Catalogue of the National Film Library of Sixteen Millimeter Motion Pictures (1931)

CLASS 7— Sociology 71 COURTESY TITLE REEL NO. CLASS SEVEN SOCIOLOGY Courtesy of PHIL LASHER, LTD. 4000 IMMIGRATION On a little farm in France, Pierre Bernard, his wife, his son Emile and his daughter Louise strive to wrest a living from the unwilling soil. All four of them labor hard in the fields. The mother collapses and has to be taken back to the house. A short time after this Pierre receives a letter from his brother Frank who is operating a farm in United States. Frank advises his brother to come to America. Arriving at New York the Bernard family pass through the immigration office. A woman official tells them to wait until she returns, but the Bernards become anxious and decided to hunt for the railroad station themselves. They are befriended by a little girl who speaks French. The girl's father drives the family through the streets of New York and sees them safely on the westbound train. This is essentially an educational film but it also possesses a considerable entertainment value. , ,-, , 1 Reel Courtesy of PHIL LASHER, LTD. 4001 AMERICAN IDEALS The Bernard family has just arrixed from France. They are shown on Uncle Frank's farm in the western part of the United States. Frank tells them how he obtained possession of such a fine farm. He learned about a rundown farm that was for sale and bought it. using his savings for the first payment. By using modern methods and up-to-date equipment he soon had the farm on a paying basis. The roads were very bad and Frank organized a good roads club to improve the condition of the highways. But the road bonds did not pass, because Frank and other unnaturalized members of the community, who favor the new roads, could not vote. xA.fter hearing Frank's story, the Bernards, with his assistance, select a home and make a payment on it. This film is frankly intended as a medium of instruction but like many other good lessons, it is extremely interesting as well. . „ i 1 Reel Courtesy of PHIL LASHER, LTD. 4002 SERVICE "AN EVENING AT HOMI<:" is the subtitle <.f this film depicting the experiences of the Bernard Family who immigrated to the United States from France. The couple and their two children work hard together to make a real home out of the place they have bought. Mr. Bernard explains to Emile the meaning of Good Citizenship, or service to others. We depend on others for practically everything we have, he tells the boy. Illustrating with a slice of bread, he points out that before the bread can reach their dinner table, many dififerent types of service have to be performed on it. Scenes are shown of a wheat field, an elevator, a railway Take Your Projector to Club Meetings