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

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BALLAD HUNTER, Federal Radio Educa- tion Committee, 5 double-faced 16" rec- ords, 33% rpm. 15 min, J,S,C,A; $230 per transcription copy (containing two pro- grams). • "This is a series of authentic American folk music—spirituals, blues, fiddle tunes, old country ballads, railroad songs, sea chanteys, and cowboy tunes. John A. Lomax, the 'Ballad Hunter' recorded all of these songs on the spot, exactly as each was sung on the job, in person, or on the range.. . teachers will find these programs especially' helpful for demonstrating how any geo- graphically or economically isolated people finds self-expression through the folk music it develops." Well-suited to promote appre- ciation of individuals and develop unity through music and singing. Included are: Cheyenne—presents songs of the range and of the hill country (on other side: Blues and Hollers) Blues and Hollers — a collection of "being lonesome" songs (on other side: Chey- enne) Chisholm Trail — a collection of cowboy songs of the old Chisholm cattle trail (on other side: Rock Island Line) Rock Island Line—woodcutters' songs and songs of pri.son life (on other side: Chis- holm Trail) Two Sailors—a program of sea chanteys and canal boat ballads (on other side: Boll Weevil) Boll Weevil—a program of songs about "the little black bug" that challenged King Cotton (on the other side: Two Sailors) Spirituals—a program of religious songs of the .Southern Negro (on other side: Rail- road Songs) Railroad Songs—a program of songs of the track-laying gang, used to pace rail tamp- ing (on other side: Spirituals) Jordan and Jubilee—a collection of songs from Livingston. .Alabama (on other side: Sugarland Texas) .Sugarland Texas—a collection of convict songs from a Texas prison (on other side: Jordan and Jubilee) BOOKS BRING ADVENTURE, Association of the Junior Leagues of .\merica. Double- faced 78 rpm and 33% rpm, 15 min, $35 per set.for purchase; $65 rental for non- commercial radio transcription, LJ. • Series one (One World) and Series Two (North .American Regions) retell stories known to children and present lite-like sit- uations which may be utilized to further intergroup relations. Following titles are especially recommended: Level Land, by Dola Dejong, is "the story of a Dutch family and a Jewish refugee boy during the German invasion of the lowlands." (Series One) Downright Dency, by Caroline Dale, tells of a "young Quaker girl in Massachu- setts who denies her strict training to befriend a 'tough' orphan boy, an outcast in the fishing community where they both live." (Series Two) GREAT MOMENTS OF HISTORY COME TO UFE IN FINE MOTION PICTURES Historical motion pictures produced in the studios of America's foremost film companies are distributed by Films Incorporated in 16-mm. for school use. These are some of the outstanding events in American history which have been recorded in full-length feature films: Buffolo Bill • Daniel Boone • Drums Along fhe Mohawk • Frontier Marshal • Guadalcanal Diary • In Old Chicago • lost of the Mohicans • Little Old New York • Prisoner of Shark Island • The Sullivans • Western Union • Wilson A—Guadalconot Diary B-Wilson C—Drums Along the Mohawk D-Buffolo Bill In addition to these historical films. Films Incorporated supplies several hundred full-length features and many short subjects especially selected for school showing. Fo.- complete descriptions of these films write to the exchange nearest you for the current issue of the School List catalog. ilmS inCOrpOraf GCl 330 west 42nd street. New York IS [Chicago 1—63 E. Lake St. ■ Portland 12, Greg.- 611 N. Tillamook St. Atlanta 3—101 Marietta St. ■ San Francisco 4—68 Post St. Oal'AS 1-109 N. Akard St. ■ Lo* Angale* 14-1709 W. Eighth St. Bayou Suzette, by Lois Lenski, is "a story of the Cajun country, of Suzette who lives there with her family, and of Mor- teel, an Indian child, who saves Suzette's life and finds a home." (Series Two) .Strawberry Girl, by Lois Lenski, has "the scene laid among the Florida crackers at a time when newcomers from North Carolina were struggling to grow vege- tables and fruit in fenced-in land custom- arily used for running pigs and cattle." (Series Two) CAVALCADE OF AMERICA, 1939 1940, 12 double-faced recordings. 16". 33]^ rpm; 12", 78 rpm, approximately 30 min. each; I,J3,C,.A: $3-50 for each 16" transcription; $4.50 for 12" phonograph records CDis- tributed by Recordings Division, New York City.) • .\side from their historical significance, many of these programs are appropriate in civics, sociology, English, and science classes. They lend themselves to use as assembly programs and to highlight particular occa- sions. These recordings provide authentic dramatic illustrations of the lives of these famous Americans and of the period and locales in which they lived. This series includes: The Constitution of the United States Francis Scott Key Abraham Lincoln Oliver Wendell Holmes, Poet Sam Houston (lacks objectivity concerning Mexico and seems to develop an un- warranted anti-Mexican attitude) Benedict Arnold Robert E. Lee iTi Rv to nkxt page) FEBRUARY 19 4 7 4 7