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book a very valuable reference. An earlier publication of EFLA, and very useful to all educators, is "Making Films Work for Your Community." • Those who desire standard recordings of dramatized true stories which deal with intercultural and racial problems in America, with missionary faith and adventure in many parts of the world, and with the Bible and its stories in everyday life, should secure from Pilgrim Press (14 Beacon St., Boston 8) its latest descriptive folder on such materials. Every unit of this material is highly useful in the church school, in extended and weekday sessions, in vacation schools, in summer camps for Juniors and Junior High youth. Correspondence Prom England Mary Field, who directed the production of the "2000 Years Ago" series, in a letter to Lieutenant-Colonel R. J. V. Hake, Managing Director of J. Arthur Rank's Religious Films Limited (6 Eaton Gate, Westminster, London, S.W.I) says that I probably did not realize (see October and November issues) that the films of the series were made for the "young adolescent" and not for the primary ages. Yes, I knew the series was beamed at the adolescent. Because the films of this series, especially The Home, were being used in this country with younger children, I wanted to find out for myself just what problems were involved. However, explaining that the series was produced for older pupils, does not invalidate the criticisms which I made of the film. She inquires further if I had a copy of the "teaching notes" for the film. I did not. Mr. Rogers of R.F.A., who, with Mr. Kruse, brought the films to this country knows of no teaching helps. The purpose of such films, as expressed by Miss Field, will be discussed in a later issue of Educational Screen. The Religious Screen William S. Hoekman, Editor A Reprint of 19 Helpful Articles from "Tlie Church Department" of EDUCATIONAL SCREEN SEND FOR YOUR COPY NOW Price 60c From India "Without -exaggeration," writes Blaise Levai of Voorhees College, Vellore, India, "thousands of people congregate to see the filmstrips which we project every Friday and Saturday nights on the whitewashed wails of the open compound." He is using materials from the filmstrip library of the American Council in Madras free of charge. "We have shown filmstrips like American Colleges, Vitamins, The Christian Home, and some weeks ago we presented the film King of Kings, with the college orchestra and choir filling in the musical background, since we have no recording machine." He adds that they have found the Life of Christ slides by Elsa Anna Wood popular and powerful in preaching. With the help of his Indian students, he has written a modern script for the set ; and it has since been translated into English, Tamil, and Telegu. From China Dr. Arthur O. Rinden, Director of AudioVisual Aids for the National Christian Council of China (University of Nanking, Nanking 5) writes : "Our work continues to progress in a very encouraging manner in all departments. Our most pressing need is for more Christian films. I get letters and telegrams from all over China asking for more Christian films. Often I can do nothing for them. We could make a modest added investment in films if I only knew which ones to order." Our readers are invited to make suggestions to Dr. Rinden, and the recommendations of other missionaries would be especially appreciated. — W.S.H. Is this prize-winning'^ film in your library? BREAD and WIIVE Bread and Wine deals with Italian agriculture and the "Mezzadria" systern of Italian farming. Like other Bryan films, it stresses people and furnishes an excellent background for the study of the economic and social structure of modern Italy. It shows the harvest of grapes, the cultivation of crops, the making of bread, the routine life of the farmers and their proprietor. (16 minutes). ♦This subject was one of the prize-winners In the recent Chicago Films of the World Festival. For rental, consult your Film Rental Library ; for purchase, see your visual education dealer. For a complete list of Julien Bryan's Productions on peoples of other countries, write Ihe International Film Foundation 1600 Broadway New York, N. Y. February, 1948 85