The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

March, 1940 Page 129 Available Electrical Transcriptions Radio Transcription Company of America, Ltd.. Hollywood. California, offers several educational radio programs for school use, each series consisting of 39 programs. "Frontier Fighters" is the title of a dramatic series presenting important historical events and outstanding characters in the development of the West. Historically correct, these dramas are enacted by a cast of outstand- ing artists. In "That Was the Year" news headlines of the jiast. important accomplishments of well known men and women, and the march of progress in science and arts are dramatized. The period covered is from 1896 to 1934. An added feature is the presentation on each program of the popular song success of the year represented. For music and music appreciation classes, two series are available. "The Story behind the Song" tells of the events surrounding the composition of favorite songs of our country, including many of Stephen Fos- ter, as well as the old hymns and National Anthems of France, Great Britain and the former Austrian Empire. At the close of each drama the song is presented by a vocal ensemble accompanied by the organ. "Thrills from Great Operas" (in English) record the favorite scenes and arias from operas of the masters, each pro- gram presenting the dialogue of the opera leading up to the rendition of the aria. The orchestra of twenty men. selected from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Or- chestra, is under the direction of Frederick Stark. For classes in English literature, they have "Tht Lindsley Readings." dramatic presentations of the famous works of Dickens. Poe, Scott, O'Henry, Mark Twain. Riley and others. Mr. Lindsley also presents "Leather Stocking Tales." Classes in agriculture and gardening will find "Gardening the Luther Burbank Way" a valuable aid. All material in these series have been carefully au- thenticated. Complete details regarding the programs may be obtained by writing to the Hollywood office of Radio Transcription Company, Hollywood Boulevard at Cosmo Street. Audition samples are available, at a nominal charge, for the purpose of selecting features which will fit in with the school curriculum. A series of 26 fifteen-minute recorded radio pro- grams are available now for school use from the Insti- tute of Oral and Visual Education, 101 Park Avenue, New York City. The title of the series is "Lest We Forget" and the programs "graphically dramatize the establishment and preservation of the four American absolutes—freedom of speech, freedom of press, free- dom of religion, and freedom of assembly." There are two historical episodes on each record. Episode 1, "A Cameo of American Civilization," and episode 2, "The Virginia Colony," are on the first record, episodes 3 and 4, "The Massachusetts Bay Colony" and "Roger Williams and Rhode Island," on the second record, and so on up to "The Worid War and Its Results" and "The Post-War Period to the Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt" on Record 13. VICTOR MULTIPLE-USE EQUIPMENT provides apparatus for many departments and uses Central Radio System With the new Victor Animato- phone Sound Motion Picture Projector, teaching reaches a new high in simplificafion and effectiveness. Victor's exclu- sive Multiple-Use features offer utility, flexibility and economy never before at- tained in Visual Education. Yet the cost is surprisingly low! Investigate this remark- able New Sound Projector NOW. Check These Victor Advantages Each projector Is the basis for serv- ing 30 or 3000 students with silent and sound movies, public address Facilities, central radio, phono record reproduction and complete record- ing facilities. • New-type shutter and intermittent movement eliminates all "flicker." • Exclusive Victor Film Trip absolutely prevents mutilation of film. • Full, natural tone qualify rs assurecJ by Victor sound equipment. For Catalog No. 40, WRITE TODAY to — ANIMATOGRAPH CORP. ^ Dept. D-l, DAVENPORT, iOWA Distributors throughout the World