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

State Audio-Visual Reports: SOUTH DAKOTA ■-4 State Population: 625.000 Numbers of Teachers: 8,370 Number of Schools: 3,706 Budget for Education: $25,000,000 ♦ In this state, as in others with widely separated small school systems, the cooperalive film library has helped solve the distribution problem. Five cooperative film libraries function at regional points in the state; State College Cooperative Film Library at Brookings, Northem Normal Cooperative at the State Teachers College at Aberdeen, Southern Normal Cooperative at Springfield, West River Cooperative at Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish and the Cooperative at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. The University film library also has a rental library. Mountain States COLOR AD State Population: 1.200.000 Number of Teachers: 10,475 Number of Schools: 2,237 Budget for Education: $40,000,000 • One of the first states to organize a State Division of Audio-Visual Instruction, which is part of the State Department of Education, Colorado spends a little over two per cent of the tax dollar for education which is comparatively high and which in part accounts for its outstanding audio-visual program. The Bureau of Visual Education, Extension Division, University of Colorado, has offered generous services for many years. Other colleges and universities now active in visual education programs include Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College at Fort Collins, Colorado State College at Greeley, Colorado College at Colorado Springs, Pueblo Junior College, and the University of Denver <the Colorado Cooperative Film Libr?iry). E V AD A State Population: 150,000 Number of Teachers: 1.240 Number of Schools: 239 Budget for Education: $6,630,000 • The schools of Reno maintains its own library and other school systems have started their own also. Even in the sparsely settled areas of the slate, 75 per cent of the schools use 16mra sound films and 15 per cent use other visual aids. The University of Nevada offers two courses in audio-visual education during the summer session including a workshop. Also the State Department of Education each year sponsors a State Institute which includes audio-visual training. This Institute is held at Reno, Elko and Las Vegas. There is extensive interest in audio-visual materials in Nevada and considerable planning of state-run programs is now under way. UTAH State Poptilation: 675.000 Number of Teachers: 6.270 Number of Schools: SOI Budget for Education: $25,500,000 • Utah spends more for education, comparatively speaking, than most other states, and being education-conscious, its interest in school use of audio-visual materials is everincreasing. Thirty per cent of the Utah schools use the 212 sound 16mm projectqrs and the 250 filmstrip projectors owned by the public schools. The University of Utah at Salt Lake City, Brigham Young University at Prove and the Utah State Agricultural College at Logan have large rental libraries and carry on excellent training' programs. In 1948, about 1500 teachers received audiovisual training in these Institutions. The University of Utah offers graduate courses in evaluation and utilization of audio-visual materials. WYOMING Number of Schools: 744 Budget for Education: $13,000,000 • Though Wyoming, like several other sparsely sefttled states, does not have large school systems which are readily adaptable to film library maintenance, visual education is used in many phases of public school instruction. The University of Wyoming possesses the largest film library in the state. A cooperative library, it has fourteen school districts as participating members. Many schools in the rural areas have filmstrip labraries and rent films for theii^ audio-visual education. Pacific Northwest HO State Population: 550,000 Number of Teachers: 5,600 Number of Schools: 1.099 Budget_for Education: $21,200,000 • Two rental libraries supply audio-visual materials to each half of the state. They ore located at Idaho State College at Pocatello and Boise Junior College at Boise. State College provides a course for prospective teachers. Lewiston Normal School at Lewiston now offers a summer course in visual aids, while the University of Idaho at Moscow is awaiting state legislation prior to setting up an already-planned instructional materials program. OR EGO State Population: 280.000 Number of Teachers: 2.770 State Population: 1.700,000 Number of Teachers: 12,119 Number of Schools: 1,568 Budget fot Education: $64,000,000 • Audio-visual materials in Oregon have more than tripled in the last few years. Oregon's Visual Instruction Director states that there ate four times as many film projectors than there were a few years ago. The result is that most cities are well equipped in the elementary and secondary schools. The Oregon State College has an Instructional materials center which helps teachers in obtaining visual aids for classroom use. The College also maintains evening classes in Portland and Salem. Summer courses were offered this year at Oregon State College, University of Oregon, Eastern Oregon College of Education and the Southern Oregon College of Education. • 26 SEE and HEAR