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undoubtedly many excellent films are omitted because they are not known. The compilers viewed a number of films and included a few which seemed to fill a lack in the Catalog. Films available on 35mm inflammable stock only were omitted. Some films made for advertising purposes have been included when the votes of our collaborators indicated they were useful for classroom work. Those preferring not to use such films will be able to recognize them by the producer's name. Where that does not serve as an indication a note to that effect is given. A number of films are included even tho old because they are apparently the best on the subject available. Producers may well use this list as a guide to their future production because it indicates the present deficiencies in certain fields. No attempt has been made to indicate the physical condition of the film or its value from artistic and technical viewpoints. Future Plans. While this Catalog is admittedly far from perfect, it is planned to revise it in two or three years. At the present time it is not possible to compile a well balanced list because (1) many suitable films are not yet avail- able for the non-theatrical field (2) there are so many films about which very little advice is obtainable and (3) revision of many films now available is needed to make them up-to-date. Supplements to this Catalog will be issued regularly. In these supplements it will be possible from time to time to include films which should have been in this Catalog but had to be omitted for one of the above reasons, and also the best of the new films. Acknowledgments. The compilers and the H. W. Wilson Company are deeply grateful to the many educators and visual instruction experts, especially to Robert A. Kissack, Jr., who so willingly gave their advice and cooperation. A list of those who checked the lists and helped in many ways is given following this preface. Especial thanks are due for the information secured from the educational film survey jointly conducted by the United States Office of Education and the American Council on Education during the winter of 1935-36, wherein film owners throughout the country listed data about their films on special Film Catalog Cards. This film survey is one of the preliminary projects in connection with the estab- lishment of an educational film institute, which is being sponsored by the Ameri- can Council on Education. Thanks are also due to the producers who answered innumerable questions and cooperated in sending us films for previewing. Alice Kurz helped in the clerical work, April, 1936 Dorothy E. Cook Eva Cotter Rahbek-Smith Vf