Visual Instruction or Lantern Slides 
For use in the Public Schools of New Jersey. 
During the past year the Commissioners of the New Jersey State 
Museum have adopted a plan whereby sets of lantern slides on educa¬ 
tional subjects may be loaned to the public schools or State depart¬ 
ments. The Commission was a unit in adopting this plan, which was 
suggested by the Curator. It also has the hearty support of several 
of the State departments—Educational, Geological, Forestry, Fish 
and Game, Agricultural and others. 
The intention is to have sets of slides on various subjects. Several 
of the departments have consented to furnish negatives or photo¬ 
graphs, illustrating subjects in which they are interested. The Com¬ 
missioner of Education, Dr. Kendall, and his deputies, are very en¬ 
thusiastic on the subject. 
REGULATIONS. 
The slides are of standard size, 3% by 4 inches. 
The slides will be loaned to superintendents, and to principals or teachers 
in public schools, to illustrate courses of study in various subjects, or to State 
departments. All public schools in the State are entitled to borrow slides for 
educational purposes. 
Slides must not under any circumstances be used for other than educational 
purposes. Unless special permission is obtained, they must not be used upon 
any occasion for which an admission fee is charged, and they must not be 
rented or loaned to others. Any violation of these rules will render the bor¬ 
rower liable to lose the privilege of having slides. 
Subjects .—It is intended to have represented almost every subject admitting 
of illustration, including natural scenery, historical places and subjects, man¬ 
ners and customs of peoples, industries, physical phenomena, painting, manual 
training work, literature, forestry, extermination of insects and agriculture. 
A catalogue of the slides now on hand will be issued soon, and as new sets 
are procured, supplementary list will be published. We may not at first al¬ 
ways be able to fill an order promptly, but we hope in time to have enough 
duplicates to make this possible.. 
Application .—The Curator of the Museum will, upon request, furnish appli¬ 
cation blanks. Applications should be sent in at least two weeks before the 
slides are desired, to allow time to procure those not in stock. 
Time Limit .—Slides will be loaned for a period not exceeding two weeks, 
unless the time is extended by special arrangement. If it is found necessary 
to curtail the time limit on some set for which there is a special demand, the 
borrower will be notified when the application is received. The application 
should state the exact length of time for which the slides are desired. An ex- 
