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School Department Conducted by M. E. G. "Book Week" T is probably significant that more and more works of classic and cur- rent literature are furnishing mate- I for screen productions. One has only think over the really worth-while re- ses of the last few months to realize vv large a proportion of the films a*e sed upon, or "adapted from" previous /els and dramas. One may hope it is e last knell sounding the passing of the eap "thriller" and marking the advance a sounder art based on a more sub- intial foundation. The week of November 12th to 18th has n set aside by the National Commit- : for Better Films of the National )ard of Review as "Book Week," with v slogan, "See Your Favorite Book in [ Movies." During the week, corn- unity groups are urged to ask exhibi- rs to include one or more pictures based works of literature among their book- ?s for the week. Exhibitors themselves ve had their attention called to the pular appeal which well-known books II sure to have in screen form. Ex- anges as far as possible have been fur- shed with new stock prints of the "book ras" so that the demand from the thea- *s can be met. Book Week offers a two-fold oppor- lity to schools and educational groups general. For the schools unequipped th apparatus for showing motion pic- res in connection with classroom work, is an exceptional chance to see book ms in neighboring movie houses. Ex- bitors are often willing to arrange a •ecial day-time screening of their fea- re film if they are assured an interest- . patronage. Or a special Saturday morn- g matinee for young people might be >ssible. In the cases of schools having projec- tion equipment, the opportunity is even greater. The newest releases may not be available for non-theatrical showing, but many excellent films have passed their first runs, and may be booked for school and community use. For English classes in particular, there is little need to emphasize the advantage of seeing the picture version of a classic studied in the classroom, and comparing —perhaps contrasting—it with the origi- nal. Scores of topics for discussion will immediately present themselves—matters of background and setting, character por- traying, incident and plot development. History classes also may find profitable material in many of the excellent films based on some period of history, or those in which famous historical characters appear. For some of the current releases, the reader is referred to reviews in this issue. Many other films, not so new, are avail- able, among them: The Last of the Mohicans, Huckleberry Finn, The Little Minister, The Man From Home, Sentimental Tommy, Treasure Island, The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Evangeline, Les Miserables, Tale of Two Cities, Treasure Island, Jane Eyre, Rip Van Winkle, Silas Marner, Disraeli, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Three Musketeers, and dozens of others. 395