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150 FILM LIBRARY throughout is that the United States is the story of a great battle. This battle with the continent is described from the British point of view with imagination, humor, fairness, and distinction. Narration and photography are of unusual quality. A UNITED STATES COMMUNITY AND ITS CITIZENS 2 reels, sound. $5.00 a day (United World Films) Producer: Louis de Rochemont Associates Director and Photographer: Victor Vicas This is the story of Milford, Connecticut, a town of 18,000 people. After a brief introduction describing early-morning activities in the town, the scene moves into a schoolroom where a community project is developing. The children take up the history of the town which began 300 years ago and proceed to examine its characteristics as they exist today. There are airplane views from a helicopter that show its general physical appearance; the problem of transportation and trade; the farms on the outskirts; the brickyard, a local industry; the news- papers which disseminate information; the courthouse which is the seat of legal justice; and the fire department. The theme indicated in the film is that a community belongs to the people and, conversely, that the people belong to the community. URUGUAY 2 reels, sound. $3.00 a day (01AA) A pictorial journey to the comparatively prosperous little country of Uruguay, which in many ways resembles the United States in its lib- eral, independent, and advanced social and political life. The relative ease, wealth, and contentment of its people are indicated, as well as the agricultural and economic basis of the country's good fortune. A Julien Bryan production. USING THE CLASSROOM FILM 2 reels, sound. $5.00 a day (EBF) A film showing the proper utilization of a film in the classroom. It shows how the need for a film arises in the spontaneous discussion of a class. The teacher decides to show a film on the wheat farmer. The questions of the group are noted beforehand, the teacher previews the film, consults the accompanying handbook, and leads the discussion