Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

January, 1946 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE 17 ing a winning appeal to youngsters for the more disciplinary and repellent techniques of less adroit approaches to children’s interests. For secondary grades, his first films are to be in the field of vocational guidance, covering (1) self-evaluation, (2) preparation for suitable occupations, and (3) entering an occupation. These vocational subjects will be based on the teachings of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Edlund who, in their Man Marketing Clinic, have obtained outstanding results over the past ten years. Under Roudin’s direction. International is also going through its catalogs, among the most comprehensive in the 16mm industry, and is revising a number of educational films of long standing with the purpose of improving narration and eliminating unnecessary and distracting background music. The company has also begun to develop some films on marine biology at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and some time-lapse color films on botany. Educational films are also being produced in foreign countries for International. No. 44: Godfrey M. Elliott Godfrey M. Elliott, Editor-inChief of Young America Films, Inc., was born in Hiawatha, Mercer County, West Virginia, October 19, 1908. He received his A.B. degree from Concord State College, Athens, West Virginia, in 1929, and his M.A. from West Virginia University in 1936, majoring in Educational Administration, Curriculum, and AudioVisual Aids. He is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree at New York University, having com Major Godfrey M. Elliott’ pleted advanced work in AudioVisual Aids and Methods in Education. From 1929 until 1942, Mr. Elliott held positions in the Mercer County, West Virginia, public schools as classroom teacher, elementary and high-school principal, county director of audiovisual aids, and special assistant to the superintendent. During the summer of 1941, he was an instructor in Audio-Visual Aids in Concord State College, Athens, West Virginia. He was one of the few individuals in the West Virginia school system to FILMS OF MERIT 16MM SOUND SILENT 8MM For Teaching, Recess and Entertainment Write for Listing Nu-Art Films, Inc. 145 WEST 45th STREET NEW YORK 19, N. Y. RENT SALE hold simultaneously state licenses as high-school classroom teacher, elementary principal, high-school principal, and county superintendent. He also organized and directed the first county co-operative film library in West Virgina and assisted in the establishment of other county libraries which followed. During the period from 1930 to 1942, Mr. Elliott did considerable writing. He published a handbook. The Comitij Film Librarn, and was a frequent contributor to such magazines as Educational Screen, School Management, American School Board Journcd, Home Movies, Popular Photography, School Executive, and Visual Review. He also produced a number of 16mm films for local school needs, as well as one for training of rural teachers, entitled Time to Spare, which was well received. In September, 1942, Mr. Elliott entered the Army Air Forces as First Lieutenant, on direct commission to assist with the AAF visual-training-aids program. He served with the AAF Training Aids Division, first as projects officer on training films and film strips, and later as officer supervising the work of the five AAF units producing film strips. In addition he was projects officer for radar training films. His function was to assist in the planning of AAF training films and film strips, and to assist in the supervision of their production and use. Released from active duty in September, 1945, with the rank of Major, Mr. Elliott joined Young America Films, Inc., in the same month. As Editor-in-Chief, he has charge of the planning, research, and wi-iting of all films and slidefilms produced by the company.