The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

April, 194} Page 145 A^otsi 1. M. Stackhouse, 32 West Lock Lane, Richmond, \irginia, succeeds C. R. Reagan as President. Mr. Reagan offered his resignation in view of his full time activities as Field .Kdvisor of the Educational Motion Picture Division of O. W. L Mr. Harry L. Barr, 441 Ash St., Morgantown. West Virginia succeeds Mr. ! Olson Anderson as Vice-President. Mr. .Anderson is [ now serving with the Navy. D. T. Davis, 231 West ' Short St., Lexington. Ky., was reappointed Secretary- Treasurer. The names of the new memhers of the hoard of directors are as follows: Milton Hill. 922 Shipley St., Wilmington, Del.; Bernard Cousino, 1221 [ Zkladison Ave., Toledo. Ohio; Earl P. Carpenter, 7315 [ Carnegie Ave.. Cleveland. Ohio; H. E. Reiss, 10 Hill St.. Newark, N.J. The following were reappointed: Richard F. O'Neil. 131 Clarendon St.. Boston, Mass.; Louis H. Hill, 927 W. Burnside. Portland, Oregon. The Board of Directors has appointed the following memhers to act as NAVED's permanent Wasingtou committee: J. M. Stackhouse, Richard F. O'Neil, Harry 1. Barr, Paul Brand, and D. T. Davis. Notable British Film on Airican Campaign Released Desert Victory, the British film record of the Eighth .Army's smashing victory at El Alamein and triumphant advance across the desert (first noted in the Educational Screen for January, 1943) is to be released as a feature length picture through- out the United States and Canada by 20th Century Fox. ' ^ i An actuality film made under fire and capturing the full impact of modern warfare, it is described iis the war's best film by American soldiers in London, and American critics who have previewed it in New York and Chicago. The scenes dealing with the fighting at EI Alamein are considered the most dramatic account of a battle ever screened. The film opens at the grim moment when Rommel's .\frika Kor])s had driven to within 60 miles of .Alexandria, and shows Prime Minister Churchill visiting the troops, bringing two new gen- [ crals—Alexander and Montgomery. Produced by 26 battle photographers and six offi- cers of the British Army Film and Photographic Unit with the cooperation of a Royal Air Force Film Production Unit, Desert Victory has for its "actors" the men of the Eighth Army, the Royal Xavy and the R.-A.F. Its principal sets are the desert battlefields, from 60 miles west of Alexandria, through 1,300 miles of chase and fighting, to the streets of Tripoli. Its cameramen—former film ex- perts, photographers and technicians, and all re- taught for their perilous job—were fully-trained soldiers, carrying arms as w^ell as picture-taking equipment. Commanded by Lt. Col. David Macdonald, a peacetime film director in Hollywood and England, the .Army photographic unit advanced with, and sometimes ahead of, the troops. There were casual- ties. During the shooting of the picture, the film Introduction to »XYACETYLENE WELDING nwHum —nOlUlllUTTDi ^t^tttM^St^^^'' ■^cm-. Introduction to Oxyacetylene Welding THE PICTURE: A series of pictures designed to show the importance of a welder's job begins this picture. Then the film in- troduces the welder's tools and equipment. The correct method to get a flame is shown and ex- plained, as are the three types of flames which can be obtained. A bead is welded, illustrating the way the welding rod should be handled. The picture closes with in- structions on how to finish the job and put away the welding equip- ment. SCOPE: High school shop students and college and adult classes. USE: 1. HIGH SCHOOL shop instruction. 2. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE illus- trating this expert job. 3. EMPLOYEE CLASSES for welding apprentices. 4. ADULT CLASSES in supplementary schools. *PRICn: $66, f.o.b. De- troit. LENGTH: Two reels, sound, 16 mm, safety stock. 'Price sukftct to changt without notice Writ» for tomplat* catalog or too ait Avfhorixod Visual Aids Doalor The JAM HANDY Organization NEW YORK . DETROIT • LOS ANGELES CHICAGO . DAYTON • WASHINGTON