The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

June, 1943 Pre-Induction Training with Audio-Visual Aids (Concluded from page 203) sities, from which a hmited number of these fihns can be obtained if desired. The motion picture is used extensively in pre-induc- tion training, and rightly so. A pre-flight student may get something of the feel of an airplane ride by simply taking a motion picture airplane trip. A future marine may learn from a travelogue the exact nature of the terrain he will perhaps later invade. The liaison officer- to-be finds a wealth of information relative to the man- ners and customs of peoples he will contact from such dociunentary films as North Sea, a story of the lives of Scottish fishermen, Five Faces, introducing the five races of Malaya, and Man of Aran, showing the difficult existence of the folk of Aranmore. For the more technical courses, films are obtainable for explaining the uses and applications of precision measuring instruments, the engine lathe, the milling machines, shapers and drills. Forty-eight titles under these headings were developed by the Office of Educa- tion of the Federal Security Agency. The Army Air Force and Navy Department offer thirty-eight titles under Engines and Structures. Weather and Naviga- tion, Radio, and Aerodynamics. Many subjects are also available from commercial film libraries throughout the country. Many of these are widely used in several schools, as definite lessons in the training courses. In some instances they are the only lesson given on the subject but they apparently prove effective. At present, pre-induction training has not reached the peak of its importance. Just so long as the enemy shows a breath of life, just so long as the military forces of the nation must expand in order to become strong enough to snuff out that breath of life, pre-induction training must go on growing in scope with time. Mili- tary demand for trained youth will still exist, new theories of wartime may develop, and new up-to-date teaching aids will be made to answer the needs of the in.structors. The Film and International Understanding {Concluded from page 209) sympathy, will the motion picture contribute to the peace that lies ahead." "At the end of the war the armed forces will re- turn to the educational institutions a large number of teachers who will have become accustomed to teaching with films We are prepared to co- operate with the nation's educators in the making and realization of plans, looking toward a future in which the facilities of the industry will be more fully used." Surely the field of the film in international under- standing is broad, and the time is ripe. Seed has been planted and is being planted, and it is taking root and growing rapidly. The harvest will be not only for visual education, but to an even greater extent for the peace and security of the world and its citizens for generations to come. Page 217 for all VISUAL EDUCATION NEEDS... ll PROJECTION SCREENS of Non-crifi'ea/ Moter/a/s ■^ We are proud, at Radiant, of our ever- increasing share in ttlling the needs oi our armed forces. But the cause of education, too. must still be served. So it is with great pleas- ure that we now announce the development of a full line of projection screens of Radionf qualHy — made of non-cWfleaf mater/o/s. Portable, table, and wall screens in all sizes ... all with the famous Radiant "Hy-FIect" glass-beaded screen surface for perfect, clean- cut, brilliant reproduction—lifetime whiteness. Ask your dealer ... or write for the big new, illustrated brochure, "In Step with the Times" —free on request. RADIANT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION