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1961-1963 LANGUAGE ARTS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

r ^rr/ of rtiwow AUDIO VISUAL AIDS SERVICE N0 'V 16 1961 DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS All of us engaged in the business of education are aware of the new tools developed to help us do our job more efficiently and effectively. We are certainly aware of the increased enrollments in our classrooms and the increasing amount of subject matter we

are expected to teach. I firmly believe that only as we learn to use these new educational tools expertly in the classroom will we be able to adequately meet the increasing demands placed upon us. One of the most valuable new educational

STANLEY C. ROBINSON tools is the motion picture. It has been DEAN OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION with us long enough to be properly evalu-

ated and its worth determined. However,

we must remember it is only a teaching tool and must be used well by the teacher in

order to produce the results of which it is

capable. To this end, I suggest that every school should own copies of the leading audio-visual texts and subscribe to one or more of the leading periodicals. In addition to this, I would urge that teachers be encouraged to take training in audio-visual utilization either in summer school or through extension courses. We all hope that the end results of our teaching efforts are students who have gained knowledge and comprehension of the subject matter we teach. There is a much better chance of success if we use as teaching tools those with which the students are familiar. The Visual Aids Service at the University of Illinois has one of the largest and finest collections of educational films available on a rental basis. Each year many new titles and additional prints are added so that a constantly higher percentage of requests

can be filled. In order to help us give you the best service possible, I urge you to follow the directions given in the first three pages of this catalogue. ricl

' I Ul/r GENERAL INFORMATION

All films are 16mm sound films unless the film title is followed by the notation (Silent).

The SUBJECT HEADING INDEX is an attempt to indicate most of the broad areas within this catalogue, and the SUBJECT INDEX lists the films most applicable within these areas.

The DESCRIPTIVE INDEX OF FILMS is an alpha- betical listing of film descriptions which, in addition to the description, gives information regarding:

1. Producer or Depositor — In immediately following ( ) title.

2. Grade suitability: p - primary; i - intermediate; j - junior high; h-high school; c- college; a -adult.

3. Running time: 11 minutes; 15 minutes; etc.

4. Black and white and/or color.

5. Rental rate for basic rental period.

A $.15 charge is added to each film rental to cover postage and insurance. The customer need not insure film shipments.

TO SECURE FILMS

Films may be rented from one to five days (Monday- Friday) at the same basic rental rate; two weeks for 1.2 times the weekly rate; three weeks for 1.5 times the weekly rate; and four weeks for 2 times the weekly rate.

Beginning July 1, 1961, the following schedule for ex- tended bookings will go into effect: One School Week Basic Rental Two School Weeks 1.5 X Basic Rental Three School Weeks 2.0 X Basic Rental Four School Weeks 2.5 X Basic Rental

Bookings will be made for a 2-day period unless otherwise requested. Films must be returned no later than one day following the date of last scheduled use. PLEASE SPEC- IFY EXACTLY THE DESIRED RENTAL PERIOD.

Order by title exactly as listed in this catalogue.

The Audio-Visual Aids Service feels that your film program will benefit if you grant us permission to substitute a title when the film you request is not available. The film substi- tuted would be a film with similar content and grade placement.

Give alternate dates if possible. Often the shift of a few days or a week may make a film available for your use. If films are available in both black and white and color, indicate your preference.

Please give us specific mailing and billing instructions — school, audio-visual department, board of education, district number, name. It helps to include a postal zone number.

Order on our booking request form, or, if on your own letterhead, please double space — it cuts the booking time in half.

Please list films in chronological order (in order of date of use) — it also helps save booking time.

Check the confirmation slips you receive against your original order, and notify us of any discrepancies.

Unless otherwise requested, all shipments will be by parcel post.

CANCELLATIONS

Notice of cancellation must be received by the Audio-Visual Aids Service at least 5 days BEFORE the shipping date indicated on your confirmation slip. ONLY under this condition will a cancellation of charges be allowed.

Films reserved for a "will call," and not picked up, will be returned to circulation the following day, but charges will not be cancelled.

LATE RETURNS

Bookings are made on the premise that films will be returned promptly following their last scheduled date of use.

If the Audio-Visual Aids Service is forced to cancel a booking because a film is held overtime without permission, the cancellation charges will be added to the bill sent to the customer holding: the film. ACCOUNTS

You will receive a statement as soon as the last film on any given order has been shipped. Payment should be made upon receipt of statement. Whenever any payment is made, it is important to state which invoice number is covered by your check and return a copy of the invoice with your remittance.

If your order to us covers several months and is $200 or more, you will be billed monthly for the films used.

If neither of these plans is acceptable, please let us know.

FILM DAMAGE

Customers will not be charged for film damage unless it is to a previously undamaged film. All other damage will be absorbed by the Audio-Visual Aids Service.

TRAINING

The Audio-Visual Aids Service offers, on a request- basis, a visitation and consultation service, primarily to schools, to assist in planning and developing audio-visual programs. One of the Service Directors can visit a school or community for brief periods to assist in the solution of such problems as in-service teacher training, selection of audio-visual materials and equipment, budget, starting an audio-visual program, cataloguing, etc. It is also possible to organize an Extension Class. Letters of inquiry are invited.

RENTAL RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Occasionally this is necessary because of new editions, change from black and white to color, previously deposited prints which must now be purchased, or a price increase on the part of the producer.

Please check the rental charges on your confirmation sheet. Please feel free to inquire about any that do not conform to catalogue rates. SUBJECT HEADING INDEX OF LANGUAGE ARTS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES FILMS language arts: General Interest American Literature Authors Discussion Techniques Dramatics English Literature Journalism Library Literature Reading Rhetoric Semantics Speech Study Skills foreign languages: General Interest French Language German Language Latin Language Russian Language Spanish Language

See following pages for film titles within each category. SUBJECT INDEX OF LANGUAGE ARTS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES FILM TITLES

The films in this section of the catalogue are listed by subject headings. For a description of the films listed, the grade level for which a film has been recommended, and the rental, turn to the DESCRIPTIVE INDEX OF FILMS.

language arts: General:

Alphabet: Milestones in Writing English Language: Story of Its Development Getting the Facts History of Writing Hunter and the Forest, The Language Teaching Manuscripts: Milestones in Writing Paper: Milestones in Writing Papyrus: Milestones in Writing Pictography: Milestones in Writing Printing: Milestones in Writing Spelling and Learning They All Learn to Read Writing Through the Ages

American Literature: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Arrowsmith Colonial Times (American Literature Series) Drums Along the Mohawk Due Process of Law Denied Early National Period (American Literature Series) Good Earth Good Earth (Famine Sequence) House of Seven Gables Justice Under Law Lady or the Tiger Legend of Sleepy Hollow Man Without a Country (TFC) Man Without a Country (YA) New England: Background of Literature Perfect Tribute Realists, The (American Literature Series) LANGUAGE ARTS (Continued):

American Literature (Cont'd): Revolutionary Times (American Literature Series) Secrets of Success: Huckleberry Finn Tell-Tale Heart Two Years Before the Mast Westward Movement (American Literature Series) You Can't Run Away Authors: Carl Sandburg (Wisdom Series) Carol of Harvest Charles Dickens: Background for His Works Edgar Allan Poe: Background for His Works Hawthorne and Whittier Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Holmes, Emerson and Thoreau James Fenimore Cooper John Greenleaf Whittier Life of Emile Zola Longfellow and Lowell Louisa May Alcott Mark Twain (Strange As It Seems) Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer Mark Twain: Background for His Works Mark Twain's Mississippi Master Will Shakespeare New England: Background of Literature Oliver Wendell Holmes Robert Frost (Wisdom Series) Romance of Robert Burns Thomas Hardy Country W. B. Yeats — A Tribute Walt Whitman: Background for His Works Washington Irving William Rose Benet William Shakespeare William Shakespeare: Background for His Works Wordsworth Country

Discussion Techniques:

Discussion in Democracy Discussion Technique How Not to Conduct a Meeting How to Conduct a Discussion How to Conduct a Meeting Learning from Class Discussion

Let's Discuss It Mr. Chairman Organizing Discussion Groups Parliamentary Procedure (C) Parliamentary Procedure (NFBC) Parliamentary Procedures in Action Room for Discussion Speech: Conducting a Meeting Speech: Group Discussion

Dramatics: Acting Problems Art Director (Behind the Scenes) Building a Set Character Make-Up for Men Curtain Time Directing a Play Four Ways to Drama Make-Up for Boys Make-Up for Girls Make-Up for the Theater Making Theatrical Wigs On Stage One Way to Build a Flat Screen Director Screen Writer Shakespeare's Theater Shakespeare's Theater: The Globe Playhouse Showtime Stage Make-Up: Youthful Roles Stagecraft: General Scenery Construction Stagecraft: Scenery Frame Construction Stagecraft: Scenery Painting Stagecraft: Stage Lighting Theory of Make-Up for the Theater

English Literature:

Alice in Wonderland Antony and Cleopatra LANGUAGE ARTS (Continued):

English Literature (Cont'd):

Antony and Cleopatra (Act III, Scene XIII) Captains Courageous: Fishhook Sequence Captains Courageous: School Sequence Charles Dickens Christmas, A Chaucer's England Christmas Carol Christmas Carol, A (Scrooge) David Copperfield: The Boy David Copperfield: The Man England: Background of Literature English Literature: Chaucer and the Medieval Period English Literature: The Eighteenth Century- English Literature: The Elizabethan Period English Literature: The Romantic Period English Literature: The Seventeenth Century English Literature: The Victorian Period Great Expectations Jane Eyre Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II Kidnapped

King Lear (Act I, Scene IV) Lady of the Lake: Background for Literature Literature Appreciation: English Lyrics MacBeth MacBeth (Act II, Scene II) Master Will Shakespeare

Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Acts I, II, III . . . Lovers' Scenes)

Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Act V, Scene I . . . Pyramus and Thisbe) Midsummer Night's Dream, A: Introduction to the Play Mystery of Edwin Drood Othello Othello (Act III, Scene III) Painter and Poet Series: In Time of Pestilence; The Pythoness Painter and Poet Series: John Gilpin Painter and Poet Series: Winter Garden; Sailor's Consolation; Check to Song

8 Pride and Prejudice Rime of the Ancient Mariner Scotland: Background of Literature Sea, The: Background for Literature Shakespeare's Theater Shakespeare's Theater: The Globe Playhouse Story Tellers of the Canterbury Tales Tale of Two Cities Treasure Island Twelfth Night (Act II, Scene V) Winter's Tale (Act V, Scene III)

Journalism: Democracy's Diary Journalism Newspaper Story Story of Printing Trees to Tribunes

Library: Archives, The Carpet Under Every Classroom Community Education Contact with Books Find the Information Freedom to Read Help Yourself Impressionable Years It's Your Library Know Your Library Library of Congress Library Organization Library Story New Chapters

Literature: Anna Karenina Book Talk Series France: Background for Literature Greatest Gift, The Heidi How Green Was My Valley Last Lesson, The Les Miserables LANGUAGE ARTS (Continued):

Literature (Cont'd):

Literature Appreciation: How to Read Essays Literature Appreciation: How to Read Novels Literature Appreciation: How to Read Plays Literature Appreciation: How to Read Poetry Literature Appreciation: Stories Lower Depths, The Sea, The: Background for Literature Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Tale of Two Cities

Reading:

Better Reading Choosing Books to Read Gregory Learns to Read High School Reading Training Films (Silent) How Effective Is Your Reading How to Read a Book How to Read Newspapers Improve Your Reading It's All Yours Let's Try Choral Reading Speeding Your Reading They All Learn to Read

Rhetoric: Better Choice of Words Build Your Vocabulary Building An Outline Building Better Paragraphs Describing An Incident Do Words Ever Fool You Exact Small Things, The (The Quill Series) From Sentences to Paragraphs (The Quill Series) Grammar: Verbs and Ways We Use Them How to Write Effectively How to Write Your Term Paper Hunter and the Forest, The Improve Your Punctuation Improve Your Spelling Language Teaching

10 Nouns and Verbs Versus Adjectives and Adverbs (The Quill Series) Preparing Your Book Report Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex Something to Write About Spelling and Learning Style in Writing (The Quill Series) Verbs: Principal Parts Verbs: Recognizing and Using Them Watch That Quotation Why Punctuate Writing Forceful Sentences, Part I (The Quill Series) Writing Forceful Sentences, Part II (The Quill Series)

Semantics: American Spoken Here Do Words Ever Fool You English Language: Story of Its Development Is There Communication When You Speak Of Men and Ideas Series (6 Films) Say What You Mean Word Building in Our Languages

Speech:

Articulatory Movements in the Production of English

Speech Sounds: Part I, Consonants Articulatory Movements in the Production of English Speech Sounds: Part II, Vowels Fundamentals of Public Speaking Getting Yourself Across Improve Your Pronunciation Is There Communication When You Speak Movements of the Tongue in Speech Public Speaking: Movement and Gesture Speech: Conversation Speech: Effective Listening Speech: Function of Gestures Speech: Planning Your Talk Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance Speech: Stage Fright and What to Do About It Speech: Using Visuals in Your Speech Speech: Using Your Voice Ways to Better Conversation

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LANGUAGE ARTS (Continued):

Speech (Cont'd) Why Study Speech Your Voice

Study Skills: Build Your Vocabulary Building Better Paragraphs Describing An Incident Developing Imagination Do Better on Your Examinations Find the Information Getting the Facts Homework: Studying on Your Own How to Concentrate How to Develop Interest How to Give and Take Instructions How to Judge Authorities How to Judge Facts How to Observe How to Prepare a Class Report How to Read a Book How to Read Newspapers How to Remember How to Study How to Succeed in School How to Take a Test How to Think How to Write Effectively How to Write Your Term Paper How We Learn Importance of Making Notes Improve Your Handwriting Improve Your Punctuation Improve Your Spelling Keep Up with Your Studies Learning to Study Look It Up Making the Most of School Preparing Your Book Report Psychology for Living Series: Successful Scholarship Something to Write About

12 Watch That Quotation Why Punctuate Writing Better Business Letters Writing Better Social Letters foreign languages: General: Why Study Foreign Languages Why Study Latin French Language: A Paris

Accent Aigu : Au Restaurant Accent Aigu: Courses et Achats Accent Aigu: L'Arrive A Paris Accent Aigu: Visages De La Ville Lumiere Beginning French: Intonation

Chants Populaires No. 1 Chants Populaires No. 2 Dans Les Alpes (French Teaching Series) Dans Les Pyrenees (French Teaching Series) Depart de Grandes Vacances (French Teaching Series) En Basse Provence (French Teaching Series) En Bretagne (French Teaching Series) En Haute Provence (French Teaching Series) En Normandie (French Teaching Series) French for Beginners Histoire de Poissons (French Film Reader Series) L'Entente Cordiale (Beginning French Conversation Series) La Champagne (French Teaching Series) La Famille de Monsieur Rene, Perpignan La Famille Francaise Brunei La Famille Martin (French Film Reader Series) La Garonne (French Teaching Series) La Loire (French Teaching Series) La Rhone (French Teaching Series) La Seine (French Teaching Series) Le Massif Central (French Teaching Series) Les Canaux (French Teaching Series) Molly Visite Ses Cousins Parisiens Quelle Chance (Beginning French Conversation Series) Une Famille Bretonne Vacances en Normandie

13 FOREIGN LANGUAGES (Continued): German Language: Der Rhein

German Language Film No. 1 German Language Film No. 2 German Language Film No. 3 German Language Film No. 4 Hamburg, Die Hansestadt Heidelberg Singendes Deutschland Unsere Strasse

Latin Language: Bellum Punicum Secundum Why Study Latin

Russian Language: Lower Depths, The

Spanish Language: Buenos Dias Carmelita Castillos En Espaha Chile (People of the Country Estates) Corazon de Castilla Costas de Espaha El Cumpleahos de Pepita El Pueblo Guatemalteco Espaha — Una Familia de Valencia Introductory Lesson in Spanish, An La Casa Y La Tierra de Loyola La Familia Sanchez Madrid (Spanish Languages Film Reader Series) Mexico, Ciudad Encantadora Mexico: Land of Montezuma Mexico Y Sus Contornos Spanish Enriches the Elementary Curriculum

Spanish Instructo-Film No. 1 — Pronunciacion Y Acentuacion Spanish Instructo-Film No. 2 — Genero Y Numero, Parte I Spanish Instructo-Film No. 3 — Genero Y Numero, Parte II Spanish Instructo-Film No. 4 — Ser Y Estar Spanish Instructo-Film No. 5 — Pronombres Personales

14 Spanish Instructo-Film No. 6 — Verbos Regulares Infmitivo, Indicativo Y Condicional Spanish Instructo-Film No. 7 — Verbos Regulares Subjuntivo E Imperativo Spanish: Introducing the Language Tierra Mexicana Un Pueblo de Espaha Un Viaje a Mexico Vamos a Colombia Vamos a Lima Vamos al Peru Vistas de Andalucia

15 DESCRIPTIVE INDEX OF FILMS

A PARIS (French Teaching to life in a school abridged version of Series) (IFB) the feature-length dramatization. Mickey h-c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.50 Rooney plays the part of the fun-loving Glimpses of the cultural life, business Huck, who would rather fish than go to and trade, and the various neighbor- school. Restricted to Classroom Use. hoods of the city of Paris. French dialogue. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (TFC) i-j-h 37 minutes B&W: $6.00 "ACCENT AIGU": A complete Hollywood cast interprets Lewis AU RESTAURANT (FFC) Carroll's famous story. A shortened school h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.20 version of the full-length feature, this film Marcel and Jacqueline call for Bill and presents the main and most important Betty to take them out to dinner in scenes. Restricted to Classroom Use. Paris. At the restaurant they order their meal, listen to music, and make plans to ALPHABET: MILESTONES IN go to the theater afterwards. They talk WRITING (USC) of the voyage Bill and Betty have made h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 from America to France, and plan things Our alphabet had its early beginnings to do in France. French commentary some 3000 years ago among the Phoeni- and dialogue. cians, who traded along the east coast of "ACCENT AIGU": the Mediterranean Sea. From there, the COURSES ET ACHATS (FFC) Greeks picked it up and passed it on to the Romans, when it became better h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.20 established. Using the chalk board and Bill takes a shopping trip in Paris. He a poster, Dr. Baxter traces the letters A, rides the bus and he visits the barber- B, C, and D, from early Semitic mean- shop, the "chemisier," and several stores. ings to the present Roman letters. The When he returns he shows Marcel what development of other letters are also he has bought. French commentary and traced. dialogue. "ACCENT AIGU": AMERICAN SPOKEN HERE L'ARRIVEE A PARIS (FFC) (John Nesbitt's Passing Parade) (TFC) h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.20 j_h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 Follows Bill Johnson and his sister dramatized history of several slang ex- Betty as they land at Le Havre, France, A pressions, showing their origin and how take a boat to Paris, and go to the they came to be included in the American Sorbonne to live. They meet Marcel, a idiom. Restricted to Classroom Use. friend of Bill's and plan to go to dinner with him and Jacqueline, Marcel's friend. ANNA KARENINA (TFC) porter takes Bill The to his room and j-h-c 40 minutes B&W: $7.85 makes sure he is satisfied with it. French A school version of MGM's feature picture commentary and dialogue. of the same name. Restricted to Classroom "ACCENT AIGU": VISAGES DE LA Use. VILLE LUMIERE (FFC) ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (YA) h-c 22 minutes B&W: $4.20 j-h-c-a 36 minutes B&W: $5.70 Betty Johnson and her French friend, faithful condensation of the play with Jacqueline, describe Paris as the film A a professional cast and the highest tech- shows many familiar views of the city. nical standards. The idioms and linguistic abstractions of the unusual first-year grammar. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA ACTING PROBLEMS (IFB) (Act III, Scene XIII) (UW) h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 j-h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.65 Adaptation of Mark Twain's "Tom A centuries' old love story as related by Sawyer" serves as an illustrative exam- Shakespeare. This scene covers an inci- ple of improvisation, character develop- dent after the split between Caesar and ment, and tempo-rhythm. Antony. Performed by the Old Vic ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY Repertory Company. FINN (TFC) ARCHIVES, THE (TFC) i-j-h-c 38 minutes B&W: $7.85 j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 Mark Twain's famous characters come The approach to the Archives Building

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is pictured with its two statutes, "Heri- intelligibility; this is done through tage" and "Vigilance," upon which the samples of connected speech. words "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" are chiseled. Bronze doors swing BEGINNING FRENCH: open to reveal the Exhibition Hall where INTONATION (C) some of the greater documents of free- j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 dom and peace are on display. Valuable Compares French and English intona- records are shown in the Search Room tion. Illustrates the characteristic pat- being reconditioned and treated for tern of French intonation in a number permanent filing, in the photostat room of everyday phrases and sentences, and being copied on durable paper for public shows some of the ways to acquire cor- handling, and in the storage vaults where rect French intonation. Stresses the im- historical records are preserved on films portance of practice in listening as well and recordings. Restricted to Classroom Use. as in speaking. ARROWSMITH (TFC) BELLUM PUNICUM SECUNDUM h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 (LFI) Based on the novel of the same name by h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $1.75 Sinclair Lewis, this film portrays the story Opens in Rome, following the defeat of of two doctors who develop a serum which Cannae, and shows the efforts of Scipio will afford immunity to bubonic plague, and to obtain an expedition force to invade their problems in testing the serum on Africa and defeat the Carthaginians. human beings. Restricted to Classroom Use. Culminates with the Battle of Zuma in which Scipio opposed Hannibal. Latin ART DIRECTOR (Behind the Scenes) (TFC) dialogue. general 11 minutes $1.50 B&W: BETTER CHOICE OF WORDS (C) Produced in cooperation with the Academy j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.10 of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this A high school girl is introduced to the film explains the work of the art director principles which lead to effective choice in the production of a feature motion pic- of words. She gains increasing profi- ture. Shows how motion picture sets are ciency in communication by broadening designed and constructed, and indicates the her vocabulary, by keeping in mind a research necessary to make them authentic. clear picture of what she wants to say, Restricted Classroom Use. to and by choosing her words for her ARTICULATORY MOVEMENTS IN listeners. THE PRODUCTION OF ENG- LISH SPEECH SOUNDS: BETTER READING (EB) $2.00 PART I, CONSONANTS (UW) B&W: c-a 25 minutes Color: $7.00 j-h 12 minutes Color: $3.25 Illustrates the production of speech Clearly reveals the problems confronting through the use of animated drawings the slow reader and suggests ways in of the breathing process and direct which they can be met and solved. Tells photography of the movement of the the story of an intelligent high school laryngeal and articulatory structures. boy whose work suffers from his slow Movements of the lips, mandible, tongue, reading habits. Portrays the methods velum, and pharyngeal constrictor mus- used by a reading clinic in helping him cles are shown in illustrations of oral to increase his reading speed, under- continuant consonants, nasal continuants, standing, and his vocabulary. plosives and affricatives commonly present in American speech. BOOK TALK SERIES (UI) h-c-a 15 minutes B&W: $5.00 each ARTICULATORY MOVEMENTS IN A series of twelve programs with Dr. THE PRODUCTION OF ENG- Walter Stone of the University of Illi- LISH SPEECH SOUNDS: nois. The programs take the audience PART II, VOWELS (UW) on a brief trip into the literary world c-a 26 minutes Color: $7.00 with discussions and interviews concern- Through live action photography, the ing book news, reviews and authors. movements of the laryngeal and articu- The general format of the program is latory structures are summarized as well aimed at stimulating general public in- as the production of vowels and their terest in books and reading. The seventh movements with glide sounds. Reso- film in the series is thirty-three minutes nance is considered as a factor in speech in length. 18 BUENOS

BUENOS DIAS, CARMELITA (COB) ing eloquence of his life-long dedication j-h-c 15 minutes B&W: $3.00 to his writings on the life of Lincoln. Tells the story of pretty Carmelita and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS: her fellow students. The vocabulary, FISHHOOK SEQUENCE which emphasizes the number and the (TFC) clock phrases, consists of one hundred i-j-h-c 11 minutes B&W: $1.50 and fifty words of the Keniston merit Story of a Portuguese fisherman lists. It will be easily understood by the who rescues a ten-year-old from drowning second year student. The narration is boy carefully and distinctly spoken by a and keeps him aboard a fishing schooner. The fisherman teaches the boy the value of native. The object of this unit is to set fair play in his dealings others. astir a desire to use the language and with An excellent adult guidance thus to stimulate more purposeful study. of a child when he does something wrong. Restricted to BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY (C) Classroom Use. j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS: Presents the value of vocabulary build- SCHOOL SEQUENCE (TFC) ing by showing a businessman's disad- i-j-h-c 12 minutes B&W: $1.50 vantage when he is unable to express A schoolboy, son of a rich father, tries to himself effectively. He learns to keep a rule the faculty and his schoolmates personal vocabulary notebook and to by bribery and threats. he is punished observe others' use of words carefully When for flagrant bad behavior he runs away and in order to build his vocabulary. complains to his father of cruel treatment. BUILDING A SET (IFB) The father learns the truth, and sees that h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 his absorption with business is partly the Technician shows steps in construction cause of his son's difficulties. Restricted to of a flat from scale drawings. Classroom Use. BUILDING AN OUTLINE (C) CAROL OF HARVEST (H) h-c-a 11 minutes Color: $3.25 j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Teaches students that clear thinking, A scenic background for the poetry of Walt Whitman. Includes a short bio- economical expenditure of time, and ef- graphical sketch of the poet. fective communication with others are the result of orderly planning, and that CARPET UNDER EVERY outlining is merely the writing down of CLASSROOM (MAH) this organization. h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $3.50 BUILDING BETTER PARAGRAPHS How the school library can work with (C) teachers and students in the development of assignments, research, and as a i-j 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 resource center. The elements of a good paragraph — having it express only one idea, being CASTILLOS EN ESPANA (IFB) sure the topic sentence is interesting, h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 arranging the information in order and The colorful history of medieval Spain having the concluding sentence "finish" is commemorated in the many castles the paragraph are visually presented — which gave Castile its name. The when several pupils write up for the Alcazar near Segovia, Pehafiel, Simancas, school paper an experience of one of La Mota, Bellver in Mallorca, and Moor- their classmates, whose dog, Major, won ish Alhambra give mute but powerful a trophy at a dog show. The audience testimony to the grandeur that was Spain is encouraged to write other paragraphs, when kings, dukes, and princes ruled. based on the full story they now know. Several historic monasteries are also shown. With few exceptions, narration CARL SANDBURG (Wisdom Series) (EB-NBC) is restricted to Keniston's "A Standard List of Spanish Words and Idioms." h-c-a 28 minutes B&W: $6.00 The famous American poet, biographer CHANTS POPULAIRES NO. 1 of Lincoln, and twice-winner of the Pul- (NFBC) itzer Prize, plays his guitar and sings j-h-c-a 9 minutes B&W: $1.50 folk songs in a style no less familiar than A blend of French-Canadian folk songs, his gift for poetry. He recalls some of presented by the Alouette Quartet, and his adventures as a newspaper reporter, animated cartoons. Compositions are En and speaks with gentle and heart-warm- roulant via bonle and A la claire fontaine. CHANTS 19

CHANTS POPULAIRES NO. 2 CHILE (People of the Country (NFBC) Estates) (EB) j_h-c-a 9 minutes B&W: $1.50 i-j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 The Alouette Quartet again presents Portrays over-all geographical char- French-Canadian folk songs, which per- acteristics and natural resources of Chile formances are combined with animated and calls attention to life on the agri- cartoons. Compositions include Envoyons cultural estates of the Central Valley. d' I'avant nos gens and Aupres de ma Depicts workers cultivating and picking blonde. agricultural crops and a visit by a wealthy landowner and his family to CHARACTER MAKE UP FOR their hacienda. Pictures many features MEN (UM) of Chile's capital city. Does not use h-c-a 17 minutes Color: $5.25 Spanish dialogue exclusively; however, many Spanish words and phrases are Animation shows the difference in facial employed. characteristics. An actor develops and applies his own make-up. Attention is CHOOSING BOOKS TO READ (C) given to the application of the base, j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 liner, highlight and powder. Preparation Books of and application of the beard and results provide a fund knowledge; under actual stage conditions. their emotional impact provides tears or laughter to the reader. They are typical CHARLES DICKENS: BACK- of man's ideas and hopes. Some books HIS are even filled with charts and diagrams GROUND FOR WORKS to educate the reader on facts, progress, (C) B&W: $2.00 and knowledge. h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 Filmed in the England which Charles CHRISTMAS CAROL (TFC) Dickens described so well, the film offers general 37 minutes B&W: $6.00 information, clues to interpretation, and Dickens' famous novel is given a Holly- a rich sense of the significance and range wood dramatization. This is an abridged of the writings, as well as stimulating a version which has continuity to provide genuine interest in reading the works of an interesting look into the unique per- Dickens. sonality of Scrooge. Restricted to Class- room Use. CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS, A (EB) CHRISTMAS CAROL, A (Scrooge) j_h-c-a 22 minutes B&W: $4.00 (UW) general 9 minutes B&W: $2.00 Adapted from "A Good-Humored Christmas Charles Dickens' classic is given a one Chapter" in The Pickwick Papers, this film reel treatment to probe the character of dramatizes one of the best-known incidents Scrooge. in English literature — the Christmas visit of Mr. Pickwick and his friends to Dingley COLONIAL TIMES (American Dell Farm. In the large parlor, everyone Literature Series) (C) B&W: $2.10 responds the cordial atmosphere, to and j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.25 above all the joyous capers of Air. Pick- Shows that the beginnings of literature wick, who excels in all the merrymaking. in this country took the form of practical, useful documents, reflecting the CHAUCER'S ENGLAND (EB) wonders of the new world to which the h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $6.85 settlers had come, and the hard pioneer The old Tabard Inn in London — the Ca- life and deep religious faith of these thedral town of Canterbury — Chaucer's people. Pilgrims wending their way through Spring- time England and telling stories as they COMMUNITY EDUCATION ride on their annual Pilgrimage. These are (The Search) (CBS) the elements of this production filmed en- c-a 27 minutes B&W: $5.50 tirely in England, using the actual locations An example of cooperation between the trod by Chaucer's Pilgrims, and dramatiz- University of Louisville and the city of ing one of the great short stories of English Louisville, Kentucky, to provide an edu- literature: Chaucer's thrilling Pardoner's cation program which would benefit the Tale. In a sequence on Middle English we entire population. Close group action hear Chaucer's poetry spoken in the accents between the university, local board of of the 14th Century. education and public library, has made 20 CONTACT one large "campus" for the entire com- tures, and hidden trails used by French munity. and Spanish shepherds. French dialogue. CONTACT WITH BOOKS (UI) DAVID COPPERFIELD: THE BOY h-c 30 minutes B&W: $3.85 (TFC) Various important points on the use of j-h-c-a 40 minutes B&W: $7.85 a large library are well told in a dra- The first part of Charles Dickens' story of matic fashion. The principal characters David Copperfield opens with scenes of his of the story are a senior in the College infancy. It is followed by his visit to the of Engineering and his roommate, a seaside with Peggoty, running into difficul- very unsophisticated freshman. All the ties in his step-father's home, experiences scenes were filmed on the University of in London, the trip to Dover, pleasant rela- Illinois Campus. tionships at the home of his aunt and finally his departure for school. Restricted to CORAZON DE CASTILLA (IFB) Classroom Use. h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 DAVID COPPERFIELD: THE MAN After visiting the Plaza de Cibeles, Plaza (TFC) Mayor, and University of Madrid, we j_h-c-a 40 minutes $7.85 drive to the walled town of Avila to see B&W: the medieval castle and El Escorial, David's home-coming upon graduation from most typical Spanish renaissance build- school, the London trip marking his first ing. After visiting several towns along step toward a career, his marriage and life the way, we finally arrive at Segovia, with Dora, and his final experiences in re- where an imposing aqueduct built by the vealing the true nature of Uriah Heep, con- clude the film version Romans remains little changed through of this great literary the centuries. With few exceptions, nar- masterpiece. Restricted to Classroom Use. ration is restricted to Keniston's "A DEMOCRACY'S DIARY (McGH) List Standard of Spanish Words and j-h-c-a 16 minutes B&W: $3.70 Idioms." The story of journalism, using the New COSTAS DE ESPANA (IFB) York Times as an example. j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 DEPART DE GRANDES VACANCES A tour of the coasts of the three seas of (French Film Reader Series) Spain. Includes a visit to the port of (IFB) Guetaria during the feast commemo- j-h-c-a 12 minutes B&W: $1.95 rating the return to Spain in 1522 of The Martins, a French family, live in a Elcano (first man to travel around the suburb of Paris with their three teen-age world); industrial city of Bilbao, San children. A humorous sequence about Sebastian, a resort area, the port city of the family as they leave by automobile Barcelona, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, for a vacation in the country. French Malaga and Cadiz. Spanish narration. dialogue. CURTAIN TIME (EB) DER RHEIN (IFB) j-h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.00 h-c 14 minutes Color: $4.25 As a guide for staging of amateur the- This German language teaching film is atricals, this serves to develop the major narrated in slowly, distinctly spoken Ger- problems which the producer faces. It man, consisting of short sentences and surveys problems of casting, direction, simplified construction, and is easily rehearsals, costumes, properties, sets, understood by second-year German publicity, and finances. classes which have been prepared for the showing. The film subject is a trip along DANS LES ALPES (French Teaching the Rhine from Koln to Mainz, present- Series #2) (IFB) ing views of commerce on the river and h-c-a 19 minutes B&W: $3.20 of places along the way made famous Studies of erosion, vegetation, glaciers, by German legend, history and song. and the Isere River. Animated maps give the extent and location of the DESCRIBING AN INCIDENT (C) French Alps. French dialogue. j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 Here is an incident poorly described, DANS LES PYRENEES (French and then the same incident interestingly, Teaching Series #2) (IFB) completely, colorfully described. This h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $2.70 film is an unusual participation device Shows the Pyrenees Mountains, Beam, which stimulates class interest in the lakes, cliffs, cascading water, high pas- development of descriptive ability. DEVELOPING 21

DEVELOPING IMAGINATION (C) DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 (TFC) Can a person actually develop his imagi- j-h-c-a 31 minutes B&W: $4.50 nation? Is there a simple way to use Shows pioneer life in Western New York imagination so it will enrich reading, State during the Revolutionary period. writing, speaking, problem solving? The A small colony of settlers are harassed answer is "yes" and this film will inter- by Indians who are aroused by British est boys and girls in the value of imagi- agitators. Good portrayal of American nation and help them to develop and colonial life and frontier defense. Restricted relate imagination to its many study and to Classroom Use. social functions. DUE PROCESS OF LAW DENIED DIRECTING A PLAY (IFB) (TFC) h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $4.50 Dr. Gnesin of the Goodman School An excerpt from the feature film THE shows how "business" of characters is OX-BOW INCIDENT dramatizing the developed and how rehearsals are con- dangers of denying due process of law ducted. An adaptation by Louise Dale and illustrating the necessity of recog- Spoor of Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" nizing the rights of individuals as guar- serves as an illustrative example. anteed by the Constitution. Portrays the lynching of three innocent men, strangers DISCUSSION IN DEMOCRACY (C) in the town, who are believed guilty when j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 an unsubstantiated report of the murder of a popular ranchman is brought to the towns- What a world of difference there is between the constructive results of a well- people. Restricted to Classroom Use. organized, democratic discussion and EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD those argument. In this film of a mere (American Literature Series) (C) story, a typical group of students learn, B&W: $2.10 through expert advice and through their j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 own experiences, the relationship of The first real literature of America is organized discussion to a democratic presented here in the writings of Phillip society — and they develop a three-fold Freneau, William Cullen Bryant and program for the leader and the partici- James Fenimore Cooper, who found their pants in any discussion, involving: subjects in the natural beauty, folk leg- 1) Preparation, 2) Planning, 3) Person- ends, humor and traditions which were alities. characteristically American. DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE (UW) EDGAR ALLAN POE: BACK- h-c-a 28 minutes B&W: $3.85 GROUND FOR HIS WORKS Shows how to conduct a discussion (C) B&W: $2.75 among enlisted personnel by the use of j-h-c 14 minutes Color: $4.00 the forum, panel, symposium, debate, Major events of Poe's life are outlined conference and informal groups. with narrated excerpts and re-enactments from many of his works. "To DO BETTER ON YOUR Helen," "The Fall of the House of EXAMINATIONS (C) Usher," "The Murders in the Rue h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Morgue," "The Raven" and others re- Four basic rules that students can follow veal, in part, elements which contributed to do better on their examinations are to his stature as critic, literary craftsman, presented. These rules are demonstrated and perfector of the short story. and the various types of exams — and the purpose of them — are presented. EL CUMPLEANOS DE PEPITA Students see, too, how to prepare for (IFB) tests and learn how to cultivate a posi- j-h-c 16 minutes Color: $4.50 tive attitude towards tests by under- Presents the people of Patzcuaro, Micho- standing the purposes, objectives and acan, of Mexico in their natural environ- values of examinations. ment. Joins a fiesta to celebrate little Pepita's birthday and accompanies Pepita DO WORDS EVER FOOL YOU (C) and her father on an excursion. Includes i-j 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 the birthday song "Las Mananitas" and Simple situations illustrate word prob- the game of pinata. Elementary Spanish lems in human relationships, in business, narration in present indicative through- and in politics. out the film. 22 EL PUEBLO

EL PUEBLO GUATELMALTECO ENGLISH LANGUAGE: STORY OF (BFS) ITS DEVELOPMENT (C) h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 B&W: $2.00 The geography and the people of Guate- j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 mala, showing the raising of bananas, Pictures the history of the English lan- activities in the market place, and some guage from its roots in the Anglo and of the native handicrafts. Vocabulary Saxon tongues, through its infusion of within the range of second semester high French and Latin, and its emergence as school Spanish classes. Repetition of a printed language which is still growing many of the words has been planned for and changing. its beneficial effect in the learning proc- ENGLISH LITERATURE: ess. CHAUCER AND THE EN BASSE PROVENCE (French MEDIEVAL PERIOD (C) Teaching Series #3) (IFB) B&W: $2.65 h-c-a 19 minutes B&W: $3.50 j-h-c 13 minutes Color: $4.35 Shows the coastal region of Provence Using the Canterbury Tales to present the from the mouth of the Rhone to the three classes of medieval society, we ex- Italian border. French dialogue. amine the major literary forms known to that society. Re-enactments of a Robin EN BRETAGNE (French Teaching Hood ballad, Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain Series #3) (IFB) and the Green Knight and Morte d'Arthur, h-c-a 14 minutes B&W: $2.70 as well as a portion of The Canterbury Shows the province of Brittany, and its Tales, enrich this study. people at work and play. Scenes of family gathering of sea-weed for fertilizer, ENGLISH LITERATURE: THE harvesting, loading of trains for Paris, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (C) and fishing and fisheries. A picture of j-h-c 13 minutes Color: $4.00 swimmers on one of the many beaches. Literary discussions in an eighteenth- Also a picture of the famous rocky coast. century London coffee house reveal French dialogue. trends in literature of the time. Some excerpts from writings of Addison and EN HAUTE PROVENCE (French Steele, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Fielding, Teaching Series #3) (IFB) and Goldsmith illustrate the neo-classi- h-c-a 15 minutes B&W: $2.70 cism of the 1700's; others illustrate the Shows typical Provence country along shift toward sentiment and romanticism the Durance River which was the inspi- in the latter half of the century. ration of poets like Mistral, musicians like Bizet, painters like Van Gogh. French ENGLISH LITERATURE: THE dialogue. ELIZABETHAN PERIOD (C) B&W: $2.75 EN NORMANDIE (French Teaching j-h-c 13 minutes Color: $4.00 Series #3) (IFB) In a London theatre, we see people rep- h-c-a 19 minutes B&W: $3.50 resenting the various social classes of Shows the farm life of the province — Elizabethan times. Their lives and en- dairying, hay making, and harvesting of vironments show us how trends in ex- apples. In contrast we see the industrial pansion, trade, taste, and study affect the life — men working in steel mills, women literature of the time. Excerpts from in textile mills and several views of the the writings of great Elizabethans and two large ports, Rouen and Le Havre. the elements which characterize them French dialogue. are presented. ENGLAND: BACKGROUND OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: THE LITERATURE (C) B&W: $2.00 ROMANTIC PERIOD (C) j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 B&W: $2.65 Works of Shakespeare, Dickens, Kipling, j-h-c 13 minutes Color: $4.35 Conrad, and other immortal English Through the eyes of a young journalist writers are presented in this film against of 1828, the audience participates in a the settings that inspired them. The period of literary, as well as political, three main areas which their works re- revolution. Dramatized selections from flect — London, the English countryside, Burns, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, and the sea — are portrayed in keeping Byron, Shelley, Keats, and Scott reveal with the mood and feeling of the writ- the individuality and independence of ings themselves. spirit of England's Romantic Writers. ENGLISH 23

ENGLISH LITERATURE: THE easily read and to what extent informa- SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (C) tion is available through indexes in every B&W: $2.75 library. j-h-c 14 minutes Color: $4.00 Excerpts from the works of the seven- FOUR WAYS TO DRAMA (UC) teenth century writers are presented c-a 33 minutes B&W: $5.70 against the turbulent background of the A short dramatic episode is presented in Commonwealth and Restoration periods. four different versions — for stage, radio, Cavalier poets such as Jonson, Herrick, television, and motion pictures. These and Lovelace; Puritan writers such as four treatments, using the same plot and Milton and Bunyan; and other literary characters, illustrate the requirements of figures of the century such as Donne, each medium as a contrast and compari- Marvell, Pepys, and Dryden are repre- son study. Based on a demonstration sented. given before the Television Institute, sponsored by the AETA and the Univer- ENGLISH LITERATURE: THE sity of California. VICTORIAN PERIOD (C) B&W: $2.65 FRANCE: BACKGROUND FOR ' j-h-c 13 minutes Color: $4.35 LITERATURE (C) To the bookshop of James Bain, nine- B&W: $2.00 teenth century bookseller, come custom- j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 ers interested in the writings of Macau- Takes your students to the France of lay, Carlyle, Darwin, Huxley, Newman, Hugo, Balzac, Maupassant, Dickens, and Dickens, the Bronte Sisters, Hardy, Poe to see for themselves the places Arnold, Ruskin, Carroll. and Through where their famous stories were set. An these prominent figures of literature, we authentic background for discussion and are drawn into the world of conflicting special projects. ideas of the Victorian period. ESPANA — UNA FAMILIA DE FREEDOM TO READ (CU) c-a 15 minutes VALENCIA (F) B&W: $3.00 h-c 16 minutes Color: $4.45 A new type of discussion film in two parts. The first shows the springboard A Spanish language film about the life for discussion and ends on the question of a typical Spanish family of Valencia. of "How can our library best serve our This second-semester language film is freedom?" Part two restates the prob- designed to provide conversational skills lem and provides a conclusion for your in terms of motivated thought units, in- program. crease vocabulary, and promote a greater desire to learn the language by inform- FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS (M) ing students about the country, its people h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.10 and their way of life. Narrated in elementary French by a na- EXACT SMALL THINGS, THE tive Parisian. Scenes were photographed (The Quill Series) (NET) in the city of Quebec and the surround- h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.50 ing province. It stresses the beauty and Professor Edwin Peterson stresses the im- unchanging charm of this bit of "Old portance of knowing the exact names of France" transplanted in the New World. the parts of life so that they can be in- Narration is keyed to students finishing troduced to others. He points out that their first-year study of French. generalizations should be made convincing by supporting evidence, that is with "exact, FROM SENTENCES TO PARA- small things." He illustrates by making GRAPHS (The Quill Series) specific in meaning such general words and (NET) phrases as wildflowers, birds, making noises, h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.50 and some, considering the connections be- Professor Edwin Peterson discusses the tween the way things are seen and felt method of developing the "explaining para- and the way they are expressed in writing. graph." This type of paragraph structure begins with a generalization, statement of FIND THE INFORMATION (C) fact, or topic sentence, which is expanded j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 with evidence. To illustrate this type of By learning how indexes are prepared, paragraph organization, he reads many students discover how a great collection paragraphs, including "The Tale of the of material is made readily available. Astronomer" from Aesop's Fables and the They find out how the index can be Twenty-third Psalm. 24 FUNDAMENTALS

FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC GOOD EARTH, THE (TFC) SPEAKING (C) j_h-c-a 40 minutes B&W: $7.85 h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 Pearl Buck's excellent novel of Chinese Importance of public speaking in a real- life with a high caliber Hollywood cast. life school situation is stressed in this Paul Muni has a starring role in this film which follows up with the steps in excerpt from the feature-length dramatiza- achieving an effective speech. How to tion. Restricted to Classroom Use. analyze a speech situation, how to plan and how to deliver a talk that will get GOOD EARTH, THE (FAMINE results. SEQUENCE) (TFC) j-h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $3.00 GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM #1 Deals with the ravages of famine in a Chi- (UWI) nese village and the struggle for survival. j-h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.25 Restricted to Classroom Use. All the basic sounds of German are pro- nounced in simple sentences using pres- GRAMMAR: VERBS AND WAYS ent tense. The subject of the dialogue is WE USE THEM (C) the arrival in German}- of a friend from j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.10 America. Helps develop a basic vocabulary for dealing with verbs. Explores the many GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM #2 kinds of verbs and their proper uses. (UWI) j_h-c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.00 GREAT EXPECTATIONS (TFC) All the basic sounds of German are pro- j-h-c-a 36 minutes B&W: $6.50 nounced in simple sentences using vari- Short version of the feature film by the ous tenses. The subject of the dialogue same name, based on the novel by is a departure for a skiing trip. Charles Dickens, stars Henry Hull as Magwitch. Restricted to Classroom Use. GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM #3 (UWI) GREATEST GIFT, THE (TFC) j_h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $3.00 general 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 The basic sounds of German are pro- Tells Victor Hugo's story of Bartolome, nounced in sentences of different struc- a juggler in medieval France who is too tural types using various tenses. The poor to present a gift to the Blessed subject of the dialogue is a picnic some Virgin. However, as an act of venera- students are planning. tion, he juggles his clubs before Her statue in the cathedral and receives Her GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM #4 blessing as recognition of his sincere de- (UWI) sire to contribute. An Easter film. Restricted j-h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $3.00 to Classroom Use. All the basic sounds of German are pro- nounced in sentences of highly complex GREGORY LEARNS TO READ structural types. The subject of the dia- (WU) $5.20 logue is the building of a new house. c-a 28 minutes B&W: A well-trained teacher skillfully guides GETTING THE FACTS (EB) Gregory and his classmates through h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 various complexities of learning to read. Shows how a group of adults gain better All of the word recognition and tech- understanding of a school problem after niques are introduced and developed for gathering the facts concerning the case. teachers and parents. Warns against deciding on plans of action in favor of prejudices and gathering HAMBURG, DIE HANSESTADT only the facts which support precon- (IFB) ceived opinions. Portrays newspapers, h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.65 radio, books, school, television, and the A German-language film in which the spoken word as sources of facts available students are introduced to a German city to the public. and its people. A map is used to locate Hamburg, and then the film takes the GETTING YOURSELF ACROSS viewer through the harbor section of the (McGH) city and through the business and shop- h-c-a 21 minutes B&W: $3.25 ping districts. A typical middle-income How a speaker's interest, preparation, home is visited at a family gathering, and sincerity, vitality, and confidence bring a trip made to the inner and outer lakes, about successful communication. the botanical gardens and the zoo. This HAWTHORNE 25 film can be used effectively after one rate. The films are: Intrepid Airman, semester of German. Johnny Appleseed, The Story of Spice, Fine Feathered Friend, Kentucky Treas- HAWTHORNE AND WHITTIER ure, Montezuma's Wonderful Waters, (MORT) Judge Bean and Sasparilla, Sources of h-c-a 11 minutes Color: $2.85 Sweets, The Magic of Sterling, Mass Scenes in Salem, Massachusetts, includ- Production, Snake King, Real Cougar, ing "The House of the Seven Gables," One Bank They Didn't Rob, and Bunyan with interiors; "The Old Manse"; Con- Was Here First. cord River; and "The Wayside." Also Whittier's birthplace, with the fireplace HISTOIRE DE POISSONS (French of "Snowbound," and the Amesbury Film Reader Series) (IFB) home, with interiors. Graves of both j_h-c-a 12 minutes B&W: $1.95 authors are shown. The Martin family have reached St. Aignan-sur-Cher for the holiday. Martin (IFB) HEIDELBERG and Roger plan to go fishing and assure h-c 15 minutes Color: $4.85 Mrs. Martin that there will be fish for This is a German-language film. Gives dinner. However, there is a guest for a tour of the city of Heidelberg and the dinner and Mrs. Martin prudently buys surrounding countryside. Shows the a large fish at the market. So do Charles various buildings, universities, schools, and Martin, each unknown to the other. other points of interest in the city. and French dialogue. Recommended for second and third year German students. HISTORY OF WRITING (EB) HEIDI (TFC) h-a 25 minutes B&W: $5.50 ways in which writing evolved from i-j 40 minutes B&W: $6.00 Shows pictures and signs. Explains that symbols An excerpt from the feature film of the for objects and ideas became symbols for same title, based on a story by Johanna sounds. Analyzes significant features of Spyri. Dramatizes the story in a form early Chinese, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian to be used in schools and presented in a writings. Stresses contributions of Phoeni- way as to show the characters and situa- cians, Greeks, and Romans to our present tions of the story to the average child. alphabet. Short version also available: Restricted to Classroom Use. Writing Through the Ages. HELP YOURSELF (ALA) h-c-a 22 minutes Color: $6.00 HOLMES, EMERSON, AND Shows the various facilities the public THOREAU (MORT) h-c-a 11 minutes Color: $3.00 library offers and the many services it renders. Special services in the loan of Historical landmarks in New England ceiling projectors and books on film and connected with the lives of these three in the bookmobile are also shown. authors. The birthplace and later home of each author is shown, as well as his HENRY WADSWORTH grave. Photographed in Boston and Con- LONFELLOW (EB) cord, Massachusetts. j-h 17 minutes B&W: $4.00 Portrays events in the life of Longfellow HOMEWORK: STUDYING ON — events which made secure his place in YOUR OWN (C) the world of literature. Describes his j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 early love for poetry and his life as a Illustrates certain necessary homework teacher, scholar, and poet. Interposes skills — finding a place and time to study, selections from his poems and depicts scheduling and arranging projects ac- incidents which inspired him to write cording to materials needed for study, several of his best known works. and developing the habits of studying "on your own." HIGH SCHOOL READING TRAIN- ING FILMS (SILENT) (ISU) HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, THE j-h 6 minutes each B&W: $1.35 each (TFC) A series of 14 films designed to help the j-h-c-a 40 minutes B&W: $6.00 high school student attain a faster rate A shortened version of the feature film of reading. Each film is a complete les- of the same title, based on a novel by son accompanied with a comprehension Nathaniel Hawthorne. Tells the story of test. The reading material is presented a man who is wrongly accused and con- on the screen in such a way that the victed of the murder of his uncle. The student is forced to read at a certain uncle died of natural causes but a thiev- 26 HOW ing brother gave false testimony and had ducting a meeting so that the decisions him imprisoned so that he could obtain reached will be representative of major- the family estate. Vincent Price and ity opinion. George Sanders are in the starring roles. Restricted to Classroom Use. HOW TO DEVELOP INTEREST (C) j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR Developing interest is not only a teach- READING (C) er's job — but also the responsibility of j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 individual class members. Demonstrates This film will help improve reading hab- how responsibility can be met. It will its, for faster reading and for better help answer many practical classroom comprehension. Skimming for overview; problems; but more, it can lead to more fast reading for general understanding; rich and meaningful study. slow, careful reading for precise information, and other important techniques HOW TO GIVE AND TAKE are presented to help the student in vari- INSTRUCTIONS (C) ous reading situations with different j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 types of materials. The importance of being able to take and VALLEY follow instructions and to give them HOW GREEN WAS MY clearly and precisely is illustrated. The (TFC) five basic skills necessary for clear and j-h-c-a 33 minutes $4.50 B&W: effective communication are explained. This shortened version of the feature film based on Richard Llewelyn's novel, HOW TO JUDGE AUTHORITIES tells the story of the boy Hugh, who (C) remembers Wales when it was green and j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 not overrun with mines. This is a shock- This film interests students in the con- ing presentation of some of the vast socio- flict which they will inevitably find be- logical about through in- problems brought tween the opinion of different authorities dustrialization. Restricted to Classroom Use. on the same subject. Although authori- HOW NOT TO CONDUCT A ties differ, their opinions are of great (GM) value in coming to a conclusion on any MEETING problem. h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 Colonel Stoopnagel burlesques the com- HOW TO JUDGE FACTS (C) errors and omissions frequently mon j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 encountered in luncheon meetings, in- Will help students distinguish between cluding poor acoustics, poor ventilation, pure opinion and the actual facts about interruptions, and inadequate planning. the things that they learn in school as well in the world about them. HOW TO CONCENTRATE (C) as j-h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 HOW TO OBSERVE (C) With understanding of how to concen- j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 trate, much can be done to overcome the Demonstrates the importance of observa- bad effects of distractions. Audiences tion as basic to learning the sciences and will learn, for example, to select one the arts. Students are shown that obser- thing upon which to concentrate and to vation can be developed as a skill and give it full attention. Then by following improved through applied and guided other "habits" the ability to give proper practice. The "tools" for observation are attention to a task will be developed. presented. HOW TO CONDUCT A DISCUSSION (EB) HOW TO PREPARE A CLASS h-c-a 25 minutes B&W: $4.00 REPORT (C) Clearly explains some of the basic prin- j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 ciples which discussion leaders can use A procedure is outlined that is applicable in order to insure effective and satisfying to almost any kind of oral or written group discussion. Each principle is report. The procedure is to review one's dramatized simply and forcefully. own interests for subject matter, remem- bering those of the audience; going to HOW TO CONDUCT A MEETING the library for reliable source material; (UW) utilizing personal experiences; and sort- h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $2.50 ing out and organizing what one has Proper procedure to be followed in con- found. HOW 27

HOW TO READ A BOOK (C) HOW TO WRITE EFFECTIVELY B&W: $2.00 (C) j-h 11 minutes Color: $3.25 j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Selection of a book involves several con- Demonstrates the important rules for ef- siderations: What information do we fective writing and then proceeds to sit- need? What questions do we want an- uations which help to make all writing swered? What does the book offer that effective. Material, audience, and pur- will contribute to our knowledge and pose are offered as elements which must understanding? Many other details are be considered. Discusses the factors in- brought out, including: the author's at- volved in editing and offers a unique titude; key ideas — where to look for exercise in classroom participation. them and how to use them in rapid reading; the index; footnotes and references; HOW TO WRITE YOUR TERM when to read quickly and when to read PAPER (C) with greater care. j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Each student who sees this film has an HOW TO READ NEWSPAPERS (C) opportunity to imagine himself writing j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 the term paper which is assigned by the The film shows how to scan the head- teacher at the beginning. By actually lines to pick out the stories you are in- going through the mental processes interested in, what the "lead" of the story volved in writing a term paper, students are given a great many helpful hints on is, and what to look for in it. How to go through the whole paper — not just one the actual writing of the paper. or two sections. HOW WE LEARN (C) j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 HOW TO REMEMBER (C) Analyzes the process of learning and j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 shows the two components: readiness Here are six important rules to help you and materials. In most school situations, remember. The setting of this film is one materials are easily available, and readi- familiar to everyone. Adults, as well as ness the proper mental condition — students, can profit by learning how to — determines to a large extent the amount eliminate the "waste" of forgetting. and rapidity of learning. The principles of readiness explained are: establish (C) HOW TO STUDY goals, cooperate and compete with $2:00 B&W: others, work with your teachers, and see j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 some sense in what you are doing. Encouraging students to make efficient use of study time is perhaps one of the HUNTER AND THE FOREST, THE most perplexing problems facing second- (EB) ary school education. This film is de- i-j-h 9 minutes B&W: $1.70 signed to motivate better study habits as Will serve as an exciting stimulus for well as give practical hints on study creative writing in the elementary grades techniques. and high school. The work of one of the world's foremost photographers, Arne HOW TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL Sucksdorff of Sweden, it tells its story (YA) entirely through pictures, natural sounds, j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 and a specially-composed musical score. A discussion of the attitudes and study skills that will help the student succeed IMPORTANCE OF MAKING NOTES in school. (C) j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 HOW TO TAKE A TEST (YA) Note taking, as an important study aid, i-j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 has great value to students in almost How to prepare for and take a test that every course. This basic motion picture will be a true measure of ability. presents the important skills of good note-taking. Through it audiences will HOW TO THINK (C) learn how good notes are taken in oral j-h 14 minutes B&W: $3.40 instruction periods and during reading. The important elements of concentration, They will see how to find the key ideas logic, observation, memory, imagination, for notes, what sorts of materials should and judgment are all presented as part be taken down verbatim and when notes of the correct "way to think." should not be taken at all. 28 IMPRESSIONABLE

IMPRESSIONABLE YEARS (UW) pronouncing of words — are presented in c-a 30 minutes B&W: $4.00 this film. Specific remedies for each are We observe a small girl's first experience illustrated and a cure set into effect. in the children's room of the New York Public Library. The appreciations which IMPROVE YOUR SPELLING (C) may develop in children through reading j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 are explained and the freedom of choice The determination of a high-school boy and the democratic relationships of the to make his term paper as good as pos- library are emphasized. sible prompts him to use, in his editing, the recommended procedure for learning IMPROVE YOUR HANDWRITING the spelling of words. The audience par- (C > ticipates by learning the spelling of i-j 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 words while, at the same time, using and Good handwriting is important for pur- learning the procedure. poses of speed, clarity, and attractive- ness. Among the skills demonstrated are INTRODUCTORY LESSON IN the importance of posture, proper hold- SPANISH, AN (ALT) ing of the pen, placement of the paper, j-h-c 15 minutes B&W: $3.00 acquiring the right slant, forming letters This film reviews and provides the op- clearly, and spacing and alignment. portunity for oral practice of fundamental principles which teachers must IMPROVE YOUR explain and continue to stress through- PRONUNCIATION (C) out the course of study. An analysis of j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 the errors which are common in the av-

"What did you say?" . . . that all too erage classroom during the first few common phrase is overworked by poor months of study is emphasized. pronunciation. While practicing his speech, to be given at the class banquet, IS THERE COMMUNICATION Bill begins to realize his own pronunci- WHEN YOU SPEAK (McGH) ation shortcomings. So he formulates a h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $3.50 program for improvement using these How to get an idea from the speaker to basic rules: (1) Pronounce every sylla- the audience. How the voice, pronunci- ble, (2) Pronounce each sound correctly, ation, articulation, language, movements, pronunciations, (3) Use accepted and and visual aids are used. How the speaker natural pronunciation. Like Bill, (4) Use can tell if he is getting his message students will be amazed and pleased with across. the results, and they will realize that in gaining the respect of their fellows, as IT'S ALL YOURS (PB) well as in making themselves correctly j-h-c 11 minutes B&W: $1.50 understood, proper pronunciation is an Has as its aim the inspiration of young essential asset. people to acquire the habit of reading. IMPROVE YOUR PUNCTUATION One may read for fun or with a definite purpose. Ralph Bellamy has the lead (C > part. j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 A high school teacher and class work together on punctuation trouble spots, IT'S YOUR LIBRARY (M) covering the chief uses of the comma, i-j 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 the semicolon, the colon, the question The story of a nine-year-old boy's dis- mark, and quotation mark. Illustrations covery of a rich and adventurous world. show amusing misinterpretations that Explains the essential mechanics of the can result from incorrect punctuation. library, and shows the many ways in The film stresses the use of punctuation which a librarian enriched the lives of as a means of clarifying written com- the young people of a town. munication. JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (EB) IMPROVE YOUR READING (C) j-h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $4.00 j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 Reasons for Cooper's literary greatness This is a prescription for reading defi- become apparent in this moving story of ciencies. The three most prevalent ail- significant incidents in his life. We see ments found among students — narrow him grow from a young man, dreaming perception span; rapid, careless reading; of adventure on the frontier, to a mature and the slow, ponderous point to and distinguished novelist. JANE 29

JANE EYRE (TFC) KEEP UP WITH YOUR STUDIES j-h-c-a 40 minutes B&W: $6.40 (C)

Based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte. j 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Opens with the cruelties of Jane's child- Daily assignments and how to handle hood, and follows her through years of them efficiently. It motivates interest in happiness and tragedy at Thornfield Hall doing well on these assignments and to her eventual marriage with Edward doing them regularly. Specific and help- Rochester. Restricted to Classroom Use. ful suggestions on organizing study time, study materials, and study condi- JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER tions. (EB) j-h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $4.00 KIDNAPPED (TFC) Highlights in the life of one of America's general 40 minutes B&W: $5.60 most beloved poets and strongest aboli- A shortened version of the feature film, tionists. Whittier's boyhood love for po- based on the novel by Robert Louis etry, his association with William Lloyd Stevenson. When a small boy is left an Garrison, his work as a student and edi- estate by his father, his uncle tries to tor, his years of seclusion at Amesbury. have him put away so that he, will inherit Reveals how he was inspired by boyhood the house. Restricted to Classroom Use. memories to write some of his best-loved poems. KING LEAR (Act I, Scene IV) (UW) j-h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.65 JOURNALISM (VGF) The tragedy of a father's preference for j-h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 one daughter who later turns on him in Opening with dramatic scenes depicting his hour of need. Performed by the Old the varied life of a newspaper reporter, Vic Repertory Company. this film goes on to describe and display his work in various specialized capacities KNOW YOUR LIBRARY (C) such as society, sports, music and drama, j-h 10 minutes Color: $3.25 finance, and politics. Feature writing, its Produced in collaboration with Miss requirements and possibilities, are de- Alice Lohrer, Assistant Professor of Li- scribed. The story describes the work brary Science at the University of Illi- of the great press associations, and a nois, its purpose is to aid the student to sequence shows the opportunities for whom a library is a fearsome place. young men and women with the small Viewers will learn something of the newspaper. The educational preparation over-all organization of a typical high is presented, pointing out that the jour- school library; the card catalog, the nalist's activities touch upon all phases Dewey Decimal System, the arrange- of society. ments of books on the shelves, and the use of supplementary materials such as JULIUS CAESAR (McGH) the encyclopedia, the Readers Guide, and j_h-c-a 33 minutes B&W: $5.70 the vertical file. Robert Speaight as Caesar and Cecil Trouncer as Brutus in a condensation of L'ENTENTE CORDIALE (Beginning the play by William Shakespeare. French Conversation Series) (IFB) JULIUS CAESAR, ACT III, SCENE 2 j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 (BIS) The scene of this amusing sketch is set j-h-c 20 minutes B&W: $2.50 in a French grocer's store, and identifi- Mark Antony's funeral oration, Act III, cation of objects together with the repe- Scene 2, in a professionally staged setting. tition of some useful phrases, makes this a very useful and enjoyable aid for the JUSTICE UNDER LAW (TFC) second semester student of French. h-c-a 33 minutes B&W: $4.50 An excerpt from the feature film Boom- LA CAMPAGNE (French Teaching erang. Shows how, in a murder trial, the Series #3) (IFB) prosecuting attorney, convinced of the in- h-c-a 23 minutes B&W: $3.50 nocence of the accused, proceeds to disprove Divides this section of France into two each piece of evidence which seemed to doom parts, the moist and the dry. In the first the man. Emphasizes the ideal of justice part we see ponds, pools, forests, pleas- under American Law and the importance of ant valleys and scattered farms with ex- weighing the evidence carefully to protect tensive cultivation. Opposite conditions the individual's Constitutional rights. Re- prevail in the dry country where the stricted to Classroom Use. chalky limestone soil fills the air with 30 LA CASA

dust. Includes scenes of vineyards, the Paris and out to the airport to meet champagne industry, the textile industry Madeleine. French dialogue. in Troyes and Rheims. French dialogue. LA GARONNE (French Teaching LA CASA Y LA TIERRA DE Series #1) (IFB) LOYOLA (IFB) h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $3.00 j-h-c 20 minutes Color: $6.00 Sketches the outlines of France and fol- Shows the ancestral house and land of lows the river from its source in the the Loyola family, the church at Azpeitia Pyrenees through Toulouse, Agen, Castet, where Ignatius Loyola was baptized, the barren country to Bordeaux, and hermitage of Olatz, cave of Manresa, finally to the Dordogne which it joins to and other places known to St. Ignatius. form La Gironde. French dialogue. Musical background recorded in Loyola churches. Spanish dialogue. LA LOIRE (French Teaching Series #1) (IFB) LA FAMILLE DE MONSIEUR h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $3.00 RENE, PERPIGNAN (F) A survey of the river from its torrential j-h-c 16 minutes Color: $4.45 start in the Massif Central, over rocky A French-language film about a modern beds past the power plants, through well- French family of Perpignan. Monsieur populated valleys to its estuary and the Rene is a school superintendent in a typi- ports of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire. cal French city, and this film visit with French dialogue. his family provides an interesting study of their way of life. The film can be LA RHONE (French Teaching used effectively after one term of French, Series #1) (IFB) as well as in more advanced levels, for h-c-a 16 minutes B&W: $3.00 language practice and as a basis for Shows the course of the river and depicts conversation. the adjacent provinces and cities. French LA FAMILLE FRANCAISE BRUNEL dialogue. (McGH) LA SEINE (French Teaching h-c 17 minutes B&W: $3.50 Series #1) (IFB) This French-language film offers an op- h-c-a 17 minutes B&W: $3.00 portunity for language classes to practice Depicts the river from its source near aural comprehension, pronunciation and Chatillon, past Paris and Rouen to Le oral recitation. The story of French Havre, and through historic areas asso- family life also provides valuable back- ciated with literature and art. French ground for a better understanding of dialogue. French culture. Suggested for first and second French classes. LADY OF THE LAKE: BACK- year GROUND FOR LITERATURE LA FAMILIA SANCHEZ (EB) (C) B&W: $2.00 j-h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 j-h 10 minutes Color: $3.25 Provides a delightful visit with a rural Sir Walter Scott's poem comes to life. family of southern Spain with particular In providing a brief background of the emphasis on the activities of the children author's life, in giving a visual meaning of the family. Shows real Spanish people to the poem's vocabulary by showing the going about their daily tasks and de- actual background in Scotland that is its scribes what they are doing in the lan- setting, this picture teaches the concept guage they speak. The vocabulary and that literature has its roots in actual sentence structure is told in simple and places, people, and events. slow-paced Spanish which meets the needs of beginners. LADY OR THE TIGER (TFC) j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 LA FAMILLE MARTIN (French Film Dramatization of Frank R. Stockton's Reader Series) (IFB) famous story in which a princess is re- j-h-c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.55 quired to choose between sending her An account of some of the normal house- lover to death or another woman. The hold activities of a French family living author and the picture leave the reader outside of Paris. The father, mother, and in doubt. Restricted to Classroom Use. two brothers proceed through a usual morning routine which is interrupted by LANGUAGE TEACHING (The Search, the arrival of a letter from the daughter University of Michigan) (CBS) who has been spending her holiday in c-a 25 minutes B&W: $5.50 England. Father Martin rushes through Explains how foreign students learn to LAST 31 speak English in eight weeks at the In- man." Narration and music has been stitute and take part in the American added to bring this film up-to-date. way of life in the University and community while learning. Points out the LES CANAUX (French Teaching implications which this program holds Series #2) (IFB) for possible changes in teaching English h-c-a 16 minutes B&W: $2.70 in other schools. Indicates the importance of canals and rivers in France. Pictures the Seine and LAST LESSON, THE (TFC) Oise as navigable rivers, while the Loire j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 is so shallow that a canal has been built Story of a little French village in 1870 to accomodate shipping. French dialogue. just after the occupation of France by (TFC) Germany. A French schoolmaster is LES MISERABLES teaching his last lesson before the Ger- j-h-c-a 40 minutes B&W: $6.35 man school teacher comes in to take his Frederic March plays the lead in this place. Restricted to Classroom Use. excerpt from the feature-length dramatization of Victor Hugo's novel. The LE MASSIF CENTRAL (French story revolves around Jean Valjean, who Teaching Series #2) (IFB) was put in prison for stealing bread. h-c-a 16 minutes B&W: $2.70 Restricted to Classroom Use. Presents the mountainous region in the heart of France including its waterfalls, LET'S DISCUSS IT (NFBC) rapids, high plateaus, peaks, lava forma- h-c-a 28 minutes B&W: $5.40 tions, crater lakes, and caves. French This film explains how a discussion dialogue. group should carry on a discussion. The following main questions are answered: LEARN TO ARGUE EFFECTIVELY (1) Why — What is our purpose in or- (C) ganizing a discussion group? (2) How — j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 What methods should we use to accom- Argumentation is still essential to dem- plish our purpose? (3) Who — What are ocratic living and everyone should learn the responsibilities of leaders and members? to argue purposefully and soundly. This film clarifies the role of persuasive argu- LET'S TRY CHORAL READING ment. It shows when arguments are (YA) purposeful, what subjects are good and i-j 10 minutes B&W: $2.10 Explains the values derived from choral bad and what is a basis for a profitable argument. It contrasts effectively the reading and demonstrates its simple significant, serious use of argumentation techniques. against "Punch and Judy argument" — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (UW) the use of irrelevant, unsound argument j-h-c 20 minutes B&W: $2.75 that is carried on without purpose. Varied facilities and activities of the Li- LEARNING FROM CLASS brary of Congress. Tours the main cor- DISCUSSION (C) ridors of the immense library. j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 LIBRARY ORGANIZATION (C) Discussion is a vital part of our everyday j-h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 life and this film offers pointers on the college students are ex- value of worth-while discussion. Stu- High school and pected to have a certain basic knowledge dents see that this organized conversa- of the organization of libraries, but this tion helps clarify ideas and provides for is not for really efficient use of an interchange of information. "Ingredi- enough the library. more detailed understand- ents" of a good discussion are outlined. A ing of library organization speeds up LEARNING TO STUDY (EB) work in the library and makes for better j-h 14 minutes B&W: $3.25 studying and better use of study time. An exploration into the value, use, and By explaining the card cataloging system methods of good study. Questions in- and the Dewey Decimal System in use volving the reasons for good study habits in one typical library, the film provides are answered. students with the means for making LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW their libraries easy to use. (BY) LIBRARY STORY (EB) i-j-h-c 30 minutes B&W: $4.50 i-j-h 15 minutes Color: $4.85 Will Rogers stars in a condensation of Ways in which a modern public library the silent film "The Headless Horse- serves its community. Dwells on the 32 LIFE

varied interests of "regular" readers, periences the poet is sharing, and recog- children, teen-agers, blind people, and nizing word devices used to convey the those interested in music, showing how experiences will increase their pleasure the library helps them all. Takes us to in reading poetry. the children's room, conference room, reference room, catalogue and microfilm LITERATURE APPRECIATION: sections, and the art balcony. STORIES (C) j-h-c 13 minutes B&W: $2.50 LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (TFC) Will increase the interest of students in general 30 minutes B&W: $4.50 the appreciation and enjoyment of great An excerpt which stirringly depicts Zola's literature. They will learn how to ap- defense of Captain Dreyfus. Restricted to proach stories for a better understand- Classroom Use. ing, how to interpret various types of stories, and how to develop an apprecia- LITERATURE APPRECIATION: tion of fine stories. ENGLISH LYRICS (C) j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 LONGFELLOW AND LOWELL Gives students a new means of apprecia- (MORT) tion and understanding of the works of j-h-c-a 11 minutes Color: $2.85 Tennyson, Keats, Wordsworth, Shelly, Landmarks in New England reminiscent Shakespeare, and other English poets. of these two American authors includ- Presented here against the actual scenes ing: the Portland birthplace and later as the poets saw them — the Shropshire home of Longfellow, Bowdoin College, country as Alfred Housman knew it; Harvard's University Hall, the Craigie the surf at Dover Beach where Matthew or Longfellow House in Cambridge Arnold walked; an English spring as (many interior shots), the site of "The Robert Browning dreamed of it from Village Blacksmith," "Wayside Inn," the abroad. Old North Church, Lowell's "Elmwood," and the graves of both authors at Mount LITERATURE APPRECIATION: Auburn. HOW TO READ ESSAYS (C) B&W: $2.50 LOOK IT UP (C) j-h-c 14 minutes Color: $3.75 j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 Stresses the enjoyment to be found in A high school boy demonstrates that the reading and studying essays. Portrays dictionary habit can be incorporated into Lamb, Emerson, Hunt, Addison, Thack- study procedures of reading, writing, and eray, and Stevenson at work in their oral report preparation. Suggests the native surroundings. wealth of materials in the dictionary which makes it the "first reference book" LITERATURE APPRECIATION: and source of information on spelling, HOW TO READ NOVELS (C) pronunciation, and meaning. j-h-c 13 minutes B&W: $2.50 Encourages high school students to find LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (EB) out about the author, to study character- j-h 22 minutes B&W: $4.00 izations, and to visualize the setting and Life of one of America's great popular action in order to gain pleasure in novel women writers. Reveals her complete reading and to give better oral and devotion to her family in assuming full written book reports. Studies several responsibility for its support. Describes aspects of the process of reading a novel. her service as a nurse in the Civil War and mentions her aiding national reform LITERATURE APPRECIATION: and improvement measures. Emphasizes HOW TO READ PLAYS (C) her success as a writer of human interest j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 stories, with special attention to Little Offers suggestions on the problems of Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. reading a play so that the reader can grasp the visual, aural, and dramatic con- LOWER DEPTHS, THE (BRF) tent of a play from the bare outlines h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $3.50 provided in a book. A Russian language film with English LITERATURE APPRECIATION: titles. Scenes from Maxim Gorki's play featuring V. I. Kachalov as the baron. HOW TO READ POETRY (C) B&W: $2.00 MACBETH (BIS) j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 j-h-c-a 16 minutes B&W: $3.00 In this film students will discover that Professionally staged and acted with at- understanding the poet, looking for ex- tention to costume and set detail; Act MACBETH 33

II, Scene 2, the Murder of King Duncan vestigating opportunities for additional and Act V, Scene I, Lady Macbeth's learning, taking an active interest in Sleep-Walking. clubs and sports.

MACBETH (Act II, Scene II) (UW) MAKING THEATRICAL WIGS (UC) j-h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.65 h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Intrigue, murder, tragedy as only Shake- Shows the entire process of making a speare can portray it through the story theatrical wig, including preparation of of a man's insatiable desire for power, necessary materials. Also illustrates how even to the point of destroying those he a wig is made from yak hair and prep- loved. Performed by the Old Vic Reper- aration of a bald wig. tory Company. MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY MADRID (Spanish Language Film (TFC) Reader Series) (IFB) j-h-c 20 minutes Color: $5.50 h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 In 1805, Lieutenant Nolan joins Aaron A field trip to the capital of Spain with Burr to found a new empire beyond the its palaces and monuments, artistic treas- Mississippi. He is arrested by the colo- ures and modern colorful life. Narration nel, father of Marion, his sweetheart. In restricted to Keniston's "Standard List military court, Nolan curses the United of Spanish Words and Idioms." States and says he hopes never to see it MAKE-UP FOR BOYS (IFB) again. He is sentenced to spend the rest of his life on a man-of-war where he h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 could never see nor hear of his country An adaptation by Louise Dale Spoor of again. Years later, Marion visits Nolan Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" serves as on the ship and finds that he is the lone- an illustrative example. Both straight liest man in the world. make-up for Tom Sawyer and character make-up for the Injun Joe and Muff Potter are demonstrated, including prep- MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY (YA) j-h-c-a 28 aration of nose putty and crepe hair. minutes B&W: $5.25 Edward Everett Hale's classic story of MAKE-UP FOR GIRLS (IFB) Philip Nolan. Retold within the frame- h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 work of a court scene in which the An adaptation by Louise Dale Spoor of judge, who is swearing in new American Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" serves as citizens, tells them of the story of the an illustrative example. Both straight American Naval officer who rejected and make-up for Becky Thatcher and char- damned his country in a moment of acter make-up for Aunt Polly are shown anger. — base, color, eyeshadow, etc. MANUSCRIPTS: MILESTONES IN MAKE-UP FOR THE THEATER WRITING (USC) (UC) h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 j-h-c-a 15 minutes Color: $4.00 Dr. Frank Baxter describes the ancient Demonstrates step-by-step the applica- methods for preserving the thoughts of tion of stage make-up to both female and man. Samples of various materials such male faces. Grease paint is applied as as parchment and vellum are shown. He a base. The steps are then demon- explains the ancient system of copying strated in this order and materials iden- materials in the "Scriptorium" where a tified: rouge, eyeshadow (colored liner), group of individuals copy from the oral eyebrow pencil including making the readings of a single person, and how wedge, lip rouge, talcum, and brushing later the art of printing become very the finished make-up. ornate with silver and gold being used for "illuminated" printing. MAKING THE MOST OF SCHOOL (C) MARK TWAIN (Strange As It Seems) i-j 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 (ACFC) Opens students' eyes to the infinite general 9 minutes B&W: $1.50 riches which school offers them beyond Appearance of Halley's Comet at the their day-to-day assignments. Like Carl, time of Twain's birth and again at his other students will learn that merely death. Describes briefly his life on the "getting by" isn't nearly as interesting Mississippi and in the West, his old age, as participating in class discussions, in- his famous works. 34 MARK

MARK TWAIN AND TOM SAWYER MEXICO: LAND OF MONTEZUMA (IFB) (HOP) j-h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 j-h-c-a 9 minutes B&W: $1.50 The locale of Samuel Clemen's life: his Mexico City's scenic wonders are given birthplace in Florida, Missouri, his home a travelog treatment. Also takes in the in Hannibal, and many other landmarks. countryside surrounding Mexico City. The relics in the Mark Twain Museum. Spanish narration. The famous cave. Influence of the Mississippi River on Clemens. MEXICO Y SUS CONTORNOS (IFB) MARK TWAIN: BACKGROUND h-c 19 minutes Color: $5.50 FOR HIS WORKS (C) Depicts Mexico City and its surround- j-h-c 12 minutes B&W: $2.65 ings. Shows sites of historical interest Using authentic backgrounds, quotations, such as the Pyramids of San Juan, Sa- and re-enactments, this biography con- cred Heart Ruins, Church of Our Lady tributes effectively to the study of the of Guadalupe, Castles of Xatutepec, the works of Mark Twain. The variety and Alameda and Monuments of Juarez. Also color of Twain's boyhood on the Missis- visits the Palace of Art, Market Place of sippi are shown to be a source of his Pinatas, famous hotels and the national major writings; his other works, as well, university. Spanish narration at the ad- are seen to reflect the rich and zestful vanced level. life of this journalist, yarnspinner, and humorist. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A

(Acts I, II, HI- • • • LOVER'S MARK TWAIN'S MISSISSIPPI SCENES) (UW) (TFC) j_h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.65 i-j-h 10 minutes Color: $3.25 Shakespeare had a keen sense of humor. excerpt from Adventures An The of And here he shows the delightful plight Huckleberry Finn that stresses the influence of the lovers in this play and how he of the Mississippi River on Twain Mark skillfully resolves their predicament. and his time. Includes a steamboat unload- ing at Hannibal, Missouri; the runaway of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A Huck and Jim, the escaped slave ; and the (Act V, I. . . . Pyramus and collision of their raft with a steamboat. Scene They are taken aboard the boat and Huck Thisbe) (UW) j-h-c-a 13 minutes $2.65 is allowed to take the helm as the captain B&W: explains the signs of the river by which It has been said that Shakespeare was the pilots guide their ships. Concludes with equally adept at comedy as tragedy. The quotations from Life on the Mississippi re- proof is in this excerpt portraying the lated to Twain's own boyhood ambitions to hilarious skit put on by the servants for become a river pilot. Restricted to Class- their lord. Performed by the Old Vic room Use. Repertory Company.

MASTER WILL SHAKESPEARE MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A: (TFC) INTRODUCTION TO THE j-h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $1.75 PLAY (C) A fictionalized life of Shakespeare — j_h-c 14 minutes B&W: $2.40 boyhood in Stratford, introduction to Color: $3.75 playwriting as a prompter at Blackfriars Key scenes from A Midsummer Night's Theatre, London, friendship with Ben Dream. Uses familiar passages and signif- Jonson and Thomas Dekker, the suc- icant actions to illustrate the setting and cess of his plays. Includes scenes of plot of the play. Clarifies the way in which Romeo and Juliet. Restricted to Classroom the characters act, their relationships to one Use. another, and the language they speak. MEXICO, CIUDAD ENCANTADORA (IFB) MR. CHAIRMAN (EB) j-h-c 20 minutes B&W: $3.90 h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.75 A travelog of Mexico City with simple Shows how parliamentary rules work to Spanish commentary. Includes outstand- safeguard democratic decision-making. ing monuments and buildings, Xochi- Demonstrates the rights and powers of milco's floating gardens, and a bullfight the chairman and defines and explains featuring some of Mexico's outstanding the major motions and their priority matadors. in the conduct of business. MOLLY 35

MOLLY VISITE SES COUSINS the tremendous importance of the news- PARISIENS (F) paper as a medium of communication. j-h-c 19 minutes Color: $5.30 NOUNS AND VERBS VERSUS A French-language film. When Molly visits her Paris cousins, she joins them ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (The Quill Series) (NET) in visiting the market place, a cafe, the h-c-a 30 minutes $5.50 park, and many historical sites and B&W: Professor museums. An excursion on the Seine is Edwin Peterson discusses the also included in the tour. This film can function of the four most useful parts of be used effectively after one term of speech. He shows that weak adjectives French, as well as in more advanced and adverbs can often be omitted by levels, for language practice and as a careful selection of nouns and verbs. basis for conversation. Through many illustrative sentences he develops the concept that one forceful MOVEMENTS OF THE TONGUE noun or verb is better than a combina- IN SPEECH (IFB) tion of an adjective and a noun or of an h-c-a 15 minutes Color: $3.25 adverb and a verb. Shows movements of the human tongue OF MEN AND IDEAS SERIES (NET) and lips during the speech of a male h-c-a 30 minutes each patient, part of right whose cheek was B&W: $4.75 each removed by a surgical operation. No. 1 Just What Is General Semantics? MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD No. 2 Do You Know How to Make a (TFC) Statement of Fact? No. 3 Why Do People Misunderstand j-h-c-a minutes 40 B&W: $5.00 Each Other? Excerpt film from the feature of the same No. 4 What Is a Good Observer? title, based on the novel Dickens. by Charles No. 5 On the Differences Between Restricted to Classroom Use. Words and Things No. 6 The Man Who Knows It All NEW CHAPTERS (NFBC) An enlightening series of discussions h-c-a 14 minutes Color: $4.85 dealing with problems of communica- The public library as a workshop, lecture tion and general semantics. Such facts hall and resource center for a planned are considered as the degree of under- cultural activity of the community. Em- standing between people that depends phasis is placed on the provision of upon the varying meaning attached to facilities for children's activities in art, words, problems of inference, logic and music, story telling and play reading. assumption, the nature of words, the differences between sensitive and super- NEW ENGLAND: BACKGROUND ficial observation, and the need for OF LITERATURE (C) agreement on the meaning of words as B&W: $2.00 symbols. j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.25 Now your classes can explore Thoreau's OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (EB) pond, sit snugly at Whittier's hearth and j-h 17 minutes B&W: $4.00 thrill to see the ensign flying from Old Reveals, with dramatized episodes from Ironsides. Here is New England as we Holmes' life, the reasons for his position know it through the works of Bryant, of eminence in our national cultural Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Thoreau, history. Portrays him as he drops the Holmes and Alcott. study of law for medicine, and outlines his later accomplishments in that field. NEWSPAPER STORY (EB) Holmes' contributions as a man of let- i-j-h 16 minutes B&W: $3.50 ters and as a lecturer, highlighting Presents a vivid behind-the-scenes view events incidental to the writing of "Old of a newspaper office. Follows a human Ironsides," "Autocrat of the Breakfast interest news story from the time a re- Table," and other works. porter first learns of it until it appears in print on the front page. Illustrates the ON STAGE (McGH) duties of the workers who observe, write, h-c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.60 edit, print and distribute the daily news- Behind the scenes, as a Broadway play paper. Shows the huge presses and other is being produced. Casting, set design- mechanical devices which make possible ing, rehearsing, and actual performance. the printing of thousands of newspaper Maxwell Anderson, Rex Harrison, Jed copies in a matter of minutes. Suggests Harris and other famous stage person- 36 ONE alities are introduced, as well as the Michael Redgrave. Paintings by Barbara numerous backstage workers. Jones. Sailor's Consolation: Written by Thomas ONE WAY TO BUILD A FLAT (UC) Dibden, eighteenth century poet. Narrated h-c-a 15 minutes B&W: $3.00 by Stanley Holloway. Drawings by John Demonstrates a method of building a Minton. stage flat from reference to the blue- Check to Song: Written by Owen Mere- print through the covering of the flat dith, a modern British poet. Narrated by with cloth. Eric Portman. Drawings by Michael Warre. ORGANIZING DISCUSSION PAPER: MILESTONES IN GROUPS (EB) WRITING (USC) h-c-a 22 minutes B&W: $4.00 h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 Designed for those who are interested The actual process of paper making as in forming discussion groups but need practiced by the ancients is demon- help in going about it. This film drama- strated. Dr. Frank Baxter screens vege- tizes various steps to be taken by a table matter consisting of ground leaves, discussion group. bark and grass, and makes a wet pulp which is pressed out flat and left to dry. (EPC) OTHELLO When the product is cured, it becomes j-h-c-a 44 minutes B&W: $6.00 what we know as paper. Dr. Baxter A condensed version of Othello. An points out that the great books of the English cast featuring John Slater, Se- past were printed on paper made in this bastian Cabot, and Luanne Shaw enact crude but efficient way. the principal scenes. PAPYRUS: MILESTONES IN OTHELLO (Act III, Scene III) (UW) WRITING (USC) j-h-c-a 13 minutes $2.65 B&W: h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 weakness and passion obviously Human Dr. Baxter explains how the ancient intrigued Shakespeare. In Othello he shows Egyptians depended upon the papyrus the hate of one man playing upon the plant for many things, particularly for jealousy of another. Performed by the Old paper making. He demonstrates the Vic Repertory Company. ancient technique by splitting papyrus PAINTER AND POET SERIES: stalks, criss-crossing them, applying glue, IN TIME OF PESTILENCE; and pressing, to form sheets of writing THE PYTHONESS (BIS) material. j_h-c-a 6 minutes B&W: $1.50 Experiments in words, music and painting. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE (C) In Time of Pestilence: Written by Thomas j-h-c-a 11 minutes $2.00 Nashe, an Elizabethan poet. Narrated by B&W: Robert Harris. Drawings by Michael Dropping in on a session of a well-run Ayrton. high school club, we observe proper The Pythoness: Written by Kathleen procedure for seconding motions, amend- Raine, a modern British poetess. Narrated ing motions, calling for a division of the by Cecil Trouncer. Drawings by Henry house, rising to a point of order, tabling Moore. a motion, and all other commonly used parlimentary forms. PAINTER AND POET SERIES: JOHN GILPIN (BIS) PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE j-h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $1.75 (NFBC) An experiment in words, music and paint- j_h-c-a 22 minutes B&W: $3.60 ing. Written by William Cowper, an eight- Rules of procedure clearly shown by eenth century poet. Narrated by Cecil means of a commentator, who points Trouncer. Drawings by Ronald Searle. out the functions of the chairman, the purpose and correct manner of present- PAINTER AND POET SERIES: ing a motion, an amendment, point of WINTER GARDEN; SAILOR'S order or information, and other rules up CONSOLATION; CHECK TO to the motion for adjournment. SONG (BIS) j-h-c-a 6 minutes B&W: $1.75 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES Experiments in words, music and painting. IN ACTION (C) Winter Garden: Written by David Gas- i-j-h 13 minutes B&W: $3.00 coigne, a modern British poet. Narrated by Demonstrates the proper procedure in a PERFECT 37 meeting of a high school dramatics club. press which prints from a prepared The calling of the meeting to order, woodcut. reading the minutes, proper order of business, reports of committees, handling PSYCHOLOGY FOR LIVING motions, amendments to motions, and SERIES: SUCCESSFUL voting. SCHOLARSHIP (McGH) h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.30 PERFECT TRIBUTE, THE (TFC) How a girl, discouraged about her general 20 minutes B&W: $3.00 grades, which have dropped because of Based on the story by Mary Shipman lax study habits and extracurricular Andrews. A story about Lincoln's activities, goes about working out a Gettysburg Address. Shows his trip to plan to give plenty of time for study to Gettysburg, his disappointment because every course. of the poor reception given his speech, and his visit to a nearby prison hospital PUBLIC SPEAKING: MOVEMENT where he repeats the address to a AND GESTURE (C) B&W: $2.00 wounded Confederate soldier. Restricted to j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.25 Classroom Use. Helps beginning speakers' appreciate the functions, values, and ways to study PICTOGRAPHY: MILESTONES IN movement and gesture in speaking. WRITING (USC) Demonstrates the common techniques h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 that are appropriate and effective, and suggests ways to develop ease and spon- Dr. Frank C. Baxter explains that by taneity of action. reading all nature about him, man learned to write. By using simple ideographics, (Beginning French Dr. Baxter tells and illustrates a story; QUELLE CHANCE Conversation Series) (IFB) pointing out that a drawing of the sun j-h-c minutes meant prosperity, an arrow meant hunt- 10 B&W: $2.00 ing, and a deer or bear meant meat. By The scene is set in a sidewalk cafe of simple combinations of these and other France. The plot and dialogue are ar- signs (pictographs) thoughts were trans- ranged to give exercise in vocabulary ferred from one individual to another. and simple speech idioms. For the second and third semester French student. PREPARING YOUR BOOK REPORT (American Literature (C) REALISTS, THE Series) (C) l-j 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 B&W: $2.10 Successful experiences with book re- j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 ports, both by pupils giving reports and those listening, are of great importance Examines the writings of Upton Sinclair, in developing and enriching reading in- Theodore Dreiser, Hamlin Garland, terests and potential. This film shows Stephen Crane, Jack London, Booth why book reports are made and steps to Tarkington, and Sinclair Lewis, and asso- follow to make a good report, illustrating ciates the theme of realism with many of proper preparation, delivery, and class our present-day novelists, poets, essayists participation. and dramatists. REVOLUTIONARY TIMES PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (TFC) (American Literature Series) (C) j-h-c-a minutes 38 B&W: $7.85 B&W: $2.10 An abridged version of the feature-length j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.25 dramatization of Jane Austen's novel. Re- Who are the principal Revolutionary stricted to Classroom Use. writers who stirred the imagination of the colonists? Benjamin Franklin, Pat- PRINTING: MILESTONES IN rick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas WRITING (USC) Jefferson are considered here as to their h-c-a 10 minutes Color: $3.25 impact on American life. The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg revolutionized the communi- RIME OF THE ANCIENT cation ideas of the day. Dr. Frank Bax- MARINER (UC) ter explains that by the use of woodcuts j-h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.50 and moveable type, the printed page was A reading of the poem by Samuel Taylor made available for the masses. He ex- Coleridge accompanies steel engravings plains in detail the workings of a small by Paul Gustave Dore. 38 ROBERT

ROBERT FROST (Wisdom Series) through his work and watches him (EB-NBC) weave the many threads of the motion j_h-c-a 28 minutes B&W: $6.00 picture process into a moving, vital film. Robert Frost, four-time winner of the Restricted to Classroom Use. Pulitzer Prize for poetry, discusses his life and work with Bela Kornitzer, SCREEN WRITER (TFC) Hungarian-born author, at his farm home h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 in Vermont. A life-long critic of regi- Produced in cooperation with the Acad- mentation in schools and universities, emy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci- Frost recalls the wide range of personal ences, this film explains the work of a experiences — as a mill worker, country- screen writer in the production of a school teacher, cobbler, small-town edi- feature motion picture. Depicts the tor, and farmer — that furnished the typical writer and analyzes his job. Re- background for his achievements in stricted to Classroom Use. poetry. He reads two of his poems, Stop- ping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening and SEA, THE: BACKGROUND FOR The Drumlin Woodchuck. LITERATURE (C) B&W: $2.10 j-h 11 minutes Color: $3.45 ROMANCE OF ROBERT BURNS A young sailor's life of the sea provokes (TFC) a study of literature revealing its many general 17 minutes Color: $5.25 aspects. Visualized in the survey are Story woven about the episodes in the dramatic excerpts from "The Rime of life of Robert Burns, with musical ac- the Ancient Mariner," "Crossing the companiment including the songs, 'Auld Bar," and "Mutiny on the Bounty," as Lang Syne" and "Flow Gently, Sweet well as re-enactments of key scenes from Afton." Restricted to Classroom Use. "Captains Courageous," "Two Years Be- fore the Mast," the "Journals of Captain ROOM FOR DISCUSSION (EB) Cook," "Treasure Island," and "Moby j_h-c-a 22 minutes B&W: $4.00 Dick." Develops an understanding of the process of discussion and a desire to par- SECRETS OF SUCCESS: ticipate in it. Emphasizes that discussion HUCKLEBERRY FINN (TFC) is the privilege and responsibility of all j 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 citizens living in a democracy. A short sequence in which Huck decides to run away from the Widder Douglas. SAY WHAT YOU MEAN (McGH) Same film as ADVENTURES OF h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $4.25 HUCKLEBERRY FINN: SHORT VER- This film takes up language as the prin- SION. Restricted to Classroom Use. cipal instrument of communication by speech. Dramatizing events in the life SENTENCES: SIMPLE, COM- of a student and other members of a POUND, COMPLEX (C) college speech class, the film shows j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 how to choose language that clearly Accurate usage and understanding of states an idea, is appropriate for the each type of sentence — simple, com- listener, and is interesting and forceful. pound, and complex — lead to variety and An imaginative ending to the film ad- exactness of expression. By animation vises: "Be your own listener — to be devices and live action scenes, the film sure that you say what you mean." demonstrates the building of sentences through the use of independent and de- SCOTLAND: BACKGROUND OF pendent clauses. LITERATURE (C) B&W: $2.00 j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.25 SHAKESPEARE'S THEATER (TFC) Helps students understand that rugged j-h-c-a 12 minutes Color: $4.15 country so they can better appreciate The first sequence from Olivier's Henry the spirit that springs from the land — V, showing the Elizabethan theater in Scotland's proud, impetuous romanticism action. Restricted to Classroom Use. — the inspiration of men like Scott, Burns, Stevenson, and Daniel Defoe. SHAKESPEARE'S THEATER: THE GLOBE PLAYHOUSE (UC) SCREEN DIRECTOR (TFC) j-h-c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.80 h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $1.50 The Globe Playhouse is reconstructed Produced in cooperation with the Acad- to show how the stage may have been emy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci- used for the production of Shakespeare's ences, this film follows a typical director plays. :

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SHOWTIME (UWI) SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 2 h-c-a 22 minutes B&W: $3.50 — GENERO Y NUMERO, Traces the development of a play from PARTE I (ALT) an idea in the author's mind through to h-c 15 minutes B&W: $3.00 the time it's presented on a stage. This second film in the Spanish Instructo- Especially designed for schools inter- Film Series is designed to aid the student ested in producing their own plays. in becoming more conscious of number and Useful for clubs, senior high school and gender, and includes practice of the definite college speech and English classes and and indefinite articles, descriptive adjec- for teachers who supervise such activi- tives, comparative, regular and irregular, superlative ties. ; the days of the week, the months and the seasons. SINGENDES DEUTSCHLAND (IFB) SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 3 h-c 20 minutes B&W: $3.80 — GENERO Y NUMERO, A German-language film. Fifteen popular PARTE II (ALT) German songs are sung and illustrated h-c 12 minutes B&W: $2.45 appropriate German scenes and by This film continues the emphasis on the dances. Suitable for advanced German necessity of abiding by the rules of gender classes. and number. Includes the interrogatives which and what followed by the practice of SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT this, that, etc., and the interrogative zvhose (McGH) and practice of the possessive my, mine, j 7 minutes B&W: $2.00 your, yours, etc. The cardinal and ordinal Three students discuss recent personal numbers are considered from the stand- experiences. Their conversation is used point of gender and number. to motivate the writing of their English themes. SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 4 — SER Y ESTAR (ALT) SPANISH ENRICHES THE h-c 12 minutes B&W: $2.20 ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM Film objective is to enable the student to (BFS) understand clearly the differences between i-j-h-c 14 minutes B&W: $3.00 these two verbs and to provide oral practice on their correct usage as answers to A Spanish language film. How a sixth how, where. A touch of humor is injected grade teacher creates interest in learn- as the students practice useful adverbs of ing a foreign language. The teacher and place while watching a cat and a mouse pupils carry on their discussions in take opposite positions. Spanish; learn the names of various fruits and vegetables; and dramatize a SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 5 market scene in order to learn how to — PRONOMBRES count in Spanish and how to identify PERSONALES (ALT) coins. Later the children play a game of h-c 16 minutes B&W: $2.85 fruit basket and sing Spanish folk songs. Learning and practicing the following essential pronouns: {Who?) Subject: /, you, SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 1 etc.; {For Whom?) Prepositional: forme — PRONUNCIATION Y with you, etc.; {Whom?) Direct Object: ACENTUACION (ALT) for me, with you, etc.; {To Whom?) In- h-c 20 minutes B&W: $3.85 direct Object: to me, to you, etc.; Direct The objective of this film is to teach to and Indirect: it to me, it to you, etc.; Re- pronounce and stress correctly all Span- flective : myself, yourself, etc. ; Reciprocal ish words. For motivation the students one another, each other; Impersonal: one, are reminded of the importance of the they, people. language and shown simple maps of Spain and Latin America. The small SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 6 difference between Castillian and Latin —VERBOS REGULARES — American pronunciation are explained, INFINITIVO, INDICATIVO Y but the instructor adheres to the latter. CONDICIONAL (ALT) The names of countries and cities serve h-c 17 minutes B&W: $3.20 as examples for pronunciation, and the This film covers the infinitive, present names of outstanding people in history, participle, past participle, present indicative, letters and art are used to illustrate the imperfect indicative, preterit, future, con- rules for stressing. ditional, progressive, and present perfect 40 SPANISH forms of the verb take. Rhythmical con- speech can be made much more effective jugation exercises that Spanish children by using the correct gestures at the cor- do for ear training and facility of speech rect time. Illustrates some commonly are included. used gestures and their function.

SPANISH INSTRUCTO-FILM NO. 7 SPEECH: GROUP DISCUSSION — VERBOS REGULARES— (YA) SUBJUNTIVO E IMPERATIVO h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 (ALT) Dramatizes the five steps in producing h-c 18 minutes B&W: $3.30 a discussion; shows different types of Discussion and practice of present, / may discussions: symposium and panels, take, and imperfect (if) I should take. forum, conferences. Sequence of tenses. When, and phrases SPEECH: PLANNING YOUR TALK requiring the subjunctive tenses. Affirma- (YA) tive imperative, including most common h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 irregular forms. Negative imperative. The same rhythmical conjugation exercises Explains how to plan and organize your talk for greater effectiveness in speaking Spanish children do to acquire fluency. to groups. SPANISH: INTRODUCING THE SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE LANGUAGE (C) AND APPEARANCE (YA) j-h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 Spanish is a language that is more famil- Deals with the importance of good ap- iar to us than we think. Colorful scenes pearance and proper posture to the of activities typical of the Spanish-speak- public speaker's success. Each element ing world, examples of Spanish words in is treated in detail from the viewpoint our own language, and a brief dramatiza- of the inexperienced speaker, as the film tion using Spanish dialogue — all help points out that the audience is impressed acquaint the viewer with the Spanish as much by what it sees as by what it language and stimulate interest in learn- hears. ing it. A Spanish song and several common expressions are taught. SPEECH: STAGE FRIGHT AND SPEECH: WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT (YA) CONDUCTING A h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 MEETING (YA) Analyzes the causes of stage fright, and h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 shows the inexperienced public speaker Demonstrates and explains the basic what he can do to overcome it, both in parliamentary procedures which con- the preparation for his talk and presen- tribute to an efficient and successful tation. meeting. SPEECH: USING VISUALS IN SPEECH: CONVERSATION (YA) YOUR SPEECH (McGH) h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 h-c-a 13 minutes Color: $4.75 Demonstrates and explains how conver- By showing how to use various kinds of sation reaches into every phase of our visual methods and devices in a talk, everyday life; that it is our surest way this film illustrates the manner in which of making or losing friends, of being the speech is made more interesting and hired or fired. The film illustrates some more effective. of the important do's and don'ts of effective speech techniques. SPEECH: USING YOUR VOICE (YA) SPEECH: EFFECTIVE LISTENING h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 (McGH) Directed at the problem of common h-c-a 15 minutes B&W: $3.05 speech faults in both formal and in- Demonstrates the importance of listening formal speaking, explaining how to make in the communication process. Points the most of voice in everyday life situa- out the major obstacles to effective listen- tions. Points out that most speech faults ing, and discusses the ways in which are due purely to carelessness, and then good listening habits can be developed. demonstrates and explains how to cor- SPEECH: FUNCTION OF rect such faults. GESTURES (YA) SPEEDING YOUR READING (TAE) h-c-a 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 j_h-c-a 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 Explains the function of the gesture in Illustrates fundamental principles in- public speaking, and points out how the volved in correct reading habits and how SPELLING 41 to develop reading speed. Explains the single element in stagecraft, must be meaning of "span of recognition" and controlled to achieve the desired effects. shows how development of span may be We begin with a light plot and work achieved. Illustrates correct eye move- from it to develop the final lighting ments and shows how to develop them. set-up. The design and use of common stage lighting equipment is presented SPELLING AND LEARNING (USC) and explained. c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.50 Teaching of spelling techniques is shown STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER, THE in an actual classroom situation with the (BRF) children responding to the stimulation general 14 minutes Color: $5.05 of competent instruction. The importance From the story by Hans Christian An- of motivation in learning is emphasized. dersen. The sad story of the one-legged STAGE MAKE-UP: YOUTHFUL toy soldier who falls in love with a ROLES (C) ballet doll, and then (under the spell 13i/ of h 2 minutes B&W: $2.75 the goblin jack-in-the-box) goes Effective make-up is an important part through all sorts of adventurous mis- of developing a character on-stage. In haps. Fine English narration and excel- this film two young people are shown lent music. making up for ingenue and juvenile roles. They demonstrate step by step what STORY OF PRINTING (EB) make-up to use and the proper tech- j-h-c-a 45 minutes B&W: $4.30 niques in applying it. Traces the story of printing from ancient STAGECRAFT: GENERAL times to the present day. Shows early SCENERY CONSTRUCTION methods of reproducing pictures by (C) means of carved wood blocks and depicts gradual transition from printing of pic- j-h-c 16 minutes B&W: $3.30 tures to printing of letters. Includes The construction of door and window sequences clearly illustrating Gutenberg's flats, steps, and parallels, is much easier contributions to printing. Shows evolu- if we follow the proper procedures. We tion of modern type faces and improve- see how door and window flats are con- ments in paper on which to print. structed and learn some of the terms Suggests the impact of the Industrial commonly used: scene jack, saddle iron, Revolution on printing and concludes window thickness. A simplified method with scenes of modern book and news- of building steps and a collapsible paper presses in operation. parallel is also presented. STAGECRAFT: SCENERY FRAME STORY TELLERS OF THE CONSTRUCTION (C) CANTERBURY TALES (USC) j-h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 h-c-a 18 minutes Color: $4.90 The frame — the basic unit of scenery The original Ellesmere manuscript, mini- construction — is taken up in this film. ature replica backgrounds, and con- We follow its actual construction from temporary figurines have been photo- the selection of the proper type of lum- graphed. Music of Chaucer's time has ber, through the final stages prior to been recorded and parts of "The Gen- painting. The component parts of the eral Prologue" and "The Canon's Yoe- frame are shown as they are used in the man's Prologue" from Canterbury Tales are step-by-step construction. narrated in Middle English. STAGECRAFT: SCENERY PAINTING (C) STYLE IN WRITING (The Quill j-h-c 8 minutes B&W: $1.75 Series) (NET) This film takes up the problem of paint- h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.50 ing scenery. The material used and the Dr. Edwin Peterson presents the thesis proper method of mixing and applying that an individual's style of writing are demonstrated. Techniques are shown should be his true self. He points out which will help produce various interest- than many people lose their naturalness ing effects. when they begin to write. Quoting Lamb, Morley, Twain, Shakespeare, and STAGECRAFT: STAGE LIGHTING others, he maintains that true elegance (C) is always simple and honest. He urges j-h-c 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 beginning writers to avoid affections and Lighting, perhaps the most important to be themselves. 42 TALE

TALE OF TWO CITIES (TFC) TREASURE ISLAND (TFC) j-h-c 40 minutes B&W: $7.85 j-h-c-a 38 minutes B&W: $7.85 This is a condensed school version of the A school abridged version of the feature- feature picture produced by Metro- length dramatization of Robert Louis Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935 based on the Stevenson's book. Restricted to Classroom Charles Dickens novel. Ronald Colman Use. plays the part of Sidney Carton. This version not only is the complete story TREES TO TRIBUNES (CT) presented in a way to stimulate the j-h-c 45 minutes Color: $2.00 interest of students in English literature Utilizing splendid photography, narration, to a further study of this classic novel, and orchestral accompaniment, this film but social study groups will find stimu- presents the pictorial story of producing a lating material in observing the causes modern metropolitan newspaper, the Chi- of mass rebellion against the aristocracy cago Tribune. The film has three main of France during the revolutionary divisions presenting: the gathering of period. Restricted to Classroom Use. pulpwood, making newsprint, and producing a newspaper. TELL-TALE HEART, THE (TFC) TWELFTH NIGHT (Act II, Scene V) h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $3.25 (UW) This film presents a dramatization of j-h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.65 Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Edgar "The Character studies were one of Shake- Heart," which deals with a weaver's speare's fortes. In this scene he skillfully apprentice murders his cruel master. who brings out the diverse characters in- is driven to confession a guilty He by volved. Performed by the Old Vic Rep- conscience the imaginary, haunting and ertory Company. sound of the murdered man's heartbeat. Restricted to Classroom Use. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (TFC) THEORY OF MAKE-UP FOR h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $3.50 THE THEATER (UC) An excerpt from the feature film produced j-h-c-a 7 minutes Color: $2.75 by Paramount Pictures, based on the book Examines the chiaroscuro and color ele- of the same title. Restricted to Classroom ments of facial make-up, showing how Use. hard-edge and soft-edge shadow patterns can be made, and both dimension and UN PUEBLO DE ESPANA (CW) character emphasized. h-c 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 A Spanish-language film of life in the THEY ALL LEARN TO READ (SU) town of Mijas in southern Spain. The c-a 26 minutes B&W: $4.95 film is narrated slowly and clearly by an authentic native the Shows the importance of reading, and voice, and sound is planned repeti- the various aspects of this subject, such track paced slowly with tion of silent spaces so as grouping according to ability, testing, words and many evaluation, use of interesting material, the beginning student of Spanish can follow understand. Simple vocab- motivation, and a variety of activities and ulary. and devices to facilitate the teaching and learning of reading. UN VIAJE A MEJICO (EB) j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.25 THOMAS HARDY COUNTRY (GA) A cross-section of Mexican family life j_h-c-a 20 minutes B&W: $3.50 at home and in recreation, in city and Dorsetshire, England — its extensive country, as seen through the eyes of coast line, agricultural area and rivers both the Mexican children and their that have been the setting for stories by guests from the United States. A simple, Austen, Wordsworth, Frances, and Hardy. slow-paced Spanish language film designed for first and second year Spanish TIERRA MEXICANA (IFB) students. English version available un- j-h-c 22 minutes B&W: $3.75 der the title AIRPLANE TRIP TO Presents many phases of peasant life in MEXICO. Mexico. Shows the primitive culture of the peasants, natural resources, indus- UNE FAMILLE BRETONNE (EB) tries, and scenery in several parts of the j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 country. Includes several maps and uses This is the story of the film, FRENCH simple Spanish commentary and titles. CHILDREN, told in simple French by UNSERE 43 a teacher-narrator, born in France. In areas: the coastal desert; mountainous the present tense and avoiding all sub- area or Sierras; and the jungle area of junctives, the narration is leveled at the the Upper Amazon Basin. The effect needs of beginners. The film portrays of the Humboldt Current on its climate family life on a farm in Brittany. is noted. The blending of ancient, colonial and modern contributions to life UNSERE STRASSE (IFB) in Peru is pointed out. Spanish narration. h-c 20 minutes B&W: $3.65 A German-language film which deals VERBS: PRINCIPAL PARTS (C) with the problem of persuading the city i-j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 council of a German town to vote funds Knowing the principal parts of verbs for the construction of a street to a sec- makes it easier to use verbs correctly. tion where new houses have been built. Done completely in animation, the film Various objects — trucks, streets, equip- shows that the present, past, future and ment — are highlighted and German perfect tenses of regular and irregular words for them are emphasized. Suitable verbs are based on the three principal for second-year classes. parts. We are encouraged to practice in order to become familiar with and ac- VACANCES EN NORMANDIE (EB) curate in the use of irregular verbs. j-h 11 minutes Color: $3.25 VERBS: Tells of a trip into Normandy with the RECOGNIZING AND USING (C) Latour family, narrated in beginning THEM i-j-h 11 minutes $2.20 French. The family watches a local B&W: celebration and joins in the dancing, and Done completely in animation, this film visits a small fishing port. At the grand- shows how to identify the complete sub- parent's farm they are joined by Uncle ject and the complete predicate of a Jacques who tells them about the many sentence. We see how to recognize the French products that French ships carry verb, and how to recognize three distinct functions in all over the world. The family returns of verbs sentences. Effec- to Paris and we see some of the famous tive recognition and use of verbs is monuments of Paris. encouraged. VAMOS A COLOMBIA (IFB) VISTAS DE ANDALUCIA (IFB) h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 Shows the important cities and the most Glimpses of the Giralda and the Cathe- important geographical features of Co- dral of Seville, of the famous Parque de lombia, the only South American country Maria Luisa, of the ancient Forre del with coasts on both oceans. The Spanish Oro on the Guadalquivir River are seen. the manufacture in sentence structure of the narration is Shows of sherry simple. The paragraphs, although form- Jerez de la Frontera, and the quaint ing a logical unit, are made up of short, town of Arcos, perched on a high hill. easy sentences the student can master. Visits the white city of Cadiz and Cor- Although intended for intermediate doba with its moorish mosque, and Gra- Spanish students, the film will offer nada and the famous palace of the many interesting facts to the advanced Alhambra with its splendid gardens and student. fountains. Spanish narration. VAMOS A LIMA (IFB) W. B. YEATS — A TRIBUTE (BRF) h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 h-c-a 22 minutes B&W: $4.00 Actual documents and maps of the Filmed in the Western portion of Ire- original city plan by Francisco Pizzaro land where Yeats spent his boyhood and trace the history of the founding of youth. Poetry of Yeats is eloquently Lima. The film touches upon the im- read as fine music is played. A splendid portance of Lima's port city, Callao. In- background of the countryside fills the cludes architecture, recreational oppor- viewer with images from Yeats' magnifi- tunities, and the life and work patterns cent poetry. An extremely artistic film. of its population as affected by the four seasons. Spanish narration. WALT WHITMAN: BACKGROUND FOR HIS WORKS (C) VAMOS AL PERU (IFB) j-h-c 12 minutes B&W: $2.65 h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.25 Presents Whitman as a true American Peru is shown in relation to the other poet, whose works were strongly influ- countries of the Western Hemisphere, enced by significant facets of the with special emphasis on three physical nineteenth-century America in which he 44 WASHINGTON lived. Scenes of the poet's life and his enjoyment of travel, success of commerce, America give meaning to selections from harmonious international relations, appre- his poetry. ciation of many literary works, and richer understanding of our own culture. WASHINGTON IRVING (EB) j-h-c 20 minutes B&W: $4.00 WHY STUDY LATIN (C) Brings to life significant episodes in the h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 life of Washington Irving, the first A visit to a high school Latin class American to receive prominent recogni- where the teacher and several of the stu- tion in the world of literature. Traces dents explain why studying Latin is Irving's early life in New York as a important to them. Covers the values of lawyer and then as a writer. Describes Latin to an understanding of history, his travels and life abroad, highlighting an appreciation of literature, a mastering the incidents on which hinged the writ- of English, and the practical usefulness ing of his best-known literary works. of Latin to many professions.

WATCH THAT QUOTATION (C) WHY STUDY SPEECH (YA) j-h-c 11 i-j 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 minutes B&W: $2.00 Teaches the importance of quoting ac- An orientation film explaining the im- curately, the general importance of portance of desirable speech techniques authority behind statements, how to in our everyday life. quote in speech and in writing, and how WILLIAM ROSE BENET (RO) to read and to listen to quotations. j-h-c 11 minutes Color: $3.00 WAYS TO BETTER Pictures a visit with the author at his CONVERSATION (C) summer home on the rock-bound coast j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 of Massachusetts. What constitutes good conversation and WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (EB) how can skill in conversation be im- j-h-c 25 minutes Color: $7.00 proved? Being courteous, inclusive, re- The life of this great English playwright spectful, contributing, following the sub- is re-created by a group of English listening are the requirements ject, and Shakespearian actors. The use of au- of good conversation shown in this film. thentic costumes and actual locations in WESTWARD MOVEMENT: England makes this one of the most AMERICAN LITERATURE (C) memorable films on Shakespeare. B&W: $2.10 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: j-h-c 10 minutes Color: $3.45 BACKGROUND FOR This film enables students to see how HIS WORKS (C) the people and themes of the westward B&W: $2.50 movement have served as a source of j-h-c 15 minutes Color: $5.00 material for writers from the early In the England of today, this film shows nineteenth-century to the present day. the place of Shakespeare's times and Scenes characteristic of the adventurous elements of English life that gave the spirit of the movement are combined great poet-playwright his language and with quotations from the works of poets, shaped his character. Kenilworth Castle, historians, and novelists. Stratford, the River Avon, and the WHY PUNCTUATE (YA) Hathaway Cottage are just a few of the familiar spots that link the past with i-j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 the present. Orientation film designed to motivate and introduce (or review) the study of WINTER'S TALE (Act V, Scene III) punctuation. Also summarizes the basic (UW) rules for use of the most important j_h-c-a 13 minutes B&W: $2.65 punctuation marks. Character studies were one of Shake- speare's fortes. In this scene he skillfully WHY STUDY FOREIGN brings out the diverse characters in- (C) LANGUAGES volved. Performed by the Old Vic Rep- j-h-c 11 minutes $2.00 B&W: ertory Company. Jim Baker can't see any use in studying foreign languages until brother Dick returns WORD BUILDING IN OUR from a trip to Europe and convinces Jim LANGUAGES (C) that he is wrong. Demonstrates how knowl- j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.20 edge of foreign languages contributes to Points out that many of our words are WORDSWORTH 45 derived from other languages — fre- the opening sentence of The Fall of the quently Latin, and generally explores the House of Usher as an example of one of principles of structural growth of words. the greatest sentences in the English lan- The underlying assumption of this film guage. is that if we have a basic knowledge of the roots of words and the most com- WRITING FORCEFUL SENTENCES, monly used prefixes and suffixes we can PART II (The Quill Series) recognize more readily the meaning of (NET) new words and thus add to our vocab- h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.50 ulary. Dr. Edwin Peterson discusses and illustrates five methods for putting a sen- WORDSWORTH COUNTRY (UW) tence together to say exactly what is h-c-a 18 minutes B&W: $3.25 meant; (1) arranging the words in order Depicts the English Lake district as a of importance; (2) placing the major background for the study of the poems idea in the main clause and the minor of William Wordsworth. one in the subordinate clause; (3) keeping the minor clause in the beginning and WRITING BETTER BUSINESS the major clause at the end; (4) keeping LETTERS (C) the reader in suspense until the end j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 of the sentence; and (5) inverting the Jim is fortunate in having a friend like sentence order. Eddie at hand to show him how his poor business letter might spoil their WRITING THROUGH THE AGES vacation plans. In an entertaining pres- (EB) entation this film emphasizes the three i-j-h 10 minutes B&W: $2.00 principal characteristics of a good busi- Presents a chronological history of writ- ness letter: clarity, brevity, and courtesy. ing as a means of communication. Shows how writing evolved from pictures and WRITING BETTER SOCIAL signs and illustrates that local materials LETTERS (C) used as writing tools influenced the meth- j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 ods of sign making and writing. Depicts Writing letters for many people is a significant features of early Chinese, chore, an effort to be put off and finally Mesopotamian, and Egyptian writings. done — unsatisfactorily. This film shows Stresses contributions of Phoenicians, that good letters can be written easily Greeks, and Romans to our present and naturally, and makes a pleasant oc- alphabet. cupation out of what was once an un- pleasant task. Simple principles of letter YOUR VOICE (EB) writing which will help students write j-h 11 minutes B&W: $2.00 better social letters with less effort are The four phases of voice production are effectively demonstrated. explained: respiration, phonation, res- onance, and articulation. Real-life pho- WRITING FORCEFUL SENTENCES, tography shows the vocal folds in PART I (The Quill Series) operation. Exercises for the improve- (NET) ment of the voice are suggested. h-c-a 30 minutes B&W: $5.50 Professor Edwin Peterson emphasizes YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY (TFC) that great writing results from straight j-h-c 30 minutes B&W: $2.00 thinking. He explains what a sentence is, An excerpt from Faulkner's "Intruder how major and minor ideas are struc- in the Dust" — a boy's fight to win tured in a sentence, and how the con- justice for a Negro friend. Restricted to junction "and" deludes writers. He uses Classroom Use. LISTING OF PRODUCERS AND DEPOSITORS

ACFC Academic Film Company ALA American Library Association ALT Audivision Language Teaching Service BFS Bailey Film Service BIS British Information Service BRF Brandon Films, Inc. BY Byron, Inc. C Cornet Films CBS Columbia Broadcasting System COB C. O. Baptista Films CT Chicago Tribune CU Columbia University Press CW Churchill-Wexler Film Productions EB Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. EPC Eastin Picture Company F Frith Films FFC Focus Films Company GA Gateway Productions GM General Motors Corporation H Harmon Foundation HOP Hoffberg Productions, Inc. IFB International Film Bureau ISU Iowa State University LFI Library Films, Inc. M Mahnke, Carl R, Productions MAH Marion Hoch McGH McGraw-Hill Book Company MORT Morthole, E. L. NBC National Broadcasting Company NET National Educational Television Film Service NFBC National Film Board of Canada PB Pocket Books RO Robbin SU Syracuse University TAE Teaching Aids Exchange TFC Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. UC University of California UI University of Illinois UM University of Minnesota USC University of Southern California UW United World Films UWI University of Wisconsin VGF Vocational Guidance Films WU Wayne University YA Young America Films

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