Educational film catalog (1936)

372-378 EDUCATIONAL Flft/1 CATALOG 372 Elementary education School. 20min 16-sd-$54; rent $3 1939 Gut- lohn 372 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: CFO Cine DG NEEFA NH NYU SC Sponsored by Progressive education as- sociation "An unusual documentary film showing a progressive education school in action. A carefully prepared presentation featuring a group of young children. The only film ever taken with complete dialog by chil- dren in the classroom." School manage- ment "Succeeds admirably, through unusual direction and camera sliill, to indicate that intelligent citizenship in a democracy is best achieved by permitting children at school to develop their own aptitudes and interests according to their individual ability. The habit of working together cannot be started too early in life, as the children at Hessian Hills School so de- lightfully demonstrate. . . A film such as this one can do much to promote good will among taxpayers, because education of this type can never be dubbed a luxury—if the democratic heritage of the American people is to be secured for future generations. . . The absence of a commentator is by no means a deficiency of the picture. However, this experimental effort to record sound on 'location' is still in its experimental stage." E.S. el-Jh-sh-c 372.2 Nursery school Preschool adventures. 44niin 16-si-$125; rent $3 1941 To 372.2 Also available in black and white for $75 This color film takes the audience into the preschool laboratories of the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station. Children find that there is satisfaction in belonging to a group outside their families, but also the homes figure importantly in their play. In an atmosphere of sympathetic under- standing these children learn to satisfy their own fundamental needs and also to get along happily with others. Age dif- ferences are brought out in the children's interest in taking responsibility for them- selves, in their ability to apply themselves purposefully in their learning to manipulate and manage the play material in their en- vironment, and in their ability to get along with each other. A new little boy finds sympathetic understanding, protection against too rapid or sudden exposure to new experiences, guidance in the use of play material, and encouragement in get- ting acquainted with other children, until finally he, too, finds a secure place in the group. The film pictures a wide variety of ac- tivities. It also shows how major objec- tives in child development are reflected in various aspects of the preschool program c-adult 372.4 Reading California reading film. 24min 16-si-$28; rent $1.50 1939 Cal 372.4 "Pictorial presentation of suggested im- provements for reading proficiency along with [eight] exercises. Best reading meth- ods and technique are also illustrated. Extremely technical—will require careful usage." Producer el-Jh-sh-c-adult 377 Character education Human relations series. 16-sd-rent apply Comm. on human relations 377 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: BosU Cal CFC Geo Okla A number of the films in this series have been entered under various classes. For full list of titles see entries in Part I under "Human relations series." They are for rent only for educational purposes where no admission is charged 378 Colleges and universities Design for education. 25min 16-si-sd-loan 1940 Sarah Lawrence college 378 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: NYU The story of some of the educational experiences of a girl during four years at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y. It begins with scenes of girls arriving on the campus. Joan White, a new student, interviews her adviser. She talks with other faculty members, and visits labora- tories and studios. She must choose those courses which are related to her experience, interests, and needs. An article on housing interests Joan. She takes it with her to a class which is discussing this problem. The instructor calls attention to another article on the same subject, written from a different point of view. Discussion follows. Mem- bers of the class decide they want to study a housing project first-hand. A trip to New York is planned where they interview people of the low-income levels and others in crowded tenement areas. There follow scenes of students at work in a laboratory, a studio, the library, college theater, and an office. One student dressed in a nurse's uniform observes an operation. All of these experiences, and many others, are a part of Joan's edu- cation. In her senior year Joan considers the selection of an area of investigation for a project which she must complete to qualify for a degree. She is shown with nude nursery school children as they play in a wading pool. She has decided upon a project in child development in which she will attempt to discover the relation- ship between mental and physical growth. Plans are discussed with her adviser, and her outline presented to a faculty group. Joan searches the library for books which will help her. She consults with a physiology teacher when confronted by a problem concerning the relation of the thyroid gland to physical growth. Joan takes notes of actions of nursery school children at play. She receives in- struction from a faculty member in the operation of a miniature camera and photographs small nude children in front of a crosshatched backboard for recording physical development. She watches other girls playing tennis, but she prefers work on her project. Following scenes indicate something of her determination to finish this work as she refuses invitations to play. Finally, Joan presents her report to a Jury of class members. Close-ups of .•several girls are shown as the commentator states that four years are bound to make changes, and that these girls now know more about themselves, what they can do, and what kind of lives they want to lead. This type of education, he says has prepared Joan to take her place in the adult world "Would find its greatest usefulness (apart from public relations) in teacher training courses as an example of a relatively new type of educational program, which in- ti • silent; sd - sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; p - primary: el - elementary; jh ■ Junior higli; sh - senior liigh; c • college; trade - trade schools 60