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teacher who desires slides illustrative of the Pea Canniiiij^ Industry or 

 other Wisconsin Industry, has but to call up Grand 5144 to reserve 

 such slides for use in class. Other sets of slides are provided for other 

 grades and subjects throughout the whole course of study. 



These slides, if not previously reserved by one of the Public Schools 

 of the City, are gladly loaned to any Society, Church, or other organi- 

 zation for entertainment or instructive program. 



At present the Museum owns a library of approximately fifty 

 motion picture films of geographical and industrial subjects, which it is 

 loaning to the city schools and to the general public. It is also renting 

 educational films which it supplies to a circuit of Grammar Schools at 

 the rate of from three to four each week. In the selection of these 

 films and the preparation of the schedule, the principals and teachers 

 participating in the service are consulted, with the result that they are 

 able to show a particular film at the time they wish to screen it. Geog- 

 raphy, History, Civics, and Natural History, are the subjects in which 

 the films are most commonly used. The testimony of the instructors 

 is generally favorable to films for teaching purposes, though in some 

 instances it is reported the lesson would have been more comprehen- 

 sible, if the teacher had employed slides in presenting it. 



SPECIMEN LOANS 



For teachers and others who prefer to show actual specimens to their 

 pupils, the Museum provides a large assortment of Natural History and 

 Archeological objects, all of which can be borrowed upon application. 

 This collection of loan materials inckides mounted mammals and birds ; 

 sets of insects ; minerals and botanical specimens ; and certain Baby- 

 lonian and Wisconsin archeological objects. Any of this material is 

 obtainable by personal application, but in case .of a request for a large 

 number of mounted birds, delivery is made to the borrower through 

 local express service. 



The outstanding feature of the Museum's loan collections is their 

 availability. W4ien this wealth of illustrative material : slides , films , 

 and mounted specimens, can be had for the asking, there w^ould appear 

 scant need for any pupil in the city schools not to have the benefit of 

 it. Borrowing, as a habit, becomes entirely commendable, when the 

 loan secured is illustrative material to be shown to school children ; — • 

 and the interest is all theirs. 



