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EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE, 1959 OUR NATION'S ROOTS— Continued 23. IMMIGRANT FAMILY IN AMERICAN LIFE. Portrays the problems faced by an immierrant Italian family livinff ^In New York at the besinnins of the 20th century. Stresses one family s viewpoint of America: its hopes, dreams, and fears 24. FORCE IN AMERICAN CULTURE. Traces the immigrant cultural contribution in music and food. Explains how the Germans introduced pipe organs in churches, formed orchestras, and sonsfests; how Irish folk tunes influenced western music; and how Italians brought opera to New Orleans 25. FIRST GENERATION. Dramatizes the problems confronting the first generation children of an immigrant family. Depicts the conflict between a first generation Polish -American and his father. Closes with a discussion of native born children of immigrant families and their influence in various fields of endeavor 26. HERE AND NOW. Summarizes the precedin^r programs in the series. Traces the peak periods of immigration Explains the need for immigrant labor in the building of canals ^ and railroads. Describes the American Museum of Immigration to be built at the base of the Statue of Liberty OUR SENSES: WHAT THEY DO FOR US. Coronet 1958 llmin sd b&w $60. color $110 el-Jh Guide Uses live photography and animation to show ways in which the five senses of the human body work alone and t9prether to make a person aware of surroundinsrs. how they serve to protect bodies, and how they increase enjoyment of living. Emphasizes proper care of the vital sense orsans and. discusses aids for defective sight and hearing: LC card Fi A 58-851 ^ ^^ ^^^^ EFLA evaluation card No. 3784 OUR STATE CAPITOL. See VIRGINIA'S CAPITOL OUR TEXAS HERITAGE. DavisProd 1959 15min sd b&w $75. color $150 el-Jh-sh-c Presents important Texas historical events from the Franciscan Missions to the early 1900's. Depicts the arrival of immigrants with their various cultures, the Alamo battle, prospectors, ranching and oil LC card Fi A 59-462 OUR WORLD. IntFlmBur 1957 18min sd color $175, rent $9 el-c Explains how children learn about the world as they make a globe four feet in diameter. Shows how they continue to learn from the globe after it has been completed by visualizing the routes of explorers, bird migration, and customs and costumes of different peoples „ ^ _ LC card Fi A 58-477 OUT OF THE EARTH. IntMin 1957 28min ed color free -loan Jh-sh-c-ad Depicts the diversified operations of International Minerals and Chemical Corporation including phosphate and potash mining and processing, chemical production, and the manufacture of Ac' cent, food flavor enhancer OVERTHROW OF THE TWEED RING. Mc Graw 1957 27min sd b&w (You are there ser) $135. rent apply el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by CBS-TV Reconstructs events of November 7. 1871, when cartoonist, Thomas Nast, together with the staff of the New York Times led a crusade to defeat the regime of William Tweed and his associates who defrauded the city of 100 million dollars in two and one-half years of corrupt government LC card Fi A 58-857 EFLA evaluation card No. 3481 OVERWORKED AND UNDERPOWERED. CompAir 1958 22min sd color free-loan c Guide A detailed guide to maximum production efficiency through properly engineered installation and distribution of compressed air power OXYGEN. NET 1956 30min sd b&w (Tempest in a test tube ser) rent $4.75 Jh-sh-ad Produced by KQED Experiments illustrate the properties of oxygen. Tells how oxygen was discovered and how it was named. Demonstrates oxidation and shows how oxygen is obtained from water by electrolysis PABLO CASALS. EBF 1958 30min sd b&w (Wisdom ser) $150, rent $5.50 Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by NBC Cellist Pablo Casals speaks of his life and work with an American friend and student. He tells of his precocity in becoming an accomplished cellist at an early age, speaks of his experiences as a performing artist, conductor, and interpreter of the music of Bach LC card Fi A 58-3323 PACIFIC PATTERN In AIR POWER (26 films) PAINTING MOVEMENT AND COLOR WITH CHALK. IntFlmBur 1958 llmin sd color $120, rent $6 el-Jh-sh Points out that by making abstractions of situations in life, in large forms, with chalk as the medium, the student need not have skill in representational drawing, but can easily reach an understanding of rhythm and color in art PAINTING PICTURES ABOUT PEOPLE. Int FlmBur 1958 13min sd color $135, rent $7.50 el-Jh-sh Guide Explains that the artist may receive inspiration from the activities of people in real life. Encourages experimentation, imagination, and inventiveness; explains how to express ideas and communicate meanings with paint. Urges art students to see people and their activities in fresh ways LC card Fi A 59-88 PANAMA CANAL. Coronet 1958 llmin sd b&w $60, color $110 el-Jh-sh Guide Traces the history of the Panama Canal, explaining how it operates and discussing its significance to world transportation. Includes scenes of a trip through the Canal and views of life in surrounding cities LC card Fi A 57-1037 EFLA evaluation card No. 3500 PAPER FROM CHINA In WRITTEN WORD (15 films) PAPER RUN. AustrlNews 1956 T^^min sd color $85. rent $2.50 Jh-sh-c-ad Morning delivery of newspapers in the Newport-Palm Beach area near Sydney PAPER SCULPTURE IN THE WORLD OF ART. NET 1956 SOmin sd b&w (World of art ser) rent $4.75 sh-c-ad Produced by WQED Discusses the use of paper as a medium of artistic expression. Demonstrates, with sirnple tools, the processes of folding, slashing, and scoring. Explains how to select appropriate papers for paper sculpture PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. AustrlNews 1957 ^^4."ll'^ ^^ <^o^or (New Guinea ser) $170rent $5 Jh-sh-c-ad XI. m-^^^?^^*^ 9 general picture of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea and illustrates present day development by the Department of Territories of Australia LC card Fi A 58-232 58