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

AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RKO MORE THAN 150 FILMS RKO's initial educational releases for classrooms and auditorium use cover a wide range of material selected with care from among many hundreds of films and made available for release in keeping with presentday school and curriculum requirements. All of these films meet the high standards of production quality demanded by a major motion picture company; — all are being released in the belief that their use will enlarge the boundaries of experience on the part of the student and provide the instructor with a vast new source of teaching material. Two classes of subjects are being made available. The first consists of two-reel subjects containing actual documentation of various facets of the American scene and the American Way of Life and subjects from outside the United States which are closely related to the life of every American citizen. The second group is made up of more than 100 films on sports, which touch on all phases of athletics — and feature many famous world champions. NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU These valuable teaching aids are available to educational film libraries under three year license agreement, with a liberal three year extension policy, directly from RKO RADIO PICTURES, or through authorized visual education dealers. Visual Education Dealers wishing information about how to become an authorized RKO RADIO PICTURES educational film distributor should write directly to RKO RADIO PICTURES for information. FREE! WRITE TODAY for your FREE copy of this attractive, informative educational film brochure. RKO RADIO PICTURES, 16mm Edocational Division, C 1270 Ave. of the Americas, New York 20, N. Y. University of Missouri Expands Statewide Audio-Visual Service ♦ The University ot Missouri is putiing forth every effort to provide the .schools of Missouri with the finest \isual education ser\ice possible. The University has added to its staff a Sujiervisor of Field Work in \isual Education, who is planning to hold, on a state-wide basis, a series of institutes dealing with the correlation of the subject-matter areas with the \arious films available. It will be his purpose to work with teachers who wish to make their instruction more effective. New films dealing with art. mathematics, institutional farm training for veterans, driver education, safety education, fire prevention, literature, science, guidance, and a large number dealing with the social studies arc available for fall booking. Those interested in ha\ing an audio-\ isual institute held may write to Mrs. Catherine C. Lippard, in charge of the Visual Education Department, Adult Education and Extension Service, 23 Jesse Hall, Columbia, Missouri. » * « -FILM EVALUATION Are You Popular? (10 min) B&W or Color. Coronet Instructional Films. r4 ' ♦ This teen age picture accenl^uates the positive and illustrates its pointers on popularity through the concrete examples of two attractive high school yoimgsters. Are You Popular dramatizes the success of a pretty, neat, naturalacting girl with a thoughtful, clean cut, well-mannered lad who asks for and receives a date with her. Brief glimpses of a forward, over-dressed, gum-chewing girl and a boy who boorishly waits until the last minute to call a girl for a social engagement, are given. Herein lies the chief weakness of the film: it is that it's essentially a "quick success story". The alert teacher or group leader can compensate for this emphasis in the introduction and by making the most of the many construct i\e hints Are You Popular would team very well with Shy Guy (Coronet) , Sitting Right (Flory Films) , and Etiquette and Junior Prom (both Simmel-Meservey) for any high school or church young peoples' group. Now Available EIGHT NEW SOUND HEALTH AND HYGIENE FILMS 1 . The NINE BASIC FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODY. The principal and basic constituents of the human system are set forth by means of animated drawings in nine groups, as follows: THE SKELETAL, THE MUSCULAR. THE EXCRETORY, THE CIRCULATORY, THE NERVOUS, THE SENSORY, THE DIGESTIVE. THE LYMPHATIC, and THE ENDOCRINE. 2. THE HUMAN HAIR Demonstrates the hair as part of the skin, similar in development and growth. Growth, duration, renewal and other characteristics shown, also relation to sebaceous glands and causation of goose flesh. Importance to personal appearance emphasized. 3. KIDNEYS URETERS AND BLADDER This film describes the important anatomical features, and the function of the kidneys, ureters and the urinary bladder. 4 . THE HUMAN SKIN Animation and photography show the construction and function of the human skin; how it protects us from our environment and regulates the temperature of our bodies; importance of care and cleanliness in preserving the natural beauty and health of the skin is emphasized. 5 . THE HUMAN THROAT Shows the anatomy and functioning of the throat as a passage for air and food, its defense mechanisms, and how both air and food are diverted into their proper channels. 6. OUR FEET Animation and photography show the construction and function of the human foot, both as a weight carrier and as a means of locomotion. 7. HOW THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FUNCTIONS The air passages and their functional purpose fully explained. Exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen within lungs is shown as is exchange of these gases within th« body tissues. Mechanism of breathing, action of ribs and diaphram are shown by elaborate animated diagrams. 8 . HOW TO AVOID MUSCLE STRAINS What causes muscle strain and how to avoid it is shown by explaining the action of the muscles in conjunction with the lever action of the bones and their joints. Correct and incorrect application of leverage principles as regards body movements demonstrated by animated drawings and live action. Write for full details and NEW BRAY CATALOG BRAY STUDIOS INCORPORATED 729 Seventh Ave., New York 19, N.Y. SEE & HEAR