The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

ies Cape Town School Department 265 ape Town, the situation of which is emarkably shown in "wide views cover- ng the bay and hinterland. Fine scenes >f the pier and harbor follow, along with >eautiful "iews of the ocean and rocky hore, the rugged coast and bordering nountains named for the twelve apostles, md the driveway hewn out of the granite vails of the cliffs standing with their >ases in the ocean. Considerable footage is given to the evidences in South Africa of the achieve- nents of Cecil Rhodes—his late home on he slope of Table Mountain an example if Dutch architecture—and relics of the Dutch East India Company's former loldings. All the scenes in Prizma col- ors, beautifully photographed. rhe Cataracts of Iguassu Burton Holmes (N N-T) — Little-known falls, the "Niagara of South America," not far from the Argentina boundary of Brazil. Magnificent water spec- tacles are combined with views of the tropical forests through which the traveler must go to reach this scenic wonder. NATURAL SCIENCE Magic Gems (Pr.)—More interesting is a novelty, than as a subject of purely :ducational value for the class-room. 3 hotographed under the direction of Herbert Whitelock, Curator of Mineral- )gy at the American Museum of Natu- al History, it shows gold and silver in heir virgin state, along with various )recious and semi-precious stones. The ■eel is primarily designed for entertain- nent, and introduces some of the super- stitions connected with the early history )f particular gems, and the tendencies iscribed to them. The photography is in color, which in spite of its apparent accuracy in catch- ng the moods of all the inanimate sub- ects before the camera, is not so suc- :essful in any other case as in that of the ipal, which revolves in all the brilliancy }f its flashing colors. Depths of the Sea, 4 reels (Ditmar) —The series deals with all sorts of odd farms of under-water life. The fourth reel, seen by the reviewer, consists of truly remarkable views of coral polyps at work upon a coral reef, and most unusual and beautiful anemones,' the "flowers of the sea," seen opening and closing, pursuing their prey and envel- oping him. The reel is particularly fas- cinating in the views it affords of star- fish in a group of scallops, enacting the principal role in a drama in which the clam plays the part of the hero, assist- ing the shell fish to escape. A perfectly "natural" presentation, free from the ac- quarium-like backgrounds so common in pictures of this sort, and possessing in remarkable degree the element of action in its under-water subjects. Jungle Vaudeville (E F Q— This is science in the lighter vein, although it is given a place in the Ditmar series, the "Living Book of Nature." Various mem- bers of the animal kingdom are seen trav- eling toward the arena where the vaude- ville is scheduled; the events of the bill are furnished by others, such as the div- ing frog who gives an exhibtion rivalling anything to be seen from a professional peformer, and an Armadillo who does the "strong man act." A salamander's sud- den appearance throws the audience in a panic, and they scurry from the arena. A legitimate reel for comedy variety in a program, showing a good deal of orig- inality in idea. Of little or no value for serious instructional purposes. Honey Makers (P)—One of the series of Wonders of Life in Plant and Animal World. As the title suggests, bees are the interesting subjects of this reel, which deals most adequately with their life story and their work. Views of an apiary, a close-up of the inside of the hive, and a brood comb, with excellent scenes showing the individual cells, bring us to