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Below: The floor plan of the library. In it recordings and transcriptions are used by individual students or groups for study. (Photo courtesy of }yisconsin High School, Madison, ]l'isconsin.) AUDIO MATERIALS... Supplement to today's school library IT IS BELIEVED that some stu- dents learn more effectively by hearing than by reading. Such students, then, do not make the progress of which they are capable when the study ot written material is the basic instructional technique. By means of audio aids these audi- tory learners are given an oppor- tunity to learn and to utilize more profitably the time they spend in school. The use of audio aids is a fine teaching technique for all types of learners because the dramatic appeal is an effective method of stimulating the pupils' interest and of initiating student activity. Let us consider the transcribed dramatizations of great moments in history. If the dramatization is effec- tive, the student forgets his own identity and becomes the hero in the theme. For the first time he becomes conscious of the problems faced and overcome by our great statesmen, authors, inventors and musicians. by William A. Porter Science Teacher, [Jniversity of Wisconsin High School, Madison, Wisconsin This type of participation can be more effectively achieved when the student listens as an individual rath- er than when he listens as one of a group. Therefore, the audio-aid in- stallation should be arranged in such a way that it is possible for each student to listen as an individual. In Wisconsin High School the library is the reference and resource center of the school. It is logical, then, to place the audio-aid installa- tion* in that location. Recordings and transcriptions are as much a part of the library as are the books and magazines. They require the same care and consideration, and they should be as readily available. When the library becomes the audio aids * 'the libmry atidto-rcfording transcription in- Matlatlon dciwribed here wa% plannc-d by Mr. Porter. ThoHC wishinK more tietailt'd informa- tion nhoiild commtlnitalr witli Mr. Porter. center, added responsibility falls on the librarian. This new activity of the library may well be considered in the training of future librarians. Any extra drain on the librarian's time can be reduced to a minimum by the use of trained student help. In order to utilize available re- corded (78 r.p.m.) and transcribed (3314 r.p.m.) material, it is neces- sary to have a two-speed phonograph turntable, since most new materials are available in the SSy^ r.p.m. type which enables one to hear a fifteen- minute program without interrup- tion. The design of an audio aids installation presents some interesting problems because there is little agreement on what constitutes good practice. The sound and radio installation usually found in schools consists of a radio, a phonograph pickup, a turntable, and a microphone. Each of these may be connected to an ( CONTINUKD ON PACK FORTY-SIX) i 44 SEE AND HEAR