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

melody with Christian text. Band Three: Psalm V in Mandarin Chinese, but with music which reflects Western culture. Then comes "May The Holy Spirit's Sword," sung by the North Point Methodist Chiu-ch (Hong Kong) choir— sacred text written to an old Chinese folk-tune. Lastly we have "Tliree Carols" from several places in India. Right now this record goes on my list as a Christmas gift to my music-loving grandchildren. How about yours? What a youth fellowship, or conference, or retreat program could be built on such a record! Get this kind of material into your church school at the youth level, and relate it to this year's study at all levels. Effective Format Concordia Films (3558 South Jefferson Ave., St. Louis 3, Mo.) has created five discussion-format motion pictures on as many great themes. These films get discussion started, stir out the questions, sharpen up the issues, and turn the finding of answers to the audience. The focus of the central issue is a little sharper in Responsibility-Work or Home and Christian Stewardship than in Race Relations and Christian Concern In Politics. Christian Honesty is not fuzzy but it is complicated by legal as well as moral considerations. But, come to think of it, that's the way life is. Of course, these are for young people and adults. As each of these fast-moving films begins a moderator leaves his group, comes forward, and tells us what is under discussion. After these orienting remarks, he says in effect. "Well, here you look at the film we've been discussing and see what answers you can find to its questions." Now we see a short film. It is dramatic, well acted, and real. Film over, we listen to the panel react, and then the Moderator comes forward again and says, in effect, "Now you've seen the film, and heard my friends' ideas about it; You take it from here." And, we will; any group will. These films dig; they get under the skin. Women appear on some panels. That's good. The moderator is never the same; nor the panels. That's doubly good in case you run these films in a series; as, indeed, I'd like to; and as you should. In the old days (late Thirties and early Forties) we called this type of utilization techniques, "The Film Forum." But then we didn't have films cut-out and made to fit that format. B&W; $6.00 rental each; $27.00 for the series. Comments and materials for review should be sent to the department editor—William S. Hockman, 27 Prospect Drive, Glens Falls, N.Y. Reflection-free because it has a special finish on the tube face that reduces mirrorlike reflections from lights and windows. It's designed especially for the educational field. The picture tube is the famous Sylvania implosion-proof Bonded Shield type for maximum safety. It has complete front controls behind tamper-prooi, rr — ^^-—-^ — ■—-•— •^^"•^^ — — i"| locked doors... tamper-proof rear panel for <:"i— : " — « r .„i„i safety, too... output jacks for two auxiliary speakers . . . provision for tie-in to Sylvania's exclusive new question-answer intercom between televised teacher and a network of classrooms. ■ And look at all these other outstanding features: Input jack record player. . .tape recorder, or microphone. . .acoustically balanced wood cabinet. .. high-power amplifier and big 6" x 9" front-mounted speaker. Available m vhf and vhf uhf SYLVANIA Gf/im/l TELEPHONE I ELECTRONICS Sylvania Home & Commftrcial Electronics Corp. a division of Sylvonio Electric Products Inc. 730 Third Ave., Dept. E-7, New York 17, N. Y. Please send more Information on Sylvania's new Educational TV receiver. Please send Sylvania's nev< Educational TV Manual. D D Name SctiooL AddressCity -Zone State Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — December, 1962 733