The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Page 352 The Educational Screen The Greatest Film of WILD ANIMAL LIFE! FRANK BUCK'S JUNGLE CAVALCADE 16mm. Sound Film Feature THRILLING! FASCINATING! EDUCATIONAL! The most outstandiiisr agKregation of wild ani"'al thrills ever shown! Python versus tiger . . . tiger versus crocodile . . . the wild elephant hunt . . . capture of the giant orangoutang. Filmed in the heart of the Malay Jungle. Combines all the out- standing sequences from "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE," "WILD CARGO" and "FANG AND CLAW." 8 REELS, RENTAL BASIS $15 Spot Booking $12.50 Series Booking Send for Catalog of 3000 entertainment and Educa- tional Subjects available for rental and sale. 25 W. 45th St. Dept. E-11 New York 19. N. Y. AUDIOFILM STUDIO PRIZE MOVIE-IDEA CONTEST you may win $50*00 plblkity For the Fi/m Out/ine %K\«citi by our Production HaH A K|Y member of the teaching profession may enter their outline for a movie to be pro- duced by Audiofilm Studio for school showing CMDJC^T currlcular or non-currlcular In sub- I stance. It will be judged on wide appeal, long term value, originality and production feasibility. Ru/es: ■ Give a DETAILED OUTLINE of a movie you would like most to see made for the school screen. It may become a reality. HOnly one will be selected from this contest. You may send more than one Idea. Address: 1614 Washington Street Vancouver, Washington ( Continued from pac/c ,350) on the farm and supply the food needed so desperately by the .Allied armies so that every farmer can say at the end of the war, "I worked my fields. Not one soldier fell from lack of food I could have grown." At the conclusion of David's speech, John joins his brother to escort him down the aisle and tells iiim tliat he now sees that it is his duty to remain on the farm. Committee Appraisal: Poignant treatment of how a farm family is aiTccted by and adjusts to exigencies arising in a complex society. .A major portion of the film deals with the ways in which each member of the family can made a con- tribution to the war effort. In the case of the younger son, it is decided after a consideration of personal, intra-family, and national values, that he can perform the greatest service by remaining on the farm. Highly recommended for secon- dary and college classes in agriculture and social studies, and for school assembly and adult meetings concerned with the importance of agriculture in winning the war and the peice. New Earth (Brandon Films, Inc.. 1600 Broadway, New York City, and Educational Film Library Association, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City) 18 minutes, 16mm, sound. Purcl'ase price $72.00. . Apply to distributors for rental sources. A black and white map shows how Holland has gained more arable land through the partial completion of a vast land-reclamation project. Through these efforts, the Dutch gained knowledge, skill, and tools to perform greater tasks. The film chronicles the efforts of the Dutch to build a dike across the Zuyder Zee, an inland arm of the North Sea, partially drain the Zee, and make the land usable. The first step, as the film pictures, is the building of huge rushwood mattresses which serve as foundation for the sea dike. The huge mattresses are shown being towed to sea and being sunk witli large stones. Upon this foundation huge water-borne derricks deposit clay dug from the bottom of the Zee itself. To protect the clay from the erosive action of the North Sea, sand is forced hydraulically against the .sea wall and more huge rocks are deposited. The closing of the dike and the light against the North Sea is shown as the last gap is filled. An airplane view surveys the one hundred foot sea wall that will act as a connecting link between North Holland and F'riesland. Following the completion of the dike, plans are made to drain tlie water from the sea bed. A diagram shows how the Zuyder Zee has been divided into four sections or polders. Scenes show the machinery and equipment slowly draining the land. Men are pictured turning the virgin soil for the first time, planting seed, and harvesting their crops. Scenes show homes being built and the reclaimed land being used. The film closes with the statement that "Water flows through Holland where Dutchmen will it to flow." Committee Appraisal: This film documents in an inter- esting and dramatic fashion a successful experiment in which men, skilled in the use of machines and materials, recovered for agricultural use huge tracts of land covered by the sea. -An excellent film for use in geography and social studies classes on the elementary, secondary, and adult levels. Balloons (Educational F'ilm Institute, New York University, Wash- ington Square, New York City) 28 minutes, 16mm, sound. Sale price $60.00. Apply to distributor for rental sources. Produced by Department of Child Study, Vassar College. Marvin and Terry, two boys between the ages of four and five, are subjects in an experimental situation designed for the study of aggressive and destructive impulses. The