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page 337. The primary source from which the film may be acquired is not always the original source. In this event, the original source is indicated in parentheses. Immediately following the primary source, the date is given. In most cases, this is the year during which the film was released for distribution. However, lack of standard practice among the producers of educational films in reporting dates made it impossible to secure the release dates for all films. In these instances the copyright date or the production date is given. In a few cases no reliable dates were available. When it is known that the film has been revised, both the original and revision dates are given. Other sources from which the films may be rented or borrowed are indicated by abbreviations given immediately preceding the beginning of the film appraisal. For the film, The Passenger Train, fourteen sources are listed in addition to the primary source. This information enables the teacher or administrator to select a source convenient to his institution when placing his order for the film. Al- though most of the large educational film libraries were surveyed, it should not be concluded that the listed sources are the only sources of the film. A key to the abbreviations for sources is given on page 337. Pattern of the Appraisal Each appraisal has been prepared on a carefully designed pattern. The teacher who becomes familiar with this pattern will be able to use the encyclo- pedia more quickly and more effectively. In each case the appraisal begins with an educational rating of the film. The terms used are: good, very good, and excellent. (It should be remembered that films with lower ratings were excluded.) When the term "reported" precedes the educational rating, this indicates that the appraisal is based upon actual classroom experience with the film. The first sentence presents the primary purposes for which the film may be used and suggests what is actually in the film. For example, the first sentence of the appraisal of the film, Adventures of Bunny Rabbit, is: "Reported excellent for (1) telling an interesting story about Bunny Rabbit and (2) giving information concerning appearance and habits of rabbits and other animals shown." The second sentence of the first paragraph of the appraisal indicates purposes for which the film may be useful; these purposes are usually in terms of attitudes, appreciations, and understandings. It often happens that these latter purposes are not apparent in the content of the film, but may be drawn out of the film by inference. This is demonstrated by the second sentence of the appraisal of Adventures of Bunny Rabbit: "Found useful in encouraging kindness to animals and in providing the basis for creative expression in writing, painting, music, and rhythmics." Additional purposes of a secondary nature may be indicated in further statements, as in this case, "Some teachers thought that it could be used in the primary grades in developing an understanding of child-parent relation- ships, and in stimulating observation of animal life." The second paragraph of the appraisal contains incidental information taken [4]