The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

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School Department 290 JNDER this heading belong also the most recent "educational" releases bm two of the large producing compa- ies. Judging by the first representatives f each, the groups as a whole are in- ■ded to be quite as much "entertain- lent" as "education." Upon general rograms in schools, churches, coramu- ity centers, etc., they may have a legis- late place. Those which have been seen o far are not strictly classroom reels. Educational Films Corporation has be- un a new issue, called "Graphics." They re a sort of screen newspaper supple- lent, in that they have a feature story, eauty hints, sporting news, and cartoon ection. A characteristic reel is here re- iewed. The "feature story" is called "A Strike- rs Factory" —place, somewhere in Geor- ia—where an old man, his own boss, rorks on his primitive farm with his ome-made implements, constructs his wn simple furniture with crude tools, nd has only one means of transportation, mule. The beauty section shows Mary Eaton t her "waking-up exercises." In the porting pages are exhibitions of horse- lanship by America's woman champion low motion photography comes in here d good effect. The reel ends with some Lllendorf animation—in this case car- Dons showing the rise of well-known len—Rockefeller, Edison, Harding, chwab and Ford—from mediocre posi- ons to heights in the business, scientific rid political world. Fresh Fish (Educational Films Cor- oration)—It is a pleasure to be able to ecommend a real comedy, for the occa- ions where such a short subject is eeded on a" program. In this (one of the turr series) some exceedingly clever ombined photography and animation are hown. The actors are a real boy and a jit, the little animated figures a boy, a og, and a fish. Others of this series use the same combination with good results. They are real novelty subjects, suitable for any sort of audience. SEVERAL months ago, the Fox Film Corporation announced its entrance into the educational field. Its program calls for the releasing of 52 subjects a year—the first six of which have left the studios. Several are here synopsized; others will be reviewed in succeeding issues. Water Sports (Fox) y 2 reel—Like other "sports" reels, this brings to the screen some of the exciting moments connected with our outdoor pastimes. Among the aquatic sports represented are water ten- nis, canoe tilting, diving, surf-riding, aquaplaning and speed-boating. Thrills and Spills (Fox) y 2 reel—An unusually adequate title to give a hint of the reel's contents. Many of the scenes were photographed at the winter carnival in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where skating, toboganning and skiing are sure to afford plenty of thrills, and an occasional spill. Some of the "shots" show remarkable exhibitions of skill in the sports repre- sented. Ice-boating finishes the list. INDUSTRIAL The third of the Fox reels might be so classed, since it throws some light upon the domestication of one of the most fero- cious of animals, and turning him into a source of profit. Alligator Hunting and Farming (Fox) l /z reel—A constantly increasing demand for leather has given rise to a strange industry in some of our southern states. In this reel, the "farming" of alligators is shown first. Alligator eggs are gathered, and a most interesting close-up shows a baby " 'gator" assisted out of his shell. Then follow unusual views of an alligator being hunted in his native haunts, and caught with a noose thrown around his powerful jaws. A capture of a good- sized alligator, bare-handed, furnishes a thrill at the end.