Visual Education (Jan 1923-Dec 1924)

312 VISUAL EDUCATION September, 1924 ^m^^l^^i^^l^,^!^^!^l^^^l^l^i^!^ Film Service VISUAL EDUCATION does not guarantee the value or suitability of these films, which are carefully selected from available data. In general, films should be viewed by qualified judges before being shown to school children. The producer is indicated by the letter p following the sketch, the distributor by the letter For addresses consult list in this issue. f^^rrfflff^^ffWW^tTW^^^ AGRICULTURE POTATOES. A film showing how the potato — unknown to the Old World until the discovery of the Western Hemisphere — came to be called "Irish"; methods of growing and harvesting early and late potatoes in the Norfolk district of Virginia and New Jersey. 1 reel, (p and d, U. S. Dept. of Agric.) A PLANT DISEASE AND HOW IT SPREADS. This is a microscopic and field study of rhubarb blight, used as an example to show the workings of the minute organisms that cause plant diseases; about half of the scenes were photographed through a highpowered microscope ; despite the technical subject the picture is suitable for use before nontechnical spectators. 1 reel. (/>. and d, U. S. Dept. of Agric.) BEES. HOW THEY LIVE AND WORK. A film showing how the bees gather nectar and transform it into a valuable food, honey; apiary and bottling methods are shown, as well as a queen bee laying eggs, bees hatching, bees gathering nectar, and other operations in the lives of these interesting insects. 1 reel. ip and d, U. S. Dept. of Agric.) AMERICANIZATION AND CIVICS A CITIZEN AND HIS GOVERNMENT. A splendid introduction to the study of civics. It shows the services our government performs for every citizen. A subtle lesson in Americanism told in story form. 2 reels, (p and d, Soc. Vis. Educ.) ROMANCE OF THE REPUBLIC. Each reel pictures one department of the Government, made with the cooperation of the active lieads of same. The departments shown are: State, Treasury, War, Justice, Post Office, Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor. 10 reels. (/> and d, Gen. Vis. Co.) ASTRONOMY THE EARTH AND WORLDS BEYOND. Shows the child clearly how the movements ■of the earth and moon cause the cycles of day and night and the seasons. Many telescope views. One reel. (/> and d, Soc. Vis. Educ.) BIOGRAPHY POE, Edgar Allen. The life of the great poet, author of "The Raven," "The Gold Bug," "Annabel Lee," "The Fall of the House of Usher," etc., etc., is described very effectively in this film. 1 reel. (p and d, Hodkinson Pict.) SIMON FLEXNER, the famous pathologist and bacteriologist is shown directing his work at Rockefeller Institute, New York City. % reel, (d and p, Wholesome Films, Inc.) ENTERTAINMENT A BOY, A BEAR AND A DOG. One of the most charming little comedies ever made, with a most engaging little bear that is a real character. 1 reel, (p and d, Davis H.O.) THE TIP. A Harold Lloyd Comedy. While the boy is drunk he is taken to the house of a crystal gazer who shows him the future. He is run over by the car of a rich and beautiful girl who takes him home, gives him vast quantities of money and marries him. So he goes out and lies down in the road and gets run over, but when he opens his eyes, he finds that the crystal gazer was a hoax. 1 reel, (p and d, Pathe.) TODD OF THE TIMES. Todd, a plodding newspaper man in a small town, is bullied at the office by his more aggressive associates, and henpecked at home by his energetic wife. Then, in the middle years, comes Todd's bigchance. The story how he seized opportunity by the forelock at the office and asserted himself at home, is both inspiring and amusing. Starring Frank Keenan. 3 reels. (/; and 4, Pathe.) GEOGRAPHY THE BURIED CITY. Story of the destruction of Pompeii. One reel. (d, Pict. Clubs, Inc.) THE QUAINT ISLE OF MARKEN. The tiny Dutch Isle seems quite apart from the rest of the world. Visitors from every land delight in Marken's peculiar customs, the quaint dresses of the women and children — and especially the children themselves, probably the most picturesque in the world. One reel, (d, Edu. Film Exchange, Inc.) GEOGRAPHY (Foreign) TOO MUCH OVERHEAD. China, where business men have no overhead but the blue sky. A river is laundry and power in one. Wheat kings thresh breakfast food where it grows. The shoemaker totes his own factory, and tinkers tink merrily without lease or landlord. One reel, (p and d, Educ. Pic.) JERUSALEM— WALLS AND GATES. An interesting and exhaustive story of the Holy City. It shows all the gates together with their history, a grand panorama of the city, the Temple site on Mount Moriah, the "Wailing Wall" of the Jews, etc. A most instructive reel in which every Bible student will be interested. One reel. From VI, "The Holy City," of Bible Land Pictures. {p and d, Amer. Motion Pict. Corp.) BALI, THE UNKNOWN. Exceptionally beautiful picturization of the South Sea island with its quaint people. Many interesting details; caste system, sword-making, salt manufacture, rice raising, cock-fighting, active volcanoes, etc. 4 reels, (p and d, Cooper Film Exch.) HEALTH AND HYGIENE WASTE DISPOSAL IN CITIES. A study of the two principal methods employed for the safe disposal of city sewage. One system illustrates methods used by cities close to large bodies of water. The other shows the more elaborate system of purification through bacteriological action. The pictures follow the progress of city waste from pumping station to "sand filter." Throughout the reel are interesting closeups microscopic of the bacteria which convert harmful organic matter into harmless minerals. 1 reel. (P and d, Soc. Vis. Edu.) BABY'S TOILET. Baby should have plenty of fresh air and lots of sunshine. Baby should sleep alone, not in a cradle, but a crib. Baby must be protected against flies, mosquitos, bed bugs and other disease carriers. Baby should be weighed regularly. It should be bathed at least once a day. _ Baby must be protected against haphazard kissing. Strangers may give it disease, etc., etc. This film is all about how to keep the baby well and strong. One thousand feet, (p and d, National Motion Pict. Co.) "YOUR MOUTH." Shows the cause, program and results of tooth decay, and shows practical methods of prevention. Laboratory microscopic pictures show the growth of millions of germs from a bit of debris taken from a tooth cavity. Then the proper use of the •ooth brush and other mouth purifiers is demonstrated, preventive and reparative dentistry are shown, and the need for dental clinics for school children is emphasized. One reel. {d, United Cinema.) HISTORY COLUMBUS AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. The complete story of the great achievement from the birth of Columbus' dream through the long struggle for its realization, the careful preparation and the final triumph. 10 reels. (p and d, National NonTheatr. Mot. Pict. Corp.) SETTLING THE OHIO VALLEY. The film visualizes the problems before the settlers after they had crossed the Appalachians. Animation maps of the Northwest Territory. 1 reel, (p and d, Soc. Vis. Educ.) HISTORICAL SCENICS THE ANCIENT DUCHY OF BRITTANY. A picture of one of the most picturesque Srovinces in France. It affords an effective ackground for French history or literature. 1 reel, {p and d, Pathe.) THE RED TRAILS END. In Northern New Mexico live the Taos Indians, vanishing remnants of America's first city builders. Centuries before Columbus and his tribe, the red man was erecting his cooperative apartment houses here. His neighbor had the right to build not only abutting, but also on top of his homej hence the scrambled architecture. 1 reel, (p and d, Educ. Film Exchanges.) HOW IS IT DONE THE MAKING OF A BOOK. From the linotype machine through the bindery — 80 operations in all by the modern machinery of the Doubleday Page plant. 3 reels. (d, Doubleday Page Company, New York.) STORY OF A WATCH. The whole process of watch making by modern methods. 3 reels. (p, United States Bureau of Mines; d, Y. M. C. A. Industrial Motion Picture Bureau.) MODERN CONCRETE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. Visualizes all the processes and the skill involved in transforming dirt road into modern highway. 1 reel, {p and d, U. S. Dept. of Agric.) INDUSTRY AND ENGINEERING THE ROMANCE OF GLASS. Shows discovery of glass by the Phoenicians. Making glass jars. Comparing hand-blowing methods with modern machines. Cold pack canning. One reel. (Atlas Educ. Film Co.) THE MYSTERY BOX. Transmission of sounds by radio explained and analyzed by clever Bray animation. A highly instructive as well as entertaining film. 1 reel, (/> and d, W. W. Hodkinson Corp.) SPENDING SIX HUNDRED MILLION A DAY. An Urban Popular Classic showing New York City's water supply, sources and the city's dependence upon it. Excellently done from every standpoint. 1 reel. (,p and d, Vitagraph, Inc.) LITERATURE ADAPTATIONS QUO VADIS. A film adaptation of the famous novel of Henryk Sienkiewicz which depicts so masterfully Rome during the early Christian persecutions. 6 reels. (d, Kinema Film Service.) LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. Filmed with all the charm of the book and enhanced 'by the sincere work of Mary Pickford. For all the family. 10 reels, (p and d, United Artists.) THE CALL OF THE WILD. A wonderful picturization of Jack London's famous book. Buck, the dog actor, seems to tell his own story, how he was stolen, sold up the Klondike as a beast of burden under the lash of many masters, till he found a man who was his friend; how he rolled over the precipice in a death struggle with the murderer of his friend and then, his little obligation to mankind fulfilled, listened to the call of his blood brother and sister and went out into the waste to become a wolf. 6 reels, (p and d, Pathe.) (JUVENILE) ALIBABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES. The famous story is filmed with great care. 1 reel. (p and d, Pilgrim Photoplay Exch.) THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL. A childhood classic modernized from the fairy tales of Anderson. With Madge Evans. 1 reel. (d, Cooperative Film Exch.) THE MOUSE CATCHER. One of Aesop's Film Fables which are very amusing applications of Aesop's fables to present-day conditions and situations by a cartoonist. Twothirds of a reel, (p and d, Pathe.). NATURE STUDY ANIMAL APPETITES. Shows the Brazilian monkey, African chameleon, giraffe, rhinoceros and the fable of the "Prophesy of a Dying Bird." 1 reel, (p and d, Vitagraph.) FROM PROTOPLASMA TO HUMANORGANISM. Microscopic study of one-celled life, life processes in cell, leading to study of cell structures of the human body. 1 reel. (p and d, Carter Cinema Prod. Co.) OYSTER AND SHRIMP. A picture study of the oyster and shrimp fisheries. This material is a series of important observations upon the process of fishing and preparing these products for market. A visit is made by the film to the most important shrimp and oyster fishing-grounds and packing houses in the United States. 1 reel, (d, Indiana University Extension Division.)