Directors Differ Over Value of Movie Prologues
Hollywood critics and directors debate the rising use of prologues in films. Sid Grauman supports them as future entertainment links while Marshal Newton and Cecil B DeMille warn they spoil the main feature. James Cruze and Sidney Olcott defend brief prologues as enhancers if they fit the film.
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Hollywood
Jane
Screen
Sid Grauman
Southwest
Footpn
Mighty Screen
James Cruze
Netlan
B. DeMille
Cers
Sidney Olcott
Prologue debates spark film background versus sales pitch
Rupert Julian argues pro logues provide vital art background for a film while Herbert Brenon says pro logues hinder production. Brenon asserts good music supports the picture and pro logues often misalign with the film, a theater manager’s attempt to justify his position.
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Rupert Julian
Herbert Brenon
Brenon
Baptist Students Gather to Discuss Church Aims
Baptist students from Southern and Southwestern institutions visit Birmingham October 28 31 to learn church activities and ideals and prepare for leadership in local pastorates after graduation through discussions on religious aims and plans.
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Baptist
Birmingham
Ala
Student leadership and prep themes in church youth program
The program centers on leadership in a home church relationship and life work preparation. It covers Christian amusement and conduct influence personal purity student honor recreation and leisure time and materialism and religion. Students will predominate in discretions while four denominational leaders and inspirational speakers of national and international stature will deliver addresses.
Governor Wood Rules Against Pensioning Able-Bodied Officials
Governor General Wood ruled that government employees who are physically able to continue work cannot retire on pension. He said the retirement act grants him discretion, but only for those unfit for further service, rejecting early pensions for able Filipinos.
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Manila
Wood
Governor Ross’s Son Backs Park Expansion in Wyoming
George Ross, a 22 year old University of Wyoming senior and Rhodes scholar, campaigns for extending Yellowstone boundaries against his mother Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross. At a state Izaak Walton League meeting he proposed a resolution in favor of the expansion. The piece notes a London engineering works star composed entirely of women.
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Gheyenne
Wyo
George Ross
University of Wyoming
Rhodes
Yellowstone National Park
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
George Rose
Izaak Walton League
Thousands of Emigrants Bound for Far East
Moscow reports that sixty thousand people will emigrate from Central Russia in 1926 to the Far East republic. Emigration is underway but hindered by shortages of food and housing. A special commission warns living conditions must improve for emigration to benefit Russia.
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Moscow
Russia
Republic of the Far East
Government to send 157 Japanese athletes to Manila games
Tokyo reports the government will appropriate about $25,000 to fund 157 athletes for the Far Eastern Olympic games in Manila this summer.
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Toyko
Manila
Poor Farm Institution Said Should 6 Cents
In Manhattan Kansas Professor Walter H Herr of Kansas State Agricultural College argues the poor farm system is failing. He contends many county farms become dumping grounds for the poor and burden children with hardship. The piece cites migration patterns and the role of churches and schools in rural communities.
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Manhattan
Kan
Jane
Vanieking
Walter H Herr
Kansas State Agricultural College
Grand
Ioneer
John W. Davis Honored by Washington and Lee
Lexington Virginia June 2 president Coolidge was honored with the degree of L L D by William and Mary College on May 15 and now another Virginia university plans to honor his Democratic opponent for the presidency. On June 7 during the 176th annual commencement week Washington and Lee University will initiate J W Davis into Phi Delta Phi honorary legal fraternity. Mr Davis was graduated from Washington and Lee in 1892 with a bachelor of arts and three years later the bachelor of law degree. He also holds degrees from several other universities.
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Lexington
Coolidge
L.L.D
William and Mary College
Virginia University
Wash and
Lae University
J. W. Davis
Phi Delta Phi
Davis
Washington and Lae
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