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

Loohintf at the Literature "On Your Feet"— An attractivelv (and amusingly) illustrated free booklet just issued I)y the Polaroid Corporation (Cambridge 39, Mass.). It is packed with practical suggestions on uses of their new direct-positive transparencies by all who make presentations before audiences. While this booklet serves primarily public and sale meeting speakers, there is a page on "Using Slides in Teaching" and many of the general suggestions have distinct classroom applications. Elements of Color in Professional Motion Pictures, committee report. Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 55 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. §3.50. This 104 page book, 27 in color, while primarily of interest to the advanced cinematographer, contains much material usable by physics instructors and high school photography clubs. The color pictures are exceptionally fine and quite self-explanatory. Educational Utilization of MasonITE Peg-Board, Masonite Corporation, 111 W. Washington St., Chicago 2, III. Free, Based on a research project directed by the Stanford University School Planning Laboratory, Stanford, California, the 20-page booklet shows pegboard applications from kindergarten step-by-stcp through Junior College. Display building is made easy and interesting at all levels. "Audio-Visual Instructional .Materials" is the title of the March 1957 issue of the Educational Press Bulletin published by Illinois' Superintendent of Public Instruction. This attractive, well-illustrated, 24-page pamphlet contains 14 articles ranging from the official endorsement editorial to national AV standards. The issue (Vol. 48, No. 2, Whole No. 470) was compiled by Mrs. Beatrice S. Simmons, Acting Supervisor of ,\udio-Visual Education, Office of Vernon L. Nickell. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Tape Recorders and Tape Recording by Harold D. Weiler. Radio Magazines, Inc., P.O. Box 629, Mineola, N. Y. 1956. 192 pages. §2.95 or $3.95 (hard cover). Written primarily for the amateur and semi-professional tape recordist, the book gives special emphasis to the use of tape recording in education. School Pictures With a Purpose by Robert C. Snider. Midwest .Administration Center, The University of Chicago, 5835 Kimbark A\e., Chicago 37, 111. Vol. V, November 1956, No. 3. 4-page leaflet. 25 cents. This leaflet discusses the use of the photograph as a means of presenting information to the public about the schools, pointing out that the use of pictures in school public relations is surprisingly infrequent and ineffective. Lust for Life, War and Peace, Friendly Persuasion. Photoplay Study Guides by David Manzella and William Lewin. Publication Press, 4804 East Ninth St., Kansas City 24, Mo. 13 pages each. Single copies, 30 cents each. These guides to outstanding feature motion pictures describe the content of each film and give suggestions for classroom study of the films. Lust for Life is the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adapted from Irving Stone's novel and telling the story of painter Vincent Van Gogh. War and Peace is a Paramount picture based on Tolstoy's great novel. Friendly Persuasion is a semi-historical comedy-drama about a Quaker family in southern Indiana at the time of the Civil War. The picture is based on a collection of short stories by Jessamyn West. Advertisement HELPFUL BOOKS AUDIO-VrSUAL METHODS IN TEACHING: REVISED AND ENLARGED. By Edgar Dale. 544 pp. Illustrated; and with 49 full-color plotes. The Dryden Press, 31 West 54th St., New York 19, N. Y. 1954. $6.25. AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS TO INSTRUCTION. By Harry C. McKown and Alvin B. Roberts. 608 pp. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 330 West 42nd St., New York 36. Second Edition. $5.50. DISPLAY FOR LEARNING. Prepared by Marjorie East. Edited by Edgar Dale, 306 pp. The Dryden Press, 31 W. 54th St., New York 19. 1952. $3.00. THE A-V BIBLIOGRAPHY. By F. Dean McClusky. 230 pp. Wm. C. Brown Company, Publishers. 215 West Ninth St., Dubuque, Iowa. $3.75. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS: THEIR NATURE AND USE. Revised Edition. By Walter Arno WIttich and Charles F. Schuller. 570 pp. 249 Illustrations, 14 Color Plates. Harper Gr Brothers, 49 E. 33rd St., New York 16, N.Y. 1957. $6.50. STANDARDS OF PHOTOPLAY APPRECIATION. A Course of Study In Photoplay Appreciation, Including a Photoplay Approach to Shakespeare. By William Lewin and Alexander Frozler. Illustrated. Educational & Recreational Guides, Inc., 10 Broinerd Road, Summit, New Jersey. $4.75. A WINDOW TO THE CHILD'S MIND — Alpork's New Educational Handbook by Dorothy R. Luke, 268 pp. The first authentic analysis of Helen Parkhurst's recorded interviews with children. An indispensable guide for teachers. 1955 Storbridge Publications, P.O. Box 574 Grand Central Stotion, New York 17, N.Y. $3.50. AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING TECHNIQUES. By F. Dean McClusky. 139 pp. Illustrated. Wm. C. Brown Company, Publishers. 215 West Ninth St., St., Dubuque, Iowa. $2.75 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE (comprehensive listing of best 16 mm films on all subjects), 11th completely revised edition, 1953, 1037 pages, with semi-annual and annual supplements thru Spring of 1957. The 11th edition and the supplement service are each $7.50 unless ordered and billed at the some time when the combination price is $12.50 (for foreign prices, add $1.00 in each cose). The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 University Ave., New York 52. FILMSTRIP GUIDE, (Comprehensive listing of best 35mm filmstrips on all subjects) 3rd completely revised edition, 1954, 410 pages, with semi-annual and annuol supplement service through Fall of 1957. The 3rd edition and the supplement service ore $5.00 each unless ordered and billed at the same time when the combination price is $8.50. (For foreign prices, add $1.00 in each case.) Order from The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 University Ave., New York 52. EDUCATORS GUIDE TO FREE SLIDEFILMS. Compiled and Edited by Mary Foley Horkheimer and John W. Differ. Eighth Annual Edition, 1956. Educators Progress Service, Dept, AVG, Randolph, Wis. $5.00. EDUCATORS GUIDE TO FREE FILMS. Compiled and Edited by Mary Foley Horkheimer and John W. Diffor. Educational Consultant, John Guy Fowlkes. 16th Annual Edition, 1956. Educators Progress Service, Dept. AVG, Randolph, Wis. $6.00. EDUCATORS GUIDE TO FREE TAPES, SCRIPTS, AND TRANSCRIPTIONS. Compiled and Edited by Walter A. Wittich, Ph.D., and Gertie L. Hanson, M. A. Second Annual Edition, 1956. Educators Progress Service, Dept. AVG, Randolph, Wis. $5.75. 230 EdScreen & AV Guide — May, 1957