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A-V NEWS NOTES n Yale University Press Film Service, New Haven, Connecticut, has announced a new series of American history filmstrips, now in preparation. To be known as "The Pageant of America Filmstrips," they will consist of thirty units dealing with all important phases of the development of the U. S. The filmstrips are being prepared under the supervision of Clyde M. Hill, eminent educator. Chairman of the Department of Education at Yale University. Fully illustrated Teacher's Guides for each of the thirty units are being written by William H. Hartley. n Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Wilmette, Illinois, and D. C. Heath Company have contracted to produce eight more of the film-reader texts based upon EBF motion pictures. The hew film-readers will be Airport, Elephants, The Doctor, Tugboats, Billy and Nancy, Bus Driver, Cirms Day in Our Town, and Visit with Cowboys. A series of pre-reading films built around family life is also announced as in production. n Wild Life Films, 5151 Strohm Ave., North Hollywood, California, is the source for black-and-white and color films and 2x2 color slides on wild life of all kinds. □ American Film Forum, 516 5th Ave., New York 36, N. Y., plans to release on a subscription basis a series of nine 16mm films a year presenting discussions of current events by leaders in public life. Each discussion will be moderated by Marquis Childs, well-known syndicated newspaper columnist, and will involve the use of visual materials for illustration and clarification. The films and accompanying study material are designed to stimulate group discussion of each topic. Sample topics are "Government Aids to Schools" and "Tidelands Oil." The films are planned for use with high school and adult groups. Write American Film Forum for details. D Contemporary Films, 13 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y., is the distributor of Robert Flaherty's classic Man of Aran. n Oak Park Health Department, 129 Lake St., Oak Park, Illinois, is the source for sample sets of original invitations prepared for children to take home to their parents and inviting the parents to a series of public film forums on mental health. The film forums were presented recently in the "world's largest village" under the leadership of Dr. Herbert Ratner, Oak Park Health Commissioner. PEOPLE & JOBS • The appointment of Tom L. .rohnston as senior representative of the National Film Board of Canada in the United States has been announced by Film Commissioner W. Arthur Irwin. Mr. Johnston, formerly Director of Publicity for the Department of Travel and Publicity of the Ontario government, vnW have his -headquarters at the New York oflSce of the Film Board. His new duties will include the distribution of NFB films for theatrical use in the U. S. and of nontheatrical films for 16mm and TV use. • Janet Scellen, who has represented the Natienal Film Board of Canada in New York City since 1946, is now taking over the distribution of travel films for the NFB in the eastern half of the U. S. Her headquarters will be in New York. The NFB Chicago office, formerly concerned with distribution of 35mm and 16mm films of all types, now has the single function of CLASSIFIED TWO MOVIEFRAME ENLARGEMENTS 5x7 and new negative, from 15 and 35mnn. filmstrips. Send same and One Dollar. CURIOPHOTO 1187 Jerome Ave., New York 52. distributing travel films in the western half of the U. S. • Wesley Goodman, veteran of fifteen years in religious radio and TV, has been designated Assistant Executive Director of the Broadcasting and Film Commission, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. His offices are located at 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. • Harold Baumstone, president of Almanac Films and Haldion Films, New York City, was chairman of the 1953 National Audio-Visual Association Film Conference, held in New York City April 23-24. • Clifford Howcroft is the new distribution manager of Cathedral Films. • William McK. Chapman has announced the establishment of an art film consultation service at 680 5th Ave., New York 19, N. Y., to give advice regarding art film production, development of art film libraries, booking of art film programs, creation of art film courses, etc. Mr. Chapman is a member of ihe faculty of the New School of Social Research, New York City. He is the editor of the book "Films on Art" and producer of the film on French cave paintings, Lascaux. Cradle of Man's Art. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Albertsen Distributing Co. 214 Almanac Films 188 American Film Forum 185 Avalon Daggett Productions 218 Beckley-Cardy Co. 212 Bell & Howell Co. 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