Films for classroom use (1954)

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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LIST I BORROWING IN SUBTRACTION 2 reels-B&W Produced in collaboration with 15 minutes Houghton Mifflin Company This film explains the step-by-step borrowing process involved in sub- tracting from a three place number. A young brother and sister, faced with an arithmetic problem in the sale of their chicks, "put on their thinking caps" and find the answer in a charming "Alice in Wonderland" type of sequence. BOSKO'S EASTER EGGS (MGM) 1 reel-Technicolor Happy Harmonies Series 8 minutes A humorous Easter story showing Bosko's adventures with vari-colored eggs. THE CALICO DRAGON (MGM) 1 reel-Technicolor Happy Harmonies Series 8 minutes A dream sequence showing toys wreaking vengeance on a three-headed dragon. HERE COMES THE CIRCUS (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series 9 minutes "Circus Day" in its entirety, from the morning unloading with subsequent parade, to the main performance at night. THE LOST CHICK ( MGM) 1 reel-Technicolor Silly Symphony Series 11 minutes The adventures of two squirrels, their brothers and sisters, a mother hen and her chicks, in a story of reciprocal kindness. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1 reel-Technicolor (MGM) 10 minutes The Christmas spirit overcomes the enmity of Jerry the mouse and Tom the cat. OLD GLORY (Warner Bros.) 1 reel-Technicolor Merrie Melody Series 11 minutes A patriotic animated cartoon based upon "Porky's" indifference to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. When the little pig falls asleep learning the Pledge, the spirit of Uncle Sam interprets for him great American docu- ments and historic events, and reveals a new significance in the Pledge. PEACE ON EARTH (MGM) 1 reel-Technicolor Harman-Ising Animated Cartoon 9 minutes An ironic satire of war seen through the eyes of Grandpa Squirrel and his grandchildren who celebrate the return of peace to a world populated only by animals since all men have destroyed themselves in warfare. 81