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

Audia CilRD>lIOG Record Reviews on Cards Box 1771— Albany 1, New York n Please enter our 1 year subscription (s) to Audio CARDALOG. 400 cards-10 issues-$25.00 n Please send us full information about Audio CARDALOG. Nam*.. Organization or School Address City and State. PRICES CUE AIMOST Va on Audiotape on 1'/2-mil MYLAR yr That's right! Audio Devices has cut at least 31% off the price of its premium-quality Audiotape on li/a-mil "Mylar." Now educators can have all the advantages of DuPont's fabulous "Mylar" for little more than the cost of an ordinary plastic-base tape. Audiotape on iy2-mil "Mylar" is the finest tape in the Audiotape line. Its tough, durable "Mylar" base and professional-quality oxide make it the perfect tape for schools. (Similar price reductions have also been made on Master "Low Print-through" Audiotape on iy2-mil "Mylar.") ■¥r" Mylar" is DuPont's trademark for its polyester film— the toughest, most durable recording tape base material known to man. "Mylar" cannot dry out or become brittle with age. Recording tapes on "Mylar" can't break or stretch in normal use, regardless of temperature or humidity. Most importantly, "Mylar" is a known, tested base materialproven by years of use in telemetry, automation and electronic computing applications. Millions of feet have been recorded by professional and amateur sound recordists, too. AUDIO DEVICES. INC.. 444 Madison Ave.. N. V. 22. N. V. In Hollywood: 840 N. Fairfax Ave, • In Chicago: 5428 N. Milwaukee Ave. with tlie child who has an articulatoi\ disorder." The child is given an o]) portunity to hear the sounds througl songs— simple and pleasing songs delivered by male and female voices anc written by Sister Mary Elaine, and because these are so attractive the chile enjoys stabilizing these soinids througl practice. The sounds involved are al the difficult ones including m, p, b, d 1, k, ng, f, V, fl, kl and others. These records are intended for— anc will be thoroughly enjoyed by— pre primary and kindergarten children a: well as their older brothers and sister in the first grade. And the learninf will take place in an environment o pleasure and participation ideal to th( goals sought by the speech correction ist. We should add that in addition t( three 12 inch 33.3 rpm records, there is a useful manual containing not onlj use suggestions but also all the wordi and music. When we teach the story of th( 1920's and 1930's we are too prone t( overlook the statuesque minor politi cal figure, Norman Thomas. But wi don't have to make this error again Spoken Arts (95 Valley Road, Nev Rochelle, N. Y.) has recently releasee Norman Thomas Reminisces (Spok en Arts 759) which can only be de scribed as another of the 'must' rec ords for schools and libraries. In i Mr. Thomas recreates his political ca reer as perennial campaigner not onh for major political office but also fo the recognized rights of the individual He repeats portions of some of hi speeches in the course of his remiiiis cences, and we are reminded that to day's conservative and broadly sup ported social welfare programs wen once, and not too many years ago, th^ program of the Socialist party and thi subject of Mr. Thomas' campaigns. Still with an 'ear to the ground' wi heard T. S. EUot reading Old Pos sum's Book of Practical Cat (Spoken Arts 758) and we foimd thi: dehghtful. There are no surprises ii it, and many young and old alike wil enjoy hearing such favorites as "Th( Old Gumbie Cat," "Mr. Mistoffelees,' "Gus: the Theatre Cat," "Skimblc' shanks: the Railway Cat" and all th«i others. We have been informed tha» the publishers, "had prepared erudit* notes for this record but they appea. to have been intercepted on the wa^ to the printers by Macavity (the Mys tery Cat). Too bad! We would havi so thoroughly enjoyed purrusing them Communications to the Audio De partment should be addressed to th department editor: Max U. Bildersee Box 1771, Albany 1,N.Y. 242