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men as might be expected in great industrial centres. Very great are would be needed in the preparation of these lectures. It would be difficult, though not impossible, to secure the necessary combination of simple language, first- rate quality in the subject-matter, skilful pre- sentation of the topics, and the right tone in dealing with the economic,, ethical, and political issues involved. In every case, it is suggested, the lecture should first be delivered to a suitable audience in England; it should be taken down by a stenographer, corrected by the lecturer, tested by him perhaps by re-delivery, and printed off when at last brought into a satis factory form. A copy of the lecture, with plain directions as to its delivery in explanation of the pictures, would then be sent out with each set ofalides. Thus, wherever the slides were ex- hibited, any intelligent person would be able to set as lecturer. In many cases the lectures would have to be translated into the vernacular. Copies of the printed lecture, attractively got up › with photographic reproductions of the slides and some hints for the guidance of further reading, might be sold at a cheap rate at the door after the lecture. They would serve as mementoes of the lecture, and probably be read in the home-circle, [...
6. As showing that the organization of a plan on the lines suggested above is practicable, reference here be made to the important educational work which is being carried on throughout New York State, and elsewhere, by the American on behalf of Museum of Natural History, acting the State Government, and with large subsidies from public funds
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“(1); la preparing very beautiful collections of boostereopticon slides, illustrating the scenery flair and social life and economic conditions of doi different parts of the United States, and ing of various regions of the Old and New “ኣ : Worlda, together with descriptive lectures, ́› 7 printed for the guidance of those who
how and explain the slides of bluore (2) In circulating these collections of slides i culthroughout the State, for exhibition in onių tikko soboole under the sanction of the
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and began his scientific career by an adventurous journey across the Chinese Empire. Being much interested in popular education, and anxious to make the Natural History Museum attractive and useful, not only to men of science, but to the masses of the people, he began, at his own expense, to prepare a number of lectures descrip- tive of his travels, and illustrated by lantern slides. From these small beginnings the work has steadily grown, and is now conducted on a large scale of usefulness. I have personally seen more than one hundred of the slides in use, and in the course of a long experience in lecturing I have never seen any slides to excel these in skill of execution and beauty of colouring. The sets of lectures at present in use illustrate different parts of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, South America, Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, London, and Paris. Dr. Bickmore himself writes a lecture for delivery in explanation of each set of slides. This lecture is printed and sent out with the collection of slides to the various schools and other public institutions which avail themselves of the system. The work is carried on under public authority, and the New York Legislature, in 1899, appropriated a large additional sum in aid of "free instraction in natural history; geography, and kindred subjects, by means of pictorial representation and lectures in the free common schools of each city and village of the State." In this way hundreds of thousands of intelligent hearers of all ages have an oppor tunity of seeing a brilliant series of illustration's of life in different parts of their own country, and of the Old and New Worlds, and of hearing suitable explanations of the political and economic significance of the views thus brought under their notice. As an element in public education this system of " Visual Instruction" is evidently of value. It stimulates the intelligent patriotism of the American people, quickens their interest in economic and commercial problems, and makes the places about which they read in the newspapers a vivid reality to them. Everything turns on the excellence of the slides, and to attain this no trouble nor expense is spared. The Natural His has a tory Museum sends out parties of skilled photo- graphers, in charge of soientific men, for the purpose of
obtaining the best possible illustra. tions of the regions to be described. The syste
has now spread into Canada, and the New slides were shown last year in centres in Quebec Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, kur Manitoba, to audiences numbering over The authorities of the American Museu Natural, History are now arranging
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