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EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE, 1960 EVERYONE ACTS CATHOLIC ^ In PAULIST DEBATES (8 films) EVOLUTION OF POWER. AV-ED 1959 Umln sd b&w $50, rent $3; color $100, rent $6 el-Jh*sh-c-ad Produced by Donald R. Douglass A study of man's progress from the muscle power of early times to the atomic power of today. Portrays man's use of animals, wind, water, steam, electricity, combustion, jet propulsion, and the atoin to help him in his daily tasks, and shows with animation the ways in which many of the methods ^°^ LC card Fi A 59-871 EXCEPTIONAL CHILD (15 films). NET 1957 ea 29min sd b&w rent ea $4.75 c-ad Produced by Syracuse University. Kinescopes Titles are: 1. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES: INTRODUC TION. Establishes the frame of reference for the remaining programs in the series. Explains that individual differences in children occur in physical, mental, and emotional growth and development. Describes special and dynamic problems of the exceptional child 2. GIFTED CHILD. Explains how gifted chil dren differ in intellectual, emotional, and physical development. Stresses the importance of wholesome home and school activities in meeting the needs and interests of the gifted 3. MENTALLY HANDICAPPED: EDUCABLE. Discusses the special problems of the child who is mentally handicapped but educable. Explains who they are, the problems they face in the community and the school, and what can be done to help them 4. MENTALLY RETARDED: TRAINABLE. Shows the relationship of mentally retarded children to their family and neighbors. Describes the use of private and public day schools and their objectives 5. VISUALLYHANDICAPPED CHILD: THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED. Points out the many degrees of partial-sightedness and the implications of each. Stresses the importance of the home, school, and community in providing proper development for these children 6. VISUALLYHANDICAPPED CHILD: THE BLIND. Explains the care and understanding needed for the blind child to develop and participate in the relationships of life. Stresses the importance of the home and special training in helping the blind 7. AUDITORIALLY-HANDICAPPED CHILD: THE DEAF. Defines deafness as the inability to hear speech. Shows many of the tecnniques used in teaching the deaf. Points out characteristics of the deaf child and how their capabilities are strengthened 8. CRIPPLED CHILD. Points out the impor tance of early diagnosis, counseling, and special services for crippled children. Explains the difficulties in solving the social and physical needs of the crippled child. Shows methods of physical and occupational therapy, and counseling for parents 9. CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILD. Defines cer ebral palsy and explains how physical disability, psychological problems, mental subnormality, and the great number of clinical types add to the complexity of this affliction 10. CHRONIC DISORDERS. Discusses the spe cial problems confronting the child with a chronic disorder such as hemaphilia. Explains various types of chronic disorders. Points out how social and emotional growth is complicated by a chronic illness 11. EPILEPTIC CHILD. Tells how ignorance, superstitions, and half-truths add to the complexity of providing wholesome relationships for the epileptic. Defines epilepsy and explains the epileptic seizure. A mother of an epileptic child discusses the social problems which arise due to her child's affliction 12. SPEECH DISORDERS: PHYSICAL HAND ICAPS. Points out the various kinds of speech handicaps and their causes. Explains the importance of early diagnosis and cooperation on the part of doctor, parents, and speech therapists 13. SPEECH DISORDERS: STUTTERING. In terviews several children with this speech handicap who explain methods they use to overcome their difficulty. Tells how and why many stuttering patterns develop. Shows social problems brought about by stuttering 14. SOCIALLYMALADJUSTED CHILD. Ex plains the causes and factors in society related to the development of social maladjustment. Interviews a delinquent boy and the parent of a socially-maladjusted youngster. Illustrates points discussed. 15. COMMUNITY AND THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD. Discusses the many agencies in the community who contribute to the growth and development of exceptional children: reviews the many and varied types of exceptionality: and stresses the importance of special services for the many exceptional children and their specific problems EX-CON In COMMUNITY OF THE CONDEMNED (26 films) EXPANDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. MichU-TV 1958 14V2min sd b&w (Social security ser) $50, rent $4 sh-c-ad Considers a broad range of proposals made over the years for expanding unemployment insurance benefits. Points up fact that benefits have fallen short of original objective EXPERIENCE AS GIVE AND TAKE In LANGUAGE IN ACTION (13 films) EXPERIMENTAL CANCER RESEARCH. Thorne 1959 13i/^min sd color $135, rent $7 sh-c-ad Demonstrates histological methods used in basic research by Morrison awardwinners, Dr Edward Crabb and Dr Margaret Kelsall at University of Colorado where study is being made of cellular changes during cancer formation in hamsters EXPLORING CASEIN. Grumbacher 1960 28min sd color rent $5 sh-c-ad Produced by Haverland Film Laboratories The artist, Henry Gasser, demonstrates the versatility of casein painting in the various techniques of transparent water color, gouache, tempera and oil painting LC card Fi A 60-645 EXPLORING ISLES. Moyer 1959 20min sd color (Pacific Islands peoples ser) $225 Jh-sh-c-ad Depicts a journey aboard a native manned copra cutter to the Lau Islands, located in the eastern Fiji Islands on the Koro Sea. Introduces the people, vegetation, location, climate, geology and the naming of these isles EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS ^"^ S^.TySkL^x.^f.^f^CH 'N AMERICAN HISTORY (4 films) EXPLORING SPACE. DeRoche 1957 26min sd b&w $100, rent $10; color $175, rent $15 jh-sh-c Produced by Paul Thoma Productions Presents the story of the space rocket. Shows how the ancient Chinese mixed sulphur, charcoal and saltpeter for explosives used in the first fireworks. Depicts the step-by-step development and operation of the modern rocket EFLA evaluation card No. 3884 ^^f^LOflNG THE EDGE OF SPACE. Educ Test 1959 19min sd color (Horizons of science ser) $210 Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Shows applications of plastic balloon technology to space reconnaissance at 100,000 feet. Explains interdependence among scientific disciplines 34