Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1916 — Education by the “Movies.” [ARTICLE]

Education by the “Movies.”

Though motion pictures may never supplant the schoolmaster, they are already supplementing his work, and make it possible to facilitate teaching by illustrating of a varied and effective kind> Not least Important is the aid that may give the practicing doctor and surgeon, especially in rare and difficult emergencies. The perfection reached in this new art was demonstrated in motion pictures of intricate operations lately shown the New York County Medical society. It was noted that every movement of the surgeons could be seen more clearly than when viewed directly in the ordinary clinic amphitheater, for the pictures were taken from the best viewpoint With films from the great surgical centers of the world collected as a part of the medical library, the local operator suddenly confronted with a strange case may promptly find needed details of new pf special operations by referring to the stored pictures.