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FORWARD The C. P. MacGregor Company is the World’s oldest and largest producer of high quality transcribed dramatic productions. It has been in business for 12 years and has served more' than 400 radio stations in every English speaking country of the World. The recording studios are the finest equipped in the West, and the quality of the transcriptions is unsurpassed. In response to the growing school demand, it has been decided to make a trial offer of a few of MacGregor’s finest educational features; and Dr. Cline M. Koon, nationally known authority in the school use of radio and recordings, was employed to select from the vast library the programs which he considered most suitable for school use. This catalogue contains a descriptive list of his selections. Most of the selections offered in this catalogue fall in the fields of history, drama, and stories for younger children. The historical features are as authentic as it was possible to make them. They are not intended to present a complete history of a period, but to arouse interest and to develop an insight which will stimulate even the slow¬ est pupils to want to learn more, and to carry out projects originating from the ideas and suggestions in the selection. The historical and literary episodes are dramatically presented by some of the best known voices on the air today. Suitable supporting music and sound effects are used to make all episodes vividly realistic. For the first time, the C. P. MacGregor Company offers schools some of radio’s finest educational features. Every transcription includes two fifteen minute programs on a 16" disc. They run at 33 1/3 revolutions-per-minute, and cannot be played on an ordinary phonograph. They are laterally cut and may be played on any disc sound recorder, turntable, or transcription player which operates at 33 1/3 RPM. When played on a reasonably good reproducer, the quality is better than that obtained from the finest types of electrical phonographs. In addition, the volume of sound may be increased to meet the needs of practically any school situation. With reasonably careful use, the transcriptions will last indefinitely. These (selections are intended for serious educational use in schools, and should not be regarded as a source of entertainment or relaxation. Therefore the teacher should select the programs most suitable to meet her instructional needs, and encourage her pupils to benefit from listening in much the same way they benefit from reading, or other class activities. Definite plans should be made for listening, and the teacher (and possibly some of the pupils) should listen to the episode before it is presented to the class. Listening should be fol¬ lowed by class discussion and other activities to capitalize upon the interest aroused, and to intigrate the transcribed material into the learning situation at the time. C. P. MacGregor, President