Educational film catalog (1936)

623.8-625.7 EDUCATIONAL Fiyvl CATALOG Berth of a queen, llmin 16-sd-rent $5 TFC 623.8 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Ind Ohio Wis A Columbia production available only to schools. Rental is for minimum of 2 weeks "A documentary presentation of the building- of the English passenger liner Queen Elizabeth, showing the actual con- struction steps from the time the keel was laid to the christening of the Queen and the launching in the Clyde River. Aerial shots of the ship's arrival in New York harbor add to the interest. Recommended for social studies in junior and senior high school. The treatment is factual. Labor is well shown in relation to industrial or- ganization. The dedication to men who build ships suggests possible use for col- lege sociology. Excellent vocational train- ing material." Advisory committee Jh-sh Drydocking and repairing ocean-going ships. (Harbor activity ser.) 15min 16-si-$24 1939 Frith 623.8 One "of eight reels making up the Har- bor Activities Series [which] is one of the finest series of films this previewer has seen. The individual films . . . are sepa- rate units and can be used separately. However the eight make a fine series of films on a very important topic that is passed over too lightly in our schools. The photography, to use Hollywood, is superb. . . The titles are very clever both from a technical and pedagogical viewpoint. The subject is most authentic and presented in a very interesting manner. The editing is unusual for this type of film. . . They can profitably be used in History, Geog- raphy, Civics or Activity Groups studying, Transportation, Government Agencies, Mu- nicipal Agencies, Tariff, Public Health, Safety, Water Travel, First Aid and Com- munication." Committee on classroom films "This [reel) takes a large freighter through the entire process [Of drydock- ing]. . . The vessel fioats in. She is cen- tered on blocks on the dock and the pon- toons are raised above the water level— lifting the vessel high and dry on the dry- dock. As the ship is raised, men in small boats scrub the entire bottom of the ship to remove barnacles and sea-growth. Now she is ready to be painted. We note that hulls are first painted black to prevent rusting, then with a red paint which tends to kill sea-growth. It is interesting to watch the men tighten the rivets which had become loose and caused the ship to leak. Welders wear goggles and metal masks. Their work is explained. We see them straighten the steel keel plate which steadies the ship in stormy weather. Per- haps we will remember longest the fine spirit of cooperation as the men joke at their work. When everything is 'ship shape,' the manager of the dock gives the order through his megaphone to lower the ship. Within an hour-and-a-half the huge ship is safely afloat and we see her sail majestically on her way." Producer 624 Bridges Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge. * 30min 16-si-$125; rent $10 1941 Camera shop 624 Shows, in color, the building of the bridge and the complete collapse The same source also oiters a IR version which is edited primarily for the use of universities and engineering schools (16- si-$50; rent $10) sh-c-trade-adult 625 Tunnels Sandhogs. lOmin 16-sd-rent $5 TFC 625 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm,: Ohio Wis A 20th Century-Fox production avail- able only to schools. Rental is for mini- mum of 2 weeks "A factual story of the various opera- tions incident to the building of an under- ground tunnel. Various sequences show workers eUitering the tunnel by elevator, the operation of air-pressure gauges, exit from the air chamber into the tunnel itself, workers using rock drills, scoops, and dynamite for the blasting. The work of the men engaged in this precarious operation is idealized as they are shown removing mud, damming off and pumping out water, erecting girders, welding, and 'holing' through. This is a graphic presentation of the labor that goes into the construction of a modern convenience used by millions. Recommended for use in junior and senior high schools for social studies groups studying transportation and indus- tries. Might be useful also for vocational guidance groups discussing essential labor and motivation." Advisoi'y committee Jh-sh 625.7 Roads. Highways Builders of the broad highv^^ay, part I. * 12min 16-sd-$59 1941 Frith 625.7 "In a setting of rugged country between high cliffs, contractors and foremen are studying blueprints for a large construc- tion job. We learn how the bids are let and the plans made before the work Is started. Surveyors stake out the road for the direction and height of the road. Close-ups thruout the picture teach us accurately the different processes, but we stress always the men themselves. . . A real opportunity to show the different skills and crafts. . . 'Supercolossal' might be the term to use in summing up this film. It is so good that there is nothing to criticize. Photography, color, narration are excellent." Secondary educ. el-Jh Builders of the broad highway, part II. * 12min 16-sd-$59 1941 Frith 625.7 A color film "Opens with inspectors and foremen. . . bending over a blueprint. . . They are studying the plans for a bridge. On a table they are making a model of a span for a bridge. For this road building project the ground has been leveled and is now ready for the construction work. First carpen- ters build the forms. . . The forms are put in position high above ground. On an underpass steel bars are placed very close together. . . The height of the walls and bridges makes a thrilling sight as the cranes lift huge concrete buckets high up in the air. A man riding the bucket swings over our heads. We see how the concrete is mixed, poured, and smoothed. Many close-ups make us feel we are a part of this big project. An inspector uses the sun's reflection in a mirror to see down into the black corners of the retaining wall. . . If this film is considered as a separate unit from Part I (listed above), the same evaluation should be extended except that one scene, a crane falling over with injury to the man, is unnecessary. . . The consensus among the previewing group was that both parts are not absolutely necessary in a library that must worry about budget costs . . . More than just a vocational guidance film." Secondary educ. el-Jh <i - silent; »d ■ sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; p - primary; el - elementary; jli - Junior high; sh . senior high; c • college; trade - trade schools 100