The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

April, 1943 Page 139 State Teachers College, Clarion Visual Education (1) State Teachers College, East Stroudsburg Visual Education (1) Slate Teachers College, Edinboro Visual Education (1 or 2) State Teachers College, Indiana Visual Education (2 each term) State Teachers College, Mansfield Visual Education (1) Slate Teachers College, Shippensburg Visual Education (1) State Teachers College, West Chester Visual Education (1 or 2) Susquehanna I 'nirersity, Selinsgrove Visual Education (3) I'liiversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Visual and Sensory Techniques (2) I niversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Visual Education (2) I 'niversity of Scranton. Scranton Visual Education (31 ll'cstminster College, New Wilmington Visual Education (3) Tennessee University of Tennessee, Knoxville Audio-Visual Aids to Education (3 qr.) June 28-Aug. 9 H. S. Manson June 7-Aug. 27 F. B. McGarry June 27-July 28 F. S. Heineman June 7-2S; June 28-Aug. 6 Wilber Emmert June 28-Aug. 6 Isaac Doughton June 28-Aug. 7 Leslie C. Krebs June 28-Aug. 6 Thomas S. Heim June 7-July 10 George E. Fisher June 21-JuIy 31 John H. Minnick June 28-Aug. 6 Herbert T. Olander June 14-Aug. 31 L. Paul Miller June 7-July 16 Carroll H. Leeds June 7-July 14 Oscar E. Sams Texas .Sam Houston Teachers College, Huntsville May 25-July 24 Administration in Audio-Visual Aids (3) S. E. Smith Southivest Texas Teachers College, San Marcos July 15-Aug. 25 Audio-Visual Education (3) E. O. Wiley Sul Ross College, AJpine June 1-July IS Audio-Visual Education (3) J. B. Roberts Virginia Roanoke College, Salem June 14-July 23 Audio-Visual Education (2) M. S. Masters State Teachers College, Farmville June 14-July 17; July 19-Aug. 21 Audio-Visual Education (3 qr. each term) E. M. Johnson Wisconsin State Teachers College, River Falls June 1-July Visual .\i(ls in Education (2 to 3 qr.) State Teachers College, Stevens Point Audio-Visual Education (3) Stout Institute, Menomonie Visual Education I and II (2 each) Wyoming University of Wyoming, Laramie The Visualized Curriculum (3) 9; July 12-Aug. 14 James Malott June 7-Aug. 20 Clarence D. Jayne ■ June 21-JuIy 30 Paul C. Nelson June 12-July 16 W. A. Bonwell An additional list of courses will appear in May. Readers who knozu of visual courses to he given this summer are earnestly asked to send us names of the institutions offering them, with as comtilete data as possible. Jubilee Conference oi New York Educators The Silver Jubilee Conference and Luncheon of the New York Society for the Experimental Study of Education, held in New York City Saturday, March 20th, attracted a record attendance of more than a thousand educators from the area, according to Mrs. Esther Berg, chairman of the Visual In- struction Exhibits. All the leading firms in the visual field were represented with exhibit space, and many conducted film showings of timely subjects. Department of Visual Instruction Notes Visual Education Meeting in Boston The New England Section (Zone I) of the Depart- ment of Visual Instruction of the N. E. A. held its thirteenth annual Visual Education Conference March 27th at Boston University School of Education, Boston, Mass. The program consisted of the following ad- dresses and demonstrations: "How the Use of Educa- tional Films Helps to Stimulate Interest in the Reading of Library Books"; "The Story of the Boston Scien- tific Film Society" (An experiment in Adult Educa- tion) ; "Illustrating the Teaching of English Literature with Color"; "Living Wonders in the Microsco])ic World;" "The Use of Motion Pictures for Victory." Showings of government films and a round-table dis- cussion of problems and questions related to the use of motion pictures in education, concluded the well- attended session. The following resolution was adopted unanimously after an extended discussion on the values to be derived from the O. W. I. motion picture program: "Whereas, the Office of War Information has launched a program of production and distribution of films dealing with the war effort, and whereas there has now been an opportunity to make adequate tests of the usefulness of Oiifice of War Information films in schools, in civilian de- fense organizations, in industrial plants and in a wide var- iety of community groups, Be it resolved; That Zone I (encompassing the New England States) of the Department of Visual Instruction of the National Education .Association at its annual meeting held March 27. 1943, at Boston, Massachusetts, express its appreciation of the high quality of films already released and acknowledge their very great value in helping to meet the needs which have been expressed by both children and adults, And be it further resolved that we urge the continuation and expansion of this program to help wartime America to understand its part in this war. And be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be sent to: Congressmen of the six New England states, chief of the Office of War Information, Zone Presidents of the Department of Visual Instruction, Educational Screen and Business Screen. Members with the Armed Forces Major W. Gayle Starnes has been named chief of the Training Division of the Signal Corps Depot at Lexing- ton, Kentucky, succeeding Lieut. Col. Paul D. Meek. Major Starnes had been serving as executive officer of the Training Division since his return from the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas, in February. He began work at the Signal Depot in December 1941. as Civilian Training Administrator. Gardner Hart, director of Visual Instruction in the Oakland, California, Public Schools for many years, has been commissioned lieutenant senior grade in the Navy and has reported to Washington for work on the government's film program. Lt. Don White, formerly of the University System of Georgia, has been assigned to the Train- ing Aids Directorate of the AAF School of Applied Tactics at Orlando, Florida, traininij film pro- duction headquarters for the AAF. Also stationed there are Lt. Godfrey Elliott and Captain H. A. Gray.