The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

page 342 The Educational Screen / RADIO Radio Appreciation: A Plea and a Program —Samuel G. Gilburt, Straus Junior High School, New York City— English Journal, 32:431 October, 1943. Radio appreciation lags far behind motion picture apprecia- tion, especially below the secondary level. It is suggested that this be made part of the club work in the junior high school. A program that was successful with 9th grade students is indicated in the article, showing the various topics covered in the radio appreciation course. Radio Classes in High School Wartime Program —Cyretta Morford, Detroit— Quarterly Journal of Speech, 29:283 October, 1943. A discussion of the need for courses in high school in radio broadcasting techniques. Suggested activities and methods are given in the article, together with a bibliography. Educational Broadcasting after the War —George S. McCue, Colorado College— Quarterly Journal of Speech, 29:294 October, 1943. Colleges should do more educating by radio after the war. Such use of radio would have four cardinal principles: 1. It would be planned over a period of months, not spas- modically. 2. It would tie up subjects with one another 3. Education by radio would involve audience participation, such as follow up reading and listening aids 4. Radio courses would be given by those who know radio technique The Rocky Mountain Radio Council has already been organ- ized to try to integrate and improve the educational broadcast- ing activities of the colleges of that region. UTILIZATION Audio-Visual Materials Tried and True —Elizabeth Goudy and Lt. Francis W. Noel— Business Education World, 24:68 October, 1943. Some of the principles underlying the use of a variety of audio-visual aids, with suggested sources and titles of suit- able films in business education. The instructor should have a definite purpose in using a visual aid, and should not limit himself to any one to the exclusion of others. The possibili- ties of using films, lantern slides, filmstrips, opaque materials, charts and graphs, models, recordings and radio, field trips and special training devices are reviewed. This article is to be followed by another on specific methods and problems. PRODUCTION Problems in the Production of U. S. Navy Training Films — Orville Goldner, Lt. USN, Head of Training Film Branch, Photographic Division— Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, 41:146 August, 1943. .An address presented at the 1943 Spring Meeting of the S.M.P.E. at New York City, describing the organization of the Training Film Branch and the scope of its job. As a result of a directive issued by the Secretary of the Navy, the Branch was established in 1941 to produce slide- films and motion pictures for the Navy under the supervision of the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. Since its organi- zation, the total number of projects completed is 1692. In production are 1296 projects, of which 850 are slide-films and 446 are motion pictures. The training films the Navy makes have been designed to be used in classrooms at the time in the course when they will help the instructor to standardize operations and make ideas clear to his students. A project supervisor and an edu- cational consultant work with the technical advisor in outlining and producing each film. Before the film is put in production, there are many questions to be considered if effective training aids are to result. Special emphasis is given to types of re- search, pre-planning, and script writing. The difficulties that re- sult from undertaking an extensive training film production program under wartime conditions are presented briefly. PHOTOGRAPHY The Practical Use of Kodachrome Film— Dr. Ralph B. De- Lano, Boston— School Science and Mathematics, 43:669 October, 1943. The address given at a meeting of the Eastern .■\ssocia- tion of Physics Teachers includes many suggestions for taking pictures that would help to build up a file of high quality visual aids for the teacher of science. The author used 70 slides to illustrate the address. PERIODICALS Our Neighbors in North Africa. Building America, vol. 9, no 1. October, 1943. 30c; $2.25 annual subscription. This issue gives the background for understanding the stakes involved in the battle over Africa, and especially North Africa. There is a review of the fighting in North Africa between Rommel and the Nazi troops and the combined British, French and American Allied troops. Then there follow a his- tory of the continent in terms of colonial expansion; an under- standing of the peoples of Africa; the story of Egypt, politically independent; French North Africa; and finally, the foreign policy involved in America's dealings with the French elements there. Excellent photographs and concise text tell this timely and significant story. Audio-Visual Teaching Aids are Essential! —I. Keith Tyler — Educational Leadership, 1 :S5 October, 1943. This is the first article in the series that will appear monthly under the heading, "Tools for Learning." The topic for Oct- ober was audio-visual aids, and each month an important aspect of education will be considered as tools for learning. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The New — in Review: —Alice Miel, editor— Educational Leadership, monthly issues beginning October, 1943. This is the new publication of the combined Department of Supervisors and Directors of Instruction of the N.E.A. and the Society for Curriculum Study. Various types of educational aids are reviewed monthly, including films, re- cordings and other audio-visual materials. Let's Help You Find It: Films for Classroom Use —Mar- garet Kneerim, New York University Film Library— Pro- gressive Education, 20:259 October, 1943. A list of recommended films with suggestions for use, with groups of fifth grade up in the elementary and secondary schools, and with adult groups as Parent-Teachers Associa- tions. Safety Films: Revised May 1, 1943—Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, American Automobile Association, Washington, D. C. 21 pp. mimeo. A bibliography of traffic safety motion pictures (sound and silent) and soundslide films compiled particularly to serve schools and clubs. The films are listed under two classifica- tions : for the elementary level, for high school and adults. They are further classified in the latter group under pedes- trian safety, driver training, and general. Information is given on each film and sound-slide as to con- tents, type of film stock, length, price, and source. The Other Americas through Films and Records: Revised June, 1943—Prepared by the Motion Picture Project of the American Council of Education with the assistance of the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C. 48 pp. (printed) The first edition of this listing was published in the spring of 1942. Since then there has been released a large number of additional films contributing to a better understanding of the other Americas. This revision includes more than twenty of these motion pictures. The films are listed in alphabetical order and coded on the basis of the school levels at which they are most appropriate. For the most part, they are suitable for use in units of study at the elementary levels. Many, however, are suitable for show- ing to adult groups. Each subject is described and evaluated, with date of production indicated. An inde.x by countries is a good feature. Film and record sources are given in the Ap- pendix.