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REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
tension of time can be secured upon application, if the set has not been asked 
for by some other person. 
Cost .—The only expense to the borrower is the cost of transportation both 
ways. This must be paid in advance by the borrower, and in case of over-pay¬ 
ment the excess amount will be refunded. Transportation expenses should 
not be over one dollar both ways. 
Shipment .—Shipment will be made by express or parcel post. The applica¬ 
tion should give name of nearest express office or post office. 
Each shipment will be accompanied by a statement of the number of slides 
sent, and a notice will be mailed to the borrower advising of the date of ship¬ 
ment. If the slides are not received promptly the Curator of the Museum 
should be notified. 
Loss or Breakage .—The package should be opened as soon as it arrives, the 
contents examined and the statement checked. Any breakage or any difference 
between the statement and the contents of the package should be reported at 
once to the Curator. This will obviate any liability on the part of the bor¬ 
rower for damages in transit. 
Borrowers will be held responsible for any loss or breakage of slides while 
in their possession, the charge being the cost of replacing the slide or slides. 
Return of Slides .—Before taking the slides from the box note carefully how 
they are packed. When they are to be returned pack them in the same box 
and in the same manner as received. Use special care to place paper between 
all slides. Borrowers will be held responsible for breakage resulting from 
careless packing on their part. 
Use of Slides .—Lantern slides may be used in giving formal illustrated lec¬ 
tures. Such lectures, delivered to pupils in schools, to study clubs, or to the 
general audience, serve useful purposes. But as a piece of school apparatus 
the lantern has more important uses. The diagrams, charts, maps and pictures 
prepared for use with the lantern should be closely studied by teachers and 
pupils. They are an important aid in pursuing the course of study. The 
purpose of this apparatus is not to entertain merely, but to instruct, to awaken 
interest and to stimulate the pupils’ mental activity. 
While important topics of general public interest may sometimes be profit¬ 
ably presented with the aid of the lantern in Friday afternoon talks or evening 
lectures, systematic class room use of slides in developing the course of study 
is recommended. Usually but a single topic should be studied and compara¬ 
tively few slides presented at one time. An image on the screen should be 
studied in the same manner as if it were a drawing on the blackboard or a 
picture in a book. There should be discussion and note taking. Pupils as well 
as teachers should study slides in advance with the aid of books and explain 
their significance to the class. 
MOTION PICTURES. 
The following is taken from a report of the Commissioner of Educa¬ 
tion, Yew York State, on “Visual Instruction” by Alfred W. Abrams, 
Chief, Division of Visual Instruction. 
“The division has not undertaken to provide motion picture films. Motion 
pictures, as they have thus far been generally used, do not fulfill the require¬ 
ments for teaching mentioned in the preceding paragraph. Much is being 
said for their educational value. As a place of amusement, the motion picture 
theatre just now is the center of attraction. A good deal is said about the use 
of these pictures in schools I have not been able to find many schools that 
make regular use of them. We may very properly postpone approval of motion 
pictures until there is presented more satisfactory evidence of their worth as 
a real educational agency. 
