Films for classroom use (1954)

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W Washington Parade Series 10/2 minutes A film of the many exhibits on view at the Smithsonian Institute. SOCIAL SECURITY (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W Washington Parade Series 10 minutes This film interprets the operation of the Social Security Act from the time of its passage through its various steps to final payments of checks. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 1 reel-B&W Washington Parade Series 10 minutes A documentary film presenting life in the United States Miltary Academy. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 1 reel-B&W Washington Parade Series 11 minutes A factual presentation of life in the United States Naval Academy. UNITED STATES TREASURY (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W Washington Parade Series 10 minutes A descriptive account of the making of paper money and the handling of old money returned to the Bureau. LIST H FRIEND INDEED (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Pete Smith Specialties Series 10 minutes A dramatization of the events underlying the Federal Law which permits Seeing Eye Dogs to ride in railway coaches with their masters. GUARDIANS OF THE SEA 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes The story of the various' services of the United States Coast Guard in defending shorelines and in keeping open the sea lanes for shipping. HOW TO VOTE ( MGM) 1 reel-B&W MGM Miniature Series 10 minutes A satirical presentation of a political meeting with exaggerated emphasis on the buncombe present in some political speeches. THE ICEBERG PATROL 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes Glimpses of the work done by the United States Iceberg Patrol with de- tailed presentation of life on the patrol boats. PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR (MGM) 1 reel-B&W MGM Miniature Series 11 minutes A biographical description of the work of Admiral Maury, out of which has developed the United States Weather Bureau. SENTINELS OF THE SEA 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes A visit to lighthouses and lightships with emphasis on the romantic rather than the practical aspects of these "sentinels of the sea." 47