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Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of finest Quality" for 16fnm Film — 400' to 2000' Reels Sold by All Leading Dealers On the SCHEEN Cover Boy's Eye View Our cover boy with a missing tooth or two is Jimmie, who plays a leading role in the new Churchill-Wexler film Wc^nclers in the Desert (reviewed on page 27). The photo was taken on location in the Great Colorado Desert near Indio, California. Jimmie was just curious to see what things look like on the ground glass of the cam- era (a bit unusual in shape, we're told, because it's a new French cam- era called the Camerette). New Faces Perhaps the new cover look pre- pared you for the new look you'll find throughout this issue: new type faces, new page format, new depart- ment headings, a new feature or two. Many people, including you readers, are responsible for specific changes — all designed to make the magazine more eye-catching, more readable, more useful, we hope. We want to give a very special word of credit and appreciation to the artist who designed the new head- ings for several of our departments: Harvey Frye, Supervisor of Graphic Arts at Indiana University's .Audio- visual Center. If he doesn't object, we expect to make use again of his generous talents. We hope all you readers noted the mailing envelope in which your Jan- uary issue arrived. This is what many of you have asked for to keep your copies in good condition for annual binding and lifelong reference. For more about you and us as EdScreen begins its 33rd year of pub- lication, see the editorial in its new and now regular location opposite the inside back cover. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK — Monaging Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. BILDERSEE — Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS— Editor for Television BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI — Circulation Manoger WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Educotion, San Jose State College, California EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University AMO DE BERNARDIS, Director, Instructional Materials, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, California More New Faces It is with pleasure and regret thai we welcome four new faces to oui Editorial Advisory Board table. We are regretful because the new members take the place of Walter S Bell, Elizabeth Golterman, and F Dean McClusky. (Four replace three because of an unfilled vacancy.) Edu- cators Bell, Golterman, and McClusky have served us well and we expect informally to continue taking advan- tage of their knowledge and experi- ence, their good judgment and good will. We are pleased because the Edi- torial Advisory Board could not have elected to its membership any four we would more heartily approve or more eagerly welcome. Alphabetically introduced, the new Board members are: Margaret Divizia, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Sec- tion, Los Angeles City Schools; F. Edgar Lane, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Board of Pub- lic Instruction. Dade County, Florida; Charles F. Scliulltr, Director, .Audio- Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lansing; Ernest Tiemann, Direc- tor, Visual Instruction Bureau, The University of Tej^^ We regard ojj. j^'litorial Advisory Board as a vit^j part'^f ""•' editorial setup. By _^tting oveSjapping terms, we have a:sured both cOvHtinuity and change ii>-membership ov^t the years. .\s term^ expire, the BoarSi members themse^es elect the new meffibers. TS" departing members BeM, Gol- terniin, and McClusky: EdSc^ben's <^eea appreciation for a job well i^one. ^9' new members Divizia, Ltane, Sfliuller, and Tiemann: a warm wel- come. -JNS W. H. PURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teoclhing Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia ' CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructio.' lo Materiols Department, Board of Public ' - struction, Dade County, Florida J. JAMES McPHERSON, Executive Secrete Department of Audio-Visual Instruct!' N.E.A., Washington, D. C. KURTZ MYERS, Head, Audio-Visual Deport ment, Detroit, Michigan, Public Library SEERLEY RE ID, Chief, Visual Education Service, U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D. C. CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visuol Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan MAYER SINGERMAN, Director, Audio-Visuol Department, Chicago Office, Anti-Defa- mation League of B'nai B'rith ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas PAUL W. F. WITT, Professor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; President, Department of Audio-Visual In- struction, Nationol Education Association Educational Screen Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE January, 1954 (Lditoriul 34 YOU AND WE Volume 33, Number 1, Whole Number 318 IN THIS ISSUE .Article eS 12 NEW WAYS OF SEEING Barbara Chapin 14 WHAT TEACHERS LIKE ABOUT A VISUAL AIDS PROGRAM O. L. Detwiler 16 THE A-V DIRECTOR IN THE SMALL TEACHERS COLLEGE R. H. Simmons 20 ABC'S OF COMMERCIAL TV FOR EDUCATORS Don W. Lyon 2), rt. ipartmentd 8 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE— DAVI NEWS ). J. McPherson 22 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockmon 25 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L, C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, John Fritz 28 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 29 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 30 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW Otk «r featured 4 on the screen 6 the reader's right 1 1 a-v conference calendar 34 picture of the month 33 trade directory of the audio-visual field 32 index to advertisers :ational :IATI0N CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Lake Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, $8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extra per year. Other for- eign— %\ extra per year. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insure uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educotionol Screen, Inc. Publication office, Barrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-class matter October, 1953 at the post office at Barrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1954 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. January, 1954 CONVERT yOUR PROJECTOR TO AN AUTOMATIC PROJECTOR SLIDE CHANGER NEWEST WAY TO STORE AND SHOW SLIDES / Wilh magaiine and adapter 95 Airequlpt DUAL-PURPOSE TABLE VIEWER Brilliant, evenly illuminated viewer for 2x2 slides. Ground and polished lens, 2 standard 6-Watt frosted lamps, 5' cord and switch. Can be used with »< < ni- Airequipt Slide Changer. ^14.93 Airequipt AUTOVIEW — Table Viewer with Automatic Slide Changer $27.35 CARRYING CASES PC-6 — For 6 mag. PC-12 — For 12 mag., and changer ....$6.98 or U plus changer $10.95 2X2 COVER GLASS — Box of 75 extra-thin glasses $1.95 Extra Magazines for 36 2x2 slides $2.25 / ttf '"'''* ^""^ Complete Catalog Q4irefU^' • New Rochelle, N. Y. CORRELATED Program of Educational Films For Classroom Use! 3 BASIC FfLMS on the wonders of the Natural and SeientHic World , BOTANY - BIOLOGY i CHEMISTRY - PHYSICS I ASTRONOMY - ORNI- I THOLOGY - ZOOLOGY I PSYCHOLOGY - MUSIC I AND ART - INDUSTRIAL I SCIENCE - GENERAL I SCIENCE - VOCATIONAL I ARTS - AMERICAN \ HISTORY I Write for 1-4 descriptive catalog Almanac The reader's right Instructional Materials EDITOR: I have just finished reading your excellent editorial in the December, 1953 issue ("Including the Printed Word!") ... I am glad to see you emphasizing the use of all kinds of "audio-visual materials" by all teach- ers. There certainly has been entirely too much gadgeteering by so-called audio-visual directors. I have been convinced for a long time that all in the audio-visual field must more closely identify themselves with the whole field of instructional materials before "audio-visual" media will be accepted by all teachers and used by them. The basic ideas you have expressed and which are also expressed in Dr. Swank's article ("Sight & Sound in the World of Books," Dec, 1953, EdScreen, page 436) should be more widely emphasized. It is very fine to give it to the librarians and it is even better to give it to our audio-visual people. Can't we do something about visualizing the ideas that Dr. Swank has expressed and that you so ably reit- erated in your editorial in order that a great many more people will have the benefit of this good basic thinking? HERBERT M. ELKINS Herbert M. Elkins Co. 'lujunga, Calif. EDITOR: Congratulations on your December editorial and your whole approach with the Swank message. . . IRVING LIEBERMAN School of Librarianship University of California, Berkeley Thrust into A-V EDITOR: For the past five years I have been functioning as audio-visual coordina- tor in a small teachers college (aver- age yearly enrollment, 500). My back- ground training has been in science and this was a job which for one rea- son or another was "thrown in my lap." During the time I have been en- trusted with the responsibility as a part-time function, I have tried to develop a creditable program. To in- crease my knowledge I have kept read- ing in the A-V field and I have also taken some advanced instruction in the area. ;;' State College Albany, (icorgia He are pleased to present Mr. Sim- inons' article on page 16 of this issue, Too Many Libraries EDITOR: Before someone else calls your at tention to an error in my article ("16mm Films Libraries in the U. S.," November, 1953 Educational Screen) note that in the first table on page 407 the total should read "2,644," noi "2.664." SEERLEY REIE chief. Visual Education Service I'. S. Office of Education Washington, I). C. Keeping Up to Date EDITOR: Where can I purchase a textbool that would explain all the new photo graphic processes in motion pictures sucli as 3-D, Cinerama, Cinemascope and stereophonic sounel? WILLIAM M. BURT Film Librarian \'allev Forge .Artny Hospital Phoenixyille, Pennsylvania See "Looking at the Literature" or. page 28 of this issue.— ED. "A" for Ed. CHURCH EDITOR: I think tliat you deserve an "A" foi your frank reviews of religious audio visual materials. I do hope that reli gious educators who read Edl'cationai Screen will as a result of readin;; your reviews become a bit more criti cal in their selection of materials Only when religious schools will re fuse to accept some of the inadequate films and filnistrips produced for the field of religious education will com mercial producers turn to the religious educator for his advice in planning good instructional materials. IRWIN SOREI Supervisor, Audio- Visual Dept. Burt-au of Jewish Education Los Angeles, Calif., Jewish Community Council Educational Screen Here's what A-V experts say about the Pageant's exclusive pre-lubrication feature "Over-oiling is one of the chief hazards in projec- tor maintenance. It re- suhs in costly, tedious I cleaning jobs and often damages film. Pageant users never have any such trouble because their projectors are per- manently lubricated — there's never a need for service caused by over- or under-oiling." A. R. Mickelson, OiVecfor Audio-Visual Dept. Epko Film Service Fargo, North Dakota "In spite of all we tell cus- tomers about how to oil projectors properly, too many of them never seem to do it right or at all. So it's a welcome relief to be able to offer Kodak's lifetime-lu- bricated Pageant." Paul M. King Krum't Audio-Visual Battle Creek, Michigan "After 18 years' experi- ence serving educational institutions with numer- ous service headaches re- sulting from under- or over-lubrication of mo- tion-picture projectors, I, as well as my customers, welcome the K-odascope Pageant Projector's permanent pre-lubrication feature as an important contribution to- ward trouble-free operation." R. G. Smith, Jr. Audio-Visual Center Augusta, Georgia "No wonder the Koda- scope Pageant Sound Projector is gaining pop- ularity so fast. Its exclu- sive pre-lubrication fea- ture completely elimi- nates the possibility of under- or over-oiling. For this reason the Pageant is ideal for training rooms that are used by a number of in- structors, where servicing the pro- jector is always left to the 'other fellow.' " Wilson Gill Wilson Gill, Inc. Washington, D. C. 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Moc/e/ J is the economical top choice for all- around sound and silent showings. Has all the superior features of the AV-071, except the Plus-40 Shutter. Mode/ AV-I5I has an extra-powerful 1 5-watt amplifier and matching 12-inch speaker to overcome sound difficulties in auditorium- size rooms. Modal A V-l5l-f combines added sound power with the extra brilliance of Kodak's remark- able Plus-40 Shutter. Modsf AV-I5I-S has a powerful 1 5-watt ampli- fier and compact 8-inch speaker built into a single case. Model AV-I51-5B has a 1 5-watt amplifier for added power, the Plus-40 Shutter for extra brilliance, and an 8-inch speaker for compact portability. Pageant prices start at a remarkably low $375 (subject to change without notice). How your dealer can help you Whether it's special lighting problems or difficult acoustical conditions you face, your Kodak Audio- Visual Dealer will be glad to help you select the Kodascope Pageant tai- lored to fit your movie-showing needs. See him soon for a free demonstration — or fill out the handy coupon below. r" EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Oept S-V, Ro.hes.er 4, n. Please send name of nearest Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer and information on: Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors, Model I O Model AV-071 D Models AV-151 and AV-T51-E D Models AV-151-S and AV-151-SE D NAME TITLE 1-in January, 1954 oA fwuMe News from the Department of Audio -Visual Instruction, National Education Assn, A-V Survey on the Way A comprehensive survey of the status and progress of audio-visual education in school systems of the United States is being undertaken cooperatively by the Department of Audio-Visual In- struction and the Division of Research of the National Education Association. Results of the study are expected to be published in the late spring of 1955. Plans now call for questionnaires to be mailed to representative schools and school systems throughout the nation during March of 1954. A preliminary questionnaire to de- termine what data should be collected has been sent to the following groups: representative D.WI members, includ- ing directors of city, county, and rural audio-visual education programs, per- sons interested in research and profes- sional education in the audio-visual field, and the Chief State School Audio- Visual Officers. No comprehensive research study has been made on a national scale in this field by the NEA since 1946, when the NEA Research Division published a bulletin entitled, "Audio - Visual Education in City School Systems," ac- cording to Frank W. Hubbard, Direc- tor of the NEA Research Division. 1954 Convention News Remember, DAVI meets March 2-5, 1954, at the Hotel Morrison in Chi- cago. Plan now to meet old friends there, make new friends there, and pick up a wealth of ideasl Watch for an announcement about program features in your mail and look for a complete outline of the program in the February EdScreen. Here are a few of the valuable con- current sessions which are offered as a part of the program in addition to the general sessions already announced and a host of demonstrations and practical problems meetings: The In- structional Materials Concept in Pub- lic School Programs, Communications Concept in College and University Programs, Readability: Its Application to Audio-Visual Publications and Cata- logs, Forefront Thinking in Pre- and In-Service Teacher Education, The by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. .^udio-Visual Director's Responsibility for Educational Television, The In- ternational Role of Audio-Visual Spe- cialists, Vitalizing State Associations, Preparation of Audio-Visual Instruc- tional Materials Specialists, Research in Audio-Visual — What Are Today's Greatest Needs? Also remember that DAVI is par- ticipating in the American Association of School Administrators Convention at .Atlantic City, February 13 18, 1954, and in the Convention of the Associa- tion for Supervision and Curriculum Development, March 7-12, 1954, at Los Angeles. Right Around Home One of the real pleasures of the D.WI office is the opportunity to meet the grand people who drop by to say hello when they are in town. Here are some folks who have been by in the last couple of months: Mitoji Nishimoto, Professor of Edu- cation for the International Christian University at Tokyo, stopped by on his trip to various audio-visual centers in the U. S. Mr. Nishimoto has re- cently completed over twenty years of work in educational radio. Fridolin Schmid, Director of the In- stitute for Film and Slides in Munich, Germany. Director Schmid's Institute is the primary source for educational films and slides in all of western Ger- many. Howard B. Allen, Director of Audio Visual Services for West Virginia Uni versity. Hf)ward has been a loyal DA\ supporter since the memory of ma runneth not to the contrary and always a welcome and helpful visito David Strom, who is hard at work i his position with the Jam Handy O ganization. Tom Batson of the D. C. Publ: Schools. Tom is preparing some of th art work for our buildings brochure Hal Fisher, sales manager for Com CO Corporation, also dropped by see our new DAVI offices. Here \\ have a view of him using the phone ii our semi-private facilities. DAVI Film First The new DAVI film, Audio-Visua School Service Plan, tan now be bor rowed at no charge from the nationa office and prints will soon be availablf in a number of the states. This seven minute black and white sound fill was designed for use with groups teachers and school administrators. . principal purpose is to show how individual school can benefit from subscription to the D.'WI School Ser ice Plan, which includes a year's su scription to Educational Screen an all other service publications. If you are interested in havii DAVI materials come into every schc in the system or systems with whi( you are working, arrange to have th brief film shown at a meeting of yoi teachers, school administrators, i audio-visual coordinators. It's the be explanation we have yet been able I prepare telling how D.WI can hel strengthen a school program — and it'; 8 Educational Screen (idiie the audiovisual way! DAVI is indebted to Lee Cochran and his fihii production staff at Iowa State Univer- sity for the production of this first film. With the States A L A B A M A ACCELERATES - Audio-visual leaders in Alabama met for a day and a half at the University of Alabama last month largely for the purpose of planning for a professional audio-visual organization in the state. Though the Department of Audio- Visual Education of the Alabama Edu- cation Association has met for the past few years at the time of the annual meeting of the Association, a need lias become evident in the state for more frequent meetings of audio-visual di- rectors. Under the leadership of Jim Caldwell, Director of Audio -Visual Service for the University of Alabama, and Jim Cummings, President, De- partment of .Audio-Visual Education 3f tlie .Ahibama Education Association, preliminary planning for a strong state organization was carried on. Other features of the conference program were an address by C. R. Crakes, educational director for the DeV'ry Corporation; a discussion of plans of the .Alabama State Depart- ment of Education for better audio- isual programs by Miss Martha Jule Blackshear, School Libraries Consult- ant in the State Department; an over- view of State and National Educational Television Developments by Graydon Ausmus, President of the National -Association of Educational Broadcast- ers; a visualized talk by the D.WI Executive Secretary, and a series of clinic meetings. Incidentally, we tracked down an- other verision of why "hush puppies," that famous southern cornbread deli- cacy, are called "hush puppies." Ac- cording to Jim Caldwell, when fox or coon hunters gathered around the fire for their post-chase nourishment, they threw these tidbits to the dogs to keep their yowling from drowning out all conversation. There's a moral in that too, "If you want something — jpw^ for it!" CALIFORNIA AND ILLINOIS .AFFILI.ATE — Newest state associa- tions to join the group of those affili- ated with D.AVI are the California .-\udio-Visual .Association and the Illi- nois .Audio-Visual Education .Associa- tion. The national office welcomes both state groups and looks forward to an active and pleasant working re- lationship with the members of each association! NEW MEXICO ELECTS -Homer W. Heathman, Jr., has been elected President of the New Mexico Audio- Visual .Association for the coming year. Other officers of the .Association are: James W. Green, of Hobbs, Vice Presi- dent; Carl Woodwart, of Raton, Secre- tary; Miss Kathryn Riordan, of Dem- ing, Treasurer. Delegates at large for the Executive Committee are: Robert Kline, -Artesia; William Hemsing, U. S. Indian School at Santa Fe; James Dyke, Eastern New Mexico University at Portales; and Oscar Hosmer, of New Mexico Western College at Silver City. The .Association has decided to pub- lish a state handbook during the year. Committees will be appointed soon and work will start the first of 1954. IOWA INFORMS-The Audio-Visu- al Education Association of Iowa spon- sored an information booth at the convention of the Iowa State Education .Association. In addition, the lAVEA also offered consultative services in the location of audio-visual materials for use by all other educational groups meeting at this state convention. CALIFORNIA CONFERS. The state conference of the Audio-Visual Education Association of California will be held at Santa Rosa, California, January 14-16. The program is being presented with the cooperation of the California School Supervisors Associa- tion (Bay Section), California Elemen- tary School .Administrators .Association (Bay Section), School Library Associa- tion of California (Northern Section), and various distributors of instructional materials and equipment. The con- vention theme is "Better Services for New Additions to Coronet's world history series HERE are the newest additions to Coronet's popu- lar World History Series . . . 16mm sound motion pictures which link the important past events of history to the economic, social and political developments we witness in the world today. THE STORY OF PREHISTORIC MAN (1 reel) -Reconstructed from authentic evidence, here is a visual description of the life of prehistoric man, his probable appearance, his habitat and his achievements. $50 B & W— $100 Color. ENGLISH HISTORY: EARLIEST TIMES TO 1066 (1 reel) -The building of Anglo-Saxon England, with emphasis on the many different peoples and cultures which were its ingre- dients, is the central theme of this film. $50 B & W — $100 Color. ENGLISH HISTORY: NORMAN CONQUEST TO THE 15TH CEN- TURY (1 reel)— This overview of medieval England covers the tumultuous period from 1066 to the decline of feudal- ism, and stresses the growth of the limited monarchy as the unique form of English democracy. $50 B & W — $100 Color. ENGLISH HISTORY: TUDOR PERIOD (1 reel) -The growth of the national state under the dynamic Tudors is treated in this film, with a special examination of the reign of Queen Elizabeth and the tise of England as a leading world power. $50 B & W-$100 Color. 0>her Htlat in the World History Series, listed in historical chronology, ore: Our Inheritance from the Past Ancient World Inheritance Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt Our Inheritance from Historic Greece Ancient Greece Ancient Rome The Medieval World The Meaning of Feudolism The Mohammedan World: Beginnings ond Growth The Renaissance Age of Discovery: Spanish and Portuguese Explorations The Meaning of the Industrial Revolution Plan now to add Coronet's complete World History Series to your permanent film library . . . for repeated use in social studies classes. Each is closely correlated to your curiiculum. For full information on the Coronet World History Series, or the individual titles of your choice, write to: Coronet Films Dept. ES Coronet Building Chicago 1, Illinois anuary, 1 954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. Better Learning." The keynote ad- dress will be given by Dr. Maurice F. Seay, Dean of the School of Education, University of Chicago. Among other participants will be Dr. James W. Brown, immediate past president of DAVI, and your D.-XVI executive sec- retary. DEEP IN THE HEART OF -We have known for two years that things were happening in Texas, but didn't realize just how much has happened until we took part in the Texas Audio- Visual Instruction Directors Associa- tion Conference at Lubbock early last October. Under the leadership of pres- ident Ernie Tiemann and with the aiding and abetting of a host of other strong Texas leaders, the newly formed TexAVID is off to a powerful slart. The chief matter discussed at the con- ference was the development of an effective statewide audio-visual pro- gram. Preliminary plans developed by State Director Hugh Proctor with the help of a large number of state lead- ers were given thorough study during the three days of the conference and numerous suggestions for improve- ment were made. We confidently predict that with the head of steam we see being devel- oped by us Texas folks (we were hon- ored by being made a naturalized Citizen) one of the finest state pro- grams in the nation can be developed, a program that has widespread sup- port throughout the state and the strong support of the State Superin- tendent of Public Instruction. Chairman of this well-planned con- ference was Horace Hartsell, of Texas Technological College. New officers of TexAVID for 1953- 54 are: Ernie Tiemann, Director, Vis- YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS IT 1954 DAVI CONVENTION March 2- 5 Hotel Morrison, Chicago WATCH FOR A COMPLETE OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAM IN THE FEBRUARY EDUCATIONAL SCREEN ual Instruction Bureau, University of Texas, re-elected president; Horace Hartsell. Texas Tech, vice-president; Wiley E m b r y, Dallas Independent School District, secretary; and Hugh Proctor, Audio-Visual Consultant for the Texas Education Agency, treas- urer. New directors are: Ben Holland, University of Texas; W. W. Farrar, Director of Research for Ellis Public Schools; Marion England, Coordinator of Audio-Visual Services, Corpus Christi Public Schools; and Rex Shel- lenberger. Director of Audio-Visual Services, Hill County Public Schools. UTAH RE-DRAFTS. The big job of the Utah Audio-Visual Instructors and Directors during the past year was to redraft their constitution to fit the needs and purposes of the organiza- tion. The revised constitution was ac cepted at their recent annual meeting. The following new officers have been chosen: Merrill B. Hill, presi- dent; Dorothy Anderson, vice-presi- dent; A. Leroy Urry, secretary-treas- urer. Dr. Morris A. Shirts, the im- mediate past president, is now the new second vice-president. Some of the projects for the coming year are a membership drive, publica- tion of a monthly bulletin to the schools describing coming educational radio and television programs, and the writing of a brief history of AVID of Utah. jhor zBetter teaching . . . LONG TERM LEASES ^>R novo aval ilaU e on. 16mm FILMS (COIOR BY TECHNlCOLOR)l _^^ Disney's years ol experience, "know- how", and production iacilities combine to give you the very best in teaching films . . . EVERY SECOND PACKED WITH USEFUL INFORMATION. Each film aptly fits specific curriculum areas with many secondary uses. We suggest the following AWARD WINNINC* films: -^ SEAL ISLAND (27 min.) Authentic life cycle of fur-bearing seals filmed on the Pribilof Islands. A Disney TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE. ■^ MOTOR MANIA (7 min.) Ttie appalling change in the average person when he becomes the driver of an automobile. ■^ HISTORY OF AVIATION (18 min.) Documentary of pioneer aviation. 'List of awards available upon request. The.. '.''^;; °ras- THE If contemplating leasing, terile IMMEDIATELY to reserve your preview prints, (supply limited) WALT DISNEY PROD. 16 MM. DIV. DIPT. 1 at. SEE fOUB' • BURBANK, CALIF. Coming Events I1Vj/(7( for the "Guide to Films ; Human Relations," which will be pii lished by DAVI in cooperation wii the Human Relations Institute of New | York University and the Anti-Defain < tion League of B'nai B'rith. Editor of the Guide is Ed Schofii i assistant supervisor, Department Libraries, Visual Aids, and Radii. Board of Education, Newark, Ni u Jersey. Project manager is Irene C\ ■ pher, of New York University. Eai li DAVI member will receive a copy "I the Guide and it will also be availal. for purchase at a nominal price. 1 lowing the pattern set in the earlii i "Guide to Films in Economic Ediii ;i tion," the new guide will not only giM a brief summary of the content of filii^ and filmstrips listed, but will also ^i an objective appraisal of each. Walch for the most important sin<;li DAVI publication up to the present time — "Planning Schools for the 1 -i of Audio-Visual Materials, No. 3, '1 Audio-Visual Instructional Maten Center." This brochure expresses basic philosophy concerning the pl.i of instructional materials in a modci )i school program and suggests facilii required for housing basic functiii It will be from 60 to 70 pages m length and will include approximat< 1\ 60 illustrations. If you are a DA\ I member, you may already have u ceived your copy by the time you rt nl this — or it will soon arrive. Watch for an illustrated article "n "How to Make a Tape Recording which will appear in the Febnim issue of the "NEA Journal." 1 ' article was prepared by Leo Martii of Boston University, Division of Coni munication, and Kelsey Sweatt. In Charge. Office of Audio-Visual .\i.U Massachusetts State Department • il Education. It is designed to help ilu classroom teacher. More People and Places FLOYDE BROOKER is now deep' in the heart of a four months' audio- visual training program for education officers from seventeen different Latin^ .American countries. The training course is being given in Puerto Rico under the sponsorship of the Puerto Rican government. His address: Apt. A, Stop 10"/2, 619 Ponce de Leon, Santurcc, Puerto Rico. From Mrs* Brooker we hear that Floyde is ex- tremely pleased with the intelligence and the energy of the members of the group with whom he is working. Even the time-honored "siesta" lias fallen victim to the enthusiasm of the group so that the latest word is that Floyde is not sure whether he is working thd group to death or they are working; him to death! 10 Educational Screen TOM L. BURDICK, of East Aurora Schools, New York, has developed a fine little projectionist's pin that is given as an award to student projec- tionists who complete a prescribed period of service in the schools of East Aurora. Why not write him about the design of his pin if you are considering something of this nature for your own school system? BOYD LINDROP, who is audio- visual coordinator for the South Gate High School in Los Angeles, came by for a visit during the course of a 20,000 mile coast-to-coast and north-to- south "Sabbatical" tour of the nation. Boyd, a former assistant to Dean Mc- Clusky at U.C.L..\., has visited audio- visual centers in scores of cities and universities during the course of his trip. His general report is that audio- visual is decidedly looking up. Every- where, everybody is expanding pro- grams or planning for expanding pro- grams. Like most of the rest of us, lie was especially impressed with the ex- tent of the facilities for St. Louis schools and for the Cleveland schools. ROBERT PAULSON has been ap- pointed director of Audio-Visual Edu- cation at Iowa State Teachers College during the absence of Wally Gjerde while he completes work on a doctorate at the State University of Iowa. Inci- dentally, Wally is the one who takes the part of the school principal in the new DAVI film, Audio-Visual School Service Plan. MEL RIZZIE, head of the audio- visual division of the Silver-Burdett Publishing Company, reports that this division has been discontinued as a separate division. A company decision to limit the amount of future produc- tion of audio-visual materials was re- sponsible for this change. Teacher Education D.WI recommendations for an eval- uation schedide for audio-visual edu- cation in teacher education institutions were placed before the American Asso- ciation of Colleges for Teacher Edu- cation at a conference December 13. Representing DAVI at the conference were Bill Fulton, co-chairman of the D.WI National Committee on Teacher Education, and Ann Hyer, assistant secretary of the Department. If ac- cepted by the AACTE for inclusion among the criteria which are used in accrediting teacher education institu- tions, the DAVI proposals will repre- sent the greatest single step that has been made in recent years to secure adequate recognition of the need for emphasis on audio -visual materials and methods in teacher education in- stitutions. A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR JANUARY 14-16— Stote Conference of the Audio-Visual Education Associotion of California, Santo Roso, Calif. JANUARY 15-16 — Educational Film Library Association Eastern Regional Meeting, Carnegie International Center, 345 E. 46th St., New York, N. Y. Theme: Exploring the Audio-Visual World. JANUARY 21-23 — Notional Audlo- Visuol Association Mid-Winter Confer- ence, Hotel Buena Vista, Biloxl, Miss. JANUARY 29-30 — Annual Winter Meeting, Oregon Audio-Visual Associa- tion, Oregon State College, Corvallis, Ore. Topic; "Preparation of Hand - Mode Audio-Visual Teaching Aids by Class- room Teachers." FEBRUARY 1 — Audio-Visual Work- shop for Library School Faculties, Hotel Morrison, Chicago, Immediately before Midwinter Conference of the American Library Association. Advance registration requested. Send $1 registration fee to: Irving Liebermon, School of Librarionship, University of California, Berkeley 4, Calif. FEBRUARY 13-18 — American Asso- ciation of School Administrators National Convention, Atlantic City, N. J. MARCH 2-5 — Department of Audio- Visual Instruction 1954 Convention, Hotel Morrison, Chicago, III. MARCH 7-12 — Association of Su- pervision and Curriculum Development Convention, Los Angeles, Calif. (One- day regional meeting of the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction on March 6.) A NEW HIGH IN QUALITY THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FILMSTRIPS This vital anci authentic series of 30 documentary filmstrips, based largely upon source material, (hpicts our Nation's stirring rise to a position of world leadership. Enthus-iastically acclaimed by visual education specialists, teachers, librarians and historians, THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FIL.VISTRIPS are a contribution of top importance to the filmstrip as a tool of instruction. Each of the following .SO imits will be accompanied by a fidly-illustrated Teacher's Guide: * 1. The Story of the American Indian * 2. European Explorers Discover a New World * 3. Spain Establishes a Great Empire * 4. The Rise and Fall of New France * 5. The English Colonies in North America * 6. Life in Colonial America * 7. Patriots and Minutemen * 8. The Thirteen Colonies Win Independence * 9. Free Americans Establish a New Nation *10. The Young Nation and Foreign Affairs 20. 21. *11. *12. Westward to the Mississippi Winning the Far West 22. 23. l-i. Early Americans on the High Seas 24. 14. Cialifornia, Texas and the Mexican War 2.5. 1.5. Slavery and the War Between the States 26. 27. Hi Union and Reconstruction 28. 17. The .^ge of Reform 29. 18. Farmer, Rancher and Cowboy 30. 19. Communication in the United States Write immediately for descriptive circular Transportation in the United States The Growth of .\merican Education The Story of American Sport The .American Spirit in Literature 1 he Story of .Vmerican Painting The .American Spirit in .Architecture The Story of Iron and Steel The Story of Coal, Oil and Uranium 1 he Story of the Factory The Growth of .American Democracy The Rise of .America as a World Power YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FILM SERVICE 386 Fourth Avenue * I nits 1-6 ready now; Units 7-12 ready very soon; Units 13-30 in preparation New York 16, N. Y. January, 1954 11 EDUCATIONAL SCREEN— The Audio-Visual Magazine January, 1954 THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN presents A FREE FILM FESTIVAL STATE FAIR — DAILY "New Woys of Seeing": ART FILMS on subjects ot interest to clubs, churches, schools, and community, -''means films of appeal to children. PROGRAM SATURDAY (adventure) 10:00-1:00 *Pen Point Percussion (invention) '^'Age of Exploration (filmstrip) ^Nonook of the North (classic feature) ^Pacific 231 (trains and music) The Quiet One (57 intense minutes) 2:00-4:00 *5peclol Cartoon Passion for Life ( outstanding French feature — 85 min.) ^A City Sings (choral music) SUNDAY (fellowship) 10:00-1:00 Creation According to Genesis *One God — The Ways We Worship Him Fro Angelico at Son Marco ( 3 very beautiful films for religious and in- spirational use) The High Woll (human relations) «A Garden We Planted Together (UN) The Children (UN) The River (brilliont documentary) 5:00-8:00 *Cartoon And So They Live (education) ='•= Instruments of the Orchestra =<=UN Screen Magazine (action report) Passion for Life (starts at 6:30) '■'Boundary Lines (discussion material) MONDAY (using all arts in films) 10:00-11:00 Rhythm of Africa (arts, crafts, dance) ^Images from Debussy (music and vision) *The Loon's Necklace ( perfect story- telling) TUESDAY (other lands ond ways) 10:00-11:00 ^Peiping Family (modern China) Film on South America The River (a section of the USA) WEDNESDAY (Women's Day: education & community) 9:30-10:15 *Cartoon Understanding Children's Drowings ^Kinescope ITV program) — Through the Enchonted Gate: Point a Picture of Sounds The Living Gallery THURSDAY (Governor's Day: New York State) 10:00-11:00 =>lt Takes Everybody to Build This Lond (Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown) ^Corning Gloss Center ^Nature's Half Acre (garden film) FRIDAY (meeting exciting people) 10:00-11:00 Come for a surprise. Meet an artist, a musician, see a sculptor work. SATURDAY (strictly for fun) 10:00-11:00 '^Fiddle De Dee *Cartoons 1:00-4:00 Repeat showings of films by request and occording to popularity (Ed. Note: To find rental sources for films in this list, consult a 16mm film catalog or your local J 6mm film dealer.) The AAUW finds & uses IW WAYS OF by BARBARA CHAPIN LAST YEAR at the New York State Fair, visitors met Madeleine and Henry Moore; visited San Marco, and rode the Pacific 231. They ex- plored the north with Nanook, and the world of Nature's Half Acre. They toured the Corning Glass Center, and saw their own countryside pictured in It Takes Everybody to Build This Land. Art on 16nim films! What does it mean to the growth of our national culture? Stressing art as a manner of express- ing what you wish to say in the most effective way, the American Associa- tion of University Women has selected films for various study groups and programs which, although listed as "art," are pertinent to international relations, social studies, fellowship: the various AAUW interest fields. What does this do? It shows the fine art film to "non-art" people. Thus a group of women intensely interested in school programs will be interested in a fihn like Understanding Chil- dren's Draiuings. It tells them some- thing about child training. .\t the same time, almost unconsciously, they awake to the importance of art train- ing. This is good for children, good for the future of art, and also good for art film rentals. Believing every State Fair needs art in some form, the New York State Division of AAUW offered to run a preview Film Festival as part of the program ih the Women's Build- ing. With the help of the Syracuse Educational Film Library and many independent companies, the commit- tee screened 35 topflight "art" films for an estimated 5,000 people. The people who came were people from farms and rural communities; people who drifted in to "free movies" and stayed; people who read flyers and came at the time listed to see The Qtiiet One and One God: teachers who spent part of their final day of vacation previewing Boundary Lines: people who remarked, "I don't know anything at all about this United Miss Chapin is State Arts Chairtnan of the Neiv York Division of the American Association of University Women. Nations business. Guess this is as good a time as any to find out something," and went in to sit through a complete showing of The Children. There were youngsters who laughed at Gerald McBoing Boing, and gazed wide-eyed at children like themselves singing and dancing, or hungry and neglected, as in And So They Live and The River. There were children who thought Georgie and the Dragon "was the funniest picture I ever sawed," and nurses who wondered wliether Madeleine could be used to prepare a child for a hospital experience. There was an army MD, looking for ways to help his "psyc" patients. He came several days and remarked about The High ]Vall and the UN films especially. There were theo- logical students, and ministers, and women in church work, who spoke their gratitude for guidance to films of real inspirational value, such as Creation According to Genesis, and Fra Angelico at San Marco. WAS IT A SUCCESS? As entertainment, yes. It did not compete in numbers attracted with the auto races and the midway, but it did not try. The auditorium was almost always filled. In some cases, the same people came time and again to see specific films or to request re- screenings. As education, yes. Individuals went away with new concepts and ways of education — direct, as in Passion for Life, the Screen Magazines, and The Family Circus; indirect, as in Peiping ■ Family. They learned a great deal | about "art," and its appeal and joy | and excitement. But this was onlv part of the plan. Upstairs was a "Resource Center" — a place where peo])le who came to see the films could find out how to get them and use them. The informa- tional display itself was a fresh ex- perience in seeing; museum tech- , iiicjues were used to provide back- ground for the display of materials, especially designed by George Rimak, director of ".Artmobile" (see cut on facing jjage). The Resource C:enter and its services were announced during screenings and tliose interested were invited to come and ask questions. They did. 12 Educational Screen IVliere do we get these films? When snineone asked this question, we ar- I ranged lor catalogs to be mailed di- ' rectly by each company to the ' interesteci person, thus establishing permanent ties between user and source of supply. How can we use these best? Infor- mation on community and group film programs and use was available from tJie Educational Film Library Associa- tion and the Film Council of America. Where can we find this kind of film, and how do we knoiu it will be good unless we can see it? Books, such as "Ideas on P'ilms" and "Films on Art," lists of books on films, various maga- zines and other publications with film reviews were displayed. Evaluation services and preview privileges were discussed and "The Educational Film Guide" was explained. Members of the AAUW Syracuse Branch, Mrs. Gilfether, State AAUW President, from Elmira, Mrs. Vander- vort. Chairman of the State Fair Pro- gram, and Mrs. Turk, Education Chairman, both of Ithaca, asked passers-by: "Would you like informa- tion on 16mm films and other ways of bringing art to your community?" What other ways? Slides and film- strips were suggested. .Again on hand were catalogs and samples of fine art slides, demonstration filmstrips, and materials on where to get all of these. ]Ve have no projection equipment. What can we do? .\rt catalogs, list- ings of touring shows from museums and from the .American Federation of Arts, and special reproduction mate- rials were available. "The .\rt Index" was at hand so hostesses, all experi- enced in educational work, could ex- plain how it can be used in locating materials and techniques for use. Then the hostes,ses showed art ma- terials and information for study and action programs which A.\UW sends from national and state headquarters, and told of local branch programs in the arts. The artwork used is so exciting that one woman, finding the booth unattended in a slack moment, took with her one of the national publica- tions on display. She left her name with our neighbor who was keeping watch, saying, "I must have this for my school. Have them let me know if I owe anything or must send it back." One school will see drawings by Matisse this fall! "Know and U.se Your .Art Re- sources," read the exhibit. Next to the resource materials was a projec- tion showing slides of programs and exhibits in many of the New York State Museums. Just to see the ex- terior of our great institutions was exciting. ".Some day I'll visit some of those," said one boy about eleven years old. "I read about them, and I take art. Someday I'll see one really." ART-ON-WHEELS Until that day, what? The Center featured the "Artmobile." .As you stepped toward the small model, a machine began to talk about what this is: "A museum-on-wheels: a serv- ice for the schools, and later for the communities. .A museum for every section of our State. Original works of art, going out, just as books go into the country in a Bookmobile." Fhe .Artmobile is sponsored by the New York State Art Teachers Asso- ciation, supported by AAUW. It is somewhere between a dream and real- ity — a pioneer venture. Not too long ago it was a dream and a pioneer ad- venture for Flaherty to think he could make a film of people as they normally live. Today, Nanooh stands proof against all time of his vision. Some- day when Artmobiles operate through- out the country, providing all areas with museum opportunities, it will be hard to remember the year it was just a model at State Fair, just a plan in the minds of a fervent few. But do the shadow and the real conflict? Without the real, there can be no shadow. .Art films will be the strongest single supplement to the .Artmobile program. Films, slides, film- strips, and reproductions will be used many times to each single visit by the museum-on-wheels. Experience teaches us all that once we have seen the original, we are more eager to learn about it than when we see it first in some form of reproduction. If proof is needed of this, one had only to watch the people at the Fair exhibit, who stood through an entire cycle of the museum slides, pointing out build- ings and works they knew: "That's a bowl by Marian Fosdick. I know her." "That's the Rochester Museum. I've been there several times." These are all new ways of seeing: modern developments which use our technical know-how to make the treas- ures and travels and special vision of rare persons available to people every- where. If we use these, what riches can develop in our cidtural life! Do we need resource centers in the state and at the national level? AAUW thinks we do. Quality materials suf- fer from lack of mass distribution. It is not because public taste is so low. Rather it is that those people who would use fine materials so often do not know how to reach them. It is because we have not yet reached a vast rural audience whose interest in basic excellence is as great and sin- cere as any other audience and whose eagerness to learn now goes unsatis- fied all too often. "These are all new ways of seeing: modern developments which use our technical know-how to moke the treasures and travels and special vision of rare persons available to people everywhere. If we use them, what riches con develop in our cultural life!" ARTMOBILE IN VIRGINIA. Like the state of New York, the state of Virginia too has on Artmobile — an art museum mounted on a specially designed aluminum Fruehauf trailer. The trailer unit was financed by Miller & Rhoods, Inc., as a public service ond the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs is furnishing funds to operate the mobile museum on its state-wide tour to bring the best of art to town squares, school and church yards, to roped-off streets — wherever it can best serve Virginia communities. 13 Waukegan schools know What Teachers Like ABOUT A Visual Iids Program by O. L. DETWILER MATERIAL is well chosen, films are in good repair, delivery of ma- terial is dependable, films and filmstrips are recent, material is avail- able when it is needed, ordering materials is simple, there is a mini- mum of "red tape" . . . These are a few of the comments Waukegan, Illinois, teachers make about their Visual Aids Department. Of course all statements were not so compli- mentary when teachers filled out ques- tionnaires to help evaluate and im- prove the visual aids program; but those comments that were not com- plimentary generally pertained to the lack of sufficient materials and to the need for more suitable conditions for the projection of films and filmstrips, and not to the general organization and administration of the program. The building of a visual aids library in the Waukegan elementary school system actually began only seven years ago when the writer was placed in charge of the project and allowed a budget of §1,500 for the purpose of purchasing and renting materials. None of this money was necessary for the purchase of motion picture pro- jectors, filmstrip projectors, or screens. This equipment had been provided by the Parent-Teacher .Associations in the schools. Neither was this money used for the darkening of rooms; the business office considers that expendi- tures for the preparation of classrooms for instruction should come from the building fund. With this modest beginning the library was started and a few films and filmstrips were purchased at once; however, during the first few years a larger part of the money was used for the rental of films. After two years the appropriation for the Visual Aids Department was increased to $2,500, where it has remained for the Mr. Detwiler is principal of the Greenwood Ele- mentary School in Wau- kegan, Illinois and Direc- tor of Visual Aids for the Waukegan City Schools. last five years. With this relatively small appropriation (less than 60 cents for each pupil enrolled), the district has been able to accumulate a library of 245 reels of sound motion pictures, 977 filmstrips, 22 other items, and the necessary filing cabi- nets, repair and cleaning equipment, and printed forms for the operation of the library. The library serves 4,700 children in 170 classrooms in 12 buildings. The fact that the amount of money appropriated was small was in no way a detriment to a good start in developing the program. When one has little money to spend, he must be more selective in spending it; only the best material can be purchased. This helped to build the feeling among the users that the "material is excellent," which in no way discour- ages teachers from using "something new." Not only has the library grown with res]3ect to the number of items it con- tains, but it has had an even greater growth in use. During the 1952-53 school term 3,241 items were checked out of the library, each item to be used in a building for a period of one week. The library keeps no record of the number of times an item is used during the week it is checked out, but it is known that many teachers use the material more than once. During the 1951-52 term, 2,433 items were checked out; 1,958 items were used during the 1950-51 term. During the last two years the use of the library has increased 65% while the number of items in the library has increased only 38%. The more rapid increase in use of materials can be attributed to three causes: (1) Teach- ers in general are becoming more aware of the value of visual materials; (2) there has been a growth in the size of the teaching staff; and (3) each year the quality of material offered for sale seems to be better. TEACHERS SELECT MATERIALS The operation of the Visual .Aids Library was based upon the follow- ing principles which have proved highly satisfactory to the teachers: (I) Material must be carefully selected. Classroom teachers preview all material before it is purchased for the purpose of evaluating it in terms of instructional value. This preview- ing is not done by a special viewing committee meeting at certain speci- fied times; instead it is done in the classroom in the presence of pupils. Teachers say that by observitig the reactions of their pupils, they are better able to evaluate material. A very simple evaluation form is filled out and a final rating is given. With our limited funds we are able to pur- chase only those items receiving the highest rating. Teachers volunteer to do the previewing, which does not A special chart shows Waukegan's new teachers just how the visual aids program works. Left to right: Visual Aids Director Detwiler and three Hyde Park School teach- ers— Shirley Blumenfeld, Jeanne Hanson, ond Nancy Nolan. 14 Educational Screen I interfere mutli with regular school I work since one class may preview only ' one or two items a year. No doubt I teachers like the material better be- ' cause they select it. (2) Material must be easy for ■ teachers to secure and use. So-called "red tape" must be reduced to a \ minimum. Each building is sup- plied with a number of "postal order I forms," which teachers may use in re- requesting materials. These postal cards are pre-addressed to the library. The teacher merely fills in the infor- mation needed by the library in book- ing the material desired and drops the card in any postal collection box. Orders may also be placed by tele- phone, but since full time clerical help is not provided in the library, telephone calls are not always satis- factory. Besides, most telephone calls cost more than the price of a 2-cent postal card. All orders are confirmed and bookings are made so teachers will know wliether or not they will receive the material as recjuested. The method of ordering and booking of material has received more favorable comment from teachers than any other phase of the program. Altliough each principal functions as the building coordinator, the teach- ers order directly from the central library. The material ordered for use during the week is packed in boxes for delivery to the buildings. Two copies of the "booking slips" are in- closed; one is for the principal's use and the other is for the teachers who have ordered material. Practically lOO^i of the book work pertaining to the program is centered in the library. Clerical help is provided IJ/o days a week for the purpose of inspecting and checking in, booking, and pack- ing the supplies for delivery. (3) Material mxist be maintained in good condition. Nothing can dampen a teacher's enthusiasm more than to have a class all set, prelim- inary comments made, room darkened, and then find that the film is broken, or, as one teacher commented, "up- side-down, and backwards, or some- thing." All films are inspected and repaired if necessary each time they return to the library. They are not re-wound before they are sent back to the library since they can be re- wound and inspected in the library in one operation. Teachers are very helpful in inclosing notes in case there is something wrong with a film when it is returned. Once each year (during the summer months) all ma- terial is more thoroughly inspected, cleaned, and repaired. Material that is likely to cause trouble when used the next year is destroyed and re- placed. Friday afternoon rush hour in the Wau- kegan Visual Aids Library. Irma McNeill checks in all films and filmstrips used during the week, then packs up orders for Monday morning delivery. Most of the clerical work is done Thursday afternoon. (4) Teachers should be encouraged to use visual materials, but they should not be coerced into using them. One enthusiastic customer of the visual aids library can do much to advertise the department. Likewise, one per- son who has been "persuaded" to use the material can do the program much harm, and just the mere fact that she might have been coerced into using the material arouses a feeling of sym- ])athy from other teachers and pro- spective customers. We should all real- ize that there are diilerent ways to do a job well. Many of our teachers are doing excellent teaching jobs with lit- tle help from visual materials. (5) The Visual Aids Program should not increase the teacher's work. Too often teachers justly make the statement, "Whenever a new spe- cialist is added to the staff, it means more work for us." Opportunities for unlimited "extra work" are present in the visual aids department. Corre- lation committees in different grade and subject areas, evaluation commit- tees, previewing committees, build- ing committees, workshops and many other auxiliaries could be included in a visual aids program, but it is doubt- ful if they would have much real value. Teachers must realize, how- ever, that it requires work on their part to use visual materials properly.. They should also realize that their extra efforts are more than repaid by the extra results in learning on the part of the children. The visual aids department in Wau- kegan is by no means perfect; it is not even a goal for other school sys- tems to strive to reach. More and better material is needed; better fa- cilities for the projection of materials are necessary; and there is a lack of suitable facilities for training teach- ers to make better use of visual ma- terials. But the Visual Aids Depart- ment in the Waukegan Elementary School district is an example of an effective i>rogram that has been de- veloped within a few years without an elaborate budget and without a highly organized program. ''The Living City":Tool for Community Action The Living City movingly pictures the constant change going on in cities — for better but more often for worse. It shows that the cycle of growth, de- cay, and renewal too often bogs down at the point of renewal and analyzes some of the reasons why delays in re- construction give rise to "blight" areas. The 16mm film is available for rental through EBFilms libraries throughout the U. S. For more infor- FROM THIS mation about sale and rental, write Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Wil- A new 2r)-minute motion picture on „ ,„. , ' . mette, Ilhnois. urban decay and renewal was given its world premiere at the Surf Theatre in Chicago on December 3. Simul- taneous premieres were held in Wash- ington and New York. Titled "The Living City," the film was produced by Encyclopaedia Britan- nica Films under a grant from the Twentieth Century Fund and is based on the Fund's newly published study of urban renewal and city planning, "Renewing Our Cities," by Miles L. Colean. The film was made for EBFilms by Jolin Barnes. jq THIS January, 1954 13 A-V AT ALBANY STATE COLLEGE. A technician checks student- made slides to be put on display in the Medichrome view boxes shown on the table. The boxes, better known to X-ray technicians than to A-V directors, make excellent display boxes for slides. The 1-V Directur in the Small Teachers College What are his problems, how can he tackle them, how can he solve them? IN THE PAST DECADE a great many audio-visual aids have invaded the classroom as new tools to learning. These aids have met both criticism and praise. Some lazy dreamers have welcomed A-V to the classroom with the hope of reducing instruction to an eight-hour shift of adjusting ear- phones and manipulating dials. The tradition-bound skeptics maintain that A-V is a waste of the state's money and the teacher's time and is a poor and wrong incentive to the child. Individual case histories may be cited to support both points of view, but the weight of evidence makes it cer- tain that audio-visual methods of teaching are here to stay. Mr. Simmons is audio- visual coordinator at Al- bany State College in Albany, Georgia. For more about him, see his letter to the editor on page 6 of this issue. by R. H. SIMMONS The ever-widening use of audio- visual aids in the classroom and the conviction that training in the selec- tion, construction, and use of various teaching aids is fundamental to teach- ing competence have caused the teachers college to do much more than just show a few movies and term it "audio-visual education." Teachers colleges in many sections of the coun- try have recognized the need to make A-V a functional unit of their pro- grams. One solution has been to set up a small section and designate some- one as A-V director or co-ordinator. Small budgets have not permitted, in many instances, the employment of a full-time person or one with special training. The job has often been filled by someone already on the staff. It is difficult for many a director taking a new position under these conditions to grasp the philosophy underlying the program. He begins to ask him- self, "Has the A-V department been established merely to keep in step with other institutions having similar programs?" At this point let us look at the problems relating to the directors' program. Administrative problems have been given detailed analysis by McCluskyi, who systematically gath- ered his data from national surveys. Drawing from his data and from lim- ited personal experience, I prefer to group some of the administration problems of the audio-visual director into this broad framework: (1) General administration and op- erations (a) Philosophy of A-V within the college (1) President and faculty (2) Job qualifications (a) Basis of selection 'McClusky, F. Dean. ■•Problems of the Audio- Visual .Vlministralor." Audio-risual Adminhtra- Hon, Harcleroad and Allen. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co., igril, p. 7. 16 Educational Screen (3) Physical facilities and equipment (a) Basic equipment, supplies (b) Budgets, staff, etc. (4) Academic and instructional (a) Teaclier education a n d utilization of materials (5) Evaluation (a) Techniques of evaluation (6) Expansion and development (a) Suggestions for expansion ADMINISTRATION The first function of the coordina- tor will be to make the existing pro- gram work, to alter the one in opera- tion in such a manner that it will work, or to start an entirely new one. The expressed points of view of the ])resident and the faculty members can lielp set the philosophy behind the program, its objectives, and its func- tions. An audio-visual director recruited from the teaching ranks often feels a bit out of place because he has no special training for tliis particular work. The words of Dean Pxlwin A. Lee- of the University of California suggest some of the qualifications for the job. Lee said, "A-V administrators must be providers and encouragers, participators and users, evaluators and interpreters." The audio-visual director can do much to adjust himself to his duties by setting up an audio-visual com- mittee. In small colleges this com- mittee may represent a cross-section consisting of six faculty members and three students. If used expertly, it can be a cementing force to the program; it can serve also as a shock absorber. Good working relations with tlie mem- bers of this committee can prove a valuable asset to any director. ^I.cc, Edwin A. "rhc A(tminislr.itor's Role in Audio-Visual Instrutlion."* DAY I Conference f'roceediti^s. WashinRton, 1), C: Kept, of ,\udio- Visual InMrucIion, N.K.,\., 1949. p. 10. FACILITIE.S AND EQUIPMENT In facing the problem of equipment and physical facilities, the .\-V com- mittee can also be a source of help, but the real tips you need regarding equipment items will come from the salesmen who sell them. They are key people in the operation of your pro- gram; hence their judgment along with their friendship should be valued. Professional ethics will prevent you from making commitments about mod- els and preferred makes of equipment in the presence of company repre- sentatives. Casual remarks may de- stroy good working relations when the point of submitting competitive bids for an item of equipment arises. Much of what may be had in physi- cal facilities depends on the submitted and approved budget. In making out this very important instrument, sound judgment, good bookkeeping, and imagination are needed. Rough drafts can be drawn up from previous budg- ets and gone over in detail with the audio-visual committee before the final document is completed. The di- rector should keep a folder on all espe- cially good equipment information he has found in printed material and also a folder on needed equipment, materials, and siqiplies. Both folders will help him in planning the budget. TEACHER EDUCATION The problem of effective use of audio-visual aids by teachers at the college level is a problem of major concern to the director and one he cannot aflord to neglect. There are many techniques, of course, for en- couraging and improving teacher use of audio-visual aids. Some teachers will follow some of your suggestions; others will express interest but never do anytliing; many will conscientiously and enthusiasti- cally work with the program because they are really interested. In the long run, those who work because of inter- est will become the main arteries through which the program will be fed. A good in-service program for teachers who are interested enough to give an hour or so, preferably after school hours, can lead to improved use of A-V aids. Voluntary Saturday half-day workshops, if well planned with a variety of teaching tools, can accomplish good results. EVALUATION The director must also come to grips with the problem of evaluating the program. Neatly kept records of pictures shown, new equipment pur- chased, and filmstrips made give only one measure of the physical growth. There are many things to measure which do not lend themselves to quan- titative measurements. To what de- gree have the audio-visual aids im- proved learning? Has the learning process been accelerated by the use of various teaching aids? The kind of evaluation needed to answer questions of this kind can only be made indi- rectly and over a long period of time. Questionnaires and opinion polls may be of use to the director in mak- ing his evaluation. Schwartz^ has worked out a set of criteria which may be helpful in evaluation. A program should undergo continuous evaluation, and teachers should be encouraged to cooperate in such evaluation. EXPANSION Besides evaluating the program, the director is charged with the responsi- bility of stimulating its growth. To do this, he needs to keep in close contact ^Schwartz, John Charles, Jr. Evaluative Criteria for an Audio-Visual Instrurtional Program. Ou- liuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co., 1951), p. 39. More A-V of Albany State College. In-service teachers get training in how to operate projection equipment. Future teachers learn how to make hand- made lantern slides. A-V course student puts her term paper on tape for doss evaluation. January, 1954 17 with wliat is going on in the field through current literature, attending professional meetings, and carrying on some special project. The special projects or ideas listed here represent possible approaches to program development and enrichment. Experience may prove many of them useless to some, but to others they may be very worthwhile. (1) Establish and teach a course for the pre-sei-uiee teacher within your institution. The A-V director in the teachers college must be critically concerned with the amount and kind of audio- visual training future teachers are re- ceiving within his institution. The di- rector may get added incentive for setting up a functional course for teachers in the use of audio-visual ma- terials from an observation made by Corey.'* He says, "Most of the dangers involved in the use of audio-visual aids can be overcome by superior utili- zation practices. The greatest single problem is a result of the inadequate training of teachers." In most teachers colleges this intro- ductory audio-visual course is highly functional. De Kiefler's' study showed that 95% of the teacher training insti- tutions surveyed had some introduc- tory course designed to give the stu- dent functional information about sources, selection, and utilization of audio-visual materials along with some knowledge of equipment operation. If there is no course in the curricu- lum designed to develop teacher com- petence in the use of audio-visual aids, one should be started at once. As its nucleus it should have at least the fol- lowing broad objectives: (a) Systematic treatment of audio- visual techniques, methods, and ma- terials. (b) Opportunities for students to use audio-visual materials in super- vised teaching situations. There is little doubt that one will inevitably face the problem of pro- viding adequate equipment for class instruction. It stands to reason that it is better to limit the class enrollment and get started with what materials and equipment are available than to wait later until sufficient amounts are available. Following are suggested minimum essentials for adequate instruction for classes of thirty students. The absence •Corey, Stephen M. "Values and Hazards in Using Audio-Visual Materials." Using Audio- Visual Aids u'ltli Children. Washington, D. C: Assn. for Childhood Education, p. 10. ^.-iudio-Visual Materials of Instruction, 48th Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part 1. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1949, p. 96. of part of them, however, should not prevent classes from being set up. These suggestions represent the think- ing of the professional courses com- mittee of our Audio-Visual .Adminis- trative Conferences, 1947-1951. (A) Six sound projectors for in- structional and preview pur- poses to be common types used by the schools represented in the class. (B) Three to six filmstrip projec- tors, preferably combination filmstrip and 2x2 slide projec- tors. (C) Three slide machines. 1 overhead projector 3i4x4 2 314x4 slide projector 1 2x2 slide projector (D) One or two opatjue projectors. (E) One two - speed transcription player. (F) One recording machine (alter- nating the disc, tape recorder, and wire recorder during period of instruction). (G) One portable radio AM-FM. (H) Three screens and other avail- able surfaces. Wall screens of the same size. (I) Projector stands as needed. (J) One microphone. (K) One splicing machine. (L) One film editor. THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS... The modern way to reach any point on the map with- out leaving your classroom is through B. I. S. FILMS. The answer to any question about the peoples, customs, traditions, industries and general background of virtually any country on the map from Aberdeen to Zululand is only as far away as the excellent 16MM Sound films in our catalogue of Films. Ranging from entertaining color travelogues to up-to- the-minute instructive doc- umentary reports filmed to be suitable for classroom use, these films are an in- dispensable part of the teaching curriculum of every modern audio-visual minded American school today. Educational Screen (2) Develop a small Materials Cen- ter. The director can render a great service to the school directly and to the outlying areas served by the school by centering sources of free and inex- pensive audio-visual materials at some place within his section. These materials could represent con- tributions by students made as parts of laboratory assignments, such as lan- tern slides, posters, graphs, charts, models, felt cut-outs, etc. The center could contain a collection of radio transcriptions, equipment catalogs, references on all types of A-V ma- terial, film rental catalogs. Much of this material could be picked up by teachers on a loan basis. Many teach- ers have shown a desire to make use of audio-visual material but are not familiar with the sources for the kind of material they wish to use. This was clearly pointed out in reference to the use of films by elementary teachers by Mallison*": "The teachers in the ele- mentary schools would like to make use of films but are deterred by lack of equipment, lack of knowledge of films available, and the difficulty of obtaining these films when needed." ^Mallison, George G. The Use of Films in Elementary Science, Faculty Contributions Series II, No, 2. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Western Michigan Gollege of Ed., p. 2. (3) Set Up a consultative service to small rural schools. If the coordinator can find time to make periodic visits to nearby small towns and rural schools, he can do much to give the campus program a "shot in the arm." It stimulates good relations on the part of the communi- ties and the alumni of the school to know that you have a direct interest in their problems and are willing to give assistance. (4) Issue a printed bulletin to main- tain intra-school interest. Tlie faculty can be kept up to date about new film releases, articles of spe- cial interest, new books, etc. by the release of such a bulletin. (5) Start a movie night. The director will find that it is a wonderful boost to his program to show some of the best entertainment and informational films. (6) Plan an "audio-visual field day." This can be a novel and valuable experience if planned far enough in advance and if a variety of demonstra- tions are scheduled. (7) Hold "preview parties." In some small college communities there is a stiff feeling between the city teachers and those who live on the college campus. Preview parties bring together all parts of the teaching pro- fession along with members of the local community. (8) Keep the administration con- stantly informed as to how the pro- gram is developing. There is no harm — quite the con- trary — in keeping close working contact with the chief administrative officers of the college and especially the president. Exceptional pieces of work may be placed at good ob- servation points. Periodic charts showing the number and kinds of pic- tures and other aids used by all de- partments in the school may be help- ful if they reach the attention of the proper administrative officers. Regardless of the merit of any of the suggestions mentioned in the course of this article, success in the audio- visual field has been characterized by what Lemler and Leestma' call "Shirt- sleeve Administration," the kind of leadership that takes off its coat and gets things done by doing them. They have sunnned up a philosophy for all audio-visual directors: "The rolled-up sleeve will remain the hallmark of the contributing audio - visual director — by this sign ye shall know him. He is providing leadership by showing the way." 'I.emler, Ford I,, and Leeslma. Robert C. •Shirtsleeve Administration," EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, June, 195;). Vol. 32, No. 6. A PARTIAL LIST OF CLASSROOM FILMS Available from B. 1. S. for Sale or Rental lEPOIT ON HONG KONG ANTARCTIC WHALEHUNT CEYLON, THE NEW DOMINION CHALLENGE IN NIGERIA COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS. CYPRUS IS AN ISLAND lit, lete whaling expedition in Antorctica .West Indies customs, old ond new odern Singolese history ..Progress towords DAYBREAK IN UDI DRUMS FOR A HOLIDAY EL DORADO FALKLAND ISLANDS.. . Ceremoniols of the West Afrlcon Gold Coast ..The 3 faces of British Guiono ..Life in the islands around Antarctic FIGHT IN MALAYA ..Democracy vs Co FUTURE OF 1,000,000 AFRICANS.. unism in present day Molaya ..The natives of South Africo INTRODUCING EAST AFRICA ..The people and territories of East Africa JAMAICA PROBLEM ..A Coribbeon Colony progresses to self-government NEW ZEALAND, WORLD POWER PICTURE Of BRITAIN REPORT ON HONG KONG ROYAL SCOTLAND SNOWDONIA SO THIS IS LONDON STRUGGLE FOR OIL THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR THE WHITE CONTINENT ..Its government, education ond scenery ..An overall impression of Britain today ..The destiny of a stroteoic port Scotland in all the ..The mognificent scenery and people of Wales Life in the world's lorgest city Turbulent history of Ironion oil A visit to the middle European countries .An expedition to Queen Maud Land THE MODERN AMERICAN TEACHER KNOWS... There is no more effective way to teach than with films . . . particularly when they are augmented with the proper SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING TOOLS B. i. S. has available a large selection of PICTURE SETS FILM STRIPS BOOKS and PAMPHLETS all on subjects allied to those in its films, at very nominal cost (and in some cases free). Catalogues of these materials for class- room use as well as the film catalogue described at left will be sent free upon request to: BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK 20, N. Y. TURKEY-KEY TO THE MIDDLE EAST Janitary, 1954 19 How to make your programs easier to do, better to view ABCs OF COMMERCUL TV for lUClTORS by DON W. LYON IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, as an in- creasing number of television sta- tions go on the air, an increasing number of audio-visual specialists will be invited to produce educational pro- grams for those stations. Most of those programs will be broadcast over sta- tions that are: (1) In business to make money, (2) pressed by operating costs of §100 to §300 an hour, (3) chal- lenged by vigorous competition, (4) surviving only as they get sales results for sponsors, (5) and never relieved of the endless burden of program deadlines. It is the purpose of this article to help the audio-visual person under- stand some of the problems of the commercial station so that his own educational programs broadcast over that station will be both more effec- tive and more easily produced. USE A RIFLE Commercial broadcasting usually knows what it is doing. Commercial programs, if intelligently planned and produced, are aimed at the specific goal of satisfying a sponsor's particular requirements: To increase store traffic, publicize location, increase sales in a weak department, introduce a new product or package — any one of a dozen advertising goals. Such concise definition of purpose is equally necessary for the producer of serious, or educational, programs on commercial stations. Without such definition, neither the station pro- ducer nor the educator can bring to bear the full force of television. When all concerned know exactly what the objective of the program is, then every camera angle and visual used on the program contributes to that end. Think of your television program as being a single-shot rifle, as opposed to a shotgun. You have but one shot at any particular audience. Make sure it counts. If you do use the rifle tech- nique, you will automatically elimi- nate the frequent charge of vagueness hurled at educational programs. Mr. Lyon is Director of Television and Radio at the University of Roches- ter in Rochester, Neiv York. BROADCAST TIME Many times in your work with com- mercial stations, you will discover that the station has commitments to net- works and/or sponsors which prevent them from putting on your program at the time you would like. Before arguing with the station, or condemn- ing it, you in your own mind should know exactly at what audience your program is directed. A good program director will, with justification, expect you to know the age brackets, educa- tional and occupational status, etc., of the audience you are trying to reach. Yiom his experience, plus audience measurement studies, he will be able to tell you whether or not the audi- ence in which you are interested is (1) available (that is, can watch) and (2) is apt to watch your program in com- petition with others. It is unrealistic to assume that in the markets of the future, you will have no competition. Those days are gone forever. The ques- tion you must really answer, then, provided it is agreed that the desired audience is "available," is whether your program might attract a sizable section of the audience that otherwise might not be watching television or whether it must pull its audience away from other programs on other stations. IN THREE PARTS This tripartite question of provok- ing "new" tune-in, pulling audience away from other stations, or merely "holding" the audience already there is one of a station's most challenging problems. For the audio-visual educa- tion person, it is further complicated by the lack of control he has over some of the most important factors determining how a station shall pro- gram — i.e., newspaper tie-ins, promo- tion budgets, network affiliation, and available "star" talent. In all fairness, then, remember that an educational program or series can't be separated from the station's total programming policy. If, however, after a thorough and h o nest evaluation of the available audience, competition and program adjacencies, you still believe that the purpose of your program cannot be fulfilled at the time offered by the station, then it is far better to develop 20 a new series whose objective can be fulfilled in the available time than it is to tilt at the windmill. Not unexpectedly, the whole ques- tion of audience size is one of the most debatable you will face in working with commercial stations. If it is to survive, the station must think in terms of mass audience, since without it, television's cost per thousand homes is high. The station may ask you, therefore, to set the level of your pro- gram nearer to a common denomina- tor than you had originally intended. This is a hard — and explosive — deci- sion to make. It is better to err on the side of simplicity, however, for what may to the faculty person seem ele- mentary is often to the audience elemental. The producer's most help- ful self-analysis here is to ask himself: Does my program have pertinence, relevance, meaning and worth for my intended audience? If the answer is yes, then audience size tends to take care of itself. PERSONNEL In some of the stations in which you'll be working, the technical crew, announcers and producers will belong to a union(s). This need be no prob- lem. Learn and abide by union regu- lations on preparation of visual ma- terial, performance personnel, credits, movement of props, use of sound ef- fects, etc. Give your instructions to the station's, producer-director; he will relay them to the proper personnel. Whether the station is unionized or not, this rule is a good one, for the compartmentalized responsibilities of television demand smooth teamwork under one boss. Explain to your own faculty person- nel what the union regulations are; advise them to remember those rules when working at the station. Check with the station on the use of faculty personnel on a series basis. In some instances, particularly if the faculty person is acting as a moderator or emcee, the union may bring up the question, "Is this man a specialist in the field in which he is broadcasting, or is he replacing a station an- nouncer?" .Again there are too many ramifications to allow full discussion of this problem here. The safest thing to do is to check thoroughly with tht Educational Screen ^ta[lOIl ill ;i(l\;iiKe and avoid trouble (from the beginning. In selecting your performance per- )f sonnel. look for those faculty people I who have strong personalities, who are I flexible and can make adaptations for I the medium, and finally those who ! seem to be the most effective teachers I in the classroom. REHEARSALS j \Vhen you remember that a com- j mercial station has an operating ex- pense of at least $50 or §100 for an hour of camera rehearsal, the need for thorough preparation in advance of rehearsal becomes obvious. Your per- sonnel should be thoroughly dry-run i before reaching the station. They should know where they are to be on stage at all times during a program, what movements they are to make, what visuals they are going to use, when and how they are to use them, and how much time each topic unit of the program should take. With this much advance preparation, the camera time becomes, as it should, a rehearsal for the director, camera men and crew. Obviously, this cannot be done without careful work on your part. Get copies of the station's floor plans, acquaint yourself with the conven- tional symbols used, and thoroughly plot out your program set-wise and shot-wise on paper before going to the station. This may seem like a great deal of work, but that's what televi- sion is. VISUAL AIDS In the facilities available for the use of visual material, all stations differ. The only way in which the producer, working from the outside as the audio- visual specialist would be doing, can determine what visuals should be used on the show is for him to talk to direc- tors, projectionists, camera men and producers. Learn the station's recjuire- ments for transparencies, opaques, studio cards, strip visuals, photographs, maps, charts and all the other devices you are likely to use. In almost all cases, the station knows from bitter experience what will and what won't work; and what you as an audio-visual specialist might believe is the best de- vice may, because of the peculiarities of television, turn out to be less than effective. CONTENT The questions of content and for- mat have probably caused more argu- ments between station and educator than all other problems put together. By now, it is safe to say that any con- tent area, given enough thought and time, can be turned into an interesting show. Some, like the sciences, are easier to present than others, like philosophy. But incisive thinking plus hard digging for the material will al- ways produce an interesting program in any field. In this instance, therefore, the audio-visual person, if he has done his job well, should have the final say on program content. FORMAT On format, however, the station's recommendation is likely to be sounder. Either through actual prac- tice or observation of network pro- grams, the station in almost every case will be familiar with any format you might bring in and will know both the advantages and disad- vantages of that type of presentation. The format which comes closest to achieving the purpose of the program is the one you should use, naturally. But in too many instances, because of the faculty personnel with whom you have to work, this is an ideal that can't be achieved. In attempting to develop novel formats, keep in mind that the networks have tried out many of them. This does not mean that you should avoid unusual presentation de- vices, but rather ask yourself if your program gives the audience an oppor- tunity to compare it with a similar device used on the network. If this is the case, then keep in mind that the network almost always can bring to any unusual format far more effective and smooth production than can any educational broadcaster. SUMM.^RY In conclusion, the problems of a commercial station that influence the relationships between station and edu- cational institution can best be sum- marized by: "costs," "audience," and "survival." Any program that you bring into the station, therefore, must be evalu- ated not only from the standpoint of your own educational standards but also from the point of view of these three words. Your planning must be as efficient as possible to keep pro- grarri costs to a minimum. You must honestly face the challenge of compe- tition for your audience, and you must understand that to survive, a program must help the station achieve its objectives — even educational pro- grams. If these points are kept in mind, many of the production problems will iron themselves out and eventually cease to be problems. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ON TV. At left, Dr. Glenn Wlltsey, Chairman of the Department of Government, explains steps that a tax bill follows through Congress on University Open House program titled "Conflicts in Congress." At right. Dr. Lincoln D. Confield, Professor of Spanish, demonstrates joi-olai on "Entertoinment Running" program during the I 3-week language series, "Spanish Today." January, 1 954 21 by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN UShurch m\m LIVE WITH a film by RUTH L. KILGORE* It was in summer vacation school. A group of eleven-year-old Juniors were about to see a motion picture. Birthday Party. When Archie came in, he was some- what downcast. I asked the trouble. He said that he had hurt Sam's feel- ings, but didn't mean to. Sam trailed him, in a neutral kind of mood. Sensing an opportunity, I said, "Well, boys, how about helping me with our new film. Birthday Party?" I shared Archie's and Sam's prob- lem with the group, and with it as a basis, we got rigiit into a discussion of personal relationships. Then I ex- plained that our film would help us see right into these relationship prob- lems. I told them about the film, omitting the final scenes. This, I hoped, would whet their interest and concentrate their attention. Now we listed on the blackboard the questions which we wanted to concentrate upon as we saw the film: Hoxu did the neiu girl help the others in the class? How did the brother help the new girl? Where did the teacher of the class make a mistake? How did the gossipy girl hurt everyone and herself? Then we invited the mothers to come, and a few responded. They saw the film with the class and remained for the discussion following the film. Several participated in the discussion. I hinted that this discussion could be continued in the home by the parents and the children. Later I had reports that such discussion had taken place. In class session the following day, there was further discussion to air ideas and clarify some misunderstand- ings. In other sessions we discussed the meaning of the film, and some rather subtle understandings grew from simple beginnings. After three weeks, in which many activities were carried out, we could list the follow- bepartmcnt ing as some of tiie important "under- standings" we had arrived at: The film is a story about feelings. Such things as happened in the film can happen any time. No one intended to hurt any one, but people did get hurt just the same. Everyone in the film had a problem to work on, even the older people. The problem of being a good neigh- bor continues right through life. Jesus is everyone's friend and teacher. If we are aware of His presence, being a good neighbor ivill be easier. ]Ve are happier when we are good neighbors. Our living with the film and learn- ing from it took us into certain activi- ties which were scattered along through the three weeks. The group acted out scenes from • Director of Audio-Visual Education, Second Baptist Church, Germantown, Pa. the film. The members of tlie class explained to their parents and friends wliat they were doing in the school. We learned thoroughly the story of the film. We made charts: "How We Help Our Friends" and "What Each One in the Film Had to Work on to Be a Better Person and Neighbor." And last, each one worked out an original prayer, and these prayers were used later on in the closing pro- gram of the vacation school. Fhrougli all this activity, growth in the children could be observed. I learned it from the parents, too, who had tilings to tell about the new in- sights and ideas their children got out of tlie film study. I believe that the outcomes achieved were made pos sible because we did more than just show the film — we lived with it. In this way films can become a part of the experience by which children grow and learn. NEW RESOIRIE GUIDE When the Division of Christian Education (DCE) of the National Council of Churches (NCC) holds its annual meeeting in Cincinnati in February 1954, the Department of .\udio-Visual and Radio Education (DAVRE) will have very significant news for the annual dinner of the Visual Education Fellowship (VEF), a nation-wide fellowship of local and national leaders in the field of visual education. The good news for every local church, every pastor, every di- rector of religious education, every A-V committee chairman, every coun- cil of churches executive, etc., will be that the ".\udio - Visual Resource Guide" is now available. This unique, comprehensive, and invaluable Resource Guide came into being througli cooperation at the top levels as well as the grassroots, but the pride of achievement belongs to DAVRE, and that spelled out in terms of ])crsons means Pearl Rosser, Elmer Million, Don Lantz, June r i i 4 Audo Visual Resource Suidf; ^ NltUMlCF twIrifttCtaKla tf OMltAittSA 'A pt^B-.-'s:^ UIMM .ait . I 22 Educational Screen i Kushino, and many others at 79 East i Adams St., not to mention the pre- || view and evaluation committees, scattered across the country and giv- ing imcoiHited hours of work. The Resource Guide, to be released at the dinner meeting of the VEF on February 8th, is in reality a third edition, bringing former editions within the scope of one well-organized and highly useful volume in which will be listed films by the thousands and fdmstrips by the hundreds, to- gether with slides and recordings. They will be more than listed. They will be evaluated in terms of content, technical qualities, and in relation to the categorical objectives of religious education and church work. This Resource Guide is unique in that all evaluations reflect the point of view of the educator and the user and not that of the producer. In this edition, and in those to follow, the church and its workers will have its audio-visual "bible." This volume is basic. .All effective utilization begins with knowing what there is. .\fter that the user needs a summary of content and an objective evaluation of quality. .\11 tliis and much more the Resource Guide will give him for a ten-dollar membership in the VEF. Renewals will be seven fifty. .\s a VEF member he will re- ceive the "Monthly Evaluation Bul- letins" on current materials and the "Quarterly Newsletter" bringing news and ideas on utilization. As a bonus he will get "Using Filmstrips in the Church" and a filmstrip on this basic manual. WHAT SHOULD WE USE? The editor of this Church Depart- ment is often asked, "What films and filmstrips do you recommend that we use?" Although no one person or group of persons can decide for you exactly which films and filmstrips are best to accomplish the purposes you have in mind, I can tell you about some of the films and filmstrips I would use and why. Every local church should build slowly and carefully an audio-visual library of highly useful material. We have recommended many materials in the past; we shall recommend many more in the future. The following are, of course, only a few of the films and filmstrips recently made avail- able. Get prices and place orders for motion pictures through your regular audio-visual dealer or library. Sources for purchase of filmstrips are given. SOME FILMS I WOULD USE AND WHY MY BROTHER is a black and white 30-minute film giving the Christian answer to race prejudice. It gets right at the core of the trouble. It has two good child actors. It keeps to its theme. It gets the important things "said." Could there be a bet- ter film for a family-night program? Follow the film with a mixed panel of children, youth and adults with a chairman who would keep their men- tal noses pressed right tight against what's going on in the local commu- nity, and you would have a meeting which people would call an experi- ence. With good planning the whole thing could be done in an hour and 15 minutes. AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE is dramatic, interesting, full of suspense, and says more in 30 minutes on the subject of marriage and the place of religion in it than most sermons and some books! Here is the film for the first of a series of meetings on marriage for modern youth. Let the church join with the "Y's" in sponsoring such a series. Or get such a series underway in the local church. I'd use this film the first night, to open the series, in a setting of worship; I'd discuss it at the next meeting. For discussants, I'd GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. 164 NORTH WACHER DRIVC'CHICAGO 6 TELEPHONE STATE 2-7316 16mni SERVICES How Many Classrooms Will One Set of PAKFOLDS Darken? PORTABLE PAKFOLDS SERVE BEST.. COST LESS! I'UOTKCTKD BY P.ATENTS Portable PAKFOLDS make every room a visual education room ! One set of PAKFOLDS serves throughout the l>uihling. PAKFOLDS attach instantly ... no ladders to climb; no screws or complicated mechanisms. Available for large or small windows in any length or width. Write today for complete information and a Palcfold cloth sample! Luther 0. Draper Shade Co. P.O. Box 427 SPICELAND, INDIANA January, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 23 PROPHETS of Israel new color filmstrips Isaiah Amos & Hosea Jeremiah Elijah & Elisha Ezekiel & Micah other Old Testament subjects preview prints available ALEXARK & NORSIM, Inc. 156 N. Arden Blvd., Los Angeles 4, Col. CHRISTIAN LIVING FILMSTRIPS • 44 subjects now available, many in full color. • Used and recommended by near- ly all Protestant denominations. • Send for free illustrated catalog. Church Screen Productions P.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. W«RLD rAMOHS Splices ISot Holding? Try lOMa ^iltn Cement WRITE FOR SAMPLE Camera Equipment Co. 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. ROBERT FLAHERTY presents theTITAII Story of MICHELANGELO Narrated by FREDRIC MARCH "A Masterpiece" — Saturday Review \uiv Ax'ailahle exclusively from Contemporary Films, inc. 13 E. 37th St., Dept. E5, New York 16, N.Y. pick a mixed panel of youth and adults. IH.AT 1 HEY MIGHT HE.\R keeps to the major theme of what a young man will do with his life, having as an obligato the resolution of race prejudice in the mind of his father. It digs deep. You'll be saying: "I know just how he feels." Those planning youth rallies, conferences, retreats in local churches and colleges will find this film tailored to their need. It is dramatic, interesting, has enough suspense to hold the atten- tion of any audience of youth and adults, and it will do more. It will make them think. It can be used in either the context of worship or dis- cussion. IN HIS N.AME is the story of a broken church window and a congre- gation rou,sed from its slumbers. If you are trying to get your church in- terested in its surrounding commu- nity, here is your film. Show it to the whole congregation. It will hold their interest and make them think. If you don't want to discuss congre- gational action immediately, the film's ideas will carry over for a later meet- ing when you have specific proposals for doing something for and with the people who live close about you — and in America a lot of people live close to some pretty sleepy churches. Yours may be one that needs to rouse itself. Here's your film! SOME FILMSTRIPS I WOULD USE AND BUY THE FEAST OF LIGHTS WITH JESUS, 21 frames, color, manual. How the family of Jesus might have celebrated the feast of Hannukkah (Feast of Lights) as a child. Down on child's level. Useful year in and year out. Usable at Christmas, .\pprecia- tive of our Jewish neighbors. (SVE, 1345 W. Diversely Pkwy., Chicago 14, 111.) BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK, 86 frames, color, script. Presents wide use of audio-visual materials, how to mount pictures, make dioramas, box movies, etc. For use with teachers. Practical. Would be used over and over. Sound educationally. (F. A. Lindhorst, College of Pacific, Stockton, Calif.) OUR PROTESTANT HERITAGE, 64 frames, color, manual. Presents im- portant beliefs of Protestants. Good for youth and adults. Fine for dis- cussion. Can be used to motivate a series. Not dated. (Christian Educa- tion Press, 1505 Race St.. Philadelphia, Pa.) SEA SHELLS AND COC;ONUTS, 30 frames, color, manual. .Missionary en- richment material on Primary level. Gets over basic idea of Christian help- fulness. Lifts child's horizons. Should create questions. Good C]uality. (Church Screen Productions, Box 5036, Nashville, Tenn.) MBUJI AND NTEJI OF THE CONGO, 51 frames, color, script. Presents home and school life of African boy and girl. Primary and Junior age level. Interesting: inform- ing. Shows how missions work. Not dated. Good quality. (The UCMS, 222 Downey .Ave., Indianapolis 7, Ind.) SUND.\Y AROUND THE WORLD. 41 frames, color, script and guide. Shows people in many countries go- ing to church and what church means to them. Down on child's level. Pri- mary and up. Good quality. Can be used by youth. Not dated; general subject. (Joint Committee on Mis- sionary Education, 156 Fifth .\ve., N. V. 10) THE VISITING TEACHER, 61 frames, black and white, captions. Presents importance of calls on pupils by teacher and shows how to do it. For leadership conferences and courses; for workers meetings. Keeps to the essentials. Not dated. (Con- cordia Pub. House, 3558 S. Jefferson, St. Louis 18, Mo.) THE STORY OF OUR BIBLE, 40 frames, black and white, script-man- ual. Tells how it came to be; was transmitted and translated, .\dapted to children. Never out of date. Useful year after year. (Pilgrim Press, 14 Beacon St., Boston 8, Mass.) CARVER STORY, 70 frames, color, art drawings, captions. Tells story of his life and achievements and his deep religious feelings. .'Ml ages. Not dated. To motivate reading and discussion. (.\rtisan Productions, Box 1827, Hollywood 28, Calif.) THE ONLY GUARANTCfD siRHicH REmoum PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM FILM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut ond Morylond. Write far catalog K rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46tli Street, New York 36, N. Y. ADVENTURES OF CHICO 55 minutes $175 In English or Spanish IFB is now the distributor of this outstand- ing film about o native boy ond his love for birds, onimols ond creotures of the wilderness. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC. 57 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago 4 24 Educational Screen valuation of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a previeiu committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Previeiu prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Records for review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. A DAY WITHOUT NUMBERS (Audio-Visual Materials Consultation Bureau, Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan) 9 minutes, 16nim, sound, black and white or color, 1953. $45 or S75. DESCRIPTION The film shows how a primary-grade youngster's lack of interest in arith- metic is replaced by a willingness to work with numbers alter he experi- ences a most frustrating day without numbers. The film opens with a primary class hard at work on some arithmetic ex- ercises. Almost the entire class is working. Only Bob, who thinks arith- metic is a waste of time and wishes he didn't have to work with numbers, shows no interest in the assignment. Suddenly Johnny Numbers, a pup- pet with magic powers, appears on Bob's desk. He offers to take Bob out of the classroom and to make all . numbers disappear for a day. Bob happily and expectantly leaves the school building with liis new-found and most attractive friend, Johnny Numbers. Strolling through the neighborhood, they see a baseball game break up after the scores disappear from the scoreboard. Later Bob is unable to decide whether or not he can buy the train in a store window. Johnny, true to his promise, is giving Bob a "day without numbers." They then go to Bob's home. To his increasing unhappiness, he dis- covers that he is unable to use a Januory, 1954 yardstick, tell the time, use a tele- phone, or play shuffleboard. Much to his chagrin and disappointment, all the number have disappeared. The two then leave for the home of Bob's aunt. Bob finds that even the house numbers are gone and that it is im- possible for him to find his aunt's house. Disappointed and unhappy. Bob de- cides he would rather be back in the classroom with numbers, than outside without them. In a flash, he finds him- self back in school keenly aware of the fact that when "we learn to work with numbers, numbers work for us." His puppet-friend, Johnny, magically disappears to go help some other little boy. APPRAISAL Imaginative, thoroughly convincing, and dealing with an important sub- ject, this film should be welcomed by primary teachers. In all probability youngsters will find it delightful. The committee agreed that its single pur- pose is to interest children in arith- metic by showing them — on their own level — the importance of arithmetic. Produced primarily for the children themselves, the film should also be in- teresting and useful to parents and teachers. SOCIAL-SEX ATTITUDES E ADOLESCENCE (McGraw-Hill Bon\f Co., Text-Film Dept., 330 W. Forty-Second St., New York 36, N. Y.) 22 min. 16mm, sound, black and white, 1953. $110. (Series, S450) Produced by Crawley Films Ltd. DESCRIPTION As one of a series of five films, cor- related with Elizabeth Hurlock's book, "Adolescent Development," this film portrays the gradual growth and de- velopment of Mary and Bob through the adolescent years into adulthood and depicts the importance of per- sonal experiences and the influence of parents and friends in the young cou- ple's struggle to achieve mature social- sex adjustment. Opening scenes showing Mary and Puppet lohnny gives Bob an unhappy day without numbers. Wayne University 25 \^ze^eic^.. TWO NEW fILMS '"HEAR, NOW!" (EAR HEALTH AND SAFETY) AND "THE MAGIC TOUCH" (IMMUNIZATION) — Brand new, one reel 16mm sound color- films for lower grades health education, by the producers of "Judy's Smile," "Eyes Bright," "Soapy the Germ Fighter," and other films in the highly successful "Pic- tures of Good Health" series. (^n<^^Jue.&d^a^/ 4VIS FILMS INC. 904 EAST PALM AV£NUe BURBANK, CALIFORNIA SOUTHWEST INDIANS New sound films in brilliant color. Produced by an experienced educator. PEACEFUL ONES — Hopi mesa life — presents men as they spin and weave, make Kachina dolls for ceremonial dance. Avalon Daggett Productions 441 North Orange Drive Los Angeles 36, California SnoJIres >lre Interesting An outstanding clossic — frequently copied but never duplicated. The only film show- ing both the loying of eggs and the birth of living young. ^Um Pno) "MICROSCOPIC WONDERS IN WATER" (Klem. to Jr. High) PAT DOWLING PICTURES 1056 So. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles 35, Calif. Bob leaving a church as a married couple are followed by a flashback to their childhood days that documents their growth into mature adults over the years, ^fary's mother is shown re- sponding honestly to her daughter's inquiries about the coming baby and accepting her offer to help care for it. She explains the inenstrual process at an opportune time and patiently waits for questions even though her daugh- ter's frequent daydreaming at this pe- riod causes the parents some concern, liob's mother, a widow, also answers his questions conscientiously and even arranges situations to evoke inquiries about the reproductive process. Both parents encourage their children to participate actively in group activities. As a result, Mary reveals a healthy sex attitude when in the course of a dis- cussion with a group of her high school friends she states that having children is a natural function contrib- uting to a home and family. The film then shows her passing through a pe- riod of antagonism to the male sex, experiencing her first "crush" on the captain of the school football team, and imagining moments of fanciful romantic situations. For Bob, how- ever, the problem appears more as a mental one, and scenes show him par- ticipating actively in sports and de- veloping a confident though somewhat indifferent attitude toward girls. Though Mary at sixteen is seen gaining increasing confidence through her popularity at group gatherings, her parents strongly wish that in addi- tion to knowledge of physical facts she would learn "how to have fun without being silly." Nevertheless, they see the need for their daughter to learn by her own experiences at this stage, en- courage her to make a variety of male accjuaintances, and help her develop critical judgment during their many free discussions. A succession of three more serious attachments enables her to gain improved insight into the de- sirable qualities in male companions as well as to recognize the need for more discreet behavior and careful discrimination. At sixteen. Bob likewise reveals a change in his regard for the opposite sex. His mother accidentally discovers a highly suggestive drawing in his school book and overhears a telephone conversation indicating considerable latitude in her son's intersexual rela- tions. Bob's marked resentment at his mother's innocent inquiry about his plans for a particular evening finally prompts the narrator to observe that at times all guidance seems a waste. However, in later scenes Bob recog- nizes the serious need for a career and experiences a radical change in his perspective, a change which the nar- 26 McGraw-Hill Mother responds honestly. rator attributes to the impact of early training. When \fary and Bob meet at a party, they both have a good idea of the kind of person they like. Their subsequent relationship is character- ized by real affection, mutual respect, shared enjoyments, a good sense of humor, and a harmonious union of values and ambitions. .\s the audience witnesses the deepening of their af- fection, the narrator reiterates that healthy attitudes between husband and wife grow out of experiences extend- ing into early childhood. In closing, he reviews the major determinants of satisfactory sex adjustment and asks the audience whether or not these two persons have a sound preparation for a happy adult life. APPRALSAL The evaluating committee suggested that this film can be used most effec- tively with high school classes and adult groups to help provide new insights into the complexities of healthy sexual adjustment, especially during the adolescent years, as well as j to suggest to both parents and stu- . dents possible ways of handling new i situations. The film can also help to show the adolescent that his struggles are not peculiarly his alone but that similar problems are shared even by his immediate associates. .Adults can be impressed with the crucial impor- tance of parental influences in the cul- tivation of mature sex attitudes in the young. College classes can use this film as an introduction to their study of adolescent behavior. The outstanding quality of the film is its frank and honest portrayal of the typical problems facing many young people in their search for more' effec- tive behavior patterns. Furthermore, the high degree of sincerity that char- acterizes the performances of Bob and Mary, does much to make their growth toward greater maturity seem both probable and convincing. Some mem- Educatlonal Screen bers felt that the film might have re- ferred to the relative absence of emo- tional upheaval in the lives of the young in some other societies upon their entering adulthood. If retained within the American cultural context, however, the film provides a pertinent and helpful diagnosis of a vital area in human development. HOW TO MAKE A PUPPET (Bailey Films, Inc., 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif.) 12 min., 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1953. $112 or S50. Produced by Ruby Niebauer, Associate Professor of Education and Supervisor of Art, San Diego State College. Guide available. DESCRIPTION How to Make a Puppet, as the title indicates, is basically a step-by-step demonstration of the construction of a single puppet. It does, moreover, show ways of expressing individual interpretations in the creation and manipulation of puppets. .\fter showing a variety of puppets in action, the film shows that every puppet consists primarily of three parts — the head, the hands, and the feet — and then proceeds to show how the head and hands are modeled from plasticine which is repeatedly covered with strips of paper and paste. Fol- lowing sequences show how the mold is cut and removed from the plasticine base and painted. The hands of the demonstrator, a girl of about ten years who is seldom shown in the film, next try different types of hair on the puppet — string, yarn, raffia — each of which gives a different personality to the puppet. After the hair has been applied, the puppet is dressed in a simple costume designed to express the creator's ideas. The concluding sequence shows how puppets are controlled on the stage and as a number of distinctly dif- ferent puppets parade across the stage, the narrator points out how each pup- pet producer can make his puppet dif- ferent from any that has ever been made and can use his puppet for a variety of purposes — act out his own stories, dramatize stories and plays that have already been written, portray people of other lands, and perform in ballets and operas. APPRAISAL Excellent close-up photography, a clear step-by-step presentation, beau- tiful color combinations, effective ver- bal explanation, and subtle sugges- tions not only involving the audience in the action of the film but also in- volving their imagination in processes and applications not shown in the film combine to provide any group of youngsters and/or oldsters a delight- fully worthwhile and aesthetic ex- perience. WOOERS E THE DESERT (Churchill-Wexler Film Productions, 801 N. Seward St., Los Angeles 38, Calif.) 10 min., 16mm, sound, black and white or color, 1953. $50 or |100. DESCRIPTION This film describes the experiences of two youngsters, Joan and Jimmy, during the course of their day's activi- ties as they discover a number of dif- ferent animals that live in a California desert. With the help of explanatory re- marks and pertinent questions by the narrator, the film shows the physical characteristics and some of the natural behavior of the jack rabbit, the wild burro, the horned lizard, the ordinary lizard, the chuck walla, the pocket mouse, and the desert tortoise. The sight of a full grown jack rabbit, jumping swiftly over the landscape, is followed by the discovery of a baby rabbit about three weeks old that still has to hide for protection. A mother "eye openerT , . . toys a cotltg* film library, of "eur txp^ritnc* with Peerl«sf Film Treatment. Paerlett prelection keeps our film* in good condition, onoblet ul le (how Ihem more frequently without replacing — and thus has resulted In appreciable economy." Yes, Peerletl Film Treatment storfs new prints off right, keeps Ihem in good condition longer. So, specify "Peerless Film Trealment" In your purchase orders for films. Send your untreated prints to Peerless licensee nearest you. 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Thousands of schools are getting more effective learning with Keystone 3-D pictures for Nature in color. Science, Geometry, Social Studies, etc. Just released: 2 new stereograph units on Eskimo Life. 3-D Eye TesHng Is Equolly Essential: 3,000 School Systems are using the modern Telebinocu- lar® and Visual-Survey Service, for eye testing that gives information on Acuity with both eyes open and seeing. Fusion, Depth Perception, Balances. Is your school making full use of 3-D's Advantages? Write for further information. KEYSTONE VIEW CO., Meadville, Pa. 3-D Pioneers for 62 years: First, 3-D Travel Stereographs . . . then Educational 3-D pictures . . . and now, modern plastic Televiewers® and integrated units of Educational 3-D Pictures, edited with Source Manuals, and 3-D Eye Tests. January, 1 954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 27 KINESIS Presents a film by Henry Arian THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN With a geographical-historical in- troduction, this film contains glimpes of pastoral nomads, a de- tailed study of methods and prob- lems in an agricultural commu- nity and views of urban redevelop- ment, KINESIS, INC. 566 Commercial St. 54 West 47th St. Son Froncisco New York 36, N. Y. (New Releose) THE COOL HOT ROD This new 26I/2 fTi'i^- f'lrn on "Hot Rods" received the 1953 TREND PUBLICATION'S AWARD. Film shows how today's "Hot Rod" enthusiast has changed the "Hot Rod" hazard to a scientific, safe hobby. THE SCHOOL SAFETY COMMITTEE — 13 min. (1953 award winner) MIRACLE OF REPRODUCTION — 15 min. OTHER SID DAVIS FILMS 'eoX Gossip The Terrible Truth Alcohol is Dynamite No Smoking Why Take Chances? Nome Unknown Vondalism The Dangerous Stranger SID DAVIS PRODUCTIONS 3826 Cochran Ave., So. Los Angeles 56, Col. The Museum Fiimstrip Club A new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May. $25 for 8 color filmstrips with study guides. Authentic, curriculum -centered picture stories. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 Eost 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. A NEW SERIES OF 2" X 2" KODACHROMES! These close-ups of animals, birds, plonts and minerals are stimulating, creating a real appeal to study the wonders and beauties about us. Write for our current price list VISUAL AIDS LIBRARY 601 E. Rollins Ave. Orlando, Florida SITUATION WANTED — AUDIO VISUAL AIDS DIRECTOR, 10 years wide experi- ence educational and commercial field, B.S. plus graduate work visual media, prefer west coast, available immediately, resume' on request, Box 401, Educational Screen, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago I, III. burro and lier baby then emerge into view while the narrator, by way of a question, seeks to point out the resem- blance between the shape of the ears of this animal and those of the jack rabbit. Jinmiy finds a sleepy, horned lizard completely hidden beneath the warm, sandy earth except for the out- lines of its head. He picks it up and strokes its short horns and the layer of scales that clothes its body. The children then try to catch an ordinary lizard, but discover that it is able to leave its tail behind to confuse its enemies, and so escape, only to grow another tail. A close-up of a chuck- walla reveals its loose and baggy skin coat which it inflates while hiding among rocks, and thus makes it diffi- cult for pursuers to drag it out. The film concludes with scenes de- picting the busy antics of a pocket mouse and the labored movements of a desert tortoise. .As Joan and Jimmy set out for home, the narrator con- fides, "They decide they want to learn more about the strange things living in the desert." APPRAISAL The members of the committee sug- gested that this film could be used on primary and intermediate grade levels to describe the nature of a desert climate and to show some desert ani- mals in their natural habitat, their physical characteristics, and the unique way in which each is capable of protecting itself. The narration aids the visuals effectively by providing pertinent explanations or additional information and asking the occasional question to guide the learning experi- ence of the viewer. The color photog- raphy is of good quality while the liberal use of close-ups helps to en- hance the interesting details of the animals' characteristics. Some mem- bers felt that the film tends to give the erroneous impression that all deserts possess some liind of animal life. The majority, however, decided that proper use by the teacher can prevent the rise of such an impression, and that the film succeeds in dealing with its subject in a fascinating and authentic manner. Looking at the literature NEW SCREEN TECHNIQUES. Edited by Martin Quigley, Jr., Quigley Publishing Co., 1270 Sixth Ave., New York 20, N. Y. 1953. 208 jiages. $4.50. Here is a concise guide for all inter- ested in the new methods of motion picture production and projection, in- cluding three-dimensional and wide- screen projection and stereophonic sound. The volume is a compilation of 28 articles by the men responsible for the development or promotion of each of the new film methods. TELEVISION AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES by Charles A. Siepinann. Unesco publica- tion. Paris, 1952. Available through Columbia University Press, N. Y. 132 ]>ages. $1.00. This Unesco publication, one of a series dealing with the press, film and radio, is designed to make available to the peoples of the world an intimate report on the activities and progress of video in this country. The documentation capitalizes on the experience and experimentation of the leader in this field of communication and is presented for examination and evaluation by all who are now inter- ested in utilizing television. Excellent treatment is given the areas concerned with explaining the U. S. system of television, network TV and their educational policies, tele- vision at the college and university level, along with moderately good cov- erage of televisiim and the schools. .\udience composition. TV impact and effects, and research findings are given superficial mention. Despite these lat- ter shortcomings, due in major part to space limitations, a rather faithful de- scription of U. S. television is given including many items not generally known even to residents of this coun- try. It is time well spent to read this report. -PHILIP LEWIS EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE, 1 1th Edition. The H. W. Wilson Cx)mpany, 950 University .Ave., New York 52, N. Y. 1037 i)ages. $7.50 postpaid (or $12.50 with semi-annual supplemen- tary service through the spring of 1957). The publishers announce this new edition as "the most comprehen- sive list indexing and describing 16mm motion pictures ever compiled." Some 11,000 films are included, with more than 3000 "free" films and 249 feature films selected lor their educational value. Order numbers are given for ■1000 Library of Congress catalog cards and for 2000 evaluation cards of the Educational Film Library .Association. .\ge levels are suggested and film re- views that have appeared in leading periodicals (including Educational Screen) are noted. This main volume is kept up to date with semi-annual supplements. 28 Educational Screen Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE ENRICHMENT AfATERIALS (246 Fifth Ave., New York I, N. Y.) con- tinues to produce recordings serving in- struction in American history. Four new titles have recently been released and maintain the traditions of dra- matic presentation and accuracy typi- cal of earlier productions. Each of the records is adapted from a book of tTie same title in the popular Landmark series published by Random House. "Explorations of Pere Marqette" dramatically presents the discovery of the answer to a question which Euro- pean rulers sought. In 1670 men wanted to know: "How big was this new world? Was it just a strip of land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?" Louis Joliet and Pere Mar- quette through their explorations demonstrated that the Xfississippi river did not reach the Pacific Ocean but rather emptied into the Gulf of Mexico. This recording begins with Marquette's arrival from France and follows his explorations as reported to us in the daily log which he kept so faithfully. This recording makes the story of Pere Marquette a living ex- perience that will give student listen- ers an increased appreciation of this important chapter in the development of America. Continuing the story of the opening of the West, "The Lewis and Clark Expedition" reproduces some of the adventures of this great episode in American history. Beginning with an explanation by President Jefferson of the need for detailed information con- cerning the lands beyond the Missis- sippi, the recording takes us on the slow, heart-breaking journey across unmapped territory. The successes of the expedition are dramatically por- trayed and should help upper ele- mentary and junior high school stu- dents understand not only the reasons for exploration but also the hardships encountered on such journeys. Two dramatic episodes of the Civil War are reproduced in "The Monitor and the Merriniac" and "Lee and Grant at Appomattox." The former disc becomes "talky" in spots as ef- forts are made to explain events which precede the actual action. The open- ing interview between C. H. Bushnell and John Ericsson is not convincing and the repetition that the "Merri- mac" was renamed the "Virginia" by the Confederacy contributes little. However, the introduction of fully armored vessels in naval warfare is a dramatic event skilfully portrayed and should appeal to youthful listeners. The story of the surrender of the Army of Virginia is excitingly presented and the characters of both General Lee and General Grant are sympatheti- cally portrayed. "Lee and Grant at Appomattox" is a vivid portrayal of one of the most dramatic pages in American History. Any class group studying the differences between North and South and the war which followed will find this listening experience well worthwhile. CHARMING AND DELIGHTFUL describe "Frere Jacques" (Young Peo- ple's Records, 100 Sixth Ave., New York 13, N. Y.), a dramatic play re- cording which will appeal to kinder- garten and some primary grade stu- dents. The record, subtitled "The Story of the Bells of Calais," intro- duces the round with which we are all familiar, telling a simple but ap- j>ealing fantasy story. Certainly the record can be used for entertainment and as a device for motivating chil- dren to learn this favorite song. Dra- matically, the simple story can be portrayed and the whole class can ]>articipate in the fun. SE.\ SONGS always appeal to young- sters, perhaps because the rolling rhythms are so easily mastered. "Hunt- ers of the Sea" (Children's Record Guild, 27 Thompson St., New York 13, N. Y.) is an authentic whaling story. Its songs, a rich part of our folk heritage, are still being sung by Amer- ican seamen. The rhythms are the rhythms of the sea. The songs sung in- clude "Blow Ye Winds of Morning," "The Whale-O," ".'Vround Cape Horn" and "Haul Away." Primary grade chil- dren enjoy hearing and learning these songs, and the disc can be used not only for the presentation of infonna- tion (words and tunes) but also to motivate group singing for sheer pleasure. DON'T WAIT... VACUUMATE! TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF YOUR MOVIE FILM ALL GIVE CORONET NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA S.V.E. MCGRAW-HILL F* YOUNG AMERICA . . AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU THE FAMOUS V4CUyiI14T^ FILM PROTECTIVE PROCESS THE SUPER VAPORATE PROTECTS AGAINST Scratches, Finger- marks, Oil, Water and Climatic Changes ONE TREATMENT LASTS THE LIFE OF THE FILM Brittle Film Rejuvenated Look for Vocuumate On the Leader! THE VACUUMATE PROCESS IS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN KEY CITIES THRUOUT iHE U.S. Wrfte for Information Now VACUUMATE CORP. 44S W. 43rd St., N. Y. Movies Are Better Ttian Ever with the^VIS Line Voit9ge Booster Now— get brilliant performance from your 16mm sound motion . .> I picture or slide equipment at all times. The V15 reads actual ,:.\ line voltage and load voltage— switch increases 5 volts per step— ■ ^ , can raise 85v. to 120v. with 1250 watt load— 50-60 cycle IIOv. line, max. 1500 watts. Portable, compact— weighs 10 lbs.— just plug in. Order yours today— insure good showings always. $59.50 Invaluable as voltage control for floodlights. Radio Apparatus Corporation of Indianapolis, Sales Olfice: 1604 W. 92nd Street, Chicago 20, Illinois Dealer franchises available— write for information. Burton ^ -• '-'-- January, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries, just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 29 -visual trade review PEOPLE George Spoor Dies A film industry pioneer who par- ticipated actively in the whole caval- cade of development from the Edison peep-show and the Armat Vitascope of 1896 through stereophonic sound and 3-D — George K. Spoor — died at his home in Chicago November 24 at the age of 81. In 1907 he organized the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and for many years operated a studio and ad- joining laboratory at which the greats of entertainment filmdom — Chaplin, Swanson, Pickford, and others — got their start. The studios and lab are now operated by Wilding Pictures Productions. Spoor is credited with originating the first artificially lighted studio, and in his novel productions of Niagara Falls and roller coaster thrills in 1926 and again at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, he forecast the Cinerama de- velopment. His interest in the educational film goes back at least to 1909 when, with George Kleine and W. N. Selig, he copyrighted the famed "The World Before Your Eyes" statement by Frederick Gates Starr, professor of anthropology at the University of Chi- cago. This oft-c]uoted statement, prob- ably the most eloquent all-out testimonial of the power of the mo- tion picture ever written, became the introduction to the Kleine-Urban catalog of 1,000 educational motion pictures published in 1910, which ex- ercised major influence in getting school and church use of films under way. Spoor died on the 60th anniversary of his wedding. His wife died two years ago. He is survived by a mar- ried daughter and two sisters. Joseph Burstyn, Too Joseph Burstyn, motion picture dis- tributor who pioneered in bringing foreign language films to the United States, died aboard a Paris-bound trans-Atlantic plane at the end of November. He was among the first to see the value of the "realistic" motion pictures produced in Italy and France and imported many such out- standing films as Open City, Paisan, and The Bicycle Thief. NAVA NEWS Film Conference The Third .Annual Film Confer- ence of the National Audio-Visual Association will be held .April 9-10 at the Hotel Park Sheraton, New York City, according to an announcement by NAV.\ President Carroll Hadden, of Louisville, Kentucky. The meeting will concentrate on the entertainment, educational, and reli- gious film business. It is designed to give N.AV.A members handling 16mm films an opportunity to discuss prob- lems in the selling, distribution, mer- chandising, and utilization of films of every kind. New Chairman T. C. Morehouse, Jr., Vice President for Sales for Young America Films, Inc., New York City, was elected chair- man of the New York Education Com- mittee of the National Audio-Visual .Association for 19.53-54 at a recent meeting of the committee. Retiring chairman is Alfred E. Devereaux of Eye Gate House Inc., New York City. This committee works with the New York City Board of Education to bring together the educational and commer- cial people so they can exchange ideas on curriculum development and audio- visual programming. Other members of the committee are representatives from Vicwlex, Inc., Neumade Products, Bowmar Com- pany, Brandon Films, Almanac Films, and McGraw-Hill Co.. all of New York City, and American Optical Company of Chelsea, Mass. Sales Institute — 1954 The Board of Governors of the NAVA Sales Training Institute met with Indiana University faculty mem- bers recently at Bloomington and worked out the main lines of the 1954 Institute. There will be five courses: (1) Fundamentah of Salesmanship will be little changed from the pattern that has been found effective hereto- fore, except that there will be greater emphasis on audio-visual examples and more teaching personnel drawn from the A-V industry. (2) Applied Sales- manship in Specialized Fields will be a new course emphasizing utilization in industry, .school, church and related consumer areas, with accent on im- proving the salesman's capacity for stimulating and serving needs. (3) Production Knoic-How is the "working title" for a course adapted from last year's course on film production, with accent on providing the A-V sales rep- resentative with knowledge of produc- tion techniques and facilities rather than in movie-making on his own. (4) Sales and Personnel Management will be a combination of last year's course and a considerable part of the previous course called "Business Man- agement." (5) Financing an A-V Busi- 7iess is a new course limited to the financial aspects and believed to be of special interest to owners and partners. The courses will be given on the Indiana University campus at Bloom- ington from Sunday, July 25tli through Thursday, thus allowing ample time for transportation to the N.AVA con- vention and trade show in Chicago im- mediately following. EQUIPMENT B&H Acquires TDC Bell and Howell Company, well- known manufacturer of motion pic- ture equipment, has purchased all out- standing capital stock of Three Dimen- sion Company, Chicago manufac- turer of slide projectors and tape recorders. Henry Bohm, co-founder and Chief TDC executive officers, continues as president of the company. TDC will operate as a division of Bell & Howell. Baja Cabinets The improved sectional library cabinets announced by Barnett & Jaffe (6100 N. 21st St., Philadelphia) now feature a lid in the front with an identification card holder attached. Library cabinets are available for 2x2, reflex, and stereo slides. Brandt Eye Cameras Two instruments for measuring see- ing and reading are available from the Institute of Visual Research in Chi- cago. The Photo-Graphic Brandt Eye- Camera records the ocular perform- ance of the viewer or reader on 16mm spectroscopic film. The Photo-Electric Brandt eye-camera records electron- ically the ocular performance of the 30 Educational Screen viewer or reader without the use of fihii, film pcocessing or fihu projection. The cameras are the invention of Herman F. Brandt, former professor of psychology and author of "The Psychology of Seeing." .\ complete description of the I Brandt eye-cameras is available from I the Institute for Visual Research, 424 N. Homan Ave., Chicago 24. Draper Shading Unit The Luther O. Draper Shade Com- pany (Spiceland, Ind.) has developed a new method of shading combina- tion glass block-clear glass window walls. Full daylight control and pro- tection are said to be assured in this type of room, regardless of the season, time of day or angles of light refrac- tion. Mounted on the division bar be- tween the clear glass and glass block sections, the "New Way Shade Unit" consists of double roller shades suffi- ciently overlapped to prevent direct light gaps. The upper and lower shades are entirely independent in action, affording complete shade ad- justability for the desired daylight. 'When not in use, the shades are rolled up completely out of the way and kept clean and ready for opera- tion. New Coffey Cabinet A combination mobile projection cabinet and stand for all types of projection equipment has been an- nounced by the Jack C. Coffey Co. (Wilmette, 111.), manufacturers of or- ganized systems for filmstrips. The cabinet is designed to provide convenient storage space for projec- tion equipment, films and filmstrips. When the drawers are not required there is an extra shelf for an addi- tional 1,600 cubic inches of storage space. The interior center shelf is adjust- able and removable. The lift-up out- side utility shelf provides the operator with convenient working space for pa- pers, notes, films, and filmstrip cans. This shelf folds down and spring- locks snugly against the side of the cabinet when not in use. The cab- inet door opens to the rear of the direction of projection so the operator has easy access to the contents of the cabinet. MOTION PICTURES Motion pictures announced here are '16mm, sound, and black and white, unless otherwise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase and/or rental prices or consult your local audio-visual dealer. Sponsored free- loan films are so marked. U CORONET FILMS, 65 E. South ■Water, Chicago 1, 111. Each film about 10 min., color or black and white. English History (3 films)— junior-higli to college level summary of historical events, portrayed through authentic landmarks, historical materials, and brief enactments. Titles: Earliest Times to 1066, Norman Conquest to the 15th Century, Tudor Period. Bird Films (3 films)— intermediate- junior high introduction to bird life. Titles: Five Colorful Birds, Birds of the Dooryard, Birds of the Country- side. D AVIS FILMS, 932 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood 38, Calif. Hear, Now! (10 min., color)— pri- mary and intermediate grade presen- tation of the principles of hearing and the care of the ears. The Magic Touch (10 min., color)— primary and intermediate grade film designed to counter apprehensions about immunization by showing in simple terms the why and how of immunization. Good Health Practices (2 parts, each 10 min., color) — primary and intermediate grade presentation of good health practices with regard to eating, toilet, cleanliness, rest and sleep, teeth, eyes, ears and nose, and posture. Other films announced by Avis Films are titled Foundation Foods, Young Mother Hubbard (on nutri- 1 .5 1 TAtK lr*« v*.r SCREEN w.M. ii.H, 4..cklT TYftWBITTCN MESSAGES RADIO-MAT SLIDES wniti.AUHi aiiiM DCCirr hO twtiiiruTi \ MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RAD 10- MATS • IHESlAIIONEHTOfTHtSCREth ■ Regular size B'^J*^ or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visuol, Photo & Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Oakridge Blvd., Daytono Beach, Flo. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS I'niducer & nistributor lOaslern Reuresentative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Po. New York 28, N. Y. 1000 TRAVEL SCENES mtt iisT TSAMPIES 30« WRITE TODAY KELLY S. CHODA P.O. BOX 588 STANFORD, CALIFORNIA January, 1 954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 31 SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementc ry Science Series in Brilliant Spectrocolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffern, New York IVAV^VAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVgVAVAVAVAVi LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL! F ii 1 I - color 2x1^ projection slides of the recent re-enactincnt of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address for your special program on Lincoln's birth- day. Ten slides for S5.00 guaranteed satis- faction. ERBE PICTURK CO., 44 E. 26th St., Baltimore 18, Md. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co... 31 Airequipt 5 Alexark & Norsim 24 Almanac Films 5 American Film Forum 6 Avis Films -.- 26 Bell Cr Howell Co Inside Back Cover Brondon Films .- -.. 27 British Information Services 18, 19 Camera Equipment Co 24 Choda, Kelly S 31 Churcii Screen Productions 24 Colburn Lob., Geo. W 23 Contemporary Films 24 Coronet Films - 9 Doggett Productions, Avalon 26 Davis Productions, Sid 28 Deusing Film Productions, Murl 26 DeVry Corp 3 Disney Productions, Walt 10 Dowling Pictures, Pat ._ _ 26 Draper Shode Co 23 Eastman Kodak Co 7 Erbe Picture Co _ 32 Fiberbilt Case Co.... 4 Filmock Laboratories 31 Focus Films Co 27 Heidenkamp Nature Pictures 31 International Film Bureau 24 Keystone View Co 27 Kinesis 28 Museum Extension Service 28 Peerless Film Processing Corp.... 27 Radio Apparatus Corp. of Indianapolis 29 Radio-Mot Slide Co 31 Rapid Film Technique. 24 Stancil-Hoffman Corp _ 24 Teaching Film Custodians 4 Vocuumate Corp 29 Victor Animotograph Corp. . Bock Cover Viewlex — Inside Front Cover Visual Aids Library 28 Visual Sciences 32 Yale University Press Film Service 1 1 Classified 28 tion), Soapy the Germ Fighter, Pos- ture Pals, Eyes Bright, Judy's Smile, The Clark Shaughnessy "T". D YOUNG .AMERICA FILMS, 18 E. •list St., New York 17, N. Y. Your Posture (10 min.)-stresses the importance of good posture to appear- ance and health. Water Safety (10 min.)-demon- strates safety in and around ■water for swimmers and boaters. n .\MER1C,\N FILM FORUM, 516 .5th .Ave., New York 36, N. Y. The Arab-Israel Question — fourth in a .series of discussion films on pub- lic affairs; features Robert R. Nathan, economist and expert on Middle East affairs, and James M. Ansara, Execu- tive Director of the Syrian-Lebanese American Federation. n LIBRARY FILMS, 25 W. 45th St., New York 36, N. Y. Lei's Make Puppets (10 min.)— dem- onstrates a new and inexpensive method of puppet making. The Wanderer (10 min.)— life cycle of the Monarch butterffy. D BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Open House (10 min.)— shows in- teriors and exteriors of English coun- try houses near London. Man on Trial (30 min.)— demon- strates how British justice works through portrayal of the entire pro- ceedings of a trial. Waters of Life (10 min.)— shows Cey- lon and the effects of the Colombo Plan to raise living standards. People's Palace (13 min.)— .shows the beauty and history of Hampton Court Palace on the Thames. FILMSTRIPS 35mm filmstrips announced here are silent and black and white, unless otherxvise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase price and further information. D THE FILMSTRIP HOUSE, 25 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. The Seasons (2 parts)— Part 1: Day and Night (28 frames) introduces the study of the earth as a globe and shows how day and night are caused by the rotation of the earth. Part 2: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter (33 frames) shows the effect of seasonal changes on temperature. Wind (35 frames)— shows the connec- tion between air temperatures and air pressure and between air pressure and movement of the air; explains the main types of winds. D TO HELP YOU -CHECK Use the open white squares on these pages to check or X items you want to make special note of for yourself or for others who share your copy of Ed.Scrkf.n. D ALEXARK &: NORSIM, 156 X. Arden Blvd., Los .Angeles 4, Calif. Isaiah (color)— artwork visualizes thu Biblical prophet's teachings and timc^. D NEW YORK TIMES. Office ol Educational .Activities, Times Square. New York 36, N. Y. In Congress Assembled (57 franu >. i —describes the powers of the U. S. Congress, its structure, and the proc- ess of law making. n YOUNG AMERICA FILMS, 18 I. 41st St., New York 17, N. Y. Early American History Series ( 1 1 color filmstrips) — history of earh America visualized by artwork. Titli s: Before the White Man, America Is Discovered, Spanish Explorers, Fraiit c in the New World, Southern Colonics, Colonial New England, Middle Col- onies, Struggle for a Continent, Causes of the Revolution, War for Independ- ence, A New Nation. American Folklore Series (1 color filmstrips)— famous folk tales of .Amer- ica: Johnny Appleseed, Joe Magarac, Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan. D SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCA- TION, 1345 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. Adventures with Art Materials (6 subjects, color) — intermediate-junior high demonstration of various art technic]ues. Titles; There Is Magic in a Wax Crayon, Let's Paint, We Like Clay, There Is Art in Cutting Paper, You Can Create with Finger Paints, It's Fun to Combine Art Materials. Using and Understanding Numbers (5 filmstrips, color) — ninnbers are made to "come to life" for the primary child. Titles: Using and Understand- ing Numbers (3 parts). Learning to Tell Time, Learning About and Using Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes. Adventures with Early American Indians (4 subjects, color) — primary- intermediate presentation of the way of life of some early American Indian tribes. Your Future in the Skilled Trades (5 filmstrips)— describes certain occu- pations in the skilled trades and shows their imjiortance: describes qualifica- tions, extent of opportunities, duties, working conditions. Titles: Wood- working Trades, Building Trades, Basic Electrical Trades, Radio, Tele- vision and Electrical Appliance Re- pairinen, Printing Trades. 32 Educational Screen Trade Directory For the Audio-Visual Field To increase the usefulness of this Trade Directory, symbols hove been inserted to distinguish original sources (producers, monu- focturers, primary importers, etc.) from audio-visual dealers and film rental libraries. KEY: (P) — producers, importers. (M) — manufacturers. (D) — dealers, film rentol libraries, projection services. Where a primary source also offers direct rental services, the double symbol (PD) appears. FILMS IPD) (PDI Acodemic Films, Inc. 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. Almanac Films, Inc. 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Forum (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. Americon Film Registry ^ \ g 4 6 ,tJ onlrWiYTE ks ilis Built is Pokier! O ^s»' r^ VU-LYTE's Built-in Pointer (a sharp clear "*~^ white arrow) is a great aid to Public Speakers. P"'"! Pointing with an Arrow makes learning easier. j"^ The VU-LYTE Built-in Arrow Pointer is the most advanced, most widely used pointer in Opaque Projectors today. It's the most efficient pointer, yet the simplest to op- erate. That's why it's so helpful. P^ Using the VU-LYTE's Built-in Pointer is one of the best methods known to get ideas and facts across so they're remembered. FREE DEMONSTRATION of YU-LYTE with BUILT-IN POINTER! If you are interested in quicker, better learning, mail the coupon for a FREE DEMONSTRATION. You'll be amazed at how the VU-LYTE with BUILT-IN POINTER gives expression to your full Executive potential. Of course, there's no cost or obligation. The VU-LYTE projects anything in natural colors. No slides or other preparation is necessary. The VU-LYTE takes copy as large as 10 x 10 inches, can project it to 10 x 10 feet! FOR THE BRIGHTEST SHARPEST PICTURES, FOR THE EASIEST OPERATION, for the Opaque Projector that's PROVED most durable . . . it's VU-LYTE! Charles Beseler Co. Dept. 1-2 60 Badger Avenue, Mewark 8. N.J. Gentlemen: Please arrange for a Free Demonstration at my convenience NnmA Posil on... ^ COMPANY 60 Badger Avenue, Newark 8, N. J. All indispensable reference in eurricnlar planning ;,»s* ipiri rcaYictok Educational Record Oatalog xIere's a functional and easy-to- use record catalog, listing over 1000 recordings, and designed with the classroom teacher specifically in mind. It comprises a wealth of ma- terial for curricula!" use in music, social studies, language arts and other studies, and is carefully organ- ized for convenient reference and abundant information. Especially helpful is the Red Seal section of more than 700 listings, each annotated for grade and activ- ity, and with suggestions for diverse use in the classroom. Other features include a special section devoted to the instruments of the orchestra — a Budget Library for progressive purchase of school records — help- ful tips on the care and storage of records. Educators wiU be especially grati- fied to know that all material in- cluded in this catalog is in immediate supply, and available from author- ized RCA Victor Dealers. OVER 110 PACES »tore than WOO UntingH ot all itpeedM Educational Records OF All Types — • Rhythms, Listening, and Singing Programs • Folk Dances • Language Courses Red Seal Records chosen from "Music America Loves Best" • Annotated for easy selection and effective correlation with music and other subject areas. Children's Records from THE "Little Nipper" Series • A selected list, graded for appropriate utilization of song and story. Complete Price Information Si'ntI for ffour copy today EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RCA Victor -HIS MASnri voter / Educational Services, Dept. 'iio ' Radio Corporation of America, Camden, N. J. Mail me a copy of the new RCA Victor Educational Record Catalog. Enclosed is 10 cents to cover cost of mailing. Name School j ■T / / / / Addresa_ DIVISION TMKS. ® OF RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, CAh^DEN, N. J. / City_ _Zone_ _State_ February, 1954 39 NOW — CLEAN YOUR FILM with the new improved Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. 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J. 40 THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZIf February, 1954 C^aitorial 82 NO PASSING FAD Volume 33, Number 2, Whole Number 31 IN THIS ISSUE ^rticie 54 es LANGUAGE TEACHERS RETOOL FOR A-V Earle S. Randall and S. Edgar Sctimid 56 TEACHING FILMS BEHIND BARS Robert O'Toole 57 FORTY "OUIET ONES" Philip Alan Smith 58 331 1 : YOUR FILM'S PASSPORT BACK HOME Wilbert H. Pearson 59 OPERATION ABSENTIA Robert de Kieffer 60 A-V INTERNATIONAL A. J. Foy Cross 2), tt. ^epartmenti 46 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE — DAVI NEWS J. J. McPherson 62 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S, Hockmon 67 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, John Fritz 72 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 73 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 74 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW KJthet JJ-ealurei 42 ON THE SCREEN THE READER'S RIGHT A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR PICTURE OF THE MONTH TRADE DIRECTORY OF THE AUDIO-VISUAL FIELD INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 44 79 82 81 80 IDUCATIONAL "(ESS iSOCIATION OF IMERICA eign-51 extra per year. Single copy_45 cents "" '^°'- °*^^' '°'- OctCer. ,953 ot tHe post ottice ct Barringt:n",^nnois'rr X ^ctTlTrs Ts'vT ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT ,954 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. ' Educational Screen SOCIETY FOR VISOAL EDOCATION, INC. (A Businest Corporation) ' 1345 OIVERSEY PARKWAY • CHICAGO 14, ILL. 500-v/ait lamp Super blower cooling Exclusive "Handi-handle" Trunion-type elevating Metal lens barrel Operate from left or . right side Filmstrips to slides in seconds Uni-way threading Finger-tip framing Sturdy, aluminum housing Protecto-film channel New heavy-duty slide carrier f/3.5 Anastigmat color' corrected lens "Sunlight" brilliance for daylight projection Extra focal length lenses available $9S50 COMPLETE (projector, carrying case, and heavy-dufy horizontal transverse slide carrier) Projector only $84.50 Carrying case 9.50 Slide carrier 4.50 Available from all S. V. E. Audio-visual Educational and Religious dealersj February, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEIv). 41 The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, HI. The New Look ^fA^AGING EDH OR: My first view of the January, 1954 issue of Educational Screen was really quite a "shock" — and if I who helped plan it was shocked, what will all our thousands of readers say? I think they'll say what I say: I LIKE IT! PAUL C. REED Editor, Edi'Cational Screen EDITOR: Congratulations on the new format! The January issue arrived today and we are all impressed. You certainly have done a wonderful job improving it. CAROLYN GUSS Audio-Visual Center Indiana University, Bloomington EDITOR: . . . the new format of the magazine is very attractive and a big improve- ment . . . HENRY CLAY GIPSON Filinfax Productions New York City EDITOR: ... let me congratulate you on the new make-up of Educational Screen. ARTHUR C. STENIUS Audio-Visual Materials Consultation Bureau Wayne University, Detroit EDHOR: . . . Congratulations to you and your associates on Educational Screen's streamlined and attractive new format. HERBERT BROOK Yale !'nivers:t> Press Film Service New Haven, Connecticut A-V and Books EDITOR: Tlianks for reprinting Ray Swank's speech ("Sight and Sound in the World of Books," December, 1953 Educational Screen, page 436). It is, as you say, provocative and challeng- ing and a joy to read. I hope that it will help to break the barrier between book and A-V materials and to make librarians and educators think of all such materials in terms of their con- tent and their usefulness to people. Finding the Swank article in Ed Screen was worth the yearly subscrip- tion. How about more such articles? SEERLEY REID Chief, Visual Education Service U. S. Office of Education Washington, D. C. EDITOR: If at all possible, I should like to have permission to reprint the article "Sight and Sound in the World of Books" ... I think it would do a lot of good if each Toronto principal could read this article. W. BRUCE ADAMS Teaching Aids Centre Toronto Board of Education Ontario, Canada Permission granted —ED. Common Cause EDITOR: We of the .^nti-Defamation' League of B'nai B'rith are grateful indeed for your cordial message on the occa- sion of our 40th Anniversary (see December, 1953 Educational Screen, page 430). hr EDUCATION Theater men are just finding out what schoolmen have known for years: .i-D is so thrillingly realistic that flat pictures cannot compare. The child who is spellbound by a sense of reality is lastingly im- pressed. Thousands of schools are getting more effective learning with Keystone 3-D pictures for Nature in color, Science, Geometry, Social Studies, etc. Just released: 2 new ■i-D units oil Eskimo Life. 3-D Eye Testing Is Equally Essential: 3,000 School Systems are using the modern Telebinocular® and Visual-Survey Service, for eye test- ing that gives information on Acuity with both eyes open and seeing, Fusion, Depth Perception, Balances. Is your school making full use of 3-D's Advantages? Write for details. KEYSTONE VIEW CO., Meadville, Pa. 3-D Pioneers for 62 years: First, 3-D Travel Stereographs . . . then Educational 3-D pictures . . . and now, modern plastic Televiewers® and integrated units of Educational 3-D Pic- tures, edited with Source Manuals, and 3-D Eye Tests. The words of encouragement an appreciation which have poured from friends like you, who are engage , directly in the fight against prejudici and bigotry, have given us courage and increased determination to go foi- ward in our task. With so manv working in a common cause, we bi ■ lieve we can jointly achieve the goal we have set for ourselves. . . . HENRY EDWARD SCHULIV Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith New York City Films in College EDITOR: Donald .Auster seems somewhat un- realistic in his article "The Last Fron- tier" in the October, 1953 issue of Educational Screen. Our instructors in freshman Communication have spent the past four years searching for instructional films to use in the course. Only a few, The City and Boundary Lines, for instance, are mature enough to interest our freshmen. We are eager to use instructional films but cannot waste class time bor- ing our students or exposing them again to films which they have viewed and re-viewed throughout junior and senior high school. We use the "Ways of Mankind" series of tape recordings from the Na- t i o n a 1 Association of Educational Broadcasters and need films of the same intellectual complexity and pro- fessional polish. Where do we find them? We have asked the same ques- tion of everybody from the Library of Congress to our own audio-visual department. We shall appreciate any help Professor Auster or your readers can give us. MRS. JEAN MALMSTROM Hept. of English Western Micliigan College of Education Kalamazoo, Michigan EDITOR: .Attached you will find a brochure ' listing a series of post-graduate lee- i turcs in the field of dentistry. I think you and your readers might be inter- ested in the fact that the entire series of lectures is supplemented with films, as shown in the description of the lectures. .\Ithough many departments on this campus have been using films for many years, this is our first attempt to sup- lement an entire series of lectures from one college with films. The plan- ning for this series of post-graduate lectures on dentistry was under the direction of William J. Simon, Dean, College of Dentistry, State University of Iowa. LEE W. COCHRAN Executive Assistant Slate IJnivcrsily of Iowa Extension Division loMa City, Iowa 44 Educational Screen ^§lji«oic/ Come, little darling! Come with DeVry down the enchanted lane of Movie- Magic learning! see AHD HeAR for youRseiff DAVI Convention in Chicago • March 2 to 5 • BOOTH 48 • Morrison Hotel A AS A Convention in Atlantic City • Feb. 13-18 • BOOTH E45 • Auditorium DeVry Corporation 1111 W. 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Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 45 News from the Department of Audio -Visual Instruction, National Education Assn. We Couldn't Say it Better! We are glad to (|uote from tlie New Mexico Audio-Visual Bulletin: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!! "If it is at all possible for you to do so, plan now to attend the DA VI Con- vention in Chicago on March 2-5, 1954. Previous meetings have always been tremendously interesting and so will this one!" See following page 52 for an outline of this year's convention program. DA VI at Atlantic City If you are planning to be at the A.ASA Convention in .Atlantic City February 13-18. don't mi,ss the Audio- Visual Roundup arranged by the Met- ropolitan New York Audio-Visual As- sociation. Here is the schedule: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 A.Nf. — .Arrival and registration at Chal- fonte-Haddon Hall 2:30-5:00 p.m. — Group conferences on the following levels: Primary, Intermediate, Junior- High, Senior- High 6:30 p.m. — Dinner Greetings: Dr. |or(lan I,. Larson, Superintendent of Schools, Mt. Vernon. New York, and president -elect of AASA Guest Speaker: Di. Roy K. Marshall, scientist and tele- vision celebrity SATURDAY, FEBRUARY l.'t 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 noon — Final group conferences 2:00-5:00 p.m. — Visitation of .Audio- Visual Exhibit at Convention H a 1 1 — DA VI will h.ive a special exhibit in the Architectural Exhibit of AASA and will afso have an exhibit booth on the exhibit lloor. Evening — Entertainment as guests of Chalfontc-Haddon Hall Hotel Chairman of the program for the Roundup is Ursula Moran. President of Metropolitan New York Audio-Vis- ual .As.sociation. In charge of publicity, P. Sugarman; in charge of housing, Wendell Shields; in charge of dinner arrangements, Emma Fantone. .Also, look for the several section meetings in the AAS.A program that are 46 by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. being (o-sponsored by DAVI! Here are their titles: Clinic (Woups: "School Buildings" and "Ways in Which the Superintendent C^an Improve Instruc- tion." Discussion Croup Topics: "Im- portant C;hanges in Elementary Cur- riculum," "The Role of Television in the Educational Program," "The Su- perintendent as the Leader of the Instructional Program," "Important Changes in the Secondary Curriculum," "Providing Special Educational Services to Small Conmiunities Through the C;ounty Superintendent's Oilice," and "Blazing New Trails in Educational Telecasting." DAVI at Los Angeles D.W'I is (ooperating in the conven- tion of the .Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development at Los .Angeles, March 7-12. .A committee un- der the co-(hairinanship of Margaret Divi/i;i ;iMd Helen Rachlord has planned numerous audio-visual pre- views and visitations for the morning of Monday. March 8. The California Audio-Visual Educa- tion Association, Southern Section, an affiliate of DAVI, is providing an op- portunity for audio-visual persons at the convention to get together for a luncheon nieetii'ig, Monday, March 8. at 12:00 noon, in Conference Room 2 of the Biltmore Hotel. If you are going to be at the convention, you can get your luncheon reservations from Mary Chandler, Executive Secretary of the California .Audio-Visual Education .As- sociation, Southern Section, 808 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California, price, S2.50. The theme of the entire ,ASCD Con- vention. "Creating a Good Environ- ment for Living," is one that will have a special appeal for persons working in the audio-visuannstructional materials field. ^Ve ho|)e to see you there, too! The complete DAVI Chicago convenfion schedule appears on following poge 52 Tape Recording Plans Kelsey Sweatt, In Charge of Audio- Visual .Aids of the Massachusetts State Department of Education and Chair- man of the Joint DAVI-.AERT Com- mittee on Radio and Recordings, came into Washington during January to work with Mrs. Gertrude Broderick, of the U. S. Office of Education and President of AERT, and with Ann Hyer, .Assistant Secretary of DAVI, on definite plans for a National Tape Re- cordings Library Services program. The most important aspect of the program will be the publication of a catalog of available tape recorded pro- grams. In each case information will be given which will enable the user to determine where the program can be secured and under what conditions it can be secured. Forms on which some of this data is to be collected will be distributed at the D.AVI Con- vention in Chicago. The first catalog will be experimental in nature and will include only a few hundred selected jjrograms. If it appears to meet a wide- spread national need, attempts will be made to secure additional financ- ing for a more complete catalog in the future and for publishing this catalog on a regular basis. Criteria Approved Criteria for the evaluation of pro- grams of Teacher Education in Audio- Visual Materials and Methods which were developed by the D.AVI National C;omniittee on Teacher Education have been approved by the Coordinating Committee of the American Associa- tion of Colleges for Teacher Educa- tion with the recommendation that they be presented to the Study and Standards Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education at their February meeting. If approved by this committee, thev will then become an official part of the standards used in evaluating programs of teacher education in colleges and universities throughout the nation. This progress conies as a result of long months of work by our National Committee under the leadership of Roy Wenger, of Kent State University. (Continued on page IS) Educational Screen When sound must be right. . . only a Pageant will do! . . . because only the Pageant has built-in sound focusing. IN music instruction and in dozens of other fields where 16mm. movies are used for instructional purposes, sound musl be right. Tones must be true throughout a full frequency range from the boom of the bass drum to the tinkle of a glockenspiel. For such applications, more and more schools are specifying Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors, for these machines — and these alone — are equipped with a built-in sound-focusing control which makes possible full fidelity in I6mm. sound reproduction. In conventional sound systems, the scanning beam is fixed. If the beam in such systems is set for reproduction with original film, fidelity falls off when you run "dupes." And if it's adjusted for "dupes," quality falls off when you run originals. Only a Pageant permits exact sound focus on all types of film. Kodak's exclusive Fidelity Control lets you adjust the scanning beam for quality reproduction with any type of 16mm. optical sound film, regardless of the position of the sound track! And only a Pageant can give you all these other important sound-projector features: Permanent pre-lubrication — another Pageant exclusive — eliminates the need for oiling maintenance, lengthens projector life, and helps to make the projector out- standingly, permanently, quiet in operation. A unique field- sharpening element built into the standard lens corrects for the curvature of field existent in all conventional projection lenses so as to make possible complete over-all image sharpness. 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Here's what A-V experts say about EXCLUSIVE Pageant pre-lubrication f "Because so many different people • — teachers and students alike — operate projectors, proper mainte- nance is a matter of luck. With per- manent lubrication, maintenance is no problem. Anyone who has a Pageant is lucky in more ways than one!" L. H. Sanborn, Visual Aid Consulianf McCurry Foto Co. Sacramento, California "Our experience indicates clearly that hit-or-miss lubrication is the chief cause of damage to school pro- jection equipment. The Pageant Projector's permanent pre-lubrica- tion totally eliminates this problem — and we're happy to endorse it." Charles Baum Bourn's Sporting Goods, Inc. Sunbury, Pa. "No wonder the Kodascope Pag- eant Sound Projector is gaining popularity so rapidly. Its exclusive pre-lubrication feature completely eliminates the possibility of under- or over-oiling . . . the primary cause of damage to I6mm. projection equipment." Paul Rubenslein t Tampa Movie Center Tampa, Florida "Our experience has proven clearly that the pre-lubrication feature of the Kodascope Pageant Sound Pro- jector is the logical answer to a good many of our service problems. We cannot recommend the Pageant Projector too highly." Harold McLorey Grimm-Williams Co. Little Rock, Arkonsos EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. 2-111 Please send me the name and address of my nearest Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer and further information about Kodascope Pageant Sound Pro/ecfors. February, 1954 Writing for more informotion? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 47 AS PERSONAL Continued and Bill Fulton, of the University of Oklahoma, co-chairmen of the Na- tional Committee. It also represents the most important single step that audio-visual educators have taken in their attempts to make certain that teacher education institutions will give adequate attention to the audio-visual field. We feel safe in saying that no development during the past two years, even including the securing of lower postal rates for educational films and other audio-visual materials, has more significance for the potential develop- ment of our field than this work by our Teacher Education Committee. Advancing with Advice Air University, the chief education agency for the U. S. Air Force, is tak- ing the development of a top-notch training aids program for their teach- ing staff seriously. Leadership is being given to this work by Perry Graybill, who is attached to the office of the director of education for the Univer- sity. An advisory board composed of Francis Noel, Robert de Kieffer, Lee Cochran, and Perry Graybill has worked during the past two years re- viewing the needs of the University and recommending steps to be taken which will provide good training aids services. We have just returned from a meeting with this advisory commit- tee and are especially impressed with the value of inviting in a group of outside specialists to advise on the development of a program of this type. In addition to the good advice given there is the further advantage that administrators in charge seem more inclined to accept the judgment of their own staff officer if it is reinforced by the thinking of outside specialists. Adult Education .At the last meeting of the Delegate Assembly of the .\dult Education Asso- ciation in New York City, the follow- ing resolution was passed: "It is re- solved that, wliereas, the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction of the NE.\ has established a Committee on Adult Education, the Adult Education Association consult with this Conmiit- tee in order that, through mutual aid. audio-visual materials on techniques for use in adult education may be im|)rove(l." Ken Mclntyre, C:hairmaii of our Na- tional Committee on .Adult Education, reports that his committee greatly ap- preciates this resolution and plans to do everything possible to make cer- tain that .AE.A will not regret having passed it! 48 Members of the Audio-Visual Advisory Boord for Air University are shown herd at work during the recent four-day conference on the University campus at Maxwell Air Force Base. Left to right seated around the conference table; Francis W. Noel, Lee Cochran, Perry Graybill, and Robert de Kieffer. Colonel Aylesworth, standing, is ex- plaining a chert that outlines the administrative organization of the University and its several schools. Of People and Places Paul Witt, .Acting President and President of D.AVI during the past two years, sails February 4 for a four- months' tour of Europe which will take him to Italy, die .Swiss Alps, France, England, the Netherlands, and several of the Scandinavian countries. Paul is slated to sail for home about the mid- dle of June, 1951. He will be on sab- batical leave from his position as Pro- fessor of Education at Teachers Col- lege, Columbia University. .Although he expects to visit UNESCO offices in Paris and to get in touch with audio- visual personnel in some of the coun- tries through which he passes, he em- phasized the fact that he is on sab- batical leave and is old-fashioned enough to be paying his own expenses on the tour, so a generous portion of the time will be devoted to sight-seeing with Mrs. Witt. We will certainly miss Paul at our Chicago convention, but can think of no one who has done more to earn such a fine opportunity to travel in Europe. Irv Boerlin, In Charge. Audio-Visual Aids Library, Penn,sylvania State Uni- versity, wlio served as the Executive Secretary for the Committee on Equit- able Postal Rates for Educational Films — and whose record is too well known to need comment — will ihair a "cracker barrel" session at the Chi- cago Conference on the matter of ".\d- vancing the A u d i o - V i s u a 1 Field Through Legislative Action." One of the chief concerns of this "cracker barrel" session will be the question of whether or not it is desirable to estab- lish a national committee in DAVI to give particular attention to legislative matters on both state and national levels. The many friends of Frank Dunham, Chief of the Radio-Television Section of the U. S. Office of Education, may not recognize him the next time they see him. Frank tells us that since last August he has reduced from 223 to 175 pounds and as a result is having to a<<|uire an all-new wardrobe to avoid setting a new style with a "wrap- around" effect. F rank has just returned from a month's tour in which he visited Cali- fornia. Washington, Oregon, .\rizona. New Mexico, and Texas. During the tour he filled 29 speaking appoint- ments, made five television and ten radio appearances, and gave innumer- able newspaper interviews. In speaking of his trip Frank stated, "The thing that thrilled me most was meeting peo- ple around the nation with whom our office has had contact over many years ami having them tell me how much our office has done for them in various ways. One man reported that we as- sisted him in getting his doctor's de- gree. Another stated that his entire (»ffice had been reorganized as a result of help we have given him. It was a gratifying experience!" Floyde Brooker is president of the n e w 1 y formed "Management and Training Services, Inc.," which has been organized to offer training pro- grams on an international basis. Vice president of the new organization is Snowden Chambers, formerly .\ssistant Director of the Office of Technical .Media. Institute of Inter- .\merican .Affairs. Chairman of the Board for the new organization is Chauncey O. Rowe, former .Acting President of the Insti- tute of Inter-.Anierican .Affairs. M die present time Floyde is con- ckuting a four months' training work- sho]) in Puerto Rico in which 27 repre- sentatives of 15 South .American coun- tries are participating. We regret to hear that Margaret Divizia, Super\ i.sor, .Audio-X'isual .Aids Section, Los .Angeles City Board of Edutation. recently suffered the loss of her home and many of her personal pos,sessions through an unfortunate fire. Ray Hadsell, who has been working at Vale I'niversity while lompleting a doctorate, will join the staff of the .Audio-Visual C:enter at Syracuse Uni- (Conlinued on jxige ">'') Educational Screen 1 5' 3' 3 * s-n AS PERSONAL Continued versity starting in February. Ray will teacii several classes in audio-visual materials and methods and will also have responsibility for some film plan- ning activities. For the past three years Ray has served as a member of the DAVI National Committee ou Re- search. Charles Hoban and Edgar Dale will be on a panel which will review the new National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook on Communica- tion which will be unveiled at the Atlantic City Convention of AAS.'\. J. Edwin Foster is the newly ap- pointed Director of the Medical Audio- Visual Institute, Chicago. He is a for- mer member of the staff of the .Audio- visual Center of Indiana University. For the past year and a half he has been working as a member of the staff of the Medical .-\udio-Visual Institute. Charles Bushong, associate director of the Film Council of America, Jias been appointed head of the Foreign Policy Association's new Film Program Service. He will direct the setting up and operation of mobile film units, which service community groups with films and speakers on world affairs, act as consultant to organizations on films about world affairs, and publish catalogs and handbooks on films in the field of international relations. It's Coming "Administering the Audio - Visual Program," D.AVI's first yearbook, is now in the hands of the printer. We have had assurance that we will have 25 to 50 examination copies available at the Chicago Convention. The publication of this important treatment of problems involved in ad- ministering audiovisual programs will be a milestone in the history of D.WI and a most important contribution to an aspect of the field which has been insufficiently treated up to this time. High publication costs will make it im- possible for D.WI to give this yearbook free to all members. However, mem- bers will be able to buy it at a reduced cost. Plan now to add this important pub- lication to your personal library and to use it with classes you may be teach- ing in the administration of audio- visual programs. To Charley Schuller, Editor, and his hard-working staff of chapter editors and writers must go thanks from all of us in the field for the sustained work they have done on this project during the past two years. It's Worth Reading The Bulletin of the Audio-Visual C;enter of Indiana University has be- come an imposing and information- packed document. The last issue of ten pages is filled with information. Editor is Wendell Williams, newly appointed administrative associate on the staff. Wendell also has responsi- bility for some of the center's work with television. Here are a few liighly (ondensed highlights from the bulle- tin: For the first time the film center circulated in excess of 100,000 reels last year. This represents a nearly 500% increase during the past ten years and this was off-campus .service only. On the campus 4,800 film titles were booked and there were 353 bookings of other types of audio-visual mate- rials last year. The center also pro- duced 9 seven-minute films for tele- vision use. Harold Lasswell, professor of law and political science, Yale University, discussed ways in which intangible concepts in relationships with human society can be described and commu- nicated to students in a three-day con- ference on the campus. In connection with this, he used the film, "Social Process," for which he served as ad- visor. Next summer an audio-visual work- shop one week in length and carrying credit is being planned. Newcomers to the professional staff of the center include Robert Hunyard, who will be instructor in education and program supervisor in the circu- lation department. John Fritz has been made acting assistant in selection. The Indiana .\udio-Visual Cenu- now has 318 tape recordings, most which are usable in the school cm riculum. Hung in Shame Our head, that is — after telling you a couple of months ago that we were shocked when the audio-visual center of a leading university sent us a filr without taking advantage of the new low "book rate." we were thrown into confusion when this selfsame univer sity reported to us that when the film was returned to them through the NEA Shipping Department, it was not relumed al the low rate! We — the university and us — have now straight- ened our shipping departments out and can be as self-righteous as before if we ever hear of any other audio- visual center failing to use the new low postal rates! We Hope It's Catching .WID of Indiana is paying expenses of its president. Ward Holaday, Audio- Visual Director at the Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, to the DAVI Convention in Chicago. Since presi- dents of state audio-visual associations affiliated with D.WI are automatically members of the Board of Directors, this action assures the state association of having a word in the affairs of the De- partment and is also a fitting way to honor the president of the state asso- ciation. It will greatly strengthen D.WI if this step taken by Indiana can be adopted by every affiliated state group every year! — JJM First Annual American Film Assembly The Film Council of America has announced plans for the First Annual .American Film' .Assembly, April 1-3, 1954, to be held at Chicago's Conrad Hilton Hotel. The .Assembly is ex- pected to bring together film users from hundreds of national organiza- tions as well as representatives of all branches of the 16mm film industry. High point of the Assembly will be the Golden Reel Film Festival, a two- day display of recent outstanding 16mm motion pictures. The showings, running simultaneously in each of twelve broad subject categories, will be open to all registrants, furies of users and producers will select one film in each category to be granted the Golden Reel .Award. .Award winners will be announced at a banquet in the Hilton's Grand Ballroom Friday evening, .April 2, and will be reshown the following day. They will be shown subsequently in selected com- munities across the nation under the auspices of local film councils. Film categories are: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Geography and Travel; Graphic Arts; History and Biography; Home and Family: Med- ical Sciences; Religion and Ethics; Safety; Sales Promotion; Science; So- ciological and Political Understanding; Training. Competition in the Golden Reel Film Festival is open to all films pro- duced for a principal ])urpose other than entertainment, of 50 minutes or less in running time, and released in 16mm to nontheatrical users in the United States during the period Jan- uary 1, 1953 to February 1, 1954. Entry is on official entry forms only. Complete information and entry forms may be obtained by writing to the Film Council of .America, 600 Davis Street, Evanston. Illinois. 50 Educational Screen RCA "400" Projector the thread-easy way to show sound films Thread-Easy film path makes threading a sim- ple, understandable operation. You can thread it, and put a picture on the screen in seconds. (In tests at a trade show, 473 guests proved you can thread the RCA "400" in less than 30 seconds.) way to handle films In years to come, you'll appreciate the careful way your RCA "400" projector handles film. 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C:o-Chairmen: Amo Deiiernardis and Lloyd Cartwright 7. College and University Programs. Chairman: Robert de Kieffer 8. County and Rural Programs. Chairman: Robert Fisler 9. Military Training .Aids Specialists. Chairman: Larry Braaten 10. Professional Education. Chairman: Kenneth Norberg 11. Professional Tape Project. Chair- man: Lee W. Cochran 12. Radio and Recordings. Chairman: Kelsey B. Sweatt 13. Research. Co-Chairmen: A. W. VandcrMecr and Morton Malter 14. Teacher Education. Co-Chairmen: Roy E. Wenger and W. R. Fulton 1">. Television. Co-Chairmen: I. Keith Tyler and Harold E. Wigren 16. Association of Chief State School Audio-visual Officers. Chairman: S. E. Alkire 9:30-12:00 -VISITATIONS IN CHICAGO AREA FOR IM ERFS JED PERSONS. Chairman: Elizabeth Bloss. Director, .'\udio-Visual Fducalioir. .\urora (111.) East Side .Schools CONVENTION MEETINGS TUESDAY, MARCH 2 2:00-f>:00-REGISIRATION AND OPEN- ING OF COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS 4:30-0:00 - AUDIO-VISUAL ROUND UP. An opportunity to see old friends and to make new acquaintances. Chairman: Louise Jones, Chairman, .Audio-Visual Education, School District 102, La Grange, 111. 8:00 9:30 - GENERAL SESSION. Educa- tional Possibilities of 3-D. Chairman: Tom Roberts, Supervisor, Visual Audi tory Utilization Center, Wayne Uni- versity. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 9:00-10:l,f.- GENERAL SESSION. Ire- .siding: Benjamin C. Willis, General Superintendent, Chicago Public Schools. President's Message: Paul W. F. Witt, Professor of Education. Teachers College, Columbia Univer- sity. Keynote .Address: "A C;c)mnnuii- cations Philosophy for Educatiou"- Rensis Likert, Chairman, Department of Research, University of Michigan. 10:30-12:30- CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1. The Communications C:oncept in Colleges and Universities, Chair- man: Charles F. Hoban, University of Pennsylvania. Presentations by: Louis Shores, Dean, Librarv .School, Florida State Universitv; Don C:. 52 Williams, Coordinator, .Audio \ i- ual Center, Syracuse UniveiM;\ and James D. Finn, Associate I'nt tessor of Education, Universil\ > Southern California. 2. The Instructional Materials ( .n cept in Public School Prognm- Chairman: Lewis Saks, Dire. Visual Education, East Dc^ (Mich.) Public Schools 3. T he International Role of AV ~ cialists. Chairman: A. J. Foy Ci .-^ Director, Personnel Services, Nm York University. Presentations In: Floyde E. Brooker. President, M.ii] agement and Training Servii c Inc., Washington, D. C. 12:30-2:00 -EXHIBITS OPEN 2:004:00 - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1. Vitalizing State .AV .Associations. Chairman: Charles R. Robinson, Director, .Audi;)-\'isual Department, Sonoma (Calif.) County Schools 2 Preparation of .AV Instructional Materials Specialists. Chairman: Kenneth Norberg, .Associate Pro- fessor of Education, Sacramento State College 3. Readability: Its Applications to AV Publications and Catalogs. Chair- man: Edgar Dale. Professor ot Education, The Ohio Stale Uni- versity 4:00-6:00 -EXHIBITS OPEN 7:00-9:00 - CRACKER BARREL SES-' SIONS. Meetings planned to make possible an exchange of practical in- formation and discussions of "pros" an. AV Laboiatory Technics 6. .AV Methods in Language Educa- tion 7. AV .Schtx)l .Service Plan 8. Budgeting the .AV Program 9. Building Coordinator 10. Building Facilities — Operation Make-Do 11. Certification of .AV Personnel 12. Community Resources in -A\' 13. Cooperative A\' Libraries 11. Equipment Maintenance Clinic 1"). In-Service Teacher F:dncation 10. International Cooperation in .AV 17. Interpreting Education Through Commercial Television 18. Local Production of .AV Materials 19. Locating and Selecting .AV Mate- rials 20. Museums as School Resource Centers 21. Problems of the Small School 22. Radio and Television Script Ma- terials 23. Reducing Costs of Providing Pre- view Materials 24. Shortcuts in Cataloging and Dis- tributing Materials 2."). Sponsored A\' Materials 26. Student Service Corps 27. T he Pen Watt Station Educational Screen THURSDAY, MARCH 4. 9:00-10:45 - CONCURliENT SESSIONS 1. Forefront Thjnking in Pre- and In-Service 1 eacher Education. Chairman: Frederick A. White, Assistant, Director, Bureau of Audio- \'isual. Instruction, University of Wiv^-onsin 2. \Vhat Should We Be Doing in AV Coiinuunication Research? Cliair- man: William H. Allen, Associate I'rofessor of Education, University of Wisconsin 3. The AV Director and Educational Television. Chairman: Francis W. Noel, Chief, Bureau of Audio- Visual Education, Califinnia State Department of Education 4. Planning School Buildings for Bet- ter Learning. Chairman: Irene F. Cypher, .Associate Professor of Edu- cation. New York University. Pres- entation by: Darell B. Harmon, Consultant on School House Plan- ning, .Austin, Texas 11:00-1I:.S0- GENERAL SESSION -THE YEARBOOK STORY. Chairman: Charles F. SchuUer, Director, .Audio- Visual Center, Michigan State College 11-30-12:30 - GENERAL SESSION - DAVI BUSINESS MEETING. Pre- siding: Lee W. Cochran, Executive .Assistant, Extension Division, State University of Iowa 12:30-2:00 -EXHIBITS OPEN 2:004:00 - GENERAL SESSION - CUR- RENT TRENDS IN EDUCATION. Reports by representatives of the As- sociation for Supervision and Curricu- lum Development, the .American Asso- ciation of School Administrators, the National C^ommission on Teacher Edu- cation and Professional Standards, the -Association for Higher Education, and the .American Library Association. 4:00-6:00 - EXHIBITS OPEN 6:30-9:30 - DAVI BANQUET. Program open to all. Presentation by: Ross McLean, Head, Films and Visual In- formation Division, UNESCO, Paris FRIDAY, MARCH 5 SCHOOL SERVICE DAY 9:00-1 1:00 - GENERAL SESSION-FREE- DOM OF THE TEACHER TO TEACH AND THE LEARNER TO LEARN. Chairman: Richard B. Ken- nan, Executive Secretary, NE.A Na- tional Commission for the Defense of Democracy Through Education. Presentation by: Paul Bixler, Librarian, Antioch College 11:13-12:30 - DEMONSTRATIONS - The following demonstrations have been planned to show practical meth- ods of producing and using audio- visual materials: 1. Audio-Visual Materials for Teach- ing Science 2. -Audio-Visual Materials for Teach- ing Arithmetic 3. Audio-Visual Materials for Teach' ing Social Studies 4. .Audio-Visual Materials in Guid- ance 5. Dioramas 6. F-ffective Bulletin Boards 7. Home-Made Projectors S. How to Make and LTse Relief Maps 9. Magnetic Recording on Film 10. Making Field I rips Effective 11. Models and Mock-ups 12. Mounting Flat Pictures 13. Silk Screen Process 14. Simple Paper Puppets 1.5. Sound Slides in Kindergarten Edu- cation 16. Teacher Preparation of Graphic Materials 17. Teacher Preparation of Larger Transparencies 18. Uses of the T-Scope 19. Uses of the Tape Recorder 20. Uses of the Opaque Projector in Teaching English 21. Uses of the Opaque Projector in Teaching Geography 22. Uses of the Felt Board with the Opacpie Projector 23. Using Projected Time Study Films for Teaching Athletic Sports. 11:15-2:00 -EXHIBITS OPEN 2:00-3:45 -GENERAL SE.SSION - SYS- 7EMAT1C INSTRUCTION THRU THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. Chairman: John Ross Winnie, Department of Speech and Drama, State University of Iowa 4:00-5:00 -GENERAL SESSION - FRONTLINE THINKING IN AV: A REVIEW OF CONVENTION CON- TRIBiniONS. Chairman: Carolyn Guss, As.sociate Professor of Education, Indiana University General Convention Chairman: Benjamin C. Willis, General Superintendent, Chicago Public Schools Vice Chairman for .Arrangements: James P. Fitzwater, Director, Visual Educa- tion, Chicago Public Schools Vice Chairman for Program: Lee W. Cochran, Executive -Assistant, Exten- sion Division, State I'niversity of Iowa A NEW HIGH IN QUALITY THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FILMSTRIPS This vital and authentic series of 30 documentary fihnstrips, based largely upon source material, depicts our Nation's stirring rise to a position oi world leadership. Enthusiastically acclaimed by visual education specialists, teachers, librarians and historians, THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FILM.STRIPS are a contribution of top importance to the filnistrip as a tool of instruction. Each of the following 30 units will be accompanied by a ftilly-illustrated Teacher's Guide: * I. The Story of the American Indian * 2. European Explorers Discover a New World * 3. Spain Establishes a Great Empire * 4. TTie Rise and Fall of New France * 5. The English Colonies in North America * 6. Life in Colonial America * 7. Patriot* and Minutemen * 8. The Thirteen Colonies Win Independence * 9. Free Americans Establish a New Nation *I0. The Young Nation and Foreign 20. Affairs y]. *ll. Westward to the Mississippi 22 *12. Winning the Far West 93. 13. Early Americans on the High Seas o^ 14. California, Texas and the Mexican ,^_ War ""• 15. Slavery and the War Between the States 27. 16. Union and Reconstruction 28. 17. The Age of Reform 29. 18. Farmer, Rancher and Cowboy 30. 19. Connnunicalion in the United States Write ininiediately for descriptive circular Transportation in the United States The Growth of .American Education The Story of American Sport The American Spirit in Literature The Story of American Painting The American Spirit in .Architecture The Story of Iron and Steel The Story of Coal, Oil and Uranium The Story of the Factory 1 he Growth of .American Democracy The Rise of .America as a World Power YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FILM SERVICE 386 Fourth Avenue •Units l-f) innncdiate delivery; Units 7-12 delivery very shortly; Units 13-30 preparation well advanced. New York 16, N. Y. February, 1954 53 In Purdue's polyglot workshop . . . Imuu Teachers Retool for A-f by EARLE S. RANDALL and S. EDGAR SCHMIDT Americans soon will be spending much more time learning other lan- guages, William R. Parker, executive secretary of the Modern Language As- sociation, declared at the organization' s 68th annual convention in Chicago re- cently. And they will be learning to speak other tongues in classrooms and language laboratories equipped with modern audio-visual teaching tools. One outstanding example of such a language laboratory is at Purdue Uni- versity. This article describes — not the Pur- due Language Laboratory — but an annual summer workshop held in the laboratory to demonstrate A-V teach- ing techniques to language teachers. Teachers from seventeen states and Canada, representing eight languages and all levels from elementary to grad- uate school, have attended the annual workshops. Enrollment in 1953 taxed the capacity of the laboratory so the luorkshop will he offered twice in 1954- THE USE of visual aids in foreign language teaching was not entirely new even a generation ago when, in the Otlton Theatre in Paris, an American teacher was overheard fret- fully complaining about having to pay three francs for a program. She was doubtless reflecting that she had paid about the same for her secqnd-balcony seat, but consoled herself audibly: "Anyway, it's realia!" LANGUAGE LAB Audio devices have also been used for some time, though less extensively. But only recently have A-V materials and devices seen great expansion, botli in variety and in use, in the language field. Purdue University has for some five years been developing a program of foreign language teaching in which the language laboratory plays an inte- gral part. Two years ago it seemed lime to present our tediniciues to other language teachers, for we felt that new ideas and improvements should be shared with the profession. The outcome was our two-week work- shop (Education .524), held in our language laboratory during the last two summers and offered jointly by tlie Division of Education and the Depart- ment of Modern Languages. Preparing for tlie workshop rccjuired consicierable analysis and evaluation of the .\-V techniques used in our un- dergraduate courses. .As in many col- leges, our required language courses have as a central objective the acquir- ing of reading facility. Four weekly (ontact hours in the first-year course are divided into two meetings in regu- lar classrooms and two alternating ones in the laboratory: in the sj(ond year there are three weekly meetings, one of them in the laboratory. Tlie tape recorder is at the core of work done in the laboratory, assisted by slide, ojjaque and film projectors. HOW rO USE IE .\11 this instrumentation and sam- ples of our recorded materials and tlie planning behind them were demon- strated and studied in the workshop, but it was stressed that, wiiile we find our program valid for our students, it would be an error to consider it the onlv way to use a language laboratory, or indeed to assume that ours was the laboratory installation. No two teacliing or budgetary situations are .dike, and so variations in set-uj) and utilization are inevitable. I'lie plan of the workshop, tiien, was to present as wide a range of de- vices and applications as possil)le and to give all participants mucli oppor- tunity for practice. Each was asked to ])repare and record at least one model Mr. Randall is Associate Profe. to do things that we knew in our professional souls were heresy I) .\n initial handicap had to be over- come, and each summer we struggled with it — how successfully, only the particijiants can tell. The Purdue hib- oratory is an unusually complete ami expensive installation. ^V o r k s h o p members promptly began to ask them .selves: What chance has my school tc get such a set-up? It was our con vie tion that even a "dream laboratory' is dead weight unless animated by th< superior teacher, and that, conversely a mcxlest installation used by alert, re sourceful teachers will get excellent re suits. We stressed the possibilities of : single portable tape recorder and w< gave examples of its use. One day w< barred the door, covered the keyhole and admitted humbly that we, too, hat made mistakes in our earlier days o trial-and-crror. We even gave an \-\ demonstration of one horrible examph of how thousands of dollars' worth o equipment can multiply the evils o mediocre material. In short, our poin was that .A-V aids intensify the neet for superior teachers. .And this was ou answer to that larger and apparent!' deathless question: "Won't the ma chinery rejjlace the teacher?" The authors of this article had gen eral charge, one each summer, of th workshop. In addition. Professor El ton Hocking of the Department o Modern Languages discussed tlieor and psychology of ,A-V language learr 54 Educational Scree The tape recorder is at the core of work done in the laboratory, assisted by slide, opaque and film projectors. iiif^ and also the important aspects of procurement, maiiittnante, and gen- eral administration. Professor Cieofge P. Salen of the Division of Education and Mr. L. D. Miller of the Purdue A-V Center, also one each year, went more deeply into the theory and use of the more general audio-visual de- vices and techni(|ues. Several meetings were held in the A-V laboratory of the Division of Education, and there were group visits to the A-V Center, the main library, the English Department's reading laboratory, and to radio sta- tion WBAA. The Director of the work- shop was available for individual con- sultations in the afternoon, with the result that he had only the evenings for his previewing and "homework." Since the workshop carried two hours of credit, some formal recpiire- nients were necessary. Four hours of attendance five mornings a week were prescribed; in the afternoon the lab- oratory was open on an optional basis. But these requirements proved a mere formality: the real problem was how to drive out enthusiasts at closing timel A considerable number of films and kinescopes are now available for lan- guage teachers, either for direct instruc- tion or for arousing interest and giving background. Much of this is very good but is obviously not equally well suited to all classes, levels, or occa- sions. Descriptive folders and some- times even complete scripts can be consulted, but the only satisfactory way to evaluate the films is by view- ing. This can be somewhat difficult to arrange. The workshop |jrovided for group viewing of a large number of films in the several languages, thanks to the co-operation of several distribu- tors. Since various members of the workshop had used many of them, they were able to share their expe- riences and suggestions for use. Such suggestions and comments were an important part of the two-week course, for nearly all participants were experienced language teachers, a few were supervisors or department heads. College, high-school and Army teachers mingled and made the most of the op- portunity to talk shop, in and out of the classroom. Several of them stressed the value and pleasure derived from such largely extra-curricular discus- sions. GUIDES FOR THE FUTURE Naturally, written comments and criticisms were requested at the end of the course. Members were very kind in their expressions of appreciation, and for this we are naturally grateful, but we are also inclined to return the compliment by saying that enthusi- astic, mature students help immeasur- ably in the effectiveness of any course. ■ But they also took seriously the request for constructive criticism. Two main suggestions were made: more "work" in the "shop" and the devoting of more time to organized group discus- sion and exchange of ideas. These comments will serve as guides for the future. They will act, too, as a re- minder of our heartening experience of having a group of students eager to do more work than is required. February, 1954 55 TEMiiimG Films Beiiip Bars bv ROBERT O'TOOLE MOTION PICTURES have long l)een used for teaching and learn- ing in the best of our public and private schools. And they arc being |)ut to good use too in another kind of educational institution — the prison. The New York State Department of Correction, for example, has a central library of motion pictures containing 33 subjects with an equal or greater number expected to be added yearly. Fifteen institutions (the two for the mentally ill are excluded) make use of motion pictures in teaching their 15,000 "students" enrolled in vo- cational and commercial courses, art, arts and crafts, agriculture, current events, basic elementary school sub- jects, basic high school subjects, health, morals and ethics, occupational guid- ance, personal adjustment, music, physical education and recreation. ATTENTION-GETTING Few classes in the institutions make no use of films. The trained teaclier and the untrained (most of the teach- ers in the maximum security prisons are inmates) are benefited by their use. Many inmates employed at teach- ing have difficulty keeping the atten- tion of students. The motion picture makes almost any student attentive. It removes other distractions from the classroom. The darkened room and the light and movement on the screen compel attention. Indeed, the motion picture has added much to prison education. For ex- ample, it brings the distant into the classroom. Korea, the almost daily topic in current events, is made more real when its people and their cus- toms, dress, food, homes, farms, cities, schools, and industries can be seen on the screen. Why the United Nations forces were unable to advance was more easily understood when films of the mountainous terrain were shown. In all maximum security prisons a considerable number of students are enrolled in Cornell agricultural cor- respondence courses. The logical as- signment for such inmates is agricul- tural work. Seldom, however, is a re- cent admission given a farm job. Many will never be allowed to do such work because of a warrant on file, previous history of absconding, dangerous character, life sentence, and other rea- sons. But if the student cannot go to the farm, the farm can come to the student. By means of the motion pic- ture, hogs, cattle, bees, chickens, sheep, goats, and everything but the feel and smell come to the classroom. Tliere are few agricultural pursuits which are not depicted in films. "Four walls do not a prison make" is plain bunk to the prisoner. He knows he is locked up. During his waking hours he is imder constant observation. At frequent intervals in the day he is counted. Even while he sleeps he must have his head uncov- ered for the patroling guard to see him during the night. Bars and walls plus guards are constant reminders that he does not have freedom of movement. He is a something apart, removed from free society. To keep such prisoner in touch with life one of the best means seems to be motion pictures which bring the outside world inside. Their use can keep him in touch with the environment to wliich he is to return. PARLEZ-VOUS There is scarcely a subject that does not lend itself to instruction with mo- tion pictures. Try to visualize this classroom. The subject being taught is French. The teacher is an English- man who has lived in Paris and who is well known to law enlorcement agencies in Enghmd and France. He is well educated although he is not a product of boarding school or univer- sity. He knows French but he is not a teacher. His group consists of eight men who requested the educational department to organize a beginning French class. .Ml hnve sufficient edu- cation, intelligence, and sufficient sen- tence time (one is a natural lifer) to acquire considerable knowledge of ilu subject. Shall the instruction be a first-yr.n French book with the student trails lating French into English easily and English into French not so easily? So many pages today and so many to- morrow with everybody interested the first few weeks and few interested in two months? No. The student in high school may suffer through such a course and likely receive a passing mark, but not so a prisoner. He will not take such treatment. When he loses interest, he quits. FRANCAIS? In this particular class, the teaching was kept really alive by the teacher with the help of the supervisor of edu- cation. Everything in the room was labeled in French. Posters and maps | were sent for from French tourist , agencies and were hung on the drab I walls. Before beginning instruction, a film in French was shown. The teacher told the group that before long everyone woidd understand the lan- guage in the pictures. From the first day the teacher asked questions and received responses in French. Use was made of many aids: illustrated periodi- cals, cartoons and newspapers in French, and a course with phonograph records. Many books were used but the initial one was "French Self- Taught With Pictures" (Pocket Books, Inc.). Monthly a motion picture in F'rench was shown to the group. In a year's time, all students were read- ing, writing, and speaking French. It was the teacher's opinion that class interest had been sustained through use of films and other such aids. HISTORY. TOO ."Vmerican history became a live sub- ject in many in.stitutions without trained teachers through motion pic- tures. In conjunction with books, pic- tures were used showing Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Eli Whitney, Lin- coln, and Booker T. Washington. Colonial times and all periods of American history were better visual- ized for students through use of pic- tures than from books alone. Printed words are beautiful. For those who read well, they have the power to stir and to arouse. But thev become even more meaningful when pictures are used. Mr. O'TooIe is Assistant Director of Education, Neu> York State Department of Correction, Albany, New York. "Four walls do not a prison make". . . well . . . projected pictures help! 56 Educational Screen LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Here is still another example of the effective use of projected pictures. It is compulsory for all newly received inmates of the New York State Depart- ment of Correction to enroll in a course in morals and ethics called "Successful Living." The content is based upon the moral law and obliga- tions of the Ten Commandments. To enrich and enliven the teaching some of the filmstrips used by the cliaplains in the .Army-Navy-.\ir Force program are used. In addition, the following motion pictures are used: Right or Wrong? (Coronet); Love Thy Neighbor, No Other God, On the Right Side, Honor Thy Family, Unto Thyself Be True (Family Films); The High Wall (McGraw-Hill): Let George Do It, Government Is Your Business, Faith, Hope and Hogan (The Chris- tophers); The Flickering Flame, As for Me and My House, My Brother (Concordia). Suih films and filmstrips do much to point up the why and how of getting along witli yourself and other people and i>rovide excellent learning and discussion opportunities. So that they will be prepared for the present and years ahead in and out of prison, all newly-appointed prison teacliers are instructed in the use of motion pictures. They learn how to operate and care lor the pro- jector. They learn to preview and analyze every fdm before classroom time. They learn to supplement the film with reading and to plan effec- tive follow-up discussion. Unlike some other inmates, films are really here to stay in the New York State Department of Correction! Forty ''Quiet Ones" The Department referred to in the following report is the Department of Mental Hygiene of the state of Cali- fornia, under the direction of Walter Rapaport, M.D. The report was sent to Educatio.nal Screen by Philip Alan Smith, Chief, Public Health Educa- tion. ONE of the Department's most fre- tjuently-loaned films is The Quiet One— the story of the struggle and con- fusion that builds up in the mind of a little colored boy who is continually denied the feeling of being wanted and who expresses his problems in de- linquent behavior. A few weeks ago this film was shown to a group of adult "quiet ones"— forty colored inmates of a county jail. all narcotics addicts, who are meeting twice weekly for group discussion of their problems. They had been shown other films dealing with the problems of narcotic addiction, but showed no response and the psychiatric case worker in charge of the group requested this particular film in the hope that it would arouse memories of tlieir own lives. For, as the leader pointed out. an important asset in any therapy with addicts is to get them to "feel" emotions strongly —so much effort has been made in their lives to suppress emotions. P STRUCK A CHORD "I watched the audience closely dur- ing the showing and could tell by the nervous movements and the uncom- fortable laughs when the film struck a chord," the leader reported. "Don- ald's kicking of the can down the street, breaking up the small children's games, smearing his mother's cold cream on her dresser-mirror, knocking over the beds when he learned he |S8^^*"- ^H ^^^^^ ^^^^^ F^H ■^^k '^^L?^9Kr^^i^^^^^i Imh^^^^h ■iH^^B^ "- ''"'"hHI "The Quiet One" (Athena Films) couldn't have a monopoly on the at- tentions of his counsellor— all these signs of frustration were identified with by the audience. Donald's few happy moments also evoked sympa- thetic response." Here are some of the reactions re- ported by the group: N. said that he had the same feelings as the boy in the film many times when he was a child. He recalled the sequence in the film when the boy, feeling rejected and frustrated, took his mother's cold cream and smeared it over the mirror in a fit of anger and despair. N. said that he had done similar things although he did not know the cause of them. His parents died when he was young and he lived between two sets of grandparents who were fairly good to him— but he never felt as though he "belonged." He felt alone and thought that nobody cared for him. M. L. said that he recognized in him- self a tendency to use heroin whenever he felt "disgusted." "Whenever some- thing goes wrong and it upsets me, I start using heroin— I feel like I'm a kid in that respect." J. H., an orphan, was shifted around from one institution and foster home to another until he was old enough to go into the Army. "I never thought anybody loved me and I always felt as if nobody cared." T. said, "You know it's pretty rough to wake up in the morning and feel that nobody in the whole wide world cares for you." ALL AT ONCE ■\t times the discussion got complete- ly out of hand as all the men tried to talk at once— to explain their own backgrounds and how they had become addicted to drugs and of their strug- gles to overcome the habit. L. said, "A man who's mind is wishy-washy will never quit." At this point H. M. said that many times he had wanted to quit and he has walked out of jail feeling that he will never go back on heroin again. However, as soon as he left the jail and started walking down his old street, his nose started to run, his eyes became teary and he felt like he does when he is "kicking the habit." The leader pointed out that his fa- miliar environment may have condi- tioned him to the drug habit and even though he had become physically re- habilitated, when he returned to his familiar haunts, his reactions were al- most the same as those when he was taken to jail. All tensions were lessened in the jail— getting out increased ten- sions, made decisions necessary. One of the men said that all of them had been "kicked around" a lot— had no families to speak of and the wrong kind of friends. But he was sure— he> was very sure— that people on the out- side would start helping them if they began to help themselves. February, 1954 57 mi YOUR FILM'S PASSPORT RACK HOME by WILBERT H. PEARSON ^^IITOBOD^' in his riglu mind," ex- W claimed tlie director of an Amer- 11 ican educational film library last year, "would attempt to rent or loan instructional films abroad under these conditions!" The conditions were the numerous and complicated forms, and in so'ne cases expensive and time-consuming procedures, required to secure the duty-free return through United States customs of American films which had been temporarily exported to another country. Similar protests from educators, pro- ducers and distributors called attention to the problem which apparently threatened to cut off entirely the prac- tice of loaning or renting films to in- stitutions and individuals abroad from sources within the United States. The forms and procedures grew up. of course, not because of any lack of interest in encouraging the flow of such materials, but rather because of the responsibility of the liureau of Customs and customs officers to fulfill the obligations of the law and to pro- tect revenue. Officers of the U. S. Information Agency and the Bureau of Customs dis- cussed the problem and proposed cer- tain changes, which, incorporated in the new Customs Simplification Act and in a Circular Letter issued by the Bureau of Customs, enables United States customs officers to process ship- ments of American films returned to the sender by mail and valued at not over $250 with but a single form. No. 3311. This form may be executed BE- FORE the shipment leaves this coun- try and should accompany the ship- ment on its return. The complete procedure is set forth in Circular Letter No. 2859, on the sub- ject: "Entry requirements for Ameri- can-made films exported temporarily on a rental or loan basis." The key to the new procedure is Customs Form 3311. Mr. Pearson is Acting At- testation Officer, United States Informatioti Agen- cy, Washington, D. C. HERE IS WHAT TO DO (1) Obtain Customs Form 3311 from the U. S. Customs Office in your area before you shi]) the film. (2) Fill out and execute the form, making the following statement in the remarks section: "It is requested that all other forms required by section 10.1 of the regula- tions be waived. These films contain no obsc£iie or immoral matter, nor any matter advocating or urging trea- son or insurrection against the United States or forcible resistance to any law of the United States, nor any threat to take the life of or indict bodily harm upon any person in the United States." (3) Affix the form to the outside of the film can or container in an enve- lope marked "Documents for U. S. Customs." Tell the consignee to see to it that the form is still on the can u'hen the [dm is returned. The CAisionis Officer at the port of entry will remove the form when the film is returned, and find on it all the information he needs to enable him to admit the film duty-free. The procedure applies to shipments of educational films produced in the United States, returned from abroad to the United States sender by mail, and valued at not to exceed §250. OTHER POINTS TO REMEMBER The U. S. Information Agency as- sists the movement abroad of eligible American visual and auditory materials by certification of international educa- cational character. .\ score of countries and territories now recognize these certificates or find them helpful in de- termining the educational character of audio-visual materials and so accord to materials covered by certificates cer- tain privileges, including freedom from customs duties. The .\gency also publishes a catalog. "United Slates Educational .Scientific and Cultural Motion Pictures anil Filmstrips Suitable and .-Ivailable for Use Abroad." which, thanks to the co- operation of some 354 producers of such materials and of an advisory board of .American audio-visual specialists, informs the foreign purchaser of the existence, availability, and suitability for his purposes of a very large number of American films and filmstrips. Producers and distributors inter- ested in increasing the circulation abroad of .American visual and audi- tory materials are making increasing use of UNESCO Coupons, which en- able institutions and individuals in "soft currency" countries to buv films, filmstrips. and projection equip- ment from suppliers in the United States and other "hard currency" countries. Further information about the fore- going can be obtained by writing U. S. Information Agency, 1778 Pennsyl- vania .Avenue, N. W.. Washington 25, D. C. (IMS/COA-REV). 58 Educational Screen Oklahoma A-V coordinators come up with the conference -idea -of- the -year Operation Absentia THE AIDIO-VISUAI. COORDINATORS ot Okhihonia had a problem. How would they be able to bring the top audio-visual leaders of the country to the Oklahoma Education Association convention with a limited budget? Jones Graves, the President of AVCO, and Bill Fulton, from the University of Oklahoma, came up with the an- swer. If they coiddn't get these leaders to the convention in person, they could capture their thoughts on audio- visual materials in the form of film talks and interviews. These talks were not to be made on unrelated topics but were carefully planned to fit into a program designed to discuss pertinent problems of audio- visual instruction of significance to the teachers and audio-visual directors of Oklahoma. Outstanding leaders in the field were contacted and gave their help and cooperation to "Operation Ab- sentia," as it was later dubbed. Dr. J. James McPherson of DAVI happened to be attending a confer- ence in Oklahoma and an interview with Earl Cross. Oklahoma State Co- ordinator of Audio-Visual, was filmed. When Dr. Walter Wittich, from the University of Wisconsin, passed through Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ted Ander- son and other audio-visual coordina- tors met him with cameras to visually record his comments. Lee Cochran, of the State University of Iowa, responded to the call by send- ing a four-minute camera talk which he produced in his own studio. I Mr. De Kiefjer is a mem- ber of the staff of the Uni- versity of Oklahoma at \'orrnan, Oklahoma. by ROBERT DE KIEFFER .\ different type of presentation was prepared by Margaret Divizia of the Los .Angeles Public Schools. She sent slides which illustrated tlie types of visual materials being produced and distributed to the teachers in the Los .Angeles system. The slides were accom- panied by a tape recording, made by her, explaining the slides. In addition, Mrs. Divizia sent a large packet of ma- terials for display which, in her re- corded talk, she invited the group to look over. When the day of the convention actually arrived, the program listed a .symposimn comprised of national and state audio-visual leaders. In the con- ference hall, a long conference table brandished name cards of symposium members. "Operation Absentia" was under way. The chairman introduced the state members and, in absentia, the national leaders. When pertinent questions con- cerning various audio-visual problems were asked by the chairman, sym- posium members — both those present and those there via audio-visual media — discussed each cjuestion in turn. House lights and projectors were synchronized, which made it seem that when one of the national leaders was asked a question, the answer was di- rected specifically to the group. The audience felt, with amazement, that the absent guests were not hundreds of miles away but were right in their midst. From a financial point of view, the total cost of the entire program was less than S50. This, however, was not nearly so important as the fact that audio-visual media had been used with great effectiveness in an audio-visual conference for the comminiication of ideas. "Operation Absentia" succeeded in bringing to the teachers of Oklahoma information and ideas from audio- visual authorities in a personal and dramatic way. SEE THE EXPERTS IN PERSON! They'll all be there— at the 1954 Department of Audio- Visual Instruction Convention in Chicago March 2-5. You might even Hnd time and place to record their words and images tor that springtime state or hometown audio-visual conference you're planning. As terrific an idea as is "Operation Absentia," it can't quite substitute for the real thing. Make plans now to join the other experts (somebody may want to put yon on film or tape!) at Chicago's Hotel Morrison the first week in March. February, 1954 59 A-V work session at Sicily seminar. Seminar director Ross McLean, U. S. delegate, is the first person at left in the front row. Sicily seminar studies . . . If IITERMTIOML by A. J. FOY CROSS FEW PEOPLE will deny that audio- visual specialists made a great — a vital — contribution to the success- ful prosecution of the late world war. The almost overnight conversion of many A-V specialists from positions in education and in education in industry to creative production and utilization jobs in the military and war-plant training programs proved a move that helped assure the success of our coun- try's desperate race against time after Pearl Harbor. This same group, now embracing much larger numbers of well-trained and experienced men and women, is faced with a new challenge. The war efforts to which these professionals con- tributed so effectively plus certain Mr. Cross is a member of the faculty of New York University in Neiu York City. He was a U.S. dele- gate to the Seminar on Visual Aids in Fundamen- tal Education described in this article. result-of-the-war international develop- ments have created an opportunity for audio-visual service in a cause ol far greater importance than any war. Through its many faceted foreign aid program and through its full and ac- tive support of cooperative interna- tional economic and cultural develop- ment programs, our nation is involved in the greatest and most important educational effort the world has ever seen. The role of audio-visual aids to in- struction and learning and the chal- lenge to the audio-visual expert in this gigantic undertaking are clearly recog- nized by those who are actively en- gaged in the field-work tasks — the "front line" of these international programs. Likewise, these field agents of peace and those who plan and co- ordinate their work know that only through the cooperation and the front- line participation of the audio-visual people can the rapidly approaching deadline of success or failure of these peace efforts be met. Recently the United States partici- pated in a special study conference to explore audio-visual needs in one of these international cooperative educa- tional programs. A brief account of this conference - a UNESCO Seminar on Visual Aids in Fundamental Edu- cation — provides an illustration of the challenge international education proj- ects offer the audio-visual specialist. The planned purpose of the Semi- nar was to conduct a study of the tech- niques of production, distribution, and utilization, of effective media for fun- damental education. (Fundamental education is the term used by UNESCO to describe work going on in various countries under such names as mass education, social education, cultural missions, community development and literacy campaigns. It has been de- fined by UNESCO as that kind of minimum and general education which aims to help children and adults, Vho do not have the advantages of formal education, to understand the problems of their immediate environment and their rights and duties as citizens and individuals, and to participate more ef- fectively in the economic and social progress of their community.) From the reports of field work dur- ing the past decade, it had become quite evident that visual media were an effective means of communicating fundamental education. The applica- tion of these aids to the special prob- lems of fundamental education, how- ever, was known to be still in the ex- jjerimental stage. The study, the pre- liminary steps ol which were to be accomplished at the conference an- nounced by UNE.SCO, was to pool the experience of recognized leaders in the field of visual aids in funda- mental education. Membership in the study conference or Seminar on Visual .Aids in Funda- mental Education was limited from the beginning to forty actual participants. Invitation by UNESCO to propose participants was limited to those Mem- ber States of which the promotion of fundamental education is a major ]]reoccupalion and which are already engaged in the wide use of visual me- dia for fundamental education. Those Member States which were solicited were urged to nominate as participants only persons who had professional skill and specialized experience as pro- ducers or users of visual aids for funda- mental education or as administrators concerned with the planning of pro- grams for fundamental education. In addition to those persons who were appointed by their respective countries to participate in the Semi- nar, several Member States were un- officially represented at this UNESCO meeting by accredited observers and by specialists retained by UNESCO as "re- source persons" for the conferetwe ses- 60 Educational Screen sions. I'wciitv-three member countries and the Vatii;in were either officially or unofficially represented by 35 partici- pants and 10 observers. Thirty-one members ol UNESCO headquarters and field staffs were in attendance as conference administrators, interpreters, translators, technicians, or clerical workers. The Seminar was convent-d in Mes- sina, Sicily, on .August 31, 19,53 and was dismissed on September 26, 1953. The preliminary arrangements and the administration of the seminar were under the direction of the head of the Film and Visual fnforniation Division of UNESCO's Department of \fass Comnnuiication. The program- ming of the work of the seminar was accomplished by a seven-member steer- ing committee under the direction of the delegate from the United States. .All persons attending the Seminar were housed and took their meals at the Casa Dello Studente, a rooming house, privately managed but under the supervision of the University of Messina. .All plenary sessions were held and all committee work and in- dividual research were accomplished in classrooms made available to the Semi- nar by the University of Messina. Elaborate provisions for simultane- ous interpretation made it possible to conduct all sessions in the two official working languages of the conference, French and English. Certification of all participants required that each be proficient in at least one of these languages. The work program of the Seminar included a consideration of the follow- ing topics: Recruitment of trained audio-visual personnel for field work in funda- mental education. Criteria of selec- tion and recruiting procedures were proposed. Training of j)ersonnel, it was recog- nized, presented problems in two cate- gories. What special pre-service and what on-the-job or in-service training are most needed by audio-visual field workers? .And what procedures are most appropriate to the special edu- cation and training of local nationals selected to carry on the audio-visual aspects of a fundamental education program in their own country after the aid-program specialists have left? An important basic principle of all economic and cultural development programs was prominent in the dis- cussions of training. The principle re- Hccts the polity that all field-work aid must be directed toward developing as early as possible a degree of self- sufficiency on the part of those to whom the aid is given to the end that direct aid becomes no longer necessary. Criteria for use in the technical and Delegate Cross presiding at seminar. educational appraisal of materials of instruction in all media xuere estab- lished. Effective methods and procedures of utilization of instructional materials in the field were demonstrated, dis- cussed, and noted in the final report and recommendations of the Seminar. Intensive study was made of the ap- plication of audio-visual aids and pro- cedures to purposeful-literacy educa- tion based upon the real-life problems of: health and sanitation, agriculture and the proper use of natural re- sources, family welfare and home life, home craftsmanship and vocational skills, recreation and other use of leisure time, and the development of community-cooperation in all of these areas. Each of the major problems on the agenda of topics to be considered by the Seminar was presented for pre- liminary discussion before plenary ses- sions of the conference. Following their presentation by a recognized au- thority, each of these problems was re- ferred to one or more work commit- tees of the Seminar participants. Throughout the plenary sessions and at frequent a|>propriate occasions in the work group sessions, illustrative films, filnistrips, opaque projections, (iannelgraph presentations, and other representative aids were viewed and evaluated by the participants. Electrical transcriptions of presenta- tion talks and of the discussions of each topic were made. Typed trans- criptions of the talks and the sum- mary reports of the discussions were submitted with recommendations for action to the administrators of UNESCO's field projections in funda- mental education. Space does not permit a recounting here of the findings and recommenda- tions of this month-long meeting of audio-visual specialists. A single state- ment from the final report of one of the Seminar work groups, however, serves very well to sum up a most important conclusion of the Sicily meeting. "The education program with which they (.A-V field workers) work is one which corresponds closely to the real needs and desires of the people and, therefore, challenges the application of the best philosophy and know-how the (A-V) field affords." Brotherhood: "We must work at it!'* Charles H. Percy, president of Bell & Howell Company, will spearhead Brotherhood Week observances Feb- ruary 21-28 as chairman for the State of Illinois and under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The announcement was made recently by Leo K. Bishop, vice- president of NCCJ (203 N. Wabash, Chicago). Only thirty-four years of age, Percy is a member of the Board of his col- lege, the University of Chicago, and vice-chairman of the Ford Foundation Fund for Adult Education. In 1949 he was cited by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of the ten outstanding men in the country. In the Navy during the war, Percy was discharged a lieutenant senior grade with a commendation from Admiral V. H. Ragsdale. "It is the purpose of the American Brotherhood program to help develop a generation of Americans without prejudice, distrust, or disrespect for others because of religion, race, or background," Percy said. "We all be- lieve in this objective and recognize that at no time in history has it been so necessary that we find better ways of living and working together. But we must not just believe in this," he added. "We must work at it!" More than 7,000 communities in the United States and Canada will partici- pate in this year's programs marking the 21st annual Brotherhood Week and the 26th anniversary of the Na- tional Conference of Christians and Jews. The event was proclaimed by Presi- dent Dwight D. Eisenhower, who is honorary chaimian of the observance. Thomas E. Braniff, who was killed in an air accident on January 10th, was active leader of the event. Catholic Co-Chairman of the National Confer- ence of Christians and Jews for seven years, Braniff has not yet been re- placed. February, 1954 61; by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN Ehutch beMttrnent EFFECTIVE USE OF FILMS The effertivc use of films depends upon five things: selecting the film, getting yourself ready, getting your group ready, putting on a "good show," and planning your follow-up. SELECTING THE FILM You can't use what you don't know about! This means you must study catalogs and lists very carefully. After you know what there is, you can go to the next phase. This will be de- ciding what you want to do. Your utilization purpose controls your se- lection. What do you want to bring about — worship, thinking, or moti- vation to action? You must go far- ther. What will be your worship theme? What do you want the group to think? They are to be inspired and motivated to do what? Until you have a clear-cut purpose, you are not ready to select your film. Don't be surprised if you get pro- gram ideas as you study catalogs and lists of films available to you. That's fine. Keep track of these ideas and l)uikl later programs around them. GE ITINC; YOURSELF READY This begins with your preview of tlie film. In many instances you will not have any too much time to do this. You'll be tempted to skip it, but if you do you most certainly will not make the best use of the film. Think of what the whole film "says." Think of some of the details. Get a rough outline of its contents in your mind. ■See the things which you wish to em- phasize. Get its message well in mind. Now you are ready to put your utilization |)rograiii together. What are your time limits? How will you begin and how will you close the service or program? What will you do just before the film is shown? Make sure that all the components of your service harmonize with your ihcme, and keep your theme upper- most in your mind. How is this done? You must frame CHURCH OF THE EMPTY CROSS— but church that work, for people onu uroyress- that IS the theme of the new 16mm film "Church of the Empty Cross" reviewed ori followrng page 65. Shown at right above is Alfredo Padea, one of the "stars" of the documentary motion picture. He was educated in various mission schools in the "Plaza" section of New Mexico. Here he is shown helping distribute posters in the drive to rarse funds for the March of Dimes campaign at Menaul School in Albuquerque the film psychologically by preceding it with a meditation, prayer, scrip- ture reading, a litany, remarks, just the right hymn — or any combination of these. This will set the mood; make the group re;idy for a service, not a show. Think this readiness material through carefully. Keep it short. Give it punch. Speak thoughtfully. Be thoughtful, and give the audience time to think. Sometimes a summary of the film will be effective. You may wish to ask a series of hard-hitting questions. Finally, don't let anything come between getting the group readv and their seeing the film. PUT ON A "GOOD SHO\V Have everything buttoned up tight. Don't neglect any of the external and outward things which so frequently spoil such services. Very likely you can't have a rehearsal. That means you must think of everything before hand. List what you are to clo. Give memos to those heljiing you so they won't slip up. What about power? What about black-out? What about ventilation? What about late-comers? Will the en- tire group be able to see and hear? Do your helpers know what they are to do and when to do it? In straight preaching and teaching you're in con- trol of just about everything. Not so with films. It's your mastery of these physical and external things that in- sures a "good show." PLANNING YOUR FOLLOW-UP The effective use of films demands that you know exactly what you are going to do after the lights come on. Keep your follow-up in the same key and mood as your readiness or intro- duction. If the film was to be a back- drop for a sermonette, then preach. If you planned to conclude with a prayer, pray. If you planned critical thinking, get on with it immediately. If you planned to teach something. s])eak of something you learned and invite others to speak up. Don't drag things out. Remembi i iliat the film should carrv the bnnit 4 62 Educational Screen of your "message." Be sure that psy- chological nail which the film drove gets clinched in your follow-up. Lastly, reflect on the whole affair. What went well? What went badly? What can be improved? What went better than you expected? What can you improve next time? In this post- operative reflection you'll do your learning. If you will plan, and work, and pray, the many fine films avail- able to you can be a powerful re- source in your great work of preach- ing and teaching. EQnPPL\G THE SEMIMIiY Within the next decade every semi- nary of any importance will join the audio-visual movement in one way or another. The best way to join is to get some audio - visual understanding before there is a large investment in equip- ment. Yet some seminaries will reverse this order by getting loaded up with equipment wliich may do quite a bit of sitting around until someone finds out what it is good for and how to use it in promoting the real goals of edu- cation. The first principle for the seminary to follow is to get equipment as it gets understanding of audio-visual resources and techniques in relation to what it is trying to do. If professors of speech and homiletics liave no interest in ta]je recorders as tools for the most effective training of students in speaking and preaching, then there is little value in having a flock of them sitting in some closet. On the other hand, if these depart- ments, together with music, radio and TV to say nothing of religious educa- tion, need tape recorders, they ought to have some medium-priced, medium- fidelity tape recorders for classroom use, for seminar use, for the use of stu- dents within the freedom and infor- mality of their rooms; and all the tape recorder money should not be plunked down for a miniature Radio C;ity. or a midget version of a sound production laboratory. This same principle holds for such equipment as filmstrip projectors. While there should certainly be at least one 1000-watt air-cooled job on the campus for important auditorium use, there ought to be on the campus also enough filmstrip projectors so that stu- dents doing field work can check one out for use in these learning situations in the local churches and other institu- tions. During the week these same pro- jectors can serve classroom instruc- tional needs and be available for those students who are preparing demonstra- tion lessons and programs for seminars and advanced cla.sses in audio-visual aids and religious education. Several three-speed record players will be needed. One of these should be in the high-fidelity bracket, but the others can be of the inexpensive type. They will be needed for the utilization of good recorded music and for film- strips with recorded commentaries. The automatic feature is not necessary on these. The seminary will probably need one good auditorium size (1000-watt) motion picture projector which will project with some degree of perfection such motion pictures as may come to the campus — and too few are making the trip! Beyond this, it should secure enough of the so-called "light-weight" projectors to meet the classroom needs and the needs of students doing field work, acquiring them against need and not as the result of sales pressure. Should A-V equipment (and mate- rials to a degree) be available for the students who are doing field work in nearby churches and institutions? It is a fair question, and the answer is Yes, if these institutions do not have such equipment for the use of student help- ers. Is there a better way for the stu- dent to learn about A-V materials and techniques; to find out what they can and cannot do? If the total compe- tency of the student as a pastor or di- rector of religious education is con- sidered, then it is obvious that the seminary has an obligation to help him learn what he needs to know to be a good pastor or DRE. The seminary will need at least one good high-fidelity 71/2 ips tape re- corder for special recording purposes: that sermon someone wants to "can"; that special musical program which is to be sent into town to be cut onto LP records; that record of a notable address, or the installation of a new professor, etc. Depending upon the needs of its stu- dents, the seminal^ should have facili- ties for photographic development, for copying, and for the production of filmstrips and sets of slides. This in- stallation need not be top professional cjuality in extent or in the cost of indi- vidual units of equipment, for it can be elaborated as demand requires. Somewhere in the institution there should be at least one good audio- visual room which approaches as close- ly as possible the ideal for such a room. The acoustics shoidd be excellent. It should be well located. If possible, it should have a sound-proof booth into which recording and projection equip- ment can be taken. It should seat at least fifty students. It should be used for instruction; special recordings; for experimental program building; and for preview and other purposes. The 10 FILMS to enrich your LENTEN ond EASTER PROGRAMS The most complete film series portraying the climactic final clays of the life of Christ. Last Journey to Jerusalem Thirty Pieces of Silver The Upper Room Betrayal in Gethsemane Jesus Before the High Priest Trial Before Pilate The Crucifixion ISicotlemus The Lord is Risen The Lord's Ascension These films, available in both black and white and color, are 15 to 20 minutes in running time and may be secured on Family Films' Series Sav- ings Plan, which saves you the normal seasonal increases of 50% as well as 10% on all other Living Bible rentals. .Make reservations at your denomina- tional or local film library, where Fam- ily Films' 1954 calendar and illustrated descriptive catalogs with utilization suggestions and Bible references are available on request to aid you in mak- ing your selections. , INC 1364 N. Von Ness Ave. Hollywood, 28, Colif. February, 1954 63 CATHEDRAL'S NEWEST FILMS ^^ COLOR* 6 & W 16mni. sound When Vou LIVE It... You REMEMBER It/ Project yourself right into each episode as It unfolds before your eyes. NO MORE "FACT CRAMMING"! Cathedral Films now makes It possible to teach the Life of Christ thru the modern audio-visual method . . . PLUS a dynamic personal experience. EPISODES COMPLETED TO DATE Schedule for your church NOW I HOLY NIGHT suggested for DEC. or JAN. ESCAPE TO EGYPT suggested after JAN. 1st BOYHOOD AND BAPTISM, suggested after FEB. tst MEN OF THE WILDERNESS " " MAR. 1st I BEHELD HIS GLORY . . for LENT and EASTER RESERVE NOW al your film library, or write lo Cathedral'^ijlms 140 N HOllYWOOD WAV BURBANK, CALIF. y ROM among the thousonds of films, sound films, slides, recordings and transcriptions that have been produced for church workers at all levels, how can you quickly select the ones best suited to your own needs? You can't — olone. But the NEW _ .^uaio- Uiiuat > RESOURCE i GUIDE Third Edition con, and does. Fifteen committees of disinterested people from the field itself hove evaluated this moss of moteriol and mode it available to you in un- biased, concise, easy-to-read form. You get q\ o glance; 1500 titles from over 200 producers complete index, by topic and title accurate, basic data clear, condensed synopsis detoiled evaluation overall rating oges when best used obouf 500 pages, 7" x 10", Chromecoat cover, $5.50 Order today from NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES Drl>t. nl Piihlirnliotii — Miitwesl Office 20 E. ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO 3, ILLINOIS screen for this room shoukl be ijcrnia- nently installed. Good j)rojectors are just about worthless without good projection screens, and such screens today are reasonable in price. The screen for assembly halls and public auditoriums ought to be permanently installed. Just one fumble in the temporary installa- tion of a big screen can be very costly. In classrooiTis portable tripod screens will suffice, but the wall screen is pre- ferred by many. Good screens without sufficient blackout are a waste of money, acid to patience, and a strain on the eyes. Where projection is to be frequent, black-out devices, whether drapes or blinds, should be permanently in- stalled. Inexpensive installations based on ingenuity and commonsenss often do a better job than some of the ex- pensive professional jobs. In closing, the seminary will need facilities for its A-V library. Only high potential materials should be accumu- lated, but in time any such library shoidd grow to considerable propor- tions and practical provisions should be made for it. WHAT SHOULD WE USE? The church has a total job to do. It must select adequate and appropriate means to accomplish these ends. In selecting materials and methf)ds, it is now possible to find good films on all the principal concerns of the church. Here are a few films I would use this winter and spring, and why I would use them. HIGH W.ALL is a powerful film on race prejudices. It shows how young people get that way, with the accusing finger pointing directly at some adults who had no idea they were emotionally very unhealthy. Here is the film for the Sunday evening youth fellowship. Set in a context of honest discussion which has been' well-planned, it can bring about a lot of re-education in one evening. Again, it would be strong medicine for adults to face. Let some adult group wrestle with the basic facts of this presentation, and they, too, may grow up a bit and find out what really makes kids and oldsters tick negatively as well as positively. THE MEANING OF ADOLES- CENCE: So much has been written that it is high time that some aspects of "adolescing" be put on the screen for leaders and parents to .see. This is a new film, made by Crawley Films, Ltd. for McGraw-Hill that says much in 16 minutes. It is short on preaching; long on showing. It avoids professional jar- gon and cliche concepts, dear to those who make the "pee-h-dee" approach to 64 youth. Here is the film for the parents of pre-adolescents. It will help them understand adolescence when it walks in on the two feet of their own chil- dren. It would be equally good for the youth leaders and teachers of the church. Social workers, club leaders, and others like them, should take a peek at this film, also. IT'S THE BRAIN THAT COUNTS is the best dramatic film yet produced on the subject of alcohol. It centers on the theme of the first drink. It does not preach, but right in the middle of it two yoimg people learn some scientific facts that changed their whole lives. Here is the film for youth to see and discuss. It will be good for Juniors, also. It is just the film for the parents of youth, and pre- youth, because it will give them the facts and ideas which they need when talking zoith their young people about enemy Number One of personal hap- piness and about the greatest social cancer of our time. THE CALL OF THE NAVAJO is a beautiful motion picture which will make everyone glad they came to your mother-and-daughter banquet or your father-and-son affair. It won't cost any more than you ought to pay a speaker who can't be half as interesting or helpful. This 10-year-old Navajo boy will win your heart, and put some new ideas in your head about beauty, hu- man dignity, the place of religion in life, and you'll say, "Why don't they make more films like that!" Ask your regular dealer or rental library about these films. Think of them as you plan for the months ahead. WE PASS ALOXG Good Ideas A certain rental library sent out last fall a flier to its client churches, and others, and included special notes to Baptists, Presbyterians, Congregation- alists, the Evangelical-Reformed, and others. Having secured from these denomi- nations brochures giving the 19.53-'54 curriculum in detail, it was easy, there- fore, for hii7i to nominate to them A-V materials which would enrich and supplement the lessons they woidd be studying. We commend this idea to others, and it is the exercise of this kind of wit and concern which helps determine the survival-potential of the A-V dealer. ■\ certain A-V library owner had difficulty getting church peeple to come back downtown, from distant suburbs, for his monthly previews of materials. Then a thought hit him: Why not schedule the previews so they can come Educational Screen direct from work at 5 o'clock, get a snack, and stay as long as their time will permit. Now his previews are held in the center of downtown at from .■):30 to 8:30 with snack-coffee available. .\nother good idea we are glad to pass along for those who need a new slant on the old preview problem. Your own veision of tliis idea may click with your people. Good News riic Rev. S. Franklin Mack has been elected executive director of the Broad- casting and Film Commission of the National Council of the Churches of C;hrist in the U. S. A. He succeeds Dr. Ronald Bridges, who retired recently to become visiting professor of Chris- tianity at Bowdoin College. Mr. Mack, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., has been director of films for the inter- denominal agency since June 1, 1952. .\s executive director, he will have over-all charge of religious radio-TV and film production and distribution and broadcasting training in behalf of 30 major Protestant and Eastern Or- thodox communions cooperating through the National Council. iXEW MATERIALS Isaiah Filmstrip .Alexark and Norsim, Inc. (156 N. ,\rden Blvd., Los Angeles 4) has a new series. "The Prophets of Israel," under way with the first of this five-unit series ready for distribution. It is Isaiah, a 3'1-frame filmstrip with original art in color. The printed commentary gives the passages from Isaiah on which the various frames are based and gives also a paragraph in modern English which interprets this biblical passage. It is helpful to have both versions of the commentary in the same booklet. Taken as a whole, the artwork is good. Some pictures, it seems to this reviewer, contain too much architec- ture, and others have in them some very fanciful content (such as a river alongside the city of Jerusalem). On the whole interior scenes are more pleasingly composed than exteriors, and at times the literal representation of flights of prophetic imagination seems to detract from the solid core of teaching to be derived from this great statesman-prophet's advice to Judah's rulers. Church of the Empty Cross The Church of the Empty Cross is a documentary of mission work in the "conquistador" area of New Mexico and among the people of Mexican descent in Texas, with dramatic over- tones provided by the experiences of real people. One of these is Ramon Martinez, whose story unfolds in the film. He comes to find a new church, whose cross is empty but which has concern for people and progress as ex- pressed in schools, medical care, com- munity improvement, and personal development. He sees with the eyes and faith of youth a new day for his people, the Spanish-speaking Ameri- cans. In sound, photography, color and commentary, the picture has good tech- nical qualities. It will be useful in any context of youth or adult education where the meaning of home missions is needed to be spelled out in simple, concrete, and winning terms. The film was produced by the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (156 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 10). Running time is 44 minutes. Church History The Society for Visual Education is to be commended for undertaking the production of an eight-unit series of color filmstrips, with reading scripts, under the title, "The History of the Christian Church." The first three of this series. The Church Is Born, Death for Faith, and Open Door to Faith, are now available, with the other five to follow this spring. There is a "General Utilization Guide" for the series. It is fine, giving the user the general orientation he so much needs to make the best use of the series. After this comes the "Reading Script and Utilization Guide" for each filmstrip of the series. These guides are a real source for the user. A mere list- ing of the section titles will indicate their thoroughness and utility: Outline of Contents, Why Use This Filmstrip, Possible Outcomes, Possible Uses, A Suggested Utilization Plan, Preparation (which includes a pronunciation key and a chronological table of the period covered). Introduction, Presentation, Follow-Up, and Please Note. The commentary is printed in large easy-to-read bold type, a great improve- ment over earlier SVE scripts. These scripts have been written by Dr. Elmer G. Million, who took his graduate de- Spread ,/ Concordia's special Filmstrip Group Uolortul Hew Filmstnps tor Lent ...Nov* lor onl^ $21,501 ttayed Concord !;','^;;';'',ofessionaUy magnificent '"I'-;"'" ^^ ,or each week posed Ph°t°8;aPhy- A sj°7 ^,d ^pd real- Sf Lent.CarefuUyauthe"tc ^^.^^^ istic seumgs. inc'ules I ^.^^ ^^^ with suggestions tor rnosi CP.308 THE CRUCIFIXION $5 each if bought separately *«Sf( er Story '» Vivid Full r . "«' appearance foM3^""^^"'-on .^"//dged study' fdT'"" ""> portrayal created in c,* ''^^ut/fui ^Teosterfil^**"'** IpoStfc**'®"^ fi,n,strips Order NOW from your nearest Concordia dealer. Concordia FILMS 3558 South Jefferson Ave., St. Louis 18. Mo. I February, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 65 gree in tlie area of church history. They are factual in an interesting way, with no poetic flights or diverting asides. Mr. P'rank Hojiper did the full color artwork, for the series, and taken as a whole, it is satisfactory. His compo- sition is generally good, with due atten- tion to the field of (visual) interest and to the implied action of the pic- ture. His approach to the characteriza- tion of people is stylized rather than documentary, and facial detail is gen- erally satisfactory, but there is a tend- ency to flatness which a more skillful use of light and shadow could elimi- nate. The legible material in the maps is a little small for quick and easy reading. In this series of historical filmstrips the continuity thread is the personali- ties of church history, and not histori- cal events as such. The producer con- siders this series as curriculum supple- mentation rather than curriculum it- self. It seems to this reviewer, however, that this series can be used as the back- bone of a church history course, and that with it a deep appreciation of the development of the Christian church could be imparted. If young people get no more church history than this series gives, they will have five times as much as most of their elders. the PROPHETS of Israel new color filmstrips Isaiah Amos & Hosea Jeremiah Elijah & Elisha Ezekiel & Micah other Old Testament subjects preview prints available ALEXARK & NORSIM, Inc. 1 56 N. Arden Blvd., Los Angeles 4, Col. CHRISTIAN LIVING FILMSTRIPS • 44 subjects now available, many in full color. • Used and recommended by near- ly all Protestant denominations. • Send for free illustrated catalog. Church Screen Productions P.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. In this reviewer's rating book, SVE gets an "A" for general effort; a "B" on the art; an "A" on the utilization guides; and for the commentaries, a "B plus." Wherever church history is to be taught to Senior High young people, adults, and even Junior Highs, this series will prove extremely useful. If present quality is maintained in the five to be released, this series ought to find a place in the A-V library of many local churches. Stewardship Stewardsliip is an important theme in the church, and a good subject for visual treatment. The Story of Peter Vance is a 92-frame, 19-minute, black and white, sound (33 1/3 and 78 rpm) filnistrip on this subject. It tells how Peter Vance, successful young lawyer, came to understand Christian steward- ship via the explanations of his min- ister. The treatment is sermonic rather than dramatic; while all the proper arguments are there, it is full of cliches and quite unimaginative. The techni- cal qualities are good. (Presbyterian Church USA, 156 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 10.) Worldwide Church Curriculum cnrichn)ent through the use of good filmstrips is here to stay, and Christian Education Press (1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.) is pointing the way. The Church Around the World is a 72-frame, color filmstrip with comprehensive script-guide for use with the Church and Home Series of lessons for Winter Quarter 1954. It shows the church as worldwide and with a manifold work in helping peo- ple. There are two scripts: for chil- dren by Dorthea G. Pflug; for adults by Oscar J. Rumpf. The gin"de carries fine utilization suggestions. Technical qualities are good. Youth A-V Kit Composed of seven new sound film- strips, the new Youth Audio-Visual Kit should be a great boon to those seeking to interpret the fundamental objectives and methods of the youth fellowship movement as it is not spread across all the major denominations. The Y.W filmstrips are tools — to be used by the local churches to enrich, strengthen, and interpret the work of "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing filmstrip _ series on democracy FREE Catalog FREE Preview Write: heritage filmstrips, inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. the church in all phases of the youtli program. The series is introduced by We Have This Felloiuship and concludes with Big Enough to Tackle. In between these two are filmstrips dealing with each of the five program areas: The Faith of a Guy, Gallery of Witnesses, I Found a Nexu World, The Measure of a Man, and How Wide Is Your Circle. The Y.AV Kit is a package consisting of the seven filmstrips above, seven 10", 33 1/3, microgroove discs which carry the commentaries, plus a utilization guide for each filmstrip. Produced by some three score co- operating demonimations. this Kit is available from the Department of Audio-Visual and Radio Education of the National Council, 79 East Adams St., Chicago 3. Illinois. Methodist Release The Family \ext Door, production of the Methodist Radio and Film Com- mission, is announced as "the dramatic story of a C;hristian family." The story has a three-cornered plot which car- ries in dramatic form what the film has to say. It is in black and white and has a running time of 30 minutes. (In- formation from The Methodist Pub- lisliing House, Nashville 2, Tenn.) ■M JUL* U»m rtm, SCIIEN ■H TTPEWRITTfN MESSAGES ^^ RADIO-MAT SLIDES Bj4 WHITIAMMR-OallM BrJ ACCIPT HO tU*itlTUtt J MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS 1 • I«f Sl«IIO»[lltOFIHiSlllfE« ; Regular size 31/4x4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Deolers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Ookridge Blvd., Daytona Beach, Flo. ART IN FILM "PAINTING A TRUE FRESCO" A New Americania Art Film on Henry Vamum Poore IGram Sound Kodachrorae Rental $10 Sale $160 BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dept. ES, 200 W. 57th St. New York 19 SOUTHWEST INDIANS New sound films in brilliant color. Produced ny an experienced educator. WARRIORS AT PEACE — Contrasts Apachea at work on their modem cattle ranch with the ancient PoIIen-BIessing for an Apache maid. Avolon DaggeH Productions 441 North Orange Drive Los Angeles 36, Confornia 66 Educational Screen msSi^aluatioH of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University Vilm reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio - Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. MCOMMOI CLAY (International Film Bureau, Inc., 57 E. Jarkson Blvd., Chicago 4, 111.) 20 niin., 16niiii, sound, black and white. ,SIOO. Produced by Thomas Craven and photographed by Frederic Bornet. DK.SCRIP'IION This film portrays six leading .Amer- ican sculptors — Donald De Lue, Wheeler Williams, Paul Manship, Cecil Howard. James Earle Fraser, and Laura Ciardin Fraser— working in their studios, surveys the finished products of tlicir creative eflorts, and suggests liow these works reflect the distinctive (haracteristics of each artist. Opening scenes showing Cecil How- ard preparing the portrait of a woman prompt the narrator to state that the possession of "inner vision" forms the basis of an artist's creative powers. The following scciucnce reveals the artist watching a boxing and a wres- tling match and himself participating in a fencing bout, and explains how these experiences have given rise to a number of subsequent works cast in bron/e that depict boxing and fencing protagonists in critical positions. Views of tlic "Reclining Nude," "Quiet .Meditation." and "Nude Leaning on a Oilumn," are preceded by a number of drawings that have guided the sculptor's creative strokes in shaping the completed works. Cecil Howard's interest in his era and its people is again reemphasized through a portrait of his daughter, a god-like statue of a young man named "Sacrifice," and one of the "Mother and Child." \ close - up of the "Mother and Child" dissolves into a view of CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Internotional Film Bureau Admiral Halsey poses for sculptor Wheeler Williams, as seen in "Uncommon Clay." Wheeler Williams completing his "Me- morial to ."Virmen." As the camera ])ans across the "Three Graces," the "Four .Seasons." and the "Head of .Mercury." and moves oiudoors into the wonderland of "Childliood God" figures to show ".Apollo," "Pan," and "Neptune" in their natural surround- ings, it reveals how a love of symbol- ism and gods of Greek mythology marks the works of this sculptor. Views of the artist shajjing a portrait of Admiral Bidl Halsey and the com- ))leted statues of Katharine Cornell, James Montgomery Flagg, the sculp- tor's daughter, Diane, and Eve Brooks are followed by the "Fountain of Youth," and "Primavera" looking hopefully for spring. Paul .Manship is next introduced with some of his works — the "Celes- tial Sphere," "Sun Is Stolen," "Day Turns Into Night," "Europa." and "Jupiter" in ihe'shape of a bull. The bronze statues of a reindeer and a horse are shown to be only a part of a "menagerie in bronze" that is grad- ually revealed in more detail by the camera as it accompanies tiie sculptors and a boy in a tour of tlie studio. By pursuing the pet dogs of James Earle Fraser the camera gains entry into the studio of "the most prolific and successful sculptor" and discovers the maker of the head of Lincoln, the Indian head, and the buftalo head that adorn the coins of this country. A view of Teddy Roosevelt on a horse in a New York memorial is followed by a sliot of the original model in the studio and portraits of Fiieodore Roosevelt and Tlionias Edison. Close relations with Indians during tlie art- ist's youth have led to sucli works as the "Pioneer Woman," "Indian Chief at Pra,yer," and "The End of the Trail." A sequence of scenes also por- trays Laura Gardin Fraser in the proc- ess of completing tlic first of four large panels that highlight major events in .American history. From the silhouette of "The End of the Trail" the camera turns to the February, 1954 67 Vorks of Dohaid be Lue. "Power and Strength" are here recorded as the camera pans across the statues of Thomas Jefferson, Stonewall Jackson, and the "Infantry Man" of the last world war, and pictures "Jupiter" as a bull, "The Athlete," "Eve," "North Wind," "Sun God," and "Icarus." Ma- jor emphasis. Iiowever, is placed on the creation of the main figure for the Omaha Beach Memorial by this sculp- tor. A series of scenes document the artist's unyielding determination in search for an appropriate symbol while he displays a few figurines from a large group that he rejected. As the human form of the selected figure stretches skyward, and dissolves into the dark clouds, the narrator describes the sculptor's aim as an attempt to inject "meaning into a dead soldier's sacrifice" and to record the "pain and turmoil of human striving" for ever- lasting peace. APPR.\ISAL The committee agreed with the pro- ducer that this film does not require extensive preliminary study of the art form to be appreciated and enjoyed as a work of art. The members, there- fore, did not hesitate to recommend it for high school, college, and adult use to provide an artistic portrayal of the creations of six prominent American sculptors and to demonstrate the ex- acting demands of their work as neces- sitated by the process of continual selection and rejection. For professional film-makers and college classes in motion picture pro- duction, this film exemplifies excellent planning of content, an exceptionally effective use of smooth transitions, and masterful editing. The synopsis above, designed as it is to highlight basic content, fails to provide an adequate review of the film. Especally note- worthy are the professional lighting and camera techniques that succeed in recording the subtle modulations on the surface of the figures and captur- ing the life-like quality of the sculp- tured pieces. Furthermore, the clever use of smoke rising before the ex- pressive statues as they revolve in one position, or pass vertically or horizon- tally across the screen, accentuates the inherent vitality of the forms and helps to enhance those attributes of mobility and dramatic interaction. The major strength of the film, how- ever, is its basic overall unity as a complete art form itself— a unity of idea, photography, music, and narra- tion that flows unimpaired from the opening titles to the closing sequences and "The End." A rare aesthetic ex- perience, indeed! , YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR MONTHLY FILM FORUM ]^^ f!|^ • • • ^ith Any One of These Current Issues 1 SHOULD SENATE DEBATE (the filibuster) BE LIMITED? with • SENATOR ELLENDER • SENATOR DOUGLAS AN EVALUATION OF THE EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION with • SENATOR SMATHERS • SENATOR CAIN SHOULD AMERICAN TARIFFS BE LOWERED? with • ERIC JOHNSTON • JOHN LEE COULTER THE ARAB-ISRAEL OUESTION with • ROBERT NATHAN • JAMES ANSARA MODERATED BY MARQUIS CHILDS THE PLAN: American Film Forum, Inc. releases 9 new discussion films on current domestic and international affairs . . . one a month . . . with Senators and Congress- men presenting opposing viewpoints . . . springboards for discussion among students, and adults on all levels. Programs available on a subscription-rental basis. Write for prospectus now! ', ^MERICAIV JIM Forum, inc. MAIl THIS COUPON ej., AMERICAN FILM fORUM, Inc. 316 Fifth Avenue New Yofk 36, N. Y. Please jend me complete detoils including subtcrrption cost. NAME i. ADDRESS _...._ CITY STATE ._ , 68 LE1ITT0W1, PEMSYLVAMA (McGraw-Hill Book Company, Text- Film Department, 330 West 42nd Street, New York 36, New York) 26 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white. SIOO. Produced by March of Time. DESCRIPTION This film documents the execution of a bold and ambitious ])roject to build a modern city in the rolling farmland of Pennsylvania. ■Aerial views of Levittown reveal the careful design and large-scale construc- tion of a community sixty-five miles from New York City and twenty-five miles northeast of Philadelphia. Amid scenes of mass clearance of tlic land through the use of bulldozers, fire, dynamite, and levelling machinery, the narrator states that a total of 4,600 acres of land has been purchased. The film shows the project as being one- fifth completed and housing S,600 fam- ilies of a population that is expected to grow to 70,000 people. Scenes of children on bicycles and walking in groups support the contention of the narrator that to acconnnodate youtit is one of the primary concerns of the builders of Levittown. .\lfred Levitt, who with his brother. VV^illiam, conceived the idea of a mod- ern community, then presents the basii philo|)sophy that guides its construi tion. Their aim is to prevent the resi- dent from beconn'ng a lost occupant of a big city. With rough sketches he shows how they hope to inculcate :i feeling of neigliborliness and commu- nity pride in the citizens by building a city composed of small neighbor- hoods encircled by major driveways. In addition, each will have its own name, school, swimming pool, and ball park. A model shows the type of houst being built for the townspeople. The real reason for the existence of Levittown is shown to be the new United States Steel plant three miles away at Morris, Pennsylvania. Views of some employees of this compan\ and selected workers of Paterson Parch- ment Paper Company and Kaiser Metal Products Company exempli f\ the kind of person who either lives in Levittown or is planning to move there. The major portion of the film por- trays current developments as con- ducted by builders, residents, and serv- ice industries. While a resident of the town welcomes a new neighbor, work- ers plant a young tree before the lat- ter's home. A partially completed shopping center is to cover fifty-five acres at completion and will serve the conununity's numerous needs. A series of pictures documents the progress Educational Screen being made in providing adequate educational facilities, police protec- tion, and medical services. The tele- phone, however, is as yet not available to the residents and consequently per- sonal visits are necessarily relied upon to achieve communication. Toward the end of the film, William Levitt, the manager of the construc- tion project, confides to the narrator that at tlie outset Bucks County had no community life; his firm had to start building everything at once — houses, water and sewage systems, lights, and roads — a project in which «very part of government is involved as a partner. When Levittown is com- pleted at the end of two years, how- ever, he sees it as another Atlantic City or Galveston. In the words of the narrator the town becomes the "prototype of 20th Century Living . . . the fastest growing city in .America." APPR.MSAL The reactions of the committee in- dicate that the film can be used in high school civics and social studies ■classes to show the wide array of serv- ices that are indispensable to modern group living. In addition, it can be shown to college classes to exemplify a long-term building program initiated by a private firm to help meet housing needs in a particular locality. To adult groups concerned with the or- ganization and expansion of their own community, the film can portray the value of planned construction that recognizes a desire for sharing com- mon interests and a feeling of neigh- borliness among the residents as well as the need for assuring the safety of children and providing facilities for recreation. Technically, the film pos- sesses good sound and acceptable pho- tography, though the latter is lacking in contrast. It seems that the film could have directed more attention to the nature of the civic organization of the community and provided some indication as to how the town is ex- pected to pay the original cost of the public services. On the other hand, the film portrays effectively the sin- cere determination of the local resi- dents and their simple and honest at- tempts to establish themselves in a new home in new surroundings. It possesses that freshness of quality so characteristic of new growth and clearly documents the natural opti- mism and exuberance of an energetic community just passing through its youthful stage. A JAPAESE FISHING VILLAGE (Young America Films, Inc., 18 E. Forty-First St., New York 17, N. Y.) 13 minutes, 16mm. sound, black and white, 1953. $62.50. Produced by Alfred T. Palmer. Teacher's Guide available. DESCRIPTION Narrated in the first person by an American-born Japanese, the film de- picts life in the tiny Japanese fishing village of Himajo as described by Hiroshi Kimura, a fisherman and a father. The principal action of the film is that which takes place during a typical day in the lives of Hiroshi, his wife, his fourteen-year-old daughter, his twelve-year-old son, his baby, and his mother who lives with the family. Hiroshi, after a breakfast of rice and soup, joins other fishermen for a day of fishing off Japan's rocky coast. The Head Man of the Village, who for- merly owned the fishing rights and equipment, discusses with them the weather and their day's work. They decide on this particular day to fish with poles for bonito and yellowtail. While Hiroshi is fishing, his wife preview now— for next year's classes. . . A New Coronet Film Series on American Literature Teachers and students of American Literature are sure to welcome these authoritative 16mm sound motion pictures — the first in a long-awaited series by Coronet Films. Written and filmed in close collaboration with Robert C. Pooley, Ph.D., Professor of English, University of Wisconsin, these films provide a visual wealth of background material for understanding the beginnings and growth of literature in this country. AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TIMES - an overview of the practical, useful early writings which reflected the period that became a vivid source of literary inspiration for later writers. AMERICAN LITERATURE: REVOLUTIONARY TIMES -the impor- tant political speeches, documents and letters of the war period . . . the feeling, depth and beauty of which raised them to the level of true literature. AMERICAN LITERATURE: EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD -an excit- ing background for understanding the first real literature of America ... as shown in the writings of Philip Freneau, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving and others. AMERICAN LITERATURE: THE REALISTS -emerging with "a lit- erature, not of books, but of life" — a searching study of men like Dreiser, Tarkington, Hamlin Garland, Jack London — the theme of realism associated with many of our present-day novelists, poets, essayists and dramatists. You may request preview prints of these newest American "iteralure films now — for possible purchase later on. Now is also the time to preview any of the other more than 500 available Coronet titles . . covering virtually every subject area at every grade level. Determine for yourself the unequalled teaching effectiveness of Coronet films. For complete information on how easy ond inex- pensive it is to preview, purchase or rent the Coronet films of your choice, just write to: Coronet Films Oepl. S-254 CORONET BLDG., CHICAGO I, ILU February, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 69 ^#Winpaiiies ot the Motion Picture Ass'n of America Selected and Prepared for School Use by Comniiltees Representing National Curriculum Organizations We extend a cordial in\itatiun to visit our representatives at The AAS.A Convention, .\tlantic Citv (Booth B49) The .\SSI' Convention, Milwaukee (Booth 46) The DA VI Convention, Chicago (Booth 46) Informative materials sent free to teachers on request TEACHING FILM CUSTODIANS, INC. 25 West 43rd St., New York City 36 70 Educational Screen i,iilts that glass is a fairly efficient conductor of heat, brick and plaster are less efficient, and fibreboard is the least efficient. Convection is illustrated by applying heat to the bottom of beakers, tlie first of which has water and ice and the second, steel wool and ice. Speeded I .iiiiera action shows that the heat passes more quickly through the water than through the steel wool. Visible particles added to the water show the convection currents as they distribute heat through the liquid. Radiation is demonstrated by the use of a lamp and a lens. The dis- tinction between heat and light is made by placing over the lens a filter which absorbs almost all the visible light and yet there is enough invisible heat radiation to ignite paper. The heat which travels by radiation is shown passing through some materials and being absorbed by others. The film ends by raising some ques- tions concerning the practical applica- tion of these principles. APPRAISAL The film is recommended for use on the junior and senior high school levels in general science and physics classes studying heat. The film should .serve three purposes — to show the iDolecidar nature of heat, to explain liow heat is transferred, and to demon- .strate the application of these princi- ples to everyday use. Animated illustra- tions, time-lapse pliotography, clearly presented demonstrations, pertinent questions, and suggested practical ap- plications of the scientific information presented in the film enhance the teaching value of the film. SPRINGBOllll) f)IVI\G (Educational Film Sales Department, University Extension, University of California, Los Angeles 24, Calif.) 13 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white. SI 25.00 or $56.25. Pro- duced by University of California Ex- tension, Berkeley. DESCRIPTION The fundamentals of good spring- board diving techniques and some common faults in forward and back- ward diving are demonstrated by wo- men divers. While two performers execute some dives in slow motion photography, the narrator explains that concentration, precision, and control are the prin- cipal requirements in good diving technique. This sequence is followed by the half-gainer and running jack- knife dives that are frozen in consecu- tive poses to demonstrate how the ap- proach, take-off, position in the air, Photography is mon's supreme achieve- ment in his efforts to develop a device for the transmission of ideas. The mission of photography is to record and clarify so that the world of tomorrow con learn from the world of today. — O. N. Solbert in "Image" (Eastman House Journal) and entry into the water form tlie main stages of an executed dive. Springboard diving, however, re- quires preliminary training in the standing front dive from the edge of the pool and land drill to correct feet and arm movements in the take- off. A number of divers go through a series of exercises on land and on the springboard to illustrate the im- portance of the full extension of feet and ankles to achieve maximum spring in a well-executed dive and to demon- strate how the hurdle becomes the important transition between the ap- proach and the take-off. The narrator in turn explains that the resulting additional height requires more bal- ance and control. The forward dive is then examined closely with special emphasis on the master swan and running front dives. Included in the demonstration of the essential components of the *forward dive are also common faults, such as lack of sufficient height in take-off, body too far forward, arms and ankles not extended, back excessively arched, and lifting of hips to the height posi- tion. Three dives — the one and a half simimersault, the running front dive witli a one-half twist, and the half gainer — well executed, end this sequence. The last setpience deals with the backward dive. The narrator states that the requirements and stages as listed above apply equally to this par- ticular dive. A variety of dives in- cluding the back jackknife, the cut away, and the backward summersault front position, illustrate the position of the feet on the springboard, the coordination of arms and legs in the take-off, and the arching and move- ment of the body. In addition, per- formers portray a number of faults in the back dive and follow up with one that is correctly executed. APPRAISAL The committee felt that this film would be of considerable value to college and community groups train- ing in the fundamentals of spring- board diving techniques. The mem- bers decided that, though the film contains female demonstrators exclu- sively, its worth as an instructional tool with male groups would not nece.ssarily be diminished. The slow motion and stop photography give effective support to the demonstra- tions, while the cjuality of color is better than average. The narration, used mostly as an explanatory device, is not overworked but remains per- tinent and subsidiary to the visuals. .At one point in the film, unfortu- nately, more careful editing might have removed a number of blank frames that interrupt the action for a frac- tion of a second. In the main, how- ever, the film with the gracefulness, precision, and all-round masterful dem- onstration of the performers succeeds in generating a feeling of sincere ad- miration on the part of the audience, and consequently can be used to moti- vate as well as to instruct. '♦-r^X Man, you Ought to try it! No tough sleddin' in your classrooms when you present occupationol information the dramatic, interesting way . . . with YOUR LIFE WORK Films. Quickly, and without leaving the classroom, motion pictures pro- ject your students into the hustle and bustle of American business and industry ... at low cost, and in minimum clossroom time. Independent educational research in group guidance techniques shows YOUR LIFE WORK Films to be more effective, practical than field-trips or printed materials. Write for inlorinatiori . . . and visit Booth 1-4 AASA, Atlantic City CARL F. MAHNKE PRODUCTIONS 215 East Third Street Des Moines 9, Iowa February, 1954 !}■ ^, nnouncina.., A NEW motion picture on Normal Menstruation Molly Grows Up — For presentation to girls nine to fifteen years of age — Kinmi., sound, black and white 15 minutes in length For preview and rental and purchase information, please write: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS (formerly Medical Films, Inc.) 116 Natoma Street, San Francisco 5 or II West 42nd Street, New Vork 36 At Atlantic City At the A.A.S.A. Exhibits Be sure to visit Booth 1023 Ask about the latest plan of the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association which provides a COMPLETE AUDIO-VISUAL EDUCATION GUIDANCE SERVICE for each individual school on the basis of DAVI institutional membership, including — EDUCATIONAL SCREEN The Audio-Visual Magazine And be sure to visit the DAVI School Building Exhibit in the Architectural Section in the Audi- torium basement, also. Looking at the literature FILMS IN PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOL- OGY, & MENTAL HEALTH by Adolf Nichtenhauser, Marie L. Cole- man, and David S. Ruhe, Medical Audio-Visual Institute of the Associa- tion of American Medical Colleges. Published by Health Education Coun- cil, Number 10 Downing St., New York 14, N. Y. 1953. 269 i>ages. $6.00. This volume is an authoritative and pradical review -manual that should prove indispensable to anyone using films on the mind in academic teach- ing or popular education. It presents, in well-organized and readable form, the results of an exhaustive study of 51 representative films conducted by the Medical Audio-Visual Institute of the Association of Medical Colleges. Preceding the reviews, which form the core of the volume, are four brief chapters constituting a guide to the use of the book: a discussion of the value of the film medium for present- ing material on the mind, directions for using films in teaching psychiatry, and a history of psychological motion picture*. Together these chapters pre- sent a body of guiding principles for the production, study, and use of films in this field. Also included in this comprehensive book are an eight-page Gallery of Scenes that gives tlie flavor of the films; a Supplementary Film List of 50 addi- tional titles, with brief descriptive notes on each; an Audience Guide, showing in tabular form the groups for which eacii of the basic 51 films is most suitable; and a Subject-Matter Index, containing film references to such topics as "battle neurosis" and "overprotection ." The films selected for study fall into three categories: technical films for professional groups in general medi- cine, psychiatry,, nursing, psychology, etc. (e.g., Activity Group Therapy); non-technical films for popular audi- ences, interpreting life experiences (e.g., Palmour Street); and films that have both popular and professional uses (e.g., The Feeling of Hostility). (It seems to the writer that the reviews of the films might well have been grouped under these headings instead of being given in alphabetical order.) Each film was screened, discussed, and evaluated by at least three sep- arate panels consisting primarily of autiiorities in medical and educa- tional fields from the Medical Audio- Visual Institute, Columbia University Teachers College, the New Vork State Psychiatric Institute, and the Boston University School of Medicine. The resulting reviews present: (1) a sum- mary of content and evaluation for ready reference; (2) data on produc- tion and distribution (running time, writer, consultant, sources, etc.); (3) content description: a full account of action, story line and sound: (4) criti- cal appraisal of content, presentation, and general effectiveness in terms of style, direction, scientific accuracy, im- pact, etc.; and (5) utilization: question of discussion leader, type of audience, and value for each. This volume is far more than a cata- log of films or even a collection of reviews. It presents an integrated and astute study of an important area of thought and presentation, and estab- lishes critical and constructive stand- ards of the highest order. It is at the same time a practical mainial for constant use. The Reviews and the .\udience Guide will expedite selection of films, cutting down on time and money spent in previewing; the pooled comments of the specialists pro- vide provocative commentaries that can serve as guides for teaching and discu-ssion. -ROBERT M. GOLDENSON. Ph.D. Dept. of Psychology and Philosophy Hunter College, New York City USING RADIO IN THE CLASS- ROOM. Bulletin of the California Stale Dept. of Education, Vol. XXII, No. 4, February, 1953. 32 pages. Write to State De])t. of Education, Sacra- mento, Calif., for information about price and availability. Attractively illustrated and readably written, this bulletin is designed to help California school administrators, supervisors, and teachers make increasingly effective use of radio as a tool of classroom in- struction. In his Foreword. Superin- tendent of Public Instruction Roy E. Simpson points out that much of the information regarding radio has simi- lar applications for television. The book was prepared by Francis W. Noel, George W. Ormsby, and Harry J. Skelly of the California Bu- reau of .Audio-Visual Education. Illus- trations are by Bessie Peirce Heller, also of the Bureau. STEREOSCOPIC TRANSMISSION by Raymond Spottiswoode and Nigel Spottiswoode. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles. 1953. 177 pages plus appendices. .$6.00. This book is announced as the "first book ever published which deals exclusively with 3-D motion pictures." It is a de- tailed explanation of the theory of stereoscopic transmission and its ap- plication to the motion picture. 72 Educational Screen Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should be sent directly to Mnx U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. "U N U S U A L," "outstanding," and "worthwhile" are all good words but they hardly do justice to the rare authentic audio documents recently released by Audio Classroom Services (323 Franklin Street, Chicago). Their series on "American Government" are far and away the finest we have heard that deal with the three branches of the federal government. The United States Constitution is given life and meaning in the language of the student. This is not the very practical and yet unrealistic interpre- tation of words and their meanings as set down in the textbook. This is not the theory expounded and expanded that was taught and is being taught in American schools. This is real, this is honest, this is .American government as it exists, as it is practised, as it re- lates to the lives of each of us — stu- dent and teacher — as it mirrors Amer- ican life and our changing social and economic concepts. The disc dealing with "The Legis- lative" phase of government gives a down-to-earth view of the political parties, American politics, the selec- tion of candidates tor office, the mean- ing of representation, the "inside story" of how a bill becomes a law; it discusses some of the rules that Congress has adopted in its own or- ganization. Each aspect is thought- fully treated, carefully explored, written and presented with dramatic impact which will undoubtedly appeal to junior and senior high school stu- dents studying their local, state and national law-making bodies. This re- cording attempts successfully to an- swer such questions as: "What makes for a good Congressman? Must he be an angel or a villain; a mentally in- competent or a genius? Can he have just 'good common sense'?" And then there is the question, "Whom does he represent — individuals, groups, the nation, his political supporters?" Certainly the Executive Department is an important third of the .-Vmerican legislative scheme. What is the Execu- tive Department? What does it do? Does it influence legislation? Does it lobby for a specific program or against specific bills? Does the Executive De- partment influence legislation? How? These and many other essential ques- tions concerning the government are answered not in the dry, lecture or dais manner Ijut through carefully explored, prepared and presented dramatizations. This second disc dealing with "The Executive" discusses and illustrates the Executive Department in its relations with the Legislative branch both indi- vidually as elected representatives and potential candidates and collectively as the fundamental law-making body of .American government. There is discussion of foreign policy and who makes it. To implement this facet of government, the history of the Monroe Doctrine and some of its growth and implementation through presidential interpretation is given in some detail. The President is de- scribed as "a leader in foreign policy" because it is never made without his agreement. Who is a bureaucrat? Is it good or bad to be one? How may you become one? The problems of the government employee are explored. Then, too, the results of vociferous expression of pub- lic opinion are traced in the story of "Target: Nine Old Men" which was formally known as "The Supreme Court Reorganization Bill of 1937." Students have an opportunity to recall and relive that dramatic episode in American History. Finally, the "Court and Constitu- tion" aspects of American Government are explored. Here is the story of how the court became supreme, and over what it is supreme. Three im- portant Supreme Court cases are re- counted accurately antf with dramatic dexterity. They are "Marbury versus Madison," which defined certain Su- preme Court Powers; the action of the court in reversing an earlier decision and in upholding state minimum wage laws: and finally the court action in deciding against the administration in the great steel case of 1952 when Justice Black, speaking for the entire court, read an historic lecture on the unconstitutionality of the doctrine of inherent Presidential powers. Our enthusiasm for these records cannot be fully expressed other than by saying that they are wholeheartedly recommended to all schools for in-class listening as well as for outside listen- ing. They are more useful than any other material we have seen or heard on this subject for junior and senior high school students. SPEED RECORD AND TRANSCRIPTION PLAYERS FOR EVERY PURPOSE High Fidelity — Versatile — Low Priced Ask For Our New Catalog AUDIO-MASTER CORP. 17 East 45th St.. New York 17 ^Ueie fUanHed nJufUun n^econdi LISTEHI m DO SERIES ALBUM ABC-1 The friendly Train and Ginger and Josh ALBUM ABC-2 The Handsome Scarecrow and The Little Clown ALBUM ABC;-3 The Panda Balloon and Joco, the Dancing Monkey ALBUM ABC 4 Work and Sins; Play and Sing; and My Shadow In tadi album: 2 Icn-inch vinylitc records, 78 rpra Teacher's Manuals These popular recordings encourage all children, regardless of abilities, to work for better posture, rhythmic co-ordinated move- ment, and grace in creative expression. The music features full, rich tones, and the stories are appealing in their simplicity. Audio Education, Inc. 55 Fifth .Avenue New York 3, N. Y. February, 1954 Writing for more Information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 73 ^udio-visual trade review NEW TECHNIQUES Cinemascope for Amateurs That the marvels of wide-screen Cinemascope will not be barred to amateur movie-makers was demon- strated recently before an audience of more tlian 200 members of the Society of Motion Picture and Television En- gineers at the Bell & Howell Company plant in Chicago. For the advanced amateur who has reached the stage of film projection with magnetic sound, there is now the promise of future 16mm reduction prints from Cinemascope Technicolor subjects like The Robe. Of course it will be a long time — if ever — before such films can be rented for school and church use. but the technical basis for making the prints and projecting tliem in "amateur" 1 6mm width is here now. Equally impressive and indicative of things to come was the demonstration of two test films shot in Kodachrome, with magnetic sound, on a 16mm cam- era fitted with an anamorphic tele- scope-type supplementary lens mount- ed in front of regular amateur-type camera lenses ranging at present from the 1-inch fl.9 to the 4-inch f4.5. One series of scenes, beautifully photo- graphed from a moving automobile in Washington, D. C, and processed by Byron Company laboratories in that Fity, gave an utterly astonishing illu- sion of driving a full-vision modern car through the capital's busy traffic. Another test film demonstrated not only Cinemascope - type wide - screen 16mm photography but also a major measure of stereophonic sound. Mere- ly by using two microphones spaced tp obtain a binaural recording on twin channels, perfect illusion was ob- tained of dialog from opposite sides of the screen, merging into composite sound when the speakers came to- gether at the center. A tractor mowing machine moving from one side of the wide screen to the other carried its directional sound with it, as did an airplane in taking off and landing. The importance of making this ad- vanced type of equipment available to advanced amateurs and semi-profes- sionals was stressed by the engineers. Many new techniques and uses have to be learned the "hard way," as in the case of the motion picture itself, and amateurs can help. — WFK NAVA NEWS Regional Associations Three new regional audio - visual dealer associations were formed recent- ly, according to an announcement by Don White, Executive Vice President of the National Audio-Visual .'Vssocia- THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and com- pletely opaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or w/t/iout fig/itproof housing. Ask your regulor supply house or write for BuJIetin 54. 1632 INDIANA AVE. CHICAGO 16, ILL. tion, with which the new organizations are affiliated. The new groups are the Michigan Audio-Visual Dealers Asso- ciation, Western Missouri Audio-Visual Dealers Association, and Buckeye Audio-Visual Dealers Association of Ohio. A total of si.x state and regional audio -visual dealer associations are now active as affiliates of NAVA. These include the Pacific Northwest A-V Dealers Association, the "granddaddy" group, which has been active for five years or more; the Rocky Mountain A-V Dealers Association, and the Penn- sylvania A-V Dealers Association. PEOPLE EB's Everote Promoted Warren Everote has been promoted to the position of director of research and production of Encyclopaedia Bri- tannica Films, Inc., it was announced recently by Maurice B. Mitchell, presi- dent of the company. Mr. Everote has been a producer with the Britannica Films enterprise for almost eight years. While taking his Ph.D. at Teachers College, Colum- bia University, he began working for EB Films under Melvin Brodshaug, who is retiring as vice-president in charge of production. Mr. Everote continued to work for the company on •• a contract basis until he was commis- sioned in the Navy in 1943. He served for three years in the Bureau of Ord- nance in the Navy Department, Wash- ington, D. C, and on his return to civilian life moved to the Britannica Films headquarters in Wilmette, Illi- nois as a producer. EQUIPMENT 74 New Viewlex Models Viewlex has introduced three new combination 214 x 214 and 2 x 2 slide projectors. Model V-5 is a 150-watt. convection - cooled projector. Model V-53 is 300-watt, motor-fan-cooled, and Model V-55 is 500-watt, motor-fan- ^ cooled. The new 214 x 214 models are all '*i of die castings, finished in double ' baked hammertone gray. All other parts are plated and rustproofed throughout. ' The new models are said to give clear, brilliant, corner to corner pro- EducQtional Screen jection. The motor-fan-cooled units feature the "Venturi-Airjector" cooling system. The "light multiplier" optical system consists of three condensing lenses and a heat filter. All are mounted on individual coded lens holders. The projectors are available with either a 5" or 614" coated color- corrected, anastigmat professional lens. A 254 X 214 carrier is furnished with the projector, and the 2x2 carrier may be had at additional cost. The 214 X 214 carrier features the "E-Z-Ject" push button for ejection of the last slide. The new Viewlex "Change-O-Matic" automatic slide changer for 2x2 slides can be accommodated. These units contain two switches. One switch controls the lamp and one the fan. The lamp switch is inopera- tive unless the motor is first turned on. This is said to insure safety of the film and prolong the life of the lamp. When projection is stopped, the lamp .MV be turned off, and the motor al- .wed to run until the entire unit is Ampro Unveils "Super Stylist" \mpro Corporation unveiled the uisjst model in its line of 16mm "Styl- ist" motion picture projectors recently, the single-case, lightweight "Super Stylist." With new features said to provide "true theatre presence," the projector offer;, flexible sound volume sufficient in range for use in both classroom and auditorium. Advanced sound performance is ac- .complished by a 10-watt amplifier driving a 10-inch speaker which is built into the projector case-cover. This case-cover itself forms an en- larged "base reflex" type baffling chamber. Weighing only 22 pounds, the pro- jector can be lifted, moved, and set up by teacher or students, church director, or business executive. For further information, write Ampro Corporation, 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago, Illinois. The Pronunciary A new audio aid to language teach- ing, the "Pronunciary," was demon- strated at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, held in Chicago December 28-30, 1953. The Pronunciary is a compact, rec- tangular machine, about the size of a small table radio, which "plays" words recorded on tape stripped to cards about 10" X 4" in size. For English teaching there is avail- able a set of 250 individual words and phrases printed on the cards with the accepted pronunciation of the words recorded on the strip of tape attached to the card. In the language laboratory the student can insert the cards into the machine, a simple operation, and listen to the same card or any assort- ment of cards as often as he likes and whenever he likes. Since the cards can be easily filed, it is easy for the teacher or student to choose just the words or phrases or sentences on which prac- tice is needed. Cards lor foreign languages — French, Spanish, German, etc. — give the correct pronunciation and intona- tion for words and groups of words. .According to reports, the Pronunci- ary has also been found very useful in speech correction work. For further information about the new audio aid to language teaching, write Paul Moore, School of Speech, Northwestern University, Chicago. Ill- inois. Redesigned Da-Lite Da-Lite Screen Company has rede- signed one of its most popular port- able projection screens. The new "Push-Button" Hilo projection screen is available in the three most popular sizes lor maximum viewing distances of 25 feet (50 x 50" screen) to 35 feet (70 X 70" screen). The Hilo screen is said to be in- stantly adjustable on its tripod sup- RflDMNT LAMPS RADIANT LAMP CORPORATION, 300 Jelliff Avenue, Newark 8, N. J. - -anuloOureri of lamps (or PROJECTION • FLOODLIGHT • SPOTLIGHT • MOTION PI SOUND REPRODUCTION •AERONAUTICAL • SPORTS LIGHTING AND GENERAL SERVICE MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION RECTIFIER BULBS February, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 75 KINESIS presents EXPERIMENT FILM AND MUSIC Number Three A translation of music into animate visual images. The purpose of the film is to present a series of pictures which, though gemerolly related, allow for as much interpretation by the audience as does the music which they parallel. For high school, college and adult music or film appreciation groups. KINESIS, INC. 566 Commercial St. 54 West 47th St. San Francisco New York 36, N. Y. ROBERT FLAHERTY presents THE TlTAH Story of MICHELANGELO Norrated by FREDRIC MARCH "A Masterpiece"— Saturday Review A (>!(■ Aiailablc exclusively from Conl-emporary Films, inc. 13 E. 37th St., Dept. ES, New York 16, N.Y. Meet The Sioux Indian The life of the plains Indian including the preporotion of pemmicon, use of the tepee quni ;rbro,der"y' '"' ""''"^ "' ''°-"P'- 5427 W. Howord Ave, Milwaukee 14, Wis. iust Issued "THE MODERN FARM'' 4 new Fllmstrlps tell the story of Form Mechanization in America in the last 100 years. Suggested for Junior-High Grades. (Set of four — $10.50) PAT DOWLING PICTURES 1056 S. Robertson Blvd. LOS ANGELES 35, CALIF HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Produrer k riislribiilor Easleni RpDre^cntative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Po. New York 28, N. Y. port from a low sereen-bottom level of 14i/^ inches above the floor to a height of 4614 inches above the floor, with the screen-top level at from 66% inches to 97'/4 inches above the floor. The wide-angle visibility of the "White Magic" crystal-beaded projection sur- face provides a wide range of com- fortable viewing for the audience, ac- cording to the announcement. Detailed information about the screen is available from Gilbert Heck, Da-Lite Screen Company, 2711 N. Pu- laski Road, Chicago 39, Illinois. Tape Player A mechanism designed solely for playing magnetic tapes is now offered by the Pentron Corporation (064 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago). .-Xccording to the announcement, this is the only standard, stock design play-back unit currently available. Elimination of the recording mech- anism is said to make it possible to offer the new unit at a price much lower than the combination of re- corder and player and thus to enable many schools to add extra tape players for classroom use. The new player - Model PB-.A2 measures l\% inches by 9'^ inches and weighs 22 pounds. Pictured here is the new tape player being used for dictation in the Moser Secretarial School, Chicago. Jean May- hew is the instructor. TV-T for Kinescope Recording An announcement by Berndt-Bach (7377 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles) states that Auricon cameras are now available with the new Television Transcription "TV-T" shutter for kinescope recording. This develop- ment is said to make it possible to photograph TV pictures from a re- ceiver tube, occurring at 30 frames per second, onto 16mm motion picture film at the rate of 24 frames per sec- ond without loss of picture quality. Auricon cameras equipped with the TV-T shutter film regular live-action 16mm sound-on-film pictures without any camera modilitation. The Auricon "Super 1200" camera can kinescope- record a continuous 30-minute pro- gram using 1200-foot film magazines. The TV-T shutter is said to work equally well with negative-positive or reversal film. Berndt-Bach announces that Auri- con 50-foot kinescope TV-T demon- stration films are available on loan to TV film producers ami station man- agers. Here Come the TV Midgets RCA's new low-cost, four-pound tele- vision cameras are now being dis- played and demonstrated in sales- rooms of electronic parts distributors throughout the country. Assembly workers are shown above attaching lens mounts and securing outer hous- ings on the cameras as the first models move off assembly lines at Camden, New Jersey, plant of RCA Victor Divi- sion. Compact control units which complete the "TV Eye" system are seen upended in left background. The midget closed-circuit TV sys- tem is expected to find wide use in education and industry. Vue-File Mounts for Slides Burke & James (321 S. Wabash, Chi- cago 4) has announced a new 12-slide cardboard album for filing 2x2 slides and for easily locating slides - since twelve slides may be seen at a glance by holding the "Vue-File" in normal indoor light. The file fits any standard notebook. The system can be easily j expanded by inserting adtlitional 12- slide mounts. LP Sound-Filmstrip Projector The DuKane Corporation has an- nounced production of a sound film- strip projector using long-playing rec- ords to give an uninterrupted, fully automatic 22-minute presentation or lecture. The entire equipment fits into a portable container about the size of the average bricfiase. Further information about the DuKane "Micro- matic," Model I4A290. can be obtained by writing to Robert Shoemaker. Man- ager, Audio-Visual Division, The DuKane Corporation. St. Charles, Illinois. 76 Educational Screen MOTION PICTURES Motion pictures announced here are 16mm, sound, and black and white, unless otherwise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase and/or rental prices or consult your local audiovisual dealer. Sponsored free- loan films are so marked. D NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS, Division of Public Education, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Born in the White House (26 min.) — traces the progress of medical re- search in the conquest of disease, with particular emphasis on developments in polio research and the history of man's fight against this disease. Free loan. n AETNA LIFE AFFILIATED COM- PANIES, Public Education Dept., Hartford 15, Conn. Toward a Generation of Safer Drivers (14 min.) — shows how a forward-look- ing board of education and a public- spirited business organization co- operate to introduce a new classroom teaching aid, the Drivotrainer, which enables a single teacher to give behind- the-wheel instruction to as many as 30 students simultaneously. Free loan. Look Who's Driving (8 min.) — car- toon by the United Productions of America offering insight into the major cau.se of highway accidents — improper attitudes. Free loan. D NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSO- CIATION, National Commission on Safety Education, 1201 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Fire in Their Learning (19 min., color) — teacher education film show- ing how .schools teach the fundamen- tals of fire prevention; the story of the film is an actual account of the study of fire made by a fourth-grade class. n CORONET FILMS. 65 E. South Water, Chicago 1 , 111. American Literature (4 subjects, each 10 min. color or black and white) — high-school series covering the major periods and trends in .American litera- WORLD FAMOUS ture and highlighting some outstand- ing .American authors. Titles: Colonial Times, Revolutionary Times. Early National Period, The Realists. D MEDICAL ARTS PRODUC- TIONS, 116 Natoma St., San Fran- cisco 5, Calif, or 1 1 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. Molly Grows Up (15 min.) — presents the story of a 13-year-old as she expe- riences her first menstrual period and learns something of its significance. Production financed in substantial part by Personal Products Corporation. D BRANDON FILMS, 200 W. 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. Painting a True Fresco (16 min., color) — shows the "true fresco" proc- ess (painting on wet plaster) as done by the American artist, Henry Varnum Poor; the Land Grant Mural at Penn- sylvania State College is seen painted through all its stages. D CENTER FOR MA.SS COMMU- NICATION, Columbia University Press, 1 1 25 Amsterdam Ave., New York 25, N. Y. Your Body Speaks (12 min.) — dem- onstrates how posture expresses age, personality, health; effects of balance and body control and comfort; effects of muscular tensions. n FORD FILM LIBRARY, 16400 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, Mich. Technique for Tomorrow (23 min.) —tells the story of an industrial com- munity of tomorrow in which ma- chines do all the hard work. Free loan. n SINCLAIR REFINING CO., Sales Promotion Dept., 600 Fifth .\ve.. New York 20, N. Y. 500,000 to 1 (25 min., color) - illu- strates the various destructive insects the farmer must fight against and the friendly insects that help him; shows help available from government and private industry and methods of insect control. Free loan. D GOLDEN KEY PRODUCTIONS, P. O. Box 2192, Terminal Annex, Los .\ngeles 54, Calif. A Story of Whole Grain Breads (20 min., color) — explains principles of whole grain bread making; sponsored by the Oroweat Baking Company. Free loan. D AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE, 350 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Chemistry of Iron (color) — de- scribes the iron-making process. Free loan. The American Geogrophicol Society's Color Filmstrips on the World. Through Herbert E. Budek Company, Inc., 55 Poplar Ave., Hack- ensock, N. J. •^^ ;• ^•^ can be found in front of the camera rather than behind it, in... • Wonders in the Desert • Wonders of Plant Growth tor preview prints write: Churihill-Wexler 801 NORTH SEWARD ST, LOS ANGELES 38, CALIF FILM PRODUCTIONS ''FIBERBILT' CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steel card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trod& Mark Your Assurante of finest Qualify" 'SHIPPINOl For 16mm Film — 400' to 2000' Reefs Sold by All Leading Dealers February, 1954 Advertisers welconne inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 77 lnhfrsitr IS a PerfHi'mist. Who! you're shooting for, in the long run, is frequent showings of your film and sustained audience interest. But, if your prints ore untreated, they are bound to pick up scratches and other damoge which show up on the screen, and thus irritate the audience. To avoid this, the producer who is a perfectionist includes Peerless-treatment in his budget. The cost is negligible — the results gratifying. Vfiite for infarmation Peerless I FIIM PDOCISSING CORPOKATION us WEST 4*ih SIIKT. NIW TOIK 1«, NIW VOtK *St SEWAIO StIIIT, HOILVWOOD )■, CAUr. Splices I\ot Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE Camera Equipment Co. 1600 Broadway. New York 19, N. Y. A NEW SERIES OF 2" X 2" KODACHROMES! These close-ups of animals, birds, plants and minerals are stimulating, creating c real oppeol to study the wonders and beauties about us. Write for our current price list VISUAL AIDS LIBRARY 601 E. Rollins Ave. Orlando, Florida UNCOMMON CLAY 18 minutes — $100 A film of unusual quality produced by Thomas Craven. An introduction to the work of six distinguished American artists — Donald De Lue, Wheeler Williams, Paul Manship, Cecil Howard, James Earl Fraser and Laura Garden Fraser. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC. 57 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago 4 SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW^ — Elementary Science Series in | Brilliant Spectrocolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box S99E Suffern, New York FILMSTRIPS 35mm filmstrips announced here are silent and black and white, unless otherwise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase price and further information. D MUSEUM EXTENSION SERV- ICE, 10 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. Our National Capitals (color) — pic- torial history of the cities that have been capitals of the United States of America. Jefferson and Monticello (color) — story of Jefferson's monumental home. D EYE GATE HOUSE, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N. Y. The Story of the American Indian (9 filmstrips, color) — covers all aspects of Indian life. Growth of Our Nation, 1783-1860 (9 color filmstrips)— artwork illustrates history and growth of the United States of America. D ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITAN- NICA FILMS, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. Heroes of Long Ago (6 filmstrips, color) — middle-grade presentation of the life and times of Marco Polo, King Alfred, Charlemagne, Leif Ericsson, Roland, and King Arthur. The Earth and Its Wonders (6 film- strips, color)— middle-grade presenta- tion of basic geologic concepts. Titles: Story of Rivers, Story of Underground Water, Story of the Air, Story of Ice and Glaciers, Story of Mountains, Story of Volcanoes. Children's Stories of Famous Ameri- cans (6 filmstrips, color) - dramatic accounts of lives of Captain John Smith, Ethan Allen, William Penn, Peter Stuyvesant, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones. n PAT DOWLING PICTURES, 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Calif. Evolution of the Modem Farm (4 filmstrips) — tells the story of the great changes that have taken place in American agricultural methods during the last 150 years. D SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCA- TION, 1345 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. St. John's Catechism (color, with 78 rpm recordings) — synchronized records and filmstrips present the lessons of the Revised Baltimore Catechism. RECORDINGS D EDUCATIONAL DANCE RE- CORDINGS, Beardsley Station, P. O. Box 6062, Bridgeport 6, Conn. Social Dancing Made Easy (33 1/3 rpm) — the first release on the Fox Trot includes four lessons and a sum- mary of all lessons and music. n OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 114 Fifth Ave., New York 11, N. Y. The New Fundamental French (33 1/3 rpm) — French -language teach- ing record designed to help students perfect their French pronunciation and their understanding of the spoken lan- guage. D FREDA MILLER, 8 Tudor City Place, New York 17, N. Y. Music for Rhythms and Dance (3 10-inch 78 rpm records)— 13 short rhythm pieces for use with pre-school, elementary, and junior high children. SLIDES D NEWPORT PUBLICITY COM- MISSION, City Hall, Newport, Rhode Island. Newport Packet (40 2x2 color slides)— views of the historic attrac- tions and scenic charms of the city of Newport. Free loan. (Also avail- able for free loan is a 16mm color mo- tion picture, Newport, Playground of America.) D FRED VISSER CO., 234 N. Juan- ita, Los Angeles 4, Calif. The Bible in Pictures (800 2x2 color slides)— events of the Bible pictured by well-known artists. Slides are mounted in plastic for better protec- tion and longer wear, according to the announcement. g((; CATALOG, THE BIGGEST OF ITS KIND 11 80 pages, more thon 1000 different items willi prices and over 300 illustrations. For Producers, TV Stations, Film Lobs., Industrial Photography, Educotionol Institutions, etc. moTion PICTURE PRODUCTIOn EQUiPmEnT 78 S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., Dept.AB. 602 West S2nd St., N. Y. t Educational Screen A-V NEWSNOTES AMERICAN FILM FORUM, 516 5tli Ave, New York, N. Y., has added to its advisory board four outstanding educators: Grace L. Stevenson of the American Library Association, Ernest Tiemann oL the University of Texas, Malcolm S. Knowles of the Adult Edu- cation Association, and Irene Cypher of New York University . . . 1954 is the centennial year of George East- man's birth and plans for the celebra- tion are being made by the GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE OF PHOTOG- RAPHY, the educational museum me- morial to him located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman House has requested the Postmaster General to consider issuing a commemoratory cen- tennial stamp. "Let's All Get Together" BROTHERHOOD WEEK FEBRUARY 21 28 Program aids may be secured from the National Conference of Chris- tians & Jews, Commission on Edu- cational Organizations, 381 Fourth Ave., NewT York 16, N. Y. A new organization in the medical film field, the AUDIO-VISUAL CON- FERENCE FOR MEDICAL AND ALLIED SCIENCES, was recently es- tablished at a meeting held in Chicago by eleven national medical, dental, health and allied associations or agen- cies. The executive committee mem- bers, elected for 1954, are: Chairman, David S. Ruhe, M.D., Medical Audio- Visual Institute; Vice Chairman, J. Edwin Foster, Medical Audio-Visual Institute; Secretary-Treasurer, Helaine S. Levin, American Dental .Associa- tion; Helen Yast, American Hospital Association, and Harry K. Kingman, Jr., American Veterinary Medical .As- sociation. KNOWLEDGE BUILDERS CLASSROOM FILMS, Visual Educa- tion Center Bldg., Floral Park, New Yf)rk. has announced that the price of all KB films is now ,?50 per reel, $90 fer two reels thanks to rising cost of materials, supplies, etc. . . . The con- tinuation of the "This is the Life" TV series of the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod into its 3rd successive year was assured by the signing of a contract between Lutheran TELE- VISION PRODUCTIONS and FAM- ILY FILMS, producer of the TV "religious hit." Early motion pictures reproduced on durable, modern film were intro- duced at the LIBR.\RY OF CON- GRESS in Washington and at the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES in Holly- wood last November. The preview marked successful completion of ex- periments to convert the paper prints of early films to 16mm celluloid, thus making available once again the his- toric, significant, and interesting mo- tion pictures produced between 1849 and 1912 . . . "Picture Parade," called "the first educational comic-type mag- azine ever published for the exclusive use of elementary school students," has been introduced by GILBERTON COMPANY, 101 5th Ave., New York 3, N. Y. TRANS-WORLD FILMS, 2209 E. 75th St., Chicago 49, 111., is making available a series of outstanding for- eign language feature films (with English titles) for classroom use at special reduced rental rates. The first two features are French: Sylvie and the Phantom and Night Is my King- dom. . . CONTEMPORARY FILMS, 13 E. 37th St., New York, N.Y., has acquired for distribution the last Flaherty classic Louisiana Story. Also available through Contemporary are the new Italian art film // Demoniaco Nell 'Arte and a new 16mm color film tracing the growth of the artist Renoir. The Audio-Visual Department of ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL UNI- VERSITY, Normal, Illinois, has de- veloped a "Trouble Location and Remedy Chart" for motion picture projectors and tape recorders. For more information, write A-V Director Murray Lincoln Miller. A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR FEBRUARY 12-26 — First International Film Festival of Brazil, Sao Poulo. FEBRUARY 13-18 — American Asso- ciation of School Administrators National Convention, Atlantic City, N. j. MARCH 2-5 — Department of Audio- Visual Instruction 1954 Convention, Hotel Morrison, Chicago, III. MARCH 5 — Ninth Annual Radio & Television Conference, Kellogg Center for Continuing Education, Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan. Theme: "The Role of Radio & Television as Moss Medio." MARCH 7-12 — Association of Su- pervision and Curriculum Development Convention, Los Angeles, Calif. (One- day regional meeting of the Deportment of Audio-Visual Instruction on Morch 6.) MARCH 15-19 — Master Photo Deal- ers Gr Finishers' Association Annual Con- vention, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicogo. MARCH 25-27— Western Conference of the National Audio-Visual Associo- tion, Hotel El Rancho, Sacramento, Cali- fornia. MARCH 26 — Ninth Annual Michigan Audio-Visual Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Co-chairmen: Roger Zinn, Director of Audio - Visuol Education, Grand Rapids Public Schools, and Lewis Saks, Director of Audio-Visuol Education, East Detroit Public Schools. APRIL 1-3 — First Annuol American Film Assembly, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chi- cogo. Sponsored by The Film Council of America (600 Davis St., Evanston, 111.) APRIL 3-11 — Cologne International Photo and Motion Picture Exhibition, Co- logne, Germony. APRIL 4-6 — Illinois Photographers Association, Peoria, III. APRIL 7-10 — Institute for Education by Radio-Television, Columbus, Ohio. APRIL 9-10 — Film Conference of the National Audio-Visual Associotion, Park- Sheroton Hotel, New York City. 2bl^^e^e*U! ROOM DARKENING EQUIPMENT One unit controls B^/TH Silas Willord School, Golesburg, III. daylight and darkening situations — No need for double installations. CJ V CI it demonstrated at DAVI-NEA Exhibit Morrison Hotel, Booth 43, Chicago. MACKIN VENETIAN BLIND CO., 300 W. 6th St., Momence, III, February, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 79 Write for Caloloi f 55th ANNUAL 0 BURKE & JAMES CAMERA. LENS 1 AND EQU'^'l^";. I CATALOGUE 96 Pases crammed with ^ THOUSANDS of Newest PHOTO TOOLS, CAM- ERAS (Press, .Stud 0 Candid, SP«"i' f-"J- DOSe etc.), LtNSti, PROJECTORS, Lighting Equipment, Devclop.n9 Equip., Enlargers, etc., for Amateur - Profes- sional in daily Scien- tific or Industrial work. 154. Mr. White, Deot. write Tor Lotolog No. 154. Mr. White, Depf UUiMWmum}mvili.w.oth of these school educators, and to hundreds of others who are ready to learn from the experience of others, we recommend further reading. Specifically, they should read D.WI's new "Brochure No. .8- The Audio-Visual Instructional Materials Center." They'd learn what a center is—". . . a service agency. Its chief purpose ... is to assist teachers ... in providing learning experiences. It is a resource center for teach- ing tools, materials, and ideas." They woidd learn what it takes to organize such a center and assure its success. To these same school educators we also recommend that they consider getting their copy of Brochure No. 3 through membership in the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction. In that way they will re- ceive other valuable publications and services directly from the Department in addition to being kept up to date every month through the pages of Education- al Screen. Finally, inasmuch as this teacher and this admin- istrator are both in the Midwest not far from Chicago, we recommend one further step for their immediate action: Go to DAVI's 1954 Convention at the Hotel Morrison in Chicago on March 2-5. Go and see and listen and participate and learn. You'll discover prac- tical solutions for providing materials that will "make the way easy for teachers." You'll find that audio- visual education is no "passing fad." Paul e. Reei PICTURE OF THE MONTH The statistics needed by that benighted school administrator referred to in the editorial upstairs are on their way! Our picture of this month shows Frank Hubbard, Director of the Division of Re- search of the NEA, and Paul Witt, DAVI President, talking over plans for a nation- wide survey of the status and progress ot audio-visual education in American school systems. It is expected that results of the study will be published by late sprine ot 1955. ! f f, This will be the first comprehensive research study in this field on a national scale since 1946. 82 Educational Screen i^ EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CJUKWW,'^¥» PUBLIC \^tf^mmm* FTT H/Vt.l'' THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 33, NO. 3 m Mm 11 IS54 CHERS COLLEGE MATERIALS CENTER • TV DICTIONARY • OVERHEAD PROJECTION TECHNIQUE! There is no longer any reason to deprive anyone of the benefits of visual instruction. Certainly not a budget reason — because this fine Viewlex Filmstrip projector is so modestly priced that it is easily within the reach of even the most stringent budgetary limitations. The Viewlex models V-4 and V-44 have been specifically designed for use with filmstrip only — in classroom or auditorium. It has been designed to put your lecture material "across" effectively, efFortlessly . . . and INEXPENSIVELY! Even under the most adverse conditions it will give perfect «trojection. Look at its many features. Unsurpassed performance and top-notch construction, combined with functional, streamlined design. Clear, sharp projection, brilliant illumination — 2" - 3" - 5" - 7" interchangeable lenses! Compare the real value of this exceptional projector with it's extremely low cost. Decide NOW to use Viewlex for your visual instruction equipment. ''^ INC. . Write for descriptive literoture — Dept. 16 INC. • 35-01 QUEENS BOULEVARD • LONG ISLAND CITY 1, N. Y. Worlds of Experience 1954 is Silver Jubilee Year at Encyclopaedia Britannica Films. Dur- Iing this past quarter-century, the searching lenses of our cameras have gone nearly everywhere in space and time to record the events and ideas which have literally brought the "world to the classroom." Today over 600 motion pictures and related audio-visual materials (filmstrips and recordings) are available to schools and adult groups. Created under the direction of renowned authorities and produced with high professional skill, this significant library truly upholds the standard of educational superiority which EB Films' pioneers raised 25 years ago. Experience, that incomparable teacher, is evi- dent in the quahty and content of such current productions as Major Religions of the World; Look to the Land; The Living City; ^Bacteria; Scientific Method and The Farmer; among other titles now available for previewing. Write lor new Teachers' Film Guides, supplement- in" each current EB Film. 1150 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois March, 1954 87 '^FIBERBIir^ CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steel erintendent of Schools Benjamin Willis inspect the Center facilities with justi- fiable pride. March, 1954 I 99 second row can be listening to an FM program. Of course, other combina- tions can be arranged to accommodate variations in the size or interests of the groups involved. Three magnetic tape playbacks and eighteen two-speed phonograph list- ening units are recessed into four large tables near the preview booths and are available for study as well as for recreational applications. These high-fidelity components are equipped with plug-in jacks to accommodate up to six headsets per unit. Here docu- mentaries, transcriptions, and record- ings can be used. Specially-built stor- age cabinets have been designed and installed for the express purpose of facilitating the use of record, film, filmstrip, and magnetic tape collec- tions. In-Service Function Stress is given the concept that audio-visual is an important part of the broad field of materials of instruc- tion — that all materials, devices, and techniques that reinforce instruc- tional procedures are legitimately the precinct of the teacher-in-training as well as the teacher-in-service. Several hundred senior students have already checked out in equip- ment operation. Their reports of sub- se(|uent benefits in the field have been more than gratifying. The opportunity for teachers in the schools to participate in A-V workshop courses offered since midyear of 1958 drew enthusiastic support. Fifty-two in- structors enrolled in the first class held last summer, with 126 joining the sub- sequent offering completed this Jan- uary, 'the chance to experiment with an unusually wide selection of instruc- tional materials and to employ the very latest equipment was an adven- ture indeed! Elementary and high school teach- ers, librarians, trade school instruc- tors, audio-visual coordinators, super- visors, curriculum workers, and teach- ers of exceijtional children contribut- ed from their vast fund of experience to make the sessions an enriching ex- perience for all. Perhaps the major purpose accomplished was to help the participants develop a clearer concept of the function of materials and ecjuip- ment in instruction— not as something special to be reserved for the initiated, but consisting of exploration and ex- ploitation of all pertinent approaches toward more effective communication. In addition to the special instruc- tional functions discharged by the Center, the more general operations are also significant. Working as a unit of the Chicago Teachers Col- lege-Woodrow Wilson Junior College Libraries, the services are made avail- able to all students in the same man- ner as are other conventional library offerings. Add to this the responsi- bility for ordering films and film- strips, arranging for classroom uses of equipment, and providing a trained staff of operators, and the wide scope of this undertaking becomes clear. Educators: Here's your . . . TV DICTIOMRY THE EXTENSIVE COINAGE of new words to express ideas about educational television is one indi- cation of the widespread interest in the subject. Never has an educational movement been identified by so many new terms. While an educator has always been a philologist of sorts, seldom has he had the opportunity to translate so completely the symbols of his profession into a new vocabulary. The development has taken place so rapidly that a dictionary of terms used in educational television is rapidly becoming an essential for the un- initiated. This glossary was developed from terms used in a wide variety of articles on educational television. It is doubt- ful whether any true distinction can be drawn at this time between those words which represent "lingo" and those which may have a standard mean- ing. A few of the terms in the glossary are actually manufacturers' trade marks which have been adopted into general usage. Technical, engineering, studio, and programrfiing terms are *"* Mr. Hurd is Assistant Pro- fessor of Education at Stan- ford University, Stanford, California. TOO by PAUL DeH. HURD not included in the list except in the few instances where they were fre- quently used in articles on educational television. Definitions for each of the new- words were developed from the con- text in which the word was used. In most cases it was possible to verify the dcfinirion by analyzing the works of several different writers. Published glossaries and dictionaries of television terms provided synonyms or standard meanings for some of the words. This glossary lists the generalized meanings of a selected list of terms that are most commonly used by writers on educational television. AUDIO — 1. That part of a television script which describes the audible sounds to be used in the telecast, including the vocal, musical, and sound effects. 2. Pertaining to the transmission or recep- tion of sound. COMMUNITY TELEVISION— I. Gener- ally a closed-circuit television service to a limited number of subscribers in a par- ticular area. 2. Term has been suggested as an alternotive for educational tele- vision. CTV — Abbreviation for commercial tele- vision. EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION — Defini- tion in process of evolving; at the present time "televized education" seems to be the most agreed upon. ETV — Abbreviation for educational tele- vision; rarely, E-TV. KINESCOPE RECORDING — A film re- cording of a television program, some- times called 0 telefilm. "LIVE" — Short for alive; refers to o telecast direct from the producing studio, as opposed to a film presentation. PHONOVISION— One of several ar- rangements for subscription television; the telecast is transmitted in a scrambled form and the subscriber who wishes to view the program requests a telephone exchange to send a decoding signal into the television set, for which service o charge is then added to the home tele- phone bill. See subscription felevision. SIMULCAST — A combined radio and television presentation of the same pro- gram. SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION— A plan whereby a person selects and pays for the type of television program he desires; program delivered to receiver in coded form, subscriber is then charged for the decoding key required to unscramble the picture and sound. Educational Screen TELE — An abbreviation for television; a combining form meaning "afar" or at a distance. TELECAMERA — A camera to convert scenes into corresponding electrical im- pulses for transmission over the tele- lanes. TELECAST — A broadcast of a program combining sight and sound; telecasting, less frequently televising. TELECASTER — A "broadcaster" of a television program. TELECHROME — An arbitrary scale of color values used on television to min- imize excessive use of block and white. TELECINE — A televised motion picture — Syns. "telepix," "vidfilm," "video- film." TELECINEMA — A theater featuring television programs. TELECLUB — 1. Organized television ses- sions where people meet to watch ond discuss telecasts. 2. In Europe, teleclubs are orgonized by the pooper peoole for the purchase of o common television set, which is usually installed in the village school. In France the teleclub is replac- ing the local cafe as the meeting place for the village. TELECOURSE — Usually on adult or col- lege level course offered over television for credit. To obtain credit one is re- quired to take a "teletest" for which he receives a grade. See telegrade. TELECRAT — One who listens to only the "best" programs; on individual who discriminates in his televiewing. TELEFILM — See kinescope recording. TELEFORUM — A television program which provides for open discussion upon some issue. TELEGENIC lodv.) — A term used to describe a person with good pictorial qualities for television; the combination of personality, attractiveness, and color- ing which makes one eminently suited for television. Syn. videogenic; Obs. viseogenic. TELEGRADE — The grade given at the end of a telecourse. — Syn. videograde. TELEGUEST — The special or invited participonts on a regular television pro- gram. TELEMETER — A device ottoched to a television set which requires the deposit of a coin in order to view a program. See subscription television. TELEMETERING — Remote viewing or observation of on operotion or process by means of a closed-circuit television set- up. Education: observation of a class or dosses from a central office by means of television. TELENEWSVIEWS — A news telecast featuring film clips of news events. TELEPEEPER — Any person who drops in to view his favorite program on your television set. TELEPERFORMERS — Any person par- ticipating in 0 transmitted television program. TELEPLAY — A story or play written or adapted specially for television. TELEPROMPTER — Any of several me- chanical devices used to remind or cue television actors ond speakers. "TELEPULSE" — One of several methods used to compare the popularity of vari- ous telecasts. TELEQUIZ — 1. An informal questioning or examination of teleguests for their edification and for the amusement of the audience. 2. A test given in a tele- course. Syn. teletest. TELERECEIVER — A device having chan- nels for the reception of a visual image and associated sounds. Syn. "teleset" (a trademark); television receiver. TELESCENE — A single scene in a tele- vision program; o succession of scenes concerned with the development of one ideo is referred to as a sequence. TELESCREEN — Viewing area of the cathode-ray or picture-tube in c tele- vision set; the surface of a cathode ray tube which becomes luminous when bom- barded by on electron beam; TELESELLING — To advertise over tele- vision in o manner which emphasizes the visual aspects of the product. TELESERIES — A number of related pro- grams offered at a stated time and ex- tending over a period of several weeks or months. Programs may be related by theme, casting, or sponsorship. TELESITE — 1. The best ploce for the location of a television set. 2. Advertis- ing: o comfortable viewing salon for the showing of merchandise over television. TELESPECS — Special glasses designed to make the viewing of television easier on the eyes. TELESTAR — The principal performer on o television program. TELETHEATER — A theater producing ploys which are televised for direct view- ing in other theaters. Home viewing would be available in areas wired for subscription television. TELETHON — Any single program hav- ing the qualities of on endurance con- test, i.e., telecasting continuously for twelve to twenty-four or more hours. TELETRIP — An excursion by means of television. TELEVIEW — 1. To witness programs transmitted by means of television. 2. A single scene in a television program. TELEVIEWER— Syns. felevist, Obs. viseur. A television spectator, teleseer, televisioner. TELEVISE (v) — To pick up a scene by a television camera for transmission. TELEVISION — A system for transmit- ting optical images by means of electrical signals and the translation of these sig- nals bock to light waves so as to dupli- cate the original image on a telescreen. Syn. video. Obs. telerama, telescopy, telautography, telectroscopy. TELEVISION RECORDING — A televi- sion program photographed on film for p'ther n nermonent record or for presen- tation at a later time; called a kinescope recording if recorded directly from the picture tube. TELEVISIT — 1. A television program in which participating guests ore invited to express their opinions on some selected topic. 2. A teletrip. TV — Accepted abbreviation for tele- vision. Obs. TV.; T-V; T.V.; T/V. VIDEO — 1. The picture or visuol part of television. 2. That port of a television script which refers to both the visual aspects of the program and the camera movements. 3. Rarely, synonym for tele- vision. VIDEO-SCHOOL — 1. A television station sp>eciali2ing in educational programs. 2. Any program or series designed for teaching. VIEWDENT- course. One who takes a tele- Michigan State College ETV on the Air The nation's tliird non-commercial educational television station went on tlie air from the campus studios of Micliigan State College at East Lans- ing on January 15. Plans call for a regular schedule of educational tele- casts tliat will bring 42 hours of pro- gramming every week to TV viewers within the 65-mile radius of the sta- tion's signal. Micliigan State College has already had two and a half years of experi- ence in television prcxluction. It has been producing TV programs over a closed circuit and on film since the summer of 1951. More than 500 of the programs were kinescoped and dis- tributed to five commercial stations througiiout Michigan. The schedule undertaken by the new VVK.\R-TV is the most ambitious of any educational station now on the air. Its 6-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week plan includes 35 hours of live programming. The opening program on January 15 offered viewers a sampling of the ■types of programs that will be seen regularly in the future: "Symphony Notebook," "Let's Visit School," "Curtain Going Up," "Driver Educa- tion and Traffic Safety," and "Sales- manship Principles and Practices." Like WOI- TV at Iowa State College in .Ames, WK.AR-TV telecasts over a non-reserved channel, but Michigan State College officials have announced that the station will be operated on a non-commercial educational basis. In addition to extending the educa- tional facilities of the College beyonct the campus, instruction and research are conducted at WK.\R-TV with a view toward advancement and im- provement of the medium. March, 1954 101 Oslo Workshop Planners & Participants: Left, advisor Kresge. Right, chief engineer Egil Folkvard with assistant, engineer Arntzen. 0. leiiei horn Palk about . . . The Oslo A-f Workshop bv HOWARD S. KRESGE Paris, France January, 1954 Dear Editor: The first time I got the idea to write you this "story" was while lying under a beach umbrella on the coast of Normandy. Hardly the place where one would imagine ideas on work would intrude upon the pleasantness of vacaliontime! But I was relaxing and my thoughts turned back to a conversation we had had in Chicago the year before on the completion of the ECA Film Evalua- tion Project and I knew you would want to hear about at least one of the satisfying things which have been achieved in Europe and which is in- directly a result of that project. Here is the story, told informally just as though I were talking to you. . . THE NORWEGIAN WORKSHOP held in Oslo from the I6th-20th March, 1953 stands out as a symbol of the enthusiasm and wonderful working cooperation which we had hoped to generate and then help member nations continue by them- selves. You may remember the last time we talked in Chicago . . . you were asking about the Film Evaluation Project we had just concluded at Washington State College for the ECA (FOA). You recall that these written film appraisals were sent to the Depart- ment of Commerce. From these re- ports, films were selected for inclu- JQ2 sion in the Technical Assistance pro- gram of the Productivity plan. These procurement requests were handled and activated by Sophie Hohne of Movies-en-Route, New York, who got the pre-print material and films start- ed "on the way" to the Paris audio- visual center of the Productivity Divi- sion. This busy workshop in Paris labored painstakingly to convert the American films to European ears. Synchroniza- tion, adaption, scripts, screening prints, distribution, shipping . . . these were the words most heard in the cubicle offices of an old converted movie studio building. .After the films had been selected by the coun- tries for their use, after the blood- sweat - and - tears of synchronization and printing, after the various coun- tries started to receive their appro- priate language prints, another word was heard: utilization. Our first call came from Inga Millar in Oslo. Siie said, "You have helped us get the tools; the films and film- strips are rolling in; we are getting enougli projectors to start, but we need help in understanding how to properly use audio-visual aids in our vocational schools, our industrial associations and our factories." In response to this call, we made our first trip to Oslo early in Febru- ary. I wish I had time to tell you of this winter fairyland, and if you are ever lucky enough to get to Oslo in the winter, don't forget your skisi You can carry your skis over your shoulder to the subway right in front of your hotel, strap them on the racks on the side of the subway train, and ride three thousand feet up to the top of the mountain guarding the port. My introduction to the Norwegian people overwhelmed me. Their warm hospitality, their enthusiasm and in- terest swept me along like a cork on the tide. Inga said, "We have made a survey of the vocational schools, in- dustrial associations, labor groups, and factories and found that they would be intensely interested in par- ticipating in a workshop or confer- ence on the use of audio-visual aids." "Wonderful!" l" responded, "and how many people do you think would come?" "More than we can handle," she said. "We have the names of three hundred and sixty, and this is too many. What shall we do?" Mr. Kresge is an A-V spe- cialist working with the In- dustrial Training and Edu- cation Branch of the U.S. Mission to the North At- lantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations, with head- quarters in Paris. In 1951- 52 he directed the ECA Film Project at Washing- ton State College (see "Story of the ECA Film Project," October, 1952 Ed- Screen). Educational Screen i F So we had a couple ot cups of coffee! Incidentally, it was the best coffee I had had in Europe. The Norwegians are confirmed coffee hounds, and they use it for problem- solving, the way we do. As a result, we decided on a plan. We (the FO.\ ex MS.\/EC.V) would help them plan a conference and would contribute what we could in the way of ideas, suggestions, films and other material, but we emphasized it was to be a Norwegian show. They should plan it, organize it, and run it. We felt our role should be in the wings backstage helping all we could. This attitude, at first, was disappoint- ing to them. They had hoped an ".American expert" would come flying in with all the answers and the props, that they could sit at the feet of the prophets and memorize the gospel. We firmly emphasized that in the big area of communications, we are faced with some of the same problems as are they. We do not know all the answers. We are still trying to estab- lish ways to test and control the power of these media. We wanted to sit down with them as co-partners in communication and probe the prob- lems together. We talked about audio-visual work- shops in the States, some of the con- ventions, some of the problems, some of the places, and left them with the assurance that we would give them all the support possible and that friends of ours in the States would be contacted to send additional material and suggestions. In listing some of the materials that should be demonstrated and discus,sed, we included "flannel boards," which drew a blank. After drawing some ex- amples and waving our arms vigor- ously, I suddenly remembered Betty Stoops' article, "Facts and Fun on Flannel Boards," which appeared in your October 1952 issue. I yanked this from my brief case and handed it to Mr. Larson. Mr. Larson doesn't read English, but he could read the pictures all right. He asked permis- sion to keep the magazine so he could have the article translated, which he did. As a result some of the students from the Vocational Training Schools made five excellent flannel boards and stands for the conference. The next six weeks were busy weeks of planning and preparation. The board for vocational training agreed to sponsor the course, a planning committee was organized, then the usual meetings, discussions, decisions, details, arrangements followed. They decided on a name, a place, the length of time, the course content, the par- ticipants, etc., etc. The "Audio- Visual Promotional Course" was held at the Folksmuseum in Oslo. Mr. Roeming, head of the board for Vocational Training, offi- cially opened the course Monday morning with the hope that this con- ference would bring about a clearer understanding of the use of modern tools of learning. Generally the course was organized in a rather unorthodox way, but it was carefully designed to fit the needs of the Norwegians. Of the two hun- dred participants, half attended a morning session from 9:00-1:00 and half the evening (repeat performance) from 5:00-9:00. In between these formal sessions, the commercial peo- ple maintained a working exhibit where they demonstrated their equip- ment and helped new learners ac- quaint themselves with the threading. Workshopper Tor Arnevaag of the Notional Sofety Council They learned about flannel boards from Betty Stoops in EDSCREEN. care, and maintenance of equipment. Also during the afternoon there were organized tours to the Statenfilm- sentral (the state-financed central film library). For those who cared to stay, there was a continuous showing of technical films from 9 to 1 1 p.m. Throughout the week the idea was to give the participants something to talk about — then let them talk. After an hour's "impact" demonstration, the larger groups were broken up into four discussion groups of twenty-five each with their own rooms, their own equipment, their own "roundtable." Rather than simply say, "This is a film" or "This is a tape recorder" or "This is a flannel board," we tried to demonstrate good techniques of pre- senting subject matter content through actually using audio-visual aids. Typ- ical subjects were "Safety in Industry," "Human Relations," "Work Simpli- fication," but the method was strictly "audio-visual." For an example, we had been asked during the introductory session to "talk about" the (MSA) FOA Tech- nical Film Program and productivity. For this hour and a quarter we used in our presentation two sets of flip charts, which were straight-line, water- color and black on butcher paper (to show inexpensive material), flannel board, two slides, tape recording, and parts of five motion pictures. During the final summing-up period we handed out evaluation sheets with three questions, "What did you like most about the course?", "What did you like least?", and "What are your suggestions for improving this and similar courses?". Most agreed that they had seen so much in a short period of time that they would like to let it "jell" a bit before answering. Over a hundred returned the ques- tionnaire via the mail after the course had "jelled." They had some helpful suggestions. Many felt that the filmstrip had stolen the show; others praised the flannel board; many had cjuestions about where to get equipment and films, and most felt that more time should have been spent in the discussion groups. We all learned in Oslo. Already, as a result of this conference, the Norwegian National Safety Council has had two workshops on the use of audio-visual aids in safety. Four courses were planned for other sec- tions in Norway last fall. The tech- nical films and filmstrips, generously contributed by .American industry, are being used wisely and well. Nor- wegians are learning new methods, new techniques for industry — and with them new methods, new tech- niques in teaching, training and com- munications. March, 1954 lOJ LI V V A V V V V A V«/ / Z*3H / ZS'i'H V VA VV / Z*&3H mm OVERHGiD ^om; fo use the overhead projector in music instruction by JAMES C. BEAVERS ALL OF US teachers of music in the public schools are searching for better techniques in teaching band, orchestra, and choir. Since we agree that the ideal method is for each pupil to take private lessons, the closer we can come to this ideal situa- tion in teaching students in groups or classes the better the results will be. One device that the writer has used in Gary, Indiana is the overhead pro- jector. Used with a well - planned course of study in any method book, it will help you make your class les- sons more like private lessons, and you can be at each student's stand much of the time in a personal way without leaving your podium. Overhead vs. Blackboard The overhead projector is a machine that throws a strong beam of light through transparent plastic slides of your own design onto a large screen in a fully lighted room. Actually it takes the place of your blackboard in a much more efficient and personal manner. Your classroom need not be darkened because the machine pro- jects a brilliant picture under ordinary lighting conditions. A flat white screen should be used in preference to a beaded screen because it gives the Mr. Beavers is a music in- structor at the Horace Mann school in Gary, In- diana. He has been experi- menting with the use of the overhead projector for many years. The strip of music at the top of this page is from one of the many slides he has made for use zuith the projector. same brilliant picture from any angle in the room. .\ whole course of study can be pre- pared over a period of time that will save you countless hours of black- board preparation (which must be im.mediately erased). Since the material for each class is prepared ahead of time, there is more time for presenta- tion and study during the class hour, and each slide can be filed for use over and over again. Because you will have a wealth of slides at your fingertips, you can present more material in a greater variety during the class hour, thereby improving the continuity of the presentation and holding the attention of your students. During the presentation, the in- structor's back is never turned toward the students since the projector throws the image over the shoulder onto the screen directly behind him. This means that you have better control of your class at all times because your eyes need not leave the students ex- cept to glance and point at the slide in front of you. Projector Uses for Music Theory In their eager attempt to play and sing tunes, many aspiring young musi- cians neglect or shy away from music theory, which must be tlioroughly learned if they are going to become well-rounded musicians. To make sure, then, that a greater percentage of our music students do gain this necessary theoretical background, is it not necessary that we expose these students, especially in our beginning and intermediate classes, to an interest- ing daily program of theory, which can be divided between memorization, drill, testing, and games? This pro- gram can be carried out by the teach- er and the class as a whole: or the teacher may give short private music lessons to each student while an assist- ant carries out the theory program with the rest of the class under the guidance of the teacher. Teaching Names of Notes Although the projector method has unlimited possibilities, according to each director's choosing and ingenuity, the following uses are suggested: Can most of your students name all of their notes spontaneously, or do many of them say, "Well, I don't know the name of the note, but I know- how to play or sing it"? The projector method we use for presentation, memorization, drill, and testing of all notes in the clefs desired during a few minutes of class time will insure a knowledge of note names. One slide of all the notes in the clefs desired with the note names written underneath may be used for daily study and drill. For beginning students this slide may be used to ex- plain the names of the lines and spaces of the staff and the sentences or words that help the new music student to memorize these names. An example of this in the treble clef from the bottom of the staff upward would be F-.\-C-E for the spaces and E-very G-ood B-oy D-oes F-ine for the lines. Added lines and spaces above and be- low the staff may also be explained to the beginning student from this slide. Since all notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet, they may be written underneath each staff for the student to memorize, to teach him to say them backwards too, and to show that the name of any note may be de- termined by counting up or down from any known note name. This slide is 104 Educational Screen <^l)ecialIy useful for study by all stu- dents a few minutes each day before oral drill, note games, or written note name tests are introduced. One slide of all the notes in the clefs desired without the note names, may be used for drill, note games, and tests. These are two general methods of drill. The first is oral drill with each student naming the notes as the teacher points to them on the screen, while the balance of the class stands by to make any corrections of mistakes that the individual student might make. More interest in this drill may be obtained by having the class divide into two teams, eacli with a captain who names the people that he wants to recite on his team. Each team continues to recite one by one until the opposing team detects an error in their recitation. This procedure con- tinues until the teacher calls a halt to the game and tabulates the correct number of note names to determine the winning team. The second method of drill is to have tlie teacher plan and point to a certain .sequence of note names while the class writes the sequence and cor- rects it upon completion. A sequence of words spelled from the first seven letters of the alphabet may also be used for this method of drill. A stand- ard mimeographed note name test should be given and recorded periodi- cally to determine the results and to act as a guide to help those students who are weakest in the memorization of their notes. Rhythm Training A child's ability to sight-read and play or sing music depends in large part on his knowledge of the number of counts that the different kinds of notes and rests receive and his ability to apply this knowledge when reading nuisic. .Slides of all notes and their corresponding rests can be made with the counting and footbeats written underneatli in order to teach their values and how they are counted. Rliythm slides of all exercises in any particular method book can also be made with the counting and footbeats written underneath for rliythmic ex- planation and drill before the exercise in the book is either played or sung. Oral and physical drill should follow with the whole class counting aloud and clapping or tapping the rhythm patterns out with a pencil. The ex- ercises can also be played or sung on a unisonal tone. Upon completion of this drill, the class can then apply what they have learned by playing or singing the corres])onding exercise from their books. Periodic mimeo- graphed rhythm tests can be given and recorded so that the teacher may single March, 1954 out the students that need special help and review. Key Signatures Key signature presentation, memori- zation, drill, and testing can be accom- plished in the following ways. One slide can be made of all the sharp and flat key signatures in the clefs desired and from this slide the rules for de- termining the key name, the number and name of the sharps and flats in eacli key signature, and the position of the sharps and flats on the staff can be taught. Making the Slides To make slides for a Vu-Graph overhead projector you need 8" x 8" plastic sheets, India ink, a lettering pen and holder, and a can of clear plastic spray. When making the slides with India ink, it is important not to touch the new plastic sheet with the hands or arms, as this will leave a film of oil from the skin and the ink will not flow on smoothly in that spot. After the slide has been made, spread a thin film of clear plastic over the inked area to keep the ink from crack- ing off and mount the plastic sheet in a cardboard mount which can be made or purchased. The slide can then be marked with the proper filing infor- mation, and you have a permanent record of this particular phase of your work which you can use year after year. The Scripto pencil with large black crayon lead can be used to draw on plastic sheets or glass in much the same fashion that you would use chalk on a blackboard, if you need to pre- sent material which you have not had time to prepare with India ink. Permanent slides may also be made by using a camera that takes 8"x8" negatives and Kodalith film which de- velops a white background and a black image. When this film is devel- oped, the contrast between the black and white is very sharp; so this method is a very good one for making slides of printed material to which the teacher has added other pertinent in- structions. Permanent slides may also be made by using a camera that takes 8" x 8" negatives and Kodalith film which de velops a white background and a black image. When this film is de- veloped, the contrast between the black and white is very sharp: so this method is a very good one for making slides or printed material to which the teacher has added other pertinent instructions. The suggestions above are just a few of the possible teaching helps that the overhead projector will give to the energetic music teacher who has time to save through its use and in so doing to present more material to more stu- dents in a more personal way. Because you will have a complete library of slides designed after any method of your choosing, your students will not only hear your instruction but also see your detailed explanation of each musical problem and example as you point to your slide and the image of your pointer and music example appears behind you on a large screen. The results will be better understand- ing of the musical problems that you present and development of greater individual musicianship in all of your students in a class situation. The instructor's back is never turned toward the students since the projector throws the image over the shoulder onto the screen directly behind the instructor. 105 I& ''Better Services for Better Learning 9 9 A RECENT CONFERENCE of the Audio-Visual Education Associa- tion of California brought together audio-visual educators, school super- visors, elementary school administra- tors, school librarians, and distributors of instructional materials and equip- ment in a meeting representing a cooperative approach to the improve- ment of instructional services. Con- temporaneous meetings of professional organizations are not uncommon, but this was something far different from the usual type of concurrent meeting of professional groups. Two days of the three-day convention were given over to joint sessions in which all four professional organizations were repre- sented. Even the section meetings on the final day of the conference were set up on a cross-sectional plan so that audio-visual educators, supervisors, administrators, and librarians would be brought together in small groups working toward common objectives. The specific results of the conference were important, but even more im- portant (in this observer's opinion) was the idea on which the conference was based: a conception of a broad and cooperative approach to the im- provement of instructional services. This was expressed in the theme of the three-day meeting: "Better Services for Better Learning." Mr. Charles R. Robinson, President of the .Audio-Visual Education Asso- ciation of California, served as host of the conference, and Dr. Richard B. Lewis of San Jose State College was program chairman. The conference was held in Santa Rosa, California, January 14, If), 16. On the first day of the conference, members of the Audio-Visual Educa- tion -Association of California con- vened in two main sections: Teacher Educators with Audio-Visual Respon- sibilities and County and C:ity Audio- Visual Directors. At these meetings problems that figured prominently in discussion included course offerings in audiovisual education, the study of competencies required by teachers in the use of audio-visual instructional materials, the integrated program of audio-visual instruction in the train- Dr. Nor berg is Associate Professor of Education and director of the audio-visual program at Sacramento State College in California. by KENNETH D. NORBERG ing of teachers, the administrative or- ganization of procurement and use of audio-visual instructional materials, the audio-visual course requirement for renewing teaching credentials, and the certification of audio-visual directors. County and city audio-visual directors were concerned with an examination of the functions of the audio-visual director and with the total question of a desirable audiovisual program; also with methods of cataloguing ma- terials, room darkening, and with budgeting and procurement of equip- ment and materials. On the following two days of the conference all the participating groups convened in joint sessions to work with the common problem sug- gested by the convention theme: "Better Services for Better Learning." In his keynote address, Dr. Maurice Seay related the total problem of in- structional services to the conception of the community school. He empha- sized the importance of making full use of community resources in the joint effort of school and community to apply the power of education to the solution of human problems. He declared that teachers do a better job of teaching when educational goals are developed in the democratic way and that teachers, along with other members of the community, are most effective when they are not only in- formed but also free to speak. Other major addresses of the general session on Friday included Dr. J. Davis Con- ner's speech on "Cooperative Effort for Better Instructional Services," Dr. James J. McPherson's description of the national services of D.AVI, Mr. Dennis O'Shea's presentation, "Better Books for Better Learning," Dr. Paul Wagner's review of "Sixty Years of 16mm Film," and Dr. Bruce Findlay's dramatic story, "It Could Happen Here." An unusual feature of the general session was the fact that the commercial distributors taking part in the convention exhibits ananged the afternoon meetings. The concluding session on Saturday morning included a general meeting of the participating organizations fol- lowed by section meetings devoted to joint study and discussion of a series of problem-questions growing out of the previous meetings. A state A-V association points the way to a cooperative program for improving instruction Richard Jw'f<;n 1 o."'rir^- "c'' '° "9^" ^y" Crumb, AVEA vice-president; elttv nLT Yn^n r . T^^° ''3^' ^'""t'"« R""""' San Bernardino County Schools; S ^f .u ^°'° .C°^"fV S<;hools; Guy Helmke, Berkeley City Schools; Francis Noel Chll. P K^ ^"'^'°A\Y:=r' ^T°^ °' *^^ California State Deportmen Charles Robinson, AVEA president of Education; 106 Educational Screen urcH beMttnient by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN YOl m BE CREATIVE A student writes, "I hear a great deal about the imaginative and creative use of audio-visual aids with small chil- dren, say of Primary age. What do you think of this idea?" I like it. Let's see what can be done with this text! We must have three points, to be homiletically sound. Here they are: (a) select the right medium; (b) select appropriate material; (c) use your imagination and common- sense. Suppose I had a group of Primary children and I wanted an interval of relaxation or fun during the church- time program; while their mothers were meeting; or even wanted to in- clude a visual aid in my party pro- gram. That's the setting. Now for the rigiit medium. Films, of course, are good but there are other visual aids! What about the easy-to-use captioned filmstrip? Not much machinery involved; can do the whole job of presentation yourself, staying right in the midst of a sizable group. So it will be a filmstrip. Now for the right subject matter. It need not be funny to be enjoyable. That's a first principle. What's inter- esting is entertaining. Disney in his True-Life .Adventure films has proved this! Suppose we take something as simple as a fable. What about The Country Mouse and The City Mouse, adapted by Filmfax Productions from Aesop's Fables? it is in delightful color ?rt. The captions are riglit there under each frame. Now for the use: Id gather all the children into a compact group right in front of tlie .screen (so everyone would see a nice bright picture). Then Letters, films, fihnstrips, etc. for Church Depart- ment Editor William S. Hockman should be sent to him at 5 Spring Grove Ave., San Anselmo, Cali- fornia. March, 1954 'If you will come to my city house, I will show you what good food is. I'd project the filmstrip, at a slow pace, reading the captions — and laughing at the right places. Soon the children would be enjoying it, too. After once through, I'd ask if they wanted to see it again. They would, of course. This time we would go faster, laugh harder, ad lib additional comments and invite such from the children. By the end they would be in the spirit, enjoying the fun. "How about seeing it once more, children. This time one of you will be the Country Mouse and one of you the City Mouse? You know the pic- tures now. You know the way the story goes, so make up your conversation as you go, putting in all the extra things like the way each would talk, and don't forget to do the right thing when you are surprised, or scared, or amazed." Here is where the real fun begins — this time through! Your "actors" will pull out the stops and give you a real performance and the enjoyment of the children will be keen to the last frame. And they'll want to do it over — but along about now clturch will be out and the parents will be standing at the door for the happiest children they've seen coming from "Junior Church" for some time! How do I know all this? Because I have done it, and if / can, then anyone who reads this can do it better. Does that help you see what is meant by being creative with visual aids? This was for enjoyment. You can be creative just like this in teaching, too. .Ml over the country teachers are doing it every day. You can, too. Good luck! SOME FILMS I WOULD USE m WHY Little Grey Neck, a 20-minute sound film in color, tells the story of a little goose who did not want to go south with the others when winter came. The things that Udppened to him up north that winter are revealed by some of the finest animated film to date. It has beauty, pathos, thrills, suspense — everything, even a moral for those who wish to see one. It is superb for the entertainment part of Primary and Junior parties. It is sure-fire enjoyment on a very high level. Seal Island, 27-minute sound and color film in the Walt Disney True- Life Adventure Series, is a documen- tary about the seals which summer on the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. Now released in 16mm, this film will win friends wherever it is shown to children, youth and adults. It is not an entertainment film. It is not cut in that pattern. But being intensely interest- ing and informative, it is for this rea- son more entertaining than many so- called entertainment films. The next time you need a film for a party or to enliven a church family-night, check with your dealer on this film. Motivating the Class, a black and white sound film by McGraw-Hill, 107 3 ROM among the thousands of films, sound films, slides, recordings end tronscriptions that have been produced for church workers at all levels, how can you quickly select the ones best suited to your own needs? You can't — alone. But the NEW^ .M^udlo- Uiiuat i RESOURCE \ GUIDE Third Edition can, and does. Fifteen committees of disinterested people from the field itself have evaluated this mass of material ond made it available to you in un- biased, concise, easy-to-read form. You get at o glance; 1 SOO titles from over 200 producers complete index, by topic ond title occurate, basic data cleor, condensed synopsis detailed evoluotion overall rating ages when best used about 500 poges, 7"xl0", Chromecoot cover, $5.50 Order today from NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES Dept. oj Publications — Midwest Office 79 E. ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO 3, ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN LIVING FILMSTRIPS • 44 subjects now available, many In full color. • Used and recommended by near- ly oil Protestant denominations. • Send for free Illustrated catalog. Church Screen Productions P.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. Splices Not Holding? Try ^e^OHG, ^U*n Qe*nent WRITE FOR SAMPLE Camera Equipment Co. 1600 Broadway. New York 19, N. Y. THE ONir GUARANTEED siRHTCH REmouni PROCESS FOR 1 6 AHO 35 MM FILM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dome, Wisconsin, Nebrosko, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut and Moryland. Write for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. Concordia Films FAITH OF OUR FAMILIES shows how some pattern of family worship Is possible In every type of home situation. shows how motivation is basic to good teaching and drives home Horace Mann's dictum that the teacher who does not motivate her pupil is like the blacksmith who pounds on cold iron. We pound a lot of cold iron in our church schoolsl For this reason here is a good film for one of your teacher training sessions. It gets a lot shown in 19 minutes and, carefully used, it will lead to plenty of thinking and discussion. Inquire of your dealer. Cheating is a Yoimg .America film for teenagers. It digs right into a teen- age problem. It takes up the case of John, student council member who cheated. His schoolmates took sides. That's what your teenagers will do. A skillful leader will get them to think as well as talk, and some new insights can be gained by all present. Here is the film for the Sunday evening fel- lowship—Junior Hi or Senior Hi. For those who plan carefully, a top-quality program ought to result. It is black and white and 1 1 minutes long. PW MATERIALS Family Worship Is family worship on its way in or out of the home? Whatever your an- swer, the 27-minute black and white sound motion picture Faith of Our Families has its own unique reply. It goes beyond reply. It shows how some pattern of family worship is possible in every type of home situation. As you see it, you will think they are not go- ing to get to your unique case. But when the film does, you'll smile to yourself and look at your spouse and whisper, "Don't you tliink it's time for us to try?" Produced by Family Films, Inc. for Concordia Films (3558 S. Jefferson, St. Louis 15, Mo.). Missions When the Japanese military over- lords left New Guinea, they wrecked in one way or another the hospitals and schools of the Lutheran missions in this far-away country. For more than two years the natives carried on as best they could, hoping and praying for the return of their friends and co- workers in kingdom building. .\l last the time was ripe for the missionary doctors, nurses, teachers, and techni- cians to return. This return and the reconstruction are pictured for us in the sound and color motion picture The Great Imiasion (.American Lu- theran Church, 57 E. Main Street, Co- lumbus 15, Ohio). This is an inter- esting and informative film for youth r.nd adults. The running time is some- thing over forty minutes. When Balamani got well she de- cided to stay on in the hospital of the American Lutheran Mission in India. In her recovery she saw her field of work. The 40-minute color and sound motion picture which tells this story in full bears the title Balamani and it is recommended for use with Junior Hi and up. It will help young and old to understand just what medical missions arc, how the people respond, how this great work is more and more passing into the hands of skilled and consecrated native people. Balamani goes, about a great hospital as an "an- gel" of comfort and encouragement and speaks the Words of Life with winsomeness and tlie conviction born of personal experience. (.\n .American Lutlieran production; acldress above.) 108 Educational Screen IFilmstrip Notes Do You Really See? tells the story of a family challenged by the Christian needs of the world. The Jim Norton family realizes that their giving to the church has been only token giving. Assisted by an elfin guide, Mr. Norton is able to peer into the past to see how his own church was built; to see Menaul School (in New Mexico) and Allahabad .Agricultural Institute (in India) as examples of what the church can really do. This is a black and white filmstrip with a running time of 15 minutes. The commentary comes on 78 or 33 1/3 rpm records and also on V'/a ips magnetic tape. Similar in general format is another filmstrip, Feed My Sheep, dealing with the building of the church budg- et, with emphasis on self-allocation. It was designed primarily for official boards but may be used with other groups. Judah Touro is a 36-frame color filmstrip with printed commentary- notes which was produced by the Com- mission on Jewish Education of the Union of American Hebrew Congre- gations (838 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 21). It tells the story of a great man, a great philanthropist, a great .American who lived in New Orleans during the first half of the 19th Century. Such a story '- is the raw material of brotherhood ! education. Such material is being sought by educators in church, syna- gogue, and school. To these and others this fine filmstrip is commended. Here is the story of a great man. Let us use it. How can there be greatness in the adults of tomorrow if the children of today feed upon TV criminals and crackpots and the pseudo-men of comic books? The least we can do is balance their diet! Biblical Recordings "Festivals and Holidays When Jesus Was a Boy" — what a course for the Junior age in church school, week-day and vacation church school, the junior church, and in book form for just plain reading in the home! Until someone builds such a course, teachers with a dash of originality and imagination in their mental-blood can use three new recordings. The Purim Story, The Chanuho Story, and The Passover Story as the core of a unit on this subject. The first tells of Queen Esther and the heroic action which saved her people. The second dramatizes the Maccabean struggle for freedom when Antiochus Epiphanes ruled, arid the third dramatizes the events which give meaning and content to the Passover. All this material is vivid in its drama and is well recorded on 10-inch, 78 rpm unbreakable records, with the four sides of two records for each story. Christians are trying to get religious teaching back into the home: the Jews are trying to keep it from leaking out of the home. Here is material which can be used in homes, synagogues and churches to give a deeper understand- ing of biblical material and Bible times; to motivate the reading of chil- dren and youth; and to broaden their appreciation of their neighbors. (De- partment of Audio-Visual Aids, 838 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 21, N. Y.) CORRESPOPENCE "You speak of a new film on the life of Christ. It may sound heretical, but if I had money for films, I'd rather spend it in portraying the teach- ings of Jesus. I think that is what people want. The life of Christ is in- teresting, but the teachings are vital." — W. E. Laganke. How does this idea strike you? Do we need films which explain what it means to be a Chris- tian here and now? Churches, what kind do you need? Dealers, where do you think the emphasis should be put? Sally Klaar, first-year student in a great university, wants help on A-V materials for the student YW and for the campus Westminster Fellowshij). Can you recommend filmstrips and fdms to her? 1 ell her about something that worked for you. (.Address her at Roberts Hall, Ames, Iowa.) J.S D. wants a film for a family night dinner which will "get under the hides of the parents and make them sign up to help with the teaching." Many DRE's and pastors will join J.S.D. in his sentiments. For Every Child is the film for him. It comes in either color or black and white and has a running time of 29 minutes. The sound is fine and the other technical qualities are good. In Mr. Wilcox many people will see themselves as they are and as they ought to be if they take the church's teaching task seriously and personally. A student working among migrants this summer wants to know how he can best project pictures in daytime out of doors before small groups of children. He should do the following things: (1) Set up so the sunlight falls neither on the screen nor into the faces of the children; (2) shade the screen if he possibly can; (3) seat his children very compactly in a V-shaped group; (4) move the projector up close so as to project a picture no larger than is needed by the children farthest away. Observe all four for best results. 10 Films To Enrich Your Lenten and Easter Programs LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER THE UPPER ROOM BETRAYAL IN GETHSEMANE JESUS BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST TRIAL BEFORE PILATE THE CRUCIFIXION NICODEMUS THE LORD IS RISEN THE LORD'S ASCENSION Faithfully adherwg to the Bible text The most complete film series portraying the climactic final days of the life of Christ Use these films in your special Lenten and Holy Week services for instruc- tion, inspiration and motivation. All Living Bible films (26 in the series) are factual, 15- to 20-minute teaching aids on 1 6mm sound film, available in black and white and color ot daily rental rates of $5.00 and up. See your denominational or local film library for reservations and informa- tion about Fomily Films' Series Sav- ings Plan and free helps for pastors. , INC 1364 North Van Ness Avenue Hollywood 28, Calif. March, 1954 Writing for more information.' Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 109 waluatioH of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a prexiiew committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and stafj members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. GALILEO'S LAWS OF FALLING BODIES (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilniette, 111.) 6 min., 16miTi, sound, black and white, 1953. §25. Film Guide available. DESCRIPTION This film recreates the events that led to Galileo's discovery of some of . the fundamental laws pertaining to falling bodies, provides demonstrations that verify Galileo's discoveries, and summarizes the contributions of Gali- leo as one who recognized the impor- tance of the experimental method and represented certain laws of nature mathematically. Introductory scenes show that a man being shot from a cannon, leaves' fall- ing, and a pendulum swinging are all drawn toward the earth's center by gravitation. The narration explains that the laws' which govern freely fall- ing bodies were not discovered until the latter part of the seventeenth cen- tury by Galileo. Galileo is shown conducting experi- mentation on falling objects. As he repeatedly drops objects of different weights and sizes from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the commentary ex- plains that Galileo may never have 110 actually used the Tower. The action shifts to an instructor in a modern physics laboratory. Here are recreated some of Galileo's experiments. Slow-motion photography shows that all objects, regardless of size or weight, fall at the same rate of speed. A vacuum tube experiment testing the rate of speed with which a feather and a coin fall shows the rate to be identi- cal. The inclined plane and water clock which Galileo used to ascertain the speed of a falling body at any in- stant are next shown. The release mechanism and the electric timer used for the same experimentation in a modern physics laboratory are then illustrated and contrasted to Galileo's equipment. Galileo uses the data gained from these experiments to de- velop formulae giving the relationship between the distance traveled and the time. The summary reviews the impor- tance of Galileo's developing these laws of motion and his use of the sci- entific method. APPRAISAL This short film clearly and concisely defines and demonstrates the laws of motion which Galileo developed and shows the method by which he devel- oped them and the method by which they can be demonstrated and tested in modern physics laboratories. Tht film should be useful in verifying the laws, identifying selected application of the laws, and developing an apprecia- tion of the contribution of Galileo to modern science. The film is recom- mended for use by physics classes in senior high school and physical sci- ence classes in junior high school. HEALTH - YOUR FOOD (Young .\merica Films, Inc.. 18 E. Forty-First St., New 'Vork 17, N. Y.) 13 minutes, 16nim, sound, black and white, 1953. $62.50. Produced by Ccntron Gorp. Teacher's Guide avail- able. DESCRIPTION A combination of live action and animated puppets with the narration and voice effects written in an ele- mentary form of rhyming verse is used in the film to explain that food, provides for energy and growth and to point out the nature and function of the basic food elements. Percival promises Nute to reform his eating habits Young America Films Educational Screen The introduction presents Percival Pate, a young boy with bad eating habits, eating only sweets and scorning vegetables. The scene then shifts to a night when Percival suffers from his bad eating habits. While he is having a nightmare. "Nute," a shortened form of nutrition, explains to Percival that nutrition includes those processes by which one takes in and uses his food. As Nute tells Percival about the food elements — carbohydrates, fats, pro- teins, minerals, and vitamins — a pup- pet symbolizes each one. Similarly pup- pets represent each of the seven basic foods and point out their value. In conclusion, Percival promises Nute to reform his eating habits and, even though the next day he thought the whole thing was a dream, he stuck by his promise week after week. APPRAIS.\L The imaginative combination of fantasy and fact in this film results in a motivational film which should help produce desirable attitudes toward proper eating. The film is recom- mended for use in the third, fourth, and fifth grades. Even though the se- quence dealing with the seven basic foods seems long for adults, children appear to sustain an interest in it. The rhyming verse and puppets rep- resent a novel way of presenting an important subject which has been previously treated in a number of in- structional materials. THE CHAIN OF LIFE (Dept. N — Pictura Films Corporation, 487 Park Avenue, New York 22, N. Y.) 11 minutes. 16mm, sound, color. $100. Produced by Thomas Craven Films Corporation. Teacher's Guide avail- able. DESCRIPTION As one of a series of ten films en- titled, 'The World .\round Us," this film documents and describes the con- tinuity of plant and animal life and the interrelatedness between nature's species. Moving past tall Cyprus trees, the camera slowly enters the world of nat- ural life in a swamp where each form, be it plant, insect, animal, or bird, is shown to be dependent on and in turn provide the means for the existence of other forms. The narrator states, how- ever, that idtimately all forms rely on the plant for its ability to utilize the raw materials of earth, air, water, and sunlight in producing the basic food. The scenes that follow include some close-up photography of water life and, with the help of narration, illus- trate this "chain of life": tadpoles feed on water plants; a crawfish de- vours a tadpole; the breen is said to rely on the crawfish for its food and to become the means of life for the ba,ss. The narration suggests, however, tliat the bass does not go unchecked — its eggs are attacked by the breen and the crawfish. Natural life on land exemplifies a similar interdependence. A raccoon is shown attacking the eggs of a turtle while the alligator is reputed to feed on fish, turtle, or raccoon. A series of scenes explain the gradual transforma- tion of the tadpole into a frog and depict the slow emergence of a Poly- themus moth from its cocoon. A spider busily spins his web and swabs a victim in silk, and a puff adder rehearses some of his defensive tactics as the narrator relates that the spider be- comes food for the frog while the snake feeds on the tree toad. A swarm of swallow-tail butterflies are seen sucking nutrition from the soil which the narrator explains has become fer- tilized by the body of some dead ani- mal. Succeeding sequences indicate the dependence of tree swallows on the abundance of flying insects and illus- trate how the water birds take food from the swamp and then return tons of fertilizer to the waters to sustain new life. In summary, the film reviews this perpetual cycle in the nourishing of plants and animals. Whether it is "food maker or food eater, fertilizer or scavenger . . . each forms an indis- pensable link in this unending chain of life." APPRAISAL Members of the committee felt that this film could be used in intermediate and junior high school classes to por- tray the characteristics of various forms of plants and animals in their natural surrountlings; to illustrate how one form enables another to survive; and to provide the students with some general background knowledge in an introductory study of soil and wild life conservation. Excellent color photog- raphy with some effective close-ups permit an easy ianish Explorers (6 subjects, color) — pictures and captions tell the stories of Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, Pi- zarro, and the explorations of south- eastern and southwestern U. S. by the Spanish Conquistadors. Produced by Pictorial Films. D SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCA- TION, 1345 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. Our National Government — How It Developed (4 subjects, color) — junior and senior-high presentation of the steps in the development of the U. S. government. Titles: Declaration of Independence, Articles of C:onfed- eration— .4 Plan that Failed, Making and the Adoption of the Constitution, Growth of the Constitution. n VISUAL EDUCATIONAL CUR- RENT, 2066 Helena St., Madison 4, Wis. News Filmstrips — series of weekly filmstrips covering tlie week's news; produced Saturday for Monday class discussion. D NESTOR PRODUCTIONS. 7904 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. We Look at Television (color, sound, 15 min.) — explains how television works through cartoon technique. D NEW YORK TIMES, Office of Educational Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N. Y. The Dilemmas of France (59 frames) - examines the background of France's problems and the difficulties that lie ahead. America's Stake in Asia — surveys the stake in world peace, .\merican secur- ity, freedom, trade and amity that .Americans have in the Pacific. D SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCA TION. 1345 W. Diversey Park wax. Chicago 14, 111. Grade Word Phrases Speed-i-o-strip Series (17 filmstrips)— primary-grade series designed especially for use with the tachistoscope; the words used are selected from a study made on the word count in leading basic readers. Canada and the Far North (4 film- strips, color)— shows how people live in each part of Canada and .Alaska. D GENERAL MILLS, Dept. of Pub- lic Services, 400 Second .Ave. South, Minneapolis 1, Minn. Fashions in Food (74 frames, color) —shows the importance of the proper size pans in baking. Free loan. Educational Screen CATALOGS & BOOKLETS Materials listed here are available free luiless a price is noted. D FILM COUNCIL OF AMERICA, 600 Davis St., Evanston. 111. Rushes — biweekly newspaper in novel and useful format covering gen- eral audiovisual news, new film re- lea,ses, etc. D ASSOCIATION FILMS, 347 Mad- ison .Ave.. New York 17, N. Y. Free Films for TV — describes 69 free-loan films available for TV on a variety of subjects: travel, homemak- ing, health and safety, etc. n BURKE & JAMES, 317 S. Wabash Ave.. Chicago 4, 111. 55th Annual Catalog — 96-page il- lustrated catalog describing a wide variety of pJiotographic equipment: cameras, projectors, developing equip- ment, etc. O BAILEY FILMS, 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. 1954 Catalog — illustrated descrip- tions of 600 16mm films and filmstrips on a variety of subjects and grade levels. n A.SSOCIATION FILMS, 347 Madi- son Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Movies for Meetings — describes 37 films selected for their appeal to adult audiences and available for free loan. D BUSINESS EDUCATION FILMS, 630 Ninth Ave., New York 36, N. Y. Mid-Year Catalog Supplement— lists recent 1 6mm releases in the field of business education. D INSTITUTIONAL CINEMA SERVICE, 1560 Broadway, New York 36, N. Y. 20th Anniversary Catalog— lists and describes entertainment and educa- tional 16mm films available for rental. D SHAKESPEARE TAPE LIBR.4RY, 1818 M St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Catalog of Tape Recordings — de- scribes tapes for teaching languages and literature; French, German, Ital- ian, Spanish. RECORDINGS n LIVING LANGUAGE LIBRARY, Box 3387, St. Paul, Minnesota, has re- leased a new series of graded tape re- cordings in Latin and French, each 15 minutes in length and divided into three related but complete sections. Designed to parallel standard text- books, the Living Language Library is announced as providing "dynamic programs of real people in real life situations." A German and Spanish series is to follow. n FOLKWAYS RECORDS, 117 W. 46th St., New York 36, N. Y., has re- leased the first record album in a new "War Ballads of .America" series. The first album, called "War Ballads of the Revolution, 1767-1781," consists of two LP records and a 28-page illus- trated booklet. It is edited by Moe .Asch and sung by Wallace House with lute accompaniment. D RELAXATION RECORDS, 520 N. Michigan .Ave., Chicago II, 111. Easy Lessons in Relaxation (10-inch 78 rpm record) — eight minutes of in- structions on how to relax. THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and com- pletely opaque — eifect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or without lightproof housing. Ask your regular supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1632 INDIANA AVE. CHICAGO 16, ILL. In'mrsitv who is a Perfectionist.. What you're shooting for, in the long run, is frequent showings of your film and sustained audience interest. But, if your prints are untreated, they ore bound to pick up scrotches ond other damage which show up on the screen, and thus irritate the audience. To ovoid this, the producer who is a perfectionist includes Peerless-treatment in his budget. The cost is negligible — the results gratifying, Wri're tot infofmalion 3eerless FILM PItOCCSSING CORPORATION us WiST4*ih STXET, NEW TO*K U. NtW VOtK *lf UWAID SmiT, HOUTWOOD II, CALIF. Insects Are Interesting An outstanding biology film produced by the chief photographer of Walt Disney's Noture's Holf Acre. Murl Deusing Film Productions 5427 W. Howard Aye., Milwaukee, Wise. The Museum Filmstrip Club A new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May. $25 for 8 color filmstrips with study guides. Authentic, curriculum -centered picture stories. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing filmstrip series on democracy FREE Cotolog FREE Preview Write: heritage filmstrips, inc. 89- n 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. A NEW SERIES OF 2" X 2" KODACHROMES! These close-ups of animals, birds, plants and minerals are stimulating, creating a real appeal to study the wonders and beauties about us. Write for our current price list VISUAL AIDS LIBRARY 601 E. Rollins Ave. Orlando, Florida March, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 119 A-V NEWSNOTES Visual education in Israel will rise to new proportions when a gift of 300 filmstrip projectors, manufactured in the U. S., arrive there through the efforts of the AMERICAN COUNCIL ON AUDIO-VISUAL EDUCATION IN ISRAEL, reports Mrs. Esther L. Berg, chairman of ACAVEI. The pro- jectors were donated by Ben Peirez of VIEWLEX, Inc. The gift was part of the response to recommendations to inaugurate an extensive A-V program in Israel made by Herbert H. Myers of the CHARLES BESELER COM- PANY after his recent return from Israel. MUSEUM OF FILM ARTS, Boston, has arranged with INTERNA- TIONAL FILM BUREAU (57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4) for a re-issue of five films prcxluced by Harvard University in 1929-30 in collaboration with the Museum's curators. Prints of the following titles are available for rental and sale and for TV use: Dry- point — A Demonstration, The Etch- er's Art, Last of the Wood Engravers, Medal Maker, Silversmith. The Nobel prize for physics in 1953 went to Dr. Fritz Zernike of the Netherlands for his discovery in op- ^n TAIK f,,„, T.., tcREtN ^y TrHW«17TIN MESSAGES mii RADIO-MAT SLIDES ^^ MHiTr*liMa.«ltlH ^^^ ACCtrt H« SUIITITVTI MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Regular size 31/4x4 or the Sold by Audio-Visual, F Supply Dealers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Oakridge Blvd., Day New Duplex 2x2. hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Dept. V, tona Beach, Fla. PHASE FILMS presenting the basic, the impressive, the truly significant biological phenomena — the marvelous interrelation of tissue structure and (unction in living bodies, the beautiful precision of (he hereditary mechanism of cells. ARTHUR T. BRICE Phase Films Ross, California A STRAND OF SILK The raising of silk caterpillars from the egg to a skein of silk. A long awaited aid to raising silk caterpillars in the classroom. Obtainable From M-C PRODUCTIONS 2708 So. Bentley Ave. Los Angeles 64, Calif. tics which has made possible the meth- ods by which the PHASE FILMS of Ro.ss, California, have been produced, reports Phase Films owner and man- ager, .\rthur T. Brice. Among avail- able Phase Films are The Life Story of a Watermold and Syngamy and Alternation of Generation in Alio- myces — a Watermold. The Conquest of Everest, film story of the expedition that conquered the heights of Mt. Everest, has been voted the first prize in the fifth annual City College (of New York) Robert J. Flaherty Award competition for "crea- tive achievement" in documentary film. The award was given to Tliomas Stobart and George W. Low, the cameramen who recorded the conquest of the world's highest mountain. Two special awards were made to Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly for their TV film Argument in Indian- apolis and to George C. Stoney for /]// My Babies. Argument in Indian- apolis is the first documentary film produced for TV to win an award in the annual competition. The 20-min- ute film is a report of the difficulties faced by the American Civil Liberties Union in securing a meeting place in Indianapolis. All My Babies is a 57- minute documentary recording the de- livery of a child by a negro midwife in .Albany, Georgia. ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS (P.O. Box 8666, Hollywood 46, California) will have a new 22-minute motion pic- ture ready for release this spring on the basic problems of Asia as seen through the eyes of an Indian family. Watch for the release of Asian Earth. President of Atlantis Productions is J. Michael Hagopian. The first re- lease of the company was Ali and His Baby Camnl. Unusual lighting techniques and special combinations of lenses per- mitting close-up filming of blood test reactions have made possible the first film for training laboratory workers to do testing for blood banks, civilian defen,se, and such medical problems as the pre-natal detection of the Rh factor. The film. The Rh Factor, was produced by ON FILM, INC., Prince- ton, N. J., for the ORTHO RE- SEARCH FOUND.ATION, and was supervised by Dr. Philip Levine, Lasker Award winner and discoverer of the Rh factor. . . Brasil, story of the amazing development taking place in this vast South -American country, is told in a new motion picture writ- ten and produced by CRAWLEY FILMS LIMITED for the BRAZIL- IAN TRACTION. LIGHT AND POWER CO., Toronto. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co 112 Airequipt 115 American Optical Co 97 Athena Films 117 Audio Classroom Services 113 Audio-Master Corp. ___ 112 Beckley-Cardy Co. 119 Bell & Howell Co __Jn5ide Bock Cover Brandon Films 118 Brice, Arthur T. -.. 120 Budek Co., Herbert E 1 1 8 Burke & James. 118 Camera Equipment Co Church Screen Productions - Churchill-Wexler Film Productions.. Colburn Lab., Geo. W... Compco Corp. Contemporary Films Cooperative League of U.S.A.. -. 108 .- 108 .- 1 1 1 __ 88 .- 90 .- 1 I 6 .... 116 Daggett Productions, Avalon 115 Deusing Film Productions, Murl 119 Dowling Pictures, Pat 112 Eastman Kodak Co 95 Educational Developmental Laboratories 93 Encyclopaedia Britonnico Films 87 Family Films Fiberbilt Case Co Filmock Laboratories .. Films ot the Nations . 109 117 92 Focus Films Co ]18 Folkways Records & Service Corp 112 Golden Key Productions 1 1 6 Heidenkomp Nature Pictures.. Heritage Filmstrips 112 119 International Film Bureau 112 Keystone View Co... Kinesis 114 116 Mohnke Productions, Carl F 96 M-C Productions .-. . . 120 McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept Medicol Arts Productions ... Ill 117 Museum Extension Service 119 Notional Council of Churches .. 108 Peerless Film Processing Corp. 119 Radio-Mat Slide Co 1 20 Rapid Film Technique .. 108 Society for Visual Education .„. 91 Teaching Film Custodions 90 Vacuumate Corp. -- 115 Victor Animatograph Corp .Back Cover Viewlex Inside Front Cover Visual Aids Library... _ 119 Visual Sciences - 118 Young America Films _ 89 Classified 115 120 Educational Screen TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO -VISUAL FIELD KEY: (P) — producers, importers. IM) — manufacturers. (D) — dealers, film rental libraries, projection services. Where a primary source also offers direct rental services, the double symbol IPD) appears. FILMS FILMS, cont'd RECORDS (PDi Acodemic Films, Inc. 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. 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(D) 1 12-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. (P) Post Pictures Corp. 1 15 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Southern Visual Films (Of 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. (D) 614 N. Skinker Blvd., St. Louis 5, Mo. United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. 605 W. Washington St., Chicago 6, 111. 6610 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles 38, Cal. 287 Techwood Dr., NW, Atlanta, Go. 2227 Bryan St., P lias, Tex. 5023 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portland 13, Ore. 1311 N. E. Boyshore Dr., Miami, Fla. FILM PRODUCTION Bray Studios, Inc. 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. Seminor Films, Inc. 347 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. FILM TITLES 566 Commercial St., San Francisco 1 1, Col. Filmock Laboratories 1321 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 5, 111. LABORATORY SERVICES Geo. W. Colburn, Inc. 164 N. Wocker Drive, Chicago 6, III. Hollywood Film Enterprises IPI 6(360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. Peerless Film Processing Corp. 165 W. 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. 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SCREENS Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. IMI 2711 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago 39, III. Fryon Film Service IDI 3228 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio Southern Visual Films IDI 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Enrichment Records 246 5th Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Folkways Records & Service Corp. 117 W. 46th St., New York 19, N.Y. RCA-Victor, Educational Services Oiv. 'Ml Radio Corp of America, Camden, N. J. IPD) (PD) RECORDERS — PLAYERS Ampro Corporation (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. DuKone Corporation (Ml St. Charles, Illinois Pentron Corporation > 599E — Suffern, N. Y. Yale University Press Film Service iPOi 386 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. SLIDES Key: Kodachrome £ x 2. 31/4 x i'A or larger Graphic Slide Library , i''^"^' 192 Washington Pork, Brooklyn 5, N.Y. Nesbit's Western Color Slides (PD-21 711 Columbia Rd., Colorado Springs, Colo. Radio-Mat Slide Co., Inc. (P-2. 4i 22 Ookridoe Blvd., Doytono Beoch, Fla. Society for Visuol Education I PD-21 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. Visual Aids Library IPO-2) 601 E. Rollins Ave., Orlondo, Flo. FILMSTRIP, SLIDE & OPAQUE PROJECTORS American Optical Co., Projector Div. Chelsea 50, Moss. Automatic Projection Corp. 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. Beseler Company, Charles 60 Badger Ave., Newark 8, N. |. Keystone View Co. Meodville, Pa. Society for Visual Education 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III Southern Visual Films 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Three Dimension Co. 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, 111. Viewlex, Incorporated 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, IMI (M) (M) (M) (M) (Dl IM< (M) N. Y SOUND SLIDE PROJECTORS Automatic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. DuKone Corporation (M) St. Chorles, Illinois March, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 121 "Iw Schools, Ecosomv Too" editorial The title above is borrowed, and without permis- sion too. It's right out oi LIFE magazine. You may remember the February first picture story telling about the plans tor radically new school buildings especially designed tor LIFE. We are using their title because we want to talk about those schools and other new schools. We examined LlFE's schools caretully and with a generally approving and admiring eye. We appre- ciated the smartly written copy — "eminently workable designs . . . unique plant . . . dramatic new arrange- ment . . . modern school facilities ... to give U. S. schoolchildren the kind of facilities they need and should have . . . shift in teaching methods from the copybook routines." Those are fine words. But from our jjoint of view of what is modern, and from what we know of the kind of learning opportunities U. S. schoolchildren need and should have, LIFE's new plans are as woefully lacking as most plans for new school buildings. We ask you, LIFE, and we hope it's an embarrassing question, "Just where in those two new schools of yours would you expect teachers to make use of those wonderful new LIFE filmstrips you are urging schools to use?" If you should try to answer this impertinent question, please don't direct our attention to the "auditorium unit" which you say can be used for 'movies and television." Don't point to the TV set in the "Inside Commons Room." We're talking about the use of audio-visual materials for basic instructional purposes right in the classroom. The only economical time to think about the use of audio-visual materials in a school building is in the earliest planning stage — before a single symbolic line is placed on paper. Remember the article in the No- \eniber 1952 Educational Screen? The one about the North Allegheny Junior-Senior High School? Now there was an outstanding example of audio-visual planning. Right from the start they were concerned with how teachers were going to teach. Those who understand modern tools of communication and their place in the classroom worked with the architects. Such examjjles of thorough advance planning for the use of audio-visual materials arc still too rare. Filty thousand new classrooms were built last year, but we doubt that more than a few were equipped for pic- ture projection. In the rest there are facilities only tor words. Many times fifty thousand classrooms will be Ijiiilt within the coming few years to house the largest school population this country has ever had. The kind of teaching that can take place in those classrooms is being determined right now on the architects' draw- ing boards. We don't know why it is that school architects haven't yet comprehended the demands of modern teaching methods. LIFE's commission was to "two leading firms" who between them had designed 204 schools in the last five years. Yet to neither firm did ( lassroom use of audio-visual material seem essential. Even more amazing is the fact that the clients in this project were probably the most picture-minded peo- ])le in the world — the editors of LIFE! In their schools they apparently didn't want the teachers to use pictures to communicate ideas. More must be done to bring the demands of audio- visual teaching into the daily consciousness of those who plan school buildings and those who approve school building plans. We salute and commend the NEA Department of Audio-Visual Instruction for its excellent series of brochures on "Planning Schools lor Use of Audio-Visual Materials." They're neat, precise, and authoritative. They've been reviewed by the right people, including representatives of the American Institute of Architects, the American .Association of School Administrators, and the As- sociation of Chief State School Audio-Visual Offi- cers. These handbooks should be more widely used. Maybe someone should subsidize their direct person- alized distribution to every school architect in the country and to all their prospective clients — including editors of mass-influencing picture magazines. Paul e. Reeh PICTURE OF THE MONTH "Happy Landing" might be the caption for this extraordinary photo of a parent gannel, North American sea bird, applying the aerial brakes sharply as it approaches a fluffy nestling. Snapped by Richard Robinson, employee of the Canadian Kodak Company in Toron- to, the picture won the K. S. Farrow Trophy for excellence in nature photogiaphy in Eastman Kodak's 19th International Salon. The salon is open to employees of Eastman Kodak Company throughout the world. We chose Mr. Robinson's "Gannet" as our picture of this month because it is visual education at its best, we think. It can well stand as the symbol of the countless millions of photographs — in magazines, in news- papers, in classroom picture sets — that teach us unforgettable lessons about man and nature. Again we say, 'tis a pity LIFE's pic- tures can't be projected in LIFE's classrooms. 122 w EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CLIEVei.AJvJD PUBLIC Utifl/^'*^ APRIL, 1954 J ^ £ APR 7 19S4 AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 33, NO. 4 lONTLINE THINKING IN AY • THEY RELIVE HISTORY • WE TOOK AN AUDIO-VISUAL COURSE Teach w VU-LYTE FINEST! Opaque Projection with the VU-LYTE is one of the finest methods lr^.^n '"""*«,«. J. '""^""^eni-fjo. Interested in quicker, better learning? Mail the coupon for a Free Demonstration, to be given at your convenience. You'll be surprised at how the VU-LYTE gives expression to your full Executive potential! No obligation, of course. MAR COUPON TO: Educational D ivision, - -.J CHARLES (S<5k^ej&^ COMPANY 1ST. 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EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL " MAGAZINE April, 1954 Volume 33, Number 4, Whole Number 321 IN THIS ISSUE C^dilorial 166 CONCERN FOR FREEDOM 138 FRONTLINE THINKING IN A-V Carolyn Guss 141 MAKE A LOW-COST LIGHT-BOX FOR SLIDES Som S. Blanc 142 WE TOOK AN A-V COURSE Lucile Hatch 144 DEFINING THE OBJECTIVES OF AN A-V PROGRAM Edward G. Bernard 148 THEY RELIVE HISTORY Irene F. Cypher oiJeparlments 134 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE— DAVI NEWS ). ). McPherson 151 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, John Fritz )54 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockman 157 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 158 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 159 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW Kylner features 130 ON THE SCREEN 132 THE READER'S RIGHT 162 A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR 164 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 165 TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO-VISUAL FIELD 166 PICTURE OF THE MONTH JDUCATIONAL ; ss i'oCI AT10N OF LMER1CA CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 Eost Lake Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. 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On the SCREEIT Cover Girl: The Winner She won first prize, and he - well, it's a nice enough second-place plaque. The attractive couple and the problem they present on this month's cover you can learn more about in the 16mm motion picture Tlxe Good Loser, one in a series on "Discussion Problems" produced by Young America Films. Out of Our Notebook We were among the lucky eleven hundred or so who attended the recent DAVI convention in Chicago. Out of our convention notebook we've gleaned the following more or less direct quotes we thought might interest both those who were there and those who weren't. For a full report, see page 138. On 3-D. "We are essentially 3-D peo- ple ... if it does a better educational job, it should be used ... if we always consider only cost, we'll never get any- where." On TV. "Trite as it is, the slogan for those who believe in and work for edu- cation by television should be 'Nothing is impossible'." On Classroom A-V. "It costs less to equip all classrooms with the essentials for A-V use than to load A-V equip- ment into one super A-V room." On Feelings. "The feelings of stu- dents must be given more considera- tion . . . feelings of students are just as important a part of the classroom environment as screens and books." On Freedom. "Freedom of thought is impossible without free access to the thoughts of others . . . the thing we need more than anything else at the moment is courage . . . maybe we need another declaration of independence of the minds and souls." (See page 166.) On Readability. "Much of our A-V writing is aimed at a small number of people operationally unimportant." On Conventions. "Inspiring and per- spiring, exciting and frustrating." Ready, Set, Summer without commenting on how time flies, we just want to remind all of you tliat summer is all but here. Our an- nual listing of coming suinmer courses in audio-visual methods and materials will begin next month. Have you told us what courses you are teaching where and when? Wave of the Future In conclusion tiiis month, we'd like to mention a cr>uple of new A-V devel- opments that fascinate us. First, that "in the round" motion picture screen invented by Professor Josef Cohen at the University of Illinois. The screen is said to permit an audience to sit in a circular theater and be completely surrounded by the picture. Professor C:ohen is reported to have said he ac- tually envisions the use of only a half- circle picture since "no one really would be interested in a picture behind himself." What about rearview mirrors? Another possible sign of things to come is the first dial-controlled 8mm motion picture projector recently an- nounced by the .\mpro Corporation. Two simple dials, similar to the chan- nel selector switches on TV sets, are said to control all the steps in motion picture projection. .\re we on the road to dial-controlled classroom pro- jectors? Is the day soon here when flicking on a film will be almost as sim- ])le as flicking open a book? — JNS 130 EDUCATrONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK — Managing Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. BILDERSEE— Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS — Editor for Television BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher lOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI— Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, Son Jose State College, California EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University AMO DE BERNARDIS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVI2IA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, Colifornia W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Moteriols, State Board of Education, Ricti- mond, Virginio CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructionol Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida J. JAMES McPHERSON, Executive Secretary, Deportment of Audio-Visual Instruction, N.E.A., Washington, D. C. KURTZ MYERS, Head, Audio-Visual Depart- ment, Detroit, Michigan, Public Library SEERLEY RE ID, Chief. Visual Education Service, U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D. C. CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan MAYER SINGERMAN, Director, Audio-Visual Department, Chicogo Office, Anti-Defa- mation League of B'noi B'rith ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas PAUL W. F. 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Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 131 The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCIATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, lU. life's Barest Essentials Editor: Ihank you lor your letter to (Managing Editor) Thompson, in regard to LlFE's jjlans for expanding elementary and junior Iiigli schools. (See editorial, "New Schools, Economy Too". March. 1954 EdScreen^ page 122). The architects we consulted in- cluded only the barest essentials, to add classrooms to existing school facil- ities in the cheapest way possible, for the shortage of school buildings has be- come almost a national emergency. They were not interested in introduc- ing new methods into old schools. . . LOUISE R. BETTS for the Editors LIFE, Rockefeller Center New Vork, N. Y. Apparently LIFE would build class- rooms to keep studeyils in, not to teach them in. — Ed. EdScreen at Work Editor: I showed the article "Forty Quiet Ones" published on page 57 of the February issue to the director of our Division of Mental Health. Mrs. .Myers was much impressed with this article and since we have tlic film The Ouiet One in our lending library, she would like to have some copies of the article. There are several jisychiatrists who are working with groups of men- tal patients who she feels would be very interested in seeing your article . . . .Would you give us permission to make a lew duplicates? . . . BERTHA H. CAMPBELL Director. Heallh F.ducation Services Kansas Stale Board of Health 'I'opeka, Kansas Editor: Will you please grant us per- mission to duplicate in mimeograpli form the article "ABC's of Ciommercial TV for Educators" by Don W. Lyon which appeared in the January, 1954 issue? We'd very much like to place this in the hands of some of our ex- tension workers who are considering telecasting with some of the new sta- tions here in the state. EARLE S. CARPEXl ER Extension Specialist in Visual Education State of Massachusetts, Amherst Permission granted. — Ed. A-V in the Seminary Editor: I cannot tell you liow much I enjoyed reading the C:hurch Depart- ment article in the December, 1953 issue of Educational Screen (".Semi- naries and the Mass Media," jiage 439). . . . Generally over the country as I see it, students are coming out into the field without that greater vision which is promoted by visual methods in teaching. For example, just imagine going through a whole year's study of Old Testament, New Testament, or Comparative Religions, or Church His- tory without the use of the vast col- lection of materials now available. .\t least every seminary should have what I call a "V'isedtorium" where each day at certain times films are shown cor- related with the courses. . . . But we are a long wav from this as I see it. . . . WALl ER S. RYAN Vale I)i\inity School Need Back Copies? Editor: I have a number of duplicate copies of some back issues of EdScreen and some other .\-V magazines that I'd be happy to send to anyone willing to pay the postage who could make good use of them. ETi v sc:hneider RESS 833 Walton Ave. Bronx 51, New York AUTHENTIC HISTORY-SUPERB QUALITY THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FILMSTRIPS "The response ot the class was the most favorable I have ever had on a filnistrip." "Each of these groups conceded that these fihnstrips were far and away tlie best example of iiistory por- trayal yet seen." Acclaimed by discerning educators from coast to coast, the first units ot these tlociimentary filmstrijjs (each witli illtistrated Teacher's Guide) liave already made filnistrip history in the nation's classrooms * 1. The Story of the American Indian * 2. European Explorers Discover a New World * 3. Spain Establishes a Great Empire * 4. The Rise and Fall of New France * 5. The English Colonies in North America * 6. Life in Colonial America * 7. Patriots and Minutemen * 8. The Thirteen Colonies Win Independence * 9. Free Americaiu Establish a New Nation *10. The Young Nation and Foreign Affairs *ll. Westward to the Mississippi *12. Winning the Far West 13. Early Americans oti the High Seas 14. California, Texas and ihe Mexican War 1."). Slavery anil the War Between the States 16. Union and Reconstruction 17. The Age of Reform 18. Farmer, Rancher and Cowboy 19. Communication in the United States Write today for free illustrated circular 20. Transportation in the United States 21. The Growth of American Education 22. The Story of .Xmerican Sport 23. The .American Spirit in Literature 24. The Story of .American Painting 2"). The .American Spirit in .Architecture 26. I he Story of Iron and Steel 27. 4 he Story of Coal, Oil and Uranium 28. 4 he Story of the Factory *29. 4 he Growth of .American Democracy 30. 4 he Rise of Atnerica as a Wot4d Power YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FILM SERVICE 386 Fourth Avenue *Units 1-12 immediate delivery; Units 13-30 iireparation well advanced. New York 16, N. Y. 132 Educational Screen Motion Pictures That Bring AMERICAN HISTORY TO LIFE Land of Liberty A pictorial history of four great eras in our country's development, from Colonial days to the brink of War 11 Give Me Liberty The story of events surrounding Patrick Henry's delivery of his famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech. Servant of the People Preparation and adoption of the Constitution of the United States in sessions of the 1787 Convention Teaching Film Custodians A nonprofit corporation The Flag Speaks Our flag, personifieil, telling its long honorable . history, its freedoms won, and a guide to correct manner of use. Story that Couldn't Be Printed Persecution, arrest, trial and acquittal of John Peter Zenger, pre-Revolutionary War printer, in significant victory tor freedom of the press. BILL OF RIGHTS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE MONROE DOCTRINE ROMANCE OF LOUISIANA WINNING OUR INDEPENDENCE COMMUNICATIONS WESTWARD JOHNSON AND RECONSTRUCTION HEADLINES OF THE CENTURY (1897-1932) Produced with the technical excellence of Hollywood's major studios Selected and prepared for school use by the Audio-Visual Coinmitiee of the National Council for the Social Studies. Available in most city, county, state, and university educational fihii libraries. Write for your free copy of the new March 1 , 1 954 Hand- book of Classroom Films. TEACHING FILM CUSTODIANS, INC. 25 West 43 rd Street New York 36 April, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 133 News from the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association DAVI Was There! Ves. DAVI was there — Atlantic City, Cliicago, Los Angeles. We won't waste our scattered breath telling you, though, what Carolyn Guss tells so well in her Chicago convention report (page 138). Atlantic City we reported on last month, and you can expect a word or two next month about DAVI's very successful meeting in conjunction with the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development out in Los Angeles. AERT Day in Columbus The Association for Education by Radio-Television is holding its na- tional meeting in conjunction with the Institute for Education by Radio- Television in Columbus, Ohio — as is its custom, but this year it has planned a special program aimed at teachers and other users of radio-TV. Mrs. Gertrude G. Broderick, AERT presi- dent, has invited all DAVI members and friends to attend the meeting on April 7 in the Deshler-Hilton Hotel. The morning sessions will be devoted to radio utilization techniques, the afternoon sessions to TV. Tops in Tapes Needed for New Guide Only a small group of several hun- dred unusually good educational tape recordings are to be included in the first "Guide to Tape Recordings" which is being developed as a project of the DAVI Radio and Recordings Committee, according to Kelsey Sweatt, Chairman. Consequently, if you have or know about some unusually good educational tape recordings, and if you can make re-recordings for educa- tional organizations outside your state, please send us a card immediately and we will send you appropriate forms on which to submit information for the new tape recordings catalog. Copies of the catalog will be given free to all participants in the project and will be available to all others at a small nominal charge, which will be used to replenish the revolving fund that has been set up for the continued publication of the catalog as new ma- terials become available. by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. Contributors to a fund which will enable the Radio and Recordings Com- mittee to publish this first catalog are: Ampro Corporation, Audio Devices, Inc., Minnesota Mining and Manu- facturing Company, and the Revere Camera Company. In a survey of tape libraries 38 re- plies were received, 15 of which indi- cate that they have tapes available which should be of interest to persons outside their states. We Apologize! You received your last issue of the 1953 Volume of Communication Re- view after the first of 1954 because a 20-page article was withdrawn at the last minute and it was necessary to make editorial adjustments that un- avoidably delayed the No. 4 issue of the series. Now is the time to renew your sub- scription to the Audio-Visual Commu- nication Review (or take out a sub- scription if you are not already a subscriber). After only one year of publication, this new quarterly has become estab- lished not only in our country but in the world as the significant profes- sional journal devoted to audio-visual communication research and develop- ments in the field. The journal now has 1,300 subscribers in all 48 states and 82 foreign nations. According to an announcement by Editor William H. Allen, the journal will continue at the increased 80-page size and the four issues of Volume II will be printed by letter press. Start- ing with the February, 1954, issue, which will be off the press by the time you read this, Kenneth Norberg, Di- rector of the Audio-Visual Center at Sacramento State College, will be de- partmental editor. Here is an analysis of Audio-Visual Communication Review subscribers as of October, 1953: Elementary and Sec- ondary Schools, 313; Colleges and Uni- versities. 278: Libraries, 192; Commer- cial Organizations, 125; State Depart- ments of Education, 17; Organizations and Associations, 31; Government (other than Department of State). 15; Military, 25; Exchange, 19; Foreign (other than exchange). 40; Depart- ment of State (sent to 135 posts in 82 countries), 135; Other, 65: Total, 1,255.' MA for CMS Translated, that means a Master of Arts degree for a Curriculum Materials Specialist. A new program of study leading to the degree was recently ap- proved by the California Council of State College Presidents and will begin at San Jose State College in San Jose, California with the "Golden Anniver- sary" summer session, 1954. The aim of the new course of study is to train curriculum materials spe- cialists for positions in schools and li- braries. For further information, get in touch with Dr. James W. Brown, at San Jose State College. Jim is serving as graduate adviser to candidates work- ing in the program. Promising Practices A number of the newsletters pub- lished by state audio-visual education associations are following the practice of including special sections passing along good ideas for teachers and audio-visual directors. For example, the December issue of the Audio-Visual Education Association of Iowa News- letter includes a "Tips for Teachers" section that includes items on "For Your Bulletin Board," "Selling the Audio-Visual Program, " "The A.B.C.'s in Operating a Motion Picture Projec- tor," "The Flannelgraph," and "Are Your Screens Showing?" In some cases the materials included m these sections are being borrowed from newsletters published by other states and made available to presi- dents and newsletter editors through the DAVI Newsletter Exchange Service. (Continued on page 136) 134 Educational Screen what A-V experts say about Pageant pre-lubrication wearing out . up operation. "No doubt about it, the Pag- eant's permanent pre-lubrica- tion docs reduce wear and dam- age. There's always adequate lubrication to keep parts from . . never an excess of oil to gum Chris A. Bahnsen United School Equipmenf Co. Omaha, Nebraska "In our service experience wc have found the single, most im- portant cause for repairs is lack of proper lubrication . . . this causes more money to be spent on a projector after delivery than any other single service cost. Wc have delivered a considerable number of Koda- scope Pageant Projectors and have had none in for service since delivery except for one or two minor adjustments. The reason is obvi- ous— permanent pre-lubrication." P. Ray Swank Swank MoHon Pictures, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri "The main problem in the use of 16mm. sound equipment for schools, churches, industry, etc., is maintenance. And the primary maintenance problem has been over- or under-oiling. Because the Pageant eliminates this difficulty, it is becom- ing the most popular projector in the audio- visual field." Amedee J. Maserjion Arax Photographic Company Poughkeepsie, New York J^ "The pre-lubrication feature of the Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector catches the eye of the educator and the business executive! Lubrica- tion for life means no fuss, no bother with periodic lubrication!" Lawrence Logsdon Texas Educational Aids Dallas, Texas in classroom performance — in all-around economy ...only a Pageant offers so much These days, when you purchase a new projector, the chances are you have to select the one that will make the best showing in your budget — as well as in the classroom. To assure you of greater value on a smaller budget, only the Pageant — among all 16mm. pro- jectors— offers you all six of these important advantages: 1 . Permanenl Pre-Lubricalien — Pageants are built tO last longer — without maintenance — than any other projector. How? Tiiey are permanently lubricated at the factory to eliminate the chief cause of pro- jector breakdowns — over- or under-oiling. 2. BuilNin "Field-Sharpening Eiement" — The Curved fields of conventional projection lenses cause either the center or the edges of the picture to be fuzzy. But the Pageant has a built-in "field- sharpening element" to eliminate field curvature . . . and to assure sharp, over-all focus. 3. Sound Focusing — A fixed scanning beam cannot give quality reproduction from all types of 16mm. film because the position of the sound track varies with different types. The Pageant — and only the Pageant— has a built-in Fidelity Control that lets you precisely focus the scanning beam for crisp, clear sound from both originals and "dupes." 4. OpKmum Sound . . . 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Projector, Model 25 jA^ [31 Auxiliary speaker equipment April, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 135 AS FEESONAL Contintied With the States Wisconsin Plans. Ihc Wisconsin DAVI is holding its annual spring meeting on April 2-3 at Stevens Point. It is a functional meeting to help superintendents and teachers, witli Dr. Richard Mitchell discussing and illus- trating with slides and photographs some helps he is using in his new .Audio-Visual Aids Department at St. Cloud, Minnesota. Massachusetts Elects. From the Eastern .Massachusetts Department ol .Audio-Visual Instruction comes word that their new officers are: President, K. Louise Nangle, Director ol .Audio- Visual Education for Lynn Public Schools; Vice President, Henry Ro- sen, Director of .Audio-Visuai Educa- tion for State Teachers College at Bridgewater; Secretary, Mary Walsh, Principal, .Armitage School, Saugus: Treasurer, Iver Laine, Melrose High School, Melrose. Chairman of the Membership Committee for the com- ing year is Clifforti Geer, State Teach- ers College, .Salem. Maryland Undertakes. The Mary- land .Audio-Visual Association reports three major undertakings for the year: an A-V newsletter to go to all schools in the state; a spring meeting on May 8 on the campus of the University of .Maryland, with .A-V demonstrations and film showings; and third, a class- room demonstration of .A-V techniques on the stage of the auditorium of the Northwood Elementary School during the Maryland State Teachers Conven- tion next October. Officers of .VLAV.A are President, Warren Culbertson; Vice President, L. Merle Smuck; Secre- tary, James Jacobs; and Treasurer, Clay .Stall. For more information about MAVA, address 5 East Read St., Bal- timore 5, Md. New Jersey Announces. .A new audio- visual handbook will soon be published by the New Jersey State Dejiartment of Education. North Dakota Ap]ioints. We have just received word that Judith H. Rue, .Audio-Visual Director for Bismarck, has been appointed Chairman of the .Audio-Visual Education Section of the North Dakota Education Association. She succeeds W. W. Darlington, who recently accepted another out-of-state job. 'mm. r Ttl {iHVE^H^^ra SP£^^f/SHlHO A NATURE STUDY A true picture of exotic marine life around Haiti — with dramatic excitement to add impact to a thrilling film documentary. Every camera shot is awe-inspiring. The interest centers around a famous spearfisher who tangles with a shark and other strange underwater creatures. De- lightful musical background. Narration de- fines fish species and other marine objects. 16mm — 14 minutes Color-$140.00 list. B/W- $45.00 list. A worthy companion to ANIMALS UNLIMITED SPRING COMES TO A POND and BIRTH OF A FLORIDA KEY Produced by Maurice T. Groen for FILMS OF THE NATIONS Request PREVIEW print eiease OF THE '^'m^i^^^ West 45tK St., New York 36, N. Y. NATIONS^ >rk 36. N. Y. #"P Of People and Places J. Wesley Crum, long a D.AVI mem- ber from Central Washington College of Education and a member of the National Committee on Buildings and Ec|uipment, is serving as Acting Direc- tor of Instruction during tlie absence on leave of Ernest L. Muzzale. Proof positive tliat Franklin Mathew- son, Audio-Visual Director on leave from White Plains. New York, Schools, is definitely on duty in Egypt for the Department of State is given by this visual evidence straiglit from the spliiii\s mouth. 1-i.iiik .idvi^c us that the work of liis unit in establishing a regional audio-visual .services for ten coinitries in the Near East and .Africa has been delayed four months by lack of e(]uipment. Fortunately, that bot- tleneck has been overcome and the program is just beginning to roll. Tom Hoi)e, formerly Manager of the Film De]>artmeiit ol Cieneral Mills. Inc.. is joining the staff of the Eastman Kodak C:oinpany as assist:int to John Flory, Advisor on Non Theatrical Films. David P. Barnard, Director ol Audio Visual Education at The Stout Insti tutc, .Menonionie, Wisconsin, is on a sabbatical leave this year while attend- ing Indiana University to continue work on a doctorate in education. He is majoring in audio-visual |)roduction. Albert L. Goldberg was recently ap pointed assistant to Director .Arthur C. Stenius of the Audio-Visual Materials Consultation Bureau, Wayne Univer- sity, Detroit. He was formerly asso- ciated with the .Audio-Visual C:enter at Indiana University. Herbert Skoble is tlie new Supervisor of .Motion Picture Production at Yale University's .Audio-Visual Center. He comes to Yale from the University of Southern California, where he has been directing motion jjictures. 136 Educational Screen EFLA Holds First Eastern Regional Meeting Tlic Eciuiatit)nal Film Library As- sotiation held its first regional meeting in New York on January 15 and 16, 1954. EFLA has previously had only the annual national conference, to be held this year in Chicago at the Hilton Hotel on July 30, 31, and August 1. The regional meeting was an experi- ment to see if the smaller type of con- ference would prove interesting and helpful, and the hundred and twenty registrants from seven eastern states seemed to feel that the experiment was a success. .\11 sessions were held in the Ban- quet Room of the C;arnegie Interna- tional Center, the new building in which EFL.'^'s offices are located, and a buffet lunch was served for the group eacli day. A number of films and film- strips were screened, and discussion was brisk and informal. There were four sessions, under the general head- ing "Exploring the Audio -Visual World." Friday morning, January 15 — "The C;hild's World": Films, filmstrips, and recordings for informal children's pro- grams were discussed by the group under the leadership of Mary Shortt of the Brooklyn Public Library. More and better fifms for children are badly needed, Miss Shortt pointed out, but with persistence and imagination the librarian or program planner can find material which is both entertaining for the children and approved by their elders. A list of "Films for Chil- dren's Programs," prepared for the meeting, is now being distributed by EFLA as a .Service Supplement (free to members, 30c to others). Kumak the Sleepy Hunter and Parade were screened, as well as the filmstrip Steam- boat Round the Bend. Friday afternoon, January 15— "The World of the Community": Film use by adult groups has suffered from the difficulties of obtaining films and from the confusion as to the role of the school and the public library in pro- viding film service, according to the panel headed by Mary Louise .Alexan- der of the Stamford Library. Regula- tions and red tape, plus duplication of activities in some places, have made efficient organization difficult. How- ever, some communities have worked out solutions, and the group recom- mended that an EFLA committee study a number of communities and publish the report to act as a guide to others facing similar problems. Out of the North and Films and You were screened. Saturday morning, January 16 — "The School World": Carleton Moore of the Hempstead High School acted as chairman of a demonstration evalu- ation panel, using the EFL.\ form. The audience joined in the discussion, and the evaluation of the first film was completed, mimeographed, and dis- tributed to the audience before the end of the session. Films screened in- cluded Life in the Garden, Your Food and The Fossil Sfmy, and a UN film- strip Let There Be Bread. Saturday afternoon, January 16 — "One World": The feature of the afternoon was the screening of the new UN film World Without End, the Basil Wright-Paul Rotha documehlary of the work of Unesco and otlWf UN agencies in .Mexico and Siam. The chairman, Thomas Baird of the United Nations film division, and his guest speakers, Charles Dand of British In- formation Services, Gerald Carnes of Unesco, and Julien Bryan of the Inter- national Film Foundation, spoke on the use of films in furthering interna- tional understanding. Worlds of Experience 1954 is .Silver Jubilee Year at Encyclopaedia Britannica Films. During tfiis past quarter-cen- tury, the searching lenses of our cameras have gone nearly everywhere in space and time to record the events and ideas which have literally brought the "world to the classroom." Today over 600 motion pictures and related audio-visual materials (filmstrips and record- ings) are available to schools and adult groups. Created under the direction of renowned au- thorities and produced with high professional skill, this significant library truly upholds the standard of educational superiority which EB Films' pioneers raised 25 years ago. Experience, that incomparable teacher, is evident in the quality and content of such current produc- tions as Major Religions of the World; Look' to the Land; The Living City ; Bacteria ; Scien- tific Method and the Farmer; among other titles now available for previewing. Write for new Teachers' Film Guides, supplement- ing each current EB Film ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA FILMS 1150 WilmcH* Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois April, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 137 They came . . . ... to the 1954 DAVI convention in Chicago in greater num- bers than at any previous DAVI convention. Total registration wos well over 1 100. Above you see the busy registration desk at the Morrison Hotel, convention headquarters. In the back- gound is a port of the extensive exhibit of equipment and materials, the audio-visual hub of the convention, where edu- cators got ideas for improving and exp>onding their audio- visual programs. They saw and heard . . . . . . top-notch educators analyze and summarize developments in the use of audio-visual teaching techniques. Pictured here at one of the general sessions ore Chicago Superintendent of Schools Benjamin Willis (convention chairman), DAVI vice president Lee Cochran, keynote speaker Rensis Likert (Uni- versity of Michigan), and John Hedges (State University of Iowa) . A review of the Department of Audio -Visual Instruction Convention contributions, March 2-5, 1954, Chicago mnm thimiig ii i-v by CAROLYN GUSS Educational Screen presents with pride this review of the recent DAVI convention by Dr. Carolyn Guss, Assistant Professor of Educa- tion at Indiana University, one of the mainstays of Ill's outstanding Audio-Visual Center, and an A-V "frontline thinker" herself. We hope these surnmarizing words to- gether xuith the pictures will help fill in the gap for those xuho could not attend this year's convention. Complete convention proceedings will be published by DAVI. IT hardly seems within the realm of pos.sibility to present here a really comprehensive and adequate re- view of the recent D.AVI convention contributions and the frontline think- ing represented in the general and sec- tional meetings — and what is an equally important aspect of a national convention such as this which brings togetlier leaders from across the coun- try, the "frontline thinking" that goes on in the many unscheduled sessions. The carefully prepared and detailed reports of recorders (and may I add here my congratulations to these re- corders for the excellent job that they have done) reveal that this meeting was the largest the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction has ever known — the program lists over 50 separate sec- tional meetings and over 400 program participants; the registration figures show well over, 1,100 registrants. The recorders' reports indicate (1) that this convention provided a greater oppor- tunity than ever before for participants to interact and share ideas, (2) that the crackerbarrel sessions were unan- imously approved and highly com- mended for the chain-reaction type of thinking which they stimulated, and (3) that individual states, organiza- tions, and programs have ceased to be interested exclusively in their own concerns and are now turning their attention to what other states, organi- zations, and programs have done, are doing, and hope to do. A-V Techniques Can Be Emulated The varied and effective use of .A-V materials for a variety of purposes in the convention certainly suggests sim- ilar uses of audio-visual materials in conferences on the local, state, and regional levels. Undoubtedly one way to teach how to conduct a successful .A-V conference is to provide confer- ence participants with successful and satisfying experiences in a conference which uses A-V techniques for the communication of worthwhile and im- portant idea.s. Such new A-V techniques as the pres- entation of the 1954 D.WI Yearbook, The School Administrator and His A-V Program (available April 15 to mem- bers for §3.00 and non-members for $3.75) via both serious and hiniiorous slides, the demonstration of third di- mension and wide screens with film- strips. Cinemascope film and slides. D.WI President Paul Witt's taped message to the convention from Rome, Italy, and Rensis Likert's.use of slides to show abstract ideas presented in his discussion ".\ Communications Philos- opliy for Education" — all these have implications for and applications to .A-V conference planning in a variety of situations and on a number of dif- ferent levels. 138 Educational Screen They talked . . . . . . much and often, day and night, in meetings formal and informal. Here you see William Allen (University of Wis- consin), Edgar Dole (Ohio State University), Emilie Lepthien (Chicago Public Schools), and Grace Brandenberger (Dan- ville, Illinois Public Schools), crockerbarreling over the punch bowl at the informal roundup on the 0f>ening day of the convention. They learned . . . ... by exchanging ideas and experiences. The group above is tackling the problem of how to plan school buildings for better learning. At the table to guide discussion ore Godfrey Elliott (Young America Films), Paul Seagers (Indiana University), Irene Cypher (New York University), V. Harry Rhodes (St. Louis Schools), Darrell Boyd Harmon (Austin, Texas), and Charles Baylon (American Institute of Architects). New Concepts Developed Not only was the convention signif- icant in terms of its use of media of communication but also in terms of the ideas which it communicated. How- many talked about "life-space" before hearing Rensis Likert (Chairman, De- partment of Research, University of Michigan)? Throughout the conference many references were made to the "life-space of target audiences." Re- ports of discussions indicate that pro- ducers of A-V materials, distributors of these materials, as well as users, will in the future be giving more at- tention to the interests, needs, prol)- lems, and values which most intimately concern individuals. Need for research evidence resulting from well planned, carefully con- ducted, and intelligently analyzed re- search studies was expressed by numer- ous groups. Plans for fostering it were actually made by .some groups and progress to date was reported in others. Edgar Dale's section, discussing "Read- ability—Its .Application to A-V Ma- terials," included a report by John Moldstad (Indiana University) con- cerning the use of readability analyses in developing audio-visual materials and a lively discussion by Charles Hoban relating readability to concept development. Recognition of such re- search factors as the foregoing cer- tainly indicates another aspect of frontline thinking evidenced in this convention. A third relatively new concept which seemed to be developed in several sec- tions of the conference was recognition of the importance of small group use of A-V materials. Individuals and groups discussed the fact that even though A-V media of communication have the power of reaching the masses and classes, these masses and classes do consist of individuals and that the effect of the communication is actually on the individual and this experience varies from individual to individual. Hence individual and small group use of materials was recognized as an im- |3ortant aspect of utilization for such purposes as remedial work, prognosis, diagnosis, reference, research, and en- richment. Questions Raised In preparing this summary, it was found that there were no miuually ex- clusive areas of interest and discussion which could be set up for the basis of the report. It was found, however, that the thinking in all groups basically in- volved three areas and revolved around them— (1) defining questions and problems, (2) collecting information concerning on-going projects which liad a bearing on the question or prob- lem, and (3) recommending or pro- posing a course of action in terms of these needs and resources. Edgar Dale's recent article in the Oliio State University News Letter, "What .-\re We Here For?," indicates the value of questions in a dynamic culture and comments that there are two types: those which are quickly answered and those which are complex and for wliich no easy, quick answer is readily available. The four more important questions raised in the con- ference seem to be of the latter type and are as follows: (1.) ]\'hat is the best possible ad- miriislrnlive organization of the audio- visual program in terms of producing the most convenient use of all types of materials in the best possible teach- ing environment with maximum re- sults? Reports from college and uni- versity, public schools, international organizations, adult education, and state department levels reveal concern for this question. Numerous adminis- trative organizational schemes were outlined and evaluated. The question seems to reduce itself to integration vs. coordination with the consensus favoring coordination. (2.) Should local production of in- expensive teaching materials be en- couraged? Numerous reports of the successful use of locally produced ma- terials were presented. Many advan- tages for local production including the opportunity for participation, de- velopment in certain communicative skills, and interaction between the school and community were discussed. There were some, however, that felt tliat local production of teaching ma- terials represents a misuse of teachers' time, school monies, and local re- sources, and results in inferior teach- ing materials. The consensus, the re- ports seem to indicate, favors local production of teaching materials. Most seem to feel that educational institu- tions have a responsibility in providing training in this area and that directors of A-V educaton have a responsibility in providing the facilities and leader- ship in this area. (3.) iVhat are the most elective ways of selecting, professionally training, and using audio-visual leaders? Many April, 1954 139 groups discussed various aspects ot this question — standards, job require- ments, training, certification, etc. Even thougli most groups reached no definite conclusions, the majority seemed to favor pre-service training which in- dudeci courses and experiences in utilization, administration, production, and research. Most of the groups seemed to agree that certification of audio-visual directors or supervisors would contribute to raising the stand- ards and professional training require- ments. Such requirements as success- ful teaching, successful administrative experiences, basic courses in audio-vis- ual education, and courses in such gen- eral education areas as psychology, philosophy, and curriculum were rec- ommended. (4.) Holu can A-V programs bring about satisfactory, long-term finance plans? All groups recognized the need for long-term planning for AV budg- ets. Representatives of a number of groups indicated as one of the deter- rents to the development of their pro- grams the lack of adequate budgets or an assurance of continued financial support. Many states with minimum foundation support schemes and match- ing funds were interested in improv- ing their budgetary procedures. There was general agreement that A-V pro- grams could develop in terms of the needs of the groups they represented only when sufficient money was avail- able for salaries, capital expenditures, and supplies and maintenance. Projects Under Way One of the projects which was an- ticipated by a number of groups and considered to promise assistance in solving a number of questions and problems is the joint survey by NEA, DAVI, and USOE to determine the status of A-V programs in school sys- tems. AU members of DAVI are urged to cooperate in the study and to en- courage the cooperation of their school administrators. The self-evaluating schedule in audio-visual education developed by the teacher education committee with V/. R. Fulton and R. E. Wenger as Co-chairmen promises to be of grc.u value in defining the scope of an ade- quate .A-V training program. Mr. Ful- ton and Anna Hyer presented the Scale in December, 19,53, to the Co- ordinating Committee of AACTE, who recommended its submission to the Policies and Standards Committee of .A.\CTE. It is now in their hands. The Appraisal Form is the result of three years of work and numerous revisions. It is impossible to predict its impor- tance and implications in bringing at- tention to and improving audio-visual 140 training in the field of teacher educa- tion both on the pre-service and in- service levels. Tire publications of DAVI — Educa- tional Screen, Audio-Visual Commu- nications Review, other official publi- cations, and special publications — were mentioned time and time again as having great value in heljiing answer the questions and solve the problems of the audio-visual field. .Ml commit- tees and members are urged to utilize the information in these publications. The accumulated experiences of DAVI's committees and special groups represent a wealth of information and assistance for futiue projects. Groups and members proposing new studies are urged to check through the chair- men of the various committees the resources and experiences of relevant committees. Standing conunittees now include: Accreditation of Secondary Schools Adult Education .A-V Instructional Materials Buildings and Equipment C;ity Programs College and University County and Rural Programs Professional Education .Archives Radio and Recordings Teacher Education The formation of the National C:ouncil for .Accreditation of Teacher Education which becomes effective on July 1, 1954, will be of great value in the area of raising standards in teacher education institutions. This is a move Ijy which the teaching profession takes charge of its own destiny. Ojoperation with the NC A IE is urged. Recommendations On the basis of the four major prob- lerhs previously reported and the abil- ities represented by members of DAVI and D.AVl's resources, sectional and general meetings recommended that DAVI: (1.) Encourage, coordinate, and re- port research in various A-V areas. (2.) Foster international coopera- tion in the -A-V field and include it in future ])rc)grams. (3.) Solicit the cooperation of all state audio-visual organizations in duplicating "how to do it sheets" and sending copies to the national office of DAVI. (4.) .Appoint a TV Conmiittce, the membership to be representative of various TV interests, and that the com- mittee focus its attention in coming years on: (a) the preparation of a source guide on educational TV. (b) a survey of who is doing what, where, why, and with what results. (c) a study of the effects of TV on the curriculum. (5.) Prepare a field trip handbook including promising practices. (6.) Prepare case studies of city audio-visual departments — large, small, and medium (some have volun- teered to write such case studies). (7.) Study possible uses of audio- writP rt^'^L^' u°'l" ^°^°" ''" ^'^^ =^°d^ °f fhe overhead) took some A-V -on^rLio M °- °' °!r''?? *^^'" *"f'"9 at Q restricted number of reoders drffr/ul A v' r"?°'*°"'- "^ c^ed evidence to show thot some of the leost Dr HobnWmn > To P^^^T'"'^ '" ^^^ "'°'* <^'f^'^^'f longuoge— and vice versa. Unive?sitv liur a\°a P^""?yl^°"'°' >' shown above with Don Williams of Syracuse University (left) and Morns Shirts of Brighom Young University. Educational Screen visual materials (especially TV) for public relations purposes, such as American Education Week, etc. (8.) Conduct a definitive study of tlie jobs of the audio-visual director and the bulding coordinator. (9.) Explore the possibility of inter- institutional cooperation in evaluating and cataloging materials with informa- tion on sources, cost, etc. (10.) Prepare and distribute at reg- ular intervals for radio and television use a list of manuscripts and materials which niiglit prove useful for study or broadcast purposes. (II.) Transmit information concern- ing schools' needs and interests for sponsored materials to organizations currently producing sponsored mate- rials or those interested in doing so and material concerning sponsored ma- terials to schools. (12.) .Appoint a committee on leg- islation to study and advise concerning desirable A-V legislation on state, na- tional, and international levels. (13.) Work out manual for training student operators, develop tests, stand- ardize and make available operator's license, cards, and/or pins. (14.) Publish list ol sources of still jjicture material for opac|ue projection, bulletin boards, etc. (L5.) Make use of all clianncis of communication to make known to all concerned with school building con- struction D.AVI's Bulletins 1, 2. and 3 and that members should send tlie Building and Ecjuipments Committee pictures of activities and facilities in the Instructional .Materials Clenter for use in Bulletin 4. Predictions Two predictions come out of the conference rejiorts. the first of which is definitely indicated by the thinking r.i the conference, the second of which is the author's |)ersonaI jjrediction. Erom the conference reports comes the prediction that we are on the threshold ol a great development in the produc- tion of audiovisual iiiateriaLs and that these materials will be used with in- creasing effectiveness in an environ- pnent in which the teacher has, as the theme of Paul Bixler's address indi- pated, freedom to teach and the learner has freedom to learn (see editorial, page Il)(i). Ihe second prediction — one of my II — is that the meeting of the De- partment of Audio-Visual Instruction •■'on the West Coast next year will dis- close new tjuestions, will report nuich accomijlished, and will — as this con- \ention has so splendidly done — come to grips with those cpiestions and share those accomplishments. Make a Low -Cost Light -Box for Slides by SAM S. BLANC EHE QUALITY of handmade slides ol all types may be improved by using a lighted area on which to trace, draw, color, or examine the slides while in the process of preparation. A very effective light-box can be made with a minimum of tools at a very low cost. I'hc following materials are needed: (1) Light socket 25 cents (2) Light bulb (15 watts) 15 " (3) 6 ft. extension cord 20 '' (4) Cord end-plug . .10 " (.5) Two 11/^x3/16 stove bolts 05 " (6) One 31/4x4 frosted glass 10 " (7) One cigar-box gratis Total cost ...- 85 cents Remove the lid from the cigar-box and drill two holes, properly spaced. 4^ 110m What you need at one end. Attach the light .socket by means of the two stove bolts. Several additional holes should be drilled in the- ends and bottom to allow for some ventilation and cooling when the box is closed. One hole should be enlarged to allow the end of the ex- tension cord to be |)a.ssed through. Bare the wires and connect the ends to the two terminals on the socket. .\lso coiuiect the end-plug at the other end of the cord. Screw the bulb into place AI). HI (Die is head of the audio - visual program at East High School in Den- ver, Colorado. What you do and connect to an outlet to check if the connections are correct. Place the lid on the box and deter- mine where the center of the bulb (the point of greatest light) will be. Using that |)oint as a center, cut out a rectangle about 3x31/2 inches in size. Actually, the light area for a standard slide need be only 2?4"x3i/2" in size. Using a few inches of cloth-backed Scotch tape, attach the frosted glass, sn-.ooth side up, on the top-side of tlie lid. Place the lid in |>osition on the Ik)x and tape one edge as a hinge. If you wish, the other edge may also be taped closed. There you have it — a handy light- box for slides for 85 cents! i ni ^p 1 ft. i j 1 i 1 1 • Bir^'S'^M P I J 1 ■ What you get April, 1954 141 "Never again can we he satisfied to teach page by page when the world is chock-full of 'aids' just waiting for our ingenuity to recognize and use them" WE TOOK M k\ COURSE by LUCILE HATCH LAST SUMMER I was one of forty- eight teachers who entered the old high school gymnasium to begin a course in Education 435, Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction, University of Oregon. The class met daily from 10 until 12 noon for one month. As a school librarian, I had become in- creasingly aware of the growing im- portance of audio-visual materials in teaching and was glad for the oppor- tunity to learn more about the variety of instructional materials now avail- able to teachers. It is said that we "learn by doing." This certainly was a "doing" course. We learned to operate movie projec- tors, run filmstrip, opaque, slide and overhead projectors, handle recording equipment; we tried our hand at mak- ing clisplays for the felt board, enjoyed excursions and discussion groups, took part in skits, and even manufactured paper from pulp. Principals "trained" to improve their roles by serving as laboratory assistants and consultants with the various small groups through- out the course. The librarian acted as librarian for films and filmstrips, some- thing new to her since most school libraries do not yet have "centers" housing all materials. Teachers taught, demonstrated, and explained. Each was called upon to operate a projector, tape recorder, or use some other aid at one time or another. Best of all, each gained a new insight into this wonderful and fascinating area of in- structional materials. This course proved a real challenge. Never again can we be satisfied to teach page by page when the world is chock-full of "aids" just waiting for our ingenuity to recognize and use them. With all these wonderful new ideas, teaching can be and will be "fun" . . . but let's start from the beginning. Miss Hatch is librarian at the Sharpies Junior High School in Seattle, Wash- ington. Presentation of Scope Our instructor, D. L. Kruzner, Deputy Superintendent, King County Schools, from Seattle, Washington, launched immediately into a visualized general overview of the course and the whole field of audio-visual instruc- tional materials. Having titillated our interest by a quick peek into the next four weeks, Mr. Kruzner closed the first session by asking a series of questions: "What do you want to get out of the course? Where do you teach? What is your teaching assignment level or sub- ject area? What are your hobbies? What is your definition of teaching?" We learned later that this information was recorded and freipiently used as a guide in meeting individual needs and interests. Each member of the class received an outline of the entire course, with a bibliography of reference material being held in reserve for class mem- bers. Tliis met the needs for library reference work and further helped in clarifying the scope of the course. In addition to this outline and bibliog- raphy, a daily "working agenda" was posted which listed resource people and the activities and materials sched- uled for each session. Grouping Arrangements The class consisted of nine teachers at the primary level, six teachers from grades four through six, seven at the junior high school level, eighteen at the high school level and eight prin- cipals. The class decided to organize into small groups by interest, with the high school teacher group being fur- ther subdivided into groups whose main functions were in the areas of social studies, speech, English and drama, physical education, and music and art. The principals formed a unit, with each principal also being assigned to one of the other groups as an ad- ministrative counsellor. By holding the class in the gym- nasium, there was sufficient space to set up one-half of the area with chairs. projection facilities, and a demonstra- tion table to accommodate sessions involving the entire group. The other half, referred to as the laboratory sec- tion, was divided into eight separate stations with tables and chairs for small group sessions. Such an arrange- ment made it possible to shift, with a minimum of lost time, from the large all-inclusive group to small work units where homogeneous grouping further facilitated the reaction and discussion pha.se of the course. Emphasis on Equipment The instructional materials center of the University supplied projection equipment of all kinds for the labora- tory portion of the course. Numerous electrical outlets were provided so that any or all of the equipment could be in use at the same time. Most of the teachers expressed a desire to learn how to operate the equipment currently available in their own schools. In view of this, each mem- ber learned to operate every type of audio-visual equipment available. To facilitate this gigantic assignment, the eight principals acted as laboratory as- sistants. At least one principal re- mained on duty during each hour of the day from 8 A.M. until 4 P.M. to assist anyone who wished instruction. When the principal on duty was sure a teacher had mastered the operation of a piece of equipment, he initialed the appropriate square after the teach- er's name on the master equipment chart. In addition to acting as a checkoff list on individual class mem- ber progress, this chart provided the instructor with the names of "opera- tors" who were ready and able to perform whenever equipment was used during regidar classroom sessions. Preview Library of Films and Filmstrips A preview library of films and film- strips was made available to teachers once they had become proficient in running motion picture and filmstrip 142 Educational Screen piojci tors. Tliis preview library iii- (liidcd selected films and filiiistrips loaned by Young Ainerita, Ooronei. Kncyclopaedia Britainiica. and |ain Handy for study and comparison. .Arranging the films and filmstrips on shelves alphabetically by title solved the storage problem. Because it was iieces.sary to keep a record of the number of times each film was previewed, a system was de- vised whereby the instructor or any (lass member coidd quickly tell how many times each film had been viewed and by whom. First, a file card was made for each film title. On this card was typed the name of the company issuing the film and the recommended grade placement. A list was then typed, triple-space, from the cards listing the films alphabetically by title and the filmstri]js alphabetically by .series entry and then alphabetically by title under the series entry. The two lists were pasted or Scotch-taped to the lefthand edge of large sheets of card- board. Lines were drawn horizontally between titles and vertically, about one-half inch apart, to form a series of squares after each title. An alphabetical listing of class mem- bers was pre|>ared and each person was assigned a number in sequence as his name appeared on the roll. This list and the film and filmstri]) inventories were posted on the wall near the film storage area. The class members used their as- signed numbers to indicate which film or filmstrip they had previewed by writing their numbers into the first blank square following the title on the posted charts as they returnc>d the material to file. The librarian occa- sionally straightened the film files and rearranged the titles, but, in general, the self-checking and care arrangement worked quite satisfactorily. A second use for the cards previously mentioned was the compilation of an alphabetical listing of films and film- strips for class members and others at the summer session who might be interested in this preview opportunity. The list was triple-spacecl to allow room for notes on films previewed. .\ third use for the cards was found when need for a check-out system arose. When a student wished to take a film or filmstrip out of the laboratory for special use. or a professor wished to borrow a film for use with his class, the borrower simply wrote his name on the card along with the date and the card remained the official record of the transaction until the film or filmstrip was returned. This was the easy way of doing it — keeping it an entirely voluntary affair, and, evi- dently, a safe way since all the films and filmstrips were accounted for when April, 1954 ihe final checkoff was made at the end ol the course. This sim])le organization for use of these preview materials encouraged their wide usage. Forty-six teachers out of the forty-eight in the class took ad- \antage of the preview opportunity thus offered outside of scheduled class time. The average number of stu- dents previewing films was eight, and five for filmstrips. Several class mem- bers previewed eight, nine and ten film- strips and eleven to thirteen films. The greatest number of filmstrips viewed by one person was twenty- eight; of films, twenty-six. Taking into consideration the fact that all of the previewing was done outside of the curricidar chiss hours and that it was entirely permissive, it can be assumed that here was an opportunity the teachers truly appreciated. Class Visits the Library Early in the course a field trip to the instructional materials center and the curriculum library on the campus was arranged by the administrative group. This was so organized that small groups of ten or twelve were able to become acquainted with the resources available in the curriculum library and the instructional materials center. The knowledge thus gained became invaluable later in the phase of the course which considered the application of various types of learn- Another Course, Another Student "The training and experience I re- ceived in Educotion 2G128, Audio- Visual Materials and Methods, trans- formed my methods of teaching. "My term paper related my expe- riences with second-grade children in applying audio-visual methods and materials. After visiting the school nurse to have teeth cleaned, we were led to study a balanced diet, which included milk, of course. We used pictures and filmstrips about 'The Farm,' 'Posteurization of Milk,' and 'Care of the Teeth.' "We wrote to Cornell University, Albany, and Washington, D.C. for books and materials on 'Balanced Meals', 'Dairy Farming', and 'Core of the Teeth.' The children made o flan- nel board to show whot takes place on a dairy farm. They made a booklet on balanced meals. Some of them made a movie projector of cardboard and drew pictures to show the first- graders how to core for teeth. The children visited a dairy form to learn obout milk and a dairy to see how milk is Pasteurized. "The use of audio-visual materials and methods gave the children expe- rience in real-life situations. It led to other studies and activities whereby the children were led to seek informa- tion and work together." ing materials lo regular classroom sit- u:ilii)ns. Organizing for Group Demonstrations Having become acquainted with the resources available and having become somewhat proficient in the operation of various types of et|uipment. it was time to turn our attention to the uses of these aids iti our own school pro- grams. Each group was allowed one hour to report or demonstrate tech- niques they felt were especially ap- plicable to their own classroom situa- tions. The instructor suggested this criterion as a guide for the groups in this part of the course activity: "All planning and research by members of the group must have a practical ap- plication lo actual work with children during the following school year." The primary group, having volun- teered to give their report first, elected to develop the theme of safety educa- tion. Many of the materials, ideas and suggested activities that lend them- selves to the enrichment of learning in this area were demonstrated with the originality and superior teaching typical of this level. Of special interest was a stop-and-go sign cleverly made from an old ice cream carton, an oat- meal box, a broom handle and a light bulb. The second group, made up of teachers from grades four through six, indicated the use of enrichment ma- terials in such subject categories as language arts, social studies and arith- metic through individual reports and demonstrations. How to tell a story "with a point" was amusingly and ingeniously presented through the medium of the often overlooked over- head projector. The junior high school section de- veloped a very effective socio-drama "The Dating Woes of Claudia Visual and Ed .Aid" 'o show how such skits can be used to enrich instruction. The social studies group at the high school level demonstrated through an original pantomiine, com|)lcte with costimies and props, the use of instruc- tion materials which promote good study habits. In the evaluation session following this presentation, the class expressed themselves as feeling that the ideas contained in this unit were applicable at almost any level. Members of the next group, which included teachers in the fields of Eng- lish, speech and drama at the high school level, demonstrated individually the scope and sequence of the use of materials in their respective subject areas. Refreshments — quite unexpect- ed — added a fillip to this performance. The other two high school groups likc- 143 wise picscntftl clk'divf dcniDiistrn- tioiis, culniiiiatiiif^ tluir research iiilo the various ty|)es and kinds of materials helpful in improvin;^ instruction in their own classrooms. The demonstrations ])ut on by tlie various groups introduced many good practices in equipment and material utilization germane to many varying situations. They also provided oppor- tunity for all to become better ac- quainted with the work of teachers and children at different levels. In some ca.ses, certain types of aids were over- worked, but this occurreci primarily be- cause a number of members of tlie group lacked experience in utilizing such a variety of instructional ma- terials. Resource Visitors Resource visitors with competence in certain areas were invited to meet with the class from time to time. These resource people included Mr. Van Henkle, from the .Audio-Visual Supply Company in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Dolph Lain, representative from Ency- clopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., and .\li. Leonard Ilunling. representati\e from Rand McNally. Mr. Charles Raymer, Craig Movie ,Su|)|jly C:o. consultant, was unable to keep a scheduled aijpointnient to dis- cuss film production with the class. In lieu of a personal appearance, he sent along the slides he had intended to ex- hibit, along with a tape recording of his usual conniientary. Several mem- bers of the class who were especially interested in production techniques studied the slides and tape recording and made a wonderful presentation of the material in Mr. Raymer's absence. The representatives who came in person made very effective presenta- tions and brought much valuable, cur- rent data to the class. The instructor made his demonstration sessions and lectures slant toward the practical uses of learning materials in the classroom. He demonstrated paper-making, prep- aration of a flannel board and show- cards for it. making an electric board to make drill activities involving matching situations more interesting to pupils, and when, where and how to use papier-mache. He also demon- strated ways of utilizing many other types ol iion-tradilioiial media of prac- tical value to teaihers. Final Exam The final examination consisted ol an objective test which covered most of the important data included in the course outline. This review was given to the class a week early to provide ample opportunity for tracking down the solutions to problems. Class mem- bers were urged to discuss their ques- tions in groups, refer to the bibliog- raphy, or ask for special help on their problems. The final class session, in addition to the discussion and correction of the final examination, included a practical factor test. Each group was required to set up and operate each piece of equipment available in the laboratory. .As this was done on a time basis with an element of friendly com]>etition be- tween groups, this final session proved to be a gay finale. The course ended as the entire membership filed out of the gymnasium, each carrying a piece of ecjui|)ment back to the Instructional Materials Center. Defining the Objectives of an A -V Program by EDWARD G. BERNARD HOW can we develop the climate of interest and support which every audio- visual program needs for healthy growth? Many audio-visual coordina- tors and supervisors are currently meeting this problem by cooperative planning of the program, in which rep- resentative supervisors, teachers, par- ents and others concerned participate. It is not enough — in fact it is often not constructive — to begin such plan- ning at the level at which it is fre- quently started, with problems as to amounts and kinds of required equip- ment, personnel, budget support and similar concerns of the moment. .As the findings of modern action research in- dicate, the doers must also share in the basic planning, thinking and choices of priorities, if the most effective fol- low-through is to occur. In achieving this, it is sometimes helpful to begin cooperative planning work by developing a short joint state- Mr. Bernard is in charge ol the Auditory Inslniclion Office, Division of Curricu- lum Development, New York City Public Schools. ment of the group's philosophy as to the ])lace and functions of audio-visual instruction in the educational pro- gram. Commonly employed in formu- lating curriculum programs, such state- ments of philosophy often include basic definitions, objectives and general guiding principles. Such statements do not usually blos- som out quickly, and easily. The inci- dental group activities and discussions both clarify and motivate, however, and make for more rapid progress in the later work of advisory committees. The very nature of the process makes it essential that each statement of phi- lo.sophy reflect the views of the par- ticular group and the needs of the school or system involved. Good ad- vance preparation by the audio-visual coordinator will include not only the presentation of general information and problems. Often it will be desir- able to have available, as a basis for discussion, similar statements from other school systems, or even a tenta- tive, rough draft of a statement or tjuestions appropriate to the local situ- ation itself. Such a preliminary draft, prepared by the coordinator or pref- erably by a small sub-committee, niaki v an excellent springboard. In this connection, the writer offers the following tentative set of nine guiding principles and twelve general objectives for an audio-visual pro- gram. Prepared for use with other dis- cu-ssion materials and with questions in certain pha.ses of the New York City program, they may have general rele- vance in view of the dearth of such material in the professional literature in our field. Guiding Principles (1) .Audio-visual education niay be defined as educational connnunication which uses material and methods of primarily sensory rather than symbolic nature. It is both a communication science and a communication service, involving research, production and dis- tribution of materials and equipment, training of users, evaluation and other basic functions. (2) Economy in meeting the expand- ing educational requirements of our country presupposes use of the most efficient instructional tools. (3) -As an educational program. 144 Educational Screen ,iiidi()\iMi:il instruction should be co- opi'iatively planned and democrati- lally adniinistcrc'd. utilizing the find- ings of in o d e r n studies of group dynaniits. (4) Audio\ isual materials and meth- ods are means not ends. They have \alue only insofar as they successfully serve teaching, learning, guidance, cur- riculum develojjment, supervision, ad- ministration .ind other educational purposes. (")) Eaih type of audio-visual tool should be used for those functions for which research and experience have show?] it to be most efficient. For ex- ample, to develop motor skills, manip- ulative devices are properly in the forefront of tho,se considered. (()) Each type of audio-visual tool should be used in proper coordination and balance with other types of tools in dealing with diverse aspects of arning. (7) Tools are not substitutes for : achers and are fully effective only when skillfidly used as elements in a well planned teaching program. (8) A sound audio-visual program plans for efficient services and their proper utilization, as coordinated and inter-dependent objectives. (!l) Both adequacy of the audio- visual program and economy in its o|)cration are basic criteria of efficiency. General Purposes of an Audio-Visual Program • To contribute to the most efficient achievement of the over-all goals of the curriculum. • To improve the amount, speed and retention of pupils' learning. • To serve, when appropriate, those administrative purposes which involve communication. • To contribute to community under- standing and cooperation. • To stimulate pupils' interests, growth and development. • To serve in sharing and improving instructional practices. • To contribute to the emotional health and morale of pupils and the staff by increasing success in learning and related activities. • To make instruction more realistic, iCSs abstract, and therefore more accu- To improve pupils' participation in school activities. • To serve in the in-service education of teachers and other staff members. • To improve pupils' citizenship and general attitudes by facilitating suc- cessful ])ariicipation in school activities. • To achieve economies inherent in the greater efficiency of audio-visual materials and methods for various pur- poses. 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We need instructional materials that give a feeling of reality to biograpliical data, scientific data, architectural de- tails, and information about the homes that man has built and the activities in which he has participated. As Henry Johnson says in "Ihe Teaching of History" (page 77): "The concep- tion of our own interests, problems and standards of judgment as different from those of the past is a necessary ste]j toward understanding our own interests, prol)lems and standards. In taking this stej) the mind accpiires at tlie same time the larger vision tliat should dispel provincialism and may aflect conduct." Dr. Cypher is Associate Pro- fessor of Education, Depart- ment of Communications, at Neru York Unixiersity. There are many good teaching ma- terials that might be used to help stu- dents relive history, but we are going to concentrate on one series of film- stri|)s with which we have had recent experience. In the "Pageant of Amer- ica" filmstrips (Yale University Press Film Service) there is abundant pic- torial material which helps make his- tory come alive. Planned as a series of thirty filmstrips dealing with all the imi)ortant phases of our progress and development as a nation, the six titles already released are: The fitoty of the Anifrican Indian, European Explorers Di.scinier a New World, Spain Estab- lishes a Great Empire. The Rise and Fall of Nexv France, The English Col- o7iies in North America, Life in Colonial America. The filmstrips them- selves and the teacher's guides draw u])on material from a host of sources found in this country and abroad. Factually the content is stupendous, and the path of history unfolds step l)y step, year by year, phase by phase. There is enough material here to pro- vide even the most ardent of budding historians with research projects — with enough left over for side trips into sociology, science, literature, art. geogra|jhy. The pictures, inaps, draw- ings and illustrations are authentic. Given all this, what actually happens wiien such filmstrips are exposed to the acid test, namely, use in actual classroom situations? Right here we should like to call attention to the fact that this Is the acid test for all (ilinstri|)s (and for all otlier instruc- tional materials). .\nd right here we should also like to say that, as with all materials, opinions will differ as to the value and appeal of certain pictures included in this or any series; some will like one strip better th;in another. They are not .-Maddin's Genie: they do not Ijy reason of legerdemain perform miracles of teaching; and a lot will depend upon how they are used. But here's the way they actually have been used in clas.srooms of New Haven, Gonnecticut and Buffalo. New Ycirk. Dr. I.ouise G. VVrinn. Head of the History De])artment at Hilihousc Higli School in New Haven, first briefed herself thoroughly on the subject con- tent of the filmstrips. Then the strips were used in regular classroom history periods. Sometimes only a part of a single strip was used during a class period. .\t the time the filmstrip was used, the class was also using its basic textbook, historical maps, and addi- tional resource niateriiils suggested by Miss inizabeth Tracy, tlie school li- lirarian. Dr. VVrinn had prepared in iidvance outlines for use with each strip, and these provided the basis for classroom discussions and work. The (Continued on page J50) 148 Educational Screen Aucl ill New Haven, Connecticut . . . pupils ol tlic Hillliouse High Sdiool :ils<) sec and learn from the Pageant o( America filnistiips. I'lie pictures on this page show how each filnistn]) is used. The photos were taken by the Hillhouse Photography Club under the direction ol Albert \V. Gray, assisted by student photographer Stanley 1). DeMayo and Edwin Hardy. !Dr. Louise G. Wrinn, head of the history deportment, previews the filmstrip and plans the lesson and followup. After the class has discussed what they are to see, the filmstrip is projected right in the history classroom. Class discussion follows the showing. Students are encouraged to select areas for further study and research. School librarian Elizabeth Tracy visits the class to introduce them to other source materials: flat pictures, books, etc. The librarian works closely with the student committees os each prepores a report for class presentation. During their research, student committees refresh their memo- ries by re-examining the filmstrip as often as they wish. April, 1954 149 general pattern for these lan be seen from this one: Unit No. 6 - LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA: Kilnisliip previewed and lesson prepared Filmstrip shown to (lass Class discussion Oiieslions raised: " How are these pictures related lo our l)(K)ks "Pageant of America"? What source of materials do we find in our library dealing with this unit? What is the value of souice materials in the study of United States history? Community sources from which we can learn moie about Colonial America: 1. New Haven Historical Association — candle molds 2. Peabody Museum — New England In- dians 3. Yale Art Gallery — Trumbull collec- tion 4. The Old Morris House — fireplaces 5. Town Meeting— Orange and Woks froiM Buffalo l'ul)lic Librarv lor research and pleasure reading 2. Oral readings :!. Reading suitable stories from read- ers used in classroom B. Spelling 1 . Words of each filmstrip story cor- rectly spelled (wampum, ceremonial, stockade, etc.) 2. I'se of dictionary — for word defi- nitions C. Knglish 1. Business letters written to l'. S. Bureau of Ethnology. Washington, D. C, for information about local Indian tribes 2. Friendiv letters written to those who might be able to give information or lend articles 3. Thank-vou notes to guides at Buffalo Historical Buildings 4. Oral and written reports I), (ieography 1. Made a map showing Indian cultural areas of United States 2. Compared life, crops, and ways of living at the time of the Indians' settlement with that of today in New York State E. .Science 1. Cultivation and fertilization of soil 2. Use of berries, roots, etc. 3. Ways of drying meat 4. Preparation of skins for many uses I'. .Arithmetic 1. Checking distances from one area to another 2. Making a tepee — make signs, circles, etc. O. Health — Care of sick in olden days 1 . Rattles made from gourds 2. Medicine masks H. Music 1 . Use of tom-toms 2. Learned Indian dances L. Art 1 . Made maps and drawings for a frieze 2. Carved totem poles 3. Tooled leather articles 4. Made dolls from leather and corn husks 5. Illustrated pages from an Indian book which contained stories about the .American Indian. This same class participated in an extensive program of activities dealing with colonial home life. The seventh and eighth grades social studies classes in the same school, under the direction of Edward Hein, also carried out an extensive program of activities and exhibits which included everything they could possibly gather, from candle molds to dioramas of pioneer homes. In general the filmstrips encouraged both teachers and pupils to find and use many other types of materials and sources. .And most important of all, the teach- ers speak of using the filmstrips. Film- strips and other instructional materials will have true value only to the extent that we refuse merely to show them to classes and insist that they be used to fill a pupil need at some particular time in his learning experience. It will be interesting to see if the units still to be produced will provide equal opportunities for good classroom use. 150 Educational Screen mpSi/aluatm of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. mmmm to date (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, 111.) 12 min- utes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1953. $50. Film Guide available. DESCRIPTION As a group of boys and girls of junior high school age embark on their first date, the film portrays the marked hesitancy and feelings of apprehension so characteristic of students on this occasion, and discusses a number of rules and suggestions designed to help the inexperienced in meeting the chal- lenge of this new situation. A poster announcing a new kind of party — a party with dates — causes a flurry of excitement among a passing group of girls. While some of them seem intrigued by the prospect of at- tending with a date, Mildred insists that she would be "scared to death" if a boy "asked" her. As a group of boys react in varying ways to the announce- ment, the school coach happens upon the scene and points out the similarity between the first date and first dive. He suggests further that beginning to date is easier at high school where one is among friends who are likewise en- tering this new experience. The next sequence of scenes illus- trates the narrator's contention that a successful first plunge into the social swim requires the observation of a few simple rules of etiquette along with some individual courage. In a chance encounter with Mildred the following day, George invites her to the party in a rather awkward but courageous manner and succeeds in getting a date. Bill's efforts to invite Helen to the party by telephone illus- trate the use of three important rules in dating procedure. His arrival at Helen's home on the evening of the party is repeated by the film to show how he handles the situation when a parent responds to his knock, and when Helen meets him at the door. The difficulty of initiating a conversa- tion with the girl companion or her parents is avoided by George who is shown thinking of a number of topics beforehand and later choosing one that interests Mildred. A series of scenes at the party then illustrate the narrator's suggestion that as a general rule each person should see that others are enjoying themselves. When two boys cross over the dance floor to in- vite girls to dance, he comments that here likewise practice leads to success. In the closing sequences of the film, Mildred and George arrange to leave the party at a specified hour and part in front of Mildred's home after ex- changing appropriate remarks of ap- preciation and thanks. The film then reviews the general rules and sugges- tions for dating and stresses in par- ticular the need for a careful regard for the feelings of others. APPRAISAL The members of the committee agreed that this film provides a good presentation of the problem of dating and demonstrates the use of helpful rules and suggestions for improving social skills. It can be used to impress upon the individual that his difficul- ties in beginning to date are not unique and that, by and large, his classmates are similarly afliected by this new ex- perience. Perhaps more important, the film provides a message of encourage- ment: the individual can cultivate the necessary skills, as with any personal competency, through practice. The committee felt that the film could best be used with higher intermediate and junior high school classes and with teen-age groups in the community. Good technical quality of sound and photography assists the film in pre- senting a concise and clearly organized Some ore intrigued, some ore "scared to death." April, 1954 151 story content. Ihoiif^h some members consieiered the marked awkwardness of the performers as detracting from the effectiveness of the fihn. the ma- jority feft that such awkwardness char- acterizes in reality a person's l>ehavior in new social situations, and therefore strengthens considerably the authentic- ity of the presentation. GOLDILOCKS m THE THREE BEARS ((;<)ronet Instructional Films, 65 East South Water Street, C:hicago 1, Illinois) 11 minutes, Himm, sound, color or black and white, 1953. SI 10 or |55. Teacher's Guide available. DESCRIPTION llirough live-action photography, this film relates the incidents in the story by the same name. The introductory secpience shows a girl about ten years old in the woods near her home reading the story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Her imagination playing with the idea of a house for three bears prompts her to go farther into the woods — farther than she has ever gone before. Much as slie expected, she does find a little house which she feels sure belongs to three bears and she assumes the role of Goldilocks. .■\t this point in the film, the Goldi- locks' action is interrupted to show what had happened in this little house before her arrival. Three live bears do actually live there. When they arose, the father bear read his paper and the baby played with his toys while mother bear prepared breakfast. When they discovered their porridge was too hot, they went for a walk. It is during their absence that Goldilocks arrives. Remembering her manners, she knocks at the door, but when no one answers, she forgets her manners and enters even though un- invited. She excitedly explores the house — its chairs, its food, and its beds -with the results that she breaks the baby's chair, eats the baby's food, and falls asleep in the baby's bed. ■After playing in the woods, the three bears return to discover the results of an uninvited guest's action. They finally discover that guest asleep in baby bear's bed! Upon awakening. Goldilocks sees first the baby bear and as she starts to love him. she discovers the two much larger bears and is frightened. She runs out of the house never to penetrate so far into the woods again. The conclusion invites the audience to imagine their own "three bears' house," to draw a picture of it, and to tell what happened in it. APPRAIS.XL The actions of the three bears are surprisingly realistic and unusually interesting. The few times that strings directing the actions of the bears are discernilile seem to detract but little from the total effectiveness of the film. Preschool and primary teachers should find this film effective in stimulating language arts and art activities. Your students should know that some careers require early course planning to make the most of high school educational and train- ing opportunities. These Early Worm jobs generally outnumber the Eorly Bird stu- dents who have found vocational goals in time to make effective plans But YOUR LIFE WORK films can help your students get a faster start . . . offer an incentive to learn by visualizing these employment opportunities This spring, add realism and spice to your career program with films — YOUR LIFE WORK films — proved by independent educa- tional research most effective, least expensive Write today tor purchase or rental information ' ^' MOLLY GROWS UP (.Medical .Arts Productions, Inc.. 116 Natoma Street, San Francisio 5, Cali- fornia, or 1 1 West Forty-Second Street, New York, New York) 15 minutes, 16mm, .sound, black and white. $80. Produced by Medical Films, Inc., for Personal Products Corporation. DESCRIPTION This is the story of Molly, a thir- teen-year-old, as she happily experi- ences her first menstrual period. The facts which youngsters want to know and parents should know about men- struation are presented through Molly's attitude toward growing up and her experiences associated with the grow- ing up process; her relationships with her family,, the school nurse, and her schoolmates; and the various explana- tions of normal menstruation which she receives. I'hc introductory scene sliows Molly enthusiastically describing a wedding to some of the neighborhood women. .As Molly is called away by .some of her schoolmates, they comment on how Molly is growing up. .At .school Molly meets the school nurse who asks her to stop in her office for a throat check-up. .As the nurse dismisses Molly, she confides to the audience that she has known .Molly and her family for a long time and invites them, too, to become acc]uainted with Molly and her family. The film then proceeds to introduce Molly's father, mother, and her older sister, Jeanie. It next shows Molly in Jeanie's room furtively trying on her hat and a|jplying her lipstick. Claught in the a(t, .Molly offers feeble excuses to expliiin her behavior as purely ac- cidental. As Jeanie reaches in her dresser cbiiwer for a sanitary napkin, the two girls discuss menstruation and when .Molly can expect her first period. One day, not much later, Molly hurries home from school to break the news to her mother that she has started her first menstrual period. .Molly's mother shows no emotional disturbance or embarrassment but calmly ;ind affec- tionately asks Molly how she feels and promises to hold a "mother-daughter" conference with her after dinner. After dinner. Molly and her mother enjoy a confidential chat in the living room reviewing the re;isons for men- struiition, proper care of the body dur- ing menstruation, and the average in- tervals of time between menstruation, riieir conference is interrupted by a telephone call from .Molly's friend Peggy. lAfolly declines Peggy's invita- tion to go swimming because, ;is she 152 I Educational Screen s:;\s. s!ic' h;;s "the curse." AFolly's mother then explains why menstrua- tion should not be considered a curse and Molly agrees. .\t this point, Molly's father enters the living room. He seems to sense he has interrupted a confidential conversation. With Molly's permission, her mother tells Father that Molly has started her first period. ; He shows his surprise and, at the same 1 time, his pride. Following sequences show the ■ school nurse explaining through black- board diagrams and charts the struc- ture of the female genital organs, their functions, and some "do's" and "don't's" which should be observed during menstruation. The nurse an- swers the many questions with which the class plies her. As Molly adoringly watches her sis- ter in a stunning formal dress leave with her date for a dance, the narrator concludes that Afolly is looking for- ward to being grown up and the ex- (iting times she, too, will be having. .^PPRAIS.AL This film provides a calm, lortli- right, faithful, and .sympathetic por- trayal of a girl's experiences connected with the growing-up |>rocess. Dealing as it does with both the biological and social aspects of menstruation, the film should be useful in explaining to ado- lescents the menstruation process and allaying their fear. Parents should find iIk film helpful in suggesting ways of handling their daughter's questions about menstruation and developing de- sirable attitudes toward the whole proc- ess of growing up. Both groups should also find the film effective for stimulating group discussion. Parents and teen-agers, the preview- ing committee felt, would easily iden- itfy themselves with the protagonists and situations in the film. The inci- dental references to the sponsor's prod- ucts do not seem to detract from the value of the film. The naturalness of the characters, the universal impor- tance of the information and cjuestions, and the clear, crisp explanations should enhance the teaching value of the film. HOW WEATHER IS FOHECAST (Coronet fnstructional Films, 65 East South Water Street, Chicago 1, Illinois) 10 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. SI 10 or .'S55. Teacher's Guide available. DESCRIPTION The operation of a weather observa- tion station and a weatiier forecasting station, the charting of a weather map, the function and use of special weather forecasting instruments, and the im- portance of we.ither forecasting are explained. I he film begins with the (]UCstion, "How would you describe this weath- er?" The scene is one of a sailboat on placid waters which are gradually be- coming turbulent as clouds gather and the wind begins to blow. .V second .000 16mm and 35mm motion pic- tures in this country. Foreign films registered for U. S. copyright are also listed. - JNS THEN AND NOW IN THE UNITED STATES Clarence IVeedrow Sorensan EIGHTEEN SOCIAL STUDIES FILMSTRIPS, all in color, that vividly show the changing ways of living in every region of our country. The story of how people have used the natural resources of each region, both in the days of early settlement and at pres- ent, is made dramatically clear. This series is a unique con- tribution to the teaching and learning of geographical, his- torical, and social understand- ings. SILVER BURDETT COMPANY 45 East I7fh Street. New York 3 Chicago, Dallas. San Francisco MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Regulor size 3'/4x4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Depf. V, 222 Oakridge Blvd., Doytona Beach, Fla. POSITION WANTED Audio-Visual aids and elementary education in- structor, M.F.d. Author best seller A-V field. 13 years public school experience, 13 years film library experience with large eastern university. Prefer east. Write, Box 40-1. Educational Screen, ()4 K. Lake St.. Chicago I, HI. April, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 157 THE ONLY GUARANTEED siRHTiH REmouni PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM FILM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dome, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiono, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut and Maryland, and many others. Wrile for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. /^^^ The Museum Filmstrip Club A new color filmstrip \?Wk II "M-Vj-i/'^ eoch month Oct. through May. $25 for 8 color filmstrips with study guides. Authentic, curriculum-centered picture stories. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. ART IN FILM "PAINTING A TRUE FRESCO" I6nini Sound Kodachromc Rental JIO Sale $160 BRANDON FILMS, INC. A New Americana Art Film on Henry Varnum Poore Dept. ES, 200 W. 57th St. New York 19 Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. Poetry needs to be heard to be un- derstood and appreciated. Rarely do we have the opportunity to hear sin- cere, artistic interpretations of the poets of yesteryear. And yet, when those moments arrive they are treas- ured not only for the immediate pleasures and satisfactions of listening, but also for the richness of recollec- tion which give new meanings to fa- miliar passages. We forget who said it first, but poetry is music written in the words we know, written in the symbols we call letters, written to be sung by each of us. Recorded poetry is not uncommon. Unusual and outstanding recordings of poetry are rare. And we are grate- ful to have the opportunity to report these to you under a label heretofore unknown to us. The label is "Caedmon" and they have produced recently two outstand- ing long-playing records which are worthy of the attention of literature and English teachers in high schools and colleges. Hearing Poetry, Volume II: Dryden through Browning (7C 1022 Caed- mon, distributed by the Filmstrip House, 15 W. 46th St., New York City) will fit directly into secondary school classes and into college survey courses in English literature. As you will see from the table of contents listed hereafter, the selection of ma- terial to be read is thoughtful and representative. The readings are sensi- tive and in all regards expert. Inflec- tion, emphasis, pronunciation, and in- terpretation leave nothing to be de- sired. The poor reader is given a helping hand, the imaginative teacher a challenge. The di.sc "Hearing Poetry, Volume U" contains Dryden's "Tyr- ranic Love, Epilogue" and "Abalsom and Achitophel," Congreve's "Way of the World" (Act IV, Scene I), Pope's "Essay on Criticism" (selections) and Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Ex- perience." Coleridge is represented through Part II of "The Ancient Mariner," Wordsworth by "The Pre- lude," first book, and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," Keats through his "Ode on a Grecian Urn," Shelley through selections from "Adonais," Byron through selections from his "Don Juan" and Browning through "My Last Duchess." In utilization we suggest that the students be given an opportunity to read the works represented, first to themselves and then aloud. Perhaps it will be possible to make a tape re- cording of the student interpretation. Then allow the students to hear the same material read by trained pro- fessional performers and let them compare and contrast their renditions with those of the disc. The learning experience can be most valuable. We rather think that most secondary school students will not fully under- stand and appreciate the work of Dylan Thomas. This contemporary Welsh poet demonstrates through his work that "Wales is a voice." Surely he must be heard to be appreciated. Mature high school students and col- lege classes can profit greatly from hearing Dylan Thomas read, from his own work, "Lament," "Poem on His Birthday," "Should Lanterns Shine," "There Was a Saviour," "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London," "If 1 Were Tickled by the Rub of Love," ".'Vnd Death Shall Have No Dominion," and "A Winter's Tale" (Caedmon TC1018). The reading is magnificent, and the auditor cannot help but be moved by the dynamic sweep of the poet's voice. In the Columbia Masterworks Liter- ary Series which we began reviewing last month, there is one disc by Edna Ferber which is worthy of school and library attention. She reads her short story "The Gay Old Dog" very well, and maintains listener interest in the story and in her voice through the entire selection. Mature secondary school students can understand and appreciate the problems which Miss Ferber attacks through the medium of a story. In addition she reports on an incident concerning "Show Boat" which happened during the latter days of World War II when Miss Ferber was touring Army camps. This disc by Edna Ferber (LP 12502, Columbia Records, Bridgeport. Connecticut) can be valuable in the cla.s,sroom. pwLiNG Pictures FILMSTRIPS on: Primary Reading, Early West, Early America, Hawaiian Islands, Ocean Freighters, Trees ond Forest Conserva- tion, Water and Soil, Public Relations, Elementary Music, Evolution of Mech- anized Agriculture. 10S6 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 3S, Col. 158 Educational Screen -visua trade review ORGANIZATIONS Vale DeVry The sale of the ISmm assets of the DeVry Corporation (to the Bell & Howell Company) marks the passing of one of the oldest names in the non- theatrical film industry. Herman A. DeVry, born in Germany in 1877, started out as a traveling magician and a builder of magical illusions. (There seems to be a strange affinity between magic and movies; son Bill DeVry is also a master of magic and others prom- inent in the industry have been simi- larly talented.) The elder DeVry began his firm career as a showman who made his own films, his outfit consisting of a Lubin camera, an Edison projector, and a Gaumont coin-slot movie. In 1912 he developed his own origi- nal "E" model suitcase projector which for many years was outstanding in its field. A portable 35mm camera fol- lowed. Rental service on slide sets and film rentals followed in due course. The DeVry organization was at all times extraordinarily distinguished by the emphasis it placed on the educa- tional use of its products and by the high quality of considerate, forward- looking service it offered free to visual educators. Particularly noteworthy in this respect were the summer school courses conducted year after year at centers like the Frances Parker School in Chicago, where hundreds of school men and women got their first thor- ough grounding in the principles and practices of visual instruction. These short courses generally wound up with excursion trips around Chicago's har- bor in the DeVry yacht. In later years similar work was done, on an extension basis chiefly by master- teacher Charles Crakes (assisted for some time by Norma Barts). The passing of the DeVry name from our industry's ranks is cause for deep regret, mitigated only by our knowl- edge that the DeVry brothers will con- tinue extensive application of visual technic)ues in their electronics training school, by the fact that several impor- tant technological developments pass into very good hands, and by the hope that the talents of several hundred loyal and skilled workers may not be lost to our industry. The DeVry tradition of service to education is something the entire in- dustry may long respect and hold high- ly worthy of emulation. — WFK Praise for PO The resolution presented to Assist- ant Postmaster General Norman R. Abrams by the National Audio-Visual Association (see cut on following page) reads as follows; "WHEREAS, the job of converting all film and other audio-visual ma- terials shipments to 'book rate' post- age under Public Law 141, 83rd Con- gress, has been accomplished by the U. S. Post Office Department with a maximum of speed and a minimum of difficulty to shippers; and "WHEREAS, the U. S. Post Office and its personnel have all too fre- quently been subjected to criticism but rarely to praise for the great services which they perform; and "WHEREAS, Assistant Postmaster General N. R. Abrams has been par- ticularly cooperative and helpful to the members of the audio-visual in- dustry in providing definite and prompt rulings on the details of opera- tions under the new procedure; therefore "BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Directors of the National .Audio-Visual Association, Inc., do hereby commend Assistant Postmaster (ieneral Abrams, and express our ap- preciation for his help to our members in this matter; and further "BE IT RESOLVED that now as in the past we offer the full cooperation of our Association to the Postal Service in order to aid by every possible means the continued fine postal service now enjoyed by members of this Association and the American people." Standards Up for Adoption A first draft of a proposed Code of Standards of Practice for Members of the National Audio-Visual Associa- tion was approved by the Board of Directors of the National Audio- Visual Association at its meeting in Biloxi. It is to be presented to all NAVA members for suggestions and its adoption is to be a major order of business at the 1954 NAVA Con- vention at the Hilton Hotel in Chi- cago, August 1-4. The new Code was prepared by the Code of Ethics Committee headed by Alan B. Twyman, Chairman, who is also NAVA Trade Practices Commit- tee Chairman. can both eyes ^oi-t efficiently TOGETHER? ^f^e Respons/bil 'o mdJce sure ity that every pupj| VISUALLY WHOLE now widel by sc/ioolm y accepted More than 3,000 School Systems ^ are now using KEYSTONE Visual Survey — a larger increase In 1953 than any previous year. Thousands of eye doctors are now using, in their own offices, tests that coordinate with the Keystone Visual Survey. We appreciate this approval by leaders in the field of public health, as well as educators, and shall continue further development of this service. Have you seen the recent Improyements in these tests of visual functions? A revised manual, a new graphic record form, new Durastyle cards. Write for complete information: KEYSTONE VIEW CO., Meadville, Penna. April, 1954 159 Tttlie Imersiti IS a Whot you're shooting for, in the long run, is frequent showings of youi film and sustained oudicnce interest. P I FILM fROCiSSING COKPORATION I us WIST 4*4l> tr*ilT. NEW VOIK U, N(W TOIK g *lf IIWAte lltllT. MOUTWOOD Jk, CAllF. But, if your prints are untreated, they are bound to pick up scratches and other damage which show up on the screen, and thus irritate the audience. To avoid this, the producer who is a perfectionist includes Peerless-treatment in his budget. The cost is negligible — the results gratifying. Write for jnfermotfon •EERLESS THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS THE FIRST COLOR FILMSTRIP SERIES ). The High Proteous of Utah. 2. The Central Valley of California. 3. Western Montano. 4. Puerto Rico. 5. Honduras — The Bonono Republic. 6. Agriculture in the Philippines. 7. Philippines — Land and People. 8. Regional Contrasts in Southwest Germany. 9. The Historical Geography of Southern Italy. 10. Mount Carmel and Haifa (Israel). The filmstrips contain 35 to 40 frames. Grading: Junior High to College. Single frame: $6.00 ea., $50.00 per set. Double frame (for mounting 2x2 slides) ; $7.50 ea., $60.00 per set. HERBERT E. BUDEK COMPANY, INC. Dept. ES 55 Poplar Ave., Hackensock, N. |. HIV/ 1954 CATALOGUES NOW AVAILABLE Do you have your copy of The IFB Soles Catalogue? The IFB Rental Catalogue? These Free catalogues contain many nev^ films which ore now available from IFB. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU, INC. 57 E. lockson Blvd. Chicago 4, III. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in | Brilliont Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York Assistant Postmaster General Norman R. Abrams is shown receiving a copy of o resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the National Audio-Visual Associa- tion commending him end the Bureau of Post Office Operations, which he heads. The presentation was made in Mr. Abrams' office. In the picture, left to right, are: J. J. McPherson, Executive Secretary of the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, NEA; Mr, Abrams; Don White, Executive Vice-President of the National Audio- Visual Association, and J. K. Lilley, President of J. P. Lilley and Sons of Harrisburg, Pa. EQUIPMENT Two-Channel Recorder KcliuatioiKil Liiboratories has licvcl- oped a tvvo-diannel magnetic tape re- corder, the "Educorder Dual," for edu- cational use. Two separate record- rejjroduce amplifiers and two separate record-phiy and erase heads allow the Educorder Dual to record or play back two channels simultaneously, gi\ins> a binaural or three-dimensional effect. More important in teaching is th.it the two channels operate independently, so that the student can listen to pre- recorded material on one channel and can use the other cliannel simultane- ously lor his own recording jjractice. Educational Laboratories has also de- \eloped a comjilete ])ortabIe audio- \isual laboratory, making it possible lor small schools to obtain facilities suitable lor use ol the teaching tech- nicjues used in large language labora- tory installations. Eor further inlorm:ition. write to Educational Laboratories at their new cjuarters at 1823 [ellerson Place, N. W., Washington (i. D. C. New Screen Line .\ complete new line of projection screens has been introduced by the Knox Manufacturing Company (9350 W. Grand Ave.. Franklin Park. III.). Heading up the new line is the Knox Cloronet, a screen of glass beads applied to heavy duty fabric, .\niong the fea- tures designed lor ease and sini[)licity of operation are the auto-lock, which locks the screen extension in plate at any point: the self -folding tripod, which is said to hold secure in ;iny position, and tlie heavy metal bracket which locks the case to the tripod when folded. Complete information about the new line of screens is avaihible from the Knox Manufacturing Compain. Sight & Sound on Wheels .An electronic van which has toured the United States as an educational display for school boards, parent- teacher associations, school architects and consulting engineers is now ex- clusively available to the state of Flor- ichi, thanks to :i n:itional drawing won by Telectro Enterprizes, Inc., sound system specialists, of .Sarasota Florida. Lhe van, which contains three com- plete .school sound and intercommuni- cation systems, was made by the Du- Kaiie Corporation of St. Charles, Illi- nois, as its contribution to a better understanding of sight and sound in modern education. In addition to showing how the school superintendent can control comiminications ol xoice and music 160 Educational Screen tliroui^liDUt an entire sdiool builtlinj^. the van contains demonstration mod- els ol new audif)-visual teaehin" de- viies. One of these is a "Trigomatic" tape recorder which automatically trig- gers a filmstrip projector and enables the teacher to make her own antomatic sound-slidefilm programs. Viewlex Remote Control V'iewlex. Inc. has introduced the .Strij)-()-Matic, a remote control film- strip advance mechanism. The mech- anism is operated from a hand-held piish-ijutton remote control unit. Strip-O-Matic frees the user from sitting next to the projector and allows him to control projection from the Iront ol the classroom or audience. I'he Strip-O-Matic is designed for use with all Viewlex "V" model com- bination slide and filmstrip projectors. I'he attachment is simple to install in any of these models. It simply slides into position and locks in place. Further information may be ob- tained by writing directly to Viewlex at 3")-()l Queens Blvd., Long Island Cjty, New York. New Audio-Masters The .Audio-Master Corporation (17 East 4'nh St., New York City) has just relc.ised its two newest three-speed portable units: a record player and a radio combination. .Model No. 36 has a compact loud- speaker situated in front said to pro- vide the maximum listening pleasure to the class facing it. The outside grille for the speaker is backed with acoustic baffle for extra tonal cpiali- ties. Model No. 41 is a portable combina- tion, with five-tube radio and three- speed record player in one unit. Baja Cases Harnett K; Jaffe (6100 N. 21st St., I'hiladelphia 38, Pennsylvania) has announced a new Baja three-drawer portable ca,se for both 2x2 and stereo slides featuring the new two-in-one "Unifile" and two-in-one "Clasifile" drawer. The case includes an im- l)roved double-purpose identification (ard-holder. NATURAL HISTORY reproduced in superb colors. The possession of these visual aids gives you the power to make the classroom not only o place for study, but a center of powerful attraction. Write for our current price list VISUAL AIDS LIBRARY 601 E. Rollins Ave,, Orlando, Florida Irish Tape Tab Orradio Industries, makers of "Irish" sound recording tape, have developed a "Reel-Tab" to fit any 7" reel, metal or |)lastic. It is de- scribed as allowing plenty of room to write on both sides and as fitting the reel snugly. .\ free sample is available from Nat Welch, Sales Manager, Orradio Industries. Opelika. .Alabama. New Magnecord Magnecord Inc.. Chicago manufac- turer of professional magnetic tape recording ec|uipment, recently intro- duced a versatile, professional mag- netic recorder designed for church and school, as well as advertising and sales uses. The unit, the Portable Magne- C^ordette, combines the basic recorder mechanism, standard in broadcasting and recording studios, with the 'C^ordette "custom" amplifier and the new power amplifier-speaker combina- tion. The recorder mechanism features separate erase and record-playback heads with interchangeable capstans and pressure rollers for TYo" and 15" tape speeds, and includes a fast for- ward and high speed rewind. The "custom" amplifier is a versa- tile unit which acts as a recording amplifier and as a preamplifier in playback. The front panel contains a volume indicator, volume control, 3-speccl ec|uali/er selector,' earphone jack for monitoring, power-"ON" pilot light, and a microphone input. Soundview PS-63 Ihe combination slide-filmstrip pro- jector designated the Soundview PS-63 features push-button remote control. The operator can change the picture from his position anywhere in the room with a flick of his thumb. Other special features are "Turbo-Blo" cool- ing and glassless "Grip-Edge" pressure ])lates. according to the announcement. For detailed information about this and other Soundview models, write the .Automatic Projection Corjjoration, 29 VV. 35th St., New York City. New Stereo Files .A new three-drawer portable case and eight-drawer sectional library cab- inet for stereo slides have been an- nounced by Barnett k falfe (6100 N. 21st St.. Philadelphia 38). The case acconnnodates 93 stereo slides mounted in glass, metal, or jjlastic and every popular stereo viewer on the market in a felt-lined compartment. The Baja "Stu-C8" sectional library cab- inet will accommodate 218 stereos. GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. 164 NORTH W A C M E f> 0 R I V E ' C H I C A G 0 6 TELEPHONE STATE 2-7316 16inm SERVICES "flBERBllT" CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steel card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of Finest Quality" For 16mm Film — 400' to 3000' Reels Sold by All Leading Deolers April, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 161 PROFESSIONAL K66M For shipping, storing or showing film, pre- cision made Compco Professional Reels are first choice with those who want the finest. Hard, spring type steel construction won't warp or bend . . . eliminates film- wearing rubbing during projection or wind- ing. Your production deserves the finest package— use Compco Professional Reels in 600 ft. to 2,000 ft. sizes. Wrilm tor cBtalogl COMPCO CORPORATION 22S3 W. ST. PAUL AVENUE, CHICAGO 47, ILL. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Exclusively — 10 Min. Per Keel Produced in Poris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. Splices l\ot Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE Camera Equipment Co. 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Gec/UifUa Motk The life story of one of our most familiar Insects beautifully told by oward winning .photography. 5427 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee 14, Wis. MOTION PICTURES Motion pictures announced here are 16mm, sound, and black and white, unless otherwise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase andjor rental prices or consult your local audiovisual dealer. Sponsored free- loan films are so marked. D McGR.\W-HILL BOOK CO., Text- Film Dept., 330 W. 42ik1 St., New York 36, N. Y. Marriage Series — three new films in the series correlated with Bowman's "Marriage for Moderns" have been re- leased: Who's Right, 18 min. (involving a typical quarrel between a young mar- ried couple). Jealousy, 16 min. (drama- tizing a situation in whiih a young wife imagines her husband unfaithful), In Time of Trouble, 14 min. (in which the family minister helps a wile un- derstand how her "efficiency" in the home has created marital problems). A set of three filmstrips accompanies this Set II in the Marriage Series. From Sociable Six to Noisy Nine — new film produced by Crawley Films for the National Film Board of Can- ada, showing typical behavior and sen- sible parental guidance of a six-year- old girl, an eight-year-old boy, and a boy and a girl, each aged nine. D ENCYCLOPAEDI.\ BRITANNICA FILMS, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, 111. Preface to Chemistry (16 min., color or black and wliite) — intended primar- ily to inform high-school students of the sco]5e of the subject before they begin to study it. D NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, 450 E. Ohio St., Chi- cago 11, 111. School Board in Action (27 min., black and white or color) — dramati- cally shows how a school board solves its problems. D CORONET FILMS, 65 E. South Water, Chicago 1, 111. Music Appreciation Series (each 14 min., color or black and white) — dra- matic portrayal of the lives and times of three great musicians. Titles: Mo- zart and His Music, Beethoven and His Music, Schubert and His Music. Poems Are Fun (10 min., color or black and white) - intermediate-grade motivation film points up the fun and experience-sharing values of poetry. Learning about Our Bodies (10 min., color or black and white)-intermedi- ate-grade film designed to help chil- dren become familiar with the basic structure of their bodies. D YOUNG AMERICA FILMS, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N. Y. Chalkboard Utilization (15 min.) — designed to help teachers make more effective use of the blackboard. Group Discussion (10 min.) — shows various techniques of leading effective group discussion. The Show-Off, The Griper (10 min. each) newest addition to Y.AF's Dis- cussion Problems series pointing up the problems of the "show-off" and the "griper." D U. S. COAST GUARD, Chief, Pub- lic Information Division, Washington 25, D. C. Story of the Great Lakes (27 min.)— shows the overall economic signifi- cance of the Great Lakes and the im- portant role played by the Coast Guard thereon; a cycle of one full year is covered. Cleared for television. D NORMAN WAHL PRODUC- TIONS, 818'/2 No. Sweetzer Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif. The Story of a Pueblo (14 min.) - story of the growth of the city of Los .\ngeles told through a series of old photographs recorded on film, each still dissolving into an action shot of the site as it is today. D FRANCO -AMERICAN AUDIO - VISU.AL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 972 5th Ave., New York 21, N. Y. Bernard de Clairvaux (25 min.) - life and accf)mplishments of Saint Bernard as shown in religious art; the abbeys he founded; life of Cis- tercian monks today. A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR APRIL 7-10 — Institute for Education by Radio-Television, Columbus, Ohio. APRIL 12-14 — Calvin Company Motion Picture Production Workshop, St. Louis, Mo. APRIL 12-15— Second Regional Instruc- tional Conference sponsored by the Na- tional Educotion Association and its de- partments, Minneapolis, Minn. MAY 2-7 — 75th Convention of the So- ciety for Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Stotler Hotel, Washington D.C. ' MAY 7-8 — Film Conference of the Na- tional Audio-Visual Association, Hotel Park-Sheraton, New York, N.Y. MAY 8 — Annual meeting of the Con- necticut Audio- Visual Education Associo- tion, University of Connecticut, Storrs. MAY 8 — Spring meeting of the Maryland Audio-Visual Association, University of Maryland, Baltimore. MAY 15 — Fourth Annual Film Festival of the Film Council of Greater Boston, Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass. MAY 23-28 — National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, Chi- cago, III. 162 Eciucationol Screen ;4fi*KMHCm^ /4 "Tfeti/^ ^o<^" for the time-tried (29th ediHon) BLUE BOOK of Audio-Visual Materials For the first time in its more than 30 years of pub- lication, every item in the annual BLUE BOOK will be NEW. Heretofore editions have been cumulative, discarding a thousand older titles each year to make room for that many or more new additions. This BLUE BOOK will list only 1953 releases. The previous (28th) edition will be kept in print as a base for the ensuing annuals. Heretofore only 16mm motion pictures have been listed. This BLUE BOOK will include also all the new 1953 releases of filmstrips, slide sets and classroom recordings on disc or tope. All four principal types of audio-visual teaching aids will be listed together under the ap- propriate subject headings. This important step is in keeping with today's trend to select whichever AV medium is best suited to the task at hand. The BLUE BOOK of Audio-Visual is the ONLY source-book that completely correlates oil four principal types of instructional materials. The new 1954 BLUE BOOK is scheduled to appear in time for year-end and vacation time selection of materials for next year's work. A handy, depend- able, workbook, just the right size to fit desk drawer or coat-pocket, the BLUE BOOK remains the favorite selection source for active users of films and other audio-visual materials. Special pre-publication offer If you do not hare the cumulative 28th edition, or if your copy is worn out and you need a new one, you can get BOTH for only Three Dollars. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, Inc., 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III. Please enter my order for the BLUE BOOK as checked below: Copies, New 1954, Blue Book of Audio-Visual Materials @ $2* Copies, Present, 28th Ed., Blue Book of 16mm Motion Pictures @ $2* Sets, BOTH Editions, Special Combination Price, per set, $3* Name Address ----- City and Zone - State,. n Check here if you wish to pay later. ■'We pay postage if remittance accompanies order. April, 1954 I 163 FILMSTRIPS 35inm jilinstiips announced here are silent and black and u'liite, unless otherwise noted. tVrile directly to the source for purchase price and further information. D JAM HANDY ORGANIZATION. 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. Introduction to Maps (5 filmstrips, color)— designed to help children trans- late symbols on simple maps into their corresponding landscape images. n EVE GATE HOUSE. 2716 41st .Ave., Long Island City 1, N. Y. The Story of the Building of a House (9 filmstrips. color) -live pho- tographs show each step in the con- struction of a house. D AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEAL! H. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION, 1201 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Basketball Rides for Girls (color) - Titles ol individual filmstrips: The Game, Violations, Technical Fouls, Personal Fouls, Officiating, Questions and .Answers. WANTED for Murder. • CANCER is the crudest enemy of all. No other disease brings so much suf- fering to Americans of all ages. YET — though 23 million living Ameri- cans will die of cancer, at present rates — there is reason for hope. Thousands arc being cured, who once would have been hopeless cases. Thousands more can have their suffering eased, their lives prolonged. And every day, we come closer to the final goal of cancer research: a sure and certain cure for all cancer. THESE THINGS have all been helped by your donations to the American Cancer Society. T/us year, please be especially generous ! f Cancer MAN'S CRUELEST ENEMY Strike back — G/Ve AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY D SOCIEI Y FOR VISUAL EDUCA- IION, 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chi- cago 14, 111. The South (4 filmstrips. (olor) — geography series describing the re- sources and manufacturing industries, agriculture, and differences in land forms and climate and mode of living in southern United States. Using and Understanding Numbers (6 filmstrips. color) — i>rimary-grade in- troduction to basic number concepts. Words: Their Origin, Use, and Spelling (6 filmstrips, color) — inter- mediate-junior high presentation of many aspects of word history and use. S|>ring Is Here! (27 frames, color) — primary-grade presentation of the beau- ty and joy of spring. (This and other filmstrips suitable for the Easter season are described in a free Easter Folder available from SVE.) D NEW YORK TIMES. Office of Edu- cational .Activities. Times .Square. New York 36, N. Y. New Power from the Atom (.57 trames) — shows the use of a t o m i c energy in developing new crops and treating diseases and how some day atomic power may turn the wheels of industry. A-V NEWSNOTES Completing a primary objective of IDEAL PICTURES INCORPO- RATED under new management which took over operation in .April, 1953, Paul R. Foght, president of the 33- year-old company, has announced sale of the Ideal Pictures Chicago franchise to Carl J. Ro,s.s, who will continue 16mm film and equipment services from the 58 E. South Water St., Chi- cago address. ... Dr. David J. Good- man, former Editor-in-Chief of the Audio- Visual Division, POPUL.AR SCIENCE PUBLISHING CO.MPANY, has formed his own filinstrip produc- tion organization. Dr. Goodman will continue to produce all future Popu- lar Science Science Filmstrips and will also be Educational Consultant to the Audiovisual Division of the company. WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS. Non-Theatrical Film Division, 2400 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank. Clalifor- nia, has released a booklet describing a new film series of True-Life .Adven- tures titled "People and Places." The films will show how people live in all corners of the world. Disney Produc- tions assures educators that there is every indication that as films in the series complete their theatrical runs, they will become available to 16min users. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albe-tsen Distributing Co. -„_ 156 Airequipt 130 American Optical Co.- ! — 145 Ampro Corp. _ _ 127 Bell & Howell Co. Inside Back Cover Beseler Co., Charles Inside Front Cover Brandon Films _ „ 158 British Information Services _ 128 Budek Co., Herbert E. 160 Camera Equipment Co 162 Church Screen Productions.- 156 Colburn Lob., Geo. W. ___ ..._ 161 Compco Corp 162 Contemporary Films ..._ 156 Coronet Films 153 Daggett Productions, Avolon 156 Deusing Film Productions, Murl _ ____ 162 Dowling Pictures, Pat— 158 DuKane Corp. „. Back Cover Eastman Kodak Co __ ___ 135 Encyclopaedia Britonnico Films 137 Fiberbilt Cose Co.— _._ ___ 161 Filmack Laboratories 158 Films of the Nations 136 Focus Films Co 162 Heidenkamp Nature Pictures 156 Internotronal Film Bureau 160 Keystone View Co. _ 1 59 Kinesis _ 156 Mahnke Productions, Carl F. T32 Medical Arts Productions 130 Museum Extension Service 158 Peerless Film Processing Corp. 160 RCA, Educational Services T31 Radio-Mat Slide Co _ 157 Rapid Film Technique 158 Silver Burdeft Co. 157 Society for Visual Educotion 129 Teaching Film Custodians . 133 Victor Animatagraph Corp 146, 147 Visual Aids Library.. I6I Visual Sciences igQ Yale University Press Film Service 132 Classified _ .157 164 Educational Screen TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO-VISUAL FIELD KEY: (PI — producers, importers. (M) — manufacturers. ID) — dealers, film rental libraries, projection services. Where a primary source also offers direct rental services, the double symbol (PD) appears. FILMS FILMS, canfd RECORDS Acodemic FUms, Inc. 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. Almanac Films, Inc. 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Forwn 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Registry 24 E. 8th St., Chicago 5, III. Association Films, Inc. Headquarters : 347 Madison Ave., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Regional Libraries: Broad at Elm, Ridgefield, N. J. 79 E. Adams St., Chicogo 3, III. 351 Turk St., Son Francisco 2, Col. 1915 Live Oak St., Dallas 1, Tex. Avolon Daggett Productions (PD) (PDI (PD) (Dl (PD) (PD) 441 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles 36, Col. Eoilev Films, Inc. (PD) 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Cot. Brandon Films (D) 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. Bray Studios, Inc. (PD) 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Copron Travelogues (PD) P.O. Box 773, Laramie, Wyo. Commonwealth Pictures Corp. (PD) 723 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Concordia Publishing House (PD) Audio-Visual Aids Service 3558 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis 18, Mo. Contemporary Films, Inc. (PD) 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. Coronet Instructional Films (P) Coronet BIdg., Chicago 1, III. Council Films, Incorporoted (D) 50 N. Main St., Homer, N. Y. Deusing — Murl Deusing Film Productions (PD) 5427 W. Howard, Milwaukee 14, Wise. Dowling — Pat Dowlinq Pictures (PD) 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Cal. (PD) Hollywood 28, Cal. (PD) (PD) Fomily Films 1364 N. Van Ness Ave., Films of the Nations, Inc. 62 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Focus Films Co. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24 Fryan Film Service (D) 1810 E. 12th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio Heidenkamp Nature Pictures (PDI 538 Glen Arden Dr., Pittsburgh 8, Pa. Hoefler — Poul Hoefler Productions (PI 7934 Santo Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 46 Hoffberg Productions, Inc. (PD) 362 W. 44th St., New York, N. Y. Ideal Pictures, Inc. (D) Home Office: 58 E. South Water St., Chicago I, III. Branch Exchanges: 8826 Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, Col. 4247 Piedmont Ave., Oakland 11, Cal. 714 - 18th Street, Denver 2, Colo. 1331 N. Miami, Miami 36, Flo. 52 Auburn Ave., N.E., Atlanta 3, Go. 58 E. South Woter St., Chicago I, III. 2109 Forest Ave., Box 1130, Des Moines, la. 422 W, Liberty St., Louisville 2, Ky. 211 1/2 Murray St., Alexandria, La. 537 N. Howard St., Baltimore 1, Md. 40 Melrose St., Boston 16, Mass. 7338 Woodword, Rm. 407, Detroit 2, Mich. 1915 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 4, Minn. 1020 Ook St., Kansas City 6, Mo. 1558 Main St., Buffalo 8, N. Y. 233-9 W, 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. 125 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati 2, Ohio Farmers Bank BIdg., Mansfield, Ohio 611 W. Grand, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1733 Sonsom St., Philodelphia 3, Pa. 915 S.W. 10th St., Portland 5, Ore. 18 So. Third St., Memphis 3, Tenn. 2010 N. Lamar St., Dallas, Texas 54 Orpheum Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah 219 E. Main St., Richmond 19, Vo. 1370 S. Beretanio St., Honolulu, T.H. International Film Bureau (PD) 57 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago 4, III. Kinesis, Inc. ( PD) 566 Commercial St., Son Francisco 1 1, Col. Library Films, Inc. (PD) 25 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Mahnke — Carl F. Mahnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Mogull's, inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. Post Pictures Corp. (P) 1 15 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. 605 W. Washington St., Chicago 6, III. 6610 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles 38, Col. 287 Techwood Dr., NW, Atlanta, Ga. 2227 Bryon St., DTIos, Tex. 5023 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portland 13, Ore. 1311 N. E. Bayshore Dr., Miami, Fla. FILM PRODUCTION Bray Studios, Inc. 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. Seminar Films, Inc. 347 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. (PD) FILM TITLES Filmack Laboratories 1321 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 5, III. LABORATORY SERVICES Geo. W. Colburn, Inc. 164 N. Wocker Drive, Chicago 6, III. Hollywood Film Enterprises (P) 6(D60 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. Peerless Film Processing Corp. 165 W. 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. Rapid Film Technique 21 W. 4§th St., New York 19, N. Y. Society for Visual Education 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPLIES Beckley-Cardy Co. (shades) IM) 1632 Indiana Ave., Chicago 16, III. Society for Visual Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 MOTION PICTURE PROJECTORS Cr SUPPLIES Ampro Corporation (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. Bell & Howell Co. (M) 7117 McCormick Rood, Chicago 45, III. Eostiyian Kodak Company (M) Rochester 4, New York Mogull's, Inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. RCA-Victor (M) Radio Corp. of America, Camden, N. j. Revere Camera Co. (M) 320 E. 2Ist St., Chicago 16, III. Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Victor Animotograpn Corp. (M) Davenport, Iowa PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Camera Equipment Co. (MD) 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp. (MD) 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. SCREENS Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. (M) 2711 N. Puloski Rd., Chicago 39, III. Fryan Film Service (D) 3228 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. (PDI Enrichment Records 246 5th Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Folkways Records & Service Corp. 117 W. 46th St., New York 19, N.Y. RCA-Victor, Educotionol Services Oiv. 'M) Radio Corp of America, Camden, N. J. RECORDERS — PLAYERS Ampro Corporation (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. DuKone Corporation (M) St. Charles, Illinois Pentron Corporation (M) 221 E. Cullerton St., Chicago 16, III. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicogo 41, III. SOUND SYSTEMS DuKone Corporation St. Charles, Illinois (Ml FLAT PICTURES Creative Educational Society Mankato, Minn. (PD) FILMSTRIPS Church Screen Productions (PD) Box 5036 (East Sto.), Nashville, Tenn. Educational Projections, Inc. (PD) (Formerly Curriculum Films, Inc.) 10 E. 40th St., New York 16, N. Y. Fiimtox Productions (P) 10 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. Jam Handy Organization (PD) 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. Mahnke — Carl F. Mahnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Silver Burdett Compony (PDI 45 E. 17th St., New York, N. Y. Society for Visual Education (PD) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. Visual Sciences (PD) 599E — Suffern, N. Y. Yale University Press Film Service (PD) 386 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. SLIDES Key: Kodochrome 2x2. SV4 x 4er of motion picture producers protected their works by making paper contact prints from 3r)mm film and depositing them in the Copyright Office in the Library of Congress with applications for reg- istration of their claims for copyright protection. This practice was fol- lowed until 1912, when the copyright law was amended to provide for the registration of claims for motion pictures. Now a way has been found to reconvert the paper prints to 16nim films and thus restore these early films, many of them picturing events of historic and educational importance. Though "Fred Ott's Sneeze" is of little edu- cational significance con- tentwise, we chose it as our picture of this month to pay tribute to Thomas Edison (and Fred Ott) for giving us a magnificent medium of entertaininent, communication, and edu- cation—a medium not yet fully exploited. 166 Educational Screen EDUCATIONAL V VOL. 33, NO. 5 fl^^^ 1 ^^m^i^ ^^J m J. « ^^urposc. At the Awards Banquet the Golden Reel Award was presented to the film rated the highest in each sub- ject-matter category (see list). The award-winning films were given a sec- ond public screening on the last day of the Assembly. Throughout the .\ssembly and Festi- val, the focus was much more on film than on talk. There were, to be sure, some scheduled discussions and the usual informal discussions at all hours in coffeeshops and hotel suites. But the 16mm film kept the spotlight even at the Awards Banquet in competition with comedian George Gobel. There were only two speeches. At the banquet on ,\pril 2 Dr. .\lbert W. Trueman, Government Film Commis- sioner in Canada and Chairman of the C;;inadian National Film Board, de- scribed how and why the world-famous anadian National Film Board came nto being and how it operates. .At the luncheon session on .April 1, speaker Gilbert Seldes, regular contributor to the TV and Radio Department of The Saturday Review, pointed up the in- finite variety in the Kimm film field — variety of techniques, of subjects, of purposes, of financing— and stressed the importance of such variety. "So long as we have various sources from ■which the creative power rises, we can ex|)eot change and improvement," he said. "If the making of movies is con- centrated in one place, in one group, in one kind of jjerson alone — then, no matter how good the product, it will not serve us well; it cannot grow; it will stale." Now that the Film Festival is over, in a very real sense it is only begin- ning. Now the award-winning films will be sent out to local film councils throughout the country to be shown to new audiences of film-users and pro- gram-planners. The following film councils have al- reatly scheduled showings: Duluth, Minnesota; International Falls, Minne- sota: Topeka, Kansas; Los .Angeles, California; Dayton, Ohio; Chicago, Illi- nois (an encore, of course), and Spo- kane, Washington. •Another on-going result of the .As- sembly and Festival is a "Film .Society Caucus" organized so that film socie- ties throughout the nation may co- ordinate their activities. (For more in- formation, write .Art .Assum, Chairman, Film Society Caucus, Room 854, 430 S. Michigan .Ave,, Chicago 5, Illinois.) And so the work begun at the first annual .American Film .Assembly and Festival goes on into the future toward the second Amercan Film .Assembly ;ind Festival in 195.'). — JNS GOLDEN REEL AWARD WINNERS ( 1 ) Agriculture and Natural Resources AMERICAN FARMER Entrant: Ford Motor Company. Pro- ducer: MPO Productions Recognitions of Merit to IN FERTILE SOIL (Entrant: Alan Shilin Productions. Sponsor: Notional Council of the Episcopal Church) ond UNDERSTANDING OUR EARTH (Entrant: Coronet Films) (2) Geography and Travel LAND OF THE LONG DAY Entrant: Notional Film Board of Canada. Recognitions of Merit to EL DORADO (Entrant: British Information Services. Producer: Argosy- Crown Film Unit) and HIGHWAY BY THE SEA (Entronf: Ford Motor Company. Producer; Dynamic Films, Inc.) (3) Graphic and Visual Arts MARTIN AND GASTON Entrant: George Brest and Asso- ciates. Producer: George K. Arthur. Distributor: Brandon Films. Recognitions of Merit to HENRY MOORE (Entrant: British Broadcasting Company-TV. Distributor: British Information Services) and ANALOGIES NO. I (Entrant: James R. Davis. Distributor: Film Images, Inc.) (4) History and Biography THE AMERICAN ROAD Entrant: Ford Motor Company. Pro- ducer: MPO Productions Recognitions of Merit to THE SETTLER (En- tront: National Film Board of Canada) and THE AIR AGE (Entrant: Time, Inc., March of Time Division. Distributor: McGraw-Hill Book Company) (5) Home and Family FRUSTRATING FOURS AND FASCINATING FIVES Entrant: Notional Film Board of Canada. Producer: Crawley Films, Ltd. Recognitions of Merit to LET ME SEE (Entrant: Department of Cinema, University of Southern California. Sponsor: Los Angeles Nursery School for Visually Handicapped Children) and ROOTS OF HAPPINESS (Entrant: Mental Health Film Board. Producer: Sun Dial Films, Inc. Sponsor: Puerto Rico Dept. of Public Health) (61 Medical Sciences PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS Entrant: E. R. Squibb & Sons. Pro- ducer: Sturgls-Grant Productions. Recognitions of Merit to MAN TO MAN (Entrant: Mental Health Film Board. Pro- ducer: Affiliated Film Producers Inc. Sponsor: States of New Jersey, Michigan end Alaska. Distributor: International Film Bureau) and MOLLY GROWS UP (Entrant: Medical Arts Productions. Producer: Photo and Sound Pro- ductions. Sponsor: Personal Products Corpora- tion) (7) Religion and Ethics FOR EVERY CHILD Entrant: Broadcosting & Film Com- mission, Dept. of Children's Work, Dept. of Audio-Visual and Radio Education of the Notional Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. Producer: Paul Heard Recognitions of Merit to ONE MAN'S OPIN- ION (Entrant: National Film Board of Canada) and HERITAGE (Entrant: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith — made in cooperation with the United Christian Youth Movement and the Catholic Youth Orgonizotion of Chi- cago. Distributor: McGraw-Hill Book Company) (8) Safety FARM PETROLEUM SAFETY Entrant: American Petroleum In- stitute. Producer: Colburn Film Services. Recognitions of Merit to LOOK WHO'S DRIV- ING (Entrant: Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Producer: United Productions of America) ond OUT OF DARKNESS (Sponsor: General Elec- tric Compony. Producer: March of Time) (9) Soles Promotion QUALITY IN PHOTOGRAPHIC LENSES Entrant: Eastman Kodak Company Recognitions of Merit to TIME FOR EVERY- BODY (Entrant: CBS-Rodio Network. Pro- ducer: United Productions of America. Dis- tributor: Movies, USA Inc.) and EVERYBODY'S HANDICAPPED (Entrant: Notional Film Board of Canada. Producer: Graphic Associates- Sponsor: Canadian Dept. of Labor) (101 Science "A" IS FOR ATOM Entrant: General Electric Com- pany. Producer: John Sutherland Productions, Inc. Recognitions of Merit to EMBRYONIC DE- VELOPMENT NO. I — THE CHICK (Entrant: Notional Film Board of Canada! ond OPERA- TION HURRICANE (Entrant: British Informa- tion Services. Producer: Ministry of Supply, London. Sponsor: Central Office of Informa- tio.-i) (11) Sociological and Political Under- standing SKIPPY AND THE THREE R'S Entrant: National Education Asso- ciation. Producer: Agrafilms Inc. Recognitions of Merit to WORLD WITHOUT END (Entrant: Unesco. Producer: Basil Wright, international Realist, Ltd., London. Distrib- utor: Brandon Films 1 and MAJORITY VOTE (Entrant: National Film Board of Canada) (12) Training WORKING AND PLAYING TO HEALTH Producer: Affiliated Films. Spon- sor: Illinois Dept. of Public Wel- fare. Entrant: Mental Health Film Board. Distributor: InternotiongI Film Bureau, Inc. Recognitions of Merit to FIGHTING FOREST FIRES WITH HAND TOOLS (Entrant: Notional Film Board of Canada. Sponsor: Canadian Dept. of Resources & Development — Forestry Branch), FUNCTIONAL TEACHING OF BASIC ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS (Entrant: Dept. of the Navy, Washington, D, C. Pro- ducer: Dynamic Films), and SEEING IS BE- LIEVING (Entrant: Caterpillar Troctor Com- pany. Producer: The Calvin Company) May, 1954 181 How a Miami school is trying to solve . . . THE nmm mmnu problem by MADOYLEN W. BROWN, DORA W. STEINER, ELEANOR MATTESON, and F. EDGAR LANE This article zvas not written to register complaints. It was written to show that materials of instruc- tion can no longer be considered as a number of unrelated parts of a public school system's administra- tion. It was written to show that we need to consider all materials of instruction — books, films, film- strips, recordings, etc. — as an in- tegral part of curriculum planning. We need to find ways to coordinate these materials and to make them abundantly and easily available to teachers and students exactly when they want and need them. This article luas written by Mrs. Madoylen W. Brown, who coordi- nates the work of the Basic Educa- tion teachers in Kinloch Park Junior High School; Miss Dora W. Steiner, Librarian; Miss Eleanor Malteson, Guidance Counselor and Audio-Visual Representative, and' Mr. F. Edgar Lane, Supervisor, In- structional Materials Department, Board of Public Instruction, Dade County. Thus we have represented various faculty points of viexc. THE Basic Education program was introduced at the Kinloch Park Junior High School in the fall of 1950. The curriculum was based upon a large block of time (two or three 55-minute periods) in which units of work were organized according to the interest and needs of students. As the school moved into the program the teachers encountered many problems. Perhaps the greatest of these problems and the one common to most teachers was that of materials of instruction and where to get them. To solve this problem, cooperation and planning by the faculty were necessary. They arranged a common twice-a-week planning period to run throughout the year. .\t these meetings teachers planned resource units to be riON The I.iiiing City presents a compre- hensive examination of the problem of city slums and urban congestion by tracing the historic .growth of urban bliglit, identifying the outstanding causes, and ])roviding some remedial suggestions. Ihougli opening scenes show exten- sive new building construction, suc- ceeding Views reveal the coexisting blight and decay that mar the cities of .America. In reply to the narrator's question as to how this condition arose, the film cites the replacement of water, man, and animal power by steam as the instigating force that led to the concentration of industry and labor and the growth of compact and rigid communities. Scenes of central busi- ness districts with tluir numerous sky- scrapers illustrate further the addi- tional concentration efietted by the elevator. ,\ discernible pattern in cities, the narrator remarks, is one characterized by a dense core in the central business area that is bound by a ring of deterioration and blight, around which lie the better residential districts, and farther beyond the city limits, the parasite suburbs. The film then analyzes the problem in terms of its impact on specific groups in the community: a businessman, in the face of transportation difficulties, decides to move his plant outside the city; a housewife fears the ill effects of a delinquent neighborhood on the sound development of her son; a negro girl plays a game of make- believe with her friends within an atmosphere of physical decay, moral deprivation, and despair. In the next sequence a city archi- tect describes the cycle of urban de- velopment as a process of growth, decay, and renewal, and identifies some of the major roadblocks to the eventual completion of the last stage. .As an inspector surveys the afflicted areas of a city, the film portrays dra- matic situations that exemplify these obstacles, and summarizes them as high land costs, racial segregation, and in- dustrial blight. The resistance to re- newal in turn is shown to result in the growth of the city's parasite com- munities, the suburbs. -As one po.ssible way to resolve the problem, the architect proposes a city payroll tax or merger, but whatever the solution, it must satisfy the inves- tor, the citizen, and the suburbanite. The film then shows the attempts of four major cities to deal with urban blight: Baltimore with its Housing Code and Housing Court; Pittsburgh and its smoke abatement program and the reconstruction of its central core; Philadelphia and its policy of seeking suggestions from its citizens; and Chi- cago and its program of reconstruc- tion that draws on both private and public funds. The closing sequences touch upon the need for city thoroughfares to handle the increasing flow of traffic. First and foremost, however, the film proposes an administrative reorganiza- tion of the city that would remove the political hodge-podge within its limits and extend the responsibility for urban redevelopment to the suburbs. .AJ?PR.AISAL / The members of the committee rec- ommended that this film be used with high school, college, and adult audi- ences to provide a comprehensive analysis of the problem of urban What about this child? Where does she live? . . . The shame ot Amenco's slums is realistically depicted in "The Living City" in terms of "the population we deny." May, 1954 189 FOCUS ON... NEW FILMS-FILMSTRIPS ON: Marriage, Child Guidance, Speech, Labor, Current Affairs, Physics, Chemistry, Shop, Engineering Drawing WRITE FOR NEW CATALOG Text-Film Department McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY 330 W. 42 St. — New York 36 KINESIS Incorporated is pleased to present the film LET'S CO TO ART SCHOOL produced for the CALIFORNIA SCHOOL of FINE ARTS by David Meyers narration written & spoken by Ernest Mundt, director of the school The film will be of special interest to high school & college art teachers and guidance counsellors. 12 min., color; booking fee $1.50 purchase price $90.00 full information from KINESIS, INC. 16mm Films Art Documentary Experimental 566 Commercial St. Son Francisco, Colif. 54 West 47th St. New York 36, N. Y. blight, to idciuily .sonic of the prom- inent cau.se,s, and to suggest remedial measures. The general treatment of liie subject possesses a documentary Ihivor and is strt-iigthcned considerably by adding dramatic sound and music to vivid ami pertinent visuals. The film not only succeeds in portraying the dismal scjualor and the moral de- cay of our slums, but conveys a note of hope and encouragement to those in the community that can be aroused to act. For again, the problem is not one of inadequate materials and tech- niques, but one of marshalling human determination and resourcefulness in a democratic society. (National Film Board of Canada, 1270 .Avenue of the .Americas, New York 20. N. Y.) 6 minutes, Ifimm, sound, black and white, 19.53. |i20. DESCRIPTION As the first in a series of films on controversial topics ("What Do You Think?") this film poses the problem of the right of the individual in the minority to oppose the decision of the majority when that decision threatens to violate the dignity and integrity of some members of the group. .\s two high school students enter their classroom for an emergency meet- ing, the class campaign representative is shown vigorously urging the mem- bers to contribute to a welfare fund. The narrator relates that by a group vote the class established one dollar to be the miniminn contribution by each student. With the help of a ciiart in full view before the class, the repre- sentative notices that Margo, Tom, Lois, and Joe Taylor are still delin- (|uent in their contribution. Margo (juitkly yields to the suggestion that she will invite group disapproval if she does not contribute. Lois in tiuii agrees to accept a loan offered by the representative in order to meet her Cjuota. Joe Taylor, however, continues to resist the pressures and criticizes the coercive methods being used. In reply to the representative's retort that salesmanship and advertising get things done, he informs the group that Lois couldn't afford her dollar, and that Tom decided not to take part in the meeting when he discovered that the record of each member's contribution was being publicly dis|)layed on the chalkboard. .\t this point, a student enters to report that a rival class has already recorded a one hundred per cent res]x)nse. Tliereupon, the class rejiresentative implores Joe not to let the (lass down, to present his dollar and bring the cla.ss contribution to a winning total. While he sits in full gaze of his clas.smates, Joe's facial expressions and manner reveal signs of a severe inner struggle between a principle that he values and the responsibility that he feels toward his groiqj. In concluding, the narrator suggests that if Joe con- tributes, he will give up something more than a dollar; if he doesn't, he will oppose the wishes of the group. The film leaves solution to Joe's cli- lennna open for discussion by the audience. APPRAISAL The committee mendjers agreed that this film should be highly useful with teenage groups in school and com- munity and with adult audiences in analyzing and discussing the nature of the rights and responsibilities of both the majority and minority in a democratic society. The film is espe- cially suited to initiate an inquiry into the legitimacy of particular meth- ods that are frequently used to gain conformity to a group pattern. One member emphasized tiie need for skill- ful liandling of the discussion to avoid the possibility of creating a negative attitude toward welfare campaigns in general. Though some members felt that the quality of sound and photog- raphy was lacking, the majority agreed that the sincerity and enthusiasm of the youthful performers more than off- set this technical deficiency to provide the teacher and group leader with a good discussion film. THE mmmm MICROSCOPE (Bausch X: Lomb Optical Co., Roch- ester 2, New York) 23 minutes, IGmm, sound, color or black and white. §110 or .S.^O. Produced by Sturgis-Grant Productions, Inc. DE.SCR1PTION The different types of compound microscopes, the principle of operation that is involved, tlie nature and func- tions of the component parts, and the ways of using and caring for the microscopes are discu.s.sed in this film. Opening scenes that identify vari- ous types of compound microscopes are followed by a discussion of tiie basic principle of light control that operates in the optical system. Using a diagrammatic presentation that traces the paths of light through the dillereiu lenses and the eye piece, the film shows how the compound microscope creates a virtual image niagnified nianv times the size of the 190 Educational Screen real image. To be serviceable, how- ever, the microscope, the narrator re- marks, must be constructed with mi- nute jirecision and assembled care- fully. The following .scenes then ident- ify the component parts of the instru- ment, indicate the respective purposes that they serve, and illustrate how the parts are assembled. .\s each part is discussed and positioned on the micro- sco])e, an animated drawing that re- mains on the screen throughout the process of assembly registers the stages of recon,struction, while, at the same time, indicating those parts that re- main to be assembled. With the as- sembly of the microscope completed, the film pictures a number of sources of illumination and illustrates how the intensity and color of the li,ght can be controlled through the use of filters and adjustable diaphragms. The next sequence of scenes por- trays the manner of operating the microscopes. Here, the technicjue of dividing the screen provides siinul- taneously a view of the operator ma- nipulating the microscope and a pic- ture of the magnified portion of the specimen that he perceives. While describing the ])roper use of the micro- scope, the film demonstrates the fol- lowing: the process of achieving coarse and fine adjustments of focus; the im- possibility of obtaining sharp focus in both the central and fringe areas at the same time; the ways of improving resolution in the image; and how a drop of oil that fills the air space be- tween the lens and the specimen elim- inates refraction caused by air. Re- |3eated emphasis is given to the neces- sity lor caution while focusing in or- der to avoid contact between the lens and the specimen. The closing scenes reinforce the narrator's observation that the great- est potential danger to the microscope arises out of impro]jer handling. They ]jortray ways of cleaning and caring for the microscope that would as.5ure its use for a lifetime in the study of an "otherwise invisible world." .\PPR.4ISAL The committee members felt that this film could be shown to senior high school and college classes to de- scribe the construction, method of op- eration, and care of the compound microscope. The effective use of close-up photography, the restrained commentary, and a carefuf pacing of the film presentation all combine to facilitate an easy grasp of the con- tent by the viewer. Though the color A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR MAY 15 — Fourth Annual Film Festivol of the Film Council of Greater Boston, Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass. MAY 23-28 — National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, Chi- cago, III. JUNE 16-17 — Seventh Annual Cleveland Film Festivol, Cleveland, Ohio. JUNE 21-27 — American Film Week, Center for Continuation Study, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis JUNE 24-25 — Fifteenth Annual Audio- visual Education Conference, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. JUNE 27-JULY 2 — Ninety-second An- nual Meeting of the National Education Association, New York, N. Y. JULY 25-29 — National Institute for Audio-Visual Selling, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. photography is generally of superior quality, the black microscopes make difficult an accurate delineation of the component parts. However, a liberal and appropriate use of drawings and diagrams, along with close-ups of the individual parts during the assembly of the microscope, tend to assure a clear and concise description of the nature and function of this instru- ment. . . . for today's classrooms Here are the newest additions to the famous library of Coronet films . . , the popular teaching titles in today's classrooms. It is time now to evaluate these 16mm sound motion pictures for possible purchase later on. Preview prints are available to you at no obligation except return postage. Schubert and His Music Geography of Your Community Johnny AppJeseed Johnny Appleseed: A Legend of Frontier Life Beethoven and His Music Mozart and His Music Schubert and His Music Poenns Are Fun Football ^'undanaentals ; Blocking and Tackling Learning About Our Bodies Water, Water, Everywhere How Animals Help Us How Plants Help Us Spanish Conquest of the New World These are only a few of the 546 superior Coronet films . . . covering all grade levels and virtually all subject areas. Each film is fully described in the new 1954-1955 Coronet Catalogue . . . along with complete purchase, rental-purchase and rental information. If you don't have your Iree copy, write today to: Coronet Films Dept. ES-554 Coronet Building Chicago 1. Illinois May, 1954 Writing for more information.' Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 191 bepartment MED mmw 11 Most summer camps are busy enough program-wise but not rich enough. Some programs are pretty thin soup. M:iiiy things are covered, but only thinh. Children get bored. The staff huks zest. Even the morale of the di- rector may sag a little. Diagnosis may show a program diet deficient in vita- min "F." The strange thing is that vita- mins can't substitute for one another. The only known cure for vitamin-F deficiency is FILMS. Films for this deficiency need not be of the funny variety, or of the fea- ture variety, but rather of the educa- tional type, produced by such houses as Coronet Films, Encyclopaedia Brit- annica Films. Young America Films, and many others. These films deal with many subjects but those best suited to campers will be those about trees, and streams, and birds, and woods, and deserts, and glaciers, and camp crafts, and animals of the woods and the sea, and films which tell about weather, and storms, and erosion, and the life of people in primitive or senii-priniitivc societies. These and others arc right there in the catalog, awaiting your study. Many of them will be right down the street at the local film library, await- ing your booking. And most of them have a running time of 1 1 to 20 min- utes, leaving time within a half-hour for questions and just plain enthusi- astic talk. And where can you get a half-hour for this vitamin-rich experience? That's your problem. You have the daily schedule before you. Of this you can be sure: every minute of the camper's life in the out-of-doors can be made Letters, films, filmstrips, etc. for Church Depart- ment Editor William S. Hockman should be sent to him at 5 Spring Grove Ave., Sa7i Anselmo, Cali- fornia. twice as meaningful if he is condi- tioned by a film experience to see more, and to think more, and wonder more as he faces nature "on location" after he has seen some on the screen. All summer long he may see birds, but never really see a bird. ,411 summer long he ma) see trees, but never really see a tree. He may see Oora and fauna, and never behold the wonder of a flower or a faun! How pitiful! Con- ditioned by the concentrated and rich experience which the screen can bring him. the camper sees with new eyes into the world of plants, animals, in- sects and fishes, and beholds in the little gully of a sandbank the mighty wonder of Grand Canyon, and sees in the swirling clouds of a summer thun- derstorm one tiny act of Nature's everlasting drama. You have been warned about the vitamin deficiency which may strike your camp this summer, and now is the time for action. Give them films, the only known cure! FOCUSED WORSHIP Pictures can be used to focus atten- tion in worship services. The picture used relates closely to the theme or main idea of the worship service. The power of the picture in such services derives from the tendeniy of the eyes to stay on the picture and the tendency of the mind to follow the eyes. In this way the picture helps the leader of the service keep the attention of all wor- shipers on the theme of the worship. Flat pictures can be used in picture- focused worship. They are especially effective with small children. Such pic- tures should be large enough to be clearly seen by all the children. It helps to bring the children into a com- pact group right in front of the picture. Keep it at the level of their eyes. When little people sit on the floor for their moments of worship, lower the picture. Complicated pictures should not be used in the picture- focused worship of small children, or any children. Select those that have a central idea and by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN where the detail is not elaborated. For the child, one idea at a time is best. .\nd it should be remembered that the child's attention span controls the length of the total worship program. While the picture will tend to hold and concentrate his attention, it cannot be expected to lengthen materially his attention span. Under the third grade, the effective s])an in worship is much less than many teachers realize. Picture- focused worship should not exceed five to seven minutes for this age level. With Juniors it can be stretched to ten minutes. Projected pictures can be used also. They have more power to concentrate the attention. The conditions of pro- jection make their contribution. In picture-focused worship, the picture re- mains on for the duration of the serv- ice. Tiie image should be clear and bright, and no larger than the group requires. In rooms where the screen and projector have fixed locations, the usual image must be taken. But in more fluid situations, which often pre- vail in the lower grades, the group should be kept compact. The image in its width should be approximately one sixth the distance to those farthest away from the screen. Whether projected or flat, let the pictures do most of the work. Don't talk the picture to death. If you have chosen a theme which is real to the child, and selected a picture which is closely related to the theme, then i)ick other materials which will relate to the picture. The picture will keep the mind on the central theme, anci this gives the leader a chance to enrich all the meanings by making the picture speak its message. .\ll comments of the leader about the ])icture shoidd be appreciative. They must deal with the message of the pic- ture; never with external things like its artistic quality, or its history, or with the artist. (This should be re- served for picture appreciation.) These programs require study and prepara- tion. The picture must shed light on all that is said. What is said must evoke the meaning of the picture relative to your theme and intention. There must 192 Educational Screen be interadioii between tlie picture and the spoken word, the hymns, the pray- ers, the meditation. Keep to the spirit and the mood of worsliip. Be brief. Start with flat pictures. Work, up to projected ones. Utilize the reguhir teaching pictures which come with the lessons. • Be on the alert for pictures. For ex- ample, get the Kodachronie slide tata- Irjg from The Society for Visual Educa- tion (1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14) and select a few pictures suitable to your purposes. For a few dollars you can add great enrichment to your wor- .ship and bring in variety. Try picture- focused worsliip next summer. You will find it etiective and worth your effort. WHAT TO USE The Bamboo Curtain This is not the time to forget China. .\fter a century of concern, we must not slump into a decade of indiffer- ence. The church and its people can remain intelligently concerned even in this dark hour for China. Ck-rtainly ive must not lower a bamboo curtain of our own indifference before oiir- sehes. What can we do? We can think, and we can seek to understand. This is the right of human integrity and dig- nitv. When those who w'ould fasten their evil and inhuman system on C;hina have been defeated, the surviv- ing Christian remnant there will bid the Western churches return and help rebuild, and build anew. One way to stimulate our thinking, .nuide our understandiiig, and main- tain our concern is to see and use thoughtfullv motion pictures which come from pre-Soviet China. We rec- onniiend the following: Letter from China, 30 minutes and color or black and white, gives the impressions of a young missionary at the end of his first year. The Com- munist days, he can see, are not far away. My Nam/' Is Han, 2") minutes and black and white, tells the story of how a Chinese farmer, driven from his home by the Japanese army, returns to his ruined farm and wrecked home. When his pliglu becomes the concern of the Christian community, he pon- ders why, coming at last to his answer. Who will be there to help when the day of the present ])oliti(al bandits is over? Bridge to Yinslti, a b"autiful 18-niin- ute color tihi) with a deep challenge; does religion make a difference in the life we live? Two cities, one in .Amer- ica and the other in China, are con- trasted. Some 80 years ago they were the same size and situated similarly. .\s they developed, each in its pattern, what was the creative power and in- fluence of religion? It will make every thoughtful church member more thoughtful — and grateful for his heri- tage, and perhaps kindle within him a deeper appreciation of its richness, its beauty, and truth. These three films are highly recom- mended. They have good technical qualities. They have much to say to us. Let us use them in our churches, and clubs, and schools and thus defy, and defeat to a degree, the bamboo curtain. Bill's Decision Never large, the stream of audio- visual materials dealing with the sub- ject of temperance has gotten down to a mere trickle. It is good, therefore, to observe that the Church of the Brethren, through its General Broth- erhood Board (Elgin, 111.), has made a recent contribution to temperance education materials. Bill's Decision is a 79-frame color filmstrip with the commentary on one side of a 33-1/3 rpm microgroove rec- ord. The pictures are stylized draw- ings. They are well constructed and carry their fair share of the message. On his summer vacation Bill, a Prepare NOW for your VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL and summer programs . . • > CATHEDRAL FILMSTRIPS Make your summer teaching a success. OLD and NEW TESTAMENT . . . there is a filmstrip to help you do a better job of teaching. Authentic portrayal of many Bible Stories impart vi\id impressions of the people and the conditions of that period. Here's Why, Churches Use More Cathedral Filmstrips than any other • We have more subjects made with LIVE ACTORS — cost no more. • Largest library of any single producer of TOP QUALITY religious and choracter building filmstrips. • Prepared specifically to aid your teaching. • Study Guides for preparation and utilization. • More than 100 filmstrip subjects ... many with records. • 300 conveniently located authorized dealers to serve you. for DEPENDABLE QUALITY always use CATHEDRAL FILMSTRIPS Ask for ILLUSTRATED CATALOG Cathedral^ilms 140 NORTH HOLLYWOOD WAY BURBANK, (AllFORNIA May, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 193 _^^i nnouncina,,. A NEW motion picture on Normal Menstruation Molly Grows Up — For presentation to girls nine to fifteen years of age — 16mm., sound, black and white 15 minutes in length For preview and rental and purchase information, please write: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS {formerly Medical Films, Inc.) 116 Natoma Street, San Francisco 5 or 11 West 42nd Street, New Vork 36 Free-Loan Films Color-J6mm Sound 20 m mutes Thy Word Giveth Light The Whole Armor For use in your: • Church School • Youth Groups • Evening Church services Write for FREE CATALOG listing films, slides and displays American Bible Society I>C|)t VM 5 44<» Fourth Avenue New York 16, New York Please send me your free film catalog Name Organization or Title No. & Street City & State twelve-year-old, runs into a number of temperance situations. His uncle, a farmer, has some rules about smoking and drinking and Rill finds out what makes his luitle think and act as he does. His older cousins, Tom and .Mary, rome back home for their vaca- tions and Bill learns from them some of the "facts about life among those who are intemperate." This filmstrip does not bog down under a load of facts, but holds U) the ceiural idea that personal decisions, rationally arrived at, are of crucial im- portance if youth is to escape the vice of smoking and the evil of drink. This lilmstrip is accompanied by a guide for the leader which contains a printed version of the commentary. It is recommended for use with grades four through seven. Filmstrips for Young Children Church schools have needed more visual material suited to the needs of children under the Junior age, and the following are designed to meet this need. In The Boy Who Helped Jesus we have a short and simple story of Simeon who shared his lunch of two fishes and five small loaves with the crowd which followed Jesus. In The Children Visit Jesus, we see some chil- dren, playing near the Master and His friends, make and give to Him a gar- land of flowers. Both filmstrips are in (olor and the artwork is good, al- though the flora and typography of Palestine are somewhat idealized. Many educators will prefer pictures which are more authentic: oth;:rs will insist that it makes no difference. S/jring Is Here is a 27-frame filmstrip of color photographs which rejoices in the coming of Spring. The captions are verified in a delightful way and are to be read to the child. .Although the strip is ideal for Kindergarten and Primary children, this reviewer doubts that it will hold the interest of Juniors. (\\\ three of these filmstrips were produced by the Society for Visual Education, 1345 Divcrsev Parkway, Chicago 11, 111.) Audio Resources on India The record album Asia Calling is now available direct from the Bro.id- casting and Film C:ommission (220 Fifth Ave., N. Y. I) and contains a great deal of highly usable material on India - messages to America by Indian churchmen; songs and instru- mental music, and other materi:ils which even the slightly creative and miaginative local leader can use in building interesting and informative programs on India, her people, her culture, and the work of the Christian church among these wonderful peo pie. The material on India alone i worth the price of five dollars, and tha means the other materials on China Japan. Korea, the Philippines. Sian and Burma are free! As one who ha: used this material extensively. I rec ommend it enthusiasricallv. urn & mm # T he 40-minute motion picture Faith of our Families, produced by Concordia Films (St. Louis 18), was recently given the 1953 award for ex- cellence by the National Evangelical Foundation of Glenside, Pennsylvania. • On March 24th, ground was broken in Tokyo, Japan, for a two-story S75.000 Christian Audio-Visual Center, located on land given by the Aoyama Gakuin, a Christian school. This new center will house the film, radio, and TV activities of the Church of Christ in Japan (Kyodan) and will be a production and training center of vast and far-reaching importance. • Lost and Found is a filmstrip tell- ing about four young people %vho came to realize that they were lost spiritually and needed an inner change. It has 105 frames. Building Men to Build Tomorrow is a 78-frame filmstrip interpreting and promoting the work of the Presbyterian theolog- ical seminaries. Both are in sound (7i/2 ips tape, or 33-1/3 rpni micro- grcove. or 78 rpm records) and are available from the Department of C;hurch Relations. 825 Witherspoon Building. Philadelphia 7, Pa. • .Another curriculum enrichment filmstrip, The Difjerence, by the Chris- tian Education Press (1505 Race St.. Philadelphia) is now ready and cor- relates with tlie general theme. "Chris- tian Li\ing in Our World." In some 60 color frames and a good commen- tary it tells about the Lindsay family and the difference prayer came to have in their lives. The user's guide con- tains utilization suggestions and a com- mentary for children and another for adults. (To be reviewed.) CHRISTIAN LIVING FILMSTRIPS • 44 subjects now available, many in fuii color. • Used and recommended by neor- ly oil Protestant denominot.ons. : • Send for free illustrated catalog. j Church Screen Productions JP.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn "I 194 Educational Screen Looking at the literature AUDIO-VISUAL METHODS IN TEACHING - REVISED EDITION (1954) by Edgar Dale. The Dryden Press, Inc., 31 W. 54th St., New York 19, N. Y. 434 pages. $6.25. When one attempts to review the completely new and revised edition of Edgar Dale's "Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching," he finds himself hard pressed for words. The superlatives were all used up in describing the original, both at the time of its pub- lication in 1946 and in the years since as audio-visual students and teachers became dependent upon it as the text. This new book-of-the-years has the most of the most —most pages, most logic, most pictures, most readability, and most utility. It is solidly con- structed on the soundest of founda- tions. Each chapter fits neatly into the total jjlan, and each gives an expanded and full treatment to its subject. The thouglufidly edited source and refer- ence lists throughout the book add greatly to the value. Using the original framework — the "cone of experience" — and the three major divisions of the text: the WHY, the WHAT, and the HOW, Dale has re-thought, rewritten, and re-illustrated his words, creating a completely new book. It is larger, more comprehensive, fompletely up to date. Of course there is a new chapter on Educational Tele- vision, but there is also a magnificent new chapter on "Color as an .Aid in Teaching," illustrated with page after page of integrated full-color pictures. Tlie new chapter on "Himian Rela- tions in Education" provides the base lor discussion of some of the newest audio-visual materials and their use in this important area of curriculum emphasis. Like the original Dale volume, and its pioneering predecessor, Hoban's "Visualizing the Curriculum," this Re- vised Edition is a "show-stopper" in the textbook maker's art. It, too, prac- tices what it preaches — audio-visually. It uses functionally the power of the graphic and photographic arts to bring greater meaning to words. It is a book that communicates superbly because it combines the skills of a master teacher- communicator with those of a pub- lisher who not only has "know-how" but "want-to." We've waited intently for Dale's Re- vised Edition for two or three years. The original volume was the first sig- nificant audio-visual text following the great advances made in the use of audio-visual materials for war training and war information purposes. It came at a time of great need. .Audio- visual methods had been proved. The urgent need was to know how to apply them to all educational tasks. .Ad- vances of the next several years were rapid, and a textbook that had led the way needed revision to consolidate the gains and continue to lead. We've waited for that revision; we've read it thoroughly. It has been worth waiting for.-PCR. To be reviewed next month: "Sixty Years of I6mm Film, 1923-1983, A Symposium," published by the Film C.oundl of America. Just o££ the Press!.. . ...a practical text and leacK rdcrciuc wliich will show the teacher how to utilize audio-visual materials in teaching, and the aclininistralor and coordinator how to oigani/e and administtr an insliliuioiial inaleiials program. THE AUDIO-VISUAL READER Dr. James S. Kinder San Dieeio State College by Dr. F. Dean MeClusky San Diego State College I his new book is bioad in scope and covers all subject areas from the elemenlary school to Ihe college and university. There are nearlv 200 articles, written bv over 141) aiilhois. cciinmiilces and commissions. It not only covers the history and development, but also includes future tiends. Ihe book is the result of veais of close contact with audio-visual research, writing, experimentation, teaching, and administration bv two of the leading auMiovisnal eclucatois of the I'nitcd Stales. Because the book has been so carcftdly planned, logically organized, and is so broad in scope, it will be a teachable and serviceable addition to the teaching tcM>ls used in a variety of classes. It is truly a definitive volume in audiovisual education. I here are 400 large pages in this bcaulifully doth bound book. It sells for 3.75. ORDER YOUR COPY NOW WM. C. BROWN COMPANY Publishers DUBUQUE, IOWA CONVERT YOUR PROJECTOR TO AN AUTOMATIC PROJECTOR SLIDE CHANGER NEWEST WAY TO STORE AND SHOW SLIDES Alrequlpt DUAL-PURPOSE TABLE VIEWER Brilliant, evenly illuminated viewer for 2x2 slides. Ground and potistied lens, 2 standard 6-Watt frosted lamps, 6' cord and switch. Can be used with »^m nr Airequipt Slide Changer. )I4.9J Alrequlpt AUTOVIEW — Table Viewer with Automatic Slide Changer $27.95 CARRYING CASES pC-6 — For 6 mag. 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College, Normal June 7-)uly 10, July 12-Aug. 14 Audio-Visual Aids Doris D. Ryan Florence Stote Teachers College, Florence May 31 -July 23 Audio-Visual Education Fannie Schmitt, Nelson Van Pelt Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Institute June 5-Aug. 13 Introduction to Audio-Visual Education Abraham H. Peeler University of Alabama, University June 7-JuIy 16 Audio-Visual Instruction Jomes F. Cummings Organization & Administration of Audio- Visual Materials James F. Caldwell ARIZONA Arizona State College, Tempe June 7-July 10 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Irene Bowyer Bowyer July I2-Aug. 14 Audio-Visual Aids in Education R. Craig Rover Practicum in Audio-Visual Education Dwight W. Cool University of Arizona, Tucson June 7-July 10 Visual b Auditory Aids in Teaching Del Shelley Administration & Supervision of Audio-Visual Aids Shelley ARKANSAS Arkansas State College, Jonesboro June 7-July 9 Audio-Visual Materials W. L. Smith Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway June 7-Aug. 14 Techniques in Visual Education H. P. Zimmerman Southern State College, Magnolia June7-Julyl7 Audio-Visuol Educotion Elton Amburn University of Arkansas, Fayettevtile June 7-July 16 Audio-ViEual Education C. H. Crass Audio-Visual Methods CALIFORNIA California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland July 6-Aug. 13 Curriculum Materials George Arnstein California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo June 28-July 23 Audio-Visual Aids Maurice Garter Chico Stote College, Chico June 24-July 23 Audio-Visual Aids George Rosemon Organizotion & Administration of Audio- Visual Programs Rosemon Claremoflt College, Cloremont June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual Aids & Techniques W. R. Bailey College of the Holy Names, Oakland June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual Education Sister Mary Clare College of the Pacific, Stockton June22-Aug.27 Introduction to Audio- Visual Education William J. Dorden Workshop in Television Production John Crobbe Dominican College, Son Rafael June 28-Aug. 7 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Sister M. Richard Fresno State College, Fresno Audio-Visual Education Fay G. Dyer (Fresno Campus Session, June 14-July 23) Audio-Visual Education Elmer J. Peery IBakersfield Session, June 9-July 20) Audio-Visual Education Ralph F. Drath iVisalia Session, July 26-Sept. 3) Audio-Visual Education Joseph B. Murphy (Fresno Post Session, July 26-Aug. 6) Humboldt State College, Areata June21 -July30 Audio-Visual Education G. P. Cahoon Individual Research Projects Cahoon Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles June 22-July 31 Audio-Visual Education Sr. M Martin La Verne College, La Verne June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual Education Robert Stauffacher Mills College, Oaklond June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual Aids in Education _ . . _ Norman Pietan Occidental College, Los Angeles Materials & Methods in Audio-Visual In- struction (June 2-July 30) Charles N. Butt Tochistoscopic Techniques (June 28-July 9) Gaspar Cisneros Bornette alerting: FILM LIBRARIES I Every summer, film libraries all over the country entrust theiK prints to US for PEERLESS-SfRV/C/NG which includes: /Inspection /Scratch Removal /Cleaning /Repairs /Rehumidification V Replacements /"Peerless Treatment" to resist future damage Cleaned up and rejuvenated - back the prints go to you, ready for hard use again in the fall. SUMMERTIME IS THE RIGHT TIME for PEERLESS TO PUT YOUR PRINTS IN CONDITION FOR FALL USE 1 ' Cost? Surprisingly low . Write for price list ! 3eerless FILM PROCESSING CORPORATION Mi WEST 46lh STREET. NEW YORK 36, NEW YORK 959 SEWARD STREET, HOUYWOOD 38, CAIIF 196 CALIFORNIA (Continued) Posodeno Playhouse, Pasadena June 21 -July 2 Second Annual TV Institute & Workshop Socromento State College, Sacramento June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual Aids to Education J. Roy Barron, Charles R. Robinson San Diego State College, Son Diego June 28-Aug. 6 Television & Radio in the Classroom Audio-Visual-Radio Educotion Utilizing Audio-Visual Materials in the Classroom James S. Kinder Audio-Visual Conference (July 19-23) Kinder Creating Audio-Visual Materials for Class- room Use (Aug. 9-27) Kinder Son Francisco College for Women, San Fran- cisco June 28-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Aids Mother C. Welch Son lose State College, Son Jose June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Ruth O. Bradley, Richard B. Lewis, Corl B. Manner, A. Daniel Peck Workshop in Curriculum Materials James W. Brown Conference on Curriculum Materials Lewis Organization & Administration of the Cur- riculum Materials Center Brown Aug. 9-Sept. 3 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Lewis, Brown, Ward H. Phillips, Clarence Tyndoll Selection & Evaluation of Audio-Visual & Other Instruction Materials Brown, Lewis University of San Francisco, Son Francisco June 23-Aug. 4 Audio-Visual Educotion Walter Dietz University of Southern California, Los Angeles June 21 -July 31 Classroom Use of Audio-Visual Materials Sherman, Runner, Soderlund, Hall, Sarofion, Rachford, Gorow Evaluation of Audio-Visual Materials Soderlund Research & Theory in Audio-Visual Educa- tion Sherman Practicum in Audio-Visual Education Finn Direction of Audio-Visual Programs Sherman Master's Project Seminar Finn Thesis Finri Whittier College, Whittier June 21 -July 30 . , , Aug. 2-27 Audio-Visual-Rodio Education COLORADO Adams State College, Alamosa June 7-Aug. 14 Audio-Visual Aids Keats R. McKinney Colorado College, Colorado Springs June 21 - Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Robert Heinich Radio Production Woodson Tyree Colorado State College of Education, Greeley .J June 26-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Materials in Education ,. . Herbert Jensen University of Colorado, Boulder June 14-July 20 . ,. .,. , ^_, luly 22-Aug. 24 Audio-Visual Education William J. Walsh, Amo DeBernordis Laboratory Course in Audio-Visual Education Franklin H. Oetting, DeBernordis Administration of Audio-Visual Materials Oetting Western State College, Gunnison June 21 -Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Kenneth H. Hansen CONNECTICUT Danbury State Teachers College, Donbury June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids Instruction Arnold Hansen Care & Operation of Audio-Visual Equip- ment & Materials Hansen Fairfield University, Fairfield June 28-Aug. 6 Theory Cr Methods of Audio-Visual Education Leo Rosenthal Care & Operaton of Audio-Visual Aids ..... _ Rosenthal Hillyer College, Hartford June 28-Aug. 7 Selection & Use of Audio-Visual Materials Laboratory in Audio-Visual Education Instructor: Horry L. Beach New Haven State Teachers College, New Haven June 28-July 16 Workshop in Audio-Visual Aids Franklin Moore, Dorothy Davis University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport June 28-July 30 Preparation & Use of Audio-Visual Materials David M. Silverstone FLORIDA Bethune-Cookmon College, Doyfona Beach June-Aug. Basic Audio-Visual Education Operation & Maintenance of Audio-Visual Equipment Production of Audio-Visual Materials Instructor: Shirley B. Derricote Stetson University, DeLond June 21 -July 9 Materials & Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction Horland C. Merriom Educational Screen GEORGIA Albany State College, Albany June I4-Aug. 15 Techniques rn Audio-Visual Education R. H. Simmons Fort Volley Stote College, Fort Volley Ju-ie M-July 17, July 19-Aug. 21 Selection & Utilization of Audio-Visual Materials Catherine Weaver Mercer University, Macon June 14-July 28 Use of Audio- Visual Aids (port of a Cur- riculum Workshop) North Georgia College, Dahlonega July 19-Aug. 25 Audio-Visuol Education Orbey Southard IDAHO Idaho State College, Pocotello June 7-July 30 Audio-Visual Education Clarence Moore University of Idaho, Moscow June 1 4-Aug. 7 Audio-Visual Aids in Educotion Allan Perry ILLINOIS Augustono College, Rock Island June 14-July 23 Audio-Visual Education Amos L. Clay'iough Chicago Teachers College, Chicago Audio-Visuol Education Philip Lewis, Williom J. Quinly Concordio Teochers College, River Forest Audio-Visual Workshop H. H. Gross, John W. Klotz DePoul University, Chicago July 26-Aug. 6 Audio-Visuol Education Workshop Alfred Popillon Eastern Illinois State College, Charleston June 14-Aug. 6 The 16mm Film as o Medium of Communi- cation Arthur F. By.-nes Introduction to Audio-Visual Education Byrnes Northern Illinois State Teochers College, DeKolb June 21 -Aug. 13 Introduction to Audio-Visuol Educotion Otto J. Gobel Problems in Audio-Visual Education Virgil W. Alexander Northwestern University, Evanston June 21-July 31 Audio-Visuol Teochings Aids in the Element- ary School Charles R. Crakes Audio-Visual Teaching Aids in the Secondory Schools Crakes Western Illinois Stote College, Macomb July 16-Aug. 20 Visual Educotion Jennette N. Terrell Wheoton College, Wheoton June 15-25, July 24-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Education Grovener Rust Perceptual Aids in Teoching ' (June 26-July 23) Rust INDIANA BuHer University, Indianapolis June 15-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education P. W. Holoday Audio-Visual Education Workshop (June 28-July 21 C. Ross Deon Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute June 15-July 23 Workshop in Audio-Visuol Materials V. L. Totlock Administration of Audio-Visual Materials Russell McDougol Production of Audio-Visual Materials (July 19-Aug. 20) McDougal Indiono University, Bloomington June 16-Aug. 13 Production Techniques Beryl Blain, Mr. Corter, Warren Stevens, Clarence Floten, Mr. Kidder Survey of Audio-Visual Materials John Moldstod, Donald Auster Utilizofion of Audio-Visual Materials K. C. Rugg, John Persell Selection of Audio-Visual Moteriols Corolyn Guss, John Fritz Graphic Materials Edword Minor, Harvey Frye of Audio-Visual Moteriols Rollond Meiser Mr. Pett, Molcolm Fleming, John Tyo Research in Audio-Visual Materials or Radio Education Education Stoff Moster's Thesis in Audio-Visual Moteriols or Rodio Education Educotion Staff Educotionol Writing for Radio and Television . . George Johnson Administrotion of a College Center of Audio- Visual Materials L.C.Larson, John Molstad Doctor's Thesis in Audio-Visual Materials or Rodio Educotion Education Staff Utilization of Audio-Visual Materials „ . ... lAun. 12-28) Purdue University, Lafayette July 14-Aug. 7 Audio-Visuol Aids for Teochers George Salen Workshops in Audio-Visual Techniques for Teaching Foreign Languages (June 21- July 3, July 12-24 — enrollment limited to ,., 251 Elton Hocking St. Mory-of-the-Woods College, St. Mory-of- the-Woods June 30-Aug. 5 Principles of Audio-Visual Education ,,, , ^ Sister Dorothy Mary Workshop i.-i Audio-Visual Educotion Sister Mary Ruth I Preparation of Administration Production 1 1 New projector gives brighter, crisper pictures ...corner-to-corner sharpness A merican ical "OPAOUE "SCREEN TEST" shows efficiency of "Opaque 1000." To "see for yourself," ask for an actual demonstration of this remarkable new AO projector. 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Y. ^5| TALK fr*n y*i.r ICtCIN W^ w.tfc ya«r q..ctlv ^^ rrPEWKITTEN MESSAGES ^a RADIO.MAT SUOES W^L »CCI»T HO lUHIITUIl 1 MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Reguior size 3V4x4 or the Sold by Audio-Visual, 1 Supply Deolers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Oakridge Blvd., Da> New Duplex 2x2. >hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Dept. V, tona Beach, Flo. BOOK YOUR SUMMER COURSE FILMS NOW Prompt service More fhan 130 business education films available. Write for free cotolog to Dept. E-4 BUSINESS EDUCATION FILMS Film Center Building 630 Ninth Ave. New York 36, N. Y. SUMMER COURSES (Continued) IOWA Drake University, Des Moines June M-July 26, )uly 23-Aug. 27 Audio-Visual Materials in Education Paul Imbrocic Simpson College, Indicnola June 7-luly 30 Aud;o-Visual Aids in Teaching |ohn E. Dahl Upper lowo University, Fayette June 7-July 10 Audio-Visual Education Cha.les E. Campbell Westmar College, Le Mars July 12-Aug. 17 Audio-Visuol Education Carl David Lo.ig KANSAS Bethel College, North Newton May 27-June 29 Visual Aids Morjorie Ruth Friends University, Wichita July 12-20 Audio-Visual Education Alfred Smith Konsos State College, Manhattan June 2-12 Audio-Visual Aids Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina June 4-July 28 Elementary Methods (i.-icluding oudio-visual methods) August Zempke McPherson College, McPherson June 7-July 28 Audio-Visual Aids Max McAuley Municipal Univetsity of Wichita, Wichita June 7 -Aug. 6 Elementary Education Visual-Sensory Aids in Teaching Bernard Rezabek Southwestern College, Winfield May 31 -July 30 Audio-Visual Education F. W. Bigler Sterling College, Sterling June 28-Juty 9 Audio-Visual Education Eunice McGiM KENTUCKY Nazareth College, Louisville Audio-Visual Aids June 21 -Aug. 3 H. E. Sulley LOUISIANA Louisiano Polytechnic Institute, Ruston June 7-Aug. 7 Use of Audio-Visual Aids in the Classroom Robert H. Mount Northwestern State College, Natchitoches June M-Aug. 13 Visual Education Leroi Eversull Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond June 2-Aua. 6 Audio-Visual Education William M. Rigdon Southern University & A. & M. College, Baton Rouge June 7-Aug. 7 Audio-Visual Education Mrs. W. M. Edwards MAINE Aroostook Stote Teachers College, Presgue Isle June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Hoyden L. C. Anderson Colby College, Waterville June 28-Iuly IS, July 19-Aua. Audio-Visual Methods of Teaching French University of Maine, Orono July 6-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Clarence Oscar Bergeson Seminar in Audio-Visual Aids Bergeson MARYLAND lohns Hopkins University, Baltimore June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Ellis Haworth University of Moryland, College Park June 22-Julv 30 Audio-Visual Educotion Donold Moley Western Maryland College, Westminster July 26-AuQ. 28 Audio-Visual Aids Sara E. Smith MASSACHUSETTS Boston College, Chestnut Hill June 30-Aug. 9 Place of Audio-Visual Aids in Education Francis E. Murphv Boston University, Boston July 12-Aug. 21 Use of Audio-Visuol Aids in Teoching W. Roger "Zinn Laborotory in Audio-Visual Aids Zinn Production of Audio-Visual Aids Henry W. Syer Eostern Nazarene College, Wollaston June 12-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids R. w. Parsons Lesley College, Cambridge July 7-Aug. 18 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Allan Morris Mossochuseth Dept. of Educotion, Boston July 7-29 Communicotrons Workshop Kelsey B. Sweatt MICHIGAN Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant June 21 -July 30 Survey & Operation of Audio-Visual Equip- ment Byron Clendening, Robert Olson Audio-Visual Education Robert Olson Visual-Sensory Aids in Education Olson Mchigon State College, East Lansing Television-Workshop 'Aug. 2-20) Armond Hunter, Robert Crawford, William Tomlinson Northern Michigan College of Education, Marquette June 20-July 30 Audio-Visual Equipment Roy M. McCollom Audio-Visual Materials & Technioues Evon Kelley Visuol Senso y Aids McCollom MINNESOTA College of St. Thomas, it. Paul June 15-Aug. 6 Instructional Aids James LeMay Mocalester College, St. Paul June 21 -Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Methods & Matheriols Lyman Miles State Teachers College, Bimidji June 21-26 Audio-Visual Experiences in Education Arnold Luce State Teachers College, Moorhead June 7-12 Audio-Visual Instructional Materials Insti- tute H. B. Addicott State Teochers College, Winona June 14-July 23 Visual & Auditory Aids M. R. Raymond University of Min^iesota, Minneapolis June 14-July 19 Audio-Visual Materials in Education Problems in Audio-Visual Education July 21 -Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Materials in Education Audio-Visual & Equipment Laixirotory Problems in Audio-Visual Education Instructor; Neville P. Pearson MISSISSIPPI Blue Mountoijl College, Blue Mou.ntain, June 2-July 9 Audio-Visual Education Paul Graham University of Mississippi, University June 2-Aug. 1 5 Audio-Visual Materials in Education Organizaton & Direction of the Audio-Visual Program Utlizotion of Audio-Visual Materials in Education Instructor: Haley D. Worthy MISSOURI Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg June 7-July 30 Audio-Visual Education Howord F. Boltz Saint Louis University, St. Louis June 22-July 30 Visual & Auditory Aids Sister Mary Esther Buscher Southeast Missouri State College, Cope Girardeau May 3 1 -Aug. 4 Audio-Visual Instruction F. E. Snider Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield Audio-Visual Education H. A. Wise University of Missouri, Columbia June 14-Aug. 6 Selection & Utilization of Audio-Visual Materials in Teaching Carmel W. Ballew Washington Univetsity, St. Louis June 21 -July 23 Audio-Visual Instruction Lee E. Campiort MONTANA College of Great Falls, Greot Falls June 16-July 30 Audio-Visual Aids in the Enrichment of Learning Sister Agnes Gallagher Eastern Montana College of Education, Billings June 7-25 Audio-Visual Moterio's & Methods Robert Hamilton, Raymond N. Lowe Montano State College, Bozeman June 1 4-July 16 Visual Education William Johnstone Montana State University, Missoula June 14-|uiy 16 Audio-Visuol Aids Henry W. Knapp Western Montana College of Education, Dillon June 1 4-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Education Ralph Kneeland NEBRASKA Conco;dlo Teachers College, Seward June 6-July 9, July 12-30 Audio-Visual Education Creighton University, Omaha June 14-]uly 9 Workshop on Educationol Television Frank T. McCann Doane College, Crete June l-July 23 Visual Aids Carroll Moore Midland College, Fremont June 1 -Aug. 7 Audio-Visual Educotion Richard Moenter Stote Teachers College, Kearney June 3-july 30 Audio-Visual Materiols ii Teaching Gail Powell State Teachers College, Peru June 7-July 30 Audio-Visual Aids Peter jonetos State Teachers College, Wayne Visual-Auditory Education C. V. Wait Workshop in Current Education Problems Woit Organization & Administration of Audio- Visual Aids Wait University of Nebrosko, Lincoln June 9- July 16 or 31 Audio-Visual Materials for Teachers Jock Stickels Orgonization !j Administration of Audio- Visual Aids W. C. Meierhenry, Stickels NORTH CAROLINA East Carolina College, Greenville June 7-Juiy 13 Visual Aids Frank Fuller Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory June 7-July 14 Audio-Visual Education G. R. Patterson University of No;th Carolina, Chopel Hill June 10-July 17, July 19-Aug. 25 Audio-Visual Instruction — Technique & Material Charles Milner Women's College, Univesity of North Carolina, Greensboro June 7-18, July 19-Aug. 13 Methods of Teaching Dale Keller 198 Educational Screen NORTH DAKOTA Stote Teachers College, Dickinson June 1 4-Aug. 4 Audro-Visuol Education Gordon Olson State Teachers College, Mayville June 14-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education A. B. Holm Stote Teachers College, Valley City June 14-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids H. O. Peorce Projection Machines Pearce OKLAHOMA East Central Stote College, Ada June 1 -July 29 Audio- Visual Education J. W. Zimmerman Administration & Use of Audio-Visual Materials Zimmerman Longston University, Longston June I -July 2d Audio-Visual Instruction A. C. Shropshire Panhandle A & M College, Goodwell Moy 31 -July 24 Audio-Visual Education Adrian M. Wickstrum University of Tulsa, Tulsa June 1 -July d 1 Audio-Visual Methods Ted Anderson OREGON Oregon College of Education, Monmouth June 1 4-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids Constance Weinman Oregon State College, Corvallis June 21 -Aug. 1 3 Written & Graphic Teaching Aids Milton Grossell Audto-Visuol Aids Grassell Seminar in Audio- Visual Aids Grossell Southern Oregon College, Ashland June 1 4-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids Chester Squire Audio-Visual Aids Workshop (June 28-July 9t Squire PENNSYLVANIA Allegheny College, Meodville June 8-July 16 Visual Education Elizabeth Stadtlonder Beaver College, Jenkintown June 2t-July 30 Visual Education John Dugon Bucknell University, Lewisburg June 26-Aug. 6 Visual Education Stonfo.d Kunkle Duquesne University, Pittsburgh June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids Michael V. Fercnce Genevo College, Beaver Falls June 14-july 14 Audio-Visual Education John S. Mclsoac Audio-Visuol Methods in Safety Education Byron Morgon Grove City College, Grove City June 14-Aug. 13 Audio- Sensory Education Thaddeus H. Penor King's College, Wilkes-Borre June-Aug. Visual Aids & Sensory Techniques Frank Finnegan Marywood College, Scranton June 28-Aug. 5 Visuol Aids Sister M. Sylvia Audio-Visual Services Sister M. Sylvia Pennsylvania State University, State College June "8-25 Visual & Other Sensory Aids for Teachers Leonard H. Bathurst, Abrom W. VonderMeer Production of Visual & Auditory Media Preparation of Educational Still Pictures June 28-Aug. 7 Visual & Other Sensory Aids for Teachers Gerald M. Tor kelson Production of Visual & Auditory Media Preparation of Educational Still Pictures Scripting ond Shooting Educational Motion Pictures Problems in Visual & Other Sensory Aids in Education Radio & Television in Education VonderMeer Aug. 9-27 Problems in Visuol & Other Sensory Aids in Education Ogonization & Admirvistrotion of Visual- Sensory Aids Programs Torkelson Educational Television Workshop (June 28- Aug. 7 J Radio & Television Institute Uuly 7-8) Stote Teachers College, Clarion June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Horry S. Manson State Teachers College, East St'oudsburg June 7-July ! 6 Audio-Visual Education Francis B. McGarry State Teachers College, Edinbo o June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Ernest R. LoFollette State Teachers College, Indiana |une 2S-Auq. 7 Aud:o-Visuol Educotion Wilber Emmert State Teochers College, Kut7town July 19-Aug. 27 Audio- Visual Education C. Wilbur Mathias State Teachers College, Mansfield June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Educotion Lawrence Shively Stote Teochers College, Millersville June 7-|uly 1 5 Audio-Visual Aids V. A. Champa Mount Mercy College, Pittsburgh June 28-Aug. 6 Visuol-Senso'y Education Sister M. Muriel State Teacher College, Shippensburq June 28-Aug. 6 Visual Education Clarence Glessner State Teochers College, Slippery Rock June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Walter Barber Temple University, Philodelphia June 28-Aug, 6 Audio-VisuQl Aids to Instruction Blair Daniels Temple University ( Continued ) Non-projected Audio-Visual Aids Daniels Techniques in Audio-Visual Instruction (Aug. 9-271 Eugene Udell University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia June 28-Aug. 7 Visual & Sensory Techniaues Chester G. Stocker Westminster College, New Wilmington July 26-Aug. 13 Visual Education Robert Galbreath, Jr. SOUTH CAROLINA Bob lones University, Greenville June 7-19, June 7-July 10 Religious Radio Production The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Charleston Ju.-ie 21 -July 24 Audio-Visual Instruction Lieut. J. W. Ziegler State College, Orangeburg June 14-Aug. 4 Audio- Visual Education W. F. Hickson Winthrop College, Rock Hill July 21 -Aug. 10 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Dema Lochhead SOUTH DAKOTA Augustana College, Sioux Falls June 7-July ]0 Audio-Visuol Aids Herbert E. Hartshorn General Beadle Stote Teachers College, Modison June 7-July 10 Audio-Visual Aids South Dakota State College, Brookings June 1-JuIy 24 Audio-Visual Aids Wood'ow Wentzy Southern State Teachers College, Springfield July 6-Aua. 6 Audio-Visual Aids Lee DeBoer University of South Dakota, Vermillion lune I4-July 24 Audio-Visual Education Rex K. Reckewey TENNESSEE Bethel College, McKenzie June 4-July 14 Audio-Visuol Education C. J. Vinson George Peobody College for Teachers, Nashville Ju.ie 14-Aug. 13 Audio- Visual Aids in Education lohn J. Hanson P'^oblrms in Audio-Visual Education Hanson Middle Tennessee State College, Mu'^freesboro June 8-July 15 Materiols Beoler Smatherman Scorritt College,Nashville luly 19-Auo. 20 Audio-Visual Resources in Christian Education Mattie Sue Howell Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville June 7-July 13, July 14-Aug. 21 Audio-Visual Aids to Teaching Powell Whitfield Union University, Jackson June 4-|uly 10 Audio-Visual and Library Materials Mattie Sanders University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga June 7-July 14 Audio-Visual Aids Allison Slagle TEXAS North Texos Stote College, Denton June 4-July 17, )uly 18-Aug. 25 Use of Audio-Visuol Materials Our Lady of the Lake College, San Antonio June 7-July 1 6 Audio-Visual Aids Patricio O'Connor Pen American College, Edinburg June 2-Aug. 24 Aiidio-Vis"al Aids W. Alexander Hunter Southwest Texas Teachers College, Son Marcos June 2-July 10 Audio -Visual Education Earl Allen Texas College, Tyler June l-July 10, July 12-Aug. 20 Audio- Visual Methods & Mater 'nls Allen C. Hancock Texas Southern University, Houston June 3-)uIy 1 5 Audio-Visual Education in Secondary Schools Robert I. Ray, Jr. A-V in Elementary Schools Roy, Albert N. Thompson Labor-otory Course Thompson Texas State College for Women, Denton June 2-July 10 Audio- Visual Instruction in the Secondary Sr-hool Audio- Visual Instruction in the Elementary School Instructor: Morion DeColigny Texos Wesleyan College, Fort Worth June 7-July 12 Audio- Visual Education E. M. Bowman Wilev College, Marshall Begins June 1 Methods in Audio -Visual Instructic^ j, E. Bowman UTAH Utah State Agricultural College, Logan June 7-|uly 16 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Easton Sampson Techniaues & Development of Audio-Visual Aids Sampson WEST VIRGINIA Shepherd College, Shepherdstown June 7-Aug. 22 Audio-Visual Aids D. R. Reveley West Liberty State College, West Liberty lune 7-July 1 6 Audio-Visuol Education Charles F. Young West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery June 7-July 16 Audio-Visual Aids Lavoda Rotliff (To be concluded in the Summer Issue) DON'T WAIT... VACUUMATE! TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF YOUR MOVIE FILM ALL GIVE CORONET NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA S.V.E. McGRAW-HILL ^ YOUNG AMERICA . . AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU THE FAMOUS Y4CU0in4K FILM PROTECTIVE PROCESS THE SUPER vapOrate PROTECTS AGAINST Scratches, Finger- marks, Oil, Water and Climatic Changes ONE TREATMENT LASTS THE LIFE OF THE FILM Brittle Film Rejuvenated Look for Vacuumate On the Leader! 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May, 1954 199 i^udio-visual trade review Specifications for Service EQUIPMENT Editor's Comments Public school officials and others spending tax funds are charged with the responsibility of spending those funds wisely and in the best interesifs of the taxpayer. Too often purchasing agents are compelled to buy at the low- est price simply because they have no other basis for decision. Audio-visual directors and coordinators sometimes have difficulty in explaining the merits of doing business with legitimate audio-visual dealers — the ones who make the demonstrations and the only ones equipped to provide the neces- sary service after the equipment is in- stalled. Audio-visual educators would much prefer not to get their equipment from the corner drugstores and the cut-rate stores. This they have discussed at vari- ous times with members of the Na- tional Audio-Visual Association, the dealers' own organization, and NAVA has now responded with a very prac- tical suggestion. If purchasing agents were to include in their requests for bids some such standard specifications as those sug- gested here by NAVA, schools would be assured not only good audio-visual equipment but the kind of follow-up service that a good audio-visual pro- gram requires. We suggest that you promptly pass on to your purchasing agent the fol- lowing "Suggested Requirements in Purchasing Audio-Visual Equipment." - PCR. Electronic Mixer and Distribution Rack SUGGESTED REQUIREMENTS IN PURCHASING AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT The items of audio-visual equipment included herein ore of such a nature that individual delivery, instruction of op- erating personnel, and conveniently available repair service are essential to the efficient utilization of the equipment. For this reason, the following requirements ore made: 1. The vendor must deliver the equipment unpacked, set up and ready to operate, and must check to make sure that all accessories, spare reels, line cords, etc., are present and operable. 2. He must check the equipment at time of delivery to determine that it operates properly in the location where it is to be used. 3. The vendor must be prepared to furnish authorized fac- tory repair service for the equipment, within the state of (or city of ) . 4. He must maintain in stock such consumable items (lamps, tubes, belts, etc.) as are necessary to provide for the normal operation of the equipment. 5. The vendor must maintain or have immediately avail- able within the state of (or city of — ■ .) , a reasonable stock of spare mechani- cal parts for the equipment. 6. The vendor must be prepared to furnish rental (or loan) equipment upon reasonable notice for use while this equip- ment is undergoing repairs. (NOTE: The above requirements are general and should, of course be changed as necessary to fit your situation.) A device developed at the Chicago Teachers College makes the CTC Ma- terials Training Center a multi-pur- pose center without necessitating separate rooms for different listening activities. With the rack (pictured above) connected to forty chairs, it is pos- sible to project a sound motion pic- ture and have 40 students listen to the sound through headphones plugged in at chair positions. In the same man- ner three separate groups can view three different TV programs with the proper sound channeled into their respective headsets. Three tape ma- chines can feed dictation tapes at three different speeds into three separate rows of chairs or any combination thereof. An instructor can talk to the entire group via microphone without disturbing the activities of others in the room. The installation is composed of a vertical unit almost seven feet in THE ONLY GUARANTEED smnnH REmouni PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM FILM Serving for many yeors Universities of Notre Dome, yVisconsin, Nebrasl 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. SOUND SYSTEMS DuKone Corporation St. Charles, Illinois (M) FLAT PICTURES Creotive Educational Society Monkoto, Minn. IPD) FILMSTRIPS Church Screen Productions (PD) Box 5036 (East Sto.), Nashville, Tenn. Filmfox Productions (P) 10 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. Jam Handy Organization (PD) 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. Mohnke — Corl F. Mahnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Silver Burdett Company (PD) 45 E. 17th St., New York, N. Y. Society for Visuol Education (PD) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 United World Films, Inc. (PO) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. Visual Sciences (PD) 599E — Suffern, N. Y. Yale University Press Film Service (PD) 386 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. SLIDES Key: Kodochrome 2x2. SV^ x 41/^ or larger Colonial Color Productions (P) 61 I Mogill Rd., Swarthmore, Penna. Grophic Slide Library (PD-2) 192 Washington Park, Brooklyn 5, N.Y. Nesbit's Western Color Slides (PD-2) 711 Columbia Rd., Colorado Springs, Colo. Radio-Mot Slide Co., Inc. (P-2, 4) 22 Oakridge Blvd., Doytono Beach, Flo. Society for Visual Education (PD-2) 1345 Diversey Porkway, Chicogo M, III. Visual Aids Library (PD-2) 60) E. Rollins Ave., Orlando, Flo. FILMSTRIP, SLIDE & OPAQUE PROJECTORS American Optical Co., Projector Div. (M) Chelsea 50, Moss. Automotic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. Bcseler Company, Chorles (M) 60 Badger Ave., Newark 8, N. J. Keystone View Co. (M) Meodville, Pa. Society for Visual Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. Viewlex, Incorporated COMPANY • 60 Badger Ave., Newark 8, N. J. anniversary year Z. at Coronet films During the past 15 years. Coronet has produced nearly 600 sound mo- tion pictures tor use in schools. Most ot these films have been produced in the past seven years and are of the highest academic and technical quality. This outstanding production program moves forward to provide for the release of five new films each month. Into each motion picture goes months of painstaking research . . . close collaboration with leading educators . . . careful production . . . meticulous editing . . . practical testing and final revisions before re- lease. The completed film is a product which insures accuracy, relia- bility and planned effectiveness. It is not surprising that Coronet films have set the standards by which all other instructional motion pictures are judged. To see why, be sure to preview these newest Coronet releases now. You pay only return transportation charges. Use the handy coupon to order the films of your choice, or to request your free copy of Coronet's big 15th Anniversary Catalogue. Coronet Films Coronet Building Chicago I, Illinois Poems Are Fun Learning About Our Bodies Beethoven ond His Music 4. Schubert and His Music 5. Mozart and His Music 6. Geography of Your Community 7. Water, Water, Everywhere 8. How Animals Help Us How Plants Help Us The Spanish Conquest of the New World American Revolution: The Background Period American Revolution: The War Years American Revolution: The Postwar Period Do I Want to be a Secretary? I. 2. 3. 9. 10. n. 12 13. 14 1 5. The Peddler and the Monkeys CORONET FILMS Coronet Building Chicago 1, Illinois Gentlemen : n Please send my free copy of your 15th Anniversary Cotalogue. n Please send preview prints of new CORONET Films as circled below: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Nome- -Title- School- Address- City -Zone Summer, 1954 211 NEW FILMS FOR BIBLE TEACHERS 26 Sound Motion Pictures on the Life of Christ For Use in Your • Vacation Bible Schools • Youth Conferences • Summer Camps • Conventions The most complete series of teaching films for guided Bible study. Portray- ing chronologically the major events in the life and teachings of Christ. 15 and 20 minutes in length. Faithfully adhering to the Bible text. Short, factual, ideally suited to your Bible study periods. For inspiration and study in your Bible Classes, General Assemblies, Study Groups and Worship Services. Color, or block ond white. Low daily rental rates. A saving of 10% on any 12 or more Living Bible films with the Series Savings Plon. Bible references ond utilization sug- gestions in free catalog, available from your denominational or local film library. Or write to , INC 1364 North Von Ness Avenue Hollywood 28, California Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL ' MAGAZINE Summer, 1954 Volume 33, Number 6, Whole Number 323 IN THIS ISSUE fi^ditorial 252 GEORGE EASTMAN ANNIVERSARY ^Alrticlei and Special Zrealui 224 226 227 228 229 232 238 242 special .jreaiurei SPECIAL EMPHASIS TOURS Constance G. Dowling ' SCHOOL PROJECTIONISTS HAVE THEIR DAY Warren L. Royer SHOW IT WITH PULL CHARTS Karl B. Lohmonn, Jr. FREEDOM TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE YOUR A-V MEASURE Walter S. Bell 1954 NATIONAL A-V CONVENTION PROJECTING OUT OF DOORS SUMMER COURSES & WORKSHOPS IN AUDIO-VISUAL METHODS 2), rh tti eparlmen 218 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE— DAVI NEWS 233 236 240 241 244 ). J. McPherson CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockman EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, John Fritz RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW Kylher Ssreulurei 214 216 223 250 251 252 ON THE SCREEN THE READER'S RIGHT A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR INDEX TO ADVERTISERS TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO-VISUAL FIELD PICTURE OF THE MONTH CATIONAL ATION OF CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Lake Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, J8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extro per year. Other for- eign— $1 extra per year. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediotely to insure uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educational Screen, Inc. Publication office, Borrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago I, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-class matter October, 1953 at the post office at Borrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1954 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. 212 Educational Screen for education with sound IT'S THE EW in quality, size and value 1 2 3 A PROFESSIONAL RECORDER of superb quality The Ampex 600 performs in a class with the great studio Ampex machines — the supreme master recorders for today's fine commercial Lp records. The Ampex 600 becomes your school's own master recorder for band, orchestra, dramatics, permanent recordings and important copying. It serves ail purposes that a large built-in recording installation could handle. A CLASSROOM RECORDER that costs less to use it weighs just 26 pounds — is easy to thread and operate — and is rugged and resistant to classroom abuse. Teachers and students alike A'ill thrill to the undistorted clarity with which it retains speaking personalities. Yet this is quality that costs you nothing, because the Ampex 600 is built so well it will outlast four to six ordinary recorders. A PORTABLE RECORDER of countless new uses The Ampex 600 goes places where no other recorder of equal quality could go. It is carried easily to any room in the school — to any school activity — or to any outside location. Wherever it is used, the recordings it makes (or playback it provides) are the best that con be made. They are "perfect" for competition, demonstration, recopying or permanent retention in your school's "tape library." i Write today for further inlormolion and complete^specif/cot/ons; Dept. W- 1 700 934 CHARTER STREET • REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA Distributors in principal cities (Usted in the "yellow pages" under Recording Equipment); distributed in Canada by the Canadian General Electric Company. m Summer, 1 954 213 FOR BRIGHTER SCREENINGS WITH FEWER CLEANINGS! NON-INfLAMMABU. 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Notional Education Association I 214 Educational Screen Motion Pictures On Issues In Democracy diidde^it UuMXfUt and J44d(^- ntent oh, fiAjoMe^ni o^ J44Aiice> THE LAW PROTECTS THE PEOPLE - Political pres- sures over construction approval of an aqueduct imperiling Teaching Film Custodians the survival of a town's industries until Judge Hardy de- A non-profit corporation ^j^^.^^ ^^^ enabling act Unconstitutional. JUSTICE UNDER LAW — Emphasizing the ideal of justice under American law whereby it is the function of the court to protect the innocent as well as convict the guilty, based on an actual case of Homer Cinnmings, former U.S. Attorney General. BARGAINING COLLECTIVELY — Arguments of labor and management for and against union recognition as a committee of workers meets with plant directors to settle a strike. DUE PROCESS OF LAW DENIED - An incident from the early days of the West (Nevada 1885) on the lynching of three people, later proved innocent, illustrating convincingly the necessity to recognize the right of individuals as guaranteed by the Constitution. ACTION AGAINST THE LAW CHARLEY MARTIN, AMERICAN NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH NO HEAD START SOME PEOPLE STAYED HOME THE SEARCH THE SEA OF GRASS THE STORY OF AN IMMIGRANT YOU, THE PEOPLE THE GREENIE YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY THE INFORMER • Produced with the technical excellence of Hollywood's major studios • Selected and prepared for school use by the Audio-Visual Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies. • Available in most city, county, state, and university educational film libraries. • Write for your free copy of the new 1954 Handbook of Classroom Films. TEACHING FILM CUSTODIANS, INC. 25 West 43rd Sfreet New York 36 Summer, 1954 . 215 The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, 111. Constructive Criticism Editor: I want you to know how deeply we appreciate your courageous editorial in the March, 1954 issue of Educational Screen ("New Schools, Economy Too"). . . . Your editorial is the best piece of constructive criti- cism I have ever read. To those of us who are apt to be a bit discouraged •over the building plans of the present day, your message is a real inspiration. It was attached to my report of the D.WI Chicago meeting which I just submitted to my Superintendent. . . . M. I. SMITH Supervisor, Audio- Visual Projected Aids Board of Education, Duluth, Minn. Evaluating Evaluations Editor: May I comment as to how valuable we feel Educational Screen is to the audio-visual field. My audio- visual class has made frequent valu- able use of it. Our department finds your previews and evaluations of the new films extremely helpful. In fact, we cut them out and use them for helping select material to purchase. The previews are then filed away and kept for future reference. Here is where we run into a problem which others may have. When we cut out an evaluation, we are naturally cutting into the evaluation on the back side. As we would like to keep both, we are wondering if the evaluations could be placed on separate pages? LEE E. CAMPION Director, Visual Education Dept. Cooperating Schools of St. Louis County, Mo. Editor: Could you please let your readers have shorter and more critical reviews of 16mm films, and more of them? In your February issue only five films are reviewed and the reviews cover five pages. The evaluations are generally so adulatory that I feel that the reviewers do not look at the films sufficiently critically. I rely on Educa- tional Screen to give a critical ap- praisal of l6mm films produced in U.S.A. and so help me in ordering American films for this library. Re- views of films in English visual aid periodicals such as the Film User are m^ MODERN ^a^i PROJECTS K FLAT PAPERS i I^GLOSSY PRINTS I 1^ PHYSICAL OBJECTS P l^FROM OPEN BOOKS mm TEACHIHG EASIER AHD MORE EFFECTIVE! Or U I LlUn I the Taylor Opaque Projector, provides schools with a training aid of remark- able flexibility. Steps-up efficiency of your visual education program. SPOTLIGHT is a compact, lightweight unit. It incorporates a "Light Beam" Pointer, Automatic Feed, Quick Focusing and other exclusive features. tV'M'CC today (or complete details and namp of our nearest dealer. INCORPORATED I2?3 S. Akard %Uefi\ • Dix\\ai,'[e%a% much more to the point and much more helpful. W. B. HARRIS Supervisor of Teaching Aids New Zealand Dept. of Education .Wellington, J^ew Zealand EdScreen editors appreciate very much comments and suggestions like those in the two letters immediately preceding. Readers Campion and Har- ris can feel assured that their sugges- tions -will be given full consideration in planning and improving Educa- tional Screen. We can't please every- one, we've discovered, but ive do try! Keep sending us your comments.— Ed. Featherweight Truck Editor: .\s most of your readers know, the transportation of heavy pro- jectors is a real problem where the school plant is large or where there are several buildings. When boys take care of equipment, many of the pro- jectors are too large or too Iteavy for the boys to carry. We have solved the problem with a featherweight truck constructed in our school shop. The frame of the truck is made of thin-walled electrical tubing. The platform is of .%" plywood with the edges grooved to fit against the round tubing and fastened in place witli screws. A rod cross brace and a handle hold the frame together. A front support fastened to the platform with screws keeps the truck platform level for loading. Rubber-tired casters fastened just back of the balance point make it easy to roll. Your readers might like to try out a truck like tliis. It's so light it can be easily moved any place around the plant when there is a heavy load to move. D. C. MARSHALL Manhattan High School Manhattan, Kansas 216 Educational Screen AKIN ( BAGSHAW MOVIE LIBRARY 2027 EAST COLFAX AVE. DENVER, COLO. Colorodo, Utah, Wyoming AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES SOUND AND VISUAL AIDS 1702 AUSTIN STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS New Mexico, Teias PAUL L. BRAND ( SON 2153 K STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. District of Columbia, Marylanc', Virginio, Delaware, W. Virginia, North Carolina COLONIAL FILMS 71 WALTON ST., N.W. ATLANTA, GA. Georgio, Alabomo, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florido FILM CENTRE, INC. «4 W. RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO 1, ILLINOIS Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowo, Kansas, Nebrasica, N. Dakota, S. Dgkoto I. W. PAYNE FILMS INC. 1004 SUPERIOR AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Erie County (Pennsylvanio) PHOTO AND SOUND COMPANY \U NATOMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Northern California, Nevoda RARIG MOTION PICTURE CO. 5514 UNIVERSITY WAY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska HOWARD K. SMITH FILMS, INC. 2408 WEST 7th STREET LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Southern California, Ariiona SOUTHWEST SOUNDflLMS, INC. 1813 YOUNG STREET DALLAS, TEXAS Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiona, Texas VISUAL EDUCATION SERVICE 116 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont BRITAIN IN COLOR, SCENE AND STORY 4 New, Highly Acclaimed 16mm Sound Films Now On Sale for Library, Community and Classroom Use THE HEART IS HIGHLAND Technicolor Here is a picture of the lancJ. and the people in Scotland between EcJinburgh, the capital of ScotlancJ, ancJ Inverness, the capital of the HighlancJs. In this wilcJ, romantic ancJ rugged countryside new devel- opments in agriculture, industry and transport ore linked with the country's dramatic post— symbolized by Glomis Castle where Macbeth killed Duncan, King of Scots, as depicted in Shakespeare's drama and by the gathering of the Clans at the famed Edinburgh Festival. The awe-inspiring sights of Highland scenes and the explanation of their historic significance in the history of Scotland have helped to moke THE HEART IS HIGHLAND one of the most popular films BIS has ever offered. ". . . superior ..." Monthly Film Bulletin 20 Minutes $1 35.00 per print BRIDGE OF TIME Technicolor An exciting journey to London and London Bridge, including scenes of the Tower of London, the Oxford and Cambridge Boot Race, the Ceremony of Trooping the Colour and the Procession of Boats at Eton, as well as the City of London itself, its people, their traditional and modern customs and their doily activities all add up to a thrilling film experence. An Academy Award Nominee 16 Minutes $135.00 per print Black & White DAVID A portrait of the spirit of a country is reflected in the life of a Welsh poet. Depicted within the framework of his present position as care- taker of a school (giving us a picture of a typical Welsh school today) we shore with him his experiences as he entered the Welsh coal mines at an early age and follow him through his life until the time when he wins an honorable mention for his poetry at the National Eisteddfod, (the money from which helps send a fellow miner through college). Created by the maker of the prize-winning "THE UNDEFEATED" here is a film in the great style of the British documentary giving an insight into the human element as it teaches the entire background and way of life of a country. ". . . touching and inspiring . . ." N. Y. Times 37 Minutes $100.00 per print THE ROAD TO CANTERBURY Technicolor This great Roman thoroughfare was the path of the mediaeval Pilgrims described in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." As the camera takes us along the famed road from St. Paul's Cathedral in London we visit the Globe Theater where Shakespeare's world- famous dramas were first presented. Anchor Inn from which Samuel Pepys watched the great London Fire, the Great Brewery where Samuel Johnson wrote his Dictionary, Greenwich Pork where Henry VIII heard the guns which told him of the death of Ann Boleyn. After that we see the Bull Hotel where Dickens' Mr. Pickwick stopped and innum- erable other places of literary and historic interest, all of which help to make this one of the best color films ever presented both for teaching and general entertainment. ". . . handsome color photography . . ■" Monthly Film Bulletin 23 Minutes $135.00 per print ''BRITAIN: ITS GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION'' A BRILLIANT NEW CLASSROOM FILM - WATCH FOR IT. All of the films above are available from any of the Deposifories listed at left (v/ith the areas they service) or . . . BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York 20, N. Y. Summer, 1954 217 News from tne Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, ■ National Education Association Election Flash Just ;u presstime came the results of the DAVI election. New officers are: President: Lee W. Cochran. Vice-Presi- dent: Walter A. Wittich. Delegates-at- Large: Amo DeBemardis, L. C. Larson, and Paul W. F. Witt. We'll See You ... at the largest convention in NELA's history in New York City June 27 through July 2.- For the program of the DAVI Departmental Meeting at the Statler Hotel on June 28, see following page 220. ... at the National Audio-Visual Con- vention and* Trade Show in Chicago July 30-.August 4. DAVI vi^ill partici- pate in the Educational Film Library AsscKiation meeting and will be one of the sponsors of the session on indus- trial audio-visual materials. Advice for '55: "Go West" Go west, young man (and young lady, too) in 1"955, when DAVI will meet on the west coast! Make your plans now to work up a car pool or other means of transportation so that you won't miss DAVI's first national meeting on the west coast in many years. By the time you read this, a decision will probably have been made between Los Angeles and San Fran- cisco, but we don't know now what the choice will be. Either place, how- ever, offers unusual opportunities for visitation of audio-visual facilities. Film Assembly Reactions In the weeks following the first American Film Assembly and Festival organized by the Film Council of .America, we have had an opportunity to talk to many who were there. Al- though some "loose ends" have been reported, the consensus is that it was a substantial success as a first under- taking of its kind in this country and deserves the support of all concerned with 16mni films. (See May, 1954 Educatio.nal Screen, pages 180-181, page 206.) 218 by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. D.AVI representative Louise M. Jones of La Grange, Illinois, has re- ported that the good planning that went into the Assembly was evident at every turn and that criticism of the type reported in one audio-visual magazine was certainly a case of mak- ing a biased judgment of the whole from one small part. It is to be expected that a pioneer- ing effort of this complex a nature would include aspects of which one might and should be critical. The net effect of the whole American Film As- sembly, however, ha« been good from all reports we have received. It is our clear conclusion that the American Film .Assembly deserves the support of all of us in the 16mm field in the future. Operation History From the DAVI .Archives Committee comes an urgent plea to old-timers and their heirs: "Don't throw out those seemingly obsolete and ancient books, proceedings and letters dealing with the audio-visual education movement!" DAVI to the Rescue of Summer School instructors Publications of the Deportment of Audio-Visuol Instruction will be of porticulor interest and help to teach- ers of summer audio-visual courses. Have you seen and read "The School Administrator ond His Audio- Visual Program" ($3.75, $3 to DAVI members).' Or the series of booklets titled "Planning Schools for Use of Audio-Visual Moterials" ($1 each)? In the cose of these and other DAVI publications regular NEA dis- count applies: 10 percent for 2-9 copies, 25 percent for 10-99 copies; 33-1/3 percent for 100 or more. For copies of these publications and for information about other pub- lications ond about DAVI membership, write to: Department of Audio-Vlsuol Instruction, NEA, 1201 16th St N.W., Washington 6, D. C .After a three-year study of several possible locations, the .Archives Com- mittee recommended, and the D.AVI Executive Board endorsed, the accept- ance of the new library of the Univer- sity of Iowa to house and care for the" audio-visual archival collection. It will take some time to organize the actual transfer of materials to the Iowa library but meanwhile, all who have suitable materials they would be will- ing to donate or loan to this collection are invited to send a detailed descrip- tion of each item to the archivist, Bill Kruse. in care of Educational Screen, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. The time to make your offer is now — but do not send the material itself until you are asked. Dr. E. Winifred Crawford is cliair- man of tiie .Archives Committee. Among its members are such pioneers as F. Dean McClusky. Rita Hoch- heimer, Chester A. Lindstrom, Ells- worth C. Dent. Lee Cocliran, Roger Albright, and others of this vintage. In the Hopper Important national projects now be- ing carried on by D.AVI and reported at the Chicago Convention include the following: (1) Ann Hyer, Director of Studies lor DAVI, reported that the NEA Re- search Division and DAVI cooperative study to determine the status of audio- visual programs in city and county school systems is now under way with the mailing of a postcard question- naire as the first step. .A detailed questionnaire was mailed in late .April and early May to all city superin- tendents who indicated that they are willing to participate, in the study and to county superintendents who indi- cated that they have a county-wide pro- gram and arc willing to cooperate. D.AVI members are urged to encourage their superintendents to fill in ques- tionnaires. It is expected that the (Continued on page 220) Educational Screen Library . . . classroom . . . shop Every room's a theater with this Pageant's versatile sound system Auditorium acoustics are not as portable as a Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector. "Set- ting up theater" amid the banging clatter of the shop is a real problem. And even the "quiet-please" hush of the library may have a deadening effect on movie sound. , But there is a Pageant Projector spiecially designed to help you overcome these prob- lems. Model AV-I5I-S, shown above, has a powerful high-fidelity 15-watt amplifier to meet unusually critical sound requirements. Separate bass and treble controls let you correct for boominess or deadness. And the exclusive Pageant Fidelity Control enables you to get the most out of your films, re- gardless of the sound-track position. Yet, for easy portability, both the pro- jector and the well-baffled 8-inch speaker fit compactly into a single carrying case. Whatever your 16mm. projection prob- • lem, there is a Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector designed to meet the need. The AV-151-S is one of six outstanding models. Here's how each of the others can help you solve specific problems . . . For all-around economy in SOUnd and silent showings, the Model I is the top choice. Its 7-watt 1 1 ue-raled ampUfier delivers plenty of power for average conditions. And the pre- lubrication feature — exclusive with Pageant Sound Projectors — eliminates maintenance problems throughout years of hard use. In hord-to-dorken rooms, you can give extra brilliance to every showing with a Pageant Model AV-071. Its Plus-40 Shutter provides 40% more light than standard shutters . . . gives crisp, super-bright pictures anywhere. To overcome sound difficulties in auditorium- size rooms. Model AV-151 has a powerful 15-watt amplifier and 12-inch speaker in a separate matching case. To combine extra brilliance with added sound power. Model AV-I5I-E has the Plus-40 Shutter in addition to the 15-watt amplifier and separate 12-inch speaker. For optimum all-around performance combined with compact portability. Model AV-151-SE has Plus-40 Shutter, 15-watt amplifier, and built-in-case 8-inch speaker. Starting at a remarkably low $375, all Pag- eant models are priced considerably below all other projectors in their class. Price subject to change without notice. Ask for free demonstration Your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer can help you select the Kodascope Pageant tailored Xoyour individual movie-showing needs. Ask him for a demonstration soon — or send us the handy coupon below. What A-V experts say about Pageant pre-lubrication "Our Service Department records show that most mechanical failures in motion-picture projectors are caused by improper oiling. Pageant pre-lubrication will definitely eliminate this oiling problem." John T. Moore, Moore's Motion Picture Service, Portland, Oregon "Over half the hundreds of dollars* worth of projector repair we do every year is caused by either too much or too little oiling. Therefore, I believe that the pre-lubrication of the Kodascope Pageant 16mm. Sound Projector is the biggest step forward in projector design in many a year, and it will certainly save the user a great many maintenance dollars." Art Hanien, Jensen, Inc., Flint, Michigan t^ "The Pageant's pcnnanenl pre-lubrication is welcome news to the schoolman. No hourly oil records lo keep, no freeze-up from lack of oil and no 'mess-up' from too much oil." E. f. Burke, Burke's Motion Picture Co., South Bend, Indiana EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. em Phase send name of nearest Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer and information on: Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors, Model 1 □ Model AV-071 □ Models AV-151 and AV-151-E Q Models AV-151-S and AV-15USE □ NAM TITLE ORGANIZATION STREET. CITY Summer, 1 954 219 AS PERSONAL Continued final report on the survey will be available in about a year. (2) Irene Cypher, Co-Chairman of the National Committee on Buildings and Equipment, reported that this Committee is working with the Col- lege and University Section of DA VI in preparation of No. 4 in the series of "Planning Schools for Use of Audio- Visual Materials." This brochure will deal with the college audiovisual cen- ter. Irene requests that DA VI mem- bers send to her any illustrative ma- terials suitable for use in the bro- chure. Functional floor plans and dia- grams showing spatial relationships •are particularly needed. (3) Ken Norberg, Chairman of our National Committee on Professional Education, reported that two projects have been undertaken by this Com- mittee: (a) a survey of programs of professional education for audio-visuaj specialists now being offered in col- leges and universities; (b) a survey of job opportunities in the field. Mem- bers are urged to cooperate in these surveys by answerhig questionnaires promptly. (4) Bill Fulton, Co-Chairman of our National Committee on Teacher Edu- cation, reported that D.WI has been DAVI PARTICIPATION IN THE CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION New York City, June 27 — July 2 DAVI DEPARTMENTAL MEETING, )une 28, Hotel Statler 9:00-10:00 A.M.— AUDIO-VISUAL ROUNDUP, Penn Top South. »0:15-I2:00 Noon — GENERAL SESSION: "OPERATION CROSSROADS," Penn Top South. Presiding: Lee W. Cochran. The program will be con- cerned with major problems affecting the development of the oudio-visual field and DAVI. Group meetings will arrive at recommendations to pass on to the DAVI Board of Directors. 12:15- 2:0C P.M.— LUNCHEON MEETING, Penn Top North. Presiding: Ursula Moron. Subject: "Interpreting Education Through Motion Pic- tures"— j. P. Nicholson, producer, and Jorvis Couillord, script writer for the NEA film series "What Greater Gift," "Skippy and the 3 R's," and "Freedom to Learn." Also, sneak preview of "Freedom to Learn," the newest NEA film, to be given its ' premiere showing on the NEA General Convention Program. 3:00- 5:00 P.M. — GENERAL SESSION, General Assembly Hall, United Nations Building. DAVI members will join with members of other NEA departments in o special program on "Education and the United Nations." Presiding: Dag Hammarskjold. Addresses by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Paul G. Hoffmen, and William G. Carr. AUDIO-VISUAL FEATURES OF NEA CONVENTION SPONSORED BY DAVI June 30 Instruction Groups Improving Instructional Materials Services in the Individual 2:00- 4:00 P.M.- School." Leader: Emma Fantone. "Locating and Selecting Audio-Visual Materials" "Utilizing Community Resources and Improving Instruction." Leader: Philip C. Lange. "Using the Tope Recorder as a Learning Tool." Leoder: Edward G. Bernard. Presentations by Frances E. Wilson, Charles E. Luminati, Louise Gurren. Discussants: Ward C. Bowen, Leo A. Martin, Kelsey A. Sweatt. "Television Today: What Is It Doing to the School Cur- riculum?" Leader: William King. Presentation by Harold E. Wigren. July 1 Instruction Groups 2:00- 4:00 P.M. — "Building the Audio-Visual Program from the Ground Up." Leader: Don Williams. "Cooperative Audio-Visual Instructional Materials Libraries to Serve Rural Schools." Leader: Robert Fisler. "Living History: Williamsburg in Virginia, on Educational Laboratory" (in cooperation with National Council for the Social Studies!. Presiding: Edward P. Alexander. "Museums as Educational Resource Centers." Leader: Grace Fisher Ramsey. Recorder: Janet Pinney. Presentations by Louise Condit, John R. Saunders, Vernon Dameron, Catherine R. Ready. AUDIO-VISUAL DEMONSTRATION CENTER An Audio-Visual Demonstration Center will be open con- tinuously during exhibit hours in the Exhibit Hall of Madison . Square Gorden. The center will feature examples of building focilities and equipment that con aid in making good use of audio-visual materials and methods in school classrooms. Chairman: A. J. Foy Cross. 220 invited to submit one article per issue for the Jvurn'al of Teacher Education. He invites suggestions for the kinds of articles we should submit and also the names of potential contributors. DAVI on TV D.WI now has a short Si/o-rainute TV film emphasizing the importance of audio-visual instruction in our schools which can be used with an ac- companying TV script outline for the purpose of introducing the showing of a selected educational film to be followed by a panel discussion of the film. This film was made available to the' D.AVI through the cointesy of the De- partment of Radio and Television of Chicago Public Schools, which is under the direction of George Jennings. Both the film and several copies of the TV script outline can be purchased di- rectly from D.WI for $6. This "semi- canned" TV program will be followed by other similar programs if this first effort seems to meet a need for this kind of material. With the States Georgia Surveys. One of the most ambitious surveys of audio-visual ex- penditures, equipment, materials, and facilities reported recently was carried on in forty-six Georgia school systems by the .Audio-Visual Education De- partment of the Georgia Education Association. The results of this survey published in a 33-page report give a detailed picture of the development of audio -visual instruction in Georgia schools. The survey was carried on under the direction of the following Committee: Walter S. Bell, Chairman: Alice Bo- hannon. Mary Grubbs. and Kathleen Moon. Nelle Still was president of the Department at the time the survey was made. Copies of this excellent survey were sent to all presidents of state audio-visual education associations by D.WI through the courtesy of the .Audio-Visual Education Department of the Georgia Education .Association, 706 Walton Building, .Atlanta. Ga. New Jersey Handbook. The Audio- Visual Handbook lor Teachers that New Jersey has been planning for the past few months is finally off the press and is an exceptional piece of work. We (ommend it to all other state groups that are in the process of pre- jjaring handbooks for their teachers. Copies can be obtained from Bill King, State .Audio-Visual Coordinator, New Jersey State Department of Edu- cation, Trenton. New Jersey, for 50 tents. {Continued on page 222) Educational Screen ALL AURICON EQUIPMENT IS SOLD WITH A 30-DAY MONEY. BACK GUARANTEE. YOU MUST BE SATISFIED RT-80 SOUND RECORDER — 200' capacity 'double-system" optical recorder, $862 and up. "AURICON-PRO " capacity for 5V2 minutes of recording. $1310 and up. TRIPOD— Pan-Tilt Pro- fessional, velvet-smooth action. $325 and up. "SUPER 1200" capacity for 33 minutes of recording. $4652.15 and up ^.m.OK.UK.C0NCMAV0O ^"CINE-VOICE" capacity for 2% minutes of recording. $695 and up. HEIVDQUARTtRS The Depl store ,, the Motion Picture Industry n s C^HtM^ SUPPW » Nt\N YORK 19- SOSOONO TTtoTMrCATAlOO M-R Perambulator for Microphone Boom, $1080 i M-R 22 Single Side Lamp with Barndoors, $86.35 ■■Kmtsiin^ The m ftCompt Line htiin^ft ag;av.'<>s ,:jk:ss: 5=^03^ M-R Retractable Microphone Boom. Crank operated, telescopic action, $840 M-R 1.000 watt Blue Zephyr Bell Lamp, $90.45 M-R Blue Zephyr Baby Boom Light with extra stand. $203 M-R Tener /, 10,000 watt on// heavy stand,, $482.40 Summer, 1954 221 AS PERSONAL Continued Members of the editorial committee for this handbook were Harold W. Benda, Assistant State Audio-Visual Coordinator; Caryl C. Dunavan, super- visor, Instructional Aids, Plainfield Public Schools; Emma Fantone, direc- tor, Audio-Visual Aids Service, Mont- claire State Teachers College. Illustra- tions are by Evan M. Maletsky. New Mexico Handbook. The New Mexico Audio-Visual Education Asso- ciation is in the process of planning a handbook that will probably be ready for distribution early next fall. Members of the handbook writing committee are Dewey Langston, Frank Angell, Theron Anson, fames Corson, Lois Roquemore, John kitchens, Paul C. Campbell, Ruby Wallace, and Rob- ert B. Kline. Each issue of the New Mexico School Review which is published by the New .Mexico Education Association carries an "A-V Tips" column sponsored by the New Mexico Audio-Visual Asso- ciation. The column is written each month by one of the Association mem- bers. In the April issue the article by Lora Mangum Shields, of New Mexico Highlands University, gave tips on preparing nature exhibits. President of the New Mexico .Audio-Visual Asso- ciation is Homer W. Heathman, Jr. . N. Y. Summer Meeting. The sum- mer meeting of the New York State Audio-Visual Council will take place in the Corning Glass Center on Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24. Theme of the meeting will center around community resources, industry, and public education. The highlight of the meeting will be an address entitled, "A Pilot Program of Community Re- source Study at Corning," by a mem- ber of the staff of the Corning Public Schools. Arrangements for the summer meet- ing are being made jointly by John B. McCagg, coordinator of .\udio-Visual • Service, Huntington, New York, and James M. Brown, III, director of the Corning Glass Center, Corning, N. Y. Observed in Oregon. We've noticed that every issue of "The School Bulle- tin" published by the Portland, Ore- gon, Public Schools, carries a section on the Department of Instructional Materials which is directed by Kings- ley Trenholme and thus calls the at- tention of teachers to audio-visual and other instructional materials each month. The fact that Kingsley is on the editorial board of "The School Bulletin" may have something to do with this fine policy! •222 DA VI "Travel Service" We have long known that being elected president of DA VI was. an almost sure guarantee that one would leave for Europe within a matter of weeks, but now the situation is "such that being nominated for the presi- dency is sufficient to guarantee a for- eign trip! While we were voting on our nominees for the presidency. Bill Gnaedinger received his travel orders and is off to the University of Oslo, Norway, for a year's tour of duty on a Fulbright fellowship. Bill will be in Norway from September '54 to lune •55. Roy Wenger, director of the audio- visual program at Kent State Univer- sity, Ohio, will leave this summer for a year's work in Japan at the Interna- tional Christian University to help set up the university audio-visual center. As co-chairman of our National Com- mittee on Teacher Education for the past two years, Roy is an ideal person to work in the field of teacher educa- tion in Japan. Jim Caldwell, director of the .Audio- Visual Center at the University of Alabama, will be arriving in Bagdad for a year's stay in Iraq in connection with an audio-visual assignment for the Foreign Operations Administra- tion just about the time the mailman brings you this copy of EdScreen. Jim dropped by our office with an armful of publications written in Arabic just before leaving America. He isn't wor- ried by the fact that he can't read the stuff. He says the Arabs can't read it either! POSITIONS AVAILABLE SfiecuUuti. in production of audio-visual materials and television programs; pictorial publications, historical re- search, child development re- search, library organization, classification of museum mate- rials. rififU4f: Vernon Dameron Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Dearborn, Michigan J People & Places Lelia Trolinger, Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction at the University of Colorado, has an- nounced that she will resign her posi- tion this summer, effective June 30. One of the best liked leadere in the A-V field, "Trolly" has headed the audio-visual program at the University of Colorado for the past 31 years. Dr. Melvin Brodshaug, formerly a Vice-President of Encyclopaedia Bri- tannica Films, is now Dean of the School of Public Relations and Com- munications at Boston University. Dr. Brodshaug has had long and wide ex- perience in the educational film field, beginning in 1930, when he became associated with Erpi Classroom Films, which was later purchased by EBFilms. At EBFilms he has been director of research, executive producer, vice pres- ident in charge of product develop- ment, and a member of the Board of Directors. His new responsibilities at Boston University include the depart- ments of radio, television, and motion pictures. Foy Cross and Irene Cypher, of New York University, have pioneered in developing two new courses in the audio-visual field. One is on the prepa- ration of instructional materials in fundamental education programs. It is designed to assist teachers and other education workers who plan to en- gage in educational, cultural, and eco nomic development programs at home and abroad, and places emphasis on the preparation of instructional mate- rials for programs in cultural educa- tion, health, agriculture, use of nat- ural resources, community living, etc. The course will be given from Septem- ber, 1954, to January, 1955. The sec- ond course is on the use of instruc- tional materials in fundamental edu- cation programs. This course will be given from February, 1955, to May 1955. '. From A. H. Peeler, principal of the J. C. Price School, Greensboro. North Carolina, we have word that a new Audio-Visual Section of the North Carolina Teachers Association was or- ganized during April at a meeting at Shaw University. Madison Devlin, director of the Audio-Visual Department for City Col- lege of San Francisco, reports that the new Audio-Visual Center at City Col- lege is now being occupied after months of construction and is every bit as nice as it was planned to be. John Payne, of Pueblo Schools, Colo- rado, reports that all Ir. .Mkire and Mr. Smith were also on the program. After the opening address by Sydney .Alkire, Don Smith conducted a one- hour session on film care. Thfen the company representatives took over, and with Dr. Stone acting as Master of Ceremonies, each went briefly through the categories of mechanical operation, operation of the sound sys- tem, and projector maintenance as they applied to his particular iiwke of pro- jector. Students asked questions from the floor. After lunch the group met again to hear George Luscombe talk about pro- jection techniques. Then the students broke uj) into five groups, each group choosing the one of five projectors on which they wanted special instruction. Rounding out the day, tours were arranged to the television dealers' show which was being held in the Urbana ' Armory and to the .\udio-Visual Aids Service and a film of the Illinois-Ohio State football game was shown. Throughout the clinic, company rep- resentatives maintained an extremely professional attitude; there was no at- tempt to "plug" any specific make of machine. There would no doubt haye been more than five makes of projec- tors represented if a very busy season had not prevented some of the com- panies invited from sending repre- sentatives. Indicative to some degree of the en- thusiasm with which the clinic was re-' ceived are the numerous queries we have received about holding regional clinics and requests for help by indi- vidual school systems who want to go ahead and hold these regional clinics themselves. We hope to be able to build tip a number of these regional clinics and to continue with a state-wide meeting "strictly for school or student pro- jectionists." 226 Educational Screen Movable panels give new power and appeal to a simple, inexpensive visual aid SHOW IT WITH PULL CHARTS by KARL B. LOHMANN, JR. Figure \. The line graphs oppeor os the sliding panels are pulled to one side. The top panel has been completely pulled, exposing the entire Small Pox graph. The Diphtheria panel is partially pulled, ex- posing part of that graph. The Whoop- ing Cough graph is not visible since the panel hos not yet been pulled. THE "PULL CH.XRT," a chart with a. movable panel, is a simple and inexpensive visual aid used regularly by the University of Mich- igan Television Office. These charts have great potentialities both for classroom use and for motion picture and television effects. Pull charts have two major advan- tages over regular poster-type charts. First, pull charts eliminate confusing and distracting a.spects of the chart or diagram. With pull charts, complex learning material can be revealed an item or unit at a time so as not to confuse the student. Two or more diflerent conditions can be presented alternately on a single chart with only one set of symbols or one arrangement in view at a time. .Second, the pull chart attracts interest and attention through the additipn of "visual mo- ion" to an otherwise motionlesschart. Basically, the pull diart is quite imple. .In its simplest form, it con- sists of a portion which is always visible, and a sliding panel which cov- ers' the rest of the chart. When the < ^^1 I Mr. Lohmann is a member of the staff at the Tele- insion Office of the Univer- sity of Michigan in Ann Arbor. panel is pulled to one side, the covered portion of the chart appears. Variation-s of this basic design include charts with several sliding panels and charts on which the sliding panel covers one section of the chart as it uncovers another section. One simple type of pull cliart is made by preparing a poster board chart and a paper panel which covers a portion of the chart. Then frosted acetate, vellum, or some other semi- opaijue material is stapled over the front of the chart. The acetate cover- ing is stapled to the outside edges of the poster board, and staples are also inserted to form the channel in which the pull-panel is to slide. 'The panel Figure 2. Here y. — . schematic dia- gram of vacuum tube circuits. The slid- ing panel has not yet been pulled. is inserted between the poster board and the acetate covering. The cover- ing, with the staples acting as channel guides, holds the pull-panel in place. The acetate covering also dulls the visibility .so that the edges of the pull- panel are not readily visible as the panel moves. Thus, the observer's at- tention is centered on the changes taking place in the chart. The artists for the University of Michigan Tele- vision Office have found that the use of white lines on a dark background also helps to catch and hold the viewer's attention. •A sim])le acetate-covered pull chart is shown in Figure 1. Complete line graphs were drawn on the poster board to show the number of deaths in Michigan from three diseases dur- ing the period from 1921 to 1951. Frosted acetate was stapled to the edges of the poster board. .Staples were also used above and below the area whfre the black i)ull panels were to slide, to form a resting place and channel guide for the pull-panels. The pull-panel (Figure 1) under the title, "Small Pox," has b?en pulled to one side to show the entire line graph. The pull panel under the title, "Diphtheria," is being pulled slowly, giving the effect of a line being drawn by an invisible hand. The "Whooping Cough" line graph does not show since the pull panel has -not yet been pulled. . ' The schematic diagram in Figure 2 and Figure 3 shows the way in which pull charts can be used to present corrplex material an item at a time. This chart was constructed in the same manner as the chart showitig disease trends. The diagram was drawn on |joster Ixiard, and the acetate was fastened to the edges with staples. Staples were also used to form the channels for the pull panels. Simple or complicated, these charts, offer an inexpensive means of adding clarity and interest to your visual aids. They should be of value both in your classroom presentations and in the preparation of your visual materials for use in motion pictures and tele- vision. Figure 3. The sliding panel has now been pulled, adding a grid circuit to the dia- gram. (The pull charts in these illustra- tions were made by Thomas Coates for telecourses on the University of Michigan Television Hour.) Summer, 1954 227 FREEDOM TO LEIM Can it be restricted and still be freedom ? OnJy a well-educated cTtizenry can interpret and defend our American heritage and preserve our democratic ideals. The youth of this country must understand the ideals of their American way of life and those of nations where people are not free. This is the theme of the new NEA film Freedom to Learn, to be given its premiere showing at the NEA summer convention in New York City. The film shows how modern schools try to prepare our children to assume their responsibilities as good citizens. It explains that respect for facts, a constant search for the truth, and knowledge of the world as it actually is are essential in this preparation. In Freedom to Learn, Mrs. Orin, a high school teacher of the social studies, faces honestly one of the great questions of our time: "Can the freedom to learn be controlled and restricted and still be freedom?" This question and others are brought to a sharp focus when Mrs. Orin, trapped and entangled by the well-meaning fears of parents, is charged with teach- ing communism in her classes. Called before an open meeting of the school board, Mrs. Orin reveals her own deep confidence in the American principle of free education for all. She ex- presses her strong belief that teaching is meant to open the minds of young people to fuller and wider knowledge and that teachers who are restricted by J;ear and pressure cannot teach young people to become free men and women. At the same time she makes clear that no teacher can be the final judge of truth, that this judgment remains for the decision and conscience of every free man. If these judgments are to be sound, our chil- dren must be given freedom to learn. Whether they have this freedom or not is not up to Mrs. Orin — but to each of us in his own community. No teacher can be the final judge of truth . . . This judgment remains for the decision and conscience of every free man. If these judgments ore to be sound, our children must be given freedom to leorn. We — all of us — are the ones who must finally de- cide whether to give our children freedom to learn. This is the story of the 28i/2-'iiini'te film, available in black and white or color. It boasts the same team that produced the Golden Reel award-winning Skippy and the Three R's. Producer: J. P. Nicholson, Agra- films, Inc. Director: Irving Rusinow. AVriter: Jarvis Couillard. Composer: George Kleinsinger. Camera- man: Pinckney Ridgell. The film has been cleared for television. Prints of the film will be available shortly after its premiere showing this summer. Purchases can be made directly from the NE.A. Division of Press and Radio Relations, 1201 16th St., N.W., Washington 6. D. C. Prints may be borrowed from the state educa- tion associations. A respect for facts, a constant search for truth, and a knowledge of the world as it is are essential to our democratic way of life. Information is the first need of any class when learning about labor and management, or any other subject. 228 Educational Screen Some tangible ways of evaluating your audio-visual program How TO Tike Your k-\ Measure by WALTER S. BELL LET'S do a little role playing. Why not suppose you are an elementary school principal? You could just as well choose to be a classroom teacher, a high school principal, a PTA member or officer, a supervisor or director, the superintendent, or even a board of education member or officer. But let's stay with the role selected, tliat of a principal. Now select one of the schools listed in Chart I, any one ... go ahead. All right, the Cowan Street School will do. So now you are the Principal of the Cowan Street School. You are seated in your office a few days after the opening of school and as you process the mail, you come across a report from the .4udio-Visual Educa- tion Department on audio-visual utili- zation. Possibly your thinking would follow this pattern. . • • • "Hm-m, another report to read . . . Probably just a lot of meaningless statistics . . . Wish the Department could furnish us with some tangible information, something which would help us improve our A-V program, that would let us know the ways in which we are succeeding and those in which we are failing . . . Well, might just as well get started reading this thing. "This first chart says it is for the showings per teacher. (See Chart I) Hm-m-m, here we are . . . Cowan Street School . . . This is good . . . We are at least above the average. Let's see . . . We had one thousand two hundred and thirty-eight show- ings and with 35 teachers . . . that was an average 35.4 showings per teacher . . . Pretty good . . . Come to think of It we had 36 weeks of school . . . Why that averages less than one show- Mr. Bell is Director of Audio - Visual Education, Atlanta, Georgia, Board of Education. ing per week per teacher . . . Must talk to the teachers about that. "Now these M's indicate the mo- tion pictures used, the S's, still pic- tures used such as filmstrips and slide sets, and the O's, other aids like re- cordings, displays and such like . . . Not a very good balance between these types of materials . . . Takes more work to use filmstrips and other ma- terials than it does motion pictures . . . Wonder if our teachers are using the motion picture to get out of teaching . . . According to the chart we did a little better last year than we did tfiis year . . . Well, this cer- tainly is tangible info . . . Let's see what's on the next page. (See Chart II.) "Percentages of school faculties us- ing materials from A-V Department . . . Let's see where we stand . . . Oh-h-li . . . here we are . . . Cowan Street . . . next to the bottom . . . This Chart I SHOWINGS PER TEACHER FORMULA: SHOWINGS DIVIDED BY TEACHERS EQUAL SHOWINGS PER TEACHER 1952-53 Ninth Street (837/141 59.7 Stewart B. Walter (895/16) 55.9 Mary Mgllennix (668/14| 47.7 James C. Fain High (2830/61) 46.4 G. T. McCurdy (873/20) 43.7 Cowan street (1238/35) 35.4 HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE (3907/113) 34.5 GRAhJD AVERAGE (11670/351) 33.2 ELEMENTARY AVERAGE (7763/238) 32.6 Moody Drive (936/29) 32.3 Parker Stre-t (425/15) 28.3 B. S. Baker (322/14) 23.0 Davis Avenue (306/14) 21.9 Sams Street (190/9) 21.1 G. E. Oliver High (1077 '52) 20.7 Sockwell Road (368 181 20.4 Vickery Street (309 24) 19.3 Boyler Circle (396 16) 15.4 Symbolism; Each symbol represents two showings. 1951-52 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSOOO 53.4 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSO 45.2 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSOO 35.9 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSO 39.4 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSO 49.1 MMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSO 37.9 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSO 33.7 MMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSO 31.6 MMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSO 29,3 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMSO ' 35.9 MMMMMMMMMSSSSO 15.7 MMMMMMMMMSSO 23.2 MMMMSSSSSSO 33.3 MMMMSSSSSO 19.8 MMMMMMMMMS 27.5 MMMMSSSSO 13.5 MMMMSSSSO 19.1 MMMMSSSO 17 5 'M" represents motion picture showings, "S" represents still picture showings and "O" stands for other materials {recordings, exhibits, etc.) Chart il PERCENTAGES OF SCHOOL FACULTIES FORMULA: TEACHERS USING A-V'S DIVIDED BY TEACHERS EQUAL PERCENT OF FACULTY USING A-V'S 1952-53 B. S. Baker (14 1 41 100.0% Mary Mullennix (13/14) 92.9% Ninth Street (12/14) 85.7% a T. McCurdy (17/20) 85.0% Moody Drive (24/29) 82.8% Sams Street (7/9| 77.8% Parker Street (11/15) 73.3% Davis Avenue |10 14) 71.4% ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AVG. (169 2381. . 70.0% Stewart B. Walter (11/16) 68.8% GRAND AVERAGE (236/351) 67.2% James C Fain High (39/61) 63.9% Sockwell Rood (11 18) 61.1% HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE (67/113) 59.2% Boyter Circle (13 24) 54.2% G. E. Oliver High (28 52) 53.8% Cowan Street (18,35) 51.4% Vickery Street (8 16) 50.0% Symbolism: Each "%" sign equals three percent of focully 1951-52 %%%%%%%%%%% 57.1% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%% 6<.I% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%% 85.7% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%% 90.0% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% 86.2% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% .100.0% . 73.3% . 64.3% . 68.1% % 42.5% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 70.1% %%%7o%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% •• 58.3% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ■■■• 55.5% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% •••• <>*■»% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 54.2% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -48.0% 54.3% 46.6% Summer, 1954 229 is surprising . . . Only 18 of our 85 teachers used tlie services of the A-V Department . . . That is only 51.4% of the faculty . . . Didn't do as well as we did last year . . . I've got to do something about that. We simply can't afford not to use modern teach- ing aids in these times . . . Maybe this chart explains some of our other fail- ures . . . Well, it's time to see what's next. (See Chart III.) "This chart is about showings per teacher for only those teachers using the A-V Department . . . Well, only about half of our folks used the avail- able services . . . but, let's see now . . . here we are . . . one, two, three, fourth , from the top . . . That's good . . . The 18 teachers using the Department averaged 68.8 showings each. That is much better than 35.4 showings . . . still less than 2 per week ... Of course, the balance between the various types of materials is the same as in the first chart ... If we could bring our rating up to an average of 70 showings for each and every teacher, that would be quite an improvement ... If half of our faculty can do it so can the others. We will just set that as a goal for this year ... Of course, next year we will have to do still better . . . Won- der if there is anything else of a tangible nature in these charts . . . "Chart four is about attendance per showing . . . .We are always hearing something about attendance . . . Here we are . . . Cowan Street . . . our total attendance for AV's was 47,095 pupils . •. . maybe we should start charging admission . . . could raise some money that way . . . Now we had a total of one thousand two hundred and thirty- eight showings and that gives us an average of 38 pupils per showing . . . Let's see our ADA load last year was only 37 pupils per teacher . . . This requires further study . . . Possibly the • rest of the report will give more information on this problem ... "Mm-m-m . . . one-class showings . . . (See Chart V) . . . Now what does that mean . . . Oh yes . . . presenta- tions to a single class . . . Every teacher should know by now that the best way to use most teaching aids is in their own classroom for their own class only . . . This business of combining classes for seeing educational films is bad , . . Well, sir . . . just look here . . . only 77.5% of our showings were for a single class . . . We had about a dozen auditorium showings of safety and health films but . . . let's see, 12 out of over 1200 showings . . . that is only about 1% ... In fact, we didn't do as well this year as we did last year . . . Lpoks like we got a job to do about combining classes for A-V show- ings . . . Chart Ml SHOWINGS PER TEACHER USING AUDIO-VISUALS FORMULA: SHOWINGS DIVIDED BY TEACHERS EQUAL SHOWINGS PER TEACHER 1952-53 Stewart B Walter 1895/11) 81.4 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ssssssso ■ James C Fain-High (2830 39) 72.5 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MSO Ninth Street (837/12) 69.8 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOO Cowan Street (1238/18) 68.8 • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSO HIGH SCHOOl AVG (3907 67) 58.3 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSO Mary Mullennix (668 13)...'. 51.4 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSOO G T McCurdy 1873 17) 51.3 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSO GRAND AVERAGE (11670 236) 49.4 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AV. (7763/169) 45.9 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM5SO Moody Drive 1936/24) 39.0 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSO Parker Street (425/11) 38.6 MMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSO Vickery Street (309 8) 38.6 MMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSO G E. Oliver High (1077/28) 38.5 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSS Sockwell Rood (368 11) 33.5 MMMMMMMMSSSSSSSOOO Davis Avenue (306/10) 30.6 MMMMMMSSSSSSSSSO Boyter Circle (396/13) 30.5 MMMMMMMMSSS5SSO Sams Street (190/7) 27.1 MMMMMSSSSSSSOO B. S. Baker (322/14) 23.0 MMMMMMMMMSSO Symbolism: Each symbol represents two showings. "M" represents motion picture showings, "S" repre- sents still picture showings, and "O" stands for other materials (recordings, exhibits, etc) Chart IV AVERAGE ATTENDANCE PER SHOWING FORMULA: TOTAL ATTENDANCE DIVIDED BY SHOWING 1952-53 James C. Fain High (75614 2836) 26.7 HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE (107446 3913).. 27.5 G. E. Oliver High (31832, 1077) 29.4 Sams Street (6005/190) 31.6 Ninth Street (27819 837) 33.2 G. T. McCurdy (31297/873) 35.8 Cowan Street (47095/1238) 38.0 GRAND AVERAGE (457374/11649) 39.3 Moody Drive (37053 936) 39.6 Davis Avenue (1 2479/ 306) 40.8 Sockwell Road (15529 368) 42.2 Boyter Circle (16540 369) 44.8 ELEM. SCHOOL AVG. (348928/7736) 45.1 Mary Mullennix (34818,668) 52.1 B. S. Baker (17229 322) 53.5 Vickery Street (16690 309) 54.a Parker Street (24562 425) 57.8 Stewart B. Walter (61812 8951 69.1 SymboMsm; Each "A" sign equals 2 pupils SHOWINGS EQUAL AVERAGE ATTENDANCE PER 1951-52 AAAAAAAAAAAAA ..., 22.3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAA 30.1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 26.4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 35.9 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 40.2 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 21.6 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 37.3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 45.1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 35.9 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 41.3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 35.6 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 35.7 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 38.3 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 55.1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 65.7 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 80.1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 47.6 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA . . 90.3 Chart V ONE-CLASS SHOWINGS Presentations to a single class at a time FORMULA: ONE-CLASS SHOWINGS DIVIDED BY TOTAL SHOWINGS EQUAL PERCENTAGE OF ONE-CLASS SHOWINGS 1951-52 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%% 95.1% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%% 95.4% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%% 90.8% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%% 92.3% ?>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 90.1% 1952-53 James C. Fain High (2766 2836) 97.5% HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE (3787 3913) 96.7% G. E. Oliver High (1021/1077) 94.8% G. T. McCurdy (793/873) 90.8% Sams Street (165/190) 86.8% Ninth Street (712/837) 85,1% Davis Avenue (248/306)..' 81.0% B. S. Boker (258 322) 80.1% GRAND AVERAGE (9328 11649) 80.1% Cowan Street (959 1238) 77.5% Moody Drive (729 936) 77.5% Boyter Circle (269 369) 72.9% ELEM. SCHOOL AVG. (5541 7736) 71.6% Mary Mullennix (385 668) 57.6% Stewart B. Walter (504 895) 56.3% Sockwell Rood (201 368) 54.6% Vickery Street (141 309) 45.6% Parker Street (177 425) 41.6% 83.3% 80.0% ^-J ---------------- ■ 81.2% 78.1% 7o 76 7o yo ^ ?fa 7to 7b 7b Tto "Jfa 7b :^ 7o 7o yo ■? % 79.3% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%% 77.3% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% 73.8% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% 69.3% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 48.1% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 53.4% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 57.3% %%%%%%%%% 33.3% ?.%%%%%%%%% 42.7% Symbolism: Each "%" sign equals three percent of faculty "Hope this next chart makes us look better. (See Chart VI) . . . One- item showings . . . One-item showings? . . . Oh yes, this is about the use of just one visual aid of one type during a lesson periotl . . . From the looks of some of the shipping boxes in the office, some of our teachers use a dozen films at a. time . . . That remark isn't tunny . . . Here we are ... at the bottom of the pile . . . Must be more truth than poetry in what I've just 230 Educational Screen Chart VI ONE-ITEM SHOWINGS Presentations of a single teaching aid of a given type during a single lesson period FORMULA: ONE-ITEM SHOWINGS DIVIDED BY TOTAL SHOWINGS EQUAL PERCENTAGE OF ONE- ■ ' "" I9S)-52 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 56.2% o%%%% 58.7% % 90.0% *3.S% %%%%%%%%%%%%% .■ S4.6% %%%%%%%% 24.6% 32.0% 21.4% %%%%%%%%% 28.2% %%%%%%%%% 24.2% %%%%%%%%% 30.0% 25.7% 26.5% 20.1% 17.2% I8.V% 12.3% 11.4% ITEM SHOWINGS 1952-53 Ninth Street |496 837) 59.3% G. T. McCurdy (374 873) 42.8% Sams Street (81 190) 42.4% B. S. Baker (127 322) 39.4% G. E. Oliver High (420 1077) 38.9% Boyter Circle (127 369) 34.4% Davii Avenue (87 3061 ; 31.7% HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE (1165 3913) 29.8% GRAND AVERAGE (3304 11649) 28.4% ELEMENTARY AVERAGE (2139,7736) 27.6% Sockwell Road (99 368) 26.9% James C. Fain High (745 2836) 26.3% Parker Street (109 425) 25.6% Mary Mullennix (132 668) 19.8% VIckery Street (56 309) 18.1% Stewart B. Welter (138 895) 15.4% Moody Drive (138 936) 14.7% Cowan Street (175 1238) 14.1% Symbolism: Eoch "%" sign equals three percent of faculty said . . . Wow . . . only 14.1% of our .showings were one-item showings . . . This must be our weakest point . . . Of course, it would be all right to use . . . say a motion picture and a film- strip during one lesson period . . . but this chart says it's for a single teaching aid of a given type . . . Maybe this is more tangible than I like . . . Wonder which teachers are at fault . . ." • • • And SO' you go through the report noting the evidence of good and poor utilization. You now have at your disposal a number of tangible meas- ures of utilization of audio-visuals in your school. What are you going to do about it? • • • "I believe our audio-visual director, Ed Bohannon. could give me some suggestions . . . I'll just call him . . . Hello . . . Ed . . . Just been looking over your annual report on utilization . . . . Say, where in the world did you get all that information? ... From our. reports to you? . . . Why man, all we do is report the number of times used and the total attendance for each item used . . . That's all you need? . . . Yes, I follow . . . the report form is a carbon copy of the original order with columns for the showings and attendance . . . This information is recorded on a master utilization report forjn for each school . . . OK, Ed, but where do you get this one- item and one-class business? . . . Oh yes, ... if there is only one item on , the order, you count its use as a one- item showing . . . You say common sense and the inspection, of the at- tendance reported give the clue to one-class showings. "That's interesting, Ed, but what I really called about are some sug- gestions as to what to do . . . You've given us some tangible measures but . . . Yes . . . Yes . . . Wait a minute and let me write this down . . . First, you say, present the information in charts I through IV to the faculty as a whole and point out our weak and strong points . . . Then, next, talk to the teachers individually . . . Ed, those are good suggestions . . . You have some more . . . OK . . . let's have them . . . You suggest we start an in-service teacher training program and that we use audio-visuals about audio-visual education . . . Yes, that's a good idea . . . Yes, I'm still here . . . Sure I think it would be a good idea to recommend to the teachers that they do some formal studying in this field . . . After the tangible evidence you've given us, we need some A-V courses . . . Thanks, Ed . . . May be calling on you to send an A-V expert out to help us . . . Yes, either Mrs. Grubbs or Miss Moon would do a fine job and thanks, Ed, for giving us some single tangible measures of our A-V program . . . Good-bye now." • • • Yes. there are some very tangible measures of audio-visual utilization such as showings per teacher, the bal- ance between the u.se of various types of audio-visuals, the relationship be- tween average attendance per showing and ADA, percentage of "one-class- showings" and the percentage of "one- item sliowings." These measures are easy to obtain and to interpret. They also offer some tangible clues as to the strength of an A-V program. These measures are very flexible. In this article we have tried to show how they can be applied to: 1. A school system. 2. .\ segment of a school system (elementary schools, high schools, etc.) . 3. An individual school. The measures could just as easily have been applied to the various grade levels of a school system as a whole, the different subject matter fields, even to a state or to the nation as a whole. Of course, the factor we would like to know is the exact contribution o£ audio-visuals tO' education. That is difficult to measure.' It has been demonstrated time and again, how- ever, that the principles implied in the tangible measures cited in this article result in more and better learning in the same or in less time. If we accept this on faith, then the tangible measures described in this article become valid. Otherwise, they are just so much statistics. aiNEAR POINT/ '. can both eyes <^0'l: efficiently .TOGETHER? ^fie Responsibility to mate sure that «very pupil is VISUALLV WHOLE "°w Widely accepted by schoolmen More than 3,000 School Systems ^ are now using KEYSTONE Visual Survey — a larger increase in 1953 than any previous year. Thousands of eye doctors are now using, in their own offices, tests that coordinate with the Keystone Visual Survey. We appreciate this approval by leaders in the field of public health, as well as educators, and shall continue further development of this service. Have yon seen the recent Improvements in these tests of visual funotions? A revised manual, a new graphic record form, new Durastyle cards. Write for complete information: KEYSTONE VIEW CO^ Meadyille, Penna, Summer, 1954 231 1954 National A-V Convention, July 30 - August 4 Climax of the sutiimer months for the autliovisuaily minded will be the 1954 National Audio-Visual Conven- tion, a gathering of audio-visual or- ganizations with separate meetings all clustered around one big Trade Show. The convention will be held this year at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chi- cago facing Lake Michigan. The Educational Film Library .Asso- ciation (EFLA) will lead off the series of meetings on July 30 (see detailed program). The National Audio-Visual Association Trade Show will open Sun- day, .August 1 at 2 P.M. and will con- tinue through August 4. The .\udio - Visual Conference of Medical and Allied Sciences will be held on .August 2 from 9:30 .A.M. to 10 P.M. Subjects to be discussed in- clude methods of exchange of informa- tion about films (including Library of Congress cards), methods of evalu- ation, procedures for handling special activities, problems of distribution, and utilization of audio-visual aids. The Catholic Audio-Visual Educa- tors will hold their third annual na- tional convention August 2-4. Speakers at the opening session on Monday, August 2, at 9 A.M. include the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Paul E. Campbell, the Rev. Pius Barth (CAVE President), and .Archbishop Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago. At 10:30 the same morrting, there will be a session on A-V techniques for teaching Christian social living. Monday afternoon will be devoted to laboratory demonstra- tions of audio-visual equipment. Tuesday, August 3, sessions will cover educational television planning ,'and classroom use; effective use of audio-visual materials in high school to teach better health habits, history, and music; and classroom demonstrations of teaching religion, mathematics, and social studies with audio-visual ma- terials. Wednesday, August 4, subjects will include the use of Diocesan film li- braries, user evaluation of films, film- strips, and slides; religious art and audio-visual materials; correlating A-V materials with textbooks, and manu- facturers' and producers' evaluation of audio-visual materials (still pictures projection and production, motion pic- ture projection, educational motion picture production, tape recording, projection screens, and latest films and color developments). CAVE program chairman is the Rev. Leo J. McCormick. Tentative Program ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the EDUCATIONAL FILM LIBRARY ASSOCIATION July 30, July 31, and August 1, 1954 Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago Conference Theme: "Working Together for Better Films and Film Utilization" Chairman: Helge E. Hansen, Director, Audio-Visual Services, University of Minnesota Program Committee: C. ). Arnold, Margaret Fletcher, Arnold E. Luce, Neville P. Pear- son, Lowell Mahlmberg. FRIDAY, JULY 30 9-30 AM - Noon — REGISTRATION at EFLA Headquarters, Conrad Hilton Hotel 10:00 A.M. - Noon— FILM PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Eval- uating Committee: Neville P. Pearson 1:30-2:00 P.M. — GENERAL SESSION. Chairman: Arnold E. Luce. Announcements by Emily Jones. Welcome by EFLA President Edward T. Schofield. 2:15-4:30 P.M.— SECTIONAL MEETINGS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES. (A) DISSEMINATING FILM INFORMATION. How con film information be mode more easily and readily available to interested people? Chairman: Donald Brumbaugh. Panel: Ervin Nelsen, Donald Wade, Paul Kiehl, Gordon Adomson, Paul Wagner. (B) THE FILM AND EDUCATIONAL FUNDAMENTALS. What is the role of the film in the teaching of educational fundamentals? In large classes, what functions could be delegated to films and television and what function should the teacher serve? Chairman: Wesley Meierhenry. Panel: Charles Schuller, Nelle Jenkinson, Irene Cypher, Ted Morehouse, William H. Allen. (O FILM AGENCY COOPERATION, What is the specific area of activity" of FCA, EFLA, DAVI, Educational TV ond Radio Center, and other film agen- cies? Chairman: Ford L. Lemler. Panel: Xenophon Smith, Emily Jones, Charles Bushong, J. J. McPherson, Paul C. Reed. 6:15-8:00 P.M. — EFLA BANQUET. Florentine Room, Congress Hotel. Toostmaster: Paul Wagner, President FCA. Address by Horry K. Newburn, President, Educa- tional and Radio Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 9:00- 10:30 P.M. — NEW COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED FILMS. Evaluation Commit- tee; William H. Allen, Clyde K. Miller, and C. Walter Stone, Chairman SATURDAY, JULY 31 9:15-10:00 A.M. — GENERAL SESSION. DEMONSTRATION: PRODUCTION AND PROJECTION OF 3-D PICTURES. In Charge: Helge Hansen and Ernest Wildi. 10:00- 12:15 A.M.— Topic: WHAT RECENT RESEARCH IS TELLING US ABOUT FILMS 10:00 - 10:45 A.M.— Address: THE FILM VS. THE TEACHER by Jack K. Rimolover 10:45 - 1 1 :30 A.M. — Address: THE FILM IN ADULT EDUCATION by A. W. Vonder- Meer 11:30- 12:15 P.M. — DISCUSSION of the points raised by Mr. Rimolover and Dr. VonderMeer. 1 :45 - 4:00 P.M.— SECTIONAL MEETINGS. (D) LOCAL PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. What con we do to produce useful films in our locol communities? Chairman: Richard C. Mitchell. Panel: Ray- mond A. Petrie, Grace Stevenson, Paul H. Imbrock, John Moriarity, Leonard Tripp. (E) IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS. Should in-service training centers be established? For what purposes? Chairman: Arthur C. Stenius. Panel: Miriam Wood, Joseph Dickmon, John Dome, Evelyn Hoke. (F) EFLA's COMMUNITY FILM PROJECT. What film programs are now being carried on in various kinds of communities? (G) INDUSTRIAL AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS. Joint session sponsored by DAVI and NUEA in cooperation with EFLA. Chairman: Lee Cochran. Speakers: Fred Beach of Remington-Rand and Ralph Hoy of Aluminum Company of America. Panel: Vince Hunter, I. C. Boerlin, Fred S. Mont- gomery, Donald W. Smith. 4:30 - 5:30 P.M. — EFLA TEA. EFLA Board of Directors will act as hosts. Emily Jones, EFLA Executive Secretary, will officiate. 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.— SCREENING OF TELEVISION FILMS, special television productions. SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 8:00 A.M.— STATE GROUP BREAKFASTS 9:00- 10:30 A.M. — GENERAL SESSION. Chairman: W. Henry Durr FIVE-MINUTE SUMMARY REPORTS by recorders of all discussion sessions BUSINESS MEETING: Edward T. Schofield in charge. 2:00 - 6:00 P.M.— NAVA TRADE SHOW 232 Educational Screen inutc H beMttnient I by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN 5 Spring Grove Ave., San.Anselmo, California MRS. BROWrS DISCOVERY One Friday afternoon. Mrs. Brown, advisor to the Junior Hi youth group of her church, picked up a film at the local rental library. That evening four young people came in right after sup- per to help plan the Sunday evening program which was to be built around the film. Her own youngsters, one of them Junior Hi age and the others younger, whittled the privilege of seeing the film with the promise that after it they would get right at their home- work. Sitting on the floor, and draped over the chairs, this youthful audience saw the film with their sponsor. Expecting her children to get to their homework in a moment or two, Mrs. Brown settled the group into a discus- sion of just what they wanted this film to say on Sunday night. They tried to state a purpose for their meeting. But the film had been an intimate and effective experience for them, and twenty minutes went by like an in- stant. Seeing how interested her chil- dren were, she did not have the heart to detach them from the group with a sharp reminder of their promise and the homework. Coming to, after another fifteen min- utes of free-for-all talk about the film, Mrs. Brown adjourned the meeting 'and the four members of the program committee left for their homes, and her own flock at last turned to home- work. Going to her desk, she got out the hymnal and Bible to fill in some of the vacant places in the program for Sun- day night. As she put the pencil to her lips, her mind went trailing off in reflection: How really wonderful this evening! How interesting every one was! How friendly, serious, and thoughtful the talk had been! How really wonderful young people were, after all! Even her youngest had sur- prised her with hhis simple insights and penetrating questions! At last her husband came in, and Summer, 1954 lier reverie ended. Or did it? A few days later she was in the film library sliopping for another film like that one, this time it would be for her brood and a few friends they would select. Now, six months later, Mrs. Brown's "Film Nights" are the high points of each month and the talk of the com- munity. Some neighbors have dubbed it "creative living with your children," and they are not far from the truth. But Mrs. Brown has to skip dessert for the family every now and then and stash a shining fifty-cent piece once in a while to keep her program going. The dealer, her good friend by now, would like to give her a special mid- week rate; but cannot. Thanks, Mrs. Brown. You have given all of us something to think about and presented a challenge to parents, deal- ers, and producers. Will it be met? WHAT SIZE SCREEN? This problem bedevils both church and school users of projected visual aids. By now one would think that common sense would have set everyone on the right track. But not so. Com- mon sense is not that common. Take several situations — as horrible examples: Some 200 people are given an image some four feet wide to look at. This is about like looking at a postage stamp across the street! Or this one: Thirty school children looking at an image some eight feet wide in a semi-lighted room. Here the picture was spread so thin that its details and beauty were lost altogether. The teacher remarked that something seemed wrong but the book said that the screen was always to be filled. The theatrical field had such a dictum. Who is passing such nonsense along in the educational field now? The image must be adequate, of course. In an educational situation, where the audience is under the con- trol of the leader, there is no sense in a big image for a small group. The image should be related to the size of the group, and not the screen, or the room. The light output of a projector is just so much. If it is spread over a big screen it will not be as concen- trated and brilliant as when held to a smaller image. How large should the image be? It must accommodate the viewer who is farthest away, and reason will suggest that the group, if possible, be kept compact so that the image can be as brilliant as possible. Roughly, the image should be in its width 1/6 the distance from the screen to the farthest viewer. In this connection the question arises as to how close people should sit. Roughly, they should not sit closer than two screen widths. Closer view- ing than this can result in eyestrain because the image is grainy and coarse and sharpness in detail has been lost. A lot of galimatias has been written on daylight projection. While it is possible to get some kind of image in so-called daylight projection, the re- sult is hardly worth the labor and bother. It is well to remember that wliere less than satisfactory blackout prevails, it is a good thing to cut. image size to the very minimum, and ' seat the group compactly, and as close to the screen as possible. The entire set-up should be so arranged that a minimum of light falls on the screen and a minimum into the eyes of the group. Translated, keep the axis of projection at a right angle to the main source of light. If the light falls on the screen, it will dim the image. If the light falls into the eyes of the peo- |)le, the iris of their eyes will close down and less light from the screen will get to the retina. Lastly, image brightness on a beaded screen is greatest immediately back from the screen, and falls off sharply as you move from the center to either side. Therefore, for maximum of good seeing, seat your group in "the shape of an "A," and keep the image size related to the size of the group. 233 WHAT TO USE India Study Film The great country of India will be the subject for missionary study by Protestant churches for the year be- ginning this fall. A valuable resource in this study will be the 28-minute dramatic documentary motion picture (cohir or black and white) The Village of the Poor, which was prcxluced un- der the auspices of the Broadcasting and Film Commission (220 Fifth Ave., N. v. 1) of the National Council of Churches. The setting of the film is Deena- bandapurum (Village of the Poor). The story concerns just three of those who live there. Rama danced for the temple god until she became ill. Brought to the village by her mother, she slowly regains her health and be- comes a Christian. Quite by chance she meets one day Baginanadan, small farmer who has just lost his holdings to a greedy money lender. She urges him to seek help in the village, and he finds riches he never dreamed of in. new ways to farm and live. Devidoss was a gocxl shepherd boy, but one clay an accident befell one of his flock. .Angered, the chief herdsman has him beaten and turns him out to beg. One day Baginanadan sees him sleeping by the roadside and takes hint to the village. Here he learns many things and ways, including the Christian way of faith. .All this is simply, convincingly, and beautifully told in a film that has ex- cellent cjualities. It should pro-mote in all thoughtful people a better un- derstanding of India and Christian missions. It shows missions as helping people help themselves at all levels of life, and it reflects clearly the strong conviction that Christian work in India, and elsewhere, should be placed in the hands of native leadership. Every one in the church above the Junior level should see this film. Its best use will be in small groups where it can be integrated with study and discussion, but it is suitable for Sun- day night services, family nights, train- ing schools, conferences, and youth rallies, camps and conferences. The Apple-Missionary Johnny Appleseed, a 13'/2-minute motion picture by Coronet Films, tells with sympathy and insight the story of Johnny .Appleseed, man of peace, re- ligion, and good cheer whose chief work was that of apple-missionary to the pioneer settlers of the Mid-West. Everywhere he went he extolled the virtues of apples, carried a bag of seeds, and even planted little orchards Coronet Films Story of Johnny Appleseed, man of peace, religion, and good cheer for the busy settlers. Deeply religious and full of good cheer, he was re- ceived with joy in every settlement and continued his work to the end of his days. Beautifully told against a background of pioneer life, this filin will interest all atxjve the Primary age and ought to be widely used in the church vacation and weekday schools. The technical qualities are good and it comes in both color and B&W: a study guide is provided. Korean Church The heroic qualities of the Korean Christian church are beautifully de- picted in a new motion picture. The Korean Victory. This 29-minute color film was produced for the Presbyterian Church U.S. .A. and Presbyterian U.S., and the United Church of Canada by Missions Visualized (6912 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif.). The dramatic documentary tech- nique is used to bring us up close to the physical -and spiritual realities of tlie present situation. While so much of the country is laid waste by war, we Have you used the "LEARNING ABOUT LOVE" filmstrips? • Series of three. • Full-color, attractive cartoon style. Church Screen Productions P.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. see that the human spirit is made of stern stuff and meant for survivial. In overcoming adversity, the church climbed to greatness. The manifold work of the church is shown — Bible study, evangelism, education, and med- ical work. Here is a fdm to deepen the concern of the church peo|)le of Amer- ica for their brethren in Korea gnd challenge them to ha%e a greater part- nership with these self-reliant and magnificent people. (Available from Presbyterian Distribution Service, 156 Fifth Ave., N. Y. I; 71 E. Lake St., Chicago 1; 234 McAllister St., San Francisco 2.) Urbanism and the Church Some churches follow their members to the suburbs. Others do not. Any church faced with such a decision would do well to take a long and careful look at a new and very reveal- ing motion picture. The Living City. Produced by the Twentieth Century Fund and Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, this analytical pictorial docu- ment is based on material developed in a study by TCF. Not only should churches with an itch to move see this film, but those already ensconced in suburbia ought to see it as well. It will help them gain perspective on the total city of which they are a part. It deals informatively with the form and dynamics of tiiat very complex social organism, the modern city. It has much to say to church congregations, to pastors, and to denominational execu- tives. 234" Educational Screen Curriculum Enrichment Filmstrips Did You Sock Him, Jeriy? is a 21- framf color filmstrip showing hpw a junior boy learned slowly and surely under the skillful guidance of a wise teacher that there is a better way than socking playmates when things don't • go to suit you. The stickmen drawings and a well-written commentary are closely integrated and pack a great deal into a running time of' 12 min- utes. How to Pray is a 29-frame color filmstrip beamed at the teenager. It sticks to its theme — how to pray — and both young people and their lead- ers will find this treatment rich in insight and guidance. The pictures arc highly stylized line drawings, and the commentary is cast into clear and informing language. Useful in youth fellowship groups; membership classes; and for the enrichment of the church curriculum. (Available from O. V. Chamness, 116 Almenar Dr., San Rafael, Calif.) Passovef Records The Passover Story is a dramatic tell- ing of the liberation of the ancient Hebrews from their Egyptian oppres- sors. The immediate setting for this recounting is the Seder ceremonial meal in which the youngest son of the household asks the Four Questions. What we hear is the answer, vividly dramatized. The four sides of two 10-inch 78 rpm records are utilized, giving a running time of some 16 minutes. Here is good and usable en- richment material for religious educa- tion in synagogue, temple, and church school. (Produced by and available from the Commission on Jewish Edu- cation, 838 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 21.) CORRESPOPEICE Our recent article, "What's Wrong With Filmstrips?" (.\pril, 1954 Ed- Screen, jMge 155) has stirred some readers to the writing point. The edi- tor-in-chief of EdScreen says, "I think ■ you erred in sweepingly condemning a perfectly legitimate and valuable audio-visual medium for communica- tion, presumably on the basis of some poorly conceived and produced ma- terials." My complaint, however, is not about some poor materials. It is with a filmstrip that shows little and talks much — too much. Irwin Soref of the (Los Angeles) Bureau of Jewish Education writes: "1 liked the article. . . . We need more of thjs type if we are. to combat the quackery now present in the field of religious audio-visu^ education." From the operator of a rental li- brary, W. E. Laganke, Cleveland: "Your article is very well done. I think this (criticism) applies to the great majority of filmstrips we have. Pro- ducers ought to think of telling their stories first in pictures, without words, and then embellishing the pictures with words but not depending upon words to tell the meaning." Bill Kruse, of Wm. F. Kruse and Associates, r a i s es more important questions than there is space to dis- cuss. He agrees that "a visual aid should be mostly visual, aided by words, using them as forcefully and as sparingly as |>ossible," asking, "But can't w'e paraphrase this: An audial aid, mostly audial, aided by pictures? .\nd finally, assuming the visual and the audial elements are properly blended, should we rule out the jkjs- sibility of a good, legitimate, useful, effective audio-visual aid?" A very good question, indeed! From Walter N. Vernon, Jr., of the Methcxlist Board of Education, * "I think you are eminently correct in that some of the filmstrips are being made too wordy." It's not too late for you to write if you have opinions, convictions, or in- sights on this subject — pro or con the original article in the .\pril Ed- Screen. The American Bible Society Announces A NEW MOTION PICTURE OUR BIBLE- HOW IT CAME TO US i. 1 m A documenlary film dramatizing tlic l;i>.(iiiating story ot our Bible from the first century A. D. to the present. Shows the Scriptures in use in Palestine in the time of Jesus, how the letters of Paul and the Gospels were written and used in the early Church; the translation into Latin, the spoken languages of Europe and then into English. The picture is remarkably authentic — the result of years of planning, research and collaboration. 16 mm. sound, BR:VV, 84 min. Available in one unit for continuous showing at $22.50. In three sections for successive bookings: Part I, 25 min. $8.00: Part H, 24 min., $8.00; Part III, 35 min., $9.00. Send now for FREE ILLUSTR.'VTED FOLDER I I AinciicLm Bible Society Deparlment of Visual Materials 440 Fourth Avenue New York 10, New York Please send me your free illustrated folder on OUR BIBLE-HOW IT CAME TO IS. N a me , Organization or Title- I Address- I Summer, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 235 valuation of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University . CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Btoomington, Indiana. mum YoimsELF UNDERSTOOD (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois) 14 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1953. S62.50. Teacher's Guide available. DESCRIPTION This film explains the process of communication by identifying its five component elements and discusses a number of suggestions that tend to promote effective understanding. Opening scenes provide a variety of social situations in which some form of communication occurs: a police- man's shrill blast of his whistle brings a motorist to a stop; a group of fac- tory workers rush for exits when an employee cries, "Tire"; an actress re- cites her lines in a stage play; a young man proposes to a woman; a news analyst comments on the news; and a sales clerk endeavors to sell a hat to Mrs. Clark. .All occasions illustrate the narrator's observation that, as social beings, people must communicate by expressing their feelings and thoughts and must achieve common understand- ing in order to get others to think, feel, or do sometliing. Language in the form of words and symbols becomes the principal tool of communication. With the aid of a diagrammatic chart, the narrator identifies and de- scribes the five elements in any com- munication: the communicator, the content, the medium, the audience, and the response. He suggests that the answers to the question, "Who is say- ing what to whom through what me- dium with what effect?" would help to achieve clear and effective commu- nication. The scenes that follow em- phasize the need for knowing the com- municator and his purpose before re- sponding to his message. With such awareness Mrs. Clark is able to react intelligently to the flattering remark of a sales clerk in considering the pur- chase of a hat, and to recognize the meaning of the evasive inquiries of her son when he asks whether she and her husband intend to spend the eve- ning at home. She fails, however, to consider the communicator's purpose when she accepts uncritically a news- paper report to the effect that the prohibitive cost of a proposed com- munity development makes it imprac- tical. Of equal importance, the narrator proposes, is a consideration of the meaning of the communication to the communicator. A motorist again is shown stopping to the whistle of a policeman since the meaning of the whistle to the former corresponds to that held by the latter. Such similarity of meaning, however, is shown to be seldom exact. Bob's choice of a par- ticular college because "kids with dough go there" becomes unacceptable to Bill for the same reason. Mr. Cox's unhappy experience with labor causes him to react coldly to a speaker who is introduced as a "friend of labor," while such an introduction has the opposite effect on Mr. Garvey whose relations with labor had been cordial in the past. To facilitate understanding and to move the audience to respond in the desired manner, the narrator recom- mends that careful consideration be given to the listener — his predisposi- tions and his past experiences. Such a consideration causes a doctor to vary his symbols in describing a case to his patient and to a colleague. A mother resolves a spat between her children when she calls her son a "baby" and her daughter a "rouglineck." An able canvasser for the Community Chest appeals to the self-esteem and civic pride of a prominent citizen and to the sympathetic feeling toward the helpless and the needy on the part of two garage mechanics to gain their support. The narrator stresses the ne- cessity to consider the emotional feel- ings of the audience in order to control more adequately their responses. In concluding, the film proposes a similar appraisal of the communicator, content, audience, and their responses in the case of mass media such as radio, television, and the press, and reem- phasizes in the words of the narrator the importance of effective understand- ing "to successful working and living together." APPRAISAL The members of the committee were unanimous in recommending the film for use in high school social studies and language art classes and with col- lege and adult groups to provide an analysis of the communication process as a form of social interaction. It can also be used to suggest the importance of adequate familiarity with the mo- tives of the communicator and the characteristics of the audience in order to achieve clear and effective commu- nication. The good technical quality of the sound and photography and the use of drawings, diagrams, and com- mon everyday examples of social situa- tions depicting some form of commu- nication add considerably to the clarity of the presentation. Especially note- worthy is the recognition of the crucial impact on a listener's response of distinct emotional reactions that have become associated with and are evoked by the use of specific verbal symbols. WORLD WITHOUT END (Brandon Films, Inc., 200 W. 57th St.. New York 19, N. Y.) 45 minUtes. 1 6mm, sound, black and white, 1953. $145. Produced by Basil Wright for UNESCO. DESCRIPTION Photographed in two widely sep- arated countries — Mexico- and Thai- land — this film depicts the basic simi- larity in the struggle for physical sur- vival among peoples in spite of their varying cultures, and documents the work of United Nations agencies in combating ignorance, poverty, and dis- ease. 236 Educational Screen As the introductory scenes alternate between an island in Lake Patzcuaro and a primitive setting in Thailand, the narrator poses tlie principal theme of the film — bpth peoples, though of diverse cultural backgrounds, feel pain and hunger, have enemies and friends, express concern over their children, and are entirely dependent on air and water for their continued existence. On the island in Lake Patzcuaro the fate of the inhabitants is seen to be determined by the supply of fish in the lake. The film shows a group of stu- dents from the Fundamental Educa- tion Center in Latin America arriving at the island to help the inhabitants as well as to learn from them. As each student pursues his individual work, the narrator explains how Carsino is concerned over the sinking of the lake, the decrease in the supply and size of fish, and the presence of thickening mud in what was once clear water; how children and babies here are dif- ferent from those in Thailand but that their needs are the same; and how through the love of music and song, the lives of these people experience momentary calm. Subsequent scenes depict a group of fishermen building a well near the vil- ■ lage to store water from the lake, and show one farmer using a pump to irri- gate his land. Their willingness to im- prove their lives is further exemplified by a group participating in a mass education' project. On the other hand, a desire to preserve their own cultural heritage is manifest in the stirring per- formance of a group of dancers, dressed in traditional costume, as they dance to a band accompaniment. In Thailand, the film portrays life in two localities. One is a populated center where motor vehicles, noise, and an increased tempo of life are seen be- coming as common to the culture as its Buddhist religion, traditional dance forms' and music. Here, water again plays a crucial role in irrigating crops, yielding fish, and facilitating transpor- tation and commerce. The narrator explains that UNICEF and WHO as- sist the government in combating tu- berculosis as two visiting nurses dem- onstrate the proper handling of uten- sils to a father and help a mother in caring for her child. The other locality is a primitive vil- lage in which many adults and chil- dren are shown being plagued with a highly infectious disease, yaws. Its vic- tims are seen lacking in bodily energy, and even the will to live, since no possible .cure is known to them. Into this atmosphere of pain and disillu- sionment enters a UNICEF medical team of workers who win the confi- dence of the people and administer injections of penicillin to afflicted per- sons. .\ secjuence of scenes reveal an astonishing curtailment of the disease some weeks later as a crop of smiling youngsters run to greet another visit- ing team of UNICEF members. The film further depicts the people eagerly accepting assistance through the FAO in controlling the spread of a water weed and in replenishing the water with a prolific species of fish from Africa. In the education of the young, however, the film reveals new methods being introduced with care lest they weaken existing cultural arts. Concluding sequences portray the graduation of students from the Fun- damental Education Center and high- light points of human interest in the film while the commentator reminds the audience. "We all live in the same world, with them and with others." APPRAISAL .\ vivid and sensitive portrayal of men's lives in two corners of the earth, this film illustrates how basic needs and similar aspirations can be denied by poverty, ignorance, and disease, and how spontaneous hope, even joy, is re- kindled when a helping hand shows that betterment is still a human possi- bility. Members of the committee felt that the film could be used effectively with high school, college, and adult groups to evoke a sympathetic under- standing of the common struggle of men, whatever their race, language, or religion, against hunger and disease. Through highly descriptive music, in- digenous sound, and artistic, captivat- ing photography, the film tends to gain the sympathetic, intimate, and at times, dramatic involvement of the viewer. Some members experienced momentary confusion as to the setting of the action when the film alternated between Mexico and Thailand. The majority felt, however, that adequate cues are provided in the narration as well as in tHe distinctive quality of background music, in the dress and physical appearance of the people, and in the differing characteristics of their respective geographic environments. The shooting of the film sequences was directed in Thailand by Basil Wright, and in Mexico bv Paul Rotha. SEAL \mm (Walt Disney Productions, Non-The- atrical Film Division, 2400 W. Ala- meda Ave., Burbank, California) 27 minutes, 16mm, sound, color, 1950. For long-term lease information con- tact producer. Rental, $10 per dav. DESCRIPTION This Academy Award-winning, Dis- ney True-Life Adventure nature film shows how seals live a typical sum- mer in their lives and compares their group organization, motivation, and development to coordinants in the ex- istence of human beings. The introductory sequence shows the natural setting for the film to be the Pribilof Islands — generally known as the Misty Islands — in the mid-Ber- ing Sea near Alaska. ,As the music builds to a crescendo and, as the nar- rator states, the stage is set with all of its bouquets in place, the seal beach- masters arrive and preempt the spots where they are to hold their summer harems. The next few weeks are spent in anxious expectation of the arrival Your students should know that some careers require early course planning to make the most of high school educational and train- ing opportunities. These Early Worm jobs generally outnumber the Early Bird stu- dents who have found vocational goals in time to make effective plans But YOUR LIFE WORK films con help your students get a faster start offer an incentive to learn by visualizing these employment opportunities add realism and spice to your career program with films — YOUR LIFE WORK films — proved by independent educa- tional research most effective, least expensive Write today for purchase 6r rentol informatioi Summer, 1954' Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 237 of the female seals. Migrant birds, too, move in to watch the show. With the arrival of June and strains of "Here Comes the Bride," the ladies approach. Every one of them is soon possessed by a beachmaster — there are no old maids on Seal Island. If a lady intentionally or unintentionally wan- ders from the harem of her husband, he becomes very irate and reclaims her with vehemence. The appearance of the Pribilof Islands, dotted with over one hundred thousand seals, is com- pared to that of Coney Island. The island soon becomes a huge nursery. Each female seal gives birth to one pup, which was conceived the previous summer. The baby seal is coal black, weighs eight to ten pounds, nurses like all other mammals, plays fvith other baby seals in groups called ^schools, and imitates the adult seals. The concluding sequence shows how the male seals, during the first two or three years of their existence, are too immature to challenge the beachmas- ters. During this period, they are called bachelors and forced to live in a very limited and undesirable section of the island far removed from the sea and, according to an unwritten law, can use only very narow corridors to the sea. At the end of the third summer, these male seals feel strong enough to chal- lenge the beachmasters. Closeups of a bloody duel show an old beachmaster being defeated by a young blade. He, wounded and dejected, leaves the scene of the battle in perfect synchronization with the tempo of "Gone Are the Days When My Heart Was Young and Gay." As he vanishes into the sea, the nar- rator concludes that thus the island is the scene of a continuing cycle of seal life. Projecting Out of Doors Summertime is outdoor time — and movietime too if you're as re- sourceful as the Food Service Group at the U. S. Army's Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia. Food Service classes at Fort Lee look at outdoor movies through a process known as reverse projection. Shaded by a canopy of wood and roofing tar, the students sit in comfort and cool breezes watching the same training films that were formerly shown in a blacked-out temporary building. The idea was gleaned from the Fifth .\rmy and modifications were made at Fort Lee. Here's how it works: an ordinary 16mni sound projector is placed inside the projection booth. The interior of the booth is painted black so as to allow the full brilliance of the picture to be shot onto a 24x26- inch mirror, barely five feet away, which is suspended from the ceiling. The mirror, in turn, reflects the image onto a sand-blasted plate glass situated behind the projector. The students view the movies from stands erected in front of tlie plate-glass screen. Most observers have com- mented on the sharpness of the pic- ture. A 1,000- watt bulb is used in the projector to help assure this sharpness. The size of the picture viewed is 34x27 inches and can be easily seen by some 50 to 60 students at a time. So take your films to summer camp with you and try out reverse projec- tion. Pfc. Reuben Brenner, projectionist from the Service Branch at the QM School, adjusts projector os picture is shot on mirror (dotted line) . Mirror, in turn, reflects picture on sand-blasted plate glass screen (dotted line). APPRAISAL This film maintains tjje high stand- ards of photographic excellence, beau- tiful color, sensitively selected music, artistic cutting and pacing, and subtle Iiumor established by preceding Disney films. Groups of all age levels should find the film delightful and interest- ing. Some serious students of science may question the justification for ascribing to nature's creatures and phenomena human attributes, inter- spersing in the scientific information facetious commentary, and failing to pronounce distinctly enough for easy recognition names of little - known birds and flowers. Other teachers and students of science, equally interested in the purely scientific aspects of the film, may feel that the humor achieved through commentary and music, the comparison of seal life to human exist- ence, and other interest-getting de- vices stiinulate and motivate learning. The committee feels that schools and adult groups will welcome the avail- ability of this Walt Disney film and that the producer is to be encouraged to make available to non - theatrical groups similar films. SCHOOL BOARD E ACTION (National School Boards .Association, Inc., 450 E. Ohio St., Chicago 11, Illi- nois) 27 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1953. $150 or $75. Produced by .-Xgrafilms for the Na- tional School Boards Association through cooperation of W. K. Kellogg Foundation. DESCRIPIION By following the activities of a school board over a long period of time as it comes to grips with major issues affect- ing a school system, this film illustrates six basic principles of school board operation: Every citizen has a right to be heard at open meetings, the school system must have a cjualified superin- tendent, teacher-citizen committees are effective aids, specialists should be used for guidance and counsel, written poli- cies are essential for settling issues or problems, and active participation of the entire community is vital if the board is to fulfill its purposes. The film opens by showing the school board of Welford, a representa- tive middle-sized city, in session and pointing out that the citizens agree that they want good schools for their (hildren. Members of the school board themselves admit, though, that, there is a difference of opinion as to what makes good schools and how to get them. The issue confronting the • school board, as the film opens, is that of se- 238 Edutatlonal Screen letting instructional materials. Mr. Gillis, representing several citizen groups, voices a violent reaction against materials dealing with the United Na- tions. The chairman of the boafd then asks Mr. Rice, superintendent of schools, to describe how instructional materials are chosen. Mr. Rice gives some of the facts concerning the pro- cedure for adopting textfjooks but asks that the board postpone action until a committee can study the question and make recommendations. The film next shows a subsequent meeting in which the report is presented and accepted. The question of teachers' salaries is next discussed. Some think salaries are high enough; some think they should be higher; some favor an across-the- board increase in salaries, etc. Here again a committee, including repre- sentatives of various interest groups in the community and an expert from the state university, is appointed to work with the school board and collect in- formation. The steps in the election of a new member of the school board are next shown. A committee of citizens selects Lowden to replace the retiring mem- ber; Lowden then studies the minutes of the school board and visits with Su- perintendent Rice; he learns about the legal and financial structure of the schools. Lowden, at his first meeting as a member of the school board, questions their decision not to allow a local busi- ness firm to conduct an essay contest in the schools. It is pointed out to him that such a contest would be contrary to school board policy and that the policy was established to protect the children from undue exploitation. Finally, through working within the framework of the school board policy and obtaining reactions froin repre- sentatives of the community groups, the school board passes a resolution to put a four million dollar bond issue to a vote. So, as the narrator points out and the minutes which are shown in rapid montage disclose, the work of the school board of Welford goes on month after month. APPR.MSAL This film clearly and realistically shows the democratic process in opera- tion in such a fashion as to obtain the greatest good for the greatest number. The previewing committee expressed ideas similar to the two thousand school board members and six thou- sand administrators who recently saw the film in Atlantic City — that the film will inspire and guide school board members in the performance of their responsibilities, that it will acquaint the general public with the problems of the school board, that it will give dignity and importance to the job of being a school board member, that it will challenge all educators and lay groups interested in better schools, and that it will suggest ways in which dif- ferences of opinion can be reconciled. School board members, school admin- istrators, teachers, women's clubs, Par- ent-Teacher Associations, local govern- ment officials, civic and community organizations, service clubs and cham- bers of commerce, and college and high school students— in fact all groups af- fecting or affected by the schools in the United States— will be interested in this film. The documentary approach, the naturalness of the actors, and the universal concern for the educational problems presented add to the value of the film. THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and cem- pletely epaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. IVith or without lightproof housing. Asit your regular supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1632 INDIANA AVE. CHICAGO 16, ILL. ^. nnouncina,.. A NEW motion picture on Normal Menstruation Molly Grows Up — For presentation to girls nine to fifteen years of age — 16mm., sound, black and white 15 minutes in length For preview and rental and purchase information, please write: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS (formerly Medical Films, Inc.) 116 Natoma Street, San Francisco 5 or U West 42nd Street, New York 36 PROFESSIONALKGfloA For shipping, storing or showing film, pre- cision made Compco Professional Reels are first choice with those who want the finest. Hard, spring type steel construction won't warp or bend . . . eliminates film- wearing rubbing during projection or wind- ing. Your production deserves the finest package— use Compco Professional Reels in 600 ft. to 2,000 ft. sizes. Writ* tor eaMlofl COMPCO CORPORATION 22S3 W. ST. PAUL AVENUE, CHICAGO 47, III. Summer, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 239 Records on review bv MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should i)e sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. Entirely original in design, created to develop good posture through co- ordinated rhythmic movement, in- tended for classroom instruction pri- marily and for home use secondarily, the LISTEN AND DO records pub- lished by Audio Education, Inc. (55 Fifth Ave., New York City) have been valuable contributions to elementary education. , Volume III contains two discs in- . tended for children in the kinder- garten and the first two grades. They may listen to, react to, and dance to the story of Panda Balloon and the story of Jocko, the Dancing Monkey. The first is the simple story of a bal- loon which floats and moves, rises and falls and hovers with the wind. It moves with great lightness and grace. And so the children are encouraged similarly to move, to interpret the story of this balloon through light, graceful, gentle movement. This recording does not displace the function of the teacher, but gives her latitude to encourage each child to see Panda in the child's own way, to inter- pret the simple movements of the balloon in tempo with the lilting piano music which is inherent in the disc. By contrast with "Panda Balloon" the second disc in the series is concerned with the prancing antics of "Jocko the Dancing Monkey." This recording calls for quick, small movements and light springy steps. The money is quick and clever. His walk is unusual. He is a mimic -and these simple bits of information will help the child in school to develop a characterization of the monkey -the dancing monkey. And this is a further step in the devel- opment of the child's ability to express himself. Volume IV is intended for older children— those in grades three through five or six. The four sides of this vol- ume are titled Work and Sing, Play and Sing, and My Shadow. The first two are designed particularly to assist in training in rhythmic expression. Highly useful, these two sides help the child in the development of basic physical activity requisites such as knee bending, running, kicking, bal- ancing and various arm, leg and trunk movements. These directed activities take full advantage of the desire of children to participate in group work and the disc can be used therefore to encourage the children to create to- gether, working as a group. My Shadow, based in stirring music, stimulates the child to give artistic interpretation to Indian dances. A far cry from the "beat the tom-tom, wave the war club, whoop and frenzy" type of Indian dance, this record is in- tended to take children far into the realm of the artistic interpretation of Indian life. As in the earlier discs re- ported, those in Album IV of the "Listen and Do" series are carefully and imaginatively illustrated to aid both teacher and student in. the devel- opment of the learning situation. At the other end of the dancing scale, in.sofar as schools are concerned, is a disc SOCIAL DANCING MADE It's Never Too Late To u acuumate offeri nmtiM ONE TREATMENT LASTS THE LIFE OF THE FILM Brittle Film Rejuvenated Complete service for old and used film — consists of thorough film inspection; cleaning; resplicing; new leaders, etc. Assure "old age security" with VACUUM- ATE. The super VAPORATE treatment conditions films to resist the ravages of time, dirt, oil, etc. RECONDITION your library prints now: Arrange for service now during the summer months through your local dealer or write to VACUUMATE CORP., 446 W. 43rd St., New York, and in these principol cities: Detroit, Mich., Washington, D. C, Chicago, 111., Son Francisco, Calif., Hollywood, Calif., Portland, Ore., Kansas City, Mo., Raleigh, N. C, Manila, P. I., Canada. EASY, produced by Educational Dance Recordings, Inc. (Beardsley Station, P.O. Box 6062, Bridgeport. Connecti- cut). This recording is "on the right track" -and we think it significant that the talents of an outstanding dance band have been used. Enric Madri- guera's music is a distinct and valuable contribution to this recording. By fol- lowing the disc, students can learn the "forward basic step," the "backward basic step," the "conversation step" and the "swing step." We think it un- fortunate that the creators of this recording have attempted to un- dertake direct instruction, leaving to the class instructor solely the re- sponsibility to demonstrate steps (on direction from the disc). Certainly no recording can replace the instructor, nor should a recording "use" an in- structor as a demonstrator. The class teacher is left practically without op- portunity to deviate from the plan of the recording. Consequently, other than by repeating sections for slower students, the class instructor cannot adapt this material successfully to the needs of a large group. However, there is great need for good recordings of instructions in the social dance. These may be produced and should include not only simple step directions (as are contained on the disc under discussion) but also printed suggestions for teacher utili- zation. We believe that "Social Danc- ing Made Easy" is far more applicable to the individual needs, to small groups studying without instructors, than it is to class situations. Going abroad this summerr Perhaps to Mexico, Central .America, or French- speaking Canada? Want to review your languages "just for fun" or learn the rudiments of a new language as an intellectual challenge? Do you lan- guage instructfjrs want to offer stu- dents review opportunities combining both audio and visual stimuli? Try the series published in 1951 titled S.\Y IT IN FRENCH (or SPANISH, GER- MAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, HE BREW) published by Dover Publica tions. Inc., 1780 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Each of these six discs is accompanied by a small pocket-sized ' book containing script material as well as additional information. Each fea- tures good inflection, clarity, simplicity and variety. The mature student study- ing alone can learn enough language to "get along" in a foreign country, and linguists find the discs and books useful to "l)rusli up" on languages al- ready studied. Going abroad? Here's a chance to get a little language quickly, and any traveler will tell you that a little language is a u,seful thing in a foreign country. 240 Educational Screen Looking at the literature SIXTY YEARS OF 16MM FILM, 1923-1983. A Symposium. Film Council of Amerira,' 600 Davis St., Evanston, III. 1954. 220 })ages. $2.00. Here is a very readable summing up of the entire 16mm field in the United States — past, present, and po- tential. The book contains 22 articles written by familiar workers in the field: Chester Lindstrom, F. Dean Mc- CJusky, Walter Wittich, Pearl Rosser, Grace Stevenson, Robert Brubaker, Rosalind Kossotl, and others equally well known and reliable. The subjects: equipment, produttion, distribution-, public schools, informal education, in- dustry, farm, labor, churches, public •libraries, federal government, national associations, evaluations and selection, 16mm theatrical films. "Pan shots are not easily made," writes Paul Wagner in his introduc- tion. "To sweep smoothly, to cover the field completely and yet to keep sig- nificant details in focus — that is the art of experienced cameramen. And experience is the common denomina- tor in our list of contributors to this symposium. Most of them Jiave lived through and contributed to tlie period of development about which they write; all are students of the film and its sociological implications." We recommend this pan shot of "Sixty Years of 16mm Film" for those in and out of the 16mm field. For those inside, it gives perspective. For those outside, it gives new vision. VISUAL AIDS FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE by Rachel Marshall Goelz. Public Administration Service, 1313 E. 60th St., Chicago 37, 111. 1954. 89 pages. $3.25. Here is another useful teaching aid aimed at acquainting public officials and citizens' groups with audio-visual tools and techniques, ft is a simple, straightforward presentation of the what, why, and how of posters and peg boards, flip charts and films, opaques and overheads. .Ml this is happily and cleverly put into pictures by top-notch illustrator Cissie Peltz. USING THE TAPE RECORDER. Curriculum Bulletin, 1952-53 Series, Number 6. Publication of the Board of Education of the City of New York, 110 Livingston St., Brooklyn 1, N. Y. 40 pages. Price not indicated. Ihis comes close to being the last word in manuals on tape recorder use. Perhaps we should say "the last pic- ture" too, in view of the many excel- lent illustrations. Part 1 of the manual reviews educational uses of the tape recorder. Part 11 explains operating techniques. The manual is one of the finest guides to the use of the tape recorder in teaching we have seen. We hope it will be made available well beyond the borders of New York City. Also Recommended THE AUDIO VISUAL READER by James S. Kinder and F. Dean Mc- Clusky, Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa. 1954. 400 pages, $5.75. Comprehensive overview of all as- pects of the audio-visual field: contains nearly 200 articles written by over 140 individual authors, committees, and commissions. THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS AUDIO-VISUAL PRO- GRAM. Editor: Charles F. Schuller. 1954 Yearbook, Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, N.E.A., 1201 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. 368 pages. $3.75. Coordinated source of specific in- formation for school administrators and audio-visual directors on the char- acteristics and requirements of an ef- fective audio-visual program. GUIDE TO FILMS IN HUMAN RE- LATIONS. Published in cooperation with the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. De|>artment of Audio- Visual Instruction, N.i;.A., 1201 16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. 1954. 96 pages. $1.00. Each evaluation contains a summary and analytical comments, pointing out strong and weak aspects of the film and suggesting areas of usefidness. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHING READING by Robert Leestma. Slater's Book Store, Inc., 336 S. State St., Ann Arbor, Mich. 1954. 108 pages. $1.50. Comprehensive directory of the com- , mercially-produced audio-visual mate- rials that are useful in the teaching of reading: films, filmstrips, slides, flat pictures, recordings, special devices. FILM SERVICES OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - A Guide. Film Council of America, 600 Davis St., Evanston, 111. 1954. $2.00. Valuable reference aid listing film activities of 132 national associations, including information about film pro- duction, distribution, use, publications, personnel, and expected future services. Just Published REVISED EDITION OF DALES Audio -Visual Methods in Teaching "This new book-ol-the-years," writes Paul Reed in die May Educational Screen, "has the most of the most — most pages, most logic, most pictures, most readability and most utility." And, adds Mr. Reed, it is "a 'show-stopper' in the textbook maker's art ... a book that communicates superbly because it combines the skills of a master teacher-communicator with those of a publisher who not only has 'know-how' but 'want-to.' " Among the distinctive features of the Revision are its 49 full-color plates, 41 of them part of a pioneering new chapter on "Color as an .\id in Teaching"; four other new chapters: 400 drawings and photographs; and "thoughtlully edited" lists of sources and study aids to supplement the text. List $6.25. The Dryden Press 31 Wes^ 54th St. New York 19, N. Y. Summer, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 241 HANDBOOK of PRIVATE . SCHOOLS 35th ed., 1954, 1216 pp., red silk cloth, $8.00 The 35th edition includes more than 4500 schools! Extensive new data concerning the scope of private education through- out the United States, Canada, and South America is given in 600,000 words. Facts and statistics comprise complete information for each school. Hundreds of special schools — for the physically handicapped, the re- tarded, those with unusual features, amplify the Supplementary Lists. New listings of pre-primary schools, junior colleges offering secondary grades, private and diocesan Catho- lic schools, and other sectarian schools comprise 2500 additions. A Directory of Selected Camps for Boys and Girls is also included. * porter ^argent 1 1 Beacon St., Boston 8, Mass. KEEP ABREAST of overseas developments in the use of AV materials by subscrib- ing to LOOK and LISTEN THE BRITISH MONTHLY AV JOURNAL Send 3 dollars tor one year's issues, postpaid to 45 Dorset Street London, W. 1 3ec4cpia MoiU The life story of one of our most familiar insects beautifully told by award winning photography. Muni jbeu'iin^ 5427 W. Howard Ave., MHwaukee 14, Wis. SUMMER COURSES & WORKSHOPS IN AUDIOVISUAL METHODS & MATERIALS 1954 — Part 2 EDUCATIONAL SCREEN concludes here its specially compiled listing of coming summer courses and workshops in audio-visual teaching methods onfJ materials. Dotes, titles of courses, and names of instructors axQ given insofar as data were available. Port I appeared in May. CALIFORNIA Los Angeles State College, Los Angeles June 21-)uly 30 Audio-Visual Methods Leslie Nelson Advanced Audio-Visuol Techniques Nelson GEORGIA Savannah State College, Savannah June 9-July 15 Audio-Visual Aids in Education William H. M. Bowens ILLINOIS Illinois Stote Normal University, Normal June 21 -Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Education Clarence Kurth, Murray Lincoln Miller Audio-Visual Program of the School Miller Sensory Integration in Music Learning Isted Audio-Visual Education (Washington Junior High School, Pekin, III., beginning June 141 Nelson Smith IOWA Wortburg College, Woverly June 9-July 22 Audio-Visual Aids Martin Wiederoenders KANSAS State Teachers College, Pittsburg May 31 -July 30 Production of Audio-Visual Materiols Schurtz Introduction to Audio-Visual Materials MASSACHUSETTS University of Massachusetts, Amherst . J July 1-Aug. 1 1 . Audio-Visuol Aids in Education Raymond Wyman Audio-Visual Laboratory Wyman MICHIGAN Wayne University, Detroit June 23-Aug. 7 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction & Learning ... . , Stenius, Aceti Visual Instruction Materials Aceti Methods & Techniques of Museum Educo- tion in Classroom Teaching „ . Stenius, Lusk Production of Instructional Materials Stenius & Staff Practicum in Production of Instructional Materials Stenius & Stoff Research Stenius Seminar Stenius Facilities Offered by the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Villoae for the Enrichment of Classroom Teoching Stenius & Lusk Western Michigan College of Education, Kala- „ mozoo June 21-|uly 30 Audio-Visual Edurotion Carl B Snow MINNESOTA Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter . J. ,,. -'""e 7-July 16 Audio-Visuol Methods Oliver Hagglund Stote Teachers Colleqe, St. Cloud « ,, ,- . '""^ 7-July 16, July 17- Aug. 20 A-V Equipment Purchase and Operation A V, ., 11. J . •, George Erickson A-V Methods of Instruction Richard Mitchell NEBRASKA University of Omdha, Omoho June 7-July 10 Audio-Visuol Materials in Education A J X,- . ,, . ^'■5- Geer Audio-Visual Product'on Mrs Geer NEW HAMPSHIRE Plymouth Teachers College, Plymouth , , , . J, , June 28-Aug. 6 Use of Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching ,, . . Horry E. Kenney, Jr. University of New Hampshire, Durham A J w , .. '"ly 6-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Motenals in the Elementary & Secondary Schools Austin L. OInev NEW JERSEY ^ Rutgets University, New Brunswick A . ,,. ... lune 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids to Education „, ... , . J Harvey J. Woltman Orgonizotion & Administration of Audio- Visual Programs Woltman television Workshop in Programming & Production (June 28-July 18) .. . _ . _ .. Edword C. Rasp, Jr. Stote Teachers College at Montclair, Upper Montclair June 28-Aug. 5 lelevision in Education — Workshop D ^ r c ^ ^ ■ Thaddeus J. Sheft Radio & Sound Equipment in the Classroom T . .. . L. Howard Fox Teaching Materials Workshop Emma Fontone stote Teachers College, Trenton June 29-Aug. 1 1 Visual-Auditory Aids for the Classroom Teacher Stephen Poliacik NEW MEXICO Eastern New Mexico University, Portales June 14-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Dewey F. Longston University of New Mexico, Albuquerque June 17-Aug. 11 Use of Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching William B. Runge, J. T. Reid NEW YORK Columbia University, New York July 6- Aug. 13 Television & Radio Writing Robert S. Greene Audio-Visual Materials & Methods of Use Paul W. F. Witt Laboratory Course in Audio-Visuol Instruction Murray Phillips Radio & Television in the Work of the School Witt Preparation & Production of Educational Radio Programs Louis Forsdale Production of Educational Motion Pictures Josef Bohmer Administering the Use of Audio-Visual Materials Max A. Brunstetter Photography for Teachers Frederick L. Fitzpotrick Science Films & Reloted Visual Aids Burnett Cross Communication & the Communication Arts in the Modern Community Louis Forsdale and others Bornord-NBC Institute of Radio & Television (June 28-Aug. 6) Cornell University, Ithoco July 6-Aug. 1 4 Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching Philip G. Johnson Elmira College, Elmiro Begins June 28 Methods h Materiols of Audio-Visual In- struction Administration of the Audio-Visual Program Production of Audio-Visual Materials Instructor: J. Gerald Loughlin Hofstro College, Hempstead June 15-July 27 Laboratory Course in Audio-Visual Instruction John J. Jenkins Research in Audio-Visuol Educotion _j Jenkins Educotional Radio & Television for Teachers Worthington Gregory Ithaca College, Ithaca June 28-|uly 3 Audio-Visuol Education Edward Moy New York Stote College for Teachers, Albany June 28-Aug. 7 Audio-Visual Materiols of Instruction • Floyd E. Henrickson Laboratory in Audio-Visual Materials of Instruction Henrickson State University of New York College for Teachers, Buffalo June 28-Aug. 6 Workshop in Audio-Visual Education . .. , D. Paul Smoy Audio-Visual Education Norman Truesdole Stote University Teachers College, Cortland . .. , July 7-Aug. 14 Audio-Visuol Aids Franklin Coolidge Stote University Teachers College, Oswego July 6-Aug. 13 Advanced Audio-Visual Methods & Materials Theodore Beers Syracuse University, Syracuse June 28-Aug 6 How to Use & Operate Audio-Visuol Mote- rials & Equipment Reign S. Hadsell How to Construct Teaching Aids Luello Snyder, Michael Popso How to Provide & Use Photographs ., 1 „ , Wesley Brewster How to Produce & Utilize Educational TV u . ., . Eugene Foster How to Moke a Teaching Film Donald Peters How to Administer on Audio-Visuol Program Hadsell University of Rochester, Rochester . . ,,. . June 20-Aug. 6- Audio-Visual Materials & Methods u, - „ , Wolter Bennett Wagner College, Stoten Island June 28-Aug 6 Preparation & Use of Audio-Visual Materials Marie Pfloum NORTH CAROLINA Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone June 10-July 18, July 21 -Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Education — A Survey Practices in Audio-Visual Instruction Workshop in A-V Practices & l.nstructionol Materials (July 21 -Aug. 1 ) u, A .,. .. Instructor: J. R. Shaffer western Carolina College, CuNowhee Audio-Visual Education Paul J Ritter Problems in the Communicotion Arts Ritter 242 Educational Screen OHIO BluHton College^ Bluffton June 29-July 17 Audio-Visual Aids - L. L. Romsever Bowling Green State University, Bowling GrSen July 26-Aug. 27 Audio-Visual Aids in Educotion W. j. Pelton College of Steubenville, Steubenvilte June 2J-July 31 Audio-Visual Aids Mr. Marion Knight Kent State University, Kent June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual , Materials in Education Roy E. Wenger Problems in 'Audio-Visual Education (Aug. 2-5ept. 3) Miami University, Oxford June M-July 23, July 26-Aug. 27 Audio-Visual Materials & Methods A. W. Taylor Ohio Northern University June 14-July 16 Audio- Visual Education C. C. Roberson Ohio State University, Columbus Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching Cotharine Williams University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati June 18-July 24 Audio-Visual Aids in the Classroom Victor Coles University of Dayton, Dayton July 12-30 Workshop on Audio-Visual Aids Raymond Glemet University of Toledo, Toledo July 29-Sept. 3 Audio-Visual Education Sidney Hershman Preparation of Visual Aids Hershman Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ju.TS 21 -July 30 Loboratory in Audio-Visuaf Instruction John Borza, Jr. Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Leslie E. Frye Wittenberg College, Springfield July 6-16 Workshop in Audio-Visual Aids C. C. Lovewell Youngstown College, Youngstown June 14-July 17 Audio- Visual Education John F. Walter Xovier University, Cincinnati June 21 -July 30 Audio-Visual Aids to Education Joseph Link OREGON Portland State Extension Center, Portland Begins June 22 Audio-Visual Aids Kenneth W. Butler Seminor; Radio & Television in Education Butler PENNSYLVANIA Lafayette College, Boston June 21 -July 31 Visual Education Fred V. Roeder LeHigh University, Bethlehem June 22-July 31 Audio-Visual Education A Gordon Peterkin TENNESSEE LeMoyne College, Memphis Audio-Visual Education Mrs. Chorles P. Roland If You Teach Well You Use EDUCATIONAL SCREEN Whether you use EDUCATIONAL SCREEN OS a reference resource or as a classroom text material, you need copies of current issues to make your teaching complete and effective this summer. During the summer only, you may order as many extra copies of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN as you need at a special price of $1 for each five copies of assorted current issues. The supply is limited. Please send your order at once. And ask about our special student (and teacher) subscription rates. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN ] 64 E. Lake Street I Chicago 1, Illinois I Please send me copies of assorted I I current issues of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN at the special summer rate of $1 for each ' five copies. Name Street Address J City < including zone . pumber) and State — UTAH Brigham Young University, Provo )une 14-July 16, July 19-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Education Jack A. Hantwigren Motion Picture Photography Morris Shirts Audio-Visual Materials & Procedures Morris Shirts Saint Mary of the Wasotch, Salt Lake City June 22-iuly 31 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Sister M. Bethania VERMONT Middiebury College, Middlebury July 2-Aug. 17 Audio Techniques in Teaching Language ( French I Fernand. Marty University of Vermont, Burlington July 6-Aug. 14 Audio-Visual Education Leonard Ingrahom VIRGINIA College of William & Mary, Williamsburg June 15-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Instructional Aids Jack Sturgell Hampton Institute, Hampton June 21 -July 30 Workshop in Audio-Visual Aids William Kearney Longwood College, Farmville June 21 -Aug. 14 Audio-Visual Education Edgar M. Johnson Roanoke College, Salem June 11 -Aug. 14 Preparation & Use of Classroom Materials in Visual Education Miles S. Masters University of Virginia, Charlottesville July 5-Aug. 13 Sensory Materials In Teaching John Alexander Rorer Virginia State College, Petersburg June 14-July 2 Audio-Visual Materials of Instruction H. A. Johnson July 5-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Materials of Instruction Johnson Organization, Supervision & Administration of Audio-Visual Materials S. A. Madden WASHINGTON Central Woshington College of Education, Ellensburg June 14-Aug. 13 Instructional Aids A. H. Howard Administration of the Instructional Aids Program Howard School Production of Instructional Aids (June 14-July 14) Howard Radio & Television in the Classroom (July 15-Aug. 13) Lyman Partridge Eastern Washington College of Education, Cheney Audio & Visual Aids Harold W. Coman Holy Names College, Spokane June 22-July 9 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Harold W. Coman Seattle University, Seattle June 21 -July 21 Audio-Visuol Aids Bea Warfield University of Woshington, Seattle June 21 -July 21 Auditory and Visual Aids in Teaching Alice H. Hoyden Western Woshington College of Education, Bellinghom June 17-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Instruction David McDonald Community Resources as Materials of Instruction McDonald WASHINGTON, D. C. Catholic University of Americo, June 28-Aug. 7 Basic Principles of Audio-Visual Aids in Education Thomos C. Sheehan Problems of Administration Sheehan Audio-Visual Aids in Music Education Richard H. Werder WISCONSIN Edciewood College, Madison June 28-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Aids S. M. Dominicono Marquette University, Milwaukee June 21 -July 30 Practical Uses of Audio-Visual Aids in the .Classroom Ello C. Clark St. Norbert College, West De Pere Audio-Visual Educotion E. J. Lo Mai State College, Eau Claire June 14-July 23 Audio-Visual Education Louis Slock Administration of the Audio-Visual Aids Program Stote College, Oshkosh Audio- Visual Aids Stote College, River Falls Visual Education Stote College, Superior Audio- Visual Educotion State College, Whitewater Audio-Visual Education Stout Institute, Menomonie Audio- Visual Education Problems in Audio-Visual I D Payment enclosed D Please send bill I We pay postage if payment accompanies | I order. Slock June 14-July 23 Herbert Dohrmon June M-July 23 L. G. Stone June 2-Iuly 30 Alex Ferguson June 21-July 30 Lowell Wilson June 21-July 30 Ray Cornwell Education Cornwell University of Wisconsin, Madison June 25-Aug. 20 Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction Iverson, White Local Production of Audio-Visual Materials Seminar in Audio- Visual Edcation White WYOMING University of Wyoming, Laramie June 14-July 15 Audio-Visual Instruction John D. Alford Audio-Visual Workshop (July 19-Aug. 2©) Alford "FIBERBIir^ CASES "THEY lAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steel card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assuranta of finest Quality" For 16mm Film — 400' to 3000' Reels Sold by All Leading Dealers THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS THE FIRST COLOR FILMSTRIP SERIES 1. The High Plateous of Utah. 2. The Central Valley of Californio. 3. Western Montana. 4. Puerto Rico. 5. Honduras — The Banana Republic. 6. Agriculture in the Philippines. 7. Philippines — Land and People. 8. Regional Contrasts in Southwest Germany. 9. The Historical Geography of Southern Italy. 10. Mount Carmel and Haifo (Israel). The filmstrips contain 35 to 40 frames. Grading: Junior High to College. Single frame: $6.00 ea., $50.00 per set. Double frame (for mounting 2x2 slides): $7.50 ea., $60.00 per set. HERBERT E. BUDEK COMPANY, INC. Dept. ES 55 Poplar Ave., Hackensack, N. |. THE ONLY GUAKANTCiD siRHTCH REmouni PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM HLM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dome, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale ond Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut and Maryland, and many othdr?. H'tile fai lo'alog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. Summer, 1 954 Writing for more infomnation? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 243 ^^udio-visual trade review NAVA NEWS Back to School Audio-visual salesmen and dealers from all over the country will go back to school this summer to learn new and better techniques for serving audio-\isual customers. "School" is the 1954 National Institute for Audio- Visual Selling, a four-day training pro- gram jointly sponsored by the Na- tional Audio-Visual Association and Indiana University, to be held July 25-29 on the campus of the University at Bloomington, just before the Na- tional Audio-Visual Convention and Trade Show in Chicago. Then to Convention The National Audio-Visual Associa- tion's annual convention will open at Chicago's Conrad Hilton Hotel on Sunday, August 1, with an audio-visual church worship service. The annual business meeting will be held Monday morning. August 2, and a second gen- eral session on sales techniques is yheduled for Tuesday morning. There will be seven panel discussion meetings: Educator-Dealer Relations, Church Films, Entertainment Films. Industry Services, Selling Film and Filmstrip Programs. Magnetic Equip- ment Sales, and Local Dealer Advertis- ing and Sales Promotion. Five dealer and two advisory members will serve on each panel. The NAVA Trade Show will feature more than 125 displays of audio-visual materials and equipment. EQUIPMENT New Vu-Graph Aids Two new accessory improvements have been developed for the Vu-Graph opaque projector (manufactured by the Charles Beseler Company, Newark, N. J.). One is a marking pencil that is reported not to crumble or stick and thus to make possible faster and easier Vu-Graph operation. The other acces- sory is a new metal case for storing Vu-Graph transparencies and protect- ing them from dirt and scratching. Skylight Shades School, church, and other buildings planned or installed with plastic dome or glass block or panel skylights can now secure a new kind of skylight darkening shade called the "Lite-Lock" shade, manufactured by L. O. Draper Shade Company, Spiceland, Indiana. alerting: FILM LIBRARIES SUMMERTIME IS THE RIGHT TIME for PEERLESS TO PUT YOUR PRINTS IN CONDITION FOR FALL USE Every summer, film libraries all over the country entrust theiK prints to us for PEERLESS-SER VfCfNG v^hich includes: /Inspection /Scratch Removal /Cleaning /Repairs /Rehumidification >/ Replacements ^^ "Peerless Treatment" to resist future damage Cleaned up and rejuvenated - back the prints go to you, ready for hard use again in the fall. l\ Cost? Surprisingly low . . , Wrife for price list ! 'EERLESS FILM PROCESSING CORPORATION 165 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, NEW YORK _959 SEWARD STREET; HOUYWOOD 38, CAIIF. 244 The shade is reported to provide full daylight control and protection. It may be adjusted for comjilete or partial darkening or rolled up completely clear of the skylight opening. Reading Recorder An instrument that automatically records the reading pattern of the reader is available from the Institute of Visual Research, 424 N. Homan Ave., Chicago 24, Illinois. The portable Brandt Automatic Reading Recorder makes possible a graphic reproduction of the exact course a reader follows in looking at pictures or reading matter. In addition, the exact time spent in each place where the reader stopped is tabulated. Sound-Slide Stand A mobile stand built especially for sound slidefilm projectors has been announced by the Jack C. Coffey Com- pany, Wilmette, lilinois. The stand, measuring 37 inches high, is designed to be easily moved. When the showing is over, the stand and the "closed" projector can be moved out of the way quickly and easily. Up to 100 pounds can be placed on top of the stand, so it accommodates most 16mm sound motion picture pro- jectors, tape recorders, and record players. A second shelf provides usable space for film cans, records, and teaching guides. The lower shelf is for a speaker and accessories. Panascope Viewing Screen A new method of viewing color slides, motion pictures, and X-rays has been made possible by the new Pana- scope Dimensional Viewing Screen, introduced and marketed by Willough- bys (110 W. 32nd St., New York 1, N. Y.). The screen is made of un- breakable plastic materials, measuring 12 X 16 inches, with a viewing surface of 12 X 16. It is said to give a new dimensional effect to both slides and films. It can be used with any make or model of projector. The projected pictures can be viewed from either side of the screen and it can be used, ac- cording to the announcement, even in a brightly lit room "with no loss of detail or sharpness." Educational Screen Reeves Recording Disc Reeves Soundcraft Corporation has developed an entirely new recording disc and a new package for it, accord-- ing to a recent announcement by Frank B. Rogers, Jr., Reeves vice-pres- ident and general manager. The new MicroLac Recording Discs are made on aluminum circles, de- greased for permanent lacquer adhe- sion and deburred for perfect edge seals. There is reportedly a new qual- ity and quietness for playback discs. S.O.S. Titler S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corporation, 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y., has available a new titler and special effects kit for producing a wide range of movie titles, trick films, cartoons, animation, etc. The kit can be adapted to most types of movie cameras. Cork Display Letters A new series of cut-out cork letters as small as 3/16 " high in a wide va- riety of modern and classic faces and ready-gummed for easy mounting has been announced by Grace Letter Com- pany (5 E. 47th St., New York 17). FILMSTRIPS 35mm filmstrips announced here are silent and black and white, unless otherwise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase price and further information. D C.\MBRIDGE PRODUCTIONS, 17 E. 45th St., New York, N. Y. Adventures in Stamps (color) — new series of filmstrips using stamps to pre- sent many phases of historical and industrial development. The first re- lease. The Story of the Panama Canal, traces the history and development of Panama and the Canal Zone from the year 1501. D W.\YNE UNIVERSITY, Audio- Visual Materials Consultation Bureau, Detroit, Mich. Program for the Nation — stresses the need not only for an understanding of international relations but also for an understanding of, and interest in, such domestic problems as housing, education, social security, health and welfare. For junior-senior high school social studies. ATTENTION TEACHERSI Now there is. a new major projection screen source — Knox Manufacturing Coni' pany — supplying a complete line of outstanding projec- tion screens to the .Audio- Visual field. THE KNOX RAINBOW and A New Standard In Projection Screen Quality Designed specially for color stereo. The only silver screen guar- anteed not to wrinkle! Exclusive ^ Knox method* keeps tension across ( the entire screen eliminating wrin- kles and creases. Automatic Lcj; Lok* keeps tripod in place for easy c;irryir ing and hammerloid finish add to the dii the Rainbow. Four sizes beginning at 30x40, and up. THE KNOX COMMODORE A deluxe micro'^lass beaded screen de- signed to assure years of hard service. Rugged features include cast metal car- rying handle, sturdy square tubing, and automatic Leg Lok.* Four sizes begin- ning at 30 X 40. List Price ^24.50 and up. THE KNOX CORONET A low cost, high t|uality, glass beaded screen. Expert design for smooth, easy set-up. Gives the sharpest pictures possible. Fin- ished with heavy plating and Hammerloid finish. Four sizes beginning at 30 x 40. List Price ^13.73 and up. See the complete Knox Line of projection screens at the NAVA show, BOOTH C-35, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago. KNOX 'Patents Pending MANUFACTURING CO. Franklin Pork, Illinois GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. i6 4 NORTH W A C K e R DRfVf' CHICAGO € TELEPHONE STATE 2-7316 16mm SERVICES CONVERT yOUR PROJECTOR TO AN AUTOMATIC PROJECTOR ^^ SLIDE CHANGER NEWEST WAY TO STORE AND SHOW SLIDES Airequipt DUAL-PURPOSE TABLE VIEWER Brilliant, evenly illuminated viewer for 2x2 slides. Ground and polished lens, 2 standard 6-Watt frosted lamps, 6' cord and switch. Can be used v»ith »< j qc Airequipt Slide Changer. $14.33 Airequipt AUTOVIEW — Table Viewer with Automatic Slide Changer $27.95 CARRYING CASES PC-6 — For 6 mag, ' PC-12— For 12 mag., and changer ....$6.98 or 11 plus changer $10.95 2X2 COVER GLASS — Box of 75 extra-thin glasses $'-95 Extra Magazines for 36 2x2. slides $2.25 - ^j^ Write for Compleffe Catalog Summer, 1 954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUfATIONAU SCREEN -e^ii^l • New Roctielle, N. Y. 245 16 mm Magazine Medal" The Great DAN PA1€H OKEEFERlISSEllWaBRICIfGREENWOOD ASTOR PiaURES CORP. 130 WEST 46th ST.. NEW YORK 36, N. Y. PiP=QjDWLiNG Pictures <\^»^0\ FILMSTRIPS on: "5 ^jj Primary Reading, Early -^it^i/ West, Early America, ^*S==S^ Hawaiion Islands, Ocean Freighters, Trees and Forest Conserva- tion, Woter and Soil, Public Relations, Elementary Music, Evolution of Mech- anized Agriculture. 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS rroduoer & Distributor F,astern Representative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Po. New York 28, N. Y. FOR SALE: (19) ILLUSTRAVOX (JUNIORS) Manually Operated $55 EACH Sound Slide Excellent Condition — Recently Inspected CAN BE BOUGHT INDIVIDUALLY Substontiol Discount for Purchase of Entire Lot The Mengel Company, Furniture Div. 4th & Colorado Streets Louisville 1, Ky. Attn: Mr. Robert G. O'Brien ASTRONOMY FILMS 1 6 mm. sound, 400-foot reels I THE SUN; II THE MOON; III THE SOLAR SYSTEM; IV THE MILKY WAY; V EX- TERIOR GALAXIES. Highly commended by Visual Aid Deport- ments, Film Libraries, Schools, Colleges ond Educators throughout the country. FILMSTRIPS — SUDES 20 frome, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected frames of each reel avail- able. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenue WASHINGTON 12, D. C. Filmstrips (Contrnued) n jAi\I HANDY ORG.\NIZ.\TION, 2821 E:ist Gnmd Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. Tales from Grimm and Andersen (7 filmstrips, color) — artwork recre- ates the famous fairy tales. D EYE G.\TE HOUSE, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N. Y. The Fundamentals of Geography (10 filmstrips, color) — introduction to .such geogra]jhic fundamentals as lati- tude, longitude, and time; maps, globes, and graphs; air and weather; land and water, etc. D VAN ALLYN INSTITUTE, Wood- land Hills, Calif. Physical Education Series (4 film- ■Strips) — shows technic]ues of four fa- vorite sports through demonstrations by elementary school children. Titles: Net Ball, Touch Football, Softball, Basketball for Boys. MOTION PICTURES Motion pictures announced here are 16mm, sound, and black and white, unless otherwise noted. Write directly to the source for purchase andlor rental prices or consult your local audio-visual dealer. Sponsored free- loan films are so marked. n CORONET FILMS, 65 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, 111. Each film 10 min., color or black and white. American Revolution (3 subjects) — political, social, and economic over- view of the Revolutionary Period in U. S. history. Titles: The Background Period, The War Years, The Postwar Period. The Peddler and the Monkeys — primary-grade film in which a story is first read by a teacher and then acted out by the children in the class. Do I Want to Be a Secretary? — junior-senior high film showing the skills, personal qualities, educational requisites and principal duties of a secretary. MARTON' GASTON GOLDEN KEEL AWARD WINNEk ! A JOY TO BEHOLD. 1 Reel COLOR Rental ,$7.,50 Sale SlOO BRANDON FILMS, INC. Depf. ES, 200 W. 57lh St. New York 19 D TO HELP YOU CHECK Use the open white squares on these pages to check or X items you want to make special note of for yourself or for others who share your copy of EdScreen. n BAILEY FIL.MS. G509 DeLongpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. Arithmetic for Beginners (3 parts, each 7 min.) — introduction to addi- tion and subtraction. Simple farmyard animals move into the picture while numbers at the bottom show addition; as the animals leave, the numbers show subtraction processes. Poster Making: Design and Tech- nique (10 min., color) — step-by-step demonstration of how to produce a poster for billboard display. How to Make Papier Mache Animals (black and white or color) — shows ways of making and using papier mache animals: application of paper strips over the form, painting, deco- rating, etc. Hawaii: U. S. A. (21 min., black and white or color) — Guy Haselton film study of the history and heritage, nat- ural beauty, and commercial life of the U. S. territory. D ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS, P.O.. Box 8666, Hollywood 46, Calif. Asian Earth (22 min., black and white or color) — study of .\sia, her agricultural life, her peoples and their problems. First in a series of discus- sion films on "Families of Our World." D CHARLES WILLIAM DOEPKE MFG. CO., Rossmoyne, Ohio. A Toy for Timmy (15 min., color) — shows how toys are made in an ultra- modern plant of today. Free loan. D NOLA STUDIOS FILM DIVI- SION, 1657 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. The Neighborhood Way (20 min.) -the Yorkville Youth Council shows how it met the problem of too few recreation facilities in that congested section of New York City. PHASE FILMS presenting the basic, the impressive, the truly significant biological phenomena — the marvelous interrelation of tissue structure and (unction in living bodies, the beautiful precision of the hereditary- mechanism of cells. ARTHUR T. BRICE Phase Films Ross, California 246 Educational Screen n MENTAL HEALTH MATERIALS CENTER, 1790 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Working and Playing to Health (35 min.) — shows how work and play are , used in therapy programs in mental hospitals to help bring patients back to health. Roots of Happiness (25 min.)— shows how in one Puerto Rican family, the children are being raised in an atmos- phere of love, mutual understanding and happiness as contrasted with an- other family where there is strife and shouting and general unhappiness. Broken Appointment (30 min.) — shows why public health nurses and other professional workers need to un- derstand the feelings behind the words and actions of those they serve and how professional workers gain this un- derstanding. n FILMS OF THE NATIONS, 62 W. 45th St., New York 36, N. Y. Nations United for Spring Beauty (20 min., color) -story of the Holland bulb raising industry sponsored by the .Associated Bulb Growers of Holland. Free loan. D ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, 285 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. The Future of America (sound, color, 24 min.) — shows the material and cul- tural changes at work in the United States that affect the country's eco- nomic future. D FRITH FILMS, 1816 No. Highland, Hollywood 28, Calif. The Littlest Puppy Grows Up (1 1 min., color) — primary-grade film show- ing the care and early training of a puppy from the time she is a week old. n ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA i FILMS, Wilmette, 111. Look to the Land (20 min., color) — shows U. S. wealth in natural resources and what must be done to preserve and deserve this heritage; produced in co- operation with the Twentieth Century Fund by John Barnes. D CONTEMPORARY FILMS, 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. The Titan (67 min.) — award-win- ning documentary recreating the work, life and times of Michelangelo. Renoir (23 min., color)— pictorial re- view of the painting career of the beloved French painter. II Demoniaco Nell 'Arte (16 min.) — the works of ten painters of the time are used to picture the changes that were afoot as the 16th Century came into bein". D CHEVROLET DIVISION, General Motors Corporation (contact Chevrolet dealers). Tomorow's Drivers (10 min.)— shows how one city (Phoenix, .Arizona) be- gins its driver education program in the first grade and follows through into the higher grades to make tomorow's drivers safe drivers. Produced by The Jam Handy Organization. Free loan. n ASSOCIATION FILMS, 347 Madi son Ave., New York 17, N. Y. The Vital Link (13 min.) — describes how television antennas function, why different antennas are necessary, and how antennas can reduce "snow," "ghosts," and other reception prob- lems. Sponsored by Channel Master CorjX)ration. Free loan. D PICTURA FILMS CORPORA- TION, 2390 Broadway, New York 22, N. Y. The World Around Us (ten sub- jects, color) — series of nature films photographed by John Storer, out- standing nature photographer. Titles: The Chain of Life, Lives of Their Own, Just Off Shore, See How They Swim, Vanishing Birds, White Splen- dor, King of the River, The Invader, See How They Fly, Breaking the Web. Produced by the Thomas Craven Film Corporation. D WILD LIFE FILMS, 5151 Strohm Ave., North Hollywood, Calif. Camouflage (10 min., color or black and white) — shows how nature pro- tects the animals of North America. LITE-tOCK Skylight Shodes ore stiffened by steel stays. Avoiloble in black or tan and black duplex materials for best darkening. • Flexible, easy operation • Complete or partial darkening • Rolls clear of window area • Self-contained as complete unit Write today for Information ! P.O. Box 4^6 L. O. DRAPER Shade Co. Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCRESN. D FILM IM.AGES, 18 E. 60th St., New York 22, N. Y. Abstract in Concrete (10 min., color) — imaginative abstract study of pat- terns of light and movement in the rain on Times Square, New York City. D MINNEAPOLIS - MOLINE CO., Film Library, Minneapolis, Minn. (Following films produced by Martin Bovey Films, Chelmsford, Mass.) To Conserve Our Heritage (35 min.) — shows the wealth of natural resources in .America; how we have wasted them; how we must conserve them. The Lure of New England (25 min.) — scenic and historic views of New England. Old Virginia (12 min.) — scenic and historic views of the "Old Dominion." n HANDEL FILM CORPORA TION, 6926 Melrose Ave., Hollywood 38, Calif. The Magic of the Atom (13 subjects, 12'/2 min. each) — film series devoted to the peacetime application of atomic energy, produced with the technical assistance of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and the Atomic Energy Project at U.C.L.A. Titles: Smashing the Atom, Chain Reaction, The Atom in Industry, The Atom and the Doc- tor, The Eternal Cycle, The Atomic . Greenhouse, Tagging the Atom, The Atomic Zoo, Security, The Atomic Pharmacy, Protecting the Atomic Worker, The Master Slave, The Atomic Alchemist. FOR BEST DARKENING OF PLASTIC DOME and GLASS BLOCK SKYUGHTS LITE -LOCK SHADES Gain full daylight control and protection! Draper Lite-Lock Shades are new and dif- ferent . . . efficiently darkening plastic dome and gloss block skylights. The shades (\x^ pulley-controlled . . . man- ually, or with the use of a window pole to engage the cord ring. The light-tight hinged cover roller box Is designed for easy installation and access. Steel side channels support and enclose the shade to prevent light leakage. #^\ '' Splcelond, Indiana Summer, 1954 247 DONG KINGMAN A story of 0 day in the life of a famous American artist. Produced by James Wong Howe. 1 6mm Sound Color Rental $15. Sale $175. Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 Eost 37th Street New York 16, N. Y. The Museum Filmstrip Club A new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May. $25 for 8 color fjlmstrips with study guides. Authentic, curriculum -centered picture stories. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH ''ACCENT AIGU'' French Conversafi'on Exclusively — 10 Mil). Per Reel Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Languoge. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Gal. ■a V'^LH (fM. y*.r SCIICN Kl rvrCWItlTTEN MESSAGES E| KAOIO-MAT SLIDES ^gl WHIt|.*HMI.«tilM ^ MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS 1 • HI Su:io'ii«toFiKfSc«(i« Regular size 31/4x4 or the Sold by Audio-Visual, 1 Supply Dealers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Ookridge Blvd., Day New Duplex 2x2. hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Deph V, tona Beach, Fla. UNCOMMON CLAY 18 minutes — $100 Rental $10 A film of unusual quality produced by Thomas Craven. An introduction to the work of six distinguished American art'Sts. ^ -See Februory Educotionol Screen for detailed de- scription and review. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU, INC. 57 E. lackson Blvd. Chicago 4, Ml. SOUTHWEST INDIANS New sound films in brilliant color. Produced by an experienced educator. TRIBE OF THE TURQUOISE WATERS — Presents transportation, their village, basket making and sweat lodges of Havasupais deep in the Grand Canyon. Avalon DaggeH Productions 441 North Orange Drive Los Angeles 36, California Motion Pictures (Continued) D BRITISH IXFORM.ATION SERV- ICES, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. The Dancing Fleece (20 min., color) — imaginative pre.sentation of the Brit- ish woolen industry, featuring mem- bers of the Sadler's Wells Ballet Com- pany. David (38 min.) — story of the life of a Welshman, reflecting the char- acter of a nation. Plan for Coal (20 min.) — description of Britain's new plan to ensure the coal needed for her welfare. Capital City (10 min.) — tour of Lon- don, with its contrasts of old and new. n PORT.\FILMS, Orchard Lake, Mich. Let's Be at Home in the Wafer (10 min., color or black and white) — shows elementary-grade children how they can have fun in the water if they learn to play safe and follow certain rules. SLIDES D UNIVERS.\L COLOR SLIDES, 235 Williams St., New York, N. Y., offers 2x2 color slides on a wide vari- ety of subjects: the United States, .Mexico, Europe, the Far East, animals, flowers, children's stories, and religious subjects. RECORDINGS n BOOK-RECORDS, 680 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y., has released a "Soundbook on Birds" containing high-fidelity recordings of bird songs recorded in the wild and 21 full-color photograplis tak,en in the field. The records are available in 33 1/3 or 45 rpm. D SOUND BOOK PRESS SOCIETY, P. O. Box 222, Scarsdale, N. Y. has re- leased a second large library of record- ings for music educators. It is com- posed of 80 10-inch 78 rpm discs under the title "Music to Remember." The library is also available in pre-recorded tape through the cooperation of the .A-V Tape Libraries of New York. Free catalogs are available upon request. n MINNESOTA MINING AND .MANUFACTURING CO., 900 Fau- (juier St., St. Paul 6, Minn., has re- leased a high-fidelity tape recording of the "Desert Suite" from the score of Walt Disney's feature-length "True- Life .Adventure" film The Living Desert. The recording is available for tai>e recorders operating at 33/J, 7i/o, and 15 inches per sscond. n TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, 380 .Madison .Ave.. New York 17, N. Y., .Attn. Dr. John H. Furbay, Director, .Air World Education, is the source for the free loan of the 16-inch 33 1/3 rpm recording "Flight 36 - From the Golden Gate to the Statue of Liberty," jjroduced by radio station KNBC in San Francisco. The recording describes a coast-to-coast flight. CATALOGS & BOOKLETS Materials listed here are available free unless price is noted. D STANLEY BOWMAR COMPANY, 513 W. 1 66th St., New York 32, N. Y. Spring, 1954 Record Catalog- 16- page booklet (6R) describing records on squaredancing, rhythm, folkdanc- ing, social studies, science and litera- ture. D CORONET FILMS. 65 E. South Water St.. Chicago 1, III. 15th Anniversary Catalog — 80-page illustrated catalog describing 546 teach- ing films, classified according to grade levels and subjects areas. n JEANNETTE .ALLMAN, 617 6th St., N. W., Canton 3, Ohio. Listing and Evaluation of 16mm Films on Sjieech and Hearing Thcra|>y Topics, January 1954 (40 cents)- 17 page catalog prepared by Mrs. Allman, Speech and Hearing Therapist. n EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, 1730 Eye St., N. W.. Washington 6. D. C. 1954-55 Listing of Educational Re- cordings, Filmstrips and Equijiment for iMore Effective Learning - 56 page catalog covering recordings and film- strips for a wide variety of subject areas and such equipment as black boards, filmstrip and slide projectors, record players and P.A systems, screens, tape records and globes. (Cata!()i(s coiitiinirti on jyane 2'>0) NATURAL HISTORY reproduced in superb colors. The possession of these visuol aids gives you the power to niake the classroom not only attraction ' ° "^"^^^ °' powerful Write for our current price list VISUAL AIDS LIBRARY 601 E. Rollins Ave, Orlando, Florida •248 Educational Screen ;4nH 611 Magill Rd., Swarthmore, Penna. Graphic Slide Library (PD-21 192 Washington Park, Brooklyn 5, N.Y. Radio-Mot Slide Co., Inc. (P-2, 4) 22 Oakridge Blvd., Daytono Beach, Flo. Society for Visuol Education (PD-2) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. Visuol Aids Library (PD-21 601 E. Rollins Ave., Orlondo, Flo. FILMSTRIP, SLIDE Cr OPAQUE PRO|ECTORS American Optical Co., Projector Div. (M> Chelsea 50, Mass. Automotie Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York ), N.Y. Beseler Company, Charles (M> 60 Badger Ave., Newark 8, N. J. Keystone View Co. (Ml Meadville, Po. Society for visual Education (Ml 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. Southern Visual Films (Dl 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. VIewlex, Incorporated (M) 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y. SOUND SLIDE PROJECTORS Automatic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. DuKonc Corporotion (M) St. Charles, Illinois Summer, 1954 251 editorial George EiSTMM Imiversary An anniversary is a time for reflection and re- appraisal of worth. An anniversary is coming on July I2th. On that clay, a hundred years ago, George Eastman was born. After an intensive study of his life, Roger Butter- field epitomized George Eastman's contributions to progress as the "perfection of photography to the point where millions of people could practice it, thus providing a base for the revolutions it has wrought in astronomy, medicine, journalism, education, war, en- tertainment and almost every department of human activity during the present picture age." The nature of the revolution wrought in education is too well known to our readers to require restatement. Photog- raphy is at the base of the whole modern audio-visual development in education. On the occasion of the hundredth birthday of George Eastman, we would like to attribute to him, as the achievement of a personal goal, the adaptation of photography to education. But he did not single out education's needs. The scope of photography's impact was great and all-embracing. His genius was that of industrialist and capitalist who developed an organization capable of furthering the universal use of photography. In reflecting upon Mr. Eastman's specific contribu- tions to audio-visual education, we recalled the notable experimental study made by Wood and Freeman in the 1920's. We re-read their report* from cover to cover and became re-impressed not only with the significance of the study to the evolution of audio- visual instruction but also with the vision of the man and company that had made the study possible. It was the National Education Association's Com- mittee on Visual Education that had pointed up the need. The Eastman company first made a thorough •Wood, Ben D., Freeman, Frank N. Motion Pictures in the Class- room. Boston: Houghton Mitilin Co. 1929. 392 pp. survey of the whole field of teaching films and its jiotential. This led to the plan for the experimental study that was announced by Eastman to the N.E.A. at its 1926 .\iwiual Meeting. It was to be a practical experimental study of imquestionable integrity in the use of films in the schools on a new and unprecedented scale: twenty specially produced teaching films to be used in sequential learning; eleven thousand pupils in three hundred classes, taught by two hundred teachers; twelve cooperating school systems as widely separated as Newton, Massachusetts and San Diego, California; test papers and reports that numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Such an experimental study took vision — and money. It took more of the same to follow through, after the study had been completed, in the production of the additional silent teaching films that become the basic film libraries of scores of school systems and universities. The Wood and Freeman study, made possible by George Eastman, marked the beginning for much that has happened in audio-visual educa- tion in the twenty-five years since it was reported. We have been told that when Mr. Eastman came to make the decision that his company should do something about classroom did so with the full belief money-making luidertaking. be done. The record shows he enjoyed giving away money for useful purposes probably even more than making it. He is memorialized at his hinulredth birthday almost as nuich for his philanthropies as for his unique business genius. Whether his specific con- tributions to the use of motion pictures in education were philanthropic or the result of business vision matters little. That they were made, however — and that he made them — does matter. films for school use, he that it would not be a Nevertheless it should Paul C Keei PICTURE OF THE MONTH Today's "new" motion picture wonders aren't really as new as some of us think. Fifty-four years ago, they even had Cineo- rama (that's the way they spelled it then) and the wide screen (69 feet wide, by the way). Our picturc-of-the-month woodcut shows the Cineorama of Raoul Grimon- Sanson, featured at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Ten synchronized projectors gave a 360-dcgree picture. The spectators stood in the middle of the huge moving picture. (The woodcut is from the Scientific American Supfylement for September 1. 1900. Illustration and information are from an article by James Card in the Feb- ruary, 1954 issue of Image, Jomnal of Photography of the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York.) 252 Educational Screen EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CCFVEUAVD PUBLIC LIBf^AH SEPTEMBER, 1954 '' ^ .SEP 9 , 195^ THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 33, NO. 7 ^^ KINDERGARTNERS LEARN TO DRIVE • FILMS FOR DEFENSE • TV FOR EDUCATION Viewlex scoops the Field! Viewlex presents the new "Viewpaque" attachment which transforms any Viewlex slide projector into an opaque Projector . . . quickly . . . easily . . . without fuss in seconds! See what it does! It projects opaque objects on your screen . . . full screen size in startling life-lilte brilliance — no need for negatives of any kind. Viewpaque will project any object that can fit into the Viewpaque carrier. Perfect for stamp collectors — a natural for coin collectors! Projects charts, snapshots, drawings, newspapers, precious stones, flowers, songs. YES — 1001 USES. You'll find so many uses for this versatile attachment, you wonder how you got along without it. Viewlex engineers designed this exclusive accessory with the same high quality built in all Viewlex projectors. Every Viewlex projector operates with the same sharp- ness— brilliance — crisp clarity — the same coolness which made Viewlex projectors the standard in the industry. Fits all Viewlex slide or combination slide and film* strip projectors. VIEWPAQUE makes 2 pro/ecfors oof of ?_..^ for only $1495 Writ* Deportment I for colorful illustrated literature Any accredited VIEWLEX dealer will be happy lo give you a demonslrotion 35-01 QUEENS BOULEVARD LONG ISLAND CITY 1, N. I AMPEX brings you a portable recorder... that outperforms and outlasts all others Here's the new Ampex 600 — the incomparable tape recorder for those countless times when you need flawless recordings ... for radio broadcasts, concert rehearsals, music and drama contests, audio-visual demonstrations and other highly selective events. It combines all of the features that you need most: highest fidelity — utmost realism and imperceptible distortion; light weight — just 28 pounds ... for studio quality recordings anywhere; dependable . — always gives instantaneous response; rugged — built to take years of constant handling. Your Ampex 600 will outlast other portable recorders several times over. In fact, all of its vital mechanical parts have been life-tested under conditions equivalent to 10 years normal operation. This ex- ceptional durability gives you many more semesters of service per budget dollar invested. And what's more . . . you get features found only in tape machines at twice the cost. MATCHING FIDELITY IN THE SPEAKER CASE Ampex 600 recordings conveniently reproduce through any existing amplifier-speaker system, radio or phonograph record player. How- ever, if you want the utmost in fidelity, the new Ampex 620 amplifier- speaker is recommended. This matching unit is specifically designed to maintain the 600's high standards of quality and durability. Sec, hear ond compare for yourself this outstanding value in tape recorders — the Ampex 600 and 620 ensenible — at your local Ampex distributor. (Listed in your Tele- phone Directory under "Recording Equipment". Canadian General Electric Com- pany in Conodo.} The Ampex 620, matching omplifier-speoker; weighs 16 lbs. The price of the Ampex 600 ii $545 Ii49a with- out carrying cosej . . . Ampex 620 ompUHer- tpeoker, $149.50. Write for further informotcon to Depf. W-1702 Che cJlgnaliwe oj cJerjeciion In C^ape cKecordi ers 934 CHARTER STREET REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA September, 1954 257 GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. 164 N 0 ft r H WACKER D/tlVi'CHICACO 6 TCLIPHONI STtTC 27316 Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene 16mm SERVICES Preview your print of Molly Grows Up before classroom use this fall! This is a new film to develop healthy attitudes toward men- struation in girls 9 to 15. Filmstrip also available soon. 15 minutes, length Black, white, sound For preview, write: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS II West 42ntl St., New York 36 or 414 Mason St., San Francisco 2 EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE September, 1954 Volume 33, Number 7, Whole Number 324 IN THIS ISSUE urei 260 on the screen 262 the reader's right 270 a-v briefs 300 index to advertisers 302 picture of the month Iducational Iress issoci ation OF rAMERICA CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Lake Street, Chicago I, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, ?8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extra per year. Other for- eign— $1 extra per year. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insure uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educational Screen, Inc. Publication office, Borrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 E. Loke St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-class matter October, 1953 ot the post office at Borrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1954 BY THE EDUCATIOKAL SCREEN, INC. 258 Educational Screen now you can have a filmstrip program in your classroom at SAVINGS OF 20Z OR MORE New All-inclusive "Package" Plans Provide Complete Techniques, Equipment And Materials For Teaching With Filmstrips . . . Strengthen, Sup- plement And Broaden Existing Programs. The Society For Visual Education, Inc. pre- sents four complete filmstrip-equipment "packages" . . . professionally prepared for each level: Primary, Intermediate, Junior High, Senior High. These fully-approved, carefully selected "Pack- age" Plans are available only from franchised SVE dealers . . . 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Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 259 FOR BETTER ^rO/ecttOH AND GREATER PROTECTION Compco ^^ I PROFESSIONAL ^^^^^ For shipping, storing or show- ing film, precision made Compco Professional Reels are first choice with those who want the finest. Hard, spring type steel construc- tion won't warp or bend . . . elimi- nates film-wearing rubbing dur- ing projection or winding. Your production deserves the finest package— use Compco Professional Reels in 600 ft. to 2,000 ft. sizes. IVWf* tor tataUgl COMPCO CORPORATION 2253 W. St. Paul Avenue, Chicago 47, III. '^FIBERBILT" CASES "THIY lAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steel card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assuranto ot finest Quality" For 16mm Film — 400' to 3000' Raoft Sold by All Leading Dealers On the SCHEEN Cover: Three Puppeteers They've made it themselves and they're proud and happy about it — the three young puppeteers on this month's cover. The picture is from the 12-minute Bailey Films 16nim produc- tion How to Make a Puppet, showing not only how to make a puppet but also how to design the costumes and control the puppet from the stage. Convention: Seven Quotes You'll find considerable comment in this i,ssue on the National Audio- Visual Convention & Trade Show held in Chicago July 30-.-\ugust 4 (see pages 268, 293, 302). As usual at convention- time, we kept a notebook to jot down what we considered interesting quotes. With apologies for lack of context and for any inaccuracies, we herewith pre- sent seven of them: "Audio-visual materials make teaching much more difficult but education much easier." — Nelle Jenkinson "Beware of hardening of the categories." —Irene Cypher quot- ing Edgar Dale "Producers cannot lead — edu- cators must show the way." —Ted Morehouse "We're going to have a hard time keeping education in edu- cational television." —Harry Newburn (See the article "Education jar TV -or TV for Education," page 2S0.) "It is only a matter of time until schools and other 16mm film users will use Cinemascope." —Jerry Debish "There is a simple objective for the church audio-visual user and dealer: USE. For the dealer this means: U Serve and Earn." -Paul Kiehl "It is 'teamwork,' not 'opposition,' that should best characterize the most effective role of the film and the teacher in American educa- tion today." -Jack Rimalover (See !,ummary of Mr. Rimalover's address on page 26S.) Contents: Fifty-two Pages To launch another school year, church year, community year, industry year of audio-visual progress we proudly present these 52 pages of arti- cles, reviews, news, editorial comment, and advertisements. Whatever your audio-visual interest or responsibility, we hope you will find information and inspiration you need on many of the pages herein. We appreciate the many comments and suggestions from all parts of the field we encountered at tlie Chicago convention. We shall carefully con- sider the changes and improvements some of you suggested. Of course, be- ing more or less human, we responded warmly and gratefully to your many expressions of approval, satisfaction, and good will. We promise all of you readers that tlie EdScreen staB will continue to give you its very best. We shall continue to make EdScreen the very best, the most useful magazine we know how. In turn, we ask you to continue to tell us what you don't like. .-\nd tell us too what you do like. We need both sides of the coin. — JNS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK — Managing Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. B I LDERSEE— Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS — Editor for Television BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT ■ — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI— Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, San Jose Stote College, California LEE W. COCHRAN, Executive Assistant of the Extension Division and Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction, State University of Iowa, President, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, Notional Edu- cation Association EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University AMO DE BERNARD IS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, California W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida J. JAMES Mcpherson, Executive Secretary, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, N.E.A., Washington, D. C. SEERLEY REID, Chief, Visuol Educotion Service, U. S. Office of Education, Woshington, D. C. CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan MAYER SINGERMAN, Director, Audio-Visual Department, Chicago Office, Anti-Defa- motion League of B'nai B'rith ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin, Texos 260 Educational Screen AUTHENTIC * VITAL Sl'"'^.. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL UNITS) THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FILMSTRIPS A comprehensive new series of 30 documentary filmstrips of extraordinarily high quality, educationally and technically. Through an abundance of rare, early contemporary pictures, America's past is seen in these filmstrips as it really was. A practical, fully-illustrated Teacher's Guide for each unit helps to make the series the most effective and dependable ever devised for enriching tlic teaching of American history and related subjects. 1. riio Story ol the Aiiiciitan Indian 10. I he \'oung Nation and loicigii Affairs 21. The Growth of .\nicrican Education 2. Kuropcan Explorers Discover a New H- Westward to the Mi.ssissippi 22. The Story of American Sport 1-- Winning the Far West 23. The American Spirit in Literatine 3. Spain Kstablislies a Great Empire la i.-.,,.i,, \,vi#.ri/;iiic m>, tUn Hiirii *;<.n ^ I 1 IJ. tally Americans on the High Seas 94 -j-,,g ^^^^.y „£ American Painting 4. i he Rise and Fall of New France ji. Calilornia, Texas and the Mexican War 25. I he .\merican Spirit in Architecture 26. 1 lie Story of Iron and Steel 27. 1 he Story of Coal, Oil and Uranium 5. The English Colonies in North .\merica I'y. SUnery and the War Between the States 6. Life in Colonial America Hi. Union and Reconstruction 7. Patriots and Minutemen !"■ Ilic Age of Reform ,,, ,. 1, 1 I r- I 28. Tile Storv of the Factory u 1 i,„ 11 ',.. r- 1 \Ar T 1 8. lariiicr. Rancher aiu Cowboy ' 0. I he I hirteen Colonies Win Inde- ' ft pcndence HI. Commiinicalion in the Uiiilcd States 29. Tlie CJrowlli of American Democracy ^. Free .\mericans F'stablish a New Nation 20. I'ransporlation in the United States 30. The Rise of America as a World Power WRITE IMMEDIATELY FOR FREE DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FILM SERVICE 386 Fourth Avenue New York 16, N. Y. ■Should you not already have THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA, 15 vols., send for complete information. September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 261 The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, IlL Projectionists' Awards Editor: Your readers might like to know that the ceremony pictured here climaxed a two-year project of the State Awards Committee of Audio- visual Instruction Directors, of which I was chairman. I am shown presenting the first state Certificate of Award to Lawrence Clark, head projectionist at Kittanning High School, Kittanning, I'ennsylvania. Edward Dunmire, assist- ant projectionist, displays an enlarged cut of the award pin emblem. Ten oth- er senior projectionists also received pins and certificates indicating they li:id reached a high degree of profi- ciency in audio-visual projection over a two-year period. I'ins and certificates are now available to all secondary schools in the state whose audio-visual directors are .WID members. J. MITCHELL BLOSE Audio-Visual Aids Director Kittanning HiRll School K)ttaiiniii}<;, Pennsylvania Minnesota Resolves Editor: The .^udio-Visual Coordi- nators Association of Minnesota at their annual meeting resolved that a letter .of commendation be sent to you for the stand that you have taken con- cerning the Lijc Magazine article "New Schools, Economy Too" (March, 1954 Edicational Screen, page 122). This is a matter about which we here in Minnesota have been quite concerned. .\s a matter of fact, one of the resolu- tions that was passed at our annual meeting was addressed to our commis sioner of education, recjuesting that the state department's audio-visual consultant be given the opportunity to examine carefidly each .set of plans concerning the construction of a new school building with the idea in Film Libraries find it pays to ^ have Prints Peerless Treated ^ "Before we had our films Peerless-treated, we found that they quickly acquired scratches and smudges, and sometimes even stuck in the pro- jector. Such things diverted student attention and largely destroyed the usefulness of the film. Moreover, many prints had to be discarded, or expensive replacements ordered, long before we had secured the expected number of showings. "For several years now, we have specified 'Peerless Treatment' in all our purchase orders for new film acquisitions. We find that scratches and smudges have been reduced to a minimum, and that films remain longer in top condition. Now there is no unsightly film damage to draw student attention away from a good picture." Peerless Cleaning and Rejuvenation are also available for "hurt" or "tired" prints Write for information P I FILM PROCESSING CORPORATION I 165 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. I 959 SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. EERLESS mind of considering very carefully the facilities for use of audio-visual ma- terials and more si)ecifically the oppor- tunity of the teacher to do her job of teaching. It was the consensus that only through articles such as yours and constant effort by the various local or- ganizations will school buildings be constructed in such a manner as to in- sure the kind of teaching of which audio-visual materials are symbolic. LYMAN C. MILES .Sccretar\- Treasurer ,\u(iio-Visual C;oordiiiators ,\ssociatioii of Minnesota. A-V License Editor: Audio-\iMial pco|)lc will probably be glad to know that we are now ready to and have the right to grant the Indiana .Audio-Visual Super- visors license. The Indiana Teacher Training and Licensing Commission approved our facilities and staff at its meeting on June 30, 19.^4. The general requirements for the license are the same as given in the D.WI book "The School .Administrator and His .\udio- Vi.sual Program," page 130. We will have places for three or four graduate assistants to help in our Audio-Visual Center earning part of their ex]jenses and working on this license. We are the first Teachers College to offer this li- cense as a part of its graduate program as far as I know. RU.SSELL McDOUGAL Director, Audio-Visual tlenfer Indiana State Teachers College lerre Haute, Indiana Advertisers, Please Write Editor: Educational Screen is tiic magazine I cannot afford to miss. . . . From January 1, 19,5.3 1 have served as consultant in audio-\isual education at the state board of education in Swe- den, and on my proposal the Board has subscribed to your magazine. ... I often recommend Educational .Screen during my lectures on audio- visual subjects. I know that some teacher training colleges in Sweden are very interested in Educational Screen and more will be. ... I would be very glad if you would tell your advertisers that I shall ap|)reciate any information about A-V material and ecjuipment they wish to send me. NILS HAKANSON Consultant in Audio-Visual Education State Board of Education in Sweden Oroltning Kristinas vag — 2 B Karlstad, .Sweden. Advertisers: When writing to read- ers, please mention that you saw it in Educational Screen. — Ed. 262 Educational Screen Motion Pictures For English and Literature Recent yi4ftl pAepxinjed ^o^ d^iud^ and clcUl noo4K u^ Lif a QoM^Hditee o^ iUe A/cUlCHcU Gauncllo^ ^ecuJte^ o^ CnaUilt Especially for Junior High School... THE EDUCATION OF SMOKY (An excerpt from 20th Century-Fox SMOKY based on the book SMOKY by Will James) The dramatization of the training of the wild stallion to be a prize cow pony, revealing human character values as well as providing a background of understanding and appreciation for the literature of the West. KIPLING'S INDIA (An excerpt from M-G-M KIM, based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling) A presentation of the people, places, and customs of India as seen by Kim, Kipling's boy hero, in his wanderings with the old lama along the historical Grand Trunk Road. . . . one/ Especially for High Sdiool Teaching Film Custodians A non-profit corporation MEET THE FORSYTES (An excerpt from M-G-M THAT FORSYTE WOMAN, based on Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga) The principal characters of the Forsyte family reveal society in change during the Victorian Age. Their consideration of life's moral, ethical, and material values gives an insight into 19th Century thought, attitude, and background. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (An excerpt from Paramount film based on Richard Dana's book of the same title) Highlights from Dana's exposition of his trip around the Horn in the brig Pilgrim, with emphasis on the social effects of his writings. ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN ANNA KARENINA A CHRISTMAS CAROL DAVID COPPERFIELD JANE EYRE WASHINGTON SOUARE the (An excerpt from Paramount THE HEIRESS, based on tlteatrical version of Henry James' novel) A character and attitude study, typical of 19th Century litera- ture in its reserve, social decor, and dominance of parental in- fluence. Presented in a form to provoke class discus,sion and to stimulate individual reading and interest. UNDERSTANDING MOVIES (Composed of excerpts from classic M-G-M productions) Designed for the study of motion picture appreciation — how to observe excellence of direction, acting, photographv, editing, art and music — illustrated with classic examples. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ROMEO AND JULIET A TALE OF TWO CITIES TREASURE ISLAND Produced with the technical excellence of Hollywood's major studios • Available in tnost city, coimty, state, and university educational film libraries. FREE Etiglisli Language Arts-Films for Class Room Use write today for your copy. TEACHING FILM CUSTODIANS, INC. 25 West 43rd Street New York City 36 September, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 263 News from tne Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association oA fuMime Busy Summer for DA VI DAVI kept more than a little busy all summer. First off there was the DAVr departmental meeting at New York City during the NEA 92nd annual convention with plenty of DAVI repre- sentation in the NEA program itself. We've had many enthusiastic com- ments about the Demonstration Class- room—a 30' by 50' unit featuring ex- amples of facilities to promote good use of instructional time and materials. The classroom was open continuously during exhibit hours in Madison Square Garden. After NEA and New York City we kept busy with other mcetini^s aininid by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. DAVI President Lee Cochron and guest Bob LeFranc during the Chicago con- vention. the country, ending up at the National .Audio-Visual Convention in Chicago (see page 268). We were happy to have with us in Chicago a visitor from France: Dr. Robert LeFranc, audio- visual expert from the Centre National de Documentation Pedagogique in Paris. (See cut.) Benefit or Bother? For the past several years it has been the policy of DAVI to provide the D.AVI mailing list on an up-to-date addressograph tape or on 3x.5 cards at a moderate service charge to all organizations seeming to have a legiti- mate reason for wanting to tell our members of new equipment or ma- terials. This has, undoubtedly, in- creased the amount of mail that you are receiving. Has it been a benefit to you to have these materials coming in? Or have vou found it a bother? Do Professional Payments Pain You? If so, compare the five or ten dollars you pay for your national and state audio-visual organizations with the following yearly cost paid to their national organizations by certain other working groups: Retail Clerks, $24; Brotherhood of Painters, S36; Iiiterna- tion Chemical Workers, S48; Steel Workers, S36; Radio .Association, .■5120; Brewery Workers, S36: News- paper Guild, $120. Many of these organizations also require initiation fees up to SI 00. It's an old bromide to say that you get no more from something than you put into it — but it's true just the same, so we add this final word, '*Sup- jjort your profession — your profes- sion supports you!" Promising Practice \ new approach to audio-visual workshops has been started this year in Iowa under the joint sponsorship of the State Department of Public Instruction and the Audio-Visual Edu- cation .Association of Iowa. This is a ])lan of conducting pilot center work- shops in various parts of the state. The.se pilot center workshops are two-day affairs. The first day is de- voted to demonstrations of teaching procedures using audio-visual aids in an exchange of ideas by the teacher. The second day has been devoted to problems of administrators and meth- ods of improving instruction. The unique feature of the workshops is that all planning of activities and demonstrations has been done by the teachers themselves. Problems of vital concern to teachers have been discussed and teachers have been given the op- portunity of exchanging ideas and demonstrating techniques they have found effective. Each pilot center is visited by an evaluating team consisting of Lee Cochran and John Hedges, of the State University of Iowa; Robert Paulson, of Iowa State Teachers College: John Litherland and Herold Kooser, of Iowa State College; and Forest J. Moore, of the State Department of Public Instruction. Reports from these evaluations are being made available to other schools in the state interested in conducting audiovisual workshops in the future. If you are interested in additional information about these pilot centers, why not write to Lee Cochran? "Look and Listen" Reports .A few .Americans who have lived in England have shouted loudly that American schools are no good because they have departed from the funda- mentals as taught so well in English schools. So we were somewhat amused to find quoted in Look and Listen, an English audio-visual journal, a critic of the English schools who says among other things. "Employers com- plain to me that some boys leaving school nowadays cannot spell words of five letters." The same critic says of audio-visual education, "It is a wicked waste of money. .Are we going to abandon the 3 R's for the 3 L's— Look, Listen, and Laze? It means we are going to amuse the children not edu- cate them." The editor of Look nnd Listen re- plies sanely to this line of criticism, "Once again it is the teachers who have the answer to these critics in their hands. It and when looking and lis- tening do encourage lazing, then the fault is the teacher's. Showing films and turning receiver knobs are not soft options. Done properly they in- volve very hard work, but the results are correspondingly the greater." May we extend our congratulations across the seas! Incidentally, those of you who would like to add this fine English journal to your reference shelf can do so by writing to 4,") Dorset Street, London, W. 1, England. 264 Educational Screen The most ''asked for" "TRUE-LIFE ADVENTUI NATURE FILM OTHER WALT DISNEY FILMS AVAILABLE • SEAL ISLAND The spectacular, authentic story ot the life cycle of the Alaslcan fur-bearing seals on their re- mote harem reefs of the Pribilof Islands. MOTOR MANIA Acclaimed by police depart- ments and other traffic edu- cators as an unusually effec- tive driver and pedestrian education film. (Animation) HISTORY OF AVIATION An authentic docu- mentary tracing the remarkable growth of the airplane. This is how it all began. CAnimation) BEHIND THE SCENES OF WALT DISNEY STUDIO ^^""^ jSrA Xxt ^ thrilling tour through --^^■*^- tr^-^JV various studio departments during the actual prepara- ; |KQHj^ii^"c tion. Aiming and processing jjs of Walt Disney pictures. SO DEAR TO MY HEART A very real, honest and touching story of village farm life that stresses basic moral and spiritu- al values. ( Live action and Animation) SIX CARTOON PARADES Each Disney Cartoon Parade contains three choice Disney shorts, each carefully selected — some because they offer opportunity for charac- ter building discussion — some for just plain wholesome fun. COPVRICHT WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS The exciting, fascinating medley of animal life represeating years of patient, painstaking and skillful camera reporting. Here in natural sur- roundings is the beaver, good provider and family man — the fun-loving otters — the prowling coyote — and other inhabitants of the woodlands — all faithfully presented in Technicolor with a thrilling musical score. NOW . . . brought to you by our many Disney l6mm Film Dis- tributors — EACH READY TO SERVE YOU — EACH AN AUDIO- VISUAL SPECIALIST, QUALIFIED* TO HELP YOU PLAN SCHOOL, CHURCH OR COMMUNITY FILM PROGRAMS . . . Any of the following partial list of Disney distributors are ready to serve you: ARIZONA Movie Center 119 W. McDowell, Phoenix CALIFORNIA Wm. M. Dennis Film Lilirariet 2506V2 W. 7th St., Los Angeles 57 Howard K. Smith Films, Inc. 2408 W. 7th St., Los Angeles Kenneth L, Hoist Audio-Visual Education Service 1399 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 6 McCurry Foto Company Eighth and Eye Sts., Sacramento 14 Knight's Library of A-V Aids ti Equipment 527 University, San Diego 3 CANADA Sovereign Film Distributors Ltd. 277 Victoria Street, Toronto CONNECTICUT Inter Church Audio-Visuals, Inc. 15 May Street, Hartford 5 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA "The" Film Center 915 12th St., N.V*., Washington FLORIDA Ideal Pictures Company 1331 N. Miami Ave., Miami GEORGIA Calhoun Company 235 Ponce de Leon, N.E., Atlanta ILLINOIS lllini Audio-Visual Education Service 221 Main Street. Peoria INDIANA Indiana Visual Aids Company, Inc. 726 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis Dennis Film Bureau 29 E. Maple St., Box 374, Wabash KANSAS Lewis Film Service 1425 E. Central, Wichita 7 LOUISIANA Delta Visual Service, Inc. 815 Poydras St., New Orleans 12 MARYUNO Stark Films (Ideal Plcturat) 537 N. Howard St., Baltimore 1 MASSACHUSETTS Cinema, Incorporated 234 Clarendon Street, Boston 16 Ideal Pictures 40 Melrose Street, Boston 16 MICHIGAN Engleman Visual Education Servici 4754-56 Woodward Ave., Detroit 1 Locke Films, Inc. 124 W. South St.. Kalamazoo MINNESOTA Elliott Film Company 1112 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis 3 Ideal Pictures 1915 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 4 MISSOURI All-star Pictures 709 Westport Road, Kansas City 11 Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. 614 N. SKInker Blvd., St. Louis 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE Rice Film Company 123 Pleasant St., Manchester NEW JERSEY Film Presentation Company 239 Lyons Avenue, Newark 8 NEW YORK Buchan Pictures 122 W. Chippewa St., Buffalo 2 Association Films, Inc. Dept. WD, 347 Madison Avenue New York 17, N.Y. Ideal Pictures, Inc. 233 W. 42nd St., New York 36 Institutional Cinema Service, Inc. 165 W. 46th St., New York James E. Duncan, Inc. 139 N. Union St., Rochester 5 NORTH CAROLINA National School Supply Company, Inc. 14 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh OHIO Manse Film Library 2514 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati 19 Academy Film Service, Inc. 2142 Payne Avenue, Cleveland 14 Twyman Films, Inc. 400 West 1st Street, Dayton 1 Ideal Pictures 23 N. Mulberry, Mansfield Coosino Visual Education Servfc* 2325 Madison Avenue, Toledo 2 OKLAHOMA Vaseco, Inc. 2301 Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City 6 OREGON Ideal Pictures 915 S. W. Tenth St., Portland 5 PENNSYLVANIA Christian Youth Cinema, Inc. 2128 Jenkintown Rd. (Box 201), Glenside J. P. Lilley t Son 928 N. Third Street, Harrisburg Ideal Pictures 1729 Sansom Street, Philadelphia 3 Karel Sound Film Library 214 3rd Avenue, Pittsburgh 22 SOUTH DAKOTA Taylor Films 79 Third Street, S. E., Huron te:!as Ideal Pictures 2010 North Lamar, Dallas Miller's Visual Aids, Inc. 519 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth Community Sound Film Servlet 2610 Fannin Street, Houston 2 UTAH Deseret Book Company 1400 Indiana Avenue, Salt Lake City VIRGINIA Tidewater Audio-Visual Center 617 W. 35th Street, Norfolk 8 WASHINGTON Audio-Visual Center, Inc. 12051207 N. 45th St., Seattle 3 Rarig Motion Picture Company 5514 University Way, Seattle 5 WISCONSIN Roa's Films 840 N. Planklnton Ave., Milwaukee 3 WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS 16MM DIVISION • BURBANK, CALIFORNIA September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 265 AS PERSONAL Continued Pleas from Pago Pago Even though our traveled friends tell us it is all a delusion, our roman- tic imagination is stirred by the thought of far-away places with strange-sound- ing names — such as Pago Pago, Samoa. But all is not perfect even in Pago Pago. Art Wisner, who teaches in the -American school there, is having prob- lems teaching English to the native Samoans and needs help. He tells us: "Many of us teaching here feel that the approach to the language situation is all wrong. Obviously there is something the matter because tests show a consist- ent low level in language and com- munication ability, one which is very decidedly not consistent with the effort expended by the teaching staff. "The child is approached with a stateside text written for students in a modern American community. The sit- uations around which these books are written have little or no relation to the daily lives of these people. Conse- quently, beyond the initial pleasure in having in their hands a pretty book, there is no interest . . . Then for train- ing teachers and for teaching at the secondary level we bring stateside teachers who approach the problem as though they were in Bellingham, Wash- ington." Have you had any experiences that could help Mr. Wisner? If so, we are sure that he and his staff would like to hear from you. New NEA A-building From where we sit, we have been serving as sidewalk superintendent for the demolition of a two-story building which is to be replaced by a modern eight-story NEA office building— the first step in the development on the corner of 16th and M Streets in Wash- ington of a new national headquarters building for the National Education Association and all of its 69 different departments, divisions, and commis- sions. Why do we mention this? Well, D.'WI receives its office space free from the NEA along with a host of other valuable services, as well as substan- tial cold-cash assistance. Your per- sonal membership in the NEA and your support of our parent organiza- tion in the field helps make this pos- sible. At the present time approxi- mately 70% of all the service that you receive thru your national Depart- ment is made possible because of NEA assistance given directly to DAVI. TV Training Kit A training kit including four 15-min- ute films made as a docimientary re- cording of an agricultural extension TV workshop can be obtained from the National Project in Agricultural Communications, Michigan State Col- lege, on a rental basis. The four films do these things: Part I illustrates what television can do in extension adult educational programs. Part II illus- trates types of shows extension workers can do. Part III demonstrates tips on planning and presenting shows. Part IV stresses the You element, demon- strates actions, motion and conduct before the camera. This kit has been planned to enable the teaching of television techniques without studio facilities. Have You Heard? Microfilm copies of all basic scripts in English which are used by the Voice of America in developing its daily pro- grams of news and commentary for radiocast throughout the world in 34 different languages are now available to the public at a moderate fee through the Photoduplication Service of the Library of Congress. 15 YEARS OF PROGRESS at Coronet Fil ms The phenomenal growth of Coronet Films has no parallel among producers of educational motion pictures. Fifteen years ago, the company made its first 16mm sound film for classroom use. Today, Coronet production teams have completed and released nearly 600 pedagogically superior motion pictures. Most of these have been produced during the past seven years and are of the highest technical and academic quality obtainable today. At Coronet, each film is the result of painstaking research . . . collaboration with leading educators . . . careful production . . . meticulous editing . . . testing and revisions before release. Therefore, each completed film assures accuracy, reliability and planned effectiveness. See for yourself why Coronet has set the standards by which all other instructional films are judged. Preview prints of these newest releases are now available. Request them today. Jimmy Visits the City Fun with Speech Sounds Western Europe: An Introduction Western Germany: The Land and the People The Meaning of Conservation The Calendar: Days, Weeks, Months Life in Northern Lands— Norwoy Scandinavian lands: Norway, Sweden, Denmark The Holy Land: Background for History and Religion Coronet Films Depf. ES-954 Coroner Building, Chicago I, ///. 266 Educational Screen For darkened rooms. New RADIANT "Educator" with full height adjustment For classroom or auditorium . . . with or without plat- form or stage the Radiant Educator can be quickly set up for perfect visibility. A touch of the toe and the extra sturdy tripod legs fly open. The 70" model adjusts from only 9'/2" from the floor to a height of 110"... and is easily adjustable to square sizes for slides, rectangular sizes for movies. Fully guaranteed for 10 years. BRIGHTER, MORE BRILLIANT PICTURES, TOO! The "Educator" features Radiant's new, improved "Perma-White" Processed Vyna-Flect glass beaded fabric to guarantee the most perfect picture projection possible. And this Vyna-Flect is mildew-proof, flame- proof and washable. ADJUSTS ANYWHERE FROM 1^ ] 10' HIGH ^^. The Student's Eye View is always good ^<^ WITH THESE TWO GREAT RADIANT SCHOOL SCREENS For lighted rooms. New RADIANT ^Xlassroom" with full 90° viewing angle Projecting in lighted rooms is no longer a problem. The advanced design of the Radiant "Classroom" Screen has proven its ability to show bright, clear pictures in daytime or under artificial lighting. Doubles the efficiency of visual aid programs . . . eliminates the need for costly room-darkening equipment in most classrooms. The screen surface is unbreakable. Brilliant, clear pictures which can be seen throughout a full 90° viewing angle permits every student to see a sharp, clear picture from his own seat. FREE! Send Coupon Today for detailed specifica- tions on these two outstanding Radiant Projection Screens. Illustrated, descriptive circulars and price lists will be sent without obligation. \\ \ 1 1 ' / / / RADIANT Projection Screens Radiant Manufacturing Corp. RADIANT MFG. CORP. 1204 S. Talmon, Chicago 8, ill. Yes, I want to get full story of the two re- markable new developments — the Radiant "Educator" and "Classroom" Screens. Name Address- City My dealer's name is_ _Zone_ -State- 1204 S. Talman Chicago 8, Illinois September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 267 A-V World Still One World at 1954 National A- V Convention THE MANY SPOKES of the audio- visual wheel came together once again at the 1954 National Audio-Visual Convention, hekl at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago July 30 through Aug- ust 4. Hub of the wheel was the Na- tional Audio-Visual Association Trade Show with its eye- and ear-catching row upon row of audio-visual mate- rials and equipment (see report on the Trade Show, page 293). Despite all the difficulties even audio- visually dedicated human beings find in getting together and keeping to- gether for the good of all, they came together again this summer in greater numbers than ever before (more than 3,100 of them) and they represented more major organized parts of the audio-visual field than ever before: Educational Film Library Association (EFLA); National Audio-Visual Asso- ciation (NAVA); Catholic Audio-Visual Educators (CAVE): Chief State School Audio-Visual Officers (CSSAVO); Au- dio-Visual Conference of Medical and Allied Sciences and the Midwest Med- ical School Audio-Visual Coordinators; Industrial Audio-Visual Association (lAVA): National Education Associa- tion's Department of Audio-Visual In- struction (DAVI): Film Council of America (FCA). Film and the Teacher Provocative high point of the Edu- cational Film Library's 1 1th annual conference was the address by Jack K. Rimalover, Assistant to the President, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. Originally titled 'Tilm vs. the Teacher," the talk was promptly retitled by Mr. Rimalover as "Film awrf the Teacher." Gist of his address is this: We now have research evidence to show that films alone can successfully teach fac- tual information and intellectual and other skills. If the more routine, repeti- tive aspects of instruction were given over to srohibit the rental of feature films from independent commercial film libraries. New NAVA officers and board members are: President, Jack E. Lewis, Wichita, Kansas; First Vice-President, Alan B. Twyman, Dayton, Ohio; Secretary, Francis J. Didier, New Orleans, Louisi- ana; Treasurer, William W. Birchfield, Montgomery, Ala- bama. New Directors at Large are Ray Swank of St. Louis and Jerome Kinter of San Francisco. New Regional Directors arc L. C. Vath, Harold Newman, R. R. Riley, Marvin Melnyk, and C. W. Petty. State Chiefs Get Together Twenty-one states and Puerto Rico were represented at the convention meeting of the Chief State School Audio-Visual Officers and two other states were represented by official re- ports. The heads of the :iudio-visual activities in state dep:irtments of edu- cation come together tiiis way annually at the National Audio-Visual C:onven- (Coniinued on page 270) Educational Screen il AW, IT WAS EASY! Anybody can show REAL movies with the RCA ''400" JUNIOR'S RIGHT . . . Confidence comes quickly to students and teachers who operate an RCA "400" 16mm Sound Projector. They've found they can trust it to put a real picture on the screen every time. The "Thread-Easy" film path lets them get a show going in less than half a minute. And the RCA "400" mechanism and sound system (visual or magnetic) need no pampering for perfect results. RCA has a practical operator training program with membership cards and lapel buttons identifying qualified operators. Youngsters go for it in a big way. For information on this program and details of the complete RCA sound projector line, contact your RCA Audio-Visual Dealer or MAIL COUPON TODAY. r AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTS RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA ENGINnRING PRODUCTS DIVISION CAMDtN, N.J. In Canada: RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal Radio Corporation of America Dept. 1-29, Building 15-1 Camden, New Jersey Please send me your free booklet, RCA ' Sound Film Projectors. '400" Senior and Junior Name_ -Title- SchooI_ Address _ City . Zone_ -State- September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 269 tion to report on the progress ol audio-visual teaching methods in their states and to exchange ideas and ex- periences. Among subjects discussed at this 1954 meeting were A-V clinics for PTA and board of education members spon- sored by state departments of educa- tion (Ohio has planned such clinics), A-V courses for certification of teach- ers, tape recording projects, educa- tional television, and the broadening concept of A-V — that is, broadening toward inclusion of all learning ma- terials. New officers of CSSAVO are: President, Clyde K. Miller, Di- rector, Division of Audio-Visual Education, Ohio Department of Education; Vice-President, Rus- sell Mosely, Supervisor of Sec- ondary Education, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruc- tion; Secretary-Treasurer, J. J. McPherson, Executive Secretary, Department of Audio-Visual In- struction. New members of the board of directors are past-presi- dent S. E. Alkire of Illinois and W. D. R. Stovall of Mississippi. Other members of the board are Russell Meinhold of Rhode Is- land and Garland C. Bagley of Georgia. Following the meeting ot the state A-V chiefs, U. S. Commissioner of Education Brownell called a meeting to discuss A-V activities of the U. S. Office of Education and a contem- plated survey of the functions and activities of state audio-visual direc- tors. The meeting was presided over by Seerley Reid, Chief of the Visual Education Service, U. S. Office of Edu- cation. Still More Get-togethers In other conferences, big and little, other audio-visual groups got together during the convention week to in- crease A-V know-why and know-how. The Catholic .Audio-Visual Educators, meeting for their 3rd annual conven- tion, brought together teachers from all subject areas and levels to see and hear classroom demonstrations of audio-visual teaching techniques. Peo- ple from the medical and allied sciences got together lor their first major audio-visual conference to dis- cuss exchange of film information, film evaluation, and problems of film dis- tribution and use. The Film Council of .\merica brought together represent- atives from all the other A-V organi- zations to discuss the program of the 1955 .American Film Assembly (to be held next spring). The Department of ,\udio-Visual Instruction and Indus- trial .Audio-Visual Association took part in the EFLA program; D.Wl also held its official summer board of di- rectors' meeting. Add to all these gatherings ot the A-V clans the sales meetings of leading .A-V manufacturers and producers plus countless smaller meetings ot all kinds of audio-visual groups — and you have the 1954 National .Audio- Visual Con- vention & Trade Show, after six years and despite some cracks and crevices still inspiring evidence that the A-V world is one world. — JNS A-V Briefs • The University Film Producers As- sociation held their eighth annual con- ference August 16-20 at Ohio State University. Theme: The Film Maker as a Communicator ot Ideas. • A-V highlights of the Minneapolis American Library .Association Confer- ence in June were the first meeting of the Audio-Visual Round Table, the de- cision to establish a Joint Committee ot the D.AVl-.AV Board, and the deci- sion to hold a pre-conference audio- visual workshop in connection with the ALA Conference in Philadelphia in 1955. • Going and coming: Film-maker Tom Hodge passed through the USA this summer on his way from Kuala Lum- pur (Malaya) to London. June and John Hamilton also made the States a stepping stone between their former U. S. government post in Iran and the new post in Tripoli, Libya. Nettie Berg, Chairman of the American Council of .Audio-Visual Education in Israel, went to a;id returned from — yes, Israel. • Religious Film Libraries, an organi- zation representing ten cooperating Protestant denominations, now offers .services from nine strategic locations over the country. Headquarters are in the office of the Protestant Church- Owned Publishers' .Association, With- erspoon Building, Philadelphia. • Film Associates of California, pro- ducers of educational and industrial films, has announced the opening of new offices and production studios at 10521 Santa Monica Blvd., Los .An- geles 25, California. Paul Burnford. producer of Mnmmah Are Interesting, face of the Earth, Art in Motion, and other educational films has been se- lected to head up Film Associates' Educational Film Department. • Transfilm, producers of business and industrial films, has made a 13-minute motion picture for the U. S. Navy titled The Unified Sunday School Cur- riculum. The film is aimed at Protestant .Armed Forces Chaplains throughout the world and explains how the chil- dren of Armed Forces personnel can maintain their Sunday School curric- ulum despite repeated transfers to dif- ferent Ixises. The major reason tor uni- fying the curriculum is symbolized by tlie statement ot an .Air Force Ser- geant's son who, in a period of four months, made three moves to different areas. Each time his studies dealt with Moses. .After the third repetition of the series ot lessons, the youngster remarked. "I haven't anything against Moses, but there must be somebody else in the Bible tor me to learn about." • Herbert E. Budek Co. has moved to larger quarters at 324 Union St., Hackensack, N. J., to accommodate ex- panding production requirements. Two more large color developing machines and imported ultra-modern German color printers have been added. o The Film Council of America ser\ed as the clearing house for .American films sent to both the Edinburgh and Venice Film Festivals. Ninety-one non- theatrical films went from the U. S. to Venice and 110 to Edinburgh. • Educational TV will be a reality for some 30 million people by the end of the year when a dozen stations will be on the air, according to surveys by the National Citizens Committee for Edu- cational Television. In 130 other com- munities citizens are organizing and planning lor non-conmiercial TV sta- tions. • In June the New York State Board of Regents granted a charter authoriz- ing the formation of a Metropolitan Educational Television .Association, a non-profit organization that jjlans to establish a non-commercial station in the New York City area. • Herbert Rosen, president of .-\udio- Master Corporation, New York City, has received two awards for his film- strip Radio Philatelia, picturing the historical development of radio and television through tlie medium ot stamps. • For your catalog file: .A tree 28-page catalog on 16mm. 35mm, and TV pro- duction equipment can be secured lor the asking from National Cine Equip- ment, 209 48th St., New York 36. A catalog listing over 2,000 2x2 color slides of flowers can be secured from Farnham's Flower Portraits. 2225 Colorado .Ave.. Dept. .A, Santa Monica, California, for 75 cents. 270 Educational Screen 2000 lunior Grover Kit ll.ere, under one roof, an entire building ... a single source of supply for practically every conceivable need for film production equip- ment—including proc- essing, recording and editing of motion picture films — an enormous stock, more varied and more complete than any in the Industry. Total output approx. 4000 watts, draws only 16 amps. 2 improved Grover lights with barndoors (each for 3 bulbsj. 2 stands, Junior Colortran Converter. Packed in Prestwood case, I'/i" x 17" x 28" .$189.75 Write for illustrated brochure |«»^3^?^J?iggjj^ S.O.S. 16mm Titler and Special Effects Kit TG II For professional results — producing the widest range of titles, .trick films, cartoons, animation, etc. Takes most types of movie cameras. Hori- zontal and vertical operation. Table adjustable north, east, south, west. Front and rear Illumina- tion. Title board size 5'/j" x T'/j", overall dimen- »ion$ 30" X 12" X 9"; weight 20 lbs. Complete with all accessories. Write for Illustrated brochure MODEL TG II, 16mm llllastrated) $159.50 MODEL TG III, 16mm.-. $198.50 MODEL TG IV, l6/35mm.. $295.00 Arriflex Professional IGmrn Mirror Reflex Camera view and focus thru taking lens durthg actual shooting. Bright, big, clear, superbly-defined vertical finder Image, magnified I OX. No parallax; no need for accessc*ry find- ers. 100' loading spool. 400' magazines available. Pilot Pin Registration gives absolute picture steadiness. 6V motor slides into housing, permits use of standard tripods. Forward and reverse switch. Synchronous motor available. Complete with Reflex Shutter, turret, motor, tachometer, 0/50 fps, matte box, frame/footage counter, cable-$l475 Write for illustrated brochu A simple, efficient and economical way to process your aims $ ?#i PRECISION COMBINATION Magnetic Film and Tape Sound Recorder Used between rewinds. Simple threading for I6nnm, ly'/^nnm 35mm and '/»" tape. Machined to SMPTE standards, ollless bearings Magnetic head has adjustments for track locations, (In and out); azi muth and magnetic film and tape thickness. Comes with amplifier and heavy-duty speaker. Safety fused, pilot light $198 4 i i Micro Record Automatic Daylight Film Developer No darkroom necessary. No skill required. Proc- esses 8mm, 16mm, 35mm film up to 200 ft. per hour Movie, X-ray, Microfilm. Motor driven, portable. Extra heavy-duty plastic tanks. Uni- form density assured. 70mm tank available. $159 Micro Record Film Dryer Compact, portable. Speedy dryer — will dry roll of film in approximately 10 minutes. Automatic adjustment. Motor driven and heated. Stainless steel and aluminum construction $65 up Z/ne aUepariment ^tore of the fl lotion JActure Jrndu4tr^" S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP. 602 WEST 52nd STREET, NEW YORK 19, N. Y. Phoae: Plaza 7-0440 Cable: SOSOUND September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 271 Better Drivers for Tomorrow by DEL SHELLEY THIS is the story - the true story about life saving on tomorrows highways — the story of how a principal in a city school tucked away in the desert metropolis of Phoenix, Arizona, police officers of that city, teachers of the school, parents of the school, and five hundred children are working together on an experiment that could be the answer, or at least an important part of the answer, to developing better drivers on the high- ways of the future. Today boys and girls at Garfield School in kindergarten and in first, second and third grades are learning the rules of the highway by pedaling scaled-down automobiles over minia- ture highways. Imagine, if you will, these tots driving cars over a traffic- bound highway filled with divided streets, boulevard stops, traffic signals, and a ma/e of other driving problems. Through the use of such audio-visual aids as working models, life-like high- way signs in miniature, diagrams, films, recordings, study prints, filmstrips, field trips, demonstrations and exhibits, these children are having many valu- able experiences. It all happened two years ago when Captain Haskell Welch of the Traffic Safety Division of the Phoenix Traffic Department attended a safety confer- ence at Northwestern University where he saw a display of miniature cars that had been used in connection with the city playground program of an eastern community. It suddenly dawned upon him that such a program could be expanded to include school-supervised and school-controlled experiences in driver education. His first thought was Garfield School, one of the Phoenix Elementary Schools, where much had been done in the field of bicycle safety, street-crossing safety, playground safety, and general safety in the buildings. In the light of this school's contributions to everyday safety, it occurred to the officer that perhaps they would have some good ideas on the all-important subject of highway a(he churches of chr^f ,n ,he U.S.A. 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. 284 Educational Screen. The 30-iiiinute color film Memory of India is narrated by a woman visitor. It begins with the great and beautiful city of Bombay and the primitive countrywide not far away. Then scenes along tlie Cianges are shown together with many Moslem shrines. From these evidences of the deeply religious nature of the people, we are brought to Chandkliuri. Here we see daily life in all its medical, social, vocational and spiritual aspects at one of the very best-run leper colonies in India. While this film has a few technical imper- fections, it gives excellent background material for any study of this great country. (American Leprosy Missions, Inc., 156 Fifth .\ve.. New York 10, and ,\L.M regional offices.) For Family Night A Hoy and His Bible is a nice dra- matic integration of three themes- personal Bible study. Christian wit- ness, and Christmas. The central story tells of a cynical newspaper editor, gloomy over the condition of the world and unable to write the usual Christ- mas editorial. Finally, with the assist- ance of the office boy, he writes one which impresses the community and even transforms his own outlook. This dramatic story is well cast and com- petently acted, stressing simple things which will be understood and appre- ciated from Junior Hi age up. An ex- cellent film to take the place of the sermon in .Sunday night services and equally good for family night meetings. (Family Films, Inc. 30 minutes, rental $9.) Contemporary Christian Art Each With His Own Brush, a 42- frame color filmstrip of religious pic- tures by contemporary Christian art- ists in Asia and .\frica, was produced by tlie Joint Commission on Mission- ary Education (15fi Fifth .Ave., New \ork 10) of the National Council of Churches. The churches will welcome this highly useful material, some of them being already familiar with Daniel ). Fleming's book of the same title. Tliese interesting and beautiful jjictures ha\e been faithfully repro- duced in tlie (ilmstrip, and it has been Have you used the tx '»» LEARNING ABOUT LOVE filmstrips? • Series of three. • Full- 45 min. Sound, Rental $7.50 Black & White. Sale $145 BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dept. ES, 200 W. 57th St., New York 19 HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Bxclusively — 10 Min. Per Reel Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. CecnxifUa MoUt The life story of one of our most familiar insects beautifully told by award winning photography. Muni 2ie4UUt^ 5427 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee 14, Wis. FREE FILMS The Free Films you need to visualize and vital' ize teaching are listed, classified, and separately indexed by subject, title and source in the New, 1954 Educators Guide to Free Films Autliorilalwe-Com/jrehemwe—Easy to Use Available for ^6.00 on 30 day approval. Educators Progress Service Dept. E.S. Randolph, Wis. Student projectionist training made easy by using "ABC's of Visual Aids and Projectionists' Manual" only $1.25 per copy. Student pro- jectionist cords 2c each. M. O. Publishe.s, Box 40SE, State College, Pa. birthday, .Anneke Deiclimann takes him to her father and mother, who together comprise Dykelands Pottery and who make him a still lovelier bowl. The film begins by showing light- hearted Peter going from his home in the country to town to purchase a gift for his mother's birthday. With greet- ting card and gift purchased, Peter proudly hurries for fiome. Birds and beasts along the way share his excite- ment. X hurried pace causes Peter to stumble over a dead-fall and break the bowl. All nature is shown sympa- thizing with Peter in his dilemma. So does ,'\nneke Deichmann, a girl of about ten years of age, who accident- ally comes upon Peter. When she learns the cause of his grief, she invites him to her home. The camera follows Peter and Anneke as they pass beautiful waterfalls and penetrate deeper into the woods where they finally reach the Deichmann house. Peter is amazed and confused when he peeps through a window. The bright fire in the kiln is an unfamiliar sight to Peter. .\nneke goes into the house and asks her father, the potter, and her mother, who decorates and glazes the pottery, to make a bowl for Peter. They con- sent and Peter is invited to observe the process of making the bowl. The film proceeds to show Peter watching Mr. Deichmann use the pot- ter's wheel to shape a bowl which meets his specifications. When it is exactly what Peter wants, the entire family examine it. Mr. Deichmann ex- plains that the bowl must harden and asks Peter to come back on Thursday. On that day Peter watches Mrs. Deich- mann paint a design on the bowl and her husband put it in the kiln. On the next visit Peter is disap- pointed to see that the glaze which Mrs. Deichmann applied covers the beautiful design and the word "mother." On his final visit, however, he is delighted to discover that after a second baking the bowl has a lovely color and the design shows. .\gain, Peter, still proudly but more cautiously, starts off with a bowl for his mother's birthday and this time manages to get it to her. Even though he is very proud of his gift, he does not realize that it is a sample of an outstanding potter's work. APPRAISAL Any audience, children and adults alike, should enjoy the intimate glimpses of an interesting family, the skill of the potters as they carry a piece of pottery through to comple- tion, the grandeur and beauty of the natural setting, and the music which intensifies the various inoods in the film. Similarly any .group studying the art of pottery-making should find the film stimulating. It might also be used by intermediate and junior high school classes studying the geography of New Brunswick, since it presents many de- tails of home life in the riual areas of New Brunswick. This picture of the Deichmann family might well be stud- ied in terms of the intra-family rela- tionships presented: pride in each other's accomplishments, cooperation in joint projects, and respect for each other's interests. Your students should know that some careers require early course planning to moke the most of high school educational and train- ing opportunities. These Early Worm jobs generally outnumber the Early Bird stu- dents who have found vocational goals in time to make effective plans But YOUR LIFE WORK films can help your students get a faster start offer an incentive to learn by visualizing these employment opportunities add realism and spice to your career program with films— YOUR LIFE WORK films— proved by independent educa- tional research most effective, least expensive Write lodoy for purchose or rental informalion 290 Educational Screen Looking at the literature AN INTRODUCTION TO RADIO AND TELEVISION by Phillips, Cro- gan, and Ryan. The Ronald Press Company, 15 East 26th St., New York 10, N. Y. 1954. 423 pages. $5. Here is an excellent source of infor- mation for the individual considering radio or television as a career field. The various employment categories are ex- plored and cjualilication requirements listed. In addition, a step-by-step pro- cedure is included to progressively in- troduce the newcomer to radio and video through the several branches of production. This book bids well for consideration as a basic text for introductory courses in broadcasting. The inclusion of a variety of scripts, data on the regula- tion and control of the media, audience measurement techniques, and a short history of broadcasting furnish perti- nent background. — Philip Lewis PROJECTION IN SCHOOLS by G. H. Gopsill. Current Affairs Ltd., 174 Brompton Road, London, S. W. 3, England. 1953. 152 pages. Price: 12s. 6d. "I take the view that illustration, whether by projected picture or by any other means, should be used whenever a teacher may require it to add point to his teaching . . . this can best be done when there is adccjuate daylight in the room for a lesson to continue in its customary pattern." So says educator Gopsill (lecturer in education, University of Nottingham) in his introduction to this detailed study of illumination, of screen sur- face, and of arrangement of equipment. Although some educators will likely take issue with Mr. Gopsill on specific details, all educators are likely to find his study interesting and thought-pro- voking. DIRECTORY OF JOURNALISM FILMS. Editor: Harry E. Heath. Pub- lished in coojjeration with the Iowa Five More Burton Holmes 1954 Films CENTRAL AMERICA A Cotnplate Series; one I!-minute study, coI:r or b&w, on . . . GUATEMALA— Republic of the Indians HONDURAS-YUCATAN— New Life over Mayan Ashes EL SALVADOR— Land of Craftsmen NICARAGUA-PANAMA— Inter-ocean Canals, Today and Tomorrow COSTA RICA— "Tico-land" of Men and Oxen Authentic studies of peoples whose friendship t» so vital to the American generation now in our classrooms. For preview prints, send alternate dotes to PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. State College Press, Press Building, Ames, Iowa. Compiled by the Associa- tion for Education in Journalism. Second Edition, 1954. 94 pages. $1. The Directory is a comprehensive collection of data on films in the field of mass communication. It includes some 450 films in six major areas: ad- vertising and business side of journal- ism, graphic arts, magazine field, news- paper field, public relations, public opinion and propaganda, and radio and television. The Directory also in- cludes a section on miscellaneous films, ranging from cartooning to journal- istic research methods. A special sec- tion on educational use of films was co-authored by Harold L. Kooser, head of the Visual Instruction Service at Iowa State College, and Professor Harry E. Heath. TEACHER EDUCATION, A SE- LECTED LIST OF RESOURCE MA- TERIALS. Prepared by the Visual Instruction Bureau, Division of Exten- sion, University of Texas, Austin 12, Texas. 1954. 88 pages. $1. This descriptive listing of 16mm mo- tion pictures on teacher education is designed for the use of the in-service administrator, supervisor, and teacher. Besides the film listing, the booklet contains a selected list of helpful pub- lications, source books, and guides. A supplementary listing is being planned that will list (in addition to motion pictures) slides, filmstrips, and record- Other Recommended Readings & References EFLA REDBOOK OF AUDIO VIS- UAL EQUIPMENT. 1953 Edition. Prepared by Mary L. Allison. Educa- tional Film Library Association, 345 E. 46th St., New York 17, N. Y. $3.00. Handbook of information on film, slide, and filmstrip projectors; record- ing and public address equipment; and related accessories. PICTURES WITH A PURPOSE by J. R. Kidd. Canadian Association for Adult Education, 143 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1953. 72 pages. 75 cents. History of the docu- mentary film in Canada. FILM AND THE DIRECTOR by Don Livingston. Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Ave., New York 11, N. Y. 1953. 207 pages. $4.50. Principles and tech- niques of motion picture production. FILMSTRIP GUIDE. 3rd Edition. 1954. H. W. Wilson Co., 950 Univer- sity Ave., New York 52, N. Y. 410 pages. $5.00. Comprehensive list of filmstrips on all subjects. AUDIO-VISUAL HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS. 1954. Audio-Visual Of- fices, State Dept. of Education, Lalor and Jersey Streets, Trenton, N. J. 48 pages. 50 cents. Suggests basic practices to motivate teachers to use audio-visual materials and to help teachers use audio-visual materials effectively. THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and com- pletel/ opaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or without lightproof housing. Ask your regulor supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1632 INDIANA AVE. CHICAGO 16, ILL. September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 291 Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. « In their LET'S DANCE series. Audio Education. Inc. (5.5 Fifth Ave- nue, New York City) has recently in- troduced two new albums. One deals with country dances and is presented without calls, and the other is a series of longways sets called by Bob Chas- noff. Both of these excellent albums are well suited to school instructional programs and may be u,sed with profit not only by the physical education and recreation instructor, but also by the classroom teacher herself. The album Country Dances includes six old favorites. They are "White Cockade," "Larry O'Gaff," "Lamp- lighter's Hornpipe," "Haste to the Wedding," "Rustic Reel," and "Devil's Dream." The album Longways Dances includes one side devoted to direct in- struction in this type of dance and five sides devoted to "Opera Reel," "Durang's Hornpipe," "S peed the Plough," "Smith's Hornpipe," and "Maid in the Pump-Room." .-Xs with the companion album summarized above, this contains printed instruc- tions inside the covers of the container, clever illustrations and diagrams, teaching suggestions, calls, descriptions of the dances and a glossary of basic dance terms. Each of these albums can be very useful in your school collection. Audio Education, Inc. has also con- ducted a successful, significant, prac- tical, and useful exploration into the problems involved in speech training. Their album HOW YOU TALK (Al- bum .'VBC 10) can be used effectively by classroom teachers in helping stu- dents understand their own speech de- ficiencies and in assisting them to overcome them. To describe the entire album would recjuire considerable space. But the story of "Bobtail Bunny" is typical in many regards. The child is given the opportunity to hear not only correct speech but also incorrect speech. Bob- tail Bunny has difficulty with certain specific sounds, and when he is called upon to deliver an urgent message, encounters great difficulty. The child with similar speech difficulties can be encouraged to listen, and learn, and speak more clearly. Speech correctionists can use these recordings most effectively in grades one to three. But a word of caution — the services of a s|)ecialist are needed if stammering, stuttering, or other speech disorder is caused by pathologi- cal disorder. In short, the teacher in the clas,sroom can use these recordings effectively to stimulate proper speech but she should not use them for thera- peutic purpo,ses. These recordings are effective and useful when properly employed under the correct circum- stances. 0 We have been amazed at the variety and general high quality of language records available and suitable for use in the instructional program. About a year ago we reported on many record- ings in French (Educational Screen, October, 1953). The current report, on recordings in Spanish, will be followed by summaries of other foreign lan- guage recordings suitable for school use. Arbitrarily we are listing the discs in alphabetical order for easy reference. Several sets, on hand but unheard by us as this is written, are omitted. We intend to report on them later. EL CAMINO REAL (Houghton- MifHin Company). These recordings are based on a text in general u.se in secondary schools. Just as the text has proved popular, so should the record- ings. They have been described by language experts as "perfect." Four different voices are employed and both male and female voices are demon- strated. Accents and inflections are fine. The discs can be rated as nwst prac- tical and excellent. However, the pur- chaser should bear in mind that they are designed to accompany a particular text. EL ESPANOL AL DIA - BOOK I (D. C. Heath). These records, too, serve a particular text widely used in secondary .schools. The recordings are good and clear. Variety of voices is offered, .\ccents and inflections leave nothing to be desired. These discs must rate high in any listing and should be a valuable addition to any school language collection. LA FAMILIA SANCHEZ (Encyclo ])aedia Britannica) may be useful alone for comprehension exercises in third-year Spanish classes. Originally made to accompany a film of the same name, this single disc can also be used in second-year Spanish classes in con- junction with the motion picture and the script. LANGUAGE-PHONE METHOD (SPANLSH) (Funk and Wagnalls). The Spanisli recordings under this title are intended for sell-instruction rather than group learning and undoubtedly fit their purpose better than they do the classroom. The speaking seemed almost unnatural, the participants shouted (or so it seemed) most of the time. Consequently the voices seemed strained, and the intonaticms are not those used in normal conversation. Records listed both above and below are more practical for school purposes. LIVING SPANISH (Columbia Re- cording Company) is practical for school purposes. There is a variety of voices and inflections offered. All are good. The vocabulary used is useful to the language student. This album contains supplementary material use- ful for all levels of high school lan- guage instruction. NEW WORLD SPANISH (RCA Victor). This collection features ex- cellent male and female voices and clear and distinct enunciation. There is no speech acceleration with the prog- ress of the recordings and consequently the speech is unnaturally slow for the advancement expected at the end of the course. The records with the ac- companying manual are good for self- teaching. Classroom applications are limited. As indicated in the title, this course places emphasis on Spanish as spoken in the Latin-.American coun- tries. SPANISH BEGINNING COURSE (D. C. Heath). The major suggested use of these recordings is for practice in the comprehension of conversation — an important aspect of high school language training. These excellent re- cordings are intended for use with a particular text. Contrasting male and female voices are offered. These discs will be useful as indicated for second- ary school Spanish comprehension. SPANISH FOR CONVERSATION (Ginn and Company) is essentially col- lege material. The textbook which the records are designed to accompany is similarly college material. These are excellent recordings of essential parts of the text and are intended for use with classes using both together. SPANISH SELF-TAUGHT THROUGH PICTURES (Educational Services) is designed for self-teaching but may be used in class if each student has a copy of the accompanying pic- torial manual selling for thirty-five cents. This combination can be very useful in building vocabulary and in enhancing audio comnrehension. These recordings are clear, the enunciation is good, accent and intonation are satisfactory. 292 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN Educational Screen News of tlie industry: organizations, people and products Aludio-visual trade review 1954 NAVA Trade Show: ** Largest Ever > > "Largest ever." 1 hat was perhaps the most frequently heard description of the National Audio-Visual Associa- tion's 1954 Trade Show at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Chicago, August 1-4. It was the largest in point of exhibit spaces sold (162), in number of exhibi- tors (135), in estimated total attend- ance (3,100), in specific N.'VV.'^ regis- trations (1,875). U>53 figures for the last two items were 2,900 and 1,700 respectively. The exhibits themselves, especially those of the larger manufacturers, were certainly lavish enough to justify an attendance at least five-fold greater. While intensive contact with the audio- visual dealer element is a primary pur- pose of the Trade Show, the exhibitors as a whole reconnnended still greater effort to encourage consumer groups to hold their meetings at Trade Show time. This year's Trade Show drew a larger total consumer attendance than ever before, but with the exception of the Catholic .\udio-Visual Educators, con- sumer group attendance was reported slightly under last year's. The popular explanation: too many conventions. Yet consumers who attend this meeting even once need no further proof that N-W.-X's annual Trade Show is truly something special, something "once-of- a-yeartime." Once more the most striking impres-. sion of the Show, in comjjarison with by-gone times when the lOmm projector was a novelty, is the predominance of audio exhibits. There were 16 different tape recorders represented, 9 disc players, 7 sound-slide projectors, 3 tape sources — and of course magnetic or optical sound films were featured by every projector manuiatturer. The broadening of the audio-visual line in every direction was evident by new exhibits of protluction, laboratory, and distribution accessories ranging all the way from zoom lenses to develop- ing machines, with seven different makes of projector tables sandwiched in between. Growing interest among dealers in the industrial-commercial field was stimulated by a surprising increa.se in the number of automatic still projec- tors (7) and in the number of sound- slide projectors (7). Still projectors topped the field with the largest num- ber of exhibits (18). The audio-visual dealers' broaden- ing interests were reflected also in the heavy emphasis on materials and ec|uip- ment for the church market. In addi- tion to 10 specific church materials exhibits (as compared with 23 spe- cifically school and 7 specifically in- dustrial), practically • all of the rest some 90-odd exhibits beamed their me.ssage equally to all three groups. .\t least as important as the round of exhibits, sales meetings, suite con- sultations, and other business aspects were the "intangibles." These were re- flected, for example, in the unique audio-visual worship service preceding the opening of the Trade Show on Sun- day, .\ugust 1. The service drew a record attendance and actually crashed the metropolitan press in a big way. It will be a standard feature of future conventions. An extensive and varied social pro- gram gave dealers' wives and daughters a happy and busy "vacation"; a NAV.A dance filled one evening most pleas- antly, and the Radiant .Manufacturing Company hosted a phenomenal floor show in a Western party decor. ■Among the more serious intangibles was an all-pervading conviction that it is necessary for the ,A-V industry to work together more closely with all the important consumer fields it serves. This concern was reflected in N.AV.\'s designation of a special "Committee on Cooperation with Educational Organ- izations," which recommended uninter- rupted national-level liaison with all educational, religious, industrial, and community organizations concerned with audio-visual equipment, mate- rials, and methods and similar action by state or regional N.AV.A affiliates in their areas. It was reflected also in a M^ MODERH ^a^€yi PROJECTS .^ FLAT PAPERS 1^ GLOSSY PRINTS 1^ PHYSICAL OBJECTS i^FROM OPEN BOOKS mm TEACHIHG EASIER AHD MORE EFFECTIVE! SPOTLIGHT Ihe Tcrylor Opaque Projector, provides schools with a training aid of remark- able flexibility. Steps-up efiiciency of your Tisual education program. SPOTLIGHT is a compact, lightweight unit. It incorporates a "light Beam" Pointer, Automatic Feed. Quick Focusing ond other exclusiTe features. €tf''l4i€€ today for complete details and namp of our nearest deoler. 1213 INCORPORATED S. kkotd Sfreef • DoHos, Texos September, 1954 293 parallel recommendation by NAVA's past presidents that invitations to at- tend the conventions of such con- sumer organizations should be accepted by NAVA whenever possible. Again the same concern underlay the recommendation of the NAVA Advisory Members' meeting that as many consimier organizations as pos- sible be encouraged to hold their con- ventions co-jointly with NAVA's Con- vention and Trade Show so as to spread the benefits of the annual show. The A-V field has many organiza- tions, each dedicated to a special pur- pose, with a wide area of common in- terest shared by all. The 1954 national meetings demonstrated once again that unity of effort is the need of the hour —and that there is a will to do some- thing about it. — WFK Gustav Spindler Dies Gustav Spindler, partner since 1924 in the optical and projector-manufac- turing firm of Spindler and Sauppe, died on July 1st at the age of 68. After learning and working at the optical craft for such German firms as Leitz and Zeiss, young Spindler came to America in 1912. Both he and his sur- viving partner, George Sauppe, who is carrying on the business, were West Coast representatives for the Leitz firm. Pioneer Award to Sam Rose Sam G. Rose, President, Victor Ani- matograph Corporation, Davenport; Iowa, has been cited with the S.M.P.T.E. (Society of Motion Picture and Tele- vision Engineers) Pioneer Award for over thirty years of service to the In- dustry. Mr. Rose has been a member of this organization since 1918, and is one of the 26 members of the original Society holding membership more than 30 years. D'Arcy of DeVry E. W. D'Arcy, formerly vice-presi- dent and chief engineer of DeVry Corp., has joined the staff of Federal Manufacturing & Engineering Corpo- ration. Mr. D'.\rcy was the engineer in charge of the development of the Joint .\rmy-Navy motion picture sound projector. This projector is being man- ufactured for the armed services by Federal Manufacturing and Engineer- ing Corporation. THE ONLY GUARANTEED siRnrcH REmouni PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM fILM Serving tor many years Universities of Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut ond Maryland, and many others. Write for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. The nucleus of the Coronet Films sales organization assembled at the firm's recent 15th anniversary celebration, held during the National Audio-Visual Convention & Trade Show at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Left to right: Charles Koonce, Southeast Regional Manager; Charles Pacey, Southwest Regional Manager; A. L. Blinder, Executive Vice-President, Esquire, Inc.; Earl Ellis (front), Midwest Regional Manager; Bill Colleran (rear), Craig Movie Supply; Wendell Shields, Eastern Regional Manager; E. N. Nelsen, Sales Manager; Leo Ferko, Craig Movie Supply; E. C. Dent, Director of Distribution; C. Harold Tabler, Central Regional Manager; and Robert Craig, Craig Movie Supply. 15 Years for Coronet Coronet Films celebrated its 15th anniversary as one of the nation's lead- ing producers of educational sound motion pictures with a celebration and dealer banquet at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago on August 2 during the National Audio-Visual Convention. Present at the festivities were more than 100 key Coronet representatives from all over the nation and several other countries. The banquet marks 15 years of educational film production for the Coronet organization, which was founded in 1939 by the late David \. Smart. Barnett Joins Avalon Daggett .\valon Daggett Productions of Los -Angeles has announced that Miss Marthe Barnett is now affiliated with the organization. She comes to the film-producing firm with a wide background of training and experience in the audio-visual field. This experience has included serv- ice with the motion picture department of the University of Washington, at Seattle, Washington; several years as Audio-Visual and Curriculum Super- visor in schools in Washington, and extensive work as a professional pho- tographer. She holds a Masters' De- gree from the University of Southern California, where she has studied in both the cinematf)graphy and speech departments. Newest 16mm releases of .\valon Daggett Productions are Navajo Can- yon Country and Weavers of the West. Beckley-Cardy Moves to New Plant lieckley-Cardy Company, school sup- ply house and publisher of books and teaching aids, has moved to larger quar- ters. The entire establishment, includ- ing office, factory, print shop and ware- house, is now under one roof at 1900 N. Narragansett Avenue, Chicago 39, corner of Cortland Street. .\11 on one floor to facilitate activities, the entire occupied space is nearly two acres, with 12,000 square feet alone devoted to modern offices. Key & Chord Slide Rule .-\n inexpensive visual aid for music instruction called the Key and Chord Slide Rule can be secured from the .Metrochord Company, 7510 Colfax .Ave., Chicago 49, Illinois. The "visual- izer" starts with "C" and relates each major and minor key. It includes staff degrees, signatures, scales, the essential chords, and full instructions for simple harmonization, transposition, and analvsis. Splices ISot Holding? Try ^e^OHa ^dm Qeme*it WRTTE FOR SAMPLE Camera Equipment Co. Dept. E-9-8 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. V. 294 Educational Screen New Pent roil Recorder 1 he I'cntron iiuilti-spcecl |)()rtal)k' ta])C' rctorder Model TR- 1 supersedes Model 9T-3C. It incorporates all the features of the previous model plus ; improvenieius, according to Irving I Rossiiiaii, I'entron President. The nuiltispeed recorder includes a rede- signed version ol the tape transport nie( hanism that has proved popular on other models. It has a completely re- designed case, constructed so that the lid may he closed lor operating and carrying with 5-inch or 7-inch reels. Complete details may be secured from the Pentron Corporation, 777 South Tripp .Ave.. Chicago 21, Illinois. New Victor Projector with Magnesound Attachment Mixer Magnesound, a magnetic at- tachment for the new Victor IGmni projector, enables users to add sound ^ to either silent film or to sound film, according to S. G. Rose, President. V i ( t o r .Animatograph C^orporation, Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Rose states that Mixer Magnesound jjrolessionally re- cords voice and music simultaneously. Individual inputs for microphone and phonograph have separate volume con- trols for mixing versatility. Mixer Magnesound not only records but ])lays back immediately or era.ses and re- records ill one operation. S.O.S. Gimmick .\ new device that rewinds Kimm and 35mm reels simultaneously is be- ing marketed by S.O.S. Cinema Supply C:orporation, 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. Known as the S.O.S. Differential Rewind Gimmick, it i.s said to guarantee absolutely imiform "take- up." Previously the only known item ol this nature is said to have been very costly and complicated. With the "Gimmick" two different films may be rewound at the same time no matter whether they are the same si/e or in various sizes. The Gimmick is simply ]jlaced on any keywayed re- wind spindle and regardless of the various sizes of the rolls or widths of films, it is claimed the operator will never throw slack. Proper balancing of reels is also assured and users find they can go through the film synchronizer backward and forward at will. FilmoRama in Production The first shipment of Bell iv: How- ell's I-'ilmoRama lens lor Kinnn wide- .•■creeii movies left the company's Lincoln wood |}lant July I, it was an- nounced In A. H. ISolt, Director of Sales. rile new wide-screen system for Ifiiiiiii movies has been developed by Puts more bright, white light behind your film •fhR^^^^^^' You get a brighter, clearer picture. Audiences see better, understand faster, don't tire as quickly. Long accepted as the finest, simplest classroom and auditorium film strip and slide projector in its class, the addition now of 46.8% more light, by means of a new, exclusive condensing system, puts the AO Educator 500 in a class by itself. WHere else can you match these features? Brilliant Screen Illumination. Gives more light with 500 watt lamp than many projectors of higher wattage. American Optical Lenses, the world's finest, are centered in all-metal mounts for perfect optical alignment. Choice of all coated 33/2". 5", or 7" focal length projection lenses. Easy to Focus. Precision fit of lens barrel assures smooth, positive pin- point focusing. Simple to Center with convenient fingertip elevating lever and 360° rotating front. Open and Shut Pressure Plates. Prevent film scratching and warping. Triple-Action Blower cools both sides of film and lamp house. Write for literature and free demonstration See your local American Optical Dealer merican ptical ± CHELSEA, MASS. World's Largest Manufacturer of Optical Equipment CHELSEA, MASS. tT. M. Reg. by American Optical Compony September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 295 SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York PAc^tHowuNG Pictures FILMSTRIPS on: Primary Reading, Early West, Eorly America, Hawaiian Islands, Ocean Freighters, Trees and Forest Conserva- tion, Water and Soil, Public Relations, Elementary Music, Evolution of Mech- anized Agriculture. 10S6 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. Two More Burton Holmes 7954 Films "AUSTRIA" \ 22-tnin. study in courage and faith. Color and b&w; classic symphonic score; Jr. High-Adult "COASTAL BRAZIL" An 11-min. sequel to 1953 "Rio." Color and bSiw; Elementary through Adult Your preview prints ore reody. Write now PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Coli*. ROBERT FLAHERTY presents THE TITAN story of MICHELANGELO Norroted by FREDRIC MARCH "A Masterpiece" — Soturdoy Review A'oic Availnble exclusively from Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 East 37th Street, Dept. ES New York 16, N. Y. The Museum Filmstrip Club A new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May. $25 for 8 color filmstrips with study guides. Authentic, curriculum -centered picture stories. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Superintendents, Principals, Teachers! You asked for it. Now here it is. "NAVAJO DANCERS" Produced and Photographed by Chief Hall- storm. With genuine Navajo Indians, au- thentic Navoio tribal music and gorgeous costumes. ] I minutes — Kodochrome — 400 feet Many copies olrcody sold. Write for de- scriptive leaflet. CHIEF HAILSTORM PRODUCTIONS 1324 So. Elm St. Alhombro, Calif. Bell & Howell Company lor amateur, industrial, and educational films. Called FilmoRama, it is patterned alter 20tli Century-Fox's 35mm Cinema- Scope. A single anamorphic or "squeeze" lens attachment is used for both shoot- ing and projecting the movies. Reduction Attachment for Vu-Lytes The Charles Beseler Company has announced a new reduction attach- ment lor use with all Vu-Lyte opaque projectors. Copy can be projected on the screen with the image reduced to 3t) per cent ol' the size ol the original. For example, copy that is 10"xlO" can now be reduced to 3"x3" on the screen. This makes the equipment use- lul in art, science, and industrial classes lor making reduced tracings and also in photography and odier hobby classes. In general, the degree of reduction depends upon the focal length of the lens being used. The manufacturer invites all inquiries on specific projec- tion problems. Write to the Education Division, Charles Beseler Company, 60 Badger Avenue, Newark 8, N. J. EBFilms to Distribute Swedish Films Maurice B. Mitchell, president of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 4j i^ J^^^HE * --5 ^^E Inc., is shown here with Dr. A. Dyni- ling, president of Svensk Filmindustri in the company's Stockholm office, signing an agreement by which EBFilms receives exclusive distribution rights in six films produced by the famous Swedish documentarian, Arne Sucksdorl. The agreement amplifies the Swedish firm's ability to draw ujjon U. S. teaching facilities. Svensk Filmin- dustri has been in the educational film field lor 31 years, and has created Swe- dish versions of nine EBFilms. Harwald Editor & Conditioner A new ek( ironic Hinnn film nia- (hine that performs the dual function of film inspection and editing has been developed by the Harwald Company. The Ins])ect-0-Film Editor Model R is designed to meet the need of film 296 distributors and television stations for equipment that will help eliminate projection failure caused by defective film and simplify the checking of sound and visual continuity while film is be- ing edited. .Another new Harwald product is I'rotect-O-Film No. 100, a non-inflam- mable film conditioner that both cleans and protects motion picture film or filmstrips in one operation. .According to the manufacturer, the new film con- ditioner provides four-way film protec- tion never before obtainable in one product, including a film lubricant that cuts frictional filmwear signifi- cantly. For full details, write to the Har- wald Cfjiiipany, Evanston, Illinois. Stereo Selectron Changer Fhree Dimension Company, division of Bell & Howell, has announced the TDC Stereo Selectron changer, the first such changer for stereo slides. The Stereo Selectron changer fits both the TDC Stereo Vivid projector and the TDC Stereo Project-Or-View. The Stereo Selectron changer han- dles slides in trays, each with up to 30 .\SA standard (l%x4") stereo slides in glass-and-tape, glass-and-metal or card- board mounts. Slide feeding and ad- vancing is accomplished in much the same manner as with the TDC Select- ron Semimatic 2x2 slide changer. How- ever, a new open-top tray design allows the projectionist to insert or remove slides in the trav without taking the tray out of the unit. Non-Toxic Film Cleaning Solution Development of "the first non-toxic film cleaning .solution which can be offered to ]3rocessors and users of mo- tion picture film at a jirice comparable to that of conventional solutions of this ty]3e" was announced recently by Oscar F. Neu, President of Neumade Prod- ucts Corporation. The new solution can be used anv- where, Mr. Neu said, without the usual precautions regarding ventilation or exhaust equipment, since the fumes are harmless and it is also non-inflannnable. .An important secondary feature achieved in the new formula, it was stated, is that it renders film anti-static, so that it will actually repel dust par- ticles or lint, rather than attracting them. I.. E. Jones, Sales Manager of Neu- made, said the product will be mar- keted under the trade name "Renovex." On request to Neumade, 330 W. 12nd St.. New York 36, N. Y., a two color illustrated brochure is available which sets forth the inany advantages, prices and other pertinent details. Educational Screen New Materials ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^t^t^t^^^^^^^^^^^^^f^f^^^^'^'^f^f^f^m Announced in a new way . . . This September issue inougurates a new and improved format for EDUCA- iTIONAL screen's monthly announce- j ment of new films, filmstrips, slides, recordings, and other oudio-visual ma- I terials. The format is the same as that used in EDSCREEN's annual catalog, THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MA- I TERIALS (see page 299), so that in ef- ifect the announcements in EDSCREEN .now serve as monthly supplements to the I BLUE BOOK. ' The following announcements of re- cent releases ore based on information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual materials of all kinds are listed under the same general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for eoch item by on abbreviation of the name. Addresses of I such primary sources are given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the •end of the announcements (page 300). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give oil information about the Item that was made available, as follows: mp — motion picture fs — filmstrip $1 — slide rec — recording '54 — produced in 1954 '54rel — released in 1954 min — minutes (length of 16mm films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si-silent sd — sound b&w — black and white col — color r — rental price (sale price is given first in most cases) tv — cleared for television Abbreviations not included above can be readily understood — for example, ea for each, rpm for revolutions per minute. Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primory El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad — Adult Two abbreviations joined by a hyphen indicate that the item is appropriate for the grade level indicated first up through the grade level indicated second. Thus EI-SrH means that on item is appropriate for oil grade levels from elementary through senior high. To get further information about any of the materials onnounced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the first page of this issue. For reviews and evaluations of films, filmstrips, and records by EDUCATIONAL SCREEN staff members, see pages 284-290, 292. CHILD CARE and DEVELOPMENT Johnny's New World mp NSPB '54 sd col small rental fee. Produced by Leo Trachtenberg. Animation and live ac- tion tell the important facts concern- ing such common eye troubles as near- sightedness, farsightedness, and crossed eyes. Coll-Ad. Wisconsin Cleft Palate Story mp U WIS '54 36min sd col. How doctors, plastic surgeons, dental technicians, and speech correctionists hove worked out a progrom in Wisconsin to help the one in 770 children born with some form of cleft palate or harelip. Coll- Ad. CIVICS and GOVERNMENT >Man Leorns to Govern Himself 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. How primitive man sought companionship for mu- tual protection; beginning of cities, states, and nations; need for develop- ing laws and regulations for common good; growth of systems of govern- ment; how democratic government works for the benefit of all; duties and rights of on American citizen. EI-SrH. Symbols of America fs MUS EX '54 4lfr si col $6. Story behind symbols that stand for the United Stotes of America and important phases of American life: the flag, the eagle. Uncle Sam, etc. EI-SrH. CIVIL DEFENSE Skills Training Series 1 1 fs SVE '54 50fr ea si b&w $8.25set. Produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Teaches approved first-aid practices and techniques for self-preservation and ossistance in the event of on en- emy attack or natural disaster. Titles: Emergency First Aid. Fire Fighting (two ports I. Ropes ond Knot Tying (two parts). Pick Ups, Corries and Drags. Handling and Core of Ladders. Using Ladders in Rescue. Using a Lad- der as a Stretcher. Using Improvised and Regular Stretchers. Lowering and Raising Casualties on a Stretcher. SrH-Ad. ECONOMICS and BUSINESS All I Need Is a Conference mp STRAUSS '54 30min sd b&w free. Produced in conjunction with the Generol Electr'c Company. Designed to help train busi- nessmen in the ort of leading a con- ference. Presents dramatically a basic business problem — production delays resulting in cancelled orders — and its solution through a conference of super- visors. Distributed with a training manual ond a booklet on conference leadership. Coll-Ad. Big Enterprise in the Competitive System mp EBF '54 45min sd col. Produced for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Brookings Institution by The Jam Handy Organization. Highlights the re- search of Brookings' economist, A.D.H. Kaplan, into the growth of big busi- ness in the past few decades to de- termine whether it has grown with the rest of the economy or at the expense of it. How to Use Consumer Credit Wisely fs HFC '54 si b&w free. Explains various forms of consumer credit used by an average American family and illus- strotes how each type may be ussd to the best advantage. SrH-Ad. EDUCATION California Cadet Story mp EXCEL '54 25min sd b&w free in Calif. Produced at Excelsior High School, Norwalk, California. Shows the training program of the California Cadet Corps and its relationship to the individual student in preparing for a civilian or military career. JrH-Ad. Elementary School Teacher Education 5mp McG-H '54 sd b&w $420set. Il- lustrates good teaching techniques on the elementary level. Correlated with the text "Elementary-School Student Teaching" by Raleigh Schorling and G. Max Wingo. Titles: Each Child Is Different ( 17min $95 followup film- strip $4). Discovering Individual Dif- ferences (25min $13,5 followup film- strip $4). Developmental Characteris- tics of Pre-Adolescents (ISmin $105 followup filmstrip $4). Curriculum Based on Child Development I 1 2min $65 followup filmstrip $4). Making Learning More Meaningful ( 1 2min $65 followup filmstrip $4). Coll-Ad. Freedom to Learn mp NEA '54 27'/2min sd b&w $75 col $170 tv. Produced by Agrofilms, Inc. Shows the impor- tance to our country of the freedom to learn. The youth of this country must understand the ideals of our Amerxan way of life and also those of nations where people are not free. Coll-Ad. Freedom to Read mp CMC I4min sd b&w $50 r$3 Tv. Discussion film pre- senting the problem of how a library con best serve our freedom. A man representing o community grouD brings a list of books to the library that the A series of 35 mm filmstrips in full color cover- ing historical and industrial developments through the ages, .\vailable also with script on record. IDE.\L FOR CLASSROOMS, LIBRARIES, CLUBS, etc. K(ir Full Details Write to: AUDIO-MASTER CORP. I'JrorW'^^' September, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 297 Hew Materials group wants removed. The librarian holds that Americans have the right to read all sides of public issues. She suggests the man present his group's case before the library board. Both sides are presented — the man urges the claims of security, the librarian those of democratic tradition. Film is divided into two parts: Part I providss the springboard for discussion; Part 2 is for use after the discussion. SrH-Ad. Reference Materials fs SVE '54 sd (disc) col $5. Produced by Chicago Teachers College. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, yearbooks, bibliographical works are presented in a way designed to capture the interest of college fresh- men. One in a planned series of six filmstrips on library orientation. (Other titles: An Introduction to the Facili- ties of Your Library. Periodical lndex3S. The Materials Center. The Audio- Visual Center. Other Library Facilities in Your Community. SrH-Coll. FARMING As a Man Soweth mp GAES '54 29min sd col lob cost. Points out that good seed is necessary to grow a good crop. Shows the many tests seeds must pass before they can bear the Seed Certifi- cation tag. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Du Charbon et des Hommes (French) FRENCH '54 20min sd col free. Coal industry in France. Les Hommes de La Nuit mp (French) FRENCH '54 30min sd b&w free. The audience follows a group of young apprentice miners on their first trip underground to the coal mines of Lorraine. GEOGRAPHY and TRAVEL Cross Section of Central America mp UW '54 20min sd b&w $100. One of the "Earth and Its Peoples" Series. De- scribes principal industries and sev- eral different areas where the people live and work. Gives insight into the economic and social life of the stra- tegically located country. El-Ad. The Heart Is Highland mp BIS '54rel 20min sd col r$5. Picture of the land and the people in Scotland between Edinburgh and Inverness: Highland scenery; new developments in agri- culture, industry, and transport; sym- bols of the past — Glamis Castle and the gathering of the Clans at the Edin- burgh Festival. JrH-Ad. They Planted a Stone mp BIS '54rel 26'/2min sd b&w r$3.75. Story of how the immense desert of the Sudan was transformed, by the harnessing of the waters of the l^lile, into the rich coun- try of the Geziro Cotton Scheme. Has- san, born in the tiny village of Remei- tob, tells the story of his own life and how he "evolved" from a barren goat- herder's nomad existence to his pres- ent life OS o cotton grower. SrH-Ad. This Is Pakistan mp HOLLY '54rel 24min sd b&w $95 col $185. Documentary coverage of East and West Pakistan, the jute industry, cotton. North West Frontier Provinces, Khyber Pass, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Dacca, Chittogong. SrH-Ad. The West 4fs SVE '54 si col $l9set $6ea. Produced in cooperation with Rand McNolly and Co. Shows how people live in western United States 298 (California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Arizono, New Mexico, Utah, Colo- rado). Titles: Coast Lands of the Northwest (44fr). Valleys and Coast Lands of California (60fr). Dry Lands of the West (Southern Section) (50fr). Dry Lands of the West (Northern Section) (50fr). JrH-Ad. Western Europe: An Introduction mp COR '54 I Imin sd b&w $55 col $1 10. In- troduction to the basic geographic concepts of eleven countries in West- ern Europe: complexity of the coun- tries and their people; dense popula- tion; careful and varied uses of land in relation to climate; importance of manufacture and trade; close link be- tween Europe and the Western world. EI-SrH. Western Germany: The Land and the People mp COR llmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Industrial, agricultural, and commercial life of Western Germany is shown in relationship to the dense population, natural resources, and relatively infertile soil of the area, El-SrH. HEALTH and HYGIENE More Than Meets the Eye mp AOA '54 26min sd col. Produced by Biofilms, New York, Story of how we see and how vision is corrected by glasses. SrH-Ad. HISTORY American Revolution 3mp COR '54 llmin ea sd b&w $55 col $110. Overview of the Revolutionary War filmed at many of the famous action sites. Titles: The Background Period. The War Years. The Postwar Period. JrH-Coll. Daniel Boone, The Opening of the Wild- erness rec EN REC '54 78rpm $2.80 33-1 /3rpm (combined with Sam Houston) $3.76. Dramatization of the "Landmark" book of the same title by John Mason Brown. Leaders of America 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. Pictures lives of famous Americans. Titles: John Paul Jones, American Naval Hero. Hoym Salomon, Financier of the Revolution. Robert E. Lee, Military Leader of the South. Andrew Carnegie, Master of Steel. Luther Burbank, Plont Wizard. Theo- dore Roosevelt, Man of Action. Henry Ford, The Mon Who Put America on Wheels. George Washington Carver, The Plant Doctor. George W. Goethols, William C. Gorgas ond The Panama Canal. EI-JrH. Pocahontas and Captain John Smith rec EN REC '54 78rpm $2.80 33-1 /3rpm UNITED NATIONS WEEK October 17-24, 1954 Write to the .Viiieritan Association for the United Nations, 345 E. 46th St., New York 17, N. Y., for a free folder de.scribing program materials available for UN Week activities: pamphlets, speakers' kits, games, plays and radio scripts, flag sets, posters, motion pic- tures, etc. See page 300 for key to primary sources (combined with The Winter at Volley Forge) $3.76. Dramatization of the "Landmark" book of the same title by Marie Lawson. Sam Houston, The Tallest Texan rec EN REC '54 78rpm $2.80 33-1 /3rpm (combined with Daniel Boone) $3.76. Dramatization of the "Landmark" book of the same title by William Johnson. The Winter at Valley Forge rec EN REC '54 78rpm $2.80 33-l/3rpm (com- bined with Pocahontas and Captain John Smith) $3.76. Dramatization of the "Landmark" book of the same title by Van Wyck Mason. HOLIDAYS Story of Our Holidays 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. History and significance of American holidays. Titles: New Year's Day. Easter. Memorial Day. Independence Day. Labor Day. Elec- tion Day. Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day). Thanksgiving Day. Christmas. EI-JrH. HUMAN RELATIONS Living and Working Together 6fs JAM '54 si col $29set $4.95ea. Portrays some of the basic problems young chil- dren face in their day-to-day environ- ment both at home and at school with special emphasis on good human rela- tions, health, cleanliness, safety, and recreation. Titles: The Family Begins the Day, The Safe Way to School, A Busy Morning in School, Lunch and Ploy at School, A Birthday Party ot School, The Family at Home. Pri. Lobola mp CONTEM '54rel 26min sd b&w $125 r$10. Written, photo- graphed, and directed by Jan M. Per- old, young South African sociologist. Native music recorded by African Mu- sic Society. Presented by Larry Frisch. Documentary illustrating some of the social problems confronting South African natives. Story concerns a young Bontu native who, in order to earn money for Lobola cattle (the dowry), leaves his primitive tribal village to work in Johannesburg. INDUSTRY and ENGINEERING ABC of Jet Propulsion mp GM '54 1 8min sd col free tv. Explains basic princi- ples of jet engines, gas turbines and rockets. Shows that modern applica- tions of on old idea have called for new metals and advonced engineering techniques. The Builders mp WIRE '54 3 Imin sd col free tv. Story of modern building and the use of welded wire fabric for the reinforcement of highways, buildings, and concrete pipe. SrH-Ad. CoCOa mp GARD '54 23 min sd col free. Produced in cooperation with the Black White Limestone Co. Conducted tour through 38 acres of underground quarry. Shows huge drilling rig with which two men, operating four rock drills, drill the 15-foot deep holes necessary for blasting the 25 x 50-ft. rock face. Shows how the holes are loaded with dynamite and records the actual blasting scene. SrH-Ad. Construction of the Tignes Dam mp FRENCH '54 45min sd b&w free. Technical film showing the organiza- tion necessary for the bringing of con- crete to the construction of the dam closing the Valley of Tignes. Coll-Ad. Educational Screen Molgovcrt mp FRENCH '54 20min sd b&w free. Construction of the electric dam which involved flooding the Alpine village of Tignes. SrH-Ad. Metalworking 6fs McG-H '54 si b&w $30set $5.50ea. Step-by-step instruc- tion in the proper techniques in metal working. Titles: Bench Metal: Cutting (38frl. Bench Metal: Filing (42fr). Bench Metal: Drilling I37frl. Sheet Metal : Laying Out and Cutting ( 38fr) . Sheet Metal: Forming and Seaming (50frl. Art Metal: Making Trays and Bowls (55fr). JrH-Ad. LANGUAGE ARTS and STUDY SKILLS Fun with Speech Sounds mp COR '54 lOmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Designed to help children improve their speech habits. Shows how some difficult sounds should be practiced. Through audience participation, children are encouraged to pronounce sounds used in poems and rhymes. Pri. High Speed Reading mp LTS '54 8min sd b&w $36. Produced by Caspar Cisneros Barnette. Closeup pictures of the eyes of a man reading at 2,200 words per minute, 3,800 wpm, and 4,200 wpm, and slow-motion pictures of reading at 6, 1 20 wpm. Shows tech- niques used to help him develop this reading speed along with examples of the way in which slow and fast readers read. Coll-Ad. Jimmy Visits the City mp COR '54 1 1 min sd b&w $55 col $110. Correlated with primary readers, the film is designed to enrich the child's understanding of some of the characteristic features of o city — tall office buildings, con- gested streets, elevated trains, deport- ment stores — which ore oil a port of Jimmy's first exciting trip to the city. Pri. The Peddler and the Monkeys mp COR '54 1 Imin sd b&w $55 col $1 10. The Story of "The Peddler ond the Mon- keys" is first read by o teacher and then acted out by the children in her class. Designed to encourage the au- dience to act out the story and other stories. Pri. Work Habits 6fs McG-H '54 sd (12" disc 2 sides 78rpm for each) b&w $51 set $9.50ea. Designed to stimulate children to build good work habits through dramatic appeal and pupil participation. Each filmstrip tells the story of 0 pupil with a particular prob- lem. Titles: Julie Was Lost (following directions) (54fr). Sandy Got Stuck (thinking before acting) (49fr). Eddie Wosn't There (concentration) (53fr). Susie Went Hunting (neotness) (46fr) . Carol Had Problems (checking work) (43fr). Barrie Didn't Report (perseverance) (53fr). EI-SrH. LITERATURE and DRAMA Rood to Canterbury mp BIS '54rel 23min sd col r$5. Literary and historic sights olong the great Roman thoroughfare: Globe Theatre, Anchor Inn (from which Samuel Pepys watched the Great London Fire), the Great Brewery (where Samuel Johnson wrote his dic- tionary). Bull Hotel (where Dickens' Mr. Pickwick stopped), etc. SrH-Ad. Tendencies of Style in Setting ond Acting in European Theatre 1900-1939 3fs ORION '54 si b&w 40 Danish kroner per set. Shows artistic development of the modern European theatre. Com- piled by Ebbe Neergoard, Director of the Danish Government Film Office. Titles: Symbolism — Stylized Theatre — Constructivism (30frl. 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Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Cal. Family Films (PD) 1364 N. Von Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Cal. Films of the Nations, Inc. (PD) 62 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Focus Films Co. (PD) 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24 Fryan Film Service (D) 1810 E. 1 2th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio Heidenkomp Nature Pictures (PD) 538 Glen Arden Dr., Pittsburgh 8, Pa. Hoefler — Paul Hoefler Productions (P) 7934 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 46 Hoffberq Productions, Inc. (PD) 362 W. 44th St., New York, N. Y. Meal Pictures, Inc. (D) Home Office: 58 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, III. Branch Exchanges: 8826 Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, Cal. 4247 Piedmont Ave., Ookland II, Cal. 714 - 18th Street, Denver 2, Colo. 1331 N. Miami, Miami 36, Fla. 52 Auburn Ave., N.E., Atlanta 3, Go. 58 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, III. 2109 Forest Ave., Box 1 130, Des Moines, la. 422 W. Liberty St., Louisville 2, Ky. 21 1 1/2 Murray St., Alexandria, La. 537 N. 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Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis 1, Tenn. United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. 605 W. Washington St., Chicago 6, III. 6610 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles 38, Cal. 287 Techwood Dr., NW, Atlanta, Go. 2227 Bryan St., D lias, Tex. 5023 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portland 13, Ore. 1311 N. E. Bayshore Dr., Miami, Fla. FILM PRODUCTION Broy Studios, Inc. 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. Seminar Films, Inc. 347 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. LABORATORY SERVICES Geo. W. Colburn, Inc. 164 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago 6, 111. Hollywood Film Enterprises (P) 6060 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Col. Peerless Film Processing Corp. 165 W. 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. Rapid Film Technique 21 W. 46th St., New York 19, N. Y. Society for Visual Education 1345 Diversey Porkwoy, Chicago 14, 111. AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPLIES Beckley-Cordy Co. (shades) (M) 1632 Indiano Ave., Chicago 16, 111. Society for Visual Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 MOTION PICTURE PROJECTORS & SUPPLIES Ampro Corporation (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. Bell & Howell Co. (M) 7117 McCormick Road, Chicago 45, III. Eastman Kodak Company (M) Rochester 4, New York Mogull's, Inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. RCA-Victor (M) Radio Corp. of America, Camden, N. ]. Revere Camera Co. (M) 320 E. 21st St., Chicago 16, 111. Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis I, Tenn. Victor Animatogroph Corp. (M) Davenport, lowo PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Camera Equipment Co. (MD) 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp. (MD) 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. SCREENS Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. (M) 2711 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago 39, III. Fryan Film Service (D) 3228 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio Rodiont Manufacturing Co. (M) 1204 So. Talmon Ave., Chicago 8, III. Southern Visual Films (D) 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis I, Tenn. Enrichment Records (PD) 246 5th Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Folkways Records b Service Corp. (PD) 117 W. 46th St., New York 19, N.Y. RCA-Victor, Educotionol Services Div. 'Ml Rodio Corp of America, Camden, N. J. RECORDERS — PLAYERS Ampro Corporotion (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. DuKane Corporation (M) St. Charles, Illinois Pentron Corporation (M) 777-E S. Tripp Ave., Chicago 24, III. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. SOUND SYSTEMS DuKane Corporation St. Charles, Illinois (M) FLAT PICTURES Creative Educational Society Mankato, Minn. (PD) FILMSTRIPS Church Screen Productions (PD) Box 5036 (East Sta.), Nashville, Tenn. Filmfax Productions (P> 10 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. Herltoge Filmstrips, Inc. (PD) 89-1 1 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. Jam Handy Orgonixotion (PD) 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. Mahnke — Carl F. Mahnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, lowo Silver Burdett Company (PDI 45 E. 17th St., New York, N. Y. Society for Visual Education (PDI 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. Visual Sciences (PD) 599E — Suffern, N. Y. Yale University Press Film Service (PD) 386 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. SLIDES Key: Kodochrome _2 x 2. SVt x ±Vi »' lorgci Colonial Color Productions (P) 611 Mogill Rd., Sworthmore, Penno. Grophic Slide Library (PD-2) 192 Washington Park, Brooklyn 5, N.Y. Radio-Mot Slide Co., Inc. I P-2, 4) 22 Oakridge Blvd., Daytona Beach, Flo. Society for Visual Education (PD-2) 1345 Diversey Porkwoy, Chicago 14, III. Visuol Aids Library (PD-2) 601 E. Rollins Ave., Orlando, Flo. FILMSTRIP, SLIDE & OPAQUE PROJECTORS American Optical Co., Projector Div. (M) Chelsea 50, Mass. Automatic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. Bescler Company, Charles (M) 60 Badger Ave., Newark 8, N. J. Keystone View Co. (M) Meadville, Pa. Society for Visual Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. Southern Visual Films (Dl 686-9 Shrine BIdg., Memphis I, Tenn. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. Viewlex, Incorporated (M) 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y. SOUND SLIDE PROJECTORS Automatic Projection Corp. 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, DuKone Corporation St. Charles, Illinois N.Y. (Ml (Ml September, 1954 301 editorial i CoMEmoML Word We weren't left speechless by this year's National A-V Convention in Chicago, but we are groping for words. More particularly we want that one word that is proverbially worth a thousand pictures — a word that will provide a rallying point for the hundreds of tlioughts, impressions, and after-thoughts that a great national convention provides. The National A-V Convention is great because it really is a convention of conventions. It has worked out just as we hoped it would when the idea was first suggested editorially in Educational Screen eight years ago. The idea developed because various audio- visual groups got together and worked together. They cooperated. That's the word we're looking for — cooperation. There's been a lot of cooperation among audio-visual people and groups — and a lack of it, too. This was evident at Chicago. One of the panel sessions was devoted to problems of film agency cooperation. Is there room and reason for so many separate organizations in the audio-visual field? If each has unique jobs to do, what are they? Aren't there some big unsolved problems of the audio- visual field that no single group dares tackle alone? Couldn't these be solved if all worked together? If they cooperated? But the attitudes and skills essential to cooperation are hard to learn. It's the "co" part of "cooperation" that is most difficult to comprehend and translate into action. It is learning to work with — side by side in a common effort — that does not come naturally and easily to some individuals and organizations. Self-interest leads some individuals and organizations to drive blindly toward domination and the subordination of others rather than toward coordination and cooperation. Yet self-interest may best be served when there is genuine respect for others, when there is a wisdom to view self from the perspective of others, and a willingness to work luitli others for the total good. There is power in the audio-visual way of communi- cation. Belief in that power is the one thing that all workers in the audio-visual field hold in common. Within this field there are powerful though divergent forces. There are many organizations. There are several magazines. There are people who make the materials and equipment; others who sell and dis- tribute them; and those that use them. There are the church users, the school users, the community users, the industrial users, and all those who look and listen. All these, and no one alone, make up the great poten- tial jxjwer of the audio-visual field. It is all of these that Educational Screen serves. The kind and quality of its service and its success are imjjrinted "on the record" in three hundred twenty- four issues. It is a service traditionally devoted to the common good of the whole audio-visual field. EnScREEN has provided a monthly meeting place lor more than thirty-two years where all interests in the field could learn from one another what was happen- ing and be stimulated to further action. We have steadfastly furthered the ideals of our foimder, Nelson L. Greene, to serve the audio-visual field completely, independently, and reliably. Educational Screen believes that all of the forces in the audio-visual field are inter-related. We believe that most can be accomplished when people and groups of people work together toward common goals. There's a conventional word that means "working together," and we're for it. That word is COOPERATION. Paul e. Rcci picture of the montli PEOPLE COME TOGETHER This is a picUiie of people talking to- gether and learning from one another. In this case they are all people with audio- visual interests and responsibilities. The pictme was taken at one of the EFI,A discussion meetings at the National Audio- visual Convention and Trade Show in Chicago this past summer. It doesn't matter exactly who the peo- ple in the picture are. It does matter that they represent many parts of the audio- visual field. It does matter that they come together this way to exchange ideas and experiences. Let this picture be the symbol of the best in all A-V conventions, conferences, workshops, classes. 302 Educational Screen EDUCATIONAL SCREEN ■RETT »Mi^ j ^"^ 0(rT?| 195/ AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 33, NO. 8 % I .-^ 0 6.6 Pointing Gets tie Idea Across ^ '^ Sale: $140.00 Color; $45.00 B/W Rental: $6.00 Color; $3.00 B/W FREE CATALOG NEW 1955 Listing of 100 Top-Nolch Subjects Preview Prints on Request FILMS OF THE NATIONS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 62 West 45 Street, New York 36, N. Y. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE October, 1954 Volume 33, Number 8, Whole Number 325 IN THIS ISSUE t^dltoriaC 352 INTERDEPENDENCE Articled and Special Zreaturei 318 PERSPECTIVE FOR TEACHING Frances Gulland and Wayne Champion 325 A MODEL CLASSROOM WITH BUILT-IN A-V George W. Forbes and Edward T. Schofield 326 TAPES ACROSS THE OCEAN Ruth Y. Terry 327 FILM USE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 330 MAGNETIC VISUAL CONTROL BOARD Harold B. Roberts and Kenneth D. 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Send for details, prices today. Ccco # 150Q-N avail- lie 'or Neuvotor film cleaning machine. ■rfecfl able USE 1500 >W>TH ECCO SPEEDROl APPLICATOR CLEAN AND INSPECT IN WRITl NOW ton lUUSTRATlD BROCHUKtl Electro-Chemical Products Corp.] 60-A Franklin St. East Orange, N. J.l Cover: In Appreciation of UN The United Nations will be nine years old on October 24, and birthday time is a good time to appraise and appreciate. What the UN hasn't done we all know too well. What it has done few of us know well enough. In recognition and appreciation of all the UN has done to help people around the world live healthier, hap- pier lives, we present this month's cover picture: portrait of a happy mother and healthy child from the documentary film World Without End. World Without End is a 45-minute picture produced for Unesco by Basil Wright and Paul Rotha and distrib- ute inets adequate to store all materials and equipment in the room, and several stand-up work tables. The space for visitors features a display board for the continuing graphic presentation of the group's ac- tivities. Mr. Forbes is Audio-Visual Coordinator of the Farm- ingdale. New York Public Schools. Mr. Scho field is Su- pervisor of the Department of Libraries and Audio-Visual Education, Board of Educa- tion, Newark, New Jersey. The conference- work area is divided into three sec- tions: an office or teacher conference section, a work section, and a dark room. The ofhce is planned for use by the teacher and for conferences with both parents and students. The work section is planned for use by students who are preparing materials, making slides, splicing films, previewing audio-visual materials. The dark room can be used as a develop- ing and printing lab and also as a graphic arts area. At all times such a unit is under the supervision of the teacher. There can be as many as seven dif- ferent groups carrying on activities at one time. Di- vision of the room into the several work areas makes it possible for all groups to carry on their activities without discomfort or hindrance. The room is designed to permit the storage of all sizes and types of materials such as books, maps, charts, globes, films, filmstrips, records, slides, flat pictures and three dimensional displays. Tack boards and magnetic boards have been provided for display of posters and flat pictures. The use of instructional materials has been in- tegrated into one room so that they become an im- mediate part of the learning situation. Included are: motion picture, filmstrip, slide, opaque, over- head and micro projectors, as well as a phonograph, radio and television receiver. The projection screen is permanently mounted at the front of the room for instant use. Small screens are available for spe- cial group projection needs. Adequate light control is possible by use of plastic drapes and Venetian blinds. Air regulator units also make it possible to control amount of ventilation and temperature. This is very important in the modern classroom, partic- ularly at those times when films and filmstrips are being projected or when it is desirable to work with materials under relatively darkened light conditions. The furniture, equipment and materials incorfK> rated in the demonstration classroom represented the products of leading manufacturers and producers throughout the country. The room as designed and set up at the convention is being transferred to the School of Education at New York University. It will thus be made permanently available as a demonstra- tion and research center where architects, builders, educators and members of school boards can come to study and discuss the latest developments in school buildings and equipment and facilities. As new de- velopments are undertaken they will be incorporated into the center, and research findings can be tested and evaluated. It will be ready this Fall and will provide both a learning center and a demonstration unit for all interested in providing better classrooms in our schools, for those considering the rehabilita- tion of old school buildings as well as those mak- ing plans for new school buildings. October, 1954 325 Tapes Across the Ocean Miss Ida Lowndes, second from left, an exchange teacher from Australia, tapes a message to be sent to on Australian school as part of a Muskegon Central Junior High English class project. Left to right ore Mrs. Ruth Terry, teacher, Miss Lowndes, Ron Nicholson, Bill Hellman, class president. Bill Browne, Matina Vulgaris, and Principal Lawrence J. Kozol. ///4Af the machine it went. Breaths II held. A click. A pause. The \j simultaneous shout of joy and a leap for the xwlume control as your voice came through crystal-clear and with a volume that proves that either your recording heads, your tapes, or your technicians are infi- nitely better than ours. How ma7iy times already today it has been played I haven't the foggiest idea, but I have never seen a quieter hundred Mrs. Terry is a teacher at Central Junior High School in Muskegon, Michigan. She has done much classroom work luith the tape recorder and has written articles on the tape recorder in teaching for Educational Screen as well as other publications. children than those that this after- noon packed my room for their in- troduction to their new tape friends. It was a rotising success. Our district inspector who heard it last night was so influenced by it that his comment was, 'How are we going to devise a worthy reply to thatf " This is part of a letter from Mr. Jackman, a teacher in Kerang, Vic- toria, Australia, describing the reaction of students in his school to a tape- recorded message sent from my own eighth-grade English class in Muskegon Central Junior High School, U.S.A. Here's how the tape exchange be- tween our two schools began. Mrs. Avis Rambow, an exchange teacher in .Australia from Muskegon, prompted Mr. Jackman to write to me asking for reprints of my articles on tape recording. That led to the exchange of several letters between Mr. Jackman and myself in which we discussed plans for exchanging tape recordings. We wrote each other about the subject matter of the taped mes- sages as well as about the techni- calities of the machines, speeds, lengths of tapes, etc. We were encouraged in making the arrangements by Miss Ida Lowndes, the Australian exchange teacher in Muskegon, who told my class about her country and her people and sug- gested that we arrange an exchange with the school at Kerang. Alter planning the details and by RUTH Y. TERRY 326 Educational Screen clearing with our administrators, we made our first recording. Here's the story about this first recording that appeared in the local newspaper: "As a lesson in English and also geography, the eighth-grade English class taught by Mrs. Ruth Y. Terry at Muskegon Central Junior High School is preparing a tape recording to be sent to a school in .\ustralia. "The recording will open with an introduction by Mrs. Terry, the song 'America', student greeting by Jane Applcton, 'The Star Spangled Ban- ner,' the flag pledge by the children, and also speeches by Miss Ida V. Lowndes, an exchange teacher from Australia, Principal Lawrence J. Ko- zal, and Superintendent C. W. Bremer. . . . "The recording will be sent to a school at Kerang, Victoria, about 180 miles from the .Australian home of Miss Lowndes. The Kerang school officials have written the Central Junior class, the local name and ad- dress having been given by Mrs. .\vis Rambow, Muskegon Community Col- lege instructor, now an exchange teacher in .Australia. "In addition to the recording, the students will send along photos of Special Message to Readers in Other Countries Would you like to arrange a tape recording exchange with a class or school in the United States? If you will let us know, we shall see that you ore put in touch with an interested school in the U.S. Write to EDUCA- TIONAL SCREEN, Interna- tional Tape Exchange Pro- gram, 64 E. Lake St., Chi- cago 1 , Illinois. the school officials, whose talks will be recorded." Thus our tape exchange program began. My pupils and I had wanted such an opportunity for a long time. We had wanted a more direct ex- change than letters provide. We liked the idea of arranging an exchange of recordings with Australia but we had not dreamed that it would be so easily possible. That Mr. Jackman and his school were equally pleased can be judged from his letters. He wrote, for ex- ample, "I would be remiss should I fail to take this immediate opportun- ity of expressing thanks to you, Mr. Kozal, Miss Lowndes, Mr. Bremer, and Jane Appleton for the indivdual contributions that built into such a successful introductory tape. "To you, Mrs. Terry, I must voice my appreciation that you have taken up the idea with such enthusiasm and ability that I feel assured of great things in the future." We have already received a test tape from Mr. Jackman and are im- patiently awaiting his first student production. The content of our second tape recording was selections from .Amer- ican literature— Mark Twain, con- temporary poets, etc.— all presented by the students themselves. Mr. Jack- man commented: "Your second tape arrived in excellent condition and has already given great pleasure and aroused intense interest . . . We will certainly have a tape or tapes ready for your new school year." So our program of tape exchange is under way with tapes going back and forth across the wide Pacific Ocean. We hope that such an ex- change can be set up between many schools on both side of both oceans. Film Use in Western Australia THE ANNUAL REPORT of the Education Department of Western .Aus- tralia for 1953 indicates that 18,471 prints of motion picture films were used among adult groups with a total audience of 247,316. In addition, 27,900 prints were borrowed by schools, representing an increase of approxi- mately ()00''^„ since 1948. Of the films distributed 3.057 titles were sound and 117 silent. Multiple copies were available in the case of the more popular produc- tions as indicated by demand. This service is provided to school and adult groups in Western Australia by the Government Films Division, Education Department, Government of Western .-\ustralia. It operates un- der the direction of N. .A. Uren, Su- perintendent of Visual Education. His plans and procedures are developed with the cooperation of a State .Advis- ory Committee. This committee is chaired by the Minister of Education, Hon. W. Heg- ney. The members represent divisions of the State Education Department and twelve additional organizations, in- cluding the following: University of Western Australia, .Adult Education Board, Technical Education Institu- tions, National Fitness Council, Teachers' Union of Western Australia, Parents and Citizens Federation, De- partment of Agriculture, Government Tourist Bureau, Department of Indus- trial Development, Non-Government Schools, Australia Religious Film So- ciety and Government Railways. It is interesting to note that the majority of the members of this committee at- tended most of tlie six meetings held during the year— a good sign of active participation. The distribution of educational films is not limited to those schools and organizations which have projectors. Instead, there are two mobile units, one to serve country and the other metropolitan areas. These serve schools with carefully-selected and graded ma- terials, chosen wherever possible to correlate with school broadcasts. Teach- ing notes are delivered to the schools a month in advance. The Educational Staff also produces and distributes filmstrips, among schools, at a price which barely covers laboratory printing costs. More than 4,000 prints were thus acquired by schools during 1953, and 10,400 prints were borrowed for temporary use. In addition, there were numerous workshops and lecture demonstrations among groups of trainee teachers and as inservice courses. These proved to be helpful in developing the use of films and filmstrips as specific aids to the instructional program. Consider- able progress was noted. It is interesting to observe that, al- though the population of Western .Australia is considerably less than the number of people in North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, .Arizona or Rhode Island, it has an audio-visual program which would be a credit to any of these and to many other states in the U. S. A. October, 1954 327 Another Recoi World's Pione TUUWU*tcUt4f THE COMPLETION OF 54 NEW, AUTHORITATIV AND DIVERSIFIED EB FILMS - NOW READY FOR YOUR LIBRAR Ever since it pioneered the field 25 years ag Encyclopaedia Britannica Films has led in tl production of authentic and educationally si perior classroom films to meet new and vit challenges in the ever-broadening areas of t! modern curriculum. Our Silver Jubilee h been a record year of EBF production — addition to our earlier 1954 releases there a now 54 new and outstanding films to join tl more than 600 sound motion pictures which a ready comprise the world's greatest library ^ educational films. ^^ ^ .jt--~^ 'MAKING FILMS THAT TEACH" Here at last is a film which goes behind the scenes to explain how teaching films are written, photographed and produced. Prepared during EBF's Silver Jubilee, this film is a valuable contribution to audio-visual and other teacher training classes and for film evaluating committees. It was produced not only as a summation of EBF's 25 years of progress in the technique of classroom film production but also in answer to hundreds of requests from Teacher Training Institutions, Audio-Visual Directors and Instructors. This significant 2 reel, b/w, 16mm, sound film (regularly $100) is being made available at the special Silver Jubilee price of only $40! ~v •' /^ t*. "^""^^ ■•N t ^r- --r -^^i V IHi. NOSE — Sffucfore and Function — of special interest to biology classes — one of 20 new EBF Science films The President The Farmer Anvone At AIII Irnn n<>«.»<>AM T..,^ \AI^,U^ ARABIAN CHILDREN — primary ar\d middle grades social studies E AND USE THESE 54 NEW AND OUTSTANDING EB FILMS ESPECIALLY CREATED |mD produced to meet SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE MODERN CURRICULUM ^ ach of these 54 new films represents a specific answer to \cn need in its curriculum area . . . each is backed by world-renowned authority, thorough research and the most advanced cine-production techniques . . . GOVERNMENT 1 he Congress The President The Supreme Court Pionning Our Foreign Policy WORLD REGIONS AND PEOPLE Arabion Children Egypt and the Nile Iron — Between Two Worlds The Middle East Pokitlan (December '54) GUIDANCE Are Manners Important? Getting Along With Parents Getting a Job Learning to Study Planning Your Career • PHYSICS Preface to Physics Gas Lows The Speed of Light • ECONOMICS The Bosic Elements of Production Big Enterprise and the Competitive System • SOCIAL STUDIES Casualty Insurance The Farmer Mon and His Culture -k ARITHMETIC Weights and Measures • PHYSICAL EDUCATION Fundamentals of Track and Field (Bob Mothios Demonstrations) • BIOLOGY AND HYGIENE Animal Breeding Bacteria — Friend or Foe The Brain (December '54) Eat for Health The Heart — Its Diseases (December '54) How Our Bodies Ftght Disease (December '54) The Nose — Structure and Function Tobacco and the Human Body • ARTS AND CRAFTS Art in Action Series (elementary): 1. What is Art? 2. Color 3. Form 4. Line 5. Texture 6. Light and Dark Rhythm in Paint (Eliot O'Hara) • SAFETY Anyone at All! Monkey Tale — A Story of Bicycle Safety • ELEMENTARY CONSERVATION Your Friend the Forest Your Friend the Soil Your Friend the Water • GENERAL SCIENCE The Air Around Us Animal Homes Animals in Summer The Helicopter Leorning About Sound Life in the Desert Life in the Grasslands Out of the Dark • SPECIAL FILMS Christmas Through the Ages Making Films That Teach NDARD OF EDUCATIONAL SUPERIORITY AND QUALITY FILMS FOR 25 YEARS Encyclopaedia Britannico Films, Inc. 1 150 Wilmette Ave. Wilmetle, Illinois Gentlemen: Depl. ES-10, EBF Pleose send free copy of 16 pg. EBF 1954 CATALOG SUPPLEMENT describing the 54 new silver jubilee classroom teocliing films. My school is interested in O Previev/ for purchase consideration \Z\ Rental Name School _ Address- City _State^ CLIP OUT THIS COUPON AND MAIL TODAY! Speed of Light Egypt and the Nile The magnetic visuol control board serves as a map of the campus by which the location of any piece of audio-visual equipment can be determined visually at any time (left above) and also as a schedule board for posting audio-visual service orders for each day's work ( right above) . MAGMTIC VISllilL COITROL BOARD To keep track of A-V equipment at all times and to serve as a schedule board by HAROLD B. ROBERTS and KENNETH D. NORBERG A MAJOR FUNCTION of the audio-visual service center on a college campus is to help faculty members increase their teaching ef- fectiveness through broad and dis- criminate use of audio-visual instruc- tional materials. To accomplish this, Dr. Roberts is Dean of Educa- tional Services and Summer Session and Dr. Norberg As- sociate Prcjfessor of Education and Coordinator of Audio- Visual Services at Sacramento State College in California. the center is faced with the problem of delivering materials and equipment to the right place, at the right time, in good condition. The solution of this problem (in other than its aca- demic aspects) rec)uires a carefully developed system for scheduling serv- ices and controlling the movement of ecjuipment from center to class- room, or from one classroom to an- other. Audio-visual service personnel should be able to determine the loca- tion of any piece of equipment, at any time, with a minimum of error and waste motion. This problem be- comes especially important where student assistants, working on a part- time basis, are responsilile in large part for the actual delivei^- of audio- visual equipment and materials. Prob- ably no college audio-visual center can be assigned all the student assist- ant help that it can use. It can, how- ever, provide each assistant with a clear understanding of his function; and with a simple, foolproof method for doing his work, it can streamline equipment movement and assure prompt and accurate delivery. At Sacramento State College, in the Spring of 1953, an attempt was made to improve the efficiency of the audio-visual service program by set- ting up a magnetic visual control 330 Educational Screen board. The functions for which the board was designed were two: (a) to serve as a "map" of the campus by which the location of any piece of audio-visual equipment (represented by a magnetic marker) could be de- termined visually at any time, (b) to serve as a schedule board for posting audio-visual service orders for each day's work. A magnetic visual control system was developed for each of these two functions. A Magnetic "Map" A number of magnetic markers of various sizes and shapes were ob- tained, and each given a code label to represent an individual piece of audio-visual equipment. One size and shape of magnet was assigned to each class of equipment to facilitate ready identification. For instance, all motion picture projectors were represented by sc]uare pieces of a given size; all playbacks by smaller round magnets. An "Available" dia- gram was set up for all circulating equipment ordinarily housed in the audio-visual center. The magnets, ar- ranged by various categories within the diagram, represented equipment items actually available at any moment. Two sections of the diagram were labelled, "Temporarily out of Service," and "Reserve," so that equip- ment in these categories also could be visually located. .\bove the "Available" equipment diagram a schematic map was laid out showing the location of campus buildings, and rooms within the buildings. Any magnet in the system could then be placed at any point on the campus map to indicate the loca- tion of Ihe corresponding piece of equipment. The map shows the location of all audio-visual equipment "farmed out" for an extended period of time. Ecjuipmcnt that is released from the audio-visual center for return the same day is re-located, visually, by moving the appropriate magnet or magnets from the "Available" dia- gram to the service order posted on the daily schedule board. When any given service has been completed, the student assistant handling the job re- turns the magnet or magnets to the "Available" diagram at the time he re- turns the equipment to the audio-vis- ual center. In this way, circulating equipment is visually connected with the service order rather than the cam- pus map. The service order, copies of which remain posted until the service is com])leted, contains the information regarding location of the equipment while it is in use. The value of the magnetic maps for e(|uipment control can be summarized: (a) The ".Available" diagram provides an instantaneous visual check at all times, showing what equipment is ac- tually present in the center and ready for use. (b) "Farmed-out" equipment can be located instantly on the campus map. (c) Circulating equipment pres- ently in use tan always be located on the Service Schedule Board, magnet- ically connected with tlie posted serv- ice order. A Magnetic Board AH orders and reservations for audio-visual services and/or equip- ment are written up in triplicate on a special printed form. These orders are filed by calendar dates and posted at the close of each day for the following day's assignments. Each order is held in place in the appropriate hour column by a magnet, against the back of two metal cabinets placed together for this purjjose. (The equipment location map was also set up on the back of a metal cabinet.) The grid seen on the backs of the cabinets was marked off using black adhesive tape. The advantages of magnetic post- ing of service orders include the fol- lowing: (a) The convenience of manip- ulating the magnets, as opposed to the traditional thumb tack, (b) The possi- bility of combining equipment location magnets with service orders for pur- poses already discussed. The magnetic control board system has now been in use about sixteen months. Our total appraisal of the sys- tem is that it works fine— for us. We believe it might be applicable to audio- visual service programs in other edu- cational institutions, although factors such as size of operation would have to be taken into account in adapting the system to any particular situation. CLOSEUP OF MAGNETIC MAP. Magnetic markers of various sizes and shapes rep- resent individual pieces of audio-visual equipment. Beneath the map at left Is the "Available" diagram, showing equipment available for use, and two sections labelled "Temporarily out of service" and "Reserve." At right are "Loans to be made today." October, 1954 331 mtirc H STUDEOT- PRODUCED FILMSTRIPS by CHARLES LIGHT We began with eight students, men and women. Prior to Seminary we had no experience with audio and visual aids; in Seminary we had taken the course, "Introduction to Audio- Visual Aids." In this term-course, our objective was to learn as much as possible through the production of an audio- visual unit. Eighteen classroom hours were given to the course, with each of us spending that much time, or a little more, outside the classroom. For three weeks we talked about audio-visual aids and made demon- strations. We discussed picture com- position; how to set a production objective; and went into the writing of a production script. At the end of three weeks we paired off to present a picture-centered visual aid. We were trying to find out how pictures could be made to tell the story; do the teaching. Now we turned to the audio side. For three weeks we worked with sound effects, voicing, reading scripts before a mike, mixing music, and learning how to work with sound 're- corders. This gave a fair understand- ing of how to handle the equipment which we would be using in actual production. The last three weeks we concen- trated on what we were to produce. Most of us worked in pairs. We chose as our medium the filmstrip. Our teacher, Professor Chamness, kept the pressure on us, knowing how fast the deadline would arrive. He stood by to help us in every way when things went wrong; to encourage us when v/l- got the kinks ironed out. Mr. Light luas a student as- sist in t in nndio-visiinl aids in /05?-5-/ at the San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, California. beMttnient by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN The pictorial sequences were of several different subjects. One team shot the stained glass windows in the chapel and built a sound film- strip on them. Another team created a filmstrip on worship, using line drawings. Another production util- ized very highly selected Kodachromes of nature for an inspirational serv- ice. Another production used stick- figure drawings to tell a story of value to children. A young missionary told the story of his work, using pic- tures taken by him on the field. Thus every production was original all the way. Each team did most of its own pro- duction work, getting help on tech- nical things from other students and the professor. We used two Leicas, with various lens and copying attach- ments; a photo-record camera; an Emby filmstrip printer; and the usual darkroom equipment. We used a Presto for our sound recording, and did all of our work right in the facilities of the Seminary. Now we shall go out— as DRE's, missionaries, preachers, and teachers —with a deeper understanding of visual aids because we have been through the mill of |)roduction. WHY BLACK OUT? A reader of this Department wants to know why I have so little enthu- siasm for daylight projection (Summer, 1954 EdScreen, page 233), pointing out that churches and schools often just can't find the money for black- out installations. There are several reasons. .\ basic consideration is that much of the power of the projected picture derives from the conditions of projection, minimizing all visual objects except the projected image. This relaxes the viewer, decreases his objectivity, and concentrates his attention on what is shown. If an optically adequate image could be gotten, a tlicoretical possibility, would this image be psychologically adequate when the conditions of pro- jection are lacking? We just don't be- lieve that attention is as complete in the so-called daylight projection as in the right degree of dark-out. In the second place, the church can afford satisfactory black-out for some rooms if not for all. It affords anything it is convinced about. Why should teaching, and visual supple- mentation of education, take the economy rap? This "can't afford" at- titude is based on fancy, not facts. .\i one time it was respectable to get along without projection screens, and economy excuses and clever devices were offered instead. Not any more. Projecting in daylight is carrying water in a leaky bucket! Few wise men do that! mm LAKE WORKSHOP The 11th annual audio-visual work- shop in religious education was held at the .\merican Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wisconsin August 30- September 4 under the auspices of the Committee on ,\udio-Visual and Radio Education of the National • Council of Churches. It was attended by ap- proximately ,500 denominational lead- ers, directors of religious education, ministers, and others interested in church use of audio-visuals. The general theme of the 1954 workshop, "Functional Use of Audio- Visuals in the Program of the Christ- ian Church." occupied five morning sessions. The sessions were under the guidance of Professor John W. Bach- man of Union Theological Seminary, assisted by A. W. VanderMeer. Ernest Tiemann, the Rev. George B. Am- nion. Miss Blanche Hoke, and the Rev. Donald R. Lantz. Another feature of the workshop was a series of five conferences be- tween religious educators and com- mercial producers on the improve- ment of church materials. This year for the first time there was a similar conference between equipment man- ufacturers and church users. 332 Educational Screen FILMS & FILMSTRIPS All For Him From the start, Thompson con- sidered God his partner in the dry I leaning business, with ten per cent j^oing to God's work tlirough good and bad years. Aging, Thompson brings in liis brotlier-in-law, Joe, to help run the business which, for him, is all mixed up with religion. Joe knows what good business is and starts to change the ways of his chief. Thompson, however, not only con- tinues his benevolences, but decides to give the whole business to the church and take only a salary for running it. .-Xt last Joe gets a glimmer of what Thompson's ideas amount to, and the young comptroller of the company, having had a ringside seat for all these happenings, is convinced that he and his bride must found their home on the same principles. This is the nub of the story All For Him, a new film on stewardship. The story is interesting, the acting ac- ceptable, and the technical qualities up to the producer's usual standard. A good film on this subject. (By Fam- ily Films, Inc.,' for Broadman Films; 30 minutes.) Trinity on India The churches need short wheel-base, easy-to-park films on missions and what missionary work really is, and a trinity of such films has been pro- duced on India— the foreign mission study theme for this year. They are: Lutherans Heal in Christ's Name; Lutherans Teach Self Help; and Lutherans Train Christian Leaders. While showing United Lutheran mis- sions in South India, they will spell out what missions are to any and all. They are superb little films and ought to be used by all denom- inations. They are simple, direct, full of facts, and appealing. Useful begin- ning with Juniors. Excellent user's guide containing every word of the commentary as it will be heard. This is an invaluable aid in preparation and use. (Produced by United Luth- eran Board of Foreign Missions, 321 Madison .Ave., N.Y. 16; color; 11 minutes each.) Tommie in Church School Visualizing the key experiences of a kindergartner, the 17-frame color filmstrip Tommie Goes to Church School can be used to interpret this experience to little people. The art work is pleasing and accurate; un- cluttered and to the point. Utiliza- tion suggestions and a well-composed commentary, and other items, are in- cluded in the printed user's guide. (Society for Visual Education, 1345 Diversey Pkwy., Chicago 14, 111.) The Village Both church and synagogue edu- cators need good A-V material on life in ancient Palestine. If Jewish producers provide good and useful materials, there is no need for others to duplicate it. The release of the 36- frame captioned color filmstrip The Village is a start in the right direction. Intended to gear into Jewish educa- tion in the lower grades, church school leaders will find it useful in en- riching the curriculum of their chil- dren. It covers such subjects as the location of the village, tlie houses, food, the tasks of women, sowing, harvesting, threshing, together with the harvest of grapes. On the debit side, some pictures lack distinctness and detail, essential when trying to show how things looked. Human posture and motion are poorly handled by tlic artist. Watercolor is a lovely medium in its own right, but it is not tlie medium for filmstrips where detail and defini- CHRISTMASI PROGRAMS I • FILMS and FILMSTRIPS "f • TO FIT YOUR NEEDS > • TO FIT YOUR BUDGET $ 16inm SOUND FILMS HOLY NIGHT Isaiah's prophecy . . . fulfillment . . . announcement to Mary . . . journey to Bethlehem . . . adorations of shepherds . . . and manger scene. (30 min.) COLOR, $22.50 per day; B & W- $15.00 per day. ESCAPE TO EGYPT May be used with HOLY NIGHT to make an hour program . . . continues with Herod's attempt to outwit the Wise Men . . . adoration of the Magi . . . escape of the Holy Family. (30 min.) COLOR, $15.00 per day; B & W - $9.00 per day. CHILD OF BETHLEHEM A truly Christmas Story of the birth and boyhood of Jesus as recorded by Matthew and Luke. (22 min.) B fc W only. $10.00 per day. I6mm SOUND HYMNS • Silent Night • 0 Little Town of Bethlehem • 0 Come Ye Faithful • Christmas Awake Purchase price, $10 ea. Cathedral FILMSTRIPS 35nim Single Frame New HOLY NIGHT plus DUAL PURPOSE RECORD A beautiful story beginning with the prophecy and ending with the manger scene . . . now a double value when used with the DUAL PUR- POSE RECORD ... for children and general use. COLOR with Manual, $6.50. Dual Purpose Record, 33V3 rpm - $2.50. flfevHOLY CHILD OF BETHLEHEM Ideal for family night Christ- Jg, mas service. As recorded by e^ Matthew and Luke covering 3f birth and childhood of Jesus. :' COLOR with Manual, $10. ft 2-12" records 78 rpm - $5. BLACK & WHITE CHILD OF BETHLEHEM $3 THREE WISE MEN $3 BOYHOOD OF JESUS $3 CHRISTMAS CAROLS 6 carols, all verses on one filmstrip $1.50 l|r WHEN THE LITTLEST lir j CAMEL KNELT ^',(-L A refreshing Christmas ■ ''— Story, animated filmstrip, t r'^ loved by children and adults >*r alike. COLOR with Manual $10. 2-12" records 78 rpm $5. CHRISTOPHER MOUSE ^r^ A new approach to the Christ- /'iV mas Story. Bound to thrill > ^ youngsters and oldsters alike, r A^S' COLOR with Manual, $10. 2-12" ^J'v' records 78 rpm - $5. 'i:*«^J ORDER FROM YOUR FILM LIBRARY, BOOK STORE OR FROM ... ' ^ -r Caihedrol ^Ams 140 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY October, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 333 SIX NEW Family Films PRODUCTIONS A BOY AND HIS BIBLE The Bible in the Office The value of daily witnessing for Christ is presented against the back- ground of a busy newspaper office. f30 min.) Daily rental— $9.00 A CHANCE TO GROW Christian Family Living The members of a Christian family gain in unity and appreciation for each other when o mother learns that her children con do things for them- selves. f30 min.) Daily rental— $9.00 ALL FOR HIM Stewardship of Money The theme of making God a partner in home and business life is warmly presented in the story of a newly mar- ried couple. ^30 min. J Daily rental— $9.00 MISSIONARY TO WALKER'S GARAGE Being a Christian on the Job A young mechanic shows how he can serve the Lord by daily witnessing to his customers and co-workeri ^30 min.) Daily rental— $9.00 REACHING OUT Home Missions Tom Jones' fight to bring his church to the growing suburban areas dra- matically emphasizes the need to build mission churches. (30 min.) Daily rental— $9.00 WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD Local Cfiurcfi Evangeiism A young pastor's enlarged program of evangelism in his church offers on in- spiring example of personal participa- tion in the church. (33 min.) Daily rental— $10.00 Contact your denominational or local film library tor additional informotion and reservations. , INC. 1364 North Von Ness Avenue Hollywood 28, California drugs was cured. Now free to go, she chose to remain as an able assistant to famed Dr. Buker. Her appealing story is beautifully told in the new film, The Life in My Hand. It gives intimate and graphic glimpses into the life of one of the finest and largest leper missions in the world. Highly useful for youth and adults. (Pro- duced bv .American Leprosy Missions, Inc., 156 Fifth .\ve., N. Y. 10; 28 minutes; available from above office and the regional offices of the .'kLM.) Right Where He Worked Missionnry to Walkei-'s Garage is a good film with an intriguing title. Yes, a certain young man wanted in his heart to be a Christian right where he worked. Being a preacher-minister was all right, but it was not for him. .411 the trouble started when he signed a decision card at a summer conference. Parents, older brother, friends tried to herd him into the ministry, even his own minister came within an inch of misunder- standing his commitment, but when this stalwart and dedicated lad will not give in, they give up. Storywise and technically, this is a first-class film for use with both young and adults. (Produced by Family Films, Inc., 30 minutes, widely available this fall.) tion are of essence. (Produced by .Audio-Visual Dept., Bureau of Jewish Educ, 590 N. Vermont .\ve., Los .\ngeles 4.) The Difference Prayer is the subject of the 59- frame color filmstrip The DilJerence. The Lindsay family has family pray- ers. Word-wise their prayers are just fine, but they don't seem to make much difference in daily life. Then, for a good reason, their prayers begin to get translated into attitudes, thoughts, motives, and there is a dif- ference. How all this came about is told to us, in tlie script for children, by 12-year-oJd Todd; in the script for adults, by eleventh-grader .Ann. .An excellent treatment of the sub- ject. The artwork is pleasing and ef- fective. For juniors and up. (Chris- tian Education Press, 1505 Race .Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa.) The Life in My Hand When Ma Sai, beautiful and tal- ented court dancer, became a leper, she went to the famous leprosy colony and hospital at Chiengmai. Northern Thailand. There she became a con- vert from Buddhism to Christianity, and with the advent of the sulfone Jf nr Cfjrigtmas Filmstrips: Christmas in Piney Woods, mountain setting in the South, will appeal to Primary and Junior children. Christmas Around the World, with recorded commentary, can be adapted for teaching and worship lor any age. Tlie Other Wise Man vis- ualizes acceptably this well-known story. And There Were Shepherds k suitable for small people. Christopher Mouse is good for the party setting, and where the lighter touch is desired The Night Before Christmas and Ru- dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer should fill the bill. A Christmas Carol vis- ualizes the Dickens classic quite ac- ceptably. .All these will need care- fully constructed utilization frame- work to be most effective. Films: In Christmas Carol Vignettes the famous Columbus Boychoir sings superbly eleven favorites; 22 minutes; appreciated by adults more than chil- dren. Silent .\ight, 14 minutes, photo- graphed in Oberndorf, .Austria, tells true story of hymn against back- groiHid of beautiful music. Christmas in Sweden, 14 minutes, shows how average family celebrates the long and lovely season in mellowed tradi- tions. The Greatest Gift keeps Christ in Christmas; modern family setting; church is included; 30 minutes. Littlest Angel, adapted from the story, is not for children, but adults will appreciate its message if helped a bit. Brightest Night is for children; mother tells story; puppets the med- ium; creche and family on Christmas Eve; 15 minutes. A Boy and His Bible: new this year; 30 minutes; for youth and adults; newspaper editor, gloomy over condition of world, just can't get his Christmas editorial writ- ten, but finally writes one which trans- forms even himself; good film any time, it will be especially appreciated at Cliristmas season. Guiding Star has modern family setting with Uncle Henry adeptly contriving to spread the Christian spirit about; good for service clubs, PT.A, family nights but not in context of worship. Child of Bethlehem is old but still good. Holy Night is newer, but has long historical prelude. Much of the above is the oblicpie approach. We need a direct, highly artistic, poetic, deeply religious motion picture on Christmas with cinematic cpialities befitting the theme. Who will make it? For sources of the Christmas films and filmstrips listed above, see your audio-visual dealer. Educational Screen {valuation of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. mm RLBI^STEII (World Artists, Inc., 9608 Heather Road, Beverly Hills, California) 23 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1952. DESCRIPTION This film presents a glimpse of the musician and the man in Artur Rubinstein. At the end of one of his recording sessions, .A.rtur Rubinstein is ap- proached by a gentleman with an offer to produce a film depicting the life and work of the pianist. Initial ■skepticism gives way to a sincere in- terest in such a project and the pianist invites the producer to his home that afternoon. In the next scene, the producer happens to interrupt .-^rtur Rubin- stein while he is practicing on the piano. Though prevailed upon to continue in his work, the concert pianist confides that, once he senses that someone is listening, he feels that he must play rather than prac- tice. He then plays a number of selections for his guest: "Spinning Song" by Mendelssohn; "Liebestraum" by Liszt; and "Waltz in C* Minor" and. "A Major Polonaise" by Chopin. As he plays, the camera moves slowly, almost imperceptibly, while changing its shooting position, and the lighting undergoes gradual diminution at one point in harmony with the mood of the music and the approach of eve ning. In addition, close-up shots re- veal the power and precision as well as the deft and supple ease of his finger movements. Once he senses someone is listening, he feels that he must play rather then practice. October, 1954 In one sequence of scenes, the pianist shows his guest a picture chart that depicts the different homes where Artur Rubinstein lived in Europe and America. In describing each location, he relates some unique personal experience that gives spe- cial meaning to it. Toward the close of the film .'\rtur Rubinstein's wife and two children enter the studio to hear him play "Pop Goes the Weasel" and to bring the artist's busy day to an end. APPRAISAL In addition to providing a delight- ful aesthetic experience, this film, the members unanimously agreed, does much to bring to light some of the intimate personality and char- acter qualities of this great musical artist. A wide range of audiences from the elementary to college and adult groups would appreciate the value of the film. It is one of a series, "Concerts on Film," featuring great living artists in the world of music. Superior musical reproduction of the sound and the restrained and subdued camera technique add dignity, respect, and striking sincerity to the perform- ance and character of the pianist. As a musical celebrity of contemporary times, Artur Rubinstein manifests that quiet confidence in his happy devotion to music along with a need to ihare that happiness and genius with his family and his au- dience. Here, indeed, is a rare por- trayal of the man behind the artist. mmm trees WITH ELIOT O'HARA (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois) 16 minutes, 16mm, sound, color, 1953. 1 150. Teacher's guide available. DESCRIPTION In tliis film, one of a series, Eliot O'Hara continues demonstrating his watercolor techniques; this time he shows how he paints various species of trees in landscapes. In the opening sequence Eliot O'Hara introduces himself and in- vites the audience to accompany him on a country-wide tree .sketching trip. He explains that all trees possess 335 NEW! Psychology for Living films Series of 3 films, $195. FACING REALITY evaluated in Ed. Screen's September issue 12m. $70. HABIT PATTERNS 15m. $85. SUCCESSFUL SCHOLARSHIP llm. $60 Write TEXT-FILM DEPARTMENT McGraw-Hill Book Co. 330 W. 42nd St. New York 36 FILMS FOR FREE preview before classroom use MOLLY GROWS UP • Facts on normal menstruation for girls 9 to 15 • Bl wh., sound, 16 mm, length — 15 minutes • Companion filmstrip EDUCATION FOR CHILDBIRTH Series • Four films, 16 mm, sound, bl, wh. • Senior high and college use write for infortnation: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS 414 Mason Street, San Francisco 2 or 1 1 West 42Ed Street, New York 36 three fundamental characteristics which are important to artists; (I) the basic form of the tree which can be represented by a symbol, (2) the structure of its trunk and branches, and (3) the character of its foliage. Illustrating the first point, O'Hara shows how the letter "Y" represents the basic shape of the elm tree. After the basic form has been sketched, O'Hara shows how the artist can achieve effects of light and shadow on tree trunks and branches. One of these methods, "double load- ing," requires a different color of paint on each side of one brush. O'Hara next continues with his analysis of basic forms of trees and their representation by generally known symbols— the maple suggests the letter "U"; the poplar, the letter "L"; the pine tree, a duck's bill; and the sycamore, a sickle. As O'Hara paints an oak tree, he explains that strong, vigorous strokes from a tightly held brush best por- tray the strength of the oak. Devices used in painting the bark of trees such as the cedar, the Monterey cypress, the birch, and the aspen are next demonstrated. The painting of foliage is next shown and explained by O'Hara— he blocks out the large areas with a rough brush; labels these areas with marks that characterize the leaves themselves as in the catalpa, horse chestnut, eucalyptus, and other trees from many parts of the country; paints trees in blossom with a trick of his own which he has nicknamed "oozles"; and finally paints a land- scape in which some trees are sharply detailed and others blurred in the distance. The concluding sequence shows the painter sketching and commenting on trees which grow in the South— the banana tree, the royal palm, the coconut, and the palmetto. As O'Hara completes his demonstration, he gives a tribute to trees. APPRAISAL Not only those interested in de- veloping techniques of painting trees and landscapes but also those who are interested in developing an ap- preciation for watercolor techniques used in such paintings should find this film valuable. The clarity of O'Hara's explanation, the warm and sincere quality of tlic voice, the log- ical organization of content, the choice of camera angles which per- mits the audience to observe the artist's techniques and identify them- selves with the artist, as well as the skill of the demonstrating artist assure the effectiveness of the fihii with groups of varying ages, abilities, skills, and understandings. The general use- fulness of the film is further ex- tended by the fact that the trees being painted in the film are not con- fined to any one particular section of the country but include repre- sentatives from all over the United States. Even though not explicitly stated, the theme that this artist does, and all artists should, know and un- derstand the subject being painted is implicitly developed. GEOGRAPHY OF YOUR COMMLMTY (Coronet Instructional Films, 65 East South Water Street, Chicago 1, Ill- inois) II minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. $110 or $55. Teacher's guide available. DESCRIPTION The film, by showing that a boy on his way to school can learn many things about his community— the rela- tionships between its industries and its resources, the causes for residential and agricultural sections, and the uses of its rivers and highways— develops the thesis that the study of one's com- munity is geography and is the best way to understand certain geographic concepts that relate not only to one's own community but also to other parts of the world. .\s a globe is shown, the narrator points out that some people live in hot lands, others live in lands of snow, that some people are fishermen, others are farmers, that there are many big cities, and that there are many more small towns. He defines geog- raphy as a study of the world and the people who live in it and suggests that the study of geography can best be approached by studying one's own community. The film continues by following a boy on his way to school. It shows that he goes through a section of farms, that the city begins where the farms end, that the outer area of the town is a section of homes, that next there is a factory section and next a section of stores and offices, that down- town there are railroad tracks, and finally across the river is the school. As pictures of the dam in tlie river, many factories, the creamery that makes ice cream, the pottery com- pany and the tallest building in the city are shown the narrator raises questions concerning the reasons for their location their relationships to resources and their interrelationships. A view of the citv from the tallest 336 Educational Screen building is followed by an aerial view from a helicopter. Both views re- semble maps and distinctly show the agricultural, residential, manufactur- ing, and business areas. A map of the city is next constructed. The concluding sequence points out that just as one learns that the dam in the river provides waterpower for the factories, that ice cream is made in this community because of the supply of milk and cream from the surrounding dairy farms, and that the potter company uses clay from a nearby clay pit, so he can learn about peoples all over the world. APPRAIS.^L Teachers of social studies in the intermediate grades felt that this film would help a class iniderstand how to study geography, would motivate an interest in the study of geography, and would give meaning to certain basic abstract geographic concepts. The questions asked and the conclu- sions drawn about the community de- picted in the film are generally relevant and important in the study of any community. Students should not only acquire some understanding of geography from the film but also learn how to collect and organize data about their own communities. IMTED Umm 1^ KOREA (Film Distribution Officer, Department of Public Information, United Na- tions, N. Y.) 30 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white. $65. DESCRIPTION This film traces in documentary style the history of the conflict in Korea by highlighting the major events from the time that the country was freed fron; Japanese rule after World War 1 1 to the signing of the armistice at Pan- niunjom in July, 1953. Introductory scenes portray the ad- vanced character of early Korean cul- ture and the subjugation and domina- tion of the country during the Sino- Japanese War in the early twentieth century. The end of World War II brings Japanese domination to a close and Korea again becomes a free na- tion. In the summer of 1945, however, Soviets are seen entering North Korea, while .American troops arrive to bolster the strength and morale of South Korea. .^t the Moscow Conference in De- cember, 1945, Russia, Britain, and the United States fail to agree on how to create an independent Korea and de- cide on the 38th parallel as a boundary to divide the north from the south. Such a geographic division is shown, however, to result in economic unbal- ance, since the industry of the north and the agriculture of the south helped maintain in the past a balanced econ- omy. Scenes of rioting and unrest are followed by the appeal of General Marshall to the UN to deliberate the problem of peace in Korea. A commis- sion of the General Assembly, though its formation and legality are attacked by Russia, succeeds, nevertheless, in organizing elections in South Korea cut of which emerge the first govern- ment of the Republic and the simul- taneous withdrawal of American troops. The next sequence of scenes de- picts the Korean attack from the north across the 38th parallel, the decision of the UN to resist this aggression, and the subsequent mobilization of equipment and manpower to execute the decision. The delaying action and retreat to a perimeter about the port of Pusan is followed by a surprise landing at Inchon that develops into a military advance over the 38th par- allel into North Korea and the cap- ture of 100,000 prisoners. A number of scenes then show the growing cost of the conflict: the widespread de- struction of personal property, the chaotic dislocation of human lives. Coronet Films in Series . for better teaching! Coronet films in series are planned and produced in direct relationship to one another . . . like consecutive chapters in a textbook. For example, in the series — American Revolution: The Background Period American Revolution: The War Years American Revolution: The Postwar Period — each film is designed to do its part in presenting the full story. For pupils, films in series present ideas that are consistent, internally related and similar in approach. For teachers, films in series permit better planning and more effective utilization. The following Coronet films in series are currently available: American Revolution Safe Driving American Literature Baclcground for Reading and Expression Functional Safety Literature Appreciation English History Music Appreciation World History U. S. Geography Science for Primary Grades Science for Intermediate Grades Life in Other Lands Your Health Basic Music Instruction Are You Ready for Service? for complete information on the series of your cfioiee- for renialf preview or purchase-~write today to: Coronet Films Dept. ES-104, Coronet Building • Chicago 1, III. October, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 337 CREATIVf CRUFT SERIES 5 NEW FILMS • How to Moke o Puppet (Honoroble Mention, Venice Film Festival) • How to Make a Mask (Second Place, Children's Cate- gory, Venice Film Festival 1954) • How to Make Papier Moche Animols • How to Moke Linoleum Block Prints • How to Moke Potato Prints Produced by Ruby Niebauer Art Supervisor, San Diego State College Each Film )2 minutes 16mm Sound Color Sale $112. Rent $4.50 B & W Sale $50. Rent $2.50 WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG tJm,*II..Ml film. ./ m.rit BAILEY FILMS, INC. 6509 DeLongpre Hollywood 28, Colif. FIBERBILT" CASES "THEY lAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, stee! card holder and heavy web stress. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of finest Quality" 400' to 2000' Reels Sold by All Leading Dealers and the considerable quantity of aid provided by many UN countries in the form of both troops and military ecjuipment as well as food and relief supplies. Another phase of the conflict begins with the entry of the Chinese into the war in the winter of 1950. A meeting of the Security Council with a repre- sentative of the Republic of China in attendance proves futile and the troops of the UN are forced to retreat once again into South Korea only to regain the offensive with the help of additional reinforcements and to re- establish the line of battle north of the 38th parallel. Here the war is seen to stagnate. A suggestion by Ambassador Malik in June, 1951, for a discussion of a cease-fire inaugurates a period of nego- tiations that lasts for two years. Scenes show the beginning of discus- sions at Kaesong, the impa.ss(5 evolving out of the repatriation of prisoners at Panmunjom, the resistance of Singman Rhee to any agreement that would leave Korea divided, his un- authorized release of 20,000 prisoners, the ultimate consummation of an armistice in July, 1953, and the pro- jection of plans for a political con- ference. Closing scenes portray Lester B. Pearson, President of the General Assembly, as he welcomes the signing of the armistice but reminds the audience of the beginning "of the new and more difficult (chapter)— the making of peace." APPRAISAL The previewing group approved the sincere and conscientious manner in which this film attempts to doc- ument the historic development of the Korean episode. The visual story of the military events, the political, social, and economic effects of the war, and the effort at unified cooper- ation among the eighteen nations supporting the UN provides a strik- ing record of major importance to the study of current international relations. Teachers in the social studies on the junior and senior high school levels should find this film an invaluable aid. Some members re- garded the recognition given by the film to the participation of UN countries other than the United States as somewhat excessive in view of their share of the burden in the conflict. Others, on the contrary, felt that, though the criticism may be justified within this film, such recognition would tend to offset the relative lack of reference to the contribution of these countries in regular news re- ports and commentaries. PETER m THE WHIFFLE ■ HOMD (Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 175 Berkeley Street, Boston 17, Mas- sachusetts) 10 minutes, 16mm, sound, color. Available on a free loan basis from producer. DESCRIPTION By the use of stringed marionettes, the film tells the story of a young boy, Peter, and his traffic-conscious dog, Safety the Whiffle-Hound, who leads his master safely to a birthday party by flashing his eyes red when danger threatens and green when walking conditions are safe. As Peter starts out for Tom's birth- day party, he decides to take with him his Whiffle-Hound, the only safety hound in captivity. At the same time Danger, a red and evil looking devil, decides to see that Peter shall not reach the birthday party. Danger influences Peter to cross in the center of the block in spite of the fact that Safety's eyes flash red. This action almost costs Peter his life. The driver of a truck barely misses Peter and, as he does, he mutters in anger something quite un- intelligible. Peter, aware of having run an unwise risk, promises Safety never to do it again. In succeeding scenes Peter is shown repeatedly falling a victim to Danger's tempting him to violate certain im- portant pedestrian safety rules such as chasing a ball into the street, cutting through a junk lot which says "no trespassing" and crossing an un- marked train track, and finally hop- ping on a truck to steal a ride. The concluding sequence shows, though, that after this series of nar- row escapes and repeated warnings from Safety the Whiffle-Hound, Peter has learned to be careful. When an old lady violently insists that Peter help her across the street in the center of the block, he steadfastly refuses. In the scuffle which ensues, Peter tears off her clothes only to dis- cover that the old lady is really Danger in disguise. He throws Dan- ger, now completely exhausted, onto a garbage truck and proceeds in safety to the birthday party. APPIL\ISAL The film treats in a fanciful man- ner tlie very serious problem of pedes- trian safety for the young child. There was divided opinion among the evaluators concerning the effective- ness of this type of treatment. Un- doubtedly many primary teacliers will find this film helpful in develop- 338 Educational Screen iiig safety habits with very young children. The marionettes, the ideas they represent, and the plot and action of the story should appeal to children. Basically a safety film, it should, however, correlate with art, language, and dramatic activities. ASIAN EARTH (.Atlantis Productions, Inc., P. O. Box 8666, Hollywood 46, California) 22 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. $200 or S120. DESCRIPTION Shot in a village on the Ganges in northeast India, this film depicts the intimate relationships prevailing in a Hindu family, the roles of the indi- vidual members, their attachment to the soil, their implicit adherence to local customs and mores, and their utter devotion and respect for their gods. The mother, as the narrator, intro- duces the other members of the fam- ily in the opening scenes of the film —her husband, her daughter and two sons, and a grandfather. She herself is shown bathing in the river and beautifying her hands and feet with paints. As part of the family posses- sions, two water buffaloes serve as work animals in the field and, in ad- dition, provide large quantities of milk. In the next sequence of scenes, the narrator describes varied responsibil- ities of the members of the family. The men of the household are shown building a new mud shelter with a clay tile roof. The sons help in break- ing the earth and fertilizing the land with cow dung. The daughter is seen fetching water from the village well, as the mother prepares fuel from the dung of their cows. The narrator states further that two meals are pre- pared daily as scenes show the father receiving his food alone in the field. The life of this peasant family is then shown to lie close to the fertile land. As her son helps to till the warm, oozing soil, the narrator ex- plains that the land sahib lets five acres to their family in return for which they must provide him with half of their crop. A sequence of scenes portrays the family raising and harvesting the rice plant: the trans- planting of rice from beds to plowed fields is followed by the cutting and gathering of stalks at the end of the season, the beating of stalks in the land sahib's courtyard, and the win- nowing and husking of matured rice. The resulting crop of golden grain testifies to the "warmth and good- ness" of the fertile soil. A ceremonial village parade manifests an expression of thanks to nature and the gods for a bountiful harvest. The second crop, however, is lost in its entirety to drought and the locusts. This disaster, in addition to the insistence of the land sahib that the family has hidden part of the grain, forces the husband to appeal to the money lender for a mortgage on his next crop. The pressure of poverty and worry overcomes the grandfather who dies "with hunger and a broken heart." The family is then shown honoring his passing with the burning of precious wood and giving offerings to their favorite shrine and prayers to the gods for rain, compassion, and understanding. After their evening meal, the fam- ily continues to ponder their problems and the mother shares her thoughts with the audience as she reviews the few possibilities that promise relief. In any event, she expresses hope in the realization that they are not alone, "the earth and the government are for us." APPRAISAL This film, the members agreed, suc- ceeds in capturing the warm intimacy and human devotion that permeates the interpersonal relations among the members of this family. Furthermore, it tends to convey with marked ef- fectiveness their de\out attachment to the land as well as their undying faith in the kindness of nature and the gods. The high degree of au- thenticity in this documentation emerges out of the sincere and spon- taneous behavior of the performers who, for the most part, live rather than act in the film. Good color photography provides attractive and informative visuals while the narra- tion, spoken in an American accent, attempts to preserve the flavor of reverence and humility so character- istic of the phraseology of the local culture. Junior and senior high school classes and general adult audiences should gain some insight into the local customs that guide the lives of these people and an appreciation of their complete depencience on the land for their continued existence. College classes may use this film in a study of the impact of cultural in- stitutions in molding the values and behavior of the people. Some members claimed that the film tends to draw implicit generalizations out of a highly specific and particular instance. In the main, however, they saw consider- able value in the film's sincere por- trayal of a family's determination to live in harmony with their gods, the land, and themselves. S| Film Libraries find it pays to ^ f have Prints Peerless Treated ^ "Before we had our films Peerless-treated, we found that they quickly acquired scratches and smudges, and sometimes even stuck in the pro- jector. Such things diverted student attention and largely destroyed the usefulness of the film. Moreover, many prints had to be discarded, or expensive replacements ordered, long before we had secured the expected number of showings. "For several years now, we have specified 'Peerless Treatment' in all our purchase orders for new film acquisitions. We find that scratches and smudges have been reduced to a minimum, and that films remain longer in top condition. Now there is no unsightly film damage to draw student attention away from a good picture." I ?S>( Peerless Cleaning and Rejuvenation are also available for ^^& "hurt" or "tired" prints Write for infor7nation EERLESS « PROCESSING CORPORATION WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. October, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 339 Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Foreign language training is a rapidly expanding area of school in- struction. Most interesting and ex- citing is the phenomenal growth of interest in teaching particularly Spanish and French in the elementary schools. We believe that this signifi- cant burst of enthusiasm and activity will not be short-lived but rather that there will be more and more foreign language training in elemen- tary schools in the United States in the very near future. Classroom teachers and special teachers are searching for appropriate and useful textbooks and audio materials for use in this area. Yet the language recordings we have reviewed thus far and those that we report on here- with are intended for the adolescent and the adult mind. The challenge remains unanswered. The following recordings in Ger- man, Spanish, Italian, Latin and Hebrew are listed alphabetically by publisher. In some instances we are able to review several albums there- by because the same criticism applies to the products of one company. • GERMAN THROUGH PIC- TURES (two 12-inch 33-1/3 rpm LP discs distributed by Educational Records, Inc., 1730 Eye Street, NW, Washington 6, D. C.) This is, along with its French and Spanish counter- parts, the simplest of the language recordings. The records feature per- fect pronounciation and clear speak- ing. There is opportunity for student response to the disc. These can be useful in junior and senior high school classes if each student has a desk copy of the inexpensive accom- panying text. However, the discs will serve best for self-instruction or as part of a library collection. e SELF-TAUGHT SPANISH (two 12-inch 33-1/3 rpm LP discs distrib- uted by Folkways Records and Serv- ice Corporation, 117 W. 46th St., New York 36, N. Y.) This is a "first effort" which will be useful to adults studying alone and to adults seeking a refresher and review with the language. The classroom uses of the material must be considered limited. This selection may well be placed in a school library or language labora- tory for use by individual students. • LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD (GERMAN AND ITALIAN) (18 ten- inch 78 rpm discs, distributed by Funk and Wagnalls, 153 E. 24th St., New York 10, N. Y.) Although pro- duced, and distributed by Funk and Wagnalls, these two albums are dis- similar in quality. The German discs present natural, clear speech and ma- terial suitable for classroom use for comprehension purposes with second and third year secondary school Ger- man classes. Ideally, copies of the ac- companying texts should be avail- able for each student. The Italian, ' Kecandinq.i. ^^Uat ^eojclt Listen and Do Series ALBUM ABC-1 The Friendly Train and Ginger and |osh ALBUM ASC-2 The Handsome Scarecrow and The Little Clown ALBUM ABC-3 Panda Balloon and jocko, the Doncing Monkey ALBUM ABC-4 Work and Sing, Play and Sing; and My Shadow In each album: two 10" records, 78 rpm Teacher's Monuois These planned rhythm recordings provide the very best media for teaching children to work for better posttn-e, rhythmic co-ordinated move- ment, and grace in creative expression. The appealing simple stories capture children's im- aginations, and the original rhythmic music encourages creative interpretation. Audio Education, Inc. 5.5 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 3, NEW YORK on the other hand, is not suitable to school use. The speaking is over-em- phatic and therefore not always nat- ural. The printed translations of ma- terial from Italian to English are not always idiomatic. One gets the feeling that the discs were prepared under stress by an Italian whose English was poor and who did not fully under- stand the purpose of the recording. • BEGINNING SPANISH (three 12 inch 33-1/3 rpm LP discs distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 432 Fourth Ave., New York 19. N. Y.) is an excellent album designed to accompany the Armitage-Meiden "Beginning Spanish" textbook. The records and the text employ the cultural approach to the language and stress communications and aural comprehension. .Although this material was developed in uni- versity classes, it is adaptable to and can be successfully used by second and third year secondary school stud- ents. These recordings are outstand- ing and can serve the classroom situ- ation well. • Linguaphone Institute (30 Rocke- feller Plaza, New York 20. N. Y.) pro- duces many language recordings in- tended for the adult individual study- ing alone. Their GERMAN (sixteen 10-inch 78 rpm discs), ITALIAN (six- teen 10-inch 78 rpm discs) and SPANISH (sixteen 10-inch 78 rpm discs) are all well done and are all accompanied by useful manuals de- signed particularly for the records. .-Mthough these recordings may be u.seful in library and language labor- atory collections, their classroom ap- plications are limited. Linguaphone recordings in L.4TIN (five 10-inch discs at 78 rpm) stand alone. They are intended for teach- ers and demonstrate what is to be said and done in early Latin lessons. In cla.ss they may be used for example and for group stimulation. In teacher training classes they mav be used lor example and demonstration. MODERN HEBREW (twelve 10 inch 78 rpm discs) will serve well in sec- ondary school classes where this lan- guage is taught. The clearly spoken records closely follow correct Sep- hardic patterns. Formal speech and grammatical forms, typical of the mode of speech in Israel, are em- ployed. These discs will contribute to vocabulary growth, the development of comprehension and comprehension speed with second year or more ad- vanced Hebrew students. Records far review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. 340 Educational Screen Looking at the literature THE AUDIO-VISUAL READER by James S. Kinder and F. Dean McClu- sky. Wm. C. Brown Company, 915 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa. 1954. 382 pages. $5.75. We salute and commend Drs. Kin- der and McClusky for their great effort and achievement in producing "The Audio-Visual Reader." Others may have sensed the need for such a compilation of scattered articles from the press of the audio-visual field, but they had the energy, patience, and competence to bring the idea to reality. They have selected these "fugi- tive" writings from more than forty sources. They have fitted them into the neatly organized outline that pro- vided the structure for Dr. McClu- sky's valuable "The \-\I Bibliog- raphy," also published by the Wm. C. Brown Company. In using the Reader, one can ap- preciate the necessity for having a planned outline. It is, as the pub- lisher says, one of the strong features of the book. But in appraising the quality of the selections that are in- cluded, it seems that some of lesser merit were chosen to make sure there were articles for every category. Even so, the Reader's choice of articles is so great there is abundant material of real significance for anyone who has to or wants to read in the audio- visual field. In analyzing the Reader's content, we couldn't help tallying the selec- tions from Educational Screen. We hope it not unseemly or immodest to mention the fact that more EdScreen articles were chosen than from all other audio-visual journals combined. And this is not accounted for by EdScreen's long publication history. Nearly ninety percent of all the ma- terial in the Reader was originally published within the past ten years! In the Preface the authors recog- nize "that a second volume . . . could be prepared" with more emphasis on such topics as research and produc- tion. We earnestly hope that this first Reader will serve enough readers so that a second will be warranted. We want the second to be not merely an expansion of topics, but rather an endeavor to corral all of the most worthwhile ideas that have been ex- pressed about audio-visual materials and methods. The next Reader should aim to include only contributions most worthy of being re-read, regard- less of their relation to a precon- ceived outline. — PCR HOW TO MAKE LANTERN SLIDES by Dorothy Mattison and Ar- thur MacDonald. Edited by John M. Mickelson. Curriculum Laboratory, Temple University, Philadelphia 22, Pa. 1954. 10 pages mimeo. 25 cents. Describes briefly and simply the techniques by which slides can be made by teachers and pupils. FREE AND INEXPENSIVE LEARN- ING MATERIALS. Division of Sur- veys and Field Services, George Pea- body College for Teachers, Nashville 5, Tennessee. Sixth Edition, 1954. 216 pages. $1. Designed to help the librarian, teacher, and pupil collect current sources of information, this new edi- tion contains 3,246 entries, about 50 percent of which are new. With few exceptions, no item is listed that costs more than 50 cents. A new ^^ Teaching Dimension'^ has been added to this famous science series! FILMSTRIPS f.r Wonderworld Books Seven and Eight Prepared by Dr. Morris Meister, author of Wonderworld of Science Books 7-9; Science for a Belter World (Grade 9) We can now offer the thousands of schools using the Wonderworld of Science series in their upper elementary and junior high school grades 12 pairs of FILMSTRIPS IN SUPERB FULL COLOR correlated with the contents of Wonderworld Books 7 and 8 ... 6 pairs to a book. Designed to be used in pairs (each pair has a combined total of ap- proximately 60 frames), Part A represents the fundamental nature of an area to be studied (theory), and Part B of each pair shows the prac- tical application of the concept as it applies to everyday living. Free Teaching Guides come with each pair of Filmstrips. Each box of 6 pairs, or 12 filmstrips to a box, at S36.00* Each pair (Part A and Part B), at $7.00* Individual Filmstrips, $4.00* *Prices are Net, f. o. b. New York You sax/e f 12.00 when you buy them by the box! Charles Scribner's Sons Attn. Miss Julie Walker EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT New York 17 Chicago 5 Atlanta 3 San Francisco 5 October, 1954 Writing for more informotion? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 341 News of tlie industry: organizations, people and products Aludio-visual trade review Eastman Projector Fills 32x24-Foot Screen Madison Square Garden, site of many record-breaking performances, saw another record fall in July, 1954 — that for big-screen, 16mni motion picture projection. The new record was set during the annual convention of the National Education Association when a standard 16nim Commercial Kodachrome print was projected more than 250 feet to give a screen image 32 feet wide and 24 feet high. The new record set by a regular Eastman .\rc Model 25 16mm Sound Projector is the equivalent of more than 1, ()()() diameter enlargement or a projected image more than 1,000,000 times the size of the original picture on the film. Sound optics on the pro- jector were connected with the regular Madison Square Garden sound system. Reason for the record-breaking per- formance was the desire of NEA to program the premiere of their new film. Freedom to Learn, for a general assembly meeting in the Madison Square Garden arena.. The film, a 27|/2-minute, full-color, 16mm produc- tion, is the fourth in a series of public relations films being produced by the NEA. Madison Square Garden, an oval Writer, director, and producer of "Freedom to Learn", the NEA film that made history in Madison Square Garden, are shown here. Left to right, Jarvis Couillard, Irving Rusinow, J. P. Nicholson, Agrofilms, Inc., ore shown talking to Dick Gearhart, East- man Kodak Company, who supervised the installation of the Eostman Model 25 16mm sound projector. auditorium seating 18,000, is not equipped for large-screen motion pic- ture projection. Biggest problem facing those pre- paring for the presentation was the screen itself, a temporary muslin stage background used for a pageant put on by New York City school students as Tachisfoscopic Training that is ECONOMICAL TEACHER FACES CLASS — watches response of each student, while know- ing at all times what is being shown. You get lou'est cost per projection, when you are using the tachistoscopic service that's based on years of research by leading educators. A Keystone Tachistoslide®— that serves many years without deterioration-has up to 40 exposures, which is multiplied many times by using the Key- stone Hand .Scrccner. You cant attord to accept a tachistoscope as a gift if its projection cost is hieli. For a real savmg on equipment, buy for low over-all cost. .'!,(M)0 sthools and colleges have found the KEYSTONE Tachistoscopic Service — Complete, Adaptable to all needs, and Economical. Write for demon- stration by an experienced Keystone representative; no obligation. „ . 5 . KEYSTONE VIEW CO., MeadvUle, Hand Screener in use, „ c- -r,^^ ^ , ".u-mc, blocking off pact of half- ^^- ^^'^'^^ 1892— Producers of Su- circle. perior Visual Aids. Tachistoslide from Forms series. Basic another part of the program. Despite the fact that this was considerably less efficient than standard theatre screens, quality of the results was so high that the Motion Picture Committee of NE.\ has commended the Eastman Kodak Company in an official resolution. 25 Years for EBFilms Concluding their first national sales reunion in five years, regional and district managers of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. toured the com- pany's production facilities in Wil- niette, Illinois, and posed in the roles of the various teclinicians on the set (see cut on page 344). Plans for expansion of all aspects of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Films operations were sketched for the field representatives by M. R. .Mitchell, president of the company, and Dennis Williams, vice-president in charge of sales. Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the formation of their coinpany, tlie men were told details of the orig- inal educational films ventures at the University of Chicago by Robert M. Hutchins, a director of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, who as president of the University of Chicago gave impetus to the instructional-film venture that 342 Educational Screen evciuually became the present com- pany. The delegates met at the climax of the largest-volume sales month in their history, according to Mr. Mitchell. Audio Fair for 1954 The largest assembly of audio en- thusiasts ever to gather for a single event will attend the 1954 Audio Fair, according to Harry N. Reizes, Fair manager. Scheduled for four days beginning October 14 at the Hotel New Yorker in New York City, the Fair has become a principal buying mart for audio equipment. It is open to everyone without charge. Brubaker Goes to Ac'cent Robert E. Brubaker, director of overseas relations for Encyclopaedia Britannica Films since 1946, has been appointed sales manager in Europe for .Ac'cent International, according to an announcement by J. R. T. Bishop, Vice President of the Amino Products Division, International Min- erals & Chemical Corporation. Mr. Brubaker will direct educational and promotion activities to stimulate the use of Ac'cent, a food seasoning. His headquarters will be in Zurich, Switz- erland. National Carbon Appoints New Sales Manager National Carbon C^ompany, a Divi- sion of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, has announced the ap- pointment of C. J. Chapman to the position of General Sales Manager, Industrial Products. Mr. Chapman, who will be located in the company's general offices in New York, will direct sales activities on the company's car- bon and graphite electrodes, projector carbons, carbon brushes, signal cells, and chemical and metallurgical car- bon products. B & L Appoints Export Sales Manager .Appointment of Sidney W. Steensma as Export Sales Manager of Bausch X; Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., has been announced by Carl S. Hal- lauer, executive vice president. He succeeds Gustave J. Husson, who re- tired last month after 43 years with the firm. Radiant Names Herschman Advertising Manager Henry S. Herschman has been ap- pointed Advertising Manager of Radiant Manufacturing Corporation, Chicago manufacturers of Radiant projection screens. Before coming to Radiant Herschman was Advertising and Sales Promotion .Manager for several large Chicago industrial firms and mail order houses. He served as an .Army Aerial Pho- tography Instructor during World War n. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois. Wisconsin Educator Joins Roa's Films Henry Earl Smith, widely known Wisconsin educator who recently re- tired as Superintendent of Schools in Sheboygan, has been named Educa- tional Consultant for Roa's Films of Milwaukee. Roa Kraft Birch, president of Roa's Films and Photoart Visual Service, said Smith would work with schools in Wisconsin helping them coordinate filmstrips and motion pictures into their curriculum. Roa's Films has the largest library of its kind in the Mid- dle West, including educational, en- tertainment, and religious films, plus free films for schools and adult groups. DeVrylite Goods to TSI Technical Service Incorporated, Livonia, Michigan, manufacturer of continuous projectors and special de- vices, has purchased from DeVry Cor- poration all finished goods inventories, spare parts and tooling for the manu- facture of Ifimm DeVrylite sound mo- tion picture projectors. No change in distribution is con- templated. The firm will handle serv- icing of all DeVrylite projectors in the field. Several months ago, DeVry Corpo- ration announced the sale of a substan- tial portion of its assets to Bell & Howell Company. The major share of these assets consisted of tools, equip- ment and inventories for the produc- tion of joint Army-Navy (JAN) sound motion picture projectors. Magnavox Classmate ,A high-fidelity three-speed record player engineered specifically for music education classroom use has been in- troduced by The Magnavox Company. The new Magnavox Classmate was de- veloped when the music division of the Niagara Falls, N. Y., department of education, pleased with the perform- ance of a Magnavox Playfellow port- able, asked the manufacturer if the set could be revamped for hard usage in the classroom and still be made avail- able at a lower price. While the Classmate is a three-speed record player, the customary record changer feature has been eliminated to comply with cla.ssroom requirements. Other features include a pilot light that indicates when the .set is turned on, extra strong acoustical wood cabi- net with mar-proof Magnatex finish in either blond or cordovan red, electric- ^^ MODERN g-a^i PROJECTS v^ FLAT PAPERS 1^ GLOSSY PRINTS ^^ PHYSICAL OBJECTS i^FROM OPEN BOOKS mm TEACHIHG EASIER AHD MORE EFFECTIVE! dPUTLIuH I Ihe Taylor Opaque Projector, provides schools with a training aid oi remark- able flexibility. Sleps-up efficiency of your visual education program. SPOTLIGHT is a compact, lightweight unit. II incorporates a "Light Beam" Pointer, Automatic Feed. Quick Focusing and other exclusive features. €ff^^f€€ today for complete details and name of our nearest dealer. INCORPORATED I2I3 S.Akard Street • Dallas, Texas October, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 343 FOR BETTER ^t^rojectlon and GREATER PROTECTION U Compco C7^ PROFESSIONAL ^®® For shipping, storing or show- ing film, precision made Compco Professional Reels are first choice with those who want the finest. Hard, spring type steel construc- tion won't warp or bend . . . elimi- nates film-wearing rubbing dur- ing projection or winding. Your production deserves the finest package— use Compco Professional Reels in 600 ft. to 2,000 ft. sizes. Writ a tor tatalogl COMRCO CORPORATION 2253 W. St. Paul Avenue, Chicago 47, III. Splices ISot Holding? Try tana ^iUn Qe4fie*U WRITE FOR SAMPLE Camera Equipment Co. Dept. E-10-8 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. ^E\ TALK frkx yaur ICIfIN ^1 TYPEWRITTEN MESSAGES Bj RAOIO-MAT SLIDES ^^ WHITI-AMHIMIIM ^KjX ACCiri HO lUllIKWti ; MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS 1 • meSUTIMtllrOFINiSCRfEN ; Regular size 31/4x4 or the Sold by Audio-Visual, F Supply Dealers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Oakridge Blvd., Day New Duplex 2x2. hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Dept. V, fona Beach, Fla. The Museum Filmstrip Club A new color filmstrlp each month Oct. through May. $25 for 8 color filmstrips with study guides. Authentic, curriculum-centered picture stories. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 Eost 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. shotk-proof chassis constructit ii. sturdy V. ne arm and holding clip, dependable lid latch to prevent accidental open- ing, and total weight ol less than 35 pounds. In addition, Magnavo.v built in special head phone terminals make the Classmate usable by the hard ol hearing and lor individual "preview" listening. Combination Screen- Chalkboard in IBM's New Classroom When International Business Ma- chines planned the opening of its new District Training Center in New York (99 Park .A.ve.), it was con- fronted by certain problems. For example, it wanted to improve upon its projection screen facilities for in- creased legibility and better reproduc- tion. It wanted a screen sufficiently versatile to serve in the dual capacity of projection medium and chalkboard, providing a writing area much larger than that offered by conventional blackboards. But more important, it wanted to simplify its visual media to eliminate the confusion by the clutter of easels, chartstands, and other im- pedimenta in the teaching area at the front of the classroom. Various devices and agents were coii- .sidered and experimented with. But none completely achieved the goal set by Miss Helen Taft, the supervisor. Then upon the recommendation of John VVogloni, authority on visual education aids. United States Plywood Corporation was called in to help in the solution of the problem. As a result of a survey, I. B. M. decided to use U. S. Plywood's Armor- ply Chalkwall system, combining the most desirable properties of both screen and chalkboard. This Armorply Chalkboard wall idea had many fea- tures to recommend it. For example in presenting IBM diagraphic material, wiring circuits, etc., the old methcxl. by means of a chart board, left much to be desired. With the wall projec- tion system, the material flashed on the screen was made much more legible, being magnified as much as 20 times, so that it could be read without diffi- culty from any part of the classroom. The wall panels are constructed of a two-inch thick gypsum core, to which is bonded on one side a sheet of 18- gauge steel with porcelain surface and bonded to the other side is a sheet of paint-grade steel. When in place the panels are ancliored to floor and ceiling with metal angles. .Advantages "ON LOCATION" IN ILLINOIS. As a feature of the 25th anniversary sales reunion of Encyclopoedia Britannica Films Inc., held at the company's headquarters in Wil- mette, Illinois, the Britannica Films representatives from this region were given a firsthand opportunity to see for themselves how films are made, on the set of the film "Aquarium" to be released this fall. In the role of producer is shown (fourth from left, holding clapboard) George H. Mitchell, Southwestern regional manager. Others In the picture are (left to right): Otis Williams, Jr. (kneeling, left fore- ground), West Texas district manager, as assistant producer; James Pence, Alobama district manager, as cameraman; Otis Williams, Sr., Arkansas district manager, as script clerk; George H. Mitchell, Southwestern regional manoger, as producer; R. S. Trotter, South Texas district manager, as assistant cameraman; Milton Lindell, North Texas district manager, as sound-boom man; and Ralph Wogner, Missouri district manager, as electrician. 344 Educational Screen of the dry wall consLruction are many and provide savings in time and labor. Not only do these panels serve as a partition, a projection screen, a chalk- Ixjard and as a giant bulletin board with notices, announcements, etc., posted to its steel surface with mag- netic disks, but also as a sound barrier with a high degree of resistance to the transmission of noise from one class- room to another. However, even with the panels de- termined as the proper medium, there was still a big problem remaining to be solved. The standard color for the porcelain surface of the panels is green. Projection tests proved this color had its shortcomings. It was also found that a white screen surface contributed nothing to the legibility of the pro- jected charts. Tests of a silver screen, generally in the past credited with the best projectivity, resulted in it too be- ing discarded. It was found that in viewing this screen over long periods such as would be required, serious eye fatigue resulted. Finally through tests conducted by Miss Taft, largely with her own pro- jection equipment, it was found that a rose-tinted gray best met all specifica- tions. It'proved easiest on the eyes and improved the legibility of the projec- tion. These panels as finally installed con- stitute an entirely new concept of visual aids in educational projects of this character, I. B. M. believes. The panels have been placed in seven class- rooms and in one conference room at the Center. In the latter they are used I in the projection of motion pictures, some in color, with excellent results. New Lens and 8x10 Slide Another new A-V development used in the IBM classroom is a new type of wide-angle lens made by Beseler Visual Prtxlucts Company, 210 E. 23rd .St., New York, N. Y. The highly calibrated lens projects a six-foot screen image from a distance of six feet, using an 8 X 10 slide. Larger images may lie obtained by moving the projector from the ^screen. IBM will use the new lens to project intricate diagrams formerly dilficult for students to follow on the chalk board. The 8 x 10 slide and the new lens make the details of the diagrams clear to students. More students can see the diagrams at one time, and thus classroom space is saved. New president of the Beseler Visual Products Inc. is John Woglom, guest lecturer in visual aids at New York University School of General Educa- tion and consultant on visual aids to General Electric Corporation and other organizations. Commercial JAN The Bell & Howell Company has introduced a new commercial model of the ].\S (Joint Army-Navy) 16mm sound motion picture projector. De- signed for heavy-duty use where pro- jectors must operate continuously for many hours, it is said to have a life- span two to three times that of aver- age 16mm projectors, .'\lthough a portable, single-case unit, the com- mercial J.'VN's increased light output makes it suitable for auditorium use as well as in classrooms and confer- ences. Wrinklefree Screen A portable silver projection screen guaranteed not to wrinkle has been put on the market by the Knox Manufac- turing Company. Named the Knox Rainbow, this new silver screen is de- signed specifically for color and stereo. .\n exclusive tightening device, which applies tension across the entire screen, is said to keep it absolutely flat and wrinkle free. Full information about the Knox Rainbow silver screen and the com- plete line of projection screens is avail- able by writing to the Knox Manufac- turing Company, Franklin Park, 111. Filmstrip Previewer The Standard Filmstrip Previewer has been announced by Standard Pro- jector and Equipment Co., Inc., 7106 Touhy .Ave., Chicago 31, 111. The Standard Filmstrip Previewer is said to be of simple, sturdy con- struction; it may be operated from batteries or 115-120 volt current. View- ing of filmstrips is direct with the light source located in back of ground glass. .\ high-quality lens produces 2 to I magnification. The stand on which the Previewer is mounted is adjustable for different angles of viewing. New Sound Recording Firm Picture Recorders, a new sound re- cording firm reported to have one of the largest studios in the U. S., has been formed by Robert J. Reid and Harry L. Bryant. Operations at the studio, located at 4922 Santa Monica Blvd., began officially on July 6. Besides offering complete sound service to motion picture and TV film producers, the new organization will also give film-editing service, lab and optical service, projection and dub- bing facilities, conference rooms and office space. Coffey Floor Bases For the growing filmstrip library, the Jack C. Coffey Co., Wilmette, Illi- nois, producers of standard filmstrip library filing systems, has announced two new floor bases built especially for its filmstrip filing products. Two sizes of floor bases are offered for the two types of filing systems gen- erally used. C3ne is 1514 inches high and designed for the 360-capacity film- strip library units. .As many as 360 units may be placed on a floor base as desired but it is recommended that no more be used than will lock-stack to eye-level, usually five units providing space for 1,800 filmstrips each in their individual indexed compartments. The steel floor base for smaller fil- ing systems is 12 inches high and will accommodate the 90-, 180-, and the 270 - filmstrip capacity library units. Any combination of these units may be lock-stacked on this base to eye-level or even higher if desired. Tomorrow's mMi%cmpftp^ mMuu Many new tealurei including a FOUKTH SPEED lor playing the New Talking Books. » can be in your classrooms TODAY CALIFONE'S PHONOGRAPHS ...TRANSCRIPTION PLAYERS . . . SOUND SYSTEMS tuned to tomorrow's odvanced design offering • 0«f*rfsrDf«NO*>iiiir • wiGMfsr fio^iirr • f*si«sr PoerAiiiiiy \ \ For full information, write fcr Catalogue tS 1041 North Sycamore Avenue • Hollywood 38, California October, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 345 KINESIS presents BETWEEN TWO WORLDS by the OXFORD UNIVERSITY EXPERIMENTAL FILM GROUP This color film will be of great interest to teachers and students of dance and art as well as to film societies. KINESIS, INCORPORATED 566 Commercial St. Son Froncisco 1 1 54 West 47th Street New York 36 ASTRONOMY FILMS 15-mm. sound, 400-foot reels I THE SUN; II THE MOON; III THE SOLAR SYSTEM; IV THE MILKY WAY; V EX- TERIOR GALAXIES. Highly commended by Visual Aid Depart- ments, Film Libraries, Schools, Colleges ond Educators throughout the country. SLIDE STRIPS — SLIDES 20 frame, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected frames of each reel avail- able. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenue WASHINGTON 12, D. C. P^-tttowLiNG Pictures ?^i,\\.Hji FILMSTRIPS on: Primary Reading, Early West, Early America, Hawaiian Islands, Ocean Freighters, Trees and Forest Conserva- tion, Water and Soil, Public Relations, Elementary Music, Evolution of Mech- anized Agriculture. 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angefes 35, Col. Do you have a print of 19S4's most important film — 'WORLD WITHOUT END" 45 min. Sound, Block & White. Rente! $7.50 Sole $145 BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dept. ES, 200 W. 57th St., New York 19 New Materials Monthly Supplement to the BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS (see page 349) The following announcements of re- cent releases are based on information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual materials of all kinds are listed under the same general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by an abbreviation of the name. Addresses of such primary sources are given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the end of the announcements (page 350). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give all information about the Item that was made available, as follows: mp^— motion picture fs — filmstrip si — slide rec — recording '54 — produced in 1954 '54rel — releosed in 1954 min — minutes (length of 16mm films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si-silent sd — sound b&w — block and white col — color r — rentol price (sole price is given first in most coses) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primory El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad — Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the first page of this issue. For reviews and evaluations of films, filmstrips, and records by EDUCATIONAL SCREEN staff members, see pages 333-340. ARTS and CRAFTS Learning to Draw mp BES '54 sd $22.50. Directed by Bruce Mclntyre. Introduces a simplified system of art instruction for everyone. Explains the seven draw- ing fundamentals. Martin and Gaston mp BRAN '54rel lOmin sd col $100. Animated and filmed in Paris from children's paint- ings and later completed by George Brest with a sound track in English. Animated color cut-out paintings and the commentary tell the tale of two small but fearless boys and their ad- ventures at sea. Mexican Popular Arts mp BRAN '54rel lOmin sd col $100. Produced by United Europe Films, Ltd. Presents the seldom noticed genre of Mexico's su- perabundant artistic production: num- berless figurines, masks and paintings made not for gallery or museum but for and by the Mexican people. Orig- inal score based on native folk themes. Symphony in Stone mp AVS '54 I 5min sd col $120 r$4. Produced by the Uni- versity of Southern California. Docu- ments the creation of a civic founda- tion from the planning of the theme to the dedication at the harbor in San Diego, California. "Guordions of Water," the work of sculpture shown, is by the Son Diego artist Donald Hord JrH-Ad. Understanding Modern Art 3 I si VOIR '54 col 20-page commentary $21.75. Thirty-one Kodachrome slides of point- ings illustrate the development of mod- ern art from Courbet through the Im- pressionists, Cezanne, the Cubists, Expressionists, Futurists, Abstract and Non-objective Painters to Miro. Com- mentary explains each painting, its significance in the evolution of modern art, and traces development of the movement from slide to slide. CIVICS and GOVERNMENT American Parties and Politics fs TIMES 60fr si b&w $2.50. Shows how the two-party system developed and be- came a basic factor for political sta- bility in the United States. Emphasizes the responsibility of the citizen in the American political system. CIVIL DEFENSE House in the Middle (Revised) mp FCDA '54 12min sd b&w $13.23 col $40.20 rent free. Sponsored by National Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up Bureau of Washington, D. C. Produced by Robert J. Enders, Inc. Includes declassified scenes showing thermal effect of on atomic explosion on three small frame houses in official fire tests at the Atomic Energy Commission's Proving Ground in Nevada. Emphasizes impor- tance of elimination of common fire hazards in and around home. Rescue Street mp FCDA '54 )4min sd b&w $14.60 col $45.56 rent free. Sponsored by Reo Motors, Detroit. Produced by J. Robert Conroy & Asso- ciates. Follows progress of a typicol student enrolled at the National Civil Defense Training School at OIney, Maryland. The training site with its streets of specially constructed partly demolished buildings provides on op- portunity for the demonstration of a rescue truck in civil defense operation. Coll-Ad. CONSERVATION Meaning of Conservation mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Shows what is being done to maintain the resources and natural beauty of the United States by limiting hunting and fishing, building dams, planting trees, and developing new farming methods. Shows how each person can help in the conservation program. EI-JrH. EDUCATION Bicentenniol Album rec CMC '54 12" Ip 4 sides 33rpm $15. Four half-hour documentary dramas on "Man's right to knowledge and free use thereof," theme of Columbia University's 200th anniversary celebration. Events por- trayed ore the trial and death of Socrates (Fredric March), trial and recantation of Galileo (Walter Hamp- den), martyrdom of Elijah Lovejoy THE IRON CURTAIN is o grim factor in the lives of every young American. What it means is a basic theme in the first Bu:ton Holmes releose of the series 'Europe Today' — AUSTRIA 22 minutes; symphonic score; color, $190; b&w, $95. For preview dates, write PARK FILMS — 228 N. Almont Drive BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. 345 Educational Screen ATTRACTING BIRDS IN WINTER 6 mitis. color Sale $60 Rental ^3. Elementary Science film produced in collaboration with Glenn O. Blough. Children are seen picking wild herries. b rid ng feeders and planning kinds or foods birds like. Excellent moti- vation film. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU, INC. 57 E. lackson Blvd. Chicago 4, III. Cec/uap,ia MoiU The life story of one of our most familiar insects beautifully told by oword winning photography. Muni ^eu4,Uuf 5427 W. Howord Ave., Milwoukee 14, Wis. Superlntende.its, Princlpols, Teachers! You asked for it. Now here it is. "NAVAJO DANCERS" Produced and Photographed by Chief Hail- storm. With genuine Navajo Indians, au- thentic Navajo tribal music and gorgeous costumes. 1 I minutes — Kodachrome — 400 feet Many copies already sol-d. Write for de- scriptive leaflet. CHIEF HAILSTORM PRODUCTIONS 1324 So. Elm St. Alhambro, Calif. For harvest anA Thanksgiving em- phasist in church or school, use "Seedtime And Harvest" • Brand new multi-use filmstrip. • Beautiful full color. • For boys and girls 6 to 12. Church Screen Productions P.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer & Distributor HEIDENKAMP Eastern Representative ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Park Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Pa. New York 28, N. Y. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementory Science Series in | Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York ^ITew Materials^ See Index to Primary Sources on page 350 (Macdonold Carey), ond the victory over prejudice and tradition won by Gandhi (Alfred Drake) on behalf of the untouchables of India. Let Me See mp AVS '54 20min sd col $155 r$5. Produced by the University of Southern California. Shows the pro- gram of the Nursery School for Vis- ually Handicapped Children in Los Angeles, stressing the need for rapport between the school and child, between school and parent, and between parent and child. Coll-Ad. Planning the Museum Trip mp AVS '54 9min sd b&w $45 r$1.50. Produced by the University of Southern Califor- nia in cooperation with the School of Education and the Los Angeles County Museum. The questions posed by one c'oss contemplating a field trip are answered by another class as they ex- plain the planning of their own suc- cessful trip. The film shows one suc- cessful way of planning for a trip. El-Coll. Spelling and Learning mp AVS '54 18min sd b&w $75 r$2.50. Produced by the University of Southern Colifornio for the Curriculum Division of the Los Angeles City Schools. A mother works with her child in developing its first use of words. The mother uses experiences that ore satisfying to the child and give it a feeling of security. The film shows how the school continues these two fundomentol principles of learning through the grades and concludes with 0 specific lesson in spelling. Coll-Ad. FARMING and FARM LIFE Citrus Culture — Elementary Version mp HOEF '54 I7min sd col $140 tv. Shows advanced methods used in nur- series and citrus groves of the U. S. Preparation, discussion, and activities of o classroom of children studying citrus culture open and close the film. El. Citrus Culture — Secondary Version mp HOEF '54 13min sd col $105 tv. Shows how superior types of citrus trees are developed, planted, and cultivated. Shows every step from the selected seeds to the loading of field boxes for transport to the packing house. JrH- Ad. FEATURE FILMS All the King's Men mp ASSN '54rel sd b&w. Academy Award winning feature motion picture telling the story of a backwoods politician who capitalizes upon o trogic accident to launch o reckless political career. Expose of cynical, corrupt political forces, show- ing dangers of public opothy and dis- interest in politics. Might Is My Kingdom mp TWF '54rel '53prod 109min sd b&w. Story of a men's mental anguish when he learns he is permanently blind. Rehabilitated, he discovers the love of a blind girl. JrH-Ad. Pepe le Moko (French) mp TFW '54rel '37prod 86min sd b&w. Story of o Parisian gangster and his desire to escape from the Cosboh, the native quarter of Morocco, and return to the life he loves in Paris. JrH-Ad. Seven Deadly Sins (French, Italian) mp CONTEM '53prod '54rel I25min sd r$50. Includes seven episodes, each dealing with one of the seven tradi- GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. /64 NOPTH W A C /f e /i DfilVE'CMICACO 6 TELEPHONE STATE 2-7316 16mm SERVICES COLOR CLASSICS from ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 35 MM Transparencies on 2"x2" cardboard mounts. (Metal mounts available at extra cost) From jjictures previously published in .ARIZONA HIGHW.AYS .\rranged by subject for AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING Indexed and packaged in metal kit, complete with Teachers Guide for each subject. .SOO Slides $110.00 Order direct from COLOR CLASSICS for EDUCATION 547 W. Jefferson Phoenix, Arizona October, 1954 347 NEW!! Sound film in brilliant color Weavers of the West Presents Navajo weaving: covers shearing of sheep, carding, spinning, weaving of wool, and selling of rug in a trxading post. Avalon Daggett' Productions 441 No. Orange Drive Los Angeles 36, Col. CCC ^'*^^ YOURSELF why j|,[ A-V experts agree: OUTSTANDING for CHILDRENI rRUNNING FOR SHERIFF Educational — Entertaining School or Church I2mni sound, color $100, B & W $55. (See review in Sept. issue Ed Screen, pp 288-89) ED-VENTURE FILMS 1122 Calada St., Los Angeles 23 ROBERT FLAHERTY presents THE TITAN story of MICHELANGELO Narrated by FREDRIC MARCH "A Masterpiece" — Saturday Review Now Available exclusively from Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 East 37tli Street, Dept. ES New York 16, N. Y. THE ONLY GUARANTEED StRRTCH REHIOVRl PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM flLM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dome, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale ond Syrocuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut and Maryland, and mony others. Write lor catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. FREE Catalog Write: "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmstrlps on democracy's history FREE Preview heritage filmstrips, inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. QUALITY FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1929 Completely revised in color — Cooperative Living — Home Series Helpful Stories for Children "Our Country" National Award Series Catalog on request FILMSLIDE SERVICE (505 fairaiount Ave , El Cernto 8. Calil ^ITew Materials.. See Index to Primary Sources on page 350 tional sins such as sloth, gluttony, anger, avarice, envy, pride, and lust. Writers and directors: Pierre Bost, Yves Allegret, Roberto Rossellini, and others. Symphonie Pastorale (French) mp TWF '54rel '47prod lOSmin sd b&w. Based on the Andre Gide novel. A pastor be- friends a blind child. As she grows to womanhood, he fails to realize that his charity has become confused with a selfish love of the girl. JrH-Ad. Whistle at Eaton Falls mp ASSN sd b&w. Produced by Louis de Rochemont. Dramatic feature film about a labor- management conflict in o one-industry town. Based on actual incidents onci filmed in a real New England town. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Bloc Pedogoglque 9rec 25books FRANCE '54 free. Textbooks and phonogroph records designed for use in the teach- ing of French. Records include a scene from "Knock" with Louis Jouvet, five fables of La Fontaine, a reading by Pierre Fresnoy of Victor Hugo's "La Mort de Belzac," the troupe of the Comedie froncoise in Moliere's Mis- anthrope. Comment On Imprime mpTOP '54 lOmin sd col. Native French speaker describes in simple language at normal speaking rate the elements of printing with moveable type on a small press, as the viewer sees what he describes. Scenes et Personnages outour de Rabelais exhibit FRANCE '54rel free. People and places Rabelais knew portrayed in Gustove Dore illustrations. 125 photographs on 26 panels 30x40 inches — running space required, about 80 feet. Accompanied by Abel Le- franc's studies of "Gorgantuo" and Pantagruel" and Lucien Febvre's "Le Probleme de I'Incroyance au 1 6e siecle." GEOGRAPHY Argentina's Lifestream mp HOEF '54 1 Imin sd col $90 tv. Introduction to economic and social life of Argentina, whose prosperity is based on the cattle industry. Includes scenes on a typical estoncio or cattle ranch and a sequence on the life of the goucho, the Argen- tine cowboy. El-Ad. Brazilian Rain Forest mp HOEF '54 1 1 min sd col $90 tv. Stresses the im- portance of the water cycle as it is found in two of the greatest drainage basins of the world — the Amazon Basin and the Paraguay Basin in South America. Emphasizing the Brazilian rain forest, the film shows the primi- tive Indian dweller and the strange and abundant plant and animal life. All this is unified by an ancient high- way, the great Paraguay River, El-Ad. Coastal Brazil mp PARK '54 1 2min sd b&w $50 col $100. Photography and field research by Burton Holmes staff photopraphers. Survey of Brazil from the tropical northern Amazon country to the cooler Southland: rubber indus- try, carnaubo wax industry, Soo Paulo, Iguassu Falls. Colo.-ado River mp PARK '54 1 8min sd H&w $75 col $150. Photography and field reseorch by Burton Holmes staff photographers. Biography of the Amer- ican r:ver from its source in the Rocky A/.ountain National Pork to its mouth in Mexico. Shows the people and the animals that find a home in the Colo- rodo Basin. Construct-a-Globe construction kit MOD- ELS '54 $2.95. Includes all materials needed to construct a 10'/2-inch, three-color globe plus 26-page hand- book and teachers' manual. EI-JrH. East Africa mp HOEF '54 22min sd col $180 tv. Kenya: Nairobi and the Highlands of East Africa; historic city of Mombasa; Wokomba acrobatic dancers; hippo pool in the desert; Tsovo district and elephants. Tangan- yika: Kilimanjaro and a big gome safari into the haunts of primitive men and animals. Sisal plantations. Uganda: Lake Victoria; Kampala; En- tebbe; the birth of the Nile; Murchison Falls; crocodile; elephant, hippo by the hundreds. Life among the Bugonda and a native trial for witchcraft. El-Ad. Family Afoot in the Yukon mp HOEF '54 22min sd col $180. Adventures of an American family (father, mother, and two children) who walk over 300 miles through on uncharted wilderness in the Yukon. El-Ad. Hawaii, U. S. A. 6fs FH '54 si col $30set $6ea. Roger Wade Production. Tells the story of Hawaii from the time of its earliest settlement by Polynesians from Tahiti to its present-day boom- ing multi-racial economy. Titles: Hawaii Before the White Men. Hawaii From Monarchy to U. S. Territory. Honolulu, Capitol of Hawaii, U. S. A. How Hawaii Earns Its Living. Hawaii — Its People and Customs. Hawaii and Statehood. Jr-SrH. Life in Northern Lands — Norway mp COR '54 1 Omin sd col $ 11 0 b&w $55. Close-ups of a Norwegian farm family, living on a fiord near Bergen, show how people in a northerly latitude ad- just their lives and seasonal occupo- tions to the demands of climate ond topography. EI-JrH. Middle America 4fs SVE '54 si col $19set $6ea. Produced in cooperation with Rand McNolly and Co. Shows how people live in Mexico, Central Amer- ica, and the islands of the West In- dies. Titles: Farmers of Mexico (60 ! NEW! OveMhe-Shoulder' PROJECTOR ideal for Classroom, Training, etc.! "Chevron" permits speaker to face students AT ALL TIMES even while projecting B&W, color slides "On-the-spot" drawings . . . never disturbs class routine. Writing or draw- ing on clear acetate is projected simultaneously over the shoulder graphically enriching your ""' " the most yet so simple lecture. Teachers say "Chevron' modern, effective way to teach — and dependable. Takes 3'/4" x 4", 4" X 5" prepa ed slides. Brilliant 10 X 10 ft. image at 15 ft. Port- able-lightweight. $135.00 Guar- anteed. FRFFT ^^ P9- Photo Cotoloq riXEC. w^if^ Mr. A. V. Burke BURKE & JAMES. Inc. ch'IagoT.u 348 Educational Screen fr). City People of Mexico (60fr). Lands and People in Central America (60fr). Island People of Middle America (SOfr). El-Ad. Navajo Canyon Country mp DAG '54 12'/2min sd col $110. Explains influ- ence of the Novojo homeland on tribal history, economy, homes, and trons- portation. Our Population fs ART '54 30fr si col $4. Gives children on understanding of themselves and the people they are likely to encounter throughout their lives in a typical American city. Helps ■ them become acquainted with the composition of the population of the United States on the basis of the most recent statistics on Japanese, Mexi- can, Negro and other groups. El. Peru — Land of the Incas mp HOEF '54 1 1 min sd col $90 tv. Gives a geo- graphic overview of Peru. Shows how the people live and work in this land of controsts, historic landmarks, and traditions dating bock to the doys of the proud Incas. El-Ad. Rio de Janeiro mp PARK '54 1 2min sd b&w $50 col $100. Photography and field research by Burton Holmes staff photographers. Story of another United States — the U.S. of Brazil, as exem- plified in her capital city. We meet the Carioca, we see his harbor, his com- merce, but chiefly his way of life. Scandinavian Lands: Norway, Sweden, Denmark mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 bGrw $55. Introduction to the geography, people, and life of the three Scandinovian countries: agriculture, industry, trode, recreation, etc. El- JrH. South America: A Regional Study 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. Titles: Understanding Our Latin-American Neighbors. The Historic Background. The Geography of South America. Life in the Tropical Forest. Life in the High Mountains and on the Ploteaus. Farm Land and Southern South Ameri- ca. Industries and Products. The Peo- ple of South America. Animal Life in South America. EI-JrH. Weavers of the West mp DAG '54 12'/2 min sd col $110. Story of Navajo weoving showing when and where the sheep were obtained, with brief resume of different types of Novojo blankets that hove been woven in the post. Shows shearing of sheep, washing of wool, carding, spinning, and weaving in detail. Sale of the finished rug is shown at a trading post. Film ends with 0 squaw dance. Community Health Series 6fs YAF '54 si col. Shows various aspects of guording Corrections Please note the following corrections in the September, 1954 "New Moterials" (pages 297-300) : ( 1 ) The film All I Need Is a Confer- ence, listed under the heading "Eco- nomics and Business", should have carried a price of $165. (2) The source for the film High Speed Reading, listed under "Language Arts ond Study Skills", is as follows: LTS — "Learning Through Seeing," 10304 Oro Vista Ave., Sunland, Colit. 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Please enter my order for the BLUE BOOK as checked below: Copies, New 1954 Blue Book of Audio- Visual Materials @ $2* Copies, 28th Ed., Blue Book of 16mm Films @ $2- Sets, BOTH Editions, Special Combination Price, per set, $3* □ Enter or renew my subscription to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN I including month- ly supplements to the BLUE BOOK) @ $4 (domestic) Name Address _ City and Zone State, *We poy postage if remlttonce accompanies order. n Check here if you wish to poy loter. October, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 349 ^New Materials the health of the community. Titles: Sofefy in the Community. Maintaining Community Health. The Water We Drink. Safeguarding Our Food. Com- munity Sonitation. Controlling Com- municable Diseases. EI-SrH. HISTORY and CURRENT EVENTS Austria mp PARK '54 22min sd bCrw $95 col $190. Photography and field research by Burton Holmes staff photographers. Gives the facts of Aus- trian existence today — in storied Vienna and in the Alpine provinces. We see the master workmen who have brought fame to Austria's fine arts and crafts. We see mementoes of by- gone days of empire and modern de- velopments. Down of America mp FT '54 sd b&w r$15. Traditional story of Columbus lavishly filmed in Spain, with English sound track. EI -Coll. Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown mp PARK '54 12min sd bCrw $50 col $100. Photography and field research by Burton Holmes staff photographers. Integrated film survey of the famous Tidewater Virginia "Triangle" through- out the Colonial Period. INDUSTRY and ENGINEERING Builders mp WIRE '54 31min sd col free. Story of man's struggle to build bigger, higher, and better. Starting with such fundamentals as the arch, truss and lintel, the film traces the development of building through the years. It tells the story of an important building material: welded wire fabric steel re- inforcement. Mining Iron Ore mp U MINN '54 1 5min sd col $)35. Points up areas of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota that produce iron ore. Scenes of open pit mining operation and processing techniques such as sluicing ond sintering. Shows interest- ing geological specimens found in the region; methods used to sample and analyze ores. JrH-Coll. Model Oil Refinery kit MODELS '54 $8.95. Contains all plans and mate- rlols needed to build a model oil re- finery and to perform six classroom experiments demonstrating some prin- ciples of oil refining. Size of refinery: 22 X 30 inches. Story of Colonel Drake mp OIL '54 29min sd col $125 free tv. Produced CLASSIFIED NON-ROYALTY FILMS FOR TV — Directory giving complete doto including sources and sponsor on 2,500 films cleared for non-royalty use. Being used by 400 TV stations. $6.00 postpaid from ISC Press, Ames, Iowa. Student projectionist training mode easy by using "ABC's of Visual Aids and Projectionists' Manual" only $1.25 per copy. Student pro- jectionist cords 2c each. M. 0. Publishers, Box 406E, State College, Pa. DIRECTORY OF JOURNALISM FILMS — Com- plete dote including sources ond sponsor on 450 films and filmstrips on various phases of journolism and communications. $1.00 post- paid from ISC Press, Ames, Iowa. by the American Petroleum Institute. Shows the struggles and disappoint- ments of the little group of pioneers who ignored harassment and ridicule to bring in the United States' first commercial oil well near Titusville, Pa., in 1859. LITERATURE and DRAMA Playhouse Package rec and script WEB '54 10" disc 78 rpm $2.95. Contains scripts for the cast of a one-act mys- tery playlet and a phonograph record of cued sound effect tracks to aid school drama classes in making their own tape recording. JrH-Ad. MATHEMATICS Understanding Solids in Geometry mp OWENS '54 20min sd b&w. Shows the application of a knowledge of geometry to its uses in modern society; makes the student conscious that geometry is all around; exolains con- struction of the various solids used in solid and descriptive geometry. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ART — Artisan Productions, P.O. Box 1827, Hollywood 28, Calif. ASSN — Association Films, 79 E. Adams, Chi- cago. Libraries also in Ridgefield, N.J., Dallas, Texas, and San Francisco, Calif. AVS — Audio-Visual Services, Department of Cinema, 3518 University Ave., Los Angeles 7, Calif. BES — Charles Beseler Co., 60 Bodger Ave., Newark, New Jersey BRAN — Brondon Films, inc., 200 W. 57th St., New York 19, N.Y. CMC — Center for Mass Communication, Co- lumbia University Press, 1125 Amsterdam Ave., New York 25, N.Y. CONTEM — Contemporary Films, Inc., 13 East 37th St., New York 16, N.Y. COR — Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, III. DAG — Avolon Daggett Productions, 441 No. Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Calif. EYE — Eye Gate House, Inc., 2716 41 st Ave., Long Island City 1, N.Y. FCDA — Federal Civil Defense Administration, Washington 25, D.C. FH — The Filmstrip House, 15 West 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. FRANCE — Ambassode de France, Services du Conseiller Culture!, 972 Fifth Ave., New York 21, N.Y. FT — Family Theatre, Motion Picture Division, 6327 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 38 Calif. HOEF — Paul Hoefler Productions, 7934 Santo Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 46, Calif. MODELS — Models of Industry, Inc., 2100 5th St., Berkeley 2, Calif. OIL — Oil Industry Information Committee District Offices. For location, write Ameri- can Petroleum Institute, Dept. of Informa- tion, 50 W. 50th St., New York 20, N.Y. OWENS — Owens & Rodriguez, 9300 Venice Blvd., Culver City, Colif. PARK — Park Films, 228 N. Almont Drive Beverly Hills, Calif. SVE — Society for Visual Education, Inc., 1345 W. Diversey Porkway, Chicago 14, III. TIMES — New York Times, Office of Educa- tional Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N.Y. TOP — Top Films, M. C. Cooper, Box 3, Preuss Stotion, Los Angeles 35, Calif. TWF — Trans-World Films, Inc., 2209 E 75th St., Chicago 49, III. U MINN — University of Minnesota, Audio- Visuol Education Service, Wesbrook Hall Minneapolis 14, Minn. ' VOIR — Voir, 22 E. Elm St., Chicago 11, III. WEB — Webster-Chicago Corporation, 5610 W. Bloomingdole Ave., Chicago, III. WIRE — Wire Reinforcement Institute. Film distributed by Modern Talking Picture Serv- ice, Inc., 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertse.-i Distributing Co American Optical Co Ampro Corp 347 317 307 Audio Education ..-. 340 Automatic Projection Corp 314 Bailey Films- _ 338 Bell & Howell Co Inside Bock Cover Beseler Co., Charles Inside Front Cover Brandon Films. 346 British Information Services 316 Budek Co., Herbert E..— 316 Burke & James 348 Califone Corp..., 345 Camera Equipment Co 344 Cathedral Films _— 333 Chief Hailstorm Productions 347 Church Screen Productions.- 347 Colburn Lab., Geo. W 347 Color Classics for Education 347 Compco Corp 344 Contemporary Films 348 Coronet Films — . 337 Daggett Productions, Avolon 348 Deusing Film Productions, Murl __ 347 Dowling Pictures, Pat 346 Eastman Kodak 'Co.. Ed-Venture Films — - 323 348 Electro-Chemical Products Corp 310 Encyclopaedia Brita.nnica Films 328, 329 Family Films 334 Fiberbilt Case Co _ 338 Films of the Notions Distributors 308 Heidenkomp Nature Pictures . Heritage Filmstrips 347 348 Institute of Visual Training _ 321 International Film Bureou 347 International Screen Organization 346 Keystone View Co. Kinesis 342 346 Long Filmslide Service 348 McGrow Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept. 336 Medical Arts Productions _.. 536 Museum Extension Service 344 Pork Films 346 Peerless Film Processing Corp. _ _ 339 Rodiant Mfg. Corp.. 315 RCA, Educational Services 309 Radio-Mot Slide Co 344 Rapid Film Technique 348 Scribner's So-is, Charles 341 Shell Oil Co.. 313 Squibb-Toylor „ 343 Society for Visual Education 311 Victor Animatogroph Corp Back Cover Visual Sciences 347 350 Educational Screen TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO -VISUAL FIELD KEY: (PI— producers, importers. (M)— manufacturers. (D)— dealers, film rental libraries, projection services. Where a primary source aKo offers direct rentol services, the double symbol (PD) appears. FILMS Acodemic Films, Inc. (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. Almanoc Films, Inc. 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Forum (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Registry (D> 24 E. 8th St., Chicago 5, III. Association Films, Inc. ( PD) Headquarters: 347 Modison Ave., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Regional Libraries: Broad at Elm, Ridgefield, N. J. 79 E. Adams St., Chicago 3, III. 351 Turk St., San Francisco 2, Cal. 1108 Jockson St., Dallas 2, Tex. Avolon Doggett Productions (P) 441 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles 36, Cal. Bailey Fihns, Inc. (PD) 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Col. Brandon Films (Dl 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. Bray Studios, Inc. (POI 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Chief Hailstorm Productions (PD) 1324 So. Elm St., Alhambra, Cal. Commonwealth Pictures Corp. (PD) 723 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Contemporary Films, Inc. (PD) 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. Coronet Instructionol Films (P) Coronet BIdg., Chicago I, III. Deusing — Murl Deusing Film Productions (PD) 5427 W. Howard, Milwaukee 14, Wise. Oowlinq — Pot Dowlinq Pictures (PD) 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. Familv Films (PDt 1364 N. Van Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Cal. Films of the Nations, Inc. (PD) 62 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Fryan Film Service (D) 1810 E. 1 2th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio Hejdenkomp Nature Pictures (PD) 538 Glen Arden Dr., Pittsburgh 8, Pa. Hoefler — Paul Hoefler Productions (PI 7934 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 46 Hoffberq Productions, Inc. (PD) 362 W. 44th St., New York, N. Y. Ideal Pictures, Inc. (D) Home Office: 58 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, III. Branch Exchanges: 8826 Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, Cal. 4247 Piedmont Ave., Oakland 11, Cal. 714 - 18th Street, Denver 2, Colo. 1331 N. Miami, Miami 36, Fla. 52 Auburn Ave., N.E., Atlanta 3, Go. 58 F. South Water St., Chicago I, 111. 2109 Forest Ave., Box 1130, Des Moines, la. 422 W. Liberty St., Louisville 2, Ky. 21 1 1/2 Murray St., Alexandria, La. 537 N. Howard St., Baltimore 1, Md. 40 Melrose St., Boston 16, Mass. 7338 Woodward, Rm. 407, Detroit 2, Mich. 1915 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 4, Minn. 1402 Locust St., Kansas City 6, Mo. 1558 Main St., Buffalo 8, N. Y. 233-9 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. 125 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati 2, Ohio 23 N. Mulberry, Monsfield, Ohio 704 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1729 Sanscm St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. 915 S.W. 10th St., Portland 5, Ore. 18 So. Third St., Memphis 3, Tenn. 2010 N. Lamar St., Dallas, Texas 54 Orpheum Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah 219 E. Main St., Richmond 19, Vo. 1370 S. Beretanio St., Honolulu, T.H. Internotionol Film Bureou (PD) 57 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago 4, III. Internationrl Screen Organization (PD) 609 Philodelphia Ave., Washington 12, D.C. FILMS, cont'd Library Films, Inc. (PD) 25 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Mohnke — Carl F. Mohnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Mogull's, Inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. Pork Films — Burton Holmes Pictures (PD) 228 N. Almont Drive, Beverly Hills, Col. Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. (PD) 25 W. 43rd St., New York 18, N.Y. United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N Y 605 W. Washington St., Chicago 6, III. 6610 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles 38, Cal. 287 Techwood Dr., NW, Atlanta, Ga. 2227 Bryan St., P lias, Tex. 5023 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portland 13, Ore. 1311 N. E. Bayshore Dr., Miami, Fla. FILM PRODUCTION Bray Studios, Inc. 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. Seminar Films, Inc. 347 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. LABORATORY SERVICES Geo. W. Colburn, Inc. 164 N. Wacker Drive, Chicogo 6, III. Hollywood Film Enterprises (P) 6060 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. Peerless Film Processing Corp. 165 W. 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. Rapid Film Technique 21 W. 46th St., New York 19, N. Y. Society for Visuol Education 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPLIES Beckley-Cordy Co. (shades) 1632 Indiana Ave., Chicago 16, III. Society for Visual Education 1345 Diversey Porkwoy, Chicago 14 (M) (M) MOTION PICTURE PRO|ECTORS & SUPPLIES Ampro Corporation (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III, Bell & Howell Co. (M) 7117 McCormick Road, Chicago 45, III. Eastman Kodak Company (M) Rochester 4, New York Mogull's, Inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. RCA-Victor (M) Radio Corp. of America, Camden, N. ). Revere Camera Co. (M) 320 E. 21st St., Chicago 16, III. Victor Animotogroph Corp. (M) Davenport, Iowa PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Camera Equipment Co. (MD) 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y, S.O.S. Cinema Suppiv Corp. (MD) 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. SCREENS (M) Do-Lite Screen Co., Inc. 2711 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicogo 39, III. Fryan Film Service (D) 3228 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio Radiant Monufocturing Co. (M) 1204 So. Tolman Ave., Chicago 8, ill. RECORDS Enrichment Records (PD) 246 5th Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Folkways Records & Service Corp. (PD) 117 W. 46th St., New York 19, N.Y. RCA-Victor, Educational Services Div. 'M) Radio Corp of America, Camden, N. J. RECORDERS — PLAYERS Ampro Corporatioi (Ml 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. DuKane Corporation (M) St. Charles, Illinois Pentron Corporation (M) 777-E S. Tripp Ave., Chicago 24, III. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III SOUND SYSTEMS DuKane Corporation St. Charles, Illinois (M) FLAT PICTURES Creative Educational Society Mankato, Minn. (PD) FILMSTRIPS Church Screen Productions (PDI Box 5036 (East Sta.), Nashville, Tenn. Filmfax Productions (Pi 10 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. Heritage Filmstrips, Inc. (PD) 89-1 1 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. |om Hondy Organization (PD) 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. Long Filmslide Service (PD) 7505 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito 8, Cal. Mohnke — Corl F. Mohnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Silver Burdett Compony (PD) 45 E. 17th St., New York, N. Y, Society for Visual Education IPD) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 United World Films, Inc. IPD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. Visual Sciences (PD) 599E — Suffern, N. Y. Yale University Press Film Service (PD) 386 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. SLIDES Key: Kodachrome 2x2. 31/^ x 4)/i or larger Colonial Color Productions (P) 61 1 Magill Rd., Swarthmore, Penna. Grophic Slide Library (PD-2) 192 Washington Pork, Brooklyn 5, N.Y. Rodio-Mot Slide Co., Inc. (P-2, 4) 22 Oakridge Blvd., Doytono Beach, Flo. Society for Visual Education (PD-2) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. FILMSTRIP, SLIDE & OPAQUE PRO|ECTORS American Opticol Co., Projector Div. (M> Chelsea 50, Mass. Automatic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. Beseler Company, Charles (M) 60 Badger Ave., Newark 8, N. J. Keystone View Co. (M) Meodviile, Po. Society for Visuol Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111, Th>-ee Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. VIewlex, Incorporated (M) 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y. SOUND SLIDE PROJECTORS Automotic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. DuKone Corporation (M) St. Charles, Illinois October, 1954 351 editorial imRDEPMDEICE The audio-visual educator is a very special kind ol person. He is unique in the educational profession. We've always recognized this fact without analyzing it critically or attempting to account for the differ- ences. Usually it's better to seek for similarities among people and groups than differences. But, when you stop to think of it, the audio-visual educator is dif- ferent from all other educators in at least one very important respect. We've run down the whole list of educational specialists: the principals and instructional super- visors; the guidance specialists and psychologists; the curriculum experts, the testing people, and all the subject matter specialists for music, art, health and safety education, foreign languages, math, etc. None of these educators is so dependent as audio-visual edu- cators upon the producers of instructional material and equipment. Every one of these other educational specialties exists without a specializing supporting in- dustry. This is an important difference. Of course it can be argued that audio-visual com- munication is older than the audio-visual industry. Pictures were chiseled onto the walls of caves. Chil- dren learned the skills of their parents by observation. Field trips and picture books were early used in school education. But there were no specialized audio-visual educators then! They were not needed until the indus- try founded on the projected picture made them so. If, then, the audio-visual educator was practically vreated by the audio-visual industry, and if he is so uniquely dependent upon it, the obligations would seem to be quite one-sided. But there's more to it than that. In this case dependency works both ways. The audio-visual industry is also dependent. It is depend- ent upon the audio-visual educator's specialized abili- ties and interests in applying the tools of audio-visual communication to education's tasks. This dual de- pendence — audio-visual industry upon educator and audio-visual educator upon industry — creates a vital, delicately balanced interdependence that must be sym- ]jathetically maintained. We believe that Educational Screen is and has been throughout the years both a symbol and an ex- pression of this interdependence between audio-visual educator and industry. In his September editorial thirty-one years ago, Nelson Greene cited EdScreen's balancing position in the "visual movement" between producer and consumer. This remarkable interdependence within our field was highlighted again by a recent survey when you readers told us that the advertisements in Educa-' iioNAL Screen were one of its most valuable features. From a magazine business point of view we know the value of our advertising. From the editing point of view we were pleased to learn we are serving our readers so well, and downright proud that so many advertisers have for so long entrusted their messages to" our pages. We know that you readers have been helped by what advertisers have told you; and the industry knows it because you mention that you "saw it in EdScreen"— although not so often as we'd like you to! And that reminds me. I saw it in EdScreen two is- sues ago about Coronet and in this issue about EBF. I should have sent them both Happy Birthday cards. How scant our educational film collections would be and how impoverished our motion jjicture screens if there were no Coronet or EBF films! Paul e. (Icei picture of the month RECORDED FRIENDSHIP By their recordings ye shall know them . . . "In- ternational understanding" becomes something real, something you can hear and feel when it comes in the shape of disc or tape. These lads in Esslingen, Germany, are visibly pleased with the album of recorded music sent to them from American schools through the International School Music Project of the Junior Red Cross. The project, which sends both disc and tape recordings overseas, is jointly sponsored by the Music Educators' National Conference of the Na- tional Education Association. If you want to know more about the JRC project, write to the American National Red Cross, Washington 13, D. C. For another example of recorded friendship on an international scale, see "Tapes Across the Ocean," page 326. 352 Educational Screen I' A EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CLPV?"! *Nn PUBLIC UBR/ NOVEMBER, 1954) HAUIL NOV 3 1954 THE yyC AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 33, NO. 9 ''^ \ '^SvS^&SBBSSfBSS^^vt^- m-^ ^t^fdH-i ""^^MMBi^^glj: ^raJiiju ►' Tpife-- J, «^^IO JP"^ . ipp' ^^^^Hj^ ff^,, .^ JUnV^9||^^^^^^^H^*#<. ' " "I^iSN^ p^. o matter whith you yse . . . EVERY PROJECTOR IS • Many projectors LOOK somewhat alike, in appearance and price^but Viewlex has something extra! Rigidly controlled standards of QUALITY carried through every step of manufacturing assure pro- jectors that are trouble free and a delight in operation. VIEWLEX QUALITY CONTROL is a precious property— it is the real reason why Viewlex guaran- tees every Viewlex projector for a lifetime! ^ <^^>^ VIEWLEX VIEWTALK ' Plays ' standard and long- playing records, up to 16" — two permanent needles on twist arm. 33 '/3, 45, or 78 r.p.m. Model WR — 4" X 6" detachable speaker for ISO or 300-watt Viewlex projectors. Model WHD^ 6" X 9" detachable speaker {or 500-watt projector. VIEWLEX AP-7CT For professional use where size of audience demands extreme brilliance. For sin- gle and double frame, ver- tical and horizontal film- strips and 2x2 and Bantam slides. Finest optical system ever devised. 750-watt. Mo- tor fan cooled. V-2C-V-22C-V-25C For 35mm filmstrip single and double frame, vertical and horizontal pictures, 2x2 and Bantam slides, any type mount. Change from filmstrip to slides in sec- onds. V2C— 150-watt, V-22C — 300-watt motor fan cool- ed. V-25C— 500-watt motor fan cooled. 3-5-7-9-1! inch lenses. ~l ^■■^i*^ V.4S — V-44S I For single-frame filmstrip. The ideal budget-priced filmstrip projector. Clear, sharp projection; brilliant illumination; simple to oper- ate. Cannot tear film. Mod- el V-4S 150-watt convec- tion cooled. Model Y-4f4S 300-watt motor fan cooled. 2", 3". 5" and 7" focal- length lenses available. VIEWMATIC Remotely controlled and au- tomatic magazine fed slide projection of 2 x 2 slides. Holds 30 slides, changed by remote control push-button or automatic timer. Runs forward or backward at any speed. For teachers, lec- turers, sales and advertising promotions. STRIP-0-MATIC ' Remote control 35mm film- strip advance mechanism. Hand-held push-button. Al- lows complete freedom of movement. Speaker can stand wherever he wishes, or even sit with the audi- ence. For use with all View- lex filmstrip projectors (il- lustrated here with V-25C). Write Dept. for colorful illustrated literature. "Change-O-Matic" Automatic slide ^* > changer accommodates paper, glass, 1^ metal, or tope slides intermixed. gJL 'fJfA f/ '*y/ \HC ^^'^^ QUEENS BOULEVARD ^'^ ' LONG ISLAND CITY 1, N. Y. ■^ew from iilms Coronet . . . Winter Is An Adventure Clothes and You: Line and Proportion Discovering the Library %1S.- -J Stores in Our Community Here are the newest additions to the extensive catalogue of Coronet Instructional Films . . . the most modern and timely teaching films available today! Again Coronet meets your teaching film needs with 10 new productions that reflect leadership in the field. Each of these 16mm sound motion pictures is designed to fit your curriculum objectives . . . make study more interesting . . . stimulate purposeful learning . . . increase retention of useful knowledge — and guide your pupils toward a better understanding of the world around them. Consider these ten new Coronet films iwU neteoAed! Discovering the Library Winter Is An Adventure Light All About Us (Exploring Science) Sounds All About Us (Exploring Science) Clothes and You: Line and Proportion Stores in Our Community Story of Weights and Measures Making Change for a Dollar How Machines and Tools Help Us A Midsummer Night's Dream: Introduction to the Play Today, Coronet offers you nearly 600 films for classroom use — fully described in your free Coronet catalogue — with complete rental, rental-purchase and purchase information. You may preview any of the films of your choice without obligation — or obtain your free catalogue — by simply writing: I (^OrOnCl INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS Dept. ES- 11 4. Coronet Building, Chicago 1, Illinois November, 1 954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 357 h THE NEW 0* SOUNDVIEW PUSH-BUTTOH CONTROL! For Remote Operation from any place in the room . . . Before you buy any projector, ask for a demonstration of the 500 Watt Sound view PS65F in your school. See for yourself. It pro- vides every feature any other pro- jector can offer plus revolutionary "built in" Push-Button Control of 35mm stripfilm for operation from any place in the room. Founded in 1922 by Nelson L Greene You're 5 years ahead with Soundview • Equipped with slide carrier for 2x2 and bantam slides • Cool as dawn in operation • Smallest and lightest 500 Watt unit in the field • No other 500 Watt projector com- pares for light output, quality and value Also available, 300 Watt Remote Con- trol Soundview Projectors... for 35mm stripfilm only and combination 35mm stripfilm ,2x2 and bantam slides. Send coupon now for demonstration AUTOMATIC PROJECTION CORP. 29 West 35th Street New York 18, N.Y. □ Please arrange for Soundview demon- stration. □ Please send full details. Name . Add ress Zone State EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE November, 1954 Volume 33, Number 9, Whole Number 326 IN THIS ISSUE C^altoriui 370 ABOLISH THE A-V ROOM! .Atrticlei and J^pecial ZreatureS 371 372 374 375 376 378 379 THIS IS READARAMA Clara St. Pierre Fike DRIVOTRAINING AT OAK PARK HIGH Ray C. Soliday LET'S LOOK INTO THE HEAVENS Sidney C. Schaffer 550 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SPEAK V. L. Tatlock TEACHERS TEACH THEMSELVES Otho Linton DAVI ARCHIVES: NEW HOME FOR A-V HISTORY Lee W. Cochran and Wm. F. Kruse ALL-PURPOSE PROJECTOR CART Philip Lewis 2) b di epartmen 364 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE— DAVI NEWS J. J. McPherson 380 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, ond John Fritz 384 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 385 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockman 388 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 389 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW (including New Materials) Lylher Jjreaturei 360 ON THE SCREEN 362 -THE READER'S RIGHT 370 PICTURE OF THE MONTH 396 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 397 TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO-VISUAL FIELD ATIONAL 64 East Lake Street, I ATION OF CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, Chicago I, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, ?8 three years. Canadian and Pan-Americon — 50 cents extra per year. Other for- eign— $1 extra per year. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insure uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except luly ond August by the Educational Screen, Inc. Publication office, Borrington, Illinois; Business and Editoriol Office, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-class matter October, 1953 at the post office at Borrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1954 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. 358 Educational Screen perfect sound AMPEX 620 AMPLIFIER-SPEAKER Reproduces from phonograph, tope recorder, radio, TV or sound pro- jector. The Ampex 620 includes a 10-watt amphfier, loudspeaker, con- trols and an acoustically correct portable enclosure. Overall acoustic response is essentially flat from 65 to 10,000 cycles. Weight is 25 pounds. Price is $149.50 complete. A good speaker means good hearing Modern Lp records are excellent. Yet your students may fail to hear the oboe, bassoon and other subtle orchestral color through the muddiness of a phonograph's built-in speaker. Tape recordings can be even better than discs, but if the tape recorder uses a self-contained speaker, the limits are the same. Only with great improvements in the speaker, its amplifier, and the acoustics of its enclosure can you realize the true quality of a good tape or disc recording. Hence, the Ampex 620 can open a whole new world of sound from these exact same sources. An engineering achievement born of a special need What you hear in the Ampex 620 is strong bass, well balanced treble and clean separation of musical sounds. In the engineer's language this is flat acoustic response. This is something rare in even the largest and most expensive speakers. In a portable it is a great achievement. Ampex needed such a speaker to match the portability and extraordinary fidelity of the Ampex 600 Tape Recorder. No such amplifier-speaker existed, so the Ampex 620 was developed. Now it's yours for better reproduction of sound from every source. C/ignaiure oj d/evjeciion In C/ound For a demonstration call your local Ampex distributor (listed in your classified telephone directory under "Recording Equipment".) Ampex CORPORATION For descriptive literature Write today to Dept. W-1976 Distributors in principal cities; Canadian distribution by Canadian General Electric Company 934 CHARTER STREET REDWOOD CITY, CAHFORNIA November, 1 954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 359 •^ON. presents OUTSTANDING riLMS "MY MILL" Original, dynamic musical score expressing the rhythm of heavy machinery, brilliantly performed by the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra. Excellent photography. The locale is the exciting industrial background of the iron and steel district of the Ruhr Valley. Subtly interv/oven is a story depict- ing the powerful emotions ihat accompany a man's final cessation of work after having devoted his labor, loyalty, pride and love to his job for 40 long years. Sale: $40.00 B/W Rental: $2.25 B/W "SWEDEN'S FUTURE ARTISANS" The beautifully gay handwork and handicrafts produced in Sweden are admired all over the world. This enjoyable color film shows Swedish elementary school children engaged in creative activities. They are being trained to employ avail- able raw materials and to acquire the mastery of the Swedish artisan. Open- air gymnastics for sound body and vocational training are embodied in the early education of Swedish chil- dren. A delightful picture. Sole: $130.00 Color; $40.00 B/W Rental: $4.50 Color; $2.25 B/W "BIRTH OF A FLORIDA KEY" Selected by the 7954 Edinburgh Film Fesfival. This is a story of the Florida Keys, that unique chain of 700 islands extending into the Caribbean Sea, each one the original creation of bush and bird. An ever-changing pano- rama of Nature in Action, this revelation of the Keys affords an intimate and colorful lesson in ecology, that fascinating study of the mutual relation- ships between organisms and 'z—^ their environment. — ' Sole: $140.00 Color; $45.00 B/W 16mm Sound Rental: $6.00 Color; $3.00 B/W 14 Minutes FR££ CATALOG NEW 1955 Lilting of 100 Top-Notch Subjects Preview Prints on Requesf FILMS OF THE NATIONS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 62 West 45 Street, New York 36, N. Y. On the SCREEIT Cover: Pre-Geiger Counter "In the old days, boy, prospecun' meant gold — not this new - fangled uranium that's gonna blow us all to kingdom come if we don't get our heads and hearts together — and pron- to. Sure, I know gold ain't much good either for a lot of us. And maybe we'll learn to control this uranium just about as soon as we get this here gold under control. But enough preachin', boy. Let me tell you about panning gold— now you just slosh some gravel around in the water . . ." End quote. That bit of purely imagi- nary monolog prepared by mixing a dash of corn with two dashes of home- spun philosophy (shake well!) is just our way of introducing this month's cover picture. Young Jackie Summers and old gold-panning Amos Decker are two people you'll meet in the 16- niinute color motion picture Gold Rush Boy (Churchill-Wexler Productions). The film presents a day in the life of a boy as it might have been in Cali- fornia during the years immediately following the gold rush. For a detailed review of the contents of the film, turn to page 384. An Award for Layout We have been persuaded (without too much difficulty) to abandon our editorial "we" and our editorial mod- esty this month to mention a recent award "for magazine layout" that I was surprised, proud, and pleased to ac- cept at the September meeting of the .Magazine Roundtable of Chicago. Ac- cording to the handsomely designed certificate of award, it was presented "in recognition of originality and ac- AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK NOVEMBER 7-13 For things to think about, for things to do this American Education Week and every week, see especially "Abolish the A-V Room!" (page 370) and "This Is Readaramo" (page 371) in this issue. complishment in changing and mod- ernizing the complete fonnat of the magazine Educational Screen as de- scribed and illustrated in the regularly scheduled meeting of the Magazine Roundtable of Chicago on January 22, 1954." The Magazine Roundtable is made up of editors and other working stafF members of such publications as Chi- cago Magazine, Graphic Arts Monthly, People and Places, Advertiser's Digest, American Lumberman, Plant Engi- neering, etc. The members have been described as "a hard-boiled bunch of magazine professionals." An award from such a group makes one — this one — all the prouder and all the more determined that EdScreen shall con- tinue to improve layoutwise as well as in all other wises. As a matter of fact rather than false modesty, it should be made clear that the honor rightfully goes to the entire staff of Educational Screen for their suggestions and encouragement and to all you readers who have made sug- gestions about layout and typography from time to time. Keep sending your ideas and complaints about both ap- pearance and content. They'll keep us from resting on laurels. — JNS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK— Managing Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. B I LDERSEE— Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS— Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI— Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, San Jose State College, California LEE W. COCHRAN, Executive Assistant of the Extension Division and Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction, State University of Iowa, President, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, Notional Edu- cation Association EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University AMO DE BERNARD IS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, California W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teoching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philodelptiia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida J. JAMES McPHERSON, Executive Secretary, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, N.E.A., Washington, D. C. SEERLEY REID, Chief, Visual Education Service, U. S. Office of Education, Woshington, D. C. CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan MAYER SINGERMAN, Director, Audio-Visual Deportment, Chicago Office, Anti-Defa- mation League of B'noi B'rith ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 360 Educational Screen "Transporfalion in fhe Past" "Man and His Fight for Freedom' trip hatwmn NtwTorii atd ftotton knk <3tm a wMk. Do you know how bng » idu* by eor now? By train? By plana? Social Studies Transportation and Shelter: each a series of 6 in color, for primary grades. Man and His Fight for Freedom: the story of man's untiring struggle for freedom told in a discussion-provoking colorful series of 8 filmstrips with accompanying essays written by the collaborator, Ralph E. Turner, Ph.D., Yale University. For adult groups, college world history and high school use. E B Filmstrips 'Sound" from Science at Work Series Science Science at Work: dynamic- ally covers 6 basic science areas for middle grades — in color. Language Arts & Literature Stories From Shakespeare and American Poets (high school). Constructing Re- ports (middle grades), and Pet Stories (primary): each a .series of 6 in color. Christ- mas Through the Ages: a single filmstrip in beautiful color telling the story of the origins of our Christmas tradition. Fine Arts Art in Our Classroom (pri- mary grades) and Great Composers (junior and high school), each a series of 6 in color, each unique and stim- ulating in their respective fields of art and music appreciation. cMt go (Mlir iiwiMund. IX) you know • word #Nl nMni *(Mlw itm Mund*? "Hamlet" Stories from Shakespeare Series 11 NEW E B FILMSTRIP SERIES 65 SEPARATE FILMSTRIPS ♦Along with the unparalleled production of over 50 significant new Silver Jubilee EBF sound films, the production staff of the world's pioneer producer of audio-visual materials continues lead- ership in Filmstrips with the completion or imminent release of i / new E B Filmstrip series — a total of 65 separate filmstrips — nearly all in glowing color! Designed to vitalize and enrich the learning experience of pupils in such curricu- lum areas as Social Studies, Language Arts, Litera- ture, Science and Fine Arts, these new E B Filmstrips are now ready or about to be released. A new 1954-55 EBF 16 page FILMSTRIP CAT- ALOG describing all E B Filmstrips is now available. Send for your copy today. (^?^t^a?imai ^^n>J Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. Oept. ES-11, EBF 1 1 50 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, Illinois Gentlemen: Please send free copy of New 16 pg. 1954-55 E B Filmstrip Catalog. Name , School Address- City _State_ November, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 361 The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, IlL Wants Tape Exchange With Students in France Editor: As a teacher of foreign lan- guages, I am fascinated by the possi- bilities whidi your services in inter- national tape exchange open up, pos- sibilities not only for motivation, but also for cultural enrichment and for language improvement in second-lan- guage study. We are particularly interested in starting a tape exchange with students in France this year, and next year, when we will have classes in German, we would like to make similar arrange- ments with German students. If the idea succeeds, an extension of the plan to interested students on a school-wide basis may be attempted. We should like very much to have addresses of French schools that mig'ht be interested in exchanging tapes with us. JOSEPH V. THOMAS Assistant Professor of Languages Austin Peay State College Clarksvillc, Tennessee Editor's Comment: In the October, 195-f issue (pnge 327) we announced an International Tape Exchange Pro- gram whereby schools in other coun- tries might excharige tape recordings they have made with tapes made in schools in the United States. If inter- ested schools in other countries will send us their names and addresses, we shall put them in touch luitli schools like the one above interested in ex- changing tapes. Write to Educational Screen, International Tape Exchange Program, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. September Pleases Editor: I have just taken occasion to read the September issue of Educa- tional Screen from page to page, in- cluding the advertisements. I would be remiss in my friendship to you and my professional responsibilty if I did not drop you a line of congratulations. 1 am especially impressed with your edi- torial and with the article by Mr. Mc- Coy on television. John Carroll's ar- ticle certainly points a way for others in the isolated, sparsely settled regions to establish audio-visual services. My feeling is that it is on a pretty high level. Jim McPherson's column, "As Personal as Possible," is also newsy, timely, and interesting. Your Educa- tional Screen Audio-Visual Work Page said to "pass the magazine around." This is a swell idea. Congratulations! I could go on and on. FRANCIS W. NOEL Chief, Bureau of Audio-Visual Education California State Department of Education Editor: Congratulations on another first! I am both grateful and pleased to see the new arrangement of your subject bibliography of New Materials at the back of your September issue. We have needed this for a long time. Let me also express my appreciation for the same format in the Blue Book TEACHER FACES CLASS — watches response of each student, while know- ing at all times what is being shown. Tachistoscopic Training that is ECONOMICAL You get loxcesl cnst per projection, when you arc using the tachistoscopic service that's based on years of research by leading educators. A Keystone TachistosIide@— that serves many years without deterioration— has up to 40 exposures, which is multiplied many times by using the Key- stone Hand Screener. You can't attbrd to accept a tachistoscope as a gift if its projection cost is high. For a real saving on equipment, buy for low over-all cost. 3,000 schools and colleges have found the KEYSTONE Tachistoscopic Service — Complete, Adaptable to all needs, and Economical. Write for demon- stration by an experienced Keystone representative; no obligation. KEYSTONE VIEW CO., Meadville, I'a. Since 1892-Producers of Superior Visual Aids. OF .'^-V Materials, which your month- ly listing now supplements. IRVING LIEBERMAN Associate in Library Service Columbia University, New York City Editor: Thanks again for a very ex- cellent editorial. I am glad to see that you stress the idea of cooperation in your September issue . . . HERBERT M. ELKINS Herbert M. Elkins Co. Tujunga, California Polio Prevention Exhibits Editor: When you visited our ex- hibit booth at the DAVI convention in Chicago last spring, you expressed an interest in our new exhibits carrying the title and theme of "Polio Preven- tion Is the Goal." You asked me to let you know as soon as the exhibits were completed. Here is one of the first pictures of the exhibits. Tachistoslide from Basic Forms series Hand Screener in use, blocking off part of half 'Circle. TIr- t\lii!)iis \ai\ Iroin a liooi luodel of size to fit a ten-foot booth to a table model five feet long. Striking three-dimensional design, contrasting color, light, movement and simplicity all combine, we feel, to give these latest exhibits maximum eye appeal. The exhibits are offered on free loan for use in fairs and conven- tions as well as in small educational, social welfare and health groups. In- quiries should be addressed to the Public Education Division, The Na- tional Foundation for Infantile Paraly- sis, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. State time, place, nature of meeting, space or booth, and expected attend- ance. Publications are also furnished. Reservations should be made ioux to six weeks in advance. Incidentally, Educational Screen is one journal that is read thoroughly and appreciated by our staff. We think you people do a fine job with it. MAY LIPTON Division of Public Education The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis New York City 362 Educational Screen For darkened rooms. 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Talman • Chicago 8, Illinois November, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 363 News from tne Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Eduoation Association a^ h(MMe DAVI Works with AASA DA VI will co-sponsor the following discussion groups and clinics at re- gional conventions of the American Association of School Administrators this coming year: (1) How to Improve Communications with Staff and Pub- lic, (2) How Can We Inform the Public by Radio and TV? (3) Helping the Public Understand GckxI Teaching Practices, (4) How the Superintendent Meets Responsibility for Improving the Instructicvnal Program, (5) Special Services Through the Intermediate District, (6) Citizenship —Teaching Dif- ference Between Demcxracy and Com- munism, (7) Specific Problems Encoun- tered in School Building Construction. Sessions on each of these topics will take place at the AASA Regional Meet- ings at St. Louis, February 26 - March 2; at Denver, Mardt 12-16; and at Cleveland, April 2-6. Don't Forget . . . Mark the dates April 18-22, 1955, on your calendar for attendance at the DAVI National Convention at Los .\ngeles with headquarters at Hotel Biltmore. More detailed information will be announced from time to time. Remember that if you live in the Midwest or East, you can arrange your plane or train trip so that you circle by San Francisco at no additional cost! Arrangements are now being made to enable you to visit some in- teresting audio-visual facilities in the San Francisco area as guest of the Audio-Visual Education .\ssociation of California. Certification a "Must" Certification of professional audio- visual personnel is a "must" at the state level if the audio-visual field is to serve the schools of the nation ade- quately. This thought represents the consensus of the group of national leaders who t(X)k part in the Explora- tory Conference on Certification of Audio-Visual Supervisors in Washing- ton, D. C, September 28 and 29. The complete summary of this highly im- portant conference can be obtained on request from the DAVI headquarters. The group also agreed that certifi- cation of audio-visual supervisors 364 by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. should follow the general patterns es- tablished in the various states for other general supervisors. The conference group recommended that audio-visual education associations in every state be asked to make a study of certifica- tion of professional audio-visual per- sonnel as it might affect their own states in preparation for participation in another meeting on the subject of certification whidi will be called at the DAVI National Convention in Los Angeles, April 18-22, 1955. It was recommended that on-the-job experience by persons who are hold- ing positions as supervisors of audio- visual instruction when certification requirements are adopted should en- title such persons to receive certifica- tion. This provision is needed to pre- vent injustice to persons w-ho have demonstrated their competence in the field and whose |)ractical experience is equivalent to, or better than, the graduate study experiences required of persons entering the audio-visual field as professional workers. Consensus was also reached on the following broad certification require- ments, which will be proposed for consideration at state level confer- ences on certification: I. Valid teacher's certificate. II. Number of years of successful teaching experience to conform with the requirements specified for general supervisory certificates. III. A minimum of one year of graduate study to include: . (Continued on page 366) South Carolina A-V Council at Work Leadership in providing audio-visual training in South Carolina has been taken by the recently organized Audio-Visual Council of South Carolina. Here is a picture taken during their first audio-visual workshop, at which 25 representa- tives of the Association from all over the state of South Carolina were present. This state association is the most recent DAVI affiliate and is the only one that nidudes in its constitution a provision whereby every memlx-r of the state asso- dation is also a meral)er of the national DAVI. First president of the association is Dr. W. E. Johnson of Benedict College, Clolumbia, South Carolina. Educational Screen VISUAUZE E SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS //t^M/^um^ The wide selection of outstanding Filmstrips presented by the Society For Visual Education enables you to choose, from a single source, visual materials for all grade levels which embrace all types of programs. RUDOLPH— THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (A246-12) (P-l) $ 6.00 The original story of Rudolph, loved by all. © R. L. May RUDOLPH SHINES AGAIN (A247-2) (P-l) $ 6.00 New adventures of the most popu- lar deer ever © R. L. Moy. THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD (Ain-5) (P-l) $ 5.00 A little engine brings a Merry Christ- mas to the children. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (A246-3) (P-l) $ 5.00 The beloved Christmas poem with exciting full-color pictures. CHRISTOPHER MOUSE (Cathedral) (C850.4) (P-l) $10.00 with 2,78 r.p.m. records (C850-4R).$ 1 5.00 The adventures of a little mouse who gives his straw for the Baby Jesus' bed. WHEN THE LITTLEST CAMEL KNELT (Cathedral) (C850-3) (P-l) $10.00 with 2,78 r.p.m. records (C850-3R). $15. 00 A little camel goes with the Wise Men to worship Baby Jesus. AUTUMN IS HERE (A853-)) (P-l) $ Actual color photos of typical fall scenes with rhymes. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (A661-6) (P-l) $ Inspiring views of our country with words of the song superimposed. WHY WE HAVE THANKSGIVING (A247-1) (l-JH) $ Traces the historicot development of this holiday. 5.00 5.00 6.00 The Pilgrims gave thanks for Ae fine harvest in their new land. THE STORY OF THANKSGIVING (A246-1) (l-JH) $ 5.00 The Pilgrims and the first Thanks- giving. PRIMARY INTERMEDIATE WINTER IS HERE! {A853-2) (P-l) $ 5.00 Shows many beautiful winter ond snow scenes with rhymes. CHRISTMAS PARTY (Church Screen) (N248-1) (P-l) $ 7.00 Games, songs, stories, contests — fun for oil. LITTLE LOST ANGEL (A850-14) (P-l).$ 7.50 with 33V1 r.p.m. record (A850-I4R) . $10.00 A little angel spreads happiness while lost on earth. THE BABY KING (A770-5) (P-l) $ 5.00 The story of Christmas os found in the Gospels. _^ INTERMEDIATE \-^ SENIOR HIGH CHRISTMAS IN THE PINEY WOODS (Church Screen) (N850-13) (1)..$ 6.00 The Christmas morning "surprise" of a poor, little girl. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (A246-11) (l-SH) $ 7.50 Adapted from Charles Dickens' famous masterpiece. HOW SANTA CLAUS CAME TO AMERICA (A246-4) (I) $ 5.00 Tells of the English adoption of the Dutch coloniol custom of St. Nicholas. HOLY CHILD OF BETHLEHEM (Cathedral) (C850-5) (l-SH) $10.00 with 2,78 r.p.m. records (C850-5R).$ 15.00 The Christmas story photographed with living models ond authentic costumes and scenery. HYMNS OF THE NATIVITY (A668-2) (l-SH) $ 5.00 Five favored hymns illustrated in color. THE CHRISTMAS STORY IN ART (20 slides-S207R) (l-SH) $ 7.75 Various artists depict the Christmas story. ADVENTURES WITH ART MATERIALS (A653S) (I) $28.50 Six filmstrips contain many exciting seasonal and holiday art projects. THE OTHER WISE MAN (A850-n) (JH-SH) $ 7.50 The story of the fourth Wise Man. AGE ViWtl Sr/MBOIS USED \H LISTINGS ON THIS PAGE FREE ^i I Ccmplele descriptions of these and mony other Film- I tirips and 2x2 Slidesets for Holiday Programs. Send | coupon for FREE Holiday folder. No obligation, of course. . SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. (A Business Corporation) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois Please send FREE descriptive folder of Christmas and Thanksgiving Filmstrips and 2x2 Slidesets. Nome_ School- Address- City -Zone -State- November, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 365 AS PERSONAL Continued A. General Professional Education 1. Human growth and develop- ment 2. Curriculum development on elementary and secondary levels 3. Supervision 4. School administration B. Audio-Visual Education One-third to one-half of the grad- uate level credit should be taken in the following areas: 1. Audio-visual resources and their utilization 2. Preparation of audio - visual materials, such as graphic, pro- jected, and broadcast materials 3. Administration of audio-visual resources in the educational program. C. Selected graduate credit in elec- tive areas. Participants in the conference in- cluded: members of the DAVI Execu- tive Committee, members of the Asso- ciation of Chief State School Audio- Visual Officers, members of DAVI's national committees on Professional Education, Teacher Education, City Programs, County and Rural Programs, and Accreditation of Secondary Schools, directors of College and Uni- versity Audio-Visual Professional Edu- cation Programs, several representa- tives of state certification offices, rep- resentatives of the National Commis- sion on Teacher Education and Pro- fessional Standards, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Ernie Tiemann, of the Uni- versity of Texas, served as chairman of the conference. Somefhing New in Conferences Something new in AV conferences occurred in Columbia, South Carolina, September 20. The problem of plan- ning schools for the use of audio-visual materials was combined with the prob- lem of securing adequate ventilation for classrooms in a Conference on Visual Aids and Ventilation in the Modern Classroom. The University of South Carolina with the cooperation of the School of Education of the Uni- versity of South Carolina, the South Carolina Mucational Finance Com- mission, the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the South Carolina Board of Health sponsored the conference. A large number of school architects and school administrators from aJl parts of South Carolina were promi- nent among those in attendance at the conference. These two groups of peo- ple are highly influential in determin- ing what will actually go in school- house design. DAVI was represented at the conference by A. J. Foy Cross, of New York University, who is co- chairman of our National Committee on Buildings and Equipment; Sewell C. Hawkins, of the State Department of Public Instruction in South Caro- lina; Zeph Marsh, Director of School Activities, of the Minneapolis-Honey- well Regulator Company; and by the executive secretary. Topics covered on tlie program included these: Place of Audio-Visual Materials in the School Program, What School Building Facil- ities Are Required for Effective Use of Audio-Visual Materials, the Venti- lation Factor in Incidence of Com- municable Diseaises, How Can Proper Temperature Control and Ventilation be Maintained in the Classroom, Prob- lems in the Practical Application of Suggested Standards. The success of this conference as a means of calling attention of school- hoase planners to the need to plan schools for the use of audio-visual ma- terials and for healthful and comfort- able ventilation of schoolrooms has caused plans to be made for the hold- ing of similar conferences in a number of other states. (Continued on page }68) Oyaf's AWARD WINNING CITIZENSHIP SERIES 366 The responsibilities of citizenship are dramatically portrayed in A CITIZEN MAKES A DECISION This brand-new and inspiring film in YAF's Citizenship Series is a dramatic case-study of how the individual citizen makes the intelligent decisions so vitally necessary in his democratic community. For High School, College, and Adult groups. (2 reels-SlOO) A CITIZEN PARTICIPATES A powerful portrayal of the responsibilities of the individual to participate actively in his com- munity and government. Awarded the "Oscar" at the 1954 Cleveland Film Festival for the best film in the Teaching and Classroom Group. (21/2 reels-$l25) Other veu- YAF films junt released: ACTS OF COURTESY (/ reel) WORDS OF COURTESY (I reel) CARING FOR YOUR TOYS {I reel) DISCUSSION PROBLEMS: WHAT ABOUT DRINKING? (I reel) All YAF films are available for preview prior to purchase. The new YAF catalog of more than 150 teaching films is now available. Write for your free copy. YOUNG AMERICA FILMS, Inc. 18 East 4 1 St Street, New York 17, N. Y. Educational Screen V. -,._^ It s a hit ! ...with both teachers and pupils...it'stheRCA^^400"! SOUND FILMS PUT NEW MEANING INTO ROUTINE SUBJECTS Just watch the intense interest in those eager faces when a REAL film- showing with sound is on your screen. They don't realize they're being educated ! Try the RCA "400" your- self. See how easy it is to set up ... so thoroughly dependable that teachers, operators and pupils trust it to provide a REAL showing . . . not a show of mechanical temperament. With your first experience you'll find out why teachers develop a new coti/idence in audio-visual presentations when the instrument is an RCA "400" 16mm Sound Projector. Why not start a Student Operators Club? Instruc- tions, membership cards and lapel pins are free. See your RCA Audio-Visual Distributor or MAIL COUPON TODAY. Radio Corporotion of America Dept. K-40, Building 1S-1 Camden, N. J. Please send me your free booklet, RCA "400" Senior and Junior Snnd Film Projectors. AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTS RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA CNGINBERING PRODUCTS CAMDEN, N. J. In Canada: RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal November, 1 954 Writing for more Information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN Name- -Title- School- Address— City- -7one- _St3te_ 367 AS PERSONAL Continued Of People and Places Irene Cypher, a member of the DAVI Executive Committee and co- chairman of the DAVI National Com- mittee on Buildings and Equipment, has received other recognition. She is now head of the Education Alumni Association of New York University! Al Porter, program director for Con- tinuation Study at the University of Minnesota, gives great attention to audio-visual in planning programs at tlie Continuation Center — and he should! Al is one of Minnesota's early pioneers in the audio-visual field and taught some of the first courses in audio-visual education offered by the University of Minnesota at the Duluth Division. A new professional organization of audio-visual directors has been formed in Colorado witli the name "Colorado Audio-Visual Association." Herb Jen- sen .is serving as first president of the new association with Robert Heinich, audio-visual director for Colorado Springs Public Schools, as secretary. From Harry Haworth, head super- visor of audio-visual serxice for Pasa- dena City Schools, comes a kind word concerning No. 3 in the series of book- lets on "Planning Schools for the Use of Audio-Visual Materials-The Audio- Visual Instructional Center." Harry says, "The booklet arrived in time and lit has been a great deal of help to us as we work on plans for an annex at the administration center in which we hope to have cjuarters, and also as we plan a new senior high school build- ing. It is well done." Morton Malter is now as.sociate pro- fessor of education for the Oregon State System of Higher Education at the Portland, Oregon, State Extension Center. Eva Mahoney, who has been acti\f on the D.4VI Committee on Adult Education, is supervisor of Reading Clinic, Psychological Services Bureau, at Georgetown University, Washing- ton, D. C. Fred Harris stopped by the national office early in October on his way to Cairo, Egypt, on an assignment as specialist in fundamental education lor FOA. DAVI members present at the Na- tional Rural Education Conference in Washington during the first week of October included John Carroll, head of the Department of Education at Texas Technological College at Lub- bock, Texas; J. C Fitzgerald, director of the Audio-Visual Center for Okla- homa A & M College; Vaughn Seidel, Me MODERN ^Ta^ PROJECTS *^ FLAT PAPERS 1^ GLOSSY PRINTS (^PHYSICAL OBJECTS i^FROM OPEN BOOKS MAKES TEACHING EASIER AHD MORE EFFECTIVE! orUTLluni the Taylor Opaque Projector, provides schools with a training aid of remark- able flexibility. Sleps-up efficiency of your visual education program. SPOTLIGHT is a compact, lightweight unit. It incorporates a "Light Beam" Pointer, Automatic Feed, Quick Focusing and other exclusive features. tV^MCe today for complete details and name of our nearest deoler. INCORPORATED 7213 %. tti\<.atd Street • Dallas, Texas Superintendent of Alameda County Schools, California: Ray Johnson, Su- ])erintendent of Schools. Riverside County, California; and Louise Walker, director of .\udio-Visual Education for Montgomery County Schools, Mary- land. From Mike Guido, who is working on the Point Four Program in Leba- non, we received an impressive group of visualized publications developed by the Lebanese. Mike also sent on the information that many of the schools with which he is working in Lebanon are more advanced than many he has observed in the United States, espe- cially with regard to their good use . of audio-visual materials. He reports that no program is more important to the future of Lebanon than its efforts in the fields of education. It is widely recognized there that on today's chil- dren will fall responsibility for gov- ernment and the advance of their na- tion. Mike is now planning to stay in Lebanon for a tliird year. The Ford Foundation is now con- ducting a survey to determine the need for a regional audio-visual center in the Middle East which would have as its ])rincipal purpose the promotion of national audio-visual centers in tlie eight Middle East countries. The sur- vey is being carried on by Mike Guido together with Dr. Habib Kurani, head of tlie Department of Education at American UnivcTsity, Lebanon, and Don Williams, of Syracuse University. .Seih S]>aulding reports from Burma that it will be his job as Mass Educa- tion Publications officer in Rangoon to advise the government on their educa- tional materials prcxluction and to carry on field evaluation studies of the materials they have produced and will produce during the next two years. A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR NOVEMBER 7-9 — Fourth National Con- ference of the Adult Education Asso- ciation of the U.S.A., Hotel Morrison, Chicago FEBRUARY 26 — MARCH 2 — Regional Convention, American Association of School Administrators, NEA, St. Louis, Mo. MARCH 12-16 — Regional Convention, American Association of School Ad- ministrators, NEA, Denver, Colo. APRIL 2-6 — Regional Convention, American Association of School Ad- ministrators, Cleveland, Ohio APRIL 4-9 — Second Annuel American Film Assembly and Golden Reel Film Festival (sponsored by the Film Coun- cil of America), Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City (write FCA, 600 Davis St., Evanston, III. I APRIL 18-22 — NEA Department of Audio-Visual Instruction Annual Con- ference, Los Angeles, Calif, (write DAVI, 1201 16th St., NW, Washing- ton 6, D. C.) \ 368 Educational Screen this tape recorder is While every other tape recorder is made essentially for carefully-handled home playing . . . this new "Classic" model by Ampro is designed and quality-built for use at worl< . . . your kind of work. Bone-hard, glass-smooth plastic finish sides are girdled by rubber guard rails. Entire case is scuff-scratch-stain resistant. There's nothing else like it in the world! \\ THE AMPRO CLASS IC // • Two Speeds (7^ i.p.s. for high fidelity; 3^ i.p.s. for long play) • Automatic Selection Locator • Electro-magnetic Piano-Key Controls • Safety Tab . . . prevents accidental erasure. Super Stylist "10" 16mm SOUND PROJECTOR PRESENTS A TWO WAY APPROACH TO THE MIND Crystal-clear sound and vividly brilliant pictures combined as only Ampro engineering can com- bine them! Remember: the only thing better than a picture is a picture that moves and talks! • 10-inch Alnico-5 P.M. Speaker • Powerful 750-1000 watt lamp •2-in. super-coated f/1.6 lens • Operates at both sound and silent speeds THESE OUTSTANDING TEACHING AND TRAINING AIDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR AMPRO AUDIO VISUAL DEALER. CALL ON HIM FOR ALL YOUR A-V NEEDS. AMPRO I I I I I I AMPRO CORPORATION 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, Illinois Gentlemen: Please send complete literature and Information as follows: D Ampro Super Stylist 16mm Projectors □ Ampro "Classic" Tape Recorder □ Name of my Ampro audio-visual dealer Name Institution Address City_ L— .Zone ^State_ I I I I I I J November, 1954 Advertisers welcome Inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 369 editorial Abolish the A-V Room! "The nation is facing an overwhelming crisis be- cause of overcrowding in its public schools." There's the challenge, clear-cut and forcibly spoken. It's ;i challenge that must be met not only just by building more classrooms, but also by using every inch of space most effectively. This makes it our problem and gives us concern in its solution. This affects the audio-vis- ual program in the schools. The label of "overwhelming crisis" was attached to the overcrowding problem by Neil H. McElroy. He is the president of Proctor and Gamble Company. More important to us right now is the fact that he has been appointed by President Eisenhower as chairman of the White House Conference on Education. The task of surveying the nation's educational problems is great; the responsibilities for recommending best solu- tions even greater. The national conference itself will not be convened until November, 1955. The year before this national meeting will be spent in preparation — in gathering the facts through survey and conference in all parts of the country. School problems will be studied in- tensively and proposed solutions sought. When the Conference surveyors come your way, we hope that you will direct their attention to a school building extravagance that this nation can no longer afford. Point out the specifics in your area. Point up the need— in the face of this "overwhelming crisis"— for eliminating school rooms that have been set aside for audio-visual education. Specialized audio-visual rooms should be abolished from old school buildings and eliminated from plans for the new. They are a luxury our educational sys- tem can no longer support. They were an expedient solution when projecting pictures in school was a novelty and when classrooms were plentiful. Special A-V rooms do not serve today's needs, they waste valuable space, and they cost too much. Take this situation, for example. This is a school in which the use of motion pictures, filmstrips, and other audio-visual media is accepted as best instruc- tional practice. There are ten crowded classrooms and a special audio-visual room to which the regular classes go on schedule throughout the day. Another classroom is needed, but good teachers cannot teach best without using projected pictures. An additional semi-portable classroom would cost fifteen to twenty thousand dollars. A better and simpler solution is available at a fraction of that cost. For less than three thousand dollars, dark shades and screens could be provided for every classroom, the special A-V room could be abolished and used as an additional class- room, and extra projectors could be purchased too. Take the case of a new school building. We read about one in The Saturday Review recently — a hun- dred-classroom high school planned with all class- rooms equipped for the use of audio-visual materials. We happen to have first-hand knowledge of that school and know that economy and efficiency dictated this recommendation. Four specialized audio-visual rooms were first considered, but then eliminated from the planning. The special A-V rooms were abolished before they came into existence because better facili- ties could be provided at lower cost. It was found that it would be cheaper to equip every room than to set aside special rooms for audio-visual purposes. Mr. McElroy, the headline announcing your ap- jx)intment by President Eisenhower quoted you as saying, "BILLIONS NEEDED TO OVERHAUL SCHOOLS IN CROWDING CRISIS. " We know from our business record that you will recommend that these billions be spent efficiently and econom- ically. We know too, from the advertising record of your company, that you know the power of audio- visual means for the communication of ideas. We hope that in offering solutions to the crowding crisis your committee will recommend abolishing extrava- gant audio-visual rooms and replacing them with audio-visual facilities /// every classroom. Paul C Keec) picture of the month ilf S FINE FOR SARDIM Yes, it's fine for sardines — but for chil- dren it's not so good. Yet today in many schools children are packed in like sar- dines in a can. This is not Communist propaganda. This is fact — and in the richest nation in the world. Educational Screen believes that every child has the right to a full schoolday in an uncrowded classroom. Further, we be- lieve that each classroom should be ecjuipped for the use of all kinds of teach- ing materials: books, films, records, slides. tapes, etc. We think we Americans can afford to give children both (I) classroom space and (2) well-equipped classroom space. We think we cannot afford less. 370 Chief architects of Readarama ore pleased with the results of their weeks of plonning ond preparation. Mrs. Clara Fike did all the photography and John W. Stollings coordinated the various phases of the project. THIS IS REftDitRilHil A unique slide and tape technique for parent education by CLARA ST. PIERRE FIKE READARAMA was developed by the Marengo elementary school per- sonnel and special services of the South Pasadena Unified School Dis- trict to inform interested parents and friends about the school reading pro- gram. Presented for public viewing during Public Schools Week, the "Readarama" has reaped important rewards in community and parent understanding of the reading program. The story of reading instruction from kindergarten through sixth grade was told by colored slides of reading materials and activities photographed by the audio-visual coordinator, Mrs. Clara St. Pierre Fike. These slides were Mrs. Fike is Audio-Visual Coordinator of the South Pasadena Unified School Dis- trict, South Pasadena, Cali- fornia. projected simultaneously on three screens and were synchronized with a tape recording of the reading activity. In this way, a group or individual was seen reading on the screen at the same time their voices were heard via the tape recorder. The combination of slide and sound gave viewers an illu- sion of movement. Narration by Mrs. Patricia Nelson, a Marengo teacher, tied the scenes together and traced the progress of pupils in reading skills. Tliis program, which so effectively took parents and friends into the class- room to observe the reading program, was produced entirely by school dis- trict personnel, students and several parents. It has been said that careful direc- tion in the use of audio-visual ma- terials in a public relations program can activate the factors of hearing, seeing, feeling, and thinking of each individual in the audience and bring about the best, the most effective, and the most rapid learning. This is especially true of parents and friends, who are taken via the various media into the many class- rooms to see and hear the child in different reading situations. They re- spond most readily and favorably and grasp new ideas about modern read- ing methods and materials. Readarama's success was the result of its unique method of presentation, together with careful planning and integrated use of audio-visual mate- rials. The equipment included three 12-foot screens, three slide projectors with automatic slide changers, and a tape recorder with a lO-inch speaker. The slide changers were a great aid to the projectionists since with one operation the slides were automatically transferred to the projector and back to the cartridge in order. Forwarfl-looking educators are con- vinced of the value of such a program. What better way to help parents and friends understand the school reading program? November, 1954 371 Students practice on their own controls as provided by fifteen training cars, each connected electricolly to a recording device synchronized with the specific instructional film being used. DRlVOTRiHIIld IT OM PiRK HIGH Motion pictures plus training cars — better drivers at lower cost by RAY G. SOLIDAY WTISUAL MATERIALS provide 1/ abundant opportunity for improve- I ment of the usual driver educa- tion program. Thi,s article describes the Aetna Drivotrainer, which appears to be one of tlie most outstanding con- tributions in this field. During the school semester of the spring of 19.")4, an installation of the Aetna Drivotrainer was completed at the Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois. This equip- Mr. Soliday is Instructor in Driver Education at the Oak Park and River Forest Higli School, Oak Park, Illinois. nient was purchased by the Board of Education of this school after thorough investigation of the experimental in- stallation at the Brooklyn High School of Automotive Trades, in the belief that the heavy investment would be more than justified by improved effi- ciency of instruction. .An essential feature of the Drivo- trainer is the series of twenty-two films used as the basis of instruction. These were developed by the Aetna Casualty and Surety C;onipany' for use with the Drivotrainer eciuipment, in coopera- ' Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Public Education Department, Loss Prevention Serv- ice, Hartford IT), Conn. tion with a special committee from the New York Board of Education. To this instructor, these films seem very well done and highly effective, al- though revisions will be made as expe- rience suggests possible improvements. Tne films are of the instruction- demonstration-practice type, starting with the .simplest of the many tech- niques required in actual driving and progressing gradually through more difficult and complicated maneuvers. The first films present ir.struction an.! demonstrations of approved icchniqut-s using controls involved in starting the motor, steering and shifting. After re- peated demonstrations, the students 372 Educational Screen practitf on their own controls as pro- vided bv fifteen training cars installed in the room, each connected electri- cally to a recording device synchronized with the specific instructional film being used. A printed form provides the instructor with a permanent rec- ord of the responses of each pupil to the jjractice instructions or traffic scenes provided by the film. These printed response records may be re- corded automatically without atten- tion of the instructor, or may be con- trolled manually, as desired. The Drivotrainer units have the conven- tional standard shift, as recommended by most authorities in Driver Educa- tion, The original films are silent, permit- ting the instructor to utilize his own knowledge of local circumstances and the films between three and six min- utes in riHining time the rewind equip- ment enaljles the instructor to show a single film three or even four times during the usual class period, with time for adequate discussion between show- ings, and with no loss of time or atten- tion during rewinding. Thus, a film may be shown as a preview, then re- peated at once for more detailed in- struction, testing, diagnosis, and re- testing. Consecutive films progress in a log- ical and effective order from the first, simplest techniques to those more com- plicated and difficult, with the student always needing to use information and skills developed in previous lessons. After aclec|uate instruction, demonstra- tion and practice on the essentials of starlini' the motor and using controls A printed form provides instructor Soliday with a permanent record of the responses oi each pupil to the practice instructions provided by the film. of the individual pupils to vary the vocal instruction which supplements the film. This seems a great advantage to the experienced instructor, but the beginner may find it desirable to have the benefit of a sound track now in preparation. This, of course, may be turned off at the will of the instructor. An im])ortant feature of the projec- tion ecjuipment is the continuous re- wind mechanism, manufactured by the Automagraph Company," which produces and installs the complete Drivotrainer equipment. With most of - '[ hf AiittunaRraph Clompaiiv, 23.'il Morris Ave- nue, I'liioii, New jersey. November, 1954 to steer and shift, the next film simu- lates actual street driving. This re- tjuires develojiment of coordination in the handling of controls. The Drivotrainer equipment, with the films, permits the instructor to instruct and provide practice for fif- teen students simultaneously, and to record their responses for permanent reference and study. Actual instruc- tion, with or without films, can con- tinue throughout the entire class pe- riod, so that efficiency of use of in- structor's time is increased tremen- dously over the customary on-the-street instruction with an individual student :it the wheel. M Oak Park, the class- room-laboratory is of such size that the Drivotrainer equipment occupies one side of the room, and students can move readily and tjuickly from Drivo- trainers to the regular classroom chairs for discussion or other types of work. Some of the Drivotrainer films con- front the students with hazardous, emergency situations whidi could not be provided deliberately in on-the- street instruction. Student reactions are observed and recorded, and in- struction and practice are repeated un- til the best possible responses become somewhat habitual. Unhappily, this is a tremendously important item in Driver Education. Although our chief goal is to so train drivers that their attitudes and driving habits enable them to avoid most emergency situa- tions, many will eventually need to know what to do when the emergency does ari.se. The relative values of Drivotrainer instruction and practice versus on-the- road instruction are difficult to meas- ure. On the basis of this instructor's impressions after a semester of use, the attitudes and interest of the stu- dents, and their success on the official road tests for licenses, it seems that the Drivotrainer gives students infor- mation and skills which substantially reduce the on-the-street practice neces- sary before the license examination. It seems that the twenty-two films, ]iroperly used, give the ec]ui\alent of four or five hours of beginning prac- tice on the street. It should not be over- looked that this frees the student from the strains and risks inherent in driv- ing on the street during the beginning hours when such strains and risks are greatest, .At this .school, a unique agreement lietween the school and the parent provides for eight hours of on-the- street instruction and practice in the family car as an essential part of the Driver Education course. .\t Oak Park and River Forest High School, parents have been most ccioperative in attend- ing evening meetings and in provid- ing the time in the family car. In some schools the costs of a full- scale Driver Education progra-n have seemed prohibitive. It now seems prob- al)le that overall costs, in son'e situa- tions, can l)e reduced materially by use of the Drivotrainer ecpiippient. It is recognized that Driver Educa- tion must develop attitudes rathr-r than skills only. The instructor must accept responsibilty for growth of attitudes most needed. It is the belief of this writer that the Drivotrainer equip- ment and accompanying films, correctly used, are very helpful in the develop- ment of attitudes and skills which pro duce the master driver. 373 Pro|prt for (Elirtatmaa ttmP: ilnipt-rtcarhsh rnmmrntarg plua rlaBH-maiif platiFtarium LET'S LOOK INTO THE HEAVENS by SIDNEY C. SCHAFFER SOMETIMES a unit works out so wonderfully and easily that you get to wonder what in the world you as a teacher were doing there to be- gin with. Such a unit was this. From beginning to end everything seemed to mesh just right. A question would arise and be taken care of before it could really become too great a prob- lem. The use of the pinwheel, research reports, tape recorder and yes, even the planetarium idea were all brought forth by the class group. Our 6th-grade class was embarking upon the study of the heavens and so immediately preceding the unit, the class and myself began a pre-explora- tion of the best way to approach this new unit. Several plans were suggested by the children. During this time our motivation began to rise steadily as we began to realize the vastness and interest of the subject. One of the plans suggested was to put on our own planetarium show. Since all of us were Mr. Schfifjer is a 6th-grade teacher at Searingtown School, Albertson, L.I. not familiar with what a planetarium show was like, I asked the person who suggested it to describe exactly what a planetarium show was about. We were told by the several children who had visited a planetarium that they went into a circular auditorium that was darkened, and before their eyes the heavens — with all the planets, constellations, moons, asteroids and what not were shown to them and discussed as if they themselves were part of the heavens. The class lost no time in deciding that they too wanted to put on their own Searingtown (name of our school) Planetarium Show. Who would be the audience? Why— they would invite the other classes in and to the final show they would invite in their parents and other guests. It .sounded very interest- ing, but a bit impractical in a class- room. Where were we going to put the planets? Where were we going to sus- pend them? And there were many other problems. ■After some discussion, we decided that if we erected a wheel from which protruded six spokes, we could then suspend the hub of the wheel from the middle of the ceiling and even make the planets revolve by turning the hub. We could even rotate the planets by hanging them on strings and turning the planets. Our excite- ment at this time was indeed at a high pitch. These larger concepts of rotating and revolving were common terms to the class and ones that they were pleased to learn were actually going to be shown and demonstrated for a change instead of just talked about. However, we still had the problem of that immense hub and six spokes. We realized our limitations in that we could not construct such an immense pinwheel. I suggested if we had all the dimensions drawn, the shape and other things necessary for its construc- tion, we might get some one of our parents to construct it for us. The class thought this a workable possi- bility, and so I met during lunch hour with five children who were interested in tlie construction phase of it to map out its blueprint. This blueprint was accomplished without any difficulty, llicn we brou"ht it back to the class. 374 Educational Screen The plans were gone over in group discussion and some slight changes were made. At last we set about look- ing for some parent to do the con- struction. We wrote letters to the parents telling them of our plans and why we were coming to them for help. Sure enough, one of our parents, an engineer by profession and carpenter by hobby, promised to do the job for us. Well, within one week he brought in the hub and spokes exactly accord- ing to our blueprint with some im- provements along the way. Meanwhile the class had not been idle. A group had started constructing the planets, comets, asteroids and moons, and other heavenly bodies. The planets proved to be no trouble at all. We would blow up a balloon accord- ing to proper planet size proportion which we had scaled down to fit our hub and spokes and then covered it with paper mache. When it dried we could burst the balloon and thus have a perfect planet. It would then be turned over to our art group for coloring. During our preparations it had been suggested that we visit the Hayden Planetarium for ideas and background. Living in the metropolitan area, we could easily make the trip. But all in all I am sure the trip is not necessary to the unit's success, and if anything, might better come as a culminating experience rather than a research ex- pedition. 1 feel that not visiting a planetarium might even lead to more initial creativeness on the part of a group wishing to do this unit. The one thing we did take away from the Hayden Planetarium was to plan our show around a theme. Since we were doing this near Christmas time, we decided to use the Christmas heavens visible around our latitude and longitude that time of year as our theme. The children titled their show, "A Look into the Heavens at Christmas Time." While the construction was going on, our study and research continued. Every child in the class had picked something about the heavens to do some research upon and to write it up as a report, ready to be read to the class at a certain deadline. One complete period had been spent in deciding what things should be reported. Naturally, since this was going to be a program for the other classes in the school, the children had decided to introduce and explain our galaxy, the solar system, and the con- stellations visible at Christmas time. When this was completed, it was hung above the hub. It really added to the solor system, giving it depth and mean- ing as well as a finishing touch. November, 1 954 We had a production group that was responsible for putting all the re- ports into some format and sequence. This group had decided to put the en- tire show on the tape recorder and then play it back in a darkened room with someone using a flashlight to point out the heavenly bodies during the discussion. Unfortunately, our room could not be darkened suffi- ciently for a flashlight to be used so a member of the class pointed out the bodies with a pointer as the record- ing progressed. Our production group added some introductory highlights by including other topics in our discussions such as famous men in astronomy, the in- vention of the telescope, famous ob- servatories, how the constellations were named, and our geographical lo- cation in the world and in the heaven. The main portion of the program was based on the research reports by the group on such things as the sun, the planets, stars, comets, moons, meteors, meteorites and asteroids. Particular attention was given to the planet earth and its place and rela- tionship in the heaven to us as indi- viduals living on earth. The running time on the tape re- corder was 67 minutes, which included a general introduction of invitation and going over some common terms, to give a background for the reports. Each class from the 3rd grade on was invited in to see and hear our program. The visiting children en- joyed it immensely and I feel our 6th grade gained a wonderful, worthwhile experience and thrill. They were es- pecially proud when their parents and guests attended a special performance. The parents were amazed at the amount of technical knowledge dis- played and reported upon. Many commented on the professional job turned out and more than one made some comment as to how close it approached the real thing. I myself felt that we touched upon every skill imaginable in this unit. Not only was this academic aspect ac- complished, but the class worked as a complete social unit, sharing, helping, and guiding one another towards com- pletion of their common goals in pre- senting "A Look into the Heavens at Christmas Time." 550 Years of Experience Speak: Alter working with 56 teachers in a 1954 workshop in audio-visual ma- terials and methods, we asked them to formulate the purposes served by such materials and methods in classroom teaching. The teachers composing this group showed a range of teaching ex- perience from 0 to 30 years with an average of almost 10 years, since the total teaching years added up to 550 for the 56 members of the group. With this background of teaching experience, we believe that the com- posite array of purposes formulated by this group is certainly worthy of attention. The list of 10 purposes pro- posed by this group follows: (1) To create greater interest; moti- vate learning. (2) To provide more direct, con- crete experiences. (3) To produce clearer, better un- derstanding. (4) To bring illusions of reality from all parts of the world. (5) To provide a better inform.a- tional background for thinking. (6) To provide a means of review- ing, summarizing, correlating knowl- edges. (7) To develop desirable attitudes. (8) To supplement, add variety and participative activity to learning. (9) To increase persistence or re- tention of learning. (10) To increase the speed of learning. The order in which these were placed was determined by the fre- quency of mention by individual mem- bers of the group. It was agreed that numbers 9 and 10 might deserve higher rank in the list, but data were not sufficient in their experience to give them a higher rank position. Although this list of purposes in- cludes few points that have not been previously emphasized by workers or writers in this field, we believe it does have the validity which only teaching experience can give. The 550 years of teaching represented by this group aggregates at least one year's experience with approximately 15,000 pupils. It thus represents a classroom basis for tlie teacher in choosing and using audio-visual teaching materials. Each audio-visual item used by a teaclier could be finally evaluated in terms of the numfjer of purposes on this list to whidi it contributed. Reported by V. L. TATLOCK, Direc- tor of Extended Services and Assistant Professor of Education, Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Ind. 375 In Educotion 165 DS teachers learn how to use recordings. Fllmstrips and other projected pictures get introduced. TEilCHERS nm THEMSELVES . . . in Wisconsin's new in-service teacher training courses How do teachers keep up with new education methods while they are teaching school? One answer, at least for Wisconsin teachers, is the multitude of extension courses offered through the University of Wisconsin Extension Division and the Wisconsin State Colleges. Educational Screen readers will be especially interested in Education 165 DS (directed study), "Use of Audio- Visual Teaching Materials." Developed by the Extension Division's Bureau of .\udio-Visual Instruction (BAVI) in the fall of 1953, the course is a combi- nation of correspondence and class- room study. Its success in a semester trial indicated that it can be made available to any community in the state where eight to ten teachers are inter- ested in taking the course. Discussion and group initiative are tlie keys to the success of the new method. A visitor to one of the classes was puzzled when she found the class proceeding without an instructor. They talked of the use of audio-visual materials in teaching and looked at a film on the use of chalkboards. As the visitor left afterward, she commented to a member of the class on the in- structor's absence. "But he wasn't supposed to attend this session," her friend explained. "The University of Wisconsin is trying to show us that motion pictures and tape recorders are good teaching de- vices — so it uses them to teach us. The instructor comes to class only five times during the semester." Indications are that the instruction primarily by audio-visual aids has been successful. Class instructors report vir- tually no instances of failure to turn in study assignments. Dr. W. A. Wit- tich, professor of education and di- rector of BAVI. is enthusiastic about the new teaching plan and its phi- losophy. Here's what he says about it. "The UN Extension Division recog- nized its responsibility to offer instruc- tion in the use of audio-visual mate- rials in less populated areas. To meet these special conditions a new kind of off-campus directed study course has been organized for small, homogeneous groups of teachers, eight to ten in number, who meet on specified occa- sions with an instructor — but more important, who assume the initiative and responsibility themselves to meet during other jieriods for study and discussion." Maurice T. Iverson, who did much of the work on the course syllabus, explains the class procedure this way: "The teachers meet once a week for 17 weeks at a central location, usually a school. They are given a course syllabus and list of meeting assign- ments at the beginning of the course and purchase their textbooks at that time. The instructor attends the first session and answers questions about the methods of self-teaching used in tlie course. Assignments are made for the coming meetings and a demonstra- tion is given on how to run a motion picture projector, which is then used by the class during later meetings. "Materials for each session without an instructor are mailed to a class member, who agrees to assume re- sponsibility for their care and return, lor example, after the instructor had met with the group to explain the use of a tape recorder, the teachers use the machine in their next session to record their lesson reports. Back in Madison, the instructor records com- ments to be played at class sessions. "From B.WI's large library of in- structional films, motion pictures are used just as soon as the class has been taught to run the projector — at the very first session. By using the devices 376 Educational Screen by OTHA LINTON The tape recorder is used to record group discussions. to teach themselves, the student-teach- ers learn how to teach others with them." The class uses not only the more complex mechanical aids such as all kinds of projectors and recording de- vices but also the simpler and equally useful visual aids. The use of bulletin boards as teaching aids rather than decorations is one part of the course that can be put into use the day after it is discussed — right in the teachers' own classrooms. Each member of the class is asked to make a feltboard and put it to use in class — and then report on such use. The class learns how clialkboard illustrations can be simpli- fied and improved with minimum ar- tistic talent by using lettering guides and silhouette cutouts and templates to make maps and designs. Globes and maps take up one entire session. An- other session concerns itself with models and cutaway samples. Each course includes a field trip; in most cases the class travels to Madi- son, though it might be Milwaukee or another city. When Richard Williams' classes came to Madison last semester, he arranged for them to tour the Uni- versity of Wisconsin's radio and tele- vision stations. The group also visited the BAVI offices, where they saw the Bureau's new automatic film booking equipment. Many teachers are able to put to immediate use the ideas they get from field trips. Factories, civic institutions, and other points of inter- est provide firsthand lessons for their Miss Linton is a member of the staff of the Office of Edi- torial Services, University of Wisconsin, Madison. classes. Teachers are stimulated to evaluate local community resources. Because the class relies upon the initiative of each member, the lessons are keyed wherever possible to local situations. For one lesson, the teacli- ers must sketch and analyze window displays in local stores. Scaled drawings of proposed classroom bulletin boards figure in other lessons. Many of the materials prepared by a teacher for a class assignment can be carried over into immediate classroom use. No audio-visual teaching tool, old or new, is neglected. The class is right on its toes, spending one session on radio in the classroom and another on educational television. The impor- tance of the teacher's role in using these resources is stressed. .As Profes,sor Wittich puts it, "We think that 165 DS provides the needed opportunity for teachers to teach themselves, the simplest and surest way of learning." Tape Takes Teacher's Place Though everybody knows tape can't bring to the student the same insights and human understanding that a real human-being teacher embodies, still in correspondence courses tape be- comes a remarkably lifelike teacher. By adding tape-recorded lectures, dis- cussions, and reports to the corre- spondence course materials already in use, the University of Wisconsin Ex- tension Division thinks home study (ourses can be made more effective and more interesting. .At the Rliinelander Extension Cen- ter, for example, students may now take the basic political science course in government on almost the same basis as students attending the regu- lar classes on the University campus at Madison. This was made possible through the use of a series of 13 tape- recorded lectures by Professor David Fellman of the University's political science department. The tape record- ings can be listened to by students at the Rhinelander Center just as though they were actually in class. One significant gain in this tape- recorded correspondence course is the reduction of written assignments from the normal 24 down to only 16. In addition, it has been possible to in- clude a mid-semester examination un- der the supervision of a resident fac- ulty advisor. Still another course in which tape recordings will play an important role is "Public Speaking for .Adults" — now offered to a test class at West Bend, Wisconsin. Here tape-recorded speeches and assignments by students, together with comments by instructors, will be used. As an experiment, this course will be offered in four forms for com- parison of results: (1) As a modified correspondence course using tape - recorded assign- ments and instructor comments to be used on an individual student basis. (2) As a modified correspondence course using tape-recorded assignments and instructor comments, but on a group study basis. (3) As a regular correspondence course with written assignments. (4) As a regular class using normal instructional material. November, 1954 377 State University of Iowa Library, Iowa City, where the DAVI Archives ore locoted. DAVI Archives: New Home for A-V History LEE W. COCHRAN, President of the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association, reports . . . The DAVI Archives have at long last found a home. The Archives will be located in the new library at the State University of Iowa (see cut) until such time that the National Edu- cation Association can provide a per- manent location for them. A separate room in the new library building in Iowa City, Iowa has been designated as the DAVI Archives Room. All materials collected by the Archives Committee under the direc- tion of the new Archivist, Wm. F. Kruse, Chicago, Illinois, will be placed in this special room. The State University of Iowa library, under the direction of Ralph E. Ells- worth, has offered the facilities in this new modern, fireproof building, to the DAVI for its Archives collection. The first material to be placed in the new room has been sent by Dr. Winifred Crawford, East Orange, New Jersey, chairman of the Archives Committee (see report below). For the first time DAVI Archives will be located in a library where facil- ities are available for microfilming or facsimile reproduction of desired re- search materials from the collection. Arrangements can be made for grad- uate students to work in the archives room, having access to the entire col- lection, but materials will not be loaned or removed from the room. Reproductions on microfilm will be made of any material in the collection at the regular rate prescribed by the State University of Iowa for other ma- terials. The State University of Iowa real- izes it is a distinct honor to be chosen as the depository for the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction Archives. Every effort will be made by the Uni- ersity staff to make this collection avail- able for research and graduate study. WM. F. KRUSE, DAVI Archivist, reports . . . Accessioning of materials in the ar- chival collection of the Department of .^udio-Visual Instruction, National Education Association, got under way with the arrival of six boxes of books and papers at the Library of the State University of Iowa. They came from E. Winifred Crawford, chairman of the DAVI Committee on Archives and History and they represented mate- rials collected during her long years of service in the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools and in the State Teach- ers College at Montclair. Included also were contributions from Daniel C. Knowlton. Dr. Crawford's treasures included such items as the proceedings of the first meeting of the National Academy of Visual Instruction (1920), the By- Laws of the Newark Public School Visual Education Club (1921), and various reports and catalogs from such early visual instruction centers as St. Louis and Chicago. The Knowlton material included books and reprints as far back as his 1910 article in The School Review on ".\n Athenian As- sembly: An Experiment in History Teaching," a role-playing project re- vealing promise of Dr. Knowlton's out- standing services to come both in the fields of history and visual education. .\n initial contribution from Educa- tional Screen's own library is the Motion Picture World's, 1912 Year- book, listing a total of 765 "educa- tional" and religious films released theatrically during that year. It bears the signature of the late A. P. HoUis of North Dakota. Another contribution is the 1924-5 "Third Annual Report of the Depart- ment of Visual Education" (Atlanta, Georgia), fifty pages photographically 378 Educational Screen printed from 4x5 glass plates exposed in a camera Walter Bell says the de- partment there is still using. Another contribution is the controversial book, "The Modern Goliath," by Milton Anderson, written after his not-too- successful campaign to introduce Erpi talking picture equipment into churches on the basis of a single, composite religious demonstration reel. Other treasures are the late Willard B. Cook's personal office copies of the Pathescope Library catalogs of educa- tional and entertainment fdms (1922 and earlier) and other books from his library donated by his daughter, Mrs. Richard R. Young. From the library of the Motion Pic- ture Association of America come such donations as their special edition of Dr. William Lewin's "Photoplay .Ap- preciation in American High Schools." Other donors include Etta Schneider Ress, C. F. Herm, J. C. Muerman, and Ellsworth Dent. Lelia Trolinger, on her recent retirement, sent in the complete correspondence files of her two predecessor Department of Visual Instruction secretaries. From the D-WI itself came a series of programs of some of its meetings — 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, and 1951, It will be seen that there are many gaps. Some — for example, the 1929 Academy program — are filled in by Dr. Crawford's material; the 1932 DVI-NAVI program, the 1949 Vernon Dameron report, and the 1950 joint NAVA-etc. Chicago programs were added from the personal files of the Archivist. Wherever the nature of the material permits, a special DAVI-NE.\ Archives bookplate is affixed and a replica of the bookplate is mailed to the donor. The plate, prepared by the Univer- sity of Iowa's Graphics Department, is dedicated to Comenius (1592-1671), world-famed educational reformer, Moravian bishop, philologist, and au- thor of the first illustrated textbook for children, as stated on the plate. Centuries before his time, this illus- trious pioneer of audio-visual educa- tion wrote: "Everything visible should be brought before the organ of sight, everything audible before that of hear- ing . . . surely, then, the beginning of wisdom should consist not in the mere learning of the names of things but the perception of the things them- selves." Anyone having materials suitable for this permanent DAVI archival collec- tion relating to audio-visual education is invited to send a description of the materials (not the materials them- selves!) to Wm. F. Kruse, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. All -Purpose Projector Cart by PHILIP LEWIS FIGURE 1 ONE OUTGROWTH of a recent A-V Workshop at Chicago Teachers College was the design, development and construction of a novel cart by Erwin Brinkman, one of the in-service participants. Based on suggestions con- tributed by the group, the finished product incorporates some unusual facilities. Equipped with five-inch rubber-tired casters for easy negotiation of floor irregularities, a stair-crawler feature has been added. This latter device spans the distance between the front and rear wheels and is built similar to a pair of tank tracks with two parallel V-belts running over a series of roll- ers. As the cart is pushed over a threshold when entering or leaving a room the crawler goes into action and prevents the customary bump-bump from occurring. In a similar manner, the cart complete with a projector and FIGURE 3 Dr. Lewis is Chairman of the Department of Education, Chicago Teachers College. all accessories can be "walked" down a flight of stairs with complete secur- ity by a single person (Figure 1). A projecting platform at the front of the cabinet provides a place for the portable screen (Figure 2), which is further secured by an adjustable strap near the lop of the cart. In this same general area are installed two Reelite components. These spring-wound reels operate on the principle of the window shade roller. The left unit contains fifty feet of power cord, while the right unit stores a similar length of speaker cord (Figure 2). In use, only as much cable as needed in a given situation is ever pulled out. FIGURE 2 Removing the top of the cabinet reveals a plywood platform to which a motion picture projector is per- manently bolted. The platform is affixed to a worm gear mounting and so balanced that very little force ap- plied to the external handle will lower the projector completely within the cavity of the cabinet, or raise it again to a proper angle for projecting on a screen (Figure 3). This storing feature permits setting up equipment ahead of time with the assurance that curious individuals will not tamper with the machine. The inside cavity also con- tains electrical conduit boxes to per- mit plug-in connection of the speaker and power leads. Material sources used in obtaining tlie com- ponents employed follow: Reelites: Appleton Electric Company, Chicago, Illinois. Ca.sters: Bassick Caster Company, Chicago. Plywood: V. S. Plywood Corporation, Chicago. Crawler- Tread: Stevens Company, Augusta, Georgia. November, 1 954 379 valuation of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Assistant Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education ' Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio ■ Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, liloomington, Indiana. mmm your career (Encyclopaedia Britaniiica Films, 1150 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois) 16 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1953. $75. Teacher's Guide. DESCRIPTION This film recommends three basic steps — learning about yourself, learn- ing about vocations, and choosing your vocation — as essential to the wise planning of a career. Opening scenes show various rela- tives offering toys to Bob at different ages and predicting his vocational in- terests on the basis of his responses to first a music box, later a toy doctor kit, and finally a locomotive. Bob is next shown as a high school student con- fronted witli the problem of selecting courses which might best prepare him for his career. The school's vocational counselor helps Bob work on the choice of a career by suggesting that Bob first learn at)out himself, then about vocations, and finally on the basis of the information gained select the occupation for which he seems best suited and in which he will be most interested. Bob gathers information from vari- ous sources: mental ability tests, pref- erence inventories, interviews with his teachers, and examination of his per- sonal likes and di.slikes. Next Bob acquires information about a wide range of vocations. He checks books in the library; looks through trade papers and other spe- cialized materials; and interviews peo- ple who arc actually working in the (Kcupations which interest him. The film points out factors which Bob must consider in addition to his preference. In the third stage of planning his career. Bob compares his own prefer- ences and capabilities with the re- 380 quirements and the potentialities of the occupations which appeal to him. Finally with his parents Bob tenta- tively decides on two careers in which he can utilize his abilities— industrial design and architecture. APPRAISAL Counselors and guidance directors in secondary schools will welcome this addition to the films already available in the area of guidance. It presents in a very clear and logical manner three steps which the guidance members of the previewing group agreed were im- portant and workable in planning for a career. Bob, the principal character in the film, typifies the behavior, prob- lems, and uncertainties of high school boys in general and should stimulate high school students to give serious consideration to planning a career. TI-JEA^ GOES LIMBERING (International Film Bureau, 57 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois) 16 minutes, Ifimm, sound, color or black and white. $150 or $75. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. DESCRIPTION Here in actual color ])hotography is a French-Canadian folk tale about the lanta.stic exploits of Ti-Jean, a mys- terious little boy whose feats dwarf those of even the hardiest lumberjack as he fells timber, cuts, carries and piles heavy logs, and comes out the victor in every contest. The film opens on a scene in the kitchen of a Quebec farmhouse where two boys, both of whom are eager to ]X).ssess superior physical strength, are testing their relative ability by pushing each other. Grandpa, ol)viously under- standing their boyish amliitions and interests, belittles their exhibition of strengtii with a "once-upon-a-time" story which ()ccu|)ies the remainder of the film. The scene shifts to a logging camp deep in die Quebec woods. Husky lumberjacks are shown marking logs, trimming branches, and measuring stock-])iles. There appears, as if from nowhere, a boy mounted on a great white horse. He informs them that his The school's vocational counselor helps Bob work on the choice of a career. Educational Screen Teaching Film Custodians A non-profit corporation FREEDOM STORY OF DR. CARVER IMAGINATION STORY OF ELIAS HOWE HUMANITARIANI5M STORY OF ALFRED NOBEL PROOF TRIUMPH WITHOUT DRUMS (Harvey Wiley) COURAGE ONE AGAINST THE WORLD 'MacDowelD EVIDENCE THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE ( Semmelweiss) COMPARISON A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS (Goldberger) INTERPRETATION STORY OF DR. JENNER DISCOVERY THE MAGIC ALPHABET ( Eijkman) EXPERIMENTATION THEY LIVE AGAIN ( Banting) MOTION PICTURES bring science research to your classroom COOPERATION THE FIRST ATOMIC PILE (Fermi, and others) Dramatization of the first atomic pile test at the Univer- sity of Chicago, explaining the research and cooperation of scientists contributing to its success. LEADERSHIP EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA (Admiral Byrd» Actual photography of highlights of the U. S. Naval Ex- pedition to the South Pole Continent, with purposes and results explained in picture and maps. OBSERVATION PIONEER OF FLIGHT (John J Montgomery) Methodical work of a scientist who developed principles of glider construction from observing flight of birds, and made the first controlled glider flight. RESEARCH YELLOW JACK (Waiter Reed) How the U. S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, headed by Dr. Reed, successfully tested Finlay's theory that the stegomyia mosquito is the carrier of yellow fever, and eliminated that disease from Cuba. RESOLUTION MADAME CURIE (Marie and Pierre Curie) The laborious process of research by these two scientists who first identified and then separated from pitchblende a new element to which the name radium was given. Produced with the technical excellence of Hollywood's major studios. Selected and prepared for school use by the Motion Picture Committee of the Notional Science Teachers Association Available in most city, county, state, and university educational film libraries. Write for your free copy of the new TFC Handbook of Classroom Films. TEACHING FILM CUSTODIANS, INC. 25 West 43rd Street New York City 36 November, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 381 "Superior to anything else I have used"— School Nurse Live-action motion picture on Menstrual Hygiene: MOLLY GROWS UP • For girls 9-15 • Sound, 16mm, b&w, length, 15 minutes For senior high and college use: EDUCATION FOR CHILDBIRTH Film Series write for mjormation: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS U West 42nd Street, New York 36 or 414 Mason Street, San Francisco 2 ROBERT FLAHERTY presents THE TITAN story of MICHELANGELO Narrated by FREDRIC MARCH "A Masterpiece" — Soturdoy Review Now Available exclusively from Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 East 37th Street, Dept. ES New York 16, N. Y. PHASE FILMS presenting the basic, the impressive, the truly significant biological phenomena — the marvelous interrelation of tissue structure and function in living bodies, the beautiful precision of the hereditary mechanism of cells. ARTHUR T. BRICE Phaae Films Rom, California 4 NEW!! Sound film in brillianf color NAVAJO CANYON COUNTRY Explains influence of the Navajo homeland on tribal history, economy, homes and transportation. Avolon Daggett Productions 441 No. Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Cal. name is Ti-Jean and that he wants a job as a wood-cutter. The bemused ridicule that this request brings forth is soon banished, for Ti-Jean proves himself the equal of the best of them. Even Michel Beaudry, the strong-arm of the camp, is forced to admit the superiority of this little superman who can lift and carry huge logs, win all the games, and break all the wood- cutting records. And so with everything that Ti-Jeaii tackles. He works hard all winter from morning till night, and in his hands every Herculean task seems easy. Then one day, as winter begins to fade into spring and his pile of logs is big enough, Ti-Jean draws his pay. Then, as mysteriously as he came, he departs. APPRAISAL Teachers and others interested in stories of adventure for young children slioukl find this film useful. Feats of super-human strength, the romance of a logging camp, and the thrills of out- door living in the winter should appeal to the interests and excite the imagina- tion of youngsters. Some adult groups may enjoy the film. The previewing group indicated that the film, in addi- tion to its general interest value, might be used in intermediate social studies classes to give information on the lumljer industry. LIFE II mnWM LAPS (NORWAY] (Coronet Instructional Films, 65 £. South Water St., Chicago 1, Illinois) 11 min., 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. $110 or $55. Teacher's Guide available. DESCRIPTION The close interrelationship between geographical characteristics and the work and lives of people is portrayed in this film. The film opens with a view of Ber- gen, Norway, and dien locates the city on a globe along witli the other coun- tries that lie north of its line of lati- tude. Human life, the narrator ex- plains, is virtually non-existent in the cold and rocky terrain of northern .'\laska. In southern Alaska and Nor- way, however, the warming effect of ocean currents makes possible the har- vesting of crops, such as hay, in the short, cool summers. The sequence that follows takes tlie viewer by boat seventy miles inland from the city of Bergen into a fiord to the farm of the Eriksen family. Here, Mr. Eriksen and his .son are seen on a typical summer day hanging hay on a fence to dry in the sun. In addition to 382 hay, the narrator states, other fast growing crops, such as oats, are also grown and harvested during the sum- mer. The camera then tilts up the mountain in the background to the pasture where the younger children, Sonja and Karl, tend the cattle during the summer vacation with their friends. Scenes of tlieir work and their evening meal are followed by a view of the sun setting at ten o'clock. In the winter, the lives of the family are shown to diange radically. Sven Eriksen, the oldest son of the family, is seen one day unloading fish in the harbor of Bergen. Other ships are shown le;iving the harbor as the nar- rator relates that winter fishing pro- vides a major source of employment when work on the farm is done at the end of the summer. A view of Sven Eriksen, sliopping in downtown Bergen and inspecting a pair of skis, is followed by the sight of Karl and Sonja returning home from school on skis. As they arrive at their home, the narrator discusses the importance of skiing as a sport as well as a means of transportation to Nor- wegians. Mr. Eriksen, who is cutting trees for firewood on the slope of a mountain, also prepares to retirrn home for the day. As he tirrns to descend, he gains a wide view of the steep mountain sides converging on his farm below. After an evening meal of fish, potatoes and other vegetables, and milk, the mother continues to knit a sweater for Karl, the father reads, and the children write a letter to their brother in Bergen. Closing scenes review the major ideas in the film as the narrator en- courages the audience to gain further familiarity witli a northern country such as Norway. APPRAISAL This film succeeds in conveying the significant effect exerted by climate and topography on the lives of men by providing an intimate and detailed picture of the life of the Eriksen fam- ily on tlieir farm near Bergen, Nor- way. The choice of words in the narra- tion, the apt visual descriptions, and the careful pacing of the film, along with the review and questions at the end make this film most suitable for u.se on the intermediate grade level. The structure of the film reveals gootl organization of content that flows smoothly throughout by way of effec- tive verbal and visual transition?. Though one would have enjoyed see- ing more aspects of life in the Eriksen family, the film, nevertlieless, covers sufficient detail to exemplify the geo- graphic (oncepts involved. {Evaluations continued on page 384) Educational Screen This geography class sees and hears its world in true fidelity Children learn faster — retain longer — when the sights and sounds of the world are pre- sented to them clearly, vividly ... in the matchless realism of sound movies. And for this geography class, sight and sound are as close to perfection as portable 16mm. pro- jector design has yet made possible. Their projector is the Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector, Model AV-151 — a power- ful 15-watt machine with a matched, big- volume, 12-inch speaker. Its separate bass and treble controls ... its great reserve of output and reproductive capacity . . . and its unique Fidelity Control which makes new Kodaslide SIGNET 500 Projector, Filmslrip Model It's completely new! And it hot ttie smoothati, suraiif fostest fllm-odvonce ever designed! For brrghfer, sharper pictures, it hos the Kodolc Ektonon Projection Lens (f/2.5 or f/2.8}, Lumen- ized lens-and-condenser system, and alumi- nized gloss reflector. Adapts easily to 2x2 slide projector, v/tthout extra equipment. Only $98 with f/3.5 lens. Ask your dealer to demonstrate its omozing efficiency. possible precise focusing of the scanning beam regardless of sound-track position . . . afford matchless control over sound repro- duction. And its superb optical system, fea- turing a built-in "field-sharpening" element, provides visual quality to match the excel- lence of the sound. From Belgium to the Orient . . . the sights and sounds of the whole wide world around are crisp, clear, vivid. Choice of six brilliant models The Model AV-151 is one of six Pageant models starting at just $425, a complete line of 16mm. sound and sound-silent projectors that will enable you to meet exactly and easily your particular projection require- ments. You can get extra brightness for hard-to-darken rooms . . . extra power and speaker capacity for auditoriums and other acoustically difficult locations . . . flexible controls for the ultimate in sound quality. And most important, with every Pageant model, you get the matchless convenience . . . the additional mechanism life ... of permanent pre-lubrication. Kodasco[>e Pag- eant Sound Projectors are lifetime lubricated at the factory to banish completely the danger of under- or over-oiling — chief cause of projector breakdowns. Get the story on the complete Pageant line from your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer. Mail the coupon for his name and address. Prices subject to change without notice. WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRICATION "Fn spite of all we tell customers about how to oil projectors properly, too many of them never seem to do it right or at all. So it's a welcome relief to be able to offer Kodak's lifetime-lubricated Pageant." Paul M. King Krum's Audio-Visual Battle Creek, Michigan "Since so many different people — teach- ers and students alike — operate projec- tors, proper maintenance is a matter of luck. With permanent lubrication, main- tenance is no problem. Anyone who has a Pageant is luckyin more ways than one!" L. H. Sanborn, Visual Aid Consultant McCuiry Foto Co., Sacramento, Col. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8V, Rochester 4, N. Y. Send name of nearest Kodak Audio- NAME TITLE Visual Dealer and information on: r~] Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors Q Kodaslide Signet 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model ORGANIZATION- STREET. (Zone) . STATE_ 1 l-I " November, 1954 Writing for more information? Mentcn EDUCATICN/L SCREtN 383 GOLD RISII BOY (Churchill-Wexler Film Productions, 801 N. Seward Street, Los Angeles 38, California) 16 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, |150 or $75. Study guide available. DESCRIPTION The film, through actual photog- raphy done principally on location in the mother lode country, nana- tion, and some dialog, presents a day in the life of Jackie Summers, a young boy, as it might have been in California during the years immed- iately following the gold rush. Opening on Jackie walking through the woods, the film introduces him as the son of a gold digger. Using the first personal pronoun, Jackie tells the audience that there are very few boys and girls in this country, that he spends lots of his time walking and playing in the woods, and that today he is on his way to town to visit his aunt who has something for him. The film follows Jackie as he goes to town and shows him talking to .\mos Decker panning gold, inspect- ing an abandoned prairie wagon just like the one he says his Ma and Pa used to come to California from Pennsylvania, watching the black- smith using bellows to make the fire burn faster and shaping red hot iron into horseshoes, briefly visiting with his Mexican friend, taking advantage of the sheriff's having forgotten to lock the gate to the jail yard to go inside and look around, watching a tenderfoot miner pack his burro, see- ing for the first time daguerreotypes in a new store window, and finally reaching .Aunt Nellie's where he listens to her play the dulcimer and receives from her a spelling book, a slate and some chalk. Occasional flashbacks show Jackie's mother mak- ing bread. The entire process of waiting for the dough to rise and heating the baking stones is shown. The film ends with the end of the day which finds Jackie and his mother in their log cabin. By the light of candles which his mother has made from deer fat, Jackie practices writ- ing with his new slate and chalk. A little progress leads him to conclude, as he climbs the stairs to his bed in the loft, that his Pa will be proud when he comes home and finds that he can write. APPRAISAL Intermediate grade pupils studying the gold rush days in California should find this film helpful in (1) showing how people lived at that time, (2) developing an understanding of the various types of peoples and their occupations, and (3) providing a basis for contrasting that way of life with life in modern times. It was the opinion of the previewing group that most, if not all, of the anachron- isms and photographic flaws detected by adult viewers would go unnoticed by a younger audience; and, if noticed, they would be accepted by them as a part of re-creating the past. The characters seem true to life, the ac- tion develops in an interesting man- ner, and most of the important aspects of life in the gold rush days are depicted. Looking at the literature GUIDE TO FILM SERVICES OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. Film Council of America, 600 Davis St., Evanston, Illinois. 1954. 146 pages. $2.00. So you're a 16mm film expert! Do you know what FFF stands for? What film services are offered by FPA (Foreign Policy Association)? Or APFC (American Plant Food Coun- cil)? Do you know what nonprofit associations distribute films about American industry? What journals publish news and reviews of 16inm films? Whatever the extent of your IGnini THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Bfack- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and com- pletely opaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or without Ijghtproof housing. Ask your regulor supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1632 INDIANA AVE. CHICAGO 16, ILL. film knowledge, whether you're or- ganization staff member, TV program- planner, businessman, librarian, club- woman, church leader, or . . . well, vou name it, if vou have any interest at all in 16mm films you're likely to find the Film Council of .America's neat and new Guide to Film Services of National .Associations very helpful indeed. Each entry gives you information about the purpose of the organization, personnel, film activities, history, etc. and finally a "forecast" indicating the 16mm film intentions and plans of the organization for the future. Fhe FCA expects to add to its list of organizations; if your group missed this edition, let the publisher know so you'll be there the next time. EYES AND EARS FOR MUSIC by Delinda Roggensack. Educational Pub- lishers, Inc., 122 North Seventh St., St. Louis 1, Mis.souri. Published Sep- tember, 1954. 120 pages. $3.75. This is a guide to the use of audio- visual materials in teaching music. It gives an overview of the whole field of audio-visual teaching aids and shows specifically how such aids may be used in nil aspects of music teaching. HOW TO ORGANIZE AND RUN A SCHOOL CAMERA CLUB. Pre- pared by the editors of Photography Magazine. School Service Dept., 366 Madison Ave., New York City. 1954. 28 pages. Free. Suggestions to help schools start and improve camera clubs. 384 Educational Screen .ffiChurch LOOKIl BACKWARD AT GREE^ LAKE As the Green Lake workshop (see October EdScreen, page 332) begins the second decade, we slioidd take a backward look to see if we have made any progress since the first workshop at North Park College in 1944. We believe that there has been significant progress. These workshops have become truly international, the student body this year coming from all parts of the world: .Asia, Europe, Indonesia, South and Central .America, Canada, Eng- land, etc. These workshops ha\e become truly ecumenical, bringing together the leaders of communions holding widely differing theological opinions and church practices. Here at Green Lake they are as one in an effort to find the best ways of using ;\-V materials and methods in relation to their deepest concerns. Great progress has been achieved in bringing the prtxlucers and the con- sumers closer together. Now the pro- ducer knows something of the lan- guage of the consumer, and the consumer appreciates some of the thorny problems of the producer. Each now knows and respects the other. Closer understanding and cooperation result each year. .\ new step was taken in a good di- rection this year — the bringing of eciuipment manufacturers and consum- ers together. This shoukl result in ecjuipment fitting more closely the needs and requirements of the local churches. It is higli time that certain manufacturers wised up a bit on their ec|uipment — which, in my opinion, is not nearly as good as it should be in this age of the atom. Perhaps the greatest achievement of all has been the development of the evaluation program, resulting in the publication of a basic book, "The .\udio-Visual Resource Guide." It is uniijue in the whole A-V field. Here we have the objective appraisal of bepartment materials by competent committees. The user can fine! out at once the quality of what he would use. The producer finds out, too, the rating of what he has produced. Thus he is en- couraged to up-grade his productions. Each year the workshop is becoming more of a "thinkshop." However, the A-V movement in the church field has accumulated a sizable deficit on the thinking side, and a way ought to be found to liquidate this embarrassing lag. Educational understanding and psychological insight are setting the limits of achievement all across the .A-V field. Year by year basic questions aljout the fundamental nature of A-V media, and about the nature of the learning process when ,A-V materials and methods are employed, continue to accumulate. In the church field the A-V move- ment is not growing enough leadership at the level of the local community by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN and the local church. A way must be found for the training of the local leaders who will pass along to local church leaders .A-V understanding and skill. That is not now being effectively done. The .A-V movement must get inside the church, and be a part of the total on-going methodology. This means that we must cease thinking of .A-V knowledge and skill as parallel with other leadership education but as integral with it. At the beginning of the second decade of workshops is a good time to remind ourselves of the pioneer vision and labors of Mary Leigh Palmer in getting the first workshop under way amid all kinds of discouragements, and to express appreciation to her and those associated with her in those be- ginning days. Her contribution was basic and lasting and the foundation for later progress. This scene from the motion picture "Our Bible — How It Come to Us" shows Tyndole in Cologne, Germany, arranging with Peter Quentel for the printing of the first English New Testament in 1525. (See review of the film on following poge. ) November, 1954 385 FOR BETTER t^f'ojectton AND GREATER PROTECTION f^eeU Compco PROFESSIONAL ^®®' For shipping, storing or show- ing film, precision made Compco Professional Reels are first choice with those who want the finest. Hard, spring type steel construc- tion won't warp or bend . . . elimi- nates film-wearing rubbing dur- ing projection or winding. 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After consulting a reliable dealer and the public school folks, we paid a little less than $200 for a recorder. We wanted push-buttons for agility in operation and light weight for port- ability, without sacrificing frequency range, tone quality, or volume. We kept within our price range and found a recorder that has given satisfaction. On the basis of our experience we would suggest that the recorder be tried out in your church in many different ways before you make a pur- chase. Trying it out in the store is not a true test. Take it out to your church. For a few dollars we had the mike cable lengthened by 25 feet. This en- abled us to pick up at a distance. If we were doing it over, we would ex- tend this cord by an extension insert which could have been removed when not needed. We have recorded organ music for u.se when the organist could not be present. We taped 15-minute talks by two missionaries partially supported by our church. We used these with our Juniors, and others. This material, plus Kodachrome slides, will make fine missionary education material. We re- corded the singing of one of the de- partments and presented it at a par- ents' tea. Class and departmental sessions could be recorded for discus- sion by leadership training classes. The choir director has used it in his rehearsals so that the choir could hear via tape just how it sounded. We made a tape of the minister's explana- tion of the stained glass windows for the children to hear before we took them on a tour of the sanctuary, using the same material in follow-up activities. Miss Yoinig was formerly An- dio-Visiial Coordinator, Cov- enant Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Ohio. She is now with the Board of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church, USA. We are inaugurating a program of shut-in visitation by the deacons who will use the recorder to take the churcii service to these people. We take all of the church service except the sermon. This space on the tape is left blank for the minister to record in his study. We hope to build a small library of stories for and by children. We have already recorded a playlet. We will record panel discussions and special religious programs for broadcast. We plan to transfer phono disc material to tape to avoid the changing of records. Time will bring other uses for our tape recorder, but already it is an essential part of our A-V program. MYi FILMS For Bible Study The .American Bible Society has pro- duced a new motion picture on the Bible, Our Bible: How It Came to Us. It is divided into three parts: The Formation of the Bible (25 min.); The Spread of the Bible Across Europe (24 min.); and The Making of the English Bible (35 min.). This reviewer found the middle part especially good in content and technical qualities. In no other way can so much be said as effectively about the subject, and it is highly recommended for use with all adult groujjs and with the young peo- ple above Junior Hi age. Here is top material for a series: Show Part I and follow a week later with a discussion of it. Then show the second film and follow with a well-planned discussion, and then present the third. This would give any congregation or group or club six great weeks. Is there a better way to give this basic education? Missionaries at Work Back to Bombay is a 28-minute color film produced for the Congregational- Christian Churches in 1954 by Mis- sions Visualized. It covers several kinds of missionary work in West India. It is a good and useful addition to the visual resources available this year for the study of India. Alan Shilin has produced for the For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for yoor free copy of owr film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Baltimore 3 Chicago 1 I Cincinnati 2 S° u^„' -, Detroit I Kansas City 6 Nashville 2 New York I I Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 386 Educational Screen Evangelical and Reformed Church a 28-minute color film. Haven of Hope, which gives a vivid portrayal of the Chundkhari colony for lepers, one of the finest in India. In this film the camera dcKuments daily life of colony members as they engage in a multitude of activities which make the colony almost self-sustaining. In this film the dynamics of the Christian Way stand out for all to see, and who needs to see this more clearly in the.se times than those in the pews of the "home" churches! A fine film in content and technical qualities. The story of the life and work of William Carey, pioneer missionary and linguist in India, is superbly told in the 25-minute color film Empty Shoes. When he passed he did leave great shoes to be filled, for he was a giant in courage, insight, and hard work. Made for Broadman Films by Family Films, Inc., this film is well cast, well directed, and keeps to the story. It is highly recommended to all churches looking for a film story of this great Christian and missionary pioneer. The treatment is such that it will be ac- ceptable and useful to all denomina- tions. Visit Ceylon! There are very few films on Ceylon, and it is for this reason that the I3'/2- minute color film Shushila's Pilgrimage will be welcomed by those who try to understand the culture and people of this island. In it we see an older brother taking his younger sister on a visit to sacred Buddhist shrines. There are many fine landscapes, espe- cially of the tea-covered mountains. The film is recommended as back- ground for youth and adidts in under- standing this country. Four to Go and Chance to Grow Four to Go tries to show church young people how to win unchurched young people to Christ and his church. The treatment is clumsy, the casting poor, and the acting bad. Much of the 14 minutes is used up in sitting and talk. The ideas it contains might have been more effective as a dramatic re- cording. Filmstrips for Thanksgiving and Christmas Enrichment • "SEEDTIME AND HARVEST" • "CHRISTMAS IN THE PINEY WOODS" • "CHRISTMAS PARTY," others. Write tor tree illustrated descriptive told- er ot tilmstrips for church ond school use. Church Screen Productions p. O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. For some years the churches have needed a top film for use when the whole family conies together at the church, and for such special programs as mother-daughter and father-son banquets. The Methodist Church de- serves the gratitude of all in putting into a superb film a story which old and young will both learn from and enjoy. Chance to Grow tells the story of a typical family going through a crisis. Mother keeps a clean and or- derly house. Father is pretty busy mak- ing a living. The children are growing up, but the parents hardly notice it. How this family came through a pe- riod of trouble will instruct and in- spire. There is suspense, pathos, humor. The casting is fine, the acting excellent, and the treatment of the theme convincing. For some time to come this is likely to be the best film on this subject. It's a Small World It's a Small World is a candid-camera documentary of the cycle of one day in a day kindergarten. It has great usefulness for observation purposes. Teachers and parents can learn much from it, especially if oriented before seeing it to look for certain things in the behavior of the children and in the activity of the leaders. After seeing, it should be discussed, and if possible, seen again. The soundtrack carries only music, and this reviewer found it contributing very little either to the enjoyment or understanding of what was seen. How long are our ears to be beaten with this arty, capricious, and ill-fitting music? John Wesley: Superb Color At the Eleventh International Work- shop in Audio-Visual Education at Green Lake, Wisconsin, this reviewer learned that the particular print of the John Wesley film which he saw twice at the Audio-Visual Workshop at Southwestern University, Texas, last April was defective in color and was subsequently withdrawn from circulation. Having seen a non-defec- tive print at Green Lake, I am happy to say that I found the color superb throughout. I regret that my review of the film (September, 19.54 EdSc.reen, page 284) was based on a defective print. Correction The three films Lutherans Heal in Christ's Name, Lutherans Teach Self Help, and Lutherans Train Christian Leaders described in the October EdScrkkn, page 333, were produced by the United Lutheran Board of Foreign Missions, 231 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y. The address given in the October issue is incorrect. 13«4 N. Von Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Colli. PImm (•nd Ih* Ira* Fentilr Films' help* iisdicolad D IWS col«odor (orrclallng oil FomJIy Film* tilUi with ih« church •mpho**« ihrowghowt th« yaoc. Q Nam* of naorati Fronchiwd daolcr. (W* o»« intcr«tl»d in pfogromming Fomily Ftlmi during December.} Illwtlroled deccriplive cololog: G 3« Living Bible filmi Q 33 Modern Intpirolionol Filmt ADDHESS- CITY Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN November, 1954 387 GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC, 164 N 0 ff T H W A C K £ R D R I V B * C H I C A G 0 6 TELEPHONE STATE 2-7316 IGmin SERVICES Splices Not Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dept. E-11-8 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. LAND OF THE LONG DAY }} mins. color Sale $300 Rental $15. 1954 GOLDEN-REEL AWARD. An exceptional film on an Kskimo hunter's life In BafflnlaiKl. Produced by National Film Board of Canada. Distributed by • iS^^E^ INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU, INC. 57 E. lackson Blvd. Chicago 4, III. SCHOOL HEALTH' in Action 16mm. sound, color or birti', 251-ii min. State Heolth Dept. shows how a typicol city recognizes and corrects its health problems, utilizing ovoiloble professional and government resources. Fine for school, PTA, church and community showings. Produced and distributed by SAM ORLEANS and ASSOCIATES 211 W. Cumberland Ave. Knoxville 15, Tenn. Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should be seal directly to Max U. Bildersee, JC' Holmes Dale, Albany 3, \ezv York. Run, do not lualk, to your nearest pen and paper and order the most out- standing recordings we have been privileged to hear in a very long time. They are the Columbia University Bi- centennial album on "Man's right to knowledge and the free use thereof." The discs are produced by the Center for Mass Communications of the Co- lumbia University Press at 1125 Am- sterdam .\ venue, New York 2b, N. Y. • THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE FREELY THE WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS is the theme of the recording of the last days of Socrates based on information found in the Dialogues of Plato. This docu- mentary drama is written by Arthur Arent and stars Frederic March as Socrates and Florence Eldridge as Xantippe. Roger De Koven plays Crito and Donald Buka is heard as Apollodorus. This is the story of the sublime mar- tyrdom of Socrates who, in 399 B.C.. was brought to trial for corrupting youth and introducing strange divini- ties and who was convicted and con- demned to drink the poison hemlock. Here is demonstrated the Socratic method of skillful cross-examination by which inadequate learning is ex- posed. The story of the recording starts with the trial and is completed as Xantippe takes her last leave of Socrates and as he willingly drinks the poison, having refused escape by brilj- ery and ruse. • THE RIGHT TO COMMUNI GATE KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS TO OTHERS is demonstrated through the story of Elijah Parish Lovejoy. .American abolitionist, theologian and editor. It was as editor of the Alton (Illinois) Observer that Lovejoy ex- pressed his deep convictions concern- ing slavery —convictions which led to mob action and eventually to his death. This is a classic story describing the fight for the preservation of free- dom of the press as we know it today. The superb script for this recording is written by Wacle Arnold and stars Macdonald Carey as Elijah Lovejoy. Helen Claire plays the part of Celia Lovejoy, Karl Weber portrays Owen Lovejoy and Gene Leonard is heard as Edward Beecher. The background material for the script is taken from contemporary accounts of the events of these pre-Civil War days. • THE RIGHT TO FORM AND HOLD ONE'S OPINIONS, HOW- EVER UNPOPULAR is demonstrated through the story of Italy's great as- tronomer, mathematician and physi- cist, Galileo. This is essentially the story of his trial in 1633 by the Inqui- sition in Rome at which he w.is brought to the point of making an abjuration of all beliefs and writings that held the sun to be the central body of the solar system. .Arnold Sund- gaard prepared the script based on historic records of the trial of Galileo. Walter Hampden plays the lead role and is ably supported by Philip Bour- neuf as .Aristarchis, Edwin Jerome as Copernicus, and Luis Van Rooten as Gutenberg. • THAT THESE RIGHTS BELONG TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HU- MAN FAMILY was the guiding star of the lile of Mohandus K. Gandhi, Indian political leader, who organized several nonviolent resistance cam- paigns during the latter years of Brit- ish Rule of India. This recording is based on "The Great Soul" by Herry- man Mauer. The script was written by .Morton Wishengrad. who has a high reputation for writing such documen- tary dramas. Mr. Wishengrad has pre- pared many of the "Cavalcade of .America" broadcasts. .Alfred Drake plays the part of Gandhi, James Monks plays Sadoo, and Alfred Shirley por- trays The Judge. This script is narrated by Alexander Scourby. Some junior high school students will profit from hearing these four performances. .Senior high school stu- dents should hear all of them, as should college groups. They may be purchased for library collections, used in the study of science (Galileo), phi- losophy (Socrates), .American history (Lovejoy), and world history (Gandhi). Each of these men has made a great contribution to American history and to world history and each represents an important facet of the way of life and living together which we value. These are not children's recordings. These are adult from the first groo\e to the last, but they carry the audience from the here and now to the past of men of ideas and of action. The in- tellectual four freedoms — freedom to explore the world of ideas, freedom to form and hold one's own opinions, freedom to connnunicate knowledge and ideas, and finally freedom to as- sure these rights to all members of the human family — are herein unforget- tably represented. 388 Educational Screen News of the industry: organizations, people and products ^udio-visual trade review Industry-Education Day at B&H The growing trend toward industry- education cooperation was given a boost in foiu- Chicago area towns (Sko- kie, Lincohiwood, Niles, and Morton Grove, Illinois) when the Skokie Val- ley Industrial AsscKiation sponsored Industry-Education Day on September 27. Twenty-four teachers were guests of the Bell & Howell Company during the day, where they and their ques- tions were welcomed by President Charles H. Percy, Executive Vice-Presi- dent William E. Roberts, W. Hodge. Director of Employee Relations, and C. K. Preston. Director of Public Relations. President Percy spoke of the rela- tionship between industry and educa- tion and die vital role each plays in modern civilization. "Education," he said, "represents the brains and hands of the body, determining what it thinks and does." Industry he com- pared to ihe heart, which must main- tain the flow of vital nourishment through the bloodstreams of the body. He emphasized the stake of teachers and their students in die free enter- |)rise system. Bellflower City Gets New Victor Assembly lO's The Bellilower City School District in .Southern California was the first District on the West Coast to receive their new Victor A.ssembly lO's after the release of this new model, Victor .Animatograph Corporation reports. Delivery of the new projectors was CHARLES H. PERCY, President of Bell & Howell Company, explains what happens to the sales dollar during a discussion with public and parochial school teachers on Industry-Education Day, September 27. made by Coast Visual Education Com- pany of Hollywood. The District itself, in which enthusiasm for a full audio- visual program is high and stems di- rectly from the Superintendent him- self, is one of the many fast-growing school communities in this area. It has been faced, as have all others, with many problems in staffing and equip- ping new plants to meet the mush- rooming population in the greater Los .Angeles area. The District is lo- cated about half way between the City of Los Angeles and the Coast. It consists of 14 schools, three of which are currently being expanded to meet th^ increased need for additional class- Mrs. Esther Lindstrom, District Librarian, and Dr. Norman Wompler, Dis- trict Superintendent, Bell- flower City School Dis- trict, California, admire the new Victor. room facilities. Election plans are now in the hopper for unification of the District which will enable it to include the new Bellflower High School, at present within the administration of a neighboring high school district. Dr. Nonnan Wampler, District Su- perintendent since 1946, has guided the growth and policy of Bellflower School District with an eye to the best personnel and equipment available. Earlier, in his career as City Superin- tendent in Shelby, Montana, he de- veloped an appreciation for the t)ene- fits to be obtained by audio-visual techniques and employed his first Vic- tor projectors in that location. At Bellflower the objective in the .-Kudio- Visual Department has been to equip each school with one or more 16mm (depending upon the size) projector, one or more 35mm slide and strip projector, a tape recorder, an overhead projector with tachistoscopic attach- ment, and an opaque projector. The District maintains photographic equip- ment to be used for developing public relations pictures and for preparing photographic materials for instruc- tional use. They also maintain an e.xcellent master recorder for making discs. In addition to its meml)ersliip in the Los .Angeles County Film Library the November, 1 954 389 ASTRONOMY FILMS 16-mm. sound, 400-foot reels I THE SUN; 11 THE MOON; III THE SOLAR SYSTEM; IV THE MILKY WAY; V EX- TERIOR GALAXIES. Highly commended by Visual Aid Deport- ments, Film Libraries, Schools, Colleges and Educators throughout the country. SLIDE STRIPS — SLIDES 20 frame, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected frames of each reel avail- oble. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenue WASHINGTON 12, D. C. AMERICA'S FRIENDS Burton Holmes Educational Films AUSTRIA — A 22-minute study of a brave people singing in the shadow of the Iron Curtain . . . counting Americans as true friends. Color, $190; b&w, $95. BRAZIL — in two one-reel chapters: COASTAL BRAZIL — Brazilians and how they live — from the Equator to the Cool South. RIO DE JANEIRO— The charming Cario- cas; their way of life in the world's most beautiful city-setting. Each — $100 in color; $50 in b&w; for both, $190 in color; $95 in b&w. PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr. Beverly Hills, Calif. THf ONLY GUARANTBED SIRRTCH REmOUM PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM FILM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgio, Ohio, Con- necticut and Maryland, and many others. Write for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS ■5f TAl« tr.- r..f ICIttN W^ "•"■ »"•' ^•■**'» ■gl TTPEWRITTEN MESSAGES ^a RAOIO-MAT SLIDES ^bI whiti-ahmi.&iuh • IMi SutlOHEIrOFIMEScHEIH j Regular size 3'/4x4 or the Sold by Audio-Visual, 1 Supply Dealers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Oakridgc Blvd., Day New Duplex 2x2. hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Dept. V, tona Beach, Flo. Superintendents, Principals, Teachers f You asked for it. Now here it is. "NAVAJO DANCERS" Produced and Pliotographed by Chief Hoil- storm. With genuine Novaio Indians, au- thentic Novojo tribal music and gorgeous costumes. II minutes — Kodachrome — 400 feet Many copies already soM. Write for de- scriptive leaflet. CHIEF HAILSTORM PRODUCTIONS 1324 So. Elm St. Alhambra, Calif. Di.strict maintains and is con.stantly expanding a film library of its own including both 16mm and 35mm film. Emphasis on the care and safety of this film was again noted in the Dis- trict's recent acquisition of Victor pro- jectors with the patented safety film trip. The administration at Bellflower lias set up a single unit known as the C:urriculum Materials Center which will maintain and supervise all of the audio-visual materials and equipment in addition to whatever other mate- rials are stored or required by the Curriculum .Supervisors. For the best employment of audio- visual equipment and technicjues, the District each year has appointed a building representative for this pro- gram who acts in collaboration with the Audio-Visual Consultant for the school he represents and is in general res[X)nsible for the care and operation of the machines allocated to his school. The .^udio-VLsual Consultant. Mr. Neil ^^atheson, together with the Coordina- tor of Curriculum Materials, Mrs. Esther Lindstrom, supervises this pro- gram and is responsible for the distri- bution of film and other centrally lo- caf'd material throughout the Dis- trict. Wollman New SVE Midwest District Manager Elgin Wollman. .Assistant Educa- tional Director for the .Society for Visual Education, Inc., Chicago, has been appointed Midwest District Sales Manager, according to an announce- ment bv John C. Kennan, Vice Presi- dent and Director of Sales. Following graduation from Huron Collesre and a Master's Degree from the School of Education, University of Chicago, A'fr. Wollman devoted his career to the field of education. He has taught in rural schools, high schools, and the Chicago public school .system. He started with SVE in 1947 as Math and Science Editor, and wa.s promoted to his position as .As,sistant Educa- tional Director in 1950. Ra.sch Now Disney Eastern Manager Edward L. Rns'h has been named Easf^rn Mnna^er of the Walt Disney Studio 16mm Film Divi.sion. Mr. Rasch for a number of years was in charge of motion picture production and dis- tribution at the Institute of Life In- surance in New York Citv. He joins the Disney organization at its eastern headquarters, 477 Madison .-\venue. New York City. In his new post, Ra.sch will super- vise tlie Disney school-leasing program for the eastern states, as well as handle the specialized use of Disney dieatrical films by industrial and business firms. EDWARD F. ARENDT is the new Director of Services for the National Audio-Visual Association. Mr. Arendt was formerly with Swank Motion Pictures and Stanley Photo Service, both of St. Louis. Fornner Director of Services Dick Pryor resigned to toke over the northern Michigan sales territory for Locke Films of Kalamazoo, Michigon. New Ampro Job for Englert Appointment of Harry C. Englert as division manager of a newly estab- lished sales territory in the Great Lakes region was announced recently by the Ampro Corporation, Chicago, manu- facturer of itape recorders and motion picture projectors. In his new position, Englert will co- ordinate sales and service activities of dealers and distributors handling Ampro equipment. Newest tape re- corder model in the company's line is the Hi-Fi Two-Speed, featuring both long play and high fidelity with com- plete push-button control and electro- magnetic operation. Prior to his appointment, Englert was sales training director of the J. A. Williams Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., electronics distributor. He also was a field engineer for the Hallicrafters Company, Chicago. Walkie Tape Recorder A new Tapak (tape-pack) spring- wound talkie tape recorder named the Narrator is available from the Broad- cast Equipment Specialties Corpora- tion, 135-01 Liberty Ave., Richmond Hill 19, N. Y. Unlike most self-pow- ered recorders which play back only to headphones, the Narrator features a built-in 4" x 6" loudspeaker for re- production of self-recorded or pre- recorded tapes to room-size audiences. Requiring no electric current at any time, the Narrator can be used to re- cord authentic sounds anywhere at any time. In addition to [ilaying back through its own speaker, it can also be plugged into any external amplifier 390 Educational Screen or sound motion picture projector. It erases, monitors, rewinds fast, and listens backward for cue. The Standard Narrator operates up to 50 continuous minutes at 3%" per second tape speed with a frequency response of 100-4,000 cycles and dy- namic range of 40 db. The Custom Narrator has 5,000-cycle response and 55 db range. New Kodak Still Projectors A new Kodaslide projector, the Sig- net 500, for showing both single-frame filmstrips and 2x2 slides to large and small groups has been announced by the Eastman Kodak Company. Conversion from one use to the other can be accomplished quickly and easily, since it's only a matter of loosening a screw to interchange th? filmstrip adapter and slide-feeding mechanism. The Kodaslide Filmstrip Adapter is easy to load and protects the filmstrip from scratching. The image portion of the strip is untouched as it moves through the projector. Glass pressure plates hold the film firmly, but sep- arate before it is advanced to keep the strips scratch-free. A unique Geneva mechanism rapidly and ac- curately advances the filmstrip. The film can be reversed to show previous frames. It has a special rewind for rapid, cinch-free rewinding and re- placing the strip into its can. A new semi-automatic take-up changer (supplied with) can be quickly interchanged with the Filmstrip Adapter to ready the Signet 500 for 2x2 slide projection. With this device, slides are fed singly, from the top of the projector, thus eliminating any jarring of the machine and uninten- tional repetition of pictures. After each slide is projected, it slips into a receiving box, which accepts a group of slides in the order in which they were shown, enabling the projectionist to file them without sorting. Another model, the Signet 500, Model 1, is designed for slides only. This projector, as well as the com- bination slide-filmstrip projector, (fill accept the Airequipt Slide phanger, with appropriate adapter. Jew 3M Tape loosts Recording Time A new magnetic tape that is said to jiutomatically increase the recording ime of any tape recorder by 50% has een announced by Minnesota Mining hnd Manufacturing Co., St. Paul, linnesota. Introduction of the new tape — "Scotch" brand "Extra-Play" magnetic tape No. 190 — is reported to mark the first time since the advent of dual-track recording that a major in- crease in recording and playback time has been possible without decreasing the tape speed or employing a larger reel. Key feature of the new 190 tape is a new, high-potency oxide coating only half as thick as standard coatings, but with equivalent magnetic properties. Coupled with the high-potency oxide is a new, thinner backing of tough cellulose acetate. Although approx- imately 30% thinner than conven- tional acetate tape, it is nearly 80% as strong — more than adequate for use on all modern-day recorders, the firm stated. As a result, half again as much of the new, thinner tape can be wound on standard-size reels, allowing a 50% in- crease in recording and playback time, either dual or single track, with no noticeable print-through effect. The new "Extra-Play" tape, for example, increases the time of a machine pre- viously limited to 30 minutes to three- quarters of an hour. Similarly, it boosts other recording times propor- tionately. Flannaroll Screen A flannel board that rolls up like a projection screen is available from Self Teaching Aids, 9819 So. Nor- mandie Ave., Los Angeles 44, Cali- fornia. The Flannaroll Screen is mounted on an easel and can be easily and quickly pulled up into place wherever it is needed — school, Sun- day school, sales meetings, etc. EXCLUSIVE MONOMATIC® SINGLE-KNOB CONTROL Provides instant selection of Record or Play, in either 7' 2" or 3M" tape speeds, as well as Fast Forward and Fast Rewind. Any position may be selected by a flick ' of the finger, in either tape speed. Check these Pentron features: • 2-speeds: 7Vi" and 3%" per second. • 2-hoor high fidelity record- ing and playback. • Straight-line slot loading of tope. • Fast forward and rewind. • Operates in any position. • Instantaneous automatic braking. Before selecting any recorder,! see and hear the Pentron with Monomatic Control! ,^-,EXCtUS,Vc,^ New PENTRON (noNomnTic^ CONTROL takes the guesswork out of TAPE RECORDING so Sim pie Model CT-1 w, complete SO foolproof even first-graders can use It. Revolutionary Pentron Portable Recorder with Monomatic Control fills the need for a greatly simplified recorder that can be used in every class and school function. Captures every word . . . every whisper, every sound throughout the entire audible range. Its versatility and low cost make it an indispensable teaching tool for every school. DON'T DELAY! MAIL TODAY! PENTRON CORPORATION 777 S. Tripp Av«., Chicago 24, III. (Dept. ES 11) Please send detailed literature. Nome School- Address C i ty . . Zo n e S to le Canada: Atlas Radio Corp., Ltd., Toronto. November 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 391 SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in | Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York Write for Free Filmsfrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive o new color filmstrip each month Oct. through Moy — 8 for $25 MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 Eost 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer 4 Distributor Ka,steni RepresentatiSB HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Pa. New York 28, N. Y. r "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmstrips on 1^-. democrocy's history FREE Catalog FREE Preview Write : heritage filmstrips, inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. MARTINn & GASTON GOLDEN REEL AWARD WINNER! Edinburgh Festival 1954 "Could be studied with profit not only by Disney but by UPA" — HOLIDAY Mog. II Min. COLOR Sale $100 16mm Sound Rental S7.50 BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dept. FW, 200 W. 57th St. New York 19 8 FILMSTRIP LESSONS ON MEXICO - In Co/or Produced in collaboration with leading audio-visual directors in California. 1. Mexico City. 2. Teresa ami Her Family. 3. Mexican People Have Fun. 4. Schools in Mexico. 5. Mountain Lands and Volcanoes. 6. Hot Wet Land!!. 7. Temt>erate I'lateau Land.;. Write- .Vrts and Crafts HERBERT M. ELKINS CO. 10031 Commerce Tujunga, Calif. B & H Introduces New Line of Filmstrip Projectors A new line of six filmstrip projec- tors h;is been introduced by Bell & Howell C:oni]j;iny. The new projectors include two 300- and two 500-watt models and two single-purpose units in 1,50- and 30()-watts. Designed lor easy operation, the Bell & Howell .561 (.500-watt) and 363 (300- watt) filmstrip projectors have only two operating controls, a film advance and a framing control. A tilt knob is the only other adjustment. The new models project 35mm film- strips, both single and double frame, and 2x2 slides. A manual slide changer and an adjustable mask for single and double-fraitie filmstrips are standard equipment. .Accessories include a Selectron Semi- matic slide changer with Selectray, a 5-inch f/2.8 lens that provides 30 per cent more usable light in projec- tion than standard lenses, and a lug- gage-type carrying case. Accessory lenses are a 4 inch f/3.5, 6 inch f/3.5 and 71/2 inch f/4.5. Bell &; Howell's model 560 (500- watt) and 362 (300-watt) filmstrip pro- jectors for larger audiences feature below as well as above level tilt. This means that in an auditorium the pic- ture can be conveniently projected from a balcony down to a screen on the stage. Leveling screws at the bottom of the projectors adjust for uneven surfaces. Complete film protection is aflorded by "breathing" glass pressure plates which open before the film advances. Only when the film is in place do the glass pressure plates close to hold it motionless during projection. .Announced as available on special order only are two single-purpose, low- priced filmstrip projectors. The model 360 (150-watt) projector is convection- cooled, the 300-watt model 361 is blower-cooled. Mobile Projector Stand -A versatile mobile projector stand designed to handle the smallest film- strip projector to the largest portable Uimm sound motion picture projector and speaker, as well as large opaque projectors, record players and tape re- corders, has been announced by the Jack C. Coffey Co., Wilmette, Illinois. Its versatility stems from the manv uses provided by this mobile projection unit. Up to 360 filmstrips or 5,380 2x2 slides can be stored and filed in the base of the stand. For large projection equipment (and for placing more than one piece of equipment on the top of the stand, such as a motion ])icture projector and a filmstrip projector), an auxiliary toj) is available. The top is sound insulated with masonite countersunk to give a raised edge so things will not slip off as the stand is moved. When not used as a projection table, one side of the auxiliary top raises so that the stand becomes a lectern. A new type of floor locking swivel taster is part of the new mobile stand. Two of the three-inch swivel casters lilt up off the floor by toe-pressure, forming a "cast" position for a sturdy projection base. The stand is 40 inches high; it has three shelves, one adjustable. It is of all-steel welded construction and shipped ready to use except for plac- ing the casters in their receptacles. Dynacord Recorder -A new professional tape recorder, the Dynacord, has been announced by The Pentron Corporation, 777 Tripp .Ave., Chicago 24. The recorder is re- ported to be engineered to meet and exceed the rigid requirements of broad- cast stations, sound studios, industry, and government. For a detailed de- .scription, write directly to the manu- facturer. iMicrolex Reader A new microphotographic process that reduces printed matter to easily storable proportions has been an- nounced by the Microlex Corporation, 1 Graves St., Rochester 14, N. Y. Using the Microlex process, 400 pages of a book, periodical or pamphlet can be placed on the two sides of a card (6'/2" X S'/V'). about the size of just one of the original pages. The Microlex card can then be inserted in the .Microlex Reader, which magnifies each l)age on the card to a size even larger than the original. The Reader is an inexpensive op- tical instrument consisting of a light- source, lenses, mirrors, and a screen on which appears the reflected en- larged image of the micrograph. It weighs less than twenty pounds and is portable and convenient for desk use. For further details, write directly to the .Microlex Corporation. PM=.ttpwuNG Picture? FILMSTRIPS on: Primary Reading, Early West, Early America, Hawaiian Islands, Ocean Trees and Forest Conserva- tion, Water and Soil, Public Relations, Elementary Music, Evolution of Mech- anized Agriculture. 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Cal. 392 Educational Screen New Materials Monthly Supplement to tlie BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS (see page 395) The following announcements of re- cent releases are based on Information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual materials of all kinds ore listed under the some general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by on abbreviotion of the name. Addresses of such primary sources are given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the end of the announcements (page 396). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give all information about the item that was made available, as follows: mp — motion picture fs — filmstrip si- — slide rec — recording '54 — produced in 1954 '54rel — released in 1954 min — minutes (length of I6mm films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si-silent sd — sound b&w — block and white col — color r — rental price (sole price is given first in most coses) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primory El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad — Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio- Visual Work Page, the first page of this issue. For reviews and evaluations of films, filmstrips, and records by EDUCATIONAL SCREEN staff members, see pages 380-388. ARITHMETIC Story of Weights and Measures mp COR '54 lOmin sd b&w $5.5 col $110. Pre- sents the role of weights and meosures in everyday life. Traces evolution of standard scales of measurement. El- JrH. ARTS AND CRAFTS Crayon Resist mp BAIL '54 5min sd col $60 r$3. Shows designs created by various uses of wax crayons and rub- ber cement, both of which act as a resist to wotercolor or tempera washes. Two college students first demonstrate the medium with examples of their work shown. Grade-school children then use the materials and the results of their work are displayed. Shows the adoptability of crayon resist in creating beautiful and striking designs which can culminate in textiles, murals, ad- vertising, posters, etc. El-Ad. Monotype Prints mp BAIL '54 5min sd col $60 r$3. Prints are made by dem- onstrators who draw on glass with household cement. After this dries, point is spread over the surface with a brush or brayer. Paper is then smoothed over the design and the finished print removed. Variations are demonstrated by adults and children. El-Ad. Torn Paper mp BAIL '54 5min sd col $60 r$3. Demonstrates a new and unique kind of art expression. First using newspaper as practice material and then working with sheets of dif- ferent colored paper, students ore shown tearing out a variety of shapes, figures, and designs. These torn paper forms are then adhered to a pnaper background to form clever and un- usual pictures. El-Ad. BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS It's Everybody's Business mp CHAMBER '54 22min sd col $130 r$15. Pro- duced for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in cooperation with E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Explains the American business sys- tem, showing how business works in the public interest, how profits Insure job security and encourage the invest- ment of capital, how increased produc- tivity contributes to a higher standard of living, how advertising benefits people, how government should func- tion for the best interest of all. CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNMENT Our U. S. Flog mp DETTRA '54 16min sd col free loan. Documents the his- tory of the United States in terms of the development of the flag from the first Union Jack to the present "Stars and Stripes." You Con Win Elections mp RU '54 20min sd b&w $75 r$10 col $150 r$15. Produced by Emerson Film Cor- poration for the Labor Education Divi- sion, Roosevelt University and the In- dependent Voters of Illinois. Narrated by Melvyn Douglas. Shows how to be on effective citizen at election time. With Arthur Barnes, typical U. S. citi- zen, you actively participate in an election campaign. As you ring door- bells and go to meetings with Barnes, the difficulties, satisfactions, and fun of grassroots democracy are graphi- cally illustrated. The film shows the decisive role a single, activated citizen con ploy in elections when armed with the tools of professional political tech- niques. SrH-Ad. CONSERVATION Elementary Conservation Series 3mp EBP '54 6min eo sd col $50ea. Series de- signed to teach the importonce of con- servation to children of elementary school age. Each film presents a sim- ple fieldtrip experience which aims to appeal to the imagination of the child. Titles: Your Friend the Water, Your Friend the Soil, Your Friend the Forest. El. EDUCATION Discovering the Library mp COR '54 llmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Shows what o wonderful place the public li- brary is for children. Bobby visits the children's section where he finds not only books but storytelling, card cata- logs, special book lists — in short, he finds that the library is a fun-filled place full of stories to arouse every child's imagination. Proper procedure " S Film Libraries find it pays to f m m ^ have Prints Peerless Treated ^ "Before we had our films Peerless-treated, we found that they quickly acquired scratches and smudges, and sometimes even stuck in the pro- jector. Such things diverted student attention and largely destroyed the usefulness of the film. Moreover, many prints had to be discarded, or expensive replacements ordered, long before we had secured the expected number of showings. "For several years now, we have specified 'Peerless Treatment' in all our purchase orders for new film acquisitions. We find that scratches and smudges have been reduced to a minimum, and that films remain longer in top condition. Now there is no unsightly fihn damage to draw student attention away from a good picture." Peerless Cleaning and Rejuvenation are also available for "hurt" or "tired' prints Write for information i EERLESS fl PROCESSING CORPORATION WEST 46th STRECT, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. SEWARD STREET, HOILYWOOD 38, CAIIF. November, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 393 .New Materials^ See Index to Primary Sources on page 396 in rhe library is an integral part of the film. Pri. Never Too Old to Learn mp YORK '54 sd col. Shows the York, Pennsylvania adult education program. Designed to stimulate interest in adult education. Program for Handicapped Children mp NEWARK '54 22min sd b&w $150 r$4. Produced by the Department of Special Education of the Nework, N. J., Public Schools in cooperation with the Dept. of Libraries and Audio-Visual Education. Reproduces a day in the life of a physically handicapped stu- dent in the Branch Brook School. Shows transportation facilities; work of the occup>ationol, speech, and school physical therapists; physical exomi- notions; conferences with parents. GENERAL SCIENCE The Atom Goes to Sea mp GR '54 12min sd b&w free loan. Story of the develop- ment of the atom-sub "Sea Wolf" an- swering such questions as: What's so difficult about building on atomic en- gine? Why did they choose a submarine to be the first vessel driven by atomic energy? How does an atom sub work? Light All About Us mp COR '54 I I min sd b&w $55 col $110. Story of how David discovers the fascinating world of light. Through observation and ex- perimentation, he finds that one sees only when there is light and that every- thing will reflect light. This prompts him to delve into the phenomena of both reflection and refraction and to find their relationship to such instru- ments as binoculars, magnifying glass- es, mirrors, and eye-glasses. EI-JrH. Preface to Physics mp EBF '54 1 5min sd b&w and col. Opening on historic Mt. Vernon, the film compares the progress made in science before Wash- ington's time with the tremendous advances since. The important role of physics is identified, and significant divisions of physics ore indicated; mechanics, heat, sound, light, mag- netism, and electricity. A series of demonstrations highlight the work of several great physicists, and o number of experiments illustrate the contents of beginning physics courses. SrH-Ad. Rocks Are Interesting mp FA '54 1 Omin sd b&w $50 col $100 tv. Introduction to geology presenting the major dif- ferences between rocks and the rea- sons for the differences. Illustrates the three basic kinds of rock, describes their origin, and indicates their min- eral structure. El-Ad. Sounds All About Us mp COR '54 1 1 min sd b&w $55 col $110. Story of how one boy becomes aware of the world of sound all about him. Through ex- perimenting with a tuning fork, he discovers that sounds are caused by vibrations, or movement, of different objects. Various sounds that all chil- dren recognize ore made use of to demonstrate that sounds can differ in pitch, loudness, and quality. El-JrH. Story of Light mp GE '54 lOmin sd col free loon. Details man's never-ending battle to conquer darkness from his first attempts to harness fire to the de- velopment of Thomas A. Edison's in- candescent lamp, heralding modern lighting. Film wos produced in "Dolly- wood," Holland, by Trans - film- 394 Geesink Productions and features the stop-motion puppet technique. Scenes and locations from out of the post have been re-created with exacting crafts- manship. Except for a few spoken words at the beginning, the sound track carries no narration but only an original musical score played by the London Symphony Orchestra. Wonderworld of Science Filmstrips 6 pairs (12fs) SCRIBNER '54 si col. Series of filmstrips on science subjects correlated with the content of Wonder- world Books 7 and 8. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Amenu's Child mp BIS '54 33min sd b&w r$3.75. In the traditional idiom of an African folk tale, the film tells the dramatic story of how o Gold Coast tribe breaks the superstitious influ- ence of medicine men and fetish priests. A new way of life is found with the help of a local health clinic, which shows the parents that their children con grow up to be strong and healthy citizens only through modern food, diet, and sanitary methods — not through the spells cast by the witch doctor. Mexico Series 1 8fs ELKINS '54 27-36fr eo si col $4.90ea $34set. First in a set of filmstrips on various aspects of Mexico. Titles: Mexico City, Teresa and Her Family, Mexican People Have Fun, Schools in Mexico, Mountain ■X- Our life- saving film, BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION Are you one of the 4,000,000 American women who note know the simplest and most thoro\igh way to examine their breasts for signs that may mean cancer —while it is in its early stage and chances of cure are the best .'' Our doctors assure us that BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION has already saved many a woman's life and could save many thou- sands more every year. If you missed our film, call the American Cancer Society or write to "Cancer" in care of your local Post Office. American Cancer Society <4p Lands and Volcanoes, Hot Wet Lands, Temperate Plateau Lands, Arts and Crafts (Part 1 ). HEALTH AND HYGIENE Food for Freddy mp STERL '54rel 17min b&w and col. Produced by Notional Film Board of Canada. Story of a typi- cal healthy youngster and the impor- tance of his daily food. To dramatize the lesson, a classroom experiment with white rats is conducted to show the Importance of proper nutrition for mental and physical health. The film also discusses the planning of attrac- tive and nourishing meals with short sequences on correct shopping and selection of foods. TB — Everybody's Problem fs TB '54 48fr si col. Gives basic facts about tuber- culosis — cause, spread, treatment, control and prevention. HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS Do Security Regulations Hamper Science? mp AFF '54 sd b&w. Congressman Thomos Burke of Missouri and Profes- sor John S. Toll of the University of Maryland discuss this vital question which arose from the Oppenheimer case. Moderator: Marquis Childs. Is It Treason? AFF '54 sd b&w. Discus- sion film presenting a debate between Congressman Richard Boiling of Mis- souri, a Democrat, and Kit Clardy of Michigan, Republican, on charges of "20 years of treason" by some mem- bers of the Republican Party against the Democrats. Moderator: Marquis Childs. Six Faces of Pharaoh mp SIMMEL '54 15min sd b&w $75 col $135. Story of the historic Nile River and the part it played in shaping the destinies of six of Egypt's most renowned ancients. The Thames — From Royal Windsor to Tilbury mp BIS '54 lOmin sd b&w $90 r$2.50. Takes the viewer to famous spots along "England's Liquid His- tory," Windsor Castle, Eton, riverside town of Staines, Gorrick's Temple, Twickenham, etc. Uneasy Peace in Asia fs TIMES 57fr si b&w $2.50. Presents the problems of free Asia's defense and security in the uncertain peace following the cease- fire in Indochina and Korea. HOME ECONOMICS Clothes and You: Line and Proportion mp COR '54 1 Imin sd b&w $55 col $110. To review bosic ideas of wise choice of clothes for high school girls, body types ore related to fundamental principles of line and proportion. Dem- onstrations by a high school home eco- nomics class stress principles, how to apply them, and how to dress to moke the most of one's own appearance. JrH-Coll. Heads Up for Beauty mp ASSN '54 25min sd col free loon. Hollywood- mode film story giving personal point- ers on beauty and good grooming and featuring Carol Douglas, well-known beauty consultant on hair care and styling. HUMAN RELATIONS Acts of Courtesy mp YAF '54 lOmin sd b&w. Shows relationship between cour- tesy and our lows and customs and explains that courtesy is something Educational Screen II extra we do to show our regard for others. Illustrated by everyday exam- ples of acts of courtesy. EI-JrH. Words of Courtesy mp YAF '54 lOmIn sd b&w. Dramatizes the why and when of using the common words of cour- tesy. Emphasizes that an attitude of thinking of others is at the root of all courtesy. EI-JrH. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING Foreman Discovers Motion Study mp U CAL '54 I6min sd b&w $67.50 r$3 col $150 r$5. Designed to introduce factory foremen, as well as supervisors and students, to the field of motion study and the simplifying of work. Shows the experience of a typical fore- man OS he comes in contact with mo- tion study for the first time. LANGUAGE ARTS Steps in Building a Paragraph 4fs SVE '54 40fr ea si col $5ea $19set. Designed to teach the fundamentals of creative writing by helping children "wont to write" and showing them the easy step-by-step procedure involved in working with paragraphs. EI-SrH. LITERATURE AND DRAMA A Midsummer Night's Dream: Introduc- tion to the Ploy mp COR 1 3min sd b&w $68.75 col $137.50. Key scenes from the Shakespeare play are staged. Fomiliar passages and significant ac- tions ore used to illustrate the setting and plot of the ploy. Narrative expo- sition clarifies the way in which char- acters act, their relationships to one another, and the language in which they speak. SrH-Coll. MUSIC and DANCING American Folk Music 14mp RAMP '54 I2min ea sd col $100. Series of musical progroms from the collection of John Jacob Niles, authority on American folk music. Film series in- cludes explanatory remarks about folk songs and folk singing as well as the performance by Mr. Niles. Titles: Nursery Rhymes. Love Songs and Ballads (5 films'. Love Songs. Christ- mas Carols (6 films). Easter Carols. Men Who Moke Music rec JUN '54 16- inch 33 '/3 rpm discs or 7y2-inch per second tape 1 3 concerts 30min ea r$100 educational use. Series of re- corded concerts with brief commen- taries on the music and men who moke it: Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, etc. Designed to interest children in good music. El-Ad. Swedish Folk Dances mp TOP '54 I 3min sd b&w and col. Authentic dances performed in outdoor setting by Vasa Folk Dance Group, showing how dances ore outgrowth of crafts, trades, ro- mancing, and geographic situation of the Swedish communities in which they were developed. Young America Sings 8fs and 2rec YAF '54 2 double-face Ip discs. Record- ings and synchronized filmstrips de- signed to be used in elementary school music education. EI-JrH. PHYSIOLOGY and MEDICAL SCIENCE Fight: Science Against Cancer mp IFB '54rel 21min sd b&w $65. Produced by Notional Film Board of Canada. Relating the successful treatment of a pjotient suffering from skin cancer, the film survey the battle waged by science against the dread disease. Animation techniques and magnified sequences ^oo&Ck^ lot Here is your key to More than 1,000 new 1953-4 films More than 2,000 new filmstrips, slide sets and classroom recordings The BLUE BOOK of Audio-Visual Materials — the ONLY source-book that completely correlates all four principal types of instructional materials. For the first time in its more than 30 years of pub- lication, every item in the annual BLUE BOOK is NEW. Heretofore editions have been cumulative, discarding a thousand older titles each year to make room for that many or more new additions. This BLUE BOOK lists only 1953-4 releases. The previous (28th) edition will be kept in print as a base for the ensuing annuals. Heretofore only 16mm motion pictures have been listed. This BLUE BOOK includes also new 1953-4 releases of film- strips, slide sets and classroom recordings on disc or tape. All four principal types of audio-visual teaching aids are listed together under the appro- priate subject headings. MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTS: Each issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN— THE AUDIO-VISUAL MAGAZINE now contains a monthly supplement to the BLUE BOOK. Yearly subscription price: $4.00. SPECIAL 2-FOR-$3 OFFER If you do not have the cumulative ZSth edition, or if your copy is worn out and you need a new one, you can get BOTH for only Three Dollars. Order Today — Use This Coupon EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, Inc. Special Offer 11/54 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III. Please enter my order for the BLUE BOOK os checked below: Copies, New 1 954 Blue Book of Audio- Visual Materials @ $2* Copies, 28th Ed., Blue Book of 16mm Films @ $2* Sets, BOTH Editions, Special Combination Price, per set, $3* n Enter or renew my subscription to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN (Including month- ly supplements to the BLUE BOOK) @ $4 (domestic) Name Address City and Zone- State- *We pay postage if remittance accompanies order. D Check here if you wish to pay later. November, 1954 395 ^Hew Materials .>^VS«S^S^S^S^S/>^S^S^S/N^N^N^^^N^N/>^VN^N^ See Index to Primary Sources below permit the camera to explore the mys- terious universe of the body cell. Con- densed version of the documentary, Challenge: Science Against Cancer. PRIMARY-GRADE FILMS Calendar: Days, Weeks, Months mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. In- troduces the concept of the calendar to young children and shows the rela- tionship of days to weeks and weeks to months. Story of a little boy who learns how to read the calendar to find out what day the circus is com- ing to town. Pri. Caring for Your Toys mp YAF lOmin sd b&w. Within a typical family situa- tion, the film shows the child how to care for his toys — how to use them, how to store them, etc. Pri. Form Babies and Their Mothers mp FA '54 lOmin sd b&w $50 col $100 tv. Shows seven different farm animal babies and their mothers, describing their habits and indicating their eco- nomic importance. The child is chal- lenged to name both mother and baby OS each sequence opens; names are not given until sequence ends. Pri-EI. Former's Animal Friends 6fs JAM '54 si col $4.95ea $29set. Gives youngsters a realistic picture of animal life on o farm — how the farmer cores for them and how they in turn help him in his work. Pri. How Machines and Tools Help Us mp COR '54 lOmin b&w $55 col $110. Shows how men have devised ways of making work easier by using simple tools, by harnessing natural forces to work for us, and by building engines and motors to drive machines. Pri. Making Change for a Dollar mp COR '54 lOmin b&w $55 col $110. Through on imaginative approach the film stresses ( 1 ) the comparative values of p)ennies, nickels, dimes, quar- ters, half-dollors, and dollars (2) some of the ways these values ore commonly expressed and (3) how we con "moke change" through under- standing these comparative values. Pri. Once Upon a Time mp series RAMP '54. Series of classic stories for children as told by the well-known educator Mil- dred Woods and visually presented by artist Eric Askew. Moke use of "stop onimotion." Titles now available: Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar, The Trovels of a Fox. Pri. Stores in Our Community mp COR '54 lOmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Designed to increase the child's understanding of the relationship between stores and CLASSIFIED NON-ROYALTY FILMS FOR TV — Directory giving complete data including sources and sponsor on 2,600 films cleored for non-royalty use. Being used by 400 TV stations. $6 00 postpoid from ISC Press, Ames, Iowa. STUDENT PROJECTIONIST TRAINING made easy by using "ABC's of Visual Aids and Pro- jectionists' Monuol" only $1.25 per copy Stu- dent proiectionist cards, proiectionists' pins M. O. Publishers, Box 406E, State College, Pa. DIRECTORY OF JOURNALISM FILMS — Com- AcX^t,° including sources ond sponsor on 450 films and filmstrips on vorious phoses of loumalism ond communicotions. $1 00 post- paid from ISC Press, Ames, lowo. 396 families in the community and to give him general appreciation for services the stores provide. Pri. Ti-Jean Goes Lumbering m-^ IFB '54rel 16min sd b&w or col $150 r$7.50. Produced by National Film Board of Canada, French-Canadian folktale about the fantastic exploits of a mys- terious little boy who one day rides into a winter logging camp on a big white horse. Portrays typical life and work in o Canadian logging camp. Pri-EI. Trips Here and There 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. Designed to introduce children to a variety of different and important experiences. Titles: Our Neighborhood Stores, Crossing a Bridge, People of Other Neighbor- hoods, People at Work, Visiting a Vil- lage, Visiting o Town, Visiting a Large City, A Trip to the Mountains. Pri. Winter Is an Adventure mp COR '54 llmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Shows snow frosting all the out-of-doors, close views of winter animals, and the joy of a city boy exploring a farm. We follow Scotty as he discovers the changes in nature, and we observe with him the adaptations of animals to the snow and cold of winter. The film employs words and expressions that ore keys to much of the reading about winter. Pri-EI. Penn- 1150 Com- Long INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES AFF — American Film Forum, 516 Fifth Ave., New York 36, N.Y. ASSN — Association Films, 79 E. Adams, Chi- cago. Libraries also in Ridgefield, N.J., Dallas, Texos, and San Francisco, Calif. BAIL — Boiley Films, 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. BIS — British Information Services, 30 Rocke- feller Plaza, New York 20. N.Y. CHAMBER — Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Education Dept., 1615 H St., N.W Washington 6, D.C. COR — Coronet Films, Coronet BIdg., Chicago 1, III. DETTRA — Dettra Flog Company, Oaks, sylvanio. EBF — Encyclopaedio Britonnica Films, Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. ELKINS — Herbert M. Elkins Co., 10031 merce, Tuiungo. Calif. EYE — Eye Gate House, 2716 41st Ave., Island City 1, N.Y. FA — Film Associates, 10521 Santa Monico Blvd., Los Angeles 25, Calif. GE — General Electric Company, 570 Lexington Ave., New York 22, N.Y. Write for the ad- dress of the film library nearest you. IFB — International Film Bureau, Inc., 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, III. |AM — The Jam Handy Organization, 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich. JUN — Junior League of Charlotte. Inc., Attn. Radio Chairman, 1658 Sterling Rood, Char- lotte, N.C. NEWARK — Department of Special Education, Newark Board of Education, 31 Green St., Nework 2, N.J. RAMP — Rampart Productions, 2356 Dorris Place, Los Angeles 31, Calif. RU — Roosevelt University. Room 620, 430 S Michiqon Ave., Chicaao 5, 111. SCRIBNER — Chorles Scribner's Sons, 597 Fifth Ave., New York 17, N.Y. SIMMEL — Simmel-Meservey, 8826 Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. STERL — Sterling Educational Films, 205 E 43rd St., New York 17, N.Y. SVE — Society for Visual Education, Inc., 1345 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. TB — Notional Tuberculosis Association, 1790 Broodwoy, New York 19, NY. Ask your local TB Association about obtaining prints of TB filmstrips. TIMES — The New York Times, Office of Edu- cational Activities, Times Square, New York 36. N.Y. TOP — Top Films, M. C. Cooper, Box 3, Preuss Station, Los Angeles 35, Calif. U CAL — University of California Extension Educotionol Film Sales. Los Anqeles 24 Calif tAF — Young America Films, IS E 41st St' New York 17, N.Y. YORK — York Public Schools, Film Library, York, INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co Ampex Corp Ampro Corp _ Automatic Projection Corp Beckley-Cordy Co.. 392 359 369 358 384 Bell & Howell Co Inside Back. Cover Brandon Films 392 Brice, Arthur T 382 Camera Equipment Co 388 Chief Hailstorm Productions 390 Church Screen Productions 387 Colburn Lob., Geo. W 388 Compco Corp 386 Contemporary Films 382 Coronet Films 357 Daggett Productions, Avalon.. Dowling Pictures, Pot 382 392 Eastman Kodak Co 383 Elkins Co., Herbert M 392 Encyclopaedia Britonnica Films 361 Family Films 387 Fiberbilt Case Co 386 Films of the Nations Distributors 360 Heidenkamp Nature Pictures . Heritage Filmstrips 392 392 388 International Film Bureau International Screen Organization 390 Keystone View Co.. 362 Medical Arts Productions 382 Methodist Publishing House _. 386 Museum Extension Service 392 Park Films.- 390 Peeress Film Processing Corp 393 Pentron Corp._ 39] Radiant Mfg. Corp 363 RCA, Engineering Products 367 Radio-Mat Slide Co 390 Rapid Film Technique 390 Sam Orleans & Associates 388 Squibb-Toylor 368 Society for Visual Education .„. _ 365 Teoching Film Custodians.. 381 Victor Animotograph Corp... Back Cover Viewlex _ Jnside Front Cover Visual Sciences 392 Young America Films . 366 Educational Screen TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO -VISUAL FIELD KEY: (P) — producers, importers. (M) — manufacturers. (D) — dealers, film rental libraries, projection services. Where a primary source also offers direct rental services, the double symbol (PD) oppears. FILMS FILMS, confd RECORDS Academic Films, Inc. (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. Almanac Films, Inc. (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New Yorl< 18, N. Y. American Film Forum (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Registry (D) 24 E. 8th St., Chicago 5, 111. Association Films, Inc. (PD) Headquarters: 347 Madison Ave., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Regional Libraries: Brood at Elm, Ridgefield, N. J. 79 E. Adams St., Chicago 3, III. 351 Turk St., San Francisco 2, Col. 1108 Jackson St., Dallas 2, Tex. Avalon Daggett Productions (P) 441 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles 36, Col. Avi^ Films, Inc. (P) 904 E. Palm Ave., Burbonk, Cal. Bailey Films, Inc. (PD) 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Col. Brandon Films (D) 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. Bray Studios, Inc. (PD) 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Capron Travelogues (PD) P.O.B. 773, Laromie, Wyo. Chief Hoilstorm Productions (PD) 1324 So. Elm St., Alhambro, Cal. Commonwealth Pictures Corp. (PD) 723 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Contemporary Films, Inc. (PD) 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. Coronet Instructionol Films (P) Coronet BIdg., Chicago 1, III. Dowling — Pot Dowlina Pictures (PD) 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Cal. Family Films (PD) 1364 N. Von Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Cal. Films of the Nations, Inc. (PD) 62 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Fryan Film Service (Dl 1810 E. 12th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio Heidenkamp Nature Pictures (PD) 538 Glen Arden Dr., Pittsburgh 8, Pa. Hoefler — Paul Hoefler Productions (P) 7934 Santo Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 46 Hoffbera Productions, Inc. (PD) 362 W. 44th St., New York, N. Y. Meal Pictures, Inc. (D) Home Office: 58 E. South Water St., Chicago I, 111. Branch Exchanges: 8826 Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, Col. 4247 Piedmont Ave., Oakland 11, Cal. 714 - 18th Street, Denver 2, Colo. 1331 N. Miami, Miomi 36, Flo. 52 Auburn Ave., N.E., Atlanta 3, Go. 58 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, 111. 2109 Forest Ave., Box 1130, Des Moines, la. 422 W. Liberty St., Louisville 2, Ky. 2111/2 Murray St., Alexandria, La. 537 N. Howord St., Baltimore 1, Md. 40 Melrose St., Boston 16, Mass. 7338 Woodward, Rm. 407, Detroit 2, Mich. 1915 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 4, Minn. 1402 Locust St., Kansas City 6, Mo. 1558 Main St., Buffalo 8, N. Y. 233-9 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. 125 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati 2, Ohio 23 N. Mulberry, Mansfield, Ohio 704 N. Broadwoy, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1729 Sonsom St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. 915 S.W. 10th St., Portland 5, Ore. 18 So. Third St., Memphis 3, Tenn. 2010 N. Lamar St., Dallas, Texas 54 Orpheum Ave., Solt Lake City, Utah 219 E. Main St., Richmond 19, Va. 1370 S. Beretonia St., Honolulu, T.H. international Film Bureau (PD) 57 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago 4, 111. International Screen Organization (PD) 609 Philadelphia Ave., Washington 12, D.C. Library Films, Inc. (PD) 25 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Mahnke — Carl F. Mahnke Productions (PI 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Methodist Publishing House (D) 810 Broadway, Nashville 2, Tenn. Mogull's, Inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. Pork Films — Burton Holmes Pictures (PD) 228 N. Almont Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. (PD) 25 W. 43rd St., New York 18, N.Y. United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. 605 W. Washington St., Chicago 6, III. 6610 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles 38, Col. 287 Techwood Dr., NW, Atlanta, Go. 2227 Bryan St., Dllas, Tex. 5023 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portlond 13, Ore. 1311 N. E. Bayshore Dr., Miami, Fla. FILM PRODUCTION Bray Studios, Inc. 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. Sam Orleans & Associates 211 W. Cumberland Ave., Knoxville 15, Tenn. Seminar Films, Inc. 347 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. LABORATORY SERVICES Geo. W. Colburn, Inc. 164 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago 6, III. Hollywood Film Enterprises (P) 6060 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Cal. Peerless Film Processing Corp. 165 W. 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. Rapid Film Technique 21 W. 46th St., New York 19, N. Y. Society for Visual Education 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPLIES Beckley-Cardy Co. (shades) (M) 1632 Indiana Ave., Chicago 16, III. Society for Visual Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 MOTION PICTURE PROJECTORS & SUPPLIES Ampro Corporation (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. Bell & Howell Co. (M) 7117 McCormick Road, Chicago 45, III. Eastman Kodak Company (M) Rochester 4, New York Mogull's, Inc. (D) 112-14 W. 48th St., New York 19, N. Y. RCA- Victor (M) Radio Corp. of America, Camden, N. J. Revere Camera Co. (M) 320 E. 2Ist St., Chicago 16, 111. Victor Animatogroph Corp. (M) Davenport, Iowa PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Camera Equipment Co. (MD) 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp. (MD) 602 W. 52nd St., New York 19, N. Y. SCREENS Do-Lite Screen Co., Inc. (M) 2711 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago 39, III. Fryan Film Service (D) 3228 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio Radiant Manufacturing Co. (M) 1204 So. Tolman Ave., Chicago 8, III. (PD) Enrichment Records 246 5th Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Folkways Records & Service Corp. (PD) 117 W. 46th St., New York 19, N.Y. RCA-Victor, Educational Services Div, 'M) Radio Corp of America, Camden, N. J. RECORDERS — PLAYERS Ampro Corporatioi (M) 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18, III. DuKone Corporation (M) St. Charles, Illinois Pcntron Corporation (M) 777-E S. Tripp Ave., Chicago 24, III. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. SOUND SYSTEMS DuKane Corporation St. Charles, Illinois (M) FLAT PICTURES Creative Educational Society Mankoto, Minn. (PD) FILM STRIPS Church Screen Productions (PD) Box 5036 (East Sta.), Nashville, Tenn. Filmfox Productions (P) 10 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. Heritage Filmstrips, Inc. (PD) 89-1 1 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. )am Handy Organization (PD) 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit ]I, Mich. Long Filmslide Service (PD) 7505 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito 8, Col. Mahnke — Carl F. Mahnke Productions (P) 215 E. Third St., Des Moines 9, Iowa Silver Burdett Company (PD) 45 E. 17th St., New York, N. Y. Society for Visual Education (PD) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14 United World Films, Inc. (PD) 1 445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. Visual Sciences (PD) 599E — Suffern, N. Y. Yale University Press Film Service (PD) 386 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. SLIDES Key: Kodachrome 2x2. 3% x 4'A or larger Colonial Color Productions (P) 611 Magill Rd., Swarthmore, Penna. Graphic Slide Library (PD-2) 192 Washington Park, Brooklyn 5, N.Y. Radio-Mat Slide Co., Inc. (P-2, 4) 22 Oakridge Blvd., Daytona Beach, Flo. Society for Visual Education (PD-2> 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Ml. FILMSTRIP, SLIDE & OPAQUE PRO|ECTORS American Optical Co., Projector Div. (M) Chelsea 50, Moss. Automatic Projection Corp. (M) 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N.Y. Beseler Company, Charles (M) 60 Bodger Ave., Newark 8, N. J. Keystone View Co. (M) Meodville, Pa. Society for Visual Education (M) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. Three Dimension Co. (M) 3512 N. Kostner Ave., Chicago 41, III. Viewlex, Incorporated (M) 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y. SOUND SLIDE PROJECTORS Automatic Projection Corp. 29 W. 35th St., New York I, DuKane Corporotion St. Charles, Illinois N.Y. (M) (M) November, 1954 397 A-V Briefs WHO IS WHERE DOING WHAT: Tom Brandon just got back from Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, Belgrade, Venice, Rome, etc. Watch for new 16mm releases via Brandon Films as a result. . . . Bill Gnaedinger, Director of the .\udio-Visual Center at the State College of Washington, has taken up duties as a Fulbright lec- turer at the University of Oslo — in Norway, of course. While he's away for the year, Sheldon Osborn will serve as Acting Director of the Center at Pullman, Washington. Betty Stoops has joined the staff of the College of Education at Wayne University, Detroit. Betty's "formerly's" are Indiana University's Auddo-Visual Center and Evanston High School, Evanston, Illinois. Paul Wagner, President of the Film Council of America, gave an exciting audio-visual demonstration of "why you should use modern tools of com- munication" at the October 4th lunch- eon meeting of the .Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago. The meet- ing launched Chicago's Second Adult Education Week. The latter part of September Dr. Wagner discussed plans for the American Film Assembly and Golden Reel Film Festival (New York City, April 4-8, 1955) at the monthly luncheon meeting of the New York Film Council. Newly-elected president of the Chi- cago Film Council is Theodore F. Lindgren, audio-visual director of the American Osteopathic Association. Other officers are Helaine Levin (American Dental .Association), Har- low Stevens (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films), and "Joni" Johnston (British Information Services). HOW FARES ETV: Not so well in L.A., where the educational television station has gone out of operation, ac- cording to newspaper reports, because it lost its wealthy sponsor. This sounds like a good argument for a commu- nity-supported station, like the first such in Pittsburgh or the one aborning in Chicago. WQED is in excellent shape, reports Norma Barts of FC.A, just back from a film programming assignment at the Pittsburgh educa- tional TV station. As for Chicago, new Executive Director of WTTW (Win- dow to the World), Dr. John W. Tay- lor reports the station will start some experimental telecasts next spring and expects to be on the air regularly in the fall of 1955. Dr. Taylor was for- merly president of the University of Louisville, Kentucky, where he won fame for a highly successful adult education venture in "Neighborhood Colleges." Most recently he was witii Unesco in Paris. Wayne University's Educational Television Department has begun re- hearsals for a proposed ten-week series on tlie Tarahumara Indians, aborigi- nal natives of Chihuahua, Mexico. Jack Spoehr, graduate student and ethno-botanist from Harvard Univer- sity, will be narrator for the series. Wayne University expects to air the program over a Detroit network TV station. The Wayne TV Department has been in operation since 1949. Last year it presented seven series over various TV outlets in Detroit. The first of 1955 the Department will be greatly expanded and will be operat- ing from its own TV studios on cam- pus. Wayne's facilities will make up one of three TV studios forming Edu- cational Television Channel 56. Film producer Avalon Daggett is on a three-month tour of the United States (Eastern Section) to visit audio- visual departments and to give public lectures with her three lecture films, Arizona Adventure, Mississippi Magic, and Louisiana Gayride. . . . Charles R. Crakes is also touring tiie States lecturing at audio-visual conferences of all kinds. Mr. Crakes is Educational Consultant for the DeVry Technical Institute (4141 Belmont Ave., Chicago 41, Illinois) and an audio-visual edu- cator of long and distinguished expe- rience. Through the courtesy of the DeVry Technical Institute, his lectur- ing services are available without cost or obligation. STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH J, 1933, AND JULY 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGE- MENT, AND CIRCULATION OF Educational Screen, published monthly except July and August at Barrington, Illinois, for October 1, 1954. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, Marie C. Greene. 5836 Stony Island Ave.. Chicago, 111.; Editor, Paul C. Reed, 116 Crosman Terrace, Rochester. N. Y.; Managing Editor, June N. Sarlc, 1116 Schneider Ave., Oat Park, III.; Business Manager, Josephine Hoffman Knight, 424 N. Kenilworth. Oak Park. 111. 2. The owner is: The Educational Screen, Inc., 64 E. Lake St., Chicago. III. Marie C. Greene, 5836 Stony Island Ave., Chicago. 111.; Paul C. Reed, 116 Crosman Terrace. Rochester, N. Y.; Josephine H. Knight, 424 N. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park. III.; Mrs. J. J. Weber, Bay City. Tex.; M. F. Sturdy, Smh (f Co., Chicago, 111. 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and se- curity holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. JOSEPHINE H. KNIGHT Business Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of September, 1974. SUZANNE BURNS, Notary Public (My commission expires Sept. 10. 1956) New president of the Audio-Visual Educational Association of California (Bay Area Section) is Charles J. Vento, Assistant Director, Department of In- structional Materials, County of .Ala- meda, California. Other officers are Coleman Herts, Guy Helmke, and Ray V. Wiman. The fall meeting of tlie Bay .Area Section will be held on De- cember 4. Theme: The Classroom Teacher Says, "This Is How I Do It." A-V Catalogs Write to . . . The Athletic Institute, 209 S. State St., Chicago 4, 111., for the 1955 edition of "Your Guide to Aids for Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation." Films of the Nations Distributors, 62 West 45th St., New York 36, N.Y., for a free copy of the 1955 catalog of FON 16mm releases. National Association of Manufac- turers, Education Dept., 2 E. 48th St., New York 17, N.Y. for the 1954-55 catalog of "Educational Aids for High Schools." Psychological Cinema Register, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., for the 1954-1956 catalog of films in the general areas of psychol- ogy and psychiatry. Motion Picture Service, U. S. De- partment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., for the 1954 edition of .Agricul- tiu-e Handbook No. 14, Motion Pic- tures of the U. S. Department of -Agri- culture. McKinley Publishing Company, 809 N. 19th St., Philadelphia 30, Pa., for Catalog No. 54 listing outline maps, pictures, and other teaching aids for history and literature. Jam Handy Organization, 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 11, Mich., for the 1955 catalog of "Class-Tested Film- strips to Help Teachers." McGraw-Hill Book Company, Text- Film Department, 330 W. 42nd St., New York 36. N.Y., for a list of RKO "This is America" one-reel films now available under a new "Life of the print" agreement. Simmel - Meservey, 8826 Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif., for a cata- log of "Tailored Teaching Films," in- cluding historical "Stories of Yester- day's World" and "Isles of Mystery and Romance." 398 E(ducational Screen EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CLEVELAND rUBLlC LIB DECEMBER, ^^^^[)lTf%^j^ THE VT^ AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 33, NO. 10 Bese/er VULYTE Represenlalive demcmfrafes to Principal and Executives in classroom of Levillown Memorial High School, Union Free School Dislricf #5, N. Y. Schools find a constantly growing need for additional VULYTE Opaque Projectors. lessons are learned quicker, easier, bottei with the VU-LYTE. a FREE DEMONSTRATION will show you why This Teaching Method is More Effective! r r-^ Opaque Projection with the VU-LYTE is one of the best methods known to .^ communicate ideas, get facts across so they're .^/' remembered. Every day, Educators find more proof that this teaching tool is the most effective they have ever used! • Pupil participation is heiglitened • Classes take on a new interest • Subjects are easier for pupils to learn • Information is retained longer • Lessons are remembered with greater accuracy • Discussions are more lively With the Beseler VU-LYTE, anything can be projected in its natural colors. Pictures, books, maps, solid objects, diagrams, newspaper and magazine clippings, homework papers . . . anything that the Teacher thinks will help the students. No preliminary preparation of material is necessary. If you are interested in quicker, better learning, mail the cou- pon for a Free Demonstration. You'll be amazed at how the VU-LYTE gives expression to your full teaching potential. Of course, there is no obligation. y 'h ^ The Projector with the Built-in Pointer t CHARLES CAJels. Yet, while talk exhibits its present uncertain quality, how does a billion-fold amplification improve it? Or does amplification make it worse?" We can also jwse the question, "Wliat does a film do for a mediocre or poor idea?" We ought not to assume that the film automatically improves education. Too many film producers have made that assumption, without recognizing, as Stuart Chase says, that stereotypes can be damaging, that cul- tural lag can be increased as well as narrowed, that entertainment can crowd out knowledge, that knowledge can be watered down to the point of ineffectiveness, that ".spectatoritis" is not inherently a sound educational posture. On tlte other hand, we know tiiat the film can speed up learning, aid retention, deepen understanding and enridi and enliven the whole process. What the Teacher Has— and the Film Should Have Communication does not inevitably result from using the tools of com- munication. Attention-getting does not guarantee listening, let alone under- standing or remembering. Here we are dealing with an intangible inherent in the educational process. The sincerity and integrity of purpose of the educa- tor are basic to teaching effectiveness . . . Tlie good teacher establishes a mutuality of interest witli the student and this quality must also characterize the effective educational film. People will not listen in the classroom or anywhere else unless they sense this mutuality of interest. If we adopt this philosophy in our educational work, we shall be immeasurably successful. Lyman Bryson, in his recently pub- lished lecture on adult education, where he toudies briefly on the mass media, says this: "The effect of any institution on the lives of human beings is far more im- portant than the institution judged by any other standard. What happens in the mind of the student reading Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet for the first time is more important than any 416 Educational Screen judgment on the greatness of the poetry." The film, like the good teacher, can capture this human element, and when it does, it can often magnify the effect far beyond what the individual teacher can do. Where the University Film Fits In Just as the university press has come to be an important arm of the univer- sity, and is nowhere really regarded as a competitor to the commercial press but has found its own role and per- forms it well, so the university film can (ind its unique function. This search for a unique place has been put in these words by Celia Anderson, head of the film library of New York Uni- versity: "It would seem to me wise if uni- versity producers would stand aside from competition with commercial pro- ducers and approach areas which for various reasons are not likely to re- ceive attention commercially . . . the filming of processes in research, involv- ing such processes as time-lapse photog- raphy, for example." The filming of processes in which the local community is engaged is another example cited by Miss Anderson. Unless the university film has a unique substance, an unusual excel- lence for educational use, its raison d'etre is lost, and there is question whether there ought to be university production without those outcomes. TV: The Most Natural Market The university-produced film should be an ally of educational television. The development of educational tele- vision can be an historical opportunity for the growth of university-produced films. Sixty per cent of commercial television is now on film. A great pro- portion of educational television will inevitably be on film. Here is the most natural market that the university film has yet had because educational tele- vision has unusually wide scope and has many uses, including service to the preschool child, elementary and sec- ondary education, after-school hours, specialized college and professional in- struction, and adult education. All of these are in addition to the general intellectual and cultural entertainment that can be provided by universities and .schools. Because of this widespread use of television and its acceptance, it will grow in strength and in resources. Television and films together may ac- complish what films could not do alone. There are many foolish claims made for educational television just as there were many foolish claims made for the December, 1954 "It's about time that in the classroom we relieve the teacher of the routine and the mechanical and conserve him or her for the main task in personal relations with the individual child. Much group instruction can be done with a film just as well as by the teacher at the front of the room, leaving the teacher to do the 'follow-up' and the real teaching. We are not going to get the job done in the future unless we take this approach." educational film. Discounting these claims leaves a great and important residue for the development of educa- tion and public service. How Film Can Save the Teacher To meet the staggering demands upon the teachers of tomorrow, two or three hundred or four hundred thou- sand short, the film must be used as a primary aid to conserve the teacher. At long last we are beginning to do in teaching what was done some time ago in medicine, where the doctor's hands and arms have been extended by use of the worker in allied professions and in paramedical sciences. In occupa- tional therapy, in optometry, in work with the handicapped, in a dozen other medical services, the doctor is now cap- tain of a team and his wisdom and his knowledge have been extended through the arms and eyes of other people. So with nurses, we no longer ask the trained specialist to do the tasks that an ordinary hospital orderly can do; we're asking her to supervise the team. It's about time that in the classroom we relieve the teacher of the routine and the mechanical and conserve him or her for the main task in personal relations with the individual child. Much group instruction can be done with a film just as well as by the teacher at the front of the room, leaving the teacher to do the "follow-up" and the real teaching. We are not going to get the job done in the future unless we take this approach. What the Future Will Bring MacLeish observes that technology has produced the means for worldwide understanding at the moment when worldwide understanding is the only possible method for world peace. The mass media and the atomic h)omb have coincided in the march of applied science. While a demagogue can take the film and the other mass media and make ill use of them, the reverse is equally true. According to a recent report of the Carnegie Corporation, Benjamin Franklin's rejoinder to a skeptic, when asked about the use of a new inven- tion, was, "What is the use of a new- born child?" We are just beginning to understand the use of the educational film. I would like to give you my pic- ture of its place in the university of tomorrow. The university of tomorrow will have a very adequate film library made up of films produced in the campus laboratory and also those care- fully selected from other sources. These will be used extensively in the class- rooms of the campus and in community service. There will be an office of educa- tional planning and institutional and instructional research whose main job will be to get to the classrooms and to the faculty services of all kinds, includ- ing film service, for the best possible classroom instruction. The campus will have a closed-circuit television studio, wired to every class- room and laboratory on the campus and available for internal educational use as well as for the educational sta- tion that will be nearby. Closed-circuit programs will be produced on kine- scopes and film for off-campus as well as on-carapus use. There will be a school of communi- cations which will deal with all the mass media, including instruction in film production. The university will have a visual-minded public relations staff who will make extended use of film in interpreting the program of the university. The university will have a bureau or division of community service which will not only provide film library service to the community but will have the film production unit ac- tually involved in the life of the com- munity itself. Central to all these offices, and re- lated to them, will be a film production studio and staff — with an instructional mission, a research mission, and an artistic mission of its own. This is my vision of the future. 417 A homemade fixed-focus copying rack and 35mm camera are shown assembled on a card toble with photo flood lights attached to dining room choirs. Care should be token to prevent glare on the moterial being copied. If you hove a lens hood that fits your adapter ring, it will help keep out unwanted light. MARE YOUR OWN SLIDES by B. L. TAYLOR HOW many times in editing slides for class use have you found that you were short a good slide on some important subject? The author had this problem in respect to exam- ples of Romanesque architecture of northern Europe. Sometimes the prob- lem can be .solved by purchasing a commercial slide, but there are soine topics on which slides are not available commercially. A copied transparency of a good pliotograph or drawing is a sim|)le way to acquire the needed slide when the original material is not at hand to photograph. For some, a difficult hurdle to copy work is getting the equipment. After having experimented for several years, the writer suggests this method of as- sembling a cheap and simple setup. This assembly includes a Kodak 35mm camera (any good 35mm camera may be used), an adapter ring and portrait lens, photo flood lights, and a light meter. A fixed-focus, homemade copy- ing rack was used. As shown in the picture, this rack was made from an 8i/2"x5'/'2"xl" board with legs fixed at the corners. The lengtli of the legs is determined by the distance desired from the copying surface to the lens. i\Ir. Taylor is a history teach- er at Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska. A hole was cut through the center of the board to cradle the camera and to hold it firmly in position. The rack was so designed that, using the number 3 portrait lens, it reproduced an 8i/2"x S'/a" page. This is a good size, for it is large enough to give copyable detail and yet is the standard size textbook page. Of course, a homemade rack for a larger copying area could be built. In the pictured setup, photo flood reflec- tors were used with flood lamps, but regular study lamps with photo flood bulbs could be used. In doing copy work focus is critical. This can be checked before putting the film in the camera by setting the camera in the fixed focus copying rack with the back off. Then the image can be focused on a ground glass plate or simply on a piece of waxed paper at the back of the camera. After setting the loaded camera up in the copying rack with tlte flood lamps adjusted so that tliey do not produce a glare on the material, an incident light reading should be taken from the material to determine shutter speed and stop set- tings. Best results are obtained by taking a new light reading for each picture photographed. Since the legs of the rack frame the material as it will he photographed, care should be taken to center it properly. Do not forget that because of parallax, the view finder should not be used for close-up work. Colored pictures can be nicely copied with indoor Kodachrome film. This is simplest from the film protessing angle. In copying black and white there are several methods, but they all involve complications in processing. You can use a special 35mm reversal film processed into a transparency, but this film is hard to obtain except in bulk. Also, you can use regular film and contact print your negative onto posi- tive film for a transparency. Leitz puts out the Eldia Film Printer designed for film positive printing by contact for 35nnn negatives. This printer is hard to obtain and is fairly expensive. Ih addition, you will probably have to do the dark room work yourself, which is time consuming. Fixed-focus copying is the most satisfactory when you use in- door Kodaciirome film. The author has found this method of fixed-focus copying of great value in rounding out a collection of slides on Medieval and Renaissance life, art, and architecture. ,\Iy interest in this type of photographic work was first aroused in an audio-visual class at Northwestern University under C. R. Crakes. Since then, I have worked on various systems of making transparencies and have found the method described here best lor my jjurposes. I suggest you try it. 418 Educational Screen {;aluatm of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloominglon, Indiana. DISCOVERING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (McGraw-Hill Book Co.. Text-Film Dept., 330 W. Forty-Second St., New York 36, N. Y.) 25 min., 16inm, sound, black and white, 1953. S135. (Series of five films. $420.) Produced by Flerbert Kerkow, Int. DESCRIPTION This film is one of a series of five films correlated with the book "Ele- mentary-School Student Teaching," by Schorling and Wingo. As its title sug- gests, this film describes the efforts of a teacher to improve the learning en- vironment of her pupils by becoming more aware and appreciative of tlieir individual differences. Introductory scenes picture a teach- er. Miss Smith, giving personal atten- tion to each of her pupils as they leave for home at the end of a school day. .\ student teacher marvels at the "relaxed and friendly atmosphere" that prevails in the classroom and asks how Miss Smith does it. In answer to this que.stion, subsequent scenes pre- sent case studies of five pupils, and show their initial problems, their indi- vidual strengths and weaknesses, the steps taken by Miss Smith to modify their difficulties, and the results of her efforts. Robert's low grades, low I.Q.. and his difficulty in reading are shown to be offset by his popularity among his peers, his superior ability in playing games, and his efficient handling of tools. In an attempt to "build on strength," Miss Smith directs his tal- ents in working with concrete mate- rials into the miking of models for llie cla.ss to cle|)ict fcrnis of transporta- tion in a .social studies unit. Ruth's listlessne.ss, her pale appear- ance, and the discrepancy between her normal I.Q. and her low grades are found to have been the result of pre- mature adult resix)nsibilities in the liome and an inadequate home en- vironment. Miss Smith begins to take a keen interest in Rutli's personal ap- pearance, and succeeds in providing her with a nutritious lunch at school every day. Mark, on the other hand, is pictured as a pupil of superior intelligence. To prevent him from becoming bored with ordinary classroom tasks and ex- erting an undesirable inffuence on his (lassmates, Miss Smith, after confer- ring with his parents, plans to enrich his program witli projects involving his personal interest in astronomy. Elizabeth is presented as a special problem. A series of scenes reveals the cause of her resentful and hostile feel- ings to lie within her home, in the distressing arguments of her parents. When Mi.ss Smith fails to contact Eliza- beth's mother, she realizes that this problem is too complicated for her to deal with alone. The case of the fifth student. John, Miss Smith admits, presented the great- est challenge. John is seen to be a small boy, with retarded dentition, isolated from the group activities, and doing poor work relative to his I.Q. The school psycJiologist at a staff meeting describes John as the case of a boy growing more slowly than others. The principal recognizes John's need for special attention but warns that put- ting him back a giade may intensify his emotional difficulties. The latter part of the film sum- marizes seven technicjues that Miss Smith, as a sensiitive teacher, utilized in coping with the problems of her pupils. Following a review of these techniques, however, the narrator cau- tions that there are "no pat answers": there are "no substitutes for funda- mental knowledge, sensitivity, and in- telligence." APPRAISAL Teachers in pre-service and in-serv- ice training would appreciate tlie con- crete illustrations and specific sugges- Ruth the result of premature adult responsibilities in the home. December 1954 4)9 Four PEERLESS Services Your Films May Need: * * * Film Reconditioning — including cleaning and repairs Peer Renu — for shrunken originals Rejuvenation— to remove scratches Reliumidification — of brittle or curled prints * * * BEERLESS MOCISSING CORPORATION 'EST 4Mi Sncn. NEW YOIK M. N. T. IWMtD STIEET, HOUY\NOO0 M, CAUF. ASTRONOMY FILMS 16-mm. sound, 400-foot reels 1 THE SUN; II THE MOON; III THE SOLAR SYSTEM; IV THE MILKY WAY; V EX- TERIOR GALAXIES. Highly commended by Visual Aid Depart- ments, Film Libraries, Schools, Colleges ond Educators throughout the country. SLIDE STRIPS — SLIDES 20 frame, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected frames of each reel avail- able. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenut WASHINGTON 12, D. C. It's True I 8 out of every 10 schools who previewed "NAVAJO DANCERS" bought the film. Write for alternate pre- view dates. Produced and Photographed by Chief Hailstorm. Genuine Navajo In- dians, authentic tribal music. 11 minutes — Kadachrome — $100 CHIEF HAILSTORM PRODUCTIONS P. O. Box 494 Alhombro, Calif. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Pnxlucer & Distributor Kasteni Hepresentatlva HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 53( Glen Arden Drive 1105 Park Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Po. New York 28, N. Y. lions that are provided in the film to increase Uieir sensitivity to differences in abilities, interests, and personality characteristics of pupils. Adult audi- ences, such as PTA groups, may be alerted to the nature and significance of their children's school experiences as well as to the importance of parent- teacher consultation and cooperation. The case study approach used by the film reveals a reasonable detailed pic- ture of the students' personality pat- terns, while the analysis of the prob- lems of five students helps to suggest the variety of j>roblem situations that a teaAer may face in a classroom. Some members anticipated a nega- tive reaction to the film's assumption that teachers will always have adequate time and energy to devote suclt careful attention to individual pupils. WEAVERS OF THE WEST (Avalon Daggett Productions, 441 North Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, California) 12 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. $110 or $55. Guide available. DESCRIPTION Photographed in the Navajo home- land in Northern Arizona and New Mexico, the film depicts some of the activities in the lives of the Indians who weave the Navajo rugs, shows the steps in weaving the rugs, and interprets the importance of weaving to the Navajos. As the film shows close-ups of various Navajo rugs, the narrator comments on the fabrics, the colors, and the pat- terns. The land — barren, dry, but colorful — is next shown; and then the people and the sheep are pictured. After presenting a brief historical back- ground including acquisition of sheep from the Spanish in the 1600's and the U. S. treaty in 1848 which established certain land and flock regulations, the film proceeds to a step-by-step record of weaving Navajo rugs. The weaving begins in the spring of the year when sheep are driven by children into corrals. Here they are carefully shorn by hand. The Navajo women to whom the sheep belong do almost all the shearing — only rarely are they assisted by the men. The wool is washed and rinsed several times, combed and re-combed, and then spun. In the summer the looms are set up outdoors. Indian women sit on the ground before their looms and with a wooden stick work the wool between the warf threads. Early rugs were made only with natural colors of wool — black, white, brown, grey — later vege- table dyes were used with resultant pastel colors, and finally Navajo women, influenced by the Spanish, adopted very brilliant colors. Similarly there has been a transition in the weight of the rugs; originally they were very light weight and were used as blankets, later they were made much heavier and used as rugs. The completed rugs are taken to the trading post where they are used to pay bills, redeem jewelry, or to buy those things which are needed for the coming year. The trip to the trading post made by wagon is generally used to fill the water barrel and always to enjoy the talk and laughter of the operator of the trading post. The concluding sequence shows the Navajos at one of their few social gatherings, a Squaw Dance, where the jewels for which the rugs are often traded and dresses made from the cal- ico and velveteen which the women choose in return for their rugs are worn. The amount and worth of the jewels which the Navajo woman wears are an index to the family wealth. At the end of the festivity which fre- quently lasts several days, the wagons take the Indians back over the many miles to their lonely homes. APPRAISAL Avalon Daggett Productions has again produced a film interpreting a phase of Indian life and culture which should be welcomed by groups from the elementary school level through adulthood. Beautiful color photog- raphy, a warm and understandina; treatment of the Navajo art of weaving, and artistically blended narration and music add to the charm of the film. Social studies classes should be inter- ested primarily in the insight which the film provides into lives, habits, and ceremonies of the tribe; art classes and groups, on the other hand, should be interested in the colors, patterns, and symbols used in the weaving. WOOERS OF PLA^T GROWTH (Churchill-Wexler Film Productions, 801 North Seward St., Los .\ngeles 38, California) 10 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. $100 or $50. Study Guide available. DESCRIPTION Through the experiments of a ten- year-old girl and her younger brother, the film shows by means of time lapse and regular photography the growth of such plants as beans, squash, gera- niums, and sweet potatoes. Joan is shown hurrying home to check the progress of the four lima bean seeds she has soaking in a glass. She is joined in the observation of her scientific experiment by her 420 Educational Screen youiif^cr brotlier, Jimmy, to whom she exphiins that seeds can develop into living plants. To demonstrate the initial stages of this phenomenon, Joan removes the skin from one of the seeds and shows Jimmy the in- cipient root and leaves. Joan returns the remaining three seeds to a glass and holds them in place with a wet blotter. Both she and Jimmy frequently observe the roots growing downward, the stem pushing up, the leaves coming out into the sunlight and the halves of beans with- ering as the food is used. After conducting a similar experi- ment with squash seeds, the children place a geranium cutting in a glass of water. This time they mark on a calendar the beginning date of the experiment. After three weeks they observe that new leaves are beginning to come out and that at the end of the stem there are two long thin roots. Their fourth experiment is one in which they place the end of a suc- culent leaf in soil in a flower pot. .After five weeks they find that the old leaf has withered and a new plant has started to grow beside it. Finally the youngsters experiment with growing a plant from root. They put a sweet potato root into a jar partially filled with water. Tooth- picks placed in the sweet potato are used to hold a part of the potato out of the jar. The bottom half of the potato sprouts roots and the upper half, as the days go by, soon becomes covered with a leafy vine. The conclusion, addressed to the audience, invites further experimenta- tion and suggests that each can see for himself how plants can grow from seeds, stems, roots, and leaves. APPRAISAL The previewing committee includ- ing several teachers of elementary science and instructors in science edu- cation for student teachers agreed that the film (I) gave information on the ways in which plants are started, (2) presented a clear explanation of time lapse photography simple enough to be understood by primary and upper elementary grades and at the same time interesting to an adult group, (3) stimulated an interest in individ- ual experimentation. Even though some teachers mentioned that all the experiments demonstrated in the film were frequently and easily carried on in classrooms, they agreed that the film presentation had the advantages of condensing time-consuming experi- ences into a relatively short time and showing action and parts of plants otherwise not observable. The natural- ness of the youngsters, the excellent technical qualities of the film, and the treatment and organization of content should make this film a welcome ad- dition. EL DORADO (British Information Services, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.) 33 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white. 175. Produced by Argosy-Crown Film unit. DESCRIPTION In a panoramic survey of British Guiana, this film portrays the char- acteristics of the three distinct geo- graphic divisions of the country, the multiplicity of cultures among its na- tive and immigrant peoples, the tap- ping of its vast potential wealth in mineral and timber resources, and the promise of even more dramatic growth and development during the years to come. Opening scenes of bird and water life and the chaotic growth of vegeta- tion suggest the strangeness and mys- tery that characterize this virgin land. Succeeding scenes introduce two of the basic geographic areas — the enormous hinterland and the coastal fringe — and suggest with views of life in George- town that order and discipline do pre- vail against the violence and chaos of the jungle. A cricket match and a mar- ket scene provide the occasion for the narrator to classify Frenchmen, Eng- lishmen, Chinese, Indians, Syrians, and .Africans first as Guianese, and finally, as British. The coastal fringe is seen as that area of British Guiana in which human life is firmly grounded. Though the narrator identifies the sea as a perpetual threat to the low lying lands of the coast, the film proceeds to reveal the considerable value of the area as rice growing coun- try. Simple, primitive farming methods are shown alongside mechanized, large scale farming in the growing and har- vesting of rice for local consumption as well as for export. Sugar, however, is descril)ed as the principal product of Guiana. Views of vast tracts of sugar cane set afire to clear the area of rats and snakes are followed by scenes de- picting cutting, hauling, and refining operations and the production of that "essence of the sweet, the sun, and the spirit" — rum. A sequence of aerial views supports the narrator's contention that three quarters of the land is still forest. A survey of the network of rivers that are frequently broken by falls suggests the only means other than by air of gain- ing entry into this part of the country. In terms of productive wealth, the for- est is shown to yield latex and timber besides food. (Continued next page) Live-action motion picture on Menstrual Hygiene: MOLLY GROWS UP "Up-to-date and realistic. Students asked to see it over."— Teacher. • For girls 9 to 1.5 • Sound, 16mm, b & w, length 15 minutes For Senior High and College use: EDUCATION FOR CHILDBIRTH Film Series write for information: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS II West 42nd Street, New York 36 or 414 Mason Street, San Francisco 2 ''FIBERBILr^ CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steei card holder and heavy web straits. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of Finest Quality" Tor 16mni Film — 400' to 3000' Keels Sold by All Leading Dealers December, 1954 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 421 THE TREND IS TO COLOR And Coronet Films offers nearly 600 superior educational films in full, natural color. The following are just a few of the newest : Five Colorful Birds Winfer Is on Adventure Light All About Us (Exploring Science) Clothes and You: Line and Proportion Life in Northern Lands (Norway) The Meaning of Conservation Western Germany: The Land and the People The Peddler and the Monkeys The Spanish Conquest of the New World A Midsummer Night's Dream: Introduc- tion to the Play Scandinavian Lands: Norway, Sweden, Denmark The Making of the River Write for your free copy of the 15th Anniversary Catalogue and its Supplement. Coronet Films coronet building, Chicago i, Illinois KINESIS INCORPORATED Is Pleased to Present the Film LET'S GO TO ART SCHOOL Produced for the CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS By David Myers Norration written and spoken by Ernest Mundt, Director of the School The film will be of special interest to high school and college art teachers and guidance counsellors. 12 min., color; booking charge $1.50. Full Information From KINESIS, INC. 566 Commercio! St., San Francisco 54 West 47th St., New York 36, N. Y. AMERICA'S FRIENDS Burton Holmes Educational Films AUSTRIA — A 22-minute study of a brave people singing in the shadow of the Iron Curtain . . . counting Americans as true friends. Color, $190; b&w, $95. BRAZIL — in two one-reel chapters: COASTAL BRAZIL — Brazilians and how they live — from the Equator to the Cool South. RIO DE JANEIRO — The charming Cario- cos; their way of life in the world's most beautiful city-setting. Each — $100 in color; $50 in b&w; for both, $190 in color; $95 In b&w. PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr. Beverly Hills, Calif. FILM ASSOCIATES hotographic industry, has announced his affiliation with the Ail- American Leather Cowls Company of Chicago. Mr. Engel has purohasecl an equal interest with Leo Horwitz (who was sole owner of the All-.American Leather Goods Company for 17 years) and will take over all sales and adver- tising responsibilities. .All-.American has elaborate plans for expanding their present facilities in the manufacture of a completely new line of gadget bags for the photo- graphic trade. McGraw-Hill Acquires Popular Science Filmstrips McCiraw-Hill Book Company has ac- quired all the sales and distribution rights to the .Audio-Visual Division of Popular Science Publishing Company, exclusive of the Filmstrip-of-the-Month Club, which Popular Science will con- tinue to operate. The entire list of some 460 Popular Science filmstrips and 85 Teach-O-Disc records will be incorporated into the extensive offer- ings of the Text-Film Department of McGraw-Hill. Walter Seymour, Jr., formerly Sales Manager of the Popular Science .Audi- Visual Division, has joined McGraw- Hill as Dealer Representative and will assist D. W. Leake, Sales Manager of the Text-Film Department. Neumade Introduces Renovex Neumade Pnxlucts Corporation of- fers a new and improved .solution for treating film called Renovex. Renovex- treated film is said to repel dust par- ticles and to be anti-static. It is re- ported to be easy and harmless to use. For a free .sample of the new film- cleaning and treating solution, write Neumade, 330 W. 42nd St., New York Sf), N. Y. Walkie-Recordall Fhe Walkie-Recordall, a compact battery - powered recorder, heretofore used largely in criminal investigation work, is now available for educational use. Weighing only eight pounds and fitting easily into a briefca.se, it en- graves up to four hours of conversation and other sound on an inexpensive plastic belt. .Said to Ije surprisingly sensitive, it captures sound with widely varying vol- ume from a considerable area without manual adjustment of level. It plays back any section desired without re- winding. Versatility is also reflected in the im- pressive list of optional accessories, such as an .AC power pack, .split-syl- lable foot pedal, telephone and other special purpose microphones, 24-hour operation device, rerecording or dub- bing cables, mike mixers, etc. For more information, write Miles Reproducer Company, Inc., 812 Broad- way, New York 3, N. Y. Plastic Model-A Here is the latest \isual aid direct from Germany for the teaching of auto engine operation to shop, physics and driving classes. This working mmlel is a miniature to scale of the famous four-cylinder Model A engine. The model is made of plastic so that every operating part is visible. This enables the student to see exactly what happens in the operation of a typical automobile engine. .A small battery concealed in the base sends an electrical impulse to each cylinder lighting a small bylb in the cylinder head. This stinmlates the firing phase of the cycle in regular auto operation. From this model the action of the clutch and the gear shifting operation can also be demonstrated clearly. This miniature scale plastic working model comes either completely assem- bled or disassembled, with all the neces.sary parts and tools for the stu- dent to assemble. Write to Viking Importers. 113 So. Edgemont Street. Los Angeles 4. Cali- fornia for complete information and special prices lor schools and colleges. Educational Screen New Pageant Projectors Two iniproNcd models liave taken tlieir place among the Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors, according to an announcement by tlie Eastman Kodak Company. The new Model 7K2 is now the standard Pageant sound-silent projec- tor, replacing the Model 1. The new Model AV-072 featuring a "Plus-40" shutter replaces the AV-071 in the Kodak Pageant line. Designed for sound film use onlv, this projector's extra brilliant illiniiination is said to solve the problem of showing films in rooms that are difficult to darken. Califone 4-Speed Player A new four-speed transcription player — with a 10-watt amplifier hav- ing a frequency response within 2 db. 30 to 2(),()00 cycles— has been intro- duced by Califone Corporation. The new model, designated 16VP2-5, uti- lizes Califone's patented "Quartet" turntable and Varipole variable speed control. According to Robert G. Metzner, presidetit of the Califone Corporation, the Califone Model 16VP2-5 offers a variety of features never before pos- sible in a portable unit. Among the new innovations are four speeds, in- cluding 16 RPM for playing the new Talking Books, separate treble and bass controls, scratch filter for noisy records, built-in stroboscope, cast and machined aluminum turntable with built-in 4.5 RPM bushing, and all steel base with cushioned mounting feet for pre- venting groove jumping. .\ complete new 8-page catalog of all 19.55 Califone models is now available upon request. Write Califone Corpora- tion, 1041 North .Sycamore .\venue, Hollywoixl .88, California. 16min Magna-Striper A new machine for striping 16mm film with magnetic oxide, identical in every vital feature with the famous 35mm Magna-Striper which won an award from the .Vcademy of Motion Picture .Arts and Sciences last spring, was announced recently by Reeves Soundcraft Corporation. "This means that all the advantages of magnetic sound— high fidelity, throughout the life of the film, ease of erasure and substitution of a new connnenitary at no cost — are now avail- able to all users of 16mni film," Frank B. Rogers Jr., vice-])resident and gen- eral manager, said. "Local franchises are available for the machine, whidi is entirely self- contained, semi-portable, and one-man operated," Mr. Rogers said. "This means that as local striping laboratories are established throughout the country local television stations, most of which use 16mm film, can shoot their own news and other local programs and broadcast them, with top quality sound, while the news is still hot. "It also means professional quality sound is now available to amateur movie-makers and for the vast number of industrial and business movies be- ing made today, nearly all of which are 16mm." For detailed infonnation, write Reeves Soundcraft Corporation, 10 East 52nd St., New York 22, N. Y. Filmstrip-Slide Projector Becomes Opaque Viewlex, Inc., makers of slide or combination slide and filmstrip pro- jectors, and otlier audio-visual prod- ucts, now have engineered a new exclusive attachment which transforms every Viewlex slide or slide and film- strip projector into a low-cost opaque projector — in a jiffy. The Viewpaque attachment is said to project opaque objects with life-bright clarity and brilliance, in full screen size. The inexpensive Viewpaque may be obtained tlirough your local dealer. For complete information, write View- lex, Inc., 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City I, N. Y. Victor 10-Watt Amplifier The Victor Animatograph Corpora- tion, Davenport, Iowa, has intrcxluced a new high-quality 10-watt amplifier to be u.sed with its new 16mm sound motion picture projector, the Assem- bly 10. New standards have been set for commercial 16mm amplifiers with tlie introduction of the new .Assembly 10 and its new 10-watt amplifier. The new amplifier is a 50-60 cycle, AC, Class .\l, push-pull unit. It has a five tube complement and rectifier. .\ special feature of the .Assembly 10 amplifier is built-in extra compensat- ing gain ior jiroper soimd reproduc- tion of old and dirty film with optical sound tracks. By turning the volume control past "Hi." this extra gain is utilized. A microphone-phonograph in- put is included allowing the projector to be used for public address. Also for complete versatility, a separate exciter lamp switch is included. For complete details, write Victor .Animatograph Corporation, Daven- port, Iowa. New Colormaster The completely new Radiant Color- master is the first of the 1955 Radiant projection screens to be made avail- able. Three new basic features — cen- ter-mounted patented tension control, an all-metal spring roller, and a lever- operated fabric hnk — have been in- corporated for trouble-free operation. Colormaster sizes range from 30" x 40" through 50" x 50". Each screen is supplied with a dust-proof zipper car- rying case without extra charge. New Wide Screen For 16mm Projection Development of a new semi-portable aluminum frame and screen in 6' x 16' 8' x 21' sizes for use in 16mm wide screen projection has been announced by Radiant Manufacturing Corpora- tion, Chicago, Illifiois. Designed for showing the new wide screen picture,s, the new Radiant model How Many Classrooms Will One Set of PAKFOLDS Darken? PORTABLE PAKFOLDS SERVE BEST . . . COST LESS! Portable PAKFOLDS make every room a visual education room! One set of PAKFOLDS serves throughout the build- ing. PAKFOLDS attach instantly . . . no ladders to climb; no screws or com- plicated mechanisms. Available for large or smell windows, in any length or width. Write for complete information and free sample of Pakfold cloth. To get Draper Quality . . Specify DRAPER L.O. Draper Shade Co p. O. BOX 462 Spiceland, Indiana December, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 427 GOlDfN RCBL AWARD WINNER! Edinburgh Festival 1954 MARTIN- & GASTON "Could be studied with profit not only by Disney but by UPA" — HOLIDAY Mog. 11 Min. COLOR Sole $100 16nim Sound Rental $7.50 BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dcpt. FW, 200 W. 57th St. New York 19 Pifli,"t[lowLiNG Pictures FILMSTRIPS on: Primary Reading, Early West, Early America, Hawaiian Islands, Ocean Freighters, Trees and Forest Conserva- tion, Water and Soil, Public Relations, Elementary Music, Evolution of Mech- anized Agriculture. 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Cat. "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmsfrips on democracy's history FREE Catalog FREE Preview Write: heritage filmstrips, inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. NEW! ! Sound film in brilliant color Weavers of the West Presents Navajo weaving: covers shearing of sheep, carding, spinning, weaving of wool, and selling of rug in a trading post. Avolon Dagget-t- Productions 441 No. Orange Drive Los Angeles 36, CoL DONG KINGMAN I "A superb biographical miniature, in color, on the noted Chinese-American water- colorist." Howard Thompson, New York Times. \ Produced by James Wong Howe I 16mm Sound Color J Rental JI5.00 Sale J175.00 ' Send for complete catalog Contemporary Films, Inc. -13 East 37th Street New York 16, N. Y. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in | Brilliant Spectrocoior VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York is supplied with a mildew- and flame- resistant beaded fabric that hooks into the lightweight frame by means of self- adjusting tensioning hooks assuring a taut surface and rapid assembly. When not in use, the Radiant fabric rolls on to a special storage tube whicli fits, with the disassembled frame, into a specially designed shipping and stor- age container. Wide screens for 16mm projection are also available in conventional roller-type Tripod and Wall Models in 3' X 8' and 4' x 11' sizes. Ampro Produces SVE Projectors The Society for Visual Education of Chicago has announced that the manu- facture of its entire line of filmstrip and slide projectors has been turned over to the Ampro Corporation, al- though the SVE projector will still be designed, styled, engineered, tooled, and distributed by SVE. William H. Garvey, Jr., SVE president, explained that the new manufacturing arrange- ments were made "because production requirements for SVE projectors have outstripped available facilities." Mr. Garvey pointed out that SVE will continue its own filmstrip produc- tion. He said this phase of the business had experienced its greatest growth in the last year. Automatic Skots New automatic models of the Skot projector have been announced by American Optical Company, Projec- tor Division, Chelsea, Mass. The Skot is a 300-watt blower-cooled projector for 2" X 2" and bantam-size slides. An airequipt automatic slide changer can now be purchased as standard equipment with the Skot projector. It eliminates the necessity of handling each slide individually. The automatic slide changer magazine holds 36 slides. It selects, centers and returns slides automatically. A custom carrying case accommo- dates the Skot projector with auto- matic changer in place. It is made of a sturdy construction, leatherette cov- ered. The case has provision for five additional magazines and projector ac- cessoa-ies. All Skot models are available in four atti tctive colors — Tartan Green with Phid; Woodland Green with Plaid; All Woodland Green; and the newest addition, Starlite Gray. Dual-speaker Sound Filmstrip Machine What is believed to be tlie first dual- speaker sound filmstrip machine has been announced by McClure, the manufacturer. This large-audience ma- 428 chine has two five-inch PM heavy duty speakers, carrying the four-watt load without distortion and providing wider coverage than a single speaker. The machine operates at three speeds and plays all kinds and sizes of records. The 300-watt blower cooled projec- tor shows 35mm filmstrips and 2" x 2" slides. The machine is equipped with pub- lic address facilities and has a compart- ment for carrying eight records and films and also a compartment for microphone and other accessories. Weight: 2534 pounds. Write C. J. McClure Talking Pic- tures, 1115 West Washington Boule- vard, Chicago 7, for full details. 3-D Stereo Cases The Three Dimension Company, division of Bell & Howell, has an- nounced a new line of cases designed for more orderly storing and carrying of stereo slides and stereo viewers. Capable of holding 25 stereo slides and a TDC Stereo Vivid DeLuxe Viewer, the TDC CV2 case accommo- dates all standard ASA stereo slides whether glass or cardboard mounted. Of larger capacity, the TDC CV3 case holds 100 stereo slides, a TDC Stereo Vivid DeLuxe Viewer, and two spare batteries. TDC has also announced two new cases for storing and carrying TDC Stereo Selectrays. The TDC CST4 case will accommodate three Selectrays, each holding 30 stereo slides, and a TDC Stereo Vivid Viewer. A fourth Selectray may be carried in the place of the viewer. A slightly larger TDC case, model CST8, holds up to eight Stereo Selectrays for a maximum ca- pacity of 240 stereo slides. For more information, write TDC, 3512 N. Kostner Ave.. Chicago 41, Illinois. Cabinet for Slide Trays Barnett k Jaffe (6100-10 N. 21st St., Philadephia 38, Pennsylvania) has an- nounced a new cabinet — Model C.\S- 64 — in which will fit 64 of the popular i 2x2 automatic tray loading devices. The cabinet will accommodate Aive- quipt magazines, TDC Selectrays, La Belle 6" magazines, and Viewlex auto- matic trays. Professional Splicer A professional time-saving 54-inth magnetic tape splicer that automati- cally ejects, applies, cuts off, and presses into place the correct amount of splic- ing tape is available fmni the F. Reiter Company, 3340 Bonnie Hill Drive, Hollywood 28, California. Educational Screen .Hew Materials See Index to Primary Sources on page 431 ARTS AND CRAFTS ABC of Puppet Making 2mp BAILEY '54 lOmin ea b&w $50ea r$2.50 col $100ea r$5. Reel One is a completely redone film of Portia Hawley's original, showing how to make and dress the simplest type of stringless hand puppet. Reel Two shows Portia Howley demon- strating how to moke a puppet head through the use of picture wire and papier moche. It also shows children presenting a short play. Flower Arrangements of Williamsburq mp COLONIAL '54 30min sd col $160 r$4. Pictures the use of flowers and fruits in the restored buildings of Colo- nial Williamsburg. Describes tech- niques for working with flowers and shows how Mrs. Louise B. Fisher, one of America's foremost authorities on flower arrangements of the I 8th cen- tury, creates the decorations thot grace the many exhibition rooms in Colonial Williamsburg. The Lion, the Griffin and the Kangaroo mp KINESIS '54 I4min sd b&w $60 r$6. Development of Perugian art, cul- ture, end tradition from Etruscan times to the present. BIOLOGY Rumen Story mp RALSTON '54 25min sd col free-loan. Produced by The Jam Handy Organization. Shows digestion in action inside the rumen (or first stomach) of o live and healthy cud- chewing animal. CHRISTMAS Christmas Through the Ages mp EBF '54 14min sd col and b&w. Shows the de- velopment of Christmas from early Roman days through the present. Shows how the American celebration has acquired symbols from many lands. Santa Clous Suit mp ATHENA '54 1 3min sd col $135 r$10. A story told by pup- pets shows the meaning and symbolism of Santa Clous and stimulates thinking about the nature of personal relations. A Star Shall Rise mp FT '54rel 29min sd b&w lease $32.22 r$7.50. Traditional Christmas story of the three wise men and their journey to Bethlehem. Story ends as they present their gifts to the child in the manger. COMMUNICATION Local Newspaper mp BIS I7min sd b&w $2.50. Illustrates the operation of a small newspaper in a typical southern English community: reporting the news, printing, distribution, relation of the newspaper to the public it serves. EXPERIMENTAL FILMS Treadle and Bobbin FILM IM '54 9mln sd col $125 r$IO. The camera of Wheaton Galentin dwells with fascina- tion upon the hypnotic rhythms and flashing precision of the Sewing Ma- chine of Grandma's day — with its floral motifs, ornate scrollwork, and cast-iron arabesques. Musical score by Noel Sokoloff. The End mp KINESIS '54 35min sd col and b&w (all color stockl $300 r$18. Five episodes dealing with people, each seen on the lost day of his existence. FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS Spanish Enriches the Elementary Curricu- lum mp BAILEY '54 I4min sd b&w $75 r$5 col $135 r$7.50. Shows ac- tivities of a sixth-grade class in Span- ish. In a room decorated with artifacts from Spain and Mexico, the teacher and pupils learn names of fruits and vegetables, dramatize a market scene, identify coins, sing Spanish songs, etc. Subido Al Cielo (Mexican Bus Ride) (Spanish) mp CLASA '54rel 75min sd b&w. English subtitles. Dramatic story of a long bus ride over the mountains and its occupants: carefree driver, blustering politician, woman about to hove o baby, etc. Coll-Ad. GENERAL SCIENCE Crystal Gazing mp MOODY '54 I2min sd col $90 b&w $45. Shows that crys- talline treasure is not limited to sub- stances found in the heart of the earth. All around us are examples of beauty and precision. Electronics Kit CENTRAL '54. Produced by RCA. Moterials and instructions for experiments in electricity, battery mak- ing, etc. Optical Kit CENTRAL '54. Produced by the American Opticol Society. Provides materials and instruction for building telescopes and periscopes, experiment- ...a new classroom film present- ing a day in the life of a boy as it might have been in California during the years following the gold rush. ror a caljlogue on this and other films for elementary grades, write Churchill -Wexler ///// productions 801 N. Seward Ave., Los Angeles 38, Calif. "THE UNITED STATES" ,A Complete History <»' /''■»'■ ^ ent day maturity oi ^ . ,• „ „* ae^ Though 'ive-actipn and an.ma«on we «^. lr>=re:.::."prX.;o^ a"^ ThTpping ..ea, the Steatest pr determination and the country to annex h"^^ ',"'J'„J"i„d„s. Kama., weather f^STTn the .hade. fertiU below zero to over l™* m ««« »™ -^ ,, (arm land, and »"<• .'"'i'' r,,^ve floods 'd"^'n .I^i- .he only compete h-ry of the country on mm, aiso • ir..*. ..... |H i.^.j;'t3..S the wciology inMructor. 45 Minot« 16MM Sound $125 per print Rental $6 per day Ter'-flLMTrRol^ BRITAIN" available at nominal rental and pur- chase prices may be oo- latned free of charge by writirin to: British Information Services 30 Rockefeller Plata, New York JO, N. Y. TALK tfm i»mi SCKtH TVPEWRITTCN MESSAGES RADtO'MAT SLIDES MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS • IHESlAIIONtRTOf THf SCRIEN ; Regular size 3 1/4x4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Oakridge Blvd., Daytona Beach, Flo. Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. Join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive 0 new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Splices ISol Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. D.-pt. E-i;s 1600 Broadway. New York 19, N. Y. December, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 429 ^^^^^^^^VS^M^X^A^iAiAi^^I^I^I^I^I^S^^^r^S/^'V^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^N^ ITew Materials^ Sec Index to Primory Sources on opposite page For GOOD CITIZENS and Educators School Board In Action o 27 minute, 16mm film in color or block and white, which tells What the school board does How it does it Why it does it Color, $150.00 B&W, $75.00 List of rental sources and discussion guide available on request. Notional School Boards Assn., Inc. 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago 11, Illinois Romance of Transportation 11 mins. color Sale $115 Rental $4.50 A f Im of unusual high quality on the successive stages in the development of ttonsportotion in Canada. An animated film produced by Notional Film Board of Canada. Distributed by INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC. 57 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago 4, III. SCHOOL HEALTH' in Action 16mm, sound, color or b&w, 25l'& min. State Health Dept. shows how o typical city recognizes and corects its health problems, utiliz'ng available professional and government resources. Fine for school, PTA, church and community showings. Produced nnd distributed by SAM ORLEANS and ASSOCIATES 211 W. Cumberiond Ave. Knoxville 15, Tenn. KEEP ABREAST of overseas developments in the use of AV materials by subscrib- ing to LOOK and LISTEN THE BRITISH MONTHLY AV JOURN,\L Send 3 dollars for one year's issues, postpaid to 45 Dorset Street London, W. 1 ing with light rays, concave and convex mirrors and lenses and other optical phenomena. Rock Detective Kit CENTRAL '54. Pro- duced by the Gemologiccl Institute of America. Materials and instructions for identifying rocks. Simple Machines 4mp COR '54 5mln ea sd col $55ea b&w $27.50ea. Explains and demonstrates the concepts of sim- le machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wheels and axles. EI-JrH. Weather Kit CENTRAL '54. Produced by the Taylor Instrument Companies. Ma- terials and instructions for building a wind speed and direction indicator, barometer, compass, and hygrometer. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLES OF THE WORLD Alfabeto Notturno mp KINESIS '54 15mjn sd b&w $60 r$6. Life in the Sicilian village of Toretto, with em- phasis on the villagers' struggle to re- duce adult illiteracy. Five Faces of Quebec mp MOLSON '54 30min sd col free-loan (available in English or French) . Five faces are Que- bec's history, holiday attractions, scen- ery, burgeoning industry, and wildlife. Indians of the Southwest 6fs YAF '54 si col $30 set. Photographs show the life and culture of the southwestern Ameri- can Indians, both of yesterday and to- day. Titles: Clothing, Food, Shelter, Arts and Crafts, Life and Customs, Dances and Ceremonies. EI-SrH. Moking of the River mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Produced by The Conservation Foundotion. Lyrical and poetic interpretation of this nat- ural process, tracing the river from its source waters to its triumphal termina- tion at the sea. JrH-SrH. Ulster Magazine mp BIS 20min sd b&w r$2.50. Up-to-date account of life in northern Ireland today. Government, way of life, aviation industry, agricul- ture, linen industry, shipbuilding in- dustry. HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS Down of America mp FT '54rel 53min sd b&w lease $66.29 r$15. Story of Columbus and his voyage of discovery to America lavishly filmed in Spain. Life in Ancient Times Series 6fs YAF '54 si col $33set. Original artwork visual- izes life and culture of some of the major historical periods. Each strip pre- sents a story about the historical period as seen through the eyes of a young person of the period. Titles: Life in the New Stone Age, Life in Ancient Egypt, Life in Ancient Rome, Life in Ancient Greece, Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval Village. Shadow of the Kremlin fs TIMES '54 56fr si b&w $2.50. Gives a pictorial account of the power of the rulers of the Soviet Union, outlining the aim of these rulers to spread their power over the world and the actions of the free world to counter these plans. HOME ECONOMICS Magic Shelf mp CAMPBELL '54 14min sd b&w tv. Made specifically for tele- vision audiences, the film gives cook- ing hints on the use of soups. HUMAN RELATIONS & GUIDANCE Communication and Interoction in Three Families mp KINESIS '54 sd b&w Parts I & II, 60min Part I II on sepa- rate film, 15min $195 r$12. Part of a study in non-verbal communication. Part I: mother-child activities. Port II: larger intra-fomily groups. Part III, sound only, a resume of conclusions reached about the families by five pro- fessional observers. What about Drinking? mp YAF '54 1 Omin sd b&w $50. Designed to stimulate young people to analyze, discuss, and formulate desirable attitudes about the use of alcoholic beverages. Sets up o dramatic situation in which typical opinions and facts are presented, then uses the "open ending" to challenge the audience to discuss and arrive at conclusions. INDUSTRY AND ENGINEERING Powerful Horseshoe mp ONTARIO '54 col free-loan. Building of Ontario Hydro's new electrical power develop- ment. LANGUAGE ARTS Picture Stories for Reading Readiness 7fs JAM '54 si col $14.50set $2.35ea. Composed of o series of pictures with- out captions, the filmstrips are designed to prepare children for their first read- ing experience. Each visualizes a suc- cession of experiences familiar to pri- mary-grade children. This encourages them to create a story of their own. Titles: The Squirrels' Picnic, Lost at the Fair, Puppy Plays a Trick. The Loose Tooth, Buying a Pet, Surprise for Daddy, Let's Go to the Zoo. Pri. Report on Donald mp U MINN '54 20min sd b&w $80. Illustrates the problems of the stutterer and how his difficulties can be analyzed and controlled. Enter- ing college, freshman Donald Carter has a bad speech block and goes to the Speech and Hearing Clinic for help. His history is reviewed to indicate how his severe block developed. He then works on his difficulty at the Clinic, gains control over his speech, and be- comes a better socially adjusted per- son. MUSIC Music in Our School, Moving Ahead with Music, You Con Make Music 3fs and 33 1/3 rpm discs AMC '54 free-loon. Sound for the three filmstrips on school music has now been produced on one side of 12- inch discs that can be used on any 33 1 /3 rpm phonograph. The filmstrips were originoll" available only with 1 6-inch discs. NATURE STUDIES American Reptiles and Amphibians 4fs YAF si col. One of the Golden Nature Guide series, illustrating more thon 212 American species. Accompanied by 157-page illustrated guide. PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY Finger Pointing as a Projective Technique mp PCR '54 2 1 min sd col $ 1 70 r$6.50. Repeated demonstration and discus- sion of way in which psychiatric po- tient should be shown how to finger- 430 Educational Screen point. Discusses theory of finger paint- ing as a projective technique. Coll-Ad. Nurse's Day with the Mentally III mp PCR '54 22min sd bCrw $94.50 r$3.75. col $175 r$6.50. Shows typi- cal activities of a student nurse in a modern psychiatric hospital. Showings restricted. Coll-Ad. RELIGION and ETHICS All for Him mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced for Broadman Films. Illustrates principles of Christian stew- ardship in drama of newly married couple who differ on the amount of money to be contributed to the church while they ore still in need of furnish- ings for their apartment. Boy and His Bible mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w $9. A new copy boy with a Bible in his pocket, a Christmas edi- torial that had to be written, and a letter from a little girl all help to change the ottitude of a cynical city editor. Chance to Grow mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced in cooperation with Radio and Film Commission of the Methodist Church. An overly me- ticulous housekeeper learns the im- portance of recognizing each individ- ual's contribution to the family unit. Holy Land: Background for History ond Religion mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Shows scenes where historical Biblical events took place: Jerusalem, Nazareth, Lake of Galilee, River Jordan, Jericho and Mount Nebo, etc. JrH-Coll. Missionary to Walker's Garage mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced for Broadman Films. Emphasizes the need for Christian laymen to witness for Christ in their everyday business life through the example of a young auto mechanic who shows that he can serve the Lord even while pursuing his chosen trade in Walker's gorage. Reaching Out mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced for Broadman Films. Prepared in conjunction with the Home Missions Board of the South- ern Baptist Convention. Presents the church's missions responsibilities to build for the future in a dramatic conflict between those members of a survey committee who want to take the church to the new suburban resi- dential areas and those who favor expansion of present facilities. Workers Together with God mp FAM '54 33min sd b&w r$9. Produced in co- operation with Evangelical United Brethren Church. Shows how the men, women, and youth of the church can contribute, each in his own way, to bringing others to active church mem- bership. SAFETY Preventing Fires in Your Home fs NEA '54 50fr si col $3.50. Produced joint- ly by Notional Commission on Safety Education and Virginia State Board of Education. Designed to teach children how to eliminate fire hazards common to many homes. Points out dangerous conditions and suggests ways to cor- rect them . EI-JrH. SOCIAL WELFARE What's the Answer to Slums mp AFF '54 sd b&w. Charles Slusser, Commis- sioner of Federal Housing Administra- tion, and Charles T. Stewart, Public Relations Director of the National As- sociation of Real Estate Boards, discuss the problem of Federal aid vs. Private Industry in rebuilding U. S. slums. SPORTS AND RECREATION Bannister's 4-Minute Mile mp BIS '54 6min sd b&w $32.50 r$l.50. Shows the complete history-making run of Roger Bannister, young British medi- cal student. Let's Train with the Cardinals mp LETS 28min sd col free. Sponsored by An- heuser-Busch, Inc. Produced by Con- dor Films, Inc. Takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the major league team. Man of Tomorrow 6mp ALMANAC '54rel sd col. Produced by Hour Gloss Pro- ductions. Picture creative and recrea- tional activities of teen-age boys. Titles: High Flyers, County Fair, Sail- ing Snowbirds, Knuckles Down, Road Runners, Soap Box Trio. Playtime in India mp ALMANAC '54rel sd col. Story of a fabulous playground for children in India. TRANSPORTATION Railroad Rhythms mp FA '54 lOmin sd b&w $50 col $100 tv. Shows activities around the freight yard: train en- tering yards, turntable and roundhouse, Diesel woshrack, the hump, train leav- ing the yards. Original score from film available on 78rpm record with each print purchased. EI-JrH. Workboots of the Harbor mp ALMA- NAC '54rel sd b&w. Produced by Leo Trachtenberg. Story of tugboats. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Selling ... A Career for You fs CITY '54 15min sd col $20 r$3. Recom- mends selling as a career that offers challenging and interesting work, good pay, excellent promotional possibili- ties, and opportunity to meet people and travel widely. Defines types of salesmen and describes personality traits and educational background de- sirable. SrH-Col. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES 516 Fifth Ave., 516 Fifth Ave., 332 S. New AFF — American Film Forum, New York 36, N.Y. ALMANAC — Almonoc Films, New York 36, N.Y. AMC — American Music Conference, Michigan Ave., Chicogo 4, HI. ATHENA—Atheno Films, 165 W. 46th St., York 36, N. Y. BAILEY — Bailey Films, 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. BIS — British Information Services, 30 Rocke- feller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. CAMPBELL — Campbell Soup Compony, Camden, N. J. CENTRAL — Central Scientific Company, 1700 Irving Park Road, Chicago, III. CITY — City College, Audio-Visual Extension Service, Baruch School of Business, 17 Lex- ington Ave., New York 10, N.Y. CLASA — Claso-Mohme, Inc., 2019 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 7, Calif. COLONIAL — Coloniol Williamsburg, Film Dis- tribution Section, Box 548, Williamsburg, Vo. COR — Coronet Films, Coronet BIdg., Chicago 1, III. EBF — Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. FA — Film Associates, 10521 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 25, Calif. FAM — Family Films, Inc., 1364 N. LoBrea Ave., Hollywood, Calif. FILM IM — Film Images Inc., 18 E. 60th St., New York 22, N.Y. FT — Family Theater, Motion Picture Division, 6327 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 38, Calif. JAM — The Jam Handy Organization, 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit I 1, Mich. KINESIS — Kinesis, Inc., 566 Commercial St., San Francsco, Calif. LETS — "Let's Troin with the Cardinols," Box 126, St. Louis 3, Mo. MOLSON — Molson's Brewery Limited, 1670 Notre Dame St. East, Montreol 24, Quebec, Canado. MOODY — Moody Institute of Science, Educa- tional Film Division, 11428 Sonta Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles 25, Calif. NEA — National Education Association, 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. ONTARIO — Ontoiio Hydro, Information Divi- sion, 620 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. PCR — Psychological Cinema Register, Audio- Visual Aids Library, The Pen.-isylvanio State University, State College, Pa. RALSTON — The Ralston Purine Company, Pub- lic Relations Department. Write the Jam Handy Organization, 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Det oit 1 1, Mich. TIMES — New York Times, Office of Educational Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N. Y. MINN — University of Minnesota, Audio- Visual Education Service, Wesbrook Hall, Minneapolis 14, Minn. YAf — Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N. Y. 1201 U Your students should know that some careers require early course planning to make the most of high school educational and train- ing opportunities. These Early Worm jobs generally outnumber the Early Bird stu- dents who have found vocational goals in time to make effective plans But YOUR LIFE WORK films con help your students get a faster start offer an incentive to learn by visualizing these employment opportunities odd realism and spice to your career program with films — YOUR LIFE WORK films — proved by independent educa- tional research most effective, least expensive Write today for purchase or rental information December, 1954 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 431 A-V Briefs PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Carolyn Guss, one of the editors of EdScreen's film evaluation department, has been moved up to an associate professorship in the Department of Education at Indiana University. . . . New members of Wayne University's Department of Audio-Visual Education are Merrill Brody (formerly of UCLA), Henry Corbacho (from the Detroit Public Library), and William T. Camp (on leave from Southwest High School, Atlanta, Georgia). Ellis James Robert- son, formerly program manager of sta- tion WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, has been appointed program manager for Chicago's educational TV station, WTTW. Margaret Monroe, formerly Director of the American Library Asso- ciation American Heritage Project, is now teaching at Rutgers University with responsibility for audio-visual work as well as adult education as they apply to public libraries. Present Di- rector of the American Heritage Proj- ect is Nell I. Scott, on leave from the Denver Public Library. On January 1 Ruth Wamcke will succeed her. THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY: "The audio-visual specialist is not a gadge- teer. He is an educator. His job is bigger than being a photographer or a public relations man or a recording technician. It is his job to keep in close contact with the classroom teachers, know their needs, and help them with their instructional problems. To do this, the audio-visual director must know the curriculum." (Dr. Lee Wil- bom in his keynote address at the Texas Association of Audio-Visual Di- rectors' Second Annual Conference, Kilgore College, Oct. 19-21, 1954) "... I believe educational television will for the next few years go through a period of trial and error, advancing slowly and even slipping back a step or two on occasion. ... I believe that at the end of this period of trial and error, educational television will emerge as one of the most effective teaching tools since the printed book CLASSIFIED NON-ROYALTY FILMS FOR TV — Directory giving complete doto including sources and sponsor on 2,600 films cleored for non-royalty use. Being used by 400 TV stations. $6.00 postpaid from ISC Press, Ames, Iowa. DISTRIBUTORS REQUIRED in Eastern States and Canada for lorge range of educational filmstrips. Produced in Britain, used and recommended by educationists in U.S.A. and Conada. All enquiries to Box 412, Educa- tional Screen, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III, DIRECTORY OF JOURNALISM FILMS -— Com- plete data including sources and sponsor on 450 films and filmstrips on various phoses of journalism and communications. $1.00 post- paid from ISC Press, Ames, Iowa. and that it will become an iiitegral part of our educational system." (Dr. W. R. G. Baker at a meeting of the National .Association of Educational Broadcasters, New York City, Oct. 29, 19,')4) "One of the New Yorker Magazine characters who managed ... to become a household word was Mr. Arbuthnot. He was a cliche expert and was usually found acting as expert witness in court to determine the cliche standing of well-worn phrases. Recently he has been in retirement, but there are mo- ments in the projection room when it seems that he has become a consultant in the film business. . . . The film pro- ducers have improved tremendously in the technical aspects of their films. . . . But we will always need an occa- sional original thought. . . ." (Emily S. Jones in the EFL.A Bulletin, October, 1954) A-V Books WRITE TO: Educational Laboratories, Inc., 1823 Jefferson Place, N.W., Washington 6, D. C, for a free copy of a reprint of an article titled "Pedagogical Concepts for the Use of Certain Aids in Lan- guage Teaching" by Professor Leon E. Dostert. Western Illinois State College, Col- lege Bulletin, Macomb, Illinois, for a copy of "Audio-Visual Aids for Use with Eight Selected Holidays" (price not indicated). Material for the book- let was prepared under the direction of Professor Roscoe G. Linder. Society for Visual Education, 1345 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago, 14, 111., for an informative 20-page free book- let "Teaching with a Filmstrip." Family Films, 1364 N. Van Ness .\ve., Hollywood 28, Calif., for free copies of their "Modern Inspirational Films 1954-55" catalog, "Living Bible Films" catalog, and "1954-55 Church Calendar," correlating motion pictures with the major emphases of the church year. Institutional Cinema Service, 1560 Broadway, New York 36, N. Y., for a free copy of the new 1954-55 catalog of 16mm sound films for entertainment and education. Webster Electric Company, 1900 Clark St., Racine, Wisconsin, for a free copy of the 14-page Ixjoklet "Words and Music," describing 150 uses for a tape recorder, including church and school uses. Contemporary Films, 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y., for a copy of a comprehensive catalog of foreign film classics, documentaries, art films, men- tal health films, films for children, etc. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co 420 Ampro Corp. 407 Beckley-Cordy Co 424 Bell & Howell Co Inside Back Cover Beseler Co., Charles _ Inside Front Cover Brandon Films 428 British Information Services 410, 429 Califone Corp. 425 Camera Equipment Co 429 Chief Hailstorm Productions 420 Church Screen Productions 424 Churchill-Wexler Film Productions 429 Colburn Lab., Geo. W 410 Contemporary Films 428 Coronet Films 422 Daggett Productions, Avolon.- Dowling Pictures, Pat Draper Shade Co., L. O Eastman Kodak Co Family Films Fiberbilt Case Co... Film Associates .... 428 428 427 409 404 421 422 Heidenkomp Nature Pictures 420 Heritage Filmstrips 428 International Film Bureau 430 International Screen Organization 420 Keystone View Co.. Kinesis 411 422 Look Gr Listen.. 430 Mohnke Productions, Carl F 431 Medical Arts Productions 421 Methodist Publishing House 424 Museum Extension Service 429 Notional School Boards Assn 430 Park Films 422 Peerless Film Processing Corp 420 RCA, Educational Services. 403 Rod :o-Mat Slide Co .1- 429 Rapid Film Technique 422 Sam Orleans & Associates 430 Victor Animatograph Corp. .... Bock Cover Visual Sciences _ 428 432 Educotional Screen TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO -VISUAL FIELD KEY: (PI — producers, importers. (M) — manufacturers. (D) — dealers, film rental libraries, projection services. Where a primary source olso offers direct rental services, tfie double symbol (PD) appears. FILMS Academic Films, Inc. (PD) 516 Fitfh Ave., New York \8, N. Y. Almonac Films, Inc. (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Forum (PD) 516 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N. Y. American Film Registry (D) 24 E. 8th St., Chicago 5, Ml. Associotion Films, Inc. (PD) ffeodquorters: 347 Madison Ave., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Regional Libraries: Brood at Elm, Ridgefield, N. J. 79 E. Adams St., Chicago 3, 111. 351 Turk St., Son Francisco 2, Col. 1108 Jackson St., Dallas 2, Tex. Avalon Daggett Productions (P) 441 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles 36, Col. Avi< Films, Inc. (P) 904 E. Palm Ave., Burbank, Col. Bailey Films, Inc. (PD) 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Col. Brandon Films (D) 200 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. Bray Studios, Inc. (PD) 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Copron Travelogues (PD) P.O.B. 773, Laramie, Wyo. Chief Hailstorm Productions (PD) 1324 So. Elm St., Alhambra, Col. Commonwealth Pictures Corp. (PD) 723 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. (PD) (P) Coronet Instructional Films Coronet BIdg., Chicago 1, 111. Dowling — Pot Dowling Pictures (PD) 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Gal. Family Films (PD) 1364 N. Von Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Col. Films of the Nations, Inc. (PD) 62 W. 45th St., New York 19, N. Y. Fryon Film Service (D) 1810 E. 12th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio Hefdenkamp Nature Pictures (PD) 538 Glen Arden Dr., Pittsburgh 8, Pa. Hoefler — Paul Hoefler Productions (P) 7934 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 46 Hoffberq Productions, Inc. (PD) 362 W. 44th St., New York, N. Y. (D) Ideal Pictures, Inc. Home Office: 58 E. South Water St., Chicago I, 111. Branch Exchanges: 8764 Hollowoy Drive, Los Angeles 46, Col. 4247 Piedmont Ave., Oaklond 1 1 , Cal. 714 - 18th Street, Denver 2, Colo. 1331 N. Miami, Miami 32, Fla. 52 Auburn Ave., N.E., Atlanta 3, Ga. 58 E. South Water St., Chicago I, III. 1108 High St., Des Moines, la. 422 W. Liberty St., Louisville 2, Ky. 2111/2 Murroy St., Alexandria, La. 537 N. 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(M> (M) December, 1954 433 Index to Volume 33 (1954) Indexed here by month and page number are all editorial*, articles, 16mm film reviews, 35mm filmstrip review<=, ond record leviews that have been printed in EDUCATIONAL SCREEN from Jonuory through this December issue, 1954. Feature articles ore arranged alphabetically occo ding to outho.s' names. Reviews of film«, filmstrips, and records are arranged alphabetically by titles. EDITORIALS You and We Jan. 34 No Passing Fad Feb. 82 "New Schools, Economy Too" Mar. 122 Concern for Freedom Apr. 166 A Noble Experiment (Mayer Singer- man) - May 206 George Eastman Anniversary Summer 252 A Conventional Word -Sept. 302 Interdependence Oct. 352 Abolish the A-V Room! Nov. 370 Wake Up and Think Big Dec. 412 ARTICLES Beavers, James C, Music Overhead.— Mar. 104 Bell, Walter S., How to Take Your A-V Measure Summer 229 Benoit-Levy, Jean, Educational TV in France — May 186 Bernard, Edward G., Defining the Objec- tives of on A-V Program ...Apr. 144 Blanc, Sam S., Make a Low-Cost Light-Box for Slides -. Apr. 141 Brown, Madoylen W., Dora W. Steiner, Eleanor Motteson, and F. Edgar Lane, The Teaching Materials Problem .. May 182 Carroll, John S., and Henry R. McCarty, "Gool for Visual Progress" Sept. 274 Chapin, Barbara, New Ways of Seeing Jan. 12 Cheyney, Arnold B., How to Moke Teach- ers A-V Minded Dec. 413 Cochron, Lee W., and Wm. F. Kruse, DAVI Archives: New Home for A-V His- tory Nov. 378 Cross, A. J. Foy, A-V International .... Feb. 60 Cypher, Irene F., They Relive History Apr. 148 De Kieffer, Robert, Operation Absentia Feb. 40 Detwiler, 0..L., What Teachers Like About a Visual Aids Program ..__ Jan. 14 Dowling, Constance G., Special Emphasis Tours .. Summer 224 Fike, Clara St. Pierre, This is Readarama - .- Nov. 371 Forbes, George W. and Edward T. Scho- field, A Model Classroom with Built-in A-V Oct. 325 Gulland, Frances and Wayne Champion, Perspective for Teaching Oct. 318 Guss, Corolyn, Frontline Thinking in A-V 138 Hotch, Lucile, We Took an A-V Course Apr. 142 Henry, David D., The Educational Film, 1955-1975 .- Dec. 416 Hurd, Paul DeH., TV Dictionary _ Mar. 100 Kemp, Jerrold E., A-V Travel Scholar- ship Dec. 414 Kresge, Howard S., The Oslo A-V Workshop Mar. 102 Lewis, Philip, All-Purpose Projector Cai-t Nov. 379 Lewrs, Philip, From Blueprint to Reality ... Mar. 98 Linton, Otha, Teachers Teach Them- selves — Nov. 377 Lohmonn, Karl B., Jr., Show It with Pull Charts ... .-.Summer 227 Lyon, Don W., ABC's of Commercial TV for Educators Jan. 20 McCoy, Edward P., "Education for TV or TV for Education?".. — Sept. 280 Miletich, Yvonne, "A Teacher Tells How to Get the Most Out of Films" Sept. 275 Norberg, Kenneth D., "Better Services for Better Learning" Mar. 106 O'Toole, Robert, Teaching Films Behind „ Bars .....Feb. 56 Pearson, Wilbert H., 3311: Your Film's Passport Back Home .Feb. 58 Radford, Rodney B., "Films for Defense" _._ _ Sept. 278 Randall, Eorle S. and S. Edgar Schm-dt, Language Teachers Retool for A-V Feb 54 Roberts, Harold B., and Kenneth D. Norberg, Mognetic Visual Control Board _ Oct. 330 Royer, Warren L., School Projectionists Have Their Day Summer 226 Schaffer, Sidney C, Let's Look into the Heavens Nov. 374 Shaffer, J. R., "From Egg Crates to Sound Room" Sept. 276 Sho'p, J. B., A Teaching Aid that Rings the Bell" ...Sept. 281 Shelley, Del, "Better Drivers for To- morrow" _ „. _ Sept. 272 Simmons, R. H., The A-V Director in the Small Teachers College ..Jan. 15 Smith, Philip Alan, Forty "Quiet Ones" _..__ Feb. 57 Solidoy, Ray. C, Drivotraining at Oak Park High Nov. 372 Stevens, Worren D., Focus on Law- making -_ May 184 Tatlock, V. L., 550 Years of Experience Speok Nov. 375 Taylor, B. L., Moke Your Own Slides Dec. 418 Terry, Ruth Y., Tapes Across the Ocean Oct. 326 Wagner, William S., Only Fifteen Years Ago _ May 188 CHURCH DEPARTMENT (Williom S. Hockman, Editor) Articles & Editorials Juniors Live With a Film (Ruth L. Kil- gore) — New Resource Guide Jan. 22 Effective Use of Films — Equipping the Seminary Feb. 62, 63 You Can Be Creative Mar. 107 Plan Now for Summer — What's Wrong with Filmstrips? Apr. 154, Need Vitamin F? — Focused Worship. ..May Mrs. Brown's Discovery — What Size Screen? __., Summer Australia Reports (Hamilton Aikin).. Sept. Student-Produced Filmstrips (Charles Light! — ^Why Black Out? — Green Lake Workshop .. _ Oct. Looking Bockword at Green Lake — Some Ways We Used Our Tope Recorder (Mary Phillis Young) Nov. 385-86 A Reader Favors Daylight Projection Dec. 423 155 192 233 282 332 Asia Catling Church Recordings May 194 Passover Story .._ _. Summer 235 Purim Story, Chanuko Story, Passover Story ...Mar. 109 Church Film Reviews All for Him Oct. As for Me and My House. Jan. Asio.n Earth Sept. Back to Bombay Nov. Boy and His Bible Sept! Bridge to Yinshi ___ May Coll of the Navajo Feb. Chance to Grow Nov. Cheating . Mar. Church of the Empty Cross . Feb! City Story Sept. Empty Shoes Nov. Faith of Our Families Mar. Four to Go - Nov. Great Invasion Mar. Haven of Hope Nov High Wall .....Feb! In His Name... Jan. It's a Small World Nov, It's the Brain that Counts Feb John Wesley _ Sept. 284, Nov. Johnny Appleseed Summer Korean Victory Summer Letter from China May Life in My Hand Oct. Little Grey Neck Mar. Living City ,._ Summer Lutherans Heal in Christ's Nome, Luth- e-ons Teach Self Help, Lutherans Train Christian Leaders Oct. 333, Nov. Meaning of Adolescence Feb. Memory of India ... Sept. Missionary to Walker's Garage Oct! Motivati-ig the Class Mar! My Brother Jq^, My Nome Is Han . May Our Bible: How It Come to Us Nov. Seal Island Mar. Shushila's Pilqrimoge Nov' Thot They Miaht Hear Jan Village of the Poor _ .....Summer Church Filmstrip Reviews Beyond the Textbook Jan. Bill's Decision _._ May Boy Who Helped Jesus !!.!!!!!! May Building Men to Build Tomorrow May Carver Story Jq,,. Children Visit Jesus May Christian Worship _ Sept Church Around the World ..." Feb Did You Sock Him, Jerry? Summer Difference May 194, Oct. Do You Really See? __ _ Mor 333 23 284 386 285 193 64 387 108 65 285 387 108 387 108 387 64 24 387 64 387 234 234 193 334 107 234 387 64 285 334 107 23 193 386 107 387 24 234 24 193 194 194 24 194 285 66 235 334 109 Each With His Ow.t Brush... Sept. Feast of Lights with Jesus .- Jan. Feed My Sheep Mar. Helpful Stories for Children Dec. History of the Christian Church Feb. How to Pray ..„ Summer Isaiah ,„ Feb. Judah Touro Mar. Lost and Found May Mbuji and Nteji of the Congo Jan. Our Country Dec. Our Moral Challenge Dec. Our Population Dec. Our Protestant Heritage Jan. Sea Shells and Coconuts.. Jan. Spring Is Here May Story of Our Bible Jan. Story of Peter Vance Feb. Sunday Around the World Jan. 300 Years: Memorable Events in Ameri- can Jewish History Dec. Tommie Goes to Church School Oct. Visiting Teacher __ Jan. Youth Audio-Visual Kit Feb. 285 24 109 424 65 235 65 109 194 24 424 424 424 24 24 194 24 66 24 424 333 24 66 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS (L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, John Fritz, Editors) Artur Rubinstein Oct. Asian Earth Oct. Beginning to Dote Apr. Chain of Life .Mar. Colorado River Mar. Compound Microscope .May Day Without Numbers Jan. Discovering Individual Differences... Dec. El Dorado __._ __ Dec. Galileo's Lows of Falling Bodies Mar. Geography of Your Community Oct. Gold Rush Boy _ Nov. Goldilocks and the Three Bears Apr. Health — Your Food Mar. How to Moke a Puppet Jan. How Weather Is Forecast _ Apr. Joponese Fishing Village... Feb. Levittown, Pennsylvania ..Feb. Life in Northern Lands (Norway) Nov. Living City __ May _ Making Yourself Understood Summer 236 Molly Grows Up Apr. 152 Nature of Heat , Feb. One Man's Opinion May Painting Trees with Eliot O'Horc Oct. 335 339 151 11 1 112 190 25 419 421 110 336 384 152 110 27 153 69 68 382 189 70 190 335 286 338 380 2S8 238 287 Peddler and the Monkeys Sept Peter and the Whiffle-Hound Oct. Plo.nning Your Career Nov. Running for Sheriff Sept. School Board in Action Summer School Health in Action. Sept. Seal Island .._ Summer 237 Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence... Jan. 25 Springboard Diving Feb. 71 289 380 67 337 420 420 27 236 Story of Peter and the Potter Sept. Ti-Jeon Goes Lumbering ..Nov. Uncommon Clay Feb. United Nations in Korea. Oct. Weavers of the West Dec. Wonders of Plant Growth Dec. Wonders in the Desert Jan. World Without End .-. Summer RECORDS ON REVIEW (Max U. Bildersee, Editor) American Government Feb. Beginning Spanish Oct. Christmas Carol Mar! Columbia Mosterworks Literary Series ... Mar. 1 13, Apr. Columbio University Bicentennial Album on "Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof"... Nov. EI Camino Real Sept. El Espanol ol Dio — Book I __ Sept! Folk Songs for Singi.ng and Dancing Mar. Frere Jocques _. ....Jan. German Through Pictures _ Oct! Hearing Poetry, Volume II; Drycien through Browning Apr. How You Tolk Sept. Hunters of the Sea _. Jan. La Fomilio Sanchez... Sept. Landmark Books American History Records Jan. 29, Dec. Language-Phone Method (Germon and Italian) Oct. Language-Phone Method (Spanish).. Sept! Let's Dance . Sept. Linguophone (German, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Modern Hebrew) ...Oct. Listen ond Do, Volumes III, IV... Summer Living Spanish Sept. Midsummer Night's Dream- Mar. New World Spanish Sept. Romeo and Juliet Dec. Say It in French (or Spanish, German, Itojian, Russian, Hebrew) Summer Self- 1 ought Sponish .. Oct. Social Dancing Made Easy Summer Songbirds of America .._ „ Dec. Spanish Beginning Course Sept. Spanish for Conversation .. Sept. Spanish Self-Tought Through Pictures Sept. 73 340 113 158 388 292 292 113 29 340 158 292 29 292 425 340 292 292 340 240 292 112 292 425 240 340 240 425 292 292 292 434 Educational Screen EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CLEVELAtJ JANUARY, W55 F!.!C LIBRAP THE Jf^ 1955 AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 34, NO. 1 WORLD'S LOWEST PRICED 500 WATT QUALITY PROJECTOR 2rir^ 74.50 A POWERHOUSE for Single Frame Filmstrips Projects brilliant images even in lighted class- rooms. Cool as a crisp breeze after hours of use. No corners were cut to give you this new VIEWLEX POWERHOUSE PROJECTOR built with the same VIEWLEX precision and craftsmanship which is traditional with all VIEWLEX PROJECTORS. Equipped with 5" Luxtar f/3.5 coated, color cor- rected, Anastigmat, professional lens. 3" and 7" professional lenses are also available. Write Dept. N-E 5 for descriptive literature I FIRST CALL for these 16 mm free-loan classroom films! This may be your only chance to get first choice of the films you want in 1955 — so act promptly The demand for the IVT 16 mm sound films listed below was so great last Fall that we were booked solidly! With an average of only 200 prints of each film to serve many thousands of requests, we must in fairness to all ac- cept 1955 bookings in a "first come, first served" basis. If you will make your advance reser- vations for the entire year now, your re- quest will be given a DATED PRI- ORITY, thus making certain you will get "the films you want, when you want them." Select* below ALL the Films You'll Want to Use During the Semester . . . Following filmt are for Elementary AND Secondary Grades : IF THE SHOE FITS - 15 minutes, Color Importance of proper shoes for walking: correct posture. Students see 200 steps in manufacture of pair of shoes in modern New England factory. APPROVED BY PROMINENT EDUCATORS Over 50,000 teachers use IVT films regularly because they know how well these splendid classroom materials help make their teaching tasks easier. Only films produced by the Institute of Visual Training have been approved by the distinguished Editorial Board at right. For your convenience, the Board has related each film to specific subject areas, in the chart below. Check off ALL the films you would like to have on free-loan in 1955 in the coupon, and send it in today. In these Important Subject Areas I 11 I t 2.E- HEALTH IS HAPPINESS - 12'/i minulei Teacher, doctor and dentist all play vital roles in keeping students healthy. This im- portant film shows how everyone can help in this efTort. THE DANGER LINE - !8 minutes How to walk, in slow motion. Importance of good posture and of properly fitting shoes for growing feet to insure good health. DEMOCRACY'S DIARY - 18 minutes, (NE States Only) Dramatic story of New York Times in the making, from news flash through writing, editing, on press and finally delivery. FolloteinK film is for Elementary Grades Only; JOURNEY TO BANANA LAND - 21 minutes, Color A thrilling trip to Central America. Here are its agriculture, industry, markets, plus a fascinating picture of the people. Foltotcinf! films are for Secondary Grades Only: AIR ADVENTURE TO EUROPE - 30 minutes. Color An unforgettable tour of European cultural and historical highlights, and ho* it could provide credits toward college degrees. V SILVER HARVEST - 22 minutes, Color Norway in all its magnificence. Life, history and culture of its people, and how the sea provides one of its major industries. SIEHER TO A PILOT -30 minutes Behind-the-scenes planning of a passenger flight by air. Here are fascinating details which contribute to the comfort and safety of passengers. 9 INSIDE .MIDDLE AMERICA - 21 minutes. Color M'ddle America's colorful cities, rural areas, culture and history are combined with a thorough look at the banana's contribution to its economy and industry. \/ V V V V V V V V V V V V V v \/ V V V V \' ^/ V V The supply of prints of these Educator-Approved Free-Loan films is limited, and the demand is great — SO PLEASE MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY ^- INSTITUTE OF VISUAL TRAINING, INC. 40 EAST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK 17, N. Y. APPROVED FOR YOU BY THIS DISTINGUISHED EDITORIAL BOARD IRENE F. CYPHER, Ph. 0. Choirman Assfttiale Prefesier of Education, New York Univ, CAMIL* lEST, M. A. Supvr. Audio-Vifual Aids Orleens Parish (La.) School Id, F. T. MATTHEWSON, Ph. D. Supvr., Audie-Vifuel Intl., Whito Plains (N. Y.) Id. of Educotion. ARTHUR F. lYRNES, Ph. D. 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(Please check) Q YES Q NO MY NAME TITLE n Principal n Audio-Visual Director Q Teacher SCHOOL ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Is your School ELEMENTARY O of SECONDARY D When does your Spring term start 7 end 7 Fall term start 7 end. ES-155 January, 1955 f\il^ THE NEW SOUNDVIEW PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL! For Remote Operation from any place in the room . . . Before you buy any projector, ask for a demonstration of the 500 Watt Soundview PS65F in your school. See for yourself. It pro- vides every feature any other pro- jector can of!er plus revolutionary "built in" Push-Button Control of 35mm stripfilm for operation from any place in the room. 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Following Juan's experiences through a single day provides a rich background tor further reading and language arts activities related to life in that country . . . truly an exciting new addition to Coronet's social studies series for youngsters in the primary grades. To start the new semester, plan now to preview these newest additions to the famous library of Coronet films. Each may be used effectively to increase interest and learning in the primary grades. Preview prints are available now to those who make selections for pur- chase ... or you may revise your rental schedule to include them. For further information on how you may obtain these films — in color or black and white — write to: CORONET INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS Dept. ES-15S, Coronet Building Chicago 1, Illinois Birds of Our Storybooks George's New Suit (Where Clothing Comes From) Discovering the Library How Machines and Tools Help Us Making Chonge for o Dollar Stores in Our Communit/ Winter Is an Adventure January, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN '^FIBERBILT" CASES "THEY lAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steei card holder and heavy web stro',>s. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurant0 of finest Qualify" For 16mm Film — 400' to SOOC Ree/s Sold by All Leading Dealers On tlie SCREEIT One year of successful use: MOLLY GROWS UP Menstrual hygiene film For girls 9— !■) Sound, 16mm, b&w, 15 mins. length For Senior High and College use: EDUCATION FOR CHILDBIRTH A Series of 4 Films For injormalion write: MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS 11 West 42nd Street, New Vork 36 or •414 Mason Street, San Francisco 2 Cover: Ski Time For some of us January means skiing on a snowy slope. For our January cover boy it means just pretending to ski vvliile you learn to use your crippled legs. And who knows — maybe some day real skiing on a snowy slope. The picture is from the 20-minute 16mm color motion picture A Day at IVashinglori Boulevard School, pro- duced by the Los ,\ngeles City Schools to show activities in a school for physi- cally handicapped children. It is dis- tributed by Bailey Films. Audio- Visual or Audiovisual? Has the time come to drop the hy- phen in the word "audio-visual"? A small enough change, to be sure, but one worth giving some thought to — at least so say some EdScreen staff mem- bers and readers. Some have suggested that EdScree.n lead the way and get ritl of what they consider an archaic ini])ediment in usage and thinking. Ordinarily a hyphen is used to connect the parts of a compound word, they say, only when the word is fairly new to the world. .Audiovisual is here to stay and has been for a long time, they argue, so let's get rid of the hampering hyphen. Others see the hyphen as too gener- ally accepted to be tampered with. .\nd besides, say they, there's a sym- bolic significance in having the audio and the visual apart and yet together. We're neutral at the moment, but if enough of you readers feel the audiovisual time has come, EdScree.v will gladly lead the way. Send us a note with your vote for either audio-visual or audiovisual. Plan for Brotherhood The time has come to plan for Brotherhood Week, February 20-27. Brotherhood has been defined as giving to others the rights and respect we want for ourselves — regardless of color, language, religion or lack of religion. To dramatize the need for year-round brotherhood, help plan a special pro- gram on the brotherhood theme in your school, your ciuirch, or your com- munity group. For program ideas and aids, write or phone the nearest office of the National Conference of Chris- tians and Jews (sponsors of Brother hood Week) — or write the main NCC ] office, 381 Fourth .\ve., New York 16. New York. What's Next? Besides brotherhood, the February Ed.S<:reen will bring you a picture story on how to lift ink from a printed page and thereby make a transparency. It will also tell you how to make arith- metic teaching an adventure instead of a chore and a bore. Watch for these two articles: "Transparencies from the Printed Page" by Harvey Frye and Ed- ward .McMahon and ".\dventure in .Arithmetic" by .Andrew F. Schott. The mention of the February pic- ture story reminds us that this January issue contains two picture stories (pages 23, 27). We're trying hard, vou see, to practice what we preach! -JNS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor ', Florida Editor's ComAiext: Readers Poc and Wentworth have been sent copies of the "sardine" picture. If other readers would like copies, we suggest they send their requests directly to the source of tlie picture: National Citizens Com- mission for the Public Schools, .\ttn. Miss Ruth Good, 2 West 45th St., New \'ork 36, N. Y. 10 Educational Screen RCA "400" MAKES TEACHING EASY... LEARNING FUN Eyes, ears and minds are wide open to the persuasive influence of pic- tures witii voices. Science, history, languages, dramatics, current events take on more meaning when pre- sented audio-visually. Film libraries are replete with educa- tional subjects for every age group, so your prime consideration is the sound projector itself. Teachers and students alike have found they can trust an RCA "400" to put a real picture on the screen every time. Its fool-proof "Thread-Easy" film path lets them get a show going in less than a minute. And the RCA "400" mechanism and sound system (visual or magnetic) need no pampering for perfect results. Before deciding, get full details on the complete RCA Projector line— either from your RCA Audio -Visual Dealer or via the coupon below. And don't forget . . . RCA makes a complete line of sound systems for schools. Coupon brings information. "Now I'm the Chief Operator!" Audio-Visual Products RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA Engineering Products Division, Camden, N.J. In Canada, RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal Radio Corporation of America Dept. M-40, Building 15-1, Camden, New Jersey Please send me your free booklet on: □ RCA "400" Senior and Junior Sound Film Proiectors □ RCA Sound Systems for Schools NAME TITLE SCHOOL. ADDRESS_ I CITY _ZONE_ January, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 11 ITews from the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association Peep Show on DA VI National Convention at Los Angeles, April 18-22 By the time you read this, planning for the program of the DAVI Conven- tion in Los Angeles will be well ad- vanced. Here are important program features which are in the planning stage: A general session report on the status of audiovisual education in America will interpret the results of the first national survey of audio-visual educa- tion in American public schools in ten years. The report will be given by Dr. Victor Hornbostel, Assistant Director of the NEA Division of Research, un- der whose direction the study has been carried on during the past year. A general session report on the status of the professional education move- ment in America and the contributions it is making to the advancement of American education. Dr. Karl Berns, Assistant Secretary for Field Opera- tions of the NEA, will report on the NEA Centennial Action Program. A general session report by a fea- tured speaker on a topic outside of the audio-visual field of significance to all audio-visual workers. The DAVI Business Meeting at which important matters relating to the advancement of the organization will be presented for discussion and decisions. Concurrent sessions on topics of ma- jor importance. \s tentatively proposed by the Program Committee, these topics are: (1) Certification of Audio- Visual Supervisors, (2) Principles of Budget Planning, (3) "The A-V Ap- proach to Education for Integra- tion," (4) Creative Uses of Mass Media in Schools and Colleges, (5) The Cali- fornia Story, (6) School Facilities for a Good Learning Environment, (7) Dy- namic In-Service Education, (8) Edu- cational Television: Ideas That Worked. Cracker-barrel sessions: Small infor- mal discussion group meetings on spe- cific problems. Action planning sections sponsored by our national committees and by groups working on special national projects will also be a feature of the convention. by J. J. MePHERSON Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. Demonstrations— Ontsls.ndmg "how- to-do-it" and "how-to-make-it" tech- niques will be demonstrated by teach- ers and/or audio-visual personnel. In addition, a series of demonstrations by commercial producers of materials and equipment will enable those at the convention to see the latest develop- ments offered by the audio-visual in- dustry. Visitations — The exceptionally fine resources of the Los .Angeles area will be available for visitation by conven- tion groups. These include both out- standing audio-visual departments in both small and large school systems as well as production studios of television and film producers in the Hollywood area. In addition to visitations in the Los .\ngeles area, persons from outside the state will also have an opportunity to visit audio-visual facilities in the San Francisco area on the day following the DAVI convention, Saturday, April 23. Such special facilities as the San Fran- cisco, Oakland, and Alameda County .\udio - Visual Departments will be available for visitation, as well as the extensive audio-visual facilities main- tained by the Navy on Treasure Island. Commercial Exhibits of the newest in both materials and equipment. /n brief, it is our advance prediction that the total program for the DAVI Los Angeles Convention will be the finest in the history of the organization — one that no professional worker in the audio-visual field should miss. Audio- Visual Abroad Lester Beck, who has been on leave all this year from his job as director of motion picture activities at the Uni- versity of Southern California, has made an ideagatliering circle of the globe during the past few months. In addition to visits in most of the Euro- pean countries, he has also been trav- eling extensively in the Far East, in- cluding Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, and other far-away spots. Lester re- ports that he was' tremendously im- pressed with the high development of audio-visual education in Indonesia, both in adult education programs and in the public schools. Their national educational radio broadcasting net- work, for example, broadcasts in seven different languages every day and covers topics from the teaching of English to the teaching of algebra. Everything possible is being done to preserve native music and culture against the onslaughts of the Holly- wood influence, according to Lester. Among other things they are promot- ing through audio-visual techniques an interchange of island cultures so that the Balinese are learning more about the peoples of Sumatra and the Sumatrans about the people of Java. Arnold L. Robinson, formerly audio- visual supervisor for the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, has just accepted a new position as audio- visual officer with the United States Overseas Mission in El Salvador. By the time you read this .Arnold will be on his new job. Roy Wenger, who is now at Inter- national Christian University, Japan, on leave from Kent State University. Ohio, reports that the first Japanese conference on audio-visual techniques in teacher education was sponsored by the .Audio-Visual Center at Interna- tional Christian University several weeks ago. The conference was at- tended by 59 professors of education from 46 universities in Japan. These 46 universities represent two-thirds of all miiversities that have teacher edu- cation programs in Japan and geo- graphically represent three-fourths of tlie nation. Roy reports that the meth- ods used at the conference encouraged active participation by the delegates and that they made good use of their opportunities. .Among the things that appeared novel to Roy was the fact that the group of professors was much [Continued on page 11) 12 Educational Screen AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHARACTER BUILDINQ MlSCUSSIONS/ ^(s)m^^^^^ CLASSICS HARE • LITTLE HIAWATHA • ELMER ELEPHANT • TORTOISE & THE Here are famous folk tales, done only as Disney^ can do them, in 16mm, full animation and color, with SUBJECT MATTER RICH IN BASIC MORAL VALUES. Grouped as one unit "Disney Cartoon Parade #6." Length, 26 min. Rental, $8 per day. (Aiso avaiiaWe as separate subjects. Length 8'h min. ea. Rental, $3 per day ea.) NOW ... brought to you by our many Disney l6mm Film Distributors — EACH READY TO SERVE YOU — EACH AN AUDIO-VISUAL SPECIALIST, QUALIFIED TO HELP YOU PLAN SCHOOL, CHURCH OR COMMUNITY FILM PROGRAMS... Any of the following partial list of Disney distributors are ready to serve you: OTHER WALT DISNEY FILMS AVAILABLE SEAL ISLAND The spectacular, authentic story of the life cycle of the Alaskan fur-bearing seals on their re- mote harem reefs of the Pribilof Islands. MOTOR MANIA Acclaimed by police depart- ments and other traffic edu- cators as an unusually effec- tive driver and pedestrian education film. (Animation) HISTORY OF AVIATION An authentic docu- mentary tracing the remarkable growth of the airplane. This is how it all began. (Animation) BEHIND THE SCENES OF WALT DISNEY STUDIO ^^^ A thrilling tour through various studio departments during the actual prepara- tion, filming and processing of Walt Disney pictures. BEAVER VALLE Here is the story of the beaver, great provider and family man — and other inhabitants of the woodlands — all faith- fully presented m Tech- nicolor with a thrilling musical score. SO DEAR TO MY A very real, honest and touching story of village farm life that stresses basic moral and spiritu- al values. (Live action aod Animation) COPYRIGHT WALT DISNEY PROIJUCTIONS ARIZONA Movie Center 119 W. McDowell, Phoenix CALIFORNIA Wm. M. Dennis Film Libraries 2506V2 W. 7th St., Los Angeles 57 Howard K. Smith Films, Inc. 2408 W. 7th St., Los Angeles Kenneth L Hoist Auilio-Visual Education Service 1399 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 6 McCurry Foto Company Eighth and Eye Sts., Sacramento 14 Knight's Library of A-V Aids & Equipment 527 University, San Diego 3 CANADA Sovereign Film Distributors Ltd. 277 Victoria Street, Toronto CONNECTICUT Inter Church Audio-Visuals, Inc. 15 May Street, Hartford 5 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA "The" Film Center 915 12th St., N.W., Washington FLORIDA Ideal Pictures Company 1331 N. Miami Ave., Miami GEORGIA Calhoun Company 235 Ponce de Leon, N.E., Atlanta ILLINOIS mini Audio-Visual Education Service 221 Main Street, Peoria INDIANA Indiana Visual Aids Company, Inc. 726 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis Dennis Film Bureau 29 E. Maple St., Box 374, Wabash KANSAS Lewis Film Service 1425 E. Central, Wichita 7 LOUISIANA Delta Visual Service, Inc. 815 Poydras St., New Orleans 12 MARYLAND Stark Films (Ideal Pictures) 537 N. Howard St., Baltimore 1 MASSACHUSETTS Cinema, Incorporated 234 Clarendon Street, Boston 16 Ideal Pictures 40 Melrose Street, Boston 16 MICHIGAN Engleman Visual Education Service 4754-56 Woodward Ave., Detroit 1 Locke Films, Inc. 124 W. South St., Kalamazoo MINNESOTA Elliott Film Company 1112 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis 3 Ideal Pictures 1915 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 4 MISSOURI All-Star Pictures 709 Westport Road, Kansas City H Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. 614 N. Skinker Blvd., St. Louis 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE Rice Film Company 123 Pleasant St., Manchester NEW JERSEY Film Presentation Company 239 Lyons Avenue, Newark 8 NEW YORK Buchan Pictures 122 W. Chippewa St., Buffalo 2 Association Films, Inc. Dept. WD, 347 Madison Avenue New York 17, N.Y. Ideal Pictures, Inc. 233 W. 42nd St., New York 36 Institutional Cinema Service, Inc. 165 W. 46th St., New York James E. Duncan, Inc. 139 N. Union St., Rochester 5 NORTH CAROLINA National School Supply Company, Inc. 14 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh OHIO Manse Film Library 2514 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati 19 Academy Film Service, Inc. 2110 Payne Avenue, Cleveland 14 Twyman Films, Inc. 400 West 1st Street, Dayton 1 Ideal Pictures 23 N. Mulberry, Mansfield Cousino Visual Education Serviet 2325 Madison Avenue, Toledo 2 OKLAHOMA Vaseco, Inc. 2301 Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City 6 OREGON Ideal Pictures 915 S. W. Tenth St., Portland 5 PENNSYLVANIA Christian Youth Cinema, lac 2128 Jenkintown Rd. (Box 201), Glenside J. P. Lilley t, Son 928 N. Third Street, Harrisburg Ideal Pictures 1729 Sansom Street, Philadelphia 3 Karel Sound Film Library 214 3rd Avenue, Pittsburgh 22 SOUTH DAKOTA Taylor Films 79 Third Street, S. E., Huron TEXAS Ideal Pictures 2010 North Lamar, Dallas Miller's Visual Aids, Inc. 519 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth Community Sound Film Service 2610 Fannin Street, Houston 2 UTAH Deseret Book Company 1400 Indiana Avenue, Salt Lake City VIRGINIA Tidewater Audio-Visual Center 617 W. 35th Street, Norfolk 8 WASHINGTON Audio-Visual Center, Inc. 1205-1207 N. 45th St., Seattle 3 Rarig Motion Picture Company 5514 University Way, Seattle 5 WISCONSIN Roa's Films 840 N. Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee 3 WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS 16MM DIVISION • BURBANK, CALIFORNIA January, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 13 AS PERSONAL CoDtinued more patient with long conference Jiours than most similar groups in America would have been. The speeches and illustrative materials at the conference were usually presented separately rather than combining the two in an illustrated presentation. One of the efficient arrangements for the conference is the "obento" or Jap- anese box lunch. Conference members insisted on having the conference photographer record Roy's success at using chopsticks in disposing of the lunch. Among the contributions of the con- ference, these seem most important to Roy: (1) This was the first Japanese conference on audio-visual materials which brought together college pro- fessors of education on a national scale. (2) The conference will prob- ably lead to a permanent organiza- tion of audio-visual workers among the teacher educators of Japan. (3) An excellent overview and appraisal of the status of audio-visual methods and material in Japan was made and the reports were thoroughly discussed. (4) There was a stimulating exchange of plans for the future among college professors of education. (5) The suc- cesses and mistakes of other countries in the development of new teaching materials were considered and evalu- ated. (6) Encouragement and approval were given to the development of a tape for teaching library under the direction of International Christian University. Richard Hubbard, formerly director of campus services for the Audio- Visual Center at Syracuse University, is on a two-year assignment as assistant profes.sor of the Department of Edu- cation and Director of Audio-Visual Services at the American University at Beirut, Lebanon. John Humphreys and Joe Budy, who have been working on the Syracuse University Overseas Motion Picture Project, are now working on four edu- cational and technical films in Libya. John and Joe were formerly working on a project in Iran. Karim Majid, who recently com- pleted work at Syracuse University. has returned to Iraq to head the Audio-Visual Center in the Ministry of Education. James McCarron, who heads the Syracuse University Overseas Motion Picture Project in Iran, has been con- ducting a program of training in film and filmstrip production and utiliza- tion. Out of 300 Iranian applicants, 60 students were selected for the train- ing course. In November .52 students were graduated. The program is run in cooperation with the Iranian Min- istry of Education under a Foreign Operations .Administration contract. With the States INDI.AN.\ schools replying to a statewide audio-visual sursey carried on by the State Department of Educa- tion show that 556 secondary schools and unit schools comprising grades from one to twelve have a total budget of $478,963.60 for audio-visual educa- tion. This amounts to an expenditure per pupil of $1.10. Of particular im- portance in Indiana is the planned de- velopment of a criteria for evaluation of .school audio-visual programs wliich is being developed by Vernon McKown and other audio-visual leaders in the state for the Indiana State Depart- ment of Education. These criteria will be used by school inspectors from the state office as they travel around the state. Director of audio-visual educa- tion in the state office is Mrs. Altlia Sullivan, who in the past year and a half that she has been on the job has earned the high respect of audio-visual leaders in the state for the construc- tive and vigorous manner in which she has carried on her work. From Francis Noel's office in CALI- FORNLA come some interesting sta- tistics. Audio-visual education in the state is receiving approximately $1,- 400,000 per year from the state gen- eral fund allocated by the State De- partment of Education. This money goes to county audio-visual offices only. Another $200,000 is being spent for district contract funds so that the oper- ation of county audio-visual programs is running about $1,600, ()()() in Cali- fornia alone. This does not include any of the monies spent for audio- visual education by such cities as San Diego, Long Beach, Los .\ngeles, Pasadena, Fresno, San Francisco, Sacra- mento, and others. Francis' office esti- mates that the city budgets combined probably equal the county budgets and thus approximately $3,000,000 a year is being spent in the public schools of California for audio-visual education. Since approximately 1,600,- 000 youngsters were enrolled in ele- mentary schools, 500,000 in secondary schools, and 65.000 in junior colleges, California is spending an average of $1.50 per pupil per year. 0\er 200 school peo]}le took part in the first state conference of the newly organized ARKANSAS Audio-Visual {Continued on jmge 16) DEMONSTRATION CLASSROOM DAVI's Demonstration Classroom, a full-size self-contained unit designed and furnished for maximum use of instructional materials, has been permanently installed at New York University. The classroom, originallv set up in Madison Square Garden, was a highlight of the 1954 NEA Convention. Fov Cross and Irene Cypher, co-chairmen of the committee which developed tiie project cordially invite DAVI members and all other persons interested in school planning to visit the classroom in New York University's Press Annex Building. 26 Washington Place. We hope that similar demonstration units can be spon- sored in other sections of the country. 14 Educational Screen HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD 1954 TO BELL a HOWELL FOR 47 YEARS OF PIONEERING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY JE>A/EI.ED PRECISION. Sapphires pro- tect film-handling parts of versatile Filmo- sound 202 Specialist, give 400% longer life. Reverse switch, still picture clutch. Free booklet on sound movie equipment for schools. Write Bell & Howell, 7117 McCor- mick Road, Chicago 45, Illinois. SOUND SESSION. Filmosound inagnetic recording sys- tem puts sound right on film while picture is projected. E. C. Waggoner (left), audio-visual director in Elgin schools, operates one of 40 Filmosounds while Judy Robbins and Instructor Ronald Cook describe action. experience leads to Bell £^ Howell January, 1955 Writing for more informotion? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 15 AS PERSONAL Continued Education Association at the first state- -wide meeting of the Association in No- vember, 1953. The chief matter of business at the conference meetings was a review of the professional audio- visual program in America and plans for an Association program in Ar- kansas. The meeting was chaired by Bruce Wright, first president of the Arkansas AV Association and Assistant Superintendent of Schools of North Little Rock. Newly elected officers of the .'\ssocia- tion are: president, Cooper Burley, Di- rector of Audio- Visual Education, Little Rock Public Schools; president elect, Harry Zimmerman, Conway; secretary, Heloise Griffon, Film Librarian, Ar- kansas State Department of Education, Little Rock; treasurer, W. L. Smith, Jonesboro. Executive committee mem- bers are: Robert Black, Russellville; Homer Anderson, Camden; and Mary Clifton, Hot Springs. Of People and Places Ed Schofield, Supervisor, Depart- ment of Libraries and Visual Aids for Newark, New Jersey, recently com- pleted his doctorate in Education at New York University. His advisor was Irene Cypher. Leon Marshall, Director of Audio- Visual Education, Glenn County Schools, California, took time from his busy schedule to write organizations that have provided pamphlets and other materials for inclusion in D.A^Vf service packets to let them know how much he appreciated receiving these materials. Leon's thoughtfulness in do- ing this will make it much easier for DA VI to secure additional worthwhile materials in the future. Hazel G. Robertson, founder and formerly director of the Palo Alto, Cali- fornia, Children's Theater, is a member of the team of audio-visual educators conducting the audio-visual survey in the Middle East under the auspices of the Ford Foundation. From William Lewin, 1630 Spring- field Avenue, Maplewood, New Jersey, comes word that color filmstrips based on photoplays of educational interest can be secured from him free in ex- change for prompt reports on the re- actions of children to these color strips. Current subjects available are: Robin- son Crusoe, Hansel and Gretel, Romeo and Juliet, and Ulysses. Rolland O. Meiser, associate in cir- culation and a member of the Audio- Visual Service staff at Indiana Univer- sity since 1947, has accepted a position as counsellor of elementary student teachers at the Chicago Teachers Col- lege. His duties will include classroom visitation and seminars and conferences with student teachers. Edward O. Minor, who recently completed his doctoral studies at In- diana University, has returned to his position as audio-visual director of Bethune - Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. Minor was the first University of Indiana doctoral candi- date to take a straight audio-visual major. James LeMay, former research a.s- sistant on the Indiana University .\udio-Visual Center and more recently at the College of St. Thomas, St. Paid, Minnesota, is now a member of the audio-visual staff at the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, .-Alabama. John Mitchell, a former member of the Indiana Audio-Visual Center staff, is the director of the A-V program at the Air University. A tour of the Instructional Materials Department of the Portland Public Schools was an important feature of the induction program for new teachers this year. Many teachers commented that they felt ready to begin school after the session with their resource people. One teacher said, "I am simply stunned by the equipment and mate- rials available for teachers in this dis- trict." Kingsley Trenholme is director of the Department of Instructional Materials. Fabulous! In preparing the official DAVI Mem- bership Roster, Kitty Welch, of the national staff, found 28 DAVI mem- bers who are on the staff of the Indiana University. "This,"' she reports, "is a pretty fabulous situation!" We will be delighted to see any other leading American universities become "fabu- lous" too. — JJM. American Film Assembly, April 4-8, New York The Film Council of America has announced that the second annual .American Film Assembly will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City from April 4-8, 1955. Plans for the affair and the second Golden Reel Film Festival have long been under way. The Assembly program has been expanded and will include a Film Users' Workshop, Technical Sym- posium, Critiques, and a number of special meetings. The FCA reports that the first Golden Reel Film Festival garnered so much attention for 16mm motion pic- tures throughout the nation that the category list has grown from 13 to 25. Films this year are being submitted by producers, sponsors, and distribu- tors on Citizenship and Government; Economics and Business; Education: Health and Hygiene; History and Biog- raphy; Human Relations; Industrial Processes; International Understand- ing; Literary, Musical, and Theatrical Arts; Medical Sciences (for professional audiences only); Mental Health; Nat- ural Resources; Recreation; Religion and Ethics; Safety; Sales and Promo- tion; Science; Visual Arts; Classroom; Avant-Garde and Experimental; and Cultural Value Shorts and Features. .-Mmost 200 juror application forms have been received at FCA. To qualify as a juror for both the prescreening and Festival juries, the applicant must be either (I) a content specialist in the category in which he is judging, (2) actively engaged in or experienced in the actual production of 16mm films, or (3) actively engaged in or experi- enced in the criticism, utilization, pro- gramming, or distribution of 16mm films. Deadline for application is Jan- uary 15, and forms are available from FCA, 600 Davis St., Evanston, 111. All applications are being forwarded to the National Committee on Juries ap- pointed by the Board of Directors of FCA. Indications are that pre-screening will be undertaken by local film coun- cils. The following organizations are making arrangements for local juries: Topeka Film Council, Los Angeles Film Council, Dayton Film Council, Bloomington (111.) Film Council, Min- neapolis Film Council, Columbus Film Council, Jersey City Film Council, Du- luth Film Council, the Illinois Library .Assn., .A-V Conference of Medical and Allied Sciences, and the National Council of the Churches of Christ. Upon unanimous vote of their mem- bership, the New York Film Council formed an Arrangements Committee for the Assembly. Leading this group are: Ray Bingham, chairman (Associa- tion Films), Ed Rasch, vice-chairman (Walt Disney Productions), Warren Sturgis, vice-chairman (Sturgis-Grant Productions). Committee chairmen in- clude Kern Moyse, Exhibits (Peerless Film Processing Co.); Theodosia Strate- meyer. Hospitality (.Audio Education. Inc.); Robert Disraeli, Jurors (.Amer- ican Jewish Committee): Leo Dratfield, Projection (Contemporary Films); Mrs. Carol Hale, Promotion (Girl Scouts of America), and Maury J. Glaubman, Publicity (.Anti-Defamation League). 16 Educational Screen A-V Briefs TELEVISED EDUCATION. Chicago's educational TV station will be housed in the Museum of Science and Indus- try, where museum visitors will be able to watch the station in operation through glass panels. A spring target date has been set for WTTW's first program, with a regular schedule planned for next fall. . . . From WOI- TV, Iowa State College, comes the report that more than one-third of the city, town, and consolidated schools within a 50-county central Iowa area are now equipped with TV sets. The 201 schools with television sets repre- sent a 400 per cent increase in school- owned TV receivers during the past two years. The schools use a daily series of programs, "Iowa TV School- time," to supplement and enrich the regular curriculum with pupils viewing the programs from their desks in the classroom. FILMS WITHOUT A PURPOSE. The formation of a Creative Film Foundation, the first non-profit organi- zation devoted exclusively and specifi- cally to the development of motion pictures as a creative art form, was announced recently. The Foundation invites the contribution of interested individuals and organizations as well as applications from film-makers whose projects fall within die scope of the program. Information and application blanks may be obtained by writing to the Creative Film Foundation, Suite 301, 730 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. WHAT'S IN A NAME. The audio- visual directors of metropolitan De- troit have organized and scheduled a meeting for January 13 — but they don't yet have an official name. They are tentatively called the Metropolitan Detroit Audio-Visual Association. . . . The functions of the Saskatchewan Film Board have been widened to in- clude school broadcasts and educational TV. So the Board is now called the Sas- katchewan ,\udio-Visual Board. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. A 1 6mm Cinemascope-type motion picture de- signed for behind-the-wheel driver training was demonstrated to educa- tors and safety leaders in Chicago re- cently. Providing a panoramic picture similar to the view through the wind- shield of a real car, the 16mm wide- screen films were produced especially for use with the Aetna Drivotrainer, a device for giving students driving les- sons in model cars right in the class- room (see "Drivotraining at Oak Park High," November, 1954 Educational Screen, page 372). A grant of .$25,000 from the Ittleson Family Foundation for the production of films on personality development A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR FEBRUARY 26— MARCH 2 — Regional Convention, American Association of Sclnool Administrators, NEA, St. Louis, Mo. MARCH 12-16 — Regional Convention, American Association of School Ad- ministrators, NEA, Denver, Colo. APRIL 2-6 — ■ Regional Convention, American Association of School Ad- ministrators, Cleveland, Ohio APRIL 4-8 — Second Annual American Film Assembly and Golden Reel Film Festival (sponsored by the Film Coun- cil of America), Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 'New York City (write FCA. 600 Davis St., Evanston, III.) APRIL 12-15 — Fourth Annual Conven- tion of the Catholic Audio-Visual Edu- cators Association to be held jointly with that of the Notional Catholic Educational Association, Atlantic City, New Jersey APRIL 18-22 — NEA Department of Audio-Visual Instruction Annual Con- ference, Los Angeles, Calif, (write DAVI, 1201 15th St., NW, Washing- ton 6, D. C.) has been made to the Child Study De- partment of Vassar College. On November I, 1954, the Bureau of Mines (U.S. Department of the In- terior) assumed the outgoing postage costs on all its films mailed from Pitts- burgh, Pa., by the Graphic Services Section. The film borrower is to affix return postage only and is advised to make shipments by insured mail. I I Address- The Award-Winning Series About the World We Live In . . . r™prr "EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES" (Based on a Film .series produced by Louis de Rochcmonl Associates) Here at last are the first seven filmstrips of the world-famous "Earth and Its Peoples" Series, filmed by Louis de Rochemont. More in the series will be released all this spring! Each filmstrip contains fifty frames (35 mm. black and white), and is com- pletely curriculum-integrated. Order today from the handy blank at left! CONCEPTS OF HOME AND FAMILY LIFE IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE WORLD Available February 1st U. S. Community and Its Citizens 5. Desert Nomads (French Morocco) 6. Eskimo Sea Hunters (Northwest Alaska) 7. Farming in South China (Si River Valley) ORDER NOW! TO: FS5 Education Dcpt. United World Films, Inc. 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. I am enclosing $4.00 each for the fol- lowing filmstrips from the "Earth and Its Peoples" Series. Please send to me the following as soon as they become available (add postal charges). CIRCLE: School_ 12 3 4 5 6 7 City and State^ Signature Position Farmer Fisherman (Norway) Mountain Farmers (Switzerland) Nomads of The Jungle (Malaya) UNITED WORLD FILIV1S, IMC 1 445 Park Avenue New York 29, N.Y. January, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 17 editorial Wiio's SuRiM THE Librarians? We don't know who these people are, but if they are among our readers we hope they will desist. Re- marks made in jest can be taken seriously and can cause needless fears. Apparently some librarians have been made to fear that books are becoming obsolete. They have had to be reassured. Several pages in a recent issue of the eminent Li- brary Journal had to be used up to reassure librarians that books and librarians are not becoming obsolete, that they have a "brilliant future ahead of them, and are here to stay." We were amazed at the necessity for such an article. Who has caused this uneasiness and tear? There is reference in the article to "audio-visual fanatics." Who are they? You? Me? Are people who believe that ideas can be communicated by means other than the printed page fairly labeled when they're called "audio-visual fanatics?" Or did the au- thor mean just some of us? And if so, which ones? The truth is, we think, that these "fanatics" are but straw men— spooks and ghosts without substance. The facts and arguments that were marshalled in this Library Journal article (Vol. 79, No. 21, page 2269) to do battle with the straw men were expertly recruited and lined up for action. There's no doubt about it— more words are printed per person today than ever before. There's more reading today — and more reading with understanding— than ever before. But these facts do not add up to the victory that is claimed. There never really was a battle! "Librarians know, and have known for years, that books are in competition with radio, television, and motion pictures." That's what the man said! And lue say that audio-visual specialists— those who know and imderstand the function and power of newer media of communication— know that radio and television and motion pictures are allies with books in fighting ignorance and boredom. Books are not in competi- tion with other means of learning. They are not some- thing apart from the other media of commimication. We believe and believe strongly that the great in- crease in word publication and in reading is in some degree because of and not in spite of the uses that have been made of still and motion pictures, of radio and television. We learned of these fundamental and inevitable interrelationships partially from the pages of books— the audio-visual texts of Hoban and of Dale. People read because they want to read and are able to read. Radio and television programs, motion pic- tines, filmstrips, records, and other audio-visual media are constantly in use today— in school and out of school— motivating people to want to know more and pioviding them with the concrete and realistic experiences that make the abstract words of the print- ed page meaningful. Now, if there are any practical jokesters among our readers who are going aroimd starting rumors that books are becoming obsolete, cut it out. You're scar- ing people. They take you seriously. It's better that you be serious and tell the truth. Show them and prove to them that books and libraries are for sure here to stay— and that you are helping to bring that about. Paul C Kee^ picture of the month A FILMSTRIP HELPED Last spring 600,000 boys and girls were inoculated with the trial polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk. Among them were the "Polio Pioneers" pictured here: Thomas Moran, Margaret McGrath, and Bryan Conroy Finnerty of the St. Joan of Arc School, Jackson Heights, New York. The story of how a filmstrip helped prepare these youngsters for their testing experience is told in words and pictures on pages 22-23. Educational Screen chose this smiling trio for picture-of-the-month prominence to honor them for their pioneering role in polio prevention and to focus attention on the March of Dimes, doubly impor- tant this year because the National Foun- dation's 195.5 obligations are twofold. Completion of the Salk polio vaccine trials must be financially superimposed on the patient care program for those born too soon to benefit from any jiolio preventive. JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES. 18 Educational Screen The teacher is acquiring a more dominant voice in the audio - visual program nmu IS BOSS by GEORGE HAMMERSMITH BOSS, according to the dictionary, means "master, superior, foreman or manager." And such is the class- room teacher. The teacher is boss lie- Mr. Hammersmith is Super- visor of the Visual Aids De- partment, Toledo, Ohio Board of Education. The pic- ture above luas taken by Rich- ard Drouard, teacher and audio-visual coordinator at Sherman School in Toledo. cause of the inastery of his subject matter and especially because of his love for diildren; superior in the un- derstanding of youngsters in their rela- tionship to subject matter; joreman of the work to be done witliin tlie classroom; and iiinnagfr of the many details of classrfH)m procedure, includ- ing the use of audio-visual materials. Thus it is right to say that the teacher is boss. The classroom teacher is boss 111 the classroom, but increasingly as democratic procedures come to per- meate educational administration and the whole educational system, class- room teachers become the real boss of the instructional program. Education for democracv, the busi- ness in wliidi tlie whole profession is engaged, has its common denominator in the classroom teacher and his stu- dents. As we expect democracy to be taught and practiced in the classroom, so we should expect democracy in edu- cation from tlie teacher to the superin- tendent to the U. S. Commissioner of Education and to Unesco. January, 1955 19 In the development of audio-visual programs, as in all education, the teacher is acquiring a more dominant voice. In furthering the use of audio- visual materials as teaching tools, we know that there are proper relation- ships when the total acting, thinking, and feeling of the teachers are har- monious because they've been included, and because they've been permitted to participate in planning the work that they're going to be doing anyway. Yes, it's good for supervisors and directors of audio-visual programs to have the power to make decisions, and never have to use that power! The use of audio-visual materials in an enthusiastic manner will grow only as we build up on the good work al- ready done — we can never progress by tearing down through censure and caus- tic criticism. The classroom teacher has a tremendously important job: the teacher is the foot soldier and the teacher is boss. The planning of the audio-visual work, from policy forming to the ac- tual utilization of teaching tools in the classroom, should make provision for wide teacher participation. This might sometimes mean the closing of school for a half day to enable teachers to take part in system-wide planning. Many schools now have, and every school should have, an audio-visual coordinator. Actual work and need seem to indicate that a bare minimum for an audio-visual coordinator is one hour a day for every ten teachers. The teacher, too, needs time to plan for the use of teaching tools. A "swing teacher" to relieve instructors for such work is worthy of consideration. Thus the co- ordinator could give individual help where it is needed and wanted. Teach- ers could visit other teachers who are specially skilled in their use of audio- visual materials. With the great increase in student population and the demand for more and better teachers, education is plagued with complex problems. We cannot lose sight of the fact, however, that we are striving to teach all people to participate in democratic living to their utmost ability to receive and to give in return to society. As we expect teachers to include all of the students in their classes as participants, so must the administrative echelons include teachers in the active planning. We in the audio-visual field must do the same. An advisory and policy making group can well be formed out of the building coordinators and the supervisors. This committee, meeting at least once each semester, can give guidance and direc- tion to audio-visual philosophy and utilization. Thus the teachers, through their coordinators, have "their say." 20 In the selection of films, equipment, etc., the teachers can and should be included. Text-film committees, rep- resenting the various grade levels and subject areas, can give real direction to building a film library which serves the needs of the curriculum. The di- rectors and supervisors of the curricu- lum ran perform a helpful service by insisting upon text-film committees, which, through ballot, select and rec- ommend the items for purchase. This is not fantastic — it works. In our work with classroom teachers' selection committees, we should strive to consider films with these criteria in mind: provide for critical thinking; help to form social skills: give a true picture of ideas which they present: have meaningful content; present proper age level; are simple and accu- rate with a suitable vocabulary. Film effectiveness is dependent on meeting the needs and interests of par- ticular groups in terms of the curricu- lum. Film producers and educators should continue to collaborate in the production of aids to meet those needs as those needs are discovered in the classroom by teachers and students. Teachers know best what those needs are and how they can be met best. Yes, the classroom teacher is and should be boss. What Does an A-V Program Cost? by D. F. SCHUTTE It is almost certain that in recent years the amoimt of money spent to provide audio-visual services to our schools has been on the increase. Just how much of an increase in A-V spend- ing is difficult to determine because of: (1) a lack of available reports on the subject, (2) a lack of uniformity in deter- mining A-V costs. What factors should be included in determining per pupil or per teacher A-V cost? Is it possible to get any amount of standardization of these fac- tors so as to make inter-school com- parison valid and possible? Is there any value in having a detailed listing of expenditures for each item: for ex- ample, under the heading of equip- ment, should there be a breakdown showing type, quantity, etc.? Should films and filmstrips be classified as equipment? These are but a few of many questions that arise in determin- ing A-V expenditures. Incidentally, the school can cut A-V costs some by lump- ing together purchases of equipment and supplies and buying them on a bid basis. The following analysis of the St. Louis Park Schools' A-V expenditures may be of interest to other schools wishing to make comparisons. St. Louis Park Schools consist of a junior-senior high and seven elementary schools. AUDIO-VISUAL EXPENDITURES St. Louis Park Schools, Minnesota, 1954-1955 Item Cost per pupil Cost per teacher % Item is of total Salaries: Director Secretary $ .860 .126 Student Asst. .052 Total 1.038 Film Rental: Elementary ___. .252 High School ._ .609 Total .359 A-V Equipment 359 Filmstrips 031 A-V Supplies .035 Photo Supplies _ .072 Repairs .020 Mileage and Postage... .049 Total A-V Cost : S1.963 33.59 11.60 10.22 1.00 1.12 2.34 .66 1.59 $62.12 54 9.2 9.5 16.4 1.6 1.8 3.6 1.0 2.5 100.0 Educational Screen Announcing a National Tape Recording Catalog and Re-recording Service Tapes for Tmchiig by ANNA L. HYER RALPH H. HALL, Coordinator, Audio- Visual Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, is supervising the Notional Tope Repository and the re-recording service. THE t'clucalional use of tape-record- ed programs is rapidly expanding. Teachers are impressed by tlie rich and varied potentialities of the tape recorder, the ease with which it can be used, and its economy. In the beginning, the tape recorder was used principally as a recording instrument. Live program materials, the speaking or reading of children, interviews, conversations in foreign languages, and the like were recorded by the teacher or pupils and played back immediately or soon afterwards. Such uses for record purposes and for self-evaluation and improvement still are exceedingly important features of the tape recorder. Gradually, schools, libraries, and edu- cational radio stations began recording on magnetic tape programs of long- term value to schools in general. Li- braries of these prerecorded tapes arose. At the present time, at least twenty - two states have "Tapes for Teaching" libraries, and no one knows the number of such libraries in indi- vidual schools and school systems. \f, the interest in prerecorded tape programs grew, there was a demand to Miss Hyer is Director of Stud- ies, Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association. know what programs were available and from what source. A national com- mittee, jointly sponsored by the De- partment of .4udio-Visual Instruction and the .Association for Education by Radio-Television, devised a plan whereby the best educational tape pro- grams in each locality could be publi- cized and made available nationally. An evaluation form was prepared to assist the heads of the tape libraries in selecting their very best tape pro- grams of national significance. Thirty- two educational tape libraries were contacted. Of these, fifteen libraries KELSEY B. SWEATT, In Charge, Office of Audio-Visual Education, Massachu- setts Deportment of Education, Boston, Mossochusetts, is Chairman of the DAVI- AERT Committee on Rodio and Record- ings. indicated they had programs meeting the criteria and were willing to supply complete catalog data and master recordings. A National Tape Recording Catalog (see box) was prepared which assem- bled information on 34 series composed of 562 individual programs. The cata- log contains: An alphabetical listing with the fol- lowing information on each pro- gram: Type of program, age level suit- ability, content description, pro- ducer, and, if any, the broadcast restrictions, presence of local "openers" and "closers," and re- lated teaching materials A subject index Instructions for ordering programs from the National Tape Reposi- tory A list of state tape recording libraries. The catalog includes series in such subject areas as: Air Age, Art, Child Study, Citizenship, Conservation, Fam- ily, Guidance, Foreign Language, Juve- nile Delinquency, Literature, Mathe- matics, Mental Health, Music, Point Four Program, Science, and Social Studies. It will be revised and ex- panded annually. Suggestions from users are invited. Many state tape libraries are unable to furnish re - recording service to schools outside their own state. This made it necessary to establish a na- tional tape repository and re-recording service for all the programs listed in the National Tape Recording Catalog. Kent State University volunteered to store the master tapes and to offer the re-recording service. Any school or li- brary in the U. S. may secure re-record- ings on tape which they send to the repository. A charge of 50 cents is made for re-recording programs of 15 min utes or less in length and $1 for pro- grams running from 16 to 30 minutes. Members of the DAVI-AERT Com- mittee on Radio and Recordings are: Kelsey B. Sweatt, Chairman, E. G Bernard, Mrs. Gertrude Broderick, J. P. Colvin, Carlton W. H. Erickson, Arnold E. Luce, Russell Meinhold. Clyde K. Miller, Hugh Proctor, Austin L. Olney, and Harry J. Skornia. How to Get The Tope Recording Catalog Single copies of the Notional Tope Recording Cotolog hove been mailed to members of the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction. Additional copies may be obtained by members and non-members for 50 cents each (quantity discounts available! from: Deportment of Audio-Visual Instruc- tion, National Education Association, 1201 16th St., N.W., Washington 6, D.C. January, 1955 21 Carolyn Adams, East Dorsey Lone, Town of Hyde Pork, Pough- keepsie, N.Y., receives the first triol polio vaccine in the Hyde Park home of FDR from Dr. Raymond Kosloska. Volunteer worker Mrs. Paul Reutershan assists. importance of the educational aspects of tlie trial and the value of visual materials. To help teachers brief the "polio pioneers," a Teacher's Guicle was prepared, along with a filmstrip, Bob and Barbara, to be used with the children. These tools were sent into each of the 44 states included in the trial, and teachers were luged to use their own good judgment on how best to use them. The psychological effect of the experiment on the children was of primary concern, sincie no one wanted these little ones to be treated or considered as "guinea jiigs." Nor did anyone overlook the fact that chikiren don't like to be stuck with a needle, even though they are accustomed from infancy to inoculations. Teach- ers set the stage so that yoimgsters could profit from a practical health lesson and take pride in participat- ing in an historic occasion. Nowhere else could this be brought about better than in the schools, and the classroom preparation was a magnificent demonstra- tion of meaningful health education. As usual, there were differences in how the topic was presented in the classrooms. Teachers showed skill and imagination in interpreting a scientific subject in terms little children could understand. Wliile some felt "the less said, the better," the majority planned Polio Pioneers by MARIAN V. MILLER LAST SPRING more than 50,000 classroom teachers faced a new problem — how to prepare their pri- mary-grade youngsters for the polio vaccine tests. For everyone concerned this was an entirely new expe- rience, with no precedent for guidance. True, "shots" bad been given to children in schools before, but the new polio shots were different. They were first inocu- lations of the trial polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk of the University of Pittsburgh. What's more, there was no assurance that the vaccine would protect the youngsters from paralytic polio, though it was hoped that they would. The 600,000 boys and girls who received the shots participated in an exten- sive, medical trial to determine the vaccine's effec- tiveness. Teachers were anxious to make this unprecedented trial a learning experience for the children. They could not turn to textbooks or other standard teacli- ing material — there simply weren't any. But teachers were not left without guidance for the National Foun- dation for Infantile Paralysis had sensed this need. In planning the countless complex details of the production, administration, and evaluation of the vac- cine, the National Foundation did not overlook the Miss Miller xuas Assistant Director, Di- vision of Public Education, The Nation- al Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, at the time this article was written. She is at present Program Consultant for the American Heart Association. classroom discussions which were related to ele- mentary health, social studies and history. The objectives were to help children imderstand that: (1) Polio is a disease that some children get. (2) Vaccinations help keep children fiom getting certain diseases (or sicknesses). (3) This vaccination may help keep them from get- ting polio. (4) The doctor, nurse and others who help vacci- nate them are kind and want to help them keep well. The fidl-color filmstrip, Bob and Barbara, was effec- tively used in many places. Its simple story was piir- posely placed in the Teacher's Giude so that it coidd be told, with comments and additions by the potential pioneers themselves. Later, as they lined up in the vaccination clinics, the children showed an amazing understanding of what the polio vaccine field trials were all about. Many of them took their shots smiling, some were stoics; only a few gave way to brief tears. After it was all over and the polio ])ioneer pins had been awarded, no prouder group could be foimd anywhere. Whether this vaccine actually will be the answer to polio can be known only after the evaluation of some 1,800,000 field trial records by a scientific team directed by Dr. Thomas J. Francis, Jr., eminent epidemiologist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The announcement will be forthcoming sometime early in 1955. 22 Educational Screen The story oS the filmstriii ^^Bob and Barbara^* Bob and Barbara are seven years old. They often walk to school with their friend, John, who had polio last summer, • At school Miss Brown told the children that doctors ore work- ing hord to find a way to keep people from getting polio. A vaccination for polio is like the smallpox vaccination we olreody hove. Some boys and girls are getting this new polio vaccination to try it out. They will wear this Polio Pioneer pin to show they are the first children to have the polio vaccination. January, 1955 23 Title: BUND AS A BAT Content: The ability of the bat to fly safely in the total darkness of caves is demonstrated by con- trolled experiments in the lab- oratory. Grade Levels: Elementary, Junior High, Senior High and Adult. Running Time: 7 minutes. Price: Color, $60.00; black and white, $30.00. educational film sen for the science curiic NGS THE MARVELS OF OUR ATURAL WORLD INTO THE CLASSROOM 16mm Sound Films for Upper Elemenfary Ages through College levels... Designed for Specific Units in the Science Curriculum produced by MOODY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Here's a new film series that brings the many aspects of natural science inl the classroom. MIS science films provide educators with an unforgettab^ means of teaching the salient facts of the natural sciences. They are worthwhi additions to every film library. Title: Content: Grade levels: Type of Film: Running Time: Price: CRYSTAL GAZIN6 Cave crystals, stalactites and stalagmites, crystals in com- monplace chemicals, and crys- tals studied under polarized light all reveal architectural precision in the structure of the physical world in which we live. Junior High, Senior High and Adult. Photomicrography, use of po- larized light, and animation. 12 minutes. Color, $90.00. AUTHENTIC MIS films present factual material with unusual emphasis through modern tech- niques, such as time-lapse photography and photomicrography . . . contain only accurate, scientific facts from recognized authorities. INSTRUCTIVE Each film is a complete study of the one subject. Makes class or group discussion easier and encourages group participation. Subject material is carefully organized into a logical, understandable form. PROVOCATIVE Subjects are presented in such a way as to stimulate individual thought and to en- courage the student's own exploration of the world around him. EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY All MIS films have been characterized I the quality of their production. This ne series is made to the same high profe sional standards. Audio and visual repr duction is exceptionally good, especial in the full-color films. FACTUAL MATERIAL PRESENTED WITH AN OVERTONE OF REVERENCE These films are science teaching tools th will reinforce the moral values of the s< ence curriculum. They emphasize tl wonder and beauty found in the most cor monplace things about us, the complex! and logic of natural laws, and the amazii evidence of design in nature. ND AS •* Dept. ES.537 MOODY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Educational Film Division 11428 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles 25, California Q Plea.se .send me complete descriptive literature and sample guide sheet on the new MIS film series. Q We are interested in receiving preview information. Conven/enf/y Located Regional Offices: MIDWEST OFFICE 820 N. LaSalle Street Chicago 10, Illinois EASTERN OFFICE 200 South Juniper Building Philadelphia 7, Penna. ii«>"" B.\T ..o^^S^^- Title: FISH OUT OF WATER Content: The grunion comes out of the water to lay its eggs on shore. The eggs are gathered and the development of the grunion is studied in the laboratory. Grade Levels: Elementary, Junior High. Senior High and College. Type of Film: Animated, features photomicrography and time-lapse photography. Running Time: II minutes. Price: Color, $90.00; black and white, S45.00. Title: HOW MANY STARS Content: A clearly explained trip into space to study our .solar system, our galaxy the Milky Way, and other galaxies. Junior High, Senior High and College. Telescopic photography, with animation. Grade Levels: Type of Film: Running Time: 1 1 minutes. Price: Color. .$90.00; black and white. $45.00. Title: Content: Grade Levels: Type of Film: Running Time: Price: WORLD OF LITTLE THINGS An introduction to a whole new world of enor- mous littleness. A world which possesses a vast variety of plants and animals ... a complex world found wherever water and proper tem- perature are found. Junior High. Senior High and College. Features time-lapse photography and photo- micrography. 15 minutes. Color. S120.00; black and white, S60.00. Title: THE ELECTRIC EEL Content: Grade Levels: Running Time: The electrical activity of the eel is considered in detail. This activity illustrates such biological concepts as defen- sive mechanisms, food-get- ting equipment in animals, and the relationship of the physical and the biological sciences. Upper Elementary, Junior High, Senior High and Col- lege. 12 minutes. Price: Color, $90.00; black and white, $45.00. INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE SHEETS Each MIS science film is supplemented with a teacher's guide sheet to aid in pre- paring class sessions and discussion. Gives suggested procedures for prelim- inary class discussion and contains ques- tions to stimulate pupil participation following the showing of the film. Also contains significant additions to the stu- ents' scientific vocabulary and a bibliog- raphy for further study. Titla: Content: Grade Levels; Running Time: SLOW AS IN SLOTH The unu.sual structure and ecology of this unique animal are presented as related factors in its survival. This points to the important relationship between the structure of any ani- mal and its environment. Upper Elementary, Junior High. Senior High and Adult. 21 Minutes. Color. $155.00. Title: PLANT LIFE AT WORK Content: Plants exhibit the life functions that character- ize all living things. The work accomplished by growing plants is illustrated in detail. Energy is u.sed for movement, growth, the manufacture of food, and even reproduction. Grade Levels: Type of Film: Running Time: Upper Elementary. High. Junior High and Senior Time-lapse photography, photomicrography. 10 minutes. Color. $90.00. Title: CARNIVOROUS PLANTS Content: The unusual structure and behavior of the fol- lowing plants are demonstrated; Venus' Fly- trap, the Trumpet plant, the Cobra plant, the Common Pitcher plant, the Sundew plant and the Utricularia. Junior High. Senior High and College. Photomicrography. Grade Levels: Type of Film: Running Time: Price: 10 minutes. Color. S90.00. Title: SOUNDS IN THE SEA Content: Sounds discovered by the use of the hydro- phone during World War U led to extensive research in sounds l>oneath the sea. Shows how many ti.shes, crustaceans and mammals can be identified by the sounds they produce Grode Levels: Running Time: Elementary. College. Junior High. Senior High and 14 minutes. Price: Color. $120.00. What Do YOU Think? Once upon a time not so long ago there was on audio-visual meeting in eastern United States that brought together a number of unhappy producers of audio- visual materials. Why unhappy? Because of the way — the many ways — educators evaluated their productions. Nearly every pro- ducer expressed grave concern about the lack of any national set of standards for evaluations. Because of the strong feeling expressed, one producer took it upon himself to record what seemed to him a fairly typical re- action. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN presents his comments anony- mously in view of their highly critical nature. We invite reader reaction — a few paragraphs or a few pages, as you will. Do you agree that we need to develop a national set of standards for evaluations? Do you think it possible? Do you think it really desirable? How might it be done? Send your reactions to: EDUCATIONAL SCREEN Dept. Pro & Con 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III. PRODUCERS of audio-visual nia- tfrials arc, in the main, cold, hard- licadcd, clear- thinking, practical busines.s executives. They have to be to remain in business over an extended period. Self-preservation is the first law of business, just as it is in nature. Therefore, to preserve his enterprise, the businessman obviously follows the simple, clearly-marked rule of produc- ing product as consistently superior as is humanly possible. In his plans to achieve this objec- tive, the producer of audio-visual ma- terials, such as films, filmstrips, etc., meticulously and painstakingly seeks out and selects for his staff one or more practicing educators to act as educa- tional ad\isers and prepare the scripts which he hopes will materialize into superb teaching aids. This target is never lost sight of, for if the end prod- uct is not superior he is sure to lose money. Consistent producers of shoddy product invariably and inevitably clut- ter up our bankruptcy courts. With these carefully-selected, highly- regarded educators as the heart of the production body, the producer hyper- selectively then gathers about him a staff of ])hotographers, camera techni- cians, artists, researchers, proofreaders, and many other highly skilled and high salaried personnel. This accomplished. eVALDilTIOM THE AIDIO-VISIIAL PRODUCER'S NIGHTMARE bv A PUZZLED PRODUCER his staff completed, he has a reasonable expectancy of consistently producing product of optimum quality — product upon which he will be proud to find his trademark. ,\fter all this careful planning, and the expenditure of much time, money, blood, sweat and tears, a production is completed. The final procluct is jointly and critically viewed by the entire staff, who agree that they have fathered an honest visual or audio-visual pres- entation which will prove to be of genuine aid to the classroom teacher. .\t long last, the big day they have so diligently labored towards has arrived. The first footage is delivered to the producer from the processing labora- tory. The finished product is eagerly packed for shipment to the producer's school accounts about the country. Production of other audio - visual units now in various stages of comple- tion goes on apace, for release date- lines must be met. Everyone in the organization is keyed up, even to the office clerical personnel, awaiting the reaction from schools to the preview- ing for evaluation of the completed unit. The first report arrives and is avidly scrutinized by the producer and his top aids. He is relieved and grati- fied for this school's evaluators have reacted and responded to the stimulus of the production ])recisely as evenone in his organization felt they would. Then other reports arrive — a good Cjuantity of them, and strangely these reports are practically every one as different as night and day. One evalua- tion group says the purchase of the unit is a "must." .Another says they can teach just as well without it. The sole comment of another is that there is a comma omitted. Other conmients follow, such as "too technical" — "too elementary" — "we already have better material in our library" — "priced too high for the amount of educational CO n t e n t" — "too long" — "not Ions enough" —etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum. Just about now the producer is toy- ing with two thoughts. Clan these com- ments possibly result from preview evaluations of his brainchild? How can black be while and white be black? He is discouraged, bitterly disappointed, and completely frustrated. He woidd have welcomed one little bit of real honest-to-goodness scholarly construc- tive criticism, even if after all the care taken in production this criticism had turned out to Ije adverse. But does he get constructi\e criticism? Rarely, if ever. Instead he gets opinions, ofttimes almost casual, sometimes careless, in- accurate, and almost flippant. He would welcome an evaluation which might say: "incorrect spelling of ," or "concept imjiroperly developed at this point ," "not in accordance with accepted pedagogical practices at this point ," "historical sequence incorrect, at this point, should be as follows," "date of Louisiana Purchase wrong," etc., or anything of a specific constructively critical nature. .\midst his inihap]>ine.ss, he and his staff are forced to conclude that many audio-visual evaluators voice opinions rather than considered evaluations, that far too often individual teachers and connnittees feel that it is their duty to criticize. General observations are given voice rather than scholarly evaluations. Even these opinions are sometimes given (|uite lightly, glibly and loosely. Now this writer, a real old timer whose hide is toughened by experience, does not intend in turn to be destruc- tively critical. Rather he dares to offer a simple, sure, jjractical and workable solution to this dilemma. Very briefly, here it is. The answer lies in a pro- posed simple direct action by the De- partment of .\udio-Visual Instruction (D.WI) of the National Education .\,ssociation (NE.V). It is suggested that D.WI develop a set of standards for audio-visual evaluators based on gen- uine scholarship. This action, if taken and given wide publicity in audio- visual and other professional pulilica- tions, would be a distinct contribution to the general field of education, and particularly to the further development of the audio-visual art. Both scliools and industry would welcome such a forward-looking program. 26 Educational Screen MiiFn^r^ ^ Teacher Bruce Stewart uses home-made visual aids to illus- trate the "Golden Rule of Alegbra." Here he begins to solve the equation: 3X equals 6. Note that the scale balances. He illustrates what happens when students forget to divide both sides of the equation during the process of solving on olgebra problem. He is using an ordinary balance scale. Now the equation balonces — and so does the balance scale — because each side is divided by 3. Additional proof — in visuol form — is given because the scale is still in balance after the problem is solved. BilLAIICE SCALE: KOLDEI RULE OF ALIiEBRl by E. MILTON GRASSELL Bruce Stewart, a math teacher at Parrish Junior Higli School in Ore- gon's capital city Salem, has been ex- perimenting witli an unusual approach that adapts the Biblical Golden Rule to visual aids. The Biblical Golden Rule says: "Do unto others as you would have them do inito you." This is the basis for Mr. Stewart's Golden Rule of Algebra, whicli states: "Do unto one side as you do to the other." Mr. Grassell is School Specialist, Department of Visual Instruction, Oregon State System of Higher Education, Coniallis, Oregon. Stewart's "Balance Scale" in itself, how- ever, did not solve his teaching prob- lems. Questions were still not easy to explain to beginning students because four separate rules were covered: (1) Division, (2) Multiplication, (3) Sub- traction, and (4) Addition. Stewart realized he had to visualize these rules. That's what got him started on the unique visual aids shown in the ac- companying photographs. Stewart borrowed a Iialance from the science department, wooden blocks from the siiop, lioard and paint from the art teacher, and purchased some lead shot (about 50 cents) from a downtown gun-smith. scale some card- The key to the whole idea is the lead shots in the wooden blocks to which each digit is attached. For example, in the first picture, the 3X unit has the same amount of leod os the 6 unit on the other side of the balance scale. January, 1955 27 fyiERNPEPT-^VlNSTRUCTION lummion $ emmm Cbmtek L CONTINUOUS Preview 1>rogr m 116 REVIEW Room 'JnSuk WELCOME k-" £.01 An A-V Association Uses A-V to Promote A-V "SEE THE LATEST..." by ALEXANDER H. HOWARD, JR. 1; IHAT man's here again!" The sales representative stuck his head through the office door and grinned at the audio-visual director pawing through a mountain of stuff on his desk. "Well . . . come in, stranger!" The director motioned toward a chair. "Sit down and tell me all about it." "All about what?" "All about the audio-visual doin's at the Inland Empire Education Asso- ciation meeting in Spokane." He picked a booklet off the pile on his desk. "One of our teachers loaned me her program. It says here right on the first page: 'Teachers! Principals! Su- perintendents!! Visit the Washington State Division of the Department of Audio-Visual Information and Con- sultation Center, Lewis and Clark Mr. Howard is Director, Of- fice of Visual Education, Cen- tral Washington College of Education, Ellensburg, Wash- ington. High School . . . free cokes! free ad- vice! free materials! free . . ." "Whoa! Down, boy! It wasn't that good . . . but it was good!" He paused. "Wish you could have been there, we would have put you to work." He paused again. "You know, people do work at those meetings!!" "What could I have done?" "You could have taken a shift with other WDAVI members as one of llie consultants who talked with visitors and explained the exhibits to them." "There were exhibits? What kind of exhibits??" He thiuiibed through the program. "Several kinds. One was the display of, instructional materials. Ten differ- ent commercial dealers featured late releases on films, filmstrips, and slides ... no equipment, because there wasn't room, and they handed out descriptive brochures, catalogs, and the like." "Were there any demonstrations?" "Well . . . no. But we did have film previewing as another feature. A con- tinuous program of the latest instruc- tional films was screened in a room adjoining the center. A special printed program was distributed at several places where I.E.E..\. meetings were held. It listed titles, subject areas, grade levels, producers, and the times the films would be shown. They were projected on a regular schedule, so visitors could plan to see films of their choice each day." He handed the co- ordinator a mimeographed copy of the program. "I take it you had this center open more than one day, then?" "Yes, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at the same times that the commercial exhibits were open." The director looked at the program. "I see another main feature was the coke bar. How was that handled?" "Through the courtesy of the bot- tling company in Spokane. They set up the bar and manned it throughout the session for us. Matter of fact we estimated how many visitors we had by how many cokes were given out." 28 Educational Screen "How many visitors did you have?" "We figure we had nearly twelve hundred people visit us during the three days." "What did these people do while they drank their cokes?" "Well, they talked with the consult- ants, viewed films, and looked at the materials exhibits. There were other things, too. WDAVI had a display showing the benefits of membership in that organization, including samples of Educational Screen, various pam- phlets on audio-visual building facilities and equipment, and publicity on the Yearbook on 'The School Administra- tor and the Audio-Visual Program.' Bulletins were also displayed describ- ing audio-visual courses at the various colleges in the Northwest. And people spent a lot of time looking over the plans, drawings, and scale models of new school buildings which were loaned to us by the local affiliates of the .American Institute of Architects. These pointed up some of the prob- lems and solutions in providing ade quate facilities for the use of audio- visual aids in schools." "Quite a variety of things." The director frowned in thought. "Why was this center set up anyway?" "Well . . . our greatest aim was to reach the teachers, principals, and superintendents, as well as the audio- visual specialists. We wanted to inter- est anti inform a good cross-section of school people, and I think we did, for I saw many administrators as well as a great number of teachers. And at least a hundred audio-visual specialists from all over the Northwest were there." "How did they feel this thing came off?? Was it a success?" He sounded a bit envious. "The sponsors were very plea,sed with the results, WDAVI members and the commercial people alike. And the visitors, too, conuiiented \ery favor- ably. Many mentioned they had come because the word had passed around about how good it was. We definitely want to put it on again next year, and already have jilans underway to make it bigger and l)etter. Next time we plan to have more advance publicity, and we expect to jnit on some really practical tlenionstrations." The director was thoughtful a mo- ment. "Sure soimds good. Wish I'd been there." He grinned. "Matter of fact, I could use a free coke right now!" The representative reached for his two-headed matching coin, and Hipped it. "Heads!" called the director. The representative winced. As they went out the door, the director said, "By golly, I'm going to make that shindig next year even if I have to pay my own way!" January, 1955 I^TERMTIOML TAPE EXCHAME PROGRAM In the October, 1954 issue, Educational Sc;ref.n announced an Inter- national Tape Exchange Program whereby schools and other institutions in the United States might exchange tape-recorded messages with schools and institutions in other countries. Many schools in the U.S.A. have joined the project, a few from other countries. Following are some of the letters received recently as a result of the Tape Exchange Program. Though the hrst letter does not describe a tape exchange, it does make us wonder whether churches in other countries might be interested in ex- changing tape-recorded messages with churches in the U.S.A. Interested churches, schools, or other institutions or organizations in countries outside the U.S.A. are urged to send their names and addresses to the International Tape Exdiange Program, Educational Screen, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois, U.S.A. Editor: In reading about your International Tape Exchange Program, it has occurred to me that you might be interested in something we did at our church recently. Knox Presbyterian Church in To- ronto supports quite a number of mis- sionaries who have gone forth from its membership to various parts of the world. A Missionary Conference was arranged last November to bring the congregation up to date on the life of the missionaries in a more vivid way than correspondence is able to achieve. About a month before the Confer- ence took place, all the missionaries were written to and asked to send pliotographs and Kodachrome trans- parencies of themselves and their work; also, if they had access to a tape re- corder, to send by airmail a tape re- cording that woidd let us hear their actual voices. About one-half the missionary force is equipped with tape recorders or so situated that they have access to one. Seven tapes were received by airmail — two from Japan, two from Formosa, one from Israel, one from Nigeria, and one from the Philippine Islands. Some were accompanied by Kodachrome slides for which the tape recording furnished narration. It was necessary to edit the material and boil it down to a one-hour pres- entation under the title, "Round-the- World Tour of Our Mission Stations." One master edited recording was made from the selections taken from the original tapes. This was accomplished by using two tape recorders, transfer- ring the desired sections from the original to the master. While the voice of the missionary was amplified through a sound motion picture speaker system so that a large audience could hear every word, the screen showed pictures of the mission- aries so that their presence was felt in a marked way. No duty was charged on the tapes coming into the country. The only diffi- culty experienced was in connection with a tape recorded in Israel on a 60-cycle machine, evidently operated on 50-cycle current. This resulted in raising the pitch when played back at either 60-cycle or 25-cycle current. It was necessary to make an adjustment on a 60-cycle machine in transferring from the original tape. Incidentally, it was a great advantage to have at our disposal a tape recorder operating at two speeds, since some of the tapes were at T'/s and others at Si/^. Perhaps others would like to try this idea — or a variation of it. A. J. STEWART Managing Director, Evangelical Publishers Toronto, Canada Australia, Are You There? Editor: We would like very much to exchange tape recordings with a junior high school in Australia, New Zealand. South Africa, or some other English- speaking country. We think the idea is excellent and we are looking forward to participating in this program with a great deal of interest. ALDEN M. SELL Director, Audio-Visual Education Reynolds Junior High School Walnut & Ncvin Streets Lancaster, Pennsylvania Wants Tape Exchange with Schools in Germany Editor: We are very interested in exchanging tapes with other countries and with Germany in particular. We have seven rural schools and three city schools that would like to participate in this Program (International Tape Ex- change Program). HERBERT C. MILIKIEN Coordinator of Instructional .Aids Austin County Department of Education Bellville, Texas How About France? Editor: Please send me more infor- mation about the International Tape Exchange Program. Our 3rd and 4th grade students are interested in a tape exchange with students in France. DAGMAR NEWSTEAD 158 .Marlborough Dr. I'ontiac 19, Michigan 29 ^^nPci^aluatm of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio - Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. THE WORLD AT YOUR FEET (International Film Bureau, 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, III.) 22 min- utes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1953. $195 or $100. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. DESCRIPTION In the process of showing the impor- tance of good soil for continued abun- dant productivity, the film reveals the origin of soil, its varying composition, the effects of such variation on living plants and on its resistance to on- slaught from wind and water, and the need for understanding nature's laws if its productivity shall endure. Time -lapse photography in the opening scenes reveals the power of young seedlings as they crumble the earth's surface in their quest for air and sunlight. The narrator pays hum- ble tribute to this eternal process whereby new life emerges, as the scenes record tlie continued growth of the seedlings into mature plants. Then fol- lows an examination of the structure, function, and behavior of leaves and roots in this process of emergent growth. Through microphotography the film shows how water and minerals are ab- sorbed by root hairs and carried up the stem of the plant to the leaves, 30 where, with the aid of sunlight and carbon dioxide, that "mysterious" man- ufacture of food results. The major portion of the film, how- ever, is devoted to an analytic study of soil. In describing the geologic origin of soil, the film relates how glaciers, repeated freezing and thaw- ing, and vigorous plant growth in rock crevices contribute to the initial break- down of rock and lead to the ultimate formation of minute rock particles that (oml)ine with organic matter from plants to form soil. A scries of labora- tory demonstrations then shows how the presence of an adequate amount of organic material in soil improves its resistance to the disintegrative effects of wind and water. In addition, a se- quence of scenes portrays the varying capacity of good and poor soils to sup- ply life-giving air and water to the roots of growing plants. Mineral deficiencies in the soil are then shown to undermine the health of plants and in turn to increase the vulnerability of animals to disease. .Against harmful bacteria, however, plants are seen to manifest an inherent defensive mechanism — the production of antibiotics. A sec]uencc of scenes in microphotograpliy shows an antibiotic combating a harmful bacteria and re- veals the pre,sence of a variety of bac- teria that are beneficial to plants and mankind. Insects and rodents, maintained in a harmonious balance by nature, are also depicted as playing an important part in preserving the soil's porous structme and adding to its organic content. The concluding scenes summarize the major fchesis of the film — that a chemical study of soil may suggest the addition of particular artificial ferti- lizers but that only an understanding of the laws of the universe along with good husbandry will assure the endur- ing productivity of the soil. The future of the earth and all its people rests in the hands of men tilling the soil. APPRAISAL A poetic tribute rather than a coldly analytic description of soil, this film, the members agreed, is designed to sensitize the viewer to an appreciation of the complex nature of soil and its components, the importance of soil conservation and its broader social sig- nificance, and the need to understand the laws of nature and the limitations of artificial chemical fertilizers in pro- moting soil rejuvenation. Agreeable color photography, impressive time- l.ipse secjiiences, fascinating and con- vincing laboratory demonstrations, along witii commentary that at times becomes poetic and reverent in quality — all combine to reveal tlie living char- acter of soil and the urgent need to sustain that life. Some members won- dered if the British accent of the nar- rator might cause some difficulty in understanding, while others suspected tiiat the u,se of such words as "magic" and "mysterious" in describing the liv- ing jirocess of plant growth may annoy some science teachers and authorities on soil. The majority, however, were agreed that this film would have con- siderable appeal to general adult audi- ences, high school science classes, and university students in agriculture and biology. INSECT CATCHERS OF THE BOG JUGGLE (William .\I. Harlow, 903 Cionistock Ave., Syracuse 10, New York) 10 minutes, sound, color. $100. DESCRIPTION This film, through^ tiie liljeral use of close-up and time-lapse photog- raphy, analyzes and describes the man- ner in which three strange plants— the pitcher plant, the sundew, and the Venus flytrap— capture insects and feed on them. Opening scenes of the Continental Ice Sheet and a map of northern United States describe the origin of the \'ast system of lakes in the Central Plain. The common location of these three plants is then discovered to be in the moss jungles along the isolated shores of the smaller, poorly drained lakes. The series of views that follow pre- sent close-up shots of the pitcher plant and a lady bird beetle finally slijjping into the water held by the plant. The film identifies tlie nature and function of its parts: the red edges with dieir perfume attract the insects to the landing area, while a field of short hairs guides them into the interior of the plant. .V side view with one- half of the plant cut away reveals the {Continued on page 32) Educational Screen Normally, you'll want to show movies under conditions as close to perfect as you can arrange them — with room illumination dimmed and outside light excluded. 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(Price subject to change without notice.) WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRICATION -I "We profit more in the long run when we can save our customers money. So no wonder we're enthusiastic about Pageant pre-lubrication. It helps eliminate costly repair bills for our customers." Russell Mosser Mosser-Wolf, inc., Lawrence, Kansas "When Kodak puts pre-lubrication into a Pageant Projector — smoother, longer- lasting performance is what comes out. That's why we find it good business to recommend the Pageant." Mel Price MePs Photo Shop, Montgomery, Alabama EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. Send name of nearest Kodak Audio- Visual Dealer and information on: D Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors D Kodaslide Signet 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model NAME- ORGANIZATION. STREET CITY (Zone) STATE_ January, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 31 KINESIS presents SHAPES ANCONA FILMS PRODUCTION Author Mariam Schlein collaborat- ed in this film adaptation of her de- lightful children's book about all sorts of things round and square — for the 5-9 age group; color, seven min- utes. Full Information From KINESIS, INC. 566 Commercial St., San Francisco 1 1 54 West 47tli St., New York 36 AMERICA'S FRIENDS Burton Holmes Educational Films AUSTRIA — A 22-minute study of a brave people singing in the shodow of tlie Iron Curtain . . . counting Americans as true friends. Color, $190; b&w, $95. BRAZIL — in two one-reel chapters; COASTAL BRAZIL — Brazilians and how they live — from the Equator to the Cool South. RIO DE JANEIRO — The charming Corio- cas; their way of life in the world's most beautiful city-setting. Each — $100 in color; $50 in b&w; for both, $190 in color; $95 in b&w. PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr. Beverly Hills, Colif. MARTINH GOIDCN RESL & AWARD WINNER! GASTON Edinburgh Festival 1954 "Could be studied with prof Disney but by UPA"— HOLII 11 Min. COLOR < 16mm Sound Re t not only by )AY Mag. ale $100 ntal $7.50 BRANDON FILMS, INC. 1 Dept. FW, 200 W. 57th St. New York 19 | NEW!! Sound film in brilliant color NAVAJO CANYON COUNTRY Explains influence of the Navajo homeland on tribal history, economy, homes and transportation. Avalon Daggett Productions 441 No. Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Cal. Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN smooth interior wall that prevents in- sects, once captured and floating on the surface of the water, from escaping. The narrator then describes how the plant uses part of the insects necessary for its continued survival. The sundew, with its sensitive tent- acles and mucilage producing glands, undergoes detailed examination in the next sequence of scenes. Using time- lapse photography, the film shows how a fly is caught and converged upon by the tentacles in the center of the tiny leaf. Other scenes reveal the ex- treme sensitivity of these tentacles as they react when stroked by an object or laden with a bit of cotton. The film also records the intense action that Darwin first witnessed when protein substances such as eggplant and ham- burger are placed on the leaf. The narrator suggests that the reason for such an elaborate mechanism lies in the need on the part of the plant for nitrogen and minerals— substances lack- ing in the bog but present in the bodies of insects. The Venus flytrap, the third strange plant found in eastern North Car- olina, is seen to capture its victims in a trap that closes and interlocks two outer rings of teeth. Close-up shots reveal the three trigger hairs on both walls of the trap and illustrate how touching one hair twice or two hairs in succession springs the trap. Once the insect is encased, the narrator ex- plains, the plant secretes strong juices that digest its body. Not all insects yield without a struggle, however— the Japanese beetle is shown strug- gling to force its way successfully out of the trap. Closing comments of the narrator end "another chapter in nature" in which common insects that are usually the eaters, are now the eaten. .\PPR.AISAL The members of the previewing committee were exceedingly impressed by the extraordinary character of the subject content as well as by the ex- ceptionally good color and clo,se-up photography. The group agreed that by providing some indication of the extent to which time-lapse photog- raphy telescoped a given operation, the film improved understanding and enhanced appreciation. High school science classes would not only gain greater familiarity with these uncommon plants but, along with general adult audiences, would also be intrigued by the spectacular nature of their intricate mechanisms. A minor point of criticism was directed at the lack of adequate geographic orientation of the events in the film. LIFE I^ THE DESERT (NORTH AMERICA) (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette .\ve., Wilmette, 111.) 11 min- utes, 16mm, sound, color and black and white, 1954. $100 and $50. Film Guide available. DESCRIPTION This film shows life in the desert in western United States by picturing not only the plant and animal life but also the type of weather and the inter- relationships that exist among plants and animals. The opening scene of the hot and dry desert seems to indicate an absence of plant and animal life. But, as the narrator points out, the cacti are alive, as are the kangaroo rat, the young western horned owl, and the ocotillo. Narration and photography continue to show countless plants and animals that are adapted to life in the desert with its long, hot, dry, windy days. "Time-lapse photography shows what causes the desert to be so dry. Such plant and animal adaptations to the lack of water as the barrel cacti storing the infrequent rain water, desert ani- mals extracting water from the food they eat, some plants shedding their leaves to prevent loss of water, and some animals moving only at night when it is cooler are next shown. On the other hand, the Wupathi ruins are shown as evidence of the fact that some of the desert inhabitants do not survive the hardships. Ai a mon- tage of desert flowers including a primrose, an Indian paint brush, and the desert dandelion is shown, the narrator speculates that the rigors of desert life might even add to their beauty. Close-ups show a hmnming- bird, a gamble's quail, a harris grountl .squirrel, an iguana, a palmer thrasher, a gila monster, a road rininer, a hawk, a vulture, and a wildcat getting their food by a variety of methods and from a variety of sources. The next sequence shows how such animals as the whip-tail lizard, the road runner, the horned lizard, and the jack rabbit have certain adaptations as speed and protective coloration which help them survive in the desert. Other animals spend much of their time in the air, or underground, or deep in spiney cacti where they are relatively safe from danger. The concluding sequence with its pictures of an oasis, a montage of desert inhabitants — flowers, animals, and birds — and a shot of a desert sun- set create a final impression that the desert has beauty and life. 32 EcJucational Screen APPRAISAL The more important and interesting aspects of desert life are dealt with in a clear, coherent, and interesting man- ner. The committee felt that color added greatly to the value and interest of the film. Such photographic tech- niques as time-lapse, close-ups, and montages are effectively used to cover a number of informational items and interrelationships in a relatively short time. Teachers of youngsters in the elementary and junior high schools should find this film effective in show- ing (1) the balance of life in the desert, (2) the habit patterns and adaptations of desert plants and animals, and (3) the beauty and fascination of the desert. .Adults, too, should find the film interesting. WHAT ABOUT DRIMI^G (Young .\merica Films, Inc., 18 E. Forty-First St., New York 17, New York) 10 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1954. 350. Produced by Centron Productions. Teacher's Guide available. DESCRIPTION One of the "Discussion Problems in Group Living" series, this film, pro- duced in collaboration with the Yale University Center of Alcohol Studies, sets up a dramatic situation in which typical opinions are presented and then uses the "open ending" technique to challenge the audience to discuss and arrive at its own conclusions concern- ing drinking. The film opens on a group of young people enjoying an informal party in the home of one of the girls. Dancing and fun are interrupted by a telephone call bringing the shocking news that two of their friends have just had an automobile accident and that a bottle was found in the car. This news im- mediately plunges the group into a heated argument concerning drinking. Jack and Sally realize that they are becoming involved in a clash of per- sonal opinions and after apologies, the whole group settles down to discuss the problem. Sally continues to condemn drinking as being absolutely wrong and quotes Rev. Brewster as her authority. Rev. Brewster is shown in a flashback tell- ing young people how wrong drinking is. Jack continues to approve drinking with discretion. Jack and his father are shown through a flashback discussing drinking and his father tells him that drinking a little before meals and in social situations is all right. Susan, the hostess, says that her church does not condemn all drinking but does con- demn the abuse of liquor. The question of the alcoholic is in- troduced. Tom, whose father is an alcoholic, says it's all right to discuss it and that he has no fears of becoming an alcoholic. .Another flashback shows Tom discussing the question with Dr. Brune who tells him that the tendency to alcoholism is not inlierited. Several other questions such as the need for drinking in order to belong to a crowd are discussed. Jerry, who has been silent during the discussion, is asked his opinion. He says he is not sure. As he reviews some of the pro's and con's flashbacks show members of the group expressing these opinions. Jerry then asks the film audience, "What do you think?" APPRAISAL The typicalness of the situation, the representativeness of the opinions ex- pressed, a cast with whom adolescents should readily identify themselves, and a controversial problem of vital con- cern both to young people and adults should assure wide use of this film. It should help school, church, and com- munity youth groups analyze, discuss, and formulate desirable attitudes about the use of alcoholic beverages. The film might be used to show adults the importance of their opinions in young people's formulating their opinions. All of the opinions expressed by young people were those which they had heard expressed by adults — parents, ministers, doctors. Some users might wish that one young person had ex- pressed a point of view in conflict with that held by some adult. The preview- ing group suggested that the film should be useful in stimulating young people to discuss other problems also. (^ a message of interest to: ^r/t\ Motion Picfure Producers, Disfribufors, Advertising Agencies, /§0^ Sponsors, Film Libraries, TV Film Producers and Disfribufors . . . ALL film should be treated, if you are to get maximum results in terms of good projection and number of showings. 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SLIDE STRIPS — SLIDES 20 frame, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected fromes of each reel ovoil- able. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenu« WASHINGTON 12, D. C. Looking at the literature TAKING HOLD OF TELEVISION by Roger S. Hall. Illustrated by Her- bert Fennell. National Publicity Coun- cil for Health and Welfare Services, 257 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. 1954. 119 pages. $2. A (lowii-to-earth approach to tele- vision programming and production for all kinds of groups: school, church, civic, health and welfare, etc. Some of the topics covered are: What TV can do for your organization: how organi- zations can work together; TV com- mittees and workshops: the TV station and its people; spots; integrations: using films on TV; formats including interviews, panels, "variety," skits, news programs, dramatizations: props and visuals: scripting: and budgeting. The author is assistant national di- rector of the Visual Aids Service, Na- tional Council. Boy Scouts of .\merica. He has had a wide variety of experi- ence in both A-V and TV. THE DOLLARS AND SENSE OF BUSINESS FILMS. Association of Na- tional Advertisers, 285 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. 1954. 128 i)ages. $5. In the foreword to this report on a study of the value of business-produced films, John Flory of the Eastman Kodak Company .sums up the reason for the study (exccllentlv visualized!): "With around ,500,000 Ifimm sound projectors now available in this coun- try .. . the non-theatrical film has be- come an important tool for manage- ment in communicating with the pub- lic. This is emphasized when to the normal domestic circulation are added the plus factors of theater showings . . . and television audience.s. That the busi- ne,ss-spon,sored film is now a widely used advertising and public relations medium is attested by the fact that 8(5.6 million viewers have already seen 46 of the films included in this study." WHO. WHAT, AND WHERE MU- SIC SERIES. BOOK 1: MUSICIANS. Clompiled by Marion Jordalen and Alice J. Epi)ink. Library Music Serv- ices, 4107 17th St., San Francisco 14, California. 1954. 128 pages. Price not indicated. A listing of films, books, pictures, and recordings on people in music compiled expressly for the classroom teacher of mu.sic. For example, under the section labeled "Bach, Johann Sebastian" are listed some 20 motion pictures, two series of recordings, books and ])arts of books for children, plays, magazines for children, books and mag- azines for the teacher, thematic cata- logs and other helps, and pictures. HEBREW THROUGH PICTURES by I. A. Richards, David Weinsteln, and Christine Gibson. Pocket Books, Inc., 630 Fifth Ave., New York 20. N. Y. September, 1954. 297 pages. 35 cents. Starting from the back of the book (Hebrew is written from right to left), the learner is taught the Hebrew lan- guage through a series of pictures and pictured situations. The same kind of picture book is available for those who want to learn French, Spanish, Eng- lish, or German. DIRECTORY OF PROFESSIONAL MOTION PICTURE FILMS AND AUTHORS. Professional Publications, 2010 Kentucky St., Lawrence, Kansas. 326 pages. $7.50. Data on nearly 3000 medical and dental motion jjictures and 1000 medi- cal and dental film authors, along with special sections on appropriate films for training hospital personnel and educating lay audiences. GUIDE TO COMMUNITY ACTION: A SOURCEBOOK FOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS by Mark S. Matthews. Harper & Brothers, 49 E. 33rd St., New York 16, N. Y. 1954. 434 pages. $4. The main part of the book deals with service projects for comnumity organizations. Each chapter ends with a listing of "Sources of .\id," usually including sources of films and film in- formation related to the chapter con- tent. TEAR SHEETS FOR TEACHING by Charles H. Dent, Leonard B. Ambos, and Nancy M. Holland. Visual In- struction Bureau. Division of Exten- sion, The Univer,sity of Texa,s, Austin, Texas. September, 1954. 24 pages. $1. This is the first of a series of "how to do it" booklets for teachers designed to give them the help they need in preparing their own teaching mate- rials. The first booklet shows teachers the value of "tear sheets" — resoitrce materials, mainly pictures, clipped from magazines, newspapers, calendars, catalogs, etc. SCHOOL HEALTH' in Action I6rnm. aouud. color or b&w, 25V2 tnin. State Health Dept. shows how a typical city recognizes and corrects its heolth problems, utilizing available professional and government resources. Fine for school, PTA, church and community showings. Produced and distributed h\ SAM ORLEANS and ASSOCIATES 211 W. Cumberland Ave. Knoxville 1 5, Tenn. 34 Educational Screen beMttntcnt by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN FAVORS DARKENED ROOM FOR VISUAL AIDS Using visual aids involves a good deal of bother. One of these bothers is darkening the room. It is not the greatest one but it is real. Bother- reduction is a laudable endeavor but we need to exercise care lest we elim- inate the very factors which contribute to the basic effectiveness of projected visual aids. In the December, 1954 EdScreen (page 423) Mr. Herbert Elkins stated the case for the normal classroom. This article deserves comments on two points: (1) he exaggerates the bother of l)lack-out or darkening, and (2) he fails to take into account the contribu- tion which the conditions of projection make to the effectiveness of visual ma- terial. While for thirty years my experience has been more related to the church classroom and chapel than to the .school classroom, I have been thought- fully observant of the school situation across these years. In both church and school I have observed all kinds of at- titudes toward visual aids, and in both I have seen good as well as slipshod teaching via visual materials. Today .some churches are far ahead of the schools in their comnuniity. Some schools are far ahead of the churches. General comparisons are therefore iniwise. Room-darkening is a bother. Even when eliminated, the use of visual aids still entails great bother — more than many teachers want to endure. .Ml kinds of dark-out schemes have been tried. Many have been ill-designed. clumsy in operation and ineffective. Some have been effective but hard to operate and harder to keep in repair. Send materials for review in the Church Department to William S. Hockman, 24 Hartford Ave., Glens Falls, New York. Others have been inexpensive, easy to install, effective and easy to operate. In some of the ultra classrocjms in the sunshine belt of America very little ingenuity has been applied to room darkening because the attention has shifted to schemes for daylight projec- tion. In these days of high-watt projectors and highly-reflective screens it is pos- sible to get a bright image on the screen in the normal classroom. Let it be remarked here for the record, how- ever, that some of the images are much too small for good seeing by the pupil in the sixth row over and the fifth row back. Brightness does not materially affect the ratio of image size to view- ing distance, and in both church and school images of inadequate size are seen much too frequently. In the normal or undarkened class- room the projected image, however bright, competes with the other ob- jects in the room for the attention of the pupil. The most attention-compel- ling objects in the classroom are the other 29 pupils— because of their tend- ency to move. Thus the image has some real competition for the attention in the normal classroom, and the whole teaching-learning process is more re- laxed simply because the visual teach- ing field is optional rather than com- pelling. In the darkened classroom (or chapel, or church school room) the visual effectiveness of all other objects Letter From Overseas "Right now our major activity is getting ready to start a series of .")-' weekly jO-ininute broadcasts over Radio Ceylon. \Vc in India arc leak- ing forward to our Second .Vll-India .\udio-Visual Conference in February 1955, at which Burt Martin and Harry .Spencer will be present; then nine of us from India will join these Iwo lead- ers and go to Bangkok for the first .\ll-.\sia .\udio- Visual Ccmference. Wannest ])crsoiial greetings from oin- .\-V' colleagues in India."— Donald F. l^bright, Kditor, ".\iulio-Visiial News." in the room, including fellow pupils and the teacher, is greatly reduced. It is easy for the pupil to pay attention to the visual teaching field because hi.s attention is not drawn to other objects and movements in the room. Visual teaching is thus measurably strength- ened by the right degree of darkening. If any one has proved that a substantial part of the effectiveness of the pro- jected visual aid does not reside in the conditions of Cdarkened-room) projec- tion, I have failed to observe this find- ing. If such a finding were reported, I would certainly question it, for my experience — experimental and normal — in church school classrooms and chapels simply would not square with it. If there were space to lengthen this article, I could di.scuss the relation of the content of the visual aid to the conditions of projection. It has been my life-long observation that when the visual aid carries considerable emo- tional content, the conditions of pro- jection are of primarv importance — both with children and adults. The re- verse of this is probably true. Where straight comprehension is sought, the conditions of projection may not be ciuite as important. But here would be just the time to give the emotionally- colorless image that extra power by eliminating all other competing ob- jects in the classroom. Certainly, for the projection of our finest religious motion pictures which tug at the heart as well as pull on the mind, we need the contribution which the right degree of darkening can give. Under such conditions people are less self-conscious, less inhibited, and the flow of ideas in the visual mediinn takes a stronger hold on the group. I am for bother-reduction in the use of visual aids, but I shall certaiidy scrutinize all proposals which impinge u])on the very factors that contribute substantially to the total effectiveness of visual teaching and will look askance at those who fail to sense and comprehend what it is that makes the |)rojected visual aid unique. — WSH January, 1955 35 THE LOWLY SLIDE The lowly slide is not holding its own in the audio-visual parade. It has been slipping for some years, and in many churches it is just about for- gotten. At the First International Workshop in Visual Education, slides were plenti- ful and appreciated. They occupied an important place in the Second Workshop. In the Eleventh last year tliey were all but forgotten; there were less tlian 20 sets in the resource library and these got very little cir- culation. The motion picture was the prima donna, with the sound filmstrip a dose runner-up for popularity. Few are the churches that use slides, either in sets or singly. This fact is a significant footnote on the creativity of church leadership. It indicates that we want precooked visual materials. One local A-V library reports that its rental of slide sets climbed slowly to 1948, the peak year, when it had 972 rentals. The next year rentals dropped to 852, declining gradually to not more than 230 rentals for this year. Slides and other visual media need not compete. Each has its uses. The slide has a contribution to make to the church's program. It is not expen- sive. It is easier to use than many other audio-visual aids. There are many utilization techniques for the slide and it can be employed in both in- struction and worship. The religious art slide is without a peer in programs of worship for children, youth and adults when the user combines imag- ination and hard work in building the program. Many churches should begin with slides; all should use them more. SLIDES FOR LEW m EASTER .\gain this year there will be a scramble for religious films for Lent and Easter, and many churches, un- able to get the film of their choice, will use no other visual aid. This is a sad situation but true. Ministers by Have you used the "LEARNING ABOUT LOVE" filmstrips? • Series of three. • Full-color, attractive cartoon style. Church Screen Productions P.O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. Correction The excellent color motion picture Empty Shoes was produced by Mis- sions Visualized, Inc., Hollywood 28, for the Baptist Foreign Mission Board, Richmond 20, Virginia, with .Admiral Pictures as the national distributor and the film available locally through Baptist Book Stores and other local film libraries. This film tells the story of William Carey, great missionary. the thousands will plan the same type of mid-week meetings for Lent they have followed for years, and these meetings will be no more attractive than they were last year. There is an alternative to the ex- pensive film and the old mid-week format. It is the use of slides of great religious paintings. Given the central place, and carefully projected, a great picture can be used to bring a great message to people. .'Kny minister can take the great pictures and use tliem in building a service of inspiration and worship his people will appreciate. Burial of Christ" (Ciseri) The technique for doing this is not difficult and has been carefully elab- orated and illustrated.* There are many great pictures. Peo- ple are hungry for the spiritual mes- sages they can bring. We nominate seven for Lenten use: "The Triumphal Entry into Jeru- salem" (Plockhorst, Cc 766**) "If Thou Hadst Known, Oh Jeru- salem" (Flandrin, Ha 1) "Christ Washing Peter's Feet" (Brown, Cc 545) "Christ before Pilate" (Munkacsy, Cc 546) "Remorse of Judas" (Armitage, Cp 163) "Burial of Christ" (Ciseri, Cm 760) "Supper at Emmaus" (Rembrandt, Ch 851) There is ample resource material on * See Chapter five of my book, "Pro- jected Visual Aids in the Church," Pil- grim Press, 1947, now $2.00. ** These numbers are taken from the Society for Visual Education slide cata- log. These 2" x 2" slides have excellent color and are mounted and ready to use. The price is reasonable. all these pictures. Maus' "Christ and the Fine .Arts" contains interpreta- tions of some of these. Great themes for each meeting can be derived from such great pictures and the whole program built on and around them. It will take some study and work, but both those who plan and those who attend will be richly rewarded. FILMSTRIP NOTES Today in Pakistan is a 72-frame color filmstrip with printed script-commen- tary. The photography is by Alan Shilin. The target audience is young fjeople and adults in the churches. In- formative and interesting . . . India — My Country, 70 frames in color, also has photography by Shilin. Pictorially it is an overview of India. New ways are contrasted with the old, and the need of Christian leadership is stressed. Commentary device is a bit stilted, but a good job taken as a whole .... In Jimmy Finds City Friends we have a B & W filmstrip of 56 frames designed to help Junior boys and girls understand how the right kind of city church can help "new" boys and girls find friends. It does this by showing a Christian community cen- ter in action. . . . Dick's Discovery is a portrayal of the experience of a seven- teen-year-old boy who moves from a small town to a big city. He discovers how the church can make a difference in the lives of young people. Black and white photography; printed script- commentary. These four were pro- duced by the Joint Commission on .Missionary Education. NCC, and are available from Friendship Press, 257 F'ounh Ave., New York, N. Y. We commend SVE tor its "Middle -America" series. It will be useful in the churches. The titles are:: Farmers of Mexico, City People of Mexico, Lands and People In Central America. Island People of Middle America. They are in color and run about 60 frames each. They are beamed at Junior Hi and up. The maps are good, the captions informative. Excellent backgroimd for church groups when studying these lands and peoples in programs of missionary education (§19 for the series; §6.00 each). For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for your free copy of our film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSi Boltimore 3 Chicago 1 \ Cincinnoti 2 Dallas I Detroit I Kansas City 6 Nashville 2 New York I 1 Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 36 Educational Screen Records on review bv MAX U. BILDERSEE LEARNING by LISTENING Records for review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. • MODERN FRENCH BY SOUND (RCA-Virtor LE 6200) is the most re- cently released foreign language album potentially suitable for school use. The speech delivered on the recordings by Professor Henri Peyre of Yale Uni- versity and Mrs. Peyre is excellent in all respects. It is interesting that, even in the most elementary lessons, the rate of speech has intentionally been kept similar to the normal delivery of native French. This is designed to help the student become accustomed to near normal speed from the very beginning of the listening-learning situation. This is in keeping with the well established principle of hearing and mimicking in language study. These records will be useful in first and second year French classes in junior and senior high schools, and in first year college classes for speech training and for oral comprehension. • WORLDS OF LITERATURE is the general title under which Audio Education, Inc. (55 Fifth Ave., New York) oflers a series of unusual and outstanding albums basically intended for classroom use. Poetry, like music, is more intended to be heard than to be read. Long before they were printed, poems were spoken, chanted and sung. Indeed, the poetry of the spiritual is the poetry of no man but rather the expression of a people show- ing joy and sorrow, hate and love — and yet always expressed in poetical and musical terms. "Worlds of Adventure" (Audio Edu- cation .\lbum WL 1) presents a variety of material some of which will be use- ful in the intermediate grades, but most of which will better serve junior and senior high school students. Sim- ilarly the other albums in the series serve many needs and cannot be con- sidered from the limited aspect of a small group of grades. Included in this first album is the poem "Daniel Boone" by Arthur Guiterman. Youngsters will respond to the onward-going spirit of Boone, the dauntless frontiersman who refused to be hemmed in by the un- known and who always cried for "more elbow room." "O Captain! My Captain!" is famil- iar to all of us. This Whitman poem as read in this album by Walter Huston is given new breadth and depth. "Do You Fear the Wind" is a brief inspir- ing message keynoting courage. Cer- tainly the upper elementary grade stu- dents who hear this can draw much meaning from it. Folk songs are poetry and this al- bum contains "Blue Tail Fly," the century-old southern folk song which has been given new popularity by Burl Ives. .4nd appropriately, Mr. Ives sings it in this collection. Also included in tliis first album are "Paul Reverc's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfel- low: " Nancy Hanks." a comparatively recent but nonetheless stimulating poem by Rosemary Benet and Stephen Vincent Benet; and "Between Two Loves" by T. A. Daly, which adds a note of pleasant humor to the collec- tion. We tend to look askance at any school presentation in dialect. That is only because weak writers too often de- pend on dialect as the sharp point of ridicule. However, in this instance and in other poems by T. A. Daly we with- draw that criticism because in no case is he inviting the auditor to laugh at a people — but rather presents a uni- ver.sal problem from one standpoint. "Worlds of Literature" deals with people in the album "Worlds of Peo- ple" (Audio Education Album WL 2). Included in this collection are "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes, which vigorously illustrates romantic adven- ture antl serves to underscore the rhythmic qualities of the work of the author; ",Sea Fever" by John Masefield; "If" by Rudyard Kipling; "Barbara Frietchie" by John Greenleaf Whittier; and "Go Down, Moses." This American spiritual, a kind of religious narrative, originated among the southern Ne- groes. Words and music are separately poetic and beautiful, together they become a deeply moving audio ex- perience. "Worlds to Explore" always fascinate the young in heart and this is appro- priately the sub-title of the third al- bum in this "Worlds of Literature" series (Audio Education Album WL 3). This collection includes Rudyard Kip- ling's "Mandalay," Joaquin Miller's "Columbus," the very exciting "Dun- kirk" by Robert Nathan, "The Twins," a humorous poem by Henry S. Leigh, T. .\. Daly's "Leetla Giorgio Washeen- ton," "Oh, When I Was in Love With You" by A. E. Housman, and the old ballad "The Devil and the Fanner's Wife." It is appropriate to say something AYR Hi-Fi Phono offers in ONE Ughtvf eight Portable Unit . . . INDIVIDUAL LISTENING by HI-FI EARPHONES without cosily, .space-con- suming sound lMK>ths. GROUP LISTENING by HI-FI SPEAKER for classioom and sound lx>oth. FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING by HI-FI EARPHONES Student's pronunciation inlo microphone gives him immediate comparison with recorded instruction. . . . for all levels ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOi and COLLEGE Ideal for music, stories, drama. |K>etry. lan- guages, social studies and shorthand drill. 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Magnificent perform- ers all, their work gives these record- ings added distinction and certainly creates the desirable situation where the audio experience contributes markedly to class growth by offering interpretation beyond the means of most teachers. January, 1955 Writitng for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 37 News of the industry: organizations, people and products ^udio-visual trade review NAVA Plans For Summer, 1955 J. Ken Lilley of J. P. Lilley & Son has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute for Audio-Visual Selling for the year 1955. Harold A. Fischer of Compco Corporation is Vice-Chairman and Mrs. Ann T. Vath of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania is Secretary. Three courses will be offered at the 1955 Institute: "Salesmanship," "Ap- plied Selling," and "Sales and Business Management." .Appointed to serve as Industry coordinators for these courses were: Gilbert Heck of Da-Lite Screen Company, Howard Kalbfus of Eastman Kodak Company, and Joe Meidt of Cousino Visual Education Service. The 1955 Institute will be held at Indiana University on July 17-21, 1955, just before the opening of the N.WA Con\ention in Chicago. The NAVA Convention will open on Sunday, July 24, with a morning church service and will close Wednesday noon, July 27. Convention center: Hotel Sherman. Mary Mainwaring at EBFilms Mrs. Mary Mainwaring has been named associate in research at Encyclo- paedia Britannica Films Inc., it was announced recently by Warren Everote, director of research and pro- duction of the 25-year-old classroom films corporation. Mrs. Mainwaring will work with Dr. E\erote and the EBFilms producers in helping to as- certain areas in which new teaching films are most needed and in deter- mining the age levels at which they shoidd be aimed. Mrs. Mainwaring received her mas- ter's degree at the University of Cali- fornia at Los .\ngeles and her doctor's degree in education at the audio-visual center at Indiana University. She stud- ied at UCL.\ under Kenneth Mac- gowan, and in doing research on her doctoral thesis on "Robert Flah- erty's Films and Their Critics." she also worked with Richard Griffith, curator of the Museum of Modern Art Film Library. DuKane President Tours Defense Bases "Excellent working rapport between the armed forces and U. S. industry is contributing strength and security to the nation," J. McWilliams Stone, pres- ident of the DuKane Corporation, St. Charles. Illinois, said recently, after returning from a tour of military bases. .As a member of the 1 9th Joint Civil- ian Orientation Conference, Stone joined other business and professional THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and com- pletely opaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or without lightproof housing. Ask your regular supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1900 N. NARRAGANSETT CHICAGO 39, ILL. leaders in visiting army, navy, marine corps, and air force installations to see how the tax dollar is used for national defense. During his visit to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the air force named Stone an official "J- J-" (for Jet Jockey) following a 600 mile-per-hour flight in a jet airplane. New UW Manager Stanley Fellerman has been pro- moted to Manager of the International Film Division of United World Films. Mr. Fellerman was formerly the firm's Publicity Director. He will be in charge of the sales and distribution of United World's J. .\rthur Rank film classics to colleges, universities, mu- seums, and other specialized institu- tions in the United States. TDC Executives Robert G. Smith, Vice President of Sales and Advertising of Three Dimen- sion Company division of Bell & Howell, recently announced three new executi\c appointments in the TDC Sales Division. John F. (Jack) Stewart has been appointed national manager for filmstrip projector sales. Wes Summerfield now becomes manager for tape recorder sales. John C. Markeu has been named assistant to the Vice President of Sales and .\dvertising. New AO Projector A new, improved Educator .")00 pro- jector for 2" X 2" slides and 35mm single and doubleframe filmstrips has been announced by American Optical Con\pany, Projector Division, Chelsea, Massachusetts. An entirely new AO-exdusive con- densing system is said to increase illu- mination by 46.8%. \ new "pressur- ized" cooling system is now standard equipment with all Educator models. .V simplified filmstri]) iniit has also Ixen incor])orated for greater conveni- (iKc and ease of operation. Revere Automatic Slide Projector The Revere Camera Company has de\eloped a 35nim slide projector which operates completely by itself, showing up to 36 slides of any type mounting without being touched by the operator. 38 Educational Screen Ihc slide carrier automatically cen- ters the film plane of each slide. A function knob controls the duration of the automatic time cycle and eacli slide automatically positions, fades in and out, and returns to the magazine in sequence. The magazine tray is also a tabbed permanent file for 36 slides. The tunnel in the projector is tilted 15 degrees to prevent spillage of slides when loading. .\ special slot projects single frame views from 3-D Stereo slides. Nfanual or semi-automatic operation may be obtained by setting the func- tion control knob. A remote control cord and built-in pointer are provided. For complete details about the Revere "888" automatic slide projector, write Revere Camera Company, 320 E. 21st St., Chicago 16, 111. Viewlex View tape Viewlex, Inc. has introduced the "Viewtape" tape recorder, designed for portability and quiet, efficient opera- tion, according to the annoinicemcnt. The Viewtape uses ordinary "A" wind tape. It takes reels up to five inches and comes complete with microphone, power line cord, one reel of tape, and take-up reel. The dual-track Viewtape, operating at single speed, records first on one track half the width of the tape. The reel can then be turned over and a recording made on the second track. Thus one five-inch reel contains a full hour of recording. The Viewtape accommodates any one of the Viewlex 150-, 300- or 50()- watt slide and filmstrip projectors, complete in one case. For further details, write Viewlex, Inc., 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City 1, N, Y. Dynacord Deliveries The Pentron Corporation, 777 S. Tripp Ave., Chicago 24, announces that deliveries of the new Dynacord magnetic recorder are now being made. .-Vnnounced features of the new re- corder are: two-speed, inside out, hysteresis synchronous motor; direct capstan drive; separate reel motors: dynamic braking; frequency response of 50 to 15,000 cps plus or minus 2db; and a signal to noise ratio of better than 55 db. It is also available as a multi-channel recorder (up to six tracks on a single width of tape). New Ekotape Recorder The Webster Electric Company an- nounces the addition to their Ekotape line of a new tape recorder mechanism designed for custom installations. Known as the Model 212 Symphotonc recorder, the iniit consists of a two- speed record-playback mechanism fin- ished in antique copper and brushed chrome plate. The 212 plays and records at 3-% and 7i/4 ips with a twin-track recording head. It has a frequency response of 40 to 13,000 cps at the T/o ips speed. For further information, write to the Sound Sales Division of the Webster Electric Company, 1900 Clark Street, Racine, Wisconsin, and ask for Bulletin R8A1. Showtimer: Measures Films by Running Time A new and radically different film measuring m a c h i n e has been an- nounced by 0.scar F. Neu, president of Neumade Products Corporation, 330 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. The .Showtimer substitutes an entirely new concept of film measurement: a spe- cially designed counter records Hours, Minutes, Seconds and Split Seconds of projection time when a 1 6mm sound film is measured on the machine. Neu- made also offers its Synchromaster syn- chronizers ec]uipped with the Show- timer feature. Thrifty Table Screen A new adjustable stretcher bar and foldaway swivel base are special fea- tures of the "Thrifty" table screen re- cently announced by the Radiant Man- ufacturing Corporation. The itiexpen- sive self-contained screen can be set up in seconds. -^ £\ a EXCLUSIVE MONOMATIC® SINGLE-KNOB CONTROL Provides instant selection of Record or Play, in either ll'i" or 3^4" tape speeds, as well as Fast Forward and Fast Rewind. Any position may be selected by a flick ' of the finger, in either tape speed. Check f hese Pentron features: • 2-speeds: 7'/2" and 3%" per second. • 2-hour high fidelity record- ing and playback. • Straight-line slot loading of tape. • Fast forward and rewind. • Operates in any position. • Instantaneous automatic braking. Before selecting any recorder, see and hear the Pentron with Monomatic Control! ^^•5 EXCLUSjVf PENTRAN ^ '"'*PE RECORD^'' Nev^ PENTRON mONOIDDTIG CONTROL takes the guesswork out of TAPE RECORDING W^^ ® Model CT-1 w compiete so simple ... so foolproof even first-graders can use it. Revolutionary Pentron Portable Recorder with Monomatic Control fills the need for a greatly simplified recorder that can be used in every class and school function. Captures every word . . . every whisper, every sound throughout the entire audible range. Its versatility and low cost make it an indispensable teaching tool for every school. DON'T DELAY! MAIL TODAY! PENTRON CORPORATION 777 S. Triop Ave., Chicago 24, III. < Dept. ES 1 I Please send detailed literature. Name School Address_ City -Zone_ -State Canada; Atlas Radio Corp., Ltd., Toronto. January, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 39 35mni Printer & Enlarger Burke & James, 321 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 4, Illinois, offers a new 35mni Strip Printer for both perforated 35mm paper prints and perforated 35mm film positives. The Diafix 35 is announced as a simple and handy tool for both the amateur and advanced photog- rapher. Another new product is the portable Solar Stoway 35mm Enlarger, a sturdily constructed instrument in a compact, portable imit. It is announced as a "dark room in a suitcase." Automatic Sound Slide Setup The .'\utomatic Projection Corpora- tion annoimces that their models PS43, PS63, and PS65F (remote pushbutton control Soundview projectors, 300 watt and 500 watt) may be used in conjunc- tion with the new Webster Electric Ekotape Cinaudio tape recorder, model 207, to provide automatic sound slide- film presentations. In the educational field this setup will allow the instructor to make on- the-spot automatic sound slidetilm pro- grams. For universal coverage using the same filmstrip, tapes can be recorded in several languages. The combination offers unusual versatility since the tape recorder can be used as a recorder and playback on its own. Tapes can be erased automatically, re-recorded or cut and spliced. Pressing a button on the top of the recorder panel automati- cally applies a 1000-cycle signal on one-half of the tape. On playback, a special amplifier converts the control signal into electrical energy which in- dexes the Soundview projectors auto- matically. Further information and descriptive literature can be obtained directly from the .Automatic Projection Corpo- ration, 29 W. 35th St., New York 1, N. Y. Lightmaster Screen A metallic-mirror screen that is said to allow clear, bright projection in undarkened classrooms is the product of the Lightmaster Screen Company, 12270 Montague St., Pacoima, Cali- fornia. The Lightmaster is constructed of durable materials and is framed like a picture, with a lift-off protective cover. It is equipped with positioning brackets for convenient mounting on any wall. Model 4030 is 40" x 30", and model 3224 is 32" x 24". Built-in mod- els are also available. Reelane 16mm Reels and Cans Reelane Company, 43-40 34th St., Long Island City I, N. Y., has an- nounced special prices on quantity purdiases of all Reelane 16mm reels and cans and fibre shipping cases. Reelane reels and cans, according to the announcement, are made of prime quality steel and fit all standard pro- jectors. The shipping cases are con- structed of sturdy varnished fibre board, reinforced witlr steel comers and equipped with web strapping and address card holder. C-Vue Boards C-Vue boards are announced as a new version of the flannel board, the board that lets you put symbols or pictures on a vertical backdrop in any position — and have them stick. The model called "Teacher's Pet" is de- signed specifically for the grade-scJiool teacher. It is 18" x 30", constructed of Masonite, surfaced with special C-Vue flannel, framed in double lacquered wood, and supported by a strong, lock- ing, metal easel. The "Teacher's Pet" kit includes six sheets of fuzzy-backed symbol stock. Four sheets have ani- mated figures in color designed to aid in teadiing number concepts, color recognition, etc. Two blank sheets are included to permit the creation of special symbols by students or teachers. C-Vue boards are available in larger sizes and different styles. For a de- tailed description of available models, write to the manufacturer: Chase Bag Company, 1500 South Delaware .A.ve., Philadelphia 47, Pa. G E 0. W. C 0 L B U R N LABORATORY INC. 164 N 0 n T H WACKen DKIVl-CHICACO 6 TlLCPHOHl STtre !-73ie 16nim SERVICES Soundview Projector i With Built-in Remote Control Ihe new Soundview filmstrip projec- tor features a built-in mechanism for push-button control of the filmstrip from any point in the room. The most popular model, the PSOSF, is a 500-watt projector that also shows 2x2 slides. The projector is announced as the lightest 500-watt unit in the field. It is cooled by a four-blade fan and is re- ported to have high optical standards with optimum light output. For details, write Winters and Gold- ing. Inc., 270 Park Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Cabinet-Projection Table .\ new safe-lock combination jx)rt- able cabinet and projection table has been manufactured by the Smith Sys- tem Heating Company (212 Ontario St., S.E., Minnea[X)lis 14, Minn.). The shock-resistant plywood top provides ample room for two ])rojectors. The cabinet provides generous space for safe storage of speaker, film, and ac- cessories — and is equipped with a sturdy lock to protect valuable equip- ment. When writing for information, specify No. 42 Projection Cabinet. FME Goes Overseas Norman Simons, head of the Export Division of the Federal Manufacturing and Engineering Corporation, reports that the FME Model 37B tape recorder was the only American-made recorder shown at the 1 0th Triennale Fair in Milan, Italy. The two-speed, dual- track FME recorder is one of the few- American 50-cycle models. Federal has installed in its laboratory a special 50-cycle generator to test each recorder before shipment abroad. For information about FME tape re- corders for use in tlie United States and abroad, write the Federal Manu- facturing and Engineering Corpora- tion, 213 Steuben St., Brooklyn 5, New York. New Auricon Camera Plant Berndt-Bach, Inc., manufacturer and world-wide distributor of .Auricon Ifimm sound-on-film cameras and equipment since 1931, has announced the completion of a new and modern plant at 6900 Romaine Street, Holly- wood 38, California. New office and plant facilities were especially planned by Berndt-Bach for efficient design, development and production of high- quality, precision motion picture cam- eras and kinescope recording equip- ment for the film and television indus- tries. Special facilities have been pro- vided for research and development of natural-color film equipment for tele- vision, film studio, and educational use. 40 Educational Screen Lower Prices for Keystone Robert C. Berner, Vice President of the Keystone Camera Clompany, Inc., has announced reduced prices for its complete line of 8mm and 16mm cam- eras and projectors. The company re- ports that its purpose is to pass on to the public the cost savings obtained by Keystone through its recent rapid growth. The new prices became ef- fective in all authorized Keystone (iamera shops September 1. 1954. Revere 2-Speed Recorder For those who prefer the versatility of a two-speed tape recorder, Revere Camera Company of Chicago has in- tor])orated its "balanced tone" in a machine which records at both $3/^ and 7 J/2 speeds. The new recorder boasts two acous- tically matched extended excursion speakers and a perforated case said to provide full 360° sound distribution. Single-knob control and Revere's ex- clusive index counter make operation simple and give instant location of any portion of recorded reel. Other features include: two hours recording per seven-inch reel, a smart- looking compact carrying case of Irisli linen custom bonded to indestructible fibre-glass, with a retractable carrying handle, lightweight portability. All-Purpose Slide Viewer The new Mico Duo-Vue 66 is a bat- tery and electrically-operated viewer for 2 X 2 and 214 x 2'/l slides. De- signed for group or individual view- ing, it can be hand-held or placed on a table simply by lowering its built-in magnifier "window." The magnifier is said to give an ama/ing three-dimen- sional effect when used to view closi - ups of 214 x 2!/i slides. A.C. illumina- tion is accomplished by means of a transformer attached to battery clips and plugged into an outlet. For additional information, write Mico Photo Products Clompany. 119 S. Dearborn. Chicago 3. Illinois. Picto-Paks for Charts "Picto-Paks" enable anyone to make professional looking graphic charts that put life into statistics. "Picto-Paks" are pictographs on sheets of pressure-sen- sitive paper that have now been incor- porated into the simplified method of making graphic charts, developed by Chart-Pak, Inc., Stamford, Connec- ticut. Designed by the Pictograph Corpo- ration, the twenty-five new symbols depict men, women, coins, stacks of bills, power, machinery, construction, grain, etc. Other symbols will be available. Each 8'/2" X 11" sheet contains 68 to 98 symbols of one design, in three sizes, 1 14" s/," and '/j" high. In some instances the sheets include reverses. Rek-O-Kut Turntables Marking the culmination of more than five years study and research, Rek-O-Kut Company announces the availability of two new 3-speed 12-in. precision turntables. The Rek-O-Kul Rondine turntables will I)e sup])!ic(l in two models. The Rondine, Model B-12, will be powered by a specially designed -l-pole induction motor. The Rondine Deluxe, Model B-12H. em- ploys a new type, custom-built, hvs- teresis synchronous, self-lubricating motor. One of the important mechanical features which contributes to the per- formance cjuality of the Rondine Tuin- tables is the technique reportedly de- veloped by Rek-O-Kut for achieving almost perfect acoustical isolation be- tween motor and turntable. Rumble and noise are said to have been re- duced to a bare minimum. C:ompleting the Rondine line is the new Rondine Jr.. differing basically from the other two in that it is de- signed for two-speed operation only: 33-1/3 and 4.5 rpm. January, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 41 DONG KINGMAN "A superb biographical miniature, in color, on the noted Chinese-American water- colorist." Howard Thompson, New York Times. Produced by James Wong Howe 16mm Sound Color Ru Titling Time 15 min. Rental $15.00 Sale $175.00 Scud for complete catalog, Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 East 37th Street New York 16, N. Y. Splices I\ot Holding? Try ^e^OHa ^iUn Qement WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dcpt. E-1-8 1600 Broadway. New York 19, N. Y. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer A Distributor F^stem Representative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue PiHsburgh 8, Po. New York 28, N. Y. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN rRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation f xcfusively — 10 Min. Per Reef Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Gal. New Materials MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS Pa.'ULowling Pictures JUST RELEASED — 3 unusual color filmsfrips for elementary and inter- mediate grades. DESERT PLANT LIFE DESERT ANIMAL LIFE DESERT ROCKS AND MINERALS PAT DOWLING PICTURES 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. BLUEBOOK OF A-V MATERIALS If you want the basic book of recent films, filmsfrips, slides, and recordings which this monthly "New Materials" sec- tion supplements, send $2 to EDUCA- TIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago I, Illinois. Ask for the BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS, 29th Edition. The following announcements of re- cent releases ore based on information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual materials of all kinds ore listed under the same general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by on abbreviation of the name. Addresses of such primary sources ore given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the end of the announcements (page 46). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give all information about the item that was made available, as follows: mp^moHon picture fs — filmstnp si- — slide ree — recording '54 — produced in 1954 '54rel — released in 1954 min — minutes (length of 16mm films) fr — frames (length of filmsfrips) si-silent sd — sound b&w — black and white col — color r — rental price (sole price is given first in most cases) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primary El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad — Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the first page of this issue. For reviews and evaluations of films, filmsfrips, and records by EDUCATIONAL SCREEN staff members, see pages 31-33, 36-37. EDUCATION NEA in Action fs NEA '54 si col $3 with 27-min tope recording $6. Highlights from the report of William G. Carr, executive secretary, to the members of the National Education Association. EXPERIMENTAL FILMS Between Two Worlds mp KIN '52prod 20min sd col r$10 lease apply. Pro- duced by the Oxford University Ex- perimental Film Group. An original ballet by Sam Kaner in which dancers, sets and color ore woven into a mov- ing obstract pattern. Climate of New York mp KIN '54 22min sd b&w with color sequence $90 r$6. Photographic study of the city of New York in several of its moods. Lonely by the Sea mp KIN '54 7min sd b&w $40 r$4. Fresh, unpretentious look at o familiar place — Coney Is- land in the winter. My Mill mp FON '54 14min sd b&w $40. Original musical score expressing the rhythm of heavy machinery. Lo- cale is the industrial background of the iron and steel district of the Ruhr Valley. Interwoven is a story depict- ing the powerful emotions that ac- company a man's final cessation of work after having devoted his labor, loyalty, pride and love to a job for 40 long years. O Dreamland mp KIN '54 15min sd b&w $70 r$6. Described as a "horrid little film by Lindsay Anderson dis- tributed for fun." It is a personal essay, in a rather Swiftion vein, shot entirely at on English seaside amuse- ment pork. Shapes mp KIN '54 7min sd col $85 r$5. Ancona Films production. Film adaptation of Miriam Schlein's prize- winning children's book "Shapes" mode especially for the edification and entertainment of the 5-9 group. The film illustrates Miss Schlein's rhyming questions and answers about figures and lines with colorful every- day things and with children looking at or playing with the things. Pri-El. Sometimes a Newspaper mp KIN '54 1 t min sd b&w $45 r$4. Ancona Films Production. The film doesn't show oil of the uses to which read-out newspapers ore put, but some will surprise some viewers. Peter Hollander, the producer, experiments with the use of poetry instead of music or straight narration to complement the images. FARMING Dividend in Depth mp CATER '54 19min sd col free loan. Shows how farmers can gain protection from loss of top- soil, erosion, and run-off by third- dimension farming. Col-Ad. Story of Coffee — A Good Neighbor Product fs AVA si col free. Sponsored by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau. Shows origin and history of coffee, steps in production from seedling plant to coffee on your table, eco- nomic importance of coffee in the American and inter-American trade, place of coffee in the American way of life. FOREIGN FEATURES Brothers Karomozov mp TRANS '54rel 95min sd b&w. Fedor Ozep's version of the Dostoyevsky novel. Dialogue in German with subtitles. Earrings of Madame De mp TRANS '54 rel lOSmin sd b&w. Dramatic tale in French with English subtitles starring Charles Boyer, Danielle Dorrieux, and Vittorio De Sica. Hello Elephant mp TRANS '54rel 78min sd b&w. Italian with English subtitles. Comedy written by and starring Vit- torio De Sica. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE OF THE WORLD A Boy of Mexico: Juon and His Donkey mp COR '54 sd col $110 b&w $55. Through the story of Juan, a Mexican boy, and his donkey, Pepito, children are introduced to rural Mexico. In following Juan's experiences on o single day, the film aims to develop o sympathetic feeling for Mexico and provide background for reading and language orts. Pri-El. Indian Ceremonials mp SANTA '54 18 min sd col free loon. Contains many scenes taken at Gallup, New Mexico, site of the Intertribal Ceremonials held annually in August. Several dances ore presented. Primary Geography Series mp GATE '54 lOmin eo sd b&w $49.50 ea. Glaciers • — how they are formed, how they 42 Educational Screen change the land and how they affect the weather. Mountains — shows how forests below timberline house wild animals ond provide lumber, the melt- ing snows give birth to rivers that irrigate valleys. Pri. IRKO One-Reelers mp McG-H '54rel 8 min ea sd b&w $48 ea. Seven films on people and places around the world. Titles: Herring Hunt (Canada's Pacific herring industry) . Ocean to Ocean (Panama Canal). Report on Kashmir (geographical features, re- moteness, strategic significance, life of the people). Golden Gote (Cook's tour of San Francisco) . Black Power (coal mining in the Appalachion Valley). Untroubled Border (between United States and Canada). The Big Port (New York) . HEALTH AND HYGIENE Fly About the House mp CMC '54 10 min sd col $90 r$4. Produced by British Information Services. Story of two jolly flies who invade a slovenly- kept home and enjoy the hospitality offered them by exposed food, un- washed dishes, on open garbage con- tainer. Well-fed, they fly away, leav- ing behind them sufficient germs to infect the entire household and cause death. Matter of Time mp ASSN '54 1 5min sd col free loan. Shows the achievements of medical science in the fight against heart disease. Suggests simple ways a person can helo to avoid heart dis- ease and live a longer, healthier life. Medical Training Kit CENTRAL '54. Pro- duced by Bauer & Block. Materials and instructions for medicol experiments of a simple nature — for example, deter- mining blood pressure. There's o Way mp BIS '54 37min sd b&w r$5. Shows the efforts of Dr. Adamson, head of the inadequate Physiotherapy Department of a general hospital, to establish a aood rehabili- tation department. Preparation of the department and its operation ore shown, including demonstrations of va- rious types of rehabilitation in physical and occupational therapy classes. Whoffor Series mp GATE '54 lOmin ea sd col $100 ea. Cartoons featuring a moppet called Whoffor and teaching the importance of protective foods. Titles: I Can Run Like the Wind, I Feel Greot, Stamina, The Picture of Health. Pri. Your Body and How to Take Care of It 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25 set. Shows the structure and functions of parts of the body and the importance of taking core of oil parts. Titles: Toke Care of Your Health, Your Bones and Muscles, Your Lungs and How You Breathe, Your Heart and Circulation, The Di- gestive System, Your Eyes, Your Ears ond Hearing, Your Teeth, Man's Battle Against Disease. EI-SrH. HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS American Colonies fs MUS EX '54 43fr si col $6. Story of the doily life in the colonies — how the settlers cleared the land, the crops they grew, how they dressed and ate, what they read and talked about, and what they did for pleasure. New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON PAGE 46 Are We Drifting into World War III? mp AFF '54 sd b&w subscription-rental. Discussion film featuring debote be- tween Senator Warren Magnuson (D) of Washington and Representative Charles Brownson (R) of Indiana. Colonies and Britain mp BIS '54 ISmin sd b&w r$2.50. Intimate glimpse into the lives of Great Britain's 67 million colonial citizens scattered all over the world — their problems of health, ag- riculture, education, industry, self- government. Currier and Ives America fs MUS EX '54 44fr si col $6. Presents forty of Cur- rier and Ives' color pictures to give an understanding of how America lived during the years of its greatest ex- pansion in the 19th century. History in Your Community mp COR '54 12 min sd col $137.50 b&w $68.75. History is oil about us. This is what eighth-grade students discover when they begin to look, read, and ask about the history of their community. An old elm tree, an abandoned well, and early tombstone inscriptions take on historical significance as the stu- dents learn that their community's history is port of the history of our country. EI-JrH. Pageant of America fs YALE '54 si b&w. Six new filmstrips hove been added to this series covering the development of the United States throughout five centuries. Titles: Early Americans on the High Seas (activities of American seamen, shipbuilders, whalers and merchants from early colonial times to the peak of clipoer ship commerce in I860). California, Texas and the Mexican War (movement of Ameri- cans into Mexican territory and the war for Texas Independence. Causes, events, and outcome of the Mexican War. California gold rush, culminat- ing in statehood for California). Slavery and the War Between the States (plantation system and place of slavery in the Southern economy. Reasons for the War Between the States, battles, surrender of General Lee, with Lincoln emerging as one of the great presidents) . Union and Re- construction (assassination of Lincoln and problems following the war; task of reconstruction). Age of Reform (how many political and economic re- forms came about — civil service, secret ballot, labor unions, etc.). Former, Rancher and Cowboy (prog- ress in farms ond farming from the earliest settlements to the opening of the Great Plains area). Pan-American Partners fs TIMES '54 60fr si b&w $2.50. Shows strengthen- ing of ties between Americans of the North and the South that is forging o closely knit community in the West- ern Hemisphere. Segregation Question mp AFF '54 sd b&w subscription -rental. Discussion film featuring o debate between Sena- tor James O. Eastland (D) of Missis- sippi and Senator Paul H. Douglas (D) of Illinois United States Overseas Information Pro- gram mp USIA '54 28min col and sepia free loan tv (b&w). Describes the threat of Soviet propaganda and anti-American sentiment abroad and exploins what the United States Gov- ernment is doing to deal with these problems. GENERAL SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY Natural Gas — Science Behind Your Burner fs AM GAS '54 42fr si b&w free loan. Story of what goes on be- hind-the-scenes to bring that "quiet blue flame" to the gas burners of homes served by natural gas. Jr-SrH. DARKEN WrDE GLASS AREAS EFFICIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY with DRAPER XL SHADING UNITS NEW WAY— For combino- tion gloss block-clear gloss win- dows. PAKFOLD— One set of de- mountable shades may be easily moved from room to room. LITE-LOCK — Roller box and side channel equipment for lab- oratory installations. SKYLIGHT A rugged and efficient roller shade with steel stays. The Draper X-L unit shown above provides for windows of unlimited width. IVrile loda\ for complete information. To get Draper Quality . . . Specify DRAPER LUTHER O. DRAPER SHADE CO. P.O. BOX 470 SPICELAND, INDIANA w% Shodes are Offset brackets mounted to a give shades heavy gauge 6" overlap, steel shield. January, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 43 SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in | Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York THE ONLY GUARANTHD scRnnH REmouni PROCESS FOR 16 AND 35 MM fILM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- redo, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut and Maryland, and many others. Write for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New ^ork 36, N. Y. Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive a new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. It's True I 8 out of every 10 schools who previewed "NAVAJO DANCERS" bought the film. Write for alternate pre- view dates. Produced and Photographed by Chief Hailstorm. Genuine Navajo In- dians, authentic tribal music. 11 minutes — Kodochrome — $100 CHIEF HAILSTORM PRODUCTIONS P. O. Box 494 Alhombro, Calif. FREE Catalog Write: "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmstrips on democracy's history FREE Preview herifage filmstrips, inc. 89-n 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. EdScreen on Microfilm Issues of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN (beginning with the 1949 volume) ore available in microfilm form. In- quiries concerning purchose of micro- film volumes should be directed to University Microfilms, 313 N. First Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. New Materials r<^S^*^'^-t^1^^^<^^^S^'^'^*^*^S^>^S^S^^S^<,^^^S^*^i^ SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON PAGE 46 Seifriz on Protoplasm mp EFLA '54 26 min sd b&w $90. Deals with Dr. Wil- liam Seifriz's unique microphotograph- ic material on the remarkable slime molds, with his own informal com- mentary. Introduction to the eminent botanist's explorations in a basic field, dealing with a topic underlying all of biology. Addressed primarily to the student new in biology. SrH-Col. HUMAN RELATIONS AND GUIDANCE Little Songs on Big Subjects rec CMC '54 4 sides 10-inch 78rpm $2.90. Eleven songs by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer aimed at encouraging inter-group un- derstanding. They hove been called "Mother Goose Songs of Democracy." Filmstrip also available ($2.50). What about Drinking mp YAF '54 10 min sd bCrw $50. Designed to stimu- late teen-agers to discuss and arrive at their own conclusions regarding the use of alcohol. SrH. INDUSTRY AND ENGINEERING Coming Out of the Woods mp BRAY '54 2 1 min sd col or b&w free loan tv. Sponsor: Timber Engineering Com- pany. Shows important developments in the use of wood in the building of homes, schools, churches and commer- cial structures. Quality control in ma- rine lamination of the Navy's wood mine sweepers is illustrated as well as the Teco ring that insures practical and economical construction of mod- ern huge wooden frame buildings. George's New Suit (Where Clothing Comes From) mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. George's curiosity about where his new clothing come from leads to the visuolization of many aspects of clothing manufac- ture — from row material to finished product. Tracing some of the proc- esses by which wool, cotton, silk, ny- lon, leather and rubber ore manufac- tured into clothing, the film aims to make the audience aware of the many people whose skills and cooperation ore involved in clothing production. Pri-EI. Men, Steel and Earthquakes mp BETH '54 28min sd col free loon. Shows what causes earthquakes, how thev ore measured, why some buildings col- lapse, how sound structural design and the use of steel have helped build structures better able to resist the shock of earthquakes. Under the Surface mp BIS 20min sd b&w r$2.50. Describes the partner- ship between the British cool miner and the scientist and how that part- nership has led to a safer industry and better methods of cool use. LANGUAGE ARTS Effective Speaking Course rec AM HOME '54 5 double-side 10" 78rpm. $8.95. Radio announcer Milton Cross pre- sents the Walter O. Robinson Course in Effective Speaking. Public Speaking: Movement ond Ges- ture mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $ 1 1 0 b&w $55. Helps beginning speakers understand the functions of movement and gesture in speaking. Demon- strates common techniques and sug- gests ways to develop ease and spon- taneity of action. Jr-SrH, MEDICAL SCIENCE Atomic Apothecary mp MEDICAL '54 38min sd b&w $295 r$25. Out of the original research unit at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, come the results of investi- gation on the use of isotopes in biology and medicine. Shows activities in newer 'esearch centers. Radioisotopes: Their Application to Hu- mans OS Tracer Studies and for Thera- peutic Use mp MEDICAL '54 32min sd col $335 r$25. Review of up-to- date practices in the use of radioiso- topes. MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY Movie Magic mp STERLING '54 sd col $100 b&w $30. Techniques of stop- motion photography. MUSIC The Medium mp ATHENA '54 81 min sd b&w. Gion-Corlo Menotti's opera starring Marie Powers in the title role and featuring Leo Coleman as Toby. Composer Menotti directed the film version, NATURE STUDIES Animal Homes mp CHURCHILL '54 II min sd col $100 b&w $50. Shows a variety of animals making and living in their homes. Birds of Our Storybooks mp COR '54 10 min sd col $1 10 b&w $55. The robin, cardinal, crow, owl, blue joy, sporrow, redheaded woodpecker, wren, ond sea- gull — birds which children encounter most frequently in their stories — are shown both as they appear in book illustrations and as they ore in their natural settings. Characteristics of the birds are integrated with poems and stories. Pri. Blind as o Bat mp MOODY '54 7min sd col $60 b&w $30. Shows the remark- able ability of the bat to ovoid ob- stacles even with its eyes blindfolded. Care of the Cat fs AM HUMANE '54 28fr si b&w $2. Includes such topics as bedding, feeding, disease prevention, and grooming of the cot. Pri-EI. Fish out of Water mp MOODY '54 1 1 min sd col $90 b&w $45. Animated charts show the precision with which the grunion times its spawning with certain waves of a particular tide. Flowering Desert mp BAILEY '54 I Imin sd col $100 r$4.50. Shows the nature and characteristics of desert climate, how spring brings a myriad of wild flowers, typical desert birds and oni- mals and their relation to their sur- roundings. Fun at the Zoo mp UW '54 12min sd b&w $80. Trained lions, tigers, ele- phants, and chimpanzees of the St. Louis Zoo demonstrate highly amus- ing skills. Pri-EI. Let's Take a Walk Along the Brook mp GATE '54 lOmin sd col $100. A field trip for very young children. Pri. Life in the Grasslands (North America) mp EBF '54 I Imin sd col. Intimate glimpses of life of the grasslands, both plant and animal. Shows adaptation of life, getting food, the pattern of sur- vival. EI-SrH. i 44. Educational Screen New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON PAGE 46 Little Joe Otter mp STERLING, '54 col $85 b&w $30. A family domesticates a wild otter. Reptiles Are Interesting mp FA '54 sd col. Introduces the five groups of liv- ing reptiles, illustrating their similori- ties and differences. Rocks and Minerals mp FA '54 sd col. Illustrotes the formation of the three basically different kinds of rocks, in- dicotes some of the common minerals that make up rocks, and suggests ways in which rock collections may be arranged. EI-JrH. Sidewalks mp STERLING '54 lOmin sd b&w $27.50. Trip to the London Zoo. Shows countries of origin and how ani- mals come to the zoo. World of Little Things mp MOODY '54 15min sd col $120 b&w $60. The microscopic world is shown to consist of a vast variety of plants and animals living together and establishing a deli- cate balance of life. PHOTOGRAPHY Quality in Photographic Lenses mp EK '54 25min sd col free loan. Shows the manufacture of the finest quality photographic lenses at Kodak's Hawk- Eye plant. Original musical score. Col- Ad. Quality in Photographic Papers mp EK '54 20'/2min sd b&w free loon. Filmed at Kodak Pork, the film shows the multiplicity of use of photographic papers — from photofinishing papers for the amateur photographer to re- cording popers for seismographic use. Col-Ad. PHYSICAL SCIENCES Chemistry of Steel fs AM IRON '54 58fr si col free. Produced by the Education Dept. of Hill and Knowlton, Inc. Ex- plains the steelmoking process. SrH. Kitchen Physics mp U MINN '54 22min sd b&w $70. Professor Hoym Kruglok demonstrates and explains to a high school physics class o number of useful and entertaining experiments. SrH. PSYCHOLOGY Upright Vision Through Inverting Spec- tacles mp KIN '54 11 min si b&w $40 r$3. Record of a perception ex- periment. RELIGION AND ETHICS Buttonwood Inn mp NEW '54 30min sd col r$l4 b&w r$9. Story of the con- version and soul-winning ministry of Vic Johnson, manager of a mountain resort hotel. Hill Number One mp FT '54 57min sd b&w. Story of Christ's resurrection and victory on Golgotha. Hound of Heaven mp FT '54rel 1 4min sd b&w. Classic poem of Francis Thomp- son and his "flight from the grace of God" is pictorially presented. SrH-Col. Mr. Squirrel's Lesson mp NEW '54 I 2mln sd b&w r$4. Children's film built oround the ontics of a friendly tree squirrel with on object lesson in faith. Trial at Tara mp FT '54 29min sd b&w lease $32.95 r$7.50. On Easter Sunday in 433 A.D. St. Potrick won a dramatic victory over paganism in ancient Erin. The film dramatizes the events leading to his trial in the Great Hall of Tara. Signs of Life 5fs SVE '54 si b&w $3ea $l4.50set. Presents and clarifies the Sacramental System of the Roman Catholic Church through photographs and art reproductions plus captions. Titles: Baptism, Confirmation, Mar- riage, The Moss, The Priest. SAFETY Anyone at All! mp EBF '54 22min sd col ond b&w. A series of vivid episodes shows the importance of safety in the community by illustrating the dangers of carrying too-heavy loads on steep stairs, cycling in the middle of the street, careless and show-off driving, carelessness in the factory, etc. Shows the organization of a teen-age safety council. It Didn't Hove to Happen mp IFB '54rel 1 3min sd b&w $75 r$5. Produced by Crawley Films for the Ontario Acci- dent Prevention Assn. Tells why an accident doesn't hove to happen if proper safeguards are taken. Designed to show employees in industry why guards ore put on machines and how they should be used. A new ^^ Teaching Dimension'^ has been added to this famous science series i f FILMSTRIPS f.r Wonderworld Books Seven and Eight Prepared by Dr. Morris Meister, author of Wondenvortd of Science Books 7-9; Science for a Belter World (Grade 9) We can now offer the thousands of schools using the Wonderworld of Science series in their upper elementary and junior high school grades 12 pairs of FILM.STR1PS IN .SUPERB FULL COLOR correlated with the contents of Wonderworld Rooks 7 and 8 . . . (i pairs to a book. Designed to be used in pairs (each pair has a combined total of ap- proximately 60 frames), Part A represents the fundamental nature of an area to be studied (theory), and Part B of each pair shows the prac- tical application of the concept as it applies to evei7day living. Free Teaching Guides come with each pair of Fihnstrips. Each box of 6 pairs, or 12 filmstrips to a box, at $36.00* Each pair (Part A and Part B), at $7.00* Individual Filmstrips, $-1.00* *Prices are Net, f. o. b. New York You sane $12.00 when \ou buy them by the box! Charles Scribner's Sons EDUCATIOX.II. UEI'AHTMEST New York 17 Chicago 5 Atlanta 3 .San Francisco 5 January, 1 955 Writing for more information.' Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 45 INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES AFF— American Film Forum, 516 Fifth Ave., New York 36, N.Y. AM GAS — American Gas Association, Educa- tional Service Bureou, 420 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. AM HOME — Americon Homecraft Co., 3714 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 41, III. AM HUMANE — The American Humone Educa- tion Society, 180 Longwood Ave., Boston 15, Mass. AM IRON — American Iron and Steel Institute, 350 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. ASSN — Association Films, 79 E. Adams St., Chicogo, III. ATHENA — Athena Films, 165 West 46th St., New York 36, N.Y. AVA — Audio-Visual Associates, Box 243, Bronxville, N.Y. BAILEY — Boiley Films, 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. BETH — Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Cor- poration, Box 2057 Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54, Calif. BIS — British Information Services, 30 Rocke- feller Plaza, New York 20, N.Y. BRAY — Bray Studios, 729 7th Ave., New York 19, N.Y. CATER — Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, III. CENTRAL — Centrol Scientific Company, 1700 Irving Pork Road, Chicago, III. CHURCHILL — Churchill-Wexler Film Produc- tions, 801 N. Seward St., Los Angeles 38, Calif. CMC — Center for Moss Communication, Co- lumbia University Press, 1125 Amsterdam Ave., New York 25, N.Y. COR — Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St., Chicago I, III. EBF — Encyclopaedia Britonnica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. EFLA — Educational Film Library Association, 345 E. 46th St., New York 17, N.Y. EK — Eostman Kodak Company, Camera Club and School Service, 343 State St., Rochester 4, N.Y. EYE — Eye Gate House, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N.Y. FA — Film Associates, 10521 Sonta Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 25, Calif. FON — Films of the Nations Distributors, 62 W. 45th St., New York 36, N.Y. FT — Family Theater, Mot-on Picture Division, 6327 Santo Monica Blvd., Hollywood 38, Calif. GATE — Gateway Productions, 1859 Powell St., San Francisco 11, Calif. IFB — International Film Bureau, 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, III. KIN— Kinesis, 54 W. 47th St., New York 36, N.Y. MeG-H — McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept., 330 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N.Y. MEDICAL — Medical Film Guild Ltd., 506 W. 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. MOODY — Moody Institute of Science, Educa- tional Film Division, 11428 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles 25, Calif. MUS EX — Museum Extension Service, 10 East 43rd St., New York, N.Y. NEA — Notional Education Association, 1201 16th St., N.W., Washington 6, D.C. NEW — New Life Films, P.O. Box 1316, Peoria, III. SANTA — Santo Fe Film Bureau, 80 E. Jack- son Blvd., Chicago 4, III. STERLING — Sterling Educational Films, 205 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. SVE — Society for Visual Education, 1345 Di- versey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. TIMES — New York Times, Office of Educa- tional Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N.Y. TRANS— Trans-World Films, 2209 E. 75th St., Chicago 49, III. U MINN — University of Minnesota, Audio- Visual Education Service, Wesbrook Hall, Minneapolis 14, Minn. USIA — United States Information Agency, Woshington 25, D.C. UW — United World Films, 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N.Y. YAF— Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N.Y. YALE — Yale University Press Film Service, 386 Fourth Ave., New York 16, N.Y. A-Y Catalogs and Booklets Write to . . . Hulton Press Ltd., 43 Shoe Lane, London, E. C. 4, England, for a free copy of the 1955 Filmstrip Catalogue on geography, history, religion, and many other subjects. Crawley Films Ltd., 21 Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada, for a free copy of a Directory of Sources of Free 16mm Sponsored Films in Canada. Catalogue Secretary, Royal Techni- cal College, Glasgow, C. 1, Scotland for a copy of the "Green List," a list- ing under subject headings of films of use in university-level teaching or re- search. Price: 1 /6d. Pictorial Branch, Office of Public Information, Department of Defense, Washington 25, D. C- for a copy of the third catalog of Armed Forces 16mm motion pictures available for public non-profit exhibition. Send re- quest on organization letterhead. Dr. Elizabeth Pilant, National Con- ference ."Xmerican Folklore for Youth, Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indi;>na, for a 10-page listing of "American Folklore in 16mm Motion Pictures" (15 cents). .Mso available are many other folklore materials, in- cluding a colored wall-size map of .American folklore (50 cents or three for $1). Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette ,\ve., Wilmette, 111. for a free copy of the 1954-55 Catalog Sup- plement, listing and describing new motion pictures on a wide variety of subjects. Children's Reading Service, 1078 St. John's Place, Brooklyn 13, N. Y., for a copy of their 1955 catalog of phono- graph records and filmstrips for class- room use (kindergarten to senior high). Price: 10 cents. Museum Extension Service, 10 E. 13rd St., New York 17, N. Y.. for a free copy of the Catalog of Museimi Film- strips, describing color filmstrips on .American life and history. Educational Record Sales, 146 Reade St., New York 13, N. Y., for a free copy of the 1955 catalog of "Phonograph Records for Classroom and Library, Kindergarten to Grade 9." Audio-Visual Extension Service, The City College, 17 Lexington .Ave., New York 10, N. Y. for the 1954-55 catalog of business films and filmstrips, titled "See . . . Hear . . . Mr. Businessman." INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co 42 Audio Visual Research . .. — 37 Automatic P.-'o ection Corp 6 38 Bell & Howell Co. . .. 15 Brandon Films 32 Camera Equipment Co. ... . 42 Chief Hailstorm Productions... . . 44 34 Church Screen Productions 36 Colburn Lob., Geo. W. 40 42 Co onet Films — . . _ .... - 7 Daggett Productions, Avalon . 32 13 ... .... 42 43 3 1 Fiberbilt Case Co. R 42 Heidenkomp Nature Pictures . Heritage Filmstrips 42 44 Institute of Visual Troining ..-. 5 International Film Bureau.- — 34 International Screen Organization .. 34 Kpy^tnnp Vipw Cn 10 Kinesis 32 Medical Arts Productions Methodist Publishing House 8 36 Moody Institute of Science . Museum Extension Service Pnrk Films ...24. 25 44 32 Peerless Film Processing Corp. _.-. 33 39 RCA, Engineering Products ... . 11 41 Radio-Mat Slide Co. . - .. 34 Rapid Film Technique 44 Scribner's Sons, Charles 45 United World Films 1 7 Victor Animotogroph Corp. ... Viewlex Inside Back Cover Front Cover ... . .. 44 Visual Sciences Yale University Press Film Service . . 9 46 EcJucotional Screen EDUCATIONAL SCREEN enKTT HAUL T H E FEB\^^955 AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 34, No. 2 hand ^lan • • % ^ in your audio-visual program Your local NAVA Audio-Visual Dealer offers practical, profes- sional assistance in your audio-visual program. His membership in the National Audio-Visual Association is your assurance of his reliability and competence. A specialist in audio-visuals, your "right hand man" is a convenient source for materials, equipment and service. Whether you need help in arranging your motion picture film or filmstrip program, or selecting audio-visual equipment of any type, or finding the right filmstrip, your NAVA Audio-Visual Dealer is the man to call. Just a few of his other services include equipment rentals, complete projection service, and equipment repairs performed by factory-trained technicians. Your NAVA Audio-Visual Dealer is close at hand — and only he can furnish all these important services. Meet your "right hand man" — for a list of NAVA dealers and the services they offer, write the National Audio-Visual Associa- tion, Evanston, Illinois. MEMBER NATIONAL AUDIO- VISUAL "The Ampex 600 is made for our department" ^ "We chose the Ampex 600 Tape Recorder because it offered really professional quality at a price we could afford. It allows us to do record- ings acceptable on better radio stations. It provides our stage plays with more realistic sound background and simplifies production. We use the 600 for any recording where we want higher quality." . . . definifely superior to ofher portable recorders we've heard" — says:E. Clayton McCarty, Chairman, Department of Speech and Drama Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas Drama sfudenis al Jnnity University "making a tape" with their Ampex 600 New Standard of Fidelity The Ampex 600 is in the some quahty class as larger Ampex console machines used by all major radio networks and recording companies. In classes for music, speech, radio and drama, it records with a degree of realism that has been lacking in the past. A Lasting Investment Your Ampex 600 weighs just 28 pounds, has swift, positive-action controls, and is dependable and rugged. Vital mechanical parts have been life-tested an equivalent of more than 10 years normal operation. This means more semesters of service per budget dollar invested. For superb playback listening . . . the matching Ampex 620 Ampex 600 recordings convenienlly reproduce tlirough any high quality sound system. But to complement the 600 performance in fidelity, portability and appearance, the new Ampex 620 amplifierspeoker is recommended. Weigh- ing just 25 pounds, this unusual speaker achieves fullness of range and balance found only in certain larger high fidelity systems. Designed as a completely integrated sound system, the Ampex 620 serves many audio-education needs independent of taped programs. For a convincing demonstration of these two machines, call your local Ampex dealer — listed in your Telephone Directory under "Recording Equipment" (Canadian General Electric Com- pany in Canada}. The price of the Ampex 600 is $545 ($498 vnith- out carrying cose); Ampex 620 amplifier-speaker, $149.50; (prices in U.S. only). For lurlher information write to Depl. W-1889 'Jyigntiliire »J C^JerJechon iii CJouna I C/^ I 934 CHARTER STREET, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA CO RIM) RATI ON February, 1955 THE LORD IS RISEN (15 minutes j THE LORD'S ASCENSION (1} miniiles) 16mm Sound Films In Black & White or Color Doily rental — $5.00 and up Faithfully Adhering to the Bible Reserve these Living Bible films novv. Write for name of nearest fronchised dealer. i^awA 1364 N. VAN NESS AVE. HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE February, J 955 Volume 34, Number 1, Whole Number 329 IN THIS ISSUE C^diloriul 64 DAYLIGHT VS. PROJECTED IMAGE -Arrticlei and Special features 62 FCA FILM FESTIVAL ROUNDUP 65 ADVENTURE IN ARITHMETIC Andrew F. Schott 67 "MR. HAYS WENT UP TO ROCHESTER . . ." 68 TRANSPARENCIES FROM THE PRINTED PAGE Harvey Frye and Edward McMohon 72 LIGHT CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA CLASSROOMS Charles W. Bursch and Francis W. Noel 73 WATCH A FILMSTRIP TEACH Elizabeth L. Bloss 74 A-V IN SWEDEN Nils Hakanson 92 PACIFIC NORTHWEST A-V CONFERENCE Keith A. Bell lb, I, ih eparCmen 58 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE— DAVI NEWS J. J. McPherson 76 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockmon 80 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, and John Fritz 83 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 85 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW (including New Materials) Kylner ^eulurei 54 ON THE SCREEN 56 THE READER'S RIGHT 84 TAPE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 92 A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR 92 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS iducational Iress soci ation OF lERICA CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Loke Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent) : Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, S8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extra per year. Other for- eign— $1 extra per year. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insure uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educotionol Screen, Inc. Publication office, Borrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago \, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-closs matter October, 1953 at the post office at Borrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879 ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1955 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. 52 Educotional Screen .#' »ii ICttOSiC m ■i^ J: 'OUNG SCIENTISTS LEARN >VITH 20a. In scenr from srliciol-niade movie, ahoratory Techniques, Richard Larson. Elgin (111.) High S(;ho<)l student, cautiously lixes acid and base at arm's distance, holds re-agent bottle glass stopper correctly. "ormula for teaching lab techniques: 3dd sound to sight with the 202 A SEE IT. HEAR IT WITH FILMOSOUND ijia tOUND SESSION. Filmosound magnetic recording sys- em puts sound rifilil on film while picture is projected. E. C. 'I'aggoner (left), audio-visual director in Elgin schools, iperates one of 40 Filmosounds while Judy Robbing and nstructor Ronald Cook describe action. HONORARY ACAOEMy AWARD 1SS4 TO BELL & HCWELL FOR A7 YEARS OF PIONEERI'JG CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MOTJON PICTURE INDUSTRY JE>VEI.ED PRECISION. Sajjphires pro- tect film-handling parts of versatile Filmo- sound 202 Specialist, give 400% longer life. Reverse switch, still picture clutch. Free booklet on sound movie equipment fur schools. Write Bell & Howell. 7117 McCor- mick Road, Chicago 45, Illinois. experience leads to Bell & HoweJI February, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 5i f\ll0J^ THE NEW SOUNDVIEW PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL! For Remote Operation from any place in the room . . . Before you buy any projector, ask for a demonstration of the 500 Watt Soundview PS65F in your school. See for yourself. It pro- vides every feature any other pro- jector can ofler plus revolutionary "built in" Push-Button Control of 35mm stripfilm for operation from any place in the roo.Ti. You're 5 years ahead with _^^^f^^ 55SS-5SW ^^. Soundview On the SCHEEIT • Equipped with slide carrier for 2x2 and bantam slides • Cool as dawn in operation • Smallest and lightest 500 Watt unit in the field • No other 500 Watt projector com- pares for light output, quality and value Also available, 300 Watt Remote Con- trol Soundview Projectors... for 35mm stripfilm only and combination 35mm stripfilm ,2x2 and bantam slides. Send coupon now for demonstration AUTOMATIC PROJECTION CORP 29 West 35th Street New York 18, N.Y. □ Please arrange for Soundview demon- stration. □ Please send full details. Name Address Zone State . Cover: Let There Be Light From creation to the caveman's at- tempt to harness fire to Edison's lamp and the brilliant world of today- that's the time span covered by the Cieneral Electric Company's fascinat- ing film. The Story of Light. The film was produced in Holland in a place called Bollywood by Trans- film-Geesink Productions; it features the "stop-motion puppet technique." The study in darkness and light that is our cover picture this month shows one of Geesink's artists with the puppet cavewoman and child of the film story. (For a detailed review and evaluation of the film, see page 81.) Let There Be Light Control Man solves problems. Man makes problems. (Woman tool) After con- quering darkness, man — audio-visual man — had to conqusr light. He had to find ways to shut out the light in order to project pictures in his school and church classrooms. Or he had to find ways to project pictures in lighted classrooms. Has he found them? Even if lie has, does he really want to show projected pictures in lighted classrooms all the time? And so the timeless battle between light and darkness still goes on in the audio-visual field. Like most solutions to problems, the sohuion is not likely to be an either-or affair. We suppose the solution is just this: light control in every classroom so you can project in either lighted or dimmed room, depending on the equipment being used and the kind of teaching going on. It's not quite so simple as we make it sound, though. In the classroom and in the audiovisual marketplace, there are problems to be solved. We com- mend to your thoughtful reading the editorial comments on page 64 and the report from sunny California on page 72. We invite your reactions. Audiovisual Winning Out In the January issue we asked you to vote on this question: Has the time come to drop the hyphen in the word "audio-vi.sual"? So far the vote has been light, but at presstime the majority was in favor of a hyphenless au- diovisual. We don't want you to spend too much time thinking about one small hyphen, biu if you have any feeling at all about the matter, send u.'. your vote via postcard or note. Deadline for votes: March 1. The Evaluation Nightmare In the January issue we also asked you to react to the article on evalua- tions by "A Puzzled Producer." Al- though we could not include any of your responses in this issue, you can expect to .see some of them in March. Clonsensus to date: evaluations are a bit nightmarish for everybody. What about EdSori;en's film reviews and evaluations? (See page 80.) In our last readers' survey you told us the evaluation department was our most valuable monthly feature. But, like all of EdScreen, the evaluations are being constantly evaluated and re-evaluated to make them just as helpful as possi- ble and practicable. One change you may note in this issue: the description ol contents is shorter than usual.— JNS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAfF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK — Monaging Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN — Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. BILDER5EE — Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS — Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT . — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI — Circulation Manager WM, F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Adveitis.ng ond Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD San JAMES W. BROAN, School of Education, Jose State College, California LEE W. COCHRAN, Executive Assistant of the Extension Division and Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction, State University of lowo, President, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, Notionol Edu- cation Associotion EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educafionai Research, Ohio. State University AMO DE BERNARD 1 5, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Chorge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- qeies City Schools, Los Angeles, Californio w. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginto CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Moteriols Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida J. JAMES McPHERSON, Executive Secretary, Drpartmcnt of Audio-Visual Instruction, N.E.A., Wo'hington, D, C. SEERLEY REID, Chief, Visual Education Service, U. S Office of Educotion, Washington, D. C. CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigon ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visuol Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 54 Educational Screen ^fifhether rooms are DARK- LIGHT RADIANT has the right screen Hundreds of leading school systems from coast to coast have solved their light- ing problem— by adopting one of these great Radiant school screens. These new developments in reflective surfaces are ready to help your school, tool ADJUSTS ANYWHERE FROM I 110' HIGH For darkened rooms New RADIANT "Educotor" with full height adjustment For classroom or auditorium . . . with or without platform or stage, the Radiant Educator can be quickly set up for perfect visibility. A touch of the toe and the extra sturdy tripod legs fly open. The 70" model adjusts from only 9y-i" from the floor to a height of 110" . . . and is easily adjustable to square sizes for slides, rectangular sizes for movies. Fully guaranteed for 10 years. Brighter, More Brilliant Pictures, Too.' The "EDUCATOR" features Radiant's new, improved "perma-Wliite" Processed i Vyna-Flect glass beaded fabric to guar- ! antee the most perfect picture projec- tion possible. And this Vyna-Flect Is mildew-proof, flame-proof and washable. RADIANT Projection Screens RADIANT MANUFACTURING CORP. • 1204 S. TALMAN • CHICAGO 8 February, 1955 For lighted rooms New RADIANT "^Classroom" with full 90° viewing angle Projecting in lighted rooms is no longer a problem. The advanced design of the Radiant "Classroom" Screen has proven its ability to show bright, clear pictures under normal artificial or daytime lighting conditions. Doubles the efficiency of visual aid pro- grams . . . eliminates the need for costly room dark- ening equipment in most classrooms. The screen surface is unbreakable. Brilliant, clear pictures which can be seen throughout a full 90° viewing angle per- mits every student to see a sharp, clear picture from his own seat. Ask for demonslrafion to determine whether Radiant "Classroom" can solve your lighted room problems. FREE! Send Coupon Today for detailed jpecifications on these two out- standing Radiant Projection Screens. Illustrated, descriptive circulars and price lists will be sent without obligation. RADIANT MFC. CORP. 1204 S. Talman, Chicago 8, III. Yes. I want to get full story of the two remarkable new de- velopments— the Radiant "Educator" and "Classroom" Screens. Name Address- City Zone- State- My dealer's name is_ 55 The Leonardo Film Committee presents THE IDEAS AND WORK OF A TIMELESS GENIUS Basil Wright's brilliant Him of LEONARDO J'J Da Vim Commentary — Sir Laurence Olivier Script — Michael Ayrton Music — Alon Rawsthorne UNEQUALLED RESOURCE AND INSPIRATION FOR STUDENTS OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HISTORY, ENGINEERING, AND SCIENCE Officiol film of the Windsor Collection Supervised by the British Museum "Excellent reprodticlions . . . an admirable record." — Tile London Times "Far and away the best art film . . ." — Sunday Chronicle 16mm COLOR 26 Min. Rental $25.00 Sale Apply BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dept. ES, 200 W. 57th St., New York 19 Thr hn/frox'ed film clean- htfi solution to give Kh/irper fiirtures and ch'urer sound. NON-TOXIC FUMES ARE HARMLESS No corbon-tet ! Approved everywhere • ANTI-STATIC Dust won't odtiere to RENOVEX treated film. • CLEANS - POLISHES - WAXES Insures smooth, clear, sharp projec- tion. • CONDITIONS One application seasons "green sticky" prints. • REVITALIZES Puts new life in old film. • NON-INFLAMMABLE Will not burn — safe to use any- where. SEND FOR CATALOG Complete film equipment PRODUCTS CORP 330 W. 42nd St., New York 18, N. Y. The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCj\TIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III Another A-V Room Editor: I have just reread your No- vember, 1954 editorial, "Abolisli the .V-V Room." I agree with you and most other educators that the old A-V room on older construction or new ■A-V room used by the entire school (or instructional purposes has "gotta go" In Charlotte and Mecklenberg County Schools, we have developed what we like to call a "Visual-Aids Preview and Storage Room." This room is about 9'xl2' in size. Cabinets with worktable tops line one side with a wall .screen at the end. Movable tables for carrying equipment to class- rooms are stored here while not in use. The room opens into the library and corridor. It is usually under the super- vision of the librarian. We have found that making definite provisions for storage of equipment while providing space for previewing materials aids the teacher in the proper utilization of audio-visual materials. Please don't condemn all A-V rooms. HAROLD B. DOTSON Director, Auung America Films, New York City Editor's Note: As EdScreen predicted, Dr, Henry was offered and has accepted the presidency of the University of Illinois. But our prediction caused us a few wr)rried days. When the De- cember issue came off the press, it seemetl sometliing less than likely tiiat Illinois would be honored with Dr. Henry's presence, as those of you know who followed the news during that time. But all's well . . .EdScreen's prediction came true ... Dr. Henry is coming to Illinois. 56 They Tried It Editor: Your editorial in the De- cember, 1954 issue of Educational Screen awakens a faint hope that some experimental work done ten years ago may be of value. From 1942 to 1944 we had a program of General Education at Cleveland High School, St. Louis, -Missouri. .As a part of this program in the ninth grade, we had one period every day devoted to "large group in- struction." Our main instrument was the sound motion picture. Between 350 and 400 pupils were instructed. During the two years of the experi- ment, no challenge was made as to educational outcomes. Even our severe critics conceded that the program was successful. Altliough the ninth grade was the grade of greatest elimination in the St. Louis schools, we showed no ninth-grade drop-outs. The program was severely modified and curtailed because the administrators could not adjust to it. It is still continued in a modified form in that school. I have written up the whole pro- gram in detail — I was the coordinator of the program. .After ten years, I still believe it is the most efficient program of secondary education i have ever seen in operation. Your editorial calls lor thinking along these lines. . . . |.\.\IES L. MacKAY Director of Giiidaiue Soulh San Antonio Schools, lex as EdSCREEN Lays an Egg Efli'or: A new and iiulependent pro- tlucer cannot Itelp being delighted to have his film re\iewed in Educational Screen. However, in the review of Insect Catchers of the Bog Jungle in the January issue, there was an egre- gious bull! To t|uote: "The film also records the intense action that Darwin first witnessed when protein substances such as eggplant (italics mine) and hamburger are placed on the leaf." .Actually, the narrator refers to "a tiny cube of hard-boiled egg white being digested." Also the rexiewer says about the pitcher plant that insects are necessary for its continued survival. The narra- tor, on the contrary, tries to make it clear that insects are not necessary but only contributory to the well-being of these fantastic little plants. WIl.I.IA.M M. HARLOAV .Syracuse, New \ompany, Fred Winston, New York City; and Don White, of NAVA. Claude L. Reeves, Co-Chairman of the D.AVI Convention in Los Angeles, has been named superintendent of Los Angeles City Schools. D.VVI representatives who will fake part in the Curricidum Clinic at the Conference of the .American Associa- tion of Colleges for Teacher Education in Chicago, February 24-26, are: L. C. Larson, Indiana University; Philip Lewis, Chicago Teachers College; Sam Madden, Virginia State College: W. C. Meierhenry, University of Nebraska; Paul Ritter, Western Carolina State Teachers College: and Edward Sewell, Harding College. From Ralph Hall, Director of the National Tape Repository at Kent State University comes word that after the National Tajie Recording Catalog had been i.ssued for a month, his cen- ter was receiving requests for the re- recordings at an average of fifteen programs per day. 60 Educational Screen Here are eight practical teaching tools . . . eight more gooa reasons why Coronet films are acknowledged as the newest and finest in educational films. In ail, there are nearly 600 Coronet films available for your use — in black-and-white or color . . . in every subject area ... at every grade level. E^ch has been skillfully created in close collaboration with nationally recognized subject-matter specialists to insure its educational authenticity. THE GRASSHOPPER: A Typical Insect (H reel) explores the body structure and life cycle of this common insect. For science classes at the intermediate level. THE BUTTERFLY (Life Cycle of an Insect) (H reel) examines the Monarch butterfly as an example of the scaly-winged insects. For science classes at the inlernicdiatf b-vel. THE HONEYBEE: A Social Insect {H reel) stresses ihe highly developed social organization of the hive, the bee's life cycle and value to man. For science classes at the intermediate level. AIR ALL ABOUT US (Exploring Science) (1 reel) introduces pupils to the basic concepts of the physics of air and its use to man. For science classes at the intermediate level. BEGINNING SWIMMING (1 reel) demonstrates basic techniques involved in kicking, breathing, floating, paddling and stroking. For health and swimming classes at the intermediate level. PAPER AND PULP MAKING (1 reel) follows the methods involved in the conversion of wood into pulp and pulp into paper. For social studies classes at the intermediate level. ZOO BABIES (Observing Things About Us) (1 reel) directs attention to the physical characteristics and habits of zoo animals and their offspring. For science studies at the primary level. SPRING IS AN ADVENTURE (1 reel) records many of the exciting changes in trees, flowers, birds and animals which come with spring. For science studies at the primary level. For further information on tiow you may rent or purchase Coronet films, write to: CORONET FILMS Department ES-255 Coronet Building * Chicago 1, Illinois •^i^ February, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 61 GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. /«< NORTH WACKen Oni VC • C H I CAC 0 6 TCL C PHO M C STtri 27316 IGmm SERVICES 16MM - COLOR - SOUND EDUCATIONAL FILMS f SUPERIOR QUALITY CITRUS CULTURE Subiect areas: geography, agriculture, in the nurseries and citrus groves of the science, teacher training. A superior classroom teaching film de- picting the most odvonced methods used United States. Educational Consultant Grace L. Soderlund Elementary Principal Instructor Audio Visual Education, University of Southern California Elementary Version — 17 mins color-sound $140.00 Secondary Version — 1 3 mins color-sound $105.00 FAMILY AFOOT IN THE YUKON Sub/ect areas: geography, social studies, science A man and wife with their two small chil- dren explore a primitive wilderness by hiking 300 miles through the Yukon Ter- ritory. How they lived off the country and thrived on the rough going mokes a film which oppeals to oil red-blooded people both younq ond old. 22 minutes — color- sound $180.00. Write for 1955 Catalog Screening Prints Now Avoiloble Paul Hoefler Produtfions MARTHA HEISING FCA FILM FESTIVAL ROINDUP The second .\merican Film Assembly scheduled for April 4-8 at New York's Waldorf-.Astoria has changed more than its Chicago location. The list of categories has expanded from 1954's thirteen to twenty-five areas in which films are being screened in the Golden Reel Film Festival. Two completely new items on the agenda promise much of interest to special groups. Running concurrently with the Golden Reel Film Festival showings will be the first Sound Slidefilm Conference and Competition held in this country and a Film Users' Workshop geared tf) the film novice's needs. Film Users' Workshop The Film Users' Workshop is set up to take advantage of the many re- sources brought together in the staging of the American Film Assembly. The Workshop, being integrated into the concurrent activities of the Assembly, is open to all persons using films or interested in using films in their pro- gram activities. Enrollment is limited to the first hundred applicants with no charge above the .Assembly registration fee of ,'514. The Workshop is being divided into eight special interest groups: Business and Industry, Citizenship, Adult Edu cation, Classroom Education, Health and Hygiene, Recreation and Travel, and Religion. Sessions are scheduled for mornings and afternoons begin- ning April 4 and ending at noon on .\pril 8. Each special interest group will see that part of the Golden Reel Film Festival relative to his group's subject interests. Screenings will be followed with discussion of the use of these films in specific cases. Workshop members will have an opportunity to talk to the judges, film producers, spon- sors, and professional film users. A percentage of the Workshop sessions will be devoted to ecjuipment use. The Workshop provides an excellent train- ing program for local program plan- ners or organization staff members not experienced in the utilization of 16mm educational, cultural, and informa- tional films. Sound Slidefilm Conference The Advisory Committee of the Sound Slidefilm Conference (chair- man, Bob Shoemaker of DuKane Cor- poration) recently announced the Slidefilm Competition Regulations and Procedures. Producers, sponsors, and distributors are invited to submit their best sound slidefilms in three cate- gories: Education, Industry, and Re- 62 ligion. Only two slidefilms may be entered in each category by an entrant. To be eligible for the competition, a sound slidefilm (sound filmstrip) must be 35mm single frame with sound on tape (714. "Ay^ ips) or disc (78, 45, 33-1/3 rpm) synchronized manually or automatically, either low or high fre- quency, and must have been produced for use in the U. S. previous to February 15, 1955. Entries may be made only on official forms obtainable from the Film Council of America, 600 Davis St., Evanston, 111. FCA is a.ssisting the Advisory Committee in staging this experimental competition by handling the entries, granting awards, and providing the facilities for the Conference at the American Film Assembly. The Competition is limited to the first fifty titles received in each category. Deadline for application is February 15, 1955. The sound slidefilms are being judged by a jury of at least five persons in each category. Potential jury mem- bers must file official application forms (also available from FCA) before February 15. To qualify a juror must be either: (1) a content specialist in the category in which he is judging; (2) actively engaged or experienced in the actual production of sound slide- films: or (3) actively engaged or ex- perienced in the criticism, utilization, programming, or distribution of sound slidefilms. Committee on Jurors Seven representatives of various phases of the 16mm motion picture field have been appointed by the FCA Board of Directors to serve on the Committee on Jurors: Lester Beck (University of Southern California), Edgar Dale (Ohio State University), Bertha Landers (Kansas City Public Library), J. J. McPherson (NEA T)e- partment of .\udio-Visual Instruction), Joseph Schieferly (Standard Oil of New Jersey), W. A. Wittich (Univer- sity of Wisconsin), Adolph Wertheimer (Radiant Manufacturing Corpora- tion). .According to Festival rules, all juror applications must be approved by the Committee on Jurors before anyone is eligible to serve on the Festival jury. Make Plans Now For complete program information on the .American Film .Assembly, hotel reservation blanks, and registration forms write directly to the Film Coun- cil of .America, 600 Davis St., Evanston, Illinois. Educational Screen The best in 16mm. Sound-Movie Projection . . . Now 10 ways better! 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Please send name of nearest Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer and a free copy of your new catalog of Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors. February, 1955 Advertisers welcome Inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 63 editorial Daylight vs. Projected IiUAiiE This is the great and continuing battle of the audio- visual century — daylight versus the projected image. As long ago as 1922, a nationally prominent educator gave testimonial that the battle had been won. In an advertisement for the new Trans-Lux screen he pub- licly claimed, for all to read, that "there is now no need to darken the room at all." That was 1922, and the sun still shines — and dims projected pictures. The sun shines brightest in California (so we are told), and there the search for solutions to the conflict is as intense as anywhere in the country. Eagerness to find the answer there has led to claims that may endanger the whole audio-visual program in that state. That danger may spread. School boards, led astray, are failing to make adequate provisions for the class- room use of projected pictures. This situation has caused the California State Department of Education to issue strong official words of caution warning of the dangers to the audio-visual program when light control devices are not provided (see page 72). In 1922 — and now — the generalizations have been too broad and sweeping. Special situations have been claimed as universal. General conclusions from a suc- cessful demonstration in one room with special condi- tions are falsely based upon the assumption that all rooms are like that one. The fact that opaque pro- jection is something quite different from motion picture projection is ignored. Such psychological fac- tors as were discussed so ably by Bill Hockman in his Church Department last month (January 1955 Edu- cational Screen, page 35) have either never been considered or else completely denied by those who claim that light control is not needed. Wise men who have given considerable thought to these problems have isolated four factors — or groups of factors — that are involved in every picture projec- tion situation: (1) The projector and material projected (illuminant, optics, shutter design, opaques or transparencies, size of film, etc.) (2) The screen (surface, size, placement, reflective index, etc.) (3) Competitive light (quality, quantity, direction, re- flection, etc.) (4) Teaching purposes and techniques (age level, dis- picture of the month DEMOCRACY & BROTHERHOOD Brotherhood is giving to others the rights and respect we want for ourselves— and so is democracy. The challenges ot democ- racy and brotherhood are great— as the young people shown at right are finding out. The picture is part of a discussion kit for adolescents called "Focus on Choices Challenging Youth." It is distributed by the National Conference of Christians & Jews, ■581 4th Ave., New York 16, N. Y., at a cost of 25 cents. We of Educational Scrf.fn hope that pictures of all kinds, still and moving, will be put to use during this birth month of Lincoln and Washington and especially during Brotherhood Week, Feb- ruary 20-27, to help us all, young and not so young, translate our ideals of brotherhood and democracy into action. cipline, concentration desired or required, note-tak- ing, discussion, etc.) Certainly with this complexity of factors involved, the conflict between daylight and the projected image is not going to be resolved by any one invention — no matter how ingenious, nor by any one claim — no matter how persuasively presented. The urgent need now is for the strongest and most brilliant spotlight of reason to be focused upon this problem. DAVI has that opportunity and responsibility. The Department meets in annual convention in Los An- geles in April. Picture-viewing conferees will no doubt be cloistered in meeting rooms buried deep in the interior of a great hotel where not even California's piercing stm rays could penetrate, liut we earnestly hope that DAVI will be mindful of the sun and what it is doing to projected pictures elsewhere. And equally mindful of the technical advances in A-V equipment. Both American educators and the audio-visual in- dustry want and work for adequate projection of all kinds of pictures in all kinds of classroom situations. But they need a clear-cut statement to guide them in this matter of light control. In consultation with lead- ers of education and industry, DAVI should provide that guide. Paul C Keeh 64 Educational Screen At a workshop session in Craig School, Milwaukee county. Dr. Schott instructs elementary school teochers in the use of the obocus, a modern version of the ancient counting device. The abocus is one of the tools Dr. Schott uses to put color, feel, "ma- nipulabiiity" into number learning. mumi II itRiTHMGTii; This abacus-adding machine method puts muscles and meaning into number -learning by ANDREW F. SCHOTT As AN EDUCATOR, I have always been deeply concerned by the atti- L tudes of a large majority of school children toward arithmetic. With few exceptions, most of them are lukewarm about it. Many are openly bored. An alarming number positively detest the subject. Dr. Schott is a research lec- turer in business administra- tion at Marquette Univer- sity, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is director of the Mil- waukee Arithmetic Teaching Project. And yet, skill with numbers should be as important to them as any skill acquired in the classroom. It has solid adult value. They could split an in- finitive later on, with only a remote chance of offending someone — but if they made incorrect change, or miscal- culated a bank balance, they would be called to account quickly enough! The more I observed teachers and students, the more convinced I was that arithmetic itself was not at fault. It simply did not make very much sense as it was taught. Teachers them- selves were not to blame. They were conscientiously using methods that had the sanctity of generations of classroom use. But those methods were ineffec- tive in conveying to pupils the real meaning of the number processes. In many cases, even the teachers them- selves were mystified. What was needed, in my opinion, was a fresh approach to our decimal system. If this were effectively and intelligently taught, and learned, in the lower grades, it would provide a solid "floor" for the understanding of higher arithmetic in the upper pri- mary grades. .As a college faculty member on re- search assignment, I began to do some exploratory work in this field in 1950. By 1953, I had a new method devel- oped and several Milwaukee area February, 1955 65 schools — seven public and parochial schools with an enrollment of over 1,500 children — were interested in giv- ing it a real try. In the summer and fall of 1953 I trained the teachers in the new method. Starting in the spring semester of 1954, the teachers put the method to work in their classes. Before we get into the results of this program in Milwaukee, I'd like to mention two highly significant physical features of our new approach to arith- metic: the abacus and the adding ma- chine. The abacus is a modern version of the ancient calculating device which I designed particularly for use with the new method. The adding machine was a seven-column, hand-operated model which was perfectly suited to our needs. It would be hard to overestimate the importance of these tools to the suc- cess of our program. They justify themselves alone by their ability to invest arithmetic with a sense of real- ity which I believe is new to the class- room. Consider the abacus in this light. It is used in teaching arithmetic to six-, seven- and eight-year-olds — children whose minds are reached most effec- tively through the senses. They take to the abacus because it satisfies their thirst to learn visually and through the touch. With it they see and handle numbers. Numbers are materialized for them. They are "in the round." The abacus gives them color, feel — and, if I may use the word, manipula- bility. The figure "3," for instance, is no longer a symbol written on the board and dutifully copied in tablets it is three very solid blue plastic counters grouped on an abacus rod. With the abacus, numbers are real. Aside from its powerful sensory ap- peal, the abacus recommends itself because it represents flawlessly the de- sign and operation of the decimal sys- tem. Here, in unalterable ranks, are units, tens, hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands. On the five rods, any whole number from I through 99,999 can be represented. Use of the rods, teaches children the positional signifi- cance of numbers: they write the value of the counters on each rod directly below it. And with the abacus they learn clearly the reason for "carrying" numbers — usually a difficult concept for children. I dropped in on beginners' classes frequently throughout the program. The teachers were delighted. The abacus was a bridge - a visual bridge from one mind to another. What the teacher meant, she not only said but she visualized. What she visualized, the pupil could see, and seeing, under- stand. In many ways, the appeal of the adding machine was like that of the Teacher Harvey Jones shows freshmen students at Nathan Hale High School, West Allis, Wisconsin, how to solve arithmetic problems with the odding machine. The adding machine plays a major role in the method of teoching arithmetic developed by Dr. Schott. abacus. But originally I had no inten- tion of introducing the adding ma- chine into the classroom. It happened this way. I had developed a new method for teaching arithmetic to the higher primary school and the high school grades. In training the teachers in the new method in the summer of '53, I employed a few adding machines. They were loaned to us by the manager of the Milwaukee branch of the Bur- roughs Corporation. The teachers were quite taken with them. They seemed such a natural counterpart to the method! Someone said it was a pity the machines could not be used in the classroom. Someone else had the pres- ence of mind and natural audacity to ask, why not? The method was re- vised to incorporate techniques for pre- senting the adding machine to chil- dren; and in the fall of '53, with a few more borrowed machines, we staged a pilot experiment in a lone fifth-grad<' class in arithmetic. The Burroughs Corporation itself became interested in the program and furnished the large additional quan- tity of machines needed to implement it on a substantial basis, starting in January of 1954. Here method was perhaps even more important than in the case of the abacus. One function of method was to teach boys and girls to regard and use the machine as a tool, not a crutch. Without this sobering influence, some may have arrived at the notion that arithmetic from here on in was to be chiefly a matter of pulling the handle and reading off the answers. But one of the fine things about the adding machine is that it's stimulating even when it's used educatively. And that, emphatically, is the way it is used in the Milwaukee program. The method insures that students know precisely what they are doing on the machine. They are required to men- tally estimate answers; to work prob- lems by the slower and more detailed paper and pencil method. Then, after they have demonstrated that they have a good grasp of the subject, they are permitted to use some of the short-cuts in computation possible with the ma- chine. One of the happy results of adding machine training is that it has made the learning of multiplication tables by rote rather pointless. Students learn their multiplications as a by-product of volume problem-solving. .\s in the case of the abacus, plain, garden-variety observation told us that the adding machine method was suc- cessful. We had the continuing and enthusiastic endorsement of teachers in the program. The children were obviously making more progress than before. But that was not enough. We wanted formal and incontrovertible evidence of progress. A carefully planned testing procedure was put into action. .\t the beginning of the spring semester. January, 1954 — before the new machine method was introduced — all the pupils to participate in the jjrogram were given the California Arithmetic lest. They used paper and pencil, of course. 66 Educational Screen After four months of training under the new method, the same children were tested again. This time they took two different forms of the same test — one using paper and pencil, and one using their adding machines. The pur- pose of the dual testing was to deter- mine whether use of the machine had in any wise affected their manual skills in arithmetic. Completed tests were sent to Mar- quette University for scoring and analysis. Our findings were then sent to the California Test Bureau, origina- tors of the test, for their examination. The Bureau confirmed all results and the director. Dr. William Shanner, de- scribed the project as "a very fine example of good scientific research work." Our major findings were these: (1) With the machine method, pupils made over three times the nor- mal expected gains in arithmetic. In less than four months, they had learned what took fourteen months with the old method. (2) Learning accelerated in the higher grades. With the machine method, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders gained at twice the normal rate. Seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders gained at five times the normal rate. In less than a semester, they learned what normally requires two full school years to learn! (3) Problem-solving ability increased as fast as learning of fundamentals. Scores on questions measuring reason- ing power were, in fact, a trifle better than scores on questions testing grasp of fundamentals. (4) Pupils scored as well with paper and pencil as with the machine. After four months of training with the ma- chine, paper and pencil test results prove decisively that the machine not only does not impair but tremendously improves independent manual skills in aritlimetic. As a final check on the depth and durability of learning, the pupils were given another test after their long simimer vacation and at the beginning of the fall semester, in October 1954. These tests showed conclusively that the gains made in the preceding se- mester were positively maintained. One of the most interesting aspects of the new method is the challenge it furnishes the individual student. Test results show tremendous individual gains, indicating that students have been given the opportunity to work beyond the dead level of the majority and more nearly at capacity. But top students are not the only ones to benefit. .Students slow to learn by con\entional methods move rapidly ahead when working under the ma- chine method. Many of the results attributable to the new method cannot be measured ])recisely by available tests. But they are nonetheless real. Teachers, admin- istrators, parents and children them- selves are enthusiastic about the new method. Students have grown to like mathematics, sometimes for the first time in their school career, and are willing to work at it. Teachers report that their jobs are now easier, more interesting. One thing they've discov- ered, for instance, is that with tlie machine method they're able to work out remedial exercises for problem children a lot more effectively than before. The Milwaukee program is now in its second year of operation. Some of the long-range efforts of accelerated learning — such as the exhaustion of the arithmetic curriculum long before the scheduled time — are now begin- ning to loom up on the horizon. But they really don't upset anyone. They're simply problems raised by progress. The task of solving them is a small price to pay for the big step forward we believe we've taken in teaching arithmetic! "Mr. Hays went up to Rochester. . . "Yes, Mr. Hays went up to Rochester to visit his old friend George Eastman — and he said, "Now George, you have made a whole lot of money out of the motion picture business so it's time for you to spend some of it in the fur- therance of visual education.' So Mr. Eastman said, 'All right. Will,' and he spent a million or so to start off Eastman Teaching Films." Thus, according to Carl E. Milliken, Managing Trustee of Teaching Film Custodians, Inc., was born this coun- try's second major venture into the production of films specifically for classroom teaching. (The first was a series produced by the Society for Visual Education, backed by utilities magnate Harley Clark.) The old Governor's recollections are part of the original materials which the .Archives Committee of the Depart- ment of .-\udio-Visual Instruction, Na- tional Education Association, is striv- ing to preserve for research purposes. .\ series of tape recordings of inter- views with pioneer A-V leaders is being gathered for preservation, along with printed materials, at the Iowa State University Library, Iowa City. The Milliken recording, made during the NEA meeting in New York last sum- mer, is the first in the series. The proj- ect has been aided by Reeves Sound- craft Corporation's donation of fifty rolls of its new plastic "Lifetime" tape and by the Ampro Corporation's loan of a "Celebrity" recorder. Milliken's reminiscences go back more than fifty years, long prior to his election as governor of the state of Maine. Among other events he talks about are the effect of the Will Hays' addresses before the NEA in 1922 and again in 1939 and the long tortuous path that led to educator access to the film riches of the theatrical world. The second completed tape-inter- view is with B. A. Aughinbaugh, re- tired ex-head of the Ohio State Film and Slide Service. The roots of that great enterprise reach back to lime- light slideshows of religious materials before illiterate Filipinos and to the "Mingo County Plan" of showing en- tertainment films in rural schoolhouses in theaterless areas of Ohio. Tapes are now in work by F. Dean McClusky and Rita Hochheimer. The series, in 15- and 30-minute units, will be available at very moderate cost through the cooperation of Lee W. Cochran of Iowa State Universitv. Carl F. Milliken (center). Managing Trustee of Teaching Film Cusfodions, non- profit subsidiary of the Motion Picture Association of America, is interviewed at Reeves Recording Studios in New York by William F. Kruse (right), archivist for the DAVI Archives Committee, ond George Bassett of Reeves Soundcraft Corporation. February, 1955 67 1. Materials 2. Separating the frisket from its backing 5. Immersing the picture in water 6. Separating ink surface from its paper backing T RAMPilREICIES FROM THE rRINTED im Pi P) THE MOUNTING and display of pictures, illustrations, and maps from popular periodicals has been an in- creasingly common practice among teachers. The effec- tiveness of this form of presentation, however, has been somewhat limited by the extreme variation in the sizes of materials. Now, however, through the use of a newly developed rubber-coated acetate, it is possible to lift only the ink from a printed page, thereby making a transparency. With the transparency, we are able to overcome the obstacle of varying sizes in addition to providing a greater variety of possible presentation techniques. The smallest materials can easily be made into Si/j" x 4" slides, while those which are a little larger may be used on the overhead projector. Large full page illustrations can be made into transparen- cies and mounted in windows and light boxes for display purposes. Only a few easily obtainable materials are required to lift pictures: (1) a pan of water, (2) a warm flat iron, (3) a smooth firm surface, (4) a hand-operated spray gun containing clear lacquer, (5) a hard, smooth handle such as the back of a pocket comb, and (6) a roll of the rubber coated acetate known as E-Z Frisket. Originally intended as a masking material for airbrush artists, E-Z Frisket is manufactured and distributed by the •Arthur Brown An Supply Company.* .A roll 26 inches wide by five yards long costs in the neighborhood of four dollars. .After selecting the illustration which is to be made into a transparency, cut a piece of the E-Z Frisket slightlv larger than the illustration and separate it from its waxed paper backing. Lay the rubber coated side over the surface of the illustration. Working from the center with any hard surfaced handle, similar to the back of a pocket comb, rub the E-Z Frisket into extremely close contact with the paper. After all air bubbles have been rubbed out, place a sheet of plain white paper on top of the acetate and pass over it with an electric iron turned to a low position (approximately 250° F). Place the E-Z Frisket with its adhered illustration into a pan of water where the •2 W. 46th St., New York 36, N. Y. 68 Educational Screen 3. Placing the frisket on the picture surface 4. Rubbing the frisket tightly to the picture surface 7. Spraying the reverse side of the picture surface bv HARVEY FRYE and EDWARD McMAHON frisket iind paper will sf]);irate in five or ten minutes leaving the ink fused to tlie ruljber base. Remove tlie E-Z Frisket from tlie water; plate the rubber based side up on dean scrap cardboard, tape at the corners, and allow it to dry. At this point by checking tire paper previously having the printed image, it can be determined how well the illustration lifted. If small spots still remain on the paper, the transparency will be dotted with pinholes. If no ink remains, die transparenty will be of good quality. In the drying process a white film will appear over the rubber coated side of the transjjarency. This is simply dried clay and pa])er fiber lifted with the illustration. By •>praying with clear lacquer, the surface will become more transparent. Authors Frye and McMahon are both members of the Audio-Visual Center staff at Indiana University. Mr. Frye is Super- v'sor of Graphic Arts and Mr. McMahon is Associate in Production. Photos are by Kenneth Skirvin. The picture in the illustrations is being lifted from page 185 of the May, 1954 EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. 8. Projecting the final transparency February, 1955 3835 N. WESTERN AVENUE • CHICAGO 18, ILLINOIS CABLE ADDRESS- AMPRODUCTS CHICAGO You will be Interested... ...in the vital message presented on the opposite page. The time is here when we must consider audio-visual utilization not for today alone, but for the many tomorrows which are yet to come. The time is here when audio-visual's contri- bution in the realm of education must be planned for as surely as the draftsman plans with brick and mortar and glass. Thus, we felt that you would be interested (even to the extent of sending us your comments) in this message which Is appear- ing in leading magazines read by school ad- ministrators. We hope for the awareness of a problem before the problem becomes a dilemma. Very truly yours , I Vice-President Howard Marx:p GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION SUBSIDIAR-Y NssjaUMlJiuy 70 Educational Screen • and darkness, *< Darkness? What darkness? Well, if you'll take a sharp look at the classroom picture, you'll see that shades are installed at the windows. This means that the room can be darkened in seconds for the utilization of audio-visuals. Today, school administrators, architects and builders are consulting with their local Ampro audio-visual dealer for professional guidance in the many modern methods and techinques which can be employed to darken school rooms. Plan for audio-visuals while your school is in the blueprint stage. Remember: light is important . . . and darkness, tool 2835 N. Western Ave., Chicago 18 A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION February, 1955 Advertisers welcome comments. Please mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEh 71 miiiiimiffliiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiH^^^^^^ LIGHT CONTROL II UUFOBIU (USSKOOinS by CHARLES W. BURSCH and FRANCIS W. NOEL iiiniiiiiiiMiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ This is an official statement of the California State Department of Education. Author Bursch is As- sistant Division Chief, School Planning, California State Depart- ment of Education. Co-author Noel is Chief, Califorina State Bureau of Audio-Visual Education. The report was originally titled, "Current Status of Projection in High • Level Day lighted Class- rooms." It is reprinted here, with permission, from the January, 1955 issue of the California Education Department publication, California Schools, in the hope that it will throw some needed light on the national problem of classroorn light control {see editorial com- ments on page 64). THIS ARTICLE is an attempt to eliminate the confusion existing regarding classroom light controls necessary for the use of instructional films and other projected materials in classrooms. The problem will be set forth as it exists in California and in conclusion current operating policies of the Office of School Planning and the Bureau of Audio-Visual Education regarding the subject will be stated. Re]3orts from many parts of the state indicate that claims have been made that, due to continued improvements in projectors and screens, light control devices are no longer needed in high- level daylighted classrooms. Regardless of the sources of such statements, it is to be observed that neither the Office of School Planning nor the Bureau of .\udio-\'isual Education has sufficient evidence to warrant such a recommen- dation and that initil evidence is veri- fied of the success of projection without light controls, protection of the audio- visual education program in high-level daylighted classrooms requires provi- sion for room darkening. Great advances have been made in the efficiency of light sources, the op- tical systems of projectors, and the re- Hective characteristics of screen sur- faces. Due to these developments, in some situations fairly satisfactory pro- jection may now be obtained without light controls, especially in low-level daylighted rooms during some periods of the year or day. These results, how- ever, should not be interpreted as evi- dence that the same success is possible in high-level daylighted classroom con- struction sucli as is recommended by tlie Office of School Planning. For this reason the inclusion of such devices is authorized in the plans for schools con- structed with State School Building Aid Funds. These improvements in projectors and screen surfaces now make satisfac- tory ])rojcction possible in light condi- tions in which projection was impos- sible a few years ago. It is desirable for instructional purposes, for visual comfort of the classes, and for economy that the projection of a clear image be- come possible in classrooms having high daylight light levels. .Screen and ])rojector manufacturers are seeking ways and means to make this possible, and the State Department of Educa- tion is liopeful that a satisfactory screen will ultimately be perfected which will make light controls unnecessary. Con- sidering the instructional and economic im|)ortance of such a development, it is understandable that some vendors may claim to have such a product for sale. .Also considering the great variety of light conditions to be found at various times of the day in classrooms, it is likewise possible for such vendors to conduct apparently successful dem- onstrations of their screens and to en- courage the inference from such dem- onstrations that their screen is the answer to the projection problem un- der all daylight conditions. Where such claims are made for screens, and school authorities wish to consider such screens in lieu of room darkening facilities, it is recommended that care- ful tests be made of the success of the product under light conditions which will be prevalent in the classroom situ- ation in which the screen is to be used. To assist school authorities in mak- ing their own decisions regarding the merit of screens which purport to pro- vide successful projection under high- level daylighted classroom conditions, the offices of School Planning and • Vudio-Visual Education will in the near future co-operate in testing screens and will subsequently release joint re- ]«)rts covering such tests. The screens will be tested under conditions which are believed to be comparable to the conditions under which they would be used in high-level daylighted class- rooms. (.At this point in tin- original report statistics are included to show the ex- tent and investment of the California audio-visual program — omitted here for lack of space.) In view of the facts concerning the magnitude and status of the problem of using projected instructional ma- terial in California classrooms, the fol- lowing policies have been adopted by the Office of School Planning and the Bureau of .Audio-Visual Education: (1) That considering the importance of the long-range instructional, eco- nomic, and visual comfort value of i)iing able to use projection materials ill the classroom without light controls, the two offices concerned will contin- uously encourage and seek ways and means of accomplishing it. (2) That as new devices purporting to accomplish projection without light tontrols are made available, the two offices will co-operatively arrange for testing such devices in high-level day- lighted classrooms and will jointly re- lease reports regarding the same in the Department publication California Schools. (3) That until such time as evidence and experience indicate beyond a doubt that successful projection in high-level daylighted classrooms with- out light controls is an accomplished fact, .school authorities should consider (arefully the adverse con.sequences to their audio-visual education program when they do not include light control tlevices in new classroom construction. 72 Educational Screen News of the day comes to life in the East Junior High School, Aurora, Illinois (Miss Leota Archer, teacher). Watch a filmstrip teach by ELIZABETH L. BLOSS COME into a classroom where stu- dents are growing in understand- ing and appreciation of world af- fairs. It is Monday. By morning air- mail special delivery, a filmstrip has arrived.* Before long a lively discus- sion is in progress. .'\11 eyes are focused on the projected picture on the screen. This very picture has just appeared in the nation's leading newspapers. It ac- companied a news-story of interna- tional business relationships. Now in a classroom group of alert young citi- zens and future leaders, this same government problem is being thought- fully considered. The projector is turned off. What happens now? On the front black- board is a list of words. Words that were being used so fluently during the discussion. At the top of the list is written: Dictionary Assignment. A class member now changes this cap- tion to: Words to Keep in Our Vocabulary — Use Them! It is evident that these students acquaint themselves witli unfamiliar words and have reason for putting them to use. Next the group organizes for the week. Suggestions are made as to news interests they wish to pursue further. The list of suggestions is given to the •One of the VEC Neus Filmstrips (Visual Edu- cation Consultants. Inc., 2066 Helena St., .Mad- ison -1, Wisconsin). Research C^ommittee. The Picture Committee receives help on selection of news pictures to post on their photo- board. Time is given to the Bulletin Board Committee to make reference to certain correlative news clippings from magazines and local newspapers — to the Map C;ommittee to pinhead for observation the countries and cities in the week's top news— to the Current News Committee to chart the frames they expect to be choice news in their Weekly Readers. Here these children are working in committees, but with one teacher- guided goal: the goal of being intelli- gently informed on all current news. Most astounding of all, perhaps, is to ol)serve that this goal is being at- tained through the power of a film- strip. One thinks, how can this be? .Are filmstrips really of such dynamic value? Aren't most of them pretty unexciting? .And yet what about this class we just visited? Did not the enthusiastic participation prove these youngsters read far beyond the comics and sport pages of daily newspapers? These stu- dents exercise a more careful selection of both radio and television programs. They claim an active and intelligent place in a family chat on news of the day — local, national, and interna- tional. Thanks in part to a filmstrip. The manual accompanying the news filmstrip, vocabulary exercises, quizzes and semester exams give this filmstrip an additional value. Written in the vocabulary of your own students, the manual is well organized. Junior and senior high students use the entire news-story. News-frames for the inter- mediate and primary grades are desig- nated as such. So, you see, the filmstrip can be of dynamic value in providing experi- ences through which the news of the day comes to life and awakens an active interest in the mind of each individual student. I do not attempt to suggest how all teachers should teach. Learning is promoted through many approaches and techniques. This I can say: film- strips have unlimited instructional powers. This article has given you a quick glance at the powers of a VEC News Filmstrip. Other teachers will cite other examples of the powers of the filmstrip. What would be your answer if .someone asked you what specific filmstrip powers you have dis- covered? Miss Bloss is Director of Au- dio-Visual Education, Aurora Public Schools, East Side, Au- rora, Illinois. February, 1955 73 il-f i by NILS HAKANSON Higher secondary school students at Karlstad, Sweden, put Euripides' "Alcestis" on tape. Recording and broadcasting are populor A-V tools in Swedish schools. How this report came to be Dear Editors: During my visit to the United States in 1952 to study the use of audio-visual ma- terials in the American schools and teacher training colleges, among many other nice people I met Mr. William S. Hockman, the church editor of EDUCA- TIONAL SCREEN, then still working at Lakewood, Ohio. We have since then become pen friends and he has several times asked me to write something for EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. There- fore I now hove the pleasure of sending you a brief report on au- dio-visual education in Sweden. Maybe the article is rather "dry" but I think it will be best at this time to give only a summary of our activities. Perhaps it can be something more "live" another time! With best wishes for the future of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN and of the good rela- tions between the audio-visual people of the whole world . . N/75 Hakarison Mr. Hakanson is Consultant in Audio-Visual Education at the State Board of Education in Stockholm, Sxueden. 1i\ SWEDEN the interest in audio- visual aids has increased consider- ably during the last few years. Teachers as well as principals, super- intendents and other school authori- ties pay iTiore and more attention to such media as still pictures, motion pictures, phonograph records, and tape recordings. School broadcasting activities have achieved an important position, espe- cially in the elementary schools. Be- cause of scheduling difficulties, the higher schools have not been able to make use of the programs to the same extent, but this problem can be solved now since good tape recorders are on the market. Some years ago the State Board of Education set up a committee of ex- ]jerts to find out which of the avail- able tape recorders are most suitable for school use. This conmiittee fin- ished its work during the siniimer of 1951. Tape recorders are used not only for the recording of programs specially broadcast to schools. They are also usefid to record other radio programs, and of course they are a great help during music and language lessons. The tape recorder has proved useful also in other subjects, such as history. The State board has taken the in- itiative in other fields as well. In its book "Planning School Buildings," it is recommended that every classroom he ecjuipped for the use of audio-visual aids. Among other things the impor- tance of electric outlets and convenient darkening facilities in all the class- rooms is stressed. The Swedish school system is rather a centralized one. Thus the blueprints for all school buildings must be studied and approved by the State board. This makes it likely that all new schools will give teacliers a good chance to use audio-visual de- vices. In collaboration with audio-visual dealers and the Material Testing In- stitute of Sweden, data sheets for the best kinds of ecjuipment will be made. These sheets, containing only objective and checked data, will be inserted in the brochures of the firms. Schools may also order the data sheets directly from the State board. If a school wants to buy one or several filmstrip projectors, for instance, it can get data sheets on all projectors suitable for use in school. The State board has also published a film catalog containing about e.'iO titles. This catalog was made in the following way. .\fter an evaluation sheet had been composed at the be- ginning of 1953. a number of teachers from various school levels were asked to evaluate films. Most films were evaluated h\ at least two teachers from different types of schools. The evaluation sheet raised questions con- cerning the technical and education.d construction of the film. The evahia- tion process ended with approval or tlisapproval of the film. This evalua- tion was the basis for the State board's decision to in.sert a title in the catalog. 74 Educational Screen The evaluation of school films will go on, and the State board has ap- pealed for state allowance for this purpose. The State board has also asked for 75,000 Swedish crowns for the next financial year in order to produce films for the training of teachers, and for 70,000 Swedish crowns to assist in the purchase of film projectors for elementary schools. The State board will ask for additional funds to make it possible to give the same subsidies also to higher schools. So far the State board has produced two films of its own for the training of teachers. One film is called "Teach- ing with Film" and the other one deals with activity methods in modern teach- ing. Some other films are in the plan- ning stage. The production and distribution of most school films are carried out by private firms. The films listed in the catalog mentioned are not distributed by the State board but by the pro- ducers themselves. The elementary school .A-V educa- tion situation is this: Sweden is divided into 1,030 school districts. About 85, or 8 per cent, of these school districts now have their own film libraries contain- ing on an average 40 titles. Six hun- dred and fifty, or about 63 per cent, of all districts are connected with regional film libraries. The number of films in a regional library amounts to about 50 titles. Thus more than 70 per cent of all the elementary school districts have regular distribution of films to their schools. The films in these libraries have been bought from the producers and may be borrowed at no charge by the schools. As far as the higher schools are concerned, the film problem is not yet solved, but film libraries are planned for them too. Most elementary school districts and many of the secondary schools have film projectors of their own, but there is 7iot one projector in every school as yet, and this is now the nearest goal. Until recently silent films were used more than sound films, but sound films are now definitely on the march. Usually there are no special libraries for still pictures in the school districts. As far as possible, every school pur- chases its own supply. Most schools have still picture projectors. The still pictures now sold have not been eval- uated but the suggestion has been made that the State board make a catalog containing the titles of the best filmstrips and 5x5 cm slides. Finally it should be mentioned that the State board has published method- ical instructions for the use of audio- visual materials. .And now audio-visual people in Sweden hope that all these activities will result in better teaching in the schools of our countrv. PEERLESS Reconditioning of Prints for Film Libraries Can be done one at a time, ten at a time, any number at a time according to your needs and convenience. Among the prints in your Film Library, there are undoubtedly some which, through hard, frequent usage have been damaged — with the result that the impact of your message on audiences may be seriously diminished. Our many years of experience in the protec- tion, preservation and reconditioning of film can profitably serve you in prolonging the useful life of your prints. Peerless Re-Conditioning services include: INSPECTION REPAIRS SCRATCH REMOVAL CLEANING FOOTAGE REPLACEMENTS REHUMIDIFICATION "PEERLBSS TREATMENT" TO RESIST FUTURE DAMAGE. We can also cut your costs by reducing or eliminating the need for replacement footage or whole replace- ment prints. Get Longer Life for Your Prints! Cost? Surprisingly low! Write for Price List. EERLESS p I FILM PROCESSING CORPORATION I 165 WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y 1 959 SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. ^ i I I I I I i February, 1955 Writing for more informotlon? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN iuhutch bcMttmcnt by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN AW ORCHID OR TWO TO THE Av \mwm\ Those commercially interested in the A-V movement have made an invalu- able contribution to the development of the church field. We refer, of course, to the ready, willing, and capable co- operation of equipment manufacturers, producers, distributors, libraries, and publishers. In local and national con- ferences, institutes, workshops, train- ing schools, and special meetings of all kinds, they have cooperated enthu- siastically, intelligently, and at their own expense. These commercial people have sup- plied without charge preview prints for writers and review boards; have produced bulletins, leaflets, users' guides, and know-how pieces; and have provided personnel for countless con- ferences, workshops, and meetings. Equipment concerns have lent A-V equipment of all kinds for all sorts of meetings, sending along operators in- structed to explain and demonstrate but not sell. From these people the church has received much. Without their unselfish assistance the A-V movement could not have developed so rapidly in the church field. They deserve an "Oscar" of some sort, or at least an orchid or two. Whatever we hand them, they will modestly protest that they have done very little. Don't believe theml Some of us, in this movement from the start, know better! FILE OF FILM GHDES One churdi office has a file of the User's Guides to all the Cathedral mo- tion pictures. Each guide contains a complete synopsis of the film's action; suggestions for its utilization; and 21 scenes from the film which reconstruct the entire continuity. This file is used for reference by the minister and the director for their own 76 program planning. When the program chairmen of church organizations ei- ther seek or need help, it is invaluable. Witli such a file, dim impressions, poor memory, and guesswork are taken out of program planning. Those interested in a film can see at the planning stage what the film is all about. Where did this file come from? From Cathedral Films via their dealer in that locality. You, too, can secure such a file from your dealer and at a price which will be much less than the 10c usually paid per guide. Many other producers of religious motion pictures are providing guides for the user. They spend real money developing these guides under the con- viction that they can help the user. Therefore, ask your .^-V dealer for the guides of the films you plan to use. Build up a file for your office. Out of this small investment will come many dividends. Time can be saved; selec- tion can be more satisfactory; and total utilization can be improved when such a resource is consulted and used. A-V PIWCH-HITTIM Filmstrips are doing too much pinch- hitting. Right there they are, in the church's library! So easy to grab one of the little cans off the shelf and dash for the classroom, sending down the hall an S.O.S. for a projector as you go. Thus the filmstrip library has saved the day many times; or has it? A filmstrip library is a good idea. As an ever-present help for slothful teach ers, it can be a menace. Then it is a good idea off the tracks. The library exists for exactly oppo- site reasons: to give the planning uscv a chance to see, select, and prepare in advance. Rightly used, a filmstrip li- brary can be an aid in the development of better worship and teaching. Used the wrong way it can hinder. It will pay a lot of busy ministers, directors, and others to check up on the way the .^-V library is getting used. Emergencies occur and must be met, (Continued on page 78) 'Whof About Drinking" . . . o good film to get a group talking (see page 78) Educational Screen BY DEMAND from church leaders coast to coastl FILMS 0sims from TV film success 'THIS IS THE LIFE' Thousands were impressed by Jhe first series . . . many have asked us for more. Here is the great new selection of thirteen Christ-centered subjects: THE LITTLE LIE THAT GREW (Truthfulness) THE CHEAT (Cheating) A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM (Spiritual Pride versus Humility) THE WAY HE SHOULD GO (Parental responsibility) THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR (Charity suffereth long and is kind) THE JEALOUS HEART (Envy) WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? (Christian conviction) MONEY FOR THE MASTER (The stewardship of money) A CHRISTIAN IN POLITICS (Christian citizenship) INVITATION TO THE WEDDING (Christian marriage) THE FAMILY ALTAR (Family worship) THE HAPPY HEART (Christian joy) 'TIL DEATH YOU DO PART (Christian immortality) 16mm, sound, black and white, 30 minutes. Rental $9.00 eoch Ideal <°' 7p,og,am? •.n P'^""''^,: Education services. 10% D/SCOUNT FOR SERIES RENTAL Saoe $11.70 on the entire series Why not plan to use a series of these films in your services. There is such o wide choice of subject matter, they con be fitted very effectively into your present programming. Contact your rental library now and reserve showing dotes, or write us for the name of the nearest library serving you. CONCORDIA FILMS 3558 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis 18, Missouri February, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 77 9 Bible Story Motion Pictures made expressly for Children DRAMATIZED BY PUPPETS in Authentic Costumes and /^ Settings THE STORY OF MOSES Three films portray the baby Mo$es afloat among waving bulrushes , . , the Israelites' thrilling escape from the pursuing Egyptians . . . Moses pre- senting his people with the Ten Commondments Moses in Egypt • Moses and His People • Moses and the Ten Commandments THE STORY OF JOSEPH .... Two films tell the adventurous story of a courageous boy who was sold into bondage by his jealous brothers and later attained an in- fluential role in Egypt where he was able to save his brothers from starvation • Joseph and His Brethren Egypt FOUR PARABLES • The Lost Sheep • The Prodigal Son • The Good Samaritan • The Ten Talents Each Film: 14 1/2 minutes 16 mm. sound Rental: Color — $7.50 '"' .L Black and White — $5.00 Send for complete BFC catalog and name of nearest film library. Write to Dept. E BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION NatlongI Council of the Churches of Christ In the U.S.A. 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. Joseph in Filmstrips that Help with TEEN-AGE PROBLEMS * Datin3, marriage, sex education. * Home and school relationships. * Personality problems. Write for free descriptive folders of film- strips for church (non-denominationall and school use. Church Screen Produch'ons p. O. Box 5036 Nashville 6, Tenn. For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for your free copy of ewr film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Baltimore 3 Chicago 1 1 Cincinnoti 2 Do'las 1 Detroit I Kansas City 6 Nashville 2 New York I 1 Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN and filmstrips can help meet them, of course. But meeting all emergencies with filmstrips is a wild vine, indeed, and will soon cover your educational garden if left unchecked. im FILMS MD FILMSTRIPS On Alcohol What About Drinking shows five or six high-school young people talking about drinking. One thinks it is always wrong; another that it all depends on who is doing the drinking: another that it seems to do no one any good; and one boy can't make up his mind, saying that he is trying to think the problem through and suggests that we (the audience) do the same. This is a good film — good to get a group talk- ing; not for the information it con- tains. Its best use will require that either youth or adidt leaders be pre- pared to introduce some facts into the discussion — or there will be little trac- tion with reality. It's all right for young people to discuss, but if they are to get somewhere their leaders should see to it that they keep their mental wheels on the ground of facts, (II minutes; B&W; discussion guide: produced by Young America Films. Inc., 18 E. 41st St., N. Y. 17) The Friendly Enemy is a scientific presentation of the nature and proper- ties of alcohol, its uses in industry, and its effects on the human body. Audi- ence? Junior Hi and up. Here arc facts; we're in the laboratory the whole 45 minutes. Here is excellent factual background material, the kind of stuff that should precede discussion. (Avail- able from Association Films, 347 Madi- son .\ve., N. Y. 16, on service fee basis) Those who want their alcohol facts presented in a semi-laboratory manner will like the semi-dramatic film. The Choice Is Yours. Here Mr. Wilson, high-school science teacher, tries out his demonstration-lecture on his neigh- bors, a rather precocious ten-year-old boy and his serious-minded sixteen- year-old sister. The target audience is Junior and Senior high school. It can be used for its facts and to get a dis- cu,ssion under way. It needs to be supplemented by the psychological and Coming Soon Church Department Editor William S. Hocknian will discuss how to use visual aids in the morning worship service. Watch for his article. social facts about alcohol. (Service fee basis; 23 minutes; B&W; from Associa- tion Films, 347 Madison Ave., N. Y. 17) On Proper Diet Amenu s Child is a film whose story is set in an African village. It takes 3S minutes to say that one of the village women learned — this reviewer is not quite certain where — a better way to feed babies than the traditional one. Rejected at first, the whsle village finally turns out for her lessons on proper diet. On ray print the sound- track was poor. I got little from the British - English commentary spoken with a Gold Coast accent. A tedious film; hard to make out; with mediocre photography. (B&W; rental S3. 75: from British Information Services, 30 Rockefeller Pla/a; N. Y. 20) Holy Land Background Coronet Films has produced an 11- minute film. The Holy Land: Back ground for History, bearing on the geography, history, and literature ol ancient Palestine. The film presents scenes where historical events took place. There are maps, and good scenes of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Lake of Gali- lee, Jordan River, Mount Nebo, Jer- icho, and other places of importance. It was intended to give background, antl that's its best use. Another film of the same general character is These Stones Cry Out. produced by the Dr. Moon of the Moody Institute of Science. It has the prophecy twist and takes us to the site of the cities whose doom was predicted — Petra, Tyre, Babylon, etc. The cam- era-work is good, with Dr. Culbertson. president of Moody Bible Institute (820 N. LaSalle, Chicago 10) doing the narration. The film ends with a Irttk- sermon. Digging for Buried Treasure is a 34- frame filmstrip taking us to Ezion- geber, Pittsburgh of antiquity, showing us via some very good artist drawings Solomon's copper mines and smelters. "Audio-visual aids ore in last analysis only springboards for action; it is up to the teacher to make that action complete — heod, heart, hands — thought, proyer, effort. In this way the children will learn the truth, love the truth, and live the truth, and you and they will have drawn much closer to Cod." — The Rev. Michael F. Mullen "The Catholic Educator," January 1953 78 Educational Screen liiieresting and instructive and useful in botli college and seminary class- rooms. The producer. Union of Ameri- can Hebrew Congregations (838 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 21), has provided a good commentary-guide for the user. The story of the Dead Sea Scrolls is presented in a 40-framc color filmstrip with printed commentary-guide which was produced by Department of Eng- lish Bible of the National Council of Churches (79 E. .\dams, Chicago 3, 111.). There are two commentaries — one gives a minimum of explanation; the other is quite detailed. This filmstrip. Discovering Hidden Treasures, can be used with young people in church, college, and seminary to supplement their knowledge, to motivate reading, and to accjuaint them with some inter- esting happenings in the realm of Biblical manuscripts and scholarships. Church History Church history is history, and history is hard to get into filmstrips. There- fore, there will be considerable dif- ference of opinion on how well the SVE-Million series succeeds. Only three titles are under consideration here: Defeat in Victory starts with the bar- barian invasions; covers the growth of papal power; touches the inter-papal wars; and ends with a brief section on the spread of Islam, and the Crusades. The Church Militant begins with the common aspects of faith in the Middle Ages; touches upon the Cru- sades; shows the development of the monastic orders; refers briefly to na- tionalism in England and France, and ends with the reform movements of Wyclif and Hus. Rebirth of Faith begins with Petrach; touches humanism; invention of printing; awakening of interest in the classical past; Luther's revolt; the work of Calvin and Zwingli; the Angli- can and Anabaptist movements; and the Roman Catholic reforms. Each of these three filmstrips is an overview, and that's good. We fly above dates, miniscule considerations, and get the main drift. That's about all the man in the pew, or on the second chair in the tenth row, can take in. These filmstrips are tools— they are not chunks of entertainment. On the technical side they have fair qualities — remembering how hard it is to get church liistory into such a form! Occasionally pictures and com- mentary don't integrate any too well. Once in a while a picture "says" next to nothing. The commentary is lively, highly condensed, and instructive. The producer has provided excellent user's guides and other resources and this reviewer would call the series a com- mendable effort. The average preacher would be a total flop if he tried to February, 1955 jjresent church history to his congrega- tion, or to his youth, or his laymen. Using such materials as these film- strips, and making some honest prepa- ration, the average preacher will run considerable risk of success! (40 frames eadi; color; sale price |6.00 each; .*il,').()() for three; produced by Society for Visual Education, Chicago 14, 111.) St. John's Catechism The Vincentian Fathers of St. John's University, Brooklyn, N. Y., under the leadershi]) of Rev. Michael F. Mullen, have produced a 20-unit series of film- strips. The St. John's Catechism. This |jroduction is keyed to the Revised Baltimore C^atcchism. Each unit is com- po.scd of one 60-framc color filmstrip with the connnentary recorded on the two sides of a 12" vinylite 78 rpm rec- ord with a running time of ten minutes and cued to the filmstrip. .\ complete lesson plan comes with each unit. The pictures are by a competent artist and the content was developed and tested by Catholic educators. (Sale price .■512.50 per unit; available from Declan X. McMuUen Co., Inc., 22 Paek Place, N. Y. 7) 79 valuation of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. BLACK PITCH (Brandon Films, Inc., 200 West 57th Street, New York 19, New York) 18 minutes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1954. $85. Produced by Central Documentary Film Studios. DESCRIPTION As it documents the heroic and in- telligent leadership given by one mountain goat, Black Patch, to his herd, this film provides a glimpse into the life and behavior of the mountain goat in its natural habitat. Introductory scenes establish the geographic location to be the Tian- Shan mountain range in Central Asia where the rugged and steep mountains are said to serve as an ideal retreat for wild animals such as the mountain goat. Views of a herd of goats are identified by the narrator to be females since in the spring and summer male goats live alone. These goats are shown moving in a herd in order to assure maximum safety from other threaten- ing animals. The next series of scenes poses one such threat as a white panther steals A name at the end of a film review indi- cates that the review was written by that person rather than by one of the editors of this department. 80 upon the herd, stalks his prey, and pounces on his victim. In the chaotic scattering that results, a baby goat is separated from its mother, who is sub- sequently shown being shot by a group of poachers. Fortunately, the goat, Black Patch, regains the safety of the herd and is adopted by its leader. Six months later. Black Patch is seen to have grown agile and strong with knotched horns larger than those of any other goat. It is fall, and the herd of female goats select Black Patch as their leader to guide and defend them in their climb down the mountain. The latter half of the film then shows Black Patch defeating a rival con- tender who challenges his leadership, scattering a pack of wolves who at- tempt to surround and attack the herd, and eluding a trap set by a band of hunters. In this last episode, the hunt- ers are seen first blocking all natural escape routes and then forcing the panic-stricken goats to plunge head- long into the entangling nets. Black Patch, after a number of desperate attempts to escape, leads his herd into a dramatic and spectacular descent through the "Wall of Death," a vir- tually perpendicular drop of 150 feet, and to safety once again. In the closing scenes, the narrator commends the courageous and devoted leadership of Black Patch and appeals to hunters to spare him since he "de- serves the gift of life." APPRAISAL This film was seen to combine an ex- cellent portrayal of the physical char- acteristics of mountain goats and their behavior in a natural habitat with an exciting and intimate story of the leader of a herd. In addition to pupils in elementary grades, this film should appeal to any general interest group composed of adults and youngsters. Teachers may use this film to develop sympatheic feelings toward wild ani- mals in connection with a unit on conservation as well as to show the life of the mountain goat and how it is physically adapted to survive under particular geographic conditions. The outstanding qualities of the film are its vivid and authentic visuals, a rhythmic and pulsating music back- ground, and a highly sensitive delivery of the narration that does much to enhance the dramatic impact of the story. WORLD OF LITTLE THINGS f^% t-*^ ■ fr ■a& ::>"■■ ^ >J ss ^^ m m^ ^. ' i j^^^^ ^^.UHHiH (iVIoody InsiLicuic ul Science, Educa- tional Film Division, 11428 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles 25, California) 15 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. $120 or §60. DESCRIPTION This film uses cinephotomicrog- raphy, much of which is darkfield, to present the habits of a variety of microscopic organisms. After briefly showing Janssen's work with the microscope and Leeuwen- lioek's subsequent discovery of "tiny beasties" in a drop of water, the film shows interesting and amusing move- ments of the "wheel-like" rotifers and water fleas. Amoeba is then pictured as "the ghost of the microscopic world" and its flowing movements are pre- sented by time-lapse cinephotomicrog- raphy. The film depicts its reaction to certain stimuli, method of food intake, and reproduction by fission. An exam- ple of mutual dependence and coop- eration is then seen in a Volvox colony as it moves and reproduces. Two of the mating types of Paramecium are shown in selective conjugation followed by reproduction by fission. Didinium is pictured as contributing to the balance of life by eating six paramecia per day. Succeeding scenes then depict a floating laboratory and reveal the va- riety of microscopic organisms that are in one scoop of a plankton net. In- cluded in this presentation are flat- worms, hollow-bodied medusa, seg- mented worms, and frolicking larvae. Black, slimy mud from the ocean's floor is then shown to contain large numbers of beautifully symmetrical diatoms. .\ vast area of diatomaceous earth emphasizes the huge quantities of diatoms which have died resulting in the deposition of their silicon struc- tures. Educational Screen Closing scenes explain the economic importance of these depositions and picture a number of diatom patterns as the narrator speaks of the Creator's infinite concern for little things. APPRAISAL The committee saw in this film an effective combination of humor and scientific knowledge with a moral mes- sage. As one of a series of six films, this film should gain the attention of the viewers through its fascinating pres- entation of a variety of microscopic specimens, many of which are well known to the biology student. The finephotomicrography is beautifully done and the narration, musical score, and general pacing all contribute to the effectiveness of the film. Biology classes, church grou]JS, and general audiences will find this film interesting and informative. — George Vuke THE STORY OF LIGHT (General Electric Co., River Road, Schenectady 5, New York) 9 minutes, 16nim. sound, color, 1954. Free loan. Produced l)y Translilni-Dollywood. DESCRIPTION Produced for General Electric to commemorate the .seventy-fifth anni- versary of the invention of the incan- descent lamp by Thomas Alva Edison, the film traces the advancement man has made in artificial lighting from D earliest time to the present day. Opening with an abstract portrayal of the Creation, the first sequence of the film shows the use of burning sticks for illumination from the first discov- ery of fire by the cave man to the torch of the Egyptians. The next major de- velopment in lighting is shown to be the metal lamp of 400 .\.D. The use of candles and the eventual development of elaborate chandeliers are shown. Several types of whale oil lamps, kerosene lamps, and gas lamps con- tinue the development of artificial lighting to the age of electricity. The open arc of 1878 introduces the use of electricity for illumination. Edison and his staff are shown making their first successful attempt at incan- descent lighting. The impact of this invention upon commercial and home lighting is depicted as the incandescent lamp is improved to the present day. The film ends with scenes of incan- descent, fluorescent, and luminous-gas lamps in the modern city. The camera then withdraws to show a bird's eye view of the city and its suburbs with the myriads of lights turning night into day as they serve to li.ght advertise- ments, homes, office buildings, stop-and- go signs, and automobiles. APPR.\ISAL This film will be of interest primar- ily to two groups of viewers— (1) teachers and students in the social studies and sciences on the junior high level or above and (2) educational film-makers. The first group will find in this film a very interesting history of artificial lighting through the ages. It can be used to show the implications of the impact of technological development on social life, the gradual development of needs and the inventions which man has produced to meet those needs, and the concept of interdependence in a society growing ever more complex. The development of these ideas is ac- companied by change in illumination from the simple torch to the modern lamp. The film is more concerned with attitudes and values than with a cold portrayal of facts and may serve better as a summary rather than as an intro- duction to a teaching unit since it assumes that the audience has consid- erable knowledge of the history of lighting. For the film-maker, this film pro- vides an experience which should stim- ulate his imagination concerning new uses for new cinematographic tech- niques. The film is an excellent exam- ple of visual flow with almost no narration. The use of model and live photography along with animation has produced a unity not often achieved when these techniques are combined. — Merlyn Herrick 16mm PROJECTORS COMPARE DEVRYLITE iulut erb biographical miniature, in color, on the noted Chinese-American water- colorist." Howard Thompson, New York Times. Produced by James Wong Howe Ifimni Sound Color Running Time 15 min. Rental fIS.OO Sale $175.00 Send for comfAete catalog Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 Eost 37th Street New York 16, N. Y. Splices ISol Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. D.pt. H-2-S 1600 Broadwav. New York 19, N. Y. All-Electronic Orchestra The Pentron Corporation, Chicago tape recorder manufacturer, has de- .signed and built a new stereophonic Dynacord magnetic tape recorder. This six-channel Dynacord is the heart of the All-Electronic Orchestra, a specially designed Dynacord recorder and reproducer, incorporating six sep arate high-fidelity loudspeaker systems. In playback, each recorded channel is fed through a separate loudspeaker system, and the result is said to be true stereophonic sound with the additional advantage of spatial perspective. For details, write the Pentron Cor- poration, 777 S. Tripp Ave., Chicago 24, Illinois. Revere "36" Movie Camera The "36" Magazine Load Camera, embodying a new design and improved Revere features, is currently being in- troduced by the Revere Camera Com- pany of Chicago. The new Revere "36" boasts a satin-chrome finish and leather trim. It is equipped with a one-inch f/2.5 Normal Cine Raptar in Fixed Focus Wocoted Wollensak Lens and is also available with one-inch f/1.9 Normal Cine Raptar in Focusing Mount or a one-inch f/1.5 Normal Cine Raptar in Focusing Mount. Among the features incorporated in the "36" is simplified magazine load- ing; a new objective finder; an ex tremely long-run spring motor; and a new type ratchet winding key for faster, easier winding. For further information, write th'.- Revere Camera Company, Chicago 16 111. Bogen Transcription Players Two new portable transcription-type record players with three-speed turn- tables have been announced by David Bogen Company, 29 Ninth .Ave., New- York 14, N. Y. Known as models FP17 and FP17X, they incorporate a 10-watt high-fidelity amplifier with a response of 1 1/2 db from 40 to 12,000 cycles. The tone control gives a boost of 15 db at 100 cycles and a cut of 23 db at 10,000 cycles. Jacks are provided for micro- phone and radio inputs. Father Hubbard Uses Zoomar The world-famous explorer and scientist, Father Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard, is reported to find the Zoomar 1 6mm varifocal lens an invalu- able aid in recording his adventures and scientific findings. Mounted on his Bell X: Howell 16nim camera, the lens helps the Catholic priest get realistic pictures of his explorations of glaciers and volcanoes, his uncovering of an- cient fossils, and his life among the Eskimos. Designed on the principle of the lA' and motion picture Zoom lenses, th(? Zoomar 16mm varifocal lens is said to permit a vivid portrayal of action not possible with an ordinary lens. De- tailed information about the lens is a\ailable from the Zoomar Corpora- tion, 381 Fourth Ave., New York 16. N. Y. TSI Projector in Full Production Technical Service, Inc., of Livonia, Michigan, recent purchasers of manu- facturing rights for the DeVrylite 16mm projector, announces that full- scale production of this projector is now under way in their Livonia plant. .\ccording to Mr. Robert Nevin, Presi- dent of TSI, about 10,000 square feet of floor space has been added to their present plant to house the assembly operation for the 16mm projectors. Technical Service, Inc., has long been known for the manufacture of the "suitcase" type projectors. The ac- quisition of the DeVrylite projector rounds out their projector line. The DeVrylite, now manufactured by TSI. has been used for many years in schools, churches, clubs, civic organi- zations and training departments of manufacturers. .\ complete, nation- wide organization, composed of hun dreds of dealers, has been established to handle the sale and service of the TSI-DeVrylite projectors. .\ new brochure is available describ ing the TSI 1 6mm projector. A free copy can be obtained by writing direct to Technical Service, Inc., 30865 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan. Cinesone Adapts Sound to Silent Film The C:inesone Sound .Adapter Unit gives sound to film or any 8mm or 1 6mm silent or optical sound projector. It comes complete with adapter, micro- phone, five-tube amplifier, and six-inch PM speaker. The unit will record both voice and music on any standard mag netic track. -All regular recording and playback facilities are provided with the unit along with a special automatic subduer which permits the recording of a new track over the old, without erasure. Where ta])e recorders are already in use, it is not necessary to purchase the amplifier in order to derive the advan- tages of the subduer. For detailed information, write the manufacturer. Foto C:orporation of .America, 40-27 24th St.. Long Island City 1, N. Y. 86 Educational Screen New Materials MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS The following announcements of re- cent releoses are based on information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual materials of all kinds are listed under the same general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by an abbreviation of the name. Addresses of such primary sources ore given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the end of the announcements (page 90). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give oil information about the item that was mode available, as follows: mp^motion picture fs — filmstrip $1- — slide rec — recording '55 — produced in 1955 '55rel — released in 1955 min — minutes (length of 16nim films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si — silent b&w — black and white col— color r — rental price (sale price is given first in most cases) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primary JrH — Junior High Coll — College El — Elementary SrH — Senior High Ad — Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the first page of this issue. ARCHITECTURE From Doric to Gothic mp BRAN '54rel 20min sd b&w $85 r$10 tv. Produced by Atlantic Films. Film excursion into the history of architecture, making use of actual scenes including the famous French cathedrals, animation, diagrams, plans, and scale models. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Basic Elements of Production mp EBF '55 1 3min sd b&w. Illustrates the four basic elements entering into produc- tion anywhere: natural resources, la- bor, capital, and management. Shows how these four elements are used in our economy to produce the needed services and goods. Jr-SrH. Dictation Records 5rec HERM '54 16% rpm 10-inch. Using the new 16% rpm speed, the five records carry 45 minutes of solid, straight shorthand dictation on each side. The records ore playable on any stondord 331/3 rpm microgroove turntable with the use of o simple disc adaptor. First series of records covers speeds from 60 to 1 50 wpm. Hitting Hot Buttons mp IDEAL '55 sd col. Presentation of salesman Jack Locy's training course in sales boosting techniques. Covers 15 techniques that build star salesmen, separating prospects from customers, starting the sale, how to thwart the mass mur- derer of soles and size up prospects, and eight ways to m.ake closes click. Also available in a series of five 35mm sound slidefilms. Velvet Cushion mp SAV '55 30min sd col free loan tv. Narrative drama pro- duced by the Savings Bonks Associa- tion of the State of New York about "a banker with o purple pillow." CITIZENSHIP fir GOVERNMENT Your Stoke in Better Government fs CIT '54 39fr col sd $3.50 si $2.50. Gives information about the New Hoover Commission and reminds each Amer- ican citizen of his responsibility in good and efficient government. EDUCATION Schoolmaster mp BIS '54 20min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. Doily life of a young schoolmaster in a small rural Scottish school — his home, his school, how he helps his pupils and their parents. Tachistoscopic Techniques with the Cer- ebrol Palsied mp LTS '54 lOmin sd b&w $40. Actual classroom scenes of the application of tachistoscopic tech- niques in teaching cerebral palsied students reading readiness, spelling, penmanship, vocabulary, and reading improvement. EXPERIMENTAL FILMS Eternal Circle mp KIN '54 II min sd b&w $50 r$4. The noted German dancer, Harold Kreuzberg, in a filmed version of "The Eternal Circle," one of the most unusual numbers in his repertoire. It is a donee of death, with Kreuzberg playing Death as well as each of five victims. Col-Ad. FEATURE FILMS Intimate Relations mp CARR '54rel 85 min sd b&w. The first Jean Cocteau story ever filmed in English. Reported OS "on exact translation" from the French "Les Parents Terribles." Mohotmo Gandhi — Twentieth Century Prophet mp IDEAL 82min sd b&w. Produced by the American Academy of Asian Studies. Narrated by Quentin Reynolds. Produced to bring a better understanding of the problems of India and its people to the rest of the world. the film is made up lorgely of news- reels of (kindhi's life token from 1912 until his assassination. Documentary study of a man who led a nation to freedom through prayer. Out of This World mp CARR '54 rel 75 min sd col. Lowell Thomas' and Low- ell Thomas, Jr.'s journey into For- bidden Tibet. GENERAL SCIENCE fir PHYSICS Air All About Us mp COR '55 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Introduces basic concepts about air. Watching a feath- er floating down, David becomes owore of the ocean of air surrounding the earth. Experimenting with a bal- loon, he learns that air exerts pres- sure in all directions. This information helps him explain the use of air pres- sure in suction cups, tires, a cor lift, and airplanes. EI-SrH. Elementary Nuclear Series mp McG-H '54 9min eo sd b&w $40 eo $75 set. Titles: U-238 Series — traces various stages in the decoy of U-238 to stable lead. Alpha emission, beta emission, and the statistical nature of the proc- ess ore emphosized. The Nuclear Re- actor — develops the ideas of neutron emission, the self-sustaining chain reaction and the role of the modera- tor. Illustrates application of these ideas to the pile. Production of plu- tonium and of tracer elements is dis- cussed. Gas Laws mp EBF '55 14min sd b&w. Illustrates Boyle's Low and the laws of Charles and Goy-Lussoc and dem- onstrates practical applications. SrH- Col. Why Study Science mp YAF '55 lOmin sd b&w $50. Guidance film designed to help students understand why o knowledge and appreciation of sci- ence is vitally important to all citi- zens and how they con find oppor- tunities to explore and learn science in their school life. JrH-Col. for cleaner. Brighter Screenings . . . Get Precision-Tested Sylvania Proiection Lamps. Now you can get better results — cleaner, brighter pictures — at every showing with preci- sion-tested Sylvania projection lamps. Sylvania projection lamps are required to be completely free of defects and distortion — to give you top picture fidelity. Order a supply for every projector — for top-quality showings now — for dependable spares when you need them. . . . Get this handy 3-in-1 Icit free with every lamp you buy. This handy kit helps keep pro- jectors at their peak. Includes two screw-driver bits and camel's-hair brush. Ask your dealer about this Sylvania offer. Sylvania Electric Products Inc., 1740 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y.^ tn Canada: Sylvania EUctric (Canada) Ltd., Univartity Tower BIdg., ^B St. Cathertnm Stratt, Monfrtal, P. Q. ^^ Keep your eye on SYLVANIA W^ . . . fastest growing name In sigtit UgWiwg Ei0e^VN*S^V^«^V^»S^^N^ New IVIateriais for the city with his share of the homestead and learning the hard way to understand his father's faith. SAFETY Fire Engines study prints HI '54 8x10 $21 nx)4 $42. Thirty photographs showing fire engines big and little and the equipment they carry. Two an- tique fire wagons. Some fire trucks in action at fires. Monkey Tale mp EBF '55 9min sd b&w. Produced by New Zealand National Film Unit. Five chimpanzees teoch young children the basic rules of bi- cycle safety. EI-JrH. Little Songs for Living Longer rec CMC '54 4 sides 10-inch 78rpm $2.90 tv. Thirteen tunes offering advice on avoiding accidents at home and on the highway by lyricist Hy Zoret and composer Lou Singer. El. Perfect Crime mp CATER '54 20'/2min sd col free loan. Produced by Calvin Company. Emphasizes everyone's re- sponsibility to promote highway safety by seeking better highways. SOCIAL WELFARE Neighborhood Story mp SYRA '54 20 min sd b&w $90 r$4. How a Settle- ment House serves the people who take part in its activities. Story about 0 group worker, a ten-year-old boy and the boy's family. SPORTS Beginning Swimming mp COR '55 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Through scenes photographed both above and beneath the surface of the water, bas- ic techniques of swimming for begin- ners ore demonstrated. The American crawl is demonstrated in detail. The bock float, back stroke, and breast stroke are also explained. EI-SrH. Way to Wimbledon mp BIS '54 20min sd b&w r$2.50. Shows the care of the famous Wimbledon tennis courts dur- ing off season, preparation for tourna- ments, how the lots are drown, aspira- tions and anxieties of the first contest- ant, shots of actual matches, and views of the spectators. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION Airplanes Are for Susan and Billy! mp KRUSE '54 I4min sd col. Shows why a plane flies, how o pilot controls a plane in the air, which subjects stud- ied in school help students become pilots, and how a jet plane flies Jr-SrH. Flying Colors mp UNITED '54 sd col free- loan. How United Air Lines keeps its planes in smooth running order. The camera follows a DC-6 from its arrival at the overhaul dock through "tear down" for 200 maintenance checks and subsequent "build up" for flight testing and return to service. Oil Tanker fs AV '54 si b&w $4. Story of the oil tanker and its role in the transportation of oil today. Shows the over-all construction of a tanker, specialized equipment for loading and unloading oil, storage of oil, and key men who operate the tanker. EI-JrH. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Career: Medical Technologist mp NCC- MT '54 24min sd col $135 r$2. Pro- duced by Churchill-Wexler Film Pro- ductions. Shows high school students the challenge and opportunities of a coreer in medical technology. Focus- ing on a girl and her three classmates, all of whom decide to become medi- cal technologists, the film explores the reasons for their decisions, the per- sonal OS well OS educational require- ments, ond the training involved. SrH. When You Choose Nursing mp ANA '54 20min sd b&w $35 r$4. Produced by Willard Pictures. Shows the work op- portunities in the career of a nurse in four major fields: pediatrics, educa- tion, industry, and public health. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ALM — Almanac Films, 516 5th Ave., New York, N.Y. ANA — ANA-NLN Film Service, 2 Parl< Ave New York 15, N.Y. AV — Audio Visual Enterprises, P. O Box 8686, Los Angeles 8, Calif. AVIS— Avis Films, 904 E. Palm Ave., Burbank, Cal. BIS — British Information Services, 30 Rocke- feller Plozo, New York 20, N.Y. BRAN — Brandon Films, 200 W. 57th St New York 19, N.Y. CARR — Corroll Pictures, Inc., 1775 Broadway New York 19, N.Y. CATER — Caterpillar Troctor Co., Peorio, 111. CIT — Citizens Committee for the Hoover Re- port, 441 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y. CMC — Center for Mass Communicotion, Co- lumbia University Press, 1125 Amsterdam Ave., New York 25, N.Y. COR — Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St, Chicago 1, 111. DEN — Denoyer-Geppert Company, 5235 Ra- venswood Ave., Chicago 40, 111. DEUS — Murl Deusing Film Productions, 5427 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee 14, Wis. EBF — Encyclopaedia Britonnica Films 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, 111. EYE— Eye Gate House, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N.Y. FA — Film Associates. I052I Santa Monica Blvd., Los Anaeles 25, Calif. FAM — Family Films, 1364 No. Von Ness Ave Hollywood 28, Calif. FISH — Fish and Wildlife Service, Deoartment of the Interior, Washington 25, D.C. HER — Heritage Filmstrips, 89-11 63rd Dr Rego Pork 74, N.Y. HERM — Herman Miller Dictation Records 2601 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif HI — Hi Worth Pictures, 1499 E. Walnut St Pasodeno 4, Calif. ' IDEAL — Ideal Pictures, Inc. Water St., Chicago 1, 111. KIN--Kinesis, 54 W. 47th St. N.Y. KRUSE — C. Christian Kruse Productions Cove, Pewoukee 3, Wis. LTS — Learning Through Seeing Films 10304 Oro Visto Ave., Sunlond, Calif. McG-H — McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept., 330 W. 42nd St., New York 35, N.Y. MED — Medical Film Guild, Ltd., 506 W 57fh St., New York, N.Y. MG — McGovin Limited, 2091 W. Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ' MUS EX — Museum Extension Service, 10 East 43rd St., New York 17, N.Y. NCCMT — National Committee for Careers in Medical Technology, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. SAV — Savings Banks Association of the State of New York, 110 E. 42nd St. Also avail- able through Modern Talking Picture Serv- ice, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. SVE — Society for Visual Education, 1345 Di- versey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111. SYRA — Syracuse University, Audio-Visual Center, Collendale Campus, Syracuse 10 N.Y. TEX — Texas Baptist Education Commission, 305 Baptist Bldg., Dallas 1, Tex. TIMES — New York Times, Office of Educa- tional Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N.Y. UCLA — University of California at Los An- geles, University Extension, Educational Film Soles Dept., Los Angeles 24, Calif. UNITED — United Air Lines, 5959 S. Cicero Ave., Chicogo 38, HI. YAF — Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N.Y. YESH — Yeshivo University, Audio-Visual Serv- ice, Amsterdam Ave. and 186th St., New York 33, N.Y. 58 E. South New York 36, Glen 90 Educational Screen A-V Briefs FILM FARE. Production of a fourth series of 26 half-hour TV programs on fihn has been assigned to Family Films, producer of the previous 78 programs in the "This Is the Life" series for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. . . . The Government of India has awarded exclusive .\nierican distribution rights of its I6mm sound films to Ideal Pic- tures. . . . Schools eligible to acciuire Walt Disney Kinmi educational films under the lease-purchase arrangement may now take ad\antage of a deferred payment plan. Payments may be spread over a three-year period. . . . The story of how one of the world's pio- neers in the use of radioactive materials for peaceful pur|)oses is putting the atom to work in industry is told in the annual report film of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. The 25- niinute color fihn shows the uses to which eleven radioattive isotopes are put — from tracing the movement of sugar through the cane plant to weigh- ing sugar and sugar by-products. . . . The outstanding film and fihnstrip dealing widi Jewish subject matter, released during 1951. will receive a special award from the National Coun- cil on Jewish Audio- Visual Materials at the annual meeting of the Council in May, 1955. MEETING TIME. Tlie Educational Film Library .Association met January 27-28 in New York City to preview new films and to report on current audio-visual projects. . . . .\t its De- cember, 1954 meeting the New York State .\udio-Visual C:ouncil passed a resolution recommending to the Cer- tification Division of the New York State Education Department that a cer- tificate for Audio-Visual Director in Public Schools be established. NYSAVC officers are .Anthony Kauth, President; Donald P. Ely, Vi8-l in color, with reading script $6.00 m *^Sfyti^ THE CATERPILLAR'S JOURNEY Primary • In Color • 32 frames The story of a lovable brown caterpillar and his journey to his winter resting place. Ideal for visualizing the story of the plants as they come to life again in the Spring. A851-3 in color, with captions $5.00 A851-4 in color, without captions but with reading script $5.00 OUND THE WORLD EASTER PARTY mary — intermediate • In Color • 35 frames i true-to-life "worries" of a little girl are blended in this p with a school Easter party to reveal the various world- le Easter celebrations. 51-6 in color, with captions $5.00 CKETY RABBIT AND THE RUNAWAY EASTER EGGS mary • In Color • 29 frames ; amusing adventures of this winsome rabbit afford untold portunities to present appropriate Eostertime lessons ich are valuable throughout life. 46-13 in color, with captions $5.00 SPRING IS HERE! SUMMER IS HERE! Primary • In Color • 27 frames each Actual color photos present a parade of familiar scenes which reveal the glorious secrets of nature during these seasons. Each Is planned to go with the respective primary curricula units. Rhymes appear on each frame. A851-7 Spring Is Here! in color, with captions. . . .$5.00 A853-3 Summer Is Here! in color, with captions. . . .$5.00 THE STORY OF JOHNNY APPLESEED Primary — Intermediate • In Color • 30 frames This strip tells the story of the legendary figure of the old Midwest, Johnny Appleseed, who worked to help others. Excellent for Arbor Day Programs. A246-2 in color, with captions $5.00 SVE fhe gteaiesi name in visual education Complete descriptions of these and other Color Filmstrips as well as Color Slidesets for the Easter and Spring seasons. Send coupon for FREE 20-page booklet. SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. (A Business Corporation) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois Plea&e send FREE 20-page booklet on Easter and Spring season Filmstrips ond 2x2 Slidesels. City- arch, 1955 97 r FOR BRIGHTER SCREENINGS WITH FEWER CLEANINGS! f NON-INfLAMMABU, NON-TOXIC ANTISTATIC FILM CICANER CONTAINS NO CARBON TET... yet cleons better, dries faster, keeps film cleaner longerl Ecco ^ 1500— proven in use by schools and oudio-visuol centers coast to coast™clean» film cleaner than any other cleaner, and ^osfer. ..leaves an invisible onti-static coal- ing thot keeps it permanent/y free of dust [ attracting static eleclriciy. # 1 500 elimi- naes waxing, too—keeps film pliable, cor\ ditions green prints for immediate perfect! screenings, adds years to film life. With no j poisonous carbon-tet and no trichlorethy- icne, it's the safest, most sensible cleaner : on the market. Best of all, #1500 cleans 400 feet of film for less than 24! Send for details, prices today, fcco 2J I500-N avail- able for Neuvotor film cleaning machine, i USE 1500 WITH ECCO SPEEDROl APPLICATOR CLEAN AND INSPECT IN WRITt NOW FOR lUUSTRATCD BKOCHURtl Electro-Chemical Products Corp. 60-A Franklin St. East Orange, N. J.I Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZIh March, 1955 Volume 34, Number 3, Whole Number 3 IN THIS ISSUE C^ailoriai 1 08 GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS Articled ana ..Special ^euturei 106 1955 DEPARTMENT OF AUDIO-VISUAL INSTRUCTION CONVENTION PROGRAM 109 PW'S SEE DEMOCRACY Captain Ross A. Sheldon no CAN FILMS TEACH? Henry Chauncey 1 12 UNION NOW: THE A-V WAY AND THE LIBRARY WAY Louis Shores 116 EVALUATIONS: PRO AND CON COMMENTS FROM READERS 117 MAKE A DROODLE BOARD Marshall Gunselman 1 18 WHY I'M GOING TO THE AMERICAN FILM ASSEMBLY 138 SCHOOL PLANNING INSTITUTE 2) // epariinen it 6 DAVI NEWS J. J. McPherson 104 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE 120 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, and John Fritz 125 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 126 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockmon 128 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 129 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW (including New Moterials) Lytner Sjrealurei 100 ON THE SCREEN 102 THE READER'S RIGHT 138 A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR 138 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS IDUCATIOINAL ;ss i'oCI ATION OF lERICA CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Lake Stre Chicago 1, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one yeor, $6.50 t years, $8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extro per year. Other f eign — %\ extra per year. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insi uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effecti EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educotioi Screen, Inc. Publication office, Harrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-closs mot October, 1953 at the post office at Barrington, Illinois, under the Act of Morch 3, 18' ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1955 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. 98 Educational Scret l Teaching Film Custodians A )iuii-profil corporation VASHINGTON SQUARE An iiurocluction to the works of Henry James and 1 9th Century American literature, depicting ethical and social attitudes. aDNAPPED Highlights of the stirring adventure yarn moti- vate the reading of this novel and others by Robert Louis Stevenson. lOMEO AND JULIET The beauty of Shakespearean language pre- sented amid the splendor of Renaissance set- tings. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN ANNA KARENINA THE GOOD EARTH Motion Pictures Basic to the English Program DAVID COPPERFIELD David, his friend Micawber, Peggotty, Dora, Betsy Trotwood and all the beloved characters of Dickens' classic are brought vividly to life in this excerpt from the feature photoplay. MASTER WILL SHAKESPEARE A biography of the Bard with scenes of his life in Stratford-on-Avon and Elizabethan London, providing an introduction to Shakespeare and his works. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Authentic re-creation of 19th Century New Eng- land social and cultural influences provides an introduction and background to the reading of Hawthorne's great novel. LES MISERABLES PRIDE AND PREJUDICE A TALE OF TWO CITIES TREASURE ISLAND MEET THE FORSYTES • Vrite tor free copies of the new 1955 Handbook of Classroom Films and English Language Arts — Handbook of Classroom Films. Caching film custodians, inc. tS West 43rd Street New York City 36 larch. 1955 99 M THE NEW 0* SOUNDVIEW PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL! For Remote Operation from any place in the room . . . Before you buy any projector, ask for a demonstration of the 500 Watt Soundview PS65F in your school. See for yourself. It pro- vides every feature any other pro- jector can offer plus revolutionary "built in" Push-Button Control of 35mm stripfilm for operation from any place in the room. On the SCHEEH You're 5 years ahead with Soundview • Equipped with slide carrier for 2x2 and bantam slides • Cool as dawn in operation • Smallest and lightest 500 Watt unit in the field • No other 500 Watt projector com- pares for light output, quality and value Also available, 300 Watt Remote Con- trol Soundview Projectors... for 35mm stripfilm only and combination 35mm stripfilm ,2x2 and bantam slides. Send coupon now for demonstration AUTOMATIC PROJECTION CORP 29 West 35th Street New York 18, NY. □ Please arrange for Soundview demon- stration. Q Please send full details. Name . . Add ress Zone State Last of the Organ Grinders On our cover tliis nioiith you see the only remaining organ grinder in the Chicago area, Mr. Sam Canzona. He and his monkey are the central char- acters in the Coronet film. The Monkey and the Organ Grinder (to be released in May, 195,5). The film story is aimed at primary-grade language arts. As interesting as the film itself prom- ises to be is the real-life Mr. Canzona — bent under some eighty years, with au- thentic handlebar mustache and old- country black clothes. Take another look at him . . . fa,scinating fellow, isn't he? Since Mr. Canzona speaks only Italian, during the filming his son, Tony Canzona, had to be on hand to interpret the director's orders. We're Communicating Editing a magazine can seem a one- way affair. We love readers, to be sure, but we like to know readers love us — or at least react to us. .And of late we're getting more and more reactions, comments, objections, suggestions — more than ever before in my long his- tory with EdScrekn (exactly how long is not germane). For example, the response to the ar- ticle "Evaluations: .A Producer's Night- mare" (January, 1955 Ed.Screkn, page 26) has been so heavy we've had to re- arrange our publication scliednle to make room for at least some of the thought-provoking comments you've sent us (see page 1 Iti). And we're hear- ing plenty from you about that hot topic of the day. light control! We think you'll have some things to say too about some parts of this .Manli issue. (See, for example, pages 112- 115,) Keep sending your comments. Tape Exchange Program No douljt some ol you are wondering how our International lape Exchange Program is coming along. The ex- change part is working fine — more and more schools within the U. .S. are ex- pressing interest in exchanging class- made tape recordings with schools in other parts of the II. S. — and they're making arrangements for such ex- changes, with EdScreen's help. But the international part is not working as well. To date we have re- ceived only a few names of schools in other countries. If you know of a school — or chmdi or otlier organiza- tion — in another countrv interested in exchanging tape recordings (in Eng- lish, French, Spanish, etc ) with schools in this country, please s.nd the name and address at once to: hiternational Tape Exchange Program. Educ:ati()nai- Screen, 6-1 E. Lake St.. Chicago 1, 111. What's Coming Ihe Ajjril issue will l)e a special Golden Juliilee issue (p.ot Ei).Screens — we've got 17 more years to go). We'll l)e celebrating the ."Oih anniversary ol tile organization of the St. Louis school s stem's visual instruction center — and at the same time we'll be paying tribute to all .A-V departments in all (ily school systems. In the May issue well start getting: ready for summer school. We'll pub lish our annual list of coming summer courses in audio-visual methods and: materials. Be sure to send us inforniii tion about courses bv .April 5. - 1 s^ EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SAkK— Managing Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN — Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. BILDERSEE — Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS— Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher lOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI — Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, San Jose State College, California LEE W. COCHRAN, Executive Assistant of the Extension Division and Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction, State University of Iowa, President, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, Notional Edu- cation Association EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University AMO DE BERNARDIS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVI2IA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, Colifornio W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida J. JAMES McPHERSON, Executive Secretary Department of Audio-Visual Instruction N.E.A., Washington, D. C. SEERLEY REID, Chief, Visual Education Service U. S. Office of Education, Washington D. C. CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visua; Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visuol Instructior Bureau, Associate Professor, Division Extension, The University of Texas, Austin Texas 100 Educational Screer RCJ 400 PROJECTOR Teacher's Pet! makes teaching easy.. learning fun ! I "WE prejer to operate the RCA 4OO " A star performer always . . . one that you can depend upon to provide a real showing— not a show of mechanical temperament. For quick, easy threading, for silent operation, for clear, steady pictures and smooth, clean sound— choose the RCA 400 16 mm sound projector. With your first experience you'll appreciate why teachers develop a new confidence in audio-visual presentations when operating this simple, tamper-proof machine. Even youngsters quickly learn to put on a real show with an RCA 400! Ask your local RCA Audio-Visual dealer for a demonstration at your convenience, or send coupon for further information today. And don't jorget — RCA makes a complete line of sound systems for schools. r Radio Corporation of America Oept. O-40, Building 15-1, Camden, New Jersey Please send me further data on: Audio-Visual Products RAmO CORPORATION of AMERICA Engineering Products Division, Camden, N. J. In Canada: RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal I I RCA 400 Senior and Junior Sound Film Projectors I I RCA School Sound Systems SCHOOL - ADDRESS - I CITY March, 1955 101 The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chic^o 1, IlL Who's Scaring Librarians? Editor: Your January editorial, "Who's Scaring the Librarians?", is terrific. I am standing up and cheering for you. Can you hear me there? Richard S. Mitchell State Teachers College St. Cloud, Minnesota Editor: Just a note to congratulate you on the editorial, "Who's Scaring the Librarians?" As you probably know I have been working this past year with AL.\ in trying to get a better under- standing between D.WI and .-VLA. I didn't quite know how to put it into words, but your editorial is as close to the answer as possible. Lee IV. Cochran State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Managing Editor: It was most con- siderate of you to send me a copy of the January issue with Mr. Reed's edi- torial. .As a matter of fact, I was by no means as scared as Mr. Reed alleged. . . . Incidentally, Mr. Reed failed to mention the fact that I emphasized on page 2273 of my article the usefulness in libraries of the many new media of communication. R. B. Dozens University of Illinois Library Urbana, Illinois Editor's Note: It was an article by Mr. Downs in the Library Journal that inspired the January editorial. Two Wrongs! Editor: 1 he January issue has just arrived and, as usual, I have read it from cover to cover. Now I have three comments to make, only one of which is done with any seriousness, and that's a comment on your editorial, "Who's Scaring the Librarians?" This is ex- cellently written and expresses a splen- did and constructive viewpoint. . . . The other two items are a little frivolous. On page 19 is an article by George Hammersmith accompanied by a half-page picture of a school class- room. Your footnote tells us who George Hammersmith is and the name of the fellow who took the picture. Didn't it occur to you that there might be some susceptible males who would be interested in knowing who the girl in the picture is? On page 20 yoir have a little squib on the cost of an audio-visual program and a table of audio-visual expendi- tures. Your arithmetic in the table shows that you could have done it better with pictures. Under film rental you add .252 and .609 and arrive at a total of .359. This not only throws off the total for that column but also the cost-accounting of the second col- umn since there's an a|)parent ratio between the two columns. .\t least now you know 1 read Educational Screen. Roger Albright Educational .Services Motion Picture .\ssn. of America Washington, D. C. Every GOOD TEACHER gets EXCELLENT RESULTS when using An Overhead Projector with Floshmeter® A Wealth of Materials to Flash A Manual built on the Experiences of Thousands of Educators — giving Day-to-Day Procedures Unequalled Effectiveness in the teaching of reading — both Remedial and Developmental— has resulted from this modern implementation. Nnmerons Studies have measured the gains made by using the Keystone Tachistoscopic Service in teaching reading. Write for these Studies, or a Deniomstrathin, without obligation. KEYSTONE VIEW CO., Meadville, Pa. KEYSTONE TACHISTOSCOPIC SERVICE ^»^ It's fine if you have a '»* reading specialist — but thousands of classroom teachers are getting ex- cellent results. Two Rights? Editor: We hasten to answer your note about the good-looking gal on page 19 of the January issue. She is not only an attractive girl but a top-notch teacher. Her name is Mrs. Irene Poletes. She teaches first grade at the Sherman Elementary School in Toledo. (ieorge Hammersmith Visual Aids Dept. Toledo, Ohio Board of Education Editor: I regret that one of your readers is confused. Our arithmetic in my article "What Does an A-V Program Cost?" in the January issue is correct. This reader states you cannot add the high school and elementary film rental figures and get the total per pupil film : rental as stated in the article. The ' reader has, however, overlooked a fac- , tor relating to all these numbers on film rental costs. That factor is that they are per pupil costs, as stated in the article. The number of pupils in the elementary and high school are not the same. I note that a mistake does exist in .\-V Ecjuipmcnt per pupil costs — it should read .316 instead of .359. The mistake was made when the origiiKil copy was retyped. We are sorry. D. F. Schulh' Audio-Visual Depl. St. Louis Park, .Minn., Public .Schools Audio-Visual vs. Audiovisual Editor: Is it to be "audio-visual" or "audiovisual"? I find the question be- ing continually posed and I am coming to the plate where I accept "audiovis- ual." Tradition makes me reluctant to drop the hyphen, but I find that in our printed work, the only place I am able to retain it is in our title and ]jersonal correspondence. Elsewhere the editors of medical journals autom:i' ically knock out the hyphen either a typographical error or perhaps with the assmnplion that we tlo not knox\ what words to hyphenate. Therefore. 1 am forced to vote h>r "audiovisual." ]. Edwin Fosli > Medical Audio-Visual Institute .Association of .American Medical Colleges Chicago, 111. Editor: I do not wish to change tin spelling of audio-visual. To me the word needs the hyphen. Let's keep it! Mrs. Dorothy Cornetl Cleveland Ave. School .Atlanta, Georgia Editor's Note: Because the vote is still relatively light, we've extended the deadline to May I. Have you sent us \our vote? .\ postcard will do. Should it be audio-visual or audiovisual? 102 Educational Screen New RADIANT "Educotor" with full height adjustment For classroom or auditorium . . . with or without platform or stage, the Radiant Educator can be quickly set up for perfect visibility. A touch of the toe and the extra sturdy tripod legs fly open. The 70" model adjusts from only 9'/2" from the floor to a height of 110" . . . and is easily adjustable to square sizes for slides, rectangular sizes for movies. Fully guaranteed for 10 years. The "EDUCATOR" features Radiant's new, improved "perma-White" Pro- cessed Vyna-Flect gloss beaded fab- ric to guarantee the most perfect picture projection possible. And this Vyna-Flect is mildew-proof, flame- proof and washable. RADIANT Projection Screens RADIANT MANUFACTURING CORP. ' 1 204 S. TALMAN • CHICAGO 8 New RADIANT "Classroom" with full 90° viewing angle Projecting in lighted rooms is no longer a problem. The advanced design of the Radiant "Classroom" Screen has proven its ability to show bright, clear pictures under normal artificial or daytime lighting conditions. Doubles the efficiency of visual aid pro- grams . . . eliminates the need for costly room dark- ening equipment in most classrooms. The screen surface is unbreakable. Briltiont, clear pictures which can be seen throughout a full 90" viewing angle permits every stucJent to see a sharp, clear picture from his own seat. Ask for c^emonstration to defermine whether Radiant "C/assfOom" can solve your lighted room problems. RADIANT MFG. CORP. 1204 S. Tolmon, Chicago 8, III. \'rs. I wiml to get the full story of the two rt'iiuirkablc new dcvclop- nifiits - tlu- Kadtaiit "Kducator" antl "Classroom" Screens. Name Address . City -Zone_ State- My dealer's name is_ March, 1955 103 News from tlie Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, National Education Association a^ fuMime Quo AVadis? That's the theme of the 1955 DAVI convention. And the time is just about come to start getting out those bags for that trip out west April 18-22 for the most exciting convention in DAVI's history. You'll find the complete "Bare Bones Program Outline" on the following pages. The "Star Events" no one will want to miss are Classroom Teachers' Night (8-10, April 18), the general session on "Quo Vadis AV?" (9 a.m., April 19), the session on "The Teaching Profession — Quo Vadis?" (9 a.m., April 20), the DAVI business meeting (9 a.m., April 21). On second thought, you won't want to miss any of the meetings! Reading "Musts" Don't miss these NEA Journal arti- cles: (1) In the February issue, "A New Dimension to Teaching Languages" by Margaret del Barrio, Spanish teacher, Cody High School, Detroit, and Elton Hocking, Head of the Department of Modern Languages, Purdue University. (2) A series of four articles on coop- erative school planning beginning in the February issue. The series is co- by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 16th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. .sponsored by DAVI, ASCD, AASA, De- partment of Elementary School Prin- cipals, and the National Association for Secondary School Principals. Coordi- nator of the series is Helen Heffernan, Chief, Bureau of Elementary Educa- tion, California State Department of Education. Extra Dividends! Coupon One — Did you know that the regular National Education .Asso- ciation membership fee of $5 covers membership in the .Association for Higher Education, provided you are engaged in a teaching or in an ad- ministrative capacity in a college or miiversity, or your major professional activity is in or closely related to higher education? College and university personnel who are not now members of the Na- tional Education Association are in- vited to take advantage of this extr.i dividend — a membership widiin a membership — all for the price of one! Communications regarding member- ship should be directed to G. Kerr\ Smith. Executive Secretary, .Association for Higher Education, 1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Coupon Two — Membership in the N.E.A. also carries with it membership in the Department of Classroom Teach- ers at no extra cost. For information about this write Miss Hilda Maehling, Executive Secretary Department of Classroom Teachers. N.E..A. Coupon Three — We have received a limited number of copies of the "Report on the Seminar on \'isual .Aids in Fundamental Education" which took place at Messina, Italy, in 1953 and will be glad to send DAVI mem- bers individual copies of this ,").S-pai;' report on request. The United Stati was represented at this important (Continued im page 107 j School Service Corps: Whafs Yours Like? The school coordinator is too often selected at random from the faculty and given the assignment to organize and to administer a program of audio- visual instruction. Much time is often spent by the novice in floundering around looking for the most efficient manner to set up his program. How does a school service corps (often called the Projection Squacl) fit into the general scheme of an audio-visual program? The problem of the school service corps* was discussed at one of the "cracker barrel sessions" at the Chi- cago Convention of DAVI in March •For some recent articles on this subject, see these issues of Educational .Screen: April, 1952, page 14.S ("The A-V Club at Jordan Junior"), October, 19.52, page 320 ("Visual Aids via Visual Aides"), January, 1953, page 25 ("Talk About Big-Time Operators . . . "). — En. 1954. At that time a need was felt by many to find some means of assisting the school coordinator in organizing and administering a school service corps. ,A committee has been organized to look into tliis problem and to \nc- pare a manual or guide on School Serv- ice Corps. .A tentative outline for the manual has been prepared and mailed to the committee members for their consideration and comments. School service corps under one name or another have been employed by school coordinators throughout the na- tion. Your experiences can be of valu- able assistance in the work of this committee. We would appreciate a lit- tle of your time if you would let us know how you organize and administer your own school .service corps. Per- liaps the following outline will assist or guide you in preparing the informa- tion we seek: (1) .Aims and purposes of the corps (2) Duties of the school service corps at the different levels (3) Role and duties of the coordina- tor with respect to the corps (4) Criteria for the selection of stu- dents (5) Obtaining released time for students (()) Training program for the .School Service Corps (7) Training aids used (please send samples or photographs) (8) rhe .School Service Corps as a functioning organization (9) Code of behavior (10) .Awards (please send samples of pins, cards or sketches) .AH materials should be sent to: DAVI. 1201 Ifith St., N. W.. Washing- ton 6. D.C. Fhe committee would ap- preciate recei\ing your assistance be- fore the end of March. - FRED WlN,STON Chairman, School Service Corps 104 Educational Screen With movies, home-economics classes can "learn by doing" faster and better because they learn by seeing and hearing first. And school economics also benefit with 16mm. Kodascope Pageant Sound Projec- tors. For only permanently pre-lubricated Pageants by-pass the trouble spot of im- proper oiling, main cause of projector break- downs and repair bills. Besides saving you money, here are some more ways a "Pageant makes perfect" for your school. Comfortable sou/id is delivered by true- rated amplifiers and matched speakers. You can focus the sound-scanning beam to get the most from any optical sound track by adjusting the Pageant's built-in Fidelity Control. And the bass and treble controls on 15-watt Pageant models even help you overcome "boominess" or "deadness" in extra-large rooms. Audience attention is aided by silent, non- distracting Pageant operation. Simplified low-speed nylon gearing makes it quiet. And permanent pre-lubrication keeps it that way. Clear, sharp focus in all center and corner screen areas is assured by a built-in field- sharpening element. And Pageants are easy to set up and run. This, combined with unusually rugged con- struction, greatly reduces the danger of damage from inexperienced operation. Fine projection is needed under many dif- ferent conditions, and that's why there are six different Pageant models — all newly rede- signed. Some give extra power and sound control for poor acoustical conditions; some give extra-bright pictures in hard-to-darken rooms. Four models provide easy, single- case portability. Prices start at $425 (subject to change without notice). Your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer will be glad to demonstrate this versatile line and help you select a model tailored to your in- dividual needs. He also has a new color cata- log for you, giving full details on the new Pageant line. See him soon, or just mail us the handy coupon below. new Kodaslide SIGNET 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model It's completely new! And it has the smootbett, svreit, fasfest film-advance ever designed! For brighter, sharper pictures, it has the Kodak Ektanon Projection Lens (f/3.5 orf/2.8), Lum^n- iz«d lens-and'Condenser system, and alumi- nized gloss reflector. Shows 2x2 slides as well as filmstrips. Oniy $98, with f/3.5 lens. Ask your deoler to demonstrate its amazing efficiency. WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRICATION "Central California educators have found projector lubrication unnecessary, inef- ficient, and time-consuming — that's why more new Pageant Sound Projectors are being sold here than any other." 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(Zone) March, 1955 105 w BARE BONES PROGRAM OUTLINE 1955 DAVI Nafional Convention Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, April 18-22 PRE-CONVENTION MEETINGS FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Dinner Meeting, Western Conference of the National Audio-Visual Association SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Western Conference of the Notional Audio-Visual Association SUNDAY, APRIL 17 9:00 0. m. — 5:00 p. m. — DAVI Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 p. m. — 10:00 p. m. — DAVI Executive Committee Meeting MONDAY, APRIL 18 9:00 - 12:00- 9:00 - 2:00- MONDAY, APRIL 18 2:00 2:00 - 4 :00- 4:00 - 6:00- 4:00 - 6:00- 8:00 - 10:00- -Closed Committee Meetings -Early Bird Registration CONVENTION MEETINGS Registration Opens 4:00 — ACTION PLANNING SESSIONS sponsored by Notional Committees: II) Adult Education — Kenneth Mclntyre, Choirmon. (2) City Programs. (3) College Programs — Tom Roberts, Chairman. (4) Coun- ty Programs — Henry McCarty, Chairman. (51 State Programs — Clyde Miller, Chairman. -OPENING OF COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS ■AUDIO-VISUAL ROUNDUP. An opportunity to see old friends and to moke new acquaintances. •CLASSROOM TEACHERS NIGHT. A General Session of interest to teachers, supervisors, and ad- ministrators as well OS AV personnel. Chairman: C. C. Trillinghom, Superintendent, Los Angeles County Schools. Welcome: Claude L. Reeves, Superintendent, Los Angeles City Schools. Features singing ond dancing by Spanish language students of Los Angeles City Schools. Address: "A 'New Look' for the Teaching Profession" — Willard E. Givens, Retired Executive Secretary, National Ed- ucation Association. TUESDAY, APRIL 19 7:00 - 8:45 — State AV Association Breakfasts 9:00 - 10:45 — GENERAL SESSION: QUO VADIS AV? Chairman: Chorles F. Schuller. A Status Report: Victor Horn- bostel. Assistant Director, Research Division, Notional Education Association. Gazing in the Crystal Boll: James D. Finn. Panel Discussion. 11:00 - 12:00 — DEMONSTRATIONS. "How-to-do it" ond "how-to-make it" technics will be demonstrated. 11:00 - 12:00 — PREVIEWS OF NEW MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT sponsored by exhibitors. 11:00 - 2:00 — "Audio-Visual Communication Review" Editorial Board and Editorial Consultonts Luncheon. 11:00- 2:00— EXHIBITS OPEN 2:00 - 4:00 — ACTION PLANNING SESSIONS sponsored by Notional Committees: (1) Accreditation of Secondary Schools. (2) Buildings and Equipment — Irene Cypher and A. J. Foy Cross, Co-Choirmen. (3) In- structional Materials — Wanda Daniel, Chairman. (4) Legislative — I. C. Boerlin, Chairman. (5) Professional Education — Kenneth Norberg, Chairman. (6) Tope Recordings. (7) School Service Corps — Fred Winston, Chairman. (8) Teacher Education — William Fulton, Chairmen. (91 Televi- sion in Education — Harold Wigren, Chairman. (10) Archives and History — F. Dean McClusky, Chairmen. 4:00- 6:00 — EXHIBITS OPEN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 7:00 9:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 2:00 4:00 4:00 8:00 il 8:45 — College Alumni Breakfasts 10:50 — GENERAL SESSION: THE TEACHING ifornia Superintendent of Public Inst Karl Berns, Assistant Secretary for Field 12:00— DEMONSTRATIONS. "How-to-do it" 12:00— -PREVIEWS OF NEW MATERIALS AN 2:00— EXHIBITS OPEN 4:00— CONCURRENT SESSIONS: (1) Certifi School Facilities for a Good Learning Service Education — Robert deKieffer, 6:00 — EXHIBITS OPEN 6:00 — Teacher Fellows, Fund for the Advance ticiponts in the High School Teacher F 10:00 — CRACKER BARREL SESSIONS. Meeting tion and discussions of "pros" and "co cies to Advance AV. (2) AV and Sch (4) AV Laboratory Technics. (5) AV Centers. (7) Equipment Maintenance tion Program. (9) FM Radio — The E School Resource Centers. (11) Problem munity Groups for the School AV Prog notor. (15) The Problem of Meosurin Audio-Visual Education. PROFESSION — QUO VADIS? Chairman; Roy Simpson, Col- ruction. Achievements of the Profession, Goals for the Future: Operations, Notional Education Associotion. Panel Discussion. and "how-to-make it" technics will be demonstrated. D EQUIPMENT sponsored by exhibitors. cation of AV Supervisors — Ernest Tiemonn, Chairman. (2) Environment — Harold Comon, Chairman. (3) Dynamic In- Choirman. (4) Principles of Budget Planning. menr of Education. An informal discussion meeting for por- ellowship Program. s planned to make possible an exchange of practical informa- ns" of problems in the following areas: (1) Advertising Poli- ool Public Relations. (3) AV Conferences and Workshops. Materials in Religious Education. (6) Cooperative Materials Clinic. (8) Financing and Administrating the Local Produc- ducational Network and the Small Station. (10) Museums as s of Film Footage Replacement. (12) Responsibilities of Com- rom. 113) State AV Associations. (14) The Building Coordi- g AV Contributions to Learning. (16) The Public Library and (Continued at bottom of next page) 106 Educational Screen AS PERSONAL Continued world-witie conference by Foy Cross, Professor of Education and Director of Placement, New York University. As cliainnan of the Steering Commit- tee for the Conference, Foy made a substantial contribution to the work that was done. Producers Read Us! We discovered that fihii producers read this column when we printed Emily PVith's statement that the cost of preparing her teachers' guides adds $20 to the price she must charge for her films. The general reaction to Mrs. Frith's statement is expressed by the words of Godfrey Elliott, Executive Vice President of Young .\merica Films, who says, "The cost of prepar- ing and printing a Teacher's Guide is so small in relation to other cost factors as to be insignificant in its effect upon the retail price of the film if more than a negligible print sale is expected. This would be true of any type of guide being made available with teaching films today." ,\I Bailey, of Mrs. Frith's own state of California, also takes issue strongly with her cost statement. Postage Legislation Several conferences have been taking place recently in Washington to ex- plore the desirability of sponsoring an omnibus postal bill at this session of Congress. D.AVI has been represented at these conferences by Irv Boerlin of Pennsylvania State University and chairman of the D.WI National Com- mittee on Legislation. The chief item in the propo.sed postal bill which would interest D.AVI members is a sec- tion eliminating the present geographi- cal restrictions on the inter-library book loan rate which applies to films, filmstrips, recordings, slides, and cata- logs of same. This change would save thousands of dollars for organizations that are shipping tape recordings be- yond state boundaries or beyond the first three postal zones. However, sev- eral members of the DAVI National Committee on Legislation oppose in- troduction of the bill for fear it might result in a loss of advantages which have already been gained. Several NEA legislative advisers in Washing- ton state that such a bill can do no harm and may offset an expected de- mand for a general increase in the postal rates. TV Topic The "Art Cart," an elementary school art television series sponsored by Houston Public Schools, Texas, has been telecast every week up to Satur- day, February 5. The brochure de- scribing the series should be of con- siderable interest to other school sys- tems because it tells what topics are covered, how they are treated, and what materials are needed by the view ers. For information, write to Dr. Harold Wigren, Director of Audio- Visual Education, Houston Independ- ent School District, Houston, Texas. People and Places Harold Hainfeld, former President of the New Jersey .Audio-Visual Lead- ership Council, will be installed as President of the New Jersey Science' Teachers .Association at their confer ence May 7, 195,'). Is This for You? Indiana University's Audio- Visual C:ciucr offers several graduate assistant- ships and part-time appointments for suidents who wish to take graduate work in audio-visual education and a subject matter field, such as science or elementary education. I o get all the details, write to L. (). l^arson. Director, Audio-Visual C^entcr, Indiana Univer- sity, BlooiTiington, Indiana. Ed Kas|>, who was formerly a mem- ber of the staff of the New Jersey State Department of Education, is the new Program Director for Medical Com- munications, Inc. His new address is 21 C^entral .\venue, Newark 2, New Jersey. Morris Garter, formerly Audio-Vis- ual Director for California State Poly- technic College, has accepted a position with the Industrial Relations Depart- ment of the Engineering Staff of the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. .At its annual meeting last fall the Board of Directors of the F'ilm Council of .America elected these officers for 1954-55: J. R. Bingham, Chairman (president, .Association Films, Inc.); Dr. William S. Carlson, Vice-Chairman (president. State University of New York); Eddie Albert, Secretary (motion picture producer and actor); William H. Garvey, Jr., Treasurer (president. Society for Visual Education); and Richard B. Sealock, .Member-at-Large (librarian, Kansas City Public Library). Roy Eggert has resigned as Director of Visual Education for the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has left for the West Coast to take a television position there. He will be replaced by Harvey Steinberg. 1955 DAVI CONVENTION (continued) THURSDAY, APRIL 21 9;00 - 12:00 12;00 - 3:00- 2:00 - 4:00 QUO VADIS DAVI? Presiding: Lee W. Cochran. 8:00 ■BUSINESS MEETING: EXHIBITS OPEN ■CONCURRENT SESSIONS: (1) The California Story — Francis W. Ncel, Chairman. (2) Creative Uses of Moss Media in Schools and Colleges — William H. Allen, Chairman. (3) Educational TV: Ideas That Worked. (4) The AV Approach to Education for Integration — Virginia E. Kelly, Chairm. 10:00 — DISNEYLAND. A General Session in the Auditorium of Walt Disney Studios. Chairman: Walter A. Wittich. FRIDAY, APRIL 22 9:00 - 10:00 — GENERAL SESSION: REVIEW OF CONVENTION CONTRIBUTIONS. Presentation: Poul W. F. Witt. 10:00 - 5:00 — VISITATIONS IN LOS ANGELES AREA. The following are a few of the mony visitations which are being planned: (1) Audio-Visual Centers of Los Angeles City and County Schools. (2) CBS "Tele- vision City." (3) University of Southern Colifornia Cinema Department. (4) Demonstration of Vista Vision at Columbia Studios. (5) Los Angeles County Museum. (6) Studios of Moody Institute of Science. (7) "Rubberneck" tour of the Los Angeles-Hollywood area. POST-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Visitations in San Francisco Area. Since conventioneers from the Midwest and East can route their roil and oir trips by way Son Francisco at no extro fare, it is hoped that many will take advantage of this opportunity to visit some of the fine audio-visual facilities in the area. March, 1955 107 r editorial I (iiioD GiYS AND Bad Guys It's easy loi the immature to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys. They quickly learn a system of simple symbols from the movies, comics, and TV that makes it easy to classify people. In the Westerns, the bad men wear mustaches, the good ones shave. In wrestling matches, dirty fighting identifies the bad guy within the first few minutes. In the comics — well, we don't know so much about about them, but we understand that the characters are all easily distinguished as being either good or bad. A young and immature audio-visual specialist we knew a few years back had his own simple system for classifying audio-visual people. He had an easy answer. If the audio-visual person was a salesman, if he was in the audio-visual business, he was just trying to make money. He was a bad guy. On the other hand, if an audio-visual person was a teacher, if he was employed by an educational institution, he was one who was devoting his life to doing good for others. He was a good guy. It was a simple classification system, but it was too simple. It didn't work. This young A-V specialist, smarter and brighter than some, learned from experience. (Soiuids like a fable we're writing, but we swear it's the truth!) He learned from experience that some of his "bad guys" — the commercial boys — were less selfish than his "good guys" — the educators. That was disturbing and con- fusing. He also learned that .some could be trusted more. Some even had clearer understandings about audio-visual education itself. Some of the commercial people were more idealistically devoted to doing good for others than were some of the audio-visual educa- tors. From this kind of upsetting experience, our young A-V specialist learned. His simple method for distinguishing the good guys in the field had to be replaced by a much more complex method — one that considered intelligence, sincerity, knowledge, vision, deep motivations, and such factors that really count. We got to thinking about the good guys in the audio-visual industry when we read the Washington news the other night. We read about what Charles H. Percy did and said when he went down to Washington. (A Chicago newspaper editorial described him as the "progressive, young and articulate boss of Bell & Howell.") "For 135 minutes, Percy spellbound Con- gressmen with his arguments " against building tariff walls that would shut out foreign-made competitive products from the American market. Here was a busi- ness leader who could think way beyond immediate selfish gains, who could see the big wide-screen picture, the one that encompassed the greatest good for all nationally and internationally. Some call that kind of thinking and performance, "enlightened self-inter- est." No matter what you call it, we're for it. As a matter of fact, as we look back over the years that the audio-visual idea and industry have been de- veloping, it seems to us there's been an unusual amount of "enlightened self-interest" in this field. A lot of capital has been ventured for the making of materials and equipment with more thought of doing good than earning dividends. There are lots of |)eople in this industry, from salesmen on down to presidents, who are as devoted to ideals as they are to dollars. There are lots of "good guys" no matter how complex the standards of measurement. Paul G. Keeb picture of the month FORMOSA m\\ It is certainly not news to see Formosa in a headline, but maybe it is new anil different to see this kind of picture of Formosa — a picture full of promise for the future, a picture of Formosan stu- dents learning about audio-visual methods of teaching at the Pennsylvania .State Uni- versity. Instructing them in the operation of A-V equipment is Philip Mannino (center, holding mike) of the Pemi .State Audio-Visual Aids I.ibiary. In school systems and universities throughout the United States, other stu- dents from other lands are likewise learn- ing A-V. .Soon they will be putting their new knowledge and skills to work in their homelands, as the others who came before them are already doing. .\-\ is a product to lie freely exported and imported. Wherever people live and learn, there is need for audiovisual tecli- niqiies of teaching. (For another picture of other students from other islands learning about A-V in the U.S., see page 129.) 108 Educational Screen by CAPTAIN ROSS A. SHELDON Fort Benning, Georgia pw's m mmmm Motion pictures teach Communist-indoctrinated prisoners the truth about the Western World Copf. Sheldon A MURMUR went through the audi- ence of PVV's squatting on the ground before an outdoor movie screen. The GI projector operator looked enquiringly at his PW inter- preter. "What's the matter-'" he whispered. But the interpreter was himself so engrossed in the scene of an .American supermarket that it took a nudge to get his attention. "The Negro, tfie one at the cashier's table. He is writing a check! He must own a bank account!" Thus did an unexpected lesson get acro.ss to these Communist-indoctri- nated Oriental prisoners about racial conditions in America. Nor was this the only instance of "seeing is believ- ing." Although considerable effort had been made to tell the PW's the truth about the Western World, the use of • educational fdms had been the most effective of all the methods tried. For here, in front of their eyes, they could see the way people lived in a denioc- I racy. At first .some of the camp oflicial.s were highly critical of the idea of showing movies to PW's. "Babying them" was the initial reaction. But when the educational nature of the films was explained, and the effect they would have in counteracting Communist propaganda was under- stood, unqualified approval was given. "Let the bastards see for themselves." one hard-bitten infantry commander commented. "If they think their C:om- mie paradise is such a bed of roses, maybe it'll do 'em good to see how the other half lives. Might give 'em something to think about besides hunt- ing for holes in the barbed wire." Educational fdms about various west- ern countries, showing how they lived and cooperated with eacli other in the United Nations organization, were the most interesting to the PW's. It is difficult for those unfamiliar with re-^. cent social changes in Asia to r^lize tlie extent to which the Japanese war with the West had fanned the social consciousness of the Oriental peoples. They had had very little information about the outside world; and what little they did have was badly distorted l)y the Japanese, and later, by the Communists. About equal in popularity were newsreels, particularly items concern- ing the war. For UN purposes, how- ever, the most effective were educa- tional films showing everyday life in the democracies. The film on U. S. elections was watched intently by men to whom a ■free" election consisted of publicly voting for a single list of candidates selected by the Communist Party. .\ film on the free education system and free libraries of the United .States was viewed in silence by rice-paddy farm- ers of whom 30 per cent could neidier read nor write. When the film of a New England town meeting showed shirt-sleeved laborers arguing with the mayor and council, and an elderly woman obviously scolding what ap- peared to be a prominent businessman, there were nods of approval. "Number One!" was the comment of the PW's when asked what they thought of this. "So sliould it be always." The freedom antl vo.tjng in this meeting were bbvi-_ ously compared with the strait-jacketed Clonuiiunist meetings, where the mem- bers "unanimously" voted for the de- cisions of the party leaders. Occasionally some of the films con- tfiiped surprises overlooked by the Americans, but noted quickly by PW's in the audience. One film on the .\nierican policeman had a scene of a traffic cop on a busy streetcorner in New York. In the background was a shoeshine stand, and reading a news- paper while a Caucasian shined his shoes was a prosperous-looking Chi- nese. The PW's demanded that this scene be run over again so they could make sure! Another film on U. S. post- war housing problems included a brief portion on slum clearance. The unex- pected reaction was that Americans were foolish to tear down such obvi- ously good houses for luxury mansions for the poor. Why the slum houses even had windows, of real glass! And, most amazing of all, they had cold water l^iped right inside! If this were poverty in .America — they could find no words to express their feelings. Through their own eyes, these Oriental PW's saw for themselves that life in the western democracies is not what their Communist masters had claimed. And, by comparison, they saw what tlieir own Communist dictator- ship lacked. What went on in their minds is anybody's guess, but the effect upon their attitude towards their cap- tors was indicated by the fact that the majority of them have refused to return to their Communist "paradise." March, 1955 109 m.,^ K L04 A i'^lb ^sm - ^&l >« « ^t%|^ ^ ^^B ^"^ s^* ^^ ^|#W ^^ * ' Teacher trainees at Western Illinois State College learn the teaching power of the film. m FILMS TEiCU? Editors' Comment Many Edi'iiaiionai. Scrf.i-.n readers have expressed intense interest in the idea of- fered by David Henry, Jack Rinialover. Henry Chauncey, and otliers that films ran help solve tlie teacher sliortagc (see editorial. "Wake Up and Think Big, " Dctember, 19r)4 Kt)UcAn<)\Ai. Scrkf.n). For years and years we ha\e been preaching: "The fdm is no suh.slilule for the teacher. The film is a tool for the teacher." .\nd when possible, who wouldn't want a real- life teacher plus gcKxl teaching aids? lUit what to do when teachers aren't available — and not likely to be available in adeciiiatc niniibeis and with adecpiatc training? Is it time we stopped reciting our piece about films not stdjstituting for teachers? Is it time we seriously consid- ered what role films can play when teachers are not available? Dr. Chauncey. President of the Educa- tional Testing Service, thinks so. We, the editors oi Educaiionai. .ScRKrN, think so. What do \i>ii think? DOES the field ol audio-visual edu- cation have anything basic to contribute to tlic solution of the teacher shortage? Those of us who be- lieve that sound films and television bv HENRY CHAUNCEY have great potentialities for education are asking oursehes, "What's keeping us from turning this pc^tentiality — if it is really there — into an actuality?" It seems to me that at least part of the difficulty lies in some of our under- lying assumptions about the role of educational films in our schools. For 35 years or more evidence has been accumulating that instructional films (and more recently television) can be used effectively to teach large groups; yet in our scliools these media are rarely used to provide basic instruc- tion. They are used primarily as aids or supplements to enrich the curric- ulum and to amplify or clarify what has already been taught. There is an implicit assumption made that there will always be a c|ualified teacher pres- ent to do the basic teaching antl that films will be used only when they can contribute something over and above what the teacher can do by himself. It is time we reexamined this as- sumption. Are teachers always avail- able? What role can instructional films play when they are not? Current estimates of need set the number of new science teachers at 7.000 annually, and this will go up to 10.000 annually by 1960. On the sup- ply side of the ledger, we are turning out each year only about 4,000 teachers qualified to teach mathematics or science at the high .school level. Less than half of these are expected to re- main in teaching. The critical shortage at the high school level is alinost certain to have an adverse effect on our supply of scientists and engineers in the years ahead. While every effort is being made to recruit and train more teachers and 110 Educational Screen to make the field of teaching more at- tractive, we should thoroughly explore other methods which might enable us to awaken interest and provide high ijuality instruction in science and mathematics, especially in situations where no qualified teachers are avail- able. To do this recpiires that we think in terms of the total curriculum, rather than in terms of isolated topics which merely fit into the curriculum. Provision must be made not only for direct teaching, but also for active participation of students in the learn- ing process. To insure that the instruction in such a program would be of the highest quality and acceptable to educators in various sections of the country, it would seem desirable to call on out- standing teachers from both the high school and college level to assist in planning each course of study. They would pool their experience and know- how in establishing objectives, deter- mining content, and in mapping out how best to achieve the desired goals. Fn addition to bringing the best teachers that could be found before the cameras to give the basic instruction, the group would doubtless recommend the use of auxiliary materials such as texts, workbooks, home-experiment kits, self-scored diagnostic tests, and periodic progress examinations. All these would help to make learning an active process in which the student fully participates. Such materials would be developed with the aid of ex- perts and then be carefully pretested and reviewed by experienced teachers prior to release. This would help in- sure that they were suite[aterials Cer- tification that seeks to reconcile not only such segmentary licensing as oc- curs in this area but the transitional compromises, necessitated by present limitations, with the ultimate objective, which wisdom dictates should be at- tempted only in evolutionary stages. To translate this concept into hap- penings, Florida is experiencing a metamorphosis of its school libraries, audiovisual centers, and textbook de- positories. Its emerging Materials Cen- ters are much more than a merging of all three. Startlingly, something en- tirely different from any one of them is even now beginning to peek out of the conventional cocoons still found in many of our schools. .\nd if that is happening to the .Ma- terials Centers, even more marked changes are occurring in the personnel who supervise, administer, and use these centers, .'^s a new generation of pupils, classroom teachers, coordina- tors, and supervisors emerge, county by county, it is evident how wrong they are who jimip to hasty conclusions about the Florida concept. For lo and behold, the supervisor is neither an audio-visualist nor a librarian, but truly a Supervisor of Instructional Ma- terials, tiealing with all forty forms and formats, ranging from textbooks to television through magazines and mo- tion pictures, over field trips and film- strips, across radio and recordings, with pictures and peepboxes, and on and on. .Ml of this one must understand more fully than the compass of the present purpose will permit if one is to understand the developing pattern of Florida Instructional Materials cer- tification. Classroom Teachers .\gainst this brief background, pres- ent Florida certification in the area of Instructional Materials must be con- sidered as representing only a stage along the route, .^s the Florida pat- tern now stands, on the eve of another probable major revision, it begins with the classroom teacher. It specifies that every elementary teacher in Florida, to be licensed, must have an "Introduc- tion to Materials for Use With Chil- dren" . . . this includes familiarity with textbooks, library materials, lit- erature for children, visual aids, etc. .Mthough no comparable requirement is indicated at present in the certifica- tion of secondary teachers, it is notable that an increasing number of high school teachers have elected work in this area and that one of the major ])r()posed changes is that the same re- cpiirement of competence in Instruc- tional Materials be included across the board for all classroom teachers. School Coordinator Fron the classroom teacher, Florida certification in Instructional .Materials jiroceeds to the certification of the school teacher who is to serve as the Instructional Materials leader, or con- troller, or coordinator for the building. This individual may be an audio- visualist, a librarian, a textbook man- ager, or a classroom teacher with some other specialty. His primary interest may be in motion pictures, children's books, educational television, bulletin boards, or any one of a .score or more categories of Instructional Materials. Only he must have a belief in and an etuhusiasm for the mission of Instruc- tional Materials and meet minimum certification recjuiremcnts. What are these minimum certifica- tion rccjuirements? In view of the (juoted and probably often misquoted distortions about Florida certification in the Instructional Materials area at- tributed to some audio-visualists, it is well to set down here first what is ac- tually on the books now, before indi- cating the work on the new revision ])roposed for this year. In the "Florida Requirements for Teacher Education and Certification," last revised and adopted July 21, 1953, the first point that stands out in cer- tification of Instructional Materials per- sonnel on the school level is the teacher education prerequisite. This says in effect that the candidate for licensing must present as part of the bachelor's degree (1) approximately two college years of general education, (2) the teacher-certification require- ment of general professional education, and (3) the teacher certification re- quirement of one or more areas of specialized professional education, such as art, music, English, science, social studies, etc. The second significant point is that Instructional Materials has been recog- nized as one of the specialized profes- sional education areas. Among the numbered specialized areas in Florida certification. Instructional Materials is No. 18. On the teacher certification ba.se it specifies two certifications: (1) Restricted, for coordinators in schools with enrollment up to 300, and (2) Full, for coordinators in schools with enrollment over 300. The Basic Courses Restricted certification in Instruc- tional Materials specifies twelve semes- ter hours of courses in the area of Instructional Materials. The four three-semester hour courses are as follows: (1) Introduction to Materials. This is the course that also meets the rc- cjuirement in the certification of ele- mentary classroom teachers and is being strongly urged as a retiuirement in the certification of secondary teachers as well. .As its title suggests, this is an overview of the principal classes of Instructional Materials found in Flor- ida schools, with special emphasis on children's books and their illustration, textbooks, school recordings, selected films, filmstrips, pictures, bulletin boards, etc., their use (or utilization, depending upon which group of ter- niinologists you belong to), selection, sources for review, grading and evalua- tion. (2) Organization and Administra- tion of a School Materials Center. Here March, 1955 113 is the first course aimed directly at tlie teacher who has become enthusiastic enough about the potential for learn- ing in multiple-materials to want to learn something about running a school program. In this course acquisition techniques for actjuiring all kinds of Instructional Materials are taught, in- cluding sources, prices, discounts, or- der forms, etc. Here, also, methods of classifying, indexing, and maintaining them are considered. There is consid- erable attention given to circulating and disseminating these materials so that they will enter the main blood- stream of the school's learning pro- gram. The mechanics of charging, booking and otherwise lending, keep- ing records, mending, labeling, splic- ing, and other techniques are demon- strated. (3) Curriciduiii Materials. This is a sequel to course number one and aims to study the evaluation, selection, and use of more school materials, but this time even more closely related to the specific school areas of the language arts, social studies, .science, fine and industrial arts, etc. (4) Foundations or Principles of an Instructional Materials Program. This is a philosophy course, but it is also much more. Here the multi-material concept in the learning process can be introduced and traced through the major historical impetuses of the print- ing press, the textbook, school librar- ies, audio-visual centers to the emerg- ing materials centers and the growing acceptance of unity. These, then, are the four course re- quirements for the so-called "Restrict- ed" certificate in the area of Instruc- tional Materials. Notable is the fact that the first of these four courses is the one required for the certification of all elementary classroom teachers and urged for the certification of all second- ary teachers. Equally important is the fact that this course is articulated with the succeeding three so that the ma- terials-minded classroom teacher can progressively prepare for increasing Instructional Materials opportunities and responsibilities in her .school. Full certification in Instructional Ma- terials likewise articulates with what has gone before. To the twelve semes- ter hours required for Restricted cer- tification are added 18 additional se- mester hours for a total of thirty. The distribution of these additional 18 semester hours specifies three two- .semester hour courses, two of which give advanced attention to two special classes of Instructional Materials, and the third to more detailed problems of organizing materials collections in larger schools and in county centers. Of the first two, one course is devoted to school reference materials and .sources for locating information about all of the classes of materials; the other course is called .\udio-Visual Materials and stimulates the production of in- expensive school-made materials as well as further study of the use of films, fihnstrips, recordings, flat pic- tures and some other classes of Instruc- tional Materials. The remaining twelve hours in the 30-hour Instructional Materials spe- cialization may be selected from ad- vanced courses in audio-visual produc- tion and use, or in reading, or in chil- dren's literature, etc. Supervisors From school coordinator to county supervisor, certification is only implied by the general paragraph which now covers licensing of all special super- visors. .\pplying these general provi- sions to the Instructional Materials area there is now indicated (I) a spe- cialization such as has been described for school coordinator certification: (2) a Master's degree, and (3), a mini- mum of three years of successful school experience. This is Florida certification in In- structional Materials this school year of l9o4-b5, with one exception. .\s of September 1. 1954, Restricted Certif- icate has been removed. For the con- cerned audio-visualist, it is also impor- tant to note that No. 18 in Florida C^ertification is still headed "Librai^ .Service." The rea,sons for that are not hard to understand if the evolution of certification in this area is imder- stood. Schools seek regional as well as state accreditation. Until the past year F'lorida's No. 18 had to comply with the specifications of the Southern As- sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Further, regardless of the fact that labels are more important psychologically than rationally, the fact remains that no better term than librarian has yet been agreed upon for the school coordinator's title. Nearly every summer in the F'lorida State University Summer .School, groups of Instructional Materials ma- jors in the Library School di,scuss this problem of a name. .\l one of these meetings the writer suggested jestingly that since we deal with materials, we call ourselves Materialists. It was ob- jected that the present salary level did not justify such a title. Moving then to the other extreme it was suggested that since we deal with media of com- munications, we call ourselves Me- dintn.%\ The importance and difficulty of selecting a label have undoubtedly also contributed to the persistence of the "library" designation. But aside from the label, the con- tent of the specialized area and its implication for the audio-visual move- ment are inescapable. The liasic twelve semester hours of courses cover In- structional Materials of all types in- cluding considerable attention to those most often labelled audio-visual. Of the remaining eighteen hours, as many as fourteen may be taken in specialized audio-visual courses. The cjuestion might now be asked, how has this certification helped In- structional Materials in Florida .schools? It cannot be claimed that Florida spends as much per pupil on textbooks, library materials, and audio- visual materials as some other states do, although progress is evident in the last few years. But it can be claimed that in no state has there been a greater increase quantitatively and qualitatively of competent personnel in the whole range of Instructional Materials. For example, in seven years, Florida State University alone has qualified 335 leaders in the Instructional Ma- terials field who are serving as county supervisors, audio-visualists, librarians and materials specialists. Two are serving as state supervisors. During the eight summer .sessions alone, no fewer than 3.366 stiulents. for the most part Florida teachers, have enrolled in In- structional .Materials courses. During the seven school years in between, ex- tension courses in Instructional Ma- terials have been brought to no fewer than 2,053 classroom teachers in their home communities in some 29 Florida centers extending from I'ensacola to Key West. The impact of this educational pro- gram is evident at a ninnber of points in F'lorida education. .\t least seven counties now have a supervisor of In- structional Materials. In school after school, the old-fashioned audio-visual centers and school libraries are giving way to the new Materials Centers. The indixiduals who coordinate these school centers think less and less of themselves as librarians, or audio-visualists, and more and more as instructional mate- rials leaders. Some of them began as audio-visualists; some of them began as librarians; but most of them starred as classroom teachers. Regardless of their professional origins, there is a solidarity among those who work with Instructional .Materials that is inune- diately marked by visiting speakers at state meetings. In the last two years the Instruc- tional Materials leaders in F'lorida have been concerned with two major proj- ects: (I) .\n inventory of Instructional Materials in Florida schools and (2) the revision of certification. The for- mer is nearing publication stage; the latter has now entered an advanced exploratory conference, under the di- rection of the state Teacher Educa- tion .Advisory Council, whose recom- mendations on certification are usually tantamount to adoption. 114 Educational Screen Among the documents the Council will have under consideration is a draft of a proposed revision of No. 18 prepared by an ad hoc committee of five materials specialists and the crys- tallization of some agreements and differences on certification revision brought out in a joint meeting of the library and audio-visual sections of the Florida Education Association held in Miami last April. Because these points of agreement and difference are liasic to any exploration of certifica- tion in tlic Instructional Materials area, they are here summarized. First, the points of agreement: (1) The term "Instructional Mate- rials" should replace both of the terms "library" and "audio-visual" in cer- tification. (2) The specialized course in "Prin- ciples and Philosophy" should en- compass the whole range of instruc- tional materials rather than just "li- brary materials" or "audio-visual" ma- terials separately. (3) The basic or first course in In- structional Materials should be a re- quirement for certification of all classroom teachers, secondary as well as elementary. (4) .Specialization for Instructional Materials leadership on the school level should be based on teacher certification and should lead to at least two levels of competence: (a) basic, for minimum competence in any school, (b) advanced competence for extended responsi- bility. (5) Specialization for Instructional Materials leadership on the county level (there are no city school systems in Florida though similar competence might l)c expected in the states where there are) should be based on teacher certification, a Master's degree, at least five years of successful school experi- ence, and a 30-semester hour graduate professional program at least half of which would have been accomplished in Instructional Materials courses and at least six semester hours in Cur- riculum Development and in .Super- vision. Differences developed aroinid details. One group favored three, rather than two, levels of certification for compe- tence on the school level. Another group felt there should be more em- phasis on a separate course in classifi- cation and cataloging of Instructional Materials and that it should be re- quired in the lowest level of certifica- tion. From these agreements and differ- ences it is at least evident that Florida has left the crossroads. For better or for worse, audio-visualists and librarians have agreed to unite the audio-visual way with the library way. Projects Anything — from a AM O ERICAN OPTICAL UE PROmlECTOR Here's a simple, dramatic way to make a point. Project speech ma- terial directly on a screen. An AO Opaque Projector, with the large 10" X 10" aperture, projects practically anything that's opaque, and not more than Sy/' thick. Blows it up on a screen, large enough for whole audiences to see. People understand quicker, re- member longer when they can see what you are talking about. In Schooli, Churches. Project test papers for comparison, news clip- pings, coins, gears. Show Bible Stories, pictures from books and other teaching materials. In Businesi, Industry. Magnify products, papers, objects on screen so customers, salespeople, audiences of all kinds can see better, learn better, compare and in,spect. ____ Costs little to Run. With an AO Opaque Projector there is no film to buy — no rentals to pay — no .slides to make — the whole world provides your material. Simple to Operate. Just flip a switch and insert copy. The AO Opaque focuses easily — keeps projected object cool with quiet motor driven fan. Readily port- able. 1000 watt lamp gives un- matched screen brilliance. AOt Educator-500 Your brightest buy. For 2" x 2" slides and film strips. 500 watt — blower cooled — 3'/^", 5" or 7" pro- jection lens. Linerican Optical W tT.M. Reg. by American OpHcal Compony CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS Morch, 1955 115 How This Cot Started In the January, 1955 EdSCREEN (poge 26) we published an article titled "Evaluations: The Audio -Visual Pro- ducer's Nightmare" by "A Puzzled Pro- ducer." Reactions ore still pouring in — all of which we are reading with great interest and with appreciation of the complexity of the problem. Here are some of the reactions. Other comments will appear in later issues. — The Editors THE PROPOS.AL that national at- tention be directed toward deriving a set of standards for the evaluation of the various audio-visual materials is worthy of the support of every person concerned with the long-term develop- ment of the use of these materials in education. .A 1 though much progress has oc- curred in the field, I personally feel that greater gains would occur if the nature and contributions of the various kinds of materials were clarified. This proposal, if carried out, would apjiear to be the opening wedge in bringing greater clarification to the entire field, of indicating relationships between audio-visual materials, and establish- ing to a useful degree the relationship of these materials to other instruc- tional materials often not included under the audio-visual heading. I am aware, of course, that much attention has been given to evaluation in the past in some quarters. That at- tempts to reach common standards have in large part failed has been due, I think, to the extensive and impracti- cal lists of items that have been de- rived. The average teacher does not have time to do a Master's thesis each time she selects a film. My experience leads me to believe that clues to more effective and effi- cient evaluation lie in the basic nature of the materials themselves as revealed by research and everyday experience. While it is true that at some time in the evaluation process, it is essential to classify items by grade level and sub- ject area and to painstakingly check for authenticity, I think most of us could save considerable time by select- ing possible candidates for this closer scrutiny by examining new materials in the light of the kinds of material they jjurport to be. For example, before trying to decide on the authenticity, grade level, and subject area placement of a particidar motion picture, I find it useful to com- ])are this film with a set of standards as to what a motion picture should be. .My reading of the research and my experience with motion pictures lead me to feel that tlie motion picture is basically a visual medium. Further, it is a meatis of presenting pictorial ma- terial in motion. If the visual mate- rial is of paramount importance, there should be good visual sequence. The sound is distinctly secondary in impact and should be so treated. This kind of approach to the initial stage of evaluation leads me to elim- inate for detailed consideration those motion ])ictines that spend much of their time showing static objects or those in which pictures are subordinate to a sound track lecture. I may have interpreted the research and my experi- ence incorrectly in arriving at these points of view, but until someone ad- vances a more dependable, practical means of selection. I believe this ap- Ijroach is a good one to shoot for. I apply similar kinds of standards to other kinds of materials, basing the standard in the essential nature of the material. I am not swayed by the large number of materials that do not con- form with these standards, .\fter all. in a field where there are so few atceiJt- ed standards, we arc all in pretty much the condition of the blind leading the blind. It goes without .saying that when- ever generally agreed upon standards of evaluation are achieved, those ma- terials within certain categories that do not stand up well under close scrutiny may be the cause of economic hardships in some quarters. However, I believe the long run ef- fects of having a common frame of reference to guide producer, distribu- tor, and user alike would far outweigh the short nm problems. We could look forward to less competition between different kinds of materials once the \ irtues of each were established. Then ])roducers could devote more of their energies to creating the best kind of materials within each classification and less time trying to com])ete with other materials that are not in these cate- gories. We might expect more emphasis on the integrated u.se of all kinds of teaching materials rather than a "snow" job regarding any one. Yes, I recognize that all the man said was that he wanted nation-wide evalua- tion standards. I certainly agree that the proposal is a good one. I feel, how- ever, that the implications are exten- sive and that much additional good can result from action in this direction. ROBERT E. SCHREIBER. Librarian Educational Materials Center. Northern Illinois State Teachers College, DeKalb. Illinois I.VGREE in general with "A Puz- zled Producer" that there are too many armchair evaluations on films and that einotions and opinions guide many film evaluators. Perhaps we have not taught thoroughly enough the need to examine the objectives of a film. .Many film evaluations are purely in terms of very broad general objectives which avoid the specific objectives for whidi the film was actually produced. If we could get film evaluators to think in terms of very specific objectives — and every film has two or three — and evaluate in terms of these specific objectives, then we could all more closely arrive at the same opinions. As thi?igs now stand, opinions shaped bv training, experience, knowledge of the subject, and a host of other factors (amiot possibly agree. The E.F.L..-^. evaluations for the past few years are an excellent example of disagreement. But on the side of the evaluators. it should be stated that not enough scri])ts are studied by several experts because the opinions of experts dilter too. When numerous people study a scri|jt and a compromise is arrived at. the film which results cannot possiblv have such wide variations for later evaluators. And until research estab- lishes the value of many of the special gimmicks now used by producers, there will remain differences in opin- ions. But we do not agree on anything else in life, so why films? We use different textbooks, course outlines, many dif- ferent kinds of schools, etc.. etc.. so why not many opinions on films? HELGE E. HAN.SEN, Director .Audio-Visual Education Service. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota 116 Educational Screen m add lyctW^l ''^a//sw ^,,/f/Kfsi instructioi films in fi a perman place in the classrooi of today. 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Reflecting this natural trend is an ever-increasing demand for color in classroom teaching films. Recognizing the teaching effectiveness of color films, Coronet has built a basic library of more than 600 color motion pictures for your use— films for virtually every subject area at every grade level. To preview the titles of your choice for possible purchase, write today to: I'rinted in U. S. A. tl iwi lui — jv_i eci I I 1 ) Cut paper (the kind used to wrap the family hamburgers) to desired length for the droodle board. (2) Drill holes in the plywood os the next step in making your own illustration board. (3) Tighten the wing-nuts as thu finishing touch that makes your board ready for action. (4) Put it to work. Here Coach Elvis SherriH, David Lipscomb College, uses it for pre-game skull practice in basketball. MAKE A DROODLE BOARD by MARSHALL GUNSELMAN A CURRENT TV show has made the illustration board popular. It con- sists of several sheets of white paper attached to a wood or metal backing and supported by an easel. Its use is similar to that of a blackboard — for drawings, illustrations or writing, usually clone with charcoal pencils or Mr. Gunselman is Audio-Vis- ual Director and Instructor in Audio-Visual Education at David Lipscomb College, Nashville, Tennessee. The photos are by campus photog- rapher James Clipp. marking pencils such as grocery stores use to mark prices on cans. Pastels or wax crayons may also be used. Construction of the droodle board is l)oth simple and inexpensive. A piece of tjuartcr-inch plywood three feet square is the main requirement. It doesn't even have to be painted. To this are secured several sheets of white butcher paper. Manufactured illustra- tion boards use special paper; but butcher paper works just as well and doesn't cost nearly so much. .Some simply stajile the butcher paper to the plywood: but there's a better way: Three holes arc bored at the top of the plywood and also in a piece of wood an inch wide and three feet long (a yardstick will do). Through the holes are j^laced one-inch bolts with wing-nuts in the back, jfhe sheets of ]iaper are placed between the two pieces of wood, then the wing-nuts are tightened, making the pa|)er secure. Used sheets can simply be ripped off. When all of the paper is used up. the wing-nuts are loo.sened. more paper added, and tlie wing inits tightened again. The easel to hold a droodle board is no problem. The easiest thing to do is to pay about S2.9.") for a Hannel-ljoard easel. They are made so the three legs will fold up to about the length of- the droodle board. Vou know how now. Start droodlhig! Mtfrch, 1955 117 Wliij U m Goinc io ilte . . . AMERICAN FILM ASSEMBLY rj April of 1951 the Film Council of America inaugurated its first Amer- ica Film Assembly and Golden Reel Film Festival. Aside from focusing na- tional attention on the 16mm field in general, the Assembly brought together many persons who had never before attended any kind of an "audio-visual" meeting. The registrants were from almost all the 48 states, Hawaii, Can- ada, and several foreign countries. Representation tor the 1955 affair in New York already indicates wide na- tional participation. With the Festival still more than a month away, FCA reports a healthy pre-registration: once again film professionals will meet alongside the new 16mm entliusiast to share experiences and information and view some of the most outstanding 16mm productions of the year. What is the Assembly? Why should you bother to attend? Here are the reasons given by some of the early reg- istrants. For the vital statistics on the -Assembly and Festival see the Fact Box. Sponsoring organizations appear on page 137. J-^uotic ^ckooi Mr. Herman E. London, Director of ."Vudio- Visual Aids, Public School 81, 256th St. and Riverdale Avenue, Riverdale 71, N. Y. "The American Film Assembly will afford an opportunity for all those genuinely interested in the 16mm mo- tion picture as an educational tool to meet in person, mind, and spirit. As the liaison committees of film-producer representatives and film-user delegates thrash out their common problems WHAT: American Film Assembly, Golden Reel Film Festival WHEN: April 4-8, 1955 WHERE: Woldorf-Asforlo, New York City SPONSOR: Film Council of America, 600 Davis St., Evonston, ill. REGISTRATION FEE: $4.00 REGISTRATION FORM: Available from FCA HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Write to Mr. Anthony M. Ray, Front Office Mgr., Waldorf-Astoria, New York PROGRAM: Golden Reel Film Festi- val, Sound Slidefilm Competition, Film Users Workshop, Film Society Caucus, Salute to 16mm Produc- ers Banquet, Local Film Council Meeting, Council of Organization Presidents Meeting, and other special events. and reconcile their individual aims, a sound basis for future progress will evolve. The in-person contact that can be had only at an assembly will un- doubtedly serve as a medium for the dissemination of up-to-the-minute mo- tion picture nev/s, in a way that can never be equaled by the printed word. The novice will unquestionably join the ever-growing circle of film endorsers after attending the workshop sessions of the Assembly and familiarizing him- self with the techniques of Ifimm utilization. As a result of meeting with other school audio-visual coordinators, and through the mutual communica- tion of enthusiasm and ideas, I hope to return to Riverdale a revitalized emissary on behalf of educational films and a herald of film's promise for the future." oLlff, raru Mr. Hoyt R. Galvin, Director of Li- braries, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 310 N. Tryon St., Charlotte 2. North Caro- lina. "The documentary and informa- tional film is in its 'teens' — has almost reached maturity in the mind of the average Joe and Jane. America respects a winner and loves a good show. The Hoyt R. Galvin American Film Assembly — The Golden Reel Film Assembly — to be held at the Waldorf in April 1955, will help to establish the documentary and informational film as a winner; as a good show; as a mature medium. The "Oscars" for the informational film will be awarded. A good show; an educa- tional extravaganza; and a place to see die best documentary and informa- tional films produced within the past year — that's the Golden Reel Film .Assembly. There is no better way to see the latest and to determine the films needed for your community." (^nurcn Mr. Robert H. ScanUwd, Director, Dept. of .Audiovisual Education, lioard of Christian Education, Presby- terian Church of the U. S. A. "The American Film Assembly, sponsored by the Film Coimcil of 118 Educational Screen America, proxidcs an annual oppor- tunity lor tliosc employed in religious audio-visual education to have fellow- ship with motion picture and other audio-visual producers and users. There is much to be learned by the diurches from the various organiza- tions and agencies developing audio- visual materials for use in business, industry, education, government and the arts, health and safety, interna- tional relations, biography, history and travel. Ihe Presbyterian Church U. S. A. is especially interested in making the best use of educational audio-visual mate- rials related to Christian education of children, youth and adults. The Film Council of America, a non- profit organization whose purpose is to promote the use of motion jjictures and other audio-visual materials, pri- marily on the adult educational level, serves a real need. The fact that it is a clearing house for organizations rep- resenting twenty-eight million members is of great value. The American Film Assembly will help church audio-visual leaders dis- cover new ways to work with film pro- ducers, sponsors, distributors, national organizations, local film councils and community program planners." J-'^rodi roaucer Miss Alma Dunrnii {and Andre') Mc- Laren) of Duntlaren Productions, Ot- tawa, Ontario, Canada "Those who make films, like other artists, need the stimulation that comes from contact with people in the same field, particularly if they work alone or in small groups as we do. The .Ameri- can Film .Assembly affords a wonder- ful opportunity for this and we are delighted to be able to attend it this year. The chance to meet not only film producers but also film users from a wide variety of organizations and an opportunity to discuss with them the many facets of film production and usage, is a unique and important one for us. We hope also to hear about and perhaps see some of the latest technical advances in the rapidly developing medium of 16mm film. Last but not least, we look forward to seeing the latest and best of 16mm productions at the Golden Reel Film Festival," w. udeum Mr. Vernon Dameron, Director of Education, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Mich. "The role of informational and documentary films as luiiversal media of communication is destined to be- come increasingly significant on an endlessly-continuing basis. This fact is clearly evident not only in regard to progressive advances in films as an independent entity, but also in recog- nition of their vital function as a foundation for television. Because of the pre-eminence of films in the all-important sphere of concept formation, everyone who is seriously interested in the process of communi- cation has a stake in the future of the film field. It is, therefore, both a privi- lege and a responsibility to keep well informed on current developments in films and to contribute to the evolu- tion of higher standards and more exacting criteria of film production, selection, and use. The American Film A.ssembly pro- vides a splendid opportunity for all persons — professional wf>rker or the genuinely interesteil citizen — to share in the expansion and growth of the boimdless 16nnn film movement." u 'nii/erdUt ^ Mr. Homer J. Dietjneier, CJhairman, Motion Picture Dept., Boston Univer- sity, Boston 16, Mass. "Today man is in the midst of the greatest communications revolution since the creation of the phonetic al- Homer J. Dietmeier phabet. The exact nature of tomor- row's means of communication are today obscured by our tradition bound imaginations. Con.scquently it is im- perative for all communication spe- (ialists to keep informed of new tech- niques. The .American Film Assembly olfers an unprecedented opportunity to observe the latest productions and to converse with those individuals who are forging the new frontiers in film communication." oLabor Mr. Mark Starr, Educational Director. International ladies' Garment Work- ers' Union. 1710 Broadway, New York, ly, N. Y. ".Movies, directly or through tele- vision, are now more than ever the most important medium of mass cul- ture. The labor movement has suf- fered grossly from misrepresentation in the movies. This is partly due to its own fault in not being more alert to the importance of this medium. "I am attending the .American Film .\ssembly because I hope to see new and better films and to be as articulate as I can about the needs of the labor movement in the matter of new and improved films. The overwhelming success achieved by ]l'ilh The.se Hands, made by the ILGWU, reinforces my hopes that organized labor will put more time and money into movies of social significance," March, 1955 119 valuation of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ instructor. School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. A name at the end of a film review indicates that the review xuas written by that person rather than by one of the editors of this department. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. GETTING ALONG WITH PARENTS (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmclte Ave., Wilmette, III.) 14 min- utes, 1 6mm, sound, color or black, and white, 1954. $125 or $62.50. Guide available. DE.SCRIPTION By examining the home experiences of six high school students, this film portrays and analyzes the underlying conditions that often lead to strain and conflict in the relations between par- ents and tlieir adolescent offspring. The problem is posed in the opening scenes when a group of six high school boys and girls discuss the coming Jun- ior Prom and the virtual impossibility of obtaining parental approval to go to a local night club, the "Blue Room," after the dance. They agiee that par- ents are all alike: diey just don't under- stand. The next scene in turn portrays two fathers exchanging their concern over the youthful lack of discipline, too much money, and too much freedom. The narrator then concludes that there appear to be two sides to the argument. The sequences of scenes tiiat follow suggest the nature of typical problems faced by adolescents as their wishes come in conflict with parental de- mands. Though Betty Anderson's par- ents share her joy in her being invited to the dance, her father asserts cate- gorically tiiat the "Blue Room" is "out." Her plea tliat she has "got to go where the crowd goes" is of no avail. Jimmy's negligence in the past prompts his father to question his driving com- petence, in addition to criticizing the extravagance of patronizing the "Blue Room." Dick's expressed need to be- come more self-reliant and to partici- pate in his group's decisions clashes with his mother's pressing concern over his health, his iiard-earncd money, and his general youthfulness. A flashback shows how such concern continues naturally after years of troubled watchfulness over the welfare of growing youngsters. Jane's father insists on enforcing the 12 o'clock rule in her household that would eliminate the possibility of her going to the "Blue Room" after the dance. A review of the father's strict and obedient upbringing throws light on his present rigid and unyielding attitude. Suggestive of the way in which par- ents and young adults might work to- gether is the experience of the Smith family. Periodic family conferences on mutual problems pave the way for a sincere and sympathetic discussion of the financial problem involved in visit- ing the "Blue Room." The resulting agreement is founded on faith in the good judgment of the jiarents. Mrs. Smith enlists the cooperation of other parents to prepare a basement for an after-dance party. Upon entering the basement recrea- tion room, the young people display pleasant surprise at the arrangement as Jane comments on the "unpredict- able" nature of parental behavior. The narrator thereupon emphasizes the need to understand both points of view and to "deal with each other as mutually respecting individuals." .APPRAISAL The previewing committee agreed that this film would stimulate discus- sion among parents and young adults by showing the nature of the disagree- ment to be a conflict between isolated and distinct points of view that can be resolved only through mutual inider- standing; by indicating to parents and \oung ])eople alike that others in sim- ilar positions have similar problems: and by suggesting the importance of peer relations to growing adults and the impact on current parental be- havior of years of responsibility and concern for the welfare of offspring. Good characterization on the part of the performers and the attempt to in- clude the different but typical prob- lems in the presentation should pro- vide adequate opportunity for viewer involvement. One member felt that the film might have stressed the impor- tance of introducing the teamwork concept early in the lives of the young- sters. Thus, the mutual respect emerg- ing in tlie relationship would then be more adequate to promote the reso- [ iution of tension and conflict in later ] family life. The committee was agreed, ; however, that high school classes, P-TA and other community groups, and teachers-in-training woidd find this film highly ])rovocative. RAILROAD RHYTHMS i (Film .Associates, 10521 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles 25, California) 10 minutes, 16mm, sound, color or l)lack and white, 1954. $100 or $50 (both prices include record and hand- book). Produced by Paul Burnford with Ruth White. U.C.L.A. DESCRIPTION Combining the actual sounds of the freight yard with a synchronized musi- cal score, the film follows a freight train from the time it comes into the freight yard of a big city through the various service operations until, as a newly assembled train, it leaves the yard on its way to the next big city. The musical score and sound effects are also given on the record. Inviting the audience to ride on the freight train as it lumbers along its way, the narrator points out that each freight car may be on its way to a different place. When the freight train comes into the big city, it goes to the freight yard. The freight cars that are to stay in this city are taken to the terminal for un- loading. The other cars are sorted and made into new trains. The locomotive moves onto the round turntable in front of the circle of roinidhouse stalls. The turntable swings aroimd until the (Continued on page 122) 120 Educational Screen SCENE FROM SOUND MOVIE made by the Midvale School in Madison, Wis., shows class recitation. Parents were able to look over the teacher's shoulder and listen to the discussion. Action and sound were projected with the Filmosound 202. School-made movie gives parents "teacher'seye view" of kids Experience is the best teacher. It taught the Midvale Parent- Teacher Association the value of audio-visual education. Members recently eavesdropped on a kindergarten lesson, saw and heard unrehearsed first-grade instruction, witnessed a research project in the fourth grade. Their "tour" was a 30-niinute sound movie. The Midvale Story, produced by Principal Paul Olson, with the Bell & Howell "70" camera and Filmosound 202 recording projector. The Filmosound makes magnetic recording on film easy as tape recording. All you do is project the picture and record commentary ri^ht on the film. Your school could put the 202 to good use. New Voices for Educational Movies tells you hoiv good. For your free copy, write Bell & Howell. 7117 McCormick Rd., Chicago 45, III. HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD 1954 ToB.IU il..w.-ll for 17 Years MOTION PICTURE! "A GRtAT PLAY, GUtAJLY FltMED." — Scholastic Magazine Orson Welles' Mercury Production MACBETH by William Shakespeare Winner: PARENTS' MAGAZINE Special Merit Award Starring Orson Welles as Macbeth with a magnificent supporting cast. Musical Score by JACQUES IBERT; conducted by EFREM KURTZ A BRANDON Exclusive 16mm Release 85 Min. B&W 1 6mm Sound Rental Apply (Special Low Rate for Secondary Schools) "Teachers who feaif fhei'r pupils to see this strikingly powerfu/ presen- fafion will give their pupils impres- sions that the/ will never forget." — Dr. F. H. LAW, Dept. of Secondary Teachers, Dir. of Languages "I have never grasped the full sweep of what Shakespeare said in this tragedy until I saw the Orson Welles film." — William D. Boutwell, Scholastic Mag. REQUIRED for all English, Drama, Lit- erature, Speech and History Classes! and a rich treat for all assembly gatherings. Plan to show these films this semester. For choice dates, apply now! BRANDON FILMS, Inc. Dept. ES, 200 W. STth St., N. Y. 19 A Series of 4 Motion Pictures on EDUCATION FOR CHILDBIRTH Sound, l(j mm, b & w For Senior High and Oollege use • PRENATAL CARE • LABOR AND CHILDBIRTH • A NORMAL BIRTH • POSTNATAL CARE For rental, purchase, preview xurite MEDICAL ARTS PRODUCTIONS 414 Mason Street, San Francisco 2 March, 1955 125 virch beMttmcnt FRIEDRICH'S ^EW THEATRICAL FILM m THE LIFE OF CHRIST Day of Triumph is a religious mo- tion picture for the theaters, with a running time of 110 minutes. It pre- sents the last two years in the life of Christ. It has a fine dramatic structure, reverence and perception; historical accuracy, boxoflice appeal and enter- tainment values. It is sincere and moving. It has cinematic polish without silly Hollywood glitter. It has great acting; even in the minor roles there is excel- lence. It adheres to the Scriptures, yet uses creative imagination in recon- structing the political background which forms the backdrop for Christ's tragic years. Good actors need great dialogue to speak and .Arthur T. Horman has pro- vided that in abundance. When beau- tiful Joanne Dru appears as Mary Magdalene, we are shown what a skilled director can do to make a sequence achieve great beauty and poignancy. No dropping in the lower case of sex banalities here! Great di- recting and fine acting give us a scene with more downright entertainment value than many theater-goers have ever seen. In this film Eastman's color is su- perb. Many scenes have great artistic beauty. There is an abundance of near and clo,se-up shots. Jack Coyle, co- director with Irving Piiliel and de- signer of all the sets, should win some kind of an Oscar for their general ex- cellence. The musical score is so good that most of the time you don't know that it's there. It gets the job done without being obvious or bothersome. When the story opens, zealots from all over Judea are reporting to Zadok. who has sent for them. They are Send materials for revieiu In llie Church Depnrtmenl to William S. Horkrnan, 2-/ Hartford Ave., (Hens Falls, Nexu York. amazed when he tells them to return to their homes, and ask him for an explanation. Then the story of Clhrist's last two years unfolds, with Andrew doing most of the telling. Zadok and his movement were look- ing for just the right leader to back. Judas is convinced that Jesus is that leader. He grows ever more convinced that he can bring Jesus to his cause, yet Jesus draws him into his own. His strength and ambivalence lead straight to his tragic end. There is higii tragedy in this film- drama. Good men and evil, the power- ful and the weak, the religious and the political — all plot and plan, sidestep and evade, use men for their purposes, and yet in the end all their intrigues, conspiracies, and evil plottings are trampled under by a Power not of this world. It takes a great film to convey this. No other Life-of-Christ film has ever come near it. Now for some things 1 did not like: The triumphal entry scene had the prettincss of a lithographing done for children. The ambush of the zealot band by the Roman soldiers was too long and stereotyped. Close-ups of the Crucifixion are not for me, and I won- der about the children who will in- evitably see it. The second scene with Pilate (whose acting was superb) ap- peared staged rather than document- ary. Perhaps the Gethsemane scene, always difficult, needed more rugged realism. Irving Pichel, who won great fame for his directing of the Luther film, will be remembered for Day of Triumph also. Lee J. Cobb played the part ol Zadok with great power and insight. James Griffith, as Judas, turns in a magnificent performance. Robert Wil son, jjlaying the role of Christ, meas- ured up well to the impossible demands of this role. Producer James K. Friedrich (Cen- tury Films Production) has given the by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN theaters a great motion picture. It ought to win wide acceptance and praise. .After a theatrical run, neces- sary to recover production costs, it will be released to the churches. This film sets standards of excellence and use fulness which will not be so equalled. OTHER KEW FILMS Son of Man In Sti" of Man we see two young people come into a church service where the famed Chicago artist, War- ner Sallman, is recreating his famous drawing of the head of Christ. .As they watcli, their minds flash back over the things that have happened to them during the past two years. .An auto accident put Jim. hard-striving cynical medical student, in a hospital. Karen, sincere Christian and intending to be a missionary, is his muse. Her faith .shows from under her deeds like a red slip! Jim gives her a rough time. This leads to some keen dialogue; in- teresting situations: (|uite a bit of sus- pense: and finally to a happy ending. .An attractive, easy-to-look-at film with a strong evangelistic impact. Content good: technical qualities excellent ex- cept for the optical etlect indicating the flashback. (Or. did 1 nod at that moment!) (North Park College, Chi- cago 25; 29 minutes: color; rental |12) This My Son This My Son is a present-day version ot the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 1.5:11-32). In it a certain rancher liad two sons. With him they owned and ran the ranch. One was hardworking; the other restless. unha])py. .At last he asks his father if he can sell his share and seek his fortune in the city. In tlie city he has a little fling before settling down. His fortunes and funds wane. Lacking skills, he can't keep jobs. At last in desijeration, he takes a job in the stockyards. One day when sick oj heart, he sees some fat sleek steers go through wearing the brand of his lather's ranch. He comes to himself; decides to return. When way down the lane, his father goes to meet him; re- 126 Educational Screen THIS MY SON: A present-day version of the story of the Prodigal Son ccives him. The older brother sulks a bit until the ex-prodigal asks his for- giveness. This is a good film. It will be useful. Set in the midst of a worship program, it can be a jjowerfid sermon. While the scholars aie debating whether this is the way parables should he interpreted, the church will welcome and use this film. It is the first serious effort (this reviewer knows of) to give a Biblical parable twentieth - century cinematic form. (Family Films, Inc., 30 minutes; rental: color S15, B&W S9) FILMSTRIPS Home and Country Series The "Home Series" of the Long Filnislide Service (El Cerrito 8, Calif.) is recommended. Fhe five titles are: The Day Begins: The Children Have a Busy Day; Mother Cares for the Fam- ily; Father Works for the Family; and, Saturday. Each shows an aspect of co- operative living within the family as a basis for democratic living in the world beyond the family. The pictures are action photographs in color of a real family. The cajjtions are good, and each filmstrip ends with cjuestions and a vocabulary review. The age-level is Primary and Junior. They will be u.se- ful in public, parochial, church, syna- gogue, week-day and vacation church schools. Don't forget that on the first trip through you can use the captions and on the second you can go creative. ($4.50 each; $21.50 for the .set) The producer mentioned above has also turned out three fine filmstrips in the "Our Country Series" — Our Coun- try, its rich endowment by the Creator; What Our Country Does for Us, the government guarantees the basic way of our life; What We Must Do for Our Country, the duties of freedom and the rigltts of citizenship. To be used as they are in schools, in the church all they need for use with youth and adults are the religious and spiritual overtones and implications which the wise user will supply. Certainly tops for high school classes in civics and government; for the "Y" organizations; and all kinds of youth clubs. (S3 each; ,?8.50 for the set) Bible Books for Children The Bible Books for Small Children filmstrips are now available without frames that give the texts. Only the pic- tures of the books have been faithfully copied. This residts in a filmstrip which gives the user greater latitude, and eliminates a criticism often leveled against this useful series, especially suitable for church school children from the fourth grade down. (Titles from your dealer or SVE, 1345 W. Di- versey Pkwy., Chicago 14, 111.) Jimmy and Dick Jimmy Finds City Friends is a 56- frame filmstrip in live photography showing how Jimmy was rejected by all the groups in his neighborhod until he wanders into the All People's Com- munity Center. From here on the film- strip does a good job of showing how such a center meets the needs of chil- dren and youth. In utilization the age range is 6 to 12 unless you arc trying to explain the program of such a cen- ter to youth and adults. To get real educational traction, this filmstrip should lead to di.scussion and self-exam- ination. A helpful guide for the user contains the commentary. (Friendship Press; 257 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 10) (Continued oti following page) TEN FILMS TO ENRICH YOUR LENTEN AND EASTER MESSAGES m^ Offers the most complete film series portraying the climactic final days of the life of Christ. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (20 minutes) THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER (J5 minutes) THE UPPER ROOM (1} minutes) BETRAYAL IN GETHSEMANE (15 minutes) JESUS BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST (15 minutes) TRIAL BEFORE PILATE (15 minutes) THE CRUCIFIXION (20 minutes) NICODEMUS (20 minutes) THE LORD IS RISEN (15 minutes) THE LORD'S ASCENSION (15 minutes) 16mm Sound Films In Black & White or Color Daily rental — $5.00 and up Faithfully Adhering to the Bible Reserve these Living Bible films now. Write for name of nearest franchised dealer. 1364 N.'VAN NESS AVE. HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. When writing for more information, please mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. March, 1955 127 For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for your free copy of our film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Baltimore 3 Chicago 1 I Cincinnoti 2 Dallas 1 Detroit I Kansas City 6 Nashville 2 New York I 1 Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 filmstrips that Help with TEEN-AGE PROBLEMS • Dating, marriage, sex education. • Home and school relationships. 9 Personality problems. Write for free descriptive folders of film- strips for church (non-denominational) and school use. Church Screen Productions 806 Broadway Nashville 3, Tenn. Splices Not Holding? Try ■ana ^iLn, QeineHt WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dept. E-3-8 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. V. M' NEW!! Sound film in brilliant color NAVAJO CANYON COUNTRY Explains influence of the Navajo homeland on tribal history, economy, homes and transportation. Avolon Daggett Productions 441 No. Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Col. HELPFUL STORIES FOR CHILDREN Beautiful filmstrfps in color for primary read- ing, creating interest in nature, and character building. Annie the Ant — Betty Butterfly Sammy Squirrel — Freddie Frog Lano the Tropical Fish ^.00 each ... Set of five #18.50 FILMSLIDE SERVICE 7505 Fairmount Ave. El Cerrito B.Calif "MANNA tt SOUTH SEAS" Basic educational story of life of the Fiji Is- landers, and their dependence on the world's most important tree — the COCONUT PALM. 5th Or. to Collcse, Educ. Coll. Edith David- son, AV Dir., Seattle Schools, R. A. Derrick. Curator, Fiji Museum. 20 min. - Spol Sound - Color - fI9S For preview and teacher's guide, write MARTIN MOYER PRODUCTIONS 900 Federal Ave. Seattle 2, Wash. hi the 57-frame B&W film.strip, Dick's Discovery, wc see a seventeen- year-old boy finding out firsthand what a city is like. Tlirilled at first, depressed later, he finally is found by a church and we see him in the process of re- sponding to its varied program. De- signed to stimulate discussion regard- ing the ways a city church should serve its people, this fihnstrip will be as useful with adults as youth. Good for youth rallies: fellowship meetings; and youth (onfcrences. (Friendship Press) WCTU Is the Source Two films on alcohol reviewed in this Department in the February, 1955 issue, titled The Friendly Enemy and The Choice Is Yours, were produced by the National Woman's Christian I'emperance Union, 1730 Chicago Ave., I^vanston. Illinois, and can be pur- chased from that address. Each state WCTU has prints for rental — $1 plus posta,ge. These films are not distrib- uted by .Association Films, as was wrongly indicated in the February SLIDES In the .\-V procession, slides have fallen behind. It is not their fault. It is ours. They are excellent visual aids, especially in worship, inspiration, and picture appreciation. Guy Rowe's strik- ing paintings of O. T. personages are now available on 2" x 2" slides in faithful color, under the title In Our Image. Good technical qualities pre- vail. There are 32 slides in the set. These pictures have many uses — art appreciation; in a study of these Bibli- cal characters and their times; in pic- ture-centered worship and meditation. (SVE, 1345 Diversey Pkwy., Chicago 14; 80c each; set §23.50) Warner Sallman, well-known Chi- cago artist, has added another painting of Christ to his series, bringing it to 16. Each painting is available from ,SVE and its dealers in 2" x 2" Koda- chronie slides. These fine pictures can be used for focusing worship services; for giving a visual center for medita- tions and prayer meetings. (80c each; set 112.00) Looking at the literature SUCCESSFUL TEACHING WITH MAPS. Edited and arranged by Charles C. Colby and Clarence B. Odell. Denoyer-Geppert Co., 5235 Ravens- wood Ave.. Chicago 40, III. 1954. 68 pages. $1.25. A teacher's manual deal- ing with the theory of map use and the first steps in method; the sequence of continents; and finally a world and hemisphere treatment to emphasize world patterns and concepts. AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT DI- RECTORY. National Audio - Visual Association, 2540 Eastwood, Evanston, 111. 1955. .$4 (or $3.50 with check en- closed with order) to audio-visual users and NAVA members. Contains over 400 photographs and specifications covering projectors, recorders, screens, reproducers, and accessories. NAVA BLUEBOOK OF USED 16MM PROJECTORS. National Audio-Vis- ual A.s.sociation, 2540 Eastwood Ave., Evanston, 111. 1954. 120 pages. $4 (or $3.50 with check enclosed with order) to audio-visual users and NAVA mem- bers. Trade-in and specification guide to all makes and models of 16mm pro- jectors manufactured since 1923. Dc- .scription of each model shows; manu- facturing date, list price, serial number, lens, lamp, reel capacity, rewind in- formation, and parts available. Special features of the Blucbook are: Serial Number Index, Projection Lamp Ta- ble, Exciter Lamp Table, Lamp No- menclature Chart, Screen Size Table of 16mm and 35nim Projectors, and Trouble Chart for 16mm Projectors. THIS IS EDUCATIONAL TELE VISION by Dr. William Kenneth Gumming. Communications Series, 108 South Hosmer, Lan.sing. Michigan. Price not indicated. Desi,gned as a guide for educational and public serv- ice leaders who need to know about the programming and production ex- perience of others. It contains facts and practical advice for producers of edu- cational programs, teachers of TV training courses, and teachers who ap- pear on TV. Programming is traced from the origin of ideas and methods of treatment through scripting, "drv runs," and camera rehearsals. The im- portance of kinescoping and the use of closed circuits and film for TV are explored. Nine pages of photos show typical educational TV scenes. FILMSTRIP HANDBOOK FOR INDIA by D. J. Saunders. Ravemmco, 156 Fifth .\ve.. New York 10, N. Y. 1954. Price not indicated. Handbook for the church missionary using or interested in using filmstrips. It gives basic principles of filmstrip use: tells how to select them, etc. 128 Educational Screen News of the industry: organizations, people and products ^udio-visual trade review Twins Born on TV Thanks to GE More than 600 veterinarians liad (lose-up views of surgical operations as they were being performed recently through the use of General Electric closed-circuit color television. Tlie op- erations included a Caesarian section on an ewe which resulted in the birth of twin lambs (mother and kids now doing fine). The veterinarians were attending the 17th aiHiual Veterinary Conference at the New York State College of .Agri- culture at Cornell University. The closed-circuit color TV allowed all to see details of the operations in what mav have been the first time this medium fias been used for instructing veterinarians. I he color TV program was trans- mitted by cables from the operating room in Moore laboratory to the vet- erinarians in Statler auditorium across the street. Normally only ten or twelve peo|)le can ob.ser\e an operation at a time. 15y using the closed-circuit TV ecjuipment. fifty times that number were instructed in the latest operative and clinical technicjues. The TV camera in the operating room used three different lenses so that \ery fine detail could be televi.sed. C)])timuni positions and lenses were used, giving the audience the same view as the operating surgeon. TV projection equipment in the auditorium placed the image of the operation in progress on a four and a half by six foot screen. This allowed those in the rear of the room to see as well as those in the front. New School Communication System Featuring "decentrali/ed" operation, the new Executone School Communica- tion System incorporates into a single system two - way intercommunication, paging, public address, .AM-FM radio, recorded music, alarm, program and time signal transmission. A V .SPECIALISTS FROM PHILIPPINES VISIT EBFIL.VIS HEADQUAR- TERS. Nine educators, rcjire.senting all but one of the teacher-training institu- tions in the Philippine Islands as well as the .Ministry of Education, are shown in a tour of the headquarters of Encyclopaedia Brilannica Films in Wilmette, Illinois. All are graduate students at the audio-visual center at the University of Indiana. They will form the nucleus of an audio-visual training ]>rogram on theii' return to their homeland later this year. They were guests of EBFilms on one of their field trips. By providing all of these many trans- missions in a "single conduit" system, the need for three separate wiring sys- tems is eliminated, and the school is saved the entire cost of bell-and-gong systems — with no sacrifice in complete intercomnnmication and sound facili- ties. Single and dual channel facilities are both available in this new .System. The dual channel system provides two sep- arate (hatmels for soimd programs and an additional one for intercom, so that three activities may be in progress at once. The System's unique "decentralized" operation is said to provide the school administrator with vital intercommu- nication from his desk to cla.s,sroonis, without the burden of program opera- tions, such as channeling music. The simplified, compact ."Xdministrator's Control Station, which can be located on the administrator's desk, provides instant two-way voice contact with every classroom. Executone .School Communication Systems are manufactured by Execu- tone, Inc.. 41,') Lexington Avenue, New- York 17. N. Y. They are sold, installed and .serviced locally by Executone dis- tributors and factory-trained technical ])ersonncl in principal cities. PRC Projectors The Picture Recording Company. Oconomowoc. Wisconsin, ha.s an- nounced two new projectors. The PRC Supreme 1000-w-att 2x2 slide projector was designed especially for school and church use. It can accommodate both 2x2 slides in the .\irequipt Slide Changer and filmstrips in the electri- cally-operated Strip-O-Matic attach- ment. Push-button remote control for the slide ciiange is also available. The new Picture-Vision cabinet pro- jector. .Model 88-C, shows sixteen 2x2 slides continuously on a sixteen-inch TV screen. Viewlex Low-Cost Projector Viewlex has annoiniced a new low- cost 500-watt, fan-cooled, single-frame filmstrip projector, the V-45. The pro- jector is .said to have many of the features of more expensive projectors, including a 5-inch Luxtar F"/3..5 coated anastigmatic lens, color corrected. Ihree-inch and 7-inch F/3.5 projection lenses are also available. The V-4.5 is fan-cooled by Viewlex's exclusive .Airjector and Venturi chim- March, 195S 129 ''FIBERBIir^ CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steei card holder and heavy web stress. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of finest QualHy" For 16mm Film — 400' to aOOO' Reefs Sold by All Leading Dealers FOR YOUR PROJECTORI Aufomatic pro/ecfion and jp-|j( ,-^ permanent slide storage .-£^ '^^mi CHANGER Makes your projector auto- matic . . . simply slip into ace, using tfie supplied adapter, and operate lever to change slides. Show in se- quence or pick the title you want to see. Each slide at your fingertipsi SLIDE MAGAZINE The "heart" of the Airequipt system . . . exclusive all-metal magazine per- manently holds 36 slides, In any or- der. Hands never touch a slide! Com- plete with index card, each $025 CARRYING CASES PC-6 for 6 magazines and i changer $6.98 PC-I2 for 12 magazines or llpluschanger $10.95 VAy ney. It is made completely of die- tastings and is reported to be designed lor "super-simplicity in action." Two switches offer "individualized" motor and lamp control. The filmstrip threads with one push-in operation. Positive framing is said to be accomplished by a technique that "floats" the filmstrip into projection position between "ceramic"-edged aperture plates. For complete information, write Viewlex, Inc.. 35-01 Queens Blvd., Long Island City I, New York. Gibson Girl Tape Cutter-Splicer The Gib.son Girl DeLuxe, Model 1S-4DIX, tape cutter-splicer, has been added to the line of Robins Industries Corporation, 82-09 251st St., Bellerose 26, N. Y. The new model not only miter-cuts the recording tape and trims the spliced joint with a unicjue in- dented "Gibson Girl" waist, but also carries a roll of splicing tape which is fed through to the point of application. It is said to be possible to make pro- fessional splices in five seconds — with- out any other equipment. For further information, write directly to Robins Industries Corporation, 82-09 25 1st St., Bellerose 26, N. Y. Six New Pageants ,\ new series of I5-watt Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors designed par- ticularly for audio-visual use has been announced by Eastman Kodak Com- pany. Known as the Model .\V-152 series, they will be available in both single-case and two-ca,se units and with both standard and "Plu.s-40" shutters. ,\ll of these new 16mm Pageants fea- ture a 15-watt output based on usable Enter This Contest In Ihe work of the church the tape recorder has a muhitude of uses. Preachers and educators sing its praises. If your article — keep it to three single-spaced typewritten pages — wins in the nationwide contest for the best article on the uses of the tape recorder in the work of the church, you will get paid for your praise-singing! Get your piece ready before midnight .April 1 and send it to .\udio Devices, Inc., 444 Madison Ave., New York 22. N. V. sound available througiiout the fre- quency range. Power is said to be am- ple, not only for normal use but also for dilhcult locations such as "boomy" rooms, large auditoriums, and other places where acoustics are especially difficult. The new models are reported to be faster to set up, place in operation, and to take down. This is the result of such additions as attached, hinged reel arms which swing easily into position; a new loop former for easier threading or for reforming a loop "lost" during projection; and an improved positive- action elevating mechanism with push- button release. Sidney Dash to Rapid Sidney Dash has joined the sales staff of Rapid Film Technicjue, Inc., it has been announced by Jack Bernard, President of the film renovating com- pany. Mr. Dash was formerly with United Artists Television. In his new position he will concentrate his ef- forts on the company's expanding TV department. He will make his head- quarters at Rapid's New York office, 21 West 46th Street. 2X2 SLIDE SYSTEM Your Dealer wilt gladly demomtratef llluilrat&d colalog fr%» on requetf. l^lfltQUIPT MANUFACTURING CO., Inc. . New Rochelle, N Y^ mwmWii0m§mr m m m for cleaner. Brighter Screenings . . . Get Precision-Tested Syivania Projection Lamps. Now you can get better results — cleaner, brighter pictures — at every showing with preci- sion-tested Syivania projection lamps. Syivania projection lamps are required to be completely free of defects and distortion— to give you top picture fidelity. Order a supply for every projector — for top-quality showings now — for dependable spares when you need them. • . . Get this liandy 3-in-1 Icit free witli every lamp you buy. This handy kit helps keep pro- jectors at their peak. Includes two screw-driver bits and camel's-hair brush. Ask your dealer about this Syivania offer. Syivania Electric Produclt Inc., 1740 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. . In Canada: Syivania £/ec(ric (Conodo) Ltd., Univrtily Towtr BIdg., 40 Si. Cot/ierrne SirMt, Montrealf P. Q. ^^ Keep your eye on SYLVAN I A W ■ fastestgrowing name In sight 130 Educational Screen Irish LP Tape A completely new long-playing tape has been announced by ORRadio In- dustries, Inc.. manufacturers of Irish Brand Magnetic Recording Tape. This new tape will be known as Irish LP No. 600 because it provides up to six hours playing time at \'!/^" per second speed, dual track. For additional information, write: Nat Welch, ORRadio Industries, Inc., Opelika, .Alabama. Student Projectionist Training Kit .\udio-visual directors looking for ways to increase the use of "see-hear" material in their schools need look no further than their student projectionist program. Whether it's strengthening an existing club or organizing a com- pletely new program. Bell &: Howell C;onipany's Student Projectionists' Training Kit supplies both ideas and material. This experienced planning help and material is available from Bell ,*<: Howell Special Representatives. For the name and address of the nearest Bell & Howell Special Representative write to Bell 8c Howell Company's Edu- cational Sales Department (7100 Mc- Corniick Road. Chicago 43, Illinois). TDC Schoolmate Projector I'hree Dimension Company. di\i- sion of Bell k Howell, has announced the new TDC Schoolmate multi-pur- pose slide and filmstrip projector available in 300- and 500-watt models. Fhe manufacturer states that School- mate projectors meet the highest standards for bright illimiination, cool operation and maximum versatility, yet are priced lower than any compa- rable ecpiipment. The projection lens on both models is a coated 5" f/3.5 Trionar anastigmat in helical focusing moinit. Efficient Venluri-type blower cooling provides top protection for film and lamp, and the ,S(hoolmate will accept single- frame and double-frame filmstrips and 2x2 slides in any standard mount. .\ manual 2x2 slide changer is included THE ONLY GUARANTEED as standard equipment. The School- mate also accepts the TDC Selcctron- Semimatic slide changer. New Record Changer The Collaro division of Rockbar Corporation has just announced a new three-speed fully automatic record changer, model RC-.")4. Sales Manager Ed Straw states, "The advances made in the RC-54 have resulted in a cjuality performance never thought possible in a record changer. Improvements have been made which add considerably to the user's convenience. The RC-54 au- tomatically intermixes all size records. Seven, 10, and 12 inch records can be stacked in any order of play withoui any adjustment or presetting, provided SERHTIH REmOVni PROCESS FOR 1 6 AND 35 MM fILM Serving for many years Universities of Notre Dome, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, and State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut end Maryland, and many others. XVrite for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. they are of the .same speed. The com- plete changing cycle takes only six seconds . . . regardless of the speed at which the records are being played." For further information write to Rockbar Corporation, .\ttention: Ed Straw, 215 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. Kay Lab for Educational TV Kay Lab, 1090 .Vlorena Blvd., San Diego 10. 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Before se/ecting any recorder, \ see and hear (he Pentron with Monomalic Control! lEXClUS|Vf PENTRON '"4PE RECORO^'" New PENTRON inoNODiflTir CONTROL takes the guesswork out of TAPE RECORDING a'— so stm pie Model CT-I w complete so foolproof even first-graders can use it. Revolutionary Pentron Portable Recorder with Monomatic Control fills the need for a greatly simplified recorder that can be used in every class and school function. Captures every word . . . every whisper, every sound throughout the entire audible range. Its versatility and low cost make it an indispensable teaching tool for every school. DON'T DELAY! MAIL TODAY! PENTRON CORPO>>ATION 789 S. Tripp Ave., Chicogo 24, III. Please senci detailed literature. Name School . Address ~ City Zone State Canada: Atlas Radio Corp., Ltd., Toronto. March, 1955 131 KINESIS presents HARALD KREUTZBERC in THE ETERNAL CIRCLE A truly cinematic translation of the renowned German dancer's powerful dance of death. Kreutzberg's mastery of pantomime is given full scope as he ploys Death and each of five victims. Black-and-white, sound, 1 I minutes. KINESIS, INC. 566 Commercial St., San Francisco 1 1 54 West 47th St., New York 36 ASTRONOMY FILMS I6-mm. sound, 400- foot reels I THE SUN; II THE MOON; III THE SOLAR SYSTEM; IV THE MILKY WAY; V EX- TERIOR GALAXIES. Highly commended by Visual Aid Depart- ments, Fflm Librories, Schools, Colleges end Educators throughout the country. SLIDE STRIPS — SLIDES 20 frame, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected frames of each reel avail- able. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenue WASHINGTON 12, D. C. iSetr techniques in child education for ages from 3 to 8 are illustrated in The Good Beginning 0 composite motion picture and audio- visual presentation. Write for brochure GOLDEN KEY PRODUCTIONS, INC. 1921 Hillhurst Av., Hollywood 27, Col. "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmstrips on democracy's history FREE Catalog FREE Preview Write: heritage filmstrips, inc. 89-1 1 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN New Materials MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS I See page 137) The following announcements of re- cent releases are based on informotion supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual moteriols of all kinds are listed under the same generol subject heodings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by on abbreviation of the name. Addresses of such primary sources ore given in the Index to Producers ond Distributors at the end of the announcements (page 136). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give all information about the item that was made available, as follows: mp — motion picture fs — filmstrip si — slide rec — recording '55 — produced in 1955 '55rel — released in 1955 min — minutes (length of 16mm films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si — silent b&w — block and white col — color r — rental price (sale price is given first in most coses) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primary El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad — Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the first page of this issue. ARTS & CRAFTS Do-lt-Yourself Aluminum mp REY '55 14min sd col free loan. Demonstrates how the new aluminum product, which comes in a variety of shapes, con be used for building many workshop proj- ects, with emphasis on the actual tech- niques of working with it, including cutting, bending, and drilling. How to Moke a Linoleum Block Print mp BAIL '55 b&w $50 r$2.50 col $112 r$4.50. Introduces the use of lino- leum block printing for Christmas cords, home furnishings, and clothing. A block-printed Christmas cord is made; the planning, transferring, cut- ting, and printing of a mounted lino- leum block ore shown. Possibilities for using unmounted linoleum are also shown. Several methods of printing both types are detailed, and different ways of adding interest in the printing process are shown. Rhythm in Point mp EBF '54 lOmin sd col. The famous wotercolorist and art teacher, Eliot O'Hara, demonstrotes and analyzes painting techniques. JrH-Ad. BUSINESS Man Who Sells mp JAM '55 lOmin sd b&w free loon. Sponsored by Chev- rolet. Shows the values and techniques of selling. CITIZENSHIP & GOVERNMENT Helping the Taxpayer — What Happens When the Government Questions Your Tox Return mp ASSN '55 M'/zmin sd b&w free loan tv. Produced by American Institute of Accountants in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service. Using dramatic cose histories the film shows what happens when the Revenue Service disallows the ex- penses of a business trip and when a businessman is faced with a Govern- ment claim for several thousand dol- lars in back toxes. The inside Of>era- tions of the Internol Revenue Service ore also shown — handling, checking, processing 60,000,000 income tax re- turns a year, amounting to more than $50,000,000,000. COMMUNICATIONS Communications Primer mp CINE '55 22min sd col $200. The intention of this film is "to open some doors to the many and various aspects of the subject of communication." EDUCATION Good Beginning mp GOLD '55 I6min sd b&w $60 r$3. Audio-visual presenta- tion including on introductory 7-min- ute sound track and a -16-minute sound motion picture in which mus- cular exercise, song, and rhythm are used to help release a child's tensions and increase his alertness and mental concentration. The "Good Beginning" method is said to be practiced with good results in schools in Europe. GENERAL SCIENCE Project Shower mp HSPA '55 I8min sd col free loan. Highlights of the recent international cloud physics study, "Project Shower", which had as its purpose the study of "worm rainfall" with new techniques. Scientists from all over the world participated in the study. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Geyser Melodies mp BAIL '54 1 Imin sd col $100 r$5. Produced by Guy Haselton. Presents the Yellowstone National Park's geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and steam vents in o unique treatment with musical background. Indian Ceremonial Dances of the South- west mp AMB '55 I Imin sd col $110. Dances include the Toos War dance, Hopi Butterfly, Navajo Yeibechai and Circle dance, Cochiti Corn donee, Apache Crown dance, Laguno Shield dance, Tesuque and Laguna Eagle dance. Soundtrack includes on-the- spot recorded songs and chants plus informotive narration. Lion Country mp ALM '54 20min sd col. Story of a lion hunt in Borutselond in Central Africa, produced by Ronald Shainin. Mountain of Fire mp ALM '54 sd col. Story of Mt. Etna in Sicily and the effects of on eruption on the people, villages, and countryside surrounding the mountain's bose. Pueblo Indian Pottery mp AMB '55 14 min sd col $135. A step-by-step study in the art of pottery making by the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. Shows how small as well as the lorger pieces of pottery are mode. Explains the coil method and shows how block pottery is made. Finished pottery from a number of Pueblos is shown. 132 Educational Screen New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON PAGE 136 Yugoslavia 3fs FRA '55 si col $5ea $13.50set teaching guide $1. Titles; Yugoslavia- Balkan Bastion, The Yugo- slav People and Their Customs, A Scenic Trip Through Yugoslavia. HISTORY Or CURRENT EVENTS American Adventure mp series NEP '55 IB'zmin ea sd b&w. Series of mo- tion pictures by Harding College's Na- tional Education Program on Ameri- can political and economic institutions and "the development of ideologies which threaten free traditions in America." Titles of first three releases: The Beginning at Plymouth Colony, Our Two Great Documents, The Struc- ture of the American Way of Life. American Pioneer 9fs EYE '55 si col $4ea S25set. Shows various aspects of the life of the pioneer. Titles: Con- quering the Wilderness, Pioneer Home Life, Travel in Pioneer Days, House- hold Handicrafts, Pioneer Artisans, Children at Home and at School, Pio- neer Professions, A Pioneer Village, Pioneer Folk Art. El. Birth of American Independence fs IND '54 3Cfr si col. Published jointly by the School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, and Eastern Notional Park and Monument Service. Designed for use with occomponying magnetic toped commentary, teacher's manual, ond an informotionol handbook. De- picts events leading up to the octuol writing and signing of the Declaration, showing colorful shots of Independence Hall and its environments. Certain frames depict the actual signing. El- Ad. Greot Britain — Its Geographical Position BIS '55 1 Imin sd b&w rSI.50. Shows importance of Britain's geographical position and the way in which it af- fects so much of the life and relotion- ships of its people. Middle East: Crossroads of Three Con- tinents fs Tj.MES '55 57fr si b&w $2.50. The filmstrip looks at the re- gion as the crossroads of three con- tinents — Europe, Asia and Africa, and as the birthplace of the three great religions of Judaism, Christianity and Mohammedanism. The religious heritage, cultural variations, centuries of conquest and patterns of power and strife form vital background. Against this backdrop the filmstrip examines the nine lands and their peoples, the upsurge of nationalism and the stir- rings against ignorance, poverty and disease. The immediate accent on po- liticol change, turmoil and conflict and U. S. moves to help the oreo are presented in detail but related to the basic struggle between the West and the Communist world. More or Less Federal Aid to Education? mp AFF '55 subscription basis. Dis- cussion film presenting a debate be- tween Dr. I von Booker, Notional Edu- cation Association, and Dr. John R. Miles, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Should Red China Be Admitted to the UN? mp AFF '54 subscription basis. Discussion film presenting a debate between Richard Crossman, Labor Member of the British Parliament, and Dr. Chen Chih-mai, Minister-Coun- selor of the Chinese Embassy in Wash- ington. Should We Hove Universal Military Training? mp AFF '55 subscription basis. Discussion film presenting a debate between Governor Edwin John- son (D-Colorodol and Edgar G. Shel- ton. Director of the Security Training Commission. What about the Fifth Amendment mp AFF '55 subscription basis. Discussion film presenting a debate between Senator Guy Gillette (D-lowa) and Irving Ferman of the American Civil Liberties Union. HOME ECONOMICS Fiesta mp ASSN '55 SV'amin sd aal free loan. Sponsored by the Evaporated Milk Association. Shows how two teen- age girls plan a Mexican fiesta party at home. Offers suggestions on deco- rotions, orronging table settings, and preparing a fiesta menu using evapo- rated milk. INDUSTRY & ENGINEERING Long Live the Ladies mp MAY '55 28 min sd col free loan. Sponsored by Moytog Company. Story of develop- ment of laundry equipment. Movement Is Life mp MOD '55 20min sd b&w free loon. Produced by Bio- films, New York. Sponsored by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association, Washington 5, D.C. The scope and variety of jobs done by con- veyors throughout the economy ore de- picted in scenes of octuol installations. Primitive methods of handling, used 16mm PROJECTORS COMPARE DEVRYLITE lali/t amf> otUe^ 4fuJ2e> Regardless of what basis you use for comparing the DeVrylite projector with other makes, you will come to the conclusion that the DeVrylite is your best buy. Compare the con- struction features. DeVrylite gives you simplicity of design, compact- ness, ease of operation, lightweight portability and trouble-free service life. Compare the projection quoli- ties. The DeVrylite is unexcelled for brilliance, clorlty, steadiness of im- oge, natural rich tonal quolity and high fidelity of sound. Don't take our word for it — make the com- parison yourself. FREE FOLDER AVAILABLE Write for free folder today and compare the specifications. Then you will be convinced, as thousands of others hove, that DeVrylite is the finest in 16 mm motion picture pro- jectors. And for an on-the-spot dem- onstration— call your nearest DeVrylite dealer ... or check the coupon below. Technical Service, Inc. %l'T^\ 30865 Five Mile Road • Livonia, Mieli. Tecfinico! Service, Inc. 30865 Five Mile Road Livonia, Michigan D Send me fhe free foWer on fhe DeVry/ife pro/ecfor. □ Without obligation, I would like to see the DeVrylite demonstrated. NAME_ AFFILIATION ADDRESS — CITY .STATE_ March, 1955 133 ^BL TAIM f'*- TB-r SCKEN ■^ TrPCWRlTTEN MC»AGES E^ KAOIO-MAT SLIDES ^^d MHII|.*HH|.fttt(H MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Regular size 3V4x4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Ookridge Blvd., Daytona Beach, Flo. New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON PAGE 136 PHASE FILMS presenting the basic, the impressive, the truly significant biological phenomena — the marvelous interrelation of tissue structure and function in living bodies, the beautiful precision of the hereditary mechanism of cells. Write for descriptive folders. ARTHUR T. BRICE Phase Films Ross, California I HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer A Distributor Eastern Representative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Pa. New York 28, N. Y. ^jxijtjr / ■***'" *^* young Arab boys in ' * o ''foscinating tour through the historic remains of PETRA the ENCHANTED CITY 16mm — Sound — 75 min. — Color fl33 — birw $75 • See Indiana Univ. Evaluation in Educational Screen, Feb., p 82 Send now for extensive FREE catalog SIMMEL-MESFRVEY, INC. (Note New Address l 91)3 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Colif. Two Notable Burton Holmes films "AUSTRIA" A 22-inin. study in courage and faith. Color, $190; b&w, $95; Secondary. "COASTAL BRAZIL" .\n 1 1-m'.n. .sequel to "Rio." Color, J 100; b&w, $50; Elementary. Your preview prints are ready. Write now PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Colit. EdScreen on Microfilm Issues of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN (beginning with the 1949 volume) ore available In microfilm form. In- quiries concerning purchase of micro- film volumes should be directed to University Microfilms, 313 N. First Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. in building the Pyramids and still pre- vailing today, ore contrasted with modern mechanized movement — au- tomotion and mechanical handling in industry, mining, warehousing and on the form. New Horizons in Aluminum Brozing mp ASSN '55 22min sd col free loan. Sponsored by Alcoa. Covers furnace, torch and dip brazing of aluminum. Describes the process, demonstrates the techniques and discusses the use of each process, using current tech- nology. Demonstrates brazing appli- cations to production operations. Welding Advances with Aluminum mp ASSN '55 28min sd col free loan. Sponsored by Alcoa. Describes mod- ern developments in Inert gas and shielded arc welding of aluminum. Deals with both the tungsten ore and consumable electrode welding proc- esses, including the basic welding tech- niques for these methods. An animat- ed sequence explains how metal is joined. Examples of welded fabrica- tion of aluminum are presented. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Gloss Houses mp BRAN '54 30min sd bCrw. Focuses on the problem of juve- nile delinquency in a typical court situation, where the parent, teocher, clergymon, public official hove their chance to back up their pleas of "not guilty." MUSIC Composers of Many Lands and Many Times 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. Highlights of the lives of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Foster, Tchaikovsky, and Greig. EI-JrH. Stories of Music Classics 6fs JAM '55 32-33fr ea si col $4.75ea $27set. Filmstrips visuolize some of the tales which inspired great composers to write great music. Titles: The Sleep- ing Beauty, William Tell, A Midsum- mer Night's Dream, The Swan Lake, The Bartered Bride, Scheherazade. EI-JrH. PHYSIOLOGY tr HEALTH Bill's Better Breokfost Puppet Show mp CERE '55 25min sd col. The film opens with a puppeteer introducing the show. As she goes behind the puppet theater the gay, red and white curtains open and the show begins. The story is about healthy, happy third-graders Bill and Bonny, ond their friends who ore not, Jerry and Susan. How to help them is the problem. With their teacher a health project is car- ried out that includes a Good Health flannel board and the Magic Box out of which pop the foods for a good breakfast — fruit, cereal, milk, bread and butter. Loter we see healthy Jerry and Susan eating a good breakfast at home. Then at school, all children happily square dance together. In ad- dition to the children and their teach- er, other puppets include the mother and a little dog. El. Children with Nephrosis mp NPF '55 12 min sd b&w free loan. Detailed pres- entotion of all the known facts about this mysterious killer of children. Two versions of the film ore available, one for the medical profession and one for lay audiences. Eat for Health mp EBF '54 1 Imin sd col or b&w. Stresses the importance of eating all foods. Food groups ore simplified for children, and each group is identified by a finger of the hand. Pri-EI. Prescription for Life mp ANRC '55 1 4 1/2 min sd col free loan. Sponsored by E. R. Squibb and Sons. Aimed es- pecially at groups that moke up the bulk of regular blood donors, the film answers questions frequently osked about what happens to blood after it is donated through the Red Cross blood centers. A family physician keeps the story thread running ond ot the same time brings in information on fractionation processes, which are demonstrated along with the refrigera- tion of blood and plasma. Tobacco and the Human Body mp EBF '54 1 5min sd b&w. Gives history of THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull block and com- pletely opaque — effect de- cided savings in adopting rooms to visuol teoching pro- grams. With or without lightproof housing. Ask your regular supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1900 N. NARRAGANSETT CHICAGO 39, ILL. 134 Educational Screen New Materials '^'^'N/^'^'^^^'VS^^N^N^S^A^^^'^^^^^%^^^^^ SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON PAGE 136 tobacco briefly and importance of tobacco as an agricultural crop. Analyzes contents of tobacco smoke, effects of nicotine and tars on the human body. Raises the question, "Why do people smoke?" Takes no sides for or against smoking. HS-Ad. NATURE STUDIES Animal Life at Low Tide mp DOW '55 lOmin sd col. A boy and a girl visit a tide flat along the ocean shore and find and examine a rich assortment of animal life. Such tidewater inhabi- tants OS starfish, tube-building seo worms, sea anemones, crabs, limpets, sea urchins, sand crabs and snails ore seen in close detail. EI-JrH. Aquarium Wonderland mp DOW '55 10 min sd col. A boy is shown setting up an oquorium and studying the many strange and interesting things that moy be found in an ordinory small aquarium. Through close-up and microscopic photography and an- imation, the unusual way that fish breathe, hear, feel, smell and swim is explained. The inter-dependence of plonts and animals is pointed out. EI-JrH. Audubon's Animals fs MUS EX '55 43fr si col $6. The second great work of Audubon was the painting of the mammals of North America. In this he was aided by his son, whose work is OS excellent os that of his father, and is difficult for even experts to distinguish. The study guide, in Au- dubon's own words, gives interesting sidelights on the famous naturalist and on the animals he drew. This film- strip, like "Audubon's Birds," has an identification key at the end. Audubon's Birds fs MUS EX '55 46fr si col $6. 50 representative North American birds were photographed from the 1840-44 edition of Audu- bon's "The Birds of America." So that the filmstrip may be used for teaching bird identification, no cap- tions oppeor under the pictures, but each frame is numbered and a key appears at the end of the strip. The 16-page manual gives Audubon's own description of each bird. Long Flight mp BIS '55 17min sd bCrw r$2.50. To the enclosures of the Severn Wildfowl Trust in Southwest England come specimens of no less than 140 breeds of ducks, goose, and swan. The film shows the work of the Trust in carrying out long-term investigations into the habits of wild- fowl and mopping their journeys across great stretches of the world. World of Insects 9fs EYE '55 si col $4e3 S25set. Describes butterflies and TI-JEAN GOES LUMBERING 16mins color SI 50 B&W $75 .1 littifituif^r lilt film for fhildren. A French -Conodian folk tale about the fantastic exploits of a mysterious little boy ot a winter logging camp. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC. 57 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicogo 4, III. moths, honey bee, house fly ond its relatives, mosquito, ant, household pests, odd insects the world over, some useful insects, and insects thot destroy plants. EI-JrH. World of Life 1 3mp UNI '54 1 5min eo. Produced obrood by Countryman Films Ltd. Shows the "secret lives" of a wide variety of interesting animals ond birds when they feel safe from human eyes. RELIGION Day Before Easter mp FAM '55 45min sd b&w. Produced for the Broadcast- ing and Film Commission of the Na- tional Council of Churches. A vet- eran clergyman finds himself pressed for time for the preparation of his Eoster Sunday sermon because of sev- erol acute personal problems confront- ing members of his congregation. His own daughter is caught in the vortex of losing her enthusiasm for Christian living; a mother grieves over the death of her son; a young girl's love is spurned by a cynical paraplegic. As the pastor reviews these matters, he suddenly realizes that these human problems ore in fact his Easter ser- mon, actually hammered from the anvil of everyday life. Moses mp ARCO '55 14min sd b&w. Produced by Victor Kayfetz Produc- tions, Inc., with on original music score by Clinton Elliot, the film is based on engravings by Gustave Dore with the narrative story of this epi- sode of Biblical history taken from the Old Testament. In the original score, an effort was made to recreate the tonol sounds and effects of the music of Biblical times. SPORTS School for Skippers mp BOAT '55 1 3 '/2 min sd col or b&w free loan tv. Follows exploits of a novice to booting OS he buys his first cruiser, shows it to his family, and takes them out for a ride. He finds there is much to learn about boot handling and man- ners ond customs afloat and hears about the Power Squadrons' free bosic course in piloting. The whole family then take the course. TRAVEL fir TRANSPORTATION Arctic Flying mp EDO '54 13 min sd col r$3. The Edo Corporation dis- plays its oircroft in the story of Bud and Connie Helmericks ond their two- year-old daughter, who use their float- equipped airplanes traveling to and from their Arctic home. Shows the family hunting polar bears, seining for fish under ice, flights over rugged mountain ranges, felling giant trees for o wilderness home, etc. Soiling to the Cape mp UW '55 16min sd b&w $75. Sea voyage on one of the lost of the great four-masters from Karlshomm, Sweden to Cooe- town, South Africa. Doldrums, tropi- cal squalls, drama of a storm in the mysterious "Roaring Forties." Depicts also vastness of the north and south Atlantic and the geographic facts of the sequences of pressures, wind and weather. EI-JrH. GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC t6 4 NORTH W A C H f R DRIVC*CmiCACO 6 TFLfPHONt ST9T£ 2 ■ 7 3 i b IGmm SERVICES 16MM - COLOR SOUND EDUCATIONAL FILMS of SUPERIOR QUALITY BRAZILIAN RAIN FOREST 1 1 Minutes Color-Sound $90.00 Subject oreo: Geography — Nature Studies Social Studies Presents clearly nature's water cycle and the influence of an overly abundant rain- fall on the development of o rich and fer- tile river basin. ARGENTINA'S LIFESTREAM 1 1 Minutes Color-Sound $90.00 Subject oreo : Geography - Social Studies The raising and packing of beef and other meat products, the principal industry of Argentina, filmed on El Moro Estoncia in the heort of the Pampas. PERU - LAND OF THE INCAS 11 Minutes Color-Sound $90.00 Subject area: Geogrophy - Social Stu-dies Three distinct climatic zones are well es- tablished in the film. Lima, the capital — a center of culture and learning. Life in the high Andean zone. Mochu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas." Write for 1955 Catalog. Screening Prints Now Available Pavl Hoefler Productions 7934 Ssnio Mmics Blvd. It Rr/irr MARTHA HEISING "' ^ March, 1955 135 SCHOOL HEALTH' in Action ISftirn, sound, color or h&w, 25!.'5 rnin. State Health Dcpt. shows how a typical city recognizes and corrects it« health problems, utilizing available professional and government resources. Fine tor school, PTA, church and community showings. Produced and distributed by SAM ORLEANS and ASSOCIATES 211 W. Cumberland Ave. Knoxville 1 5, Tenn. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES Just off the press — A GUIDE TO FREE FILM SOURCES Over 100 places to obtain films with teach- ing value — other voluoble information. A "must" for every teacher using films Send $1.00 to GUIDE TO FREE FILM SOURCES 120 Alabama St., Columbus, Miss. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS | BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in | Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York Pp=[Ldwling Pictures i AND JUST ISSUED — Two great new color-sound films for Biology study — ANIMAL LIFE AT LOW TIDE AQUARIUM WONDERLAND Write for new catalog. PAT DOWLING PICTURES 10S6 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH ''ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation exclusively — 10 Min. Per Reel Proauced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed tor Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. Join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive 0 new color filmstrip each month Oct. throuoh Mcy — 8 for 525. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N Y Film Forum, 516 N.Y. Films, 516 5th 5th Ave., Ave., New AFF — American New York 36, ALM — Almonac Yorl<, N.Y. AMB — Harold C. Ambrosch Productions, P.O. Box 98, Glendale 5, Calif. ANRC — American National Red Cross, Office of Public Information, Washington 13, D.C. Prints available from the four Red Cross area offices through local Red Cross chap- ters. ARCO — Arco Films, 2390 Broadway, New York 24, N.Y. ASSN — Association Films, 79 E. Adams St., Chicago, HI. BAIL — Bailey Films, 6509 De Longpre, Holly- wood 28, Calif. BIS — British Information Services, 720 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 11, III. BOAT — National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers, 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y. BRAN— Brandon Films, 200 W. 57th St., New York, N.Y. CERE — Cereal Institute, Educotionol Director, 135 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 3, III. CINE — Cine Service, 1350 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Calif. DOW — Pat Dowling Pictures, 1056 S. Robert- son Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Calif. EBF — Encyclopaedia Britannico Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. EDO — Edo Corporation, Mrs. Stella Rathjen, College Point, L.I., N.Y. EYE — Eye Gate House, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N.Y. FAM — Family Films, 1364 N. Von Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. FRA — Film Research Associotes, 304 Pinebrook Blvd., New Rochelle, N.Y. GOLD— Golden Key Productions, 1921 Hillhurst Ave., Hollywood 27, Calif. HSPA — Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Associotion, P.O. Box 2450, Honolulu, T. H. or Washing- ton, D.C. IND — Independence Hall, 135 S. 5th St., Phila- delphia, Pa. JAM — Jam Handy Organization, 2821 East Grand Blvd., Detroit 1 I, Mich. MAY — Maytag Company, c/o Linda Marshall, Newton, Iowa. MOD — Modern Talking Picture Service, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. MUS EX — Museum Extension Se.-vice, 10 East 43rd St., New York 17, N.Y. NEP — National Education Program, Film Di- vision, Harding College, Searcy, Ark. NNF — National Nephrosis Foundation, 140 W. 58th St., New York 19, N.Y. REY — Reynolds Metals Compony, Film Library, 2500 South Third St., Louisville 1, Ky. TIMES — New York Times, Office of Educa- tional Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N.Y. UNI— Uniworld Pictures Co., 229 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N.Y. UW — United World Films, 1445 Pork Ave,, New York 29, N.Y. Free Sq Helpful Write to . . . DuKane Corporation, St. Charles, Illinois, for an Il-])age booklet titled "The 30-50 ,\utomatic Sound Slidefilm System." The booklet contains new recommended standards for recording with automatic sound and projection equipment. Denoyer-Geppert Co., 5235 Ravens- wood .\ve., Chicago 40, Illinois, for the 1955 Catalog No. 55 giving descriptions ;;nd color illustrations of globes; maps and charts for geography, literature and language, social science, health and |)hysiology; flat pictures: projection ecjuipment: models and other teaching aids for a wide variety of subjects. Heritage Filmstrips, 89-11 63rd Drive. Rego Park 71. New York (in- stead of to the incorrect addre.ss given on page 91 of the February, 1955 Educational Screen) for a copy of the new 1954-55 catalog and for a booklet titled "Better Teaching with Film- strips." Sylvania Electric Products, 1710 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y., for a new "Projection Lamp Buying Guide ' illustrating projection lamp types, de- tails and uses. United World Films, 1145 Park Ave.. New York 29. N. Y., for a new catalog of "Outstanding Motion Pictures and Filmstrips for Religious Education." .\lso available is a new catalog of "Selected 16mm II. S. Government Films." _^, nnouncin 9 The new McGraw-Hill 1955 LISTING of TEXT-FILMS For further information write to: TEXT-FILM DEPARTMENT McGRAW-HILL BOOK CO. • 330 W. 42 ST. • NEW YORK 36 136 Educational Screen f. p. Lillt'v & Son, 928 N. Third St., Harrisburg, I'a., lor a sample copy of an illustrated bulletin mailed monthly to interested people in the Pennsyl- vania market area served by the audio- visual dealer. In addition to informa- tion about equipment and films, there are digests of magazine articles and information about new books, projec- tor operator laws, post office regula- tions, etc. CIO Film Division, F-M, 718 Jack- son Place, N.W.. Washington 6, D. C. for the CIO 1955 catalog of 16mm sound films. Girl Scouts of the U. S. A., Visual Aids Service, 155 E. 4-fdi St., New- York 17, N. Y. for a copy of the 1954- 1955 Girl Scout Visual .\ids Catalog, describing films, filmstrips, Hipcharls. TV materials, and theater trailers. Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N. Y. for a copy of the 1954-1955 catalog of Y.\F filmstrips. Luther O. Draper Shade C^onipany, Spiceland. Ind., for an illustrated cir- (idar describing Draper darkening shades. LIST OF SPONSORING ORGANIZA- TIONS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN FOR PRE-SCREENING GOLDEN REEL FILM FESTIVAL, 1955 1 . Audio-Visuol Conference of Medi- col ond Allied Sciences, J. Edwin Foster, Helaine Levin 2. Chicago Film Council, T. F. Lind- gren 3. Chicago Public Library, Matilde Kelly 4. Cinema 16, Amos Vogel 5. Dayfon Film Council, Michael Sol- omon 6. Des Moines Film Council, Charles Aiken 7. Duluth Film Council, M. I. Smith 8. Film Council of Greater Columbus, George F. Jenny 9. Free Public Library, Trenton, N. J., George K. Cole, Jr. 10. Illinois Library Assn., C. Walter Stone 11. Indiana University, Carolyn Guss 12. Los Angeles Film Council, Russell J. Smith 13. Louisiana State Library, Vivian Cazoyoux 14. Notional Council of the Churches of Christ 15. Notionol Safety Council, Robert Powell 16. Nebraska Public Library Commis- sion, Louise A. Nixon 17. Solina Public Library, Frank An- derson, Jerome Cushmon 18. Topeka Film Council, Gordon West 19. Twin City Film Council, Margaret Mary McGuire, Neville P. Pearson 20. University of Southern Colifornio, Andrie« Deinum 21. Washington Film Council, Herbert Thom 22. Wayne University, Betty Stoops These groups ore organizing pre-screen- ing committees which will include rep- resentotives outside their groups as well. Here is your key to More than 1,000 new 1953-4 films More than 2,000 new filmstrips, slide sets and classroom recordings The BLUE BOOK of Audio-Visual Materials — the ONLY source-book that completely correlates all four principal types of instructional materials. For the first time in its more than 30 years of pub- lication, every item in the annual BLUE BOOK is NEW. Heretofore editions have been cumulative, discarding a thousand older titles each year to make room for that many or more new additions. This BLUE BOOK lists only 1953-4 releases. The previous (28th) edition will be kept in print as o base for the ensuing annuals. Heretofore only 1 6mm motion pictures have been listed. This BLUE BOOK includes also new 1953-4 releases of film- strips, slide sets and classroom recordings on disc or tope. All four principal types of audio-visual teaching aids are listed together under the appro- priate subject headings. MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTS: Eoch issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN — THE AUDIO-VISUAL MAGAZINE now contains a monthly supplement to the BLUE BOOK. Yeorly subscription price: $4.00. SPECIAL 2-FOR-$3 OFFER If you do not have the cumulative 28th edition, or if your copy is worn out ond you need a new one, you can get BOTH for only Three Dollars. Order Today — Use This Coupon EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, Inc. Special Offer 3/55 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III. Please enter my order for the BLUE BOOK as checked below: Copies, New 1954 Blue Book of Audio-Visual Moterials @ $2* Copies, 28th Ed., Blue Book of I 6nnm Films @ $2* _ Sets, BOTH Editions, Special Combination Price, per set, $3* n Enter or renew my subscription to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN (including month- ly supplements to the BLUE BOOK) @ $4 (domestic! Name Address - City ond Zone - State.. *We pay postage if remittance accompanies order. n Check here if you wish to pay later. March, 1955 137 DuKane Fosters Sound and Sight Research at Indiana University SCHOOL nmm institute Electronics, responsible for so many noteworthy achievements in industry, and the DuKane Corporation of St. Charles. Illinois, stepped into the field of progressive educational research on January 28, 1955 with an announce- ment by Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana University, that a quarter- million - dollar, industry -sponsored school planning institute and labora- tory will be established in Bloomington. The institute, which was hailed as a tremendous forward step in education by Wendell W. Wright, dean of the university's school of education, was planned by Dr. Darell Boyd Harmon, consulting educationist and DuKane's technical consultant, to find better ways of building and equipping the 820,000 classrooms estimated as needed by 1960. The completely equipped center, which will test all environmental fac- tors such as sound, decoration, day- light, heating, and ventilation, artificial light and seating which affect the men- tal and physical development of ele- mentary, secondary and college stu- dents, will be housed in a new building, construction of which is scheduled to start in 1955. Results of the tests and A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR MARCH 16-19 — Annual Meeting of the Department of Elementary School Principols, Sherman Hotel, Chlcoqo 111. MARCH 21-23 — Ninth Annual 16mm Motion Picture Production Workshop, sponsored by the Calvin Company, Kansas City, Mo. (write to Neol Keehn, Calvin Co., 1105 Truman Road, Kansas City 6, Mo.) MARCH 28-29 — Spring Conference of the Michigan Audio-Visual Associa- tion, Kalamazoo, Mich. APRIL 2-6 — Regional Convention, American Association of School Ad- ministrators, Cleveland, Ohio APRIL 4-8 • — Second Annual American Film Assembly and Golden Reel Film Festival (sponsored by the Film Coun- cil of America), Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City (write FCA 600 Davis St., Evanston, III.) APRIL 12-15 — Fourth Annual Conven- tion of the Catholic Audio-Visual Edu- cators Association to be held jointly with that of the National Catholic Educational Associotion, Atlantic City, New Jersey APRIL 18-22 — NEA Department of Audio-Vjsual Instruction Annual Con- ference, Los Angeles, Calif, (write DAVI, 1201 16th St., NW, Washing- ton 6, D. C.) the research will be made available to school administrators and superintend- ents through publications, demonstra- tions and lectures. Paul W. Seagers, school building consultant and professor of education at the university, will direct the insti- tute, which was established on a philanthropic, non-profit foundation. Trustees of the institute fund include: J. McWilliams Stone, president of the DuKane Corporation and representa- tives of the National Chemical & Mfg. Co., Chicago; Minneapolis-Honeywell Corp., Minneapolis; American Seating Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Owens-Illinois Glass Co., Toledo; Pitts- burgh Corning Corp., Pittsburgh; Weber-Costello Co., Chicago Heights, III.; E. F. Hauserman Company, Cleve- land; and the university president, Herman B. Wells. Of international scope, the institute will cooperate in the exchange of in- formation with other university-cen- tered educational research laboratories in this country, such as the Stanford University school planning laboratory, as well as educational centers abroad. Faculty representatives from the de- partments of education, physiology, pediatrics, and optometry and mem- bers of Dr. Harmon's staff developed the plans, the overall design and the general laboratory program. They will function as a permanent committee and advisory staff to direct various phases of the institute's research pro- gram. For demonstration purposes, a model classroom in the institute building has been designed so that floors, wails and window sections can be changed at will. In other areas, a demonstration of audio-visual aids will show the effect of the room design on the use of this equipment, as well as the effects of sound and light on the student and the room. Each demonstration area will be equipped with appropriate measuring devices and each center will be con- structed to exact scale so that all prin- ciples involved can be graphically shown. In keeping with the university's phi- lo.sophy of training and education, research and service, the institute will help prospective school administrators meet licensing requirements in various states and prepare school administra- tors and school plant superintendents for their careers in plant planning and operation. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Airequipt Mfg. Co 130 Albertsen Distributing Co 134 American Optical Co 115 Automatic Projection Corp 100 A-V Materials Consultation Bureau ,.. 122 Bell & Howell Co - _,- 121 Brandon Films -- - 125 Brice, Arthur T. - 134 Beckley-Cardy Co. 134 Camera Equipment Co. 128 Church Screen Productions- 128 Colburn Lob., Geo. W 135 Contemporary Films 124 Coronet Films Insert, Center Spread Daggett Productions, Avolon 1 28 Dowling Pictures, Pat _ 136 Eastman Kodak Co. _ 105 Electro-Chemical Products Corp. 98 Fomily Films „. _ „ 127 Fiberbilt Case Co 130 Focus Films Co 136 Golden Key Productions „ 132 Guide to Free Film Sources— __ 136 Herdenkamp Nature Pictures-- _ 134 Heritage Filmstrips - — 132 Hoefler Productions, Paul 135 International Film Bureau-- 135 International Screen Organization 132 Keystone View Co. 102 Kinesis 132 Long Filmslide Service 128 Martin Moyer Productions 128 McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept. .„ 136 Medicol Arts Productions- 125 Methodist Publishing House — - 128 Museum Extension Service 136 Orleans & Associates, Sam 136 Park Films 134 Peerless Film Processing Corp 1 2-t Pentron Corp.-- 131 ' RCA, Engineering Products _ 101 Radiant Mfg. Corp 103 Radio-Mot Slide Co.- 134 Ropid Film Technique 131 Simmel-Meservey _ 134 Society for Visual Education 97 Sylvonio Electric Products- 130 Teaching Film Custodians 99 Technical Service, Inc 133 Victor Animatograph Corp. Bock Cover Viewlex. — „ Inside Front Cover Visual Sciences _ _„ 136 Young America Films -- 123 138 Educational Screen >l^ EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRAR APRIL, 195^^^" **t^, APR YVS955 THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 34, No. 4 SPECIAL ISSUE: THE PAST. PRESENT. AND FUTURE OF AUDIO -VISUAL EDUCATION 2835 N. WESTERN AVENUE • CHICAGO 18, ILLINOIS CABLE ADDRESS- AMPRODUCTS CHICAGO Ycu will be interested... ...in the vital message presented on the opposite page. The second of a series appearing in magazines read by school ad- ministrators, it again points out a requi- site for effective audio-visual education. As a pioneer in the audio-visual field, the Ampro Corporation is both happy and proud to encourage advance planning for better audio-visual facilities. We sincerely hope that this method of calling attention to an ever-increasing audio-visual problem will contribute to your own efforts. We will be pleased and grateful to have your comments and suggestions. I Very truly yours. Vice-President Howard Marx:p A GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION SUBSIDIARY PERKINS 4 WILL. ARCHITECTS DARKN i . . . the functional darkness that permits every teacher to use audio-visuals . . . darkness accomplished with the sw/ish of a drapery, the pull of a cord. Today, school administrators, architects and builders are consulting their local Ampro audio-visual dealers for pro- fessional guidance in the many modern methods and techniques of darkening school rooms. Plan for audio-visuals while your school is in the blueprint stage. 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Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educotionol Screen, Inc. Publication office, Barrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 E. Loke St., Chicago I, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-class matter October, 1953 at the post office at Barrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 1955 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. 144 Educational Screen "The Ampex 600 is made for our department" "We chose the Ampex 600 Tape Recorder because it offered really professional quality at a price we could afford. It allows us to do record- ings acceptable on better radio stations. It provides our stage plays with more realistic sound background and simplifies production. We use the 600 for any recording where we want higher quality." . . . definitely superior fo other portable recorders we've heard" — says:E. 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But to complement the 600 performance in fidelity, portability and appearance, the new Ampex 620 amplifier-speaker is recommended. Weigh- ing just 25 pounds, this unusual speaker achieves fullness of range and balance found only in certain larger high fidelity systems. Designed as a completely integrated sound system, the Ampex 620 serves many audio-education needs independent of taped programs. For a convincing demonstration of these two machines, call your local Ampex dealer — listed in your Telephone Directory under "Recording Equipment" (Canadian General Electric Com- pany in Canada}. The price of the Ampex 600 is $545 |$498 with- out carrying case); Ampex 620 amplifier-speaker, $149,50; (prices in U.S. only). for further information write to Dept. 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Our foreign language classes in high school and junior college are interested in exchanging tapes with schools in France and Spain. Fred R. Peterson Director, .Audio-Visual Dept. Independent School District of Virginia Virginia, Minnesota, U.S..\. We would like to arrange tape ex- changes between our Spanish classes and some Latin or South American . school. Fred Draper .\udio-Visual Dept. North Phoenix High School 1101 East Thomas Road Phoenix. .Arizona, U.S..A. We are interested in exchanging tapes with schools in France, Germany, and Mexico. We would be interested snly in tapes made by students of liese countries in their own languages. )ur students would make their tapes in English. We feel these would be more profitable for the students of otlier countries. O. F. Warning .Audio-Visual Director Lyons Township High School La Grange, Illinois, U.S.A. the New KEYSTONE Overhead Projector jompac 1$ -Sr-JT-^jf I? 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SINCE IS»2 PRODUCER.S OF SUPERIOR VISUAL AIDS If You Want Extra Copies of This Issue If you want extra copies of this special issue of Educational Screen for members of your faculty, for your audio-visual class or conference or workshop, for your church, for your PI A, etc. you may order them, so long as they last, at these prices: 5 copies for $2.00 10 copies for $3.50 25 copies for $7.50 Order from Educational Screen, 64 East Lake St., Chicago 1, III. April, 1955 173 beMttment by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN AIBACKWMD LOOK In view of the special emphasis in this issue of Educational Screen on history, it was thought some readers of this department would like a re- minder at least that audio-visual edu- cation in the church has a history, too. The church film field developed some several years later than the school film field. Educational Screen began a de- partment devoted specifically to church films back in December, 1930.* In that issue Church Department Editor R. F. H. Johnson wrote: In 1930 "The men and women actively en- gaged in church work have for a long time been noted for their serious con- cern with regard to motion picture problems. They have taken a leading part in movements for encouraging better films in theatres, as well as for increasing the use of motion pictures in schools. Now there is discernible a distinct trend toward the direct use of motion pictures in the church itself. ... In general, it may be said that the churchman who sets out to use film today (December. 1930) is almost in the same situation as that in which the educator found himself up to five or ten years ago. There is only a limited amount of strictly religious film avail- able today . . ." In 1940 "By the beginning years of 1940 the interest of religious leaders in the edu- cational motion picture began to shape into what might be called a move- ment." This sentence is from my chapter, "The Film in Religious Edu- cation," in the book Film and Educa- tion (published by the Philosophical Library). The paragraph continues thus: "To expedite the distribution of films to the local church, and to ac- quire distribution rights in certain *Mr. Hockman's association with Edu- cational .ScRKFN began in February, 1946. -Ed. films, the publishing houses of the larger denominations formed the Reli- gious Film Association in 1942. In the summer of 1944 the International Council of Religious Education spon- sored the first international workshop in visual aids, at which more than two hundred denominational, area, and local educational leaders attended. The success of this first workshop augured well for the future. Those who at- tended it, and the second one in 1945, became the local and denominational pioneers of the movement in a very real sense. Scattered all across the coun- try and Canada, they have organized institutes and workshops, taught courses, written articles, and accepted the calls of their denominations for many services. "The movement to utilize films in religious education is reaching every denomination and religious group. Visual aids, including films, now sup- plement the materials of church, syna- gogue and parish schools. The leaders of these schools are aware of the need for better films and more adequate methods. Colleges, theological semi- naries, and universities are being en- couraged to offer courses in visual aids, and a few of the more progressive schools for the training of church lead- ers are beginning to supplement their regular courses with films and other visual aids." For a discussion of the historical backgrounds of the movement for "vis- ual education" within the church, see William L. Rogers and Paul H. Vieth, Visual Aids in the Church (Christian Education Press, Philadelphia, 1946). See also my book. Projected Aids in the Church (Pilgrim Press. 1947). DISAGREES WITH READER m LIGHTED CLASSROOMS FOR VISUAL AIDS A reader* sets down in a letter to me four educational advantages which lead him to favor lighted rooms for visual aids. I will take them up one at a time: "Students can take notes." What's back of this statement? I'll venture a guess. The visual aid is getting treated as cjualitative extension of the textbook and the lecture method. A good visual aid, film or filmstrip, ought to kick up so much cerebral activity that note- taking becomes as obsolete as a hitch- ing post at a motel. Thinking is the activity we want; not the scribbling of notes. "Room ventilation may be provided by natural means." Basically, the prob- lem of room ventilation should be solved without reference to the educa- tional materials used or the procedures •Mr. J. E. Hollingsworth. Dean, Business and Technology Division, Long Beach (California) City College. followed. Furthermore, ventilation during the use of a visual aid can be just as natural, or un-natural, as at any other time. Why should the effective- ness of a visual aid be dependent fun- damentally on ventilation? How can the degree of light in the room aflfect ventilation qualitatively — if the venti- lation system is any good in the first place? "Better relationship between teacher and student." .Admittedly, the teacher is a powerful factor in the child's class- room environment, but how can the degree of light radically affect the quality of that relationship? Are we to assume that the quality of the teacher-pupil relationship deteriorates inversely with the amount of light in the classroom? It is true that the effec- tive use of visual materials does call for teacher attitudes, insights, and skills not crucially involved at other (Continued on page 176} 174 Educational Screen How to get better results from every film you show A Make your own sound track With the RCA Magnetic Recorder-Projector, you make your own sound track in just a few minutes — and play it back instantly. It's the new way to cut the cost of sound films — the new way to convert your sound track to give you the advantage of an additional commentary in a foreign language — language or commentary changeable at will. Get more mileage from all your films with the RCA Magnetic Recorder- Projector. WMTitflMI The easy way to show films ► For perfect showings every time, use the RCA "400" Projector. Both Junior and Senior models feature the famous "Thread- Easy" film path— the film path that most people thread in less than 30 seconds. These dependable l6-mm sound projectors are favorites with audio-visual specialists who insist on a projector they can count on for clear, 1 1 steady pictures and smooth, clean sound. m. s.-"- Rentol: Color -»lZjU« Black and White — $8.00 1 .» library of religious ' <;.„d lor complete catalog of BFcllJ^nd the name of your ^ nearest film rental jjakE LASTING library. IMPRESSIONS WITH BFC FILMS Write to Dept. E BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION National Council of the Oiurches ot Christ In the U.S.A. 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1,N.Y. Filmstrips that Help with TEEN-AGE PROBLEMS • Dating, marriage/ sex education. • Home and school relationships. • Personality problems. Write for free descriptive folders of film- strips for ctiurch (non-denominotional) and school use. Church Screen Productions 806 Broadway Nashville 3, Tenn. For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for your free copy of our film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Baltimore 3 Ctiicogo 1 1 Cincinnofi 2 Dallas 1 Detroit I Kansas City 6 Nashville 2 New York 1 1 Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 Son Francisco 2 times, l)ut clayligln should not be con- sidered A substitute for these attitudes, insights, and skills. If a teacher lacks them, let her acquire them. "Does not require expensive equip- ment to darken the room — every room can and should be a visual aid room." I heartily agree with the last half of this statement. Trotting pupils all over creation to see a visual aid, whether in church or school, may be good exercise but educationally it is carrying water in a very leaky bucket. Blackout equip- ment need not be expensive. What has happened to American ingenuity? All across this country, in church and school, I have seen blackout arrange- ments that give a satisfactory degree of darkness at reasonable cost. My reader wants "a screen that per- mits good viewing in 75 per cent of the room area" and "projectors with suffi- cient power to overcome the fadeout from natural light." Both things may be just around the corner. The daylight school eagerly awaits them. To them their early ar- rival is very iinportant. The blackout people are not nearly so anxious. They know that just the right degree of blackout qualifies the mind of the pupil in such a way that the pictures have more power than they would if they could be seen just as well in plain daylight. Until the daylight people re- appraise this factor, they will hanker after "daylight" screens and projectors only to find when they get them that their visual aids are not as effective. Along with better equipment we need a deeper understanding of the essential nature of each visual inedium and a more accurate knowledge of the relation of the conditions of projec- tion to total effectiveness. My expe- rience leads me to believe that the right degree of blackout increases sub- stantiallv total effectiveness. MW FILMS Mahatma Gandhi The motion picture Mahatma Gan- dhi: Twentieth Century Prophet salts down in pictures the doings of this modern political saint from 1912 on. In making this film the American Academy of Asian Studies worked with a vast amount of newsreel footage and, despite obvious handicaps, these cine- matic embalmers have done a good job. Their effort falls somewhere be- tween a newsreel and a documentary, without being too much of either. It has the casual inmiediacy of the former by dent of content and the planned- intention of the documentary as a result of skillful editing. It is thrilling to see this great patriot stride through his effective adult life in 82 minutes. And "stride" is the word, for the picture gives the impression that Gandhi walked everywhere. We see him walking, walking, walking! The commentary, a fair job of con- struction, tries to maintain historical objectivity. It alternates at times, how- ever, beween selling Gandhi's ideas and explaining events and the man. Quentin Reynolds does the narrating, warming to his subject and turning in a commendable performance. Gandhi is presented as a tough little man with a solid core of soul-force and political know-how, who kept his eye on his goal (independence), who rode herd on his followers when necessary, tlragged the British onto his moral battlefield and licked the pants off them cold, keeping the struggle cricket all the way. There is a name for a man who can do that, but this reviewer 176 wonders if it is "Prophet." (Distrib- uted by Ideal Pictures Inc., 58 E. South Water St., Chicago I; B&W; rental .$45; also available in 35mni) In the Face of Jeopardy While the West dredges for Asia's wealth with super-machinery, we share C;hrist with Asia's people in a small- scale operation. You have not thought much about what this means? Neither IkkI Doug Crane, tin-dredge operator in Malaya, until a C;hinese Clhristian house-boy's heroic action linked his life with Phil Johnson, missionarv. All the scenes of In the Face of Jeopardy are documentary, and much of the sound. Highly recommended for all kinds of \outh and adult audiences. (Broad- tasting and Film Clomniission, 220 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 1: 28 minutes; rental: color .SI 2; B&W $8) Tony Learns About Fire Fire is the great destroyer of churches. Tony Learns About Fire is a Ki-miiuite color film which can be shown to cliinTh I)oards and others to wake them up to this ever-present haz- ard to life and property. It shows what a group of children learned. It is a documentary showing how a fire-safety program got under way in a school alter a little accident. It was produced l)y the National Board of Fire Under- writers and has a sound educational structure. It is recommended beth to schools and churches. (Free from NBFU, Bureau of Communication Re- search, 13 East .37th St., N. Y. 4) Educational Screen Ming May of Malaya Ming May of Malaya is a beautiful aiul interesting 30-minute color film telling how Ming May, hinterland vil- lage girl, was transplanted by the gov- ernment to a re-settlement community where she came in contact with Meth- odist mission work. This program helped her, as it did thousands, and in time she becomes one of the workers. One thing leads to another, and she gets to college. Along the way, a desire to serve her people in the name of Christ gradually matures into a domi- nant purpose. This film has excellent technical qualities. It is packed with information on Malaya, its people and problems. While the work of the Meth- odist church is shown, this film will be interesting and useful to any who wish to learn about Christian missions in this country. It is hoped that a guide will be provided for this fine film and that it will contain ample background information on Malaya to orient the user. (Available through Methodist Publishing House, 810 Broadway, Nash- \ille. Tenn.) The Town That Came Back Community spirit was at a low ebb in a Midwestern town. Neighbors hardly knew one another. The young people didn't have much to do and wanted to leave town just as soon as they grew up. Social erosion took many forms and was widespread. How this town came alive again when several people decided to re-activate the Four-H Club is dramatically told in the 30-minute color film The Town That Came Back. Here is a film a lot of people in the cities, in the towns, and in the country ought to see — in their churches, clubs, and service organiza- tions. It is highly recommended. (.Avail- able on free loan from the Ford Motor Film Library through Ford dealers) India— Crucible of Freedom Ihc Broadcasting and Film Commis- sion of the Methodist Church has produced a good and useful film on India — India, Crucible of Freedom — utilizing film footage by Alan Shilin. This 30-minute color film surveys Meth- odist educational, preaching, and med- ical missions in all parts of India. We jsee the great schools and hospitals : which have been brought into existence through the joint labors and prayers of native and non-native Christians. All these institutions are serving India Send materials for revieiu in the Chinch Department to William S. Hockman, 24 Hartford Ave., Glens Falls, New York. well in her new freedom. The content is good and the technical qualities are good. It is recommended to all who would know India better. (Methodist Publishing House, Nashville, Tenn.) ^EW FILMSTRIPS Life of St. Paul C;athedral's Life of St. Paul film- strips introduce several new ideas: One side of the recorded commentary is for children and the other for general use. Ibis is a good idea, and there is a difference in these commentaries. The lifetime guarantee of each filmstrip is the .second feature. Any time, regard- less of cause, a damaged or wornout filmstrip of this series will be replaced free by Cathedral. This series contains 12 color film- strips. Together they cover the life of Paul from Stephen's death to arrival at Rome. Space forbids extended com- ment on each of the twelve. However, taken as a whole this series is a splendid achievement. The color is good; the commentary is well-written and efl'ec- tively spoken. This .series is available in several packages: with a printed manual and script or with the dual-purpose records. In either form these filmstrips will be an important and ever-useful addition to the .\-V library of any church. (Each filmstrip S5; each record |2.50) God's Wonderful World (iod's Wonderful World is a 68-frame color filmstrip which was produced by the Christian Education Press to enrich visually the curriculum unit, "God and His World." It is designed to help children and adults become more fully aware of the remarkable world in which we live, to suggest God's con- tinuing creative activity, and to indi- cate man's part in such a world. There is a manual containing a printed .script for children by Lorraine Weston and one for adults by J. Elliott Finlay. The manual has helpful direc- tions to leaders on the integration of the filmstrip into the quarterly theme. This producion has good technical and content qualities and it is recom- mended. (From CEP, 1,50.5 Race St., Philadelphia 7) Pakistan & India The two color filmstrips with printed guides and commentaries. Today in Pakistan and India My Country, are excellent visual supplementation for this year's study theme with young people and adults. Each has the over- view format, yet they are factual and interesting. Both are recommended. (From Friendship Press, 257 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 10) Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN the Living Bible Motion Pictures on the Life of Christ. 16mm Sound, Black and White and Color. • Faithfully adhering to the Bible, 26 Bible teaching films, portraying the life and teachings of Christ. • Teaching length, 15-20 min- utes. Time enough for the teacher to properly intro- duce and follow-up in guided Bible study classes. • Complete illustrated, de- scriptive catalog with utili- zation suggestions FREE. ^m^l n 1364 No. Van Ness Ave./ Hollywood 28, Calif. Please send free illustrated catalogue: G 26 Living Bible Films n 33 Modern Inspirational Films □ Please send free calendar for 1955 corre- lating both film series with church emphoses throughout the year. □ Please send nome of nearest fronchised dealer. Name- Address— -Zone State- -_l [April, 1955 177 ^^r\9SvaluatioH of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audiovisual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. A name at the end of a film review indicates that the review was written by that person rather than by one of the editors of this department. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University. Bloominglon, Indiana. A STRMD OF SILK (M-C: Productions. 2708 South Bentley Ave.. Los Angeles 64, California) 12 minutes. Hinini, sound, color, 1953. %]<)<). I'rochued by I- red W. Orth. Film Guide available. Description This film ofters a detailed descrip- tion of the life cycle of the silkworm and the process whereby silk strands are extracted from cocoons. The first part of the film traces the growth of the silkworm to the cater- pillar stage. Close-up views of silk moth eggs and the color and structure of the body of the caterpillar are followed by a series of scenes showing an inter- mediate-grade student feeding mul- l)erry lea\es to a layer of ravenous caterpillars. The caterpillar, the nar- rator states, eats its weight in food daily and grows to two and one-half inches in 30 to 40 days. As a worm grinds vigorously down the edge of a leaf, the narrator adds that the (piality of silk is determined by cedrin, a juice present in varying amounts in the leaves of the two kinds of inulberry trees. The next .series of scenes shows the caterpillar, now fully grown, building his cocoon. In a paper box, framed to hold 150 silkworms, the caterpillar first strings a network of rough structural fibers to anchor the cocoon and then completes the inside of the cocoon. As the shadows of the working caterpillar move rhythmically about, the narrator explains how Huid, once expelled from a full silk gland on each side of the body and contacted by air, turns into a single strand of silk filament that may be three quarters of a mile long. The film then portrays the emer- gence of a caterpillar turned moth two weeks after the spinning process. Scenes comparing the body structure of the male and feinale moths are fol- lowed by a view of eggs of different colors. Those identified as fertile range from yellow to brown while the non- fertile eggs appear white-grey. The latter part of the film describes in detail how the silk is recovered from those cocoons in which the caterpillar has been killed by steaming. A boy and a girl both demonstrate the deli- cate process while the narrator empha- sizes the need for constant soaking of the cocoon in hot water, finding the end of the entire strand, and exercising caution to avoid breaking it. Closing scenes refer to the popularity of silk in enhancing feminine beauty and its \alue in commercial processes. .-Ippraisal Ihe educational value of this film, it was felt, arises out of its good color ])hotography. the effective use of close- up scenes, and its clear organization of subject content. Pupils in the inter- mediate and junior high school grades would gain an appreciation of the process whereby silk is obtained through the work of silkworms and an understanding of the life cycle and be- ha\ ior of this magnificent insect. The narration is somewhat ponderous in the opening scenes, though it is used more sparingly as the film progresses. .\t times, as in the process of extract- ing silk from the cocoon, the film relies almost entirely on well chosen visuals, leisurely paced, to illustrate the basic steps in the operation. This film would also picjue the interest of mixed audi- ences of adults and youngsters. m THE iJMTED umm (University of Minnesota, Audio-\'is- ual Education Service, Wesbrook Hall, .Minneapolis 14, Minnesota) 25 min- utes. Kimm. sound, black and white, SI 15. C;leared for television. Description This film reports the highlights of a pilgrimage to the United Nations that was taken by a group of students from a number of .American high schools under the auspices of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges of the United States and Canada. (Conlintied on page ISO) BRING THE WORLD TO THE CHILD Without illustrati\e material, geography instruction is apt to degenerate into mere verbalism. Pupils will talk glibly about the silk industry in words conned from the text, and yet when shown a silkworm cocoon or a skein of raw silk diey fail to recognize either as the things they have just described. It is in this respect that much of our geography instriiction fails in attain- ing its main objective, that of actjuainting the child with the fundamental aspects of the world. The teacher often fondly supposes that a mere discussion based on the text and a subsecpient parroting of words conveys to the child as clear a concept of the matter as that which the teacher may have gained with her background of varied experiences. .\ picture or a specimen will sjjcak the proverbial volumes to a pupil, where an ocean of words would have but a stultifying effect. All the words in the dictionarv cannot picture to the mind of a child the nature and ajjpearance of a cotton boll as effec- tively as the thing itself. Since the child cannot go to the world, bring the world to the child ... From liuUelin, 192-1, Xo. 39, "Visual Education and the St. Louis Museum- by Cnrt C. Hnthiiuiun 178 Educational Screen for spring WE EXPLORE THE BEACH (1 reel) creates for the child a rich visual background and deep appreciation for life in and near the sea. Collahorator; Helen Heffernan, Chief. Bureau of Elementary Education. Cali- fornia State Dept. of Kducation. Coronet Films proudly presents these newest and finest additions to the world's largest library of instructional films in color or black-and-white! Like all Coronet films, these latest releases as- sure maximum teaching effectiveness . . . thanks to the meticulous collabo- ration of outstanding educators (the educators who write your text- books). MEXICO: GEOGRAPHY OF THE AMERICAS (1 roc'l) ofiVrs ;iri intinialf glimpse of the people of Mexico, and explains the re- lationships of their occupations to the varied geography of their country. Col- lalxirator; Donald Brand. Professor of Geography, University of Texas. " "Sfj W Wi> THE AZTECS (1 reel) reconstructs signifi- cant characteristics of this civilization and explores notable ruins, carvings and murals which depict the culture, ('ollahorator: I. James (^uillen. Dean of (he School of Kduc.ilion, .Stanford University. OHM'S lAW Cj reel) graphically explains the importance of the law — voltage, current, electrical resistance — as a basic principle of physical .science. CollalK>rator: Marvin Cainras. Senior Physicist. Artnour Research Foundation. Illinois Institute of Technology. For completi> information on how you may obtain the.se Coronet films for u.se in your classe.s, write for your 1955-1956 Catalogue of Coronet films . . . describing 603 of the newest and finest in educational films. If you haven't received your free copy, simply request it from: CORONET INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS Department ES-4SS • Coronet Building, Chicago 1, iliinois April, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 179 As the students travel by bus, they stop over in Washington, D. C. to visit national shrines and realize that an understanding of one's own country is basic to the understanding of efforts to unite nations for peaceful cooperation. In New York, the students visit the U. N. headquarters and its various chambers, attend sessions of the Eco- nomic and Social Council and use the earphones for simultaneous transla- tions in five languages, visit with rep- resentatives of various nations and of various U. N. agencies, eat in the Dele- gates' Dining Room, attend the dedica- tion of a fountain paid for by contri- butions of school children, and visit with foreign students at International House. Glimpses of students on a boat trip around Manhattan and on visits to Radio City and the Empire State Building suggest that the serious pur- poses of the group were supplemented by the normal activities and interests of young people in New York, perhaps for the first time. At the close of the week, students explain what the trip has meant to them, and express their intentions of sharing their experience with others when they return home. Appraisal The film should be useful to suggest to students intending to visit New York and the United Nations what they may see and do, and to picture the ad- vantages of participating in organized visits. The previewing group also felt that the film should be useful in moti- vating student interest in the study of the work of the U. N. and in encour- aging adult groups to sponsor such pil- grimages by students from their local high schools. The film moves along at a relaxed ])ace. It does not burden the narration with facts and figures, but catches the eagerness and interest of the young people and the willingness and interest of U. N. delegates and officials to talk with the students and to answer their many and varied questions. The film might have been strengthened by syn- chronous sound of the statements of the young people and of a few of the officials that were interviewed. The one statement of Mrs. Roosevelt at the dedication of the fountain was dubbed in with rather poor-quality sound on the preview print, and, in contrast, made the light conversational com- mentary of the narrator throughout the rest of the film even more appre- ciated. The audience showed a marked interest in the film, however, and agreed that it would accomplish the specified purposes. — Wendell Williams SIMPLE MACHIMS LEVERS (Coronet Instructional Films, Coronet Building, Chicago I, Illinois) 6 min- utes, 16mm, sound, color or black and white, 1954. §50 or $27.50 each, series discount |20 or $10. Film Guide avail- able. Description The four films in the Simple Ma- chine Series provide both explanations of the basic concepts of simple ma- chines and numerous examples of these machines as found in everyday life. Simple Machines: Levers opens with Audio-Visual Materials For Teacher Educationl These materials are vital to your pre-service and in-service teacher training programs. The Feltboard in Teaching (mp) Your Educational Philosophy « Does it Matter? (fs) Parent-Teacher Conferences (r) For descriptive literature concerning these and other teacher educational materials, please write: I I A-V Materials Consultation Bureau j Woyne University I I J i j Detroit 1, Michigan ) views of a motor shovel in action and workmen using hand shovels to suggest that there are simple machines all aroinid us. Using a teeter-totter as an example of one type of lever, the film develops the concept of work. The force, weight, fulcrum, force-arm, and weight-arm are identified on a working model. The other two types of levers are also discussed through the use of models and illustrated with a nut- cracker and a ball bat. When present- ing each type of lever, the film empha- sizes the concepts of trading distance to gain force or trading force to gain distance. A review sequence includes views of a plier, ice-crusher, and broom as the narrator asks the viewer to identify the fulcrum, force, and weight in each. The film then returns to the scene of the motor shovel and workmen and ends by reviewing the concepts of trad- ing distance for force, trading force for distance, and changing the direction of a force. The series also includes Simple Ma- chines: Inclined Planes, Simple Ma- chines: Pulleys, and Simple Machines: Wheels and Axles. As in the Levers film, each emphasizes the basic func- tions of simple machines and uses such common examples as the bicycle, pul- ley, and knife. Appraisal The films in this series are so de- signed that the order of presentation follows that of most elementary science texts. They may be used as an inte- grated unit or independently. The evaluation committee agreed with the producer that the films can be used most appropriately in grades three through seven. An outstanding feature of the series is an excellent Film Guide which not only suggests ways of using the films but also provides related class activities and questions for discussion. — Merlyn Herrick THE COLOR OF MA^ (Educational Film Sales Department, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California) 10 minutes, 1 6mm sound, color. |100. Description The Color of Man takes us back through time to see those conditions which brought about the development of color differences among primitive men. Chief among these conditions were mountain barriers and lack of trans- portation which for long periods of time isolated groups of people from each other. Those living in the equa- torial areas where ultra-violet rays are 180 Educational Screen intense were able to survive only if they had the capacity to develop mela- nin, tiny particles in the skin which gave it a dark color and at the same time provided needed protection from burning and disease. This capacity of certain individuals to develop melanin proved especially important for the eyes; without this element to absorb the strong light in tropical areas, hunt- ers became blinded, missed their tar- gets, and so were unable to survive. In contrast, during the same period of 100,000 years or more, there were people isolated in the northern rain forests where full trees and heavy clouds protected hunters from the in- tensity of the sun's ultra-violet rays. .At first there were both light and dark skinned people in these regions, but those with dark skins suffered from a deficiency of Vitamin D because the melanin in their skins absorbed the ultra-violet rays which otherwise would have passed into their bodies and by chemical processes would have manu- factured this fortifying vitamin. So the dark-skinned became poor competitors with the light-skinned people of the northern forests and. in time, tended to disappear as a color group. The film explains such exceptions as the Eskimos and American Indians by pointing out that their arrival in North .America has been too recent to permit significant skin changes to take place. It points out, however, that many people still inhabit the same area where their peculiar skin color devel- oped. The film concludes by demon- strating that the forces which brought about color differences have been all but overcome by modern science. Appraisal Employing an interesting and skill- ful combination of close-ups and long shots with excellent graphic materials, and featuring an original and exciting musical background and sound effects, this film is a forceful presentation of the latest theories as to why man's skin color differs from one race to another. Produced as a Theatre .Arts Thesis Film, it contends that as science brings us closer together our increased under- standing of small differences among groups can and must help us to better realize our basic similarities. Vet its concentration on a single point of dif- ference—coloring—makes this film more useful than some on race rela- tions, particularly for the layman in anthropological matters. Motivated by the film, many students will find addi- tional satisfaction in an accompanying filmstrip, which, with a somewhat dif- ferent organization of the same ma- terial plus other visuals, provides a remarkably concise and clear presenta- tion of what might be called the "mela- nin theory." —Kenneth B. Thurston Free L Helpful Write to . . . • .Audio-Visual Center, Indiana Uni- versity, Bloomington, Indiana for copies of selected bibliographies on Underdeveloped .Areas and Technical Assistance, on Human Rights, on Teacher Education, and on Law and Legal Matters. A limited number of each of these four bibliographies is available free on request. • Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, 111., for the new 96-page, four-color Coronet catalog. • Almanac Films, 516 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. for a new 36-page catalog of educational sound films. • Pat Bowling Pictures, 1056 S. Rob- ertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35. Cali- fornia, for an illustrated catalog of audio-visual materials. • Bailey Films, 6509 De Longpre .Ave., Hollywood 28, California, for the new catalog of Bailey films for sale and rental. • Motion Picture Service, Office of Information, United States Depart- ment of .Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for the catalog "State Films on .Agriculture," describing 269 16mm films produced by or for state colleges, universities, and state agencies. • Kalart Company, Plainville, Con- necticut, for a copy of a free booklet, "Tips and Tricks on Movie Editing." 16mm PROJECTORS COMPARE DEVRYLITE uuiA ofu^ atUe^ fftaJze Regardless of what basis you use for comparing the DeVrylite projector with other mokes, you will come to the conclusion that the DeVrylite is your best buy. Compare the con- struction features. 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PHOTO BOOK CATALOG 600 Books Listed s pver>' photo lKK)k available. Cross Indexed by subject, title, au- thor. Covers entire field. Send .25 for your copy. Making Lantern Slides and Filtn.strips by C. I>. Mflf.er. A Kuide to prodiucing positive trans- pareiit ima^ces, any type aiui >.i7A'. FocanKM>k?3 AMPHOTO 33-E. W. 60th St., N. Y. 23, N. Y. Looking at the literature SELECTED FILMS FOR WORLD UNDERSTANDING. Audio - Visual Center, Indiana University, Blooming- ton, Indiana. February, 1955. $1.50 ($1 if cash accompanies order). Study and discussion of international relations and world problems by school, college, and adult community groups should be a little easier and more in- teresting with the aid of this book. Described as "a guide to films for study and discussion of America's role in the world today," the pamphlet brings to- gether descriptions of almost 400 films, topical and geographical classifications, and a list of producers or distributors who can provide information on pur- chase or rental sources in any part of the country. Recognizing both the importance of serious study of the role of the United States in world affairs and the contri- bution that films produced both do- mestically and abroad can make to this study, Indiana University's Audio- Visual Center has for more than three years been making a systematic attempt to preview, analyze in terms of pur- poses and audiences, and add to its library those films dealing with inter- national problems. This publication is one result of the project. A\\ films in- cluded in the bibliography have been added to the Indiana library; only those judged of value to high school, college, and adult groups have been listed. Dr. Wendell Williams, a member of the .Audio-Visual Center Selection De- partment staff for the past three and one-half years, has been coordinator of the world affairs project. NAVA AUDIO VISUAL EQUIP- MENT DIRECTORY. Second Edi- tion. Published by the National Audio-Visual Association, 2540 East- wood Ave., Evanston, Illinois. 1955. 184 pages. $4 (or $3.50 if payment ac- comj>anies order). This is an indispensable tool for every audio-visual worker, whether in a single school or institution or in a statewide or university post. Complete, detailed specifications are given for hundreds upon hundreds of ecjuipment items (422 shown in big three-to-the- page illustrations, over 200 sources of items too numerous to picture). Did you know that in today's audio- visual market you have your choice of no less than 80 different models of filmstrip and slide projectors? Here are ]jictures to prove it — and pictures too of 28 optical and 11 magnetic 16mm projectors. There are 68 tape recorders and playbacks illustrated plus another five just listed. Once this directory gets the wide distribution it deserves, its effect on equipment buying (and selling) is sure to be far-reaching. X buyer, book in hand, may want to know, for instance, why one projector with a 10-inch speaker and 10-watt rated output is priced a hinidred dollars higher than a rival projector offering a 12-inch speaker and I5-watt output. .\ good dealer will know the answer and put it in terms of performance and service to the user. The A-V dealer will find that the new directory impresses his customers with the many AY tools they have still to put to work. For example, the book pictures no less than 19 special-purpose projectors, 13 opaques, 16 overheads, 43 record and transcription players, 30 screens, 26 projection tables. Most of the detailed descriptions in- dicate optional accessories that may materially broaden the user's satisfac- tion — and the seller's market. The exact specifications of projection and exciter lamps and the differentiation of diverse models of machines often outwardly similar will prove most help- ful in avoiding confusion. Especially those of us who have watched and worked in this audio- visual industry from pioneering days will look at this new N.\VA Equipment Directory and marvel — "How this boy has grown!" — WFK BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUDIO-VIS- UAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION. Audio-Visual Bureau, New Jersey State Department of Edu- cation, Lalor & Jersey Sts., Trenton, N. J. 20 pages. Price not indicated. Mimeographed listing and description of films and filmstrips useful both in in-service and pre service teacher edu- cation. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS FOR MAN AGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PRO- GRAMS. Research Service. 353 West 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. $2.50. .\ revised, up-to-date edition of this reference publication specially com- piled for the Fourth Utility Manage- ment Workshop and the Sixth Indus- trial Research Conference to be held in May and June at Columbia's .Arden House, Harriman. New York. The bibliography "lists and describes films, filmstrips, and recordings which have specific value for executive training and management development pro- grams." 182 Educational Screen Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. When Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, he saw it as an educational tool, primarily for use in the teaching of music. In 1911 RCA Victor set up an educational depart- ment to produce music recordings specifically for the schools. Mrs. Fran- ces Elliott Clark, a music supervisor from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin public schools, headed up the department. Mrs. Clark had been using music rec- ords in the Nfilwaukee schools as far back as 1909. The first records made strictly for educational use were Moth- er Goose songs, folk dances, art songs for children, and military marches. Today, of course, recordings serve many purposes in both classroom and adult education. There are situations in which the record is the only device available for a particular experience. We have maintained all along that good recordings of plays performed by recognized artists are an essential ex- pression of our way of life. Such re- cordings are not rare, and they need not be representations only of mod- ern plays. There is increasing demand for the audio presentation of the writ- ten word— today's and yesterday's— and in many instances the auditor more nearly appreciates the purpose and objective of the writer through the studied and artistic interpretation of the skilled performer. .•\ case in hand is the publication in recent years of many worthy albums and single recordings of Shakespearian plays. .And of particular interest is the fact that these are not American per- formers but rather are representatives of the "Old Vic" Company in London. These recordings, incidentally, may well serve the needs of mature indi- viduals in classrooms and in discussion groups. .And these individuals will find new or renewed pleasure and understanding. Midsummer Night's Dream Most recent of this group is ".\ Midsummer Night's Dream" (RC.A- Victor. Camden, New Jersey, LM- filI5). Here the play is delicately inter- woven with the music of Felix Men- delssohn and is presented as a unit in which each art form supports and strengthens the other. Certainly high school and college classes reading this plav (anni)t ha\c the fullest possible experience of enjoyment unless they hear the lines read by artists and hear, too, the magnificent score designed to enhance the whole experience. The musical portions are played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The brilliant cast is headed by Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, and Ster- ling Holloway. Although this per- formance has been made available to theater goers in some parts of the country, still the audio experience is moving by itself and certainly not all students have had an opportunity to hear the music of the words combined with the musician's art. In addition to the full-length "Mid- summer Night's Dream," RCA-Victor has released a single LP disc contain- ing highlights from the play (LM 1863). The same cast and the same orchestra perform. But in no way can the abridged version be either com- pared or contrasted with the more complete album. The latter record can be used effectively to whet the appetite of class groups; the former is essential to learning. Other Shakespeare Recordings We would like to recall to your attention certain other recent Shakes- peare recordings which have been re- viewed in Educational Screen. "Ro- meo and Juliet" was recorded by an "Old Vic" Company cast headed by Clair Bloom and .\lan Badel. This al- bum, released by RCA-Victor, is num- ber LM 6110. You will find it a sensi- tive portrayal of the famous tragedy. .Alec Guinness plays the lead role in "Macbeth" (RCA-Victor, Camden, New Jersey, LM 6010). This stirring recorded interpretation will be a wel- come addition to your audio library. "Hamlet" (RCA-Victor, Camden, New Jersey, L.M 6007) was produced by the "Theatre Guild on the Air." Al- though somewhat abbreviated, this too is a worthy addition to your record collection. John Gielgud plays the title role ably supported by Dorothy McGuire as Ophelia and Pamela Brown as Gertrude. Public Housing Story "The Public Housing Story" (Na- tional .Association of Hou.sing and Re- devel()i>nient Officials. 1313 E. 60th St.. Chicago 37, Illinois) is a four-part presentation of the arguments in favor of the development of public housing projects. Part I, "The Fact Finder," LEARNING by LISTENING AYR Hi-Fi Phono offers \n ONE Ughtweighf Portable Unit . . . INDIVIDUAL LISTENING by HI-FI EARPHONES without costly, space-con- suming sound btjolhs. GROUP LISTENING by HI-FI SPEAKER for classroom and sound booth. FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING by HI-FI EARPHONES Student's pronunciation into microphone gives him immediate comparison with recorded instruction. . . . for all levels ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOL ond COLLEGE Ideal for music, stories, drama, iKHjtry, lan- guages, social studies and shorthand drill. EXCLUSIVE FEATURES INCLUDE: • treble and bass tone controls • all controls groujHid on inclinetl panel • three speeds, turnover cartridge pickup • high fidelity earphones and power si>eaker • microphone receptacle and volume control • six earphone receptacles • printed instructions and jeweled pilot light on panel • convenient handle on pickup arm • stuidy. durable metal cabinet with carry- case handle Batic Hi-Fi Phono CTQ QC Carryeaie Unit "Pi^.^i* Karphonos, Power SiM'iiki-r. Micniptiotie OptioiKilat i:xtr:i (:..si WRITE TODAY FOR FREE CIRCULAR Audio Visual Researcii Desifiners (ind Mtinul(tclurers of Specialized Audio-Visual Equipment 531 S. Plymouth Ct. Dept. U Chicogo 5 is a simulated forum type of broad- cast covering the main cjuestions con- cerning public housing. "One Man's Town" deals with the financing and management of such projects. The human side of public Iiousing is ex- plored under the third title, "Meet Fairpark Homes," in which we take an interesting tour of such a project and in which individual and community social and economic benefits are em- phasized. ,\nd finally the role of pub- lic housing in redeveloping riui-down areas is explored under the title. " Fhe Bigger Focus." h!' April, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 183 "FIBERBILT" CASES "THEY lAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steci card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of finest Quality" For 16mm Film — 400' to 2000' flee/s Sold by All Leading Dealers FINE EDUCATIONAL FILMS by Independent Producers. Supplement your film resources by looking be- yond the major sources to the creative indi- vidual producers for whom we provide national distribution. The high technical quolity, fresh- ness ond variety of this type of production may well surprise you. Send for free catalog today. BAILEY FILMS t°;::o^d°Xcarf'- OUR NEW EDUCATIONAL SOUND FILM CATALOG IS READY! — No Charge — ALMANAC FILMS, INC. 516 Fifth Avenue, New York 36, N. Y. "PARKING is now TAUGHT in the CLASSROOM" Teaches students the ,\BC:'s of parking correctly-simply and easily-via I) classroom demonstration, 2) street demonstration, ^) proper use of parking board. 16mm sound — 11 min. f}0 Rental $10 per week plus postage BOND SAFETY PROJECTS 542 CaUe Santa Rosa, Room 107, Polm Springs, Calif, AV CERTIFICATION (Continued from page 156) Professional Education Committee to presidents of colleges with departments of education. Responses to date indi- cate that at least 53 institutions in ap- proximately 30 states can be expected within a period of two years to offer the program proposed for the educa- tion of audio-visual supervisors and Iniilding coordinators. Since professional service is the ap- plication of knowledge and technitjues based upon principle rather than rule- of-thumb procedure, one of the most iinportant responsibilities of faculty members and advanced graduate stu- dents at higher institutions with a graduate program in audio-visual edu- cation will be the planning of research programs which will add to the body of knowledge and scientific research which must form the basis for professional activity. As the competencies required for professional leadership become bet- ter established and more information is acquired as to the best ways for developing them, it will be possible to improve professional programs for the education of audio-visual specialists. There is a demand for persons with competencies in the audio-visual field in many other areas. Therefore, it can be assumed that the resources of staff, materials, equipment, and physical plant which colleges develop for the education of specialists for employment in school systems will be opened to graduates of other departments. For example, students who are interested in a career as audio-visual specialists in the areas in which they majored as undergraduates, such as health, agri- culture, conservation, industrial train- ing, and religious education, need the same audio-visual competencies as per- sons who will work with public school teachers and, therefore, will be able to take with profit the audio-visual grad- uate sequence and possibly the recom- mended general professional education courses as well. It can be expected that the resources will also be used extensively in the pre-service and in-service training pro- grams for teachers and other profes- sional workers. Some college audio- visual centers will offer audio-visual services to other departments of the college as well as to school and adult groups in the immediate geographic area. By sponsoring such activities on a service-charge basis, the college will be able to be of service to the commu- nity and, at the same time, make it possible for students to obtain both financial assistance and internship ex- periences by working on a part-time basis. Ill Inasmuch as DAVI's recommenda- tions for certification will receive wide publicity in national and state educa- tional magazines, superintendents of county and city systems can be expected to develop an increasing awareness of the importance of professionally trained audio-visual supervisors. Many of those planning to employ audio- visual specialists in the near future will use the recommended requirements as a basis for determining the qualifica- tions of individual applicants. Other superintendents will become interested in the employment of qualified audio- visual supervisors as soon as superior applicants become available who meet the requirements of teaching experi- ence and who have completed the program of courses required for cer- tification at a university or college in the state. Moreover, it seems likely that a con- siderable number of high school and elementary school principals in making an appointment to the position of an audio-visual building coordinator on either a release-time or extracurricular basis will want a teacher wlio has com- pleted requirements for certification or who plans to complete requirements by taking the required graduate courses during summers. In some schools it will be possible to give an additional salarv increment to a person who meets re- quirements for certification as a super- visor. Such an assignment, carrying with it the opportunity of working with other teachers in the preparation and use of audio-visual materials for the improvement of classroom instruction, is a most valuable experience for those who hope eventually to obtain a posi- tion as a school system director of audio-visual materials or as a principal or general supervisor. IV While certification is primarily a state responsibility and function, the recommendations of D.WI will never- theless have an important influence on each state's pattern of certification of audio-visual supervisors. Requirements are usually developed cooperatively by a state committee of representatives of the profession, higher institutions of education, state departments of educa- PAN AMERICAN UNION FILMSn Now distributed exclusively by IFB, ten films on Central and South America. Write for descriptive list of titles ond prices. INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC. 57 E. lackson Blvd. Chicago 4, III. 184 Educational Screen lion, and state associations of superin- tendents, principals, and school board l members. In most cases, all of the representatives of the profession would be D.AVI members. .Also, some of the members of other groups who would be appointed to such a committee because (if their interest in audio-visual educa- tion would also be members of D.-Wl. •State personnel responsible for certifi- cation usually rely heavily on the rec- ommendations of members of the profession who will be directly affected. Practices concernins^ certification vary in different states. Some states issue a special certificate for each type of supervisory position. For example, the Indiana C^ommission on Teacher Training and Licensing approved in 19.52 requirements for the certification of an audio-visual supen'isor. Other states have a general supervisory or administrative certificate with provi- sions for indicating the area or field in which the applicant has met the re- quirements for specialization. \Vith the increasing demand for qualified per- sonnel in the audio-visual field, it seems likely that more than one-half of the states will, within a period of three to five years, make provisions for the cer- tification of audio-visual supervisors. In order to be certified, the indi- vidual must complete a professional program developed by a college which has been approved by the state com- mission on teacher education and cer- tification. Consequently, it is most important that standards be developed which can be used to identify institu- tions which possess the resources of faculty, materials, equipment, and physical plant needed to provide a pro- gram which will insure the desired competencies. The ap|)lication of such standards should do much to improve the quality of professional education programs in the audio-visual field. C:crtification can be defined as a for- mal statement in writing by a state school official confirming the adherence of a candidate to established require- ments. Several states issue administra- tive and supervisory certificates even though certification is not required for appointment to such positions. A per- son must hold a certificate in order to obtain employment as a county or city school .system audio-visual supervisor only when the certificate issued is also GRATEFUL GREETINGS on this A. V. Jubilee to all — educators, publishers, manufacturers of A. V equipment and materials, and dis- tributors, who have mode possible the steady growth of our business during the pwst 26 years. FILMSLIDE SERVICE 7505 FairmiiiJiit Ave.. El Cerrito 8. Calif. mandated for employment by a regu- lation of the state board of education or by legislative enactment. D.Wl recommendations on mini- mum qualifications for professional leadership will be reflected in mini- nuim standards and essential regula- tions required for the approval of schools by state departments of educa- tion and by the regional as.sociations which accredit secondary schools. These standards cover such areas as educa- tional program, teachers and super- visors, and libraries. Accrediting agencies will begin to encourage em- ployment of qualified audio -visual supervisors. However, the certificate probably will not be required for em- ployment in most states until such time as the supply of qualified persons reaches the point where all county and city superintendents will be able to find qualified personnel for audio-vis- ual supervisory positions. .At the time a state or regional ac- crediting agency begins to require a minimum program of education and experience for employment, provisions will he made for persons already em- ployed in audio-visual positions. In most instances, a person can continue to serve as an audio-visual supervisor as long as he remains continuously employed in his present position. In some cases, succes&ful experience will be recognized as the equivalent of pro- posed academic experience. Sufficient time is always given between the estab- lishment of a standard and its applica- tion to make it possible for employed persons to meet academic requirements liy attending summer school. Other provisions are made at the time a stand- :ird is established in order to avoid any hardships to persons already employed in positions covered by the standard. In conclusion, therefore, it seems that the audio-visual profession needs to devote its full energies to the de- velopment of a pattern of education and experience recommended for cer- tification and designed to set minimum (jualifications for professional leader- ship, to give direction to higher insti- tutions planning professional education programs, to encourage superintend- ents and principals to employ qualified audio-visual personnel, to provide a suggested pattern of certification to meet the needs in the various states, and to suggest to state and regional accrediting associations the inclusicm of these recommendations in their evaluative criteria. Adoption of these recommendations should increase the recognition of the importance of the audio-visual field and should encour- age qualified men and women to seek careers in the field. 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SLIDE STRIPS — SLIDES 20 frome, 35mm, Slide Strips or 20 Slides, 2x2, of selected frames of eoch reel avail- able. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN ORGANIZATION 609 Philadelphia Avenue WASHINGTON 12, D. C. April, 1955 Writing for more information.' Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 185 This is the Symbol or A TRAINED AUDIO-VISUAL SPECIALIST! MEMBER NATIONAL Auoro- VlSUALj It identifies the NAVA dealer— who can render many Services for you — WHEREVER you are! He belongs to NAVA — ^the long-established na- tion-wide organization of audio-visual dealers. His NAVA membership is your assurance of his reliability and competence. He can render many valuable services for YOU. Some of them are: 1. Consultation and advice on your prob- lems involving audio-vi§ual equipment and materials. 2. Films — educational, religious, entertainment, industrial. 3. Repair Service for your equipment — elec- tronic and mechanical repairs by trained tech- nicians, with adequate stocks of replacement parts. 4. Equipment rentals and projection service for special occasions of all types. 5. Demonstrations of the new items of audio-visual materials and equipment as they become available. 6. Installations of your new equipment to make sure it functions properly and that your operators are properly trained in its use. For a list oj NAVA members, write . . . NATIONAL AUDIO-VISUAL ASSOCIATION, INC. EVANSTON, ILLINOIS THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION OF SELLERS AND MAKERS OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT ''"" Educational Screen News of the industry: organizations, ^leople and products v^udio-visual trade review NAVA in LA and Chicago The National Audio-Visual Associa tion will hold its Western Conference at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles April 15-16, just preceding tlie conven- tion of the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction (April 18-22). The NAVA keynote address will be given by Mau- rice Mitchell, President, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films. Theme for the con- ference: Practical Selling. Host group is the California Audio-Visual Educa- tion Dealers Association (Howard Smith, President). A final schedule of dates for the 1955 National Audio-Visual Conven- tion and Trade Show has been an- nounced by Jack E. Lewis of Wichita, Kansas, President of the National .\udio-Visual Association. The 1955 convention will be held beginning Sunday, July 24 and ending Wednes day, July 27. Location is the Hotel Sherman in Chicago. This year's NAVA Trade Show will be enlarged to 170 booths, occupying all available exhibit space on the air- conditioned Mezzanine Floor of the Hotel Sherman. A total attendance of more than 2500 persons is expected. Sam Rose Pioneers, 1910-1955 Sam G. Rose, President of the Victor .\nimatograph Corporation, in Daven- port, Iowa, manufacturers of 16mm motion picture equipment, celebrated 45 years association with the company recently. Since February 10, 1910, his adminis- trative know-how has helped guide the company from its infancy until it is now recognized as one of the foremost manufacturers of 16mm motion picture equipment, with distribution through- out the United States and more than sixty k>r»ign countries. Born on a Wyoming ranch, he wa* educated in Sioux City (Iowa) High School and graduated from the Uni- versity of Nebraska. Immediately uf)on graduation from the University, he joined Victor. "I was hired as sales manager before ue had anything to sell. In those first months," relates Rose, "I worked at just about everything. After production began in late 1910, I did most of the selling on the road, as well as creating and writing Victor's advertising." Later, Mr. Rose was appointed Sec- retary. In 1930, he was made Executive Vice President. Under his direction, the company pioneered, thrived and grew to prominence in the 16mm field. In recognition of his immense energy and directive prowess, he was ap- pointed President in 1946 when Alex- ander F. Victor, founder of the com- pany, retired from active participation. In this anniversary year, Mr. Rose is as enthusiastic about the future of the Victor Animatograph Corporation as the day he began. "It's hard to realize that what started out as an acorn has grown to the oak it is today. I know it's not clairvoyance when 1 say, 'There is a greater future for this, the 16mm and the audio-visual field, than we can even dream.' We have just scratched the surface of this me- dium for teaching and entertainment." he concludes. "I'm sincerely proud to have been a part of the history of the Victor Animatograph Corporation and what has now become an industry in its own right, and am looking forward to the future with great expectations." Automatic Tape Recording Developments Recent development in the field of automatic tape recording and playback was marked recently by three an- nouncements by Bernard A. Cousino, president of Cousino, Inc.: the devel- opment of a flexible tape playback mechanism, the mass production of a tape magazine, and the promotion of a new research organization. The formation, by a group of Toledo businessmen headed by Cousino, of Browning Research Corporation dis- closed the acquisition of all patent rights to the Audio Vendor project recently perfected by Cousino. This project affords a new concept in the field of magnetic tape recording and playback built arountl the first practical continuous tape reel developed by Cousino as an accessory for standard tape recorders. The tape operates as a single continuous loop, which eliminates the need for rewinding or removal from the reel. Browning Research is offering licensing arrange- ments to manufacturers of reproducing instruments embodying the .Audio Vendor principle. Cousino also announced that one of the world's largest manufacturers of tape reels would produce a newly de- veloped self-threading tape magazine, embodying the Audio Vendor continu- ous tape reel. In education the continuous tape magajitne is especially useful in the teaching of foreign languages and shorthand. A third announcement, by Brown- . fastest growing name In sight Sylvania Electric Products Inc. 1740 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. In Canada: Sylvania Electric (Canada) Ltd. University Tower Bldg.. Montreal, P.Q. Lighting • Radio • Electronics t pril, 1955 Another reason why SYLVANIA PROJECTION LAMPS are your best buy to oflfer better performance in your projector — Sylvania pro- jection lamps must meet this rigid inspection requirement: glass en- velopes must be completely free of distortion-producing striations to be passed into the hands of the user. Another reason why Sylvania pro- jection lamps are your best buy. Television • Atomic Energy 1»7 NEW!! Sound film in brilliant color Weavers of the, West Presents Navajo weaving: covers shearing of sheep, cording, spinning, weaving of wool, and selling of rug in a trading post. Avalon Daggeft' Productions 441 No. Orange Drive Los Angeles 36, Col. "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmsfrips on democracy's history FREE Preview FREE Catalog Write: heritage filmstrips. inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park 74, N. Y. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation txtlutively — 10 Min. Per Keel Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Livir>g French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS.'*^ "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. "MANNA ?L SOUTH SEAS" Basic educational story of life of the Fiji Is- landers, and their dependence on the world's most important tree — the COCONUT PALM. 5th Gr. to College. Educ. Coll. Edith David- son. AV Dir.. Seattle Schools. R. A. Derrick. Curator. Fiji Museum. 20 min. - Spot Sound - Color - $193 For preview and teacher's guide, write MARTIN MOYER PRODUCTIONS 900 Federal Ave. Seattle 2, Waih. Splices I\ol Holding? Try ^ejf^atta ^iUn Cement WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dept. E-4-8 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS BIOLOGY HEALTH b SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series In Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box 599E Suffem, New York ing Researdi Corporation, disclostti the development of the seli-threading. continuous operation .Audio Vendor Riviera, an instrument which is to tape recording and play back what the auto- matic player has been to records. It is said to have stemmed from a special requirement of the armed forces for a self-threading tape recorder for record ing technical data in aircraft and rocket research. New Keystone Overhead Projector \. new classroom teaching lantern- slide projector that is more compact, has brighter illumination on the screen, and is quieter and cooler has been announced by the Keystone View Com- pany. It will take projection lamps of 500, 750, and 1000 watts. The Keystone Overhead Projector No. 1055 is said to offer the same widely varied usefulness and flexibility as the original Keystone Overhead — it pro- jects standard (3i4"x4") lantern slides and multiple Tachistoslides (4"x7"). With accessories it also projects 2x2 slides, filmstrips, and microscopic slides. It is said to be easily carried around with or without case. The outside measurements of the case are— 18" high, 17" long, 8" wide. For more information, write Key stone View Companv, Meadville, Pa. FME Tape Recorder Federal .Manufacturing and Engi- neering Corporation. Brooklyn, \. Y.. announces a new model (37C) of their two-speed, dual-track FME tape re- corder. This new model offers several engi- neering improvements designed to ren- der the FME an even more dependable and trouble-free instrument. .-V two-belt system, replacing the single-belt drive of the Model 37B, is said to eliminate the possibility of wear or squeal. Sev- FME Recorder eral circuit modifications have been made in the interests of even greater fidelity of tone. External changes in- clude new two-tone gray color scheme and redesigned control knobs. Recorder in a Suitcase \ unique idea in battery-operated magnetic tape recorders has been put into full-scale production by Amplifier Corporation of .America. The new .Secret Recorder is said to achieve un- usual fidelity, versatility and depend- ability. It is camouflaged in an average- size leather briefcase which may be opened, carried or put down without showing the quiet recorder in opera- tion. It weighs only 11 3/^ lbs. and meas- ures 16 in. long x I21/2 in. tall x 4 '/a in. wide. It is said to be extremely simple to operate. Complete technical specifications and descriptive literature may be obtained by writing to the Amplifier Corpora- tion of America, 398 Broadway. New York 13, N. Y. DuKane "Hi Fi" Booster Amplifiers Climaxing more than fifteen years of research directed at solving the leakage reactance which has plagued all high frequency amplifiers, the DuKane Cor- poration has placed on the market two new booster-amplifiers with high fidel- ity from 20 to 40,000 cycles. All standard sound systems for schools, institutions and industry and all public address systems produced by the corporation will be equipped with the "hi fi" amplification. The new units permit lengthening of power lines feeding speaker up to several thousand feet without the inter- ference of electronic oscillation noise. Previous amplifiers permitted lines no longer than 100 feet without oscilla- tion noise. Complete technical data with illus- trations may be obtained by writing the Commercial Sound Division, Du- Kane Corporation, .St. Charles, Illinois. 188 Educational Screen Offers Deferred Payment Plan On Sound Equipment Sdiools, diurches, and business and (ivit or charitable organizations on a budget can now buy Bell fc Howell sound projectors and tape recorders on a new deferred payment plan. Under the new plan offered by Bell & Howell Special Representatives, equipment is delivered upon a down payment of 10 per cent, with the bal- ance paid in ten monthly installments over a period of 12 months. For the convenience of schools, payments can be omitted during the summer months. This means that many organizations can actually use their sound projectors and tape recorders in fund raising projects to help pay for them. Glass-Reinforced Plastic Reel A new lOi/4-ineh magnetic tape reel of tough, glass-reinforced plastic that is said to eliminate many of the prob- lems encountered with conventional aluminum reels has been introduced by Minnesota Mining and Manufac- turing Company, Dept. M5-I, St. Paul, Minnesota. The new reel — first of its design to be commercially available — features a .5/16-inch center hole, one-piece preci- sion construction, and superior tape handling characteristics, according to the manufacturer. Field and laboratory tested by the firm for two years, the new reel holds 2400 feet of "Scotch" brand No. Ill or No. 120 "High Output" magnetic tape, or 3600 feet of Scotch brand No. 190 "Extra Play" magnetic tape. Expected to find wide use through- out the tape recording field, it is de- signed for use on all standard tape recorders which will accept a lO'/^-inch reel, as well as on those machines which employ adapter arms for use with reels of this diameter. LaBelle Director 300 I.aBelle Sales Corporation has an- nounced the LaBelle Director 300, new- est and lowest-priced 35mm "touch system" automatic slide projector. It is reported to have many of the features of LaBelle's more expensive models, including 150-slide capacity. For de- tails, write LaBelle Sales Corporation, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Revere Two-Speed Recorder The Revere Camera Company of Chicago is currently introducing a new dual-speed high fidelity tape recorder, the T-700-D, which includes their sim- plified automatic key-board control. Operating at tape speeds of 3.75 and 7.5 inches per speed, the T-700-D re- cords one or two hours per seven-inch reel according to tape speed, giving operators a choice of speeds as well as the many other features exclusive with Revere for simpler operation and more faithful tone reproduction. Keyboard control is electrical sole- noid operated. It is said to be rapidly finding favor with educational institu- tions as well as individuals since severe forcing or jamming combination of keys cannot harm the mechanism, mak- ing it ideal for school children. Improved Table Viewer Airequipt Manufacturing Company of New Rochelle, N. Y., has announced that it has been able to increase con- siderably the image size of its Airequipt Dual-Purpose Table Viewer, and, at the same time, reduce its price. The .Airequipt Dual Purpose Table Viewer is also availal)le with the .Aire- quipt Automatic Slide Changer, which includes one magazine for 36 slides. New Hand-Viewer for Slides .\ new hand-viewer for 35mm slides called "Opta-Vue" has been developed by photographer Clarence B. Mitchell. Embodying the Optacor Dual Lens System, Opta-Vue has built-in image projection that magnifies the image area nine times. Pictures are said to reHect a more natural, deeper dimen- sion than ever before possible. Further details on Opta-Vue can be obtained from Optics Manufacturing Company, 3109 E. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. m PEERLESS Reconditioning Among the prints in your Film Library, there are undoubtedly some which, through hard, frequent usage have been damaged — with the result that the impact of your message on audiences may be seriously diminished. Our many years of experience in the protec- tion, preservation and reconditioning of film can profitably serve you in prolonging the useful life of your prints. Peerless Re-Conditioning services include: INSPECTION CLEANING REPAIRS FOOTAGE REPLACEMENTS SCRATCH REMOVAL REHUMiDIFICATION •PCeHLESS TREATMENT" TO RESIST FUTURE DAMAGE. Get Longer Life for Your Prints! Cost? Surprisingly low! Write for Price List. EERLESS \ PROCESSING CORPORATION WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. ^, April, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 189 HELPFUL STORIES FOR CHILDREN Beautiful filmstrips in color for primary read' ing, creating interest in nature, and character building. Annie the Ant • — Betty Butterfly Sammy Squirrel — Freddie Frog Lano the Tropical Fish #4.00 each ... Set of five #18.50 FILMSLIDE SERVICE )505 Fsirmount Ave.EI Cerrilo S.Calif Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with fomous pictures from museums end libraries. Join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive a new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. *1Ue Sto^4f ol ike Aile its port in shaping the destinies of Egypt's six most renowned oncients, is told in this new 16mm sound film The SIX FACES of PHARAOH Color fl}}, BirW $75 - 15 min. .Send now for extensive FREE catalog SIMMEL-MESERVEY, Inc. )^^3 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Calif. LOBOLA A rare documentary film which illustrates some of the social problems confronting mil* lions of South African natives. Authentic native music recorded by the African Music Society. 16mm sound 26 minutes Rental #10.00 Sale #125.00 Send for complete catalog Contemporary Films, Inc. 13 East 37th Street New York 16, N. Y. €J\ /J ^n^iU, Sti*HulcUut^ jj Hefio^ c*t Coofx&iaiioed. - "Where PEOPLE Count" I6mm sound film COLOR, 27 min., ready now, $175 BCrW, 131/2 min., ready Moy 1st, $75 Rental, either version, $5.00 Write for new free catalog The COOPERATIVE LEAGUE of U. S. A. 343 S. Dearborn St. Chicago 4, III. lS)3)3)3)3}%3)3)3i3i3i3i3i3i3)9>3)%3;a)3>3l^3>3i3i3i MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Regular size 31/4x4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo b Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Ookridqe Blvd., Paytono Beoch, Fla. New Materials MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS The following announcements of re- cent releases ore based on information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visuol materials of all kinds ore listed under the same general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by an abbreviation of the name. Addresses of such primary sources are given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the end of the announcements (page 192). Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give all information obout the item that was made available, as follows: mp — motion picture fs — filmstrip sl — slide rec — recording '55 — produced in 1955 '55rel — released in 1955 min — minutes (length of 16mm films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si — silent b&w — block and white col — color r — rental price (sale price is given first in most coses) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for wnich the item is oppropriote is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primary El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad — Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the last page of this issue. ARTS & CRAFTS Drawings of Leonardo Do Vinci mp BRAN '55rel 26min sd col $250 r$25. Official film based on the Royal Acad- emy Exhibition held during the cele- bration of the 500th onniversory of the birth of Leonardo and mode pos- sible by permission of Britoin's Queen Elizabeth, who provided access to the collection of drawings in the Royal Library at Windsor. Commentary by Sir Laurence Olivier. Color photogra- phy is used to show the kinds, tex- tures, ond shades of paper Leonardo used and the variety of media. Industrial Arts: A Sofe Shop mp YAF '55 lOmin sd $50. Demonstrotion and explanation of the safety prob- lems and procedures of the woodwork- ing shop. Especially mode for high schools and vocational schools. HS, New Ways of Seeing — A Lesson in Art with Ben Karp mp CON '55 1 5min sd col $150 r$IO. Designed for the beginner in art, helping him under- stand the work of modern artists; aid- ing him to become interested in draw- ing and painting, and teaching him to see the world around him with o fresh outlook. Ben Karp is a Professor of Art at the State Teachers College at New Poltz, New York. BIOLOGY Principles of Biology, Set No. 1 6fs YAF '55 si b&w $18. Illustrotes and ex- plains basic concepts of biological sci- ence. HS-Col. BLUEBOOK OF A-V MATERIALS If you wont the basic book of recent films, filmstrips, slides, and recordings which this monthly "New Materials" section supple- ments, send $2 to Dept. A, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Ask for the BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO- VISUAL MATERIALS, 29th Edition. CIVICS & GOVERNMENT Congress mp EBF '55 20min sd b&w. Shows how the Congress of the United States works — how it is the meeting- house of the nation, how lawmaking begins with the people, how Congress makes laws. HS-Ad. Guard Against Sabotage mp COAST '55 28min sd col free loon tv. Depicts the Port Security Program of the U.S. Coast Guard. Shows what sabotage is and how Americans everywhere, going about their daily business, can lend the Coast Guard and other (jovern- ment agencies a hand in strengthen- ing the peace and security of our country. Our National Government — Mow It Functions 4fs SVE '55 40-59fr eo col $6ea $20 set. Shows the make-up and operation of our democratic sys- tem of government. The following im- portant aspects are included: (I) the extent of the powers, responsibilities and activities of the President of the U.S. (2) the organization of adminis- trative services 13) the composition and work of Congress 14) the prin- ciple of representation (5) the nature and operation of politics and their necessity as port of the democratic order (6) the general nature and function of the Federal Judiciary and (7) the jurisdiction of the Federal Judiciory illustrated in a number of cases that hove determined the Court's policy throughout its history. Titles: The Presidency, Political Parties, The Congress of The United States, The Federal Judiciary. JrH-Ad. Parliamentary Rules of Order fs U MICH '55 59fr green color tint si $3 r$l. Cartoon filmstrip based upon Fred G. Stevenson's popular "Pocket Primer of Porliomentary Procedure." Intended to arouse interest in learning and practicing parliamentary procedure ond to explain or review the most widely used and most necessary rules. JrH-Ad. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer & Distributor Eastern Representative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Park Avenue PiHsburgh 8, Pa. New York 28, N. Y. 190 Educational Screen New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON NEXT PAGE President mp EBF '55 17min sd b&w. Shows how the powers of the U.S. President hove developed until this has become one of the most powerful offices in the world. Describes the President's duties and responsibilities. HS-Ad. Punch and Trudy mp RIV '55 1 2min sd b&w $40. Modern-day adventure story, showing how the fire chief of an average-size town enlists the aid of 16-yeor-old "Punch" and his six- year-old sister, Trudy, to catch an unknown person who has a mania for turning in false alarms. The city's fire chief explains the dangers, trouble, and expense caused by false alarms. Supreme Court mp EBF '55 18min sd b&w. Describes the membership of the court and the duties specifically given to it in the Constitution. Traces the growth of the court's powers and shows how it has come to its present position of eminence and power. — HS-Ad. Your Firemon mp RIV '55 I 2min sd col $90 b&w $35. "Attitude forming" film designed to present the fire de- partment to the public in as authentic a foshion as possible. It depicts the many diversified duties and out-of- the-ordinary jobs which moke up the daily routine of the fireman: rescue units, fire inspection teams, fire pre- vention programs, budgetary problems, etc. The producers say they hove pur- posely left out the "glory of fire- fighting" and "smoke-eating." They state, "In fact, there's not one flame of fire, not one wisp of smoke seen in the film. The public has seen enough of that type of film . . ." Film was mode with the assistance of nine of the fire chiefs in California. Your Police 1 5mp RIV '55 $75. Series of 15 public relations films showing citizens what their police department represents. A special tailpiece added to each series gives the name and telephone number of the police de- partment in the town or city where the film series is being used. COMMUNICATION Pathway into Light mp BIS '55 ISmin sd b&w $55 r$2.50. This film is a tribute to the work of Louis Braille, the great Frenchmen whose alphabet for the blind has given to the sightless of the world the key to o heritoge of knowledge and understanding which sighted humanity accepts naturally and without thought. The film de- scribes in detail the process of the Braille system of printing which re- quires specialized printing presses and trained men to operate them, the P^-tflpwuNG Pictures JUST ISSUED — Two great new color-sound films for Biology study - — ANIMAL LIFE AT LOW TIDE AQUARIUM WONDERLAND Write for new catalog. PAT DOWLING PICTURES 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. teaching of the blind to read Broille in special schools whose aim Is to rescue them from their remoteness, and to draw them together in a feel- ing of kinship and prepare them for o normal life in the outside world. Many of them ore sent to Universities where they prepare for the same exams os sighted candidates. Others go into commerce or a profession. DRIVER EDUCATION Parking Is Now Taught in the Classroom mp BOND '55 llmin sd b&w $50 r$10. Designed to teach students the ABC's of parking correctly. Some of the features portrayed ore: (1) u full classroom demonstration, (2) a com- plete street demonstration and (3) the proper use of a modern Portable Parking Board. EDUCATION Fundamentol Skills in a Unit of Work mp BAIL '55. Deals with a sixth- grade class, which, having completed o unit of work on ancient civilization, becomes interested in modern, me- chanical means of preserving records of oil types. The film shows how class interest is aroused by a skillful teacher and plans ore developed for making a motion picture of their own valley. Culminating activities include present- ing both o movie and a handbook — two modern methods of preserving records. Operation and Core of the Victor 16mm Sound Projector mp IFB '54 llmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Illustrates set- up, threading, operation cleaning and lubrication of the projector. Produced for International Film Bureau, Incor- porated, by Gilbert Altschul, the film clearly sets out procedure for the op- erator to follow. Liberally sprinkled with close-ups for threading, it also carries the viewer through sound ond picture quality control. FARM LIFE Form Family America mp ASSN '55 27 Viz min sd col free loon. Sponsored by General Electric Company. Two form families — faced by the problem of rising production costs, the difficulty of keeping labor, and the clash of ideas between older and younger gen- erations — find solution in electrifi- cation, which permits working a larger dairy herd. Effective dramatic story with excellent staff primarily non-pro- fessional. FEATURE FILMS Miracle of the Bells mp BRAN '55rel 1 1 8 min b&w apply for rental rate. Jesse L. Losky Production, directed by Irv- ing Pichel, screen play by Ben Hecht and Quentin Reynolds. Based on the novel by Russell Jonney. Stars Frank Sinatra, Valli, Fred MocMurroy, with Lee J. Cobb and Wolter MacEwen. Romantic drama of a "miracle." Press Agent MacMurroy comes to Coaltown to corry out the last wish of the ac- tress he loved and manages to hove all the church bells ring for three days. The publicity induces producer Cobb to release a shelved picture Valli mode before her death. At OUR PROJECTORI Aufomatic pro/ecfion and permanent slide storage ■iPil IDE CHANGEt Makes your projector auto- matic . . . simply slip into place, using the supplied adapter, and operate lever to change slides. Show in se- Complete with <-f m qc Quence or pick the title you one magazine 'I A want to see. Each slide at for 36 si ides. • youf fingertips! SUDE MAGAZINE The "heart" of the Airequipt system . . . exclusive all-metal magazine per- manently holds 36 slides, in any or- der. Hands never touch a slide! Com- plete with index card, each $2^^ CARRYING CASES PC'6 for 6 magazines and changer $6.98 PC.12 for 12 magazines or llpluschanger $10.95 /^ VM^ . 2X2 SLIDE SYSTEM Your Dealer will gladly damonstratel llluitrated cofd/og frs* on raqueft. AIRCQUIPT MANUFACTURING CO.. Inc. • New ""chelle, Mjri IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL ADMINISTRATORS & TEACHERS! General 16mm Releose and New Low Rate for THE CELEBRATED MOTION PICTURE OF MODERN EDUCATION H J) PASSION FOR LIFE (or "School of Life") The most widely endorsed and recommerKl- ed feature film on the importance to the community of the teacher who uses mod- ern methods. Arrange to schedule it for programs on: TEACHER EDUCATION • PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING • CUR- RICULUM DEVELOPMENT • GUIDANCE • SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EFLA RATING: "EXCELLENT" 85 Min. 16mm Soundfilm. $32.50 per day (no admission). Also opply for special 5 year lease rotes. SHOW "SCHOOL OF LIFE" IN VOUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY! Boo)t now from : BRANDON FILMS, INC. Dept. ES, 200 West 57th St. New York 19 April, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 191 morning mass a "miracle" is reported ond spreads to touch the heart of a nation. Miss Julie mp BRAN '55rel 91min sd b&w ap>ply for rental rate. Directed by Alf Sjoberg. Based on the play by August Strindberg. Music by Dog Wiren. Stars Anito Bjork. Swedisn dialogue with English subtitles. Award- ed the Grond Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Psychological story of passion, love and life set in the feudal splendor of Sweden, 1888. Ad. Sodko mp BRAN '55rel 88min sd col apply for rental rate. Directed by Alexander Ptushko, creator of "The Stone Flower." Russian dialog. Eng- lish titles. Based on Rimsky-Korso- kov's opera. With Sergei Stolyarov as Sadko and Lydia Vertinskaya as the Phoenix. A foiry tale oogeont of the romantic odventure of a young min- strel who sailed around the world in search of the bird of happiness. El-Ad. GENERAL SCIENCE & PHYSICS Ohm's Low mp COR '55 5min sd col $50 b&w $27.50. Explains Ohm's Low — voltage, current, electrical re- sistance, ond their inter-relationships. By applying the law to the principles of water pressure, flow and water re- sistance, the law is stated visually, ond associated terms ore clearly ex- ploined. Severol practical applications ore depicted which serve to point out the importance of Ohm's Low as a basic principle of physical science. JrH. Speed of Light mp EBF '55 14min sd b&w. Traces the history behind the meosurement of the speed of light — Galileo, Roemer, Fizeou, Michelson. Illustrates some of the modern elec- A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR APRIL 15-16 — Western Conference, National Audio-Visual Association, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif. APRIL 18-22 — NEA Department of Audio-Visual Instruction Annual Con- ference, Los Angeles, Calif, (write DAVI, 1201 16th St., NW, Washing- ton 6, D. C.) APRIL 25 — Annual Spring Conference of the Wisconsin Department of Au- dio - Visual Instruction, Memorial Union, Madison, Wis. MAY 14 — Fifth Annual Film Festival of the Film Council of Greater Boston, Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Boston, Moss. JUNE 21-22 — Eighth Annual Film Fes- tivol of the Cleveland Film Council, Hotel Carter, Cleveland 1 5, Ohio. JULY 2-3 — ^Audio- Visual Institute spon- sored by the American Library Asso- ciation, Philadelphia, Penna. JULY 3-8 — 93rd Annuol Convention, Notional Education Association, Chi- cago, III. JULY 8-9 — Summer Meeting, New York State Audio-Visual Council, State University Teachers College, New Poltz, N. y. JULY 24-27 — Notional Audio-Visual Association Convention and Trade Show, Hotel Shermon, Chicago, III. AUG. 1-19 — Fifth Annual Television Workshop at Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan. tronic methods for measuring the speed of light. Shows the importance of knowing the speed of light and identi - fles some of its applications. SrH-Col. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Cenfrol America: Geography of fhe Americas mp COR '55 I Omin sd col $100 b&w $55. Presents on overview of the six Central American republics; Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaroguo, Costa Rica and Panama, and the one Eurooean possession, Brit- ish Honduras. The three main topo- graphical regions of Central America; tierro coliente (the hot lowlands), tierra templada (the temperate plo- teau), and tierra frio (the cool) mountain lands I ore described in re- lationship to their climates and the effects of the climate on the inhabit- ants and their chief trade crops. A brief historical survey showing Spanish influences on the area is presented as well as the economic importance of the Panama Canal and other Central America seaports. EI-JrH. English Form mp BIS '55 19min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. Although Great Britain is a great manufacturing country, her biggest industry is still farming and four-fifths of her land is devoted to farming and the production of food. The British Isles ore not subject to extremes of heat and cold, yet the four seasons of the year hove their special significance for the farmer in Britain. In this film we see the ac- tivities of a typical small farmer in Southern England, the devotion with which he and his family tend the land and the ingenuity with which they maintoin its efficiency. Of special in- terest are sequences showing a meet- ing of 0 Young Farmers' Club, where young people hove lectures and dis- cussions about farming, and a cattle show, typical of the many shows held throughout Britain, in which farmers enter their prize cottle for breeding awards. I Live in Egypt fs MUS EX '55 40fr si col $5. The Pyromids, the Sphinx, Cairo, and the Nile ore everyday scenery to AM Menom, o 12-year-old Egyptian boy. This filmstrip tells how he helps his father to build and plant, and how he lives in a work-a-day world. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ASSN — Association Films, 347 Madison Ave. New York 17, N. Y. BAIL — Barley Films, 6509 De Longpre Ave Hollywood 28, Calif. BIS — British Information Services, 30 Rocke- feller Plozo, New York 20, N. Y. BOND — Bond Safety Projects, Room 107, 542 Calle Sonta Roso, Palm Springs, Calif. BRAN — Brandon Films, 200 W. 57th St New York 19, N. Y. COAST — U. S. Coast Guord, Attn. Chief, Public Information Division, Washington 25, CON — Contemporary Films, Inc., 13 E 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. COR — Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St Chicago I, III. EBF — Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. IFB — Internotionol Film Bureau, 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, III. MUS EX — Museum Extension Service 10 E 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y. RIV — Riviera Productions, 1713 Via El Prodo Redondo Beoch, Calif. SVE — Society for Visual Education, Inc., 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicogo 14, III. U MICH — University of Michigan, Audio-Vis- ual Education Center, Ann Arbor, Mich YAF — Young America Films, 18 E 41st St New York 17, N. Y. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Airequipt Mfg. Co. _ 191 Albertsen Distributing Co 190 Almanac Films - 184 Ampex Corp „ 1 45 Amphoto ..„ 182 Ampro Corp Inside Front Cover, 143 Audio Visuol Research... 183 Automatic Projection Corp 144 A-V Moteriols Consultotion Bureau..- 180 Bailey Films 184 Bell & Howell Co.- 153 Bond Safety Projects 184 Brandon Films _ 191 Broadcasting and Film Commission 176 Camera Equipment Co. I88 Church Screen Productions 175 Colburn Lob., Geo. W. 182 Contempora.y Films 190 Cooperative League of U.S. A 190 Coronet Films 179 Daggett Productions, Avalon 188 Do-Lite Screen Co 149 Dowling Pictures, Pot 191 Eastmon Kodak Co. 17] Encyclopoedio Britonnico Films 157 Family Films Fiberbilt Case Co.„ Focus Films Co. 177 184 188 Heidenkamp Nature Pictures . Heritage Filmstrips Hoefler Productions, Paul ..,. 190 18 150 146 184 Ideal Pictures Inte.-notionol Film Bureau International Screen Organization 185 Keystone View Co 173 Long Filmslide Service 135 190 Martin Moyer Productions 188 McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Department _ 17-) Methodist Publishing House _ 175 Moody Institute of Science. Center Spread Museum Extension Service 190 Notional Audio-Visual Associotion 186 Neumode Products Corp _ 150 Orleons & Associates, Sam 182 Pork Films _ ]4g Peerless Film Processing Corp 189 RCA, Educational Services. 175 Rodiont Mfg. Corp... 154 Radio-Mot Slide Co 190 Rapid Film Technique 182 Silver Burdett 185 Slmmel-Meservey _ 190 Society for Visual Education 1 55 Sylvanio Electric Products.... 187 Teoching Film Custodians 147 Technical Service, Inc.. 181 Victor Animatogroph Corp. 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Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE May, 1955 Volume 34, Number 5, Whole Number 332 IN THIS ISSUE f^aitoria I 208 THE HARMONY OF THE WHOLE -y^rtlclei ana S^pecial ^eulurei 209 AMERICANS MEET AMERICANS Henry Barron 210 WHAT'S AN A-V DIRECTOR WORTH? D. F, Schutte 211 SNEAK PREVIEW Don Charbonneau 212 DO FILMS HELP DISCUSSION? Leonord Freedman 214 PTA PLANS FOR A-V 216 GEORGIA'S TAPE PROGRAM Garland C. Bogley 224 AMERICAN FILM ASSEMBLY, 1955 — GOLDEN REEL AWARD WINNERS 229 SUMMER COURSES & WORKSHOPS IN AUDIO-VISUAL METHODS & MATERIALS, 1955, Port 1 2) li epartmen 204 AS PERSONAL AS POSSIBLE - 218 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS and John Fritz 221 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockman 226 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW DAVI NEWS J. J. Mcpherson L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, Lyiner JreatureJ 200 ON THE SCREEN 202 THE READER'S RIGHT 228 FREE & HELPFUL 232 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS TIONAL MERICA CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Loke Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. 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Clip the coupons and send them to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, Readers' Service Dept., 64 E. Lake St., Chicago I, Illinois. Please send me more information obout- which is announced or advertised on poge— of this issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. My Nome- Address Pleose send me more information about- which is announced or odvertised on page— of this issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. My Nome- Address Please send me more information obout- which is announced or advertised on page— of this issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. My Name- Address Pleose send me more information obout- which is announced or advertised on page— of this issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. My Name- Address Please send me more information obout- which is announced or advertised on page— of this issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. My Nome- Address On the SCHEEU Cover: Genius in Reverse Kdicamonal Scrki-n'.s cover illus- tration i,s the work of no less an artist than Leonardo da Vinci. We had the original drawin.a; "reversed" because we liked the chalk eflect. We think, we hope the great master hini.self would forgive us for our presumptuous experimentation. The "Head of .St. James the Greater and Study of Architecture" you .see on the cover appears in the new 16mm (olor motion picture I'lic Dinji'ings of Lfontndo da Vinci, produced by Basil Wright with conmicntary spoken by Sir Laurence Olivier. It is a Brandon Films release. The images movingly recorded on film "are of drawings and notes . . . the most famous notes ever taken. On this and hundreds of other such sheets, Leonardo da Vinci recorded his ob- servations from day to day throughout his lifetime. These pages, some of them the merest scraps, remain as e\idence of the mind and hand of a genius at work. The mind and the left hand. . . . The left hand drew, shading from left to right. The left hand wrote, as in a mirror, moving from right to left." (Quoted froiTi a booklet designed for the Leonardo Film Committee and printed in England, where the draw- ings were filmed in the Royal .\cademy by special permission of the Queen.) Polio: A Filmstrip Helped Now that we're all excited about and grateful for the thrilling results of Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, perhaps it's time again to recall the part a filmstrip played in getting youngsters reatly for the polio vaccine tests last spring. Bob (nut lifirbnrn is the title of the film- EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK — Monoging Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON— Editor for Film Evaluotions MAX U. BILDERSEE— Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS— Technicol Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher lOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Monoger PATRICK A. PHILIPPI— Circulotion Monoger WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD lAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, Son Jose State College, California LEE W. COCHRAN, Executive Assistant of the Extension Division and Director of the Bureou of Audio-Visual Instruction, State University of Iowa, President, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, National Edu- cation Associotion stri|) which was prepared by the Na- tional Foundation for Infantile Paral- ysis. Fhe true story of how the filmstrip was used appears in words and pictures in the January, 1955 Em catio.nal Screen, pages 22-23. We suggest you turn back to those pages briefly to remind yourself that A-V is an integral part of all human experience and en- dea\(>r. including this historic victory over the dread polio. So: No Space for Spotlighting We'\e left ourselves very little space to spotlight contents this month. We hope, though, you'll note that we've tried to give special attention in this i.ssue to non-school use of films (set "Do Films Help Discussion?", page 212: ".Americans .Meet .Americans." page 209). But we've not negletted the schools (see "Georgia's Tape Program," page 216; "PIA Plans for .\-\'," page 214). If you're a parent or educator oi just plain intelligent citizen (eveiy- body, of course), we want especiallv to call your attention to the editorial page. Ordinarily editorial modesty prevents us from hailing thi.s particulai page as "must" reading. We can point to it boldly this month, however. The entire credit goes to the National Citi- zens Commission for the Public Schools. We coitimend to your thougiitful con- sideration and ai)preciation this dis- cussion of "The Harmony of the Whole" on page 208. .And of course don't miss the wealth of .A-V courses and worksliops listed on page 229. Summertime offers un- limited .A-V learning opportunities, Will you take advantage of them? -INS EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- '"ou ot Educational Research, Ohio Stott University, Columbus AMO DE BERNARDIS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Chorge Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, Californit w. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Moteriols, Stote Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginio CHARLES F. HOBAN, Proiect Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphio F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructiona Moteriols Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florido F. DEAN McCLUSKY, Associate Professor o Educotion, Head of Audio-Visuol Educa tion. University Extension, University o California at Los Angeles J. JAMES McPHERSON, Executive Secretory Department of Audio-Visuol Instruction N.E.A., Washington, D. C. SEERLEY REID, Chief, Visual Educotion Servic* U. S. Office of Education, Woshingtor CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visua Center, Michigan Stote College, East Lon sing, Michigan ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Insfructioi Bureau, Associote Professor, Division o Extension, The University of Texas, Austir This is the machine teachers favor for its utter simplicity and dependability — the one that requires no technical knowledge or mechanical skill to operate. With the simplest instructions, you can thread the film and get a real sho'w going in less than a minute! And the RCA 400 mechanism and sound system (optical or mag- netic) need no pampering for perfect results. Teachers and pupils alike quickly acquire con- fidence in their ability as RCA "operators." Eyes, ears and minds are wide open to the per- suasive influence of pictures with voices and sounds. Music, languages, dramatics, current events take on richer significance when pre- sented audio-visually. Teachers can draw on an infinite variety of subjects to make their own efforts more effective and more enjoyable. To get the most from the films you choose, get the best in sound projectors. Your RCA Audio- Visual Dealer will gladly demonstrate the reasons why teachers everywhere have the most con- fidence in the RCA 400. The coupon below will help you decide. And don't forget . . . RCA makes a complete line of sound systems for schools. Coupon brings information AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTS RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA ■NGINEERING PRODUCTS DIVISION, CAMDEN, N. J. n Canada: RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal Radio Corporation of A Dept. R-40, Building 15 merico 1, Comden, New Jersey QJ Information [j Information on RCA 400 Senior and Junior Sound on RCA Sound Systems for Schools. Projectors- Name .Title Company Address City. _Zone_ -State. May, 1955 Writing for more Information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 201 PROJECTION SCREENS FOR DARK ROOMS The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, (i4 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois ADAiSTS ANYWHEHt FROM 110 HIGH TO »rt' tow E RADIANT ^ WITH FULL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT For classroom or auditorium . . . can be quickly set up for perfect visibility. The 70" model adjusts from only 9',2" from the floor to a height of 110" . . , and is easily adjustable to square sizes for slides, rectangular sizes for movies. Features Radiant's new. improved "Perma-White " Processed Vyna-Flect glass beaded fabric to guarantee the most perfect picture projection pos- sible. Mildew-proof, flame-proof and washable. FOR LIGHT R OOMS THE RADIANT 'ass/loom WITH FULL 90» VIEWING ANCLE Projecting in lighted rooms is no longer a problem. The Classroom Screen has proven its ability to show bright, clear pictures under normal artificial or day- time lighting conditions. Eliminates the need for costly room darkening equip- ment in most classrooms. The screen surface is unbreakable. Ask for demon- stration to determine whether Radiant "Classroom" can solve your lighted room problems. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS Giving full story and prices of these remarkable screen developments. RADIANT MANUFACTURING CORP. 1204 S. Talman Ave. ^ Chicago 8, III. No Battle Editor: 1 read with considerable in- terest the letters concerning your editorial "Who's Scaring the Librar- ians?" (January, 1955 EdScreen). One thing you said appealed to me \ery much becau.se you echoed a statement that was made here in Florida by the representative of the Florida State School Librarians Association on the State Ciomniittee on Materials. This representative said, "I have a confes- sion to make I came to the first two meetings cf this Committee prepared to do battle. I was surprised to dis- cover that there was no battle." In the March issue of Educational Screen there is an article by Dr. Louis Shores of Florida State University. He has made a good statement of what we hope for in Florida. Perhaps when we have more people on both sides of tlie fence who can state along with the representative cjuoted above, "I was surprised to discover that there was no battU." we will be able to make a realistic beginning toward a good over- all materials certification. I believe that what you ha\e started in opening up for discussion this whole broad area of materials of instruction and mass media of communication is one of the most forward steps ever taken by Educationai. Screen. /'". Erlirai Ltnif Supervisor, Inslructional Maltrl.ils Board of Public Instruttion, Dade C(«ii.l\. Florida Beyond the Printed Page Editor: We were much interested in the article by Dr. Shores on materials center specialists. Since we are under- taking a new program along these lines here at San Jose State College, we thought your readers might like to know about it. It seems to fit in rather well with Dr. Shores" article. It is with "unity of materials" in mind that steps were taken at San Jose to try to find a way of correlating a knowledge of books and libraries with a knowledge of curricuhnn materials administration. Under this program students in the Department of Librar- ianship will continue to receive, as in the past, instruction dealing specifi- cally with school librarianship. In addi- tion students may take courses in curriculum building materials, care and handling of special materials, and selection and evaluation of audio- visual materials. This training, on the undergraduate level, leads to the Cre- dential in Librarianshii). In the fifth or graduate year the 202 student working toward the M..\. de- gree in School Liijiarianship who de- sires to qualify as a Curriculum Mate- rials Specialist will select certain specified courses in the Education De- partment, which among other things deal with equipment, organization, and management of audio-\isual centers. Similarly, the student working toward an M.A. in education and preparing to become a Curricidum .Materials Spe- cialist will be required to take basic courses in school library work, such as Technical Processes, Elementary Ref- erence, Book Selection for .Schools, and School Library .Administration. The sthool library can well become the place in which any medium for learning may be found. True, this may mean a revision of the old concept of the librarian's duties as well as an added awareness on the part of ad- ministrators that adequate clerical help is a necessity. The school librarians of the future must look beyond the con- fines of the printed page if their li- braries are to keep pace with the accelerated learning process of the new- age in which we are living. Dora Smith Head. Dt-partnifnt of l.ihrariansliip San Jose Slate C:ollei!e. Claliforuia Record Blitz Editor: I think you will be interested in the story of how we ran our bomb drills here in Avon, New York, as I imagine other schools are faced with the same thing. When the Office of Civil Defense told us we had to have a minimum of six bomb drills a year and that they should be announced by the wailing of a siren, it presented a rather large purchase item involving a siren costing approximately $100. Thinking that we might be able to do this with a recording, I checked some addresses in my file and was able to purchase a fine recording of air raid sirens as they were recorded during the "Blitz" in London in World War II. Thus far we have had several drills using the recording over our inter- conununication system (all the rooms in our school have individual speaker outlets), and the results have been excellent. The record cost us $2.25. so you can see we saved quite a lot of money and achieved comparable results. The record is available from T. S. Denison k Company, 321 5th Ave. South, Minneapolis 15, Minnesota. James Meagher Avon Central School Avon, New York Educational Screen Bell & Howell's JAN— for service to education beyond the call of duty Military service was the proving ground for Bell & Howell's commercial JAN (joint Army- Navy approved). This projector, engineered to "take it" for years on end, is powerful enough to show movies in large auditoriums. Even at distances over 125 feet, the JAN pro- jects brilliant 9' x 12' pictures! No other 16mm portable sound projector can duplicate the Bell & Howell JAN's ease of operation, ruggedness and simplicity of maintenance. HONORARY ACADEMY AWARO I9S4 To Bell & Howell for 47 Years of Pioneering Contributions to the Motion Picture Industry JAN PROJECTS twice as many units of Lght as a standard projector with 1,000- watt. 25-hour lamp. Unit construction for easy parts replacement. Auxiliary speakers available to supplement built-in unit. SAPPHIRE JEV/ELS bonded to film- handling parts greatly increase life of equipment. Ask your Bell & Howell Spe- cial Representative to demonstrate JAN superiority. Write for his name today. Bell & Howell 7117 McCORM'CK ROAD • CHICAGO 45 Mav, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 203 News from tlie Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education Association a^ AouMe July Conference on School A-V Facilities A conference to plan a national in- formation program on school facilities for use of audio-visual materials is be- ing sponsored by DAVI, July 1. in the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Chicago. Par- ticipants in the conference will in- clude members of the D.WI Board of Directors, the DAVI National Com- mittee on Buildings and Equipment, and representatives of organizations producing and distributing audio-vi.s- ual and other materials and equip- ment for schools. Any DAVI mem- bers and persons in education and in- dustry who have a special interest in the purpose of the conference are wel- come to attend. Three factors make such a confer- ence important at this time: (1) Our nation is engaged in a school building program of immense proportions. Over thirty billions of dollars will be spent during the com- ing six years to meet critical needs for schools. It is desirable that adequate attention be given to the kinds of school facilities that will permit effec- tive use of all types of materials. (2) The Centennial .Action Program observance of the National Education by J. J. Mcpherson Executive Secretary, DAVI 1201 10th St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. Association will take place during tlie .school year 1956-57. Great cm])hasis will l)c placed on changes that h.i\e taken place in education during the past 100 years. Much attention will also be focused on educational needs of the present and future. It is im- portant that informative materials con- cerning the role of audio-visual in education be developed in time to be given wide publicity during the Cen- tennial .Action Program observance. (3) Informational and develop- mental activities in behalf of the audio-visual field are alread\ being carried on in a "piecemeal" manner by D.AVI and by audio-visual and school ecjuipment industries. These activities should be examined to sec how they can contribute to a more comprehensive and effective national program. The conferenie's purpose is: (1) To determine the extent and nature of the need to create a better understanding of the use of modern McGRAW-HILL nnounces FtVK films on Problems of Democracy from Edward R. Miirrow's See It Now Program, and two new films on The Problem Method from the Teacher Ed- ucation Series. TEXT-FILM DEPT. 330 W. 42 ST McGRAW-HILL BOOK CO. NEW YORK 3(» instructional materials in schools of the nation and the importance of pro- viding adequate biulding facilities and equipment. (2) To review what is being done today. (3) To propose a definite action program and to suggest how the pro gram can be supported. If You Have Been Asked If you have been asked. "What is the comparative cost of building a separate 'audio-visual room' and of equipping every regular classroom in a school for effective use of audio- visual materials?", you may be inter- ested in page 73 of the March. 1955, issue of Xnlion'x Sihooh. Here you will find a discu.ssion of this problem. In part, the article (which has the un- likely title, "Conmion Learnings In- tegrated with Vocational Programs") says: ".An analysis of the comparative costs of building an audio-visual room and equipping each classroom for au- dio-visual u.se was made. In general, the typical 'audio - visual room' is planned to house from 40 to 50 stu- dents and is considered the equivalent of one and one-half instructional spaces. The anticipated average cost of each instructional space was fixed at .S60,000. By this rule of thumb the audio-visual room would cost S90.000 and prox ide only one space for use bv the from 40 to 50 classes meeting each hour. "Investigation of the cost of equip ping each classroom revealed that the installation of ceiling tracks 12 inches Irom the window wall and overlapping 18 inches in the center and the use of fireproof opaque plastic or glass fiber drapery would cost approximately S200 jjer room. Since it would be unlikely that more than 45 of the 56 instruc- tional spaces would need darkening, the total cost would be about S9,000. "Howe\er, the solution would make additioMiil equi])nient neces.sary. Using 204 Educational Screen a liberal ratio of one item each of the various items of audio-visual equip- ment for five classrooms (one motion picture projector, one filmstrip and slide jjrojector, one screen, one record player), we estimated that an audio- visual e(|ui|)ment budget of S7.0()0 was needed. The ,S9, ()()() for darkening; |j1us the .ST.OOO tor additional ecpiip- ment totals .SI 6,000 for individual classroom use of audio-visual materials in 45 classrooms as contrasted with .S!)0,000 for use in one audio-\isual room. . . ." Pictures Needed! rhe editors of "Audio-Visual Serv- ices in (Colleges and Universities," No. 4 in the series of brochures on "Plan- nins^ .Schools for the Use of .Audio-Vis- ual Materials," report that they need more good illustrations for this im- |)ortant publitation. Here are the kinds of illustrati\e materials that are still needed: (1) pictures showing "cus- tomer" service and teacher consulta- tion, (2) "homemade" features, (3) drawings without dimensions, showing space layouts and functional space planning; also pictures to translate the drawings, (4) pictures of graphic pro- diution areas in use, production of models, slides, and the like. If you ha\e pictures of this type, jjlease rush them to D.WI, 1201 IBth St., NW, Washington 6, D.C. no later than May 15, attention, Ann Hyer. The booklet (approximately 150 |)ages) goes to press early in May. Legislative Note Some indication of the extent to which users of educational films are taking advantage of the new, low |«)stal rate is shown by the fact that between the fiscal year 1953 and the fiscal year 1954, tuailings in this postal category increased by about 450 per cent according to the Cost Ascertain- ment Re))ort of the Post Office Depart- ment for the fiscal year ending June .SO, 1954. With the States Arizona Elects New officers of the Arizona Audio- Visual Education .Association are: President, Dei, Shki.ley, Director of .Audio-Visual Services, Phoenix Ele- mentary Schools: Vice President, Do.\ Day, .Audio-\'isiial (Joordinator. West Phoenix High Sdiool: .Secretary, Nic;ho- lAs C;. .\i.TAMiRA. .Audio-Visual Build- ing C;oordinator, Madison District Schools, Phoenix; Treasurer, Ray Cur- ry, Director, .\udio-Visual Department, Prescott Public Schools: Delegate-at- Large, James Ocei.eito, .Audio-Visual Coordinator, Balsz District Schools, Complcto, for 2" x 2" slides, sinRlo and double frame filmstrip, with Only $103.50 No need to darken the room WITH AN AMERICAN OPTICAL EDUCATOR 500 At last, a filmstrip and slide projector so bright you seldom even have to darken the room. So bright, that even some 750 watt pro- jectors can't match it. Audiences see better, understand quicker with the super-bright Educator 500. And it's so easy to operate. Long proven and accepted as the finest, simplest classroom and auditorium projector in the 500-watt class, now the addition of 46.8% more light, by means of a new, exclusive condensing sys- tem, makes an AO Educator 500 your brightest buy. r , m it h 1 LU -./'''^'%^. ^,^/ Giv9S You A Brighter, CImarmr Picfvn More and whiter light from edge to edge. American Optical lenses, the world's finest, are coated and corrected, perfectly aligned. Your choice of 3>^", 5" or 7" focal length projection lenses. It's Very Simple Easy to center, focus picture and operate. Special pressure plates prevent film from scratching, warping. Triple-action blower keeps film and lamp house cool. Experience proves an AO Educator 500 is your wisest, thriftiest buy in the long run. AO Opaque Projector 1 1000 watts with large 10" X 10" aperture. It I projects practically any- I thing that's opaque, land not more than 3^^" 1 thick. tT.M. Reg. by Americon Opticol Co. Linerican CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS May, 1955 Writing for more Information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 205 AS PERSONAL Continued Phoenix. Past President is Mrs. Venice Lindsay. Manager, Audio-Visual Aids Bureau. University ol Arizona. Florida Affiliates, Elects & Discusses Tlie .\udio-Visual Section of the Florida Education Association is the newest state audio-visual association to affiliate with DAVI. Newly elected president of the Florida audio-visual leaders is William J. Hodges, Coordi- nator of Instructional Materials for Hillsboro County .Schools. Tampa, Florida. One of the chief items considered at their recent state meeting was the question of whether or not they should work with the Florida school librarians in establishing a single organization devoted to the advancement of the use of instructional materials of all kinds in Florida schools. A resolution was passed recommending establish- ment of a joint committee with the school librarians for the purpose of proposing a plan whereby such an or- ganization can be formed at the same time that both audio-visualists and li- brarians continue to keep separate groups within the organization and continue to be responsible for their own particular areas of concern. Texas Legislates (we hope) House Bill 844 introduced in the Texas Legislature through the spon- sorship of the Texas Association of Audio-Visual Directors and other edu- cational groups will increase educa- tional opportunities in Texas and pro- vide for better teaching through the use of films. This bill provides for the appropriation of 50 cents per ADA to permit the establishment and mainte- nance of educational films by all scliool districts that are participants in the Foundation School Fund and are also members of an approved Film De- pository Service Center. If passed, this legislation will increa.se manyfold the number of educational films available to Texas schools. The whole story of this vigorous legislative effort in Texas is too long to tell here. For more in- formation write to Henry R. McCartv, Texas Association of .-\udio-Visual Di- rectors, P.O. Box 4380, Texas Tech- nological College, Lubbock, Texas. Going, Going . . . The unexpectedly heavy demand for the first printing of the National Tape Recording Catalog issued by D.WI and .'^ERT has left only about 400 the New KEYSTONE Overhead Projector Compact construction . . . many improvements. ISriffiiter illuiiumition — refined optical system. Iinprtncd cdolhijr— all sides of the lamp. TMO-Wiiy swUcll — lamp and fan. or fan only to cool lamphouse. Tliis Projector Keeps Busy! Standard or 2-inch slides, Strip Film, Micro-Slides — and it's perfect for Tachistoscopic Techniques. Write for Circular, or Demonstration. KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY, Meadville, Po. SINCE 1892 — PRODUCERS OF SUPERIOR VISUAL AIDS copies of the catalog on our shelves. Latest reports from the National Tape Repository at Kent State University indicates that those who have gotten the catalog are putting them to good use. Requests for duplication of pro- grams are piling in by the hundreds. We can also report recommenda- tions are now being received for tape programs to be included in the next edition of the catalog. If you or your organization has produced an excep- tionally fine tape program that you would be proud to have included in the catalog as representative of the work of your group, by all means let us know if it can be made available. Of People and Places Bob J. HuNYARD, of the University of Indiana, stopped by the national office on his way to a two-year assign- ment in Bangkok, Thailand. He will be working on the University of In- diana staff on an FO.A contract be- tween the University of Indiana School of Education and the College of Edu- cation, Bangkok, as audio-visual in- structor and consultant in their teacher education program. Martin Tarcher. Director of the Institute for .American Democracy, just left for a six months' studv trip through Europe. Hank Durr, Director of Instruc- tional Materials, Virginia State De- partment of Education, will represent audio-visual workers at the national meeting of the American Association of Museums in Washington, June 1-3. He will participate on a panel for a general session on "The Museum's Contribution to a Modern Program of Education." Have You Seen . . . Have you seen "How To I'se Your Bulletin Board," published l)v the Na- tional Council of Teachers ot .Mathe- matics, 1201 16th Street, N. ^V., Wash- ington 6, D. C. (price, 50 cents), an Il-page leaflet suggesting numerous in- teresting ways in which the bulletin board can be used in connection with the study of mathematics? Have you seen the di.scussion ol the new omnibus postal bill by Senator Johnston in the May issue of the XEA Joiirnal? This is the bill which, among other things, removes zone limitations on the shipment of films and other audio-visual materials mailed at the inter-library loan rate. POSITION WANTED AUDIO-VISUAL. Far- or Middle-Wesf. Expe- rience includes: Medicol School A-V Director's Assistont; Elementary Teacher. B.S., 1942; Graduate Study. Write Jane Fielding 2910 Edgehill, Cleveland 18, Ohio. 206 Educational Screen For a 16mm. projector, performance is the "acid test"; Will it deliver vitally crisp pic- tures and realistically clear sound — hour af- ter hour, year after year — without main- tenance problems? Your projector will easily pass this test if it is a Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector. You gel crisp, sharp focus over the entire picture area, thanks to the field-sharpening element built into every Pageant. Fidelity Controls, true-rated amplifiers, and matched speakers assure clear, comfortable sound under a wide range of acoustical conditions. And permanent pre-lubrication — exclu- sive with Pageant Projectors — eliminates both the need for oil-maintenance and the danger of faulty lubrication, chief cause of damage to sound-projection equipment. There are six Pageant models with these performance-bettering features — one of them exactly right for your projection requirements. A Pageant for every 16mm. need For all-around economy in sound and silent showings, the Model 7K2 (pictured here) is first choice. Its 7-watt, true-rated amplifier and built-in-case 8-inch speaker deliver am- ple sound for average conditions. In hard-to-darken rooms, you can give ex- tra brilliance to every showing with a Pag- eant Model AV-072. Its Plus-40 Shutter pro- vides 40% more light than standard shutters for crisp, super-bright pictures anywhere. To overcome sound difficulties in audito- rium-size rooms. Model AV-I52 has highly refined sound controls plus a powerful 15- watt amplifier and separately cased Kodak De Luxe 1 2-inch Speaker. To combine extra brilliance with added sound power. Model AV-152-E has the Plus-40 Shutter in addition to the 15-watt amplifier and separate 12-inch speaker. To combine easy portability with added sound power. Model AV-152-S has a power- ful 15-watt amplifier and compact 8-inch speaker built into a single case. For optimum all-around performance com- bined with compact portability. Model AV- 152-SE has the Plus-40 Shutter, 15-watt am- plifier, and built-in-case 8-inch speaker. Ask for free demonstration Your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer can help you select the Kodascope Pageant tailored to your individual movie-showing needs. Ask him for a demonstration soon — or send us the handy coupon below. new Kodaslide SIGNET 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model It's completely newi And it has the smoof/iesf, surest/ fastctt film-advance ever designedl For brighter, sharper pictures, it has the Kodok Ektanon Projection Lens (f/3.5 or f/2.8), 500- watt lamp, LvtnBnized lens-ond-condenser sys- tem, and olumtnized glass reflector. Shows 2x2 slides as well as filmstrips. Only $98, with f/3.5 lens. (Price subject to change without notice.) WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRrCATION "We've been selling and servicing movie projectors for years, and we've seen a lot of new projector features come and go. But I've never seen anything that im- proved operation and wearing qualities as much as Pageant pre-lubrication." Paul Bloom Bloom's Photo Supply, Inc. Springfield, Mots. "Not many people realize that oiling a projector too much is as bad as oiling it too little. The majority of our shop's re- pairs are caused by improper oiling. Yet we've never had to service a Pageant because of lubrication difficulties !" Robert J. Arts Art! Studio & Camera Shop Aberdeen, South Dakota EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. 5 1 1 1 1 L. Send name of nearest Kodak Audio- Visuol Dealer and: I I New color catalog on Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors [^ Details on Kodaslide Signet 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model NAME- . TITLE- ORGANIZATION- STREET CITY . STATE- (Zone) .J May, 1955 Advertisers welccms inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 207 editorial THE HARMONY OF THE WHOLE riir rdllorial this iiiontli is rejirintetl from the booklet "How (iood Are Our Tetichirig Materials?", published by the National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools, 2 West 45th Street, New York 36, N. Y. You may secure a free copy from the Com?nission. Subtitled "A Guide to Un- derstanding and Improvement," the booklet is so excellently conceived and executed, in our opinion, that we feel all concerned with education should knoxii about it. We have chosen for editorial prominence Chapter V in the booklet — "The Harmony of llie Whole." -Paul C. Reed The wealtli of teaching materials available to the schools today might be compared to the many instru- ments in an orchestra. The teacher, as the director, calls on each one as it is needed to contribute to the harmony of the whole. No single instrument is com- plete in itself, nor can it be criticized intelligently as a separate entity. Any evaluation of it must consider how well it performs its part of the entire program. There is no place within this cooperative effort for competitive jockeying for primacy. It is the skillful use of all materials f in their rightful place that leads to better learning. Both textbook ])ar- tisans and expo- nents of audio-vis- ual materials are coming to a fuller realization that both are vitally im- portant and neither is all-sufficient. Efforts are now being made to integrate audio-vis- ual and textbook learning more fully. Experiments with films and filmstrips designed as an integral part of textbooks are already in progress. A complete and carefully planned instructional materials package with textbook, tests, recordings, films, supplementary pam- phlets, etc., has not yet been developed. Nevertheless, it suggests the way in which, ideally, many classroom tools should be integrated to serve the schools most efficiently. Knowledge of the role each should play is still in- complete. Experience and research, however, are fast expanding our understanding of how the new aiils can supplement and sharpen traditional tools. In order to evaluate instructional materials intelli- gently, laymen must be aware of the objectives their schools seek to achieve. (See the Commission's work- ing guide, W/iat Should Our Schools Accomplish?) Then it will be possible to determine how well the instructional materials are adapted to helping the teacher reach these objectives. It is not enough to know the formally stated goals of a school. Citizens 208 should become better acquainted with the individual teachers and learn what each one seeks to accom- plish in his own classroom. For the job that the teacher is trying to do really determines what mate- rials are needed and demonstrates their effectiveness or lack of it. When citizens understand this relationship of in- structional materials to classroom goals, they imder- stand far better why the teacher urges that he be given visual aids for cer- tain parts of the course, textbooks to serve other purposes, sujjplementary reading materials and other instructional equipment. They are also able to judge the value of these materials far better when they understand their specific purposes. Academic freedom is less important as professional liberty for the teacher than as freedom for children to learn. So it is with instructional materials. They are important not so much because they help the teacher teach as because they hel]j the learner learn. Their purpose is to help students learn better, faster, and more accurately. Wherever they succeed in this purpose their importance cannot be overestimated. When laymen understand the nature and purpose of the whole range of cla.ssroom tools they will almost invariably give them whatever support is needed. 1 his is the best insurance any community can have that these instruments of instruction will serve the community's common interest, its children. ^ SCHOOis ^ <9 fMMi^ % .ki feel that their work is not only a service to their country and people but one help- ing to bring warmer and closer mi- derstanding between the two countries. These people on the staff of technicians are actually ambassadors and the best kind of public relations men. It is their ta( tful and sincere efforts with the ])eo- ple they meet that help most to estab- lish warmer regard between the two countries. Now television is making use of U.S.I..S. films. Non-commercial pro- grams telecast 581 of the Motion Pic- ture Service films last year, from January to June. The Service offers films free of charge to all non-connner- cial groups. Only a few pictures have l)een re- leased through the commercial the- aters. One of these was a film based on President Eisenhower's November. 1953 speech on the use of the atom for peace. Another was the meeting of the two countries' presidents. Cortines and Ei- senhower, who met at the new inter- national Falcon Dam at Laredo. Texas. The "Life of President Eisenhower" was a third one shown. In the U.S.I.S. department here in Mexico everyone believes that the film program is serving the I'nited States, as well as Mexico, in giving the .Mexi- can people a clearer picture of the .\merican to the north. The Motion Picture Section feels that their work is the most rewarding of all the U.S.I.S.'s jobs at the Embassy. WhaVs an A-V Director Worth? by D. F. SCHUTTE Mr. Schutte is Audio-Visual Direc- tor for the St. Louis Park Public Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a survey made of a group of .seventeen north central U. S. commu- nities having a school population rang- ing from 5000 to 10,000 pupils, thirteen of the schools returned questionnaires providing the following data on audio- visual directors' salaries: 1952-3 '54-5 •55-6 $4000-4499 $4500-J990 1 2 0 0 $5000-5499 7 6 3 $5500-5999 2 3 6 $6000-6499 1 2 1 $6500-6999 0 1 2 The 1955-6 figures are estimates. Seven of the directors reported work- ing less than ten months; six worked ten months or more. Based on the teachers' salary sched- ules in the schools the amount of money the audio-visual director re- ceived over and abo\e the teachers' salary schedule ranged from 0 to $1100 for 1952-3, with the average at $549. For 1954-5 the range was from 0 to .$1100, with the average at $610. Esti- mates for 1955-6 show an average of $625 over the teachers' salary schedules. In 1954-5, 46 per cent of the .\-V direc- tors received between $700 to $1100 above the teachers' salary schedule in their schools. 210 Educational Screeri special how -to -use -it feature NEW ]jrocesses and new equipment help to solve old problems. Bell & Howell's 202 projector, with its magnetic recordinj^ head, helped us recently to answer the familiar ques- tion of how to pretest a film simply and inexpensively. We had fini.shed editing Small Craft Safely, a film teaching safety in han- dling small boats. The inevitable dis- cussion developed of how to determine before going into quantity printing whether the points in the film are clearly stated and whether the ultimate audiences for whom it is intended will derive all thev should from the film. VVe were confident initial planning and preparation had been as tliorough as possible. The film was produced with the cooperation of the American Red Cross, who assigned Joseph L. Hasenfus, .Assistant Director, Water Safety Service, as technical consultant. On location we had also had the able assistance of Red Cross instructors in staging the scenes in which safe meth- ods of handling small craft and rescue techniques under various circumstances are demonstrated. Mr. Hasenfus was present, too. during much of the ciu- ting and editing of the footage. What more could be done to ensure results? In advertising thev say, "Let's drop it down the well and see how big a splash it makes." Hollywood has its "sneak" previews. A good deal of pub- licity has been given to "pre-tested" recipes. How could we pre-test our teaching and training films? We had to consider costs, of course. .Making spe- cial prints, going through two record- ing sessions, plus incidental expenses, would make pre-testing too costly. It was decided that the newly-devel- oped magnetic sound on film was tailor-made for our purposes. We had the work print magnetically striped. We already had a Bell & Howell 202 projector and familiarized ourselves with the recommended procedure for recording and playback of a magnetic track. Music for the main and end titles was selected, and with return of the striped film we went to work. Narra- tion cues were predetermined in a couple of "dry runs." The actual take was good. Correction of minor errors was greatly simplified by the efficient erasure system on the 202. A couple of hours work in the studio thus gave us a highly satisfactory sound print for test .screenings. The only actual ex- Mr. Charbonneait is associated with Herbert Kerkow, Inc., New York City film producers. A couple of hours work in the studio gave us a highly satisfactory sound print. SNEAK PREVIEW How to pre-test a film simply and inexpensively bv DON CHARBONNEAU pense, aside from stall time, was the striping of the film. The Red Cross cooperated in setting up a series of screenings in the New- York C;ity area, with a view to reaching as varied audiences as possible for test- ing purposes, ■After each .screening members of the audience were asked to fill in a ques- tionnaire containing true-false and se- lettive answer (pieries based on salient points in the film. The results were highly gratifying. In the main, the reactions were posi- tive. And we learned from the expe- rience that had any serious faults ex- isted in the picture, they would have been quickly revealed. We learned further that audiences welcome the op- portunity to contribute to a venture of this kind and derive a special pleasure from the privilege of being in at the beginning and being asked their ideas. With the simple and inexpensive means described here, readily avail- able to any who want to use it, there is good reason to believe that pre- testing films will become standard oper- ating procedure among producers of teaching and training films. May, 1955 211 A report oil film use in the ALA American Heritage Project Do Films Help Discussion? by LEONARD FREEDMAN Field Worker, American Heritage Project WHEN the public libraries of Amer- ica launclied their own nation- wide discussion program, the American Heritage Project*, in 1951, it was natural that films should be given an important part to play. Here was a program which was to be diverse in its make-up, planned at the local level, varying according to the tastes and interests of each community so long as it fell within the general frame- work of the great political, economic, and social problems facing the .\meri- can people today. Pamphlets and articles would be used as well as books, for it was hoped that the program would thus be able to at- tract people of differing reading back- grounds, people who had not previ- ously come into discussion programs or even into the library. By this rea- soning, films too would be used, espe- cially since a great expansion of public library film collections was then under way and .some experience had already been gained by the libraries in using films for discussion. .A considerable film collection was built up at the American Library .Asso- ciation Headquarters in Chicago and further collections placed on deposit in each of the areas where the Project was established. New titles were added to the collections each year, and al- together more than fifty different titles have been purchased for this Project. Some Use Films Only It was not to be expected that many groups would use only films for their discussion material. But examples of these are to be foinid in New York and New Jersey. New York's I952-5.S pro- grams included one for a group con- sisting entirely of elderly Chinese immi- grants who could speak little or no English but were stimulated to discu.ss life in .America by films like The Decla- ration of Independence and Grandma Moses. In 1954 New Jersey set up three film groups in communities where the pub- lic library was not sufficiently used to •With the aid of a grant from the Fund for .Adult Education to the American Library .As.sociation. promise well for book-centered dis- cussions. ,A special leadership training (ourse was oftered in which films were almost the only materials used, and the programs which followed were suc- cessful enough to merit its being tried again and expanded the following year. Its success with at least one par- ticipant was summed up by his com- ment: "I don't read newspapers, but 1 do watch TV. .So I get more out of a film than I woidd out of reading." This kind of remark does not exactly delight librarians. But librarians too are aware of the basic educational precept of starting from the interests of the people in the group. In fact, even from the reading point of view, these film-cen- tered grou|)s have worked out t|uite well. They have not been in a hurry to start working with books; but they have become eager to supplement the films with pamphlets antl articles. Some Use Books Only .At the other extreme, many .Ameri- can Heritage groups have used no films at all, having decided that they (annot take the time from their meet- ings to watch a film, or that most of the educational films they have en- countered on history and the social sciences are over-simplified or too un- sophisticated for their tastes. However, the typical pattern (insofar as there is one in this Project) is to use perhaps two or three films in a program of eight to ten meetings, and usually they supplement the readings rather than replace them. Room for Discussion should be singled out for mention as being widely used for opening meet- ings, and it has been found helpful in orienting participants to the discussion process. Films Create Problems Thus the films have been put to use, and there is no doubt that their |)ur- chase has added a great deal to the Project. Yet it would be foolish to suggest that we have been entirely satisfied with the cjuality of films avail- able to us, and few of them meet the requirements for first-rate discussion films. Those requirements are high, for they have to overcome a basic dilh- culty. This is the necessity of discussing the material immediately after being confronted by it. There is no time for rellettion. If reading is done l)elore- hand, ])eopIe come to the meeting with ideas already partly formulated and in a sense the discussion has begun before the meeting starts. But this is not so where a film is shown. The lights go on and almost at once the members of the group are expected to collect their thoughts and become articulate about the problems suggested. There may have been some pertinent information in the film, and it may have been presented cogently and effec- tively. Yet it all has to be remembered after one showing, and if there is doubt as to exactly what was said it is usuallv impracticable to go back and find out just what was in the film. Then again, the film may have such a strong emo- tional impact that people are not ready to talk about it for some time afterward. The more successful some films are aesthetically and dramatically, in other words, the less use thev may be for discussion. Due Process of Laic Denied (condensed from The Oxbow Incident), for example, has left more than one .American Heritage group so shaken that reasoned discussion about the issues involved became difficult. .Another problem is that manv of the films we use have a particular point of view to put across. Now we are not afraid of points of view in the .American Heritage Project. But our purpose is to stimulate the expression of all points of view and not to en- dorse any single set of opinions. Yet it is difficult when using .some films to avoid giving the impression tltat we are trying to get something across. Take a film like Round Trip, for example. It presents an argument against tariffs, and it is extremely well made. It intro- duces an economic expert who presents a dear and authoritative case against tariff barriers. It sets up a figure of fun, a gentleman who becomes apo- plectic every time foreign-made goods are mentioned and whose arguments against free trade are made to look ridiculous. This is an excellent dra- matic device, it brings a welcome touch of humor into a usuallv forbidding 212 Educatiornai Screen suljjfd. and it certainly does the job whicli the makers of the film intended. But it has its limitations for a discus- sion program. Suppose somebody in the group believes that there is still a case for tariffs in some circumstances and that he is in a minority of one in his group on this. He may feel that the program is loaded against him. and he is forced into the position of having to pull together some arguments on the other side very quickly and to get out from under the powerful presenta- tion of the film. A further problem is that it is not always easy to dig the issues out of a film after only one viewing. Even where a film hits the issues head-on. not everyone has the background to see at once the significance of each issue, how it relates to other issues, and what is relevant and what is not. The difficultv is increa.sed by virtue of the fact that most of the films we use were not made for discussion purposes and fiequently contain only passing or implicit references to issues for dis- cussion. Yet in spite of all of these difficulties we have still found it very much worth while to use films in the .-Xmerican Heritage Project. They do ensure a common experience from which the dis- cussion can start, whereas we cannot always be certain that everyone will lia\e done the suggested reading. They frecpiently convey ideas and informa- tion with a conciseness and clarity which helps many people who might not get very much from reading. They sometimes (as in Hii^li Wall) dramatize and relate to everyday experience ideas which might otherwise remain abstruse and remote. They also widen the ap- peal of the program. So even while experience was teach- ing us the difiiculties of using films for di.scussion, we did not put any less stress upon their use but rather looked for ways to overcome their shortcom- ings. In our leadership training we have tried to show the leaders that using films places a greater responsi- bility on them than does the use of books. Since others in the group have no chance to see the film before the meeting, the leader must do so. If there is information in the film that will be helpful to the group, the leader should be prepared to repeat it and perhaps put it on a blackfjoard. If the film puts a definite point of view acro.ss, he will be ready to remind the group that other approaches are pos- sible, and he will encourage the ex- pression of dissident opinions by group niembers. If the issues are not clearly slated, then the leader should help to clarify them. To help leaders who are using films, the Project has been producing film discussion guides. The most recent of these attempt not merely to provide a synopsis of the action and some pos- sible questions for discussion, but also to point out .some difficulties which the film presents for discussion pur- poses and to suggest how the film might l)e analyzed to discover its issues and the relationships between them. Finally, since most groups use read- ings along with films, many of the diffi- culties which films present can be overcome by careful program planning which ensures that book and film com- plement each other. Thus with leader- ship training, especially prepared discussion guides, and intelligent selec- tion of suitable film-reading combina- tions, we have found that, by and large, films are being reasonably well used in American Heritage discussions. Nevertheless it is clear that the use of film in this kind of program will continue to be limited and that some people will prefer not to bother with them at all uidess more films are avail- able which more nearly meet the re- quirements of discussion. Many of the difficulties which films present can be overcome by careful program planning which ensures that book and film complement each other May, 1955 213 This greeting, delivered via overhead projector, opened the Brighton, New York PTA meeting that launched an unusual audio-visual program. A UNIQUE PTA-sponsored audio- visual program was inaugurated recently at the Brighton, New York Indian Landing School. The re- sult of a two-year intensive study by a PTA Audio-Visual Committee, under the chairmanship of Norman Salmons, the proposed program not only in- cludes recommendations for the planned accjuisition of adeeiuate audio- visual ecpiipment needed by the school, but also a plan for parental coopera- tion. More than 300 parents and Monroe C^ounty educators attended the meeting which launched the plan (see pictures). The plan, it is felt, is one that can be easily adapted to any school, to any .section of the country, and to virtually every .segment of the population. Essen- tially the program proposes an expan- sion of the present PT.\ .\udio-Visual Clommittee, loinid in most PT.\ organi- zations, to a permanent, fully partici- pating group in school affairs. The need, as pointed out at the Brighton meeting, is for parents who have certain kinds of specialized knowl- edge or skills to serve as a central pool of experts, available to bring their Brighton, N. Y. parents organize as audio- visual helpers. PTA Plans The plan is to have at least a pair of these A-V helpers for each classroom. Here's part of the audience of more than 300 that attended the audio-visual meet- ing and demonstration. 214 Educational Screen partkular know-how to classes of vari- ous grade levels. A special point was made at Brighton that as parents and teachers "we need to bring into all classrooms more dem- onstrations, exhiiiits, talks. . . . Some of the aspects of everyone's everyday work or hobby may fit right in with subjects their own children will study as part of the curriculum." In addition to individuals possessing certain types of specialized knowledge, we need an even greater numlier of \olunteers who have manual skills, who are clever at drawing, carpentry, sewing, typing, etc.. the Brighton meet- ing was told. By drawing on people who have such skills, and by Ijringing them into the schools to translate their specialties into terms the children can luiderstantl, our children will have the benefit of first-hand experience — for which there is no substitute. To make sure that their plan will work and that the varied aptitudes of those in the central pool will be best utilized throughout the 27 classrooms of the school, the PT.\ committee is enlisting a volunteer corps of .\udio- \'isual Helpers. r A-V Tope recorders were on important port of the equipment display and demonstration at the Brighton audio-visual meeting. Katherine Spellane, principal of Indian Landing School, looks over one of the simple flash cameras thot can be used to produce slides. The plan is to have at least a pair of these A-V Helpers — one father and one mother— for each classroom. The duties of these helpers will be to act as liaison people between the class- room and the central pool of experts, to formulate slide programs from avail- able material, to secure tlie proper films lor classroom showings, to help maintain ])arent-acciuiiulatetl files of pictorial material. In this last category, a request was made to the more than 300 present at the meeting to bring in spare copies of certain illustrated magazines. The in\estment in new audio-\isual etjuipment and implementation of the proposed program is estimated at SI. 30 per pupil through 1955-56. Norman Salmons, chairman of the Brighton PTA audio-visual committee, stands by (at left) as o 16mm projector is demonstrated. May, 1955 215 In Georgia's Tape Library orders get filled quickly and easily. A novel and efficient form for schools to use in making their tape requests has been worked out and is proving to be a great time-saver and a simple way to handle tope orders. Modern equipment makes it possible to duplicate five 30- minute topes at 7 Vi inches per second from a master in a totol time of only 3% minutes. AM and FM radio and VHF and UHF television are built right into the racks. mum nn nwm "N' rOT being satisfied with building for you the nation's largest 16mm Educational Sound Film Libran.' that is singly owned, the Georgia Department of Education is now making available this auditory offering which I believe will give Geor- gia the finest and best balanced audio- visual program that can be found in the nation." Those lines are from the introduction to Georgia's new tape catalog. The introduction further states: "It is believed that magnetic tape will prove to be the most inexpensive, flex- ible and convenient auditory medium yet devised. It presents all the advan- tages of AM and FM radio without radio's inflexibility of programming. Unlike a school radio receiver, a tape recorder can be profitably used in many other school and tommiuiity situations. Tape is cheap, particularly in view of the fact that it can be recorded, played back, erased and re-recorded literally hundreds of times, without appreciable deterioration." The tape program in Georgia oper- ates very much like programs now in progress in other states in that the state will produce, record, and other- wise acquire the master tapes and the Mr. Bagley is Director, Audio- Visual Service, State Depart- ment of Education, Atlanta, Georgia. It's modern, it's fast, it's efficient by GARLAND C. BAGLEY schools will make their selections from a catalog, send in sufficient tape, and the Tape .Service will duplicate their requests from the masters on file in the tape library, and return them to the schools. The schools, if they wish, will retain the tapes for future use in their own tape library, or if they choose, the same tape may be returned to the Recording Service, where it will be erased and a new program of their choice duplicated thereon. Georgia's recording and duplicating equipment is the fastest and of the most modern design available at this time. Five 30-minute tapes at 7i/o inches per second can now be dupli- cated from a master in a total time of only ,^•'54 minutes. There is provision for adding five more duplicating iniits, making it possible to make ten such tapes in the same short time all at once, should the demands become great enough. There is .-XM and FM radio, VHF and UHF television, built right into the racks which are used to record the sound on programs cleared for school use. A program clock can be set on Friday to cut either the radio or television on so as to record at anv time over the weekend and then turn the equipment off. Up to three hours of such recordings can be done at various times over a period of seven days without ever seeing or touching the equipment. Master tapes are recorded at Ti/j inches per second and full track. The duplicating equipment "dubs" at ei- ther 71/2 inches per second or 3% inches per second, with full track, single track or double track. Tapes can be made forward or backward from the master atnd eventually all of the master tapes will be stored with the "tail out," or end of the tape on the outside of the reel, so that whenever a tape is duplicated it will only be neces- sary to rewind the master, as the new tapes will be finished with the "head out," or ready to play with the begin- ning of the tape oti the outside of the reel. In addition, discs can be recorded onto tape and new disc recordings, up to 16 inches in diameter, can be cut at either 33 1/3, 45, or 78 RPM (revolu- tions per minute) from tape or another tlisc recording. This makes the equip- ment so versatile that 110 type of re- cording is any longer a problem. The cutting of discs will be a limited serv- 216 Educational Screen ice for emergencies, school supervisors iiiul special occasions when only discs can be used. A novel and efficient form for scliools to use in making their tape requests has been worked out and it is proving to be a great time saver and an easy way to handle tape orders. This form consists of two sheets, one of which is on gum paper, with a one-time throw- away carbon between them. The sec- ond sheet is a duplicate of the first sheet, except one line has been added _lo show who made the duplicate tape and the shipping date. The school fills in the address label, the number of reels of tape that they are mailing, the catalog number of the tape in the left-hand colinnn. the titles of the tape and the speed at which they wish the duplicate recordings made. 1 here is space for fifteen different re- (]uests on each blank. The Tape Serv- ice furnishes address cards for fiber cases which the schools use to send their tape to ."Atlanta. After the tape (which is mailed at the new postal rate) and requests (which are mailed in by first-class mail) arrive, the tapes are duplicated. The first gummed sheet is torn off and the \arious numbers and titles cut on a trinnning ijoard and then stuck on the back of the box to identify that reel of tape. The length of the title exactly fits a seven-inch tape box and if it is to be attached to a five-inch tape box, the line at the right is predetermined and the blank is cut on this line so it will fit. The "speed" or IPS column can then be affixed at some other place on the box if necessary. The cost of this form is not prohibitive when time and perhaps an extra employee are considered. {A sample of this form will be mailed to other tape libraries upon request.) The perforated label at the top of the order blank is dampened and stuck on the address card which is already in the holder on the case. This covers the address of the Tape Recording Service and the parcel is ready to be returned to the school. A new order blank and a fresh address card are always enclosed with the tapes that are being returned. Already several school systems are making arrangements to purchase suf- ficient tape to start their own tape libraries. They will choose their sub- jects from the state's tape catalog and the Recording Service will duplicate them during the smnmer months or at inter\als throughout the year when the equipment is not busy with the regular work. The schools will also add tapes that they make locally and the state hopes to be able to use any locally made tape that would be of interest to other systems throughout the state. SHOW MOTION PICTURES THIS NEW TABLE-TOP WAY with New CRAIG Projecto- Editor Table Viewer with large 31/4" X 41/4" screen shows movies large enough for small groups LIST PRICE SET up the new Craig Projecto-Editoi on a table or desk top in less than 60 seconds and .see motion pictures in bril- liant action — zoithout darkening the room. A Craig I'rojccto-Editor can be one of your most useful ttiiin^, Ollicci Harrison tells the boy to start rumiing ami to stop as soon as he liears the ])oliienian's whistle. A group of students measure the distante it takes Joe to stop and find that it is ir 4". Susie takes 3' 6" to stop after hearing the whistle when she is walk- ing. The scene then shifts to a ^.treet and here the concepts learned on the athletic field are ajiplied. Attention is called to the fact that when crossing a street you should look first to the left, then to the right, and back again to the left, and that, if there is a signal light, you should begin crossing only when the light has just turned green. Back again on the athletic field another boy and girl are asked to demonstrate the distance needed to stop when riding a bicycle, .\fter hearing the whistle the boy travels 8' 2" before applying the brake plus 12' 4" after putting on the brake. The "thinking distance" for the girl is 12' 4" and 16' 3" after applying the brake. A cutback to the girl coast- ing down a hill shows how she applies this knowledge by going slowly and then putting on her brake long before she gets to a car pulling out of a driveway. Officer Harrison proceeds to point out some of the blind spots in an automobile arising out of its body de- sign. The boys and girls are shown the effects of these blind spots by put- ting their hands, at arms length, in front of them and observing how their vision is cut off. A street scene is used to demonstrate how to cross a street with traffic lanes. Concluding scenes show Officer Har- rison attaching two blank cartridges to a detonator on the front of a car as he explains to the group that when he fires the first blank the driver is to step on the brake, while the second blank will be fired when the driver actually steps on the brake. This dem- onstration proves again "you can't stop on a dime." Appraisal The members of the previewing group generally felt that this film would adecpiately fulfill its purpose of showing that it isn"t possible to stop instantly, regardless of the way in which one is traveling, and that this knowledge is necessary for adequate safety precautions. It was also felt that this film suggests many activities on the part of students that can be car- ried out in their own classrooms. The demonstrations could further be stud- ied as models in the pre-service and in- service teacher education program. The use of the term "thinking dis- tance" rather than "reaction time" is but another example of the care and thoroughness with which the film was prepared. Some memljers of the group, however, felt that the numerous close- ups and medium close-ups of the teacher, who is identified as the narra- tor, but whose lip movements are completely unrelated to the voicing of the narration, was disturbing. Mem- bers of the group who were expe- rienced classroom teachers, however, opined that this would not disturb the students. The committee felt that groups interested in promoting safety education among elementary school pupils would find this film a valuable addition to the audio-visual resources at their command. —Irving Spigic JUST OUT! THE LIVING BIRD The biology of the bird superbly presented The bird as an efficient biological Courtship and the relationship of machine song to nesting territory The bird's senses of sight, smell and The incubation and hatching of eggs *'*^'''"B The care of both allrical and pre- Adaptations of bills to types of food cocious young The strange story of the parasitic cowbird Murl Deusing Film Productions 5325 W. Van Beck Ave. Milwaukee 14, Wis. YOURS FOR A SOXG (Roy Wilcox Productions, Inc., Meri- den, Connecticut) 22 minutes. IGmm, sound, color, 1954. S2()(l. Produced in collaboration with Richard H. Pough, Chairman, Department of Conserva- tion, .American >ruseum of Natural History. Description Tliis film presents close-up views of twenty-four different species of birds as they are attracted to a Connecticut yard providing the three necessities of life — shelter, water, and food. Trees, bushes, dense plant cover, and home-made nesting boxes are discussed as examples of good bird shelters. The importance of shelter for protection and nesting is emphasized as chirping sparrows, red-eyed vireos, a robin, a Baltimore oriole, and a baby flicker are shown in sheltered areas. The film then illustrates the importance of water in attempting to attract birds. The catbird, towhee, cardinal, mockingbird, purple finch, white-throated sparrow, and goldfinch are .seen enjoying them- selves at water provided in \arious types of containers. .After showing a syrup cup feeder being made, filled with diluted honey, and hung in a tree, the film pictures several species of birds and a chipnunik sampling the honey. Foods, such as beef suet, pea- nuts, bread crumbs, and berries are identified as ideal for attracting birds. Closing scenes show a cedar wax- wing and a bluebird feeding on berries, and picture a male and a female pur- |)le finch, a blue jay. a Hock of evening grosbeaks, a pine siskin, and a ruby- throated hummingbird as the narrator states that birds are easy to attract and fiui to watch. Appraisal I he evaluation committee felt that all age groups would find this film both interesting and educational. In addi- tion to offering entertainment, it (arries a conservation message and shoultl arouse interest in attracting and watching birds. The photography is beautifully done, especially the fine, colorful, close-up views of many dif ferent species of birds. — George Vuke NEW!! NAVAJO CANYON COUNTRY Color-Grandeur on sound film Filmed in the spectaculor, historic Canyon de Chelley and Monument Valley. Exploins influence of this rugged homeland on Nav- ajo history, economy, homes and transpor- tation. Avalon Doggeft Productions 441 No. Orange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Col. 220 Educational Screen ^©hutch beMttment itBHORUilL (14SSR00M Mary Field, Britisii producer of films, once remarked to the effect that children have flash-quick reactions to screen events, and the less dialogue the better. We would like to comment on the first part of this acute observation in connection with the question of whether we want the classroom normal or abnormal when we use projected visual aids. Since the advocates of day- light projection (which does not ex- ist!) call their classroom "normal," it leaves the advocates of darkening with the "abnoniial" classroom. Right now, until the argument gets a lot more convincing. I'll take mine "abnormal," if you please! To return to Miss Field's observa- tion: Why is the child's reaction to the screen event flash-quick:- Could it be that among other things the speed of his reaction is related to the conditions under which he is seeing these screen events? His reactions are quick be- cause his attention is total. His atten- tion is total because there are no competing events and objects. There are no competing events and objects because there has been laid over the entire dassroom a soft lilanket of darkness. In a normal classroom the stream of screen events must compete with events and objects both in and outside the room, .\ttention is far from total. When attention is fractional, the speed of the reaction is lessened. In like manner, when attention is less than total, the reaction to the event is less than total — less quick and less intense. \\hen reactions are less quick and less intense (less total), learning is less deep and lasting. In the alinormal classroom the .screen exent gets a chance to make a stronger and more lasting impression on the child because the child's reaction is much less inhil)ited. To keep this sulijecl from cooling oH too quickly, let me make two observa- tions in closing this little piece: First, in the evolution of visual aids to learn ing. the room was first darkened in May, 1955 f by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN order to enhance a feeble image. This was good, but far too many users of visual aids never noticed the rl;Iation of the conditions cf projection to the power of the projected image. They thought the power of the image was related only to its brilliance. Thus, the effort of screen-makers and projector- makers to get onto the screen a "day- light image." Now that they have ar- rived at a time when they can get an image bright enough to satisfy them, they think that it is old-fashioned and unnecessary to darken the classroom. Second, the normal classroom advo- cates, it .seems to me, fall into this way of thinking because they do not under- stand the uniqueness of the projected visual aids (and the power of the con- ditions of projection), tending to think of them as no more than an extension of the normal materials and processes of the classroom that has remained unchanged far too long into the A-V era. I'll take my visual aids in the ab- normal classroom! ^EW FILMS Our Children Family Films, Inc., has released the first two in a new series of motion pic- tures for and about children and the moral problems they meet and must face in their everyday living. "Our Children" is the .series, and Flying Straight and Clean House are the first two releases. Each runs about 15 min- utes. They are intended for use with children 8 to 12 years old in their church school classes, groups and clubs. Parents, too, should see these films. Both groups should discuss what they see, but there should be no dis- cussion when they see the films to- gether. It is safe to assume that almost any family will do considerable talking about these films in the days that follow. The first film deals with honesty, and the situation is authentic enough to have bite and traction with youngsters. The second concerns itself with neat- This scene from the film "The Right Hand" is taken from the closing sequences of the picture and shows the minister extending the right hand of Christian fellowship to those who hove been won to church membership by lay workers of the church. 221 SONG or THE Shining lyiountains THE HONEST FACTS: Shocking, Biffer, Brutal TIME: 1955 PLACE: Indian Reservations, USA ^^ ACTION: A sensitive young man re- turning from school to the reservation farm home on his ancestral acres, finds his family submerged in the relentless tides of economic chaos. At the cross- roads of nowhere, he takes a long look into the life that lies ahead — and sees only misery, frustration, poverty — with- out promise, future or hope. Until — the valiant work- ers at the little Indian Mis- 1,51 sion bring the song of hope surging through his conscious- ness and open the door to a bright new future. The rugged grandeur of the its natural MAKE LASTING IMPRESSIONS WITH BFC FILMS West filmed in color. 2SV] minutes, 16 mm. sound Rental: Color — $12.00 Block and White — $8.00 Send for complete catalog of BFC Films and the name of your nearest film rental library. Write fo Depl. E BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION National Council of the Churches of Christ In the U.S.A. 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. FILMSTRIPS FOR CHILDREN for Vacation Church School • Neighborhood relationships. • God's care through the family and community helpers. • Friendliness and concern for other people. Write for free descriptive sheets and suggestions for eurrtltiting these filmstrips trith miny r«ca- tUtn church school courses. Church Screen Productions 806 Broadway Nashville 3, Tenn. THE ONLY GUARANTEED SERflnH REmOURl PROCESS FOR 1 6 AND 35 MM FILM Serving for many yeors Universities of Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colo- rado, Yale and Syracuse, ond State Depart- ments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Con- necticut and Maryland, and many others. Write for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. ness and with the care of one's prop- erty and with one's respect for the things that l)eIong to other members of the family. There is less bite and traction here, but the boys and girls will get the point and many parents will do some self-examination. The reviewer questions two things in regard to these films. Should scrip- ture be lugged in by the nape of its neck? Films are not made religious, or more religious, by some character piously tfuoting St. Paul. Secondly, shculd films be stopped at certain points for audience discussion? This utilization technique, recommended by the producer, should be questioned. Films are not made more effective by applying a filmstrip utilization tech- nique to them. Give the subject matter the finest possible film-treatment, and then do the discussion after the fihn has been seen. Anyway, that's our feel- ing about it. What do you readers think? Right Hand of Fellowship The Right Hand is a 28i/o-minute color film on lay personal evangelism. The story is narrated by the minister. He explains how the class he is about to receive into the fellowship of the church is the result of church members' winning others to the church through their normal contacts with these neigh- bors. This film can be used to alert church members to their evangelistic opportunities, showing that faithful witnessing for Christ does make a dif- ference. To some the incidents and situations may not seem authentic: to many the film will seem slow moving. Its technical qualities are excellent. (Evangelical & Reformed Church, 1505 Race St.. Philadelphia 2: rental for color 512) See cut on preceding page. FILMSTRIPS The World Believes Taken as a whole, SVE has done a fine job on the first four filmstrips in its "The World Believes Series." The artwork is good — uncluttered frames, strong sure drawing, and true and in- teresting colors. The guides for the users are exceptionally complete and useful. The four titles are: Islam To/lay (34 frames): Judaism Today (32 frames); The Roman Catholic Church Today (34 frames): and Protestant Christianity Today (49 frames). Pre- pared under the general supervision of two University of Chicago profes- sors, each filmstrip and commentary were checked by a scholar or authority in the area of faith concerned. In the filmstrip on Protestant Chris- tianity today there is a four-frame di- gression which this reviewer regrets and questions. In it Psalm 8:3-5 is placed alongside a passage from the Zoroastrian Bundahis: Psalm 103:21,22 is compared with a passage from Surah I of the Koran; the Ten Command- ments are put opposite the Buddhist Eight-Fold Path: and Micah 6:8 is compared with a passage from Tao-Te king. In the study of the world's religions, endless comparisons of their scriptures are possible, but why drop into such a series of filmstrips. definitely not in the general format of comparative reli- gions, a sequence comparing scrip- tures? And of all the places to drop it! What has this sequence to do with an iniderstanding of the basic nature of Christianity today, either Protestant or Roman Catholic? Since all the passages cited were from the Old Testament, why were they not used to explain Judaism to- day? Since between the O.T. and the Koran there is a multitude of close literary parallels, why not use it to explain Islam today? In a series of film- strips on the world's scriptures one would naturally expect such compari- sons in abundance, but not in this series and certainly not in the film- strip ar es Salaam and the mo■■- Romance of Transportation II mins. color Sole $115 Rental $6.00 A film of unusual high quality on the successive stoges in the development of transportation in Canada. An animoted film produced by National Film Board of Canada. Distributed by INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC. 57 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago 4, III. Pierre FRESNAY in his first HiikHsIi ^lirahiiia role . . "THE AMAZING ^/f, onsieur FABRE' The dramatic .^Kiry of the poor Kruiuli boy who rose to the position of one of the world's greatest entoinologists. Arailable in I fin, excluHivelu fn Contemporary films inc Ul«.J?M.lh^,M«,r.*l» . MUrm, Mill M104.S "MANNA ft SOUTH SEAS" Bajic educational story of life of the Fiji Is- landers, and their dependence on the world's most important tree — the CCMIONUT PALM. 5th Gr. to ColleEC. Educ. Coll. Edith David- son, AV Dir.. Seattle Schools, R. A. Derrick, Curator. Fiji Museum. 20 min. - Spot Sound - Color - (19} For preview and teacher's guide, write MARTIN MOYER PRODUCTIONS 900 Federal Ave. Seattle 2, Wash. The most interest-compelling demonstration yet of the stature the non-theatrical film has won AMERICAN FILM ASSEMBLY, 1953 llic Film Council of America's Sec- ond Film Assembly and Golden Reel Film Festival proved a powerful mag- net that drew film and soundslide enthusiasts to New York's Waldorf- .\storia hotel from all over the land. High point in the program, which took up the whole first week in .\pril, was a banquet session at which more than 600 diners watched the award of "Os- car" equivalents to winners in 25 mo- tion picture and three soundslide categories (facing page). In his wel- coming speech. New York's mayor, Robert F, Wagner, went far beyond the customary routine greetings and gave a finely-reasoned, highly-appre- ciative discourse on the importance of the 16mm film. The main address was delivered by Paul Rotha, veteran Brit- ish documentarist, who fiew the .Atlan- tic just for this occasion: the Rev, S. Franklin Mack, head of the Broadcast- ing and Film Commission of the Na- tional C:ouncil of Churches, delivered the invocation; Dr, Paul Wagner, FCA head, presided. Especially Impressive Two general evening sessions were especially impressive. In the first. Bos- ley Crowther, famed film critic on the New York Times, challenged both audience and a panel of notables on the implications to the non-theatrical field of recent technological advances ranging from ever-wider screens to pic- ture-on-tape for individual viewing. In the second evening session Dr. James Card, curator of films at the George Eastman Hou.se, deprecated the whole idea of any 16-3.5 millimeter distinc- tion, and chided educators for their alleged aloofness to the transcendant virtues of the theatrical entertainment film per se. Difficulties Evident More than 300 motion pictures and nearly a hundred soundslidcs, coming from approximately 200 entrants, were judged in a crowded three day sched- ule, the winners being shown during the two following days. Entries con- formed more strictly to category lines this year, thanks to a new pre-screening routine enlisting the cooperation of film groups from coast to coast and broatlening the evaluator base con- siderably. The diificidties of getting objective judgments on any basis of individual subjective impression under one-time \iewing under quite abnormal conditions remain evident. Productive Conferences The "assembly" activity, as distinct from the more glamorous "golden reel" phase, was centered in .some productive group conferences and in se\eral work- shop efforts. .Amcjng the former were the Soundslide Crjnference, the F^ilm Society Caucus, and meetings of the College .Art .Association, Independent Film-makers Association, Eastern Medi- cal .School .Audio-Visual Co-ordinators, Local Film Councils, Film Preview Centers, and similar special interest groups. In some areas at least the effort to run film-user workshops collapsed because of small attendance and the greater attractive power of "film for film's sake" programs. Such workshops have greater meaning contiguous to large subject area meetings where the film serves rather than dominates. 1 he 1955 New York .As.sem"bly repre- sents perhaps the most interest-compel- ling demonstration yet of the stature the non-theatrical film has won. The metropolitan daily press gave excellent news coverage and some editorial rec- ognition, and tele\ision and film audi- ence use of the award films will spread this inlkience for months to come. A New Test Less encouraging was the relatively limited advertising and exhibit space support by most of the audio-visual industry. .A new test of FC.A's industry and ma.ss support will come in response to a just-announced membership drive — individual FC:.V memberships are solicited at %b per year, producer mem- berships at .l!;50 to S50(), manufacturer memberships at .SlOO to .'>2000, Income from membership and industr\ sources was never impressive in FC.A's earliest days when its program was broader but its accomplishments less tangil)le. To- day, when FCA can point to numerous programs actually carried out-not the least of which is the Second Film .As- sembly and Golden Reel Film Festival — the outcome may be otherwise. -WFK 224 Educational Screen • • * * • GOLDEN REEL AWARD WINNERS * * * * * The following sound slidefilms end 16mm American Film Assembly-Golden Reel Film Americo in New York City, April 4-8, 1955 boldfoce. SOUND SLIDEFILMS Educotion: Sulamith Finds Tomorrow (entered and sponsored by Hadossah, produced by the Jewish Agency, Youth Aliyoh Department) Industry: Something to Live By (entered and produced by Henry Strauss Or Company, sponsored by Studeboker Corporation ) Religion: Counseling for Church Voca- tions I entered and produced by Radio ond Film Commission of the Methodist Church, sponsored by the interboord Committee on Christian Vocotions) 16MM MOTION PICTURES Citizenship and Government: The Stran- ger 'entered and produced by Film Productions international, distributed and owned by the Ford Foundation, sponsored by the Government of India) Economics and Business: Twenty-Four Hours (entered and sponsored by Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, produced and distributed by New World Produc- tions! Education: The Wisconsin Cleft Palate Story 'entered, produced and distribu- ted by University of Wisconsin Photo- graphic Laboratory, sponsored by De- partment of Public Instruction, Bureau for Handicapped Children) Health and Hygiene: Horizons of Hope (entered and sponsored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, produced by John Sutherland Productions, distributed by Movies, U.S.A.) History and Biography: Saugus Ironworks Restoration (entered and produced by Filmfax Productions, sponsored by American Iron and Steel Institute and First Iron Works Association, distrib- uted by American Iron and Steel In- stitute! Human Relations: And Now Miguel (en- tered and distributed by United World Films, produced by Joseph Krumgold, sponsored by U.S. Inf. Agency) Industrial Processes: Gloss and You (en- tered by Corning Glass Works, dis- tributed by Association Films, produced by Paul Hance Productions) International Understanding: Asian Earth (entered, produced, distributed by Atlantis Productions) Literary, Musical, and Theatrical Arts: Character Make-up for Men (entered, produced and distributed by Audio Visual Education Service, University of Minnesota) Medical Sciences: Fractures of the Femur about the Hip (entered, produced and distributed by Churchill-Wexler Film Productions) Natural Resources: The American Fla- mingo Centered, produced and dis- tributed by Corlin Films) Recreation: Split the Ring (entered, pro- duced and distributed by Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University) Religion and Ethics: Souls in Conflict (entered and distributed by Billy Gra- ham Evangelistic Films, produced by Great Commission Films, Inc. in co- operation with Anglo-Scottish Films) Safety: Paddle a Safe Canoe (entered, produced and sponsored by Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, distrib- mofion pictures won top awards at the Festival, presented by the Film Council of Titles of the winning films ore printed in uted by Public Education Department, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. ) Soles and Promotion: Counter Measures (entered and distributed by Eastman Kodak Company, produced by Infor- mational Films Division, Eastman Kodak Company) Science: ABC of Jet Propulsion (entered, sponsored and distributed by General Motors Corp., produced by Sound Master, Inc. ) Visual Arts: From Renoir to Picasso (en- tered and distributed by Brandon Films, produced by Paul Haesoerts) Classroom Films: How to Moke Papier Moche Animals (entered and pro- duced by Mrs. Ruby Niebauer, dis- tributed by Bailey Films) Five Colorful Birds (entered, produced and distributed by Coronet Films) The Story of Light (entered ond spon- sored by General Electric Company, produced by Transfilm Dolly wood) Industrial Arts: Chisels and Gouges (entered, produced and distributed by Young America Films) Insect Catchers of the Bog Jungle (entered, produced and distributed by Wm. M. Harlow) Avant Garde and Experimental Films: Panto Rhei (entered and distributed by Rembrandt Films, produced by N. V. Forum Film Productie) Cultural Value Shorts and Features. David (entered and distributed by British Information Services, produced by World Wide Pictures, sponsored by Welsh Committee of the Festival of Britain) CONSIDER SERVICE When Buying 16nim. Projectors The DeVrylife is the finest 1 6mm. projec- tor on the market. Your selection of the DeVryllte is justified by every comparison of quality-built features. It Is designed and built for long trouble-free service. And speaking of service, you'll need a minimum of it with o DeVrylite projector. If you ever do need service, though, you'll find that Technical Service, Inc., has the finest service organization available. Prompt delivery of parts and immediate service by highly skilled technicians are always assured. DeVrylite projectors ore designed so that owners can moke most of the service adjustments — if and when required. Lamps, amplifier and all mechanical ports ore conveniently located for easy service without any special tools. So, when buying a 1 6mm. projector, con- sider service. Select one that requires a minimum of service, thot is easy for the user to adjust and that has a fine nation- wide service organization. By all standards of performance and service, DeVrylite will continue to be your best buy — now and in the future. A new brochure offers you complete details. Write for your copy today. It's free. Technical Service, Inc. DEPT. H 30865 Five Mile Road Livonia, Mich. May, 1955 225 News of the industry: organizations, people and products ySudio-visual trade review National A-V Convention July 22-27, 1955 More people and more groups than ever before are expected to join in the 1955 National Audio-Visual Con\en- tion and Trade Sliow to be held in Chicago's Hotel Sherman July 22-27, according to a preliminary announce- ment of convention plans by J. E. Lewis. President of the National Audio- Visual Association. This annual audio- visual get-together is planned for all interested in and working with audio- visual equipment and materials. The following audio-visual organiza- tions will hold concurrent national meetings: Educational Film Library Association, Audio-Visual Conference of Medical and Allied Sciences, Asso- ciation of Chief State School Audio- Visual Officers, and National Audio- visual Association. This vear for the first time two other audio-\isual organizations will partici- pate in the convention. An .4udio- Visual Workshop for Training Direc- tors in Business and Industry will be sponsored by the Illinois Training Di- rectors' .Association. An .Audio-Visual Workshop for Agricultural Leaders will be presented by "County Agent and \'o-Ag Teacher" Magazine. In addition to these seven separate group meetings, there will be national sales meetings of some 23 equipment manufacturers and producers of ma- terials. One of the major points of interest for meml)ers of all these groups will be the tenth annual National .Audio- Visual Convention Trade Show, with more than 165 exhibits of audio-visual materials and equipment — expected to be the largest such trade show in the history of the audio-visual field. Further details about the 1955 Na- tional Audio-Visual Convention and Trade Show will appear in the Sum- mer Issue of Educational Screkn. Everyone interested in audio-visual teaching technic]ues is invited to at- tend. Hotel reservation blanks and copies of the final program may be secured from the National .-\udio- Visual Association, 2540 Eastwood .Ave., Evanston, Illinois. General Precision Acquires SVE Stock W. H. Garvey, Jr., President of the Society for Visual Education. Inc.. Chi- cago, manufacturer and ])roducer of audio-visual aids and photographic equipment, has announced that as of March 7, 1955, Cieneral Precision Equipment Corporation of New York acquired all of the outstanding stock of the Society for Visual Education. Herman G. Place, President and Chairman of the Board of General Pre- THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. °' Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull black and com- pletely opaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or without fightproof housing. Ask your regular supply house or write for Bulletin 54. 1900 N. NARRAGANSETT CHICAGO 39, ILL. cision Ef|uipmcnt Corporation, an- nounced simultanecjusly that SVE will be operated as a wholly owned sub- sidiary with the same ollicers continu- ing excejjt for James L. Garard, for- merly Chairman of the Board, and G. B. Miller, formerly Treasurer. ,SVE will continue to function under the same policies as heretofore. New Sales Policy for Vistarama "Squeeze" Lenses Carl W. Dudley. President of Vistarama, Inc., has announced an agreement with S,O.S. C;inema Supply Corporation, New ^■ork. granting the exclusive agency for Vistarama ana- morphic wide screen sxsteni of photog- raphy throughout the eastern half of the United States with a non-exclusive arrangement in the rest of the coinitr\ and overseas. Vistarama, like Cinemascope, em- ploys an anamorphic "scjuee/e" lens by which images twice the normal width are compressed onto regular 35nnn or Ifinnn negatives. Projected through the C:inematic IV or any of the other Cinemascope-type projection lenses, the picture can lie spread to an aspect ratio of 2.66 to 1. Like Cinemascope, Vistarama is best projected on a slightly curved, all pmposc screen, and stereophonic soinid helps to create the most effective illusion. In addition to regular theatrical use, Vistamara is now available for the in- dustrial and educational fields. Vista- rama anamorphic lenses are easily mounted on any professional 35mni or Kimm camera. 1 he new distributor, S.O.S. Cinema SuppK Corporation, has shop facilities for momning Vistarama on any type 16nim or 35mm profes- sional camera. Three New Da-Lites Three new projection screens have been announced h\ the Da-Lite Screen Company, 2711 N. Pulaski Rd.. Chi- cago 39, Illinois. These screens feature new glas.s-beaded fabrics for more bril- liant and improved color projection, new operating ease, new decorator colors, and new long-lasting chrome and metal plating. Ihese screens are Da-Lite's Challen- ger, Versatol and C^omet. I'he first two have Da-Lite's famous "push-button" oijening. an exclusive Da-Lite feature to help the user set up his screen in seconds. The Comet, Da-Lite's budget- 226 Educational Screen priced tripod model, has a new stream- lined gooseneck for added ease in set- ting up and sturdy upright tubing with a free-riding leg assembly. Comet also has the new White Magic glass- beaded fabric for impro\ed color pro- jection. There has been no increase in price. Soundview Abroad AH Soundview Automatic Projectors are now sold overseas exclusively through R.C..\. International. Tliis ex- port tieup underscores the increasing importance of audio-visual etjuipment in foreign markets, especially in con- nection with "Point 4" programs. Soundview is now located in new tjuarters at 282 Seventh Ave.. New York I. \. Y. New Auto-Magazine Projector For 2x2 Slides I'oilouing on the liecls of Revere"s self-operating, completely automatic "888" is the new auto-magazine 35mm slide projector known as the Revere "553" (equipped with 300-watt lamp) and tlie Revere "555" (equipped with 500-walt lamp). The new "553"/"555" uses a simple function lever with a two-position set- ling for either manual or automatic index operation. The automatic index Revere 553/555 l)rojects slides in secpicnce without touching the selector knol). ,\ single flij] of the linger on the conveniently situated transport lever advances slides automatically to be automatically faded in and out and returned to the proper magazine tray slot. A 15° tunnel tilt prevents slide spillage, and the maga- zine tray is also a tabbed permanent file for 3() slides of all type mounts, mixed. When .set for manual, the Revere "553"/"555" shows slides in sequence, skip-selected or re-projected. The number of the cho.sen slide is always clearly visible in the index window on top of the projector. Language Laboratory by DuKane Stephens C^ollege language students in Columbia, Missouri, are talking aloud to themselves these days and no one on campus thinks it a bit strange. In fact, the behavior is hailed as a step forward in revitalizing instruction and interest in such modern languages as French, German and Spanish. The school's newest teaching device, a complex electronics installation known as the Language Laboratory, is designed to improve oral comprehen- sion and ijrotuniciation. Each first and second year language student is re- quired to attend weekly a half-hour laboratory session to supplement the five hours weekly she spends in her language class. Tailor-made to Stephens College specifications by the OuKane Corpora- tion of St. C:harles, Illinois, the in- stallation offers "Susie Stephens" a highly useful electronic "speech re- flector" with which she hears her own voice objet ti\ely, thus helping her ac- celerate her linguistic progress. Master unit of the "speech reflector" is a DuKane electronic sound console ec|uipped with a tape recorder and a three-speed phonograph. By setting a series of switches, the laboratory in- structor can "broadcast" tape record- Your PROJECTOR will be SAFER- will SET UP EASIER i ANY FLOOR with the PROJECT-0-STANa Trade Mark Tested and approved by Schools, Churches, Institutions,- Businesses, and Governments. OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES ARE: 1. Permanent-Mold Hi-Test Aluminum Casting. 100% Rigid. No shake or play. 2. Built-on carrying handle and web straps for securing legs. 3. New Easy-Grip disc-type lock knob locks and releases instantly. 4. Top table and legs have TAN WRINKLE ENAMEL FINISH. 5. Large IVs" diameter high-tensile alumi- num legs with rubber tips. i TOP AREA 19" X 12" HEIGHT RANGE 24" to 44" "PROFESSIONAL" Model 203 An Amazinq Value at CO^ 7"? "^' only * < «•' J price 10% Discount on 2 or more to Schools and Institutions only! ADJUSTAIIE LEOS for sloping floors and quick aiming. STRADDLES SEATS th St., New York City, has recently introduced two new high-fidelity machines. One is a portable Transcription Playback Machine which is said to provide new reality of sound. A Hi- Gain straight AC amplifier with five- watt output is incorporated into the unit with a frec(uency range up to 13.000 cycles. The second unit to be released is a Hi-Fidelity Automatic Record Changer playing 7" to 12" records automatically at all three speeds. It has a push-pull Hi-Gain amplifier with frecpiency re- sponse up to 18,000 cycles. Free & Helpful Write to . . . • Intkrnationai. Film Bureau, 57 E. Jack.son Blvd., C:hicago 4, Illinois, for a copy of a brand-new 30-page catalog of "Films for the Study and Enjoyment of Art." • .Society for Visual Education, 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois, for an illustrated catalog of Protestant religious and educational filmstrips and slidesets. • McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Dept., 330 West 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y., for a complete listing of available films and filmstrips on a wide variety of subjects - mental health, education, child development, mar- riage, etc. • Educational Laboratories. Inc.. 1823 Jefferson Place, N. W., Washing- ton 6, D. C, for a reprint of an article titled "Wall Pictures: An Old Teaching Device Reshaped." • Minnesota Mining and Manufac- turing Co.. Dept. M5-12, 900 Faucjuier St., St. Paul, Minnesota, for a glos.sary of tape recording terms. • Ideal Pictures, Inc., 58 E. South Water St., Chicago I, Illinois, for a new free catalog of more than 2000 educational films that may be rented. • Eastman Kodak Co., Department 2, Rochester 4, N. Y. for a new pamphlet describing the Kodascope Pageant series of 16mm sound and silent projectors. • Educational Screen. Reprint Dept., 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois, for copies of the article ".Adventure in .Arithmetic," published in the Febru- ary. 1955 issue of Educational Screen. The article describes the use of the alxTcus and the adding machine in teathing arithmetic. Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Autlnentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums ond libraries. )oin the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive a new color filmstrip each month Oct, through May — 8 for $25 MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Educational Screen SUMMER COURSES & WORKSHOPS IN AUDIO-VISUAL METHODS & MATERIALS 1955 - ■ Part 1 EDUCATIONAL SCREEN presents again this year as in post years a specially compiled listing of coming summer courses and workshops in audio- visual teaching methods and materials. Dates, titles of courses, and names of instruc- tors are given insofar as data were available. The listing will be concluded in the Summer issue. ALABAMA Alabama A. &. M. College, Normal June 6-July 9, July 1 1 -Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Education Mrs. Doris D. Ryan Alaboma State College, Montgomery June 3-Aug. 7 Audio- Visual Aids in Education Elisha B. James Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee June 6-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Aids Mrs. P. W. Heodd University of Alabama, Unlversitv June 6-July 1 5, July 18-Aug. 19 Audio- Visual Instruction James F. Cummings Organization & Administration of Audio- Visual Materials Cummings ARIZONA Arizono Stote College, Tempe June 6-July 9 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Irene Nye Audio-Visual Methods Nye Audio-Visual Aids in Education (July ] I-Aug. 13) Nye Arizono State College. Flagstaff June 5-July 10 Audio-Visual Educotion in the Public Schools Richard Lloyd Supervision & Administration of the Audio- Visuol Program Lloyd University of Arizona, Tucson June 6-July 9 Visual & Auditory Aids in Teaching Del Shelley Audio-Visual Moteriols for the Classroom Shelley ARKANSAS A.M. & N. College, Pine Bluff May 30-July 3, July 2-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Instruction: Techniques & Ma- terial Mrs. T. Blakely Administering the Use of Audio-Visual Ma- terials Mrs. Blakely Arkansos A. & M. College, College Heights June 6 July I 3 Audio-Visual Aids Sophia Sue Harper Arkansas State College, Stote College June 6-July 8, July 1 1 -Aug. 12 Audio- Visual Moteriols W. L. Smith Southern State College, Magnolia May 30-July 2 Audio-Visual Methods & Materials Elton Amburn University of Arkansas, Fayetteville June 6-July 1 5 Audio- Visual Education C. H. Cross IOWA Drake University, Des Moines June 13-July 22 Audio -Visual Materials in Education Paul H. Imbrock Momingside College, Sioux City June 6-July 29 Methods of Audio-Visual Aids Robert Green Simpson College, Indianola June 6-July 15 Audio-Visual Aids John E. Dohl MICHIGAN Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs Audio-Visual Education H. J. Show Michigan State College, East Lansing June 21 -July 29 Moteriols & Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction I Charles Schuller Audio-Visuol Instruction Charles Norford, Richard Mitchell Moteriols & Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction 1 1 Norford HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH ''ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Bxtlusively — 10 Min. Per Reel Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Longuage. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS," "AU RESTAURANT," 'COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd.. Los Angeles 24, Cal. Northern Michigan College of Education, Marquette June 20-July 29 A-V Materials & Techniques E. H. Kelley A-V Equipment Kelley Visual -Sensory Aids in Education R. M. McColIom University of Michigan, Ann Arbor June 20-July 30 Visual-Sensory Aids in Education Robert C. Leestmo, Charles Dove Seminar in Audio-Visual Aids Ford L. Lemler Wayne University, Detroit June 27-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction & Learning Visual Instructional Materials Production of Instructional Moteriols Practicum in Production of Audio-Visual Materials Audio- Visual Research Master's Thesis in Audio-Visual Education Audio-Visuol Essoy Direction Doctoral Thesis Direction Arthur Stenius & staff for all courses Western Michigan College, Kalamazoo June 20-July 29 Audio -Visual Education Corl B. Snow MINNESOTA Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter June 13-JuIy 22 Audio-Visual Methods & Materials Oliver C. Hogglund Macalester College, St. Paul June 20-Aug. 12 Audio-Visual Methods Lyman Mites State Teachers College, Monkato June 7-July 1 5 Audio- Visual Education Edward R. McMohon State Teochers College, Moorheod June 6-1 1 Audio-Visual Institute H. B. Addicott State Teachers College, Winona June 13-July 22 Visual & Auditory Aids M. R. Raymond University of Minnesoto, Duluth Bronch June 13-July 16 Audio-Visual Materials in Education Ward M. Wells Production of Audio- Visual Moteriols (July 18-Aug. 201 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis June 13-July 16 Audio-Visuol Materials in Education Neville Pearson Audio- Visual Materials Cr Equipment Laboratory Pearson Problems in Audio- Visual Education Pearson July )8-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Moteriols in Educotion Coordinating an Audio-Visuol Education Program Problems in Audio-Visual Education MISSISSIPPI Blue Mountoin College, Blue Mountain June 2-July 6 Audio- Visual Education Paul W. Grahom University of Mississippi, University June 1 -Aug. 1 4 Audio- Visual Materials in Education H. D. Worthy Utilization of Audio-Visual Materials in Education Worthy MISSOURI Central Missouri State College, Worrensburg June 7-July 29 Audio-Visual Education Howard F. Baltz Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, KirksviHe June 6-Aug, 1 t Audio-Visuol Aids in Educotion Foret L. Crooks Audio-Visual Workshop Uune 20-241 Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville June I -Aug. 1 Audio-Visual Aids Robert DuBey Southeast Missouri State College, Cape Gir- ardeau May 30-Aug. 3 Audio- Visual Aids Rolland P. Schlieve Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield June 1 -Aug. 2 Audio-Visual Aids H. A. Wise University of Missouri, Columbia June I3-Aug. 5 Problems in Visual Education C. W. Ballew GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. /64 NORTH WACKER D R f V E * C H I C * C 0 6 TCLCPHONE STATE 3-7316 16mm SERVICES FOR YOUR PROJECTORl Automatic projection and permanent slide storage IDE CHANGER Makes your projector auto- matic . . . simply slip into place, using the supplied adapter, and operate lever to change slides. Show in se- quence or pick the title you want to see. Each slide at your fingertips! SLIDE MAGAZINE The "heart" of the Airequipt system . . . exclusive all-metal magazine per- manently holds 36 slides, in any or- der. Hands never touch a slide! 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Campion William Jewell College, Liberty June 6-July 29 Audio-Visual Education Isley MONTANA College of Greot Falls, Great Falls June 15-July 29 Audio-Visual Aids in the Enrichment of Learning Sister Xavier Montana Stote College, Bozeman June 13-July 15 Visual Education Bill Johnstone Montana State University, Missoula June 13-July 15 Audio-Visual Aids Henry Knopps Western Montana College of Education, Dillon June 13-Aug. 19 Audio-Visual Education Ralph Kneeland NEBRASKA Doane College, Crete Audio-Visual Education Midland College, Fremont Audio-Visual Education Gilbert Loeninghoener Nebroska State Teachers College, Peru June 7-July 29 Audio-Visual Aids, Elementary Schools Audio-Visual Aids, Secondary Schools Nebraska State Teachers College, Wayne June 6-July 29 Visual-Auditory Educotion C. V. Wait Organization & Administration of Audio- visual Aids C. V. Wait University of Nebraska, Lincoln June 15-July 22 or Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Materials for Teachers Leroy Ortgiesen, Lester Cole Organization & Administration of Audio- Visual Aids Robert Stepp, Ortgiesen, Wesley C. Meierhenry NEW HAMPSHIRE Keene Teachers College, Keene June 27-Aug. 4 Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching Arthur Giovonnongeli University of New Hampshire, Durham July 5-Aug. 1 2 Audio-Visual Materials in the Elementary and Secondary Schools Austin L. OIney Three Courses in Color-Slide Photography at Orford, N. H. (Aug. 1-12, Aug. 15-26, Sept. 26-30) (For information write Charlotte H. Pom- eroy, 18 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale, N.Y.) NEW JERSEY State Teachers College, Trenton June 28-Aug. 10 Photography & Other Visual Aids William H. Hausdoerffer NEW MEXICO New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas June 1 1-July 15 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Sefh H. Parsons Projected Materials in Audio-Visual Education (July I8-Aug. 20) Parsons New Mexico Western College, Silver City June 6-July 29 Utilization of Audio-Visual Materials Nick Chintis University of New Mexico, Albuquerque June 16-Aug. 10 Use of Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching William Runge NEW YORK Columbia University, Teachers College Instructional Materials: Sources, Selection, & Use Paul W. F. Witt Audio-Visual Materials & Methods of Use Witt Laboratory Course in Audio-Visual Instruction Using Television, Radio, and Reco'dings in Education Max R. Brunstetter Preparation & Production of Educational Radio Programs Louis Forsdole Production of Educational Motion Pictures Josef Bohmer Science Films & Related Visual Aids Burnett Cross Communication & the Communication Arts in the Modern Society Forsdole St. John's University, Teachers College, Brooklyn July 5-Aug. 12 Workshop in Audio-Visual Education Lulu M. Spilde Stote Teachers College, Albany July 5-Aug. 1 3 Audio-Visual Materials of Instruction Loborotory in Audio-Visual Materials State Teachers College, Buffalo July 5-Aug. 12 Workshop in Audio-Visual (Graduate) Paul Smoy Workshop (Undergroduote) Horold Steffen State Teachers College, Courtlond . J ,, -'"ly 6-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Aids Franklin Coolidge SPECIAL OFFER TO SUMMER COURSE INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is making a special offer to summer course in- structors and students interested in extra copies of this leading audio- visual magazine for class use or in subscriptions for year-round use. For details, write EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, Summer School Dept., 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. NEW YORK (Continued) State Teachers College, Glassboro June 27-Aug. 5 Investigations into Newer Audio-Visual Aids Materiois J. W. Carey State Teachers College, Oswego July 5-Aug. 12 Production of Audio-Visual Materiois Theodore Beers Administration of Audio-Visual Programs (Aug. 15-26) Beers Stote Teachers College, Plattsburgh July 5-Aug. 12 Selection & Use of Audio-Visual Materials Wagner College, Stoten Island June 27-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Education Mrs. Marie Pfloum NORTH CAROLINA Duke University, Durham July 26-Aug. 31 Audio-Visual Aids in Educotion Irwin A. Eckhouser East Caroline College, Greenville June 6-July 12 Visual Aids in Education Fronk G. Fuller Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory June 5 July 13 Audio-Visuol Education G. R. Patterson North Carolina College, Durham June 7-July 30 Audio-Visual Materials & Methods Norman Johnson Workshop in Audio-Visual Materials (June 7-July 14) James E. Parker, Johnson University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill June 9-July 16, July 1 S-Aug. 24 Audio-Visual Instruction: Technique & Material Charles Milner Western Carolina College, Cullowhee June 6-July 15 Audio-Visual Education Poul J. Ritter Radio and Television Education (July I8-Aug. 26) Woman's College, University of North Carolina, Greensboro July 21 -Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Methods of Teaching Dale Keller Production of Audio-Visual Materials (June 13-24) Keller NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo June 13-July 23 Audio-Visual Methods & Moteriots in Education Norman Krong State Teachers College, Dickinson June 13-Aug. 5 Visual Education Gordon Olson Stote Teachers College, Valley City June 13-Aug. 5 Projection Mochines H. O. Pearce Audio-Visual Aids Pearce OHIO Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green June 13-July 22 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Sherwin G. Swartout Kent Stote University, Kent Audio-Visual Materials in Education Ralph H. Hall Problems in Audio-Visual Education Hall Radio in Education Photographic Production Two Notable Burton Holmes Fifms "AUSTRIA" .\ 22-min. study in courage and faith. Color, $190; b&w, $9,'); 'Sccoiidarv. "COASTAL BRAZIL" .4n Il-min. sequel to "Rio." Color, $100; bR:w, .$30; Elemcntaiv. Your preview prints ore reody. Write now PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Colif. 230 Educotional Screen OHIO (Continued! Miami University, Oxford June 13-July 22, July 25-Aug. 26 Audio-Visual Materials & Methods James Taylor, iack NeitI Ohio Northern University, Ada July 18-Aug. ]9 Audio-Visual Education C. C. Roberson University of Cincinnoti, Cincinnati June 17-July 23 Audio-Visual Aids in tiie Classroom Victor Coles Workstiop: Audio-Visual Means in the Improvement of Instruction (June 6-17) W. A. Wittich, Maurice T. Iverson University of Toledo, Toledo July 28-5ept. 2 Photographic Equipment & Audio-Visual Aids Hershmon Preparation of Sound Motion Pictures & Audio-Visual Aids Hershmon Western Reserve University, Cleveland June 20-July 29 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Leslie E. Frye Wilmington College, Wilmington July 18-23 Worl^shop in Audio-Visuol Methods & Materials Graydon W. Yople Youngsfown College, Youngstown June 13-July 16 Audio-Visual Education John F. Walter OKLAHOMA Langston University, Langston July 5-19 Audio-Visual Aids Workshop A. C. Shropshire Oklohomo A. & M. College, Stillwater , .. ,,. June 6-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Education L. M. Hohstadt A-V. Administration J. C. Fitzgerald Adminstrotors' Seminar (June 13-171 ., John Carroll Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City Audio-Visual Aids L. L. Clifton Oklahoma College for Women, Chickasha A J >, , rj -'""<= 2-July 29 Audio-Visual Education Adele Thompson Ponhandle A & M College, Goodwell A ^ w , c^ '^°y 2S-July 21 Audio-Visual Education Eugene Meyer University of Oklahoma, Norman A J ,, , ,., , •''J"^ 20-July 1 Audio-Visual Workshop in Graphic Mate- rials Production Bruce Mclntyre, W. R. Fulton Murray G. Phillips, John j' Long, Russell R. Myers OREGON Eastern Oregon College, La Grande A J w , . , ^^"^ 13-Aug. 5 Audio Visual Aids Luke L. Boone Oregon Stote College, Corvollis A J- ,,. , . . , JiJ^e 20-Aug. 12 Audio-Visual Aids Milton Grassell Writferi & Graphic Teaching Aids Grassell Audio-Visual Aids Seminar Grassell Pacific University, Forest Grove June 6-Aug 5 Instructional Aids Southern Oregon College, Ashland . .. ,,. June 13-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Aids L. Butler Audio-Visuol Aids Workshop (July i 1-22 1 University of Oregon, Eugene July 18-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Aids Donold L. Hunter Willamette University, Salem June 13-July 8 Workshop in Audio-Visual Aids Kenneth Lottick PENNSYLVANIA Bucknell University, Lewisburg June 27-Aug 5 Visual Education Stanford Kunkle Clarion State Teachers College, Clarion June 27-Aug. 5 Audio & Visual Aids in Educotion Horry S. Monson Duquesne University, Pittsburgh June 27-Aug. 25 Audio-Visual Aids Francis X. Kleyle Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown June 28-Aug. 6 Visual Education E. B. Hoover, Donald Smith SCHOOL HEALTH' in Action 16nini, sound, color or birw, 2y\^l min. State Health Dept. shows how a typical city recognizes and corrects its health problems, utilizing avoilable professional and government resources. Fine for school, PTA, church and community showings. Produced and distributed by SAM ORLEANS and ASSOCIATES 211 W. Cumberland Ave. Knoxville 15, Tenn. PENNSYLVANIA (Continuedl { Geneva College, Beaver Falls June 13-Aug. 12 | Audio-Visual Education John S. Mclsoac A-V Aids in Safety Education Byron Morgan, Jr. Grove City College, Grave City i June 20-Aug. 19 Visual-Sensory Education T. H. Penar Lafayette College, Eoston June 20-July 30 Visual Education Fred V. Roeder Lebonon Valley College, Annville June 13-July 22 Visual & Sensory Techniques Gilbert McKlveen Lehigh University, Bethlehem June 23-July 31 Audio-Visual Education A. Gordon Peterkin Mercyhurst College, Erie June-Aug. Visual Aids Mount Mercy College, Pittsburgh June 27-Aug. 6 Visual Aids S. Roseanne Visual-Sensory Education S. M. Coleman Pennsylvania State University, University Park June t3-July 1 Visual & Other Sensory Aids for Teachers A. W. VanderMeer Preparation of Educational Still Pictures Murray July 5-Aug. 13 Visual & Other Sensory Aids for Teachers G. M. Torkelson Preparation of Educational Still Pictures Murray Scripting & Shooting Educationol Motion Pictures Staff Radio & Television in Education Staff Seminar in Curriculum Materials & Their Utilizotion VanderMeer Aug. 15-Sept. 2 Advanced Audio-Visual Equipment Staff State Teachers College, East Stroudsburg June 6-July 15 Audio-Visual Education Francis B. McGarry Stote Teachers College, Edinboro June 27-Aug. 7, Aug. 10-28 Audio-Visual Education John Gatzy, E. R. LaFollette State Teachers College, Indiona June 27-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Educotion Wilber Emmert State Teachers College, Kutztown Aug. 8-26 Audio-Visual Education George D. Weiss Stote Teachers College, Lock Haven June 27-Aua. 8 Audio-Visual Education Ernest Schrot Materials & Methods of Teaching Safety Education Schrot State Teachers College, Mansfield June 27-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Education Laurence Snively State Teochers College, Millersville July 18-Aug. 26 Audio-Visual Educotion V. A. Champa State Teachers College, Slippery Rock June 27-Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Education Walter Barber St. Francis College, Loretto June 20-July 29 Visual Aids & Sensory Techniques John Powers State Teachers College, Shippensburg Audio-Visual Education Clarence Glessner Temple University, Philadelphia June 27-Aug. 5 Techniques in Audio-Visual Instruction David B. Bernhardt Audio-Visual Education I Blair Daniels Audio-Visual Education II (Non- Projection Techniques) Daniels University of Pennsylvonio, Philadelphia June 27-Aug. 6 Visual & Sensory Techniques Richard Heisler University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh July 5-Aug. 12 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction Andrew J. Miller University of Scronton, Scranton July 7-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Techniques in Education Harold Benson Woynesburg College, Waynesburg June 14-July 22 Visual & Sensory Education Ernest C. Noyes Westminster College, New Wilmington July 25-Aug. 12 Visual Education Robert Galbreath SOUTH CAROLINA Benedict College, Columbia June 6-July 9, July li -Aug. 12 Audio-Visual Methods W. E, Johnson South Carolina State College, Orangeburg June 13-Aug. 3 Advanced Audio-Visual Aids W. F. Hickson SOUTH DAKOTA Augustano College, Sioux Foils June 6-July 9 Audio-Visual Aids R. W. Schlicht General Beadle State Teachers College, Madison June 6-July 9 Auditory Cr Visual Education W. C. Christenson Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen June 6-July 8, July il- Aug. 12 Introduction to Audio-Visual Education Clarence Wells "FIBERBILT'' CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steei card holder and heavy web strops. 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Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 231 SOUTH DAKOTA (Continued) Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls June 6-July 9 Materials & Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction Leonard Tripp South Dakoto State College, Brookings June 6-July 8 Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching Robert Holdridgc Southern State Teochers College, Springfield June 1 -Aug. 5 Audio-Visual Aids Jesse H. Dawes University of South Dakota, Vermillion June J3-Aug. 12 Audio-Visual Education Cecil Kipling TENNESSEE Bethel College, McKenzie Audio-Visual Aids David Lipscomb College, Nashville Audio-Visual Methods & Materiols Marshall Gunselman George Peobody College for Teachers, Nashville June 10-Aug. 15 Audio-Visual Aids in Education John J. Hanson Le Moyne College, Memphis June 6-July 15 Introduction to Audio- Visual Education Mrs. Charle P. Roland Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate July 5-Aug. 26 Preparation & Use of Audio- Visual Aids Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro June 7-July 14 Methods & Materials in Audio-Visual Aids Teaching Aids Including Audio- Visual Problems in Public School Photography Scorritt College, Nashville July 18-Aug. 19 Audio-Visual Resources in Christian Education Miss Mathe Sue Howell Tennessee Polytechnique Institute, Cookeville June 6-July 12, July 13-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Aids to Teaching Powell Whitfield University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga July 14-Aug. 19 Audio-Visual Aids Allison Slagic TEXAS Hordin-Simmons University, Abilene July 12-Aug. 22 Audio-Visual Aids in the Public Schools Robert A. Collins McMurry College, Abilene June 6-July 1 5 Audio-Visual Education A. W. Hunt North Texas State College, Denton June 2-July 1 3 Audio-Visual Materiols Darrell Dunham Pan American College, Edinburg June 2-July 13, July 15-Aug. 25 A-V Methods & Moterials W. Alexander Hunter Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville June 6-July 12 Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching T. F. Murray Southwest Texas Stote Teachers College, San Morcos June 6-July 15 Audio-Visual Education Eorl Allen Stephen F. Austin State College, Nacogdoches July I2-Aug. 18 Audio-Visual Aids to Instruction in the Elementary School A. L. Long Texas Christion University, Fort Worth June 6-July 15 Audio-Visual Education O. S. Causey Texas College, Tyler June 6-July 15 Audio-Visual Methods & Materiols Allen C. Honcock Texos State College for Women, Denton June 6-July 16, July J8-Aug. 24 Audio-Visual Instruction in Elementary Schools Mrs. Marion de Coligny Audio-Visual Instruction in Secondary Schools de Coligny Texas Technological College, Lubbock June 6-July 16 Audio-Visual Education Horace Clay Hartsell Audio- Visual Education Roymond Leon Davidson Audio-Visual Production Davidson Audio-Visual Workshop Hartsell Audio-Visual Educotion Practicum Ted Eldon Edwords July 18 to August 27 Audio-Visual Education Hartsell AudiQ-Visuol Education Practicum Hartsell Audio-\^sual Education Davidson Advanced Audio-Visual Education Davidson Texos Wesleyon College, Fort Worth June 7-Aug. 6 Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching E. M. Bowman Wiley College, Marshall June-Aug. Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction William A. McMillan UTAH Brighom Young University, Provo June 13-Aug. 19 Audio-Visual Education Jack Hartvigsen Motion Picture Photography Hartvigsen Audio-Visual Materials & Procedures Hartvigsen UTAH (Continued) University of Utah, Salt Loke City Utilization of Audio-Visual Materials Brumbaugh Preparation of Graphic Teaching Materials Brumbaugh Administration of Audio-Visual Moterials Utah State Agricultural College, Logon June 13-July 22 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Eldon Drake Techniques & Development of Audio- Visual Aids Drake VERMONT Middlebury College, Middlebury July I -Aug. 18 Introduction to Language Laboratory Methods M. Fernand Marty VIRGINIA College of William & Mary, Williomsburg June 21 -July 30 or Aug. 19 Audio-Visual Materials & Methods Emory & Henry College, Emory July 18-Aug. 20 Audio-Visual Aids James W. Hill Hampton Institute, Hampton June 20-July 29 Workshop in Audio- Visual Aids William Kearney Longwood College, Formvijle June 20-Aug. 13 Audio-Visual Education Charles H. Patterson Roanoke College, Salem June 13-July 23 or Aug. 13 Preparation & Use of Classroom Materials in Visual Education Miles S. Masters University of Virginio, Charlottesville July 5-Aug. 13 Sensory Materials in Teaching John Alexander Rorer WASHINGTON Central Washington College of Education, Ellensburg June I 4-Aug. 1 2 Instructional Aids: Classroom Utilization Alexander H. Howard, Jr. Instructional Aids: Local Production Howard Instructional Aids: Administration of the Program Howard College of Puget Sound, Tocomo July 18-22 Workshop in Program Preparation for Educational Television J. Albert Brevik Gonxoga University, Spokane June 21 -July 29 Instructional Aids Leo Foltz State College of Washington, Pullman June 20-Aug. 12 Audio-Visual Aids in Education Herbert Hite Preparation & Production of Audio-Visual Aids Hite University of Washington, Seattle June 20-July 20 Auditory & Visual Aids in Teaching Washington, D.C. Alice H. Hoyden WASHINGTON. D. C. Cotholjc University of America June 27-Aug. 6 Basic Principles of Audio-Visual Aids in Education Thomas G. Sheehon Problems of Administration of Audio- Visuol Aids in Education Sheehon Audio-Visual Aids in Business Education Sir M. Alexius Wagner WEST VIRGINIA Fairmont State College, Fairmont July 25-Aug. 26 Selection & Administration of Audio- visual Moterials Gilbert G. Fites, Jr. Morris Harvey College, Charleston July 5-14 Audio-Visual Education Harry M. Browley Solem College, Salem Audio-Visual Education William Rollins WISCONSIN Dominican College, Racine June 20-July 29 Principles & Materials in Audio-Visual Education Sister M. Rito Stout Institute, Menomonie June 20-July 29 Audio-Visual Education David P. Barnard Production of Audio-Visual Materials Barnard Problems in Audio-Visual Education Barnard University of Wisconsin, Madison June 27-Aug. 19 Methods in Audio-Visual Instruction W. A. Wittich. M. Iverson Local Production of Audio-Visual Materials Iverson Seminar in Audio-Visual Education Wittich Wisconsin Stote College, Eou Claire June 13-July 22 Audio-Visual Education Louis E. Slock Wisconsin State College, Stevens Point June 17-July 22 Audio-Visual Education Robert Lewis Wisconsin Stote College, Superior June 13-July 22 Audio-Visual Education Arthur Kruk (To be concluded in the Summer Issue) INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Airequipt Mfg. Co. — 229 Albertsen Distributing Co. ^ 231 Alsher Films - _ 230 American Optical Co 205 Arsco American , _ - - 227 A-V Materials Consultation Bureau .. 218 Bailey Films — 231 Beckley Cardy Co 226 Bell & Howell Co 203 Bond Safety Projects — 230 Brandon Films 228 Broadcasting and Film Commission -„ 222 Camera Equipment Co.... -- 228 Church Screen Productions - 222 Colburn Lab., Geo. W.. ._ 229 Contemporary Films - 224 Coronet Films 219 Daggett Productions, Avolon ..._ 220 Deusing Film Productions, Murl --- 220 Disney Productions, Walt _ 198 Dowling Pictures, Pat . 230 Eastman Kodak Co.-. 207 Fiberbilt Cose Co 231 Focus Films Co. ^ 229 Heidenkomp Nature Pictures 231 Heritage Filmstrips „ 231 Hoefler Productions, Paul 224 Internottonol Film Bureau ,-. .- 224 International Screen Organization 228 Kalort Co. 217 Keystone View Co. __ 206 Long Filmslide Service _ .- 230 Martin Moyer Productions 224 McGraw-Hill Book Co., Text-Film Department - 204 Methodist Publishing House .— 222 Museum Extension Service _ 228 Orleans & Associotes, Som -. 231 Park Films 230 Peerless Film Processing Corp. 223 RCA, Audio- Visual Products 201 Radiant Mfg. Corp. 202 Radio-Mot Slide Co 228 Rapid Film Technique 222 Rhythm-Time Records 228 Simmel -Meservey 230 Teaching Film Custodians 197 Technical Service, Inc. 225 Victor Animotograph Corp Back Cover Viewlex Inside Front Cover Visual Sciences — 230 232 Educational Screen EDUCATIONAL VOL. 34, No. 6 "Wk-'%.. NATIONAL A-V CONVENTION j5lT??.? -27 right hand jman . . v \ / ,1 \ / / ^ in your audio-visual program Your local NAVA Audio- Visual Dealer offers practical, profes- sional assistance in your audio-visual program. His membership in the National Audio-Visual Association is your assurance of his reliability and competence. A specialist in audio-visuals, your "right hand man" is a convenient source for materials, equipment and service. Whether you need help in arranging your motion picture film or filmstrip program, or selecting audio-visual equipment of any type, or finding the right filmstrip, your NAVA Audio-Visual Dealer is the man to call. Just a few of his other services include equipment rentals, complete projection service, and equipment repairs performed by factory-trained technicians. Your NAVA Audio-Visual Dealer is close at hand — and only he can furnish all these important services. Meet your "right hand man"'— for a list of NAVA dealers and the services they offer, write the National Audio-Visual Associa- tion, Evanston, Illinois. I EXCITING! NEW! LOW COST! AUDIO VISUAL METHOD uKane announces ninety 4t -^ with teacher controlled classroom activities built right into the sound These ninety new sound filmstrips (filmstrips with records) are dynamic teaching tools. It is heart warming to watch a teacher using one of them to bring new life and eager interest to every student in the room. Grade Levels: Kindergarten to Junior High School. Classroom validity is their secret. Every word of lesson information has been classroom tested. Every student participation activity grew out of actual classroom use. They work! Subjects: Stories, History, Geography, Biolo- gy, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Gen- eral Science. PRICED TO ALLOW YOU TO HAVE THEM ON HAND TO USE WHEN YOU NEED THEM Ask Your Audio Visual Supplier For a Demonstration or Write DEPT. ES 65 DUKANE CORP., ST. CHARLES. ILL. I am interested in knowing about the DuKane Student Participation Films on the subject(s) of Grade level(s) Name School Address Summer, 1955 237 PROJECTION SCREENS FOR DARK ROOMS ADJUSTS ANTWHfM FROM 110' HIGH ^ ,--^^ lO 9Vt' lOW THE RADIANT WITH FULL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT For classroom or auditorium . . . can be quickly set up for perfect visibility. The 70" model adjusts from only 9','2" from the floor to a height of 110" . . . and is easily adjustable to square sizes for slides, rectangular sizes for movies. Features Radiant's new. improved "Perma-White" Processed Vyna-Flect glass beaded fabric to guarantee the most perfect picture projection pos- sible. Mildew-proof, flame-proof and washable. LIGHT ROOMS Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene THE RADIANT '^lassmm WITH FULL 90° VIEWING ANGLE Projecting in lighted rooms is no longer a problem. The Classroom Screen has proven its ability to show bright, clear pictures under normal artificial or day- time lighting conditions. Eliminates the need for costly room darkening equip- ment in most classrooms. The screen surface is unbreakable. Ask for demon- stration to determine whether Radiant "Classroom" can solve your lighted room problems. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS Giving full story and prices of these remarkable screen developments. RADIANT MANUFACTURING CORP. 1204 S. Talman Ave. ^ Chicago 8, III. -< EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE Summer, 1955 Volume 34, Number 6, Whole Number 333 IN THIS ISSUE C^ditorial 247 A SPEECHLESS CONVENTION -Jtrticlei and Special Zreaturei 244 DAVI AT LOS ANGELES F. Dean McClusky ond Paul W. F. Witt 248 HOW TO USE AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS EFFECTIVELY A. W. VanderMeer 250 FLANNEL BOARDS IN ACTION E. Milton Grassell 253 COORDINATE THE A-V WAY AND THE LIBRARY WAY L. C. Larson 254 NATIONAL A-V CONVENTION 270 SUMMER COURSES & WORKSHOPS IN AUDIO-VISUAL METHODS & MATERIALS, 1955, Port 2 2). •tia 't rtnten ts 256 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockman 260 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss end John Fritz 264 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 265 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee 272 AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW LJtner ZJ-eatureS 240 ON THE SCREEN 242 TAPE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 247 PICTURE OF THE MONTH 270 A-V CONFERENCE CALENDAR 274 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS ATIONAL lATION OF CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 East Lake Street, Chicago I, Illinois. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, $8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extra per year. Other for- eign— $1 extra per yeor. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insure uninterrupted delivery of your magazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educational Screen, Inc. Publication office, Borrington, Illinois; Business ond Editorial Office, 64 E. Loke St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. Re-entered as second-class matter October, 1953 at the post office at Borrington, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ENTIRE ISSUE COPYRIGHT 19S5 BY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, INC. 238 Educational Screen J SCENE FROM SOUND MOVIE made to look over the teacher's shoulder and by the Midvale School in Madison, Wis., listen to the discussion. Action and sound shows class recitation. Parents were able were projected with the Filmosound 202. School-made movie gives parents "teacher's eye view" of kids Experience is the best teacher. It taught the Midvale Parent- Teacher Association the value of audio-visual education. Members recently eavesdropped on a kindergarten lesson, saw and heard unrehearsed first-grade instruction, witnessed a research project in the fourth grade. Their "tour" was a 30-niinute sound movie. The Midvale Story, produced by Principal Paul Olson, with the Bell & Howell "70" camera and Filmosound 202 recording projector. The Filmosound makes magnetic recording on film easy as tape recording. All you do is project the picture and record commentary rii;ht on the film. Your school could put the 202 to good use. New Voices for Educational Movies tells you how good. For your free copy, write Bell & Howell, 7117 McCormick Rd., Chicago 45, HI. HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD 1954 ToUrllS, Il.iwrll f.,r 47 Years of Pioneer ins Contributions to the Motion Picture Industry FACULTY MEMBER. The 202 projects sound or silent 16mm film, plays magnetic or optical sound. Reverse switch, still picture clutch. 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Ecco # I500-N ovoii- ob/e for Neuvotor film cleaning machine. rfectl USE 1500 WITH ECCO SPEEDROl APPLICATOR CUAN AND INSPECT IN WRITt NOW FOR ILLUSTRATID BROCHURti Electro-Chemical Products Corp. 60-A Franklin St. East Orange, N. J On the SCHEEU Now: No Time for Decision For the last several months you readers have been sending us notes ex- pressing preference for either au- dio-visual or audiovisual. We are ready now to report that now is no time for decision —judging from your reactions. The votes have been 50/50. In general the audiovisualists feel more strongly about it than the au- dio-visualists. Some have already blazed the way with signs reading ".Au- diovisual Center" (San Francisco State College, for example). Others hold faithfully to the hyphen (our only anonymous voter says, "Without hy- phen it reads like a disease"). Still others say that no matter how you spell it, audio-visual is no longer the word for it. Should Educational Screen decide to cast the deciding vote, it will likely be in favor of audiovisual — if only to save the hyphenating time and effort. Cover: He's Looking for Life All appearances to the contrary, our cover boy is not focusing his attention on the National AM Convention & Trade Show (maybe he will in a few years when he knows better). No, he's looking for liie — Animal Life at Low Tide. That's the name of the Il-minute sound-color motion picture from which our cover picture is taken. In the film the boy meets some fasci- nating low-tide creatures — the starfish, sea worm, sea anemone, crab, limpet, sea urchin, and snail. One sequence amusingly portrays the humanlike trouble crabs get into when two of them select the same shell as a home. Animal Life at Low Tide was pro- duced by Pat Dowling Pictures. Help: For Teacher & Student This Summer Issue is a Workbook for A-\ Teacher and Student. Unless you missed it. you've already seen a special \-\ .Assignment worked out and used in University of California audio-visual classes (page one of this issue). With minor changes, the A-V .Assignment should be usable and use- fulin all audio-visual classes. We've tried to plan all articles and features with summer-school instructors and students in mind. We especially want to call your attention to Professor VanderMeer's "How to" article on page 248. Conventions: Past & Future This Summer Issue is also a Conven- tion Issue. On page 244 you'll look back at the D.AVI Convention in Los Angeles. On page 254 you'll look for- ward to the National ,A-V Convention in Chicago the last week of July. lime, distance, and associated fac- tors kept us away from L.\ — but we'll be very much present at Chicago's Hotel Sherman this summer. We hope to see many of you readers at the Educational Screen booth (J-57 in the Grand Ballroom). We're setting up a Message Center to help you with your convention communication prob- lems. We've had some practice along those lines since for the past 34 years we've been helping you with your on- the-job communication problems. So we'll see you in July. Incidentally, don't forget that Educational Screen doesn't appear in July and .August. The next issue will come to you the first week of September. .And we've got exciting plans for the next year— an Educational .Screen more interesting and useful than ever before. — JNS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK— Managing Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. BILDERSEE— Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS— Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI— Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, San Jose State College, California LEE W. COCHRAN, Executive Assistant of the Extension Division and Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visuol Instruction, State University of Iowa, President, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, National Edu- cation Association EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educotional Research, Ohio State University, Columbus AMO DE BERNARDIS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET W, DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, Californio W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida F. DEAN McCLUSKY, Professor of Education, Head of Audio-Visual Education, Univer- sity Extension, University of California at Los Angeles J. JAMES Mcpherson, Executive Secretary, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, N.E.A., Washington, D. C. SEERLEY REID. Chief, Visual Educotion Service, U. S. Office of Education, Washington CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin 240 Educotional Screen Teaching Film Custodians A non-profit corporation Films on American Government SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE The story of the preparation and adoption of the Constitution of the United States. THE BILL OF RIGHTS The struggle for the incorporation of the Bill of Rights as the first ten amendments to the Constitution. THE MONROE DOCTRINE The history of the development of the Monroe Doctrine and subsequent instances of its application. JOHNSON AND RECONSTRUCTION The conflict of President Johnson with the Radical Republicans led by Thaddeus Stevens, over policies of reconstruction of the South following the Civil War. INSIDE THE CAPITOL A detailed trip from cellar to dome of the nation's capitol building, including visits to sessions of the House and Senate. THE ARCHIVES A study of the governmental department charged with filing, protecting and preserving important state documents. INSIDE THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION A film analysis of the program of the F.B.I, in protecting American security, with sequences of the train- ing of federal agents. INSIDE THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS A tour of the various rooms and departments of the Congressional Library, in which original editions of famous books and documents are shown. THE UNITED STATES TREASURY A descriptive account of the making of paper money and the handling of old currency, with explana- tions of the function of the Treasury Department. THE MINT The inside story of the Treasury Department's coinage plant at San Francisco. Produced with the technical excellence of Hollywood's major studios. Available in most city, county, stote, and university educational film libraries. Write for your free copy of the new TFC Handbook of Classroom Films. TEACHING FILM CUSTODIANS, INC. 25 West 43rd Street New York City 36 Summer, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 241 BRANDON FILMS proudly presents 10 FILMS ^ selected for the 1955 GOLDEN REEL Festival including Award Winner FROM RENOIR TO PICASSO BrilliuHl iutrodiictioti to modfrn art 32 Min. B&W Sale $135 Rental $27.50 Recognition of Merit FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE Eiigliilt .'iCulptyess Hepivorlli and her work Recognition of Merit THE COMPENIUS ORGAN Mtisl( of liuxtehinie on fttnioits organ FROM DORIC TO GOTHIC History and princtfde'i o} architecture THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI Ofliciiii film of the Windsor Collection FRESCOES IN DANISH CHURCHES Hiblical thetnes in i-illage churches MOODS IN MOTION A new art form interprets mental moods SHE SHALL BE CALLED WOMAN .-tfrican social fMit terns in native sculpture SWISS PEASANT ARTIST - HAUSWIRTH story of the master of fjaffcr cutouts Write for free descriptive brochure: BRANDON FILMS, INC. 200 Wcit 57lh Street, New York 19. N. Y. Dept. ES ''FIBERBIir^ CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corneri, steei card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of finest Quality" Tor 16mm Film — 400' to 3000' R«*l< Sold by All Leading Dealers Get set for Fall, make arrangements now TAPE EXCHAIGE PROGRAM Educational Screen's International Tape Exchange Program is expand- ing rapidly — all the way to South Africa and West Pakistan. The Pro- .grani brings together classes in this country with classes in other countries interested in exchanging classmade tape recordings for the purpose of getting better acquainted. If you are interested in a tape exchange with any of the people and places listed below, write directly to the name and address given, describe your class (age level, subject taught, etc.), explain the kind of re- cordings you would like to exchange, and offer to send the first recording. See the .\pril, 1955 issue of Educational Screen, page 172, for further details about the Tape Exchange Program. WEST PAKISTAN Iffat Almas, Principal C.J. P. School (elementary) Nowshere Cantt N.W.F.P. West Pakistan Frontier College for Women Peshawar N.W.F.P. West Pakistan Cantt Public High School Peshawar Cantt West Pakistan Government Girls High School Nowshere Cantt N.W.F.P. West Pakistan Cantt Junior Public School Nowshere Cantt N.W.F.P. West Pakistan HAWAII Mrs. Helen C. Griggs Teaching Materials Center Oahu Schools 1227 Pensacola St. Honolulu 14, Hawaii SOUTH AFRICA The Principal Houghton Primary School Houghton Johannesburg. South .\frica The Principal Queens High School Langermann Drive Kensington Johannesburg. South .\frica The Principal Kensington Hoer Skool York Road Kensington Johannesburg, South .Africa The Principal Enimerentia Primary School Emnierentia Johannesburg, South Africa The Principal Selborne Primary School Vereeiiiging Transvaal South Africa FRANCE M. Georges Gerard Professeur au Lycee de Garcons Troyes Aube France (Mr. Gerard writes, ".\s a teacher of English at 7>oyes High School, I am very much interested in your Tape Exchange Program and I would like the address of some school in the U. S. with w'hich we might exchange tape recordings. The French boys with whom I should like to begin the ex- change have studied English for two years, but I might select boys of a higher grade level later on. May I sug- gest that the school you get us in touch with send first a tape recording to see how it works on our recorders, which are perhaps different from yours. Our recorders are tape recorders with two tracks: on some of them the sound is recorded on the top part of the tape, on the others on the bottom part. But I hope that any difficulty arising from this didcreiue might be overcome." Mr. Gerard thus offers an excellent opportunity for a class studying French to exchange recordings with a class in France studying English. The .Ameri- can class could make its recordings in English, the class in France in French.) EdScreen on Microfilm Issues of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN I beginning with the 1949 volume) ore ovoiioble in microfilm form. In- quiries concerning purchase of micro- film volumes should be directed to University Microfilms, 313 N. First Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 242 Educational Screen And when you couple to this the sense of hearing, it's no wonder that the sound motion picture is such a potent tool for education ! For a REAL film-showing, teach- ers and pupils alike favor the famous RCA 400 PROJECTOR You can trust this dependable machine to give a perfect performance. Its mechanism and sound system (optical or magnetic) need no pampering, require no mechani- cal ingenuity. And the RCA simple Thread- Easy film path lets you get a show going in just a few minutes. Get full details on the complete RCA projector line— either from your RCA Audio-Visual Dealer or via the coupon below. And don't forget . . . RCA makes a com- plete line of sound systems for schools. Coupon brings information. AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTS RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA eNGINBERIMG PRODUCTS DIVISION CAMDEN. N.J. In Canada: RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal Radio Corporation of America Oept. S-40, Building 15-1, Camden, New Jersey [~1 Information on RCA 400 Senior and Junior Sound Projecton. □ Information on RCA Sound Systems for Schools. SCHOOL. ADDRESS - CITY Summer, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 243 GEO. W, COLBURN LABORATORY INC. 164 NOPTH WACKEP D R I V E ' C H I C A C 0 6 T£L£PHONe STATe 2-7316 16mm SERVICES )6MM - COLOR - SOUND EDUCATIONAL FILMS of SUPERIOR QUALITY ANOTHER HISTORICAL MILE- STONE has been passed in the prog- ress of audio visual education. \Vorking cooperatively with educators, the first motion picture film has been produced that correlates with State approved text books. A THOUSAND TEACHERS already have previewed this outstanding film and given it their enthusiastic endorse- ment. Mexican Village Family An impressive performance Color-Sound 16 minutes $145.00 Produced with the collaboration of the California State Curriculum Com- mission and the Bureau of Audio Visual Education of the California State Department of Education. Preview prints now available Pavl Hoefler Productions 7934 Sonro Monaco BlvJ. Los Angelei 46, Califofnio DAVI ATLOnSGELES bv F. DEAN McCLUSKY The 1955 D.WI Convention held at the Biltniorc Hotel in Los Angeles, April 18-22 -like the 1954 Chicago, the 1953 St. Louis and 1952 Boston meetings — attracted people from all over the United States and from other countries as well. For four seasons now, D.AVI has held its own late winter or early spring convention away from a competing big show such as the AAS.\. The decision to go-it-alone has been justified. DAVI is strong enough now in mem- bership and in professional stature to make a separate untrammeled gather- ing mandatory. In fact, as was the case at St. Louis and at Chicago, D.WI at Los Angeles was the big show and a number of associated groups plus sev- eral State organizations were concur- rently in session. The problem-project pattern estab- lished at Boston and continued thru the St. Louis and Chicago meetings really dominated the Los .\ngeles con- vention. It was a work session. The problems to be solved in the A-V field are challenging and pressing. D.WI is the vehicle which enables pro- fessionals to assemble from all ])arts of the country and to apply them.selves to the projects at hand. Groups and committees which have been active during the year are brought together to wrap up work completed, to sharpen concepts, and to set new tasks for the months ahead. DAVI has matured. It has achieved a new look which is four conventions old, and it wears well. Starting Monday morning. April 18th, thirteen closed committee sessions were held ranging in interest from adidt education to television. I at- tended the .Archives Committee meet- ing and we worked from 9:00 A.M. through luncheon. .\l one point we had to make a search for Lee Cochran, D.WI President, who was being paged to meet the Press. We found Lee and he met the Press, but during the search I looked in on three other committees. They were really buzzing, and it was impressive. The summaries of committee reports Dr. McClusky is Professor of Education and Head of Au- dio-Visual Education, Univer- sity Extension, University of California at Los Angeles. presented at the business meeting on Thursday morning gave ftnther evi- dence that the convention had been at work. The reports were ftill of con- tent. .\ flurry of sharp discussion de- veloped over a resolution growing out of the deliberations of the Committee on the Certification of .Audio-Visual Supervisors. The difterences were re- solved on the door and the resolution was adopted but only after a debate expressive of high standards. .\ breakdown of the convention pro- gram shows clearly its structure. There were 100* separate meetings listed as follows: 18 closed sessions of active conunittccs and/or beards; 6 general sessions; 14 "action planning" meet- ings; 2 social functions; 10 breakfasts for special or allied grou])s; 17 demon- strations; 8 "concurrent" sessions; 6 pre-view sessions of new materials and equipment; and 19 "cracker barrels." Note, only 6 general sessions were held and these included the business meet- ing and the trip to the Disney Studio. Note, no getiernl breakfasts, Iinuheons, or dinner meetings were scheduled. The core of the convention centered in the active committees, the threads of which carried through the open "active planning" sessions, the "con- current sessions" and on even into the "cracker barrels." Again let me empha- size that this was a working conven- tion. .-\nd to the central staff at D.WI headquarters in Washington, to the oHicers, to the national committees, and to the local committees must go the credit for an excellent organizational job. These people did it the hard way. Yo organize and cause to finiction hOO separate sessions is no easy task. Among the other highlights were the trip to Disney's, where Carl Nater staged an excellent show, and the op- portunity which the frec-luncheon-and- (liinier-time sdieilule providcti to re- new old friendshi|)s. The exhibits were numerous and contained m.iny attrac- tive features. I dismissed my audio- visual classes at UCLA for the week and have found that over 200 of my students attended the convention. They came away loaded with exhibit materials and ideas. Students from other colleges and universities in the (Conliivtcd on page 246) •100 plus or minus — depending on how one catalogs allied group sessions. 244 Educational Screen Notice the rapt attention and easy concen- tration of these youngsters. They're basking in their lesson — soaking it up easily and comfortably. Part of the secret is smooth, quiet projec- tion . . . crisp, brilliant screening. To deliver these qualities, Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors — and only Pageants — offer you all these features. 1. Quief operafion! Nylon gearing, low- speed gear operation, and a simplified mech- anism make Pageants quiet as a hushed whisper. And to keep them quiet . . . 2. Permonenf pre-lubrication! Noise means wear — and the Pageant's advance design re- duces both to a minimum. Pre-lubrication at the factory eliminates completely the need new Kodaslide SIGNET 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model It's completely new! And it has the smoothest, surest, fastest film-advance ever designed! For brighter, sharper pictures, it has the Kodak Ektanon Projection Lens if/3.5 or f/2.8), Iv- menlzed tens-ond-condenser system, and olu- minized gloss reflector. Shows 2 :: 2 slides as well as fllmstrips. Only J98, with f/3.5 lens. Ask your dealer to demonstrate its amazing efficiency. (Price subject to change without notice.) for oiling by the user . . . banishes com- pletely the danger of under- or over-oiling, chief cause of projector breakdowns. 3 . Corner-fo-corner sharpness! For clear, easy- on-the-e>e screenings, you need pictures that are sharp all over. And so. Pageant Projectors have a unique field-sharpening element built right into the standard lens. This special extra element eliminates the troublesome field curvature existent in con- ventional projection lenses and makes pos- sible needle-sharp focus, edge-to-edge and corner-to-corner. 4. Sound focusing! For optimum fidelity from all types of film — "dupes" and origi- nals— you have to adjust the scanning beam to compensate for the different sound-track positions. The Pageant's Fidelity Control enables you to do this exactly. 5. ComfoiiaUe sound! Clear, adequate, com- fortable sound is no problem with a Pag- eant. This is because rated wattage means deliverable power, and because the speaker has more than ample capacity to handle this power. Tailored to YOUR needs Your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer has a complete line of six Pageant models. Ask him to help you pick the one best suited to your needs. He also has a new free color catalog for you, giving full details on the complete Pageant line. See him soon, or just mail us the handy coupon below. WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRICATION "Our service records prove that faulty lubrication is the No. 1 'gremlin' in pro- jector breakdowns. Permanent lubrica- tion keeps Pageants operating for longer periods between servicing and relieves people responsible for them of one more important detail." Adrian Bos Culverts, Phoenix, Arixona "When many different people are respon- sible for oiling a projector, you almost always end up with over- or under-oiling. And breakdowns are often the result. But Pageant pre-lubrication ends all this. It's a big step forward in trouble-free pro- jection." Mrs. Hazel C. Sherrill Calhoun Company, Attanffa, Georgia f 1 1 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. 6 i n L Please send name of nearest Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer and your new catalog on: r~| Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors, 16mm. Q Kodaslide Signet 500 Projector, Filmstrip Model NAME- . TITLE- ORGANIZATION- STREET CITY . STATE- (Zone) .J Summer, 1 955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 245 Los Angeles area attended also be- cause DAVl wisely gave students free registrations. For many students it was tlieir first contact with the national organization, and if the evaluation of my group is typical we can say without reservation that D.AVI at Los .\ngeles staged an impressive performance. What DAVI Is Doing A summary report based on a review by DAVI Convention Observer PAUL W. F. WITT, Profes.sor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. (1) DAVI is achieving professional maturity, as evidenced in part by a membership now exceeding 3200. More than 1100 persons registered for the convention. (2) DAVI is taking responsibility for its past. It now has an .Archives Committee with an .Archives Library at the State University of Iowa. The committee is collecting tape-recorded interviews with early A-V leaders. (3) The Teacher Education Com- mittee has been active in spelling out teacher competency in audio-visual ma- terials and methods and in getting the National Council for the .Accreditation of Teacher Education to give more specific attention to A-V. D.AVI mem- bers are active in several states develop- ing patterns for A-V certification. (4) D.AVI is working closely with other professional organizations. It is establishing closer relations with its affiliated organizations. (5) D.AVI is expanding its publica- tions program. In addition to the Audio-Visual Communication Review and the series on "Planning Schools for Use of Audio-Visual Materials," reports from convention recorders in- dicate plans for other publications, including the following: Field Trips, Flat Pictures. Audio -Visual Rill of Rights, How to Conduct an Operator's Club, An Audio-Visual Director's Man- ual for Educational Television. .At the convention the D.AVI Board of Direc- tors decided to publish its own official magazine.* (6) The DAVI Legislative Commit- tee is working to maintain the advan- tages achieved two years ago with the passage of the postal bill affecting .A-V materials and to extend the lower rate to other types of materials. (7) D.AVI is constantly expanding the number of areas in which it is conducting studies. The Board of Di- •For the past 32 years - since the be- gmnmg of the Deparlmcnt, Educational ScRKEN has served as the official magazine. In order to expedite the change desired by the DAVI Board, Ediicatioxai. .Screi n has withdrawn as the official magazine. -Ed. 246 rectors has just authorized the Execu- tive Cx)mmittee to develop a plan whereby D.AVI can make available to the field expert consultative service for the development of audio-visual in- struction. Looking to the future, D.AVI is emphasizing the importance of con- structing new school buildings so that they have adequate .A-V facilities. (8) D.AVI is making plans to hold its convention next year in Detroit, March 12-16. In 1957 the convention will be on the east coast and in 1958, in the midwest again. (9) Recognizing the need tor keep- ing its constitution an effective work- ing instrument, a committee has been appointed to study the need for revi- sions and to make recommendations for effecting needed changes. Indi- vidual members and affiliated organiza- tions are invited to send Paul Witt, Committee Chairman, their suggestions for modifying the constitution and by- laws. This should be done immediately. DAVI Resolutions On Certification .A re.solution was passed at the D.AVI convention which reads in part: ". . . be it resolved that one of the basic requirements for the certification of personnel responsible for audio-vis- ual supervision shall be a valid general supervision or administrative creden- tial in either elementary or secondary education. "And be it resolved that persons re- sponsible for audio-visual supervision should have basic competencies in audio-visual education and curriculum as evidenced by graduate level credit or equivalent work experience in the following areas: (1) Audio-visual re- sources and their utilization. (2) Prepa- ration of audio-visual materials, such as graphic, projected, and broadcast materials, (3) Administration of audio- visual resources in the educational pro- gram, (4) Curriculum development on elementary and secondary levels . . ." The New Postal Bill Here is the text in full of the resolu- tion passed in support of the new postal rates affecting audio-visuals: "Whereas in the year 1953 the Depart- ment of Audio-Visual Instruction of the National Education .Association actively supported federal legislation to extend book postal rates to 16mm educational films and other audio-vis- ual materials, which legislation was enacted into Public Law No. 141; and whereas it has been proposed to in- crease certain postal rates including out of state book and film rates; and A. F. VICTOR HONORED AT DAVI The Committee on .Ar< hives and History of the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, National Education .Association, at its meeting at Los An- geles on .April 18th, pa.ssed a resolution honoring veteran .Alexander F. Victor for his outstanding services and con- tributions to the use of the motion picture in education. .A scroll was pre- sented citing his preeminent individual efforts in the establishment of a sep- arate safety standard for nontheatrical films, at first 28mm and later 16mm wide, as well as his development of optical reduction f>rinters and other laboratory equipment to facilitate the production of the narrow-gauge film. Mr. Victor was to have attended the meeting to receive the scroll in person and at the same time make a tape recording for the DAVI archival collec- tion. Rea.sons of health prevented the carrying out of the plan, and the scroll was accepted on Mr. Victor's behalf by Mr. .A. J. .McClelland, vice-president of the Victor .Animatograph Corporation. whereas it appears desirable not only to oppose this postal increase but to extend pre,sent favorable film and book rates to other educational materials (specifically scholarly bibliographies, sheet music, educational tests, and authors' manuscripts), and also to ex- tend to the entire United States the area to which these materials and audio-visual materials can be sent at the present lowest book rate; and whereas such legislation has already been introduced in the 84th Congress as Senate Bill 1292 and House of Rep- resentatives Bill 5139; be it resolved that the Department of .Audio-Visual Instruction of the National Education .Association officially approve and give strong support to Bills S. 1292 and H. R. 5193." Opposition to Censorship D.AVI went on record again as "un- alterably opposed to the censorship of communication in schools" and as ready to take action when investigation shows that a dangerous form of censor- ship exists. Appreciation & Advertising .Another resolution expressed the Department's great appreciation of the important con\ention contributions of the Audio-Visual Education .Association of California and of the audio-visual manufacturers, producers, and dealers. Still another resolution called for con- tinued constructive use of advertising space by the audio-visual industry, with stress to be given to the need for light , control and other audio-visual facilities in every classroom. Educational Screen editorial A SPEECHLESS CONVENTION In commenting editorially about last summer's NAVA meeting in the September 1954 EdScrf.en, we started out by saying, "We weren't left speechless by this year's National A-V Convention in Chicago, but " Now, by an amazing turn of affairs, we have learned via a press release that this summer at the 1955 NAVA Convention we will be left speechless! What a promise! What an innovation! What a promising innovation! "An audio-visual convention that is visualized . . . with no long-winded speeches." NAVA is planning its sessions so that all presentations will be audio-visualizetl through the use of slides, overhead projectors, tape recorders, and other audio- visual means. This unusual feature alone of this sum- mer's National A-V Convention should make it worth while for every audio-visually minded person to come to Chicago between July 21 and 27. An audio-visual meeting without speeches ought to be well worth looking in on, even if just out of curiosity. But there are other reasons for coming to the Chicago meeting this summer. Not least of the other reasons is THE Trade Show. Each year it has become bigger and better. This year it will be even more so. By now it is such a significant event that everyone responsible for either the purchase or sale of audio-visual materials and equipment must be there. The annual Trade Show has become the traditional date for unveiling the newest models, for announcing latest developments, for demonstrating the best techniques of audio-visual communication. Here at THE Trade Show of the audio-visual indus- try, everyone meets and learns: equipment manufac- turers, film producers, dealers, audio-visual directors, teachers, religious educators, all who are interested in the audio-visual way. With the Trade Show as the hub, the National A-V Convention is really a cluster of conventions. This year as in past years several organizations are meeting concurrently. (Only NAVA has promised a completely sjieechless meeting.) Most important of the other meetings for educators is that of the Educational Film Library Association scheduled for July 21-24. Like the NAVA program, however, their crowded program will leave no room for long-winded speeches. EFLA has planned several group sessions. Discussion topics range all the way from the selection, distribution, and book- ing of audio-visual materials to group techniques for effective film utilization. Of sjjecial interest this year will be the demonstrated use in two evening sessions of an Electric Film Analyzer which permits visual comparison of judges' film evaluations. It's no wonder that more and more people consider the Chicago midsummer National A-V Convention the one great audio-visual convention of the year they just can't afford to miss. EFLA, with its down-to-earth practical work sessions; NAVA, with its unique at- tempt this year at no-speeches; the other special-inter- est organizations with programs running concurrently. All this and the Trade Show too, where all the newest materials and equipment of the audio-visual field will be enthusiastically displayed and demonstrated. Even though NAVA is the only group that definite- ly promises a sjieechless meeting, it seems to us that the sum total of the 1955 National A-V Convention ought to leave everyone who attends just a wee bit speechless. Which reminds us of the story of the woman who . . . Oops! Sorry! PaJ e. Reei picture of the month IS THIS YOl? Ihis is a picture of people talking antl learning together at the National .Audio- visual Convention ami Trade Show last summer. Again this year many hundreds of people like these will come together to exchange ideas and experiences, to see and hear and learn. What kind of people are they? Many kinds. They come from many parts of the so-called audio-visual field: school, chinch, community organizations, business, medi- cal and allied sciences. They come from all parts of the United States — and from some other countries too. They're very different in many ways. They're very much alike in this way: they all have audio-visual interests and resfwnsibilities. Do you lit into this picture? .\re you planning to attend the 19.').5 National A-V Convention and I radc Show? For specific program details, sec pages 2M-2iyo. Summer, 1955 247 A summing up of research and experience, a helpful guide for teachers everywhere — school, church, community, business by A. W. VANDER MEER Professor of Education Pennsylvania State University Directed Attention: It is in the interest of better learning for the group to be awore of specific things to pay attention to in the audio-visual. GOOD TEACHING always involves a knowledge of and appropriate reaction to factors that inhere in the learning situation: (a) the kind of learning desired, (b) the characteristics of the instructional materials and ex- periences employed, (c) the nature of the learners involved, and (d) the situ- ation in which the learning takes place. In view of the complexities involved in such a process, it must be apparent that no single magazine article can give a complete recipe for the effective use of audio-visual materials. Instead, it is the intention in this article to expand somewhat on the time-tested "Intro- duce-Present-Discuss-Test" doctrine by describing some procedures that have been observed to be successful and by presenting some hypotheses that have been developed or tested in research studies. Suggsstions for the more effective use of audio-visual materials will be pre- sented under three headings: (a) pre- jwring the group to learn from the materials, (b) presenting materials so as to encourage learning, and (c) fol- lowing through on the audio-visual. Whenever possible, reference will be made to the four factors listed in the first paragraph, and limitations of the suggested practices will be pointed out. To begin with, of course, it is obvious that the utilization suggestions made iiere apply to tliat type of learning situation in which the teacher or someone else is leading a group of learners rather than to learning situa- tions where individuals or small groups HOW TO USE AUDIO -^ such as committees are pursuing learn- ing activities pretty much on their own initiative or under their own guidance. Preparing the Group In order that learning may take place most efficiently, the learner mu,st be psychologically ready to learn. This readiness has both rational and emo- tional aspects, but it is difficult to sep- arate the two in practice. If the group is intellectually prepared to learn, it usually will be emotionally ready. If tliere is no emotional desire to learn, rational grounds will be found for learning, if such grounds .seem to be needed. The five suggestions for pre- paring the group that follow contain both rational and emotional elements, but vary in the extent to which each appeal is used. (I) The general plan. Wlicn the aim is to teach facts or concepts, or to de- velop skills, it is well for the learners to know in advance the general pattern of the learning activities that are planned, and in many cases to have a part in develo])ing that plan of action. Both the intended outcomes of the I'sson and the general procedure should be clearly understood. When the reinforcement or modifica- tion of attitudes is the aim of the lesson, the previous suggestion may not apply. People generally resist the no- tion of having their beliefs manipu- lated; they prefer to believe that they have formed their own attitudes inde- pendently. It may therefore l)e better to be somewhat vague about the aim and procedure in introducing such learning experiences. (2) Adaptive anxiety. The group should feel that the audio-visual can give them something that they want or n:ed: that it can help tliem overcome a shortage. .\ study by .\sh ajid Allison' showed that less learning took place from films when anxiety-relieving instructions were given in the introduc- tion than when anxiety-producing instructions were given. (3) Directed attention. We tend to see what we are looking for: tiierefore it is in the interest of better learning for the group to be aware of specific things to pay attention to in the audio- visual. It is possible to overdo the proc- ess of pointing out in advance things to look for, iiowever; three or four items are usually enough. l.Vsh. Philip anil Allison, Sarah. The lielationship of Anxietx to Learning from Films. .Special Devices Center Report No. 2r>9-7-24. Port Washington, M. New York, 1951. Reinforcement: The effect of recordings, which have o single sensory appeal, con be reinforced by such devices as printed scripts, outlines, or questions. Learner Participation: Without participation learning does not take place. Participation must be appropriate to the conditions of the learning situation. UAL MATERIALS EFFECTIVELY (4) Accei)tability and dependability of materials. Time was when lertain (liannels of communitation such as radio, the motion picture, or television had sufficient prestige to be aulomati- tally acceptable to the learner in advance of any information as to con- tent. The feeling was, "If someone took the trouble to make a movie on it, it must be good." Today most teachers probably need to take some pains to establish the value of the par- ticular material that they intend to use. The presentation of some brief detail of protluction, some small evi- dence of authenticity, and the like can be depended upon to result in some- what greater learning from tlie audio- visual material. (5) Acknowledgment of shortcom- ings. ,\ corollary to the previous sug- gestion is that the teacher should mention and, if possible, depreciate any shortcomings that the audio-visual material may Iiave. Perfection in audio- visual materials is not to be expected: yet experience has shown time after time that small Haws discoveri'd by llip hnrners can have an adverse etTect on learning that is all out of propor- tion to their inherent iinportance. The key to this effect appears to be tlie element of discovery, which is so im- portant as the intrinsic reward for scholarship in positive learning situa- tions. The solution may be to eliminate the element of discovery where it may have an adverse effect on learning. The method would invojve anticipating what shortcomings the learners may discover in an audio-visual, pointing them out, and showing how unimpor- tant they are compared with the gen- eral values to be gained from the material. Presenting the Material Of first importance in presenting audio-visual m.iterials is timing. Much of the value of the buildu]) described in tlie previous section can be lost if several minutes of time are taken be- tween preparation and presentation lor assembling and setting up equip- ment. .Assuming a timely and smooth transition from the preparation phase, the following suggestions may improve the presentation of audio-visual ma- terials. (1) Mechanical unobtru.siveness. The equipment that may be needed to pre- sent some audio-visual materials should not be permitted to intrude upon the consciousness of the learner. Concern- ing noisy, unreliable equipment, the indiv idual teather can do little except protest (and accept her share of re- sponsibility for keeping good equip- ment in good condition). The same is true of such features as acoustics, darkening and ventilation. The teacher usually can and should, however, see to it that elements of good showman- ship are utilized in any presentation involving equipment. (2) Learner purtici)>ation. Without participation learning does not take place; however, participation need not be seen to occur. The important thing is that student participation be appro- priate to the conditions of the learning situation. .Some types of participation may have an adverse effect on learning through the division of the learner's attention and the destruction of the (Continued on page 266) ABOUT THE PICTURES The pictures on these pages were taken by Hill Tlireatt, a third- and fourth- grade teacher in the Highland School District of San liernardino County, California. They are reproduced here, with permission, from an audio-visual calendar published by Redlands Audio Visual Sales if Service, Redlands, Cali- fornia {Ronald Nelson. A-V Manager). High school teachers never realize what opportunities they are missing until they use a flannel board Johanna Beckham, English and drama teacher, Harrisburg High School in Oregon, uses the flannel board to block out the action of plays. This simple device shows the actors just where they should stand and how they should move around the stage. This rear view of a flannel board shows the simplicity of con- struction. Many teachers moke even simpler ones — for ex- ample, sewing flannel together like a pillow slip and slipping a piece of cardboard in through the open end. Miss Wolf (elementary) and Mr. Maddox (high school), both music teachers in the Mapleton Public Schools of Oregon, find many uses for the flannel board. The music staff is made with India ink or grease pencil. Notes have sandpaper bocks. Perry N. Spelbrink, chemistry teacher at Corvollis High School, uses the board to represent organic compounds. He is holding a three-dimensional model of the upper ethane structural for- mulo. Colors ore used to distinguish atoms. FLANNEL BOARDS IN ACTION Photos and Text by E. MILTON GRASSELL 250 Educational Screen THK FLANNEL BOARD (known by a variety of names — flannel- graph, feltboard, story - o - graph, "magic" board) has been successfully used in both church-related and public elementary schools for years. More re- cently, business and professional or- ganizations have used it effectively on the adult level. Even television has recognized and adopted flannel boards. Yet high school teachers, as a whole, seldom use this visual aid. Commercial flannel boards are avail- able, but teacher-made ones are fun to make and inexpensive. Some of the materials that adhere together include ordinary outing flannel, coarse sand- paper, felt, yarn, and Hocking. The simplest "magic" board is an ordinary piece of Masonite. Most of the materials that adhere to the more typical flannel boards will "stick" to the rear or "textured" side of Masonite. Flannel (probably because of its low cost and availability) is used most often. Felt is considerably more expensive; that is why flannel was used on all of the "boards" in the accompanying photographs. .As these photos indicate, flannel boards can be quickly and eas- ily made. Most of them were made by merely stretching a piece of flannel over ply- wood and thumbtacking the cloth to the rear side. Ordinary moulding that sells for a few cents per foot at lumber- yards and building supply houses gives the llainiel board a more "finished" appearance, but it is not necessary. While there are exceptions to all rules, a neutral or pastel covered back- ground is usually best. This provides more contrast between the background and the display items and allows more contrast among the items (which are often "darker"). The size of flannel boards depends mainly on (1) the size of the class and (2) the complexity of the items in- tended for illustration. In my own experiences (in classes with about 30 stutlents), I leel that the minimum size is 3 ft. X 1 It. I'ermanem points, areas and out- lines often have advantages. They can be made on flannel with a grease pen- cil (China marking pencil) or with Speedball pen points and various col- ored India inks. In some ways the llannel l)oard can be roughly compared to the bulletin l;o:;rd: howe\er, the flannel board has Ml. Grassell Is School Special- ist and Assistant Professor of Visual Instriictio)!. Depart- ment of Visual Instruction. Oregon State System of Higher F.ducatiojt. infinitely greater possibilities because it contains many inherent qualities and characteristics of both. The flannel board can serve as an excellent "animated" bulletin board. Great flexibility is allowed because no set patterns are necessary. This makes it easy to introduce items in a system- atic order, rearrange them, and add or subtract from the arrangement. 1 he accompanying photographs illustrate the flannel board in action on the high school level in several subject matter areas. However, there are many more uses. For instance, driver training teach- ers have inked in roads and streets on the flannel board to illustrate driving techniques. Many feel that this visual aid is superior to the chalkboard for "diagramming" traffic, etc. Biology teachers have used this aid for illus- trating heredity; mathematics instruc- tors have placed felt triangles, rectan- gles, parallelograms, etc. on the flannel board; some home economics teachers use it for menu planning demonstra- tions, and English instructors have dia- grammed .sentences with this versatile visual aid. Ivan Burkert, director of the audio- visual aids program at Corvallis High School, says it this way. "High school teachers never realize what opportuni- ties they are missing until they use a flannel board. But when they begin to cut, pr.ste, and use this flexible aid, ideas begin to flow and they soon real- ize that there is no end to the uses of this simple teaching device." Have you tried any of these flannel board ideas? Willajeans Grimes, health class teacher at Roseburg High School, Oregon, uses a lifesize flannel board to give students an idea of true sizes and proportions in the human body. This flannel board, used by Mrs. Kathryn Kumler of Tillamook, Oregon, resembles a relief mop. The board is covered with flannel; geographical areas are cut out of felt. Miss Whitehouse, physical instruction teacher at Mopleton hiigh School, teach- es game ploy via flannel board. Red yarn shows the direction of the boll and green yarn the path of players. Ernest Neoi, coach at Florence Kligh School, Oregon, uses this piece of flannel — taped to any handy flat surface — for diagramming at bosketball games away from home. Summer, 1955 251 This Is Part Two To help clarify thinking about llic sup- posed battle between the "A-V way" and the "library way." Educational Screen presented in the March, 1955 issue, page 112, the point of view of Louis Shores (Dean, Library School, Florida State Uni- versity), who explained how and why in Florida audio - visualists and librarians have agreed lo unite the audio-visual way with the library way. On these pages we present a second and different point of view, as expressed by L. C. Larson (Director, Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Blooming- ton). He believes in "coordination" rather than "unity." He believes that "the in- structional materials fields should con- tinue on an independent but cooperative basis and should be coordinated bv tlie superintendent in school systems' instruc- tional materials centers and by the prin- cipal in programs confined to single buildings." Mr. Larson considers both the problem of who should be responsible for the ma- terials center and the equally important problem of what kind of training sliould be provided for those who head up such centers. He presents evidence to show that there is need for separate training pro- grams for audio-visualists and librarians and that such training programs cost no more and are no more difficult lo ad- minister than a program involving the training of a single individual with com- bined audio-visual and library compe- tencies. We invite you to read and reread the points of view of both Mr. Larson and Mr. .Shores. We invite your reactions. The Editors THERE is general agreement on the desirability of an instructional ma- terials center. A recent publication of the Department of .Audio-Visual Instruction of NEA suggests that the center should contain: ". . . carefully chosen instructional materials of many types. In fact, the scope of thie re- sources available through such a center should be limited only by the needs of those who make use of it. There may be cataloged in such a center all the books, pamphlets, clippings, magazines, films, filmstrips, slides, maps, globes, flat pictures, community-resources files, microfilms, stereoscopic materials, mu- seum materials, records and transcrip- tions, radio and television files, and any other resources which may assist in the instructional and learning jobs to be done. It is a place, too, in vi'hich new and different instructional mate- rials are planned, produced, and ex- perimentally tested and evaluated. It can also serve as a clearinghouse for inter-library loans between schools and between the school and various organi- zations, such as film libraries, public and private libraries, museums, and local, regional, state, and national agencies."' On the other hand, there are decided differences of opinion on whether or not the professional personnel in the 'Department of Audio-Visual Instruc- tion of NEA, Plantiing Schools for Use of Audio-l'isual Materials: A'o. 3, Audio- Visual Instruclional Center, Department of .\udio-Visual Instruction. Xalional Education .Association, Washington, D. C, 1954, pp. 6-7. There is no disagreemenl- on fhe desirability of o centralized materials center. Shown here is the Evaluation Corner of the Materials Center at Florida State University, where books, films, filmstrips, recordings, and other instructional materials ore evalu- ated in relation to teaching units in Florida schools. COORDINATE tl instructional materials areas — the text- book, school library, and audio-visual fields — should partially merge, should become completely integrated, or should continue to function as special- ists on a coordinate basis in their re- spective fields. Dean Shores, in his article, "Union Now: The A-V Way and the Library Way" in the March, 1955, issue of Educational Scri kn. represents one approach by recommending a partial merger of three fields when lie develops the idea of "one world of instructional materials, not a trichotomy of audio- visual, library, and textbook king- doms." He recommends a professional program for the education of a new type of specialist which, if adopted, would result in the replacement of the audio-visual coordinator, school lil)rar- ian, and textbook manager by a super- visor who "is neither an audio-visual- ist, nor a librarian, but truly a Super- visor of Instructional Materials, deal- ing with all forty forms and formats, ranging from textbooks to television to magazines and motion pictures, over field trips and filmstrips. across radio and recordings, with pictures and peek Ijoxes. and on and on." The School Librarians .Associations in some of the states have another point of view. They recommend that the school library field take over the area of audio-visual materials. Seem- ingly some of the leaders believe that with the addition of audio-visual units in the regular library science courses their students will receive adequate tr.iining in both the audio-visual and library science fields. Furthermore, it a|)pears that there is a growing ten- dency for the leaders to assume that present librarians, regardless of the amount or nature of their training, are able to perform satisfactorily the responsibilities of directing an audio- visual program. The author represents still a third position: he belie\es that the instruc- tional materials fields should continue on an independent but cooperative liasis and should be coordinated by the sujierintendent in school svstems' in- structional materials centers and by the priiKi]5al in programs confined to single buildings. One of the pro- fessional members in tlie tenter with :idininistrativc al)ility may be ap- pointed to serve as the director or Mi|)ervisor. This person should possess tlie ((ualifications expected of any s( hool supervisor or administrator i-V Way and the Library Way by L. C. LARSON ". . . just as the materials are varied and serve a variety of purposes so should the professional staflf represent a wide experiential and training background . . . the specialized competencies of librarians and audio-visual directors are needed, should be provided, and should be coordinated . . ." and should have tlie experience and training necessary to insure high com- petencies in at least one of the instruc- tional materials fields. Such a ^^P^'"ta'nVSianity.and l!^.rn f^An^d iear. greast' Mi^'^tth synchronous sound effects. Bl«k and White -»»•<'"' A complete Ubrary oi ^jg-- f'^^ "*dbTcS- for church- rSitVpecific church needs. ' Send lor co^pl^^jf^^^^Jr BFC films and the name o; y nearest nr^ rental u.«,« library. MAKE LASTING IMPRESSIONS WITH BFC FILMS Write to Dept. E BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION National Council ef tht Churcho of Chriit in th* U.S.A. 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. 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The value of cer- tain types of audio-visual materials is enhanced by the addition of reinforce- ment techniques or materials during the presentation. This is particularly true of such devices as recordings, which have a single sensory appeal, and with which such devices as printed scripts, outlines, or questions are often used effectively. Such things as atten- tion-directing arrows and highlights in pictures and printed captions for un- familiar words in sound films are also helpful. (4) Interrupted jiresentation. Some types of materials lend themselves to the technique of stopping the presenta- tion so that the group may engage in predictive or problem solving discus- sions. Of course, if the material being presented has no inherent continuity it can be stopped at any time; but good results can often be obtained by shift- ing the responsibility for closure from the material to the learner group. Following Through We have considered two phases of the lesson and the transition between them. A fine sense of timing and an insight into what constitutes an appro- priate transition is important in shift- ing from presentation to followup. Immediacy is not necessarily so desir- able in this phase, however, as will be noted in the first of the following principles: (1) Tension releasing activities. The teacher is almost forced by the inher- ent continuity of some materials like motion pictures, recordings, and broad- casts to present them without interrup- tion. During such presentations, ideas, associations and questions are building up in the active minds of the learners. -\s the presentation continues, the urge to express these ideas builds up. The wise teacher will provide for a period of spontaneous reaction to follow the presentation immediately. Discussion is not necessarily called for, however. When the class has been deeply in- volved in a highly emotional dramatic presentation, the teacher may be happy to have a film to rewind or some other "busy work" to attend to while the class gets "back to normal." 2.-\sh, Philip and Carlton, Bruce J. The Value of Note-Taking During Film Learn- ing. Technical Report SDC 269-7-21. Special Devices Center: Port Washington, LI, New York. November, 1951. (2) Confirmation of instruction. When the aim is the development of concepts, an opportunity to verbalize and organize the relevant impressions gained from the presentation is in order. Some practice in applying what has been learned may also be desirable. It is well, too, when the learning expe- rience has confirmed attitudes already held to have these attitudes restated and to have supporting facts and be- liefs reiterated. However, when the aim has been to change attitudes, it would probably be unwise to urge any verbal response. Reliance had better be placed upon casual references to the expe- rience in the subsequent related learn- ing activities that would inevitably be a part of any systematic plan to change student attitudes. (3) Knowledge of results. Psychologi- cal literature is full of evidence that learning that is acceptable to the stu- dent is increased when the student is given definite information about his progress. Most students will learn how well they are doing as a byproduct of participating in a well conducted followup discussion. Teachers find that a "knowledge-of-results oriented dis- cussion" usually leads to a second ex- posure to the instructional material. (4) Internal criticism. Thinking is one of the higher mental processes and one that every instructor hopes to foster in his students. Criticism of the instructional material in the light of its completeness, validity, authenticity, and manner of presentation is a vaht able thought exercise. With some groups of learners, of course, care must be exercised to see that a valuable critical discussion does not turn into a harmful and destructive occasion for cynicism. (5) Clues for future activities. Con- tinuity of experience is important from lesson to lesson and from unit to unit no less than from one part of the lesson to the next. The skillful teacher is especially alert to those student reactions to audio-visual materials that may lead to other worthwhile learning activities yet to be planned or that may provide bridges to future activi- ties to which the teacher and the class are already committed. Good teachers have for years been instinctively doing much of what has been suggested in the foregoing para- graphs. Research has confirmed some of the suggestions. Much remains to be done in describing practices that have borne fruit in the classroom and those that have been discovered and validated by research. In the mean- time, it is probably true that nothing will contribute so much to the suc- cessful use of audio-visual materials as thoughtfulness, insight, and self-criti- cism in the teaching process. 266 Educational Screen COORDINATE THE WAYS Continued from page 253 siructional Materials Center in Today's Schools." The first paragraph states: "The school library has developed into an instructional materials center. This has come about because the trend today in the United States is toward the unity of instructional materials and integration of these materials with the school curriculum. This philosophy has been endorsed by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction, the National Education .Association's De- partment of .\udio-Visual Instruction, the North Central .Association, and the .American Library .Associaion."'' It is emphasized in the two-page document that "librarians are profes- sionally trained to select, utilize, and administer all types of instructional materials. The librarian recommends a filmstrip, a radio program or a record- ing as quickly as he recommends a book to the teacher or the pupil who comes for help in planning his work." Budget considerations are referred to in a concluding paragraph as follows: "In addition, because of budgetary limitations due to increased enroll- ments, larger classes, and teacher short- ages, schools cannot aflord to duplicate materials and services. However, the schools in Indiana today can afford to provide an instructional materials cen- ter, directed by a librarian who is professionally trained as an instruc- tional materials specialist."'' The statement by the Indiana School Librarians Association follows the trend in much of the current school library literature in re-labeling the school library as the instructional ma- terials center and the librarian as the supervisor of instructional materials. Even though some librarians use the term "school library" as synonymous with "instructional materials center," other librarians and audio-visual direc- tors doubt whether the school library field has a suflicient number of (piali- fied librarians and the training re- sources to provide leadership needed in both the audio-visual and school library fields on both the school system and building levels. Library leaders report a shortage of school librarians. Kennedy summarizes a U. S. Office of Education study which lists a total of 9,363 librarians in pub- lic secondary day schools. Implementa- tion of the recommendation of a librarian for each 500 pupils would require an additional 6,000 high school librarians.' .Also, the school library field is now suggesting that many of the 130.000 elementary schools should have a librarian as well. The school library field is confronted not only with a serious shortage of librarians but also with the fact that a number of persons in school library positions are inadequately trained. A recent report from the Indiana Depart- ment of Public Instruction indicates that 236 of 800 school librarians in In- diana have not had any work in library science. Sixty-one have had between one and seven semester hours, and fifty-two have had between eight and fifteen semester hours.'' Most of the other states are confronted with the same problem of a considerable num- ber of persons in library positions who have had inadequate training in the library .science field and no training in the audio-visual field. The majority of the school librarians obtained their training from depart- ments of library science in the teacher education institutions. There are ap- proximately 160 institutions with a library science program of 6-14 semester hours, 110 witii 15-24 semester hours, and 67 with a minimum of 24 semester hours. Most of the institutions offer courses only on the undergraduate level. Many have only one full-time instructor. Only a limited number •Kennedy, Anna Clark, "School Li- braries—19.54," American Library Associa- tion Bulletin 48:507-,5l4, October, 1954. ^Indiana, .State Department of Public Instruction, Professional Stains of School Library Personnel in Indiana (vol. 2, number 3, in Indiana Research Bulletin series) by Carolyn Whitenack and Bee- man N. Phillips. Indiana State Depart- ment of Public Instruction, Indianapolis, April, 1955, 6 pp., mim. would have the facilities, equipment, and materials to offer an effective pro- gram in audio-visual education either as units in organized library science courses or as specialized courses. In many cases, it is the experienced teacher with a bachelor's degree who wants to take a program of graduate work —curriculum, supervision, and audio-visual education — in order to qualify for a position as an audio-visual supervisor or building coordinator. As has been indicated, only a limited num- ber of the departments of library science offer graduate work. Neither these departments nor the 35 accredited library schools, with the exception of Florida State University and possibly another two or three institutions, have the resources to offer an audio-visual program on the graduate level which meets the minimum requirements of the Department of Audio-Visual In- struction. The available information seems to indicate that the school library field will have tlifficulty in obtaining a suffi- cient number of qualified librarians to serve adequately teachers and pupils with books, magazines, and other pub- lished materials. Consequently, the de- mand for school librarians as well as for audio-visual supervisors and coor- dinators will be met only through the full use of both the school library and audio-visual resources in higher insti- tutions for the education of profes- sional workers in the instructional ma- terials area. Coordination of Fields The three more important types of instructional materials are textbooks, school library materials, and audio- visual materials. Textbooks and sup- ^Indiana. School Librarians Association, The Library Is an Instructional Materials Center in Today's School. January. 1955, 2 pp., mim. (Copies can be obtained by writing to L. C. Larson, Indiana Uni\cr- sity.) THEY'RE BLACK- Opaque Black- THEY DARKEN ANY ROOM Beckley-Cardy LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room — into a good projection room. Beckley-Cardy Co. These heavy-weight canvas shades — dull block and com- pletely opaque — effect de- cided savings in adapting rooms to visual teaching pro- grams. With or without lightproof housing. Ask your regular supply house or writ* for Bulletin 54. 1900 N. NARRACANSETT CHICAGO 39, ILL. Su mmer. 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 267 plementary readers are designed for primary use Ijy teachers witli pupils in classroom instruction and are usually selected by a committee of teachers in cooperation with elementary super- visors, curriculum consultants, or high school department heads. School li- brary materials are selected and or- ganized jirimarily for reference use by individual pupils in the school library. In addition to reference materials for class assignments, pupils are provided an opportunity for the free and volun- tary reading of all types of good books and magazines, newspapers, and other ])rinted materials. Also, in some school libraries, they are given an opportunity to use some types of audio-visual ma- terials which are suitable for individual use such as recordings and fdmstrips. Audio-visual and other instructional materials of many types, like textbooks, are designed primarily for use by the teacher for classroom instruction. Ma- terials are evaluated and selected by a committee of teachers, curricvdum consultants, and the audio-visual super- visor. Teachers usually turn to an audio-visual center for help in locating, obtaining, using, and preparing audio- visual instructional materials, as well as any essential equipment. It is important that school personnel who are charged with the responsibility of working with teachers and pupils in the provision of any one of the above types of instructional materials should have the requisite competencies. In order to become certified as a school librarian, a person must meet the standards of education and experience required by the state department of education or the American Library Association. A number of states now either require or are considering the requirement of a satisfactory comple- tion of a pattern of graduate work and teaching experience for certification as an audio-visual supervisor. In 1951 the .Audio-Visual Instruction Directors of Indiana recommended to the Teacher Training and Licensing Commission of the Indiana State Board of Education a proposed program for an audio-visual supervisor's certificate. Because much of the work of the audio- visual director is of a supervisory na- ture, members of the Commission agreed that the professional education course retpiirements shoidd parallel those for other administrative and supervisory certificates. The require- ments in Indiana for an audio-visual supervisor's certificate, first class, as ap- proved in 19,'>2, revised in 1955, are: ".\ baccalaureate degree; A valid elementary or secondary teacher certificate or license that car- ries no deficiencies; Three years of successful experience as principal, supervisor, or teacher within the ten years preceding appli- cation for this certificate; A master's degree, with the graduate credit distributed as follows: Basic education, 10 to 15 semester hours, .\t least one course in each of five of tlie following areas; Semester Hours School administration 2-3 Supervision of instruction 2-3 Educational psychology 2-3 Elementary curriculum 2-3 Secondary curriculum 2-3 Philosophy of education - 2-3 Audio-visual education, 10 to 15 semester hours. .\ course or courses in each of the following areas; Semester Hours Selection, circulation, and utilization of audio-visual materials 4-6 Preparation of audio-visual materials (including graph- ics, filmstrips, and radio program.s) 4-6 .Administration of audio-visual materials program 2-3 Electives, 0 to 10 semester hours." The national professional organiza- tions and agencies in the audio-visual field support the principle of the pro- fessional certification of audio-visual supervisors. For example, a March 15, 1955, "Statement of Philosophy Con- cerning A-V Services in .Schools and School Systems" prepared by the Divi- sion of Audio-Visual Instruction of the National Education Association states; The most successful Professional people are tho.se who plan for a ftitnre of gradual advancement in responsibility, prestige, and finan- cial security. We can help you to plan such a program by advising you of better positions that are currently available. NORTHERN TEACHERS' AGENCY 1836 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio Member, National Assoc, of Teachers' Agencies "\. \ school system has the responsi- bility to make available to teachers all types of instructional materials, includ- ing both printed and audio-visual materials of many types. "2. .Administrative patterns for pro- viding comprehensive instructional materials services may vary; however, it is essential that the person in charge of audio-visual services shall be pro- fessionally (jualified In tlie audio-visual field." The requirements for certification of audio-visual supervisors recoinmended by the Division in the statement were those approved at the September 15, 1955, D.WI C^onference on Certifica- tion for submission to members during the 1955 National Convention at Los .Angeles. The resolution adopted by members at the Los Angeles Conven- tion includes the following recom- mendations: 1. " I'hat one of the basic require- ments for the certification of personnel responsible for audio-visual supervi- sion shall be a valid general supervision or administrative credential in either elementary or secondary education. 2. "That persons responsible for audio-visual supervision shoidd have basic competencies in audio-visual edu- cation and curriculum as evidenced by graduate level credit, or equivalent work experience, in the following areas: a. .Audio-visual resources and their utilization, b. Preparation of audio-visual mate- rials, such as graphic, projected, and broadcast materials. c. Administration of audio-visual re- sources in the educational pro- gram, d. Curricidum development on ele- mentary and secondary levels." The concluding ])aragraphs of the Statement reiterate the Division's posi- tion on the importance of Cjualified persoiniel for the siqjervision of an audio-visual program by emphasizing "the assumption that since a book liljrarian handles one kind of instruc- tional material he is automatically ((ualified to take charge of a complete instructioiKil materials services pro- gram cannot be accepted. . . . Further- more, an ade tma irrii SiraM. 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Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 273 New Materials ging, the production of copper, iron, building stone and uranium, the dis- covery of oil and modern exploration and refining, and the tracing of water from its sources to its ultimate useful- ness to mankind. Our Productive Land presents the brood aspect of American agriculture, with conservation the main theme. Scenes of early day farm- ing are contrasted with modern farm- ing and food distribution methods. The film points out how today a greater amount and variety of food reaches more people than ever before, with a view also to the future when the requirements will be to feed more than two hundred million people. In Our Productive Industry scenes show examples of hand manufacturing as done in early times, and then the start of the method of moss produc- tion, with interchangeability of parts making this possible. Old time water- powered mills ore in contrast with modern power sources. Early day auto- motive production also is contrasted with a modern assembly line. The in- ter-dependence of all of our American industries on each other is pointed out, as well as the development of mass transportation alongside of the development of industry. EI-HS. HISTORY & CURRENT EVENTS Aztecs mp COR '55 lOmin sd col $100 b&w $55. Reconstructing some of the most significant characteristics of pre- Aztec and Aztec civilization, the film explores notable ruins, carvings, and murals which depict this culture. Re- ligion is found to have played an im- portant role in the lives of the Aztec people, and the reenactment at Teoti- huacan of a religious ceremony as it might have been performed in 1 500 contributes further to an understand- ing of the Aztec civilization. Jr-SrH. Comeback for Germany fs TIMES '55 60fr si b&w $2.50. Examines the im- pact of West Germany's resurgence on various world capitals. The differing attitudes of the U. 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One projector projects both single and double- frame filmstrips, vertical and horizontal 2x2 and bantam slides. Professional quality 3", 5", 7", 9", 11" projector lenses can be used instantly. 35-01 QUEENS BOULEVARD • LONG ISLAND CITY 1, N. Y. How Much Oil is covered with sand'? How Much Water is needed to make the deserts bloom ? IflHk Who Are The People who live in the ancient lands from Egypt to Afghanistan ? THE ANS>A/ERS TO THESE QUESTIONS PROVIDE THE KEY TO THE OPENING OF A NE^V ERA IN THE MIDDLE EAST In Coronet's new film, The Middle East: Crossroads of Three Continents, students are given a firsthand look at history in the making. Educators will find this film invaluable in teaching geography, history, economics, social studies, current events, and related subjects. Other new Coronet films, available in rich, natural color or black and white: China: The Land and the People The Reformation The Fisherman's Boy One Day on the Farm Helpers Who Come to Our House Animals and Their Foods Animals and Their Homes The New House: Where It Comes Fror For complete information on how these new releases and Coronet's 600 other films in color or black anct white can be obtainecJ for your classes, write to: Coronet Films Dept. ES-955 Coronet Builciing, Chicago 1, Illinois September, 1955 279 Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene ^ ANYONE CAN SHOW A FILM BUT ... DO YOU USE THE RIGHT FILM FOR THE RIGHT PURPOSE? 8 New FAMILY FILMS TO HELP YOU P^^^FLYING STRAIGHT E Dishonesty can'f win— even with » a winning glider. A CLEAN HOUSE Neatness and thoughtfulness is part of Christian family living. THE MIRACLE OF LOVE Eternal life begins here and now— not in the hereafter. VOCATIONAL CHOICE: A PARTNERSHIP Vocational choice is a partnership between parent, child, and God. CHOOSING YOUR LIFE'S WORK How to make the right vocational choices. FORSAKING ALL OTHERS The wedding ceremony is more than words. CHOOSE YE THIS DAY There are spiritual values needed to make a home a happy place. THIS MY SON The parable of the prodigal son in a present-day setting. AND 59 other films to help you in your total church program. m 'aw//f /am inc. 1364 N. Van Ness Avenue Hollywood 28, California Please send me; n Catalog 41 Modern Inspirational films. n Catalog 26 living Bible films on the life of Christ. n Church calendar correlating iJ films with major emphases of the year, D Name of nearest Family Films library. Name Addn jCity_ -Zone State- :^J EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE IN THIS ISSUE September, 1955 C^dltorial 294 NO DUPLICATION -y^rticlei and Special ^ealu Volume 34, Number 7, Whole Number 334 red 288 I WAS THERE — A Student from China Reports on the 1955 Notional Audio-Visual Convention 295 LET THE ELECTRIC BOARD HELP YOU TEACH John Moldstad 297 HOW TO TEACH READING METHODS VIA THE OPAQUE PROJECTOR Stanley Stohl, Jr. 300 CITIZENS LOOK AT THEIR SCHOOLS 301 AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN CONFERENCES ON EDUCATION 303 ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION : Basically the Same? Edgar Dale 304 TEACHER TEST PILOT Virginia Edwards tJjeparlments 286 HAVE YOU HEARD? — News about People, Organizations, Events 306 CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S. Hockmon 308 LOOKING AT THE LITERATURE 310 EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Corolyn Guss, and John Fritz 314 RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. 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Bill Hockman, our church department editor, will tell you on page 306 that he doesn't think much of that term "audio-visual edu- cation." But who does? Of course we know there's no special brand of edu- cation called audio-visual. We know so-called audio-visual education is edu- cation period — that all education is or should be audio-visual. And you know all that. What we started out to say is that we're glad to be off on another publishing year. We hope you're glad to be starting another year in school or church or wherever it is you put your audio- visual know-how to work. Whatever your audio-visual interests, we think we can serve you better this year than ever before. We have lost a bond this summer (see page 284) — a bond we have looked on with pride and a deep sense of responsibility these past 30 years or so. But we have gained a new freedom, a new breadth of out- look that we're confident will benefit all our readers, including D.WI mem- bers. THE JUDY COMPANY ES, 310 N, 2nd St. Minneapolis 1, Minn. Jwcly What Do We Offer? During these fall months we're of- fering issues we hope will help you get your audio-visual program off to a good start — whether it be in school, church, or elsewhere. For example, we'll encourage you to take an active part in the White House conferences on education (page 300). We'll steer you to some useful and unusual teach ing devices - such as the electric board (page 295) and the "student participa- tion" sound filnistrip (page 304). Of course we'll continue to give you all the regular features you've learned to depend on — the authoritative evalu- ations of new films (page 310). the critical reviews of recordings (page 314), the regular look at new audio- visual books and pamphlets (page 308), the monthly guide to the very newi_st teaching materials (page 318). It's a Joke Some gentle critic at the National Audio-Visual Convention (see page 288) commented, "The only thing wrong with EdScrken is that it's too serious." The only thing! And despite our efforts from time to time to publish audio-visual cartoons and similar "light stuff." Since good cartoons are hard to come by, maybe we can please at least this one reader by starling an audio-visual joke department. Have you heard the one about the chairman at a Washington, D. C. hotel meeting who caused considerable nervous laughter in the audience when he announced, "The film for this after- noon, titled "The Future of America." will be shown in the Chinese Room"? Contributions gratefuUv received. -JNS EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED — Editor JUNE N, SARK — Manoging Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN — Editor for the Churcti Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evaluations MAX U. BILDER5EE — Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS — Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher lOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI — Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, San Jose State College, California EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reou of Edurotional Research, Ohio State University, Columbus AMO DE BERNARDIS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Sctiools MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geies City Schools, Los Angeles, Californio w. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philaoelphio EMILY S. JONES, Executive Secretory, Educo- tional Film Library Association, New York City F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructionol Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida F. DEAN McCLUSKY, Professor of Education, Head of Audio-Visual Education, Univer- sity Extension, University of California at Los Angeles 5EERI EY REID, Chief, Visual Educotion Service,, U. S. Office of Education, Washington! CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual 1 Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin DON WHITE, Executive Vice President, Na- tional Audio-Visual Association, Evonston, Illinois 282 Educationol Screen .11 THE FILMOSOUND SPECIALIST is "tailor-made" to be a teaching tool. Easy- to-use controls qualify the least experienced to operate. Jeweled film-handling parts last 400% longer. Metered lubrication keeps moving parts maintenance-free. Five ways to increase A-V teaching power... HONORARY ACAOEMY AWARD 1954 To Bell & Howell for 47 Years of Pioneering Contributions totheMotion Picture Industry Bell & Howell BELL. & HO^VELL JAN shines in audi- toriums, throws twice as many light units as a standard 1000-watt, 25-hour projector. TDC SCHOOLMATE projector shows BELL & HOWELL SPECIALIST tape TDC STEREOTONE tape recorder com- 2" X 2" slides and single or double-frame recorder has "Miracle 2000" sound system, bines portability with quality performance filmstrips. Blower cooled. 300 or 500 watts. Ideal for music appreciation classes. features -10" speaker, three-motor drive. Write for the name of your nearest Bell & Howell Special Representative. Bell & Howell, 7117 McCormick Road, Chicago 45, Ulinois September, 1955 283 s(u)uO uowt (map "X. \* '// // X •o<» <». aa.ao HELP WANTED soo-aaaaaao ^Bathing Time For Baby/' Filmed in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions, this practical and ed- ucational movie shows how to bathe a baby in a table tub. Run- ning time: 13 minutes. "Help Wanted." This up-to-date First Aid film includes the new back-pressure, arm-lift method of artificial respiration approved by the Red Cross. Explains many other basic principles. Running time: 34 minutes. You may order one or both of these 2 free 16-mm. sound films. There is no charge for either, ex- cept return postage. Education Dspartmtnt Johnson & Johnton Nov/ Bruntwick, N. J. Please send me information on the film n "HEl P WANTED" D "BATHING TIME FOR BABY" Nomo Stroot- City— Stato_ _Zono_ The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois EdSCREEN and DAVI To Mii. Marie C. Greene, Publisher: At the reeiucst of the DAVI Board of Directors it is a pleasure to express to you their great appreciation for the invaluable assistance and support that Edlicational Screen has given to I3AVI while it has served as official magazine of the organization for the past 32 years. Members of the Board recogni/e the fact that there have been times during this period when our or- ganization might not have survived as a professional group without the help that it Iiad from Educational Screen. Members of the Board especially asked me to empliasize the fact that their recent action in voting in favor of DAVI ownership of its official jour- nal should not in any way be regarded as critical of Educational Screen as an audio-visual journal serving the best interests of the entire field. This step was taken, as I am sure you al- ready know, because DAVI has reached a stage in its growth at which it has a need for greater editorial space in which to cover affairs of the Depart- ment and of affiliated state associa- tions. I know I speak for all officers and members of the national staff when I say that we are looking forward to a continuance of the spirit of friendship and mutual cooperation that has exist- ed between DAVI and Educational Screen for so many years. J. J. McPherson Executive Secretary (now on leave of absence) NEA Department of Audio Visual Instruction Editors: I am very sorry that Ed- Screen will no longer be the publica- tion of DAVI, but that it will always remain the publication for the A-V field there is no doubt. Those of us oldtimers in this field know only too well that publications re .^-V can come and go but EdScreen will be forever our "guiding spirit" . . . You may quote me! Esther L. Berg New York City Editor's Note: See editorial comment on EdScreen and DAVI on page 294. A-V, AV, & A V Editor: I have been interested in the letters to the editor with regard to the spelling of "audio-visual" and the argu- ments pro and con for elimination or retention of the hyphen (see Sum- mer, 1955 EdScreen, page 240). Here's %»S'NS ^se a picture that indicates a possible solu- tion (see cut aljove). Maybe this will liven up the correspondence a bit. £. F. Holliday Supervisor, Visual Education Branch Dept. of Education. Regina, Saskatchewan She's Both! Editor: I am a librarian and also an audio-visual coordinator. I have also been a classroom teacher. As a teacher I felt the need of various materials to clarify concepts. Now I try to encour- age our classroom teachers to use these materials which I found so helpful. I also circulate various materials from our library. It seems to me the furious friction of what some people thought was a clash between the librarian and co- ordinator is running itself out. The audio-visual coordinator should be happy to know that the librarian is equipped and willing to classify and catalog all the various aids. Then the coordinator can spend his time on utilization, the most important thing of all. From my association with other li- brarians and audio-visual coordinators, I know there are many who are inter- ested wholeheartedly in doing a good job. Most full-time librarians have had five years of training. Most of them study or have studied the areas of curriculum so they can evaluate and correlate books, pictures, films and other materials. The summer classes in Library Science are large at univer- sities, and you will find many librarians taking audio-visual courses. 1 recom- mend library courses to audio-visual coordinators. I think it would lead to better understanding. Both fields are challenging. Sometimes I wonder whether the audio-visual coordinator of the future won't be a "Curriculum Specialist." Myrtle M. Hoverson Librarian-AV Coordinator Proctor High School, I'roctor, \tinn. 284 Educational Screen \mmr DESIGNED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE The latest complete Radiant line of modern projection screens is especially designed to meet the needs of schools, institutions and churches. These new screens incorporate every possible feature to assure ease of use, brilliant pro- jection and many years of efficient service. 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Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 285 News about people, organizations, events Have you heard? A-V at NEA in Chicago The 93rd annual meeting of the National Education Association in Chi- cago, July 3-8, had many audio-visual aspects. In the 20.000-seat Chicago Stadium, the NEA's newest Uimm color motion picture. Mihc Makes His Mark, was shown on a Bell k Howell J.\N projector, fitted with the new Xenon pulsating light source and a giant Radiant screen. .Another audio-visual feature was the network telecast of Adlai Stevenson's address. (He said the present adminis- tration has done "absolutely nothing" about ".America's No. 1 domestic need — schools and teachers." He called on the federal government to launch im- mediately a "drastic program of aid to schools to improve the quality of the school system.") Still other impressive visual events were the convention pageant, "The Past Is Prologue," and the report of executive secretary William G. Carr via the NEW KEYSTONE Overhead Projector / overhead projector. Just as significant were the audio-visual aspects of the meetings of the nearly 250 committees, discussion groups, sections, depart- ments, etc. Together with the Trade Show of over 100 exhibits (very few of them audio-visual, however), these meet- ings make the NE.A conclave, as usual, the biggest educational event of the ) ear. .As one of the NEA's 23 departments, ths Department of .Audio-Visual In- struction held a one-day meeting on July 4. Among the highlights was a debate on the subject, "Will Certifi- cation of Professional .Audio-Visual Workers Really Help the Field?" with L C. Larson upholding the affirmative and W. C. Meierhenry the negative. A-V Obituary William C. Reavis, j)rofessor emeritus of education. University of C^hicago, 71. Dr. Reavis was president of llie Midwest .Audio-Visual Education :.>-.iJ Classroom teachers have pronounced it the best all-around teaching projector we've ever seen . . . brighter, cooler and quieter, smaller and lighter." Refined optical system; two-way cooling. It Projects Everything— standard slides, 2-inch slides, strip film, micro-slides — and per/eel for Tachistoscopic Techniques. Write for new Circular. KEYSTONE VIEW CO., Meadville, Pa. Since 1892— Producers of Superior Visual Aids. 286 Forum for two terms during World War II. Harlkv L. Clarke. 73, former multi- millionaire motion picture and utilities magnate, founder in 1919 of the Soci- ety for Visual Education. Mr. Clarke reportedly spent a half-million dollars in the promotion of SVE, its magazine Visual Education, the first extensive series of motion pictures jiroduced ex- pressly for classroom instruction, and the ".Acme" portable 35mm and 3x4 slide projector. In 1922 he left the management of SVE to his assistant, the late Miss Marie Witham, and headed the International Projector Corpora- tion and later the Fox Film Company. His fortune was made primarily in the Utilities Power and Light Corporation, from which he resigned in 1936 after losing control to rival financial in- terests. .Arthur C. Stenils, Detroit, Mich., May 24, 1955. Director of Wayne Uni- versity's .Audio-Visual Materials Con- sultation Bureau. Dr. Stenius was re- sponsible for the formation and growth of the Bureau. He had been with the College of Education at Wayne since 1943. was named professor in 1947. Well known and well liked in the audio-visual field, despite his serious illness he was busy with his audio- visual work up until the time of his death. New Jobs J. J. .Mc.Phkrson has taken a year's leave of absence from his position as executive secretary of the Department of .Audio-Visual Instruction, NE.A, to serve as Director of Wayne Univer- sity's .Audio-Visual Materials Consulta- tion BureaiL Flovde E. Brooker has been ajipointed acting executive secre- tary of D.AVI. Norma Barts, research associate at the Film Council of ,\nierica, is at present ser\ ing as film supervisor for WTTW, C:hicago's educational television sta- tion. During the summer of 1954 she assisted WQED. Pittsburgh's educa- tional TV station, in its film operation. Forrest .Alter has taken a one-year leave of absence from his position as librarian of the Film Council of Amer- ica to .serve as liaison representative of the .Adult Education .Association of the U.S.,A. to the National Institute of {Coutinned on jtage ^20) Educational Screen ". . .the only Tape Recorder I know of that is to any degree boyproof." — Rev. Edgar A. Bourque, A.A., Headmaster Assumption Preparatory School, Worcester, Mass. When the Assumption Preparatory School adopted language laboratory methods, careful thought was given to the equipment which would be required. Investigation proved that only tape recorders could faithfully record each boy's voice, play back immediately for analysis, and then erase for further practice. But which tape recorder? All equipment would be in daily use by six different classes of teen-age boys, so utmost depend- ability was vital; the recorders had to be "boyproof." The answer was Ampro. 38 units were installed so as to provide 34 practice stations controlled by any of four master units, and as Reverend Bourque says, "We are delighted with them." Implementing your program may take one or two recorders, or multiple practice stations with separate control units may be needed. But whether you use them for language training or music, science labs or speech . . . classroom tape recorders must be "boyproof" for consistent quality and long service life. On that p)oint, and on every point, you too will be delighted with Ampro performance. Write for further information and name of the Ampro Audio- Visual Dealer nearest you. 2835 N. WESTERN AVENUE CHICAGO 18, ILL. Electro-magnetic *'piano-key'* controls interlock for foolproof operation Two speeds — 7'A ips for highest fidelity, 3% ips for long play. (Up to 3 hours with new extended-play tope) Automatic selection locator for rapid precision cueing and indexing Electronic tuning eye monitors record- ing level Built-in radio (optional at small extra cost) for recording direcl-to-lape; use as radio only or tape recorder only A Subsidiary of General Precision Equipment Corporation September, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 287 A student from China reports on the 1955 National Audio -Visual Convention H Wai Tke'te The following report is a purely imaginary one. It is supposed to be a letter written by a young man from China who is studying audio-visual teaching tech- niques in the United States. Though no word of it was actually written by such a person, it is based on and inspired by conversation with a real person at the 1955 National .^udio-Visual Clonvention. We think he will not object to our giving his name and the descriptive "by-line" which appears on his calling card: Albert Tsu-Nien Yuan, .Audio-Visual Technician, Audio-Visual Section, Ministry of Education. Republic of China, Unesco T. A. Mission to China. We hope he will find interesting and/or amusing our attempt to write a letter for him back home to his audio-visual co-workers. If some EdScrekn readers wonder why we chose this form in which io present the convention to those who were not there, the explanation is simple: we're bored — not with this most exciting of all audio- visual conventions — but with the usual straight news-story kind of report. If this seems no better than past convention reports, at least it's different! — JNS Dear Friends: It is Wednesday morning, July 27— the last day of the National Audio- Visual Convention. I am sitting here on the mezzanine of the Hotel Sher- man in Chicago watching latecomers to the convention trickle in and out of what must surely be the greatest audio-visual show on earth. I am told that more than 2300 people came to see all these amazing teaching ma- chines and audio-visual devices. All of you back home in China know how long I have looked forward to this convention. Each year I have read about it in the Edi;cationai, Screen magazine. Each year I have longed to see it for myself. Now it has happened. I have seen what many think the most wonderful of all audio- visual meetings in the United States. I have talked to some fortunate Americans who have not missed a sin- gle one of these conventions since they began ten years ago. They say they would not miss this convention because it is the only big audio-visual meeting in the States that brings to- gether all parts of the audio-visual field. People from schools, churches, businesses, agriculture and the medi- cal field come here to see this great display of audio-visual equipment and materials which is called the Trade Show. Audio-visual organizations rep- resenting the different interests of these people hold their annual meet- ings at this time.' If you ask me what is the very best part of this convention, I shall have to say this Trade Show. You just cannot imagine the wealth of equipment and teaching aids I have seen and heard. Chicago's Hotel Sherman: National Audio- Visual .Association, Educational I-iliii Li- brary Association, Audio- Visual Workshop for Industrial Training Directors, Audio- Visual Conference of Mcilical & .Allied Sciences. Association of C;hief State .School .\udio-Visual Officers, .\iidio- Visual Work- shop for .Agricultural Leaders, and a re- gional meeting of the Industrial Audio- Visual Association.— El). I am told that this Trade Show is used by many equipment makers to intro- duce their newest products. Like most visitors to the Trade Show, I have collected a large number of descrip- tive folders and pamphlets which I shall send home to you. Next to the Trade Show I think what I liked best were the deinonstra- tions of audio-visual devices I saw in the ineetings of the Educational Film Library .\ssociation, one of the many organizations that held meetings. For instance, I saw how to lift pictures from magazines and make transpar- encies of them. You remember per- haps that there was an article about this method in the magazine Educa- Tio.NAL Screen.' I also found the other sessions of this audio-visual organization that is called EPL.A very interesting. Many people said this 1955 meeting was one of the best the organization has ever {Continued on page 290) ^"Transparencies from the Printed Page" by Harvey Frye and Edward Mc- Mahon, February, 195.5 Educational ScRiiN. page TiS.— F.I). 'The following seven organizations held meetings during the 1955 National Audio- Visual Convention, July 22-27, 1955, at Here Is the best part of the convention — the Trade Show. This Is only one ot the exhibit halls. There were Itvo others packed full of audio-visual devices. It was re- ported that 164 exhibit spaces were used by manufacturers and producers to show their products. The products of 1 20 manufacturers, film and filmstrip producers and distributors were on display. Of special interest to many were several new wide- screen lenses for 16mm films and slides, on imposing arroy of magnetic tape record- ing and reproducing equipment, and many displays of room darkening equipment to permit use of audio-visuals in the classroom. 288 Educational Screen HISTORY THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE WHO LIVED IT THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA FILMSTRIPS "Deal with fhe history of our country in a way no other available classroom aids in this area seem to be able to do" — Illinois Educator This award-winning series ot documentary filmstrips and Teacher's Guides consists of 30 units of the highest quality. The pictures are based primarily upon the rich fund of authentic source material in TfiE PACiEANT OF AMERICA volumes and are largely contemporary with the event or personage shown. Prepared witii meticulous care by distinguished historians and experts in visual education, these superb filmstrips have opened exciting new vistas in the teaching of American history and related subjects. Consiniimate technical skill, combined with historical accuracy, has won immediate acclaim for the series as "far and away the best example of history portrayal yet seen." BOARD OF EDITORS Ralph H. Gabriel Department of History Yale University William H. Hartley Clyde M. Hill Chairman, Dejjartment of Education Director, Yale University-Fairfield Maryland State Teachers College, Towson Study of Elementary Teaching May Hall James Department of Social Sciences New Haven State Teachers College ASSISTED BY A DISTINGUISHED STAFF OF RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS 1. The Story of the American Indian 2. tuiopean Explorers Discover a New Workl 3. Spain Establishes a Great Empire 4. The Rise and Fall of New France 5. 1 he English Colonies in North America 6. Life in Colonial America 7. Patriots and Minutemen 8. The Thirteen Colonies Win Independence 9. Free Americans Establish a New Nation 10. The Young Nation and Foreign Affairs 11. Westward to the Mississippi 12. Winning the Far West 13. Early .\mericans on the High Seas 14. California, Texas and the Mexican War 1,5. Slavery and the War Between the States 16. Union and Reconstruction 17. The Age of Reform 18. Farmer, Rancher and Cowboy 19. Communication in the United States 20. Transportation in the United States 21. The Growth of American Education 22. The Story of .\merican Sport 23. The American Spirit in Literature 24. The Story of American Painting 2.'>. The .American Spirit in Architecture 26. The Story of Iron and Steel 27. The Story of Coal, Oil and Uranium 28. The Story of the Factory 29. The Growth of American Democracy 30. The Rise of .\merica as a World Power The fihnstrips are accompanied by 30 professionally-written Teacher's Guides containing all pictures and captions in the actual filmstrips, supplementary background material and test questions. Teachers say "priceless to the ever-busy teacher of today — eliminates the necessity of special research." THE VERDICT IS IN "The visual aids director and the teachers have been very enthusiastic about the filmstrips and consider them an out- standing contribution to education." "The most valuable contribution of the filmstrips has been the development of a spirit of patriotism and pride in our country's people and progress." "Makes for a better understanding of our .American her- itage." "The authenticity of the material has been verified and there is a gold mine of historical information supplied . . . actually a reference shelf of projectable source data." "Contribute greatly to an appreciation of the great sweep of .American history. " "The photography is clear and the sequences are excellent." "By far the most adequate filmstrips I have used for the pmposc of teaching and review." WRITE AT ONCE FOR DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE ON THE FILMSTRIPS, THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA, 15 VOLS., AND THE CHRONICLES OF AMERICA, 56 VOLS. - INDISPENSABLE IN THE FIELD OF AMERICAN HISTORY YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FILM SERVICE 386 Fourth Avenue New York 16, N. Y. September, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 289 New 2 -way Profeclor for ^Modoy and tomorrow" for Z" X 2" and Sfero Slides The new Compco "Triod" is truly the most practical projector for any school system! Enables anyone to project stereo slides in life size, in full color, with more brilliance and greater, natural depth — to a single pupil or a full classroom — ot the same time! AND . . . an instant changeover permits manual or automatic viewing of 2" x 2" slides, too. Has many exclusive features: one knob lens con- trol; illuminated preview panel; rear control focusing; 2 matched lenses; 2 - 500 w. lamps on separate switches; "whisper silent" blower system plus many others. Write for Special Bulletin COMPCO CORPORATION 2277 W. SK Paul Ave., Chicago 47, III. STUDENT PARTICIPATION FILMS STORIES FOR YOUNG EARS — I (IN COLOR) by DuKane m SIX SOUND FILM STRIPS Masha and the Bear Chlnna, an Indian Boy Paper Tearing The Ugly Duckling Abwa and Her Picture Alphabet I .im interested in knowing more about the Du Kane Student Parlici- pation Films. luid although the attendance wa.s not as great as it should have been. .At one of the main sessions the very well known American educational authori- ty. Dr. Edgar Dale of Ohio State Uni- versity, talked about the difference be- tween films for entertainment and films for education.' I wish you could have heard him. What he said was not so important to me, however, as just seeing and hearing him. I wish also you could have attended the evening EFL.A sessions at which an electric film analyzer was used to show how the evaluators reacted to the motion pictures projected. .Al- though many I talked to expressed doubts as to how useful such an analyzer really can be in judging films, it was nonetheless fascinating and fun to see it used. And I tried it out my- self too! You turn a little dial to indi- cate how much or how little the film interests you. Most of the films shown at those evening sessions were of in- terest to me. The one that moved lue most was a film about the teaching of deaf children. It was called "Thurs- day's Children."' Thursday's children, according to a little English rhyme, "have far to go." I do not have time or space to men- tion all of the people I met at the EFL.A meetings. But I do want )ou to know the name of the man who was responsible for this EFLA program. 'Excerpts from Dr. Dale's address ap- pear on page 303 of this issue.— Ed. *See "I'icture of the Month." page 294. -Ed. His name is [ohn .Moldstad, and he is a member of the staff of the .Audio- Visual Center at Indiana University, where I am now studying. .Another part of the convention I foinid of much interest was the church service on Siuiday luorning."' .A mo- tion picture called "In the Face of Jeopardy" was the main part of the sermon. Choir and instrumental music was played by means of recordings. This so-called audio-visual church serv- ice was very excellent. I could not hel]j wondering, however, whether it would not be more appropriate in a convention attracting so many people from so many different backgrounds to have an inter-faith service, a service that people of all religions woidd find meaningful both in content and method. .Another convention event I found most interesting was the .Audio-Visual Workshop for .Agricultural Leaders, where I learned much that will be of use to me when I return hoine. What impressed me most about the meetings of the National .Audio-Visual .Associa- tion — which is the organization of audio-visual commercial dealers in the .States — was the excellent use of all kinds of audio-visual media. A speaker would project slides to clarify his points and then discuss them by means of a tape recorder with a person not (Continued on page 292) "The church service was presented through the coopeiation of the Visual Education Fellowship of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the l!.S..\.-E[). The preparation of inexpensive transparencies was one of the many interesting dem- onstrotions of the meetings of the Educational Film Library Association. The mon nearest the overhead projector is Mr. Allan Finstcd of the Charles Beseler Company, a leading manufacturer of opoque and other projectors. Next to him is Mr. Harvey Frye of Indiana University, then Mr. Edward McMohon of Mankato State Teachers College in the state of Minnesota, and finolly Mr. Roy Trimble, o training specialist at the Great Lakes U. S. Naval Training Station near Chicago. One of the amazing things about the American audio-visual field is the close and friendly relationship between the commercial and the educational people. You cannot tell them apart. 290 Educational Screen /- -r- r^ -/ il. -'-::^g|g i The United Nations: First Decade - This Times filmstrip tells the story of the United Nations' first 10 years, assesses its achieve- ments and failures, its purposes and prob- lems, the tests it may face. For October. Britain: Atlantic Neighbor - This is the dra- matic picture story of our staunchest ally in Europe, a survey of her wforld position, heri- tage, government and economic strength, and her far-flung commonwealth. For February. U. S. Foreign Policy - What shapes or shifts our relations with other countries? Has our foreign policy kept pace with our increased commitments? This Times filmstrip assesses our new role in world affairs. For February. India's Many Faces - The teeming subcon- tinent, a "third force" between East and West, has many faces, many aspects. Here, in dramatic pictures, is the story of prob- lems and progress in India. . For March. Presidential Conventions and Candidates — In advance of the '56 conventions, here is a historical panorama of past conventions, exciting battles, and a graphic explanation of how a candidate is nominated. For May. Challenge by China - Here is the story of the Far East crisis created by Communist China's policies. This filmstrip tells about China's leaders and people, its resources and its ties to the Soviet Union. For November. Labor Closes Ranks ~ As the A. F. of L. and the C. I. 0. prepare to merge, this filmstrip traces the growth of the labor movement, tells what the new organization may do to attain labor's new objectives. For December. These New York Times filmstrips can make current events teaching more stimulating, vital and effective Here are topics for seven of the eight filmstrips on world affairs The Times will issue monthly beginning in October. The eighth will depend on developments in the news. One teacher calls The Times filmstrips "the finest current-problems visual aids on the market." Another says "an excellent help in every way . . . would not be without them." The New York Times filmstrips are nationally-recognized teaching aids in the current events field. Used in nearly 4,000 schools, col- leges and adult groups, they highlight trends and issues in the news into meaningful, easy-to-understand 35mm filmstrips of about 55 frames each. Each filmstrip comes with an extensively documented teachers' manual and discussion guide which makes preview and explanation easy. The cost of the entire series of eight filmstrips, each with manual, is only $15. Use the coupon to order your subscription today so that your first filmstrip, on the United Nations will arrive on time early in October. THE NEW YORK TIMES, Office of Educational Activities Times Square, New York 36, N. Y. n Please send the current series of The New Yorlt Times film- strips as they are issued monthly beginning in October. I under- stand I will be billed for $15. D Please send descriptive literature, at no obligation. Name School or Organization Address. City._ _Zone_ _State_ September, 1955 Writing for more information? 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COLBURN LABORATORY INC. t64 N 0 ft T H WACKER 0 R I V £ ' C H f C A C 0 6 TELEPHONe STATE 2-7316 16mm SERVICES Here is a picture of the electric film analyzer used at the EFLA film evaluation sessions. The man at the right holding the little dial instrument on which the viewer records his reactions is Dr. Philip Lewis, head of the Education Department of the Chicago Teachers College. The other man is Mr. F. A. White, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Service, University of Wisconsin. He is holding the meter on which the viewers' reactions are recorded. The opaque projector was used to show the results to the audience. This electric film analyzer was fascinating and fun. present at the meeting. Another speaker would get across his main ideas by jotting them down on a pad as he spoke. An overhead projector projected his handwriting on the big screen behind him. Many people com- mented to me that this meeting was the most audio - visual audio - visual meeting they had ever attended. It would appear that audio-visual people in .America do not always practice what they preach. Still another meeting you may want to know about is called .\CSS.\VO. Many of the audio-visual and other organizations here in the States are re- ferred to by luipronounceable groups of letters. ACSS.WO means Association of Chief State School .\udio-Visual Of- ficers. It is an organization of repre- sentatives from 30 states, Alaska, and Puerto Rico with active state audio- visual education departments. They get together at the time of this big summer audio-visual convention to dis- cuss subjects of mutual interest. .Al- though 1 did not have the opportunity to attend the sessions, I was told they discussed such subjects as the certifica- tion of audio-visual school specialists (a subject much debated in the .Ameri- can audio-visual field), educational tele- vision (by the end of 1955 there will be a total of 2(> educational television stations in the United States), and the so-called White House Conference on Education" (this is a conference called by President Eisenhower to consider urgent educational problems in the States). "See page 300.— Ed. Before I close I want to mention another part of the convention that seems very important but that is not listed in any of the programs. That part is the talk that goes on endlessly — before and after meetings, in res- taurants, in hotel suites almost all niglit. It is in this way most of all that people get to know one another, to learn about one another's interests and activities, to exchange ideas, and to have a good time. I myself have sampled all kinds of talk and refresh ments this past week, and I have liked all of it. Hut now the time has come to say goodby to you — and to the National .Audio-Visual Convention. The Trade Show has just closed. The exhibitors are beginning to take down their dis- plays. Not too many people came to the Show this last morning. Someone said to me just now that it would be as desirable to eliminate the last day of a convention as to eliminate the front pews in an .American church. This is no doubt an .American joke. I am sad that it is all over but very grateful to Itave had the opportiniity to attend. I shall never forget this 1955 National Audio-Visual Conven- tion — and when I get back you can be sure I shall not let any of you for- get it! With warm regards from . . . Your audio-visual coworker P S. I am enclosing a few pictiues on which I have written descriptions. (See cuts.) These pictures were taken by the .Audio-Visual .Service of the .Augustana Lutheran Cluirih of Minneapolis. 292 Educational Screen neur- Kodak shutter development combines sound-and-silent versatility Kith 40% extra screen brilliance! 1^9 I Notv in Pageant A-V models without extra cost ... Kodak's amazing new SUPER-40 Shutter Kodascof>e Pageant Sound Projectors have long been respected as outstanding in all 16mm. sound projection's most important characteristics. Exclusive permanent pre-lubrication, for ex- ample, makes Pageants the easiest of all projectors to main- tain, the surest to use, and the most permanently quiet in opera- tion. And there are other features, like the unique sound- focusing Fidelity Control and the built-in field-sharpening element, that make Pageants outstanding in sound and picture quality, too. Now, with the Super-40 Shutter, there's still another basis of Pageant superiority. This amazing shutter provides more than 40% extra illumination at sound-speed operation; yet thanks to its automatic-shift feature, movies are comfortably free from flicker at both sound and silent speeds. Pageant Sound Projectors, more than ever, merit top recom- mendation, because Pageants have now achieved a versatility of performance never before approachea in 16mm. projection! The Super-40 Shutter equips Pageant A-V Model Projectors for both sound and silent operation . . . makes them capable of projection not only under "normal" conditions, but also under difficult conditions of illumination, in hard-to-darken rooms, in large halls — wherever additional brilliance, extra- long "throws," or unusually large images are required! The Super-40 Shutter is supplied without extra cost in any of three new Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector models of varying amplifier output and speaker capacity. See your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer for full details ... or just mail the coupon for a new free Pageant Projector catalog. 9-111 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, NY Please send catalog on new Pageant Projectors ^ with Super-40 Shutters. NAME. TtTLE_ ORGANIZATION. STREET CITY (Zone) _STATE_ September, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 293 editorial NO DUPLICATION The summer mail has been heavy — and in full praise and support lor Edicational Screen. We quote (on page 284) Irom but one ol hundreds of letters that came to us in response to the announce- ment that DA VI was going to have a new publication of its own. That letter reaffirms that audio-visual pub- lications "can come and go, but EdScreen will be for- ever our 'guiding spirit'." Apparently some have believed that the new DA VI publication would try to take the place of EuScreen and they wanted to reassure us. We apjjreciate deeply their expressed faith and confidence. We are insjiired with renewed determination to meet the challenge that "EdScreen will be forever. . . ." That the magazine has been for so long the guiding spirit and leader in the audio-visual field is not the result of chance. It was intended that way by the founder. Nelson L. Greene, a third of a century ago. Educational Screen was founded - and has lasted - upon a conviction that there is need for "a magazine in the field of visual education which should be at once impartial and authoritative, scholarly and toler- ant, critical and optimistic." Its purpose steadfastly has been "to get at the truth about visual education — in all its phases and in its broadest aspects. . . ." It has striven constantly to maintain "none but the most cordial relations with every member of the industry, and with every school, church and community . . . without obligation to any one interest that is not owed to every other." With such a base, there is little wonder that EdSc:reen has been the guiding spirit and leading mag- azine of the field. With such convictions just as strongly held by the present publisher and editors, there can be no doubt that this magazine will continue to serve faithfully all of its readers — including those who are members of DA VI. Educational Screen will continue to serve all who are concerned with the best use of audio-visual means of commimication. It is especially aimed in content at the leaders of the field — those who have a responsibility for an audio-visual program and a responsibility to help others use audio- visual tools more effectively. It is apparently not the intent of D.AVI to publish for its members a magazine aimed to take the place of Educ:ational Sc:reen. See tiie letter from DAVI's former Executive Secretary, rej^rinted in full on page 28-1. Here it is stated clearly that the reason for the new DAVI publication is the "need for greater editorial space in which to cover affairs of the Depart- ment and of affiliated state associations." (Italics ours.) This specialized need is one that the Department is best able to fulfill for its members. We are reminded of the announcement of another DAVI publication, the Audio-Visual Communications Review in the December 1952 issue of Educational Screen. There was no duplication then, either. Edi- torially we congratulated DAVI upon finding a way to fill the need for those who wanted specialized informa- tion about research — to complement the efforts of Educational Screen in serving the audio-visual field. We wished DAVI well then and offered our support and assistance as it launched its new publication. Again we wish DAVI well as it endeavors to keep its members better informed about the "affairs of the Department and of affiliated state associations." We echo and return DAVI's own words: We, too, "are looking forward to a continuance of the spirit of friendshijj and mutual cooperation that has existed between DAVI and Educational Screen for so many vears. Paul e. Reei picture of the month TIIIRSDAV'S CHILDREN Rarciv does Edicahonal Sckki n honor a motion picture with pictiiic-of-the- nioiilli ])ioininenrc. W'c have made ancx- tcplion of the British Information Services fihn Tliursilay's Children because (1) it is an extraordinarily moving film that has somctliing special to say to all who love childien anil teaching,' (2) it won in- formal hut widespread acclaim when it was shown at the Kdiuational l-'ilm Li- brary Association conference in Chicago, and (.'i) ii has been given an Academy Award as the Best Uocmnentary Short .Siiljjecl of l<):-)4. ■ I luiisday's child has far to go," says I lie nursery rhyme. Thursday's Children sliows deaf children between the ages of four and se\en being taught to speak. No him we've seen more effectivelv portravs the wonder and beauty of a child, the lov- ing patience and de\()tion of a teacher, the indescrihaljle delight of both when learning takes place. A\c salute riiursdav's Children — the children, their teachers, and the film wlii^ I SHOW MOVIES IN LIGHTED ROOMS Save Darkening Costs • • Technical Service, Inc. announces a new model sound projector de- signed exclusively for use in lighted — or hard to darken — rooms . . . PIUS all the features of regular projection. A TV-size screen is built into the projector for daylight viewing of 16 mm. films. For larger oudiences the same projector can be adapted to projection on any standard screen by a mere flip of the wrist. This Is a complete new concept in 16 mm. projection. The TSI— Duolite is the first projector that offers both the self-viewing pro- jection feature and the standard type projection on a separate screen. 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Caldwell, Ltd., 447 Jorvis Street, Toronto 5, Ontario Foreign Diilribution: Westrex Corp. (formerly Western Electric Export), 1 1 1 Eighth Ave., New York 1 1, N. Y. TECHNICAL SERVICE, INC. 30865 FIVE MILE ROAD LIVONIA, MICHIGAN Gentlemen: Please send me, without ohiigation, complete information on your new TSI-Duolite projector featuring dual projection. NAME AFFIIIAT10N_ ADDRESS OTY ZONE Comp/efe informof/on onrf specificofionj on Jhe new TSI-DuoUie projector can be obtained without obligation by mailing in the coupon at the left. September, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 311 FOR THE FOkWARD LOOK ... in Primary Story Films: MOTHER COOSE STORIES A'liiiiatfd (igiii iiH's Miss MiinVu, Mother Hubbard, Qmccii of Hearts, Huinpty Dumpty enact fascinating nursery rhymes. STORY OF KING MIDAS Granted llic '■golden touch." Midas, when his dauglitcr t.inis to gold, hegs release from curse. B/W Color Rental 52.50 $,-1.00 Sale $ 50.00 SI 00.00 Write today for prints and free Catalog LIFE IN THE OCEAN 1 '/2 reels — upper elementary, junior high MACHINES THAT MOVE EARTH 1 '/2 reels — middle and upper elementary produced by Paul Burnford FILM ASSOCIATES of CALIFORNIA 10521 Santa Monica Blvd., L. A. 25, Calif. Two Notable Burton Holmes Films "AUSTRIA" A 22-inin. study in courage and faith. Color, JI90; b&w, $95; Secondary, "COASTAL BRAZIL" An 1 l-ni'n. sequel to "Rio." Color, $100; bSrw, $50; Elementary. Your preview prints are ready. Write now PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. Sound Films In Brilliant Color SOUTHWEST INDIANS NAVAJO CANYON COUNTRY — Navajo Life. WEAVERS OF THE WEST— Navajo Weoving VILLAGES IN THE SKY— Hopi Women PEACEFUL ONES— Hopi Men WARRIORS AT PEACE— Apaches TRIBE OF THE TURQUOISE WATERS — Hovasupols INDIAN POW-WOW — Southwest Avalon Daggett Productions 441 No. Orange Dr. Los Angeles 36, Calif. MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION TRAINING SERIES Seven important lilms on facts about Film, Projection, and Operation 8: Care of various projectors. Write for full information on how to obtain these films. fiivironmeiit of the child's neighbor- hood, and (5) anecdotal record.s. The entire faculty assists in drawing conclu- sions from the facts gathered in one case-study — that of Nicholas, a shy, disturbed boy. Conclusions are drawn by applying the multiple hypotheses technique. The film concludes by jjointing out that behavior is caused by physical, affectional, cultural, peer-group, emo- tional, and self-developmental forces acting on the child. Appraisal .Although the purpose of the film was to interpret to overseas audiences the purposes and methods of one of the child study programs conducted in this country, the appraisal committee felt that the film would be very useful in pre-service and in-service profes- sional education programs in this coun- try for the purposes of showing how to gather information in order to un- derstand children and to illustrate the techniques of the Institute for Child .Study — one of many groups working in this area. The film appeared to have selected key ideas with realistic and well chosen examples used to present the information. A second part to the film is also available. It reviews many of the principles developed in Part I and also describes the activities of a sunmier workshop conducted by the Institute for Child Study at the Uni- versity of Maryland. — Irving Spigle A STORY OF CHAMBER MISIC (Brigham Young University, Audio- Visual Center, Provo, Utah) 31 min- utes, 16mm, sound, black and white or color, 1955. $125 or .f250. Description Henri Temianka, performing in this film the double role of violinist and narrator, explains the developments of various forms and combinations of chamber music, describes the musical instruments, and introduces the selec- tions which the quartet plays. The film opens with a close-up of Temianka informally explaining the origin of chamber music as living room music and pointing out the construc- tion details of the violin he will play — a Stradivarius which once belonged to Paganini. Temianka's discourse is in- terrupted by strains of jazz music which, a shift in the camera reveals, is coming from Leonard Pennario, Milton Thomas, and William Van Den Burg - violist, pianist, and cellist. A mild rebuke from Temianka causes them to "break it up" for Mozart's String Divertimento. Both the viola and piano are then shown in clo.se-up photography, ex- plained by Temianka, and demon- strated by the artists. Even a harpsi- chord — the forerunner of the piano — is played. Beethoven's Kreulzer So- nata is followed by Mendelssohn's D Minor Piano Trio and a discussion of the fourth instrument, the cello. As a reddish cast resembling the glow of a gypsy fire settles on the group of musicians, they conclude their performance by playing Brahm's G Minor Piano Quartet. Appraisal Unlike a number of other films deal- ing with similar content, this film— so the committee agreed — effectively uses the motion picture medium to present a musical performance. Exceptionally good sound quality and artistic editing complementing the mood of the music through appropriately timed cutting and intriguing motion picture fiow are among the qualities of this film which seem to account for the group's feeling that here was a motion picture for music appreciation, motivation, and understanding which had numerous advantages over recordings. Undoubtedly the film will have wide appeal to a great variety of groups — both school and adult — for pure en- joyment or for cultural growth. Even though the film is available in black and white, the preview committee see- ing only the color release strongly felt that the black and white could not be so nearly effective. Some of the group liked and some did not like Temianka's light remarks such as "playing violin, then, is essentially drawing a horse's tail over the insides of a sheep." All agreed, however, that Brigham Young University deserves much credit for this imaginative and creative produc- tion. THE PRORLEM METHOD (McGraw-Hill Book Company, Text- Film Department, 330 West 42nd St., New York 18, New York) Part 1-18 nn'nutes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1955. §110.00. Part II- 16 min- utes, 16mm, sound, black and white, 1955. §95.00. Set of two films S185.00. Produced by Sturgis-Grant Productions. Description These films illustrate how a group of high school students, with the aid ol their instructor, uses the techniques of the |jroblem method to approach solutions to situations in an intelligent manner. 312 Educational Screen Part I — Defining the Prol)lem and Gathering Information The opening scenes of Part I show a high school social studies class involved in a discussion of sonic of the opinions they have heard expressed by their fam- ilies concerning pressure groups. Many of these opinions are contradictory, and after much talk the class decides they don't know what to think about pres- sure groups. Through the suggestions of several members of the class, they formidate the problem, "What should be done about pressure groups?" By the process of suggesting, weighing, accepting, and rejecting, the students list sub-prob- lems which will guide them in gather- ing information on the main problem. Information is gathered from refer- ences to l)ooks and magazines provided by the instructor, tfirough individual and group work periods, and through an appointment with the mayor for information on one aspect of the prob- lem. School and community resources are used to get both sides of the ques- tion before opinions are formed. The instructor provides individual atten- tion as required, but the students are encouraged to make their own deci- sions. The film ends by showing how the information is summarized and shared by the entire group through exhibits and reports prepared and explained by the students. A brief summary of the procedures followed by the class in arriving at this point in their discus- sion is also given. Part II Solve the Problem Using Information to Part II begins with a summary of the material presented in Part I. This is followed by a report from the com- mittee that had visited the mayor's office. As a result of a conversation overheard by the students while wait- ing for the mayor, the class feels that the mayor's decision on a civic matter was influenced by a pressure group. The class decides to investigate this problem after they are through with their investigation of the general prob- lem of pressure groups. Suggestions are made as to what should be done and a set of criteria is de\eloped to be applied to these sug- gestions. The criteria include the fol- lowing: Does it square with the facts? Is it practical? Is it in accordance with American beliefs and ideals? The sug- gestions are tested and the conclusion reached that pressure groups should be accepted as necessary in a democracy. The film concludes with a review of the total process of problem solving as a way of searching for the truth and, when found, acting upon it. September, 1955 Appraisal Even though correlated with Schor- ling's Student Teaching and designed for pre-service and in-service teacher education, these films promise to be of value in high school social studies classes and general interest adult groups. The evaluation committee felt that they would primarily be useful in showing the steps involved in the problem-solving method and to point out the role of the teacher in guiding this process. They could also be used to present information on and to evaluate pressure groups in our society. The details involved in the method illustrated by the films were developed very systematically and clearly. Some of the committee felt that the stu- dents acted in an artificial and stilted manner. This, they felt, might detract from their usefulness with student groups, but not with teachers. The committee also felt that both parts of the film were needed to cover the sub- ject and should generally be used together. — Irving Spigle THE m OF JET PROPULSION! (General Motors Corporation, Depart- ment of Public Relations — Film Sec- tion, General Motors Building, Detroit 2, Michigan) 20 minutes, 16mm, sound, color, 1954. §121. Produced by Sound Masters, Inc. Description This film uses animation 'to present the fundamentals of jet propulsion and demonstrates the principles in both the jet engine and the rocket. Introductory scenes use caricatures to depict man's attempts at flight from some of his earliest futile efforts to the success of the Wright Brothers. The three cartoon characters. Air, Fuel, and Ignition, are introduced as they stand awed at the performance of a jet plane. They learn the reaction principle by observing the use of an inflated rubber balloon and see this principle applied to the jet engine. The next sequence shows the jet en- gine — its operation and its design. The dual role of Air in supplying oxygen for combustion and mass for the reac- tion process is demonstrated. This se- quence also contrasts the continuous intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust of the jet with the cyclic order of these processes in the piston-type engine. The use of an afterburner is shown to add thrust without increasing the temperature in the turbine. The film then illustrates how, by I6MM - COLOR - SOUND EDUCATIONAL FILMS of SUPERIOR QUALITY ANOTHER HISTORICAL MILE- STONE has been passed in the prog- ress of audio visual education. Working cooperatively with educators, the first motion picture film has been produced that correlates with State approved text books. A THOUSAND TEACHERS already have previewed this outstanding film and given it Iheir enthusiastic endorse- ment. Mexican Village Family Cofor Sound 16 minutes $145.00 Produced with the collaboration of the California Slate Curricidum Com- mission and the Bureau of .\udio Visual Education of the California State Department of Education. Preview prints now available Paul Hoefler Produttions 7934 Sonto Monica Blvd. Loi Angelci 46, Colitofnio MARTHA HEISING Another BIS ^''' ^'"'L. THURSDAY'S CHILDREN A.aden.y Aword Winner Short Subfect of 1954 u • .avs- "Thursday s Tt,= old n-.«=rv '^r\CcWMr.n of .hU .HUdh.C.r.0^0- ,„eborn dea.. film ar= deaf ^ „, do, be t m tofisthcr . "-»"■' rr Si.;" "i „, how a P-P "• •'■;;; ,ed cu. of .h..r „om four to .=v«n, ar ^^ ^.u „, ,ho teachor,. The ^^^^^^ ^^^„„. ^ ,u. well-known actor, 22 Minutes Sole $55.00 British Information Services 30 Rockefeller Ploio, New York 20, N. Y. 2 Reels 313 CQ HI-FI PHONO INDIVIDUAL LISTENING by HI-FI EARPHONES uitliout costh. spacc-consumiiiH souiul booths GROUP LISTENING by HI-FI SPEAKER for chissroom and sound booth Ideal for music, languages, stories, drama, poetry, social studies and shorthand drill. EXCLUSIVE FEATURES INCLUDE: • treble and bass tone controls • all controls grouped on inclined panel • three speeds, turnover cartridge pickup • high fidelity earphones and speaker • microphone receptacle and volume control • six earphone receptacles • printed instructions and jeweled pilot light on panel • convenient handle on pickup arm • sturdy, durable metal cabinet \vith carry- case handle WRITE FOR FREE CIRCULAR Basic unlt^ less Ct^Q Q^ occessories, only "r ' ^•^■' Audio Visual Research De^'igners and MnnufacdiTers of Specialized Audio-Visual EquipmeJit 531 S. Plymouth Ct. Dept. U« Chicago 5 ENRICHMENT RECORDS Bosed on LANDMARK Books The Louisiana Purchase Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans M--. Bell Invents the Telephone Geo.-ge Vvashington Carver Write fin dtsdiptive list of 20 titles now available ENRICHMENT RECORDS 246 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS I'ntducer & Distributor Eastern Representative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Gen Ardcn Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Po. New York 28, N. Y. Hn TAIH tram v««' SCREEN ■^ TYPEWRITTEN MESSAGES Ej RADIO-MAT SLIDES i MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS 1 • IH£StATIOII[«rOFI«iSc«[[ll i Regular size 3 i/4x4 or the Solo by Audio-Visual, 1 Supply Deolers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Ookridge Blvd., Doy New Duplex 2x2. 'hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Dept. V, tona Beach, Fia. using a larger tiiroine wuli more sec- tions, tlie jet motor is made to supply energy to tlie propeller of an airplane, or the wheels of a locomotive or truck. Appraisal litis film, which won a Golden Reel award in "Science" at the .American Film .Assembly in .April. 19,')'), will be useful to high school and college physics teachers in the study of heat engines, as well as to adults and stu- dents who are ij:ierested in axiation. Ihe descriptive and understandable animated presentation, in addition to the personification of Air, Fuel, and Ignition as the essential components in jet Hight, helps to clarify the funda- mentals of jet propulsion, its advan- tages and problems, and how it differs from propulsion through the use of internal combustion engines. — Merlyn Herrick Records on review BILDERSEE by MAX U. "People Under Communism" and "The Ways of Mankind — I," pro- duced by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, are unusu- ally tine albums. .Adult in every respect, they are intended for the discriminat- ing listener who is not bored with a challenging half hour or hour-long audio presentation. People Under Communism "People Under Clonimunism," a re- vealing, factual .searching series of in- vestigations of .Soviet Russia, highlights its strengths as well as its weaknesses. It represents studies by Professors Philip E. \fosely and Ernest J. Sim- mons of Columbia University, Merle Finsod and .Alex Inkeles of Harvard University and Harold H. Fisher of Stanford University. "Terror as a System of Power" re- lates chronologically the development of the present Soviet dictatorship, em- phasizing that usurpation of power by the unscrupulous individual results in terror as a system of power. Under the titles ".Music to Ordc"." "Drama to Order," and "Literature to Order" the degradation of art and art forms to achieve .specific propaganda objectives is clearly illustrated. Culture then becomes a by-product of a po- litical system. Life in the factories — the plotting and scheming undertaken by manage- ment for self-preservation — is dramati- tjdly portrayed under the title "The Men Who Make the \rigs." In this chapter we are treated to an exposition of a plot and counterplot intrigue and fanaticism, as they exist in industrial Russia. Communism's ultimate objec- tive — world domination — is not for- gotten. Under the title "Pattern of World Conflict," that goal of Com- munist government is described and outlined and the steps being taken to a(hie\e that end are descriljed. Records jor review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, Nexv York. Ways of Mankind "The Ways of Mankind— I" is a fascinating series t)f thirteen 30-minute explorations into the origin and de- velopment of the customs and folkways of various cultures. This is an analysis of the cultural basis for the variations of behavior between one people and another — an attempt to understand the ways cf other peoples so that we can get along with others and grow with them. This series, prepared under the su- pervision of Professor Walter Gold- schmidt of the University of California, Los .Angeles, represents studies in lan- guage, culture, education, ethics, au- thority, status, family, art, and other areas of the ways of mankind. Many of the programs will interest older senior high school students, especially the study in language — ".A Word in Your Ear," the study in values — "When Greek Meets Greek," the study in ethics — "The Sea Lion Flippers," the study in authority — "Legend of the Long House," the study in status — ".All the World's a Stage," the study in family — "Home Sweet Home" and the summary which is titled "Museum of Man." This first volume of "The Ways of .Mankind" takes us from arctic cold to desert heat, from today's community to Sparta and .Athens. The listener l)econies humble in recognizing that each culture has its own problems, parallel with other cultures and that each social group finds its own way to solve these parallel perplexities. Both "People Under Communism" and "The Ways of Mankind — I" are adidt in approach and in presentation, and are highly recommended for in- clusion in libraries of colleges and uni- versities, many senior high schools and in private collections. Each of these all)ums can be used effectively for in- dividual study and for group study by older students. Each represents a new tlimension in the presentation and the preservation of information in the areas of government and anthropology. 314 Educational Screen News of the industry: organizations, people and products UUL- Aiudio-visual trade review Who's Who in NAVA Mrs. Ann T. Vath of L. C. Vath Audio-Visual Aids, Sharpsville, Penn- sylvania, was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute for Audio-Visual Selling at a meeting of the Board just before the close of the NAVA Convention in Chicago. Other officers elected were Clif Squibb of Squibb-Taylor, Inc.. Dallas, Texas, Vice-Chairnian, and Joe MEmx of Cousino Visual Educa- tion Service. Toledo, Ohio, Secretary. New meniliers elected to serve three- year terms on the Institute Board of Governors were Russell Yankie, Charles Beseler Company and Viewlex, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida; A. \. Davis, RCA, Dallas, Texas; P. C. Ford, .American School Publishing Corp., New York City; and Kalman Spelle- TicH, Victor .Animatograph Corpora- tion, Davenport, Iowa. E. Howard Marx. Vice-President of the Ampro Corporation, Chicago, was elected Chairman of the Advisory Members' Committee of the National Audio-Visual .Association at the 195.5 Convention. Marx will head up the six-man committee which represents in the NAVA organization the 165 manu- facturers, film and filmstrip producers and distributors who are .Advisory members of the association. V. C. DoF.RiNG of the Jam Handy Organization, Detroit, Michigan, was elected to membership on the Advi- sory Committee, replacing Carl Nater of Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, Calif., who requested that he be re- lieved of his committee res|)onsibility due to inability to attend its meetings Doering will represent educational and informational film and filmstrip producers in the committee's work of helping to plan and coordinate activi- ties within tlie audio-visual industry. Who's Who Elsewhere Fred 1. Pownkv is the new sales manager of Young .America Films, suc- ceeding T. C. .Morehouse, Jr., who has resigned to form his own Ijusiness, Morehouse .Associates. Mr. Morehouse will act as a special sales representa- tive for Almanac Films. He will also serve as director of sales for the .Audio- Master Corporation of New York City. John Clark Kimball is the new ad- vertising manager of Coronet Films, succeeding Jack Kessie, who has re- signed to do editorial work. Mayer Sincerman is now sales mana- ger for Academy Films, Chicago pro- ducer of 16ram motion pictures. He was formerly with the Anti-Defama- tion League of B'nai B'rith. Sound-Slide Rental O. J. McClure Talking Pictures, 1 1 15 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago 7, man- ufacturers of sound slidefilm equip- ment, has announced a rental plan to supply the needs of users who do not wish to purchase. The plan allows the immediate use of the equipment, with the possibility of purchase at any time during the rental period. CS- 4m PEERLESS Reconditioning Among the prints in your Film Library, there are undoubtedly some which, through hard, frequent usage have been damaged — with the result that the impact of your message on audiences may be seriously diminished. Our many years of experience in the protec- tion, preservation and reconditioning of film can profitably serve you in prolonging the useful life of your prints. Peerless Re-Conditioning services include: INSPECTION REPAIRS SCRATCH REMOVAL 'PEERLESS TREATMENT' CLEANING FOOTAGE REPLACEMENTS REHUMIDIFICATION TO RESIST FUTURE DAMAGE. Get Longer Life for Your Prints! Cosf? Surprisingly low! Write for Price List. EERLESS I PROCESSING CORPORATION WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. WP m 13V MP '3^ m m> m-' m September, 1955 315 PROCESS YOUR OWH lemm « 35min FILM IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHOOTING/ BanHSBEa- PORTABLE WATSON CINE' DEVELOPING OUTFIT . . . provides a SIMPLE, EFFI- CIENT, ECONOMICAL and SPEEDY means for PROCESSING up lo 200 ft. of 16mm oi 35mm (also 70mm) film— • LOW COST Uniform Processing! Req- uires only 1 gal. of solution. • 3 nesting tanks-reels-scratch-proof loader • PREFERRED by MORE Professionals • SIMPLE operation MINIMUM cost- • FULLY GUARANTEED- prices from $89.00 Extra Reels Tanks etc., availabit Write for FREE Processing Booklet. Depi E. S. BURKE & JAMES, INC. 321 So. Wabish, Chitaeo 4 Splices Not Holding? Try WHITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dcpt. E-9.8 1600 Broailway, New York 19, N. Y. GOLDEN REEL AWARD WINNER 1955 (Visual Arts Division) Brilliant Survey of Modern Art Grand Priie, Venice Film Festival FROM RENOIR TO PICASSO 16mm 32 min. B&W Rental $27.50 Sole $135 BRANDON FILMS, INC."-' '■^■,:Z'^\V'^'''- THE ONir GUARANTBED siRHTCH REmouni PROCESS FOR 1 6 AND 35 MM fILM RAPIDWELD process removes scrofches fronn both sides of film, cleans and restores flexi- bility. We repair faulty splices and apply protective coating. Unbelievably low cost. I-'or more information write Dept. E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. TEACHING MODELS Bring ttie world into your classroom with imported, full-color model sheets. Authen- tic and true-to-scole, these proven visual aids provide excellent activity and display moterial. Send 25c for sample model sheet and illustrated list. AUDIO-VISUAL ENTERPRISES 42 N. Ashland Ave. Polotine, Illinois Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN Remote Control for Victor Silent The Victor ,'\nimatograph Corpora- tion, Davenport, Iowa, unveiled its new forward-reverse remote control for tlie Victor Silent 16 Projector at the National Audio-Visual Convention. The new remote control is connected to the projector with a five-foot cord. The addition is expected to make the Silent 16 especially useful in the coaching and time and motion study fields. Victor Micro-Projector A new micro-projector was intro- duced by the Victor Animatograph Corporation, Davenport, Iowa, at the National Audio-Visual Convention. Named the Victor Magnascope V200, it is the latest addition to Victor's line of audio-visual equipment. Magna- scope V200 is designed to enlarge mi- croscopic specimens up to thousands of diameters. Commercial as well as home prepared slides can be used. The unit is capable of projecting on a movie screen for large group viewing or directly down in front to table top for small groups or sketching pur- poses. When projecting on the movie screen, image size is controlled by the distance of Magnascope from the screen — the farther away from the screen, the larger the image. New Projector Shutter .\ new shutter for Kodascope Pag- eant projectors, which shifts automati- cally between two- and three-bladed positions, provides increased screen illumination while retaining freedom from flicker during showing of motion pictures. Developed by the Eastman Kodak Company, the new shutter was shown for the first time at the Na- tional Audio-Visual Convention in July in Chicago. Called the "Super-40 Shutter" the new device is described by Eastman officials as one of the greatest advances ever achieved in 16mm sound projec- tion. EK Filmstrip Projectors Operating ease and greater projec- tion versatility are stressed in two new, Filmstrip Model, Kodaslide Sig- net Projectors introduced by the East- man Kodak Company at the National Audio-Visual Convention. The newly designed Signet filmstrip feed is extremely simple to load and easy to operate with a iniique Geneva advance mechanism providing fast, ac- curate film advance. Full operating instructions are printed on the film- strip mechanism for ready reference. MAN FRIDAY Recently discharged young, naval officer. Background in training aids, motion pic- tures, photography, and other communi- cation medio. Own camera equipment. Knowledge shorthand, etc. Can establish, supervise, or assist, in educational or in- dustrial audio-visual department. Con re- locate. Reasonable salary. Resume on re- quest. Reply to Box 590, Educational Screen, 64 E. Loke St., Chicago I, III. Both Signets also feature an automatic take-up slide changer which gives smooth feeding action and stacks slides in a convenient receiver in the order shown. Either machine offers optional use of the Airequipt Slide Changer or a single-frame stereo adapter. Self-threading Tape Cartridge Among new developments on dis- play at the National .Audio-Visual Convention Trade Show was a self- threading, self-rewinding "Echo-matic" tape cartridge, made available to the tape recording industry through Cou- sino Inc., 2325 Madison .\ve., Toledo 2, Oliio, and through American Mold- ed Products Company of Chicago, pro- ducer of plastic products and pioneer in magnetic tape reels. The cartridge makes it as easy to play back a tape as to push a button. Bell & Howell Goes Audio Bell & Howell Company, pioneer motion picture equipment producer, has now entered the high-fidelity radio-phonograpli-tape recorder field. A new series of six combination units representing a new concept of design will be available in October, accord- ing to B & H president Charles H. Percy. CinemaScope in 16mni Theatrical releases in CinemaScope on 16mm with optical sound are now available. Bausch & Lomb has a new 16mm anamorphic projection lens mar- keted through regular 16mm equip- ment channels. (See below.) Several other manufacturers — Bell & Howell, Radiant Manufacturing Company, Galef & Son — displayed their ana- morphic lenses at the N.WA Trade Show in July. let's te at home in the -water helps teach children to be confident, yet safe, when playing in the water. pOrtafilmS orchard Lake, Mich 316 Educational Screen B & L CinemaScope Lens A 16nim Cj'nemaScope projection lens system that will adapt to all popu- lar 16mm projectors has been devel- oped by the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. It is a combination prime and ana- morphic single-barrel lens. The lens is available in two-inch focal length. Other focal lengths will be made avail- able, if demand warrants. When used at the same throw distance as a regular lens, the B&L CinemaScope lens will produce an image twice as wide. Step Forward: Magnetic Sound Track Laminating The E. D. L. Company of Gary, Indiana, on the occasion of the dedica- tion of the 3M Research Center at St. Paul, Minnesota, announced the future stocking and supplying of magnetic laminated motion picture unexposed film. The film is produced by the proc- ess called magnetic sound track pre- laminating. This new process will make possible the making of synchronized narrative home sound movies and tele- vision magnetic sound track newsreel film. It ushers in the era of magnetic sound for television use. For this end use. new motion-picture sound cam- eras of great simplicity are emerging. The improved motion-picture film magnetic sound track laminating ma- chine, only recently developed by the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in collaboration with E. D. L. engineers, is the key to this advance in film production. It applies the mag- netic sensitive sound track to the un- exposed film by an improved method. These machines are now being field tested with the highest degree of suc- cess in various motion-picture labora- tories in the United States. New Duolite Projector Technical Service, Inc. announces the availability of a new 16mm sound projector for use in lighted — or hard to darken — rooms. The new TSI — Duolite projector features a built in IV size screen per- mitting daylight viewing of either color or black and white films. In addition, the same projector can be used for regular projection on any standard type screen. The operator merely flips a lever to convert from one method of projection to the other. Each pro- jector comes with a standard 2" lens for standard projection and a wide angle lens for use with its self-con- tained screen. Complete information on the TSI- Duolite projector can be obtained by writing direct to Technical Service, Inc., 30865 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan. Don't Miss These! • The Excellotone Corporation, 129 Cooper St., Brooklyn, New York, has produced a new Excellotone Disk Re- corder which records and plays at 33-1/3 rpm. The inexpensive, pliable Exelodisks are five inches in diameter and play for one-half hour. • ,An inex|)ensive spinning device at- tached easily to blackboards can be secured from the Spin-a-test Company, Dept. 240, P.O. Box 241, Hermosa Beach, Calif. It is said to help teachers convert almost any subject into a game. • A compact, portable combination flannelboard and blackboard, called the Visuroll, is available from the Hiller Visual Aids. Products, 255 S. 1st West, Salt Lake City, Utah. • Amplifier Corporation of .America, 398 Broadway, New York 13, N. Y., has designed a new, self-contained tape recorder housed in a weather-tight alu- minum case to assure protection against rain, spray, sleet, dust, sand, etc. • A new 16mm projector designed to improve the tjuality of color television film programs by providing a continu- ous uniformly illuminated image has been announced by Eastman Kodak. • A Venetian blind that will darken rooms for projection is available from Levolor Lorentzen, Inc., 720 Monroe St., Hoboken, N. J. • A packaged visual astronomy unit, including a junior star projector and other equipment, is being produced by Harmonic Reed Corporation, Rose- mont. Pa. • A new high-fidelity three-speed tape recorder is offered by Premier Elec- tronic Laboratories, 382 Lafayette St., New York 3, N. Y. It is called the Tapesonic Model 70-B. • The new Filmosto Economy Glass Binders are said to introduce an en- tirely new principle in slide binding: The 2x2 slides are mounted between glass as they are returned by the color laboratory — i.e., right in their own original ReadyMounts. For details, write the distributors: Karl Heitz, Inc., 150 W. 54th St., New York, N. Y. • The Hernard 3-D Sign Kit, a com- plete sign-making unit for creating changeable messages, has been an- nounced by the Hernard Manufactur- ing Company, 923 Old Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, N. Y. o FilMagic is a heavy-loaded silicone cloth said to polish and protect any camera and ecjuipment surfaces as well as film surfaces. For information, write The Distributor's Group, 756 W. Peachtree St., N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. • Philips 35mni sound projectors have long been known in Europe. Now they are available in the United States through R. I. Mendels, Inc., 41 East 42nd .St., New York 17, N. Y. They are said to be suitable for church and school auditorium use. FROM TWILIGHT TO COMPLETE DARKNESS wifh BECKLEY-CARDY LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room a perfect projection room— with just the right degree of darkness. These completely opaque black shades permit any de- sired adjustment. Operate like window shades. Ask your school supply house for Beckley-Cardy Lightproof Shades or write direct BECKLEY- CARDY CO. 1900 N. Narragonsett Chicago 39, III. September, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 317 SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in Brilliant Spectracolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box S99E SHffern, New York Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. Join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive a new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 Eosf 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" french Conversation f xclusivafy — 10 Min. Per Real Produced in Paris, Fronce. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS,'*^ "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. 'STONE GROUND FLOUR" New, exciting, 16mm COLOR film on the basic principles of good nutrition from grains. Sale $98.50 - 8 minutes Preview prints available GOLDEN KEY Productions 1921 Hillhurst Ave. Hollywood 27, Col. j Pierre FRESNAY T in his first EiigJish speaking role . . "THE AMAZING lonsieur FABRE" Contemporary films The dramatic stoo' of the poor Frtmch hny, Henri Fabre, who rose to the position of one of the world's Kri'ate.ft entomologists. Availahle in X^vxm. exclvaively from II Inl 37lh SiTMl. Nn> Ink 1* MUnay Hill 44104-9 "AUDUBON . . . THE NATURALIST" Roger Tory Peterson wrote the exciting story of America's great painter of birds and animals. Live footage and original pointings beautifully photo- graphed in attention getting color by Roy Pmney. Julius Baker ploys the thrilling flute accompaniment. 12 V2 Minutes . . . $125.00 Preview prints available ROY PINNEY PRODUCTIONS 19 East 57th Street New York 4, N. Y. New Materials MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS The following announcements of re- cent releases are based on information supplied by producers and distributors. Audio-visual materials of all kinds are listed under the same general subject headings. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each item by on abbreviation of the name. Addresses of such primary sources ore given in the Index to Producers and Distributors at the end of the announcements. Other abbreviations following each tile and preceding the description of con- tents give all information about the item that was made available, as follows: mp — motion picture fs — filmstrip si — slide rec — recording '55 — produced in 1955 '55rel — released in 1955 min — minutes (length of 1 6mm films) fr — frames (length of filmstrips) si — silent b&w — block and white col — color r — rental price (sole price is given first in most coses) tv — cleared for television Whenever known, the grade level for which the item is appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri — Primary El — Elementary JrH — Junior High SrH — Senior High Coll — College Ad— Adult To get further information about any of the materials announced here, use the coupons on the Audio-Visual Work Page, the fifth page of this issue. ART & EXPERIMENTAL FILMS Adventures of o Boby Fox mp EBF '55 1 3min sd b&w. A film by Swedish photographer Arne Sucksdorff present- ing a trip through the woods, follow- ing the antics of a baby fox. Narration is in verse and accompanied by an original music score. Announced as a "tool for creative writing and lan- guage arts at all levels of the school curriculum." El-Ad. Children-Mode Films 4mp KIN '55 r$3 set. Films made by British children un- der the supervision of members of the (British) Society of Film Teachers as a part of film appreciation classes. The children, in one case 10-1 1 -year-olds, did all the work, including script writ- ing, direction, photography, editing, acting. The aim was to give the chil- dren a better understanding of film art. Divertissement Rococo mp KIN '55 Ilmin sd col $120 r$7.50. Abstract color film composed of oscilliscope and other moving patterns with musical accompaniment. Go Slow on the Brighton Line mp KIN '55 rel 4min sd b&w r$3. Produced by 0 British Broadcasting Corporation television film unit for sheer fun. It compresses a 50-minute, 60 mph train trip from Lcndcn to Brighton into a four-minute, 750 mph screen journey. The effect was achieved by slowing the cab-mounted camera from its nor- mal speed of 24 pictures a second to two pictures a second and shooting every inch of the way. BLUEBOOK OF A-V MATERIALS If you want the basic book of recent films, filmstrips, slides, and recordings which this monthly "New Materials" section supple- ments, send 52 to Dept. S, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Ask for the BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO- VISUAL MATERIALS, 29th Edition. ARTS Cr CRAFTS Future for the Post mp IFB '55rel 30min sd b&w $125 r$9. Sheldon Keck, chief restorer of the Brooklyn Museum, dem- onstrates techniques of cleaning and restoring valuable paintings. An 18th century portrait is examined and pho- tographed, removed from its frame and stretcher, re-lined, and cleaned. The cleaning reveals old damaged spots which are carefully restored af- ter being filled in with gesso. The painting is replaced on the old wooden stretcher and properly fixed in its frame. How to Moke Potato Prints mp BAIL '55 12min sd b&w $50 r$2.50 col $112 r$4.50. Opens with first graders mak- ing their first potato prints and with review of simple steps involved. Sixth- grade student demonstrates how to cut, paint, and print with a potato block to make a booklet cover. Fifth-grader shows various tools to use for cutting the potato and different papers to print on. Variety of prints made by using other vegetables is shown by a fourth-grader. Pri-EI. CIVICS & GOVERNMENT Story of TVA fs TVA '55 40fr sd 33 1/3 rpm ISmin $10 free loon. Produced by Photo-Graphix. Factual account of operation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the fields of flood con- trol, navigation, fertilizer-munitions research, agriculture, forestry and electric power. EDUCATION Recording with Magnetic Tope mp U MINN '55 8min sd b&w $45. Topey the puppet gives instructions on the use and operation of tape recorders in business, in the school classroom, ir church. Designed to encourage the uss of the tope recorder ond to acquoini prospective users with its operation. St. John's Story mp ST. JOHN'S '54 min sd col free-loan. Narrated by Mark Von Doven. Describes the sin- gle, four-year, non-elective curriculum "THEY SING, THEY DANCE" Awarded Certificate of Merit 1955 Cleveland Film Festival FILMS ABOUT POLAND For Schools . . . Clubs . . . Meetings . . . ond TELEVISION Available EXCLUSIVELY Through ALSHER FILMS 2017 S Street, Northwest, (Box ES) Washington 9, D.C. — DEcatur 2-8000 Write NOW For FREE Catalog! 3]8 Educational Screer >^^i^\j0''^t^^i^t^*^^<^*^S^>^<'^«^S^^t^R/ -5. ID I -S. !N! T MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1204 So. Talman Ave., Chicago 8, 111. October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 329 News about people, organizations, events Have you heard? Denmark Frees A-V Denmark recently became the 12th country to accept the Unesco-spon- sored international agreement exempt- ing audio-visual materials from customs duties. This agreement is part of Unesco's program for reducing ob- stacles to the free flow of information. The agreement applies to films, film- strips, microfilm, sound recordings, glass slides, wall charts, maps and post- ers. It exempts these from customs duties and quantitative restrictions and dispenses with import licenses. The agreement entered into force on August 12, 1954, and is now in effect in Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Haiti, Iraq, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, El Salvador, Syria and Yugoslavia. The United States has signed but not ratified the agreement. On the TV Front Stephens CIoi.lege, Columbia, Mis- souri, inaugurated a new course for all entering students last month which is being taught over a closed television circuit. The project is sup- ported by grants from The Fund for the Advancement of Education and the Radio Corporation of America. Small groups of students are meeting in fifty classrooms throughout the campus twice a week to hear 20-minute tele- vised lectures by a master teacher. These lectines provide the stimuli for independent discussion which fol- lows immediately in all classrooms, each under the leadership of one or two faculty members. The course will present major ideas important to our civilization. Dr. Reuel Denney, profes- sor of social sciences at the University of Chicago, is the master teacher of the TV course for the first semester. WTTW, Chicago's community educa- tional TV station on Channel 11, be- gan test programming in mid-Sep- tember. It is hoped that the thousands of people in the Chicago area who have contributed to the station, some of them organized into Channel 1 1 chapters, will watch the first programs, discuss them, and send their reactions to the station. KUHT-TV in Houston, Texas, has received SI 0,000 each from three com- mercial television stations in the Hous- ton area - KGUL-TV, KPRC-TV, and KlRK-TV. KUHT, the first educa- tional TV station on the air, began telecasting in May, 1953. It is licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District with the University designated as the operating agent. With the aid of the contributions from the commercial sta- S Y LVA N I A . fastest growing name in siglit Sylvania Electric Products Inc. 1740 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Jn Canada: Sylvania Electric (Canada) Ltd. University Tower Bldg., Montreal, P.Q. Lighting • Radio • Electronics Another reason why SYLVANIA PROJECTION LAMPS are your best buy Now, to oflfer better performance in your projector — Sylvania pro- jection lamps must meet this rigid inspection requirement: glass en- velopes must be completely free of distortion-producing striations to be passed into the hands of the user. Another reason why Sylvania pro- jection lamps are your best buy. Television • Atomic Energy tions, KUHT announces that it will be able to expand its programs. Pennsylvania State Umversuv's In- structional Film Research Program is conducting a research project to deter- mine the feasibility of closed-circuit TV for university instruction. Funds have been provided by the Fund for the advancement of Education. TV courses in psychology and chemistry will be presented during the spring semester of 1955 as a part of the re- search program. New York University has begun an experiment in the teaching of college composition and English literature through closed-circuit television. The University of Texas has a built- in TV system in its new dental school whereby fewer instructors are required for a larger number of students than formerly. There are 50 unit labs, each acconnnodating four students. Each lab has its own 17-inch tele\ision monitor on which students can follow the in- structor at close range. When a student wants to ask a question, he uses a mike instead of raising his hand. A cue lamp indicates to the instructor that a query has been made. .Ml stu- dents hear the questions and answers. Indiana University and the Educa- tional Television and Radio Center, -Ann Arbor, Michigan ha\e made ar- rangements whereby educational tele- vision programs will be made available for 16mm use. Distribution will be handled by the National Educational Television Film Service, a part of the \udio-\'isual Center of Indiana Uni- \crsity. Films in Public Libraries .\n audio-visual institute preceded the 71th annual conference of the .American Library .Association and at- tracted 250 librarians from all over the U. S. The librarians discussed co- operative film services, educational television, recordings collections, dis- mssion films for adults, films for chil- dren, and similar subjects. The new AL.A president. John S. Richards, pointed out that "the day is long past when the public library can be content to serve only the more literate group in any community . . . (Continued on jmge 332) 330 Educational Screen dramatic SVE films trips provide the most interesting and effective method for teaching health and safety! This frame from "Tale of a Toothache,' Intermediate Health Filmstrip No. A56fi- v Teachers know that SVE Filmstrips lend impact to the learning activity, because class interest, enthusiasm and retention are markedly heightened. This outstanding Intermediate Health and Safety Series was developed after careful study of curricula needs. The authors, Hester Beth Bland and Malcolm J. McLelland, Health and Education Consultants, Indiana State Board of Health, carefully prepared the scripts. Leading specialists were then consulted to assure unmistakable accuracy and authenticity. Three of the filmstrips in the health series were produced in consultation with the American Medical Association; the dental health fihnstrip was created with the cooperation of the American Dental Association. The three fine filmstrips in the safety series were produced in cooperation with the National Safety Council. For a preview of this superior material, call your nearby authorized SVE audio- visual dealer today. INTERMEDUTE HEALTH SET A568-1 A Right Breakfast (40 frames) A568-2 We Have You Covered (Ttie Common Cofd) (33 frames) A568-3 Tale of a Toothaclie (35 frames) A568-4 You're On Parade (38 frames) Eacti filmstrip in color, captioned S 5,50 A568SA CompleteSet, 4 filmstrips, boxed,, 21,00 INTERMEDIATE SAFETY SET A568-5 Be a Better Pedal Pusher (41 frames) A568-6 Happy Hollow Makes the Honor Roll (School Safety) (45 frames) A568-7 Safe Home-Safe Living (42 frames) Each filmstrip, in color, captioned % 5,50 A568SB Complete Set, 3 filmstrips 15,75 A568S Complete Set, Be Healthy, Go Safely, 7 filmstrips, boxed 35.00 Society For Visual Education, Inc. A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION THOUSANDS OF AUTHORITATIVE FILMSTRIPS IN OTHER SUBJECT AREAS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SFI FPTKINI """"■ • SCIENCE-NATURE STUDY • SOCIAL STUDIES • ART • LANGUA(5E ARTS • ARITHMETIC • VOCATIONS-GUIDANCE • MATHEMATICS • HOLIDAYS Your «K Copy of the Big 56-Poge SVE Educotionol Cotiilog 023 Society For Visual Education, inc. (A Business Corporation) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Cliicago 14, Illinois Gentlemen: Please send your 1956 Educational Catalog. It is free of cost or obligation. ) Include name of my authorized SVE Dealer. 49 Name School Address . City _Zone_ _State_ October, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 331 Have you heard? Continued from page }}o the library's concern with adult educa- tion may, in time, develop new tech- niques and active participation with a wide circle of agencies which will make possible contact with many kinds of people not at present attracted to the library. Our use of film has been a step in this direction, as have discus- sion programs such as Great Books and the American Heritage. Educational television and radio can be of great assistance. . . ." A recent report from the ALA shows that more than 300 public libraries in the U. S. circulated a total of 79,393 films during the month of March, 1955 to 4,323,501 people. These libraries served a total population of 40,844,796. Opinion Meter Experiments The Audio-Visual Education De- partment at Illinois State Normal Uni- versity is evaluating films with an "opinion meter," an electrical device built by General Electric which gives an electrical tabulation of composite opinion. The device was demonstrated publicly last summer at the National Audio-Visual .Association (see Septem- ber, 1955 Educational Screen, page PEERLESS Reconditioning Among the prints in your Film Library, there are undoubtedly some which, through hard, frequent usage have been damaged — with the result that the impact of your message on audiences may be seriously diminished. Our many years of experience in the protec- tion, preservation and reconditioning of film can profitably serve you in prolonging the useful life of your prints. Peerless Re-Conditioning services include: CLEANING FOOTAGE REPLACEMENTS REHUMIDIFICATION INSPECTION REPAIRS SCRATCH REMOVAL PEERLESS TREATMENT" TO RESIST FUTURE DAMAGE. Get Longer Life for Your Prints! Cost? Surprisingly low! Write for Price List. EERLESS \ PROCESSING CORPORATION WEST 46th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. 290). Dr. Theodore Sands, Associate Professor of Social Science at Illinois State, has several experimental projects planned for the opinion meter. Murray Lincoln Miller is Director of Audio- Visual Education at the university. New Jobs Philip Lewis is now principal of Fel- sentltal School in Chicago. Formerly chairman of the Department of Educa- tion at Chicago Teachers College, he will continue on the CTC faculty teaching undergraduate and graduate audio-visual courses. Dr. Lewis is an Educational Screen staff member. Herbert R. Jensen has joined the staff of the .\merican Petroleum Institute as Supervisor of Educational Activities. Dr. Jensen was formerly professor of education and director of the Instruc- tional Materials Center at Colorado State College of Education. New Officers .^LA. Virginia M. Beard, head of the Cleveland Public Library Film Bureau, is the new chairman of the .\nierican Library .Association Audio - Visual Round Table. Other officers for 1955- 5() are: vice-chairman and chairman elect, William J. Quinly, Chicago Teachers College; secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Daume, Monroe, Michigan County Library; treasurer, Jane Younger, Green County Library, Springfield, Missouri. OAVA. New officers of tlie Oregon .\udio-Visual .Association are: presi- dent, Constance Weinman, Salem audio -visual director; vice-president, E. Milton Grassell, visual instruction specialist in the Oregon State System of Higher Education; secretary-treas- urer, Ben Simmons. ACSS.WO. New officers of the Associa- tion of Chief State School ,\udio-Visual Officers are Russell Mosely of the Wisconsin Department of Public In- struction, president and Garland C. Baglev of the Georgia Department of Education, vice-president. New mem- bers of the board of directors are Clyde K. Miller of the Ohio State Depart- ment of Education, Russell Steen of the Montana Department of Public Instruction, .Austin L. Olney of the New Hampshire Department of Edu- cation, ancl W. D. R. Stovall of the Mississippi Department of Education. Floyde E. Brooker. acting executive secretary of the Department of Audio- Visual Instruction, is the executive sec- retary of ACSSAVO. Send news about people, organizations, and events to the Editor. Educational Sc:rf.i:n. 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. 332 Educational Screen f« First Assistant" to busy teachers ! I 76 mm SOUND PROJECTOR . . . makes teaching easy . . . learning fun ! And first in favor the country over for its compact, simple design and reliable per- formance! For quick, easy threading, for silent mechanism, for brilliant steady pictures and smooth crisp sound you just can't top the RCA 400 in either the Senior or Junior model. Ask your local RCA Audio-Visual Dealer for a demonstration, and you'll appreciate why teachers and pupils alike develop a new confidence in their ability to put on a real show when operating an RCA Projector. If you'd like further information, just clip and mail the coupon below. And don't forget . . . RCA makes a complete line of sound systems for schools. Coupon brings information AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTS \RADiO CORPORATION of AMERICA eNGINEERING PRODUCTS DIVISION CAMDEN. N. J. In Canada: RCA VICTOR Company Limited, Montreal Radio Corporation of America Dept. T-40, Building 15-1, Camden, New Jersey I I Information on RCA 400 Senior and Junior Sound Projectors, O Information on RCA Sound Systems for Schools. NAME- -TITLE- SCHOOL- ADDRESS- CITY -ZONE- -STATE- October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 333 editorial CBS IS THERE Where is "there," you ask? Well, the "there" we're talking about right now is the frojit rank when it comes to understanding the audio-visual needs and interests of schools and colleges and other educational institutions. CBS has taken the lead in making readily available on film three of its most significant educa- tional television program series. First it was "See It Now," and more recently announcement was made of the release of the twenty-seven programs in "The Search" series and all of the "You Are There" pro- grams broadcast after January 2, 1955. An announcement as important as this one certainly deserves more attention than the space it takes to announce it. It is deserving of wide acclaim and ap- proval. Furthermore, the films themselves deserve the careful consideration of all who have responsibilities for the wider circulation and use of films through film libraries. It may disturb a few people that we have labeled as "educational" programs that have been created and transmitted by commercial television stations. But in the final analysis, any communication becomes educational only in terms of what it does to people. It is not a matter of who produced it or why, who paid for it, or what it was supposed to do. It is only educa- tional if it educates — if it is seen or heard and compre- hended by people, and if as a result they change in a way that is favorable for themselves and society. Likewise it may be disturbing to others that televi- sion programs are now being considered and released as classroom motion pictures. They look upon tele- vision programs and motion pictures as two entirely different kinds of expression. It is true that sometimes there are great differences between what we see on television and motion picture screens. But this is more often caused by those who are using the media than by the characteristics of the media. In the final analysis the basic difference between television and motion pictures is the method of distribution of audio-visual images. For certain pinposes — and certainly for edu- cational purposes — there are advantages and disad- vantages to both methods of distribution. When large numbers of people scattered over a wide area need to see something right now and simultane- ously, a television transmitter is a more efficient dis- tributor than hundreds of motion picture projectors. If an audio-visual experience is the kind that can be used to best advantage by different groups at different times, and if it is one worthy of repetition, the motion picture medium is far more efficient than television. For educational purposes, however, it shoidd not in most instances be a matter of television vs motion pictures, it should be a matter for both. This is what CBS has perceived, and, with the assistance of Mc- Graw-Hill and Young America, is proceeding to make possible. One further point of acclaim should be made to show that CBS is really "there" when it comes to perceiving education's needs. They did not make a limited number of prints available on a "free loan" basis if you coidd get them. They did not set up a new method of their own to distribute films to schools. They recognized that the accepted and most acceptable method of educational film distribution is the out- right sale or lifetime lease of prints through existing channels of distribution: educational film distributor to educational film library to educational user. This is the method that makes educational films "readily available" and not just "available." They are there when you need them. Paul C Keeb In October, 1945, the U. N. came into being after the anti-Axis nations signed picture of the montli m VK'-^M ["^i FIRST DECADE A tribute to ten years: Town meeting of the world. Warrior against hunger and poverty, .'Kgainst disease and ignorance. Our best hope for peace hi the next decade. Picture is from the Neiv York Times filmstrip titled "The United Nations: First Decade" 334 Educational Screen The classroom itself teaches biology — with its bottled specimens, mounted birds, charts and graphs. At right is the Hanlon Award-^-a brown jug carrying the name of the top student each year. Directly below is a model of the skin, prepared by a pupil. Flanking it are skeletons of a pigeon and a squirrel. They see, hear, feel, taste and smell their lessons SCIENCE - ILLUSTRATED! by HERBERT F. A. SMITH i( \ RC /l sub ROOM should tell about the subject taught in it," said my iend, the biology teacher, in reply to my remark that there was a great deal of teaching material in his room. The classroom we were in doesn't merely tell about the subject —it teaches biology every minute that tliere is a high school student in it. It also teaches values that go beyond the facts and generalizations of bi- ology. A general view from tlie front of tlie room reveals tlie ordinary cabinets and commercial specimens found in most such rooms but it also reveals many, many birds mounted and placed on the cabinets. Most of these birds have been collected and mount- ed by the teacher, Robert Hanlon of Mankato High School, or the pupils. The rear wall, above the cabinets, is covered with circular graphs showing the results of local pheasant censuses and the yearly kill. (Pheasant hunting is a foremost sport in this area.) ,\ con- servation lesson is brought lioine here. Mr. Smith is Associate Profes- sor of Education at State Teachers College, Mankato, Minnesota. Mr. Robert Han- lon, whose c I a s s r o o m and methods are described in tins article, teaches at Mankato High School. Closer scrutiny brings up a little humor in the Hanlon Award— a high- ly decorated brown jug on which is inscribed the name of the top student in biology each year. That this is an extrinsic device is granted, but it does add to motivation. Not far away is a cabinet given over to skeletons of small animals prepared and mounted by the boys and girls. Propped on the spigots is the mounted skeleton of a rattlesnake. This introduces another note. Over near tlie windows is a ter- rarium containing a live water moc- assin and his discarded winter suit which he recently has shed. The rattlesnake and a garter snake have shared his den but they have died and are now mounted skeletons only. (I was asked to assure readers that a substantial cover of stout copper screening is bolted over the cage at all times excepting when the teacher is caring for the snakes.) In the front of the room is a book- case containing a good collection of volumes dealing with tlie subject mat- ter and down nearer the class is a bountiful array of magazines which tell their stories of biology with pic- tures as well as words. The screen fastened to the wall attests tlie use of projection devices: the bulletin boards are well used and, of course, there are commercial charts. On the day I went to pliotograpli some aspects of this room, Mr. Han- lon was, as he said, in poor health. He had an injection to ward off diphtheria in one arm and a vaccination against small pox on the other as he was heading south again. Last summer he spent in the more remote parts of the British West Indies collecting speci- mens to add to his already large col- lection. He showed me shelves of bottled frogs and small fish and other such creatures. Many of these teaching aids were the result of his extended trips but a good number had been prepared, as well as collected, by the boys and girls locally. Each specimen has data on the label and also on a card which is filed and each is regis- tered in a master catalog. The whole world is a laboratory to a biologist. Every morning during the spring months Mr. Hanlon is up with the sun and takes a carfull of boys and girls on a trip before school. After school, another trip with another car- full. .\ busman's holiday is mild com- pared to Mr. Hanlon's spring vaca- tion. During these days he conducts a caravan of cars into a neighboring; state where his group camps out and counts the ducks and geese as they migrate to Canada. ".Multisensory" is a fitting and de- scriptive word for the instructional aids field. It sums up what I am try- ing to say. The boys and girls in Mr. Hanlon's classes see, hear, feel, taste and smell their lessons. October, 1955 335 Levittown*s Where recently pototoes grew, Tom Bierman and Earlene Thorsen walk to high school and Gerard Roffe helps out in the film library. Audio -Visual Program From the beginning a fusing of A-V wifli the instructionai program by JOHN J. CADDEN, Supervisor of Audio- Visual Education, Levittown, New York j|S FAR as the eye could see there j\ were acres of potato fields, dotted •*■•* here and there by clusters of farm- houses. Then the builder moved in. When the bulldozers and tradesmen had departed, Levittown, New York was born. Of course it was not quite that simple but it was almost that fast. Begun in 1947, Union Free School District No. 5 mushroomed in less than ten years into a community of 55,000 people living in 14,000 homes.* Pres- ently, seven elementary, two junior high schools, and one senior high school serve 22,000 children, while more schools are being planned. Throughout the country, wherever the pattern of large development has been repeated, the consequent neces- sity of providing adequate educational facilities for thousands of children pre- •The statistics given above refer only to U.F.S.D. No. ,">. Portions of Levittown lie in the jurisdiction of neighboring school districts; hence these figures are not to be misconstrued as the true population of the entire town. Bents an immediate challenge to the new coiTimunities. The people of Levittown feel that they have met such a challenge realistically and success- fully. One of the unique features of the Levittown schools is the fusing of audio-visual education with the in- structional program. Almost from their inception, an enlightened board of education and a zealous profes- sional leadership conferred full status both on the supervisor and the pro- gram itself. With youthful enthusiasm (average age 30.5), the teachers and audio-visual supervisor examined the needs of the district. Beginning with the Division Ave- nue School, audio-visual equipment was purchased in such cpiantity as to predude conflicts in scheduling. Real- izing that these items were media of instruction, the concept of a single audio-visual room was rejected in fa- vor of bringing the materials directly into each classroom. A film lil)rary of 350 educational films was purchased on a lease-to-own plan and amortized in five years, form- ing the core of the central library. Westinghouse and the New York Tele- phone Company placed many films at the district's disposal on a permanent- loan basis. In addition, a basic strip film library was inaugurated in the Division Avenue School and in each successive school whenever it was com- pleted. Significantly, teacher committees previewed these materials prior to their acquisition, as indeed they pre- view all such materials, based on the principle that those who actually use them should also choose them. In a word, teachers are the final arbiters in audio-visual matters in this school district. In the construction fund for each new building, an adequate portion is earmarked for audio-visual equip- ment. Working with teacher planning committees, the curriculum coordina- tor, the architect, and other interested parties, the audio-visual supervisor is 336 Educational Screen enabled, with their cooperation, to provide each new construction with the most advanced thinking on light control and other physical aspects con- ducive to providing a good prograiu. Naturally the cost factor is of great importance but the educational value of any proposed item is seriously con- sidered on its own merits. A district-wide file of flat pictures, opaque materials, charts, and the like is being compiled with the art depart- ments and photography club contrib- uting heavily. An in-service training program was inaugurated to familiarize teachers with the operational and instructional aspects of audio-visual education. In less than one year, sixty teachers reg- istered for the course. Wherever jjos- sible, teachers are given additional help by the building coordinators or the supervisor. To be sure, stress is placed on the importance of all audio- visual tools, but only as media, not as ends in themselves. It was felt that these aids to classroom teaching must be considered in the larger context of the whole teaching program and not be isolated lest in time both instruc- tion in general and audio-visual tech- niques in particular suffer. The original design by which we might measure the effectiveness of the program involved two factors: (1) cor- rect utilization and (2) the degree of .self-containment this program enjoyed on school and district levels. With the inauguration of the in- service training program and the as- sistance afforded to teachers by the building coordinator, correct utiliza- tion of instructional materials has developed considerably. In achieving .self - containment on the district level, the audio-visual of- fice was fortunate in having its main- tenance man trained at Bell and Howell. Since he was already ex- perienced in repairing other types of audio-visual equipment, the district's audio-visual maintenance is no longer a problem. Each school is well stocked with audio-visual instructional mate- rials and equipment and except for the motion picture library, which is distributed from the central office, every school is self contained. In this district the audio-visual of- fice is part of the department of in- struction, subordinate to the curricu- lum coordinator. Information is disseminated through an instructional bulletin. Up-to-date catalogs, field trip manuals, information on new films, suggestions on techniques, and other kindred information are furnished di- rectly to the .schools by the audio- visual supervisor. It is significant that audio-visual education in Levittown is as integral a part of the instructional program as the library. Ultimately the two pro- grams may merge into an Instruc- tional Materials Center but it is still too early to predict the outcome of this desirable goal. Since the super- visor of libraries is housed in tfie same siute with the supervisor of audio- visual education, an experiment in this direction is being weighed. We feel that Levittown has made considerable strides in its audio-visual program. Much more can be done, however, and it is in keeping with Cardinal Newman's thought— that life is a series of new beginnings — that we continue to advance. Perhaps it is ironic but where po- tato fields once abounded, a child in the Levittown schools must now view them on film or else plod many a weary mile. Uf*\ Confessions of a Tape Recorder by RUTH E. HAGENLOCHER The following script was written by Miss Hagenlocher during a basic audio- visual course she took at the University of Pennsylvania (teacher: Hugh M. Shaf- er, Director of the .Audio-Visual .Aids .Section). The script was recorded on tape using backgiound music from "Dragnet." Thus the tape recorder spoke for itself, introduced itself to other members of the class. This script may be used in part or in whole — or any variation of it — to in- troduce the tape recorder to other audio- visual classes, workshops, teacher train- ing sessions, PT.\ meetings, etc. This story is true — only the medium has been changed. I am a tape recorder, mam, a smooth operator. Teachers all over the United States want me — for use in the class- room, mam. These are my distinguishing char- acteristics — as listed on the run-down sheet. Nothing suspicious here, mam. I am a dual-track recorder. My re- cording head is located between the two tape reels. 1 have three capstans or rubber rollers. This means I can play at three speeds— Ti/q, 3% and 1% inches per second. The faster I go, the better my frequency response, mam. My volume indicator is a tiny neon-type bulb which flickers on the high notes during a recording. When it glows, there is too much volume, and when it shows no life at all, the volume is too low. My microphone picks up your voice and converts the sound into electrical impulses and delivers it to the record- ing head, through the recorder's elec- trical components. It is sensitive — if you blast it, the recording will be too harsh. If you speak too softly, you won't be heard. I have a direction con- trol for rewind and forward direction. In rewinding, the reels rotate in clock- wise direction: in forward the direction is counter-clockwise. I have a volume and a tone control and also an erase- record and playback control. I erase something old automatically as I re- cord something new. I have two input sockets — one for the microphone and one which can be used for radio and phonograph dub- bing. My two output sockets are for an external speaker and a monitor. The monitor is a headphone set which can clue you when you are at the end of a sentence and can tell you how you are doing in your recording. Get a leacl — there's a price on my head. I have more than sixty kin — different in many respects, the same in classroom aim. They are hanged — on the bulletin board — in the "Audio Record"* with prices and descriptions. I've got a hunch you better look them up. My poorest kin is below SIOO — some of my rich relatives have prices on their heads as high as .§4,000. Better get on my track — dual-track, mam. I'm a classroom teaching tool you can't do without. You can use me in speech work, to preserve radio pro- grams for future use, to record and present asseinbly reports and for many other purposes. These are the facts — just played a hunch — tliought you'd better know. Dum Dum Dum Dum •Published by .Audio Devices, Inc., 444 Madison .Ave., New York 22, N. Y. October, 1955 337 Audio-Visual Materials in Conferences by HARRY A. JOHNSON ONE objective of most conferences is to cover a great deal of work with a large number of people in a short span of time. Audio-visual materials can help conference leaders reach this objective. It is true tliat communica- tion is the very essence of learning and no learning takes place without it. The purpose of this article is to pre- sent some ways in which audio-visual materials may be used to help make any conference a success. Let us look at some of these ways. ( 1 ) Audio-visual materials may be used to help acquaint the community and school with the purposes and objectives of the conference. It is often necessary that persons and institutions not immediately concerned with the problems of the conference at least give the conference their sanction. This is true when conferences meet at schools, churches, large cities, colleges or elsewhere. It is important that posters, diagrams, films or radio pres- entations brief those "outsiders" — such as principals, mayors, church members, faculties and community workers — with the objective of the conference. Often these outsiders can make or break a conference. So it is necessary that the blessings or sanctions of these various persons and bodies be solicited. Audio-visual materials may well serve this purpose. (2) Audio- visual materials may serve to better acquaint the members of the con- ference with one other. The emotional tone is extremely im- portant in any meeting. The permis- siveness on tlie part of each member constitutes a strong factor in helping to make a meeting successful. It is quite apparent that short field trips or tours will help members to become bet- ter acquainted with each other. .Also, small groups working on conference bulletin boards or preparing radio or television scripts or setting up exhibits will prove priceless in promoting the permissive attitude toward each other and the group. I have had the mis- fortune of attending conferences that did not have this desirable permis- siveness on the part of its members, very little was actually accomplished in the meetings, very few prolilems thoroughly discussed, very few solu- Mr. Jolinson is Associate Pro- fessor of Education at Virginia State College, Petersburg. tions reached. Immediately after leav- ing these meetings, small groups in the hall, small groups at the luncheon table and friends talking with each other brought out many of the issues that should have been raised in the con- ference sessions. (3) Audio- visual materials may well serve to focus on desirable methods of conducting a conference and working with people. The films Meeting in Session^ and Room for Discussion" are but two of the many materials that may be used to point out ways of working together in groups. Meeting in Session is a film that not only points up the mistakes often made by groups in dealing with a problem but it also presents the de- sirable methods advocated. Both films deal witii dynamics of the group proc- ess, which is especially necessary for conference leaders. Often conference leaders are guilty of conference domi- nation and improper methods of work- ing with people. It is therefore neces- sary that leaders look for materials that will present to conferees and con- ference leaders techniques of working together in a group. It has been my experience that this is one of the most difficult objectives to reach. (4) Audio- visual materials may visually point up the problems that ore common to the conferees. .Audio-visual materials, because of their interesting and flexible format, can bring tangible real-life informa- tion about remote problems right to the group. Very often a heterogenous group may find itself with many prob- lems tliat are related. A film, radio program, a series of well ordered post- ers or a bulletin board migln visually point u|) or crystallize these problems for the conferees. (5) Audio-visual materials may be used to initiate and stimulate discussion. A tape recording, a radio program, a short field trip or a television panel could easily present varying points of view on the problems confronting a conference. These varying points of view might well serve to initiate a dis- cussion or serve as stimuli in a session that is already dealing with the prob- lem. Such media as mentioned above in proper format would not give an- swers, or even attempt to solve prob- lems, but the purpose would be to prompt questions, to present points of view and motivate the group. (6) Audio- visual materials may serve as 0 basis for attitude formation or change. Attitude is a strong factor. Confer- ences are meeting places where work is done on various problems. Open- mindedness is a must. Attitudes can be the keepers of prejudices, narrow minds and superstitions; therefore, it is impossible for a conference to suc- ceed in changing behavior without first recognizing attitudes. A film or a film- strip that carries a point of view may serve better to point up one's own prejudices or superstitions than any amount of reading or lecturing can do. 1 am thinking of the film The House I Live In,' whicli points up the evils of race prejudice. Three Counties Against Syphilis* does an excellent job in presenting an intelligent attitude. (7) Audio-visual moterials may be used to demonstrate the correct or preferred way of solving problems. The film Muinluining Classroom Discipline'^ does an excellent job of showing liow to handle what could be- come discipline cases in the classroom, an excellent demonstration of the cor- rect or preferred way. The filmstrip Hiindling witlioul Hands" does an equally good job in demonstrating how to handle foods in a sanitary method without the hands actually touching the food. The film Julius Caesar' is unsurpa.ssed in demonstrating acting techniques. Yes, a film, a firsthand demonstra- tion, a field trip or a stimulating tele- vision program can do better through demonstrations the job to be done than any amount of reading and lecture. I have presented but a few of the various uses of audio-visual materials at a conference; there are many others. However, those mentioned are some of tlie most important values of audio- visual materials in conference work. ' Teachers College, Columbia University, N. Y. ' Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Wil- mette. 111. ' .Available from many film libraries — Association Films. ISrancIon Films. Ideal Pictures Corporation, etc. ' United World Films, H4.-> Park Ave., New York 29, N. Y. 'Text-Film Dcpt., McGraw-Hill Book Co., 330 W. 42nd St.. New York 3(i, N. Y. " I'roduced for Melropoliian Wire Goods Corporation by Cinequc Colorfilm Labs, New York, N. Y. ' British Information Services and Eastin Pictures (Davenport, Iowa). 338 Educational Screen Stars of the TV show: Mr. Boiling and tachistoscope TV TEACHES READING SKIllS bv REXFORD W. ROLLING TELEVISION can improve reading speed and tomprehcnsion. A series presented by Arizona State College had immediate success and opened up several research possibilities. When such a course was proposed by K TYL- TV in Mesa, Arizona, Mr. Richard Bell, director of television for .Arizona State College, and the author seized the opportunity to experiment with read- ing on tele\ ision. Since then scores of letters have been received asking for more information. These requests came from colleges, high schools, .school districts and even the Pentagon. This article has been prepared with a view of satisfying these requests for information. The purpose of the television show was to demonstrate methods of impr<)\- ing reading speed and comprehension and to give practice opportunities. It was recognized that time on TV is limited so various supplementary tech- nicjues were described to the tele- viewers in order that they might use them for their own sclf-imi)ro\ement. Mr. Hulling is Reading Con- sultant for t/ie Cliula Vista City Schools in California. The title of the course was "Let's Read Better." Its schedulEd time was from 7:00 to 7:30 on Monday evening, a most satisfactory time. .After three weeks at this time, it was rescheduled to appear at 4:00 to 4:30 on Tuesday. This change was unfortunate, since an entirely different type of audience was reached. It might be added that our experiment as such was lost at this point with our evening audience. We were met with the necessity of intro- ducing the program to new televiewers as well as maintaining a segment of the 7:00 viewers. To measure re- sponse, we asked the viewers to send a postcard requesting reading charts and graph forms they would need to follow the scries. During the first three weeks, we received about eighty re- cjuests for this material. With the time change, we received only about twenty additional recjuests. During the period the series was on the air many people talked to us about the show who had not requested graphs and charts. There is no accurate way of estimating the number of people who watched this series since our rating was not taken. Before putting this series on the air, several problems had to be solved: (a) What instruments should be used? (b) Which materials would appeal to the viewers? (c) What topics would help viewers the most? (d) How much time should be de- voted to the various elements? What Instruments? Having taught speed-reading courses lor many years, the author had def- inite ideas concerning the instruments which would be most useful. (a) The tachistoscope was decided on first. It was assumed that this in- strimient could be used on television and that its use would serve several purposes: to increase interest in the course (the tachistoscope is always in- teresting), to increase apperceptive span through practice, and to increase the apperceptive speed of the indi- \idual. Two problems were immediately en- countered. Eirst, the studio lights off- set the tachistoscopic image so badly that it could not be picked up clearly by the television cameras. This diffi- culty was soon resolved by building a shadow box of sufficient depth to insure a darkened screen. (Cameras picked up this image nicely. Then it was noticed that a flash of 1/ 100th of a second could be seen only October, 1955 339 What Did a Typical Program Look Like? OPEN COLD ON FILM MONTAGE DEPICTING READING TYPES Small boy reading Business man with stack of letters to read Housewife Students in library Closeup of eyes showing fixations and eye move- ments 1 HEME: ESTABLISH, FADE UNDER Anntr: What is reading to you — a chore or a pleasure? Vou, Mr. Businessman — could you increase your business by reading better? You, Mrs. Housewife — how long does it take you to read a magazine article? And you, Mr. or Miss Student — do have time to read your lessons? As a public service, RTYL-TV brings you Rex Boiling of Arizona State College to help you improve your reading ability. LET'S READ BETTER! you always Cut to Boiling, seated in chair THEME: UP FOR 10 SECONDS AND OUT B: Yes, friends, let's read better! I'm Rex Boiling, and it's my job at Arizona State to help people to read better. I'm here this evening to help you read better. Rises, sits on edge of desk: B: Explains that this is a new type program. Welcomes new viewers. Summarizes purpose of the program. B: Demonstrates briefly the instrument. B: Demonstrates briefly the instrument. Plugs charts, graphs (giveaways). Prepares viewers for tachistoscope practice. B: Gives tachistoscope practice to viewers. Walks to tachistoscope Walks to Reading Accel era tor Alternate shots of B. and tachistoscope Cut to B. near blackboard ECU of Reading .Accelerator Cut to Boiling B. walks to blackboard ECU of graphs Cut to Boiling Cut to Opthalmograph Cut to Boiling Cut to book, pages being turned. Super slide No. I "Let's Read Better" Super slide No. 2 "Rex Boiling" Super slide No. 3 "An ASC TV production" Hold shot of book as it closes. B: Corrects answers. Shows how to chart it on graphs. B: Gives accelerator practice. B: Gives comprehension test (10 TF items). B: Corrects comprehension items. B: Shows how to graph scores. B: Discussion of value of graphs. Introduces topic of the day, "Eye Movements in Reading." B: Demonstrates instrument. B: Winds it up. Encourages people to continue. Suggests setting up contests at home. Tells how to write for charts. Give us your problems — it's your program. B: Well, folks, it's time to call a halt for this eve- ning, but I'll see you next Monday at this same time. Till then, let's all read better! THEME: ESTABLISH AND FADE UNDER Anncr: "Let's Read Better" is a KTYL public service program presented by .\rizona State College at Tempe. Mr. Rex Boiling, Director of the Reading Clinic of Arizona State College at Tempe, will try to help you with your reading problems on these programs so why don't you write for a free reading chart and graph to help you keep track of your reading improvement. Just drop a card to Rex Boiling, Arizona State College at Tempe, and ask for your free charts. Join us next Monday at seven for another "Let's Read Better" program. This has been an .Arizona State College Television production. THEME: UP TO FILL AND OUT. part of the time or that only half the image could be seen at times. Even- tually this difficulty was traced to the scanning limitations of the television cameras. They were built to pick up a continuous action, but not something as fast as 1/lOOth of a second. After much experimentation, it was discov- ered that a tachistoscopic setting of 1/lOth of a second gave a fairly con- sistent l/25th second flash on the television screen. This speed was used throughout the series. Numbers, words and phrases were presented with the tachistoscope. .\s the series progressed, numbers got longer, words gave way to phrases and the whole tachistoscopic segment of the course became increasingly difficult. It was therefore necessary for a person to follow the course week by week to profit from this practice. (b) One other instrument was used. The Science Research Associates Read- ing .Accelerator provided a means of forcing the viewers' reading speed: The only difficulty encountered with this instrument was the low angle at which it presented material to the reader. While this angle is ideal for an individual reader, it is far from perfect for television. It was necessary, therefore, to construct a special table for the accelerator. This table brought the shutter to a nearly vertical posi- tion and enabled the cameras to close in for a clear picture of the story being presented. Which Materials? Our Science Research .Associates rep- resentative suggested that his organiza- tion had ready-made stories which would be almost perfect for this pur- pose. .Accordingly, these storie^. were used. The stories were typed in various sized print and tried for readability before a television camera. .A primary typewriter was eventually selected. The stories were typed out and pages placed in sequence under the accelerator shutter. As the shutter fell, the camera followed it closely. Because of the camera's motion, the televiewer re- ceived the impression that the material was sliding up into the shutter. At the end of each page, the shutter was quickly rewound and the next sheet exposed. This continued until the end of the story. .An orally administered examination followed the story. Televiewers were requested to mark their answers on a piece of paper and then check them with the correct answers given later on the air. The station personnel were contin- ually worried about all the "dead" audio air during the reading of these stories. Once they tried to fill in with music, but this proved rather distract- 340 Educational Screen ing to the viewer and it was removed from the format. Ofjviously the ability of different people to read at different speeds had to be considered. Each story was pre- sented on an average of 10 pages. To offer different reading speeds, the first page was presented at about 200 words per minute, then each page was pre- sented 50 words per minute faster than the preceding page. Ihe speed at the end of tlie story was 650 words per minute. Viewers were encouraged to analyze their own ability to absorb material at these varying speeds. It was pointed out to them that the compre- hension test would give them a rough index of their "critical reading speed," i.e. that point where their comprehen- sion dropped. The materials for the tachistoscope were all made on photographic plates for purposes of greater contrast. Ex- perience indicated that merely writing on ground glass plates was unsatisfac- tory because of lack of sufficient con- trast. This author has the feeling that another time, he would experiment with filmstrips and filmstrip projector, using either an .Aviometer or Speed-i-o- -Scope for the shutter source. What Topics? During the thirteen weeks of the series, the topics discussed on the pro- gram were as follows: (1) Introduction to the series. (2) Eye movements in reading. (3) How fast shoultl I read? (4) Technicjues for improving reading speed. (5) Criteria for successful read- ing. (6) Reading for the main idea. (7) Studying is reading, too. (8) Will it hurt your eyes to read a lot? (9) How do you build a reading vocabulary? (10) Should my children be reading faster? (II) Books on reading faster. (12) Questions on reading faster. (13) How well do you read — personal in- terviews. M times the discussion material was presented in illustrated form by the moderator: at other times, guest ex- perts appeared to give their opinions. Questions from televiewers were en- couraged and frecjuently received and answered on the air. Summary While it is not possible to give exact figures on the degree of improvement shown by televiewers, the series "Let's Read Better" was received enthusiasti- cally by a large number of |)eople. The people who did respond to our plea for data indicated that they had gained both in reading speed and comprehen- sion. The program ought to be re- peated, with more carefully controlled ex|)erimental factors. Some of the techniial data presented in this article would be of help to producers wishing to do this series. An easy-to-make tool for beginning arithmetic PLYWOOD NUMBERS by E. MILTON GRASSELL DID you ever wish there were some type of visual aid for teaching numbers and beginning arithmetic that was different — and yet effective? .Mrs. Marguerite Wiesinger, a "teacher at Odell School in Oregon, did. Ac- tually, what she had in mind for her Mrs. Wiesinger made this plywood num- ber. The hole at- fhe top is to permit stu- dents to hang it on a hook. first grade students wasn't on the mar- ket. But that didn't stop her. She found some scrap pieces of V4" thick plywopd and borrowed the jan- itor's coping saw. Soon she had a unique set of visual aids. These three- dimensional aids, a set of digits from zero through nine, appeal to children. They can see and feel them. In addi- tion, these lightweiglit 8x12" aids are ideal in size for primary students. "The first-grade child," says Mrs. Wiesinger, "may be able to coimt by rote, but may not know the meaning and significance of numbers. Therefore, the first object of the large plywood numbers is for recognition. The child can pick up and feel the various nmn- bers and trace the patterns with his fingers. With the teacher's direction, the correct procedure for writing the numbers can lie establislied next." Through counting experiences, chil- Mr. (iuissell is Scltool Special- ist, Department of Visual In- struction, Oregoji State Sys- tem of H i g h e r Education, Corvallis, Oregon. dren learn the positional meanings of the various numbers. Mrs. Wiesinger often accomplishes this with educa- tional games, e.g., handing a child a "|)lywood six" and asking him to make up a group corresponding to that number. During the first month of school, Mrs. Wiesinger uses another popular game. She arranges the digits, from zero to nine, with one of them missing; then the children attempt to discover which number is absent from the sequence. Good use is made of the reverse side of the digits too. The word-number corresponding to the respective digit it written on it — and also various ele- mentary arithmetic problems for the students to solve. The I/2" diameter holes near the top of each digit enable the students to hang the numbers on wall hooks in the back of the room. These hooks are about two feet from On the back the digit number Is written out. Elementary arithmetic problems also appear here. the floor so the numbers are easily accessible to the first-graders. Mrs. Wiesinger has found that when the children are thoroughly familiar with the meaning of each number from one to ten, a good basis has been laid for understanding the higher decades. These easy-to-construct digits have .solved Mrs. Wiesinger's need for special visual aids for teaching begin- ning number concepts. Perhaps an identical or similar set will aid your classes. October, 1955 341 MIKE MAKES HIS MARK ... a motion picture about a boy and his future Mike hated the new school. He thal- lenged it by slasliing an ugly mark on its front (see cover picture). Then he found that the mark would stay on the wall and on his conscience until he removed it ... by his own decision. The pictures on this page tell part of the story. School did get through to Mike in time. It gave him new in- centives and interests. And Mike be- gan to change his mark of resentment into the mark of manhood. It was Mike himself who finally decided . . . about staying in school . . . about his future . . . about the ugly mark he had made. Mike Makes His Mark shows a school in action, meeting the challenge of potential delinquency. It is the latest in a series of public relations films produced by the National Education Association in cooperation with the National Association of Secretaries of State Teachers Associations. Prints can be purchased from the NE.\ Divi- sion of Press and Radio Relations. 1201 16th St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C. To borrow prints, write to your State Education Association. Mike wanted to be like his pool-playing friend, Eddie. His friend was doing fine. He had money, flashy clothes, a hot rod car. Sure he wos a ditchdigger — but he didn't have to go to school! But Mike found help in school. He was helped in reading, for one thing. And a whole new world opened to him. He found the electric shop full of wonders. He found teachers who knew how to moke kids wont to stay in school. Mike Makes His Mark is featured this month as one of the many excel- lent audio-visual materials useful dur- ing American Education Week, No- vember 6-12. Other public relations films produced by the NE.\ and equally useful are Secure the Blessings (dram- atizing the role of the public school in a democracy). What Greater Gift (portraying the teacher as a profes- sional person), Skippy and the Three K's (showing how our schools teach the fundamentals better than ever), and Freedom to Learn (illustrating the importance to our coinitry of freedom in learning). The central theme for this year's American Education Week is "Schools —Your Investment in .\nierica." Dur- ing this week the nation's schools ex- tend a special invitation to the public to visit classrooms — to see the schools in action. The sponsors estimate that in 1955 20 million people will accept that invitation. Millions more will learn aI)out tlicir schools through mo- tion pictures like Mike Makes His Mark, through newspaper and maga- zine features, radio and television programs, displays and demonstrations, and special comnuniity programs and activities. A wide variety of publicity helps can be obtained from the NE.\ at nominal cost. For a list of such helps write to American Education Week. NE.A, 1201 Kith St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK . . . NOV. 6-12 .. . AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK . . . NOV. 6-12 342 Educational Screen Brighter sound movies. , . even in bright rooms PLUS comfortably flicker-free silent movies with the same projector Naturally, you hope to show your movies un- der near-perfect conditions. But when you have to take room-darkening as it comes — or want to leave some light for note-taking — you can keep your sound movies brilliant with a new Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector. And you get comfortably flicker-free projec- tion at silent speed with the same projector. For every Pageant audio-visual model now has a Super-40 Shutter — the remarkable new device which can project 40% more light than standard shutters. This added brilliance is vitally important over extra-long "throws," or on extra-large screens. Show sound AND silent films Until Kodak engineers developed the Super- 40 Shutter, 16mm. projectors gave you a choice of either extra light or two-speed versa- tility. Now, this exclusive, automatic-shifting shutter provides flicker-free projection at both sound and silent speeds — and more than 40% extra illumination at sound speed. What's more, this major advance in Pag- eant design brings new versatility to 16nun. projection at no extra cost. Enjoy these other Pageant benefits Two-in-one versatility is just the newest of many Pageant benefits. A few of the others: permanent pre-lubrication that lets you bypass the danger of improper oiling, main cause of projector breakdowns; built-in field-sharpen- ing elements that keep your pictures sharp over the whole screen area ; and Fidelity Con- trols that help you get the most from any op- tical sound track. Decide with complete information The Super-40 Shutter is available in three new Kodascope Pageant Sound Projectors of 7- and 15-watt output, 8" or 12" speaker capac- ity. To help you decide which model meets your needs exactly, ask your Kodak Audio- Visual Dealer for a demonstration and com- plete details. You will be under no obligation. Or, if you prefer, write us for a catalog. Here's how the amazing new SUPER-40 Shutter gives you complete projector versatility 1. SwUch on af silent speed. The Super-40 Shutter automalicotly presents three shutter blades to produce 48 light interruptions per second, the motion-picture- industry standard for comforta- ble flicker-free projection. 2. Switch to sound speed. Super- 40 Shutter shifts automatically to two blades. You can see the picture brighten by more than 40%! Yet there are still 48 light interruptions per second, and your movies stay comfortably free from flicker. /> 3. Or lock the shutter in 3 -bladed position when you don't need the extro brillionce. (fo return tc automatic shifting, just re- lease the locking lever.) WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRICATION n£U/ Signet Filmstrip Projectors give top per- formance— even with worn or damaged films To deliver tmooth, quick, reliable performance^even with damaged film — all Model 2F KodaslJde Signet Filmstrip Projec- tors now have a new, improved, enclosed film-advance mecha- nism. (This can be removed, if you wish, for standard 2x2 slide presentations.) You enjoy bright, sharp pictures, too. All models have Kodak Ektonon Projection Lenses, Lumenixed lens-and-condenser sys- tems, and aluminized glass reflectors. These new Signets are ovatloble in 500- or 300-watf models. Ask your Kodak Audio- Visual Dealer to help you choose the best one for your needs and budget. "Our service records show that under- and over-oiling are the chief causes of sound- projector breakdowns. But with permanently pre-lubricated Pageants, you never have to give a thought to this troublesome maintenance difficulty.'* Robert A. Webb Ideal Pictures, Salt Loke City, Utah "In most schools, projector oiling schedules are something everyone thinks someone else is watching. That's why so many projectors break down because of improper oiling. With per- manently pre-lubricated Pageants, how- ever, this is not a problem." R. B. Heim Dick Helm's Camera Shop,OrlandOr Fla. j EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. I Send name of nearest Kodak Audio- I Visual Dealer and information on: I G Kodascope Pageant Sound Pro- ' lector I 10-1 1 1 D Kodaslide Signet 500 and 300 I Projectors, Filmstrip Models I MAMF TITIE natiAun ATtnu STRFFT riTY STATE (Zone) J October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 343 waluatioH of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Visual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are hosed upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audio-visual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. A name at the end of a film review indicates that the review was written by that person rather than by one of the editors of this department. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. THE PILGRIMS (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilinette Ave., Wilmette, Illinois) 22 mill.. 16mm, sound, black and white, 1954. SIOO. Produced at Merton Park .Studios, London, England. Teacher's guide. Description Till' Pilgrims portrays some of the circumstances which led to the coming of the Pilgrims to .America and takes them through their first year. The film opens with a small group of worshipers gathered in a village chapel in England early in the 17th century. The worship service is cut short by two of the King's guards who come to insist that the King's religion is the only religion in all England and that, henceforth, the group is to "meet no more, either secretly or in public, to worship in their heretical way." Before long two hundred of these |)eople, whose one great desire is to live free in a free land, decide to seek such freedom. They soon find them- .selves behind tlie dikes in Holland. Life among the Dutch is far from satis- factory. Master Brewster and Master Oarver go to London to di.scuss their desire to settle in the New World. A wealthy merchant, .Master Weston. JUST RELEASED! Here are three new colorful motion pictures that can be used in the class- room and on film programs. BEAUTY IN STONE NEW ORLEANS PROFILE ALONG MEXICO'S BYWAYS For rental, purchase, preview, or descriptive litera- ture, please write: A-V MATERIALS CONSULTATION BUREAU Wayne University Detroit 1, Michigan prompted by the profit motive, makes an agreement with them. The Pil- grims leave Holland for Southampton, England. Here they meet Captain Miles Standish. whom they persuade to join them. With unswerving determination that stems from a faith in the guidance of the .Almighty, thirty-five Pilgrims set sail with sixty-seven other "strangers" — people who are not of the Pilgrims' religious faith. Delay caused by the unseaworthiness of one of their vessels and Ijeing blown off course are repre- sentative of the hardships this group encounters. Out of the conflict between the Pilgrims and "strangers" over the validity of the Pilgrims' charter evolves the .Mayflower Compact — an agree- ment for the enactment of "just and equal laws" for the "general good" of Pilgrims and "strangers" alike. The first months in the new land bring great suffering in starvation and winter cold. Half of them do not live long enough to see the advent of spring whicii brings agricultural help from some friendly Indians. When the sinn- nier sun ripens their crops and the first harvest proves to be plentiful, the Pilgrims find it a fitting occasion to rejoice. This, the first Thanksgiving, celebrates the freedom the Pilgrims have sought and have learned, through bitter experiences, to share with others. Appraisal This film is highly recommended for sudi purposes as (1) presenting the factual information connected with the emigration of the Pilgrims from Eng- land to Holland and subsequently to .America, (2) depicting the hardships of the Pilgrims' first year in this coun- try as well as their strong faith in God. and (3) de\eloping an appreciation for the importance of the \IayHower Com- pact and the true meaning of Thanks- giving. Although the film is intended primarily for junior and senior high school levels, adult groups such as patriotic organizations and historical societies may find it just as interesting and ])rofitable. It can also be u.sed by students in other lands studying .Ameri- can history. .A sincere and simple treat- ment of the subject, skillful acting, and authentic costumes and settings com- bine to make this dramatic presenta- tion very realistic. It is felt that the British dialect will not seriously de- tract from the effectiveness of the film. — Aurelio Elevazo 344 Educational Screen |A ( CBS ) \^ \ I TELEVISION j /j ^^""^^-^ ^..^-^ ' ■ In response to your requests, YOUNG AMERICA FILMS, in cooperation with CBS TELEVISION, now brings to you two outstanding educational film series YOU ARE THERE Acclaimed by historians and all other citizens for its selection of historical topics and for its exciting, effective and faithful re-creation of memorable events and personalities of the past. (26 films, each ZVi reels, 16mm, sound.) and THE SEARCH A unique series documenting the search by American universities for the ways and means to better mankind's lot, each devoted to a current research project of vital concern to the individual and society. (27 films, each ZVz reels, 16mm, sound.) Enthusiastically endorsed by educators, these award-winning CBS Television pro- grams are now available for the first time to schools, universities and community groups in film form. These are motion pictures of the finest quality, each of vital significance to schools and adult groups alike. Available exclusively through Young America Films at only $125 per print under a print-life lease. Also for rent at nomi- nal rates from all leading film libraries. For free descriptive circular, write to: YOUNG AMERICA FILMS, nc 18 Ea'st 41st Street, New York 17, N. Y. October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 345 QUEEI VICTORIA m DISRAELI (Teaching Film Custodians, Inc., 23 W. 43r(l St.. New York 36, New York) 20 niin., 16niiii, sound, black and white. 10 yr. lease S70. Produced by Twentieth CenturyTox Film Corpora- tion. Description The reign of Queen Victori;i. (1837- 1901) was marred by the death of Prince .Albert, the Queen's husband. Stricken with grief, the Queen of Eng- land decided to live in seclusion in Windsor Castle, .\bout the same pe- riod, England was faced with problems of social reform. It is against this back- ground that the film presents the story of a small English boy named Wheeler, who is reported to be typical of many English children at the time. Wheeler is shown poorly clothed and dirty, living in a discarded barrel along the filthy bank of an English river. One day Wheeler finds an engraved picture of Queen Victoria. Through it he de\elops an admiration for his Queen which impels him to leave for Windsor Castle in hopes of seeing the Queen personally. The gates of the castle are barred and guarded but Wheeler is able to sneak past the guards when their vigil is distracted by the arrival and en- trance of a horse-drawn carriage. In the carriage is Disraeli, the Prime Minister of England, who is to see the Queen. Disraeli is next shown in the presence of the Queen discu.ssing some of the problems with which the nation is faced. He mentions the people's grow- ing sensitivity towards the alleged in- consistencies between the Queen's words and her practice of seclusion. Meanwhile, Wheeler is seen within the Palace itself, probing his way along the halls, corridors, and stairways. The sound of approaching feet frightens him and he scurries away to hide. It's the Queen and her Royal Court. They enter the Royal Room. Queen Victoria seats herself at one end of a long table, Disraeli at the other, and the others take their respective places. The Court has barely begun the busi- ness of the day when the Queen hears someone snoring. It's the boy, Wheeler, who has fallen asleep behind the dra- peries. The Qtieen leaves the room and the men search for the intruder. Wheeler awakens at the approach of the searchers. At the parting of the dra|K'rics which hide him, he runs through and into the room. He man- ages to get beneath the table and then out again, only to wind up in the arms of one of the men. He is carried out shouting and kicking-. Word spreads in all England that the Queen's life is threatened by a would-be a,ssassin. It reaches the Par- liament where Disraeli is shown speak- ing before the lawmakers of the land. He dwells on the case of Wheeler at length, pointing out that the case con- cerns not Wheeler alone but all Brit- ish children. In defense of the boy. the Prime Minister asserts that if there is a conspiracy against the Queen, as charged, it is a conspiracy against the EDWARD R. MURROW'S See It Now SEGREGATION IN THE SCHOOLS THE FIFTH AMENDMENT AND SELF INCRIMINATION CONDUCT OF CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS NATIONAL SECURITY VS. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND FREE SPEECH (Each individual film. $ll2.iO) TEXT- FILM DEPT. McGRAW-HILL BOOK CO. 330 W. 42ND ST. NEW YORK 36 people of England. Winding up his speech, he says, "I appeal not for mercy but for justice." The boy, Wheeler, now clean and projjerly dressed, is brought before the Queen. There is a moment of silence as Queen and child look into each other's faces. Then Wheeler says, "She looks like her ])icturc!" Queen Victoria asks to see the picture which the boy extracts from his vest pocket and gives her. The feelings of the Queen are mingled, but there is a happy look on Wheeler's face. His desire to see the Queen is realized at last. The film con- cludes with a Royal parade which ends the seclusion of Queen \'ictoria. Appraisal Students and teachers of history on the junior high and senior high school levels shoidd find this film valuable and interesting. Iliose studying English literature of the Victorian .\ge should similarly profit from it in terms of the insight it provides into the social life and sentiment that existed during the reign of Queen Victoria and which must have influenced the English poets and writers of that era. .\s is frequently the case with films abridged from longer Hollywood productions, this film possesses technical excellence but omits some details which audiences seem to feel are needed for unity and plausibility. Questions concerning the authenticity of subject matter, it is hoped, will stimulate research and inquiry. — Aurclio Elevazo TOM SCHILER CORBLER STATESMA.^ (United World Films, Inc., 1445 Park ,\\'e.. New York 29, New York) 29 min., 16nnn, sound, color. $164.37. Produced by Sketchbook Films. Description "Hilldale — a nice town. .Mways liked it when I was here," soliloquizes Tom Schuler (1752-1828) on the occa- sion of modern-day iniveiling of a statue of the colonial cobbler states- man. "In my time I wondered how you got to be a historic figure," but in look- ing back on the activities of his lifetime he discovered that this recognition came as a by-product of responsible citizen participation in the life of his village, his colony, and the newly form- ing nation. I'om Schuler was an immigrant with dreams of an idyllic land and the ticsire to j)ly his cobbler's trade mulistinbed. He discovered that he had arrived at a time when the colonies were jealous of each other, quarreling over bound- 346 Educational Screen ary lines, religion, and the value of their various currencies. They had united in war, but could tliey unite in peace? Fearing that a central gov- ernment would bring tyranny and dic- tatorship, they rebuilt barriers between themselves. On a memorable trip to Philadelphia to buy shoe leather, Schuler discovered what tills meant to liim. Outside his own colony, his money was wortlilcss; at each state line he had to have a whole new set of papers allowing him to travel and trade: he discovered that in another colony, he was a "foreigner." .although the leather was a liargain in Philadelphia, by the time he paid taxes to se\eral colonies and his money de- preciated in value, he found the leather was tlie most expensive he had ever bought. ".Somebody ought to do some- thing about it." . . . But who? . . . Tom Schuler? While in Philadelphia he had ob- served sessions of the Constitutional Convention. .At home in the fall, he heard more about the proposed con- stitution, government by law, and three branches to provide checks and bal- ances. Some of his neighbors felt that it did not sufficiently guarantee indi- vidual rights or outline what rights were left to the states. After his buying trip to Philadelphia, Tom Schuler miderstood the need for a government which could correct some of the difficulties, and spoke out to his townsmen about it. .Although .some of them reminded him that a "shoemaker should stick to his last," he agreed to represent his village at the state rati- fying convention. Individual and states rights were clarified in a draft "bill of rights" and the Constitution was ratified with the proviso that a liill of rights be added. Reminiscing about later years, Tom Schuler recalled how the walls and quarrels between the states disap- peared, how interstate roads devel- oped, how prices dropped when there was a stable national currency, and how trade increased. Skimming over the intervening years, he observed that the imion nearly died in 1861 "over problems the Constitutional Conven- tion left unfinished" but that it sur- vived because people made it work. "Freedom belongs to those who work for it. The Constitution is only paper — it needs people to make it work." Appraisal Preview groups felt that the film placed an important stress on citizen participation at the same time that it recorded the conditions and confusion which led to the formation of the Federal government and the formula- tion of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. These developments, tailored to the needs of the new country, came in response to practical necessity, but individual and state rights were pre- served. If there be any parallel to in- ternational relations of the present day, these considerations again become important. I'he film is in color and animation throughout, the form per- haps lending itself to the expression of abstract ideas and appealing to the interest of adult groups as well as his- tory, civics, and social studies classes or school assembly programs. - Wendell Williams m SHELL ANIMALS (Film Associates of California, 10521 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, Cali- fornia) 10 min., 16mm, sound, color and black and while, 1955. -SIOO and S50. Film guide available. Description This film shows and describes the activities of a number of soft-bodied, shelled animals known as molluscs, which are tliscovered by three twelve- /ISION TROL 9 5 ELMHURST -.\ Was He Ready to Drive? Schools, churches and civic organizations all share the responsibility for making certain that the good citizenship of teen-agers extends to the highway. Coronet's Safe Driving Series now includes six excellent 16mm films demonstrating the impor- tance of courtesy and alertness in traffic. Sound and motion combine to give young people a sensation of actually handling a car under a variety of traffic conditions. The Coronet Safe Driving Series is an exceedingly important contribution to emy highway safety program. Coronet's Safe Driving Series now includes the following titles: *Safe Oriviiig: <]ar Maititt-nance ami <'are *Safe l>riviiig: 're€!htiiquf'H of the Skillet] Driver *Saf« Oriving: The ijefensive Driver Safe Driving: Fiitiflaniental Skills Safe Driving: Streets and IlighwayH Safe Driving: .Vtlvanced Skills and ProbleniR *Scheduled for release in October, 1955. Other new Coronet film releases are: What Our 'I'nvvn Does f<»r Us • The Big V i«le llighway Hrown Hears (io Fishing For preview, purchase or further information concerning these outstanding educational 16mm sound motion pictures, write to: Coronet Films Depf. ES-105 Coronet Building, Chicago 1, October, 1955 Writing for more Information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 347 BRANDON FILMS proudly presents 10 FILMS ^ 5e/ecfed for the 1955 GOLDEN REEL Festival including Award Winner FROM RENOIR TO PICASSO Brilliiint introduction to viodern art 32 Min. B&W Sale $135 Rental $27.50 Recognition of Merit FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE English sculptress Hepivorth and her work Recognition of Merit THE COMPENIUS ORGAN Music of liuxtehude on famous organ FROM DORIC TO GOTHIC History and principles of architecture THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI Official film of the Windsor Collection FRESCOES IN DANISH CHURCHES Biblical ihrines in village churches MOODS IN MOTION A new art form interprets mental moods SHE SHALL BE CALLED WOMAN African social patterns in native sculpture SWISS PEASANT ARTIST - HAUSWIRTH Story of the master of /)aper cutouts Write for free descriptive brochure: BRANDON FILMS, INC. 200 Weit 57th Street, New York 19. N Y Oept. ES I6MM - COLOR . SOUND EDUCATIONAL FILMS of SUPERIOR QUALITY Mexican Village Family Color-Sound- 17 mins.-$1 45.00 This film of a Mexican Family living in a typical village illustrates the sim- ple means by which these people meet their basic needs by farming and by the practice of home crafts in which the entire family participates. Mexican Village Life Color-sound- 1 7 niins.-$1 45.00 Presents an authentic account of a Mexican rural community. Depicts the daily lives of the people in a small village and how they are dependent one upon the other for such simple needs as water, fuel and food. Preview prints now available Paul Hoefler Produtfions 79)4 Sonto Mon.ca Bi»d Lot Angdei 46. Colitornto to fourteeii-yoar-okl children along an ocean shoreline. It also suggests the value of collecting, identifying, and arranging sea sliells in a collection. .As the film opens, two young teen- age boys and a girl are looking for shells and shelled animals along an ocean shore. As the tide recedes, shells can easily be found, and the narrator ex- plains that soft-bodied animals living inside the shells are called molluscs. One of the boys finds a chitin cling- ing tightly to a rock. When removed, it curls to protect its soft body, and its armour-like shell appears as shingles on a Tool. \ colony of sea mus.sels is next found, and the foot with which a mussel attaches itself to solid objects is observed. It is noted that the shell of the mussel is of two halves, called valves, and so it is a bivalve member of the mollusc group. Deep in the sand, clams are found and the presence of their siphon tube is pointed out. The empty shell of a keyhole limpet and then a living limpet are found. They are univalve molluscs with one shell. .Another univalve, the abalone, is discovered. Its shell, especially the shiny inside known as "inother-of- pearl," is examined by one child. The wavy top with its spiraled shell is also a univalve, as is the cowrie which is next discovered. One of the boys has found a member of the mollusc family with only a small shell inside its body. Because of its eight feet, it is called an octopus. The use of its siphon and sucking discs on the tentacles is shown. .As the film ends, some sample col- lections of mollusc shells — some ar- ranged as univalves and bivalves and others by size, shape, color, and kind — are displayed with the suggestion that it is fun to hunt for shells, identify them, and arrange them in a collec- tion. Appraisal The rich color and effective close-up photography of these living animals give a clear picture of this not-too-well- known but important class of animals. By showing children handling the ani- mals, the film easily establishes size relationships. It was felt that this film, through its explanation of the ani- mals' structure and methods of moving and feeding, would prove worthwhile in helping to overcome apprehension by children when seeing such organ- isms. The color and arrangements of the shell collections should stimulate some interest among elementary and junior high children in starting their own collections as hobbies. — Jerrold Kemp Free S. Helpful Write to . , . • Sterling EDtJc;ATioNAL Films, 205 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N. Y., for an 18-page catalog of 16mm films available for sale. • Indiana University, Audio-Visual Outer, Bloomington, Indiana, for a catalog of instructional materials pro- duced by the .Audio-Visual Center staff in collaboration with recognized edu- cational authorities. • International Film Bureau, 57 E. Jackson Blvd.. Chicago 4, Illinois, for an illustrated folder describing the technique used in making the animated film The Romance of Transportation. a National Film Board of Canada film distributed by IFB. • Radiant Manufacturing Cori-ora- TioN, 2627 W. Roosevelt Road, Chi- cago 8, 111., for a pamphlet titled "The Role of Projection Screens in Lighted Classroom Projection" by Herschel V. Feldman, Radiant's Vice President of Sales. • Radio Corporation of America, Engineering Products Division, Cam- den 2, N. )., for charts showing items available without charge to audio- visual workshops. Items include a pro- jector threading chart, operator's card, daily schedule for use of audio-visual equipment, and lens chart. • Transfilm Incorporated, 35 W. 45th St., New York 36. N. Y., for a new 16-page brochure illustrating the many types of films it produces and giving brief production information on each. • Denover-Geppert Company, 5235 N. Ravenswood, Chicago 40, HI., for a copy of a 24-page booklet titled "Toward Better Understanding and Use of Maps, Globes, and Charts (B-2)". • Folkways Records &: Service Cor- poration, 117 W. 46th St., New York 36, N. Y., for a copy of a bulletin for parents and teachers titled "The Re- cording as a Teaching Tool" (Esther L. Berg and Florence B. Freedman, editors). It is a compilation of articles about the use of records in the class- room from kindergarten through col- lege. • French Cultural Services, 972 Fifth Ave., New York 21, N. Y., for a catalog of audio-visual materials on French language and literature, peo- ple of France, art and architecture, and other subjects. 348 Educational Screen Looking at the literature TELEVISION IN SCHOOL, COL LEGE, AND COMMUNITY by Jen- nie Waugh Callahan. McGraw - Hill Book Co., 330 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N.Y. 1955. 339 pages. $4.75 Gathers together in organized and interesting fasliion information about educational TV history, present status, and practical production tecliniques. Part One covers "Establishing an Edu- cational-Television Station." Part Two deals with "Programming for Educa- tional Television." Part Three gives help in "Educational TV Writing- Production Techniques." TELEVISION PROGRAM PRODUC- TION by Carroll O'Meara. The Ron- ald Press Coni|)any, 15 East 26th St., New York 10, N. Y. 1955. 361 pages. $5. Describes the many elements that go into the production of effective tele- vision programs. Major emphasis is placed on the fmidanientals and refine- ments of good camera work, the tech- niques of staging programs, and the special problems of various program formats. ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL MAKING by L. Evans and J. T. Udale. Distrib- uted in the U.S.A. by Audio-Visual Enterprises, 42 N. Ashland Ave., Pala- tine, Illinois. $2.50. Tells how children may use waste materials or those of little cost to make illustrative models. Explains how to make models of landscapes, buildings, building interiors, animals, figures, and costumes. Several elaborate panoramic models are described in detail. The text is well illustrated. The authors are British educators with long experience in model making. FELT BOARDS FOR TEACHING by Charles H. Dent and Ernest F. Tie- mann. "Bridges for Ideas," Number Three. Visual Instruction Bureau, Di- vision of Extension, University of Texas, Austin 12, Texas. 1955. 26 pages. $1. Explains the construction of an inexpensive felt board, tells what materials are used and how they are prepared, explains how an effective presentation can be made, includes illustrated examples of classroom uses, and lists sources of felt board materials. SELECTIVE CHECKLIST OF PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. Chief, Card Division, Library of Con- gress, Washington 25, D.C. 4th Issue, 1955. 70 cents postpaid. A numerical listing of Librarv of Congress pictorial material, chiefly pho- tographs, recently received or brought out of storage. It is a continuation of earlier lists distributed in 1949 and 1950 and is designed to answer the de- mand for information about the pic- torial resources in the Library of Con- gress. THE YEAR'S 16MM FILMS 1954. Current Affairs Ltd., 174 Brompton Road, London, S.W. 3, England. 163 pages. 1955. Price: 6s. 6d. Classified index of all the new 16mm films, educational and entertainment, reviewed in the British journal Film User and released during 1954. OUR FARM ANIMALS- 16MM sound color motion pictures \oy Emily Benton Frith Widely Used By Foremost Audio-Visual Educators SHEEP^ ■'"''e Shepherd and His Sheep 400ft ^^WAtC O""" Foster Mother, The Cow _ 400ft V«\^inf O^" Dairy Farm Calves: Daisy and Becky 600ft PIGS"" '*'9 "■""'^s '^^^^ ^Mf\^QJ^C Today's Horse Form 400ft nwKdEd^ Horse Raising 400ft Q^/y\ I 5— Coat Dairy Farm 600ft WE DO NOT RENT WE SEND FOR PREVIEW October, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 349 inure H beMttment by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN ^EW FILMSTRIPS Peter Flying Eagle An Indian boy makes friends. I liked the 64-frame color filmstrip, Peler Flying Eagle. It shows us an Indian boy of ten or twelve who left the traditional and familiar ways of the reservation for the city. At first making friends was hard. It is for all minority groups. Peter feels that no one wants to be friends. His father understands and helps him be less shy. One boy makes a friendly gesture and Peter returns it. Gradually the chil- dren accept him. A pastor makes friends with the family. Peter gets into the church activities for children. He goes to summer camp. Knowing the woods, he can share this lore with other campers. ,\t the close of summer he returns to the city. He has many friends. Privileged children of the majority group need to look in on Peter and his situation. They need to learn how a member cf any minority group, racial or otherwise, feels and thinks. Many of us should use it for this purpose. We should use it, also, to become aware of the larger problems of the Indian American as he moves from the old to the new culture. The church can do much to help him hold onto that which was good in his old culture and help him select the good in the new — for much of the new is pretty cheap. Peter's father, and mother, and older brother, and older sister have problems as they leave the reservation and it's up to the Christian church to create the climate of understanding and friendliness needed by the Indian .American in attaining a status of equality and dignity. The photography is by Toge Fuji- hira, and it's good. He did the user's guide, also, and it's good. This film- strip is available from the Friendship Press, 257 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 10; $5.00. Teacher Improvement Series To get a perspective on the "Teacher Improvement" series of filmstrips by the Broadman Press, let's look at the titles in sequence: The Christian Teacher (44 frames) Selecting Aims (38 frames) Choosing Methods (40 frames) Planning a Lesson (34 frames) Testing Results (33 frames) These are good titles, mutually ex- clusive, and right down to wliere the teacher really is. They have scope without getting off the fairway. Let's look at the content and points of emphasis in each: The Christian Teacher presents the duties, responsibilities, obligations, re- wards and requirements, and the dial- lenge of those who have been selected to teach in the church school. ."Mter a brief introduction on the "Master Teacher," it deals with the three fac- tors basic to all teaching — the teacher, the truth, the pupil. A few frames are devoted to summary, and the challenge is presented in the concluding three. Selecting Aims is central to teaching. Without it there can be no ultimate or immediate purposes, and without purpose, teaching sags into limp futil- ity. It presents aims as essential to good results; shows how ultimate unit aims and lesson aims can be set, ampli- fying how the lesson aim can be de- Send materials for review in the Church Department to William S. Hockman, 12 June Drive, Glens Falls, New York. termined. The tests of a good aim are: Is it worthy, specific, relevant, and at- tainable? The concluding frames are devoted to a summary. Choosing Methods sets forth the great \ariety of lesson procedures in relation to time available and the age-group. It accents the need for the use of a variety of methods. It presents the pros and cons of certain well-known meth- ods, and discusses the factors which determine the choice of a method. It concludes with several tests of a chosen method. We all know that teaching eftective- ness would improve 50 percent if we could get teachers to plan every lesson, and Planning a Lesson gives very prac- tical guidance on how lesson planning is done. It deals with binding obliga- tions for the teacher — be something, know something, share something; with essential factors in teaching: with rea- sons for a lesson plan: with steps in planning a lesson — background for the lesson, the lesson aim, the lesson plan; and presents a typical lesson plan tti illustrate these ideas. Testing Results has a new slant: The test of the teacher's efficiency is de- termined by observing and testing the |)upils. Fifteen frames deal with these cjuestions: When do teachers really teach? When is teaching effective? How may teachers know when they teach? This followed by a section on the sub- jective and objective tests of teaching. If it is your purpose to do something about these areas of thought, these filmstrips can help you. They do not propose to cover all theoretical aspects of this subject. Rather, they propose to be practical. They can help mightily the teachers who need this kind of liclp, and most of them do. With each filmstri]! tliere is a utili- zation guide. It contains ])urpose, sug- gested activities, suggested procedure, physical arrangements, topics for dis- cussion, and a bibliography of books and free leaffets on the subject of the filmstrip. This guide also contains reproductions in black and white of frames of the filmstrip, making it easy for the u,ser to prepare for his session. The visualization of all the ideas in 350 Educational Screen this series is not easy. For the most part the producer has done very well. Live photography predominates, but there is some art. Each frame has a caption, an excellent aid to the teacher who will soak up the script and then use the captions as the cues for her own explanations and enrichment ma- terial. No resourceful teacher will be bothered by the captions, and the best teachers will make good use of them. One good way to use this series would be to present the filmstrips one by one to the entire teaching body, breaking up then into departmental groups for a thirty-minute discussion of the material in relation to curricu- lum and pupil-needs of a given age- group. This series would be useful in giving a group of prospective teachers and interested parents a preview of the teaching process. Without doubt, in tile larger churches it will be used by departmental faculties. In this in- stance it might be smart to stretch the series o\er ten or more weeks to give the teachers a chance to test out some of the ideas presented. .Since this is a basic general course, it is cjuite possible that some commu- nities will want to make this series the basis for a cooperative school which accents methods strongly. This series is recommended for the purpose for which it was made. It is produced in color and is available for 522.50 from The Broadnian Press, 127 Ninth .\ve.. North, Nashville 3, Tenn. Strangers in Their Own Land Strangers in Their Oitin Land is a 74-frame color filmstrip for young peo- ple and adults telling the story of migration of the Little Wolf family from a reservation in South Dakota to Rapid City. It traces the steps by which the members of the family make the (hange; shows the problems they faced; and explains the help they received from various agencies, foremost among them being the church. Edmund Shaw has done a pretty fair job on the photography and Mel Al- pern matches it with a fine script. This filmstrip can be used to get study and investigation under way; to give a backdrop for a talk (the next week); to set the stage for a panel that's done some reading; to preface a book- review or book report; and in many other ways. The guide for the user is rich in guidance materials and gives an excel- lent bibliography. Here is a useful tool in this year's study which I can rec- ommend — if you will use it as it was made to be used. Squirting this film- strip on the screen and letting its meaning fly where it will makes just about as much sense as juicing oranges that way! Available from Friendship Press, N. Y. 10; $."'.00. On India In The Village Path we are shown the work of a Bible woman in a village of South India. We follow her through- out the day as she talks to a wash- woman, as she tells a Bible story at the well, as she teaches a village woman how to sew, as she teaches another to read, as she wins back one whose new faith wavers, as she teaches elementary hygiene, as she treats simple diseases, as she con.soles and comforts. Both the color photographs and the story are by ■Anne J. Hansen, missionary in South India. This is the best presentation of the native Bible woman we know of, and her role is essentially the same in every country. (56 frames; rental $3; sale $5; from Baptist Library of Visual Aids, 152 Madison Ave., N. Y. 16) A Christian Festival is the story of Ram and his sister Perma, children of a South Indian village. Word gets around that the Christian festival will BFC Films MAKE LASTING IMPRESSIONS BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION National Coundl of the Chgrchet of Chrl.l In the U. S. A. Dept. E 220 Fifth Avenue New York, 1, N. Y. October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 351 Two Grand New CHRISTMAS SOUND FILMSTRIPS in One Package! "How We Cot Our Christmas Carols" Fascinating origins of four of our most be- loved Christmas carols. (43 frames, full color, with LP record.) Down-to-earth suggestions for preserving the reol meaning of Christmas in the home. 137 frames, full color, with LP record.) BOTH FOR ONLY $12.50 Order from your church supply house or visual aids dealer. Brochure on request. Church Screen Productions 806 Broadway Nashville 3, Tenn. Splices Not Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dcpt. E-10-8 1600 Broadway. New York 19, N. Y. COMMUNITY HEALTH in Action I6mm, sound, color or b&w, 22'/^ min. Presented In ccM)peration with the National Health Council, this documentary of a good community health program shows that "health is everybody's business. ' ' Can be used to strengthen or create local health councils, to build up citizen support for local health departments, to inform people in school, church and community about the com- munity health program. Produced and distributed by SAM ORLEANS and ASSOCIATES 211 W. Cumberland Ave. Knoxville 15. Tenn. I Which Way To t'eace? \ Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam and Dr. Henry | Hitl Crane debate the validity of the absolute j Christian-pacifist position, and answer questions! put by moderator Bishop Gssrald Kennedy. i IHmm HirW Motion Pirlurc—Mhnin. | Write RADIO & FILM COMMISSION | So. Calif. & Ariz. Conference ' THE METHODIST CHURCH i 954 W. 37th St., Loj Angeles 7. i l)c held in their village. They wonder liow they can make their house beauti- iul. Krom a missionary they receive a ])laiu and tend it dutifully. By festival time it is beautiful. In other ways they decorate their little house. It wins the prize, and the prize was just what the family so much wanted, a Bible. An excellent filmstrip on village life. The pictures were drawn by .Anne J. Han- sen and she has captured the feeling and flavor of Indian village life. For use with Primary and up. Recom- mended. (42 frames; color; rental S2; sale S4; source given above) In the filmstrip One Way Street, we have the story of an early teenage boy who lives and plays on the streets of a big city; drifts toward delincjuency; is shy of the Christian center at first but is finally won to its activities and program. Photographed at a center, it can tell the story of all such centers. C:an be shown to adults to help them understand the need for the denomi- national support of such work. Can be used to lift up questions for discussion; to motivate reading; to give back- ground for a field trip; and to present the social dynamics of the .American city. (80 frames; B&W; rental .'Jl.SO; sale $3.00; source given above) AS WE SEE IT • As we see it the spirit of entertain- ment is getting left behind in the church field in favor of solid educa- tional and promotional realities. There was a time when the producer's de- scription of his product was more pro- motional and poetic than authentic. Today the producers are giving us accurate descriptions of content and limited and thoughtful statements of utility. We have come a long way. o The dealers are doing their part to increase total usage. We believe they are on the right track when they put out description lists and catalogues of their films designed for the convenience and use of the user. Both C;athedral Films, Inc. and Family Films, Inc., for example, are serving not only their interests but those of the dealers and es|)ecially the user when they make available such catalogues and descrip- tive lists as those recently released. Ask your dealer for a copy. • Our mail, and we are glad to have it. contains requests for information about filmstrips and films — which could be gotten in a jiffy from the "Audio-Vis- ual Resource Guide," available with a membership in the Visual Education Fellowship. While we desire to be of help, and want our readers to write in, we simply don't have the time or the staff to dig up a list of good materials on "stewardship," or list "the films telling about the Bible." The VEF membership will bring you or your church more for your money than can be gotten in any other form. Take it from us; we use it ourselves! Write to VEF, 79 East Adams .St., Chicago 3, III. WORKSHOP m. 12 Ihe 12th International Workshop in Religious .Audio-Visual Education, conducted by the Department of A-V and Broadcast Education of the Na- tional Council of Churches, was held at Green Lake. Wisconsin, September 2-9. Its international scope was re- flected in the presence of religious edu- cators from 19 other lands, as well as from practically all our states. The general theme, "A-V Education for Broader Leadership," was carried out to an unprecedented extent. Each daily general session, under direction of Dr. George Orville Taylor, featured the fully integrated use of at least five different visual tcchni<]ues — plus as many and more taken from the arsenal of modern group dynamics. .\s a result the sessions' "leadership"— more prop- erly participantship — involved practi- cally everyone pre.sent, not only casual- ly once or twice, but actively and re- peatedly. If it is true that "teachers teach as they themselves are taught". Dr. Taylor's hundreds of Green Lake "disciples" should prove a mighty leaven in modernizing the educational practices of their respective churches and denominations. .\nd this includes their audio-visual practices, too. Of great promise, also, for the ad- vancement of the entire A-V field were the continuing conferences between top church leaders and a large group of commercial producers and manufac- turers' representatives. Six .sessions were devoted to lively, constructive, and cooperative give-and-take meetings out of which came a consensus of find- ings and recommendations for joint activity in the months to come. A tran.script of the proceedings will be sent to all participants for comment, after which a final report will be worked out by a joint committee for further publicity atid execution. ,\mong recommendations were pro- posals for a series of one-day grass- roots workshojjs arranged jointly bv commercial and religious interests and for much greater heed to the special- ized interests of publications import- ant to the broader spread of the .A-V message. .After ten years of annual meetings at the beautiful .American Baptist .As- sembly Grounds at Green Lake, next year's workshop is to be held on the campus of the University of Southern California. In 19.57 the workshop re- turns to Green Lake. — WFK 352 Educational Screen Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Records for review should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, New York. We reported to you last month about the albums "People Under Commu- nism" and "The Ways of Mankind— I," produced by the National Associa- tion of Educational Broadcasters, 14 Gregory Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. The albums "The Ways of Mankind— 11" and "The Jef- fersonian Heritage" are equally fine and ecjually unusual. "The Ways of Xfankind— n" is adult in every respect, intended for the discriminating listener who is not bored with a challenging half-hour audio presentation and who does not reject information and ideas because they are foreign to his immedi- ate ways of thinking and behaving. More Ways of Mankind "The Ways of Mankind— H" is a fascinating exploration into the origin and development of cultures, customs and folkways in various parts of the world. The programs represent a pene- trating analysis of the cultural rather than the biological basis for the varia- tions of behavior between one people and another. We who must know our terrestrial neighbors and attempt to understand their ways so that we can develop our own civilization must be fully aware of life, thought and growth throughout the world. BRAND NEW! Enrichment Filmstrips Complement' Enrichment Records and Londmork Books. NEW APPROACH MAKES TEACHING HISTORY EXCITING. For the first time, there now is available the printed page, plus the Audio, plus the Visual — all completely correlated to help teach basic curriculum subjects. Write for complete details: ENRICHMENT TEACHING MATERIALS Attention: Martha Huddleston 246 Fifth Ave. New York 1, N. Y. For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for your free copy of our film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Atlanta 3 Boltimore 3 Chicago \ 1 Cincinnati 2 Dallas 1 Detroit 1 Kansas City 6 Los Angeles 12 Noshville 2 New York 1 I Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 15 San Francisco 2 "The Ways of Mankind— II" is di- vided into three parts. The first is a sub-.series on "law and justice," with examples chosen from Indian, Eskimo, Asiatic and .\frican sources. The sum- mary entitled "Laying Down the Law" draws the parallels of justice through- out all time, based on the establish- ment and demonstration of truth, whether in civil or criminal action. Two cultures are very closely exam- ined. The ways of living, the justice and the culture of the Yurok Indians of the West Coast of the United States are examined in a special sub-series. Four 30-minute programs are devoted to the life, religion, medicine and cus- toms of these early .Americans. So, too, are the Balinese summarized. .\ special sub-series of three programs employing specially selected native music on Bali has been developed to help us under- stand these people. The entire project is supervised by Professor Walter Goldschmidt of the University of California. For the pro- grams on law and justice. Dr. E. Adam- son Hoebel at the University of Utah served as special consultant. Professor .Alfred L. Krolber, Professor Emeritus, University of California, acted as spe- cial consultant for the series on the Yurok Indians. Claire Holt, Margaret Mead and Colin MacFee served as con- sultants for the series on Bali. There can be no denying the in- tcllectu.il impact of these discs or of the discs in the series "The Jetfersonian Heritage." Challenging to adult groups and stimulating to intellectually gifted students, parts or all of the recordings are good for class or individual use. Jeffersonian Heritage "The Jeffersonian Heritage," based on the research and advice of Professor Dumas Malone of Columliia Univer- sity, gives students an opportunity to live for a moment with Jefferson and his great contemporaries and to learn how aroused Americans secured for themselves as well as for us the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The part of \[r. Jefferson is played with dignity and restraint by Mr. Claude Rains. This series begins with the writing of the Declaration of Independence and discusses among other sub-titles "The Danger of Free- dom," the meaning of "Freedom to Work," the responsibilities inherent in "Freedom of the Press," and many other aspects of .American life. Much of the language is that of Mr. Jefferson taken from his papers and letters. These recreations of history summarize Mr. Jefferson's great service to his country and explore the great ideas he proposed. These ideas have become part of what we today call "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." They are highly recommended to you for American History classes in senior high school and in college. Recordings Contribute to Your Teaching Success A Complete Program in Audio Education Teachers are always in search of more effective ways of teaching. Audio Education recordings aid compieheiisioii, stimulate interest, and save lime for busy teachers. These outstanding; recordings are a ■'shot in the arm" for classes in practically every subject area at all levels of instruction. There arc recordings to help you teach: phonics - choral speaking - aural imagery - folk tales - poetry - reading - writing - rhythms - square •*. t..r tCtllN ^i TTPEWRITTtN MESSAGES W^ lADIO-MAT SLrOES |n *ccirr HO (uliTiruti ] MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS • l«lSlAllO'il«T0FI»(SllllEII Regular size 3'/4x4 or the Sold by Audio-Visual, f Supply Dealers. For FREE RADIO-MAT SLIDE 222 Ookridge Blvd., Day New Duplex 2x2. hoto & Theatre SAMPLE write — CO., Dept. V, tono Beach, Flo. BLUEBOOK OF A-V MATERIALS If you want the basic book of recent films, filmstrips, slides, and recordings which this monthly "New Materials" section supple- msnts, send $2 to Dept. O, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Ask for the BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO- VISUAL MATERIALS, 29th Edition. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Frontier Farmers of Alaska mp BAIL '55 ISmin sd col $135 r$6 b&w $75 r$4. Shows dairying, vegetable and berry growing, general farming, and poultry, sheep, and hog raising in Alaska. Also shows recreation and community activities. North of the Arctic Circle mp STERL '55 sd b&w. Trip through Norway show- ing different geographical and social strata. Pacific Paradox mp STERL '55 sd b&w. Sociological study of on ancient Pacific culture in a 20th century world. HEALTH & HYGIENE Right Track mp UW '55 15min sd col free loan tv. Soonsored by Notional Livestock and Meat Board. Story of a wise grandmother who, when visiting her family, realizes their lack of pep is due to a dietary deficiency — and sets out to correct it. She consults the family doctor — learns about proteins, calories, minerals, and vitamins. She changes the family menu to a more wholesome one built Ground meat. HISTORY & CURRENT EVENTS Children of Hiroshima mp FRIEND '55 rel 92min sd b&w. Japanese-produced feature film about a teacher of Hiro- shima who goes back to visit her pupils and finds out how the bombing has influenced their livs. Though a fic- tionalized account, the film was mode at Hiroshima with some of the actual victims of the bomb taking f>art in the dramatization. Includes a vivid portrayal of the minutes before and after the bomb. Col-Ad. Cooking in Colonial Days: A Williams- burg Kitchen fs CW '55 46fr si col. Story of cooking in colonial Vir- ginia. Foundations of Democrocy in the United States 7fs JAM '55 si col $37set $5.95ea. Re-enacts early U.S. history. Titles: The Colonists Are Freedom Loving. Colonial Freedoms Are Threatened. Fighting Begins in the North. Independence Is Declared. War in the Middle Colonies and the Northwest. War on the Sea and in the South. Writing the Constitution. Independence in the Making fs CW '55 si col. Story of the events leading up to the American Revolution and the vic- tory at Yorktown as seen through the eyes of o Williamsburg wigmaker. United Nations: First Decode fs TIMES '55 58fr si b&w $2.50. Contrast be- tween high hopes when UN came into COMPCO CUP No more groping for hidden slots ! No more slipping of film on the take-up! "The Compco Reel, with its exclusive, pat- ented "Compco Clip" makes threading fast and foolproof, even in the dark! "The leader slips smoothly into the "Compco Clip" . . . stays put for winding . . . yet slides out after unreeling! In all 8 mm and 16 mm sizes. Just ask your dealer for "the reel with the Compco Clip!" OomiiCo CORPORATION 2277 W. St. Paul Ave. Chicago 47 Manufacturers of fine photographic equipment since 1932 SCOOP/ HERDS WEST Sound film in brilliant color. Presents the Southwest cattle "produc- tion line," which converts barren lands into useful range. Stresses the growing new movement of cattle to western markets, demanded by the surge of population. Avalon Daggett Productions 441 No. Oronge Drive, Los Angeles 36, Col. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Ixelusively — 10 Min. Par Reef Produced in Paris, Fronce. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS.''^ "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustroted with famous pictures from museums and librories. Join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive a new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE to East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 357 FOR THE FORWARD LOOK ... in Social Sciences films: HELICOPTER CARRIES MAIL Boys watch airport post office procedures, see helicopter operations, receive helicopter pac kagc from neighborhood postman . HOW WE SAVE WATER Water: source, in streams, dams, spread- ing pools; piped to pumping stations ; dis- tributed to homes, industry. Rental Sale B/W S2.50 $ 50.00 Color $100.00 Write today for prints and free Catalog New Materials MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS r Pierre FRESNAY I in his first English speaking rote . . . "THE AMAZING !' ^^Konsceu/' FABRE" The dramatic story of the poor French boy, Henri Fabre, who rose to the position of one of the world's greatest entomologists. I Available in 16mm excluawely from Contemporary films inc IS iMt )7rti StTMt, NBwTarii 14 • MUmy Hill 4lele Calulogue Free HOFFBERG PRODUCTIONS, INC. 362 West 44th St. — N. Y. 36 358 Educational Screen New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ON NEXT PAGE Animals and Their Homes mp COR '55 lOmin sd col $100 b&w $55. Shows various types of onimal houses and how they serve to protect and rear the young. Animals shown ore the duck, grebe, stickleback, rabbit, horned lark, robin, eagle, squirrel, prairie dog, wasp and cliff swallow. Pri. Audubon, The Naturalist mp PIN '55 12'/2min sd col. Story of life and work of the famius American naturalist and artist. Consists of live-oction shots illustrating the American wilderness and oil paintings, drawings, and post- ers describing how he devoted his life to the study of the birds and animals of America. One sequence shows the progressive stages of his work on a sin- gle subject. Life in the Ocean mp FA '55 I 5min sd col or b&w. Overview of the plants and onimals that live in the sea. Stresses variety of marine life and relationship of these living things to one another and to their environment. EI-JrH. PHYSICAL SCIENCES Michael Discovers the Magnet mp EBF '55 I I min sd b&w. Introduces the basic concepts of magnetism. Illus- trates growth of scientific curiosity In a third-grade boy as he learns about mognets. PrI. PRIMARY-GRADE FILMS New House: Where It Comes From mp COR '55 lOmin sd col $100 b&w $55. Johnny watches the building of o new house and sees many kinds of materials and the mony different jobs which go into construction. Pri. RELIGION & ETHICS Children and the Church 6fs CBP '55 sd b&w $49.50set $IOea. Set of film- strips, ten-Inch, 33 1 /3 rpm records, projectionist's guides, leaders' guides, and corrying cose for church school training programs. Titles; Goals of the Church for Children, Church Plans for Children, Nursery Child and the Church, Kindergarten Child and the Church, Primary Child and the Church, Junior and the Church. Children's Bible — New Testament 4fs SVE '55 20fr eo si col $15set $4ea. Tells about events in the history of the Christian church which happened in the time of the disciples. Viewers learn how the news about Jesus was carried throughout the world, how the early Christians shored with one another, and how the followers of Jesus helped to make the world a better place. Ti- tles: Timothy, A Boy of Lystra; Paul and the Willing Gifts; Stephen Helps Christians to Share; Cornelius Hears the Good News. Pri-EI. Choose Ye This Day mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5. A newly married couple graduolly slip away from their former church- related life until they ore brought to realize what they ore miss- ing. SrH-Ad. Choosing Your Life's Work mp FAM '55 15mln sd b&w r$5. Through personal experience and help from others, two young men learn that a vocational choice must provide on opportunity to serve humanity and to fulfill God's will for one's life. HS-Ad. Clean House mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5 col r$8. Susan and Johnny are untidy and thoughtless of other people's things until they learn thot neatness and consideration of others is part of Christian family living. El- Ad. Flying Straight mp FAM '55 I5min sd b&w r$5 col r$8. Bobby smashes his own glider and enters his cousin's glider as his own in the contest only to discover that dishonesty can't win. El-Ad. Forsaking All Others mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5. The marriage vows are taken seriously by a young mother who struggles to keep her home together in spite of family problems. SrH-Ad. How We Got Our Christmas Carols fs CH SCREEN '55 43fr 20min sd Ip record col $6 for filmstrlp $3 for rec- ord. Stories of how some of the best known Christmas carols come to be written. Following each story, two verses of the hymn appear on screen for congregational singing. Carols in- clude "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "It Come Upon the Midnight Clear," and "Joy to the World." Reverse of record contains sound for the fllmstrip "Mak- ing Christmas Christian." El-Ad. Making Christmas Christian fs CH SCREEN '55 37fr 1 5min sd Ip record col $6 for fllmstrip $3 for record. Con- crete suggestions for putting real meaning and spirit into the Christmos season — putting emphasis on giving rather than receiving, moking home- made gifts, doing something for a lonely or needy person, attending church services, etc. Cartoon presenta- tion. Reverse of record contains music and narration for the fllmstrip "How We Got Our Christmos Carols." El-Ad. Martin Luther mp LUTH '55rel 45min sd b&w $150 sale only. Produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates. Church-sponsored feature-length film story of the life of Martin Luther, launched as a theatrical releose and now given 15mm release at a special sale price. Miracle of Love mp FAM '55 45min sd b&w r$ 12.50. A busy pastor struggling to prepare his sermon suddenly dis- covers that he has been preaching his sermon to real life situations all dur- ing the day. El-Ad. Shield of Faith mp UW '55. J. Arthur Rank film telling the story of a small village in South Wales which has Its courage and faith tested to the limit when a tragic airplane crash takes the lives of 80 townspeople. By a miracle the villoge schoolmaster survives. Broken ond torn with grief, he seeks strength from the village minister, who has lost an only son. Songs for Children 4 and 5 6rsc BROAD '55 7-Inch VInylite $3.95. Album for preschool children containing 37 songs for Baptist and other churches. Songs for Children 6 Thiough 8 6rec BROAD '55 7-inch Vinylite $3.95. Vocal solos with piano. Twenty-four songs in the group for Baptist and other churches. PrI. Songs for Our Littlest Ones 5rec BROAD '55 7-inch Vinylite $3.60. Album for nursery children containing 29 songs for use in Baptist and other churches. ''FIBERBIir' CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped writh steel corners, steel card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Tour Assurance of Finest Quality" For 16mm Film — 400' to 200^ Reels Sold by All leading Dealers "THEY SINC, THEY DANCE" Awarded Certificate of Merit )95S Cleveland Film Festivol FILMS ABOUT POLAND For Schools . . . Clubs . . . Meetings ... ond TELEVISION Availoble EXCLUSIVELY Through ALSHER FILMS 2017 S Street, Northwest, (Box ES) Washington 9, D.C. — DEcatur 2-8000 Write NOW For FREE Catalog! HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer & Distributor Baitem Bipreientatlie HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Pa. New York 28, N. Y. Two Notable Burton Holmes films "AUSTRIA" A 22-min. study in courage and faith. Color, $190; bScw, $95; Secondary. "COASTAL BRAZIL" All ll-min. sequel to "Rio." Color. $100; b&w, $50; Elementary. Your preview prints are ready. Write now PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. October, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 359 New Materials. This My Son mp FAM '55 30min sd b&w r$9 col r$15. A father and his two sons portray the Biblical parable of the prodigal son in modern times and mod- ern dress. HS-Ad. Vocational Choice: A Partnership mp FAM '55 I 5min sd bw r$5. An ambi- tious father is trying to force upon his two sons his choice of vocation for them until he realizes that a vocational choice is a kind of partnership between the parent, the child, and God. HS-Ad. Wanderer mp series AMIS '55 27min eo sd col tv. Motion picture series pro- duced primarily for television and based on stories from the Old Testa- ment. Photographed in the Holy Land. SAFETY Test Driver mp FORD '55 13min sd col free loan tv. Today's automotive test driver grinds out over 1 00,000 gruelling miles each year so you con safey drive next yeor's model. He is featured in this film, which spotlights the behind- the-scenes activities of Ford's test track. Test driving, usually considered a job for daredevils, actually has no room for the thrills-ond-spills driver. Filmed amid surroundings of howling tires and roaring engines, the film re- veals why test drivers are the world's safest drivers. SOCIAL LIVING & WELFARE Adventure in Maturity mp IFB '55rel 22min sd col $175 b&w $85. Spon- sored by the Oklahoma State Depart- ment of Health and produced by the University of Oklahoma, this is a dis- cussion film designed for general adult use. A woman has resigned herself to a rocking-chair existence where she can dream about "the good old days." She Is stimulated by o woman friend five years her senior to learn about the opportunities for older women in the community. Step by Step mp IFB '55rel 20min sd bCrw $95 r$5. Produced by City Film Unit under sponsorship of the Commu- nity Service Division of City College of New York, this film deals with juve- nile delinquency in an urban neighbor- hood where physical and human deteri- oration has occurred. Case workers are shown studying juvenile problems and coping constructively with gang activi- ties. Town That Came Back mp FORD '55 28min sd col free loan tv. Neighbors in this town hardly knew each other any more. Most young people couldn't wait to get out after high school grad- uation. Then, some of the citizens had on idea: on experiment In community FOR SALE A fully equipped motion picture studio in a city with some of the largest com- mercial firms in the world. No toco! competition. Also notional film distri- bution service. Fine opportunity for a couple of wide-awake young men to acquire long-established profitable busi- ness. Owner desires to retire. Address: EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III. Box 510. living through the reactivation of a long-dead 4-H Club. An insight Into life in a small, Midwestern town, 4-H octivities and a county fair highlight this film. Concludes dramatically as a real emergency finally brings forth a new-found community spirit. Working and Playing to Health mp IFB '55rel 35min sd b&w $125. A profes- sionol training film on recreational, occupational and industrial therapies. Photographed in a state Institution under the sponsorship of the Illinois State Department of Public Welfare and the Mental Health Film Board. This picture is a scientific presentation of techniques which may be used ef- fectively to restore patients to health. TRANSPORTATION Give Yourself the Green Light mp GM '55 26min sd col free loan. Points up current highway problems and suggests action to alleviate the conditions. Shows need for better farm-to-market roods, urban thoroughfares, superhigh- ways, problems of small town traffic and big city congestion. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES 121 Michigan 52nd St., 26th St., Au- AMIS — Amis Film Productions Corporation, Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. ALT— Alturos Films, P.O. Box 1211, Santa Barbara, Calif. ASSN — Association Films, Brood at Elm, Ridge- field, N.J. (olso La Gronge, III., Dallas, Tex., and San Francisco offices) BAIL — Bailey Films, 6509 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. BROAD — Broadman Press, 127 Ninth Ave., North, Nashville 3, Tenn. CBP — Christian Board of Publication, Attn. Mr. George Kiefer, Beaumont and Pine Blvd., St. Louis 3, Mo. CH SCREEN — Church Screen Productions, 806 Broadway, Nashville 3, Tenn. COR — Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St., Chicago 1, III. CW — Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg Va. EBF — ^Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. EYE — Eye Gate House, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N.Y. FA — Film Associates of California, 1052) Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 25, Calif. FAM — Family Films, 1364 N. Van Ness Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. FORD — Ford Film Library, 16400 Ave., Dearborn, Mich. (Also 16 E. New York 22, N. Y. and 1500 S. Richmond, Calif.) FRIEND — Friendship of Reconciliation, 21 dubon Ave., New York, N.Y. GM — General Motors Corporotion, Film Library, Detroit 2, Mich. IFB — ■International Film Bureau, 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, III. JAM — Jam Handy Organization, 2821 Eost Grand Blvd., Detroit 1 1 , Mich. LOCK — Robert Lockard, Box 4132, Tech Branch, Lubbock, Texas. LUTH — Lutheran Church Productions, Inc., 35 West 45th St., New York 36, N. Y. NAM — National Association of Manufacturers, 2 East 48th St., New York 17, N.Y. PIN — Roy Pinney Productions, 19 E. 57th St., New York 22, N. Y. STERL— Sterling Educational Films, 205 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N.Y. SVE — Society for Visual Education, 1345 Di- versey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. SWISH — Jno. H. Swisher & Son, Inc., Jackson- ville, Flo. TAB — Tabletopper Productions, Rt. f;\. Box 792, Escondido, Calif. TIMES— The New York Times, Office of Edu- cational Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N.Y. UW — United World Films, 1445 Park Ave., New York 29, N.Y. WEST — Westinghouse Electric Appliance Divi- sion, Refrigerator-Freezer Dept., Mansfield, Ohio. YAF — Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N.Y. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co. 359 Alsher Films _ ._ 359 Ampro Corp. .... __ Inside front cover, 325 Audio Education _. 353 A-V Materials Consultation Bureau ... 344 Eoiley Films _ 358 Brandon Films 348 Broadcasting and Film Commission, NCC 351 Burke & James 356 Camera Equipment Co. 352 Church Screen Productions 352 Colburn Lob., Geo. W 355 Compco Corp 357 Contemporary Films 358 Coronet Films 347 Daggett Productions, Avalon .. 357 Dowling Pictures, Pat 358 Draper Shade Co 354 DuKone Corp. 355 Eastman Kodak Co. 343 Enrichment Teaching Materiols 353 Fiberbilf Case Co _. .-. 359 Focus Films Co 357 Frith Films 349 Golden Key Productions 356 Heidenkamp Nature Pictures 359 Heritage Filmstrips .— 358 Hoefler Productions, Foul 348 Hoffberg Productions 358 International Film Bureau 356 McGraw-Hill Text-Film Dept 346 Methodist Publishing House 353 Museum Extension Service -. 357 Orleans & Associates, Sam . 352 Pork Films 359 Peerless Film Processing Corp 332 Portofilms _ 356 RCA, Engineering Products Division . . 333- Rodiont Manufacturing Corp 329 Radio-Mot Slide Co. 357 Rapid Film Technique . 356 358 331 Simmel-Meservey Society for Visual Education Southern California-Arizona Methodist Film Commission — 352 Sylvanio Electric Products — 330 Technical Service, Inc 326 Victor Animatograph Corp. Bock Cover Visual Sciences ..- 356 Wayne University 344 Young America Films 345 360 Educational Screen k EDUCATIONAL SCREEN BRETT HAU. NOVEMBER, 1955 UUV 10 195S THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 34, No. 9 wr% Nq matter whith you use EVIRY • • • PROJECTOR I Many projectors LOOK somewhat alike, in appearance and price — but Viewlex has something extra! Rigidly controlled standards of QUALITY carried through every step of manufacturing assure pro- jectors that are trouble free and a delight in operation. VIEWLEX QUALITY CONTROL is a precious property — it is the real reason why Viewlex guaran- tees every Viewlex projector for □ lifetime! ^ ^^^i^f& VIEWLEX VIEWTALK Plays- standard and long- playing records, up to 16" — two permanent needles on twist arm. 33'/3, 45, or 78 r.p.m. Model WR — 4" X 6" detachable speaker for 150 or 300-watt Viewlex projectors. Model WHD — 6" X 9" detachable speaker 4or 500-watt projector. Evaluations MAX U. BILDERSEE — Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS — Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI — Circulation Manager WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, Son Jose State College, California EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University, Columbus AMO DE BERNARDIS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools MARGARET VV. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Chorge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, California W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia EMILY S. JONES, Executive Secretary, Educa- tional Film Library Association, New York City F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Board of Public In- struction, Dade County, Florida F. DEAN McCLUSKY, Professor of Educotion, Head of Audio-Visual Education, Univer- sity Extension, University of California at Los Angeles SEERLEY REID, Chief, Visual Educotion Service. U. S. Office of Education, Washington CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associate Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin DON WHITE, Executive Vice President, Na- tional Audio-Visual Association, Evanston, linnois On tlie SCHEEH (Hamr: (EtrtatmaH (EuatmnH Clhristnias is obviously come for the happy miss on this month's cover. How she and other cliilclrcn around the world celebrate Christmas is shown in the new Coronet film, Christmas Cus- toms Near and Far, narrated by Fran Allison, TV associate of Kukla and Ollie. The film is reviewed on page 387 of this issue. Holiday greetings and a Christmas cover are coming to Educational Screen readers a month sooner than usual because a special issue is in store for December, a sort of Christmas gift to be used over and over again during the new year. Tlie December issue will include the entire 30th edition of The Blue Book of Audio-Visual Mate- rials, bringing together films, film- strips, slides, and recordings annouiked in EnucATioNAL Screen in 1954-55 and adding to those many additional re- leases. (See announcement, page 396.) 3n qH}\s 3ssm For those working on the college .\-V level, there's a "New Horizon" on page 380. Those working in school, library or church at the kindergarten and primary end of the A-V span will find some simple and visual ways of ".Making Stories Live" on page 376. For the A-V department worker on any level and in any field, there's the punched-card wav to "Find "^'our Film /i/^tt/- SYI_V>9fclM I A CERAMI — one of the greatest projection lamp developments in the last decade Brighter Ceramic Blue Top won't scratch, chip or peel like ordinary painted tops . . . filaments are machine made for brighter pictures. Cooler Ceramic Blue Top is bonded to (he glass . . . improves heat dissipation. Longer Lasting Cooler operation of Ceramic Blue Tops assures longer lamp life. Another plus: exclusive Syivania shock absorbers protect filaments in larger lamps from vibration. Ask for a Syivania® Blue Top tor your projector today . . . )fOUT slides and movies deserve the besti Syivania Electric Products Inc., 1740 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Lighting • Radio • Electronics • Television • Atomic Energy SYLVANIA .fastest growing name in sight! Facts" on page 379. If you're more audio than visual, tune in on the ".\-V .Soap Opera" (page 375). "But, your honor, res ipsa loquitur," said the new lawyer. "If the matter speaks for itself, young man," replied the judge, "let it speak in English." Not funny? W'M, we think it's at least slightly amusing. It's one we usually dig up to try to persuade edu- cators to write simply, clearly, under- standably (of course, most of them do!). VVhetlier you like it or no, it does give us an excuse for mentioning where a part of this November issue was Iwrn — in the Jurors' Assembly Room. Circuit Clourt, 11th Floor, Clouiuy Building, Chicago. This editor (the managing half) got called up for jury service the last week of September. .\t the risk of making these columns more On Me than On the Screen, let me say that the two weeks of jur\ service proved an exciting experieim in citizenship — .Vmeriians of all races and creeds, of all backgroinids and oc- cu|5ations coming together to try to make justice triumph. More often than not, I suppose, justice does triumph despite glaring exceptions like the re- cent Till Case in Mississippi. I fol- lowed one long personal-injury case — seven days of it — all the wav through to verdict, a verdict that came hard after five hours of deliberation. You can be sure jury service means much more to me now than just some- thing a lot of pco|)le try to get out of. I have many and mixed reactions still aching to be discussed and acted upon. For one thing. I think there's a place for films in that tlrab and uncomfort- able jurors' assembly room where so many people must wait with nothing miuh to do. people who perhaps for the first time in their lives really want to know about oin' Xnierican jury sys- tem and court structure. ^Vhv not show them? Ironically, in this morning's mail Monday after the end of jury service — came a print of a new filmstrip titled "Duties of a Juror." Coincidentally, Editor-in-Chief Reed has just received his siminions to first jury service in the Rodicstcr, New York city court. Simultaneously, justice and Ed- Screen will prevail! Res ipsa loquitur. — JNS 366 Educational Screen Founded in 1922 by Nelson L. Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE Volume 34, Number 9, Whole Number 336 IN THIS ISSUE November, 1955 C^ditorta I 374 COLORFUL LOGIC 375 A-V SOAP OPERA V. L. Totlock 376 MAKING STORIES LIVE Ellen H. McComb 379 FIND YOUR FILM FACTS Mary Champion and Henry C. Ruark, Jr. 380 NEW HORIZON FOR A-V ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL James E. Parker 2), 372 384 387 390 393 eparlments HAVE YOU HEARD? News about People, Organizations, Events CHURCH DEPARTMENT William S, Hockman EVALUATION OF NEW FILMS L. C. Larson, Carolyn Guss, and John Fritz RECORDS ON REVIEW Max U. Bildersee AUDIO-VISUAL TRADE REVIEW Including New Materials K^lher Sjreaturei 366 368 374 391 400 400 ON THE SCREEN THE READER'S RIGHT PICTURES OF THE MONTH FREE & HELPFUL IDEA OF THE MONTH Would Windowless Schools Be Better? INDEX TO ADVERTISERS CORRESPONDENCE should be sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 Eost Lake Street, Chicago I, Illinois, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (U.S. currency or equivalent): Domestic — $4 one year, $6.50 two years, $8 three years. Canadian and Pan-American — 50 cents extra per year. Other for- eign— $1 extra per yeor. Single copy — 45 cents. CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be sent to the Circulation Department immediately to insure uninterrupted delivery of your mogazine. Allow five weeks for change to become effective. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN is published monthly except July and August by the Educationol Screen, Inc. Publication office, Barrington, Illinois; Business and Editorial Office, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, Illinois. Printed in the U.S.A. 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NAy Nome- Address Pleose send me more information obout- which is onnounced or advertised on (joge— 3f this issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. My Nome- Address The reader's right Send letters to the Editor, EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago I, IlUnois Zzz-zz-zz Editor: The usual lively interest of Educational Screen has been height- ened in the September issue by . . . tiie exchange between Mr. Card of Eastman House and Dr. Dale of Ohio State University (page 303). In summary Dr. Dale demolishes Mr. Card with an observation that "mere entertainment aims only to anaesthetize, to make a person daydream instead of think, make him a passive absorber rather than an active assimilator" . . . In fact, it seems to me there is ample evidence that Dr. Dale wrongly applies his theory of anaesthesia. In my expe- rience my greatest periods of day- dreaming and my greatest sleep-induce- ment have come — not from entertain- ment movies — but rather at meetings of professional audio-visual groups. And the dullness and interest-suppres- sion of those conclaves carry over to the education film shown in the class- room. For many years I have been dis- turbed by intelligent youngsters' grinn- bling about the didlness of the average education film. In contrast, just a few weeks ago in a non-anaesthetizing film. Them, Edmund Gwenn narrated a clip on insect life and brought an ava- lanche of curious and vigorous ques- tions never produced by the non- feature education film. . . . Mr. Card and Dr. Dale both miss one very fundamental point. Today youth has challenged many of our edu cational values as dull and useless. And the serious drop-out problem at the conclusion of grade ten has in no way been relieved by the production of educationally pure but interest-sterile films. . . . T. IF. McMaster Orcxel Hill, Pa. Pre-testing Films Editor: In the May EdScreen 1 was happy to see a page devoted to a technique for pre-testing films ("Sneak Preview" by Don Charbonneau, May, 1955, page 211). Actually, pre-release test screening is an essential step in the production of medical teaching motion pictures. . . . However, the methods developed are easier, less expensive, and probably more effective than the use of magnetic sound on film. The contracts for my last three films provided for striping the workprint so that a test narration could be put on it by magnetic recording, but in each case it was found more convenient to read the narration to the film not only because it was time saving production- wise but also because it is more flex- ible. It permitted me to change the narration easily between test screenings where the audience reaction indicated the need and to try out the changes on the succeeding test audiences. ... If any one technique can im- prove the effectiveness of films with a purpose, I know of none more valu- able than the pre-release test screening. Leo L. Leveridge, M.D. Director, Medical Film Dept. Pfi/er Laboratories, Brooklyn, N. Y. Kind Words Editor: Here's my check for two more years from wherever I stand now on your subscription list. ... .As long as I'm in audio-visual I'll always be a subscriber to Educai ionai. Screen. I don't see how one in this field can do his job without reading it — every issue — from cover to cover. Francis W. Noel State Dept. of Education Sacramento, California P.S. You may quote me on this, if you wish. It came spontaneously and I mean every word of it! Editor: I would like to commend you for your fine story on the educa- tion conference movement (in the September, 1955 EdScreen, page 300). I am passing this issue on to the editor of our newspaper "Better Schools" with tlie thought that he might like to con- sider mentioning some of these audio- visual materials in a future issue. Ruth Good National Citizens C^oniniission for the Public Scliools N'c« York. N.Y. Register for Agricultural Films Editor: In the June issue of the Motion Picture Service Newsletter, I announced a new service to our friends in agriculture and requested their re- actions. We have received nothing but congratulations and encourageinent to go ahead with our plan to establish a central register for agricultural film titles and publish a catalog of non- government films on agriculture. To insure the success of such an undertaking, we need the support of the entire 16mm film industry. We especially need EdScreen's assistance in di,sseminating information about this service to all individuals, cotit- panies, associations, and organizations who sponsor, produce and distribute agricultural motion pictures. They should send us tlieir catalogs and ad- vise us when titles have been selected for new agricultural films. Walter K. Scott C:liicf. Motion Picture Service I'.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Super Stylist "10" 16mm Motion Picture Projector $479.50 works wonders with sight and sound! Teachers prefer this great Ampro projector because it is made for classroom use. Rugged in construction . . . but light in weight . . . makes it ideal for room-to-room portability. This projector is easy to operate because it is simple to set up, threads in seconds . . . and is gadget-free. Guaranteed to provide brilliant, lifelike pictures and clear, resonant sound. Operates at both sound and silent speeds. 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A247-1 With Captions and Subtitles $6.00 SVE Filmstrips are prepared by teachers for teachers after a careful study of curricula needs to insure maximum program integration. SVE a A SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION :'T •^- ' ^"e^--^":^:^Tv^^»y^. For a wonderful selection of Holiday materials, write for the free 20-page booklet which gives de- scriptions, illustrations and prices of dozens of new filmstrips for Thanksgiving and Christmas programs. SOCIETY FOR VISUAL EDUCATION, INC. 50 (A BUSINESS CORPORATION) 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois GENTLEMEN: Please send me, without obligation, the literature or information ctiecked below: G SVE Holiday Booklet n SVE Educational Catalog Q Information on * 'Film strip- Projector Plans" □ Name of my authorized SVE dealer. School- Address- City November, 1955 Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 371 News alDout people, organizations, events Have you heard? First A-V School Delivery It was on October 6, 1905 that the horse-drawn wagon from the St. l.ouis Educational Museum clattered over the cobblestones to make its first de- liveries to St. Louis public schools. The first stop, at Sherman School, be- gan a half-century of service from the Division of Audio-Visual Education to teachers and children of St. Louis. This pioneer delivery was re-enacted in an anniversary program held on October 6, 195,5, at Sherman School in St. Louis. (See the April, 1955 issue for Edlicatig.nal Screen's tribute to the St. Louis pioneers.) A-V Help for Land Grant Colleges Following a national conference on audio-visual programs of instruction in teacher education developed under the auspices of the Conference of Presi- dents of Negro Land Grant Colleges with the cooperation of Teaching Film Custodians, it was decided to establish an Audio-Visual Resource and Infor- mation Center at Virginia State Col- lege, to be directed by Dr. Samuel A. Madden. A consultative service will give help to institutions in setting up and operating audio-visual programs. Censorship on the Skids Motion picture censorship died in Kansas last spring — April 7, 1955. Only five states still retain censorship laws, and under the pressure of recent U. S. Supreme Court decisions setting aside censor rulings as unconstitu- tional, similar action is pending in these. In Atlanta, Georgia, the U. S. Dis- trict Court recently issued an injunc- tion restraining the Atlanta movie cen- sorship board from interfering with the showing of the theatrical film The Blackboard Jungle. The censor stated she had banned the film "because of the race angle." The film pictures a desegregated school in which a Negro boy responds most to the efforts of the teacher. (Incidentally the film showed three pieces of audio-visual equipment — a record player, tape recorder, and movie projector. The last finally got through to the students with a showing of a cartoon. The teacher was none too skilled in its operation and re- wound the film by putting the projec- tor in reverse!) At the behest of Ambassador Clare Booth Luce, however. Blackboard Jungle was withdrawn as an entry at the Venice Film Festival. Motion pic- ture people have called Mrs. Luce's action "surprisingly arbitrary." FROM TWILIGHT TO COMPLETE DARKNESS with BECKLEY-CARDY LIGHTPROOF SHADES Make any room a perfect projection room— with just the right degree ot darkness. These completely opaque black shades permit any de- sired adjustment. Operate like window shades. Ask your school supply house for Beckley-Cardy Lightproof Shades or write direct BECKLEY- CARDY CO. 1900 N. Narragansett Chicago 39, III. 372 The Supreme Judicial Council of Massachusetis ruled the state's famous Smiday movie censorship law uncon- stitutional, a law in effect since 1908. The legislature in Ohio adjourned with the proposed renewal of film cen- sorship still bottled up in committee. It was predicted that if it had emerged, it might have passed because of the strong pro-censorship lobby, which in- cludes those interested in maintaining the flow of censorship fees into the free- films service of the State Department of Education. Adult Education's Role "-Adult Education's Role in Develop- ment of the Community" is the theme of the national conference of the .\dult Education .Association of the U.S.A. at the Hotel Jefferson in St. Louis November 11-13. .\mong audio- visual tools to be given special con- sideration is educational television. DAVI Field Service .As a result of a meeting ot 15 field service consultants from 13 states at the State University of Iowa Septem- ber 22-23, the field service program of the NE.A Department of Audio-Visual Instruction has been established. It will provide consultation service to colleges and public school systems re- lating to planned use of instructional materials. The program is financed in part through a grant from Teaching Film Custodians. Film Users' Guides The Fil.m Colncil of .America has announced a new film information service, the Film Users' Guide, where- by film producers and distributors can send information about their films in uniform fashion to the 1000 FCA film information centers. For detailed in- formation, write Jack C. Ellis, FCA. 600 Davis St., Evanston, Illinois. The Educational Film Library Asso- ciation is preparing descriptive guides to fit into film cans. The first group of titles has been selected from the list of "Most Used Films" compiled two years ago by EFL.A. For further in- formation about the film can guides, write EFLA. 845 E. 46th St., New York 17. N.Y. (Continued on page }92) Educational Screen Brighter sound movies.-.m plenty oi room ught to write by . . . PLUS comfortably flicker-free silent movies with the same projector Naturally, any movie looks its best when you show it in total darkness. But when you want to keep some light for note taking — or when you must put up with imperfect room dark- ening— you can slilt keep your sound movies brilliant with a new Kodascope Pageant Sound Projector. You can enjoy comfortably flicker- free silent-speed projection with the same pro- jector, too. Here's why . . . Remarkable new shutter gives complete versatility Until recently, 16mm. sound projectors gave you a choice of either extra light power or two- speed versatility. Then Kodak engineers per- fected the Super-40 Shutter — an ingenious de- vice which can project more than 40% more light at sound speed than can standard shut- ters, and can also deliver smooth, standard- light silent projection . . . automatically. This shutter is now built into every Pageant audio-visual model. What's more, it brings you two-in-one versatility at no increase in price over the previous Pageant models! Other benefits assure outstanding, v«^orry-free performance The Super-40 Shutter is far from the only im- portant exclusive Pageant benefit. Pageants are also permanently pre-lubricated to bypass the danger of improper oiling, main cause of projector breakdowns. Pageants have built-in field-sharpening elements that keep your pic- tures sharp over the whole screen area. And Pageant Fidelity Controls help you get the most from any optical sound track, regardless of its position. Let your needs pick your Pageant The new Pageant projectors with Super-40 Shutters are available with either 7- or 15- watt outputs, and 8" or 12" speakers. To choose the model best for your needs, ask your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer for his ex- perienced advice. He will give you a demon- stration and complete details with no obliga- tion to you. If you prefer, send the coupon for a catalog first. Here's how the amazing new SUPER-40 Shutter gives you complete projector versatility W'€ 1. Switch on at tihnt tpeed. The Super-40 Shutter automatically presents three shutter blades to produce 48 light interruptions per second, the motion-picture- industry itondard for comforta- ble flicker-free projecticsn. 2. Switch to sound $peed. Super- 40 Shutter shifts automatically to two blades. You can see the picture brighten by more than 40^1 Yet there are still 48 light interruptions per second, and your movies stay comfortobly free from flicker! A 3. Or lock the shutter in3-bhd«d position when you don't need the extra brilliance. (To return to automatic shifting, just re- lease the locking lever.) WHAT A-V EXPERTS SAY ABOUT PAGEANT PRE-LUBRICATION New Signet Filmstrip Projectors give top per- formance— even with worn or damaged films To deliver smooth, quick, reliable perform'jnce— even with llamoged film— all Model 2F Kodoslide Signet Filmstrip Projec- lon now have a new, improved, enclosed fllm-odvance mecha- nism. (This con be removed, if you wish, for standard 2x2 slide prasentotions.) You enjoy bright, sharp pictures, too. All models have Kodak Ektonon Projection Lenses, lumtnized lens-and-condenser sys- tems, and aluminixed glass reflectors. These new Signets ore avoiloble in 500- or 300-watt models, priced accordingly. Ask your Kodak Audio-Visual Dealer to help you choose the best one for your needs and budget. "Since we started selling projection equipment, our service department's major problem has dealt with the costly results of improper oiling. NOW, with lifetime pre-lubricaled Pageants, our satisfaction matches only thai of our customers." Harold E. Hanson Harold's Photography Sioux Falls, S. Dak. "Our experience indicates clearly that hit-or-miss lubrication is the chief cause of damage to school projection equip- ment. The Pageant Projector's perma- nent pre-lubrication totally eliminates this problem— and we're happy to en- dorse it." Charles Baum Baum's Sporting Goods, Inc. Sunbury, Pa. r "• I EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Dept. 8-V, Rochester 4, N. Y. n in Send name of nearest Kodak Audio- Visual Dealer and information on: D Kodascope Pageant Sound Pro- jector D Kodoslide Signet 500 and 300 Projectors, Filmstrip Models NAME- ORGANIZATION- STREET CITY (Zone) . STATE- November, 1 955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 373 editorial COLORFUL LOGID One doesn't even have to be an oldtimer in the audiovisual world to recall when that world for all practical purposes was a black and white world. Most pictures on most screens were black and white and shades of gray. There were exceptions. There was an occasional hand-painted lantern slide available for those who could afford that luxury. But practically, projected pictures meant black and white pictures only. Then came Kodachrome, and with it the potential and promise that one day the audiovisual world would become a world of color. All pictures for projection would be in full color. Black and white wouW even- tually become as obsolete as the hand-painted lantern slide. That day is almost here. RCA's accurately prophetic General Sarnoff has named 1956 as the year when television will make the big conversion to color. In anticipation of this even- tuality, for the past many months most films for tele- vision have been shot in full color. Motion pictures for classroom use are increasingly being produced in color; and black and white filmstrips are becoming a rarity. Check the "new materials" listings and you'll see for yourself. "But," you may say, "color films are also available in 'b & w'. You have a choice. Some people don't want color." pictures of the month n^l^H^^ ^^^^mB ^^^H,QB£FriNGS.I£i| 1955 CHRISTMAS •^^^^■| Buy and u Chrlstr Seals . Tul se nas • • Fight jerculosis! There are people — audiovisual people — who still believe there is an issue of "black and white vs. color." They argue the case for black and white with appar- ently irrefutable logic. They make points like these: (1) Research has not proven that color increases the amount of learning from educational films. (2) Color should be used only when color is essen- tial — as in a film about rainbows. Color isn't essential for most pictures. (.H) Color costs more than black and white. Audio- visual budgets are always too small. We can't afford color. These are good and logical points. Maybe, however, there is too much logic here and not enough psycho- logic! We are reminded of twenty years ago when a prin- cipal issue for conference discussion was "silent vs. soimd motion pictures" for teaching purposes. Similar logic was used then by those who preferred silent pic- tures. Substitute the word "silent" for "color," "sound" lor "black and white" and you have the parallel argu- ments of twenty years ago. For us the issue of silent vs. sound pictures was re- solved when the discussion was at its peak by the emi- nent educator and researcher, Dr. Prank N. Freeman. He said, in effect, "Good and logical reasons can be cited to prove the superiority of silent over sound pic- tures for teaching purposes: biu I believe that for psychological reasons, if for no other, silent pictures will become obsolete." Parallels and analogies are sometimes dangerous traps because situations and circumstances are rarely truly identical. History does not repeat itself— not ex- actly. We think, however, there is a justifiable parallel here. We believe that lor psychological reasons, if for no others, black and white projected pictures for teaching purposes will become practically obsolete. In all black and white pictures, there's lots of gray. By definition, gray is "—dull; not bright; also, cheer- less; dismal." Children prefer color jjictines. Teachers prefer to use color pictiues. The real world is full ol color; and that's the way tlie audiovisual world will become. 374 Paul e. Reei Educational Screen Here is the studio setup at Indiana State Teachers College where "Portholes to Learning" goes on the air. Students broadcasting ot right are Leslie Miley, David Nicoson, Alice Klemence, and Morga.-et Huber. The moderator. Professor V. L. Totlock, is shown with the students. The picture at left shows the control room. Left to right: James Taylor, announcer; Carl West, engineer, and Yusuf Qutub, director. All three are students. \] SOAP OPERA A student-produced radio program proves a lively teaching tool by V. L. TATLOCK RADIO BROADCASTING by stu- dents in radio classes at Indiana State Teachers College came ol age last year when the 21st year of broadcasting from the campus was cele- brated. Storytelling, music, drama, news, weather, sports, science and like topics were used as material lor pro- grams directed to schools and produced by college students in radio and educa- tion classes. .\bout five years ago when the im- pact of the many audio-visual tools for teaching was being felt so generally, our audio-visual methods class was asked to appear on a bi-weekly pro- gram to inform the general public on these new teaching devices being intro- duced so widely into the schools. The class chose the title "Portholes to Learning" for the series of broad- casts with the rather obvious explana- tion that our eyes and our ears are our chief portholes to learning. This Mr. Tallock is Director of Ex- tended Semices and Assistant Professor of Education at In- diana State Teachers College, Terre Haute. title has persisted and the program has Ijecome a weekly program throughout the school year. Its pattern has been fairly consistent with the teacher of the class acting as moderator of a round table discussion without scripts on topics being currently discussed in the audio-visual education class at the time. In other words, the public is invited to listen in once a week on discus- sions lifted out of the classroom set- ting. Different panel members are chosen each week from members of the current class. Each term an effort is made to have a new backdrop for the programs by choosing a theme which will pattern the discussion for that term. The theme chosen for the 19.")4 fall term was "The 'O' Family in Terre Haute." Due to the delay at the beginning of the term, eight programs were given between October 20 and December 8, as follows: (1) The Golden Wedding .Anniver- sary of the "O" family (2) The Audio-Video Grandchildren (3) The .Audio-Video Family Went to the Election (4) Grandfather Fieldtrip Went to V'incennes (5) T-V, the Popular Audio-Video Grandson (6) Has the Audio-Video Family Invaded Business Education? (7) I'he "O" Family and Health Education (8) The "O" Family Helps Others Understand Us. The setting for this series was estab- lished on the first program by cele- brating the make-believe wedding of ,\udie (a boy with poor sight but good hearing) and Vidie (a girl with poor hearing but good sight) fifty years later. Children of this marriage were Phono-Phill, Silent Film Susie, Film- strip Fannie, Radio Ralph, and Sound Film Sally. These in turn became the parents of multiplied numbers of audio-visual grandchildren who ply their trades in schoolrooms, business, politics, advertising, entertainment and virtually every area of daily living. Although this project was under- taken at the beginning as a means of informing the commiuiity about the types and functions of various audio- visual classroom tools, it has come to be a motivating device for the class members and one of our best tools for making the learning in these classes persist and function. November, 1955 375 ONCE storytelling was an important folk art. Today it must compete with radio, TV and the movies. Today's successful storyteller must take advantage of varied techniques and materials . to bring to life chil- dren's favorite stories. One simple but effective aid to story- telling is illustration created as the story unfolds. You need not be an artist to use this method for a few simple line drawings will make any story more interesting. Try "The Ped- dler and His Caps," a familiar Chinese folk tale. Begin with a stick figure of the peddler, in black crayon, adding other colors and figures as the story progresses. "Once upon a time . . . . . . there was a peddler. He sold caps. He wore a brown cap and on top of that he carried his blue, green, yellow and red caps. He walked up and down the street calling, "Caps for Sale," but no one wanted a cap. The peddler sat under a tree to rest. He fell asleep. When he awakened, all the caps but his brown one were gone. He looked to his right and to his left. He looked down. Then he looked up into the tree. What do you think he saw? On every branch sat a monkey, and on every monkey was a red, yel- low, blue or green cap. The peddler was angry, he shook his fists and stamped his feet and said, "You give me back my caps." The monkeys shook Simple costumes and child-made scenery bring life to "Honsel and Gret MAKING STORIES IIV their fists and stamped their feet and said, 'Ssz, ssz." Finally the peddler became so angry that he took off his brown cap and threw it on the ground, and down came all his blue, green, yellow and red caps!" circles of varying sizes, 4 ears, 2 legs, some teardrops, a straight tail and a curly tail. For Grandfather Owl. 5 pieces. .Another easy way to visualization and also group participation in story- telling is the use of the felt or flannel board. The board itself is easy to make and old felt hats can be cut up for the figures. Isa Wright's "Piggi- wig's Curly Tail" is perfect to use with the felt board. Cut out eight "Piggiwig cried . . . ... all the time because his tail didn't curl. He went to ask Grand- father Owl and Billy (Farmer Brown's son) why it was straight. They asked him what he did all day. Piggiwig 376 Educational Screen A child-made ond child-run puppet show makes any story lively > the audio -visual way answered, "Just cry." They suggested that instead of crying he find ways to help his mother and Farmer Brown. Days passed and Piggiwig went back to see Grandfather Owl and to tell him that he was so busy that he had no time to cry. As Piggiwig started for home, Grandfather Owl asked, "What is that I see in back, Piggiwig?" Piggi- wig turned his fat little back and saw- that his tail was curly!" The puppet is a natural adjunct to storytelling. With a puppet, try "Patches" by Ann Preston Hughes. (To make Patches, add a big red patch heart and a little green book to almost any puppet.) "Patches was . . . ... a remarkable young fellow. He wore a suit made of patches with a big red heart patch on his shirt and he al- ways carried a little green book. He went to Toytown to help Santa. Every week or two he would mysteriously dis- appear for two or three days. One day Patches left and was gone for two weeks. Then Santa realized he would November, 1955 never return. Santa and ^frs. Santa were lonely. They looked in his green book and found the names of all the by ELLEN H. McCOMB Miss McComb is Audio-Visual Director of t/ie Monroe Coun- ty Audio-Visual Center, Mon- roe, Michigan. DraiLin illus- trations courtesy Miss AIc- Comb. Photographs courtesy Monroe Evening News. little children he had visited. They de- cided to make a toy that would look just like Patches. Santa carved and whittled and Mrs. Santa stitched and sewed and on Christmas Eve Santa left a Patches puppet for every boy and girl whose name was in the little green book." .\ recorded story also lends itself to dramatization or story figures. In "Peter and the Wolf," for example, large il- lustrations of tlie instruments can be used with the story figures: Figure of Peter — Illustration of stringed quartet. Figure of Sasha, the bird — Illustra- tion of a flute. Figure of Grandpa — the bassoon. Through the association of audio and visual symbols, recognition of the band instruments is made easier. In addition to these methods of using audio-visual materials in story- telling there are: (1) Flat ])ictures, children's draw- ings, or illustrations in a book used with an opaque projector. (2) 314" X 4" slides, either commer- cially made or done by the pupils or teacher. (3) Well known stories are available on filmstrips, such as the Grimm and Anderson Fairy Tales (Jam Handy), Three Billy Goats Gruff (Encyclopae- dia Britannica Films), and Pinocchio (Young .America Films). (4) Many traditional fairy tales, modern fanciful tales, fables, biog- raphy, animal and nature stories and the realistic story are produced on 16mm sound film. Some good exam- ples are: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Coronet), Willie, the Skunk (Young America Films), Ugly Duck- ling; (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films). .■\udio and visual materials can help make story-telling a vivid experience lor both listener and storyteller. 377 li 1 I I 7 4 2 < H 2 0) u u o Ul CO ai o U PC U. 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O to H O ^^ ^ < •-• U H 2 U H ID t *• a o u V c a a c ^ Z o a. o < X u z a. o. ¥7A*A«ll**A*ll:^^Jil**««l«l 378 Educational Screen Fie YfliiR Film Facts . . . with punched card and needle by MARY CHAMPION and HENRY C. RUARK, JR. H f OW MANY of the films you rented this year have run longer than ten minutes? In which subject areas were they used? What was the average rental cost? Which single film did your elemen- tary science teachers find most valu- able? Why? Who produced it? In what year? Is it part of a series? How well did your preview commit- tee evaluations parallel the evaluations of the teachers who used the films with students? In which subject areas are discussion- type films obtainable from your sources? Have they been used by your staff? What was the reaction? These and similar questions are eas- ily answered when your film facts are on punched cards. Such a file can ease the job of the audio-visual coordinator, save time for the classroom teacher, and speed the planning of the adminis- trator. The file does this by providing many facts from a single source, with a simple, needle-like tool as the fact- finder. It's Easy The technique is easy: simply notch- code the edge of a punched card in various "fields" or areas of interest to indicate wanted facts recorded on the face of the card. Then when you insert your needle in the edge holes, only those cards notch-coded for the facts you want drop out. There are as many applications as there are facts which (1) you want to store and (2) you need to find again fast. Dr. Champion is Dean of Women at New Mexico A6-M College. Mr. Ruark is an As- sociate in the Audio-Visual Center of Indiana University. He is completing a doctorate in education. The work on which this article is based was done i7i a graduate seminar in audio-visual administratioyi at Oregon State College; Mr. Ruark juas instructor for the seminar. The file described illustrates the principle and provides basic informa- tion for a small school system library, or perhaps for a single building, de- partment or teacher. Your file can be adapted to cover any materials and to provide just the information you need. We used a standard (McBee Key- sort) card: other types and makes will serve and can be obtained from office supply houses. Besides the cards you will want a punch and a sorting needle; these can be obtained from the maker of your cards or you can use any clean-cutting ticket punch and a No. 2 knitting needle. Coding Eight basic facts are recorded: Sub- ject, Rental Source and Cost, Evalua- tion and Description, Age Level, Run- ning Time, Production Date, and Pro- ducer. There is room for additional information. Coding varies with the fact to be recorded. For Subject we notched num- bers in five four-hole fields to code five-digit Dewey Decimal classifications. For Age Lexiel, Running Time, Rental Source, and Producer we notched a single field with a number representing the fact: a notched 2 in Producer means Indiana University produced the film; a notched ■/ in Age Level means senior high. .'V specific hole is notched for Sound or Silent, Color or Black and White. Evaluation uses seven fields; each codes the value of a particular quality on a nine-point scale. Photography is notched 9 for nine points; other fields are similarly marked. The nine-point scale was chosen to allow adequate evaluation and permits a wide range of values, yet requires only one or two punches in a single 7-4-2-1 field. .\n eighth field provides for overall evaluation or Total Value. Reference to this one field will single out at once the most valuable film or the two or three highest-rated in a large group. A single field is provided for cross- reference (Cross Key) so that a film useful in several areas can be carded and coded separately for each area, with all cards cross-keyed by a coded number here. .\ notched 2 might stand for Parliamentary Procedure, referring the user to a second card bearing in- formation on this specific use of the same film; a needling for the proper code will separate all pertinent films within a group. Needling Every fact recorded except the film subject classification is obtained by either one or two insertions of the needle in the proper fields. Needling is always done from left to right; all cards punched for |unior High Age Level will drop when needled first in the 2-hole and then in the 1-hole. To needle for the Dewey Decimal classifica- tion, first needle the proper hole in the field farthest left; then needle the "drops" in the field next right. Con- tinue needling each group of "drops" in the next field right, and the small group of cards which drop out last will bear the Dewey Decimal-classified titles wanted. Full information on coding and needling methods can be found in many libraries since the technique is standard in library work; or the manu- facturer of any make of card will send you helpful material. The McBec Company has an excellent manual available. Try the needle for finding your film facts — you will be amazed at its speed and simplicity. Don't Get Lost But remember; keep your file SIMPLE — it is set up to store facts and to make them available on demand with minimum effort. Don't get lost in a complicated cotle or system. And ANALYZE YOUR OWN NEEDS — the file can return only those facts which you choose to store in it. Careful and thorough planning will make available a tremendous range of combinations for information, all from your ele- mental facts. Be sure to allow for expansion — you will find your file growing with use and becoming more valuable to you as it does so. November, 1955 379 NEW HORIZO I I / « C A U K. V»»''0' -• A/A_. A. I- ^. . ft».«M Architect's drawing of the new oudio labs by JAMES E. PARKER The story of the Audio-Visual Materials Center at North Carolina Collese at Durham This is the story of the Audio-Visual Materials Center at North Carolina College at Durham told by its Direc- tor; James E. Parker. The purpose of the report is to help others in planning and developing audio-visual programs on the college and university level. Also useful in A-V planning on this level is a new brochure published by the Department of Audio-Visual In- struction, NEA, 1201 16th St., N.W.. Washington 6, D.C. Number four in a series on "Planning Schools for Use of Audio-Visual Materials," the brochure is titled "A-V Centers in Colleges and Universities" ($1.50). ANEW audio-visual materials center opened at North Carolina College at Durham with the opening of the fall term, 1955. The audio-visual program at North Carolina College at Durham is essentially no different from the typical college or university pro- gram in the history of its development, in its effort to become established as an organic unit of the college adminis- tration, and in its efforts to gain ad- ministrative support and faculty ac- ceptance. The present audio-visual program and the center which houses it represent a six-year period of devel- opment. This report is an attempt to (1) outline the program for which the center was planned, (2) define the place of the center in the administra- tive organization of the college, (3) describe the physical plant, and (4) cite some of the significant experiences in planning the physical plant. The Program The work of the Audio-Visual Mate- rials Center encompasses four broad areas of activity as follows: (1) Instruction. This area of activ- ity encompasses the pre-service and in- service teacher training activities. A minor in audio-visual education has been proposed. The sequence of courses leading to a minor in audio- visual education includes the following courses: Audio-Visual Methods and Materials, Radio in Education, Admin- istration of Audio-Visual Materials, Elementary Photography, Selection and Evaluation of Audio-Visual Materials, Preparation of Graphic Teaching Materials, and Preparation and Pro- duction of Audio-Visual Materials. This sequence of courses includes at least one course in each of the three areas recommended by the Professional Training Committee of the Depart- ment of Audio-Visual Instruction of the National Education Association, i.e., administration, production, and utilization. This sequence of offerings is designed to provide training for stu- dents in preparing for positions in public school systems as supervisors, di- rectors or coordinators of audio-visual programs. It also provides background training for professional audio-visual personnel in agencies of state and fed- eral government, business and indus- try, libraries, and other such agencies. The pre-service teacher training pro- gram also includes provisions tor stu- dent teachers to develop machine skills, secure assistance in the prepara- tion of materials such as posters, bulle- tin boards, and similar materials for use in their student teaching. In addi- tion to regular course offerings, the in- service teacher training program in- cludes summer workshops, and con- sultation services for the professional growth meetings held by schools in the state. (2) Sen/ices. This area of the pro- gram embraces projection and other services for the various college classes; consultative services for teachers, stu- dents, and community groups; main- tenance, the preparation of student identification cards for the college, hiboratory experiences for student teachers, and filming athletic events. (3) Production. This area embraces the production of classroom materials; assistance for teachers who wish to pro- duce instructional materials for their 380 Educational Screen • A'V on the college level classes: displays and exhibits; a photog- raphy club; and experimental filming, including magnetic sound recorded movies. (4) Research and Publications. This area embraces studies related to audio- visual materials in cooperation with teachers in the various departments and with the Bureau of Educational Research; assisting students working on theses related to audio-visual mate- rials; periodic bulletins that are aimed at promoting effective utilization ot audio-visual materials; and periodic re- ports of services and activities in all phases of the program. Administrative Organization The program outlined above and the administrative organization of the center evolved from a number of ex- periences on the campus, recommenda- tions of various research studies on audio - visual administration, and a deep desire to make the facilities, materials, and services of the center equally accessible to all departments of the college. The work of the Center is coordi- nated by a Director, who is adminis- tratively responsible to the Depart- ment of Education for courses offered for credit, and to a standing committee on audio-visual materials for all other phases of the work. The Audio-Visual Committee is appointed by the Presi- dent, The Director of the Center serves as chairman of this committee. The staff of the Center is responsible, through the Director, to the Depart- ment of Education for courses offered for credit and to the Audio-Visual Committee for all other phases of the work. The present staff consists of one full-time director; one part-time pro- fessional worker, who devotes one- third of his time to teaching courses other than audio-visual education in the Department of Education; one graduate assistant, and two student projectionists. This administrative plan was ap- proved by the Executive Committee of the College in the spring of 1954. The Center had actually worked under this plan, except for the Committee, since November, 1 955 the fall of 1949. The plan has worked well, and it lends itself to a functional approach to audio-visual programming. The Physical Plant The new Audio-Visual Center is lo- cated in a new Education Building. 1 he physical plant was tailored to pro- vide for the program described above. There are six areas of activity in the Center. These include (I) offices, (2) the audio laboratories, (3) a mainte- nance and editing room, (4) storage, (5) photographic and graphic arts lab- oratories, and (6) a projection-class- room. The audio laboratories include a recordings library, a listening room, and a recording studio and control room. The studio is acoustically con- structed, with a control room that is equipped for high fidelity tape and disc recording, transferring from tape to disc, dubbing in background music, recording on tape from AM and FM radio, and monitoring. The maintenance and editing room provides work space for maintenance of equipment, temporary storage, space for training students in machine opera- tion, and an editing corner for editing school-made motion pictures, binding slides and so on. The photographic and graphic arts laboratories consist of a large darkroom adequate for instruc- tional and production purposes, a supply room, and a large workroom equipped for the production of graphic visual materials. This room is designed and equipped for the preparation of wet and dry mounted materials, air brush work, posters, graphs, charts, transparent overlays, slides, silk screen materials, titling for films and film- strips, and displays and exhibits. Glass enclosed display areas are pro- vided in some of the hallways of the Center. Slide-in panelling for the ex- hibition of mounted photographic prints, work of the members of the photography club, are provided in other hallways. The class-projection room is equipped for the best projection of all types of materials. It contains 72 square feet of cork board. Planning Experiences A number of resources were used in planning the new Center. Shortly after it became known that the Center was to be built, visits were made to a number of other schools to observe their centers. The brochures provided by the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction of the National Education Association on Planning for School Use of Audio-Visual Materials were studied carefully. Advantage was taken of every opportunity to talk with people in the audio-visual field who had had wide experience, including radio engi- neers. An effort was made to find out the mistakes others had made in their planning so that similar mistakes could be avoided. There was a constant study of the records of services pro- vided and of the problems encountered in attempting to render these services. Perhaps the most rewarding experience was that of working very closely with the architect from the very first stages of planning until the last nail was driven. The functions to be carried out by the Center were kept in the forefront at all times so as to ensure a functionally planned and constructed Audio-Visual Center. The extent to which the program herein outlined is implemented and to which the facilities are used to maximum advantage will depend on at least three conditions. These are (1) the ability to justify the program in terms of educational objectives, (2) the effectiveness with which the pro- gram is interpreted for all levels of administration and for the college community, and (3) the future pro- visions that are made for an adequate materials budget and for an adequate staff of professional and non-profes- sional workers. There has been some activity in all four areas of the pro- gram during the six formative years. Efforts to utilize the new facilities to educational advantage and to expand efforts beyond those ot the past must be accompanied by increased resources and a thorough-going effort to inter- pret the program for all concerned. 381 The Bell & Howell Filmosound 385 Specialist, newly designed model of the most widely used 16mm sound projector. FAMOUS FILMOSOUND SPECIALIST PROJECTOR with new 15-watt amplifier and larger speaker for superior sound control and fidelity... plus other exciting innovations. 382 One of the finest instruments of this audio-visual age in education is now better than ever. Bell & Howell has im- proved the Filmosound again ! The new 385 Specialist brings you all these important advancements: increased amplifier output (double power under normal conditions, four tim.es stronger at low volt- age), sound-insulated aluminum doors, an end to warm- up delay. More Filmosounds are in use today than all other makes of sound projectors combined ! This established prefer- Educational Screen 1 i W^ W*" ^Hl ^ 1*^9 F ji! 'aH W m 1 "^ •J K^^ V \ f1 i ,'-^ '..i HO^V PARENTS ATTEND children's classes. The Midvale School in Madison, Wis- consin, used Bell & Howell's Filmosound and a locally-produced sound movie to give parents a "teacher's eye view" of student activities. Sound movies provide one of today's most effective teaching aids — all the more important under crowded school conditions. HO>V SOUND MOVIE TEACHES lab safety. Elgin (111.) High School put correct laboratory techniques into a school-made movie. This Filmosound formula of sight plus sound helps to prevent accidents. Research proves that students retain more through audio-visual training. HO>V CHURCH >A^IDENS its ap- peal. Members of the Centre Con- gregational Church in Brattleboro, Vt., produced their own sound movie to dramatize church pro- grams. Many churches use the Filmosound to inspire laymen, im- prove religious training, raise funds. TEACHING. TOOL ence stems from built-in dependability — exclusive all- gear drive, straight-line optical system, flickerless projec- tion, simple operating controls, still picture clutch and reverse. Ruggedly built for heavy duty in the school, the Specialist is protected by a strong, scratch-proof case. Sapphire jewels give 400% longer life to vital parts. If the most up-to-date teaching techniques are your responsibility, we invite you to learn more about the new Filmosound 385 Specialist. See your Bell & Howell Audio- Visual Dealer or write for a free brochure. HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD 1954 -To Bell & Howell for 47 years of Pioneering Contributions to the Motion Picture Industry. Bell ^Howell 7117 McCormick Road • Chicago 45, Illinois November, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 383 10hurcH bcMttincnt by WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN WHY m REmiS? In an illogical release-statement, full of evidence that the realities of the film business in the church field are not understood, Lutheran Church Pro- ductions, Inc. (35 W. 45th St., N. Y. 36) says that the 16mm version of the great film Martin Luther will not be available to the churches of America on the usual rental basis but only to those churches, schools, institutions, "clubs and even individuals" who buy prints for themselves. We are left in the dark concerning the reasons for this momentous deci- sion. We would like to ask a few questions: Why are the churches that can't dig up the price of a print denied the privilege of using this film? The price of a print is more than the A-V budget of most churches, even the big ones. Why are the usual channels of film distribution in the church field being by-passed? What have they done, or left undone, to deserve such treatment by a concern with a film just about every church will want to use? It cer- tainly can't be greed, for LCP says "the prints can be sold at almost cost be- cause the film's initial investment has already been returned." What is to keep some club or indi- vidual, or group of individuals, from obtaining a print and road-showing it all over creation? The term "rental" can be pretty elastic. LCP's decision is an open invitation to distribution chaos, a reflection on the good name and excellent record of the film li- braries now serving the churches, and a disappointment to the churches, many of whom helped to get out the crowds that put over the 35mm version during the theatrical run. Why no rentals? We would like to know. Send materials for review in the Church Department to William S. Hockman, 12 June Drive, Glens Falls, Netu York. THE OTHER WISE MAN, o Church-Craft filmstrip for Christmas (see page 386) AVAILABILITY With upward of 8,000 church schools in one denomination alone having the Bible for their curriculum theme for this year, with other thousands of churches following courses of study which bring the origins of the Bible into the stream of lessons, is it wise for the American Bible Society to limit the distribution of its excellent three-part motion picture. Our Bible: How It Came To Be, to its central office in New York (440 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 16) and its area offices across the country? (Write to ABS in New York for the location of the office nearest you.) We think it is unwise and unfair. It is unwise because the churches of America can't be reached through forty outlets. It is unwise because avail- ability and usage are tied together. This kind of distribution puts most churches a long way from a print. More and more churches are looking to local film libraries to give them the kind of service they need and deserve. It is unfair to by-pass the local film libraries now serving the churches. They deserve consideration. How else can sound distribution be built and 384 maintained? What would happen if every film producer took the attitude of the ABS? It is unfair, again, because local churches have money in the ABS and deserve every consideration theABS can show them. If the ABS wants its films used — and can there be any other purpose for a film? — why not make its films as widely available as possible? We think they should. What do our readers think? THEME FOR M. IS We don't like it — the theme for the 13th International Workshop in Reli- gious .'\udio-Visual Education. It says nothing. It's bifocal. It's a clumsy recap of what the past workshops have tried to do. Look at it: "Better Production for Better Church Use of Audio- Visuals." Taken right across the boards, the ([uality of all productions for the past two years tops both the quantity of usage and the quality of utilization. The bottleneck is more and better church use, and the CAVBE of the NCC is not facing up to it. Leadership programs are not reaching down to Educational Screen local teachers, or even to those who teach these teachers. Better church use depends on many factors. One is the awakening of top leadership to the necessity for getting the .\-V sideshow under the main tent of the church. That's the Second Dec- ade job of the A-V movement in the church field. Production has improved beyond our expectations of ten years ago. Evaluation is excellent, thanks to the C.-WBE! Distribution has improved. Prices have remained reasonable. Total usage is down. The .\-V skill of leaders, by and large, has moved up but little. The integration of the A-V movement into the total concern of the total church has progressed but little. The movement is still an optional sideshow. It gets over-emphasized here; over- looked there. Now is the time for the church to take an inventory of the movement. Now is the time to explore through discussion the vast implications of in- tegration — a term we use to indicate that A-V materials and methods get placed into proper perspective with the total and many-sided concern of the church. That's the theme we should have for the 13th Workshop at Los .Angeles in 1956! The C.WBE's theme comes out of some pretty tired, circular, and un- imaginative thinking. THIS m THAT • This year the Green Lake A-V Work- shop catalog listed 166 sources: last year 85. This year the initial listing of tiles ran 675 against last year's total of 475! • Family Films Inc. is adding three new titles to its children's series, each film being tailored to both the needs of children and their parents. Nice idea. Ought to make these 15-minule films doubly useful. • Cathedral Films gives a filmstrip guarantee, putting it right on the can. Damaged and worn-out filmstrips will be replaced free except for a small handling and postage fee. Another good idea. Ought to encourage the purchase of filmstrips for church A-V libraries. For The Most Complete Selection Of HelUfM^ ^lUfvi Write for your free copy of our film cotolog, THE PROJECTOR. THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Atlanta 3 Baltimore 3 Chicago 1 1 Cincinnati 2 Dallas 1 Detroit 1 Kansas City 6 Los Angeles 1 2 Nashville 2 New York 1 I Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 • Dear Rev. R. O. B.: Don't know which projector is "best." Suggest you study EdScreeiN ads; get demonstra- tions by local dealers; ask a lot of questions to peel off some of the super- salesmanship. Chapter 8 of my book ("Projected Visual Aids in the C;hurch," Pilgrim Press, |2) ought to help you. \m MATERIALS Film Notes My Right and My Cause, 27-minute color film, shows the work of the Amer- ican Bible Society in war-torn Korea. Good photography; appealing and in- forming story. The Living Word in Japan, 19 minutes and color, gives us the dramatic and exciting story behind the recent revision of the classical Jap- anese Bible into the Kogotai language of the people. .Audience for both: Junior Hi and up. Recommended. Free-loan basis from ABS central office (440 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 16) and its district offices. Indian American is a 40-minute B&W film by Cathedral Films bringing into very sharp focus the white man's greed for Indian land. This film shows the activity of a missionary on behalf of an Indian lad when a greedy realtor defrauds him of his inheritance. Tech- nically good all the way, the film should have been compressed into no more than 30 minutes. No missionary work as such is shown. Much is implied. This film can be used to open a study series; motivate the reading of books; set the stage for discussion; and as a feature for Sunday evening services. The age level is Junior Hi and up. Angel in Ebony is a 42-minute color film available from Taylor University (Upland, Indiana) which tells of the conversion of a young African prince, his coming to .America for an educa- tion, his simple and powerful faith in God, his influence upon his fellow stu- dents, his school (Taylor), and cause of missions in Africa when his life is cut short during his student days. Here is a sensitive and beautiful portrayal, with a warmly evangelistic accent. Rec- ommended for senior high and up. Parable Series Cathedral Films, Inc. (140 N. Holly- wood Way, Burbank 6, Calif.) has re- leased the first five in a "Parables from Nature" series which gives promise of wide usefulness and acceptability. The general format: color artwork drama- tizing the parable followed by refer- ence to a similar Biblical parable or teaching, with the commentary nar- rated dramatically and carried on LP records. The age level, for the three this reviewer studied, is Kindergarten, For TEACHERS 5 NEIV COLOR FILMSTRIPS "Teacher Improvement" series Teaching God's word to a class is a humbling, challenging task. Teachers are always con- scious of the need for improve- ment, and frankly, they want some help. Here, in brief, concise form, these 5 filmstrips show teachers how to better go about their teaching job. fTHE CHRISTIAN TEACHER His responsibilities to Christ, the church, and himself. 44 Frames. $5.00 1^ SELECTING AIMS T Lack of a goal, or wrong aims, can impair lesson effectiveness. 38 Frames. $5.00 W CHOOSING METHODS ' Christ set us an example for teaching by his use of different approaches to different people. 40 Frames, $5.00 m PLANNING A LESSON ' Each new lesson provides a chal- lenge. 34 Frames. $5.00 m TESTING RESULTS ' Did you get it across? 33 Frames. $5.00 COMPLETE SET OF 5 ONLY $22.50 Each Filmstrip has the latest type narrator's manual . . . showing each frame in black-and-white with the nan-atinn alongside. A valuable aid in projection and the latest thing in film- strip production. Broadman Press At Book Stores November, 1955 385 HEDRAL'S APPROACH to the HkTSIMAS STORY" A SOUND FILMSTRiP Acclaimed by Christian Educators of all protestant denominations as ths true, au- thentic interpretation of the wonderful mes- sage of Christmas. Superb color pictures of real people, period costumes, inspiring dia- logue, magnificent music combine to make an unforgettable sound filmstrip. 37 FRAMES, COLOR $6.50 .DUAL-PURPOSE RECORD . . $2.50 HOLY NIGHT - Isaiahs iprophecy thru manger scene. ' COLOR with MANUAL $6.50 Dual-Purpose Record, 1-33y3 2.50 ESCAPE TO EGYPT -May be used with HOLY NIGHT, continues with Herod's attempt to outwit the ' Wise Men . . . thru the Escape. COLOR WITH MANUAL $5.00 ' Dual-Purpose Record, 1-33y3 2.50 WHEN THE LITTLEST CAMEL KNELT COLOR with MANUAL $10.00 2 records 78 rpm $5.00 VCHRISTOPHER MOUSE I COLOR with MANUAL . $10.00 Dual-Purpose Record- 1-33V3 $ 2.50 Two adorable, animated Christmas stories for children, but enjoyed by all. Order from your dealer or send to. . . Catlicdral^ilms 140 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California &^ Whhh Way To Pvacef Bishop G. Bromley Oxnitn and Dr. Henry | Hitt Crans debate the validity of the absolute | Christian-pacifist position, and answer questions' put by moderator Bishop Gerald Kennedy. I 16mm B6-W Motion Picture— SOmin. i Write RADIO & FILM COMMISSION | So. Calif. 3C Ariz. Conference * THE METHODIST CHURCH | 954 W. 37th St., Los Angeles 7. j Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN Primary and (with care) the Junior. Briefly, here are three of the series: Bushy, The Squirrel (28 frames) tells about a squirrel that gathered nuts and piled them high, moving each year to a bigger hollow tree, without thinking at all of the other animals of the woods. But. when trouble came, the other animals helped him. and with a little reminding next fall, he mended his way. Bootsie, The Lamb (30 frames) tells about a little girl who could not go to sleep until she found Bootsie, her plaything, and got him in out of the rain. This reminded her mother of a story Jesus told. Bruso, The Beaver tells about the beavers who were rounded up to help repair the broken dam. Some would not work without a guaranteed wage; some went to work without asking about the wages; and all got paid the same, which reminds all of a certain parable in the Bible. Little long, but a nice job, and down to Primary and Junior insight level. The artwork is vivid and fresh, vis- ualizing the concepts interestingly. The commentary is good, and the narration is cast into that husky, comic style (which children seem to like a lot more than I do!). This series will be useful in church school, weekday schools, vacation schools, camps, clubs, and we recom- mend it heartily. O. T. Heritage C:hristian Education Press (1505 Race St., Philadelphia) has produced a five- part. 66-frame, color filmstrip with a l^rinted script for both children and adults which gives in summary the basic faith and beliefs of Abraham, Moses, Amos, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk. Good job; useful. Manning DeV. Lee's artwork is pretty fair, but the script writing, especially for children, needs re-casting in many places. Identifica- tion of characters from frame to frame is faulty. Despite such flaws, this visual aid is recommended and meets a real need. On Christinas Church Screen Productions' (Nash- ville 3, Tenn.) Hoxv We Got Our Christmas Carols is tops. The story of how four of our favorite carols came to be written is dramatically pictured in good artwork, with two stanzas of each carol following the. story. The commentary and the organ music for the carols are LP recorded. In 43 frames, or about 20 minutes, we have a complete service for church school, church on Sunday evening, for family night, for a school celebration, for a group of neighbors, for a church school department, and so on. If a longer pro- BSf TAIK fr.M «■■, SCIIIN ^U TTPfWRITTEN MCSSAGIS ^S RADIO-MAT SLIDES MAKE YOUR OWN SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Regular size 3V4X4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Dealers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Ookridge Blvd., Daytona Beoch, Flo. gram is desired, add to both ends of the above. Here is a filmstrip for the local church's library. When you turn the aliove record over you have the commentary for an excellent filmstrip, Making Christmas Christian. In about 37 frames and 15 minutes you can give an adult class, a family night group, a parents meeting, a group of teachers, a whole batch of ideas on what to do in the home to get Christ back into this festival time. Its best use will be some weeks before Christmas; before the secular fever hits. Recommended. Both filmstrips plus the LP record for .§12.50. The Other Wise Man C;hurch-Craft Pictures did the art- work and the Lorenz Publishing Co. (Dayton, Ohio) the rest on the 25- franie color filmstrip The Other Wise Man, which excerpts the Van Dyke narrative and combines these with music to produce a visual-musical pro- gram which could be presented with some rehearsing by a choir, or church school group, as a Christmas program. .\n acceptable job. (§4.50 complete) Marriage Series The Methodist Radio and Film Commission has teamed up with the Department of Christian Family Life to produce a five-unit "Preparation for .Marriage" series of B&rW filmstrips with LP recorded commentaries. The titles are: Junior High Friendships, How About a Date, Is This the One for Me, The Meaning of Engagement, Helping Youth Prepare for Marriage. "Fo be reviewed. Set price $35; each S8.50; from Methodist Publishing House, Nashville, Tenn. IMKDdN FILMS. INC.. Oept. ES. 200 W. S7 St. New Totli 13 386 Educational Screen mfi i/aluatioH of new films by L. C. LARSON Director, Audio-Vijual Center Indiana University CAROLYN GUSS Associate Professor, School of Education Indiana University and JOHN FRITZ Instructor, School of Education Indiana University Film reviews and evaluations on these pages are based upon discus- sions by a preview committee com- posed of Indiana University faculty members, public school teachers, stu- dents of audiovisual education, and staff members of the Audio -Visual center of Indiana University. A name at the end of a film review indicates that the review was written by that person rather than by one of the editors of this department. Preview prints should be sent direct- ly to the Audio-Visual Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. CHRISTMiS CUSTOMS NEAR m FAR (Coronet Films, Coronet Building. Chicago 1, Illinois) 13 minutes, 16nini. sound, color or black and white, 1955. 1 1 25 or $68.75. Teachers' guide avail- able. Description Christmas Customs Near and Far de- picts the story of Christmas as it is celebrated in Europe, Asia, and North America. Referring frequently to a teacher, portrayed by the television star Fran Allison, and her pupils who are rehearsing a Christmas carol which they will sing in a pageant, the film shows the entire Christmas pageant. In the introductory scene, the chil- dren are eager to learn more about the history of our Christmas celebra- tion in the United States today. Ques- tions are asked about the origin of the Christmas tree idea, the signifi- cance of the star, and Santa Clans. The teacher tells a story which sup- plies the answers. .As her story pro- November, 1955 gresses, a pageant is dramatized by children and their parents whose an- cestors came from Germany, Sweden, Italy, Mexico, and China. The teacher traces some of the American customs back to foreign countries, while a night-before-Christmas scene in the United States is enacted. The Tiarra- tion includes a legend which says that on the night of Christ's birth all of the evergreen trees burst into blossom. The next sequence shows children of German descent dramatizing a typi- cal German Christmas. They are shown playing one of their favorite games. Later they join their parents in deco- rating a Christmas tree with apples, paper flowers, gilded nuts, and tasty, fancy-shaped cookies. This scene closes as the youngsters march around the Christmas tree singing a German song that is known in English as "Oh, Christmas Tree." The pageant next shifts to a scene representing Sweden. The star of Bethlehem is shown crowning the Swedish tree while characters appear wearing evergreen crowns decorated with candles. The narrator relates that the Swedish Christmas season begins on December 13 and that the ever- green stands for the everlasting gift of life brought by Christ while the can- dles represent Christians' faith. .4 Christmas scene in .America is shown while the history of Santa Glaus is traced to its beginning 1600 years ago. As the pageant continues, Ameri- can children are seen hanging their stockings on the mantle, and Santa Glaus comes to bring the gifts. The narrator tells why American homes are decorated and reminds the group that Christmas is a time of renewal of faith, hope, and love. The children are pleasantly sur- prised to learn that there is no Christ- mas tree in Mexico, but that — as the film shows — the Mexican children get their gifts from a pottery jar which has been decorated and filled for the occasion. (Continued on next page) .§j Film Libraries find it pays to ^ ^ have Prints Peerless Treated ^ "Before we had our films Peerless-treated, we found that they quickly acquired scratches and smudges, and sometimes even stuck in the pro- jector. Such things diverted student attention and largely destroyed the usefulness of the iilm. Moreover, many prints had to be discarded, or expensive replacements ordered, long before we had secured the expected number of showings. "For several years now, we have specified 'Peerless Treatment* in all our purchase orders for new film acquisitions. We find that scratches and smudges have been reduced to a minimum, and that films remain longer in top condition. Now there is no unsightly film damage to draw student attention away from a good picture." Peerless Cleaning and Rejuvenation are also available for "hurt" or "tired" prints Write for information MP EERLESS h PROCESSING CORPORATION WEST 4«th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. SEWARD STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. i fe 387 FOR THE FORWARD LOOK ... in Nature Study films: CHIPMUNK AND HIS BIRD FRIENDS Delightful primary film about forest animal, bird life; bird calls, rhymes .idd to children's appreciation. CLOUDS ABOVE Kxplanation ot four types of clouds; what makes the rain. Demonstrations in simplified animated sequences. Rental Sale B/W S2.50 S 50.00 Color S5.00 SIOO.OO Wrile today for prints and free Catalog ^,^ 'BAILEY FILMS, INC. 6509 DE LONGPRE AVE. HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. scoop; herds west Sound film in brilliant color. Presents the Southwest cattie "produc- tion line," which converts barren lands into useful range. Stresses the growing new movement of cattle to western markets, demanded by the surge of population. Avalon Daggett Productions 441 No. O/ange Drive, Los Angeles 36, Cal. foPISCERNING EDUCATORS •^ :C W.D.P. \ HERE ARE THE FACTS continues to offer many more high quality films to fit your educational programs. Schools across the nation successfully usej Disney 16mm films In many areas: SOCIAL | SCIENCES, NATURAL SCIENCES, DRIVER EDU- CATION, HISTORY, MORAL & SPIRITUAL VALUES, MUSIC, ART and others. newest releases TREASURE ISLAND NATURE'S HALF ACRE A WORLD IS BORN Enhance your instruction with these effec- tive teaching tools. Mail coupon NOW to... WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS 1 6mm Div. Dept. ES 11 Burbonk, Calif. GENTLEMEN: Please send us your I DEPT. ' complete catalog of DISNEY TITLES I " ' ' and address of our nearest film library. STATE- I'he Italian scene shows folk dancers (elt'l)rating as they prepare to go from house to house asking for gifts to be distributed to the less fortunate. In the next scene, Chinese children dram- atize the nativity, and the narrator reads the accompanying Bible story. The baby Jesus is shown with his mother, as the three kings and the wise men bring their gift offerings. The film closes with the thought that all children everywhere are children of C;od; whether they use lanterns or candles as symbols of their iaith, they are joining with their brothers around the world. Appraisal Christmas Customs Nrnr and Far is rich in cultural traditions and presents in song and background music some of the best known Christmas carols. It should be a source of interest and joy to persons of all ages — the scenes of the pageant flow smoothly, the music and photography are beautiful, and the film is appropriately religious with a genuine spirit of worship. In the language of children, the film stresses the principles of Christian faith, friendship, and peace. It does a beautiful job of showing how many nations have contributed to our pres- ent Christmas celeljration. Even though most of the audience will be enthralled with the filin, some may wonder how the narrator can be comfortable without her coat while throughout the entire performance her pupils are l)imdlcd in heavy coats, caps, and mittens. — Pearl Hcadd WHAT ABOl]T JUVENILE DELIMllIE^iCY? ^^'' (Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, New York) 11 min., 16mm, sound, black and white, 1955. S50. Produced by Centron Corporation. Teacher's guide available. Description This film, one in the scries "Discus- sion Problems in Group Living," is concerned with the question of juvenile delinquency. Posing problems but giv- ing no answers, the film dramatizes a gang's brutal attack on an innocent adult and shows some of the conse- quences. The opening sequence shows three teen-age boys, dre.ssed in blue jeans and black jackets with an emblem sewed on the front, waiting to be picked up by a friend in a convertible. On the way to the home of another friend, Jamie, they deliberately bump a car waiting at an intersection. When the driver of the car protests, the boys climb out of their car; and as the scene fades, they are swarming about the driver of the car. In the next scene, Jamie, dressed in the uniform of his gang, is shown going out for the evening despite his moth- er's request that he stay home and study. He goes with the gang to a drive-in restaurant, and while waiting to order, one of the gang displays a pencil saying that they got it during a fight with a man. Jamie recognizes the pencil and realizes that the man was his father. He tears off the gang's emblem and leaves the restaurant. When lie returns home, he finds his mother taking care of his father, who has been badly bruised. The torn threads on Jamie's jacket indicate to his father lliat Jamie is one of the gang who beat him up. All Jamie can do before leaving the room is to say how sorry he is. The next morning Jamie is threat- ened by the gang after refusing to rejoin them. He finally joins with some of the student leaders who are on their way to attend a special meeting of the City Council, The meeting was called as a result of the beating administered to Jamie's father, and the Council is advocating drastic measures in an effort to cope with the problem of juvenile (leliin|uency. I'he gang gives chase to Jamie and his friends in an effort to stop them but fail to do so. They re- main outside the Ctnmcil Room and peer through the glass. The Council, after a heated discus- sion, agrees to listen to what the stu- dents have to say. The film ends as Jamie steps forward to speak to the group and the narrator asks the audi- ence. "What woidd you do if you were Jamie? What can we do aliout juvenile letely is not yet won. Appraisal The evaluation ccmimittee felt that this film presents a clear, historical ac- count of man's fight to eradicate syphi- lis in the period beginning with the Renaissance to modern times. Al- though this is not a motivational type of film as are other films on syphilis, such as Birthright and Feeling All Right, the presentation should stimu- late a desire to assist in eliminating this disease. Drawings, obtained from many sources and coupled with various cam- era movements, are used effectively in the major portion of the film; other sequences are shot in live photography. It was the opinion of the group that none of the visuals would shock or prove offensive to a lay audience. The treatment of the film is intellectual rather than emotional and shoidd be of interest to public health officials, medical doctors and students, and other groups interested in knowing tiie facts about syphilis. — George Vuke 'Tis said that on the night of Jesus' birth the evergreen trees burst into bloom This is one of the many legends and traditions contained in Coronet's new holiday film Christmas Customs Near and Far Featuring lovable Fran Allison of television and radio foma, this delightful film portrays different customs of children in the Western Hemisphere, Europe and Asia. Here is a warm and colorful picture of the pleasures children the world over hold in common during the Christmas season. This new 16mm sound motion picture rivals the tremendously popular SILENT NIGHT: STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROL and THE LITTLEST ANGEL. Length: VU reels Price: $125.00 Color $68.75 B & W For further information on rental or purchase of these films, write to: Coronet Films oep. Es-m Coronet Building * Chicago 1, Illinois JKlovember, 193bi Advertisers welcome inquiries. Just mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 389 )6MM - COLOR - SOUND EDUCATIONAL FILMS of SUPERIOR QUALITY Mexican Village Family Color-Sound- 17 mins. -$145.00 Ihis film of a Mexican Family living in a typical village illustrates the sim- ple means by which these people meet their basic needs by farming and by the practice of home crafts in which the entire family participates. Mexican Village Life Color-sound- 17 mins. -$145. 00 Presents an authentic account of a Mexican rural community. Depicts the daily lives of the people in a small village and how they are dependent one upon the other for such simple needs as water, fuel and food. Preview prints now available m STUDENT "« PARTICIPATION FILMS i'i^fl 1, iT ^ ') GEOGRAPHY — I W ^DuKane ^ ^ J SIX SOUND FILM STRIPS Wfi Sweden, Part One Sweden, Part Two Denmark, Part One Denmark, Part Two Finland, Port One Finland, Part Two ^ J n M>4i»«« I am interested in knowing more about the Du Kane Student Partici- pation Films. School Jl 1 ^ m JVrite Dept. ESU5 f^i ft f JT ^T^ is DU KANE CORPORATION ST. CHARLES. ILLINOIS THE HDWER \m THE FOREST (Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1150 Wilniette .Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois) 8 niiinites, 16iTim, sound, black and white. 1954. S37.50. Produced by Aktiebolaget Svensk Filinindustri. Film guide available. Description This film photographed in Sweden and having only a musical accompani- ment, no words, shows the events ex- perienced by a hunter as he goes througli a forest. The opening titles of the film point out that "this film is a story without words, told only in pictures," and sug- gest that after it is seen the audience should try to tell the story in their own words. The first scenes in the film show a hiniter as he enters the forest in the early spring of the year. Many animals are shown in their natural habitat. The black grouse are doing their mating dance. A roe-deer i)ounds away as she hears the hunter. A marten sticks his inquisitive nose out of his home high in the hollow tree and looks down on the hiniter. The hunter sights a grouse in the high grass. Taking careful aim, the hunter fires and then places a tail feather from the grouse in his hatband. The next scenes show forest flowers during a spring rain. The hunter is working on his fish nets in a clearing when he sees a deer in the distance. He picks up his gun; takes careful aim; and as he begins to press tlie trigger, he observes the deer is part of a family group of a buck, a doe, and a tiny fawn. Putting down his gun, he leaves the forest, stopping to replace the feather in his hat with a wild flower. Appraisal The evaluation conmiittee felt the film was highly sensitive, imaginative, and provocative, with an interesting use of symbolism. Dr. Ruth Strickland, professor of education at Indiana Uni- versity and author of The Language Arts in the Elemental^ School, believes that this film and its companion film Adventures of a Baby Fox. also photo- graphed by .\rne Sucksdorff, will pro- vide excellent stimulation for creative writing and will be enjoyed very much by children. The beauty of the scenes portrayed in the film, the excellent musical score and natural soinuis. and the photographer's outstandingly nat- ural and intriguing nature photog- raphy should increase the range of potential users to include high school and adidt groups. Records on review by MAX U. BILDERSEE Since 1951 Enrichment Materials, Inc. (246 Fifth .\ venue. New York I, N. Y.) has produced four recordings annually based on the popular Land- mark Ijooks published by Random House. We have reported to you in the past on the worthiness of eacli of these recordings for classroom use. The newest releases are "The Lou- isiana Purchase," "The Pirate Lafitte," "Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone," and "George Washington Carver." As in the past. Enrichment Materials has blended materials carefully prepared for school age children, good writing and direction, appropriate music and top flight profe,ssional performers into worthwhile audio experiences. The individuality and personality of each of the historical characters are ac- curately portrayed. Performers are drawn from such organizations as the Theater Guild, Records for revieui should be sent directly to Max U. Bildersee, 36 Holmes Dale, Albany 3, Nezv York. March of Time, Cavalcade of America, 'I'lieater Guild of the Air, leading mo- tion picture companies and popular radio and television serials. "The Louisiana Purchase" is adapted from the book by Robert Tallant and details the negotiation between Jeffer- son and Madison on the one hand and Napoleon and Talleyrand oti the other. The story begins with Spanish ownership of the City of New Orleans and the delta of the Mississippi River and proceeds through Napoleon's deci- sion to sell the Territory of Louisiana to the LInited States, to the voice ofi (iovernor Claiborne as he declares New Orleans an American City. This is' followed by a roll call of the states' carved in part or wholly from the then unknown Louisiana Territory. "The Pirate Lafitte," also adapted! from a book by Robert Tallant, is really two stories in one. It is noti only the conflict between Lafitte and Governor Claiborne but it is also the Battle of New Orleans. It is the triimiph of freedom, of men who love 390 Educational Screen freedom and who Icuglit to preserve it. This story proceeds from Governor Claiborne's fruitless eflorts to capture Lafitte through the heroic services rendered by Lafitte and his associates to General Andrew Jackson in the defense of New Orleans in the War of 1812. These are tempestuous times in New Orleans and the director in his effort to portray this period relies on noise and confusion to create an effect. Chil- dren will enjoy these two recordings, but we believe that their educational \alues may be somewhat lessened by the seeming uneven pace of produc- tion and presentation. Conversely, recounting the lives of George Washington Carver and Alex- ander Graham Bell requires an even flow of events in an atmosphere of seeming quiet for accurate portrayal. "Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone" is adapted from the book by Katherine B. Shippen and begins with his experi- ments on the wireless and his efforts to send more than one message across a single line. His idea to transmit the sound of speech across the miles by electro-magnetic means is developed. His problems, his solution to those problems, and his ultimate success in inventing and developing the tele- phone are portrayed in an orderly manner. "The Life of George Washington Carver" is treated simply as befits this great humanitarian and scientist. In this recreation we follow Carver tlirough his educational experience and through his willingness to forego high financial success in order to serve his people and help them find eco- nomic and intellectual emancipation. The story progresses through George Washington Carver's experiments with the peanut and the sweet potato at Tuskegee Institute under the paternal guidance and direction of Booker T. Washington to Carver's ultimate triumph and great service to the south, the nation, and particularly his own people. These two recordings can be very useful in sixth and seventh grade classes in the study of American his- tory. They highlight social, economic and geographical problems which can be used to motivate discussions in so- cial studies classes. They can very well be used not only in the classrooms but also in the library for quiet individual listening and for small group listening. Free & Helpful Write to . . . Folkways Record S; Service Corp., 117 W. 46th St., New \ork 36, N. Y., for a copy of the Fall 1955 record cata- log, including a large collection of autlientic folk music on longplav records. Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N. Y., for a new filmstrip catalog listing more than 570 filmstrips. Blisi.ness Education Films, 630 Ninth Ave., New York 36, N, Y., for the 1955-56 catalog listing more than 190 titles of rental motion pictures for use in business education. Educational Record Sales, 146 Reade St., New York 13, N. Y., for the 1956 catalog of "Phonograph Records for Classroom and Library, Kindergarten to Grade 9." Fort Orange Radio Dlstributing Company, 904 Broadway, .Albany, N. Y., for a catalog of "Tape Record- ings for Teaching." Stanley Bowmar Co., 12 Cleveland St., Valhalla, N. Y., for a catalog of filmstrips by 21 ])roducers integrated by subject covered and also a catalog of record players and record albums for educational use. FiLNt Center, 64 W. Randolph St., Chi- cago 1, 111., for the new School Feature Film Catalog No. 5, containing selected entertainment, educational and cul- tural features for high school. Society for Visual Education, 1345 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, 111., for a new catalog of Educational Film- strips, Slidesets and Equipment. The 56-page catalog provides three main sections — primary, intermediate, jun- ior and senior high, with all filmstrips grouped under these sections. .Mso available from SVE is a new 20-page booklet describing Thanksgiving and Christmas filmstrips and slides. Association Films, 347 Madison .Ave., New York, N. Y., for a new 56-page catalog, "Selected Motion Pictures," describing more than 1000 motion pic- tures available for showings by com- munity organizations. Eye Gate House, 2716 41st .Ave., Long Island C:ity 1, N. Y., for the new 1955- 56 Eye Ciate Filmstrip Catalog. Interna rioNAi. Film Bi;reau. 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, 111., for a descriptive list entitled "16mm Films in Health, Education and Welfare." Ask for ihe "H" list. FOR BRIGHTER SCREENINGS WITH FEWER CLEANINGS! ; NON-INFLAMMABU, NON-TOXIC #s ANTZ-STATIC FILM CIEANER CONTAINS NO CARBON TET.. yet cleons better/ dries faster, keeps film cleaner lengerl j Ec lUUSTRATlD BkOCHUU Electro-Chemical Products Corp, 60-A Franklin St. East Orange, N. J November, 1955 Writing for more informotion? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 391 TACHISTOSCOPE Complete Outfit ,«29.95| lOO-WATT PROJECTOR MiCROfLASHER YES, $29.95 will buy all this: 1) A 100-wott 2x2 Slide projector 2) A Manual-control microflasher 3) A hundred basic word or digit 2x2's YES, you can u«e your present 2x2 pro- jector by adding; Microtlasher Unit, only $ 4.95 100 basic slides 1 2x2 Readymount) $14.95 Send tor cotoloq of scientific optometric and vision-training devices and rotes on making special slides to order. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. VEE TEE PRODUCTS 8927 S. Loomis Blvd., Chicago 20, III. FILM RENTALS j)^') • Educational Jf^rV • Religious ' **^' • Noon Hour • Features Catulo'^ ujxm Request. ROA'S FILMS 1696 N. ASTOR ST., MILWAUKEE 2, WIS. Phone: BRoadway 1-0861 Two Notable Burton Holmes films "AUSTRIA" A 22-min. study in courage and faith. Color, J 190; b&w, $95; Secondary. "COASTAL BRAZIL" An 11-niin. sequel to "Rio." Color, $100; b&w, $50; Elementary. Your preview prints are ready. Write now PARK FILMS 228 N. Almont Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. THE ONLY GUARANTiiD siRHTCH REmouni PROCESS FOR 1 6 AND 35 MM fILM RAPIDWELD process removes scratches from both sides of film, cleans and restores flexi- bility. We repair faulty splices ond apply protective coating. Unbelievably lov* cost. For more information write Dept. E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. When writing for more information, please mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN- -The Aud io-Visual Moga- zrne. Have You Heard? Continued from page }-/2 Architects Get A-V Wise ■ Vt a meetin<5 in Iiulianiipolis in Oc- tober, Iiuliaria scliool architects and educators came togetlier to discuss re- (juirenients [or classrooms suited for ;iiidio-\isual methods of teaching. Similar meetings have been held and will be held in other states. In the opinion of some, however, this In- diana meeting was the first to get architects and educators actually plaii- iiiiig together on a jjractical and de- t;iiled basis. It is hoped this meeting will .set the pattern for future meet- ings in other states. NAVA Conferences .\ National Audio-Visual Associa- tion Midwinter Confereiuc will be held at the Kucna Vista Hotel in Bi- loxi, Mississip|)i, January 18-21. The annual Western Conference is sched- uled for April 27-29 at the Hotel Mult- nomah in Portland, Oregon. Plans for these meetings are being worked out by the NAV.\ Region;d Directors James J. Howell of Nashville. Tennes- see, and W. H. Utz of Hollywood, California. 1955 Convention on Tape NAV.A's 1955 summer convention sessions are available on tape through the cooperation of Larry Lueck of EMC Recordings Corporation. A copy of the tape may be secured for S6.25 from EMC, SOfi East 7th .St.. St. Paul fi. Minnesota. Your check must accom- pany your order since EMC is han- dling the tapes as a courte.sy to N.AVA; specify that it is for "Recording of N.AV.\ Convention." People & Jobs Jesse L. Lasky is serving as chairman of a film festival to be presented by George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, on November 19. The festi- val will honor players, directors and cameramen still living who made dis- tinctive contributions to American Cinema from 1915 to 1925. Wendell Williams, formerly on the staff of Indiana University's Audio- Visual Center, is now applying his .\-V know-how to the Adult Education Program at Texas Tech in Lubbock. James Chesebrough is the new pro- gram committee chairman of the Cleveland Film Council. Robert C. Wentz is co-chairman. The council began its fall and winter program with a review of three films on Septembe: 22 in the Cleveland Public Librarv The films were IliVrf Flowers of tin West, A Letter from Pasquale, and S( Small My Island. Leopold D. Mannes and Leopold Go DOWSKY, Jr., received the LaBellt Award at the Photographic Society o America's annu;d banquet in Bostov on October 8. The award was mad( for their development of Kodachromi color film. Dennis Williams, EBFihns vice presi dent long associated with the audio visual field, is now retired and livinc in California. He will continue to b« associated with EBFilms in an advisor\ capacity and plans to keep up liii many audio-visual interests and ac qii;iiiitances. Warren Everote, EBFihns director ol research and production, has been promoted to the \ice-presidency of the producer-distributor of classroom teaching films. .\t a recent board i)f directors' meeting in Chicago, the company announced it has just com- pleted tlie biggest year in its histon' in terms of both production and sales. Godfrey ELLiorr was recently elected president of Young .America Films and Fred T. Powney was elected vice-presi- dent for sales, according to an an- nouncement by .Stuart Scheftel, new chairman of tlie Iioard of directors. Clifford Hov\c:roft has been appoint- ed Director of Sales and Promotion of Cathedral Films. He succeeds Brunson Motley, who has resigned after eight years with Cathedral. Prior to joining Cathedral, Mr. Howcroft was Regional A-V Manager for RCA. Larry Wagner, former District Man- ager for Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, is now in charge of all school sales in C^alifornia for Walt Disnev- Productions' 16mm Division. Francis Welsh, William Di ie, and Paul Ruedemann were recently ap- pointed Assistant Sales Managers for Technical Service. Inc. Thev will han- dle sales of TSI IGmm sound projection equipment. M. L. Clough has joined the staff of Henry Strauss & Company, specializing in audio-visual programs for business and industry. Mr. Clough was formerly Director of Management Development for the Siudeb;ikcr-Packard Corpora- tion. 392 Educational Screen News of the industry: organizations, people and products UUL_ >^udio-visual trade review SVE Introduces Remote Control Units The projection of filnistri|)s auto- matically from anywhere in the room is said to be simple and fool-proof with the two new remote-control School Master projectors introduced by the Society For Visual Education, Inc., 1345 W. Diversey Parkway. Chicago 14, 111. 7hese two luiits, .'iOO and ."jOO watts, make a "one-person" presentation prac- ticable since they eliminate the need for a projectionist and the annoying signals and other interruptions. The teacher or speaker has complete free- dom within the room or auditorium (extra 35-foot extension cords, acces- .sorics, may be added as retjuircd). Viewlex Project-O-Matic Viewlex, Inc., 35-01 Queens Blvd., L I. C, N. Y.. announces the new Project-O-Matic, 300-watt, motor fan- cooled, automatic 2x2 and Bantam slide projector. Projection of slitles is full forward or reverse. AVhen projection in sc- ((uence is desired, each slide is first moved into projection position and tlien returned to its proper tray slot and the next slide automatically pro- jected. A visual "slide selector window" is conveniently located for (|uick selec- tion of any slide in the numbered trays. I he trays accommodate ,^0 slides in any type of moinit, intermixed if de- sired. A built-in storage compartment houses an extra tray, making a total of 60 slides filed with and ready for inmiediate projection in the Project- O-Matic. There is a compact "tuck-away compartment" for the cordset, elimi- nating loose and dangling cords. Soundcraft's "Mile of Tape" Reeves Soundcraft Corporation an- nounces a new development in tape that opens up exciting new vistas in sound recording. Using Dupont's new "Mylar" polyester film as a base, .Soundcraft has succeeded in making a tape so thin that a mile of it can be wound on a single lOi/j-inch reel. The Mylar ba.se used in this Plus-lOO tape is only half a mil thick (one-sixth the thickness of a human hair), yet because of Mylar's stability it can be stored indefinitely without deterioration or loss of sound fidelity. Plus-lOO means a 50% or more saving in storage space, as well as a 45% saving in weight. Soundcraft's "mile of tape" will run continuously for nearly nineteen hours for voice or dictation recording— 1% inches per second on a double track machine. The new tape is also available on a 7-inch reel (2400 feet) and a 5-inch reel (1200 feet). For the music listener the 7-inch reel can provide as much as five hours of continuous recording (two complete operas, for example) at hi-fi speed of 714 inches per second on a double-track machine. Kodaslide with Automatic Changer Versatility of the Kodaslide Signet 500 and 300 Projectors is increased with the introduction by the Eastman Kodak Comjjany of models with .\uto- matic Slide Changers. .Vlreadv avail- able are Signet Projectors with single- slide changers or a filmstrip adapter. Lumenized Kodak Projection Ekta- non lenses, an impeller-type blower, a die-cast aluminum housing and other outstanding Signet projector features are being continued in all models, the company says. With the new changers the projectors now offer a choice of slide-handling systems to meet a wide variety of slide projection needs. Ozachrome Viewfoils Introduction of an improved line of Ozachrome Viewfoils for overhead pro- jection is announced by Ozalid, A Divi- sion of General .\niline & Film Corpo- ration, Johnson City, New York. Prepared especially for the audio- visual field, the improved films produce images in five strong, vivid colors: black, blue, red, orange or green. They GUIDANCE DISCUSSION SERIES Filmstrips in color To stimulate discussion of Teen-age Problems in PHYSICAL GROWTH MENTAL DEVELOPMENT EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT SOCIAL BEHAVIOR • You and Your Growth • Your Feelings • Using Your Time and Abilities • Making Friends • Your Family and You • Looking Ahead to High School • Dating Daze Lighted pictures FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Guidance— Health Education— Family Living Complete Series $34.30 Individual Filmstrips $S.4S /^ JAM HANDY (^A^c^fu^d^!^it^ 282) Eatt Grand Boulevard • Detroit 1), Michigan November, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 393 are made by the Ozalid process in sec- onds directly from translucent orig- inals. Ozachrome Viewfoils are used in overhead projectors for conveying large, clear, multi-color images onto screens and walls. The new brilliant hues enable instructors to dramatically illustrate points under discussion while facing and retaining control over their students. EMC Tape Player The EMC Recordings Corporation offers a low-priced tape playback ma- chine—small, light in weight, and sim- ple to operate. In schools it is now possible in many cases to equip every classroom with its own tape player. In churches and other organizations the playback can easily be used wher- ever it is needed. For detailed information, write EMC Recordings Corporation, 806 E. 7th St., St. Paul 6, Minnesota. Recorder on Wheels Writing reports — the bane oi exist- ence for traveling supervisors, rural superintendents, and other "educators on the move" — may be greatly simpli- fied and in some cases eliminated alto- gether by today's electronics. An "in- verter" now available delivers 110-volt alternating current sufficient to run tape or wire recorders drawing on the six-volt or I2-volt automobile battery. It is readily mounted in the automo- bile either under the dashboard or in one corner of the trunk, weighs as little as 19 pounds, and measures less than 9" square by BVi" high. Thus far used mainly by salesmen and roving reporters, the device prom- ises extension of the usefulness of the school tape recorder by making it mo- bile. While impressions are still fresh in the minds of the traveling educator, they can be recorded in the privacy of his car. A school journey by bus may well be made more meaningful if stu- dents' impressions are recorded while the trip proceeds — for review later in classroom sessions. The inverter described is made by the .\merican Television and Radio Co., 300 E. Fourth St., St. Paul 1, Minnesota. Double-Play Tape A new magnetic recording tape that will double the playing time over standard recording tape has been an- nounced by Orradio Industries, manu- facturers of Irish Brand Magnetic Recording Tape. The new tape will be known as Irish Double-Play Record- ing Tape, No. 7-2400. The new double-play tape gets 100 percent increase in playing time by 2400 ft. instead of 1200 ft. of tape on a 7-inch reel. This is made possible by the use of .5 mil Mylar, the new DuPont film, said to be the strongest film yet developed for magnetic tape. For further information, write Orradio Industries, Shamrock Circle, Opelika, Alabama. RCA Electronic Trainers The Government Department of RC.\ Service Company, Inc., Camden, N. J., has announced the availability of RCA Electronic Trainers for use in schools and technical institutes. This New filmstrips from the POPULAR SCIENCE LIBRARY HOW TO WRITE plus Teaching Guide Series $32.50 Individual Filmstrips $6.00 each A BETTER YOU plus Teaching Guide Series $32.50 Individual Filmstrips $6.00 each For further information write to TEXT-FILM DEPT. • McGRAW-HILL BOOK CO. • 330 W. 42 ST. • N. Y. 36 versatile device has been successfully utilized by the Military for training their personnel in electronics mainte- nance. The forerunner of this latest device was the first effective and widely used trainer, the RCA Dynamic Demonstra- tor, incorporated in electronics pro- grams in 1937. The new RC.\ Dynamic Electronics Trainers provide equip- ment for classroom use, RCA Model 161 Instructors Demonstrator, and for student practice, RC,\ Model 121 Stu- dent Laboratory Set. They have been specifically designed to simplify elec- tronics training. Argus School Camera Kit .\rgus Cameras, Inc. has embarked on a program to aid photography programs in high schools. Hundreds of high schools have signed up to re- ceive an ".\rgus School Camera Kit" and helpful photographic advice from the newly created Educational Services Di\ision of Argus Cameras, Inc. Additional information on the new Argus program is available by writing: Educational Services Division, Argus Cameras, Inc., .\nn Arbor, Michigan. Add-a-Drawer A new method of setting up and ad- ministering a filmstrip filing system, using the add-a-drawer idea, has been announced by Bradford Products Co., North Chicago, Illinois. The system makes it possible for the smallest to the largest filmstrip library to have its own organized filmstrip library. The small library needs only one drawer, called the Starting Unit, for a capacity of 90 filmstrips. When more filmstrips are acquired, second, third, and more drawers are added as needed. They lock-stack one on an^ other indefinitely, regardless of the size of the library. Activities Divider An unusual new flexible activities divider and display unit is now avail-l able for schoolrooms. It is an offshoot of Struc-Tube, the exhibition and par- tition framework designed by architect George Nelson. It is an integral part of the model audio-\isual classroom at New YorkI Lfniversity. The members are lightweight and simple enough to be erected or moved by children. Partitioning or display panels of any materials, sizes or shape; may be used with it. Shelves, cabinets shadow boxes or projection screen? may be attached. For additional information write Struc-Tube Division, Affiliated Ma chine &: Tool Co., 260 AV'cst St., New York 13, N. Y. 394 Educational Screen Multi-Channel Tape Recorder ^ A new Pentron multichannel mag- netic tape recorder with six recording and playback channels on i4"-wide magnetic tape is now available. This multi-channel recorder, de- -;ned and built by The Pentron Cor- iiation, 777 S. Tripp Ave., Chicago, expected to serve a number of pur- '-.es. Through the use of six separate : (ording and play-back channels on ^landard ^''-wide tape, six tracks of i;ipe mav be played back separately or simidtaiieously. The early model of this recorder has toured -Audio Fairs throughout the country as the All-Electronic Orchestra, a demonstration in stereophonic sound featuring "spatial pers|)ective" in music. ; Keystone Tape Recorder Keystone Camera Company has an- nounced a new tape recorder equipped for either standard tape reels or the new clip-in tape magazine. The ma- chine was engineered by Magnecord and features full frequency response 50 to 15,000 cycles, full 8 watts of power output from amplifier, less than 0.5 percent flutter and wow at 7iA ips, and a special ceramic pencil-type microphone equipped with stand and switch. For further details, write Sales De- partment, Tape Recorder Division, Keystone Camera Company, Boston 24, Massachusetts. La Belle Sound-Slide Team The La Belle Professional 75 slide projector and the Control-Recorder ])resent automatic sound - slide shows without projectionist or narrator. The Control-Recorder operates the Professional slide projector electron- ically. While recording, the recorder cue-button is pressed each time a slide is to be changed. This places a 1000- cyde note on the same tape on which the commentary is being made. During playback — with projector connected to the recorder — the 1 000-cycle note is converted to electrical energy and op- erates the projector. For further information, write La Belle Sales Corp., Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. New Type Chalkboard What is described as an entirely new type of chalkboard has been announced by the Benjamin Electric Manufactur- ing Company. Benjamin President Hoyt P. Steele says, "New Benjamin Porccnell Chalkboards mark the begin- ning of a new era in easier-to-write-on, easier-lo-erase and simpler-to-install chalkboards. Porcenell has advantages never before available in a chalkboard. In many respects, the new material is similar to porcelain enamel, inasmuch as its surface is an inert, vitreous finish which will not fade or discolor with age. However, due to a newly devel- oped process, application can be made to lighter weight steels at lower tem- peratures, thus reducing the problem of chipping as well as reducing pro- duction costs." A special bulletin covering Porcenell test data and other details is available without cost or obligation by writing Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Com- pany, Porcenell Chalkboard Division, Des Plaines, Illinois. Screen Carrier for Projection Table A handy screen carrier that is easily mounted on any Visual Van projection table and that makes it possible for one person to safely move and install all equipment necessary for a complete showing has been announced by Cousino, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, manu- facturers of audio-visual equipment. The carrier, which will handle screens up to 70 inches in size, consists of a metal well that mounts on the underside of the bottom shelf and a metal bracket with attached canvas strap which fastens to the top shelf. Realistic Visual Aids "Windows to a world of wonder- ment" is how Realistic Visual Aids de- scribes its series of study pictures for classroom use. A set titled ".\cross Early America" includes 30 large 11x14- inch photographic illustrations that tell a pictorial story from the sailing of the Mayflower to the great westward movement. "A Big Look at Little Things" is a set of twelve extreme closeups of ants, bees, flies, crickets, spiders, grasshoppers, snails, and silk- worms. "Early California" includes eight art reproductions 17i,'2x22 inches that bring alive the romantic past of the state. Also available is an Ant Box (terrarium), with complete in- structions. For more information, write Realistic Visual .Aids, 7456 San Francisco, High- land, California. Flannagraph Materials Self Teaching Aids, makers of Flan- naroll Screens, offers a wide variety of Flannagraph materials — the alphabet, clothing concepts, color concepts, farm animals and their babies, food from the earth, number concepts, music con- cepts, several stories, and the funda- mentals of basketball. For a folder describing Flannarolls and Flannagraph materials, write to Self Teaching Aids, Los Angeles 44, California. DESIGNED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE The complete Radiant line of projection screens is designed to assure ease of use, brilliant projection and efficient service. ■Oh Amazingly Flexible — Sky-High or Floor-Low Model "ED" Radiant Tripod Screen can be quickly and easily adjusted to heights from 9'2 in. to 110 in. from floor. Has many features including "Teardrop" de- sign screen case for smooth. "Easy-Glide" roller action. "Atom-Action" leg opening and Screen Leveler. Has brighter "Vyna- Flect" flame and mildew-proof tieaded fabric for brilliant projection quality. WALL AND WALL CEILING SCREENS with New Automatic Safety Roller Lock For the first time — Radiant makes avail- able a complete line of wall screens from 50" to 12' with a new. patented safety feature that prevents the fabric from being pulled beyond the picture edge of the screen. Eliminates the possibility of costly fabric repairing — and assures even hanging of fabric. Dual purpose brackets permit easy hanging from either wall or ceiling. NEW LOW PRICES on Automatic Motor-Driven Screens In Wail and Ceiiing Modeis WRITE for new colorful Illustrated Catalog and Projection Charts— giving full detoHs, sizes, spe- cifications and prices on complete Radiant line. RADIANT MANUFACTURING CORP. 1204 S. Talman Ave. Chicago t. III. November, 1955 Writing for more information? Mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN 395 ''FIBERBILT'^ CASES "THEY lAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, stee! card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of Finest Quality" Tor 16mm Film — 400' to 3000' Reals Sold by All Leading Dealers Jfoitoted at CdinJut^ Holds & Display's 12, 2x2" (card mounted) Slides on 1 page! ^^its Standard 3-rin« Blndei oi in «>4xH" File Cablnet-^Sturdy mounting board constr Great for INDUSTRY. INSTITUTIONS, etc. Only S8.75 for Pack of 25! GUARANTEED! Ordei Direct or Thru Youi Dealer BURKE & JAMES. Inc. chiIagoT PiSi,-^Qj)WLiNG Pictures HERE ARE SOME FILMSTRIPS you may be hunting for on special subjects: Desert Plant and Animal Life, The Hawaiian Islands. Music Note Reading for Beginners, Early Western Gold Mining, Evolution of Mechanized Farming. icrite for catalog. PAT DOWLING PICTURES 1056 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Col. HEIDENKAMP BIRD FILMS Producer & Distributor Bastem Representative HEIDENKAMP ALBERTSEN NATURE PICTURES DISTRIBUTING CO. 538 Glen Arden Drive 1105 Pork Avenue Pittsburgh 8, Po. New Yorl( 28, N. Y. Write for Free Filmstrip Catalog Authentic, curricu- lum-centered color filmstrips illustrated with famous pictures from museums and libraries. Join the Museum Filmstrip Club and re- ceive a new color filmstrip each month Oct. through May — 8 for $25. MUSEUM EXTENSION SERVICE 10 East 43rd St., N. Y. 17, N. Y. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Bxtlusively — 10 Min. Per Reel Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Longuoge. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS,''^ "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Cal. New Materials. MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS Travels Thru Cyprus mp HOFF '55 16min sd b&w. Pictures this meeting ploce of East and West with half o million in- habitants— remains of temples of 3000 years ago, modern life, music and dancing, sports. HEALTH & HYGIENE Doctor Examines Your Heart mp BRAY '55 1 1 '/jmin sd b&w $60 with tv rights r$3.50. Story of a heart exami- nation from physician's first questions to a step-by-step examination. An actual heart is seen in action. Pro- duced In cooperation with American Heart Association. Guard Your Health Against Tuberculosis fs VEC '55 31fr si b&w $3.50. Pre- pared under direction of the Wiscon- sin and National Tuberculosis Assn. Shows that planning for good health is as essential as planning for a good educotlon. Tells how tuberculosis Is transmitted and how to build body re- sistance. El-Ad. HISTORY & CURRENT EVENTS Chollenge by China fs TIMES '55 53fr si b&w $2,50. Nature of Communist China's threat to peoce is examined — traces recent history of aggression In the Far East. Assesses moves by the United States to build up strength in Asia. George Washington Carver rec ENRICH '55 78 & 33'/3rpm. Re-enacts life of the famous Negro and his great con- tributions to his people and to the world. Louisiana Purchase rec ENRICH '55 78 & 33'/3rom. Re-enactment of the his- tory leading up to the Louisiana pur- chase. One hears President Jefferson, Madison, Napoleon and Tollyrond fac- ing problems involving the survival of their nations. Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone rec EN- RICH '55 78 & 33'/3rpm. Re-enacts struggles of Bell and Thomas Watson to perfect the telephone. Pirate Lofitte and Battle of New Orleans rec ENRICH '55 78 & 33'/3rpm. One hears Lofitte and his Baratarians de- clared pirate outlaws, wooed by the British, finally accepted by General Jackson to help defend New Orleans. The battle itself Is re-enacted. LANGUAGE ARTS & STUDY SKILLS Fundamentals of Reading 8fs EYE '55 si col. Titles: Bob and Jone at Home. Find the Right Word. Fun with Words. Games with Words. Reading Puzzles. Fun with Sentences. Fun with A-E-l- 0-U. Word Beginning Clues. Word Ending Clues. Pri-JrH. Is Seeing Always Believing? fs VEC '55 1 8fr si b&w $3.50. Teaches students the importance of facts in everyday life and how accuracy Involves more than just looking at a problem or event to know the true onswer. El-Ad. Ports of Speech 8fs EBF '55 48fr ea si col $48set $5eQ. Presents basics of grammar. Titles: Why Study Gram- mar? Nouns. Pronouns. Adjectives. Verbs. Adverbs. Prepositions, Con- junctions, and Interjections. Phrases and Clauses. HS-Coll. LITERATURE & STORIES Old Tales for Young Folks 6fs JAM '55 27-35fr ea si col $27set $4.75 ea. Visualizations of familiar stories. Ti- tles: The Three Bears. Three Billy Goats Gruff. Three Spinners. Sweet Porridge. Golden Goose. Three Little Pigs. Pri. Sinbad the Sailor mp FILM IM '55rel 20mln sd col $200 r$12.50. Adven- tures of Sinbad brought to life by Mount Puppets, creations of two San Francisco artists. PHOTOGRAPHY M-Day for the Spencers mp EK '55 25 min sd col free loon. Designed to help professional photographers pro- mote portraiture in their communities. Shows typical American family who found that family portraits could odd to the attractiveness of their home and at same time keep olive a wealth of happy memories. PHYSICAL SCIENCES American Scientists 6fs YAF '55 40fr ea si col $30set $6ea. Six filmstrips done , in original artwork, each dealing with the life and work of a famous leader in American science and technology. Titles: Alexander G. Bell, Luther Bur- bonk, Thomas Edison, Cyrus McCor- mick, Samuel F. B. Morse, Eli Whit- ney. EI-JrH. First Experiments About Weather 6fs JAM '55 si col $27set $4.75 ea. Twenty-four simple experiments to help children develop a scientific atti- tude toward problem solving. Titles: What Is an Experiment? How Does Water Get Into the Air? Whot Mokes Things Dry Faster? Where Do Clouds Come From? What Is Wind? Why Is the Night Cooler Than the Day? Pri. River of Ice: Life Cycle of a Glacier mp BAIL Hmin sd col $100 r$5 b&w $50 r$2.50. Pictures yearly breakup ■ of Knik Glacier, a finger of the Colum- bia Glacier ice field, and the over- flowing of famous, self-emptying Lake George. Excellent example of the life of a glacier. PRIMARY-GRADE FILMS Big Wide Highway mp COR '55 lOmIn sd col $100 b&w $55. Sammy and his father take their turkeys to mar- ket in their small truck. They see many kinds of trucks and cars and also pass a train and an airfield. Sammy learns why highways are im- portont and that provisions are made for safety on the highway. Pri. /\/eia FILMSTRIP in COLOR "SHIPS THROUGH THE YEARS" Authentic history of ship progress from F.gvp- tian dugout to modern Hner, shown in original paintings by noted artist, FREDERICK J. HOERTZ. 3? frameSf color, complete manual, i^riceS 6.00 With sound by Don Elliot SIU.OO Send order to SOUTHEASTERN FILMS 179 .Spring St.. NW. .Atlanta. Ga. 398 Educational Screen New Materials SEE INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES BELOW Brown Bears Go Fishing mp COR '55 10 min sd col $100 b&w $55. Unusual and interesting scenes of brown bears in Alaska as they eat, swim, fish, and care for their young. Pri. LiMie Garden mp BAIL '55 sd col. A child plants seeds, tends her garden, ond finally picks bright, red radishes for her father. Pri. Measuring Time and Things 6fs&rec DuK '55 sd. "Student participation" sound filmstrip series with built-in participation devices. Titles: Reading the Hour — introduction to the clock face, hour hand, minute hand. Reading the Minutes — study of the minute hand providing practice reading situo- toins. Time Stories — practice in reading times of the day, timetables. The Ruler, The Inch and Half Inch — introducing to these marks with prac- tice reading situations. The Ruler: The Quorter Inch. The Ruler: The Eighth Inch. Pri. Pet Stories 6fs EBF '55 46fr ea si col $36 set $6ea. Each filmstrip is a story about one youngster and his pet. Pictures are color photogaphs. Titles: Paul's Puppy. Kathy's Kitten. Roger's Rabbit. Terry's Turtle. Peggy's Para- keet. Gordon's Goldfish. Pri. Whot Our Town Does for Us mp COR lOmin sd col $100 b&w $55. When Billy goes to his town hall to buy a bicycle tag, he sees the services pro- vided the community by its govern- ment. Billy's tour of the town hall shows young audiences how commun- ity governments ore organized, and Billy learns that the bicycle tax and other taxes support the community government. Pri. RELIGION & ETHICS In Bethlehem's Manger fs CON '55 si col $5. Opens with the news that "Today is Jesus' birthday." Shows people going to church, explains to children why they receive gifts, tells the story of Jesus and the Wise Men OS recorded in Luke. Closes in a mod- ern setting. Includes words of six hymns for projection and audience singing and printed worship service program. Living Right at Our Work 5fs&rec '55 JAM sd b&w 33 '.'3 rpm discs $49. Produced in cooperation with National Council of Churches. Presents real-life situations and issues to stimulate thoughtful discussion about attitudes toward others, giving advice, outlook, good leadership, etc. Col-Ad. SCIENCE FILMSTRIPS SINCE 1931 SINCE 1931 MADE BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS BIOLOGY HEALTH & SAFETY PHYSICS GENERAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY MICROBIOLOGY NEW — Elementary Science Series in Brilliant Spectrocolor VISUAL SCIENCES Box S99E Suffem, New York SAFETY Safe Driving 6mp COR '55 lOmin eo sd col $100 b&w $55 ea. Complete coverage of safe driving techniques. Titles: Car Maintenance and Care. The Defensive Driver. Techniques of the Skilled Driver. Fundamental Skills. Streets and Highways. Advonced Skills and Problems. SrH. Twenty Driving Mistakes mp STERL '55 sd b&w. Highway safety film with the audience guessing how many errors one motorist commits. Winter Blunderland mp STERL '55 sd b&w. Safety precautions and courte- sies for snow-covered streets and roods. INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ALM — Almanac Films, 516 5th Ave, New York, N. Y. ASME — American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, 29 W. 39th St., New York 18, N.Y. BAIL — Bailey Films, 6509 DeLongpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif. BRAY — Broy Studios, 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. CON — Concordia Films, 3558 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis 18, Mo. COR — Coronet Films, 65 E. South Water St., Ch ci"0 1, III. DAG — Avolon Daggett Productions, 441 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles 36, Col. DEN — Denoyer-Geppert Company, 5235 N. Rovenswood Ave., Chicago 40, III. DuK— -DuKane Corporation, St. Charles, ;i[. EBF — Encyclopaedia Britonnica Films, 1150 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, III. EK — Eastman Kodak Company, Camera Club and School Service, Rochester 4, N.Y. ENRICH — Enrichment Materials Distributors, 246 Fifth Ave., New York I, N.Y. EYE — Eye Gate House, 2716 41st Ave., Long Island City 1, N.Y. FILM IM — Film Images, 1860 Broadway, New York 23, N.Y. FRITH— Frith Films, 1816 No. Highland, Hollywood 28, Calif. HOFF — Hoffberg Productions, 362 W. 44th St., New York 18, N.Y. JAM — Jam Handy Organization, 2821 East Grand Blvd., Detroit II, Mich. POST — Post Pictures Corp., 71 W. 47th St., New York 19, N.Y. SANTA — Sante Fe Film Bureaus in Chicago, 80 E. Jackson; Amarillo, Texas; Galveston, Texas; Topeka, Kansas; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Son Francis- co, Calif. STERL — Sterling Educational Films, 205 E. 43rd St., New York 17, N.Y. SVE — Society for Visual Education, 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, III. TAN — Tandy Leather Company, 300 Throck- morton St., Fort Worth, Tex. TIMES— The New York Times, Office of Edu- cational Activities, Times Square, New York 36, N.Y. VEC — Visual Education Consultants, 2066 Helena St., Madison 4, Wis. WSC — State College of Washington, Audio- Visual Center, Pullman, Woshington. YAF — Young America Films, 18 E. 41st St., New York 17, N.Y. Jlo4^ 6xi>oe. ta let^end . . . in the days of Pizarro, in the most remote fastness of the Andes — beyond Cuzco, Ur- ubaniba, Ollyaiitabamba, Inca engineering skill reaches its highest development at Matlui IMcchu. The LOST CITY in the ANDES I (if/; J/; \i}\ind—\'t min . — Color %\y.i - \,^\v %, 3 Available only from SIMMEL-MESERVEY, INC. (Note New Address) 9113 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Calif. Send foday for FREE catalog COMPCO CUP No more groping for hidden slots ! No more slipping of film on the take-up! The Compco Reel, with its exclusive, pat- ented "Compco Clip" makes threading fast and foolproof, even in the dark! The leader slips smoothly into the "Compco Clip" . . . stays put for winding . . . yet shdes out after unreeling! In all 8 mm and 16 mm sizes. Just ask your dealer for "the reel with the Compco Clip!" ^^ontbCo CORPORATION 2277 W. St. Chicago 47 Paul Ave. Manufacturers of fine photographic equipment since 1932 STORY OF COFFEE It min. b&w, sale $50, rental $2.50 Ihe story of coffee Rrowing in Brazil — planting, picking, washing, drying, grading, putting into bags and marketing. Santos cof- fee exchange also shown. Send for list of Pan A met icon I'nion Hlms. Jutermtional Tilm Bureau he. "Backgrounds of Our Freedom" Growing series of filmstrips on democracy's history FREE Catalog FREE Preview Wr'te: heritage filmstrips, inc. 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Pork 74, N. Y. //7ms to stimulate creative thinking about the wonders of Nature. For further details write to }poita\\\tM Orchard Lake, Mich November, 1955 399 idea of the montli Would Windowless Schools Be Better? This article is reprinted from the edi- torial page of the Rochester, N. Y. "Democrat and Chronicle" for April 10, 1955. L. R. Blanchard is editor of the newspaper. "We are planning the most modern of schools to serve the needs of tomor- row's children as well as today's." Sound familiar? Of course it does. It's one of the most potent selling argu- ments in districts where additional school facilities are needed to house an ever-growing crop of youngsters. And The Democrat and Chronicle has sup- ported the principle of good schools for children everywhere. But we wonder whether the schools coming off the drawing boards are ade- quate for today, much less for the future. Isn't it possible school boards and architects are paying lip service to the future, but gearing their thinking to the nice, safe, conservative past? This is the atomic age. Yet how many school boards have written to the Civil Defense Administration asking which type of construction will withstand an atomic blast best? Surely this is a factor to consider in any future construction. STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933, AND JULY 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGE- MENT, AND CIRCULATION OF Educational Screen — The Audio-Visual Magazine, published monthly except July and August at Harrington, Illinois, for October 1, 1955. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, Marie C. Greene, 5836 Stony Island Ave., Chicago, 111.; Editor, Paul C. Reed, 116 Crosman Terrace, Rochester, N. Y.; Managing Editor, June N. Sarlt, 229 S. Marion St., Oak Park, III.; Business Manager, Josephine Hoffman Knight, 424 N. Kenilworth, Oak Park, 111. 2. The owner is: The Educational Screen, Inc., 64 E. Lake St., Chicago, 111. Marie C. Greene, 5836 Stony Island Ave., Chicago, 111.; Paul C. Reed. 116 Crosman Terrace, Rochester, N. Y.; Josephine H. Knight, 424 N. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park, 111.; Mrs. J. J. Weber, Bay City, Tex.; M. F. Sturdy, Swift 6? Co., Chicago, 111. 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and se- curity holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. .JOSEPHINE H. KNIGHT Business Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of September, 1955. SUZANNE BURNS, Notary Public (My commission expires Sept. 10, 1956) Isn't it cjuite possible the glassed-in, greenhouse-type of school could turn into a death trap of flying glass shards even in a non-atomic explosion? But how many school boards would dare recommend a windowless .school? Sound fantastic? It isn't. State school building requirements permit windows as small as three feet because natural lighting no longer can compete with artificial lighting for reading and other classroom purposes. In fact the win- dow, say state experts, serves only a psychological purpose. It keeps the youngster from feeling hemmed in. The arguments for a windowless school could be both plentiful and potent. Consider, if you will, the possi- bility of sending your child to a school where air conditioning would keep the temperature constant all year round; where washed and sterilized air would reduce expensive, time-consuming res- piratory diseases to a minimum: and where youngsters clad in trunks or shorts and halters could get their daily quota of Vitamin D from controlled infra-red ray lamps right in class. Visualize a class where the teacher does not have to lose a youngster's at- tention because of a passing truck; where the endless chore of regulating windows and ventilation is gone for- ever; and where total darkness for audio-visual education is possible at the touch of a switch. Reflect on the almost limitless possibilities of a school where health and education are wrapped in a single package. Is your district planning the con- struction of a huge, little-used audi- torium at a cost of thousands of dol- lars? Couldn't that money be spent better on a small forum equipped with closed circuit television so youngsters could attend assemblies without leav- ing their seats? In the last analysis, isn't that big auditorium just a place to hold graduations— which could be held better outdoors, anyway? Wouldn't a small forum seating about 250 people serve most community purposes? Couldn't a gym be used for those func- tions attended by more than that number? The Democrat and Chronicle holds no brief for any of these ideas. It is content if they jog enough curious minds to ask — "Are we really plan- ning our schools for our future genera- tions? Or, are we foregoing imagina- tion and vision to wrap ourselves in what may be the false security of yes- terday's thinking?" INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co. 398 Alsher Films . 396 Ampro Corp 369 Bailey Films— 388 Beckley-Cardy Co.. .. . 372 Bell & Howell Co... Brandon Films -382, 383 386 Brice, Arthur T.... 396 Broadmon Press 385 Burke & James.- ... 398 Comera Equipment Co 397 Cathedral Films Church Screen Productions Colburn Lob., Geo. W. Compco Corp. _ 386 397 - 397 399 Contemporary Films 396 Coronet Films 389 Daggett Productions, Avolon.. Disney Productions, Walt. Dowling Pictures, Pot DuKane Corp. Eastman Kodak Co Electro-Chemical Products Corp.. Fiberbilt Case Co. Focus Films Co. 388 388 398 390 373 391 396 398 Heidenkamp Noture Pictures.. Heritage Filmstrips 398 399 Hoefler Productions, Paul 390 International Film Bureau.. 399 Jam Handy Organization . 393 McGraw-Hill Text-Film Dept. — 394 Methodist Publishing House 385 Museum Extension Service ... 398 Park Films 392 Peerless Film Processing Corp. Portofilms -,- ... 387 ... 399 365 RCA, Educational Services Radiant Manufacturing Corp. -. 395 Radio-Mat Slide Co, . 386 Rapid Film Technique Roo's Films - -.. 392 392 Simmel-Meservey . 399 Society for Visual Education.... Southeastern Films . 37 D, 371 .. 398 5t .. 386 .. 366 .. 392 Cover Cover ,. 399 Southern California-Arizona Method! Film Commission Sylvania Electric Products.. Vee Tee Products. -Back Viewlex Inside Front 400 Educational Screen r\ EDUCATIONAL SCREEN DECEMBER, ,955_ ^^ jggg ^ THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE VOL. 34, No. 10 SPECIAL ISSUE containing the complete 30th edition BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FILMS • FILMSTRIPS SLIDES • RECORDINGS Price $1.00 A GREAT NEW TEACHING TOOL. The new Filmosound 385 Specialist moves the audio visual age in education another significant step forward. Innova- tions include increased amplifier and speaker power, sound-insulated aluminum doors, an end to warm-up delay. In the 385, you'll find all the features that made Filmosound the school leader: jeweled film-handling parts with a 400% longer life, flickerless projection, easy operation. See your Bell & Howell audio-visual dealer for full details or write to Bell & Howell, 7117 McCormick Rd., Chicago 45. DO-IT-YOURSELF SOUND MOVIES are easy and inex- pensive. The Filmosound 202 projector lets you add your otvn sound to any 16mm film. And now Bell & Howell's new, im- proved 70-DR camera — with coupled lens and viewfinder turrets — assures professional results in school-made movies. SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS need powerful projection. The Bell & Howell JAN projects twice as many units of light as standard 1000^ watt, 25-hour projector. Ask fordemonstration. HONDRARV ACADEMY AWARD 1954 To Bell & Huwc-11 for 47 Yi-ars of Pioneering Contributions to the Motion Picture Industry Bell & Howell N. TDC SCHOOLMATE by Bell & Howell. The new Schoolmate slide and filmstrip projector is one instrument that can show single or double-frame filmstrips and 2" x 2" slides. Blower-cooled 300-watt lamp. Precision film- strip advance. With manual slide changer, $59.75. 500-watt model, $75. TAPE AIDS NEVif TEACHING TECHNIQUES. The TDC portable Stereotone is a lightweight, hard- working tape recorder that can be carried from lab to gym to schoolroom. Features like 10" speaker, three- jfcotor drive, electric braking give quality performance. ▼div HIGH FIDELITY EDUCATES, TOO ! "Miracle 2000" sound system of this portable Bell & Howell Specialist tape recorder gives students new stimula- tion. One of many uses: music appreciation classes. division of Bell & Howell Blue Book Issue 405 DESIGNED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE The complete Radiant line of projection screens is designed to assure ease of use, brilliant projection and efficient service. ■^ ADJUSTABLE TRIPOD SCREENS Amazingly Flexible — Sky-High or Floor-Low Model "ED" Radiant Tripod Screen can be quickly and easily adjusted to heights from 9^,2 in. to 110 in. from floor. Has many features including "Teardrop" de- sign screen case for smooth, "Easy-Glide" roller action. "Atom-Action" leg opening and Screen Leveler. 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On This Special Issue What's in It This special issue of Educational Screen contains the complete 30th edi- tion of the Blue Hook of .Vudio-Vis- UAL Materials, a descriptive listing of films, filmstrips, slides, and recordings in a wide variety of subject areas. This Blue Book issue contains audio-visual materials announced in Educational Screen during the past year plus many additional materials — most of them produced or released in 1955 or the second half of 1954. I'his issue also contains an index to all editorials, articles, and reviews of audio-visual materials published in Educational Screen in 1955 (see in- side back cover). How to Use It I'o use this special issue to best ad- vantage, acquaint yourself with its four major divisions: (1) Subject Index to Materials (op- posite page), which should be con- sulted first if you want to find audio- visual materials on a certain subject but do not have specific titles in mind. (2) Alphabetical Title Index (pages 463-465), which should be referred to when you have the title of a specific film, filmstrip, slide set, or recording and you want more information aI)out it. (3) Listings of Materials (pages 410- 463), classified according to subject matter. The producer or primary dis- tributor is indicated for each listing by an abbreviation of the name. Ad- dresses of such primary sources are given in the Index to Producers and Distributors (pages 466-467). Other abbreviations following each title and preceding the description of contents give all information about EDUCATIONAL SCREEN EDITORIAL STAFF PAUL C. REED— Editor JUNE N. SARK — Managing Editor WILLIAM S. HOCKMAN— Editor for the Church Field L. C. LARSON — Editor for Film Evoluotions MAX U. BILDERSEE— Editor for Recordings PHILIP LEWIS— Technical Editor BUSINESS STAFF MARIE C. GREENE— Publisher JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN KNIGHT — Business Manager PATRICK A. PHILIPPI— Circulation Monoger WM. F. KRUSE AND ASSOCIATES — Advertising and Public Relations EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD JAMES W. BROWN, School of Education, San Jose State College, California EDGAR DALE, Head, Curriculum Division, Bu- reau of Educational Research, Ohio State University, Columbus AMO DE BERNARD IS, Assistant Superintend- ent, Portland, Oregon, Public Schools the item that was made available, as follows: mp— motion picture si— slide '55— (jroduced in 1955 '55rel— released in 1955 min— minutes si— silent b&w— black and while fs— filmstrip rcc— recording tr- frames sd— sound col— color r— rental charge (sale price is given first) tv— cleared for television Abbreviations not listed here can be readily understood — for example, ea for each, rpm for revolutions per min- ute, ips for inches per second. Whenever indicated liy producer or distributor, the grade level for which the material is the most appropriate is given at the end of the description of contents, thus: Pri— Primary EI— Elementary JrH— Junior High SrH— Senior High CoU-College Ad-Adult Two of these abbreviations joined by a hyphen mean that the item is ap|)ropriate for the grade level given first through the grade level given sec- ond. Thus El-.\d means that an item may be used on all grade levels from elementary through adult. (4) Index to Producers and Distribu- tors (pages 466-467), arranged in .tl- phabetical order, gives full addresses of the producers and primary distribu- tors referred to in the listings of ma- terials. Write directly to them to order any audio-\isual materials you want to use. Or consult your local audio-visual dealers. Em cationai. Screen does not produce, sell, or rent materials. MARGARET W. DIVIZIA, Supervisor in Charge, Audio-Visual Education Section, Los An- geles City Schools, Los Angeles, Californio W. H. DURR, Supervisor, Bureau of Teaching Materials, State Board of Education, Rich- mond, Virginia CHARLES F. HOBAN, Project Big Ben, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia EMILY S. JONES, Executive Secretory, Educa- tional Film Library Association, New York City F. EDGAR LANE, Supervisor, Instructional Materials Department, Boord of Public In- struction, Dode County, Florida F. DEAN McCLUSKY, Professor of Educotion, Head of Audio-Visual Education, Univer- sity Extension, University of California of Los Angeles SEERLEY RE ID, Chief, Visual Educotion Service, U. S. Office of Education, Washington CHARLES F. SCHULLER, Director, Audio-Visual Center, Michigan State College, East Lan- sing, Michigan ERNEST TIEMANN, Director, Visual Instruction Bureau, Associote Professor, Division of Extension, The University of Texas, Austin DON WHITE, Executive Vice President, Na- tional Audio-Visual Association, Evanston, Illinois 406 Educational Screen k Founded in 1922 by Nelson L Greene EDUCATIONAL SCREEN THE AUDIO- VISUAL MAGAZINE December, 1955 Volume 34. Number 10, Whole Number 337 IN THIS ISSUE C^dltorla i 408 WHAT, WHERE, WHO v^lue dSook of -y^udio - l/idual iflciterlaiA 410 ARITHMETIC 410 ART & EXPERIMENTAL FILMS 410 ARTS & CRAFTS 414 BIOLOGY 416 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 418 CIVICS Gr GOVERNMENT 420 CIVIL DEFENSE 422 CONSERVATION 422 EDUCATION 426 FARMING & FARM LIFE 426 FEATURE FILMS 427 FOREIGN LANGUAGES 428 GEOGRAPHY & TRAVEL 435 HEALTH & HYGIENE 438 HISTORY & CURRENT EVENTS 441 HOLIDAYS 441 HOME ECONOMICS 441 HUMAN RELATIONS 443 INDUSTRY Lylner featured 406 ON THIS SPECIAL ISSUE 467 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 468 TRADE DIRECTORY FOR THE AUDIO-VISUAL FIELD Inside Back Cover ANNUAL INDEX TO EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, VOL. 34 445 LANGUAGE ARTS & STUDY SKILLS 446 LITERATURE & DRAMA 446 MEDICAL SCIENCE 447 MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGY 447 MUSIC & DANCING 448 NATURE STUDIES 452 PHYSICAL SCIENCES 453 PRIMARY-GRADE MATERIALS 454 RELIGION & ETHICS 460 SAFETY & DRIVER TRAINING 460 SOCIAL WELFARE 461 SPORTS & RECREATION 462 STORIES, FABLES, FAIRY TALES 462 TRANSPORTATION 463 INDEX TO TITLES 466 INDEX TO PRIMARY SOURCES ATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE should ba sent to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 Eost Lake Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. 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My Nome- Address editorial WHAT, WHERE, WHO We are pleased and happy about this new and different and s|>ecial issue of Educational Scrifn because we think you will be too. \Ve have found the way to combine Educational Screen's traditionally helpful Blue Book service with the magazine itself and to make it available to all Educationai. Screen subscribers at no additional cost. This is not an issue you will read from cover to cover — but it is an issue you will use from cover to cover, ^'ou'll want to keep it handy for con- tinual reference. In this Blue Book issue we are concentrating intensively on the wliat and where of audiovisual education. Here is a reliable answer to two questions that are of concern to all who use audiovisual materials: What audiovisual materials have been made available during the past year or so? Where can you get them? Without answers to these questions there can be no use of the himdreds of valuable new educational motion |Mctures, filmstri])s. slides, and recordings that have been produced. There is considerable attention also to xi'lio in this Blue Book issue. True, there is no mention of who is using a particidar lilm or fdmstrip, or who has been elected or promoted, or who is contributing new thoughts about the use of audiovisual materials. The answers to such luho questions can be found in the other nine issues of EdScreen each year — along with answers as to why audiovisuals should be used and how they can be used most effectively. The who you will find in this issue is: who jiroduces these materials that have become essential for best instruction. In giving you the answer to this who question, this issue becomes a "blue book" in one of that term's most basic meanings — a register of persons of importance. We especially com- mend to your attention those who have registered their prominence in ad- vertising space. These are the people who make available not only most ol the audiovisual materials you use — but this Blue Book issue as well. Paul e. Reel This December issue of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN contains the complete 30th edition of the . . . Blue Book of Audio -Visual Materials Your key to tine post year's films, filmstrips, slides, recordings. Each subscriber to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN will receive one copy of the December Blue Book issue free. Extra copies may be purchased at the special-issue rote of $1 (write for discounts on quantity orders) . If you do not hove the 28th and 29th editions of the Blue Book (separate books sold regularly at $2 each) , you may order these two books plus the December- issue 30th edition for only $4. December Blue Book issue $1 Complete set of 3 Blue Books $4 Subscription to EDUCATIONAL SCREEN (containing monthly supplements to the Blue Book) $4 (domestic) Order from EDUCATIONAL SCREEN, 64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, III. PRIMARY: Average gain over former procedures, reading groups using Keystone Tachistostopic Train- ing, 40%. ELEMENTARY: Gains of remedial reading classes through Keystone Tachistoscopic Training, as high as 75%. SECONDARY: Reading, Typewriting, and Shorthand —Keystone Tachistoscopic classes 46% to 68% faster than control groups. COLLEGE: Entering freshmen with inadequate read- ing ahilities improM-d 47% to 210%. REPORTS ON REQUEST Thousands of Schools are OBTAINING SUPERIOR RESULTS IN LEARNING with Keystone Tachistoscopic Training Thousands of educators have learned that per- ceptive skill, once regarded as a talent of gifted students, may be developed rapidly in nearly all students who are given modern training. Practically all subjects taught in American schools require effective reading by the student; the greatest single factor in student failure has been poor reading ability. Reading assignments are a tremendous burden for students who read at only 200 words per min- ute — but this rate may be increased 50 % to 75 % in a few weeks of training, as achieved by numer- ous groups of students. Invariably in controlled tests, the experimental groups see much FASTER, MORE ACCURATE- LY, and TAKE IN MORE WORDS at a glance — far outdistancing the control groups. Following the most thorough research, practical experience in thousands of classrooms has defi- nitely established a new principle of modern edu- cation : It is futile to expect average learning capacity of a student whose perceptual skill is undeveloped. Tachistoscopic training has proved especially effective as an aid in Remedial and Developmental Reading, Typewriting and Shorthand, Bookkeep- ing and Clerical Training, Music and Arithmetic. No teaching procedure has ever had such unani- mous approval from Research and Controlled Ex- perimentation as has been accorded the Keystone Tachistoscopic Services. Reports on these studies will be furnished on request. KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY, MEADVILLE, PA. Since 1892 — Producers of Superior Visual Aids KEYSTONE Tachistoscopic Services Blue Book Issue 409 30TH EDITION BLUE BOOK OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS See Subject Index on page 407 — Index to Primary Sources on page 466 — Index to Titles on page 463 ARITHMETIC Amazing Arit-hmeHc 9fs EYE '55 si col $4 $25set. Teacher-made visual aids present a departure In arithmetic teaching. Titles: Knowing Numbers, Fraction Facts, Fraction Forms, Some Sums, Differenl- Differences, Pleasing Products, Quotient Quests, Fraction Findings, Zero — The Forgotten Num- ber. EI-JrH. Arithmetic Series, Set No. 1 6fs YAF '55 40fr ea si col $6 $30set. Deal with ele- mentary number concepts. Especially designed for introductory, summary and review purposes. Pri-EI. Numbers for Beginners mp HUNT lOmin sd b&w col. Teaches the number con- cepts from one to six, emphasizing number relationships. Uses objects fa- miliar to primary age group for the concepts of the numbers. Pri. Story of Weights and Measures mp COR '54 lOmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Pre- sents the role of weights and measures in everyday life. Traces evolution of standard scales of measurement. EI- JrH. Using and Understanding Numbers — Grade Two Set 6fs SVE '55 si col $5.50 $28.50set. Titles: Using and Understanding Numbers by 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's (36fr); Advancing in Simple Addition (47fr) ; Advancing in Sim- ple Subtraction (43fr); Using and Understanding Multiplication (35fr); Using and Understonding Division — Objects and Symbols (36fr) ; Using and Understanding the Calendar (49fr). Articles that are port of a child's everyday experiences ore used in pre- senting simple arithmetic problem- solving situations. Pri. Using Numbers Series 1 6fs EBF '54 35fr ea si b&w $3ea. Designed to vitalize the child's earliest number experiences. Introduce simple addition and subtrac- tion. Pri. ART & EXPERIMENTAL FILMS Between Two Worlds mp KIN '52prod 20min sd col r$IO lease apply. Pro- duced by the Oxford University Ex- perimental Film Group. An original ballet by Som Koner in which dancers, sets and color ore woven into a mov- ing abstract pattern. Climate of New York mp KIN '54 22min sd b&w with color sequence $90 r$6. Photographic study of the city of New York in several of its moods. Eternal Circle mp KIN '54 llmin sd b&w $50 r$4. The noted German dancer, Harold Kreuzberg, in a filmed version of "The Eternal Circle," one of the most unusual numbers in his repertoire. PRICES given for audio-visual ma- terials ore subject to change. Check with the producer or distributor of a particular title for the latest sole or rental price. Lonely by the Sea mp KIN '54 7min sd b&w $40 r$4. Fresh, unpretentious look at 0 familiar place — Coney Is- land in the winter. Magic Canvas mp BIS '55 lOmin sd b&w $90 r$2.50. Experiment by Holos and Botchelor (creators of "Animal Form") in extending the abstract painter's canvas into the new dimen- sion of cinematic movement. It is a ballet and the dancers symbolize two aspects of man. Music especially com- posed for the film by Motyas Seiber. She Shall Be Called Woman mp BRAN '54 I4min sd b&w $65 r$7.50 tv. A selection of authentic Congo sculp- tures, created before the white man come to Africa, used to convey the story of the place of woman in primi- tive African society. Commentary quotes from the Bible. Coll-Ad. Sometimes a Newspaper mp KIN '54 llmin sd b&w $45 r$4. Ancona Films Production. The film doesn't show all of the uses to which read-out newspapers are put, but some will surprise some viewers. Peter Hollander, the producer, experiments with the use of poetry instead of music or straight narration to complement the images. Toro, The Stonecutter mp GOLD '55 10 min sd col $125 r$3. Recreates dra- matic art of the 19th-century print- makers of Japan to tell the Japanese legend of the stonecutter who wished to be better than he was — and the strange way he became so. Specially composed musical background. Treadle and Bobbin FILM IM '54 9min sd col $125 r$10. The camera of Wheofon Golentin dwells with fascina- tion upon the hypnotic rhythms and flashing precision of the Sewing Ma- chine of Grandma's day — with its floral motifs, ornate scrollwork, and cast-iron arabesques. Musical score by Noel Sokoloff. CINEMA 16 EXPERIMENTAL FILMS surrealist abstract modern art avant-garde Rental Information: CINEMA 16, DEPT. BB, 175 Lexington Ave. New York 16, N. Y. ARTS & CRAFTS ABC of Puppet Making 2mp BAILEY '54 lOmin eo b&w $50ea r$2.50 col $100ea r$5. Reel One is a completely redone film of Portia Howley's original, showing how to make and dress the simplest type of stringless hand puppet. Reel Two shows Portia Hawley demon- strating how to make a puppet head through the use of picture wire and papier mache. It also shows children presenting a short play. Art from Scrap mp IFB '55 6min sd $55. Designed to motivate students to ex- press many ideas using scrap materials of no cost. For Grades 5 to 8. Art in Action Series 6mp EBF '55 6min eo sd col. Produced by Paul Burnford. Titles: What Is Art?; Color; Light and Dork; Texture; Line; Form. In each of these films the child, identifying himself with the child in the film (ages from 7 to 12), explores and discovers the basic elements of art. Begins by discovering the elements in the world about him, and then is stimulated to clarify his discoveries in terms of art. El. Art in Our Classroom 6fs EBF '54 49fr ea si col $6ea. Youngsters at work on six fascinating art projects involving needle and thread, paper and scissors, designs and pictures, papier mache, cloy, and stick puppets. Pri. Artists of the 20th Century: George Rouault 3fs BUDEK 33fr eo si col $6.50 $t8set (double-frame $8.50 $24set) 2x2sl col readymount sets $50 gloss $90. Parts 1 & 2, Paintings; Part 3, Prints, Enamels, Ceramics, Topestries. Beauty in Stone mp WAYNE '54 lOmin sd col $75 r$3 tv. Designed to help in the teaching of fine arts. Presents the process of stone sculpture as illustrated by the work of the sculptor, George Papashvily. SrH-Ad. Beginning Pottery 3fs BUDEK 42fr ea si col $6 $15set (double frame $7.50 $I8set) 2x2sl col readymount sets $50, glass $100. Forming Simple Pots, Forming Ovoid Pots, Firing and Glaz- ing. (Continued on page 412) A TOP SOUND-COLOR MOVIE ON PAINTING FOR LIBRARIES — SCHOOLS AND CLUBS BRUSH TIPS IN WATERCOLOR A landscape fulh' dc\'cIopc(l by ROBl . LOCKARD • I'AIN 1 ER-TEACHER Ifinim. - 18 min. Rental: $10.00 plus post.igc Box 4132 - TECH BRANCH - Lubbock, Tex. 410 Educational Screen Peerless Services include: Peerless Protective and Preservative Film Treatments Release Prints. 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Origi- nal pointings by American masters provide a unit of study in history of American art. SrH-Ad. Crayon Resist mp BAIL '54 5min sd col $60 r$3. Shows designs created by various uses of wax crayons and rub- ber cement, both of which act as a resist to watercolor or tempera washes. Two college students first demonstrate the medium with examples of their work shown. Grade-school children then use the materials and the results of their work are displayed. Shows the adaptability of crayon resist in creating beautiful and striking designs which can culminate in textiles, murals, ad- vertising, posters, etc. El-Ad. Design in Silver mp LOB '55 lOmin sd col $100, Steps in the creation of a pendant are illustrated. Processes in- clude bending wire, cutting, sawing, filing, soldering, pickling, oxidizing, and polishing. Stresses good design and craftsmanship. El-Ad. Doctor Ordered Clay mp BIS '55 23min sd b&w r$2.50. Dr. John Wall founded the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works in England in 1751. The film tells something of the history of 200 years in the production of this English pot- tery. Demonstrates process from the mining and refining of the cloy to the final glazing and painting. SrH-Ad. Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci mp BRAN '55rel 26min sd col $250 r$25. Official film based on the Royal Acad- emy Exhibition held during the cele- bration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo and made pos- sible by permission of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who provided access to the collection of drawings in the Royal Library at Windsor. Commentary by Sir Laurence Olivier. Color photogra- phy is used to show the kinds, tex- tures, and shades of paper Leonardo used and the variety of media. Figures in a Landscape mp BRAN '54 17min sd col $200 r$ 17.50 tv. Pro- ducer: The British Film Institute. Works and methods of sculpture in wood and stone of contemporary ab- stract artist, Barbara Hepworth, are compared and contrasted with their natural and prehistoric influences in the Cornish rock and landscape. Flemish Painting, 1 440- 1 540 mp FILM IM '55 lOmin sd col $125 r$10. Pro- duced by Detroit Institute of Arts. Photographed directly from original paintings by Von Eyck, Van Cleve, Von Der Weyden and the anonymous Master of the Legend of St. Lucy. In- cludes also Jan Provost's vision of Judgment Day. During this period, church artists turned to the people around them for models of saints and divinities. Music of the period is sung by the choir of the Schola of Francis- can Friars. Flemish Painting, 1540-1640 mp FILM IM '55 lOmin sd col $125 r$10. Pro- duced by Detroit Institute of Arts. Traces the development from Pieter Bruegel to Rubens, showing how the artists of this period gained a wider range of subject matter — landscapes, still lifes, and the life of the common man — leading to the high-point of Flemish Baroque painting, the art of Rubens. Four Great Churches fs LIFE '54 78fr si col $6. Panoramas and close-ups of the architecture, stained glass, paintings and other adornments in the cathedrals at Ulm, St. Mark's, Wells, and Bourges in Germany, Italy, England and France respectively. JrH-Ad. Frescos in Danish Churches mp BRAN '54 lOmin sd b&w. Producer: Dansk Kultur Film, Copenhagen. Tells in pic- tures and music the history of the old frescos in Danish village churches — after the creation and fall of Man, he and Woman are driven out of paradise and hard work becomes their lot, end- ing with death and judgment. From Doric to Gothic mp BRAN '54rel 20min sd b&w $85 r$10 tv. Produced by Atlantic Films. Film excursion into the history of architecture, moking use of actual scenes including the famous French cathedrals, animation, diagrams, plans, and scale models. From Renoir to Picasso mp BRAN '54 31min sd b&w $135 r$27.50 tv. Pro- ducer: Poul Hoesaerts, Brussels, Bel- gium, Provides an introductory basis for the study and discussion of form and subject in the development of modern French art by comparing some selected works of Renoir, the sensual- ist, Seurot, the intellectual, and Pi casso, the instinctive artist. Future for the Post mp IFB '55rel 30min sd b&w $125 r$9. Sheldon Keck, chief restorer of the Brooklyn Museum, dem- onstrates techniques of cleaning and restoring valuable paintings. An 18th century portrait is examined and pho- tographed, removed from its frame and stretcher, re-lined, and cleaned. The cleaning reveals old damaged spots which are carefully restored af- ter being filled in with gesso. The painting is replaced on the old wooden stretcher and properly fixed in' its frame. How to Moke o Linoleum Block Print mp BAIL '55 b&w $50 r$2.50 col $112 r$4.50. Introduces the use of lino- leum block printing for Christmas cards, home furnishings, and clothing. A block-printed Christmas card is made; the planning, transferring, cut- ting, and printing of a mounted lino- leum block ore shown. Possibilities for using unmounted linoleum are also shown. Several methods of printing both types are detailed, and different ways of adding interest in the printing process ore shown. Industrial Arts: A Safe Shop mp YAF '55 lOmin sd $50. Demonstration and explanation of the safety prob- lems and procedures of the woodwork- ing shop. Especially mode for high schools and vocational schools. HS. (Continued on page 414) 412 Educational Screen ^ ^ .^ classroom problems are Coronet's problems Each Coronet film represents an intensive study of modern teaching methods and classroom problems. Before a page of script is written or a frame of film is exposed, Coronet's staff, cooperating with outstand- ing educators, completes exhaustive re- search ; scripts are correlated with classroom curricula and prevailing text materials. The finished films are the most useful and highly specialized teachingaids available toschools. This concern for actual classroom prob- lems is an important reason why Coronet produces the finest in educational films ! There are now more than 650 Coronet 16mm sound motion pictures — and addi- tional new subjects will be released each month. All are easily available in color or black and white. For full information con- cerning these outstanding films and the sources from which they may be obtained, please write to: Coronet Films Dept. 3BB Coronet Building • Chicago 1, Illinois 'tsi. From Ihe Coronet film PRIMARY SAFETY r ^ 1^' ^v^ J?c A\ Blue Book Issue 413 Contemporary films DONG KINGMAN Jfanoted at £fli*tM44Aifk 'JUu Ifeaii! 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When writing to advertisers, please mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN. ARTS & CRAFTS (Continued) Landmarks in American Painting 6f5 BUDEK 33fr ea si col $6.50 $37set (double frame $8.50 $48set) 2x2sl col $ 1 ea readynaount sets $ 1 00. Learning to Draw mp BES '54 sd $22.50. Directed by Bruce Mclntyre. Introduces a simplified system of art instruction for everyone. Explains the seven draw- ing fundamentals. Light of the Impressionists mp ALM '55 1 Omin sd col. A study of the paintings of the outstanding Impressionists and how they used light and its effects in creating their works of art. The works of Monet, Pissaro, Morisot, Renoir, Cezanne, Degas, Von Gogh, Seurat are illustrated and examined. Coll-Ad. The Lion, the Griffin and the Kangaroo mp KINESIS '54 I4min sd b&w $60 r$6. Development of Perugion art, cul- ture, and tradition from Etruscan times to the present. Making a Stained Glass Window mp UCLA '55 20min sd col $195 r$4. Method is demonstrated by the artist in a step-by-step fashion. Martin and Gaston mp BRAN '54rel lOmin sd col $100. Animated and filmed in Paris from children's paint- ings and later completed by George Brest with a sound track in English. Animated color cut-out paintings and the commentary tell the tale of two small but fearless boys and their od- ventures at sea. Masters in Art and Clay mp COPE '55 27min sd col free tv. Steps in the manufacture of Spode bone china and earthenware. Hand-painted Spode de- signs compared to fine art master- pieces. Mexican Popular Arts mp BRAN '54rel I Omin sd col $100. Produced by United Europe Films, Ltd. Presents the seldom noticed genre of Mexico's su- perabundant artistic production; num- berless figurines, masks and paintings made not for gallery or museum but for and by the Mexican people. Orig- inal score based on native folk themes. Modern Art in Your Life 3fs BUDEK 30fr ea si b&w $3.90ea (double frame $4.80) 2x2sl readymounts 30c glass 50c. Moku Honga mp YAF '55 13min sd b&w $62.50. Produced by Emierson Yorke Studio. Step-by-step description of the Japanese wood block print, an ancient art now regaining popularity. Gives examples of post and present masters of the art. Monotype Prints mp BAIL '54 5min sd col $60 r$3. Prints are made by dem- onstrators who draw on glass with household cement. After this dries, paint is spread over the surface with a brush or broyer. Paper is then smoothed over the design and the finished print removed. Variations are demonstrated by adults and children. El-Ad. New Ways of Seeing — A Lesson in Art with Ben Karp mp CONTEM '55 15 min sd col $150 r$10. For the beginner in art, helping him under- stand the work of modern artists; aid- ing him to become interested in draw- ing ond painting, and teaching him to see the world around him with a fresh outlook. Ben Karp is a Professor of Art at the State Teachers College of New Paltz, New York. Portrait of Holland mp FILM IM '55 I2min sd col $130 r$10. Produced by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Dutch art of the 17th Century illustrated by the works of Jan Steen, Van Der Heyden, Ruisdael, Hals, Cloesz and Von Heus- sen, culminating in the masterpieces of Rembrandt. His religious work, "The Visitation," is presented, pointing out how Dutch types and details of Dutch life are worked into the biblical scene. Rhythm in Point mp EBF '54 lOmin sd col. The famous watercolorist and art teacher, Eliot O'Hora, demonstrates and analyzes painting techniques. JrH-Ad. Sculpture by Lipton mp FILM IM '54 15min sd b&w $75 r$7.50 tv. Shows the new techniques of today's sculptor in the works of Seymour Lipton, whose tools ore metal shears, welding torches, goggles and hammers. The Sumi Artist mp LOB '54 lOmin sd col sale. Chiuro Obato, dressed in na- tive costume, demonstrates sumi paint- ing, working first in block, and then in color. SrH-Ad. Swiss Peasont Artist Hauswirth mp BRAN '54 6min sd col $90 r$7 tv. Life and work of a poor Swiss farmhand of the last century who, after his day's work, cut out of black or colored paper scenes of peasant life in o very artistic form. Ancient folksong, sung in the ancient language, forms background music. Symphony in Stone mp AVS '54 1 5min sd col $120 r$4. Produced by the Uni- versity of Southern California. Docu- ments the creation of a civic founda- tion from the planning of the theme to the dedication at the harbor in Son Diego, California. "Guardians of Water," the work of sculpture shown, is by the San Diego artist Donald Hord JrH-Ad. Torn Paper mp BAIL '54 5min sd col $60 r$3. Demonstrates a new and unique kind of art expression. First using newspaper as practice material and then working with sheets of dif- ferent colored poper, students are shown tearing out a variety of shapes, figures, and designs. These torn paper forms are then adhered to a paper background to form clever and un- usual pictures. El-Ad. BIOLOGY Asexual Reproduction mp lU '54 101/2 min sd col $100 r$3.25 b&w $50 r$2 tv. Microcinemophotography, time- lapse, animation, live photography and still pictures used to illustrate the na- ture of asexual reproduction in living forms. Shows basic differences and similarities between asexual and sexual reproduction. Uses microscopic plants and animals to present features of fis- sion and budding; molds to describe reproduction by spores. SrH-Coll. Great Names in Biology 6fs EBF '55 50fr ea si col $6 $36set. Produced by the William P. Gottlieb Co. Biographies of six renowned names in the field of bio- logical sciences are told by means of color drawings and captions. Titles: Louis Pasteur, Gregor Mendel, Charles Darwin, William Harvey, Corolus Lin- naeus, Antony Van Leeuwenhoek. 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Concerned mostly with the cerebrum, the organ that con- trols learned and conscious behavior. Describes the thinking process. As ors illustration, shows what takes place in a driver's mind as he makes o decision in a traffic situation. JrH-SrH. Learning About Our Bodies mp COR '54 I Imin sd col $100 b&w $55. Shows the basic structure of the human body, position and function of the major or- gans, and importance of keeping the body in good condition. Uses anima- tion and cinefluorography. EI-JrH. The Life Story of a Wotermold mp PHASE '54 12min sd b&w sale. Basic biological phenomena of growth and reproduction are demonstrated by a mold plant shown in the asexual phase of reproduction. Germination sequences illustrate rhizoid and hyphal systems in development and growth. SrH. The Nose mp EBF '54 1 Imin sd col $100 b&w $50. Uses animation and micro- photography to illustrate the physiol- ogy and the breathing and smelling functions of the nose. Shows reasons for breakdowns in the nasal passages. Principles of Biology, Set No. 1 6fs YAF '55 si b&w $18. Illustrates and ex- plains basic concepts of biological sci- ence. HS-Col. Principles of Biology: Set No. 2 6fs YAF '55 40fr eo si b&w $18set $3.50ea. Six additional filmstrips in the biology series. Titles: Effects of Environment, hieredity and Environment. Factors in Survival. Factors in hiealth and Dis- ease. Origins of Living Things. Descent with Change. SrH-Coll. Rumen Story mp RALSTON '54 25min sd col free-loan. Produced by The Jam Handy Organization. Shows digestion in action inside the rumen (or first stomach) of a live and healthy cud- chewing animal. Seifriz on Protoplasm mp EFLA '54 26 min sd b&w $90. Deals with Dr. Wil- liam Seifriz's unique microphotogroph- ic material on the remarkable slime molds, with his own informal com- mentary. Introduction to the eminent botanist's explorations in a basic field, dealing with a topic underlying all of biology. Addressed primarily to the student new in biology. SrH-Col. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Basic Economics Series 8fs EBF '54 60fr eo si col $6ea. Gives basic principles by following the step-by-step develop- ment of on imaginary primitive com- munity. Titles: Living and Working Without Money, Money, Money Goes to Work, New Ways to Use Money, Money and Panic, Money and Govern- ment, Too Much Money, Too Little Spending. JrH-SrH. Basic Elements of Production mp EBF '55 13min sd b&w. Illustrates the four basic elements entering into produc- tion anywhere: natural resources, la- bor, capital, and management. Shows how these four elements are used in our economy to produce the needed services and goods. Jr-SrH. PHPiSl FILMS I Presenting the basic and truly significant | biological t^enomena — the beautiful pre- f cision of the hereditary mechanism of cells | — cell division — meiosis — plant growth | and mutation — syngamy and the alterna- | tion of getierations. ! Write for descriptive folders \ ARTHUR T. BRICE j Rom, C^lifomu I Phase Fitnu A Bone for Spotty mp ABA '54 lOmin sd b&w free loon through many state Bankers Associations. Using the inci- dent of Spotty's buying his bone for future use as a point of departure, the film explains for a young child the fundomentols of a savings account in a bank. Pri-EI. Bookkeeping Filmstrip Series 6fs McG-H '55 si col $35set $6.50ea. Produced for the Gregg Division. Graphic pres- entation of the basic bookkeeping cy- cle; each step in the cycle is illustrated. Titles: Bookkeeping Equation and the Balance Sheet I 2 1 f r ) , Use of Accounts and Analysis of Transactions I36fr), Journolizing and Posting I36fr), Pre- paring the Trial Balance (32fr), Prep- aration of the Worksheet, and Finan- cial Statements I34fr), Closing Entries (24fr). Business Education Library 5 tapes EMC 60min ea 3.75ips double track $6.75. 2 units: Office Style Dictation, con- taining all the characteristics of on- the-job office dictation. Step Plan Dic- tation (4 tapes! features the some let- ters OS in the Office Style tapes, but here corrected and dictated "stroight," without interruption. SrH-Coll. Casualty Insurance mp EBF '55 20min sd col. Surveys the individual's need for protection against loss of property and income by documenting the spe- cific cose of one policy holder involved in an automobile collision. Points out the variety of risks in every-doy situa- tions at home, on the street, and at work. SrH-Coll. Cities Within Cities fs WAYNE '54 33fr si b&w $3.50. Story of the many and varied kinds of activities that go on in a modern skyscraper. EI-JrH. Dictation Records 5rec HERM '54 16% rpm 10-inch. Using the new 16% rpm speed, the five records carry 45 minutes of solid, straight shorthand dictation on each side. The records ore playable on any standard 33 Va rpm microgroove turntable with the use of a simple disc adaptor. First series of records covers speeds from 60 to 1 50 wpm. Faith in the Future mp AFL '54 25min sd col r$3. Produced by the Glass Bottle Blowers Assn. Story of the growth of this union. Going back to the beginning of the glass blowing in- dustry in Jamestown in 1608, it traces the growth of the country and the his- tory of the trade union movement. Discusses technological chonges in the industry and problems which the union has faced. EDUCATIONAL SCREEN does not rent or sell audio-visual materials listed in this issue. Write directly to the source indicated to secure ma- terials (see source list, page 4661 . 416 Educational Screen 5w All EXCIIl HEW ACHIEVEMEIII III OPAQUE PROJEtllOl Doubling the illumination • Doubling its uses in Education . The VU-LYTE II delivers twice the illumination (140 lumensl) of prior VU-LYTE models. The VU-LYTE 0 establishes a new standard of opaque projector performance, because it can be used in rooms that are par- tially lighted. A specially designed optical system and a new F/3.6 lens permits this new plateau of progress. • The VU-LYTE U is smaller, lighter, more compact, easier to move. • New F"eed-0-Matic automatically locks in position, taking many sizes of material. • The VU-LYTE D accepts large 3-di- mensional objects for projection. • The VU-LYTE U has provisions to keep books and glossy photos flat and in focus. • Both the power cord and the lens cap are permanently attached. They can't be misplaced. • The copy cooling mechanism in the VU-LYTE n is quiet. • The elevation legs are spring loaded. • Three point mirror suspension and dual rack and pinion gives the VU-LYTE n the clearest, easiest, sharpest, fastest focussing . . . PLUS MANY OTHER EXCLUSIVE FEA- TURES THAT MAKE YOUR CLASSES MORE LIVELY. The VU-LYTE His a magnificent new instrument for Teaching. See v/hat it can actually DO to improve your classes. Send the coupon for a Free Demonstration. No cost. No obliga- tion. Mail coupon today. CHARLES COMPANY SINCE less ;ast orange, new jersey The World's Largest Manufacturer of Opaque and Overhead Projection Apparatus. This announcement by the Charles Beseler Company culminates years of research and development in pro- jector requirements for the active growing field of Education. Beseler's reputation is based on alwiays being FIRST with the new improved fea- tures that Educators want. For example: BESELER — f/RST" with large size copy apertures (8V4" x 11", then 10" X 10"). BESELER — VIRST with Vacu- umatic copy hold down. BESELER — FIRST with built in pointers (Pointex). BESELER — f/RSr with automatic feed platens (Feed-o-Matic). Beseler's Franchised Dealers are anxious to demonstrate the great new VU-LYTE D at your convenience. Write to Beseler. No cost or obliga- tion, naturally. Chorles Bese er Company J-12 East Orange, New Jersey Please send your new broc liure on the VU-LYTE n and arrange for a Free Demonstration at my convenience. vnilP NAMF <;rur.ni AnnDF j film cleaner than any other cleaner, and fasfer.. . leoves an invisible anti-stotic coat- ing thot keeps it permanenf/y free of dust I otiracting static electriciy. # 1500 elimi- noes waxing, too— keeps film pliable, C0f\ ditions green prints for immediate perfecM screenings, adds years to film life. With no poisonous carbon-tet ond no trichlorethy- j Itfne, it's the sofest, most sensible cleaner [ on the morket. Best of all, #1500 cleans 400 feet of film for less than 24< Send for details, prices today. '' USE 1500 WITH ECCO SPKDROL APPUCATOR CIVICS & GOVERNMENT (Confinued) National Security versus Individual Rights mp McG-H '55 25min sd b&w $1 12.50. Edward R. Murrow television program highlighting the cose of Milo J. Radulovich, Air Force reserve officer whose dismissal was recommended by an Air Force Security Review Board because of his father's and sister's alleged Communist affiliations. Our National Government — How It Functions 4fs SVE '55 40-59fr ec col $6ea $20 set. Shows the make-up and operation of our democratic sys- tem of government. Parliamentary Rules of Order fs U MICH '55 59fr green color tint si $3 r$l. Cartoon filmstrip based upon Fred G. Stevenson's popular "Pocket Primer of Parliamentary Procedure." Intended to arouse interest in learning and practicing parliamentary procedure and to explain or review the most widely used and most necessary rules. JrH-Ad. Peaceful Assembly and Free Speech mp McG-H '55 25min sd b&w $112.50. Edward R. Murrow's "See It Now" television program presenting the con- troversy that arose when the American Civil Liberties Union made plans to form an Indianapolis Chapter. They were repeatedly rebuffed in their at- tempt to reserve a meeting room until Father Victor L. Goosens, of St. Mary's Catholic Church, offered the church's social center. On the night of their meeting, the American Legion held an executive session to protest it. Murrow presents parts of both meetings. Planning Our Foreign Policy mp EBF '55 21min sd b&w. Identifies major gov- ernment agencies ond the committee of experts charged with the shaping of our foreign policy. To illustrate how this committee works, main aspects of the problems of the Middle East are studied and discussed. SrH-Ad. President mp EBF '55 17min sd b&w. Shows how the powers of the U.S. President hove developed until this has become one of the most powerful offices in the world. Describes the President's duties and responsibilities. HS-Ad. Program for the Notion fs WAYNE '54 35fr si b&w $3.50. Stresses need for understanding international relations, but porticulorly domestic problems such as housing, education, social security, health and welfare. JrH-Ad. Segregation in Schools mp McG-H '55 25min sd b&w $112.50. Edward R. Murrow television program document- ing the reactions of citizens of two southern U.S. cities to the Supreme Court's ruling against segregation in schools. Civic leaders, teachers, stu- dents ond parents — both Negro ond white — ore interviewed. Sound of a Stone mp BSER '55 28min sd col r$I0.50 b&w r$6. Tells what happened to a community when a high school teacher recommends to his class o book which a parent thinks is subversive. Effect on everybody con- cerned. Designed to stimulate discus- sion on civil liberties. SrH-Ad. Supreme Court mp EBF '55 18min sd b&w. Describes the membership of the court and the duties specifically given to it in the Constitution. Traces the growth of the court's powers and shows how it has come to its present position of eminence and power — HS-Ad. Symbols of Americo fs MUS EX '54 4 I f r si col $6. Story behind symbols that stand for the United States of America and important phases of American life: the flag, the eagle. Uncle Sam, etc. El-SrH. Ways Cur Laws Are Made fs VEC '55 23fr si b&w $3. Shows how the large majority of our lows which start in the House of Representatives are proc- essed. Starts with the idea for o law, concludes with publication as a low. JrH-Ad. What Do You Think? 7mp McG-H '54- '55 5-7min eo sd b&w $37.50ea. Produced by Notional Film Board of Canada. Series designed to encourage discussion omong teenagers of basic social and moral questions. Titles: One Man's Opinion, Majority Vote, Honest Truth, Who's Running Things, Getting What You're After, The Pub- lic's Business, Having Your Soy. What Price Freedom? mp BFC '55 sd col b&w. Based on a real experience in the life of a young American business man in Germany where he came face to face with the brutality of communistic tyranny. He tells the tragic story of o brave Christian girl in the hope that her faith and fearlessness would in- spire free peoples everywhere to re- dedicate themselves to freedom. Which Way Human Rights? mp ADL '55 9min sd b&w $40 r$I. Produced by Center for Moss Communication, Co- lumbia University, with cooperotion of Anti-Defamation League. The Uni- versal Declaration of Human Rights describes a society that does not yet exist anywhere. What con it hope to accomplish.' Are those people right who prefer local sovereignty in matters of human rights? What is "our own busi- ess.'" Hove we arrived ot a day when violations of human rights everywhere ore the concern of all mankind? SrH- Ad. You Can Win Elections mp RU '54 20min sd b&w $75 r$10 col $150 r$15. Produced by Emerson Film Cor- poration for the Labor Education Divi- sion, Roosevelt University and the In- dependent Voters of Illinois. Narrated by Melvyn Douglos. Shows how to be on effective citizen at election time. With Arthur Barnes, typical U. S. citi- zen, you octively participate in on election campaign. CIVIL DEFENSE Atomic Bomb mp BIS '55 50min r$6. Detailed demonstration of the effects of heat, radiation, and blast on a city after on atomic explosion. Some pro- tective preparatory measures. SrH-Ad. Homeless Ones mp NFB '54 18min sd b&w $60. Illustrates how on atomic ottack on a center of population should be met. Points out that such a disaster will not be as bod as it might be if people ore orgonized, trained and pre- pared for it. Ad. House in the Middle (Revised) mp FCDA '54 12min sd b&w $13.23 col $40.20 rent free. Sponsored by National Clean Up-Point Uo-Fix Up Bureau of Washington, D. C. Produced by Robert J. Enders, Inc. Includes declassified scenes showing thermal effect of on atomic explosion on three small frame houses in official fire tests at the Atomic Energy Commission's Proving Ground in Nevada. 420 Educational Screen j^ A great advancement in classroom teach- ing tools. Increased interest . . . greater retention value . . . presentation ease and student participation ... at your control with the nev/ DuKane Record- master and participation films. MIIHeTY . . . NEW . . . STUDENT PARTICIPATION FILMS . . . are scheduled for use with the new Record- master or your present equipment. De- veloped in actual classroom use, these new filmstrips with sound records stimulate in- terest and magnetize attention for better learning through the principle of simul- taneous sight, sound and explanation. All films are focused to specific grade levels . . . from kindergarten to Junior High. They really work! Stories, history, geogra- phy, biology, social science, mathematics and general science, are vividly presented. They cost so little, you can afford to keep them on hand instead of using advance scheduling. DuKane MEW RECORDMASTER WITH EXCLUSIVE DISCUSSIONAL CONTROL . . . permits instant stopping of the records for comments or class discussion of the pro- jected film. It can be started again with- out the loss of one syllable of the recorded message. The versatile DuKane Record- master plays up to 16" records at 78, SSVs, and 45 rpm speeds. The new Recordmaster carrying case will accommodate a variety of 500 watt film strip projectors. It is simple to operate . . . safe for the smallest child . . . maintenance free and practically pays for itself in educational benefits. Closes into a compact unit for easy storage. Although it was designed pri- marily for school classroom use, the Du- Kane Recordmaster has been used to great advantage in industry, sales meetings, etc. Write to Dept. ES-125 CORPORATION DUKANE CORPORATION established as operadio 1922 ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS Blue Bcxjk Issue 421 CIVIL DEFENSE (Continued) Mrs. Jones, Meet Your Portners mp NOR '54 29min sd b&w free tv. Produced in cooperation with the U, S. Armed Forces and the GOC. Depicts vital role in air defense played by civilian Ground Observer Corps volunteers. Demon- strates work of the various groups, from observation by a ground observer to interception and destruction of an un- known plane. Ad. Rescue Street mp FCDA '54 14min sd b&w $14.60 col $45.56 rent free. Sponsored by Reo Motors, Detroit. Produced by J. Robert Conroy & Asso- ciates. Follows progress of a typical student enrolled at the National Civil Defense Training School at OIney, Maryland. The training site with its streets of specially constructed partly demolished buildings provides on op- portunity for the demonstration of a rescue truck in civil defense op>eration. Coll-Ad. SkiHs Training Series I I fs SVE '54 50fr ea si b&w $8.25set. Produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Teaches approved first-aid practices end techniques for self-preservation and ossistance in the event of an en- emy attack or natural disaster. Titles: Emergency First Aid. Fire Fighting (two parts). Ropes and Knot Tying (two parts). Picic Ups, Carries and Drags. Handling and Care of Ladders. Using Ladders in Rescue. Using a Lad- der as a Stretcher. Using Improvised and Regular Stretchers. Lowering and Raising Casualties on a Stretcher. SrH-Ad. CONSERVATION Elementary Conservation Series 3mp EBF '54 6min ea sd col $50ea. Series de- signed to teach the importance of con- servation to children of elementary school age. Each film presents a sim- ple fieldtrip experience which aims to appeal to the imagination of the child. Titles: Your Friend the Water, Your Friend the Soil, Your Friend the Forest. El. First Job — Conservation mp AUSTIN '54 27V2min sd col free. Sponsor: Davey Tree Expert Co. Forest ranger explains the importance of the con- servation of water, soil, crops and trees to a young boy. EI-JrH. Meaning of Conservation mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Shows what is being done to maintain the resources and natural beauty of the United States by limiting hunting and fishing, building doms, planting trees, and developing new farming methods. Shows how each person can help in the conservation program. EI-JrH. Our Noturol Resources mp DOW '55 lOmin sd col $100. Shows the chief noturol resources of America — tim- ber, minerals, oil, building stone, uranium and water sources — and specific ways of conserving these re- sources for the future. Jr-SrH. Rainbow Volley mp USDA '54 28min sd col free tv. Portrays the work and responsibilities of the United States Forest Ranger in the service of the American people. Also shows the many benefits of the forests in the form of gross, recreation, timber, water and wildlife. JrH-Ad. CONSISUNTLY, INDEPENOiNT PRODUCERS LEAD THE WAY IN EDUCATIONAL flLIVi PRODUCTION! .\iul lor good icasoiis: • limited production in specialized fields assures that users will have motion pictures that fit classroom requirements. • varied tethnique.s, fresh interpretations, and close personal supervision result in stimulating, as well as exacting, teaching material. • careful selection for distribution by Bailev Films, Inc., National Distributor for the Independent Producers, assures preselection which guarantees that you get the finest. Write today lor free Bailey Films Catalog listing over 1(X) inde- penilcnily-produced classroom films for sale and rent. _ 'BAILEY FILMS, INC. 650? DE LONGPRE AVE. HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. Soil Conservotion Series 8fs EBF '54 60fr ea si b&w $3ea. Explains what soil is, how it is formed, how it is used and misused, how it con be made more pro- ductive. JrH-Ad. To Conserve Our Heritage mp MINN MOL '54 35min sd col free. Shows the wealth of natural resources in Amer- ica; how we have wasted them end how we must conserve them. Upstream Where Floods Begin filmograph (filmstrip on motion picture film) UW '55 llmin sd b&w tv. Produced by U. S. Department of Agriculture. Story of watershed protection work of the Soil Conservation Service. It ex- plains how conservation land treatment . and construction of small upstream structures lessen the threat of flood damage and benefit the farming com- munity. EDUCATION TEACHING MATERIALS California Cadet Story mp EXCEL '54 25min sd b&w free in Calif. Produced at Excelsior High School, Norwolk, California. Shows the training program of the California Codet Corps and its relationship to the individual student in preparing for a civilian or military career. JrH-Ad. Communications Primer mp CINE '55 22min sd col $200. The intention of this film is "to open some doors to the many and various aspects of the subject of communication." Crises in Educotion fs WAYNE '54 34fr si b&w $3.50. Reviews significant causes of the critical problems facing educators in our public schools. JrH- Ad. Discovering the Library mp COR '54 llmin sd b&w $55 col $110. Shows what a wonderful place the public li- brary is for children. Bobby visits the children's section where he finds not only books but storytelling, cord cata- logs, special book lists — in short, he finds that the library is a fun-filled place full of stories to arouse every child's imagination. Proper procedure in rne library is on integral port of the film. Pri. Elementary School Teacher Education 5mp McG-H '54 sd b&w $420set. Il- lustrates good teaching techniques on the elementary level. Correlated with the text "Elementary-School Student Teaching" by Raleigh Schorling and G. Max Wingo. Titles: Each Child Is Different (17min $95 followup film- strip $4). Discovering Individual Dif- ferences (25min $135 followup film- strip $4) . Developmental Characteris- tics of Pre-Adolescents I I Smin $105 followup filmstrip $4). Curriculum Based on Child Development ( 1 2min $65 followup filmstrip $4). Making Learning More Meaningful (12min $65 followup filmstrip $4). Coll-Ad. Eyes That Learn mp EDL '55 26min sd b&w free. Primarily designed to dem- onstrate how the Timex projects and Controlled Reader are used in the classroom to accelerate reading rates. Gives historical background of tachis- toscopic methods, illustrates the film- strip materials available for use with the machines, and how they are best utilized. Coll-Ad. Freedom to Learn mp NEA '54 27V'2min sd b&w $75 col $170 tv. Produced by Agrafilms, Inc. Shows the impor- tance to our country of the freedom to learn. The youth of this country must understand the ideals of our American way of life and also those of nations where people ore not free. Coll-Ad. Freedom to Read mp CMC I4min sd b&w $50 r$3 Tv. Discussion film pre- senting the problem of how a library con best serve our freedom. A men representing a community group brings 0 list of books to the library that the group wonts removed. The librarian holds that Americans hove the right to read all sides of public issues. She suggests the man present his group's cose before the library board. Both sides ore presented — the man urges the claims of security, the librarian those of democratic tradition. Film is divided into two ports: Port I provides the springboard for discussion; Port 2 is for use after the discussion. SrH-Ad. Fundamental Skills in a Unit of Work mp BAIL '55. Deals with a sixth- grode class, which, having completed a unit of work on ancient civilization, becomes interested in modern, me- chanical means of preserving records of all types. The film shows how doss interest is aroused by a skillful teacher and plans ore developed for making o motion picture of their own valley. Culminating activities include present- ing both o movie and a handbook — two modern methods of preserving records. 422 Educational Screen FOR THE BEST IN FILMS FOR program planners, educators, industry leaders think of Association Films first/ New FREE* films for the new season. "^MAN OF ACTION" How we can help prevent slums and neighborhood deteriora- tion. A plan of ACTION for America ! 1 3 mins. Color. Animated. "HARVEST OF CONVENIENCE" The far-flung story of food and how it is grown, processed and transported to Everytown, U.S.A. 28 mins. Color. (Available after March 1 ) "ON THE ROAD" The new Nicaragua and its amazing economic recovery. 1 3 mins. "SECOND SIGHT SAM" A carnival fortune teller learns an important health lesson. 5 mins. UPA animation. Eastman Color. "WATER MAGIC" TV comic Alan Bunce shows the right way to water garden and lawn. 12 mins. Color. "AMAZING WHAT COLOR CAN DO!" A kaleidoscope of color showing its role in our homes and lives. (Women's organizations only.) 1 IVi mins. Eastman Color. Send for "Se/ecfed Mof/on Picfures"— Your program guide to more fhan 7,000 free arid rental films! *FREE! (except for postage.) DEPT. EM ASSOCIATION FILMS, INC. Executive Office; 347 MADISON AVENUE, NEV\/ YORK 17, NEV\^ YORK Branches; Ridgefield, N. J. (Broad at Elm) La Grange, III. (561 Hillgrove Avenue) Dallos (1108 Jackson Avenue) San Francisco (351 Turk Street) "America's First Distributor of Films for Community Organizations" 423 Make Your Own SLIDES on your own TYPEWRITER by using RADIO-MATS Regular size 3'Ax4 or the New Duplex 2x2. Sold by Audio-Visual, Photo & Theatre Supply Deolers. For FREE SAMPLE write — RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Dept. V, 222 Oakridge Blvd., Doytona Beach, Fla. MAL'S RECORDING SERVICE is designed for educators • PRE-RECORDED TAPES — of all producers — in all subject fields RECORDING EQUIPMENT Write for Mail-Order Catalog Dept. ES MAL'S RECORDING SERVICE Box 37, Rockaway Beach 94, New York PAUL L. BRAND & SON Metropolitan Washington's Oldest Visual Education Dealer Coronet Films; British Information Service Films; Cathedral Films; University of Cal- ifornia Films; American Film Service Films; other educational and religious subjects; 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, fea- tures from Films, Inc. 2153 K Street, N. W. Washington 7, D. C. Silicone Your Own Films — filmstrips, slides, too — for a waterproof, lubricated, glossy finish that resists wear, lengthens life — - by rewinding through "FilMogic" Impregnated cloth, 12x18". Only $2. Washable, bagged with instructions. Army NavyA.F. Approved, on Federal Supply Schedule. THE DISTRIBUTORS GROUP 756 W. Pcachtrcc St., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. EDUCATION (Continued) Good Beginning mp GOLD '55 16min sd b&w $60 r$3. Audio-visual presenta- tion including on introductory 7-min- ute sound track ond a 16-minute sound motion picture in which mus- culor exercise, song, and rhythm ore used to help release a child's tensions and increase his alertness and mental concentration. The "Good Beginning" method is said to be practiced with good results in schools in Europe. Helping Teachers to Understand Children — -2 parts mp UW 21-25min sd b&w sole. Produced by U. S. Office of inter-Americon Affoirs. Work of the Institute for Child Study at the Uni- versity of Maryland. Aids teochers in setting up local child study pro- grams. Film presents one case- study, showing how to gather informa- tion about individual children being studied. Coll-Ad. Let Me See mp AVS '54 20min sd col $155 r$5. Produced by the University of Southern California. Shows the pro- gram of the Nursery School for Vis- ually Handicapped Children in Los Angeles, stressing the need for rapport between the school and child, between school and parent, and between parent and child. Coll-Ad. Link in the Chain mp CHRIS '54 27 V'2 min sd b&w $30 r$5 tv. Shows the powerful and abiding influence a teacher can hove on the lives of stu- dents through three episodes relived by a professor. Inspires a greater re- spect for the important service ren- dered by the teocher. Long Time to Grow — Port II: Four-and- Five- Year-Olds in School mp NYU '54 36min sd b&w $120 r$6. One of the "Vossar Series: Studies of Normal Per- sonality Development." Shows what children ore like while they are learn- ing and growing. Four-year-olds ore seen mostering the familiar nursery school world, while fives enter the more formalized, enlarging world of older children. Ad. Making Films That Teach mp EBF '55 22min sd col. Behind-the-scenes ac- count of the highly involved and in- teresting field of writing, producing and editing educational motion pic- tures. Using a voriety of special-effects photography, the film reveals some of the unique contributions film can moke to learning. Mike Makes His Mark mp NBA '55 29min sd col $170 b&w $75 tv. Latest in o series of public relations films produced by the NEA in coopera- tion with the National Association of Secretaries of State Teachers Associa- tions. Mike hated the new school at first; then as he found help and a new world opened to him, he changed his mark of resentment into the mark of manhood. The film shows a school meeting the challenge of potential delinquency. Museum Is a Story fs HFM '55 b&w free. A tour through the Henry Ford Mu- seum at Dearborn, Michigan, showing that each museum object is a "story" — • a rich narrative of the post. Operation and Care of the RCA 400 1 6mm Sound Projector mp IFB '54 18min sd col $170 b&w $55. Setting up, initial adjustment, threading, op- eration, rewinding. How to get the best performance from the machine. Operation and Core of the Victor 16mm Sound Projector mp IFB '54 1 Imin sd b&w $55 col $110. Illustrates set- up, threading, operation cleoning ond lubrication of the projector. Produced for International Film Bureau, Incor- porated, by Gilbert Altschul, the film clearly sets out procedure for the op- erator to follow. Liberally sprinkled with close-ups for threading, it also carries the viewer through sound and picture quality control. Pathway into Light mp BIS '55 1 8min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. This film is a tribute to the work of Louis Braille, the great Frenchman whose alphabet for the blind has given to the sightless of the world the key to a heritage of knowledge and understanding which sighted humanity accepts naturally and without thought. The film de- scribes in detail the process of the Braille system of printing which re- quires specialized printing presses and trained men to operate them, the teaching of the blind to read Braille in special schools whose aim is to rescue them from their remoteness. Pattern for Improvement — A Superior 4-Year Science Program fs VEC '55 32fr si b&w $3. Shows philosophies underlying planning and administra- tion of a high school science curricu- lum that is solid in subject matter content, diversified in methods and materials, and adaptable to changing conditions of living. Coll-Ad. Problem Method 2mp McG-H '55 16-18 min ea sd b&w $185. Shows how stu- dents and teacher set about to study the problem of pressure groups. Titles: Defining the Problem and Gath- ering Informotion and Using the In- formation to Solve the Problem. Reference Materials fs SVE '54 sd (disc) col $6. Produced by Chicago Teachers College. Dictionories, encyclopedias, almanacs, yearbooks, bibliogrophicol works ore presented in a way designed to capture the interest of college fresh- men. One in a planned series of six filmstrips on library orientation. (Other titles: An Introduction to the Facili- ties of Your Library. Periodical Indexes. The Materials Center. The Audio- Visual Center. Other Library Facilities in Your Community. SrH-Coll. School Looks at the Community fs WAYNE '54 40fr si b&w $3.50. Docu- ments the experiences of a school sys- tem in making o community survey. Shows how they made the school aware of the community's needs and make- up, and met the challenge of improv- ing school-community relations. Ad. Schoolmoster mp BIS '54 20min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. Doily life of o young schoolmaster in a small rural Scottish school — his home, his school, how he helps his pupils ond their parents. Splices /Vol Holding? Try WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dipt. Ei:-8 1600 Broadway, New York V>, N. 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Inc. • New Rochelle, N Y.^ "FIBERBIir' CASES "THEY LAST INDEFINITELY" Equipped with steel corners, steei card holder and heavy web straps. Only original Fiberbilt Cases bear this Trade Mark Your Assurance of Finest Quality" for 16mm Film — 400' to 2000' Reals Sold by All Leading Dealers EDUCATION (Continued) Thursday's Children mp BIS '55 22min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. How a group of deaf children ore led out of their world of silence by the devotion and skill of their teachers. Commentary by well-known actor, Richard Burton. Your School and Community Relations fs MUS EX '55 50fr si col $6. Discus- sion filmstrip designed to stimulate thought and talk about the relation- ship between school and community. Coll-Ad. FARMING & FARM LIFE Animol Breeding mp EBF '55 13min sd b&w. Describes modern farm buildings and well-bred cattle, showing impor- tant changes and advancements in American farming. SrH-Ad. Cifrus Culture — Elementary Version mp HOEF '54 17min sd col $140 tv. Shows advanced methods used in nur- series and citrus groves of the U. S. Preparation, discussion, and activities of a classroom of children studying citrus culture open and close the film. El. Secondary version also available. Corral mp FILM IM '54 llmin sd b&w $50 r$5. Producer: Notional Film Board of Canada. One of the series "Faces of Canada." Shows the real life of a contemporary ranch-hand. Move- ment and music combine to tell a story without words — the roping and riding of o high-spirited, half-broken horse. Dairy Form Calves: Daisy and Becky mp FRITH '55 I6min sd col $130. Care of two calves from birth to one year; feeding, housing, handling end train- ing. How a little boy works with his father in looking after them. Important points on dairying: special yards, feed- ing for different ages, cleanliness. Pri-EI. Farm Family America mp ASSN '55 21 Vi min sd col free loan. Sponsored by General Electric Company. Two farm families — faced by the problem of rising production costs, the difficulty of keeping labor, and the clash of ideas between older and younger gen- erations — find solution in electrifi- cation, which permits working a larger dairy herd. Effective dramatic story with excellent staff primarily non-pro- fessional. Farmer mp EBF '54 1 4min sd col $125 b&w $62.50. Dramatizes daily activi- ties of a teen-ager and his younger brother and sister, showing how the whole family shares in work and ploy on the form. El. Herds West mp DAG '55 1 2min sd col $110 b&w $55. Describes the cattle industry in southwestern United States, a "production line" thot converts bar- ren lands into useful range. Stresses the growing movement of cattle to markets in the West. Leaner Hogs and Bigger Profits mp UNION '55 29min sd col free. Story of on Illinois farmer and his son who within a year develop a meat-type hog through selective breeding. The film shows how greater profits are reolized with the consumer-demanded meat- type animal. Packing plant sequence where differences between the meat end fat hog ore evaluated. Life on a Cattle Ranch mp COR '55 1 T min sd b&w $55 col $100. How does a cattle ranch function? What does ranching involve? These questions and others are answered as we join Tommy in his chores and pleasures of raising and selling cattle. El. Life on a Sheep Ranch mp '"C, '53 I Imin sd b&w $55 col $100. Filmed in Colorado, the film portrays both the home ranch and herder's camp. De- velops the essential character of sheep- ranching and shows the integration of economics with the ranch's seasonal activities. Portrays worm personal re- lationship between the boy and the shepherd. El. Meat and the Mississippi River fs VEC '55 25fr si b&w $3. Shows that 2/3 of U. S. meat is raised west of the Mississippi while 2/3 is consumed on the east side. Describes where and how livestock is grown, sold, delivered to the packing houses, and distributed to consumers. One Doy on the Farm mp COR '55 sd b&w $55 col $100. Shows some of the usual tasks of the farmer and his fam- ily; how the cows and chickens ore cared for and what they eat as well as their value to the farmer. Signs of autumn on the form and preparations for the birth of o young calf. Pri. Rural Women mp UW '55 54min sd b&w sale. Produced by U. S. Office of Inter-American Affairs. Presents life of form women in midwest U. S., emphasizing role of rural clubs. Shepherd and His Sheep mp FRITH '55 1 1 min sd col $90. Shows raising of sheep — on the form, on the range, at shearing time, in the pasture. Pri-EI. Staff of Life mp McG-H '55 1 Omin sd b&w $48. Story behind the American wheat harvest, a billion bushels o year. FEATURE FILMS Amazing Monsieur Fabre mp CONTEM 90min sd b&w r$45. Pierre Fresnoy in his first English specking role. Dra- matic story of the poor French boy who rose to the position of one of the world's greotest entomologists. Excit- ing sequences of scorpions, wasps, ants, bees, and spiders. And Now Miguel mp UW '55rel '53 prod 63min sd b&w $108.13. U. S. Information Agency. Feature-length documentary telling the simple, moving story of on American family in the Southwest to whom traditions of sheep- raising hove come down through generations from Spanish an- cestors. It portrays their family life and the fulfillment of young Miguel's dream of being accepted on an equal footing by his father and older brothers. El-Ad. Davy Crockett Indian Scout mp POST 7 Imin sd b&w lease. Story of the struggles of heroic frontiersmen, such as Dove Crockett, in settling new ter- ritories in the Wilderness. Desert Song mp Fl 11 Omin sd b&w. Warner Bros. Based on Sigmund Rom- berg's musical, the story of a Robin Hood-type leader of an Arab bond who kidnaps the daughter of a French gen- eral. Stars Kothryn Grayson and Gor- don MocRae. 426 Educational Screen te^ Diomond Queen mp Fl SOmin sd b&w. Warner Bros. Adventures of France's "Marco Polo," Jean Baptiste Tover- nier, in India, and his success in win- ning for the crown of Louis XIV, the gem now known as the Hope diamond. Stars Arlene Dohl, Fernando Lamas. Johnny on the Run mp UW '55 71min sd b&w 5-year license $250. Johnny, Polish orphan, unhappy living with his foster mother in Edinburgh, Scotland, runs away from home. He unwittingly befriends two thieves and becomes in- volved in the theft of a diamond brooch. Escaping from the thieves, he finds refuge in on International Chil- dren's School. Seeeing Johnny's picture in the newspaper as a Lost Child, his foster mother, police and criminals converge on the school to claim him. Police capture the criminals, and, cleored of the theft, Johnny finds a new home in the security of the Inter- national Children's School. El. Mohatma Gandhi — Twentieth Century Prophet mp IDEAL 82min sd b&w. Produced by the American Academy of Asian Studies. Narrated by Quentin Reynolds. Produced to bring a better understanding of the problems of India and its people to the rest of the world, the film is mode up largely of news- reels of Gandhi's life taken from 1912 until his assassination. Documentary study of o man who led a nation to freedom through prayer. Miss JuNe mp BRAN '55rel 9lmin sd b&w apply for rental rate. Directed by Alf Sjoberg. Based on the ploy by August Strindberg. Music by Dag Wiren. Stars Anita Bjork. Swedish dialogue with English subtitles. Award- ed the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Psychological story of passion, love and life set in the feudal splendor of Sweden, 1 888. Ad. President's Lody mp Fl 96min sd b&w. 20th Century- Fox. The story of An- drew and Rachel Jackson — their courtship, marriage and the scandal surrounding it, and Jackson's rise to the presidency. Stars Charlton Heston and Susan Hoyword. Sailor of the King mp Fl 83min sd b&w. 20th Century- Fox. Story of the efforts of a courageous British seaman to delay repoirs on a German battleship, which runs into gunfire of the British Battle fleet when it finally leaves the harbor. Stars Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie and Wendy Hiller. Seven Deadly Sins (French, Itolion) mp CONTEM '53prod '54rel 125triin sd r$50. Includes seven episodes, each dealing with one of the seven tradi- tional sins such OS sloth, gluttony, anger, avarice, envy, pride, and lust. Writers and directors: Pierre Bost, Yves Allegret, Roberto Rossellini, and others. Symphonic Pastorale (French) mp TWF '54rel '47prod I05min sd b&w. Based on the Andre Gide novel. A pastor be- friends a blind child. As she grows to womanhood, he fails to realize that his charity has become confused with a selfish love of the girl. JrH-Ad. Whistle ot Eaton Falls mp ASSN sd b&w. Produced by Louis de Rochemont. Dramatic feature film obout a labor- management conflict in a one-industry town. Based on actual incidents and filmed in a real New England town. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Architecture Mexico mp ALL '55 20min sd col $175 b&w $90. Spanish-dia- log film intended for fifth-semester or more advanced groups. A printed vo- cabulary OS it oppears in the film is available listing those words which would normally be looked up by the average Spanish IV student. Bloc Pedagogique 9rec 25books FRANCE '54 free. Textbooks and phonograph records designed for use in the teach- ing of French. Records include a scene from "Knock" with Louis Jouvet, five fables of La Fontaine, a reading by Pierre Fresnoy of Victor Hugo's "La Mort de Belzac," the troup>e of the Comedie francoise in Moliere's Mis- anthrope. Bretagne — Pays de la Mer mp WAYNE '54 lOmin sd col $75 r$3 tv. Narra- tion in French, paced for 2nd year high school or 1st year college. Presents views of Brittany and her people en- goged in various simple daily tasks, and the all-important occufration — fishing. SrH-Ad. Comment On Imprime mp TOP '54 lOmin sd col. Native French speaker describes in simple longuage at normal speaking rote the elements of printing with moveable type on a small press, as the viewer sees what he descriiaes. Du Chorbon et des Hommes (French) FRENCH '54 20min sd col free. Coal industry in France. (Continued on following page) NOW FOR LEASE! IMPORTANT FEATURE FILMS FOR USE IN SCHOOL FILM LIBRARIES Exclusive releases first time in 16mm: GOLDEN REEL FESTIVAL WINNERS: FROM RENOIR TO PICASSO The new basic film on modern art pro- vides clear, easy-to-undestond, au- thentic information about modern art for motivating discussions. (•rnnil I'rize, I itiiir lilm te^livnl. 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Nc. ■*■ 200 West 57th Street, N. Y. 1 9 Blue Book Issue 427 FOREIGN LANGUAGES (Continued) French Dramatape Series tapes NATL dual track 60min 3.75ips $6.95 7. Sips $7.95. Moliere and Marivaux — two presentations in English of foremost playwrights, with selected scenes in French from "Le Bourgeois Gentil- homme" and "Le Jeu De L'Amour Et Du Hasard." Poil De Carotte — recording of Jules Renard's play. Anfigone (120min) — recording of stage performance. Le Mont Saint Michel mp WAYNE '54 lOmin sd col $75 r$3 tv. French nar- ration paced for Intermediate French. Views of Le Mont Saint Michel, the doily activities of its people, and the experiences enjoyed by tourists to this community. SrH-Ad. L'Entente Cordiale mp IFB '55rel ]Omin sd b&w $55 r$4. French dialogue film sketching activities in o French grocery store for second semester students of French. Lcs Hommes de La Nuit mp (French) FRENCH '54 30min sd b&w free. The audience follows a group of young apprentice miners on their first trip underground to the cool mines of Lorraine. Living Language Library tapes EMC 1 5 min eo 7. Sips $6.95 3.75ips $4.95. Dual track topes, each presenting two programs, consisting of three 5min episodes. French Unit: La Vie Francaise (5 tapes for first yr. French classes); Promenades En France (2 tapes for first and second yr. ) ; Les Celebrites (for second and third yr. ). Other titles ore: Deux Petites Histoires; Quel Est Mon Nom ( Elem. Program); La Fomille Dubois; The Fables of La Fontaine ( Inter- med.); La France Contemporaine: La Vie Politique, La Vie Intellectu- elle (Advanced). German Unit: Wie Heisse Ich (2 topes for first year German classes) pre- senting interviews between a nar- rator and Q well-known character ARE YOU TEACHING FRENCH ART SOCIAL STUDIES? 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Interview in Germany (3 tapes for advanced classes) — featuring voices of Ger- mans prominent in education, poli- tics, government, industry and the arts. Latin Unit: Appello Me Series (4 topes for first yr. classes) — inter- views with well-known personalities from history, fairy tales and mythol- ogy. Peter of Paris (2 tapes for first-yr.) — conversations between Peter and his friends in Latin. The Living Text Series (4 topes for In- termed, and Advanced classes)- — dramatic presentations of great events in Roman history. Spanish Unit: Elementary Programs — Como Me Llamo?, interviews with three famous characters from Amer- ican history; De Donde Soy?,inter- views with residents of three Latin American countries. Elementary and Intermediate: La Vida Espanola, o visit in o Mexico City home and a Buenos Aires restaurant; Canciones Espanolas, two traditional and one modern Mexican song. Modern French by Sound rec RCA '55. Foreign language album for school use. Jr-SrH and 1st yr. college. Rote of speech kept similar to the normal deliv- ery of native French. Poris a Mon Coeur mp WAYNE '55 lOmin sd col $75 r$3 tv. French lan- guage teaching film for intermediate classes. Coptures many scenic views of Paris, points of cultural interest, parks, boulevards, buildings, and the people at work and ploy. SrH-Ad. HERE IS A MOTION PICTURE SERIES IN FRENCH "ACCENT AIGU" French Conversation Exclusively — 10 Min. Per Keel Produced in Paris, France. Practically De- signed for Students of the Living French Language. Series Includes: "L'ARRIVEE A PARIS,'"^ "AU RESTAURANT," "COURSES ET ACHATS." FOCUS FILMS CO. 1385 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 24, Col. Quelle Chance mp IFB '55rel lOmin sd b&w $55 r$4. The scene of this film is a French cafe. Incident and French dialogue are arranged to provide exer- cises in vocabulary and simple speech idioms. Useful in second or third se- mester classes. Spanish Enriches the Elementary Curricu- lum mp BAILEY '54 14min sd b&w $75 r$5 col $135 r$7.50. Shows ac- tivities of 0 sixth-grade doss in Span- ish. In a room decorated with artifacts from Spain and Mexico, the teacher and pupils learn names of fruits and vegetables, dramatize a market scene, identify coins, sing Spanish songs, etc. GEOGRAPHY & TRAVEL General Geography of Your Community mp COR '54 1 Imin sd col $100 b&w $55. On his way to school a boy discovers many things about his community — rela- tionship between its industries and geography, farmlands and residential areas, rivers and highways. Teaches children how to collect data about their own community.EI-JrH. Introduction to Maps 5fs JAM '54 28fr eo si col. Exploins mop symbols and how physical features of the earth are translated to symbols and identified. Uses school ground first to show how a mop is read, then relates school mop to larger geographic concepts. Titles: What is 0 Mop?; Coast Lines and Their Symbols; Land Forms and Their Symbols; Lakes, Rivers and Their Sym- bols; Towns, Cities and Their Symbols. El. Mop Series 2fs YAF '55 si I col 1 b&w $8. Presents the basic maps needed by the teacher of geography and his- tory at the elementary and high school levels. The set contains "Economic Geography Mops" (20 economic mops of the U.S.) and "Outline Maps" 124 outline mops of world areas and con- tinents). EI-SrH. Primary Geography Series mp GATE '54 lOmin eo sd b&w $49.50 eo. Glaciers — how they are formed, how they change the land and how they affect the weather. Mountains — shows how forests below timberline house wild animals and provide lumber, the melt- ing snows give birth to rivers that irrigate valleys. Pri. 428 Educational Screen m^ GEOGRAPHY! new full-color filmstrips by RAND McNALLY-SVE L ' f 'hese exceptional filmstrip sets, "Geog- / raphy of American Peoples" and 'Lands and Peoples Overseas," present a :lear, motivated, organized and compre- lensive explanation of how people live n each region of The Americas, Eurojje, nd Asia. The maps and excellent color This frame from "Living in Central and Southern Europe," Filmstrip Set No. A296SB photographs of people and places stress contemporary living and are related to the historical development of each region. Sections of simplified Ranally maps of the various regions have been adapted for filmstrip use by the Research Department of Rand McNally. EACH TITLE CONSISTS OF 4 FILIVISTRIPS GEOGRAPHY-NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Geography of American Peoples A259SA Your Home In the Americas A259SB The Northeastern United States A259SC The South A259SD The Middle West A259SE The West A259SF Canada and the Far North A259SG Middle America A259SH South America GEOGRAPHY-EUROPE ANO ASIA Lands and Peoples Overseas A296SA Living in Western & Northern Europe A296SB Living in Central & Southern Europe A296SC Living in the Balkans, Southern and Southv»estern Asia A296SD Living in Eastern & Southeastern Asia Each complete set, 4 filmstrips, in color, captioned $19.00 SOON TO BE RELEASED! A296SE Living in Africa A296SF Living in Australia, Pacific Islands Society For Visual Education, Inc. This superb material, along with hundreds of other outstanding filmstrips and slidesets in every subject area, is fully described and illustrated in tlie new SVE Educational Catalog. WRITE FOR YOUR FREE COPY TODAY. 51 Society For Visual Education, Inc. (A Businais Cotpofiiion} 1345 Diversey Parkway, Chicago 14, Illinois GENTLEMEN: Please send your new illustrated 56- page Educational Catalog. It is free of cost or obligation. I I Include the name of my authorized SVE dealer. Name ___^__ School _ Address- City _Zone_ _State_ 3lue Bock Issue 429 GEOGRAPHY (Continued) Reoding Maps mp EBF '55 llmin sd b&w col. Explains the meaning, uses, and the making of maps in simple terms for the beginner. El. Your Home in the Americas 4fs SVE '54 si col $6ea $l9set. Produced in coop- eration with Rand McNally. Titles: Green Lands — illustrating various types of vegetation; Using Maps and Globes — ■ special emphasis on direction, dis- tance, latitude and relief; Map Sym- bols, Dofs and Lines — symbols as a means of visualizing a region; Where People Live and Work — distribution of population, occupations in various types of natural regions. EI-JrH. Peoples of the World Amenu's Child mp BIS '54 33min sd b&w r$3.75. In the traditional idiom of an African folk tale, the film tells the dramatic story of how a Gold Coast tribe breaks the superstitious influ- ence of medicine men and fetish priests. A new way of life is found with the help of a local health clinic, which shows the parents that their children con grow up to be strong and healthy citizens only through modern food, diet, and sanitary methods — not through the spells cast by the witch doctor. Arabian Children mp EBF '54 16min sd col $150. Life of farm family In a village in Jordan with special atten- tion to children's activities. Their home and school, way in which they help with the work, problems and pas- times. El. A Boy of Mexico: Juan and His Donkey mp COR '54 sd col $1 10 b&w $55. Through the story of Juan, a Mexican boy, and his donkey, Pepito, children ore introduced to rural Mexico. In following Juan's experiences on a single day, the film oims to develop a sympathetic feeling for Mexico and provide background for reading and language arts. Pri-EI. Children of Samoa mp HAWAII '54 20 min sd col $200. Made on the island of Ta'u, gives authentic atmosphere of primitive Samoon life, concentrating on the children and their integration into Q social pattern which is fundomentally different in concept from our own. Indicates, however, the aspects of childhood which are universal. Native music and dancing. El-Ad. Color of Man mp UCLA '55 lOmin sd col $100 r$3. Traces the development of color differences among primitive men. Shows that many people still in- habit the some areas where their pe- culiar skin color developed. Shows the infinite degrees of shading. Con- cludes by demonstrating that the forces that brought about color differ- ences hove been oil but overcome by modern science and transportation. pwLiNG Pictures SPECIAL NEW COLOR FILMS on America and Its Resources, The Hawaiian Islands, Elementary Science subjects. URII K lOR nil CAIAI.OG PAT DOWLING PICTURES 10S6 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles 35, Cal. INDIANS of the SOUTHWEST IN'ew sound films photographed on the spot in brilliant color. Many authentic tribal scenes re- vealed for the first time! Produced by an experienced educator. • Navajo Canyon Country • Weavers of the West • Smoki Snake Dance • Warriors At Peace . ,, . _. • Villages in the Sky • Peaceful Ones • Tribe of the • Indian Pow-Wow Turquoise Waters Outright Sale Only Avalon Daggett Productions 441 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles 36, Col. David mp BIS '55 38min sd b&w $100 r$5. Story of a Welsh miner who ends his life OS 0 caretaker in a school. Captures flavor of life in a Welsh mining town and reflects character of a nation. Events portrayed ore based on 0 true story. Earth and Its Peoples 36fs UW '55 si b&w $4ea $125set. Based on the film series produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates, embracing the some educa- tional concepts. The series show ways in which people use the land to obtain their basic needs, the influence of their cultural backgrounds, accepted social values, and technologicol abilities that have evolved. Group I (7fs) presents "Concepts of Home and Family Life in Various Regions of the World"; Group 2 (14fs) "Life in Regions of the Americas"; Group 3 (15fs) "Life in Regions in the Eastern Hemisphere." English Form mp BIS '55 19min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. Although Great Britain is o great manufacturing country, her biggest industry is still farming and four-fifths of her land is devoted to farming and the production of food. The British Isles ore not subject to extremes of heat and cold, yet the four seasons of the year hove their special significance for the farmer in Britain. In this film we see the ac- tivities of a typical small farmer in Southern England, the devotion with which he and his family tend the land and the ingenuity with which they maintain its efficiency. Family of India mp YAF '55 1 2min sd b&w $62.50. Documentory study of the life of a Hindu family of India. Produced by Edward Levonion. JrH- Ad. Goon Sothis mp FORD FOUND '53prod 50min sd col. Depicts the slow pace, the weight of tradition, and the resist- once to change in rural India. How many people in India who hove hod the benefit of education ore dedicat- ing their lives to teaching the people about health and sanitation, agricul- tural improvement, and how to improve life in the villages. Indians of the Southwest 6fs YAF '54 si col $30 set. Photographs show the life and culture of the southwestern Ameri- can Indians, both of yesterday ond to- day. Titles: Clothing, Food, Shelter, Arts and Crafts, Life and Customs, Dances and Ceremonies. EI-SrH. Lobola mp CONTEM '54rel 26min sd b&w $125 r$10. Written, photo- graphed, and directed by Jon M. Per- old, young South African sociologist. Native music recorded by African Mu- sic Society. Presented by Larry Frisch. Documentary illustrating some of the social problems confronting South African natives. Story concerns o young Manna of the South Seas mp MOYER '54 20min col $195. Life of the Fiji Islanders and their dependence on the world's most important tree, the Coco- nut Palm. El-Coll. Navajo Canyon Country mp DAG '54 12'/2min sd col $110. Explains influ- ence of the Navajo homeland on tribal history, economy, homes, ond trans- portation. Navajo Dancers mp CHIEF '54 1 Imin sd col $100. Filmed by Chief Hoilstorm. Authentic Navojo tribal music and costumes. Our North American Neighbors Series 8fs EBF '54 60fr eo si b&w $3ea. Titles: Maritime Provinces of Canada, Industrial Provinces of Canada, Prairie Provinces of Canada, Pacific Canada, Alaska, Land of Mexico, Central America, West Indies. El. Produced and Photographed by CHrEF HAILSTORM Now in Circulation, one- reel, Kodochrome, NAVAJO DANCERS Watch for two outstanding films to come: PACIFIC NORTHWEST INDIANS and APACHE DEVIL DANCE lor full fmtticular\ irritr 1324 So. Elm St., Alhambro, Calif. 430 Educational Screen RKO One-Reelers mp McG-H '54rel 8 min ea sd b&w $48 ea. Seven films on people and places around the world. Titles: Herring Hunt (Canada's Pacific herring industry). Ocean to Ocean (Panama Canal), Report on Kashmir (geographical features, re- moteness, strategic significance, life of the people). Golden Gate (Cook's tour of San Francisco) . Black Power (coal mining in the Appalachian Valley). Untroubled Border (between United States and Canada). The Big Port (New York). Tomorrow Is Theirs mp BIS '55 16min sd b&w $55 r$2.50. This film, mode by the Malayan Film Unit, describes the life, work and leisure activities of the young people of the many races who moke up the population of Ma- laya. Scenes inside some of the num- erous training schools show the young- sters being trained for jobs in later life. The Malayan youngsters' enthu- siasm for sports is shown in scenes of the teaching and playing of various gomes. Guides and Scouts Movements (the Eastern equivalent of our Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts) ore shown. Weavers of the West mp DAG '54 IZ'/z min sd col $110. Story of Navajo weaving showing when and where the sheep were obtained, with brief resume of different types of Navajo blankets that have been woven in the past. Shows shearing of sheep, washing of wool, card'ng, spinning, and weaving in detail. Sale of the finished rug is shown at a trad'ng post. Film ends with Q squaw dance. Regions of the World AFRICA Africa Series 4fs EBF '54 55fr ea si col $6. Important geographical and social concepts of a relatively little-known region of the world. Titles : The Region, Native Tribes, Animals and Birds, Plants ond Flowers. El. East Africa mp HOEF '54 22min sd col $180 tv. Kenya: Nairobi and the Highlands of East Africa; historic city of Mombasa; Wakambo acrobatic doncers; hippo pool in the desert; Tsavo district and elephants. Tangan- yika: Kilimanjaro and o big game safari into the haunts of primitive men and animals. Sisal plantations. Uganda: Lake Victoria; Kampala; En- tebbe; the birth of the Nile; Murchison Falls; crocodile; elephant, hippo by the hundreds. Life among the Buganda and a native trial for witchcraft. El-Ad. Egypt and the Nile mp EBF '54 16rnin sd col $150 b&w $75. The present Egypt seen against the background of a rfch and long history. Shows importance of the Nile in the whole pattern of Egyp- tian life. El. Egypt Todoy fs AVA '55 43fr si b&w free. The people, places, products, problems, politics, educotion and re- ligion. JrH-Coll. I Live in Egypt fs MUS EX '55 40fr si col $5. The Pyramids, the Sphinx, Cairo, and the Nile are everyday scenery to Ali Menam, a 12-year-old Egyptian boy. This filmstrip tells how he helps his father to build and plant, and how he lives In a work-a-day world. Lion Country mp ALM '54 20min sd col. Story of a lion hunt in Borutseland in Central Africa, produced by Ronald Shainin. They Planted o Stone mp BIS '54rel 26'/2min sd b&w r$3.75. Story of how the immense desert of the Sudan was transformed, by the harnessing of the waters of the Nile, into the rich coun- try of the Gezira Cotton Scheme. Has- san, born in the tiny village of Remei- tab, tells the story of his own life and how he "evolved" from a barren goat- herder's nomad existence to his pres- ent life OS a cotton grower. SrH-Ad. ARCTIC LANDS Frontier Farmers of Alaska mp BAIL '55 18min sd col $135 r$6 b&w $75 r$4. Shows dairying, vegetable and berry growing, general farming, and poultry, sheep, and hog raising in Alaska. Also shows recreation and community activities. Next Door to Siberia mp BAIL '55 I21/2 min sd col tv. Life and occupations of the Eskimos on the Diomede Islands: carving walrus tusks with examples of finished work and o demonstration of how they make their boats from walrus skin. Concludes v■■"''" UNITED STATES AND POSSESSIONS Alosko — America's Northwest Frontier fs WAYNE '55 31fr si b&w $3.50. Attempts to correct some of the false impressions perpetuated concerning Alaska. Shows major characteristics of present-day Alaska so that her poten- tialities and problems con be studied in the light of scientific and industrial development. JrH-Ad. Copitol City, Lincoln, Nebraska fs U NEB '55 56fr si b&w $3. Overview of the capital city of Nebraska. Colorado River mp PARK '54 ISmin sd b&w $7 5 col $150. Photography and field research by Burton Holmes staff photographers. Biography of the Amer- ican river from its source in the Rocky Mountain National Pork to its mouth in Mexico. Shows the people and the animals that find a home in the Colo- rado Basin. Dongerous River mp BAIL '55 17min sd b&w $90 col $175 r$5 col $7.50. Adventures of archeologists from Smithsonian Institute on an explora- tory trip down the Big Horn river in Wyoming. Wild life along the way, precipitous canyons ond rapids. Family Afoot in the Yukon mp HOEF '54 22min sd col $180. Adventures of an American family (father, mother, and two children) who walk over 300 miles through an uncharted wilderness in the Yukon. El-Ad. Geyser Melodies mp BAIL '54 1 Imin sd col $100 r$5. Produced by Guy Hoselton. Presents the Yellowstone National Park's geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and steam vents in a unique treatment with musical background. Howoii, U. S. A. 6fs FH '54 si col $30set $6ea. Roger Wade Production. Tells the story of Hawaii from the time of its earliest settlement by Polynesians from TaSiti to its present-day boom- ing multi-racial economy. Titles: Howoii Before the White Men. hlowaii — From Monarchy to U. S. Territory, hlonolulu, Capital of Hawaii, U. S. A. How Hawaii Earns Its Living. Hawaii — Its People and Customs. Hawaii and Statehood. Jr SrH. Inland Seas mp McG-H '55rel lOmin sd b&w $48. Story of the Great Lakes, the largest body of fresh water in the world and an inland water transporta- tion system unequalled anywhere. Middle Atlantic Stotes 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. Titles: The Historic Background; Regional Geographic Fac- tors; Important Industries; Important Cities of the Region; New York, the Empire State; Greatness of New York City; New York City ot Work; Wash- ington, Capital of the United States; Tourist and Vacationist Wonderland. EI-JrH. Notional Pork Series 6fs HAES '55 50fr eo si $6ea $33set. Our notionol parks program is set forth in the first film- strip. Each of the other filmstrips pre- sents a national pork, showing the principal scenic features, the forces of nature which have shaped it, the im- portance the pork holds for science,- and its significance in the national parks program. Titles: Our Notional Pork System, Yosemite, Grand Can- yon, Yellowstone, Zion and Bryce, Mesa Verde. 434 Educational Screen Notional Porks and Monuments of the United Stotes 5fs SVE '54 si col $3eQ $23.75set. Original color photographs show typical scenes in leading parks and monuments. Maps and diagrams are used to clarify geographic and scientific phenomena. Titles: National Parks of the Southwest United States (62fr). National Parks of the North- west and Pacific Coast States (61fr). Yellowstone National Park (60fr). National Parks and Monuments of the Eastern United States (51 fr). Notion- ol Monuments of the Southwest United States (64fr). El-Ad. New Orleons Profile mp WAYNE '55 )2min sd col $85 r$4 tv. A detailed look at the city's waterfront, its down- ton section, and cultural centers. Fa- mous landmarks and tourist attrac- tions. Portrays New Orleans as an im- portant metropolis and a city with trodition and pride in its culture. El- Ad. Old Virginia mp MINN MOL '54 12min sd col free tv. Beginning ot Mount Vernon, the film moves on to show Jamestown, Williamsburg, Charlottes- ville, Monticello, and the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah Notional Pork. Our Southern Stotes 9fs EYE '55 si col $4ea $25set. Overview of Virginia, the Carolinos, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. Puerto Rico — Coribbeon Commonwealth fs WAYNE '55 32fr si b&w $3.50. Outlines social and economic progress within the post ten years and raises the question of the island's political future — State or Comonwealth? JrH- Ad. Regional Geography — The United States Series 6fs EBF '54 65fr eo si b&w $3ea. Titles: The Northeastern Stotes, The Southeostern Stotes, The South- western States, The Middle States, The Northwestern States. The For Western Stotes. EI-JrH. Report on Puerto Rico mp YAF '55 13 min sd b&w $62.50. Produced by Emerson Yorke Studio. Firsthand re- port on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, discussing the economy, health, educotion, and welfare of its people. United States Geo-Historic Mop Slides EBF '54 46 2x2 col $47.50 (paper) $62.50 (glass). Each deals with an important geogrophicol concept in the development of the U. S. from 1400 to 1783. Virgin Islond Visit mp YAF '55 1 3min sd b&w $62.50. Produced by Emerson Yorke Studio. Visit to St. Thomas, one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, and a discussion of the islands' history and present conditions, with particular reference to their status as a U. S. Free Port, Weolth of Our Nation 3mp DOWL '55 lOmin eo sd col. Present a broad view of America from the standpoint of its wealth in natural resources, agricul- ture, and industry. The West 4fs SVE '54 si col $19set $6ea. Produced in cooperation with Rond McNolly and Co. Shows how people live in western United States • California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utoh, Colo- rado) . Titles: Coast Lands of the Northwest (44fr). Volleys ond Coast Lands of California (60frl . Dry Lands ot the West (Southern Section) (50fr). Dry Lands of the West (Northern Section) (50fr). JrH-Ad. ANNOUNCING - A New Film ])ro(luced in collaboration with the American Heart Association ''THE DOCTOR EXAMINES YOUR HEART" 1 rcrl, 10 mill., b&w, sd. Rental ,S:i..'>0. Sale .^lill.dO .Shows ifliat is involt'ed in a heart examination— the essential proccdurtis. and importance of l>eriodic checknp. Discussion guide. * * * * — — — .\lso produced in collaboration with the American Heart Association — — — "WONDER ENGINE OF THE BODY" (The Human Heart) 1 reel, 10 min., b&w, sd. Rental S3. 50. Sale $30.00 Specially planned to teach anatomy of heart. Circulation of blood, pulse varia- tions, weight, etc. Discussion guide. "GUARD YOUR HEART" 3 reeh, 27 mni., b&w, sd. Rental $15.00. Sale $150.00 .\n unforgettable story. Teaches how to live with the heart. Discusses arterio- sclerosis, thrombosis and other heart diseases. Discussion guide. • * • • ^New FREE-LOAN Films Slory of aviation survival equipment. Its use in emergencies and various research acti\ities. Free, except for return insured transportation. "OPERATION SURVIVAL" Wi reels, \lVi min., b&w, sd. "PACKING & MAINTENANCE OF PARACHUTES" 11/5 reels, 18 min., b&w, sd. Send for list of additional FREE-LOAN films and BRAY rental and purchase films BRAY STUDIOS, Inc. Dept. ES, 729 - 7th Ave., N. Y. 19, N. Y. HEALTH & HYGIENE Be Heolthy — The Intermediate Way 4fs SVE '55 32-40fr ea si col $21. Art and captions designed to foster good health practices. Titles: A Right Break- fast, We Hove You Covered (The Common Cold i , Tale of a Toothache, You're on Parade (Good Grooming). El. Better Start in Life mp IDEAL 21 min sd b&w free. Sponsor: Swift & Co. Three babies tell their own story as to how meat products specially prepared for infant feeding help build sturdy, grow- ing bodies. Novel and amusing plot. Bill's Better Breakfast Puppet Show mp CERE '55 25min sd col. The film opens with a puppeteer introducing the show. As she goes behind the puppet theater the gay, red and white curtains open and the show begins. The story is about healthy, happy third-graders Bill and Bonny, and their friends who are not, Jerry and Suson. How to help them is the problem. With their teacher a health project is car- ried out that includes a Good Health flannel board and the Magic Box out of which pop the foods for a good breakfost — fruit, cereal, milk, bread and butter. Choice Is Yours mp WCTU '54 23min sd b&w r$l from state WCTU's. Semi- dramatic film in which high school science teacher tries out his demon- stration - lecture on alcohol on his neighbors, a ten-year-old boy and his serious-minded sixteen-yeor-old sister. Jr-SrH. Community Health Series 6fs YAF '54 si col. Shows various aspects of guarding the health of the community. Titles: Safety in the Community. Mointoining Community Heolth. The Water We Drink. Sofeguording Our Food. Com- munity Sanitation. Controlling Com- municable Diseases. EI-SrH. Doctor Examines Your Heart mp BRAY '55 1 1 '/zmin sd b&w $60 with tv rights r$3.50. Story of a heart exami- nation from physician's first questions to a step-by-step examination. An actual heart is seen in action. Pro- duced in cooperation with American Heart Association. Eat for Health mp EBF '54 1 Imin sd col or b&w. Stresses the importance of eating all foods. Food groups ore simplified for children, and each group is identified by a finger of the hand. Pri-EI. Fly About the House mp CMC '54 10 min sd col $90 r$4. Produced by British Information Services. Story of two jolly flies who invade a slovenly- kept home and enjoy the hospitality offered them by exposed food, un- washed dishes, on open garbage con- tainer. Well-fed, they fly away, leov- ing behind them sufficient germs to infect the entire household and cause death. Food for Freddy mp STERL '54rel 17min b&w and col. Produced by National Film Board of Canada. Story of a typi- cal healthy youngster and the impor- tance of his doily food. To dramatize the lesson, o classroom experiment with white rots is conducted to show the importance of proper nutrition for mental ond physical health. The film also discusses the planning c' attrac- tive and nourishing meals w th short sequences on correct shopping and selection of foods. Friendly Enemy mp WCTU '54 45min sd b&w r$1 from state WCTU's. A scien-- tific presentation of the noture and properties of alcohol, its uses in indus- try, and effects on the human body. JrH-Ad. How Our Bodies Fight Disease mp EBF '55. One of the first films in a "Ji'nior Encyclopoedia Britannica Film Scries" designed especially for primcry and middle grades. (Continued on page 438) Blue Book Issue 435 Here's how Kodak engineering brings you new perfecf/Oi for filmstrips Now in Kodaslide Signet Filntstrip Models Kodak's sure, swift Geneva film advance Do you want the smoothest possible filmstrip projection? . . . At a moderate price? Then take a good look at this new Signet 300 Filmstrip Projector. Amply bright for most locations, its 300-watt rating makes it an able little brother to the super-brilliant Kodaslide Signet 500 Filmstrip Projector. 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Composed of a series of pictures with- out captions, the f ilmstrips ore designed to prepare children for their first read- ing experience. Each visualizes a suc- cession of experiences familiar to pri- mary-grade children. This encourages them to create a story of their own. Titles: The Squirrels' Picnic, Lost at the Fair, Puppy Plays a Trick. The Loose Tooth, Buying a Pet, Surprise for Daddy, Let's Go to the Zoo. Pri. Poems Are Fun mp COR '54 1 ] min sd col $100 b&w $55. A class discovers how exciting good poems con be, and that they can be written about any subject. Choral speaking and im- Public Speaking: Movement and Ges- ture mp COR '54 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Helps beginning speakers understand the functions of movement and gesture in speaking. Demon- strates common techniques and sug- gests ways to develop ease and spon- taneity of action. Jr-SrH. Raccoons' Picnic mp EBF '55 5min sd col or b&w. Produced by Crawley Films, Canada. Adventures of Beatrice and Willie, two young raccoons. De- signed specifically for language arts but includes simple concepts suitable for elementary science. Pri. Reading 1 3fs & 1 1 rec (16-inch, 33-1/3 rpm) JAM '55 19-74fr ea col $96set $8.50ea. Produced by the Los Angeles Board of Education. Color photographs and sound recordings of actual class- room sessions trace the sequential steps in reading development from the kindergarten to the fifth and sixth grades. Coll-Ad. Report on Donald mp U MINN '54 20min sd b&w $80. Illustrates the problems of the stutterer and how his difficulties can be analyzed and controlled. Enter- ing college, freshman Donald Carter has a bad speech block and goes to the Speech and Hearing Clinic for help. His history is reviewed to indicate how his severe block developed. He then works on his difficulty at the Clinic, gains control over his speech, and be- comes a better socially adjusted per- son. Sandy Is a Ground Squirrel fs AV '54 si b&w $4. Story of a live baby ground squirrel who was brought from the mountains to a children's museum. His antics are used to illustrate the alphabet. Designed as a supplemen- tary reading experience. Classroom activities are woven into the filmstrip to evoke natural pupil participation. Pri-EI. Speak Up! mp ALT '55 12i/2min sd col $133 b&w $57.50. A high school- aged boy, faced with the necessity of talking before o school assembly, and his family are involved in a story which emphasizes the necessity of learning to speak effectively in school, social life, and business; explores and analyzes the feelings and attitudes in- volved in the common fears and in- securities of the person faced with the speaking task; and provides instruc- tion OS to the steps necessary for mak- ing good preparation and delivering on effective talk. HS-Ad. Steps in Building a Paragraph 4fs SVE '54 40fr ea si col $5ea $19set. Designed to teach the fundamentals of creative writing by helping children "want to write" and showing them the easy step-by-step procedure involved in working with paragraphs. EI-SrH. Why Study Speech mp YAF '55 lOmin sd b&w $50. Guidance film designed to help students understand why the study of speech techniques is im- portant to them now and in their future daily life and how they can find opportunities in school life to im- prove their speech techniques. Work Habits 6fs McG-H '54 sd (12" disc 2 sides 78rpm for each I b&w $51 set $9.50ea. Designed to stimulate children to build good work habits through dramatic appeal and pupil participation. Each filmstrip tells the story of a pupil with a particular prob- lem. Titles: Julie Was Lost (following directions) (54fr). Sandy Got Stuck (thinking before acting) (49fr) . Eddie Wasn't There (concentration) (53fr). Susie Went Hunting (neatness) (46fr). Carol Hod Problems (checking work) (43fr). Barrie Didn't Report (perseverance) (53fr). EI-SrH. When writing for more information, please mention EDUCATIONAL SCREEN'S Blue Book Issue. 3lue Book Issue 445 LITERATURE & DRAMA American Authors Series 6fs YAF '55 si col $33. Life and work of Alcott, Clemens, Irving, Longfellow, Poe ond Whittier. EI-JrH. American Poets Series 6fs EBF '54 49fr ea si col $6ea. Biographies emphasize major influences which affected each poet, as well as influence of each on American literary culture. Titles: Wil- liam Cullen Bryant Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Walt Whitmon, Emily Dickinson, Sidney Lanier. Jr- SrH, Character Makeup for Men mp U MINN '55 IVmin sd col $160. Shows the octor developing and applying his own character makeup. The actor is finally shown with his completed makeup un- der actual stage lighting. SrH-Ad. Each Man's Son mp NFS '54 }AVim\n sd b&w. One of the "Horizons" series on the work of Canadian writers and art- ists. A dramatized excerpt from the novel by Hugh MacLennan, to illus- trate the strength of this writer's stories. Education of Smoky mp TFC '55 9min sd b&w $40 (lOyr. license). Excprpt from 20th Century-Fox film "Smoky." Devised to serve as an introduction to western literature ond the novels of Will James. Presents the sequence of the capture and training of Smoky as a prize cowpony. JrH. The Gift of the Magi mp TFC '55 20min sd b&w $80. (lOyr. license). O. Henry's famous short story of the young newly-weds who sold their most prized possessions to exchange Christ- mas presents. JrH-SrH. Hamlet and King Richard II rec COL '55 12" 33-l/3rpm $1.98. Six excerpts from "Hamlet," including the famous soliloquies. Three scenes from "Richard 11" — Lcnd'ng Scene, In Wo'-"- In Prison. Performed by Maurice Evans ond company. Last Leaf mp TFC '55 20min sd b&w $80 (10 yr. license). O. Henry's story of the girl whose will to live is sustained by the masterpiece of a painter whom everyone considered a failure. Jr-SrH. Literature and Language of Learning tapes PHONO 7.5ips dual track $17.95 single $12,95ea 3.75ips dual track $8.95 single $5.95eo. Library of pre- recorded readings from the great Greek ploys to grass-roots Americana. Includes works of Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Gray, Words- worth, Longfellow, Poe, Browning, Chekhov, Carroll, Whitman, Wilde, Irving, Horte, Pope, Coleridge, Tenny- son, Cicero, Byron, Kipling; the He- brew and Latin Languages. Living Heritage Series topes EMC 1 5min ea 7.5ips $6.95 3.75ips $4.95. Dual track tapes, presenting a complete program on each track. Dramatizations in English of the greot myths, legends and epics of ancient Greece and Rome. The Golden Legend Series 15 topes); The Trojan Cycle Series (5 tapes); The Aeneid Cycle Series (2 topes); The Great Author Series (7 topes). SrH-Ad. Mocbeth fs FH '54 26fr si b&w. Pro- duced in England. Key scenes from the theatrical production of the ploy star- ring Orson Welles. Accomponyinf script explains scenes. you Can ASSIGN RECORD LISTENING in Music, Modern Ijjnguages, Social Science, English. No costly booths are needed with AVR Hi-Fi equipment. Hi-Fi Speaker optional. fl PHONO UNIT, J79.95 SUAL RESEARCH AVR HI-FI PHOMO and tABPHOHtS^ BASIC HI AUDIO VI Dept. U5I2 531 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicogo 5 Macbeth mp BRAN '55 rel 85min b&w apply for rental rate. Based on the ploy by William Shakespeare. Direct- ed and produced in Scotland by Orson Welles OS a Mercury Picture. Music by Jacques Ibert, conducted by Efrem Kurtz. Stars Orson Welles as Macbeth, Don O'Herlihy as MocDuff and Roddy McDowoll as Malcolm. SrH-AD. Macbeth mp ASSN '55 1 20min b&w free loon to high schools and colleges. 16mm kinescope of the Maurice Evans two-hour television presentation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," shown Sun- day, Nov. 28, 1954, on the NBC-TV network. Hallmark Cards, the Kansas City greeting cord firm which pre- sented Mr. Evans' "Macbeth" on its Hallmark Hall of Fame drama series, is finoncing the processing and distri- bution of the 16mm kinescope re- cordings for the school field. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Introduc- tion to the Play mp COR 13min sd b&w $68.75 col $137.50. Key scenes from the Shakespeare ploy ore staged. Familiar passages and significant ac- tions ore used to illustrate the setting and plot of the play. Narrative expo- sition clarifies the way in which char- acters act, their relationships to one another, and the language in which they speak. SrH-Coll. Nicholas Nickleby fs FH '54 54fr si b&w. Produced by J. Arthur Rank. Photo- graphs from the theatrical production of Dickens' novel, featuring key scenes with accompanying booklet containing the narrative. Pickwick Popcrs fs FH '54 46fr si b&w. Produced in England. Token from the theatrical production, presents selected incidents from the novel. Poet's Gold 2rec RCA 45rpm. Carl Sand- burg's poems, read by him, on 2 sides; on the other 2 sides, the poet sings songs from his "Americon Song Bog." JrH-Ad. Road to Canterbury mp BIS '54rel 23min sd col r$5. Literary and historic sights along the great Roman thoroughfare: Globe Theatre, Anchor Inn (from which Samuel Pepys watched the Great London Fire), the Great Brewery (where Samuel Johnson wrote his dic- tionary). Bull Hotel (where Dickens' Mr. Pickwick stopped), etc. SrH-Ad. Shakespeare Recordings RCA '54-'55. Shakespeare's ploys read by perform- ers from the "Old Vic" Company in London. A Midsummer Night's Dream, recorded by Moiro Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Sterling Holloway; Romeo and Juliet, with a cost headed by Clair Bloom ond Alan Badel; Mac- beth with Alec Guinness in the lead role; Hamlet (produced by "Theatre Guild on the Air"), played by John Gielgud, supported by Dorothy McGuire and Pomelo Brown. SrH-Ad. Stories from Shakespeare Series 6fs EBF '55 49fr ea si col $6ea. Color draw- ings with coptions. Condensations of his best-known ploys: Hamlet, Moc- beth, Henry V, Julius Caesor, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream. SrH-Coll. Story of My Life — Hons Christian An- dersen mp BRAN '55 27min sd b&w $125 r$7. Danish-produced biography of the great storyteller. Released to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Andersen's birth. Story Tellers of the Canterbury Tales mp use '54 16'/2min sd col $155 r$5 tv. Produced to introduce the Age of Chaucer to students of English. Pre- sents the origin of present-day English through the use of an authentic manu- script, figurines representing Chaucer's Canterbury-bound pilgrims, famous lines of the poetry. Medieval-design music played on authentic instruments, and a narration in Middle English. Coll-Ad. Treasure Island mp DIS '55rel 95min sd col. Walt Disney's live-action interpre- totion of the Stevenson masterpiece. Voice of France topes NATL dual track 7. Sips $5.95 3.75ips $4.85. Series in English. This Is Marseilles (25minl, which catches the spirit of the port city ond features the work of Rostand and Marion Vandal. Down to the Riviero (30min), o dramatization with music, and the poems of Villon and Mistral. This Is Poris I20min) , a trav- elogue of this city with music by Guy LoFarge and poetry by Villon, Moliere and Hugo. MEDICAL SCIENCE Atomic Apothecary mp MEDICAL '54 38min sd b&w $295 r$25. Out of the original research unit at Ook Ridge, Tennessee, come the results of investi- gation on the use of isotopes in biology and medicine. Shows activities in newer research centers. Children with Nephrosis mp NPF '55 12 min sd b&w free loan. Detailed pres- entation of all the known facts about this mysterious killer of children. Two versions of the film are available, one for the medical profession and one for lay audiences. Conquest o{ Pain mp TFC '54 20min sdl b&w $80 (lOyr. license). An excerpt from the Paramount production, "The' Great Moment." Depicts career of William Morton, the 19th century; Boston dentist who perfected ether as> 0 safe anaesthetic in surgery. JrH- SrH. Education for Childbirth 4mp MED ARTSi '54 sd b&w. Titles: Prenatal Cate,\ Labor and Childbirth, A Normal Birth, { Postnatal Core. SrH-Coll. Fight: Science Against Cancer mp IFBi '54rel 21 min sd b&w $65. Produced! by Notional Film Board of Canada. Relating the successful treatment of a patient suffering from skin cancer, the film survey the battle waged by science against the dread disease. Animation i techniques and magnified sequences permit the camera to explore the mys- terious universe of the body cell. Con- densed version of the documentary, Challenge: Science Against Cancer. 446 Educational Screen' Heart Dtsease — Its Major Causes mp EBF '55 1 Imin sd bCrw. Concentrates on three major diseases: high blood pressure, hardening of the orteries and rheumatic fever. Reviews the work of the heart in circulating blood, recent odvonces in the diagnosis and treot- ment of heort disease, as well as prog- ress in surgical techniques. SrH-Ad. Matter of Time mp ASSN '54 14min sd b&w col free tv. Sponsor: Institute of Life Insurance. A progress report on the achievements of medical science in the fight against heart disease, featuring such developments as the "jiggle bed," oscillograph and the mechanical heart. Explains causes and effects of various forms of heart disease. Suggests ways the overage person con help to avoid heart disease and live a longer life. SrH-Ad Stop Rheumatic Fever mp AHA '55 1 2min sd b&w $15 (purchase price) tv. This film is based on recommenda- tions for the prevention of rheumatic fever, made in a statement by the Council on Rheumatic Fever and Con- genital Heart Disease of the American Heart Association. The film shows that rheumatic fever con be prevented by prompt and thorough treatment of streptococcal Infections, and that re- current attacks of rheumatic fever con be prevented by prevention of strepto- coccal infections. The film is designed for health education use among the general public. Toming the Crippler mp McG-H '55rel 15min sd b&w. RKO film describing the efforts mode to control polio since the first big epidemic in 1916. Dis- cusses gamma globulin. Shows the work of Dr. Solk and his staff in their Pittsburgh laboratory, with statements by Dr. Solk himself. Valiant Heart mo AHA '54 ZS'/zmin sd b&w $100 r$5. Sponsor: E. R. Squibb & Sons. Gives the facts about rheu- motic fever, its treatment and preven- tion through a case history of an 8-yeor-old girl. Ad. MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGY Bock to Life mp MENT '55 30min sd b&w sale. Story of on industrial worker who has o breakdown and is restored to his job and family after treatment in a mental hospital. Role of the psy- chiatrist, therapist, social worker, re- hobilitotion counselor, and employer. inger Painting as a Projective Technique mp PCR '54 21 min sd col $ 1 70 r$6.50. Repeated demonstration and discus- sion of way in which psychiatric pa- tient should be shown how to finger- paint. Discusses theory of finger paint- ing as o projective technique. Coll-Ad. Won to Man mp MENT '54 30min sd b&w $125. Illustrates the importance of the psychiotric oide in o mental hospital and the way he works along with the psychiatrist, social worker, and nurse. SrH-Ad. igj^ental Health Volunteer: Someone Who Cares mp lU '55 28min sd b&w $100. Shows the important job of the mental health volunteer. Designed to encour- age lay people to volunteer their serv- ices as mental hospital volunteers. I NTERNATIONAL 16MM CORP. proudly offers it» Music Appreciation Series 1 he music of Liszt. Brahms, Bach, Mendelssohn, Tscliaikowsky, Strauss, Rimski-Korsakov and modern composers is set to romances, dances and scenic wanders in this extensive series. Write for fully descriptive booklet of world-renowned musicals. INTERNATIONAL 16MM CORP., 165 West 10 Street, New York 36. New York Nurse's Day with the Mentally III mp PCR '54 22min sd b&w $94.50 r$3.75. col $175 r$6.50. Shows typi- cal activities of o student nurse in a modern psychiatric hospital. Showings restricted. Coll-Ad. Personality and Emotions mp EBF '55 13min sd b&w. Shows the develop- ment of emotions in the child — pleos- ont and unpleasant emotions. Psychology for Living 5mp McG-H Set One $195 (3 films) Set Two $105 (2 films) . Correlated with the textbook, "Psychology for Living" by Sorenson and Malm. Set One contains these titles: Facing Reality, Habit Patterns, Successful Scholarship. Set Two: He- redity and Family Environment, To- ward Emotional Maturity. Each film is 0 case study of a teen-ager illustrat- ing specific aspects of the psychology of living. To Serve the Mind mp McG-H '55 25min sd b&w. Produced by Notional Film Board of Canada. Follows the case of a doctor who suffers o schizophrenic breakdown, showing the various forms of treatment that gradually lead to his recovery and return to work. MUSIC & DANCING American Folk Music 1 4mp RAMP '54 1 2min ea sd col $100. Series of musicol programs from the collection of John Jacob Niles, outhority on American folk music. Film series in- cludes explanatory remarks about folk songs and folk singing as well as the performance by Mr. Niles. Titles: Nursery Rhymes. Love Songs and Ballads (5 films). Love Songs. Christ- mas Carols (6 films). Easter Carols. Band and Orchestra Series 5mp COR '55 lOmin eo col $100eo b&w $55ea. Designed primarily to demonstrate the concepts of both bonds and orchestras while ot the some time helping chil- dren choose the instruments they would like to play. The films use the "direct to audience" approach, in which the narrator speaks as if he were watching the film with the au- dience. Titles: Introduction, Brasses, Woodwinds, Percussions, Strings. El- SrH. Beethoven and His Music mp COR '54 1 3 '/zmin sd col $1 25 b&w $68.75. His music reflects the great social up- heavals of the late eighteenth century, and the transition from the classical formality of Haydn and Mozart to more romantic expression. Develops the re- lationship between Beethoven's en- vironment and his responses to it in terms of his music. EI-SrH. Birds, Beasts, Bugs, and Bigger Fishes rec FOLK '55 33rpm. Old folk songs sung by Pete Seeger, with his banjo. Pri. Composers of Many Lands and Many Times 9fs EYE '54 si col $4ea $25set. Highlights of the lives of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Foster, Tchaikovsky, ond Greig. EI-JrH. Ethnic Folkways Library rec FOLK '55 12" 33-l/3rpm $5.95ea. Recent additions include: Music of the Molto Grosso, Songs from Cope Breton, Bulu Songs from the Cameroons, Indian Music of the Canadian Plains, FotV Music of Liberia. Great Composers Series 6fs EBF '54 51fr eo si col $6ea. Drawings tell the life story of each composer, major influ- ences affecting his life and work, and his influence on music. Titles: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Sousa. Jr-SrH. History of Music in Sound rec RCA 33-l/3rpm 10 albums. Comprehen- sive recorded history of music com- plementing "The New Oxford History of Music." With Handbook containing scores, annotations, original texts, and translations. Volumes available: Ars Nova and the Renaissance, The Age of Humanism, Opera and Church Music. The Growth of Instrumental Music. SrH-Coll. (Continued on following page) 18 Blue Book Issue FOLKWAYS RECORDS World's leading prcKiucer of AllTirENTIC folk music on KKCORDS. Inrluding THE KTHNIC FOLKWAYS UBKARY whirh oontains an uniKiial selection of the music of over aoo peoples, re- corded on location tw native orchestras and vocal Kroups ; each Long IMay Ke<-ord Is accompanied by extensive notes by famous collectors and recob'nized authorities . . . And the famous SO.NGS TO OROW ON >erles tar children. A.VTHOUlGV OF JAZZ and AMBRICAN FOLK .M'Sir, INTEBN.\TIONAL SCIBNCB and LITKR.\TrRE series. Most of the issues are or'pinal rec«rdii'g»i i>n HlfiH FIDELITY - 40-1'i.OOO cycles. ALL FOLKW.VYS RECORDS arc Kuaranteed for riuallly of reproduction and corit9.00) •A Little Child Shall Lead 1 hem (30 minutes, $9.00) •What is a Christian? (30 minutes. $9.00) •The Beginning of the Rainbow (30 minutes, $9.00) •A Christian in Politics (30 minutes, $9.00) •The Jealous Heart (30 minutes, $9.00) •The Neighbor Next Door (30 min- utes, $9.00) SEASONAL SUBJECTS •Giving Thanks Always (Thanksgiv- ing) (30 minutes, $9.00) •The Greatest Gift (Christmas) (30' minutes, $9.00) Torn Between These Two (26 min- utes, $8.00) •The Higher Pardon (30 minutes. $9.00) •The Happy Heart (30 tninutes, S9.00) CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE •Invitation to The Wedding (30 minutes, $9.00) *.\s For Me and M\ House (30 min- utes, $9.00) PRAYER •Power of Prayer (30 minutes, S9.00) FAMILY WORSHIP •The Family .Mtar (30 minutes. $9.00) Faith of Our Families (40 minutes, $11.50) ETERNAL LIFE •The Flickering Flame (30 minutes, $9.00) •'Till Death You Do Part (30 min- utes, $9.00) PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND WITNESSING This Way To Heaven (30 minutes. $9.00) Tammy (40 minutes $10.00, color, $17.00) Reaching From Heaven (80 min- utes, $17.00) The Power of God (60 minutes, $15.00) STEWARDSHIP •Money For The Master (30 min- utes, $9.00) All That I Have (57 minutes, $17.00) For ifiilals or complete Catalog of Concordia Films and Filmstrips, contact your religions film dealer or write Concordia films St. Louis, Missouri Blue Book Issue 457 RELIGION (Continued) Seedtime and Harvest fs CH-SCREEN '54 34fr si col $5. Two children plant 0 garden for a school project and learn about God's plan for seedtime and har- vest. Visualizations of two Bible stories — the farmer and his field and Ruth and Boaz — ore incorporated into the film story. Pri-EI. Seven Brothers of Thibor mp WHITE '55 30min sd col. Depicts the particular activities of each of the seven Cath- olic brothers in the Thibor mission in Tunisia. Emphasizes the help they give to the people by educating them, teaching skills, ond raising the stand- ard of living. Song of the Shining Mountains mp BFC '55 28mi sd col r$12 b&w r$8. A dra- matic story of on educated young In- dian who is overwhelmed by the plight of his people. He re-opproises his spir- itual and educational resources and faces the future with new hope and courage. The film points out the dis- graceful way the American Indian has been treated by the nation. How mis- sion workers provide encouragement. SrH-Ad. Thot They May See mp BFC '55 1 5min sd b&w. How the modern church is using modern methods — films, film- strips, picture stories, radio and tele- vision, mobile units — in its missionary work in 45 countries. This Woy to Heaven mp CON '55 30min sd b&w r$9. Dramatic story of how an entire family was brought into the fuller life of the church through a little child entering the Sunday School. Two Afrieas mp WHITE '55 IS'Amin sd col. Depicts the training and help the White Fathers give the Moslem people without urging Christian teaching; shows the Fathers' work in tropical Africa has been more rewarding. Village of the Poor mp BFC '54 28min sd col r$12 b&w r$8. Dramatic story concerning three inhabitants of vil- lage— a dancer, a farmer, and an out- caste — who become Christians. Shows missions as helping people help them- selves at all levels of life and reflects the conviction that Christian work should be placed in the hands of na- tive leadership. JrH-Ad. Workers Together with God mp FAM '54 33min sd b&w r$9. Produced in co- operation with Evangelical United Brethren Church. Shows how the men, women, and youth of the church can contribute, each in his own way, to bringing others to active church mem- bership. Christian Living All for Him mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced for Broodmon Films. Illustrates principles of Christion stew- ardship in dramo of newly married couple who differ on the amount of money to be contributed to the church while they are still in need of furnish- ings for their apartment. Beginning mp BFC '54 45min sd b&w r$tO. How 0 family reacts to an in- spiring sermon — the impact upon them OS they toy with the idea of tithing — and how the daughter focuses their divergent hearts. Boy and His Bible mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w $9. A new copy boy with a Bible in his pocket, a Christmas edi- torial that hod to be written, and a letter from o little girl all help to change the attitude of a cynical city editor. Chance to Grow mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced in cooperation with Radio and Film Commission of the Methodist Church. An overly me- ticulous housekeeper learns the im- portance of recognizing each indivicU- uol's contribution to the family unit. Choose Ye This Day mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5. A newly married couple gradually slip away from their former church -related life until they ore brought to realize what they are miss- ing. SrH-Ad. Choosing Your Life's Work mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5. Through personal experience and help from others, two young men learn that a vocational choice must provide on opportunity to serve humanity and to fulfill God's will for one's life. HS-Ad. Christian Citiien fs CH-SCREEN '55 44fr si b&w $3. Meaning of good citi- zenship and special obligations of Christian citizens. Clean House mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5 col r$8. Susan and Johnny ore untidy and thoughtless ot other people's things until they learn that neatness and consideration of others is part of Christian family living. El- Ad. Difference fs CEP '54 59fr si col. When one family's prayers were translated into attitudes, thoughts, and motives, there was a difference in their daily life. Script for children and one for adults. El-Ad. Flying Straight mp FAM '55 1 5min sd b&w r$5 col r$8. Bobby smashes his own glider and enters his cousin's glider as his own in the contest only to discover that dishonesty can't win. El-Ad. Forsaking All Others mp FAM '55 I 5min sd b&w r$5. The marriage vows are token seriously by a young mother who struggles to keep her home together in spite of family problems. SrH-Ad. God Is My Landlord mp IDEAL 45min sd col $12.50. Produced by McHenry Films. Records dramatic success of a Quaker miller who set out in September 1940 to demonstrate the practical merits of tithing in o wheat growing experiment. JrH-Ad. Haven of Hope mp EVAN '54 28min sd col. Portrayal of the Chundkhari colony for lepers in India. Daily life of colony members as they engage in a multitude of activities which moke the colony almost self-sustaining. A fine example of the Christian Way. Hidden Heart mp BFC '54 29min sd b&w. How one family found real content- ment and purpose in working for the church. The film points up the lock of happiness in materialistic values. SrH- Ad. Little Lost Angel fs SVE '54 50fr si col $7.50 with 33 l/3rpm rec $10. Story of a little angel who slips unobserved out of Heaven with the older angels to see the Christ Child, and foils to re- turn. During her stay on earth she gives owoy her possessions to help others gain happiness. Based on the book by Janet Field Heath. Pri-Ad. Living Right at Our Work 5fs 5rec JAM '55 b&w $49set. Produced with co- operation of Dept. of Church and Eco- nomic Life and Broadcasting & Film Commission, National Council of Churches. Integroted discussion kit of filmstrips, recordings, guides and man- ual designed to get people talking about "right living" during the week. Real-life situations ore visualized. No "solutions" or "right answers" ore in- dicated. It is left to each member of the group to determine his own choice of conduct after discussion. SrH-Ad. Miracle of Love mp FAM '55 45min sd b&w r$12.50. A busy pxastor struggling to prepare his sermon suddenly dis- covers that he has been preaching his sermon to real life situations all dur- ing the doy. El-Ad. Missionary to Walker's Garage mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9. Produced for Broodmon Films. Emphasizes the need for Christion laymen to witness for Christ in their everyday business life through the example of a young auto mechanic who shows that he con serve the Lord even while pursuing his chosen trade in Walker's garage. Mr. Squirrel's Lesson mp NEW '54 12min sd b&w r$4. Children's film built around the antics of a friendly tree squirrel with an object lesson in faith. Our Moral Challenge fs GRADED '54 sd b&w rec 2 sides 33 l/3rpm $15. In 4 ports. What About It, Dad? takes up cheating. Trouble for Sale deals with liquor problem. Whot's the Difference? shows two badly mixed up women, one puts pleasure above oil else in life and the other is afraid of pleasure. Shield of Faith mp UW '55. J. Art+iur Rank film telling the story of a small village in South Wales which has its courage and faith tested to the limit when a tragic airplane crash takes the lives of 80 townspeople. By a miracle the village schoolmaster survives. Broken and torn with grief, he seeks strength from the village minister, who has lost an only son. Stephen Helps Christians to Shore fs SVE '54 20fr si col $4. Story of two chil- dren who might hove lived in the very early days of the Christian Church ond how they wonted to share their mate- rial blessings and their knowledge of Jesus with those less fortunate. Pri-EI. This Is My Son mp BROAD '54 30min sd col r$I5 b&w r$9. Modern version of "The Prodigal Son," set in o rural environment. Younger son goes to the city to be free from the drudgery of form work and after unfortunate ex- periences there, returns home full of remorse and is forgiven. SrH.-Ad. This Is the Life Series mp CON '54 30 min eo sd b&w r$9 eo. Produced by Family Films for The Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod. Films on Personal Christian Living. The Cheat — How o nine-year-old boy behaves offer he has succumbed to the temptation of dishonesty, and discovers that the end does not jus- tify the means. El-Ad. Christian in Politics — Drama illustrat- ing the obligation of citizens to se- cure the best government possible by the most worthy officials. JrH- Ad. 458 Educational Screen The Happy Heart — Stresses importance of holding Christian convictions and the joy of a Christian life, as ex- plained by Grandpa to author of a ploy who wants him for a port. SrH- Ad. Invit-oHon to the Wedding — Story of a marriage that almost gets off on the wrong foot. Points out the proper ottitudes toward a Christian mar- rioge. The Jealous Heart — How jealousy of worldly possessions almost wrecked a marriage. It is saved by the timely visit of a pastor who points out the evils of envy and avarice. SrH-Ad. A Little Child Shall Lead Them — A successful man learns through the simple faith of his stricken daughter that living by the Golden Rule is not enough but that we as individuals must turn to Christ as our Savior from sin and our only hope. JrH-Ad. The Little Lie Thot Grew — Nine-year- old boy learns that small sins con become big ones until the situation gets out of hand. El-Ad. Money for the Master — Contrasts the charity of a dedicoted woman of meager means and a wealthy couple who finally are brought to realize that Christ expects them to contrib- ute to the church. Presents the stew- ardship of money. SrH-Ad. The Neighbor Next Door — Story of a dispute between neighbors illustrat- ing how a trivial incident can grow to serious proportions until Christian motivation helps to solve the situa- tion. JrH-Ad. This My Son mp FAM '54 30min sd b&w r$9 col r$l5. Parable of the prodigal son in 0 20th-century setting. It de- picts a headstrong youngster leaving for the city with his share of the homestead and learning the hard way to understand his father's faith. Church History, Doctrine and Worship Christion Worship fs CEP '54 59fr si col. General theme is how and why we wor- ship. Shows many of the forms to be found within Protestant tradition, ar- chitectural forms reflecting worship conceptions, some of the modern trends, and the heart of worship. Script for children and one for adults. El-Ad. Each With His Own Brush fs JCME '54 42fr si or sd col 33 I /3rec. Religious pictures by contemporary Christian art- ists in Asia and Africa reproduced from Daniel J. Fleming's book of the same title. Accompanying manual contains notes necessary for the study of these pictures as religious art, and commen- tory for use of the filmstrip in a wor- ship service. Commentary also avail- able on microgroove record narrated by Juano Hernandez against back- ground music. Mass for Little Catholics fs CGES '54 36fr si col. Explains the importance of going to church, various parts of the Mass and actions of the priest. Medieval Church and Its Reformation 3fs SVE '54 si col $6ea $l5set. De- feat in Victory (39fr) starts with bar- barian invasions, covers the growth of papal power, the spread of Islam and the Crusades. The Church Militant (40fr) shows development of monas- tic orders and early reform movements. Rebirth of Faith (38fr) deals with the Reformation, invention of printing, and Roman Catholic reforms. JrH-Ad. Modern Church 2fs SVE '55 si col $6eo $IOset. Modern Christianity (35fr) — • theology, ethics, orgonization, and out- reach in the period from 1648 to 1918, emphasizing developments in the U. S. The Move Toward Wholeness (34fr) — various facets of ecumenicity since World War I. JrH-Ad. St. John's Catechism Series 20fs Mc- MULLEN 60fr eo sd col 12" rec 78 rpm lOmin $12.50 per unit. Keyed to the Revised Baltimore Catechism with the content developed and tested by Catholic educators. The World Believes 4fs SVE '55 32-49fr ea col $6 eo $20set. Titles: Judaism Today. Protestant Christianity Today. The Roman Catholic Church Today. Islam Today. These filmstrips illus- trate the bases, historical background, modern beliefs and practices of the re- ligions covered. They show the beliefs and practices which are similar and those which ore different in each re- ligious group. They show the number of believers and the geographical lo- cations where you will find them. They show the relationship of political, cul- tural, and historical events to the re- ligious heritage of the believers. BFC Films MAKE LASTING IMPRESSIONS BROADCASTING AND FILM COMiyjISSION NoHonol Counci. of the churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Dept. E 220 Fifth Avenue New York 10, N.Y. Blue Book Issue 459 SAFETY & DRIVER TRAINING Always on Guard mp AETNA '54 9min sd b&w free. Produced in cooperation with New York City Board of Education. Driver training film on emergency pro- cedures. Common driving emergencies illustrated and proper corrective actions to be taken. Anyone at All! mp EBF '54 22min sd col and bCrw. A series of vivid episodes shows the importance of safety in the community by illustrating the dangers of carrying too-heavy loads on steep stairs, cycling in the middle of the street, careless and show-off driving, carelessness in the factory, etc. Shows the organization of a teen-age safety council. Defensive Driving filmograph (filmstrip in motion picture form) UW '54rel 13min b&w $21.20. Produced by United States Department of Agricul- ture. Designed for safety training in the Soil Conservation Service. Tells how to avoid accidents by anticipating and allowing for hazards created by other drivers and by adverse weather and traffic conditions. Dick Wokes Up mp AAA '54 sd b&w col free tv. Hit by a car while playing carelessly in the street, 14-year-oId dreams of a conflict between his wiser and more impish selves and wakes up convinced of the importance of observ- ing traffic safety rules. Do You Know about Burns? fs VEC '55 25fr si b&w $3. Shows how to give first aid for small burns, with ap- proved methods. Gives suggestions for prevention of home fires. Go Safely — The Intermediote Woy 3fs SVE '55 41-45fr ea si col $15.75. Artwork and captions designed to fos- ter safety practices. Titles: Be o Better Pedal Pusher, Happy Hollow Makes the Honor Roll (School Safety), Safe Home — Save Living. El. Home Homicide mp CMC '54 7 '/zmin sd b&w $40 r$3 tv. One of "The Chol- lenge Films" series designed to pro- voke discussion. Points out the instru- ments which make the home the most dongerous place in the world. What con be done about it? Ad. Industrial Hygiene and Safety — Breathe and Live mp UW '54 I8min sd col. Sponsor: U. S. Navy. Demonstrates precautions token on naval jobs when the worker is near or working in poi- sonous atmosphere. Consequences of not toking such precautions. Shows many types of respirators and masks. Let's Think and Be Safe mp PORT '55 lOmin sd col $95 b&w $55. Designed to motivate safe ottitudes in school. Seven episodes are dramatized in on elementary school to show how chil- dren, by putting on their thinking caps, con be alert, careful, courteous, and considerote of others, thus avoid- ing accidents. Situations are portrayed around such common accident causes as: hurrying too fast; leaving things on floors; pushing and shoving in lines; handling sharp objects; putting things in eyes, ears, nose, or mouth; sticking feet out into aisles; teasing and showing off. Little Songs for Living Longer rec CMC '54 4 sides 10- inch 78rpm $2.90 tv. Thirteen tunes offering odvice on avoiding accidents at home and on the highway by lyricist Hy Zaret and composer Lou Singer. El. PORTAFILMS ELEMENTARY SAFETY SERIES Utilizes color, dialogue, and natural sounds, with real children in normal settings, to achieve convincing realism. Portafilms, Orchard lake, Mich. Monkey Tale mp EBF '55 9min sd b&w. Produced by New Zealand National Film Unit. Five chimpanzees teach young children the basic rules of bi- cycle safety. EI-JrH. One Little Indian mp NFB '54 15'/2min sd col $125 b&w $60 (r$5.50 from IFB) . A puppet film that teaches traf- fic safety rules through the story of a little Indian boy who pays his first visit to 0 big city. The film looks at the problem of traffic safety through a child's eyes and the solution is given in a child's words. Pri. One to a Customer mp AETNA '55 1 1 min sd b&w free. Industrial safety film promoting the use of personal protec- tive equipment by workers. Illustrates many different types of industrial safe- ty equipment. Out of Darkness mp GE '55 26min sd b&w free. Dramatically illustrates the relation of modern street lighting to traffic safety and night crime reduc- tion. Paddle a Safe Canoe mp AETNA 13min sd col free. Pointers on all phases of canoe handling both afloat and ashore ore demonstroted by Steve Lysok, Vice Commodore of the American Canoe Association's Atlantic Division. El-Ad. Parking Is Now Taught in the Classroom mp BOND '55 11 min sd b&w $50 r$10. Designed to teoch students the ABC's of parking correctly. Some of the features portrayed ore: (1) a full classroom demonstration, (2) a com- plete street demonstration and (3) the proper use of o modern Portable Parking Board. It Didn't Have to Happen mp IFB '54rel 13min sd b&w $75 r$5. Produced bv Crawley Films for the Ontario Acci- dent Prevention Assn. Tells why an accident doesn't have to happen if proper safeguards are taken. Designed to show employees in industry why guords are put on machines and how they should be used. Junior Safety Series 6fs YAF '55 38fr ea si col $30set $6ea. Stress attitudes, leorning of basic safety rules, and alertness to dangers. Titles: Safety at Christmas, Safety on the Bicycle, Play- ing Safely, School Bus Safety, Home Safety, Street Safety. Pri-EI. Passing Fancy mp GM '54 13min sd b&w free tv. Highway safety film produced particularly for women. Theme: "Safe passing colls for thinking ahead." Perfect Crime mp CATER '54 20'/2min sd col free loan. Produced by Calvin Company. Emphasizes everyone's re- sponsibility to promote highway safety by seeking better highways. Peter and the WhiHIe-Hound mp LMI '54 lOmin sd col free. Uses marionettes in telling the story of o young boy and his traffic-conscious dog who leads his master to a birthday party. Fanciful treatment of pedestrian safety for the young child. Pri. Preventing Fires in Your Home 2fs NCSE '54 50fr si col $3.50. Produced joint- ly by Notional Commission on Safety Education and Virginia State Board of Education. Designed to teach children how to eliminate fire hazards common to many homes. Points out dangerous conditions and suggests ways to cor- rect them . EI-JrH. Senior Sofety Series 7fs YAF '55 43fr ea si col $36set $6ea. Stress that safe- ty is on attitude rather than a mere set of rules. Titles: Making Our Streets Safe, Safety in Shops and Labs, Safety in the Water, Safety Behind the Wheel, Making Your Home Safe, Safety in Sports and Recreation, Pre- venting and Controlling Fire. JrH-Ad. Tony Learns About Fire mp NBFU 1 6min sd col. Shows how o fire-safety pro- gram got under way in a school after 0 little accident. El-Ad. Too Young to Burn mp MOD '54 26min sd col free tv. Portrays the teaching philosophy of Dr. H. F. Dietrich, o fa- mous pediatrician, who believes that fire-safety con be taught correctly to pre-school-oge children by the parents and other members of the family. JrH- Ad. You and Safety 9fs EYE '55 si col $4ea $25set. How to keep safe at home, at school, at ploy. Titles: Struggle for Safety, Safety in the Home, Preventing Accidents in the Home, Fire Preven- tion at Home ond in School, Safety Coming to School and in School, Safety in School Shops and Gymnasiums, Safe Play on School Grounds., Safety on the Street and on Vehicles, Safety in Out- door Sports. EI-JrH. You Can't Stop on a Dime mp DAVIS '54 1 1 min sd b&w $50. By means of dem- onstrations on the school athletic field, under the guidance of the safety teacher and o policeman, "thinking distance" and "stopping distance" are explained. Concepts learned on the athletic field ore then applied to the street. El-Ad. SOCIAL WELFARE Adventure in Maturity mp IFB '55rel 22min sd col $175 b&w $95. Spon- sored by the Oklahoma State Deport- ment of Health and produced by the University of Oklahoma, this is a dis- cussion film designed for general adult use. A woman hos resigned herself to 0 rocking-chair existence where she con dream about "the good old doys." She is stimulated by a woman friend five years her senior to learn obout the opportunities for older women in the community. Building o Rural Community Center mp MOD '54 16min sd col free. Designed to encourage and assist small towns and rural areas to estoblish commu- nity centers to meet vocational, educa- tional, and recreational needs. Depicts activities at the Hampshire County Center, Westhompton, Mass., os o pat- tern for future centers. 460 Educational Screen Building Our Cities fs VEC '55 30fr si b&w $3. Shows how unsightly city buildings end areas can be concealed or reconstructed to make our cities better and more attractive places to live. Emphasizes good city planning. El-Ad. Family Affair mp MENT '55 3lmin sd b&w $125. Based on a real case, show- ing how 0 counselor from the Fomily Service Association helped to solve family problems which arose when son insisted on choosing his own career. Farewell Oak Street mp NFB '54 16min sd b&w $60 r$4 from IFB. Intended to show that the eradication of slums has far-reaching social effects in addi- tion to providing more physical com- fort for tenants. A low-rental housing project in Toronto is presented in a before-ond-after picture about people. Glass Houses mp BRAN '54 30min sd b&w. Focuses on the problem of juve- nile delinquency in a typical court situation, where the parent, teacher, clergyman, public official hove their chance to bock up their pleas of "not guilty." Hord Brought Up mp MENT '55 40min sd b&w $ I 50. Story of two boys in trouble with the low and their reha- bilitation through the efforts of a juvenile court judge and o social worker, with the assistance of various community resources. Sponsored bv the Mississippi State De- partment of Welfare in cooperotion with the Children's Bureau of U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Produced, written, and di- rected by Nicholas C. Read. Heod of the House mp UW '55 40min sd b&w sale. Produced by the U. S. Office of Inter-American Affairs. How a com- munity social worker and welfare home bring about a better understanding be- tween father and son, who rebels against discipline of father. Neighborhood Story mp SYRA '54 20 min sd b&w S90 r$4. How a Settle- ment House serves the people who take part in its activities. Story about o group worker, a ten-year-old boy ond the boy's family. Problem Clinic mp NFB '54 1 2min sd b&w $30. Shows the kinds of free legal oid available to rich and poor in Can- ada to ensure that everyone have equol opportunity before the low. Pre- sents various personal problems which receive free advice and help through legal aid clinics. Enacted is a case in which a young man faces o criminal charge and is defended by one of the clinic lawyers. SrH-Ad. What About Juvenile Delinquency? mp YAF '55 lOmin sd b&w $50. Designed to stimulate group discussion of the problems of juvenile delinquency. Story of Jamie whose three friends assault Jamie's father. Jamie accompanies stu- dent officers to the city council at the risk of injury by his three former friends. JrH-Ad. What's the Answer to Slums mp AFF '54 sd b&w. Charles Slusser, Commis- sioner of Federal Housing Administra- tion, and Charles T. Stewart, Public Relations Drector of the Notional As- sociation of Real Estate Boards, discuss the problem of Federal aid vs. Private Industry in rebuilding U. S. slums. 'PARKING IS NOW TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM" A 16 mm sound film specifically designed to teach students the ABC's of parking correctly. It does this simply and eosily, thus eliminating many repeated classroom lessons, with the result that many students are able to pork in their first attempt. Some of the features portrayed in the film ore: tll a full classroom demonstration; <2) a complete street demonstration and <3) the proper use of a modern Portable Parking Board. Every driving instructor will appreciate o print of this easy-to-under- stand film for his school. Educators rate its teaching value highly. 16 mm Sounds - $50.00 (Running time 11 minutes* AI«o Avoiloble on a Rentol Basis $10.00 per Week, plus Postage BOND SAFETY PROJECTS Room 107, 542 Calle Santa Rosa Palm Springs, Cal. Community Services Fireman mp EBP '55 I I min sd col. Docu- ments o day in the life of a young fire- man. Beginning with a routine inspec- tion of men and equipment, the film describes modern training methods, and shows how a fire is covered. Helpers Who Come to Our House mp COR '55 lOmin sd b&w $55 col $100. As Joey's family moves into its new home, Joey learns that many people come to his house to provide many services. The newspaper boy, the mail- man, the milkman, the garbage men, and others help Joey's family ond other families in the community. Pri. How We Sove Water mp BAIL '55 lOmin sd b&w $50 r$2.50. Shows the entire process of bringing water to users from its source in the mountains. As water is needed, it is released from the dam lakes, which hove been made to store the water," to spread pools ond allowed to sink into the ground. It is raised from underground by powerful pumps and piped into communities. Local Newspaper mp BIS 17min sd b&w $2.50. Illustrates the operation of o small newspoper in a typical southern English community: reporting the news, printing, distribution, relation of the newspaper to the public it serves. Modern Way to o Clean Community mp IDEAL 1 5rnin sd col free. Sponsor: Gar Wood. Importance of street clean- ing and demonstrotion of modern equipment and methods. Our Community Workers Series 4fs EBF '54 70fr eo si b&w $3ea. Duties and importance of four essential commu- nity workers: Policeman, Fireman, Mailman, Doctor. Pri. Our Policemen mp BAIL '55 11 min sd b&w $50 col $100 r$2.50. A typical day in the life of two policemen of the radio patrol. Illustrates use of two-way radio and coordination with the emer- gency hospital ambulance. Problems of Our Cities fs WAYNE '55 3 1 fr si b&w $3.50. Some of the major problems that face the American city — solution to growing crime rate, un- derstaffed police bureaus, sources of tax revenue, parking and traffic prob- lems, etc. JrH-Ad. Your Fireman mp RIV '55 I 2min sd col $90 b&w $35. "Attitude forming" film designed to present the fire de- partment to the public in as authentic a fashion as possible. It depicts the many diversified duties and out-of- the-ordinory jobs which make up the daily routine of the fireman: rescue units, fire inspection teams, fire pre- vention programs, budgetary problems. Your Police 1 5mp RIV '55 $75. Series of 1 5 public relations films showing citizens whot their police deportment represents. A special tailpiece added to each series gives the name and telephone number of the police de- partment in the town or city where the film series is being used. SPORTS & RECREATION Bannister's 4-Minute Mile mp BIS '54 6min sd b&w $32.50 r$1.50. Shows the complete history-making run of Roger Bannister, young British medi- cal student. Basketball Strategy for Girls mp YAF '55 1 Omin sd b&w $50. Demonstration of various types of offense and defense play- Basketball Techniques for Girls mp YAF '55 lOmin sd b&w $50. Demonstration of such techniques as basic movement skills, passing, catching, shooting, dribbling, foking, and pivoting. Beginning Sports Series fs ATHL '55 si col. Teaches fundamental skills in a wide voriety of sports. Each subject is packaged in kit form, with filmstrips and instruction booklets and manuals. Sports covered: Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Tumbling, Volleyball. Beginning Swimming mp COR '55 lOmin sd col $110 b&w $55. Through scenes photographed both above and beneath the surface of the water, bas- ic techniques of swimming for begin- ners ore demonstrated. The American crawl is demonstroted in detail. The ' bock float, bock stroke, and breast stroke are also explained. EI-SrH. Boy, A Bat, and o Baseball mp YAF '55 13min sd b&w $62.50. Produced by Emerson Yorke Studio. Story of organ- ized amateur baseball for boys from 8 through 18, including Little League Baseball, the Babe Ruth League, and American Legion Junior Boseboll. Blue Book Issue 461 SPORTS & RECREATION (Continued) Football Highlights 1954 mp IDEAL '55 45min sd b&w $5. Sponsor: Intercol- legiate Conference. Condensed review of the most exciting plays of the 1954 gridiron season. Narration by Tom Harmon concerning gomes played by the Big Ten Conference, including Rose Bowl classic. Ad. Fundamentals of Track and Field mp EBF '54 25min sd b&w $1 12.50. Bob Mathias, Olympic champion, demon- strates his special limbering up drills, arm and leg exercises. Fundamental techniques of track events, analysis of Mathias' stride, and specific events presented. JrH-Coll. Let's Train with the Cardinals mp LETS 28min sd col free. Sponsored by An- heuser-Busch, Inc. Produced by Con- dor Films, Inc. Takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the major league team. Man of Tomorrow 6mp ALMANAC '54rel sd col. Produced by Hour Glass Pro- ductions. Picture creative and recrea- tional activities of teen-age boys. Titles: High Flyers, County Fair, Sail- ing Snowbirds, Knucides Down, Road Runners, Soap Box Trio. Pacific Soils mp IDEAL '55 20min sd col free. Sponsor: Ev in rude Motors. Searching for the elusive soilfish in a speedy out-board off the coast of Aca- pulco. Playtime in India mp ALMANAC '54rel sd col. Story of a fabulous playground for children in India. School for Skippers mp BOAT '55 1 3 Vz min sd col or b&w free loan tv. Follows exploits of a novice to boating as he buys his first cruiser, shows it to his family, and takes them out for a ride. He finds there is much to learn about boot handling and man- ners and customs afloat and hears about the Power Squadrons' free basic course in piloting. The whole family then take the course. Sunday by the Sea mp CONTEM '55 1 5 min sd b&w rent, sell. Shows the Eng- lish people enjoying the pleasures of the seaside. Adventures are accom- panied by popular music hall ballads. Way to Wimbledon mp BIS '54 20min sd b&w r$2.50. Shows the core of the famous Wimbledon tennis courts dur- ing off season, preparation for tourna- ments, how the lots ore drawn, aspira- tions and anxieties of the first contest- ant, shots of actual matches, and views of the spectators. West to Key West mp IDEAL 25min sd col free. Sponsor: Evinrude Motors. Father and son take outboard cruise from Key West to the Dry Tortugas. Fishing and skin diving. FIRE HOUSE DOG 1 reel, primary film FILM ASSOCIATtS OF CAIIFORNIA los mmws, c.uioiiu STORIES, FABLES, FAIRY TALES American Legendary Heroes Series 6fs EBF '54 52fr eo si col $6ea. Drawings tell the story of Ichabod Crane, Rip Von Winkle, Poul Bunyon, Pecos Bill, Hiawatha, Uncle Remus. El. Character Building Series 1 6fs EBF '54 39fr eo si col $5ea. Adventures of a cottontail family to point up desirable character traits. Pri. Cottontail Fables Series 6fs EBF '54 40fr eo si col $5each. A sequel group to the Character Building series. Relates fur- ther adventures of a family of rabbits, each story carrying a simple moral. Disney Cartoon Parode No. 7 3mp DIS '55rel 26min sd col. Three Walt Dis- ney shorts: Ugly Duckling, Pluto's Fledglings, and Crazy Over Doisy. Fisherman's Boy mp COR '55 lOmin sd b&w $55 col $100. Danny's father is captain of a commercial fishing boat, yet Danny has never been fishing on it. Danny decides to learn about fishing and with the help of Mr. Brown he learns to fish with a pole from the dock and so earns the right to go out with his father on the fishing boot. Pri. Hansel and Gretel mp BAIL '55 llmin sd b&w $50 r$3 col $100 r$5. Grimm fairy tale recreated by artist-producer Roy Harryhousen and enacted by ani- mated figuries. Pri-EI. Lion and the Mouse mp ALT '55 8'/2min sd col b&w $37.50 col $83 r$4.75. Live-oction interpretation of the Aesop fable with original musical score. El. Monkey and the Organ Grinder mp COR '55 I Imin sd b&w $55 col $100. Al- most every day Micko, the monkey, did a little dance while Mr. Russo turned the crank of his hand organ. After- wards, Micko tipped his hat to thank the children who handed him their pennies. One day, however, Mr. Russo fell asleep and Micko went alone to see the children. Frightened by the noise and traffic, he was returned to Mr. Russo's home by the children, who from then on come to Mr. Russo's yard to see the monkey and the organ grinder. Pri. Once Upon a Time mp series RAMP '54. Series of classic stories for children as told by the well-known er^ucotor Mil- dred Woods and visually presented by artist Eric Askew. Moke use of "stop animation." Titles now available: Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar, The Travels of a Fox. Pri, Pet Stories Series 6fs EBF '54 46fr eo si col $6ea. Depicts heolthy relationships between children and pets, and proper care of pets. Captions written espe- cially for young pupils to read. Pri. Running for Sheriff mp ED-V '54 ]2min sd col $100 b&w $55. The appoint- ment of a sheriff for a town of little cowboys provides the occasion for stressing the superior value of sound health habits and good character qual- ities. Setting characteristic of a west- ern adventure. Pri. Steadfost Tin Soldier mp BRAN '55 14 min sd col $145 r$9. Danish produc- tion with English narration. Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale portrayed by puppets. Stories for Young Ears — I 6fs DUK '55 sd b&w. Series of student-participation sound filmstrips presenting stories for use in kindergarten and first grade. Titles: Mosho and the Bear; Chinno, An Indian Boy; Paper Tearing; The Ugly Duckling; Abwo and Her Picture; Alphabet. Pri. Stories from Other Lands Series 6fs EBF '54 45fr eo si col $6ea. Told with original color drawings. Titles: Dick Whittington, Peter and the Dike, Wil- liam Tell, Joan of Arc, Pheidippides, Robert Bruce and the Spider. El. Tales from Grimm and Andersen 7fs JAM '54 25fr eo si col. Artwork recre- ates the following famous fairy tales: The Shoemaker and the Elves; The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids; Ra- punzel; The Frog Prince; Spindle, Shuttle and Needle; Hans Clodhopper; The Princess and the Pea. Pri. TRANSPORTATION ABC of Jet Propulsion mp GM '54 \1 V2 min sd col free tv. Explains in under- standable terms what a jet engine is and how it works, principle of reaction on which it is based, function of its main ports, its advantages and prob- lems, and how it differs from other internal combustion engines. How the some principle is used in other ways. SrH-Coll. Advance in the Air mp BIS 13min sd b&w $45 r$2.50. Recent developments in British aviation as shown at the Fornborough Air Show. Airplanes Are for Susan and Billy! mp KRUSE '54 14min sd col. Shows why 0 plane flies, how a pilot controls o plane in the oir, which subjects stud- ied in school help students become pilots, and how a jet plane flies. Jr-SrH. Arctic Flying mp EDO '54 13 min sd col r$3. The Edo Corporation dis- plays its aircraft in the story of Bud and Connie Helmericks and their two- year-old daughter, who use their float- equipped airplanes traveling to and from their Arctic home. Shows the family hunting polar bears, seining for fish under ice, flights over rugged mountain ranges, felling giant trees for 0 wilderness home, etc. At This Moment mp ASSN '54 26min sd col free. Produced for Westinghouse Air Brake, Important role railroads hove played in the prosperity of Amer- ica, carrying produce, row materials, machinery, etc. Demonstrates railroads at work, modern devices, advances in brakes, methods in communication and train control. Aviation Information Film Series 4mp NASAO '55 13min ea sd col. Educa- tional film series dealing with general aviation. Titles: Flying Businessman, Airport America, Agricultural Aviation, The Flight Decision. Big Trains Rolling mp UW '55 sd col free. New version of Association of American Railroads film which empha- sizes the service performed by railroads in meeting America's needs. Shows complex operations and maintenance of this transportation system. Fast Freight mp McG-H '55rel si b&w $85. RKO film. Story of "Big George," a mile-long freight, and of the men who make it possible for the train to operate on a strict time schedule. Flying Colors mp UNITED '54 sd col free- loan. How United Air Lines keeps its planes in smooth running order. The camera follows a DC-6 from its arrival at the overhaul dock through "tear down" for 200 maintenance checks and subsequent "build up" for flight testing ond return to service. 462 Educational Screen Freight Train mp EBF '55 1 Imin sd b&w col. Shows the assembly of a freight train, its inspection, and duties of the men who run it. The film then follows its trip from Kansas City to Chicago. Pri-EI. Helicopter mp EBF '54 llmin sd col $100. Demonstrates its many uses, ex- plains how it flies, and compares It with a conventional airplane. New develop- ments in helicopter flight with empha- sis on the jet helicopter. Helicopter Carries Mail mp BAIL '55 1 Imin sd b&w $50 r$2.50. How air- mail is delivered from on airport to a downtown post office told in story form. Shows how to operate a helicop- ter and what makes it fly. Picture closes with postman delivering air porcel. Horizon Unlimited mp MOD '54 2 Imin sd col free tv. Sponsor: Martin Air- craft. Story of rocket research and flight, its failures and successes. Ex- plores the potentialities of spoce travel and features scenes token from a Vik- ing rocket many miles above the earth's surface. Memo to Mors mp US Rubber '55 24min sd b&w free tv. An automobile sales- man from Mars visits the U. S. and mokes a report to his boss on our crowded highway conditions, with a hint that things con be improved when the people fight for better highways and parking facilities. RAILROAD RHYTHMS 1 real, primary-elemantary film FIIM ASSOCIATES OF CALIFORNIA r.'/l.","; "»'u,.'l". Mr. O'Flynn's Fifty Million Wheels mp ASSN '54 25min b&w free. Produced by Transfilm for the Automobile Manufacturers Association. Story of trucks and the part they play in the destiny of one American family. Nation on Wheels mp AAA '55 28min sd b&w free tv. The history of motoring told by John Botchelder, NBC staff announcer, who also shows antique models and souvenirs of bygone days. Stresses the importance of the auto in our economic and social life. Ocean Voyage mp EBF '55 13min sd b&w col. Pictures on ocean voyage from New York across the north Atlan- tic to England, showing all of the many preparations and activities involved. El. Oil Tanker fs AV '54 si b&w $4. Story of the oil tanker and its role in the transportation of oil today. Shows the over-all construction of a tanker, specialized equipment for loading and unloading oil, storage of oil, and key men who operate the tanker. EI-JrH. Our Roods — A Notional Problem fs WAYNE '54 37fr si b&w $3.50. Ex- plains how roads serve our nation and their importance and contribution to the nation's economy. Raises the ques- tion of new construction and mainte- nance. JrH-Ad. Railroad Rhythms mp FA '54 lOmin sd b&w $50 col $100 tv. Shows activities around the freight yard: train en- tering yards, turntable and roundhouse, Diesel washrock, the hump, train leav- ing the yards. Original score from film available on 78rpm record with each print purchased. EI-JrH. Romance of Transportation mp IFB '54 1 Imin sd col $115 r$4.50. Animated film produced by Notional Film Board of Canada. Portrays successive stages in the development of transportation in Canada. Transportation Series 6fs EBF '54 49fr ea si col $6ea. Titles: Transportation in the Post, Highway Tronsportotion, Roil Transportation, Water Transpor- tation, Air Transportation, Travel in Space. Pri. ALPHABETICAL TITLE INDEX (Listing all materials included in this issue, with page number where title appears) ABC ot Chemistry 452 ABC ot Jet Propulsion 462 ABC ot Puppet Making 410 Abode of Peoce 432 Acts of Courtesy 441 Advance in the Air 462 Adventure in Moturity ....460 Aeneid Cycle Series 446 Atrico Series 431 Age of Exploration 438 Air All About Us 452 Air Around Us 452 Airplanes ore for Suson ond Billy! 462 Alasko — America's Northwest Frontier 434 AH for Him 458 Along Mexico's Byways .^ 433 Ahrayi on Guard 460 Amazing Arithmetic 410 Amazing Monsieur Fobre 426 Amenu's Child . 430 America's Old World Back- ground 440 American Adventure 438 American Authors Series 446 American Colonies 438 American Flamingo 448 American Folk Music 447 American Leaders 438 American Legendary fteroes 462 American Mammals 448 American Parties and Politics 418 American Pioneer 438 American Revolution 438 Americon Seoshores 448 American Poets Series 446 Ancient Egypt . _ 440 And Now Migual 426 Angel in Ebony 456 Animol Breeding 426 Animal Homes 448 Animal Life of Low Tide 448 Animals in Spring 448 Animals in Summer 448 Anyone at All! 460 Aquarium Wonderland 448 Arob Middle Eost 432 Arabian Children 430 Arbor Doy 441 Architecture Mexico 427 Arctic Flying 462 Are Monners Importont? 441 Are We Drifting Into World War III? 438 Argentina's Lifestream 433 Arithmetic Series 410 Around the World Eastar Party _441 Art from Scrap 410 Art in Action 410 Art in Our Classroom 410 Artists of the 20th Century: George Rouoult 410 Asexual Reproduction 414 At This Moment 462 Atom Goes to Sea 452 Atoms for Peace 452 Atomic Apothecary 446 Atomic Bomb 420 Atomic Metallurgy 444 At the Drop of o Coin 444 Audubon's Animals 448 Audubon's Birds 44S Austrio -. 432 Automotive Mechanics Set One 443 Automotive Mechanics Set Two 443 Autumn Pastorale 449 Aviation Information Film Series 462 Aztecs _ _..440 B Babu ond the Easter Fair Back to Bombay Bock to Life Backgrounds of Our Freedom Balanced Aquarium Bond and Orchestra Series Bannister's 4-Minute Mile Bosic Economics Basic Elements of Production Basketball Strategy for Girls Basketball Techniques for Girls Be Healthy — The Inter- mediate Way Beauty in Stone Beethoven and His Music Beginning Beginning Pottery Beginning Sports Beginning Swimming Belgium and the Nether- lands: Lands and Peoples 441 456 447 438 449 447 461 416 416 461 461 435 410 447 458 410 461 461 432 Best Minutes . 456 Better Start in Life 435 Between Two Worlds 410 Bible Stories _ 454 Big Trains Rolling 462 Bill Bailey and the Four Pillars 425 Bill's Better Breokfost Puppet Show 43 5 Birdlife 449 Birds, Beasts, Bugs, ond Bigger Fishes 447 Birds of Our Storybooks 449 Block Diamonds: The Story of Anthracite 444 Blind OS a Bat 449 Bloc Pcdagogique 427 Bobby Wildgoose and His Ragged Regiment 456 Bone tor Spotty 416 Book of Job 454 Bookkeeping Filmstrlp Series 416 Boy, A Bat, and a Baseball 461 Boy and His Bible 458 Boy of Mexico, Juan and His Donkey 430 Boy Who Wos Afraid 442 Boys an^ Girls Around the World Shore the Bible 454 Brazilian Rain Forest 433 Bretagnc — Pays de la Mer 427 Britonny — Land of the Sea 432 Brothers and Sisters . 442 Brush Tips 412 Builders 443 Building a Rural Community Center 460 Building Our Cities 461 Bu«tness Education Librory 416 Butterfly .. 449 By Rocket to the Moon 452 CoCo, 443 Calendar: Days, Weeks, Months 453 California Cadet Story 422 Can We Immunize Against Prejudice? 442 Capitol City, Lincoln, Nebraska 434 Captain John Smith 438 Core of the Cot 449 Caring for Your Toys 453 Carnivorous Plants 449 Casualty Insurance 416 Control America: Geogrophy of the Americas 433 Chance to Grow 458 Changing Americans 438 Chaparral — The Elfin Forest 449 Character Building Series 462 Character Makeup for Men... .446 Cheot __458 Chemistry of Steel 444 Child Development Series 442 Child's First Scries 453 Children and Fontasy 442 Children ot Germany 432 Children of Samoa 430 Children with Nephrosis 446 Children's Bible — New Testo- ment 454 Children's Bible Series 454 Children's Church 456 Children's Party 441 Choice Is Yours 435 Choose Ye This Doy 458 Choosing Your Life's Work 458 Christian Citizens 458 Christian in Politics 458 Christion Worship 459 Christmas Customs Near ond For ..441 Christmas Stories ._ 441 Christmas Through the Ages 441 Churchill — Man of the Century 440 Cindy Goes to a Party 442 Cities Within Cities .416 Citrus Culture 42S City Story 456 Class Studies Rubber 444 Cloy Modeling for Beginners 412 Clay on Your Hands 412 Clean House 458 Climate of New York 410 Clothes and You: Line ond Proportion 441 Coast Guard Officer 418 Coastal Brazil 433 Colonial Life 438 Colonies and Britain 440 Color of Mon 430 Colorodo River 434 Comeback for Germany 440 Coming Out of the Woods 443 Comment On Imprime 427 Communicotion and Inter- action in Three Families 442 Blue Book Issue 463 Communications Primer 422 Community Heolth Series 435 Composers of Many Lands and Many Times 447 Concrete Quality Control Tests 443 Conduct of Congressional Investigations 418 Congress 418 Conquest of Pain 446 Constructing Reports 445 Consume.- Education Shorts ^441 Contemporary American Pointing 412 Corral 426 Cottontail Foble Series 462 Counseling Adolescents 442 A Counselor's Doy 442 Country Divided and Re- united 438 Crayon Resist 412 Crimes in Education 422 Crystol Gazing 452 Currier and Ives America 439 Dad Explains About People 442 Dairy Farm Calves: Daisy and Becky - 426 Dangerous River . 434 Daniel Bo