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

play; preparations for and festivities of the Japanese New Year. Produced by Julien Biyan and the International Film Foundation. The King's Life Guard: 9 min., B/\V, $32.50; British Information Services. • Shows in detail the ceremony of the changing of the guard, the barracks of the troops, and their preparations —grooming the horses, putting on uniforms, etc. Life in the Sahara: 14 min., color. S120; EBF. • Reviews important aspects of the life, habits, and customs of people liv- ing in the great Sahara. Longhouse People: 24 min.. color, $170; EBF. • Portrays the life and rituals of a non-Christian Canadian Iroquois com- munity, illustrating authentic dances and religious ceremonies still practiced by members of a tribe which once ruled the eastern half of North .Amer- ica. Mary Visits I'oland: 10 min., B/\V, $50; McGraw-Hill. • A study of the customs and ways of living of the people of Poland, nar- I'ated for school children by an Amer- ican schoolgirl who is describing her trip of the previous summer to her parents' homeland. Produced by Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation. O.xford Student: 13 min., color, ;?120: McGraw-Hill. • Oxford of today as sho^Ti through the eyes of a young undergraduate: summarizes Oxford's history across the centuries, tracing its influence on many of the great men who studied there. Pacific Island: 18 min., B W. $100; McGraw-Hill. • The natives of Likiep, one of the Marshall Islands group, are shown as a tightly-knit community in their vil- lage life—sailing, fishing, building boats, weaving baskets. Film high- lights: catching a giant underwater clam by a skilled diver, boys hunting turtles' eggs, the celebration of a birthday feast. Produced by Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation. Peiping Family: 21 min., B W, $100; McGraw-Hill. • Life in a middle-class Chinese fam- ily; depicts the struggle of Dr. Wu and his wife to provide for their large family and to educate their oldest daughter, showing Chinese customs of work and play. Produced by Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation. Peoples of the Soviet Union: .33 min., B/W, $1.50; McGraw-Hill. • A newly revised sound track makes again available these pictures of life behind the Iron Curtain. Provides an over-all concept of the vast country with its many distinct peoples and racial groups. Produced by Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation. Sampan Family: Hi min., B/W, $100; McGraw-Hill. • The story of the Ling family of the Fukien Province who live and make their living on a small riverboat in the Min River. We watch the daily fish- ing that earns the family's livelihood, life aboard the small boat, and how the family, from babies to old folks, work together as a team. Produced by Julien Bryan and the International Film Foundation. Scottish Miner: 13 min., color, $120; McGraw-Hill. • Examines different aspects of the coal crisis: working conditions in the mines, mechanization, constant dan- gers, shortage of young miners, show- ing that mining, whether in Scotland or Pennsylvania remains a hazardous and difficult job. The World We Live In PEOPLE AND PLACES REL.\TEI) TO OCR SOCIAL STUDIES Ancient Egypt: 1 reel, B/W—$50; color—$100; Coronet. • A visit to Egypt—to see the great Sphinx, the Temple at Karnak and many examples of famous Egyptian sculpture—is made while watching this world history film. Ancient Baalbek and Palmyra: 10 min., color, $100; EBF. • As members of a desert caravan, pausing for water and rest, we visit the ruins of ancient Palmyra and Baalbek, in Syria. We wander through the remains of the temples and halls of a city built by King Solomon to commemorate the ground on which David slew Goliath. Ancient Petra: 10 min., color, $100; EBF. • An archeological study of ancient Petra, a city of red sandstone caves in the heart of the Arabian desert. Shows the effects of Edomite, Greek and Roman architecture on this city which was laid under a curse in the time of Moses. .\rabian Bazaar: 10 min., color. $100; EBF. • Color photography portrays a Bed- uoin bazaar as a center where nomads buy food, blankets, leather, and metal goods, exchange news and gossip, and enjoy a cup of coffee with friends. Death Valley—.\ncient and Modern: 22 min., color, $180; Paul Hoefler. • Pictorial treatment of a valley that has changed little in millions of years; surveys the geology of Death Valley, its history, and modern developments. It Takes Everybody to Build this Land : 21 min., B, W, $85; EBF. • Against a background of music to guitar accompaniment, this film traces the development of specialization in American industry and agriculture. Japan: 12 min., color, $100; EBF. • Illustrates the ways in which Japan utilizes all possible land for farming. Shows farmers at work in the rice fields, planting, fertilizing, etc. Life in the Nile Valley: 1 reel; B W— $50; color—$100; Coronet. • Within the narrow Nile valley, where over 15 million people live, an agricultural society dependent on the river has existed for hundreds of years. This film studies the activities of a typical Egyptian farm family. New Horizons: 20 min., color, free- loan; UWF. • Surveys the natural resources and potential wealth of the Old South. Available only in states east of the Mississippi River. I'eople Along the Mississippi: 21 min., B/W, $85; EBF. • Studies the region through which the Mississippi river flows and the people who live in this region. The film reveals the oneness in purpose, in ideals, and in national character of a vast part of the country. The Prairie: 17 min., B/W—$75; color—$140; Arthur Barr Produc- tions. • This is a "before and after" presen- tation of the midwestern prairie—be- fore the white man replaced the Annual Fall Inventory • 1952 15