International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jan-Dec 1932)

319 projections as a means of illustrating lessons and also the condition of the teaching film in France and abroad. (CoMOEDlA, Paris, 4-II-192). In the experiment at present in progress in Glasgow, projections are held in a room light enough for children to take notes and the projection can be fixed on any one image for up to five minutes. (Todays Cinema, London, 27-11-1932). Accoding to Mr. E. J. Nally Jun. writing on sound films in teaching, over five million dollars have been spent on educational cinema in the last seven years. (The Educational Screen, Chicago, February 1932). In the U. S. A. more than 20.000 classes are favourable to film teaching and have agreed to take films at a predetermined price from the industry. (Usterr. Film Zeitung, Vienna, 13-11-1932). Speaking of experiments made by the Carnegie Foundation on a large scale concerning use of sound films in teaching, Mrs Bess Coodykoutz of the Federal Education Board declares that the sound film is very efficacious in teaching especially for enabling backward children to catch up with others of their age. (Kinematograph, Berlin, 11-1932). American Producers have decided to hold a conference at Washington in order to study questions relative to film teaching. A few weeks ago a similar conference was held in London and attended by members of the Commission on Educational and Cultural Films and representatives of the tradeThe creation of a central authority was envisaged to which all questions of the kind could be referred. (Courrier du Cinema, Lille, 1 -11-1932). A group of Moscow Psychologists and educators are preparing a didactic film showing the physical and psychic development of the child from birth Copies of this film will be distributed in all higher teaching schools. (Berliner Tageblatt, Berlin, 7-II-1932). Prof. R. J. Piper shows the life of University students in a film entitled Syracuse University in 1930 (Movie Makers, Feb. 1932). Technical Instruction. A documentary instructional film on metallurgy was shown at the Higher Commercial Institute in Paris. Senator Brenier explained the working of the Institute's Film Library at this show. (Le Semaphore, Marseille, 19-1-1932}. The Reading Iron Co. has made an educational film on metal fusion called " Metals of the Ages • (Movie Makers, New York, Feb. 1932). " Behind the Scenes in the Machine Age " is the name of an instructional film made by the Womens Bureau of the U S. Ministry of Labour. (Educational Screen, Chicago, Jan. 1932). U. F. A. has made a soundfilm demonstrating the distribution of heat throughout a room by means of a radiator. This film shows the different stratas of air and enables the spectator to choose the best place for the radiator. The film is called . " Unsichtbare Wolken ". (FlLM RuNDSCHAU, Essen, 23-11-1932). The Swiss Society for the production of acetylene has made a long instructional film on oxyacetylene welding (" Autogene Schweissung "). (Berner Tageblatt, Berne, 6-II-1932). Spencer E. Eaton, Professor at the Keene Normal School, has made a film on the costruction of different machines. The Keene Normal School makes extensive use of the cinema. Last year, pupils saw more than 160 reels of film. (MoviE Makers, New York, February 1932). Affirming that 50 % of the population in Russian towns are interested in scientific matters and that there is a serious lack of teachers, the Soviet wishes to remedy this by means of the film. Theret has therefore, been produced a talking film on the manufacture of tractors, showing in 36 parts, the entire work of this industrial process. Knowledge obtained at special courses attended by the projection of such films is deemed sufficient to enable those who have attended to present themselves for examination. Berliner Tageblatt, Berlin, 7-1 11932). Arts Sciences and Culture. M. Jean Jose Frappa, author of the scenario of Jeanne d'Arc, has decided to adapt various French classics for the screen with the intention of making literary propaganda. (Le Cinema, Paris, Fenruary 1932). Mr. J. A. Terry of the General Electric Company, describes the way in which the movements