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

luctivity, etc. Collaborator: Florence King, Assistant Professor of Home Economics, Uni/ersily of Illinois. Film can be used in conunclion with Coronet's previous titlo.-; What ■ Cloth? and Yarn and Cloth Construction. Jtanley Takes a Trip (10 min) Color. Sale: $75. National Film Board of Canada. • The film sells the idea of proper eating ;o younger children through an imaginative ourney of a small boy astride a bull, as together they travel the countryside to gather the basic foods. Through 'a very different animation terhnique, Iho story is unfolded. Young Housewife (10 min) Rental: $1.25. Available lor Sale. British Information Services. • Made for the Ministry of Education, this film describes the training of teenage girls in the domestic sciences. It shows how pupils at a Scottish school learn to plan the housewife's day, and to carry out various homely tasks in a way which will avoid later struggles with the trial and error method. Films About Science & Nature VISUALIZING THE BIOLOGICAL AiMD PHYSICAL SCIENCES HEALTH & HYGIENE CSancer — Traitor Within (10 min) Color. Apply to: American Cancer Society. • The symptoms of cancer and rules for preventive precautions are shown. Animations make it a dramatic presentation — a sane warning to all on prevention of the disease which takes one life every 3 minutes. Cancer — You, Time and Cancer (16 min) Color. Apply to: American Cancer Society. • The symptoms of cancer are described, the intelligent preventive care and possible care of cancer are described. Excellent sound and photography. Emphasizes time element in detecting and treating cancer. Fun in Food (10 min) Color. Sale: $85. Gateway Productions. • Presents food constituents, their sources and their functions. Care has been taken to illustrate the material with foods in varying budget levels. Supervised by the late Frances Stern, Chief, Dietetic Clinic, Boston Dispensary. Health and Hygiene Series Sale: $375. for series of 5 films. McGraw-Hill. • Titles are: Body Care and Grooming, 17 min. Develops the theme that good grooming starts with personal care, with recommended daily habits. Nose, Throat and Ears. (10 min). Animated drawings are utilized in describing these parts of the body so that the student may clearly see their structure and functions. The Body Fights Disease (15 min). This is the story of the never-ending battle betv^een disease-producing organisms and the human body. The Story ol Reproduction (23 min). This is a factual film on the human reproductive systems and on the process of normal human birth through models and animated drawings to describe the anatomy and physiology of reproductive organs of both men and women. Emotional Health (21 min). A convincing and clear-cut explanation of the place of modem psychiatry in medicine [ through the story of a young man who learns that many bodily disorders may be provoked 'by emotional upset, showing the case as beinp typical of those that can be cured by bringing to the patient a better understanding of his problem. To accompany each 16mm film a 35mm silent filmstrip has been prepared. These re-emphasize key points, present questions for discussion and review and provide some additional material beyond the scope of the motion picture. How to Avoid Muscle Strain (10 min) B&W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Demonstrates muscle action in conjunction with the lever action of the bones. Shows how incorrect posture and use of the muscles may result in painful and serious injuries. How the Respiratory System Functions (10 min) B&'W. $50. Bray Studios. • The mechanism of breathing with the action of the ribs and diaphragm are shown in animated diagrams. The process of exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen is shown. The Human Hair (11 min) B&'W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Gives an appreciation of the importance of the hair to one's personal appearance, and an understanding of its various characteristics as a part of the human anatomy. The Human Skin (11 min) B&'W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Animation and photography combine to show us the anatomical structure and the functions of the skin, an organ which protects us from the outer environment and regulates the temperature of our bodies. The Human Throat (11 min) B&'W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Describes the throat, including the general anatomy of the pharynx, a description of the larynx and shows the mechanism for opening the vocal cords and the way the larynx closes to permit the passage of food during swallowing. Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder (Their structure and function) (11 min) B&'W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Animated drawings describe the relationships of the parts of the urinary system and the anatomical features of the kidneys, ureters and the urinary bladder. Animation scene from a Bray film (above) Muscular system shown in the Bray film Modern Guide to Health (10 min) B&W. Sale: $40. Young America. • Teaches the basic requirements for everyday health, such as good posture, fresh air, sun, exercise, sound sleep. This is an animated film which has amusing touches. The Nine Basic Functional Systems of the Human Body (11 min) B&W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Intended to supply the student with basic knowledge of the different but coordinated parts of the human body: the skeletal system, the muscular, the excretory, the circulatory, nervous, sensory, digestive, lymphatic and the endocrine. Our Feet (II min) B&'W. Sale price: $50. Bray Studios. • Clear description of the skeleton, ligaments and muscles of the foot is given together with particular attention to the influence of sound feet on the general health of the individual. PHYSICAL SCIENCES Films on Arithmetic Fractions Series (10 min each) Sale: $85. color or $45. b&w. Johnson Hunt Productions. • Individual titles are: Introduction to Fractions, How to Add Fractions, How to Subtract Fractions, How to Change Fractions, How to Multiply Fractions. How to Divide Fractions, Decimal Fractions. Let's Count (11 min) Sale price: $90. color or $45. b&w. Coronet. • Shows how useful counting can be and helps fill the gap between the haphazard counting of youngsters in the primary grades and their introduction to arithmetic. Collaborator: F. Lynwood 'Wren, Professor of Mathematics, George Peabody College for Teachers. Meaning of Long Division (10 min) Sale: $45. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. • By means of animated drawings, the meaning of long division as nothing more than a short-cut way of doing a series of subtractions is explained through graphic visualization. Using two problems, animated explanations of how single and then group subtractions are performed when the divisor is subtracted from the dividend to yield the quotient, reveal to the intermediate-grade child what too often is a mechanical process. Multiplying FracUons (11 min) B&W. Sale: $40. Knowledge Builders. • Opens with a scene in which a boy needs to multiply fractions; then shows a girl in (CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE) FALL INVENTORY ISSUE 33