The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

February, 1943 Page 49 3 —Story of origin of present name of the school. ■4—Exhibit of old text- books. 5—Copy of original deed of land for school purposes. C— Population Trends and Occupational Develop ment de- picted by 1—Maps or charts show- ing population o f community at time of first school and at present. 2 —Charts showing oc- cupations of the early peoples, com- pared to those of today. D—Interesting Residents —Then and Now— Studied through 1—Newspaper articles 2—Pictures 3—Stories related by present residents ■1—Old letters written by former residents now participating in state or national af- fairs. 5—Snapshots II — The School Community A—Survey of homes re- sulted in 1—Charts showiiig homes in local tax area—especially des- ignating those from which children at- tend school. 2—Maps showing school routes (Rural, High School or College) a—Reports on ad- vantages of at- tending certain High Schools and Colleges. 3—Graphs picturing the number of pre- school, elementary, and High School children attending school, and the per- centage of High School students who continue on to Col- lege. (This original deed projected on screen makes possible much more detailed study by large group) Group 1. (Films on Food and Qothing) Meat for America, Exploring the Coffee Continent, Behind the Cup, Come Out of the Kitchen, Botany Clothes the Nation (all YMCA), Algon- quin IVatcrs (Nat'l Film Board). Group 2. (Glass Slides)* Beyond the Mississippi. (Films) Alaska, The Old South, From Flax to Linen, New England Fisher- ies, Pacific Coast Salmon (all Eastman), Timber Front (Nat'l. Film Board of Can- ada), Clothing (Erpi), Ro- mance of Silk (Amer. Museum of Nat. History), From Seed to Cloth (Pathe with Harvard University), Territorial Ex- pansion of the United States (International Geographic). Group 1. (Interesting film strips show- ing the people, their hobbies and interests, can be prepared by the students) Group 2. (Film) Birthplace of America (Bell & Howell). (Material mentioned may be screened for more eflfective group study by opaque pro- jector, hand-made slides, or blackboard drawing) B—Study of School- Community needs resulted in 1— Beautif ication of school and home surroundings. 2—Library of magazines and books made available to school and community. 3^Hot lunch projects in many schools, in co- operation with W.P.A. Projects. Ill — The Social Community A— ^Survey of social agencies revealed 1—Churches a—Studied bv means of (1) Pictures of first (or early) church (2) Recorded events in life of church (3) Collection of old Bibles (4) Early and Present-Day Hymns 2—Libraries a—More appreciated and better under- stood following (1) Study of purpose and function of each type (Carnegie, W.P.A., College) (2) Visit to near-by libraries (3) Cataloguing and rearranging own school library for more efficient use. (Photographing of well land- scaped homes, scenic spots, or attractive roadside scenes may be made for use in school and community work.) Group 1. (Radio) Excellent radio ser- mons are broadcast from such well-known churches as "The Little Brown Church of the Air" in Chicago, and "The Little Church Around the Corner" in New York; also to be heard regularly are ser- mons by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick and Dr. Preston Bradley. Group 2. (Film) The Washington Ca- thedral. (Film) Inside the Library of Congress (YMCA) Scene from "Colonial Children," an Erpi classroom film. ♦All slides used were from the Key- stone View Company.