See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

loly Year Pilgrimage to Rome. 16si. ;olor. Apply: World in Color. Thirty scenes of the four great lasilicas exteriors, arrival of pilgrims roni all over the world and a Pro- essional. Filmed in 1950. nside Tibet (40 min) 16sd. Color >r b \v. Rent: Assn Film. Reveals age-old ceremonial rites, he weird dances and medieval cus- Dnis of a culture that has remained irtually unchanged since the days if Marco Polo. First motion pictures ver made of Dalai Lama, boy ruler (f the country. ntroducing Britain (11 min) 16sd. Jolor or b/w. Purchase: Simmel- ileservey. Elementary, junior high, senior high, adult groups. ' Post-war Britain with its changing conomy and its "new face" which is lo longer a tourist's dream, but ather a sober industrial center. ntroducing Denmark (11 min) 16sd. Zolor or b/w. Purchase: Simmel- kleservey. Elementary, junior high, senior high, adult groups. ' Brief examination of the topog- aphy, the urban life, economic struc- ture and agricultural and maritime ictivities of Denmark, a progressive md sturdy country. Scenes in Copen- lagen and its busy free port. Ualian Peninsula, The (10 min) jifisd. Color or b/w. Purchase: Coro- net. I Junior and senior high, college, I adtilt groups. r Study of the unusual geography, jool northern climate, Mediterra- jiean southern climate, twin coast- lines and different types of agricul- ure and living patterns. Introduces I silk factory worker in Milan, a rice arnier in the Po Valley, a high kchool student in Rome and a citrus "ruit grower near Naples. Jerusalem, the Holy City (11 min) dfisd. Color. Purchase: EBF. I Junior and senior high, adult I groups. [• Historic settings and contempo- i ary shrines of the respective reli- j^ions - Jewish, Christian and Mo- lammedan. ! Land of Romance (22 min) 16sd. ii:olor. Purchase: Hoefler. '• Big game fishing, .\capulco, Mexi- ;o City, Xochimilco, Fortin, Patz- !:uaro, Tasco, Popocatepetl and Pari- irutin Volcano in full eruption. Lausanne, Rendevous of the World ilOi/2 min) 16sd. Color or b/w. I'urchase or rent: FOX. • History and scenic beauty of one Annual Fall Inventorv • 1950 of the oldest and best-known cities of Switzerland and an international meeting place for people of the world. Visits to Lauzanne's univer- sity and private schools and samples of Swiss folk dances and folk-songs. Look at Greece (20 min) 16sd. Ap- ply: Film Program. • Based on the Food and Agricul- ture Organization report on the eco- nomic and social problems and con- ditions under which the Greek farm- er works, the crowded cities and the lack of materials with which to build a better life. Modern France: the Land and the People (10 min) 16sd. Color or b/w. Purchase: Coronet. Intermediate, junior and senior high, college, adult groups. • The France of today from the wheat fields of Normandy to the barges on the Seine. Steel workers, grape growers, fishermen and truck gardeners bring modern "human" approach to study on France. Moulay Idriss (10 min) 16sd. Pur- chase or rent: AF. Senior high, college, adult groups. • Holy Week in Moulay Idriss and what transpires during the eight-day period when masses of people gather together for prayer. Their life in makeshift abodes, times spent be- tween hours of worship and the fes- tivities. Nanking—the Southern Capital (10 min) 16sd. Purchase: China Film. • Impressive mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Yangtze River bordering the city, surrounding mountains, an- cient landmarks, modern city life and various institutions. Nanook of the North (56 min) 16sd. (Available January 1, 1951) Athena. Intermediate, junior and senior high, college, adult groups. • Camera study of the Eskimo peo- ple and their struggle against hunger and cold. Neighbors to the North (16 min) 16sd. Rent: TFC. • Canadian dollar shortage and the efforts being made to restore a bal- anced export-import program. Ani- mated charts and graphs to clarify and simplify the problem. Nile River Valley and the People of the Lower River. (17 min) 16sd. Color or b/w. Purchase: Academy. Intermediate, junior and senior high, college, adult groups. • Fi'om the semi-arid plains of Cen- tral Sudan through the dry desert land of Egypt to the mouth of the Nile in the Mediterranean Sea. Dams on the River, irrigation projects. agriculture along the river, life of the people and the historic shrines built by the ancient kings of Egypt. Nile River Basin and the People of the Upper River (17 min) 16sd. Color or b/w. Purchase: Academy. Intermediate, junior and senior high, college, adult. • Upper half of the great Nile River from its source in the African Jungle region of heavy rainfall to the semi- arid plains of central Sudan. Trans- portation on the river and life of the people who live along the river. Peking—Marco Polo's Wonder (10 min) 16sd. Purchase or rent: China Film. • Brief study of the city showing scenes of the famous Marco Polo Bridge, the Forbidden City, North Sea Park, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and others. Oriental City (Canton China) (20 min) 16sd. Purchase: UWF. Intermediate, junior and senior high college, adult groups. • Life in the commercial-industrial city of Canton; bulk flow of trade; merchants, artisans, scribes at work; modern influence of machinery. Pacific, The (11 min) I6sd. Pur- chase: EBF. Junior and senior high, adult groups. • Role played by the Pacific Ocean in international affairs. Growth of man's knowledge of the Pacific through early explorations. Traces settlement of Pacific island and coast- al areas by British, Russians, Ger- mans, French, Dutch and Americans and the establishment of political control by these nations. Review of the defeat of Japan's efforts to con- trol the Pacific. Pearl of the Antilles —Cuba (1 reel) 16sd. Color or b/w. Purchase: Cor- nell. • Picturesque travelogue of the largest island of the West Indies with visits to its many splendid colonial fortresses and churches. .\ study of its industries. Queen O' the Border (10 min) 16sd. Color. Purchase or rent: BIS. Intermediate, junior and senior high, college, adult groups. • Proud of the title "Queen o' the Border", Hawick celebrates for three days each year the memory of old Border battle. Home of the "Teri" knit sweaters, detailed machine and hand work needed to complete each article is shown. Scandinavia. 16sd. Purchase: EBF. • Customs, economic and social pat- terns and interdependence of Nor- way, Sweden and Denmark. 25 j|^2 -VOLUME 6 •'WW^fEATURINGiTlLMrFOR UNDER HO-VISUAL EDUCATION IN SASKATCHEWAN • BETTER READING THROUGH FILMSTRIPS