Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 919,2-919.22 1943 EDITION HIGH STAKES IN THE EAST— ConL this rich prize and why it is necessary, in the spirit of the Roosevelt-Churchill "Atlantic Charter" that the wealth of raw materials and rich products be reconquered and made avail- able to all nations. Reveals the relation of Java's oil, quinine, hemp, rubber, tea, coffee, etc., to the every day and wartime economy of America and the United Nations. It ends confident that the Axis will be defeated and tliat the "High Stakes" will be won for the people of the Netherlands and the world lo $1.50 SC ?1.50 ISLES OF THE EAST. (Magic carpet ser.) 9min 16-sd-apply TFC 919.2 el-Jh-sh-adult A 20th Century-Fox production. Available only to schools "This travelogue of Sumatra and Java is a social study of the life of the people. Agricul- tural methods of growing and harvesting rice are illustrated as well as such typical scenes as a primitive water wheel, man power pro- pelling the banana fleet, and skillful workers weaving Java hats. "Batavia. the capital city of Java, is shown as a combination of the East and the West with life centering around the canals as in Holland. ^ ^ "This film would be useful in senior high school for the study of economics, home eco- nomics and social studies. Recommended for use in geography classes, grades 5 to 9." Ad- visory committee AMNH $1.50 Ohio 919.21 Sumatra BATTAK OF SUMATRA. (Harvard Pathe ser.) ISmin 16-si-$24 35-si-nf- $60 1929? Films of commerce 919.21 Jh-sh-c Produced by Pathe A glimpse into the life of the Battak peoples of northwestern Sumatra, with most of the emphasis on the Karo Battak. The beautiful valleys in which they live, their curious houses, and their primitive agricultural methods. Shows the tilling of a field by a group of people using digging-sticks Ariz 16 Minn 16-75c Cal 16-$1 Ohio 16 Dud 16 VES 16 EPS 16 WFS 16 Gen 16 ISLAND OF YESTERDAY. ISmin 16- si-loan 35-si-nf-loan prior 1927 Good- year 919.21 sh Scenic surroundings and native life on the Island of Sumatra at the 40,000-acre rub- ber plantation of the Goodyear tire & rubber company Habits and customs of the people, views of quaint and little-known villages, inviting brooks and rivers, smoke-crowned volcanoes and other features are shown. Recreations of the dark-skinned natives, the fortnightly "haribazar," the open-air Oriental entertain- ment and other diversions are shown. The club-house, a social center of Americans and Europeans, the village cutups on "Main street" and numerous other sidelights are presented The sanitary homes, which have replaced the thatched, floorless huts, demonstrate the progress made in living conditions within a few years Cal 16-50C SC 16-50c Minn 16-50c Syr 16-50c NJM 35 Tenn 16-50c Okla 16-25C MALAYS OF SUMATRA. (Harvard Pathe ser.) ISmin 16-si-$24 35-si-nf- $60 1929? Films of commerce 919.21 Jh-sh-c Produced by Pathe "The Malays of Sumatra live along the coast, where they trade with neighboring is- lands, cultivate 'wet rice' by primitive agri- cultural methods, and make meal with mortar and pestle. The film shows the unique and picturesque Malay houses and the elaborate Malay marriage ceremonies." Indiana A&B 16-$1 ICS 16 Ariz 16-$1 111 1&-$1. Cal 16-$1 Kan 16-$1 Col 16-60C Minn 16-75c Dud 16 Ohio 16 EPS 16-$1 VES 16-$1 Gen 16 NIAS AND SUMATRA. lOmin 16-sd- $25; rent $1.50 Nu-Art 919.21 el-jh-sh-c "A good travelogue which would be of in- terest to all people. It is produced in a straightforward manner and could be used to advantage in schools. "Films opens with a map of Sumatra, Borneo and Java, and cuts to scenes of a vil- lage in Sumatra. Boys exhibit their skill in leaping, and easily jump over an 8-foot stone. The roof of the tribal house rises over 70 feet. Some of the warriors wear medieval armor. Types of Sumatran men are shown. . . The hunters dance to the rhythm of deep drums, and go through sham battles with one an- other. "The Sunday market is shown. . . Good roads are to be found here, and a pillar marks the place where the road crosses the equator. A pool of gold fish is pictured. . . Water buffalo take their leisurely mud baths in the hot sun. Picturesque huts are common in the is- lands." H. B. Jensen IdP 919.22 Java BIT OF LIFE IN JAVA. (Harvard Pathe ser.) 15min 16-si-$24 35-si-nf-$60 1928 Films of commerce 919.22 jh-sh-c Produced by Pathe In the far-off Malay Archipelago, lies Java with her backbone of volcanic moun- tains and her fertile valleys that hold relics of a day when she was an Indian colony. The finest of these is the Buddhist ruin of Borobodur, carved and arched in ancient man- ner Now Java is a Dutch dependency, thickly populated and with many thickwalled cities. Her people are a Mongolian mixture, whose dress, cleanly habits and transportation and marketing facilities are shown in this picture Ariz 16-$1 ICS 16-$1 Cal 16-$1 111 16-$1 Dud 16 Minn 16-75c EPS 16-$1 VES 16-$1 Gen 16 WFS 16 GLIMPSES OF PICTURESQUE JAVA. lOmin 16-si-sd-$18-$25; rent $1.50 1941 Nu-Art 919.22 el-Jh-sh-adult "Among the sights pictured in Batavia, the capital of Java, are the residences and busi- ness houses, the famous hotels, the terminus of a very efllcient railway system, wash day in the canals, the palace of the Sultan, and people at work making a batik. We see near Djockja one of the world's greatest spectacles— the Boroboedoer, built in the eighth century and perhaps the most beautiful Buddhist monu- ment in existence." Wisconsin Geo sd-$1.50 Ohio sd Wis sd-$1.25 si • silent; sd-sound; f - inflammable; nf-safety; p • primary; el - elementary; Jh • Junior high; sh ■ senior high; 0 ■ college; trade • trade schools 363