The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

April, 1934 Page 109 International Review of Educational Cinematog- raphy i March, '34) In this issue is published the first of a series of Reports treating of matters to be Considered l>y the second section of the Internation- al Film Congress at Rome this month: Education. The departments of Education particularly dealt with are : Hygiene and prevention of disease; The Cinema for educating the people; The Cinema for thrift and insurance propaganda; Cinema Technique with special reference to the technique necessary for making and projecting didactic and educational pictures. Book Reviews Motion- Pictures \m> the Social Attitudes of Children, by R. C. Peterson and L. I. Thurstone. Movies, Delinquency, and Crime, by II. Blumerand P. M. Ilauser. MOVIES a.nh Conduct, by Herbert I'dunier. Published by The MaeMillan Company, 1933. These three additional publications of findings from the work of the distinguished and scholarly research under the Payne Fund are of the same stimulating quality as the other volumes published to date. Anything a reviewer might say must sound trite and pedantic The volumes must be read of themselves to appreciate their inestimable value in this field which suffers such a dearth of valuable material. As each volume comes along one i^ tempted to look for further superlatives that might serve to arrest the attention of our readers. Each new volume offers some astonishing new sur- tnises even as it corroborates, with proof, much that has been intuitively and practically "guessed at". Again, it may be sufficient to state that no teacher, parent, or serious student of the movies can afford to miss owning these books for his or her library. The College Blue Hook. Third Edition, Dr. H. W. Hurt. Editor, 588 pages. This comprehensive reference work of higher edu- cation covers in scholarly style the modern trends in college education, college standards as set up by vari- ous school and college associations, and college oppor- tunity by states. Much interesting and valuable data i^ given in this exhaustive volume, such as. the num- ber of colleges in each state, showing their ratio to the population and area: the standards, ratings, entrance and graduation requirements, enrollment, fees and resources of 1250 colleges and universities, including basic fact- on junior and negro colleges. Statistics are also given in tabular form on 1034 technical and professional colleges. Another helpful feature of this remarkable work is the colored map of each state which indicates the lo- cation of colleges, universities, junior and negro col- C AM ERA CRAFT Photographs Tell Stories Learn how to make your camera become a skilled story teller. It's all in understanding its capacities and limitations. There is joy in making good photographs . . . Read how others do it. Subscribe to that beau- tiful, monthly magazine. Camera Craft It's devoted to photography. $2.00 a year. Send 10 cents for a late copy. CAMERA CRAFT PUBLISHING COMPANY 703 Market Street, San Francisco, California Do You Teach Geography? IB F you teach or direct thr teaching of Geography, you will I want to investigate The Journal of Geography, an illustrated monthly magazine owned by the National Council of Geogra- phy Teachers, and published especially for teachers. THE JOURNAL GIVES VOtr—Supplementary material for stu- dents and teachers . . . confidence by enabling you to know the best and thus keep several leagues ahead of the non-sub- scribers . . . success to teachers and students who sincerely want it. If you are not familiar with this splendid magaiine pin this ad to your letterhead and the next copy will be sent to you FREE of charge. THE JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY 3333 Elston Ave. Chicago, 111. K-J