Films for classroom use (1954)

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CANADA LIST I LAND OF THE MAPLE LEAF (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Road to Romance Series 10 minutes A general travelogue of the Dominion of Canada from Quebec to Van- couver. UNITED STATES PACIFIC COAST STATES LIST I THE EVERGREEN EMPIRE (20 Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series 11 minutes, A descriptive film on the industrial development of the State of Washing- ton showing the lumber and salmon industries and the shipping develop- ments in Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO—METROPOLIS 10 minutes OF THE WEST (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W Columbia Tour Series A rather complete travelogue of the San Francisco area. THE SOUTHERN STATES LIST I CAJUNS OF THE TECHE (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W 10 minutes An excellent study of the life of the descendants of the French Acadians, made famous by Longfellow's poem, "Evangeline," who now live in the Bayou Teche country of Louisiana. HISTORIC VIRGINIA (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W A Columbia Tour 10 minutes A very complete travelogue of the historic state of Virginia, in which the commentator points out the historic significance of landmarks, accomplish- ments of personalities portrayed, and the relationship of early Colonial times to national progress. LIST II MODERN DIXIE (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Along the Road to Romance Series 9 minutes A trip through Louisiana showing agricultural industries in sugar, rice, cotton and lumber with flashbacks to old colonial days, which show women operating spinning wheels and carding the cotton strands by hand. 18