Educational film catalog (1936)

325-332.4 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 325 Immigration Immigration. (Citizenship ser.) 12min 16- si-$24 35-si-nf-$80 prior 1927 DeVry 325 By C. A. Stebbins, formerly with the United States Bureau of education "Story of an Italian immigrant who came to America. The film contrasts his opportunities in the two countries and shows what he accomplished in America thru thrift and hard work." Indiana el-Jh Guide Immigration to the United States. IR 16- si-apply 35-si-nf-apply Soc. for visual educ. 325 "Shows the important 'waves' of immi- gration and brings out the causes back of each. The European background of the immigrant is presented, as well as special sections of the United States settled by the English and Dutch, the Irish and Ger- mans, and other foreign peoples. The contributions immigrants have made to the foundation and development of a sep- arate nation are indicated. The fact is pointed out that the future of the United State depends on the children of immi- grants as well as on those who have longer enjoyed this country's privileges." Pro- ducer Guide 326 Negroes Negro artists at work. 4R 16-si-rent $4 Religious motion picture found. 326 "Showing several Negro artists at work in their studios and emphasizing the in- dustriousness in bread-winning activities that is in the background of much Negro art production." Producer 327 International relations For films dealing with war and peace see 172.4 330 Economics 331 Capital and labor 331.2 Wages Fifty-two pay checks each year. 25min 16- sd-loan 35-sd-f-nf-loan 1935 Progress film 331.2 Narrated by J. Manley Phelps. Spon- sored by Nunn, Bush and Weldon shoe company This is the story of the plan worked out by the Nunn, Bush and Weldon shoe com- pany of Milwaukee to give their employees a yearly salary thus carrying them over enforced shut-down periods. It is pro- duced from an academic point of view and will provoke discussion among students on present day economic problems. Classes in sociology and economics will find it of especial interest as will church audiences interested in social betterment sh-c 331.4 Women in industry Behind the scenes in the machine age. 35min 16-si-loan 3S-si-nf-loan 1931 Women's bur. 331.4 Produced by Atlas educational film co. "Shows how modern invention is rapidly replacing hand labor. The film shows how working conditions for women have been improved and aJso points out possible ways for further improvement. An excellent picture for the study of vocations, shop management, and economics." Indiana Story of the women's bureau. ISmin 16-si- loan 35-si-nf-loan 1929? Women's bur. 331.4 Produced by Edward B. Pence Development of the Bureau and how it works to achieve and maintain comfortable working conditions for the woman in in- dustry 331.8 Laboring classes Industrial worker. (Vocational guidance ser.) 12min 16-si-$24 35-si-nf-apply prior 1927 DeVry 331.8 A vocational film by Fred C. Smith, formerly editor. Magazine of vocational guidance, Harvard university "Life in factory and at home." California "Film lesson in vocational guidance. Comparison of number of pupils finishing grade school, high school, and college. Conveys the necessity of preparing one's self for opportunities which may arise." Illinois Jh-sh Guide Tale of two rivers. 40min 16-si-rent $4 Sutherland 331.8 The scenes of this film are in the vaJley of the Arkansas river and the Tennessee river. We are shown the rich cotton plan- tations; taken into the fields where child labor is rampant and into the shacks of the share croppers where poverty and disease run rife. Shows some of the mag- nitude and beauty of the social-economic experiment of the Tennessee valley author- ity and gives as an example of a well planned city, Norris, in the upper Cum- berlands Guide 332 Money and banking For films on saving and thrift see 339.4 332.4 Coins and coinage Making money. (Seeing Canada ser.) 8min 16-si-$9 35-si-nf-apply Canadian gov't. 332.4 "A film showing how Canada mints its coinage. This film is of an educational type and has been in large demand both in theatrical and non-theatrical circles. It is the only film of its kind ever produced in Canada." Indiana "How gold and silver coins are made at Royal Mint, Ottawa." California sh •i • silent; sd-sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; el > elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh > senior high; c - college