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

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: (COMIMFD FROM THE PRFCEDING PAGE) Man Against Microbes (10 min) sd. b/w. loan. Met. Life. Association. • The history of man's fight against germs using pasluerization. vaccines and antitoxins. Meats With .Approval (3.5 min) sd. b/w. loan. L',sn.\. pnrchase. Castle. • .A study of federal meat inspection showing how the consimicr Ijcnefils. Microscopic Plant Life in the Bake.shop (30 min) si. b/w. loan. Bakery Engineers. • Mold: how it spreads, destroys valuable foods, grows and reproduces. Yeast: how it increases the food value of bread, makes bread more digestible. Murder in the Milk Can (5 min) rental purchase: Brandon. Inl lilm Bur. • Illustration of sanitary milk handling and production. New Frontiers of Medicine (17 min) sd. b/w. March of Time Forum. • The story of the new "miracle drugs" and modern medical technic]ues. Reviews use of sulfa drugs, penicillin and streptomycin as well as re.search in RH faitor. Passport to Health (25 min) sd. b/w. loan. Modern. • Illustrates how childhood diseases are controlled through preventive medicine techniques with emphasis on immunization. Produced for .Sharp & Dohme, Inc. Public Enemy Number One (20 min) sd. b/w. rental. State Washington. • Shows how the fly transmits disease and how the fly can be controlled using insecticides. A Standard Oil film. Purifying Water (10 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. • Title self explanatory. Sentinels of Milk (26 min) sd. color, loan. Babson. • Illustrates the manv operations inxolved in the production of clean milk, covering the entire process from dairy barns to consumer. Produced at the University of Michigan (Lansing), sponsored by Babson. Sewerage Disposal (10 min) si. b/w. rental or pinchase. EBFilms. • litle self explanatory. Story of DDT (25 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. BIS. • Shows the use of DDT in eliminating flics, lice and mosquitoes as well as laboratory tests to evaluate relative strengths required. .Also a history of DDT from its iliscoverv in 1870 to present. Story of Radium (10 min) sd. b/w. rental. .Vssociation. . Ho\v radium was discovered and its application in medicine. Triumph Without Drums (10 min) sd. b/w. apply. TEC. • The story of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Bill in the early nineteen-hundred's. Vandals of the Night (25 min) sd. color, loan. Fish and Wildlife. • Rats: habits, destructiveness, and control. Water— Friend or Enemy (10 min) sd. color, rental. Princeton Film Center. • .\ \Valt Disnev production showing the dangers in water contamination. FILMSTRIPS Colonial Empire: Battle Against Disease (42 frames) purchase. BIS. • .A filming of the research, preventive and curative treatment of native diseases in Great Britain's tropical colonies. .\ study guide accompanving the strip describes how the jungle heat, stagnant swamps and primitive living conditions all combine to create ideal breeding grounds for disease. Colonial Empire: Battle Against Poverty (29 frames) b/w. purchase. BIS. • Shows how Britain is cooperating with her colonies to stamp out disease and poverty. Health Hero Series (filmslrips) si. b/w. loan. Met Lite, • Biographies of famous health heroes. Titles are: (1) Madame Curie and the Story of Radium (2) Edward Jcnner and the Story of Smallpox Vaccination i3) Robert Koch (4) Florence Nightingale (5) Walter Reed ((i) Edward Livingston Tradeau. The Housefly and Its Control 1 34 frames) si. loan. L'SD.A. • Outlines methods of reducing the abundance of houseflies bv a) elimination of their breeding places: and b) destroying larvae and adidl insects, loan. USD.A. Tommy Fork and His Fountaineers (10 min; plus silent quiz) sd. \'ariety Merchandiser. • Shocked by the untidy appearance and sloppy habits of the new soda foiuitain girl, an animated set of silverware teaches her the proper appearance, serxice. health, and safctv rides to be observed. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FILM PRESENTATION •k The great majority of films listed in this Health & ^Veltarc re.soiirte guide aie either 16niiii sound motion pictures or 35mm filmstrips, silent and with sound. These suggestions will prove helpful in assuring a good presentatitjn, either in the classroom or at your connnunity film forum. 1. Check Your Equipment: make sure that your projector is in good operating order liefore the showing. Always mainlain-a replacement projet I ion lamp and an extra exciter lamp (in the case of sound equipment), C;he<k ihe jirojector lor smooth opeiaiing jjerformance; 'keep it oiled and cleaned. 2. Check the Film: make sure that it is read) for innnediate use, ]jro])erly rewound. Thread it into ilu projector before the time ol the showing so you can begin on schedule. 3. (;heck the Room: lotate room light swiiclus; lest tlie nearest outlet for the projector as soon as ])ossible and make sure that current is indejjendent of room lii^lits. .Ar range to have an assistant turn off the lights when \ou are ready to show. Draw window shades if necessary and eliminate all outside light possible for daytime showings. Do not overlook an adequate supply of fresh air, however, for good \entilation is equally important for a fair-sized audience. 4. Place Your Screen and check to see that it is properly filled at the right distance from the projector when setting up your equipment for the showing. Seat the audience so that the front row is well back from the screen, wherever possible. Make sure that seating arrangements do not interfere with the projection "throw". Keep all speak er cables and power line cords clear of audience as much as possible. 5. Start Smoothly: get off to a smooth start for everv film showing through careful preliminary planning. AVarm up the amplifier so that soimd is instantaneous with the first pictiue on the screen: begin the picture at the title, not during the protective leader. Do not leaje the projector during the show and watch your focus and sound volume at all tiiues. 6. End Smoothly: cut off the sound and pictiiie cleanlv as an assistaiu turns on the room lights. \ wellplanned and professionally presented film showing adds immeasural)ly to the value of the film. With practice, these steps ^vill l)ecome a regidar roiuine. Notes on this page were ada]>ted from the comprehensive and colorful guide to all types of projection "The .\udio-Visual Projectionist's Handbook" published b\ Blsinfss Screen, 812 N. Dearborn Street, hicago 10, and available at $1,00 per co])y. Well worth regular use. 28 See & Hear