Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION 9I2-9I4.I 912 Maps 913.7 Antiquities in America AIRPLANE CHANGES OUR WORLD * MAP. Umin 16-sd-$50 35-sd-nf-$100 1942 Erpi 912 Jh-sh-c-adult "Describes the evolution of world map concepts and how the airplane has drastically reduced travel distances. Sequences include the problem of projection distortion; early maps and globes; latitude and longitude; Mer- cator's, Mollweide's, and Goode's projections; and distance contrasts between points on the globe by land, water, and air travel routes. "The Great Circle route is traced on Mer- cator's projection, and airplane and steamship travel distances are compared. Alaska is shown to be closer to Berlin than is New York City. In conclusion, the film shows how from Tokyo, Berlin and Chicago the outer limits of each area can be reached by air within twenty-four hours, and that conse- quently our thinking with regard to the world about us must be revised to conform with the tremendous implications of modern air travel." School management Minn 16-$1 Ohio 16 HOW TO READ A MAP. lOmin 16-si- rent $1.50 1942 Gut 912 jh-sh-c-adult "Showing how to interpret geographical and military maps. Profuse with drawings., Suitable for both school and general use." Educational screen Ohio 913 Antiquities HUMAN ADVENTURE. 75min 16-sd- apply 35-sd-nf-apply 1934 Shields 913 Jh-sh-c Guide Produced by the Oriental institute of the University of Chicago with the technical as- sistance of Erpi picture consultants, inc. Scientific supervision by Dr James Henry BreEisted, Director of the Oriental institute of the University of Chicago. Story written and told by Charles Breasted "A partial film record of the institute's fourteen archaeological expeditions in Persia, Palestine, Syria, Anatolia, Egypt and Iraq. . . It would be a person with little imagination who could sit unmoved as loose-robbed work- men's picks force back the earthy leaves of history and turn up the precious relics of long- dead civilizations—weapons made by men of the Stone Age, grains of Egyptian wheat that were sold in Joseph's time, the stables of King Solomon, the harem of Darius, the great obelisk of Persepolis, its lofty towers, the tab- let of King Sargon on which was imprinted the impertinent footprints of a lowly mon- grel." N.Y. Times CFC 16 IntP 16-$25 35-apply 913.32 Ancient Egypt LUXOR—EGYPTIAN VILLAGE LIFE. 12min 16-si-rent $1 B&H 913.32 el-jh-sh-adult May be rented in color for $3 Excavations at Karnak and Luxor are shown in detail. Village life, mud huts, camel transport, veiled women, goats, donkeys, sheep, sugar cane, irrigation, child labor, threshing PRIMITIVE PUEBLOS. $75 1939 Hunt 15min 16-si- 913.7 Pictures in natural color of pre-historic Indian ruins of northeast Arizona. Showing types of construction in caves and open pit houses. Pots, beams and baskets found in these ruins There are pictures of a Poncho house, Betatakin, Tonto cliff pueblo, Pueblo canyon ruins. Canyon de Chelly, Frijoles canyon ruins, Monument valley ruins 913.72 Antiquities in Mexico IDOL OF HOPE. (Mexican symphony sen) lOmin 16-sd-$36; rent $1.50 1941 B&H 913.72 sh-c-adult Ancient civilization of the Mayas and Aztecs, and survivals observable in present day ceremonies and attitudes JUNGLE QUEST FOR THE GREAT STONE HEADS. 30min 16-sd-loan 1942 CIAA 913.72 jh-sh-c-aduit Picture record of the discovery of long buried heroic sculpture left by the Olmecs of Vera Cruz CIAA films have been deposited with film libraries all over the country, from which they may be secured for a small service charge. Try your state library and local distributors first. If unable to locate, write to the CIAA for nearest source ZAPOTEC VILLAGE. (Mexican sym- phony ser.) 20min 16-sd-$90: rent $3 1941 B&H 913.72 sh-c-adult Kingdom in the valley of Oaxaca. Peace- ful people and part of the Maya race. Flow- ers are preferred by the peaceable Zapotec gods Ohio 914.1 Scotland EDGE OF THE WORLD. 70min 16-sd- rent $17.50 Commonwealth 914.1 Guide Produced in 1938 by Pax Film Inc. Rights taken over by Guaranteed pictures Filmed on a desolate rocky island to the north of Scotland called Foula. The cast is composed mainly of native islanders. Mr Michael Powell, the director, has also written a book called "Edge of the "World" which de- scribes the filming of the picture "One of the most thrilling and beautiful films we have seen in many a moon." Scho- lastic "Full of the beauty and strength of real people close to the earth, unusual in theme and atmosphere, with many vivid characters." Wkly guide "Everything about the picture is in super- latively ominous mood—acting, photography, music, and story. Folk cinema without a flaw." Stage "This exceptional film . . . pictures power- fully, grimly, vividly the last year of Hirta's human habitation. It is character drama, rich in human interest and stern truth." Educa- tional screen IdP «i-»llent; sd . sound: I - Inflammable; nf - safety; p. primary; el ■ elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh ■ senior hioh- €• college; trade - trade schools "■»". 307