The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

October, 1943 Page 313 THE FIRST COMPLETE MOTION PICTURE STORY EVER FILMED INSIDE VATICAN CITY Rf.«.v./H...f,.., FULTON J. SHEEN Ph.D.,D.D..ll.D. ^^^^^^ THE STORY OF " with Intimale Scenes of HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS XII A FULL-LENGTH FEATURE Produced by THE MARCH OF TIME You Can't Go to Rome But You Can See The VATICAN A MUST tor all creeds.' No picture more timely! • THE STORY OF THE VATICAN is both informative and entertaining. Takes you where even the most privileged are barred as it unfolds the story of the smallest Sovereign State. Depicts the efforts of His Holiness Pope Pius XII to bring peace to a war-torn w^orld. Show^s the murals of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel . . . the 'wonders ■ of the basilica of St. Peters . . . the Vatican library, the Burial Crypts, the powerful Radio Station, Post Office and Shops. Highly recommended for school showings. Six Reels. 16mm Sound Rental basis Send for catalog of 5000 Entertainment and Educational subjects for Rental and Sale. 25 West 45th Street Dept. E-10 New York 19, N. Y. ments for Army combat service, and that three out of every four citizens of the United States are gambling with a chance for health because of undernourishment. Constructive measures have been promoted and undertaken by various governmental agencies. In the film a health ex- pert meets with a group of housewives and explains to them that all foods are divided into seven main groups—green and yellow vegetables; citrus fruits or tomatoes; other vegetables and fruits; milk and milk products; meat, poultry, and eggs; bread, flour, and cereals; butter and fortified margerine. From her samples of the basic groups of foods she selects those suggested for the three daily meals re- quired by the person engaged in moderate activity. The film follows some of the women who attended the lecture into their own homes selecting foods from the seven basic groups, preparing and serving meals. One husband. in particular, is especially recalcitrant and refuses to eat the "rabbit food" as he sarcastically dubs his salad. All the time his wife patiently endeavors to impress upon him the need for the different types of foods and explains to him that some of the days he lost might be attributed to im- proper diet. N'ext is shown the improper lunch of Dan Carter who might represent the 8,000,000 workers in factories. For his inadequate lunch of meat, jelly, plain white bread, pickles, cookies, and coffee is suggested a well-balanced and more nutritive meal. An accident which befell Dan Carter later in the afternoon is attributed to his daily insufficient diet. .\ flash-back to the husband who was reluctant to change his eating habits shows him enjoying uncooked vegetable salad. The film concludes with an analogy between the fuel used by a car and the food consumed by the human body. Committee Appraisal: .\ comprehensive and meaningful treatment of the seven main groups of foods and the different types of food required for a balanced and nutritive meal. Recommended for use in classes in home economics. health, and general science on the secondary, college and adult levels. The film would have been more effective had there been less use of the lecture technique and more use of close-ups. News and Notes (Concluded from page 309) number of the OPA Bulletin for Schools and Col- leges, just issued by the Educational Services Branch of the Office of Price Administration. Arti- cles describe the educational programs related to OPA which have been and are being carried on by elementary schools, high schools, colleges and uni- versities, adult education grou])s. State Depart- ments of Education, and city .-^chool systems. These I)rograms include a variety of activities. To illustrate various articles, the Bulletin con- tains ]jhotographs of elementary school pupils buying and selling in a classroom store, or upper grade children shopping with ration books, of sec- ondary teachers instructing youth in the use of War Ration Book Two, of home economics pupils learn- ing home canning, and of a teacher discussing point rationing with a group of homemakers. Scattered throughout the Bulletin are cartoons dramatizing the fight against inflation. The issue closes with a selected and annotated bibliography on price control and rationing. Copies of the OPA Bulletin for Schools and Col- leges may be obtained free upon request from the nearest OPA Regional Offlce.