THE EXTENSION TEACHING DIVISION offers about 300 
 courses by correspondence, many of such courses counting as college ^<<?> 
 credits. Forty-five group-study courses are also offered that are 'iv ' 
 specially adapted to the needs of women's clubs and similar organi- 
 zations. Address inquiries to the Registrar, Division of Extension 
 Teaching. 
 
 2. THE PACKAGE LOAN LIBRARY DIVISION lends material 
 over 4,000 subjects in the fields of art, education, politics, govt 
 ment, sociology, literature, biography, and questions of the da 
 citizens of Texas, upon request. Material on new subjects is 
 stantly being added. The material is loaned upon application for 
 a period of two weeks, the only charge being that the borrower pays 
 the postage both ways. Address Package Loan Library, Department 
 of Extension. 
 
 3. THE DIVISION OF VISUAL INSTRUCTION lends lantern 
 slides and motion picture films both to individuals, and also to 
 schools and other organizations under the circuit plan. The Di- 
 vision has 168 sets of lantern slides and 123 motion picture reels at 
 the present time. A moderate fee is charged for this service to 
 assist in the upkeep and replacing of material. Correspondence 
 is invited. Addiess Division of Visual Instruction. 
 
 4. THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY DIVISION includes the 
 State organization of public schools known as the University Inter- 
 scholastic League, designed to promote healthful school activities 
 outside of the regular curriculum. The League conducts local, 
 county, district and. State contests in debating, extempore speaking, 
 declamation, essay-writing, spelling, and athletics. The membership 
 fee in the League is proportioned to the size of the school. Nearly 
 3,000 schools joined this organization last year. Every School in 
 Texas should become a member and receive the benefits to be de- 
 rived therefrom. 
 
 This Division also conducts community and county educational 
 campaigns particularly for the benefit of the rural schools. Such 
 campaigns, usually arranged in co-operation with the county super- 
 intendent of schools, are conducted by specialists in health, physical, 
 and rural education. Correspondence regarding this service and the 
 Interscholastic League is invited. 
 
 Various bulletins relating to the Extension service have been pre- 
 pared and will be mailed free to any citizen of Texas, upon request. 
 Write for a list of free bulletins. 
 
 "THE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION CAMPUS IS THE STATE OF 
 TEXAS." If we can serve you in any way, do not hesitate to write 
 us. Address general inquiries to 
 
 E. D. SHURTER, Director, 
 University Extension Department, 
 Austin, Texas.