International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jan-Dec 1932)

— 487 — the system of double cinema shows, that is spectacles comprising two big pictures. From now on, programmes ought only to contain one long film and a supplementary " short " . In order to supply the necessary supplementary films required by this ruling, the Spitzen Organization will ask the government to import, extra-contingently, silent or sound films for a meterage superior to 500 metres. (Kinematograph, Berlin, 23-1 -1932). A Lettish financier, Mr Sechters is at present treating with the Education minister of his own country for the creation of an organization to produce national films. Sechters will offer a first contribution of 200,000 lats for the purpose. (Der Film, Berlin, 23-IV-1932). A commission composed of delegates of the Federation of British Industries and the Trade Union Congress has presented several proposals to the President of the Board of Trade for helping the British film industry. It is proposed to try and avoid the manufacture of cinematographic films of a banal character which have no other purpose than to be useful to the requirements of contigentmg. It is also proposed not to accept films the price of which is below a certain figure. (The Times, London, 26April 1932). Labour Apprenticeship. Le Genie Civil of Paris (19-111-1932) speaks of the cinema in the superior commercial schools introduced by the professors of these schools themselves in order to collect films suitable for their educational programmes. The last two films were shown in halls belonging to the Commune of Paris. A film on the manufacture of metallurgical coke was produced by Professor Cantagrel ; another on the glass industry was made by Professor Meyer, teacher in the High Commercial Studies School' in collaboration with the glass-workers syndicate. Both films have animated drawings by M. Danil. During Education Week at Chesterfield a film will be shown illustrating the successive phases of childrens' education up to the time of their preparation for their various professions. (The Daily Film Renter, London, 26IV1932). The longest sound film in the world will be made at Moscow and Leningrad this summer. The film will be in ten parts, with a total length of 25,000 metres, and its purpose is to instruct young men aspiring to become drivers of automobiles. In view of the continually growing automobile production, it has been thought necessary to start intensive motor education of workmen. Beginning with November, the film will be shown contemporaneously in 20 cities. Special teaching by experts will accompany exhibition of film. Labour Industrial Film. The big industrial propaganda film, which can be either a film of general culture or of technical instruction, continues to increase in all countries. In its April number Movie Makers of New York enumerates a whole series of such films, stating them to be pictures of the highest interest. Under the title, " The Largest Engineering Intrument ", Mr C. Presgrave has illustrated the manufacture of the " Universal Testing Machine ". Mr. A. Le Neve Foster has made a film on soap-making entitled " The manufacture of Carbolic Soap ". The General Electric offer a film on the manufacture of paper, " The World of Paper ". In the picture, " The Photo Offset Process of Printing ", the Photographic Co. of America illustrates a new process for pulling proofs. Visual Education News (Lawrence, No. 4, March) announces that the Bureau of Visual Instruction of the University of Kansas offers a new film of an industrial character, of 16 mm. size, entitled " Concrete and its