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FILM AND EDUCATION
organizations. Added expenses for equipment, materials, and operators can be justified on the basis that here we have new instruments of teaching which can contribute much toward the educational growth of the citizens of the community. Experience has shown that wherever educational institutions have provided leadership in extending the use of audio-visual materials to the community, the costs involved were willingly shared by the organizations receiving the benefits.
We must always remind ourselves of the relationship that exists between the school and the community in which it functions. Too often the school has considered itself a servant of the people only to the extent of providing educational leadership for the younger generation. Few organized educational activities for adults were planned, administered, and supervised under the school's direction. However, public opinon today seems to favor a more aggressive leadership on the part of our school officials to provide educational opportunities for all citizens, young and old. Taxpayers supporting the schools are realizing that educational needs exist for all age levels. Education is a continuous growth process, and it is the school that is best equipped to provide the opportunities for learning.
Assuming that the school authorities accept this new responsibility, what are its implications for wider use of audiovisual materials? It simply means that in order to provide educational experiences, all the available tools to do the job must be utilized. It seems logical to call on the various media of communication to assist in this gigantic task. The educational motion picture, various types of still pictorial materials, audio materials including transcriptions and recordings, all need to be recruited.
The educational leaders of the community must remove all barriers that prevent the use of these materials by the entire community. School officials must realize that by using and administering these media of communication on a com
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