Educational film guide ()

1949 EDITION 914.92-914.94 ROAMING THE NETHERLANDS. TFC 9min sd (Magic carpet ser) apply 914.92 el-Jh-sh Produced by 20th Century-Fox "A series of glimpses of some of the cities, the countryside, and the people of the Netherlands. . . Captions and a background of orchestral music. The exact locale of the Introductory scenes is not indicated. However, the picture is excellent material. "Highly reconatnended for geography classes in grades 4 through 9, and for social studies in grades 10 through 12. It might be useful for college geography also. Should be valuable for the study of architecture and costuming, and as project material." Advisory committee 914.93 Belgium ANTWERP. Library Flm lOmin sd (Vagabond adventures) $27 914.93 Jh-sh-ad Produced by RKO Van Buren production "Produced from the viewpoint of an actual visit to the city of Antwerp with the narrator as a guide. Opening sequence shows the city's docks and the farmers' produce markets. The hard-working dogs are seen as they pull their carts. The small trolley-cars timidly try to inject an air of modernism into the old city. The zoo, one of the world's finest, is visited. "We see that gasoline has not put the horse entirely out of business in Antwerp. The flower market at the foot of Antwerp Cathedral, started in the fourteenth century, is visited next. In the cathedral, the carillon is shown with its old-fashioned keyboard, and the film concludes with the sound of the bells. Sound narration and music, Quality excellent; photography excellent." Georgia FLEMISH FOLK. TFC 9min sd (Magic carpet ser) apply 914.93 el-Jh-sh Produced by 20th Century-Fox "These are .scenes in the Flemish provinces of Belgium, Bruges and Ghent in particular. Pictures and commentary stress the remarkable extent to which medieval dress and medieval customs have been preserved in this area. "Highly recommended as being of great value in geography and history, grades 4 through 12. Recommended also as very useful In college social anthropology and as having considerable value in art and music courses at all grade levels." Advisory committee 914.94 Switzerland BEAUTIFUL SWITZERLAND. TFC lOmin sd apply 914.94 el-jh-sh-ad Produced by Columbia Pictures Corp. "Depicts the scenio grandeur of Switzerland, mostly devoted to the Alps, Lake Lucerne, Geneva, Lausanne and Interlaken. The narration, illustrated by a map, tells how Switzerland is naturally fortified by the impregnable barrier which is created by the Jungfrau, the Matterhorn and numerous other peaks. "Recommended for classes In geography and social studies at all grade levels. Might be useful also in art classes. Advisory committee CHILDREN OF SWITZERLAND. EBP 1940 llmin sd (Elementary social studies ser) $45, rent |2.60 914.94 p-el-Jh Guide Collaborators: Arthur I. Gates, Teachers College, Columbia University and Celeste C. Peardon "Portrays the influence of an Alpine environment upon the pastoral existence of the members of a typical Swiss family. Charac teristic village, home and outdoor scenes reveal the frugal existence of a mountain people whose chief means of livelihood are their cattle. "Beautiful summer scenes of the rugged snow-covered Alps are provided, together with reproduced and interpreted Swiss conversations. "The film is desgined to enable pupils to make fundamental comparisons with their own way of living, leading to a better understanding of the influence of environment upon human activity." Georgia "An excellent film for use in the elementary schools. Good commentary and excellent photography." California A correlated filmstrip is also available CONQUEST OF THE ALPS. Hoffberg 1940 22min sd $60 914.94 Jh-sh-ad Snow-capped mountains in the Bernice Alpine country look down on the hamlet of Blue Lake. The lake is so full of lime that it never freezes and trees which have fallen into it look petrified but are really coated with lime. Here trout are bred. Cattle are grazing and an old water wheel turns. It is a high Catholic holiday and there is a procession. Then we see methods of transportation in this rough country Reel 2 shows us the beautiful mountain scenery again and a gig is crossing a bridge. We follow a party of mountain climbers and beside the beautiful mountains we see some of the Alpine flowers — Alpine rose, blue gentians, mountain dipper, edelweiss. Some marmots are seen. Ahead lies the ice fields and our party continues to climb upward. Then we see that modern engineering has conquered the Alps with viaducts, tunnels and railway GENEVA BY THE LAKE. TFC lOmin sd (Magic carpet ser) apply 914.94 el-Jh-sh Produced by 20th Century-Fox "We see the modern and the ancient existing together in this Sv.'iss city. There are views of the Rhone Valley, Mont Blanc, and Lake Geneva. . . Action sounds and commentary. The treatment of this film is somewhat cursory. Should be moderately valuable in geography classes, grades 4 through 12." Advisory committee HISTORIC SWITZERLAND— THE RHONE VALLEY. Nu-Art 1947 22mln sd $44, rent $3 914.94 Jh-sh-ad Switzerland, in the heart of Europe, has been a democracy for over 650 years. Because the Rhone river valley has been the setting for much of Switzerland's rich history, her struggle for independence and her tales of heroism, this film on the Rhone valley reveals much of the country's ancient and modern history, its scenery, villages and cities, traditions, agriculture, work of the people, architecture and great men MEN OF THE ALPS. Hoffberg 9mln sd $30, rent $3.50 914.94 el-Jh Shows the traditional ways of life of the Swiss mountain people, with emphasis on the manner in which they maintain their Inheritance of freedom MOUNTAIN FARMERS (SWITZERLAND) UWF 1949 20min sd $100, rent $6 914.94 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates By living with a typical family of the Emmenthal valley of Switzerland, one Is able to actually see how this resourceful nation has developed a flourishing economy from high quality dairy products, abundant hydro-electric power, and the exploitation for their tourist industry of the very mountains themselves 585