Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

J^p-yyc continued —and eventually it became part of his show in Pastor's theatre on 14th Street, then the Rialto of New York. Eight years later, after a fire wiped out his very successful vaudeville act, N'ictor began his series of 300 inventions, many of which, in retrospect, seem to reflect a blend of his broad world viewpoint, his hatred of fire hazard, and his love for the showmanship and the educational potential of the motion picture. In 1909 he invented what he called the "Animatograph," a combined camera and projector for the amateur. Its exposures were taken spirally on successive frames mounted on a rotatable disc. His "Victor Motion Picture Stereotrope" offered for sale in 1912 mounted 40 individual frames in a metal disc rotated before an electric or acetylene light source. His advertising from the very beginning stressed freedom from fire hazard and simplicity of operation. The copy read in part: "an eight-yearold boy or girl can get it ready to run and run it all day long alone. The films and records are non-inflammable." The Stereotrope sold for $10 on a money-back guarantee, and with an attachment ($1) it could run "much longer" strips of motion picture film. "They run two to ten minutes" was the promise. The initial announcement, a 16-page book, stressed school, church, YMCA, as well as home educational showings. His concern for safety and ease of use increased together with Victor's inventive contributions to his field. Audiovisual education and industry has been immeasurably enriched by all these contributions. He will ever stand high among the giants who laid our foundations. Moyse Retires As Head Of Peerless Film Processing Ken Moyse is retiring after 15 years as president of Peerless Film Processing Corporation and 27 years with the company. Raoul J. Menendex, who has been sales manager, has been elected vice president in charge of sales promotion, and Stanley Cohen is now vice president in charge of New York operations. Victor C. Krupa, one of the founders of Peerless in 1934, will continue as vice president in charge of the West Coast Branch in Hollywood and as technical director. Institute For AV Selling To Meet at Indiana U. The annual Institute for AudioVisual Selling will be held on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, from July 16th to 20th. The Institute is sponsored by the National Audio-Visual Association and Indiana University. DuKane Exhibits at Fair DuKane Corporation will have an exhibit at the 1961 Chicago International Trade Fair to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago. The opening of this world trade fair coincides with the closing of the NAVA show at the Morrison Hotel in Chicago. Calendar TELEVISION TEACHING TODAY — An up-to-date survey of the use of television for educational purposes in the principal countries of the v/orld. It is by Dr. Henry Cassirer, formerly the news editor of the CBS television network and now head of television studies at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris. Part I deals with the use of closed circuit and broadcast TV in the schools and universities of the U.S.A. Port II is devoted to Canada, France, Italy, Japan, U.K. and U.S.S.R. The chapter on costs and production technique shows that the use of TV is neither complicated nor expensive, but is within the reach of most schools. Other chapters discuss the use of TV for teacher education, for professional and technical training and in the teaching of specific subjects. Under Unesco's sponsorship, education by television is burgeoning throughout the world and deserves the attention not only of specialists, but of all educators. 257 pages (Clothbound) $4.00 Order from: UNESCO PUBLICATIONS CENTER 801 Third Avenue, Nev/ York 22, N.Y. July 2-14— 18th Annual Classroon Teachers National Conference Glassboro State College, Glassboro N.J. July 9-15— 80th Annual Conferenci of the American Library Ass'n Cleveland Auditorium, Cleveland O. July 1 0-28— Television in EducationI University of California, Los Aiii geles. July 1 0-22— Vancouver Internationa Film Festival, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. July 1 5-20 — National Institute fo AV Selling, Indiana University Bloomington, Ind. July 16-20-13th Annual A-V Insti stute, Indiana University, Bloom ington, Ind. July 17-21 1961 USDA Visua Workshop, Washington, D. C. July 22-25— NAVA Convention, Mor rison Hotel, Chicago, 111. July 24-Sept. 1— Fourth Annual Sum^ mer Motion Picture Workshop, New York University, New York City. July 30-Aug. 4— 70th Annual Exposition of Profession Photography anc 9th National Industrial Photograph ic Conference. Aug. 20-26— University Film Producers Ass'n Convention, Berkeley Cahf. Aug. 21-24— Biological Photographic Ass'n Annual Meeting, Hotel Knickerbocker, Chicago. Aug. 21-25— The University Filrr Producers 1961 Conference, Berkeley campus of the University ol California. Aug. 28-Sept. 1— Special Educators' Conference to be held by the Tecnifax Corporation at Holyoke, Mass. September 3-9— National Consultation, Committee on AV and Broadcast Education, National Council oi Churches, Green Lake, Wis. Two AV Books Available Educational Screen has a limited supply of two volumes, Picture Values in Education, and Comparative Effectiveness of Some Visual Aids in Seventh Grade Instruction, both by Joseph J. Weber. One or both are available upon written request at a cost of one dollar each to cover postage and handling. 322 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — July, 1961