Educational film catalog (1936)

136.7 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION DEVIL IS A SISSY; excerpt (gang se- * quence). (Human relations ser.) 13min 16-sd-rent apply Comm on human re- lations 136.7 Jh-sh-aduit Guide May be rented only for educational pur- poses where no admission is charged This specially prepared excerpt from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film deals with boy's gangs An English boy entering an American school in the slums is made to suffer by boys whose standards differ greatly from his own. He wants desperately to be accepted by the gang, and his father helps him Later he learns to box, knocks another boy down in a street-flght, and is allowed to become a member of the group BosU $2 NEEFA CaJ NYU $1.50 CFC $1.50 Okla $1.50 Geo $2 EARLY SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1935 Erpi 136.7 sh-c-adult By Dr Arnold Gesell, director, Yale clinic of child development In this picture the observer sees the manifestations of Infant personality in a variety of social settings. Ten different children from eight weeks to seven years of age are studied. Individual differences are emphasized. The social significance of the household is conveyed by scenes which reflect parent-child relationships and interaction between brothers, sisters, and adults BosU 16-$1.50 NEEFA 16 CFC 16 Okla 16-$1.50 ConnH 16-loan OreS 1&-$1.50 Gen 16 TexTech 16 IllH 16-loan Wis 16-$1.25 FRUSTRATION PLAY TECHNIQUES. 35min 16-sd-$80; rent $4 1942 NYU 136.7 c-adult Produced by the Department of child study at Vassar College. Study of normal per- sonality development in young children, and a demonstration of special techniques in the di- agnosis of normal personality GROWTH: A STUDY OF JOHNNY & JIMMY. (Child development ser.) 45min 16-si-$58 1941 Warden & Gilbert 136.7 sh-c-adult "A 3-reel college edition of the well-known twin study of motor development at Babies Hospital. This edition illustrates more effec- tively the influence of exercise on the develop- ment of each motor function at each age level, and brings the study up to date. "Comparative behavior is shown during the first 2 years, when the twins were the sub- jects of special investigation, and during the following 6 years. The complex interdependence of practice and maturation in development is well illustrated." College film center "Very interesting study. Valuable in classes of child development." California CFC $4.50 GROWTH OF INFANT BEHAVIOR: early stages. lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf- $100 1934 Erpi 136.7 sh-c-adult By Dr Arnold Gesell, director, Yale clinic of child development The activities and responses of an infant seated in a small chair in a photographic dome are here recorded. Simultaneous side-by- side projection gives a comparison of the same infant at different ages. There are also ani- mated diagrams BosU 16-$1.50 NM 16-$1.50 CFC 16 Okla 16-$1.50 ConnH 16-loan TexTech 16 Gen 16 GROWTH OF INFANT BEHAVIOR: later stages. lOmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf- $100 1934 Erpi 136.7 sh-c-adult Guide 15c By Dr Arnold Gesell, director, Yale clinic of child development This is a demonstration of the increasing ability of the infant to use his hands in inanip- ulating objects. The growth of the prenatal hand is also shown, by a series of animated drawings ConnH 16-loan TexTech 16 Gen 16 Wis 16-$1.25 Okla 16-$1.50 GUIDANCE PROBLEM FOR SCHOOL AND HOME. 18min 16-sd-$75 1941 TC 136.7 Guide Produced by Hartley productions Depicts the problem of Danny, a second- grade child who has poor social adjustment and who is not doing well in his school work. Al- though he has ability, he is not interested. Scenes from his home life show the conflicting attitudes of his parents toward him; episodes on the playground and in the classroom show his unpopularity and how the teacher tries to bring him out. Conferences between the teacher and his mother, and between the teacher and the principal, throw further light on the problem Intended to promote better understand- ing of child behavior and of ways in which it may be influenced. The film furnishes an opportunity for parents, teachers, and guidance workers to discuss the possiible meaning of cer- tain behavior and how it has come about LEARNING AND GROWTH. lOmin 16- sd-$50; rent apply 35-sd-nf-$100; rent apply 1935 Erpi 136.7 c-adult By Dr Arnold Gesell, director, Yale clinic of child development Attempts to clarify some of the principles which govern the learning process. The pos- sibilities and limitations of training infants from twenty-four to forty-eight weeks of age are described. Several learning problems are analyzed with special reference to the effect of maturity. The relationships between age, growth, and learning are indicated. Laws which determine learning in older children are pointed out CFC 16-$2 Okla 16-$1.50 ConnH 16-loan OreS 16-$1.50 Gen 16 TexTech 16 IllH 16-loan Wis 16-$1.25 La 16 LIFE BEGINS. 70min 16-sd-sale, rent apply 35-sd-nf-sale, rent apply 1934-35 Erpi 136.7 sh-c-adult Culmination of 24 years of clinical prac- tice and of research on problems of infancy at the Yale clinic of child development under the direction of Dr Arnold Gesell Attention is directed to the need for a better understanding of the laws governing the infants mental and physical growth, so that a happier social order may be developed. Simi- larities, differences and characteristic ways in which infants react to standardized test situa- tions are shown; their everyday life, Including sleeping, waking, dressing, bath, their plays and games, learning and emotional behavior, and social reactions to the family group. Con- cludes with comments relative to the education and mental hygiene of infants and the obliga- tion of science, home, school and society to •I • illant; td • sound; f - Inflammable; nf • safety; p - primary; el - elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh • senior high; 0 - college; trade - trade schools 82