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

New Books Film Society Primer Film Society Primer. Edited by Cecile Starr with the assistance of Carolyn Henig. American Federation of Film Societies, 11042 69th Ave., Forest Hills, New York. 1956. 84 pages. $1 (send cash with order). "Film is a magnet; if yon are at all attracted to it, it will draw you in and you will never again be free of it." So writes editor Cecile Starr in her introduction to this Film Society Primer. .And if you are at all attracted to film societies, you'll find this primer invaluable. It will draw you in and you'll find yourself reading all the way through. The first part of the book is a series of informal reports from film society organizers. The second part gives background information about a number of organizations in this country and elsewhere that can be of help to film societies, with special attention given to an .American Federation of Film Societies. AV in the Midwest In-Service Education of Teachers in AlidioVisual Methods. Edited by Marie McMahan. University of Michigan, .Audio-Visual Education Center, 4028 Administration Bldg., .Ann .Arbor, Michigan. 19.56. 87 pages. $1. This is the 1956 Yearbook of the Michigan .Audio-Visual .As-sociation — and one to be proud of. It deals with the status of audiovisual in-service education in Michigan, giving specific examples of in-service activities as well as recommendations for the future. It should be of great interest and help to all responsible for in-service education of teachers. Teacher Education — Audio-Visual and Other Educational Materials for Instruction and Community Understanding. Illinois State Normal University, Normal, Illinois. March 19.')6. 71 pages. Price not indicated. .Articles in this bulletin appear in interview form. The sixteen interviews were conducted by Murray Lincoln Miller, Director of .Audio-Visual Education at Illinois State Normal University, and cover many aspects of the use of audio-visual materials in many different school systems in the state of Illinois. Like the Michigan Yearbook described above, it should be extremely interesting and helpful to superintendents and principals, to audio-visual directors and coordinators, to all responsible for teacher training. The Audio-Visual Program. Indiana Department of Public Instruction, Room 227, State House, Indianapolis, Indiana. 1956. 184 pages. 5L Here is an excellent guide to the development and use of audio-visual materials in Indiana — and elsewhere. Under the leadership of Mrs. Altha J. Sullivan, .Administrative Assistant in charge of .Audio-Visual Education in the Department of Public Instruction, a group of Indiana educators has put together a clear and concise description of the how and why of audio-visual equipment and materials in the schools of today. This booklet is more evidence "that the .AV people in Indiana are on the ball and doing things", in the words of an Ed.Screen reader (May, 1956 Educational Screen, page 166). For Your Reference Shelf Terms Used in Production of 16mm Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures. Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Volume 7, No. 4. University Film Producers Association, Television Center, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 1955. 23 pages. 50 cents. List of over 400 terms used in the production of 16mm motion pictures with simple definitions. Free and Inexpensive Learning Materials. Seventh Edition. Division of Surveys and Field Services, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville 5, Tennessee, 1956. 244 pages. $1. A directory of free or low-cost teaching materials (primarily pamphlets and posters) arranged according to subject matter. Where to Buy 2x2 Slides. Compiled by Elsie Phillips Heyl. Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore 1, Maryland. November, 1955. 30 pages. 15 cents. .A directory of 2x2 slide producers in the United States arranged according to subject matter. CORRECTION The fitle of the Student Participation Sound Filmstrip Series advertised on page 185 of the Moy, 1956 EDUCATIONAL SCREEN should have read AREA AND VOLUME (instead of "Area ond Graphs"). The Student Participation Films ore produced and distributed by the DuKone Corporation, St. Charles, Illinois. GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. 164 // 0 ft r N WACKtR ORtV£'CMtCAGO 6 T£L £ PHO N £ STAT£ 2-7 316 Ifimm SERVICES STUDENT PARTICIPATION FILMS I PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD — I DuKane SIX SOUND FILM STRIPS Aborigines of Austrolio Motives of Borneo ond the Fiji Islands Pueblo ond Amozon Indians Bedouins of Africa Pygmy and Bosuto Tribes in Africa The Eskimo I iim inicrL-stcd in knowinR more about the Du Kane Student Parlicipation Films. The Audio-Visual Magazine — Summer, 1956 233