Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

CORRECTION Th film Children of Hiroshima, announced on poge 357 of the October issue, should have been described as avoiloble from The Fellowship of Reconciliation, 21 Audubon Ave., New York, N.Y. The film is also available from the Americon Friends Service Committee, 59 E. Madison St., Chicago, III. EDUCATION Film Inspection — Procedures ond Stondords for 16mm Film fs WSC '55 si b&w $3.50. Basic procedures ond standards ore illustrated. Fundomenfal Skills in a Unit of Work mp BAIL '55 sd col. Shows how a skillful teacher con arouse the interest of her class and guide its members in carrying out a unit of work. Leorning experiences portrayed include dromatics, rhythm, art, music, science, arithmetic, and oral and written communication. Routine Checking of A-V Equipment fs WSC '55 si b&w $3.50. Simple maintenance procedures to improve the user's satisfaction with common types of audio-visual equipment. Social Studies Teaching Techniques mp BAIL '55 sd col. Shows how an appeal to provide bedding for a children's hospitol motivates a social studies unit of work, with textiles as the point of departure for a study of the United States. ENGINEERING To Enrich Mankind mp ASME '55 25min sd col free loan tv. Produced by The Jam Handy Organization. Explains role of mechanical engineering in the development of the U.S.A. Archimedes, suddenly come to life, explains the "ins and outs" of mechanical engineering. ENTERTAINMENT Champion mp POST '55rel sd b&w. Feature-length adaptation of Ring Lardner's realistic story of a ruthless, cruelly ambitious prize fighter. A Stanley Kramer production. Home of the Brove mp POST '55rel sd b&w. Feature-length story of a reconnaissance mission on a Jap-held island in the South Pacific during World War II and of the conflicts that arise because a Negro has been ossigned to the group. Playhouse mp series ALM '55 sd b&w. Series of half-hour film stories from the "Ployhouse" TV program featuring such stors OS Fay Bainter, Peggy Ann Garner, Broderick Crawford, and Ronald Reagan. FARMING & FARM LIFE Herd West mp DAG '55 I2min sd col $110 b&w $55. Describes the cattle industry in southwestern United States, a "production line" that converts barren lands into useful range. Stresses the growing movement of cattle to markets in the West. Shepherd and His Sheep mp FRITH '55 llmin sd col $90. Shows raising of sheep — on the farm, on the range, at shearing time, in the pasture. Pri-EI. Wheot — Its Growth, Transportation & Marketing mp SANTA '55 28min sd col free loon. One of the "How Does Your Garden Grow" series featuring John Ott of timelapse photography fame. Documents history of wheat; planting, growing, and harvesting; testing and grading; selling at the Kansas City Board of Trade; also storage problems and railroad operations involved in moving the harvest. GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Dangerous River mp BAIL '55 sd col. Relates the experiences of a Smithsonian Institute group of archaeologists OS they explore the primitive area of the Big Horn river in Wyoming and Montana. They collect Indian relics, fossils, and historical data; have adventures with wild life; and finally shoot the raging river rapids. Geography — I 6fs and rec DuK '55 b&w. Sound filmstrip series describing the industry, agriculture, people and land of Sweden, Denmark, and Finlond EI-JrH. Island of Venus mp HOFF '55 2Imin sd b&w. Pictures the green island with its contrasting architecture, sports and outdoor events, dances and music. Living in Western and Northern Europe 4fs SVE '55 55-64fr eo si col $19set $6ea. Produced in cooperation with Rand McNolly and Company. Photographs and mops illustrating doily activities in various countries — agriculture, fishing, manufacturing, etc. Titles: Living in the British Isles. Living in France. Living in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Living in Scandinavian Europe. El-Ad. Starting with the Globe fs DEN '55 72fr si col free loan. Produced by Gilbert Altschul Productions. Why globes are used in the classroom, planning to teach with the globe, how the ProjectProblem Globe is used. For use with pre-service and in-service teacher training groups. Summertime in Attica mp HOFF '55 22min sd b&w. Tour of Athens of history and legend, of the Acropolis, of other parts of Greece, ancient and modern. Two Grand New Christmas Sound Filmstrips "How We Got Our Christmas Carols" AND "Making Christmos Christian" BOTH for only $12.50 Brochure on request Church Screen Productions 803 Broadway Nashville 3, Tenn. Splices ISot Holding? Try ^e^^xfHa ^iUtt Qetnent WRITE FOR SAMPLE CAMERA EQUIPMENT CO. Dcpt. E-11-8 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. 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