The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

May, 1946 Page 273 htes and educational purposes : locally, its chapters will provide a common meeting ground for everyone interested in the use of projected materials in education, industry, church, club or home. The provisional local committee includes a chairman, Mr. William F. Kruse, (Bell & Howell Filmo.sound Library), Mildred Batchelder (American Library Association), L. Harry Strauss (National Council of Y. M. C. A.'s), George Allen ( Soundies, Inc. ) . and Wesley Greene ( Secretary) of the College Film Center, 84 East Randolph Street. Inquiries should be addressed to the secretary. MPA Finances Production of Teaching Films Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, has announced the appropriation of $100,000 by the Association for the production of seven experimental classroom films which will be designed to serve as models for producers of classloom films. Dr. Mark A. May, director of the Institute of Human Relations of Yale University, and head of a group of educators who recommended this enterprise, stated that new techniques in the making of teaching films would be attempted. The seven sample films, which will be shot in 35mm and reduced to 16mm, will be distributed on a nonprofit basis to schools through Teaching Films Custodians, Inc. They will be 10 to 20 minutes long. Production will begin as soon as the Board of Directors' Sub-Committee on Education, in cooperation with the Commission on Motion Pictures in Education, agree as to the film subjects most needed. Arthur Mayer, film consultant to the Secretary of War, will be in charge of production. No decision has been made on where the films will be produced. Earlier this year, $50,000 was allocated by the MPA A for the research program being conducted by Gardner Hart at Yale to determine how the best educational films that now exist can be improved in teaching eflfectiveness and in technical quality. Institute Held by Chicago Film Workshop The Chicago Film Workshop sponsored a Visual Institute for Adult Group Leaders in the Woodrow Wilson Meeting Room of the International Relations Center on April 12th and 13th. Libraries, social agencies, general education groups, clubs, churches and industries were represented by the leaders whose responsibility it is to ]jlan educational programs for their organizations. Sessions the first day were devoted to sources of audio-visual materials. "Great Britain's Informational Film Program" was presented by Neville Gardiner. British Information Services, Washington, D. C. Mildred L. Batcheldcr, Audio Visual Committee. American Library Association, gave an illustrated talk on "Sources of Instructional Films for Adult Audiences." "Canada's Nation-\\ide Film Program" was discussed by Jack Ralph, National Film Board, Ottawa, Canada. Le.'-lie Brown, Director, Department of Craig 16 mm. Junior Splicer is inexpensive — easy to use. Complete with bottle of Craig Safety Film Cement and water container. $3.95 Craig Master Combi natioitgives efficient, positive splices, 16 mm. silent or sound film. Has Craig 1 6 mm. Senior Splicer, pr. of Craig Master geared rewinds, will tal<e 800, 1200, or 1600 ft. reels. $23.50 Craig Junior Combination includes two Craig Jr. 400 ft. geared rewinds, Craig 16 mm. Jr. splicer, bottle Craig Safety Film Cement, and water container. $8.95 Craig Senior Splicer for 1 6 mm. sound or silent film. Has automatic dry scraper — four simple operations without wetting film gives you permanent splices. $10.95 Craig 16 mm. Projecto-Editor permits careful inspection of your scenes in action on a small recessed miniature screen.