Educational Motion Picture Survey Being Made by Department of Commerce. The Industrial and Educational Section of the Motion Picture Division has just sent out a questionnaire on the general subject of motion pictures in education directed t o the superintendents of all schools of every kind in the cities and towns of the United States. This questionnaire which was prepared with the coaperation of the Bureau of Education and specifically endorsed by the Commissioner of Education in a cover letter is divided into two main sections, the one to be answered by the superintendent of schools himself, and the other by the teacher in actual charge of classes using motion pictures in school work. A short supplementary questionnaire for the projectionist has been added. The questionnaire t o the superintendent of schools seeks to develop information as t o the extent and type of use of motion pictures in schools both in curricular and exh-3-curricular activities, the organization of the visual instruction unit in the school itself, from what sources and the manner in which films are secured, the number of projection machines in use and other questions designed t o indicate the distribution potentialities of the educational field. The questionnaire directed t o the teacher seeks especially to find out the advantages on the one hand which the use of motion pictures contributes t o classroom work and on the other hand the dificultics which must be overcome to milkc these of maximum utility. Other ~ w s t i o n dong s this line mill, it is hopcd.lead ton knowlcdgeof just what type of material should be put into educational pictures t o make them most adaptable for use in schools. As soon as the necessary replies are received a pamphlet will be published which should give a condensed survey of the views of many educators who are interested in the field of visual instruction. A pamphlet of this kind should be of great value not only t o producers and distributors of educational pictures by assisting them t o make subjects which will more accurately fit into the school curriculum, but will contribute to the cause of education by showing authentically the results being accomplished bv the use of this medium. The value and effectiveness of this pamphlet will be exactly in proportion t o the quantity and the specific character of the replies received and i t is hoped that as full a response even a t the cost of cottsiderable time and trouble will be forthcoming. ~
