Documentary News Letter (1944-1945)

12 DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1944 No. 15 THE WOLF AND THE BOW A Hunter one day went out with Bow and Arrows. He managed to shoot and kill a Goat, which he threw on his shoulders and began to carry along. But spying a Boar, he threw down the Goat, and shot at the Boar and wounded him. The Boar then rushed at the Hunter, and after goring him to death, himself fell dead by the Man's side. Scenting the blood, a Wolf came to the place where the Goat, the Boar, the Man, and his Bow all lay. The Wolf was glad, and said, "Now I shall have enough to eat for a long time. I will not eat everything at once, but little by little, that nothing may be lost. First I will eat the tougher things, and then I will dine on what is soft and sweet." Then he began to gnaw the sinews of the Bow: but when he bit through the string, the Bow sprang back and struck him so violently, that the blow killed him. Then the other Wolves, that had scented a feast from afar, came in their numbers, and ate up the Hunter, the Goat, the Boar, and their fellow-Wolf. REALIST FILM UNIT LTD. 34, SOHO SQUARE, W.l Telephone: GER: 1958 Film Societies The Leys Scientific Film Society started in Cambridge in 1932 and has shown fortnightly film programmes for over ten years to about 60 members. An important piece of work carried out by the committee in the first three years, was the compiling of a list of 300 scientific films held by scientific institutions, private individuals and industrial concerns. This work involved making contact with many scientific industries, university laboratories and research institutions in Great Britain. The addresss of the film owners and the conditions of borrowing were compiled and circulated to a few kindred societies. At many meetings it was possible to show biological and natural history films produced in Cambridge and to hear from the producers how their work was carried out. High speed scientific films were always popular. On several occasions. members of the society were able to visit research laboratories and see research workers making their films. An open meeting was held each term for nonmembers. For the last three years, the School has been in Scotland but the membership of the society has been maintained. Farnborough Scientific Film Society gave three shows last summer and when a winter season was announced the full membership of 250 was subscribed. Sub-standard versions of scientific films and documentaries such as Enough to Eat, Housing Problems, Face of Britain and Children at School are shown. It is hoped to include in each programme a technical or research film with appropriate commentary. Plans are also being made to give some shows of technical training films to local scientists and engineers. The Secretary is E. W. Simon, 134 Ship Lane, Farnborough, Hants. The Leicester City Libraries continue their policy of film shows arranged to illustrate a particular subject. On the 2nd and 3rd of March the subject was "Home Front Again" and the films shown included C.E.M.A., Blood Transfusion and Worker and War Front No. 4. On the 16th and 17th of March the subject is "Plan for To-morrow" and there will be films about town planning. The Manchester and Salford Film Society will show on March 26th Blood Transfusion, Right to Work, Right to Rest and Tarakanova. There was a lecture on March 11th on "CineCameras" and on April 1st a discussion on "Films and Progress". Beginning with this issue " Documentary News Letter" will be published regularly every other month. Owing to mounting production costs we regret that we cannot make a corresponding adjustment in subscription rates which will remain at 6 for one year (six issues) and 3 for a half year (three issues). Single copies will be 1 each. Subscriptions expiring before March 30th, 1944, and renewed before that date will be accepted on the old rates, which will mean that 6 buys D.N.L. for two years and 3 buys D.N.L. for one year. The same applies to unexpired subscriptions. The Index for 19' 3 is contained in a separate sheet enclosed with this issue.