Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 342.73-352.2 Our bill of rights— Contmued authentic, and the continuity clear. This film should be of real value in junior and senior high school history and civics classes, and would be suitable for auditori- um showings on programs connected with patriotic occasions." Secondary educ. Jh-sh-adult Guide Our Constitution. 20min 16-sd-$90; rent $3.50 35-sd-f-apply 1940 Academic 342.73 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16inm: AudF B&H BraF Den Ea Fi IdP Kan Leio NEE FA NH TexTE Wash Wis Dramatic events immediately leading to the Constitutional Convention in Phila- delphia in 1787. George Washington, Ben- jamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and others re-enact their dra- matic roles in this film "Fairly good dramatization for history and social science classes. Cool, fairly satisfactory presentation . , . for purposes of teaching and review." "The film has a basically good idea and aim, but the portrayal is stilted and amateurish. Lack- ing in any emotional interpretation of period." "Very good. Should be seen by all children." "Excellent historical ma- terial movingly presented." "Good for young levels." "Couldn't help thinking how well this would supplement or even prepare class." Some comments of the Committee on motion pictures, Dept. of secondary teachers, N.E.A. "Dialog is difficult to understand in spots —especially true of the speeches of Randolph of Virginia." Collaborator jh-sh-adult Guide U.S. marches on. (Education for American * democracy ser.) 4min 16-sd-$7.50 35- sd-nf-apply 1940 Am. films found. 342.73 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: B&H SC Tex "A stirring visual and vocal presenta- tion of American principles of liberty as embodied in the Preamble of the Consti- tution. National Anthem group singing." Texas jh-sh-c 351.1 Civil service ers. The film Is excellent and interesting, extremely worth while for auditorium showing and very frankly propaganda for the type of good government teachers favor." Jour, of business educ. sh-adult 351.74 Secret service While America sleeps. (Crime does not pay ser.) 21min 16-sd-rent $10 TFC 351.74 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Geo Ind Ohio A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. Available only to schools. Rental is for minimum of 2 weeks "Emphasises that the work of sabotage and industrial spying carried on by foreign agents would be impossible with- out inside cooperation. A typical case is dramatized. A young workman, eager for extra dollars, photographs various plans and drawings of military planes and instru- ments, and delivers the photographs to a foreign agent. War department agents discover the leak and trace it to the young workman who is apprehended, along with his foreign confederates. Police method is clearly shown and the thoroughness and accuracy of investigation make it apparent that detection is ultimately cer- tain. Highly recommended for course in edu- cation for defense, for social studies in senior high school and for vocational guidance." Advisory committee "Good handling." Collaborator Jh-sh-c-trade-adult 352 Cities and towns City of Atlanta at work. 22min 16-sd- apply 1939 Geo. 352 Produced by Visugraphic film corporation "A general overview of the activities of a typical city government. Departments whose functions are sketched include those of education, parks, health, sanitation, fire, police, prisons, water, and the city air- port." Georgia jh-sh-c-adult Merit svstem advancing. 30min 16-sd-loan 35-s'd-nf-loan 1940 Civil service 351.1 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Ind Ohio Wis "A dramatized and graphic portrayal of merit selection and career building in the New York Civil Service. Sequences are taken in the examination rooms, where applicants for skilled trades are given practical tests, and in the college training field. The film covers all steps in the development of a civil service career, from filing applications to serving on adminis- trative posts. It shows how young New Yorkers get city jobs and how they advance through the service. The movie also shows the thousands of workers at their daily tasks, performing the many services which every citizen expects of a. city government." Movie makers "Can only be related to business edu- cation in a most indirect and oblique way. . . Can be integrated directly with civics, history and government classes. It should have some motivating effect in business classes because it shows the competition that mu.st be met, the high standards required for success, and the impartiality of the marking system. . . The scenes showing the appraisal of a candidate's appearance, speech, manners, and personality will tie in directly with work emphasized by many business teach- 352.2 Police The policeman. (Social studies ser.) llmin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1940 Erpi 352.2 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Cal Col Ind Ken Ohio SHS Wis Produced in collaboration with Dr Ernest Horn, of the State University of Iowa, Dr Arthur I. Gates, of Teachers college, Columbia university, and Celeste C. Peardon. Describes the function of police officers in general and follows a typical city patrolman through one of his regular shifts of duty. In due course, the use of motorcycles and patrol cars with two-way radio communication is demonstrated and explained. Lessons in pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety are developed, along with the role of the policeman in rescue work and the apprehension of a speeding driver "This is a fairly good film for elemen- tary use in connection with safety, social studies, and vocational guidance. It was noted that in one or two instances the patrolman himself failed to observe the best safety practices. The film is within the experiences of the elementary child. 'Si - siiant; sd - sound: f - inflammable; nf - safety: p - primary; el - elementary; jh • junior high: sh - senior high; c - college; trade - trade schools 51