Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

58 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE Volume XII, No. 1 ords at 78 r.p.m., $4.75, or one 16-inch record at 33>^ r.p.m., $3.75. Voices from History, a series of recordings of the actual voices of eminent historical figures, each speaking in the context of his time. There is a separate 4-minute, 78 r.p.m. record of each of the following persons : Florence Nightingale, William E. Gladstone, Theodore Roosevelt, P. T. Barnum, William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, and others. Each, $2.00. For purchase of any of these recordings or for a free copy of the excellent Catalog of Selected Educational Recordings, write to Miss Emilie L. Haley, Executive Secretary, Recordings Division, New York University Film Library, Washington Square, New York 3, N. Y. U. S. RECORDING COMPANY The United States RecordingCompany is a private organization that for many years has been engaged in making and repairing recording and playback equipment. It has also specialized in producing made-to-order recordings of radio broadcasts from all major networks. If you hear any particular speech or discussion broadcast over a nation-wide radio hookup, and if you would like to have a recording of it for classroom presentation, the chances are that you can obtain a madeto-order disc or set of discs containing that progi'am if you write to the U. S. Recording Company (address below). Rates for made-to-order recordings of this soi’t are $5 for 15 minutes at 33^3 r.p.m. or $4 for 8^2 minutes at 78 r.p.m. Just a short time ago this company entered the educational field by beginning produc tion of a series of educational recordings, especially prepared for classroom use and not previously heard over the radio. The first number in this series — on Compulsory Military Training (33j4 r.p.m., 30 min., $5) — was reviewed in the March 12 issue of The Civic Leader. Another one — on Pan-American Day and Return to Manila (33^ r.p.m., 30 min., $5) — was similarly reviewed some months ago. In addition, two others are now available : Surplus War Properties, a discussion by David L. Podell, general counsel. Smaller War Plants Corporation, Albert H. Hall, director. National Institute for Governmental Purchasing, and Walter Morrow, president, American Retail Federation. 33^? r.p.m., one double-faced, 16-inch transcription, 30 min., $5.00. Postwar Global Air Transport, a discussion by S. Ralph Cohen and William Kroger, editors of National Aeronautics. 78 r.p.m., one double-faced 12-inch record, 8^ min., $2.25. The USRC has been making plans for an educational-recordof-the-month arrangement for the 1945-46 school year, whereby a school could subscribe for a ten-month service for $15. Each subscriber would then be assured of receiving each month a new record (78 r.p.m., 8j/2 min.) on a timely topic chosen by a committee of educators. Inquiries and suggestions concerning this projected service are especially invited by Harry J. Penn, educational director, United States Recording Company, 1121 Vermont Avenue, Washington 5, D. C. JUNIOR LEAGUES Thirteen books for children and young people — fiction with substantial social-studies content— have been very skillfully adapted and transcribed on 33^ r.p.m. recordings by the Association of Junior Leagues of America, Inc., Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York 22, N. Y. The series is obtainable only as a whole at a cost of $35 for classroom use (a higher price is charged if the transcriptions are to be broadcast on local radio stations). Included among the books in the series are: Struggle Is Our Brother, by Gregor Felsen ; When the Typhoon Blows, by Elizabeth Lewis; The Singing Tree, by Kate Seredy; On the Dark of the Moon, by Don Lang; and In Clean Hay, by Eric Kelly. The last-named of these recordings (In Clean Hay, a story of Christmas in Poland) is the only one of the series separately obtainable in a 78-r.p.m. edition— the set of two such double-faced records costing $2.65. INSTITUTE OF ORAL AND VISUAL EDUCATION An extensive collection of 15minute programs on American history and the ideals of American democracy is maintained by the Institute of Oral and Visual Education, 101 Park Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. All programs are recorded on 33^ transcriptions, two to a disc. They may be borrowed by schools without charge. The total collection is devoted to the theme, “Lest We Forget,” consisting of seven series with 26 programs (13 discs) in each. Some of the series titles are * Our Constitution, Democracy Is Our Way of Life, A Better World for Youth, America Determines Her Destiny, and Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty. For full information, write to the Institute at