FILMS

SELECTED

for

American

Historyand

Problems

By
H.

WILLIAM

Bureau
TEACHERS

HARTLEY,

of

New

Publications
COLUMBIA

COLLEGE,
York

ED.D.

"

UNIVERSITY

1940

COPYRIGHT

PRINTED
KINGSPORT

1940, BY

AND

WILLIAM

IN

BOUND

PRESS,

INC.,

THE

H.

U.

KINGSPORT,

HARTLEY

S.

A.
TENN.

BY

Preface

handbook

THIS

fourteen

of

years

the writer

after time

Time

which

accompanied

films suited

classroom

searching for

teaching situations.

irritations

of the

out

grows

specific

to

ordered

has

film

the

which, according to the title or producer's description,seemed

to

answer

be

schoolteacher's

hand.

subject at
which
an

drivel

useless

either

The

fine material

or

honest, which

and

which

illustrated.

information

the

to

This

handbook

teachers

of

included

curriculum

American

tions
descrip-

contained

undertakes

gestions
sug-

the

which
furnish

to

to

the

to

find film

to

concerning the phase of the school

film best

out

utterly unrelated

presented,and

of the material

it turned

often

problem, therefore,was

reasonably complete

were

evaluation

All too

prayer.

such
of

history,problems

democracy, civics,geography, economics,

and

fusion

in

courses

the social studies.

The

first three

and

using

of others.

of the
The

that it may

over

six hundred

handbook
such

phase
writer

past

is

films

serving

composed
engaged

in these

the

has

studies

writer
films.

civilization.

Each

either

alone
and

or

studying

the

been

has

bring

this

value
film

in
was

one

evaluated

still
the

solved.
un-

hope

areas.

second
and

studies.

are

and

seen

subjectsillustrated by
iii

the

given in
these

in collaboration

were

upon

social

chapters

The

pupils. About

in the handbook

is to

the

reviews

definite

nality
origi-

largely based

investigationsin

years

for

is made

findings to

possess

as

ing,
obtaining,evaluat-

attempted

information

further

of teachers

finallyincluded
in

with

social

American

of

been

dealt

two

it is

catalogue containing

these

of

has
the

best available

for

Little claim

apply

problems

the

During

films.

What

stimulate

directions

material,for

together and

material

Many

educational
of this

in much
researches

chapters give

evaluated
half

of

the

evaluations

of

some
illustrating

evaluated
with
third

by

the

committees
of the

in classes

the films.

films

actively

PREFACE

iv

gator
the investievaluatingfilms for inclusion in this catalogue,
lustrat
included only 16 mm.,
reel subjectswhich iltwo
one
or

In

aspect of American

some

civilization. The

the study are set forth in Chapter III under

limiting
of the most
satisfactory
type of film for use in
effort has been made

earnest

films which

the standards

meet

I, though

worth-while

some

of

set
acceptability

films may

generalguidesto films has

who wish to investigate
any

Chapter II for those

in this catalogue.

lists of films

be

The

Picture
suited to the

Council

American

on

An

schools.

Chapter

in

inadvertently

been

included

film not

made

in

included

and
dealingwith European, Asiatic,
available

other
to

the

Education,through their

tion
Mo-

aspects of the social studies should

teacher.

sion
the discus-

up

been

have

so

of all the available

A list of

overlooked.

Other

to include reviews

for

reasons

Project,is already issuingsuch lists. Many films

social studies are also being reviewed in professional

Screen, Social
journals,such as Social Education, Educational
others. A perusalof these journalswill help
and in many
Studies,
film releases. This
to keep the teacher abreast of the current
will

handbook

films issued
need

serve

basic listfor information

will be revised and

priorto 1940, and

on

outstanding

enlargedas

the

arises.
school classes
gratefulto his summer
especially
for their assistance in
College,Columbia University,

writer is

The

at Teachers

of the films included.

evaluatingmany
the students
New

as

in the author's

Similar thanks

classes in Visual

are

Education

due to
at

the

Jersey State Teachers

thanks

should

followingschools

be

ther
College,Paterson,New Jersey. Furexpressedto the teachers and pupilsin the

where

films

were

shown

and

evaluated:

The

College,Columbia University;
Public School Number
12, Brooklyn,New York; Public School
Number
Jersey; and Ellis College High
24, Paterson, New
Square,Pennsylvania.
School,Newtown
several distributors have
undertaken
Since this projectwas
produced catalogueswhich meet high standards of accuracy and
completeness.Quotationsfrom these cataloguesare included in
this handbook.
Appreciationis due to Mr. Fanning Hearon of
and to Mr. Carl Millithe Association of School Film Libraries,

Horace

Mann

School

of Teachers

PREFACE

these

by

who

stimulation,

author

wishes

G.

T.

stetter,

of

Dr.

reading

the

of

the

untiring

this

his

express
Dr.

College,

the
Teachers

work

would

devotion

for

review

and

and

guidance

and

Columbia

producers
of

this

in
Dr.

to

Dr.

University.

for

valuable
is

indebted

and

handbook

evaluation.

and

Dunn,

include

to

many

preparation

author

State

the

the

W.

and

manuscript

to

permission

appreciation

Fannie

expression

Paterson

Finally,

available

to

Teachers
the

in

for

due

encouragement,

Renner,

of

mechanics
of

films

also

are

cooperated

their

making
For

the

Thanks

quotations.

distributors

Custodians,

Films

Teaching

of

ken,

this

project

M.

Hunt,

M.

R.

Brun-

For

critical

E.

suggestions
to

Mr.

in

Mark

Karp

College.
have

efforts

been
of

the

quite

impossible

author's

wife.

W.

H.

the

without

HARTLEY

Contents

CHAPTER

PAGE

ONE

PART

I. EVALUATING
II.

FILMS

AVAILABLE

FOR

FILM

OF

PART
to

SOCIAL

THE

III. PROBLEMS

How

SelectingFilms

"

Two

This

Use

28
49

Films
64

PERSONAGES

AMERICAN

IN

HISTORY

67

Clara

Barton,

B.

Bond,

C.

Boone,

Daniel

D.

Booth,

John

E.

Columbus,

67

Carrie

Edison,

STUDIES

Catalogue

A.

F.

Catalogue of Social Studies

OUTSTANDING

I. BIOGRAPHY:

Studies

FILM

SOCIAL

THE

Social

UTILIZATION

"

STUDIES

for the

Jacobs

67
68

Wilkes

68

Christopher

69

Thomas

G.

Hamilton,

H.

Lafayette

I.

La

70

Alexander

71
71

Fiorello

Guardia,

72

J. Lincoln, Abraham
K.

Presidents

L.

Roosevelt

of the

M.Roosevelt,

F.

Roosevelt,

0.

Ross, Betsy

Stuyvesant,

States

75

75

76
76
77

Peter

'

78

Q. Washington,
II. CULTURAL

United

Family

N.

P.

72

George

HISTORY

AMERICAN

78

INTELLECTUAL

ARTISTIC

AND

DEVELOPMENT

PEOPLE

OF

THE

A.

Architecture

B.

Education

C.

Music

D.

The

Magazine

E.

The

Newspaper

81
81
.-

.....

82

84
85
86

vii

viii

CONTENTS
PAGE

CHAPTER

PROGRESS

III. ECONOMIC

GROWTH

THE

OF

COMMERCE

AND

INDUSTRY

88

A.

Agriculture
B. The FishingIndustry
C. Manufacturing
D. Meat
Packing Industry
E. Mining
F. Oil Industry
G. Transportation General
H. Transportation Air
I. Transportation Land
J. Transportation"Water
in Industry
K. Women

88
93
96
101
101
104
105

"

106

"

108

"

IV.

THE

GEOGRAPHY:

NATURE

112
116

or

UNITED

THE

STATES

AND

ITS

SESSIONS
POS119

A. Alaska

119

B. Cities of the United

C. Insular

States

121

Possessions

127

Canal

D. Panama

132

E. The

South

134

F. The

States

139

G. The

West

142

STRUCTURE

THE

V. GOVERNMENT:

AND

FUNCTIONS

OF

AMERICAN

DEMOCRACY

A.

147

Constitution

147

of

B. Department

149

President

153

E. Social

154

F.

155

Security
Supreme Court

G. U. S. Coast
H.

Women's

Guard

156

Bureau

157

Progress Administration

I. Works

VI.

148

Services

C. Governmental
D. The

Justice

HISTORY:

MILITARY

Indian

A.

French

B.

Revolutionary War

C. War

and

WARS

160

166

War

War

160

167
167

American
Spanish-

G. World

HISTORY

161

E. Civil War
F.

AMERICAN

Wars

of 1812

D. Mexican

IN

158

War

171
172

ix

CONTENTS
PAGE

CHAPTER

VII.

PROBLEMS

AMERICAN

OF

CHALLENGE

WHICH

DEMOCRACY:

PERSISTENT

AMERICAN

THE

174
.

Service

A.

Civil

B.

Conservation

C.

Conservation

D.

Conservation

E.

Conservation"

F.

Conservation

G.

Conservation"

H.

Crime

I.

Farm

174
"

"

General

174

Forests

176

Scenic

"

Resources,

Parks

183

Soil

189

Water

"

Resources

Wild

192

Life

197

Prevention

201

Problems
.

J. Foreign

VIII.

PROBLEMS

PEOPLE

202

*.

Relations

K.

Municipal

L.

The

M.

National

N.

Patriotism

203

Problems

205

Negro

0.

Peace

P.

Problems

208

Defense

210
211

Disarmament

and
of

Labor,

Unions

213

Relief

Q. Unemployment

and

RECENT

HISTORY

AMERICAN

212

Capital,and

216

DEVELOPMENTS

DURING

THE

TIETH
TWEN-

CENTURY

IX.

A.

General

B.

The

SOCIAL

219

Reviews

New

of the

Period

219

Deal

222

PROGRESS:

How

PEOPLE

HAVE

LIVED

IN

THE

UNITED

STATES

X.

223

A.

Indians

B.

Colonial

C.

Social

223

Life
Life"

WESTWARD

235
General

MOVEMENT:
AMERICAN

A.

The

B.

Territorial

C.

The

Great

How

INDEX

TO

FILMS

HAS

FLUENCED
IN243
243

245

Trails

246

THREE

"

Appendix

DISTRIBUTORS
OF

BY

WEST

Expansion

OF

LIST

DEVELOPING

Plains

Westward

I. DIRECTORY

THE

HISTORY

PART

II. CHECK

239

CRITERIA
TITLES

251
FOR

EVALUATING

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

264
271

PART

Selecting

Films

ONE

for

the

Social

Studies

CHAPTER

Evaluating the

Studies

Social

Film

INTRODUCTION

IN

SELECTING

that

insure

to

film for

by

use

class which

society, the teacher

and

man

order

materials

only such

brought

are

enough that

pictureshould

motion

possible, to understand,
changes under

and

way

"In
the

the

selection

teaching staff
and

scientists

the

that

evaluate

to

in

the

narrow

enduring interests of the

of

process
film

selection

selection

these

have

set

subject

in the

choice

forth.

in terms

people."

is obtained.

of motion

is to

It

alteration

to

apply the best knowledge

and

the

assume

of

pressure

of
2

social

general and

To

aid in this

organization the following principlesof

been

principles are

objective evidence

us

and

of the

masses

materials

public, should

choices

class,make

or

group

great

complete professional responsibility

and, resistingthe
every

as

interest

common

lie ahead."

of

representatives

fully
the

co-operating with

country,

and

in addition

as

organization of social science

the

of

generation,

in

is not

It

interesting;it must

younger

issues

and

be

and
intelligently

to act

criteria

classroom.

appreciate,and

to

facing the innumerable

in

the

help "equip

to

serve

the

into

ing
study-

definite

make

as

in

engaged

apply certain

must

unique contributions
a

is

They

obtained

be

and

understood

correction

do, however,

as

picture material

for

more

summarize

the present

to

up

that

guide

to

in the

use

social

studies.
In
may

presenting
be

however,

and
2

of criteria

set

checked, the writer has

literature

American

available
in

this

drawn

social studies
the

upon

subject. Most

Historical

Association, Commission
of

the

Commission,

49.
1

p.

on

47.

large

films

amount

of this information

general form, equally applicable

Recommendations

Ibid., p.

on

against which

the
New

to

any

Social
York:

of

is,

type of film.

Studies, Conclusions
Scribners,

1934.

SELECTING

claim

No

is made
been

has

What
in the

FILMS

here

done

lightof

FOR

for

best

STUDIES

originalresearch

is to take

the

SOCIAL

THE

the material

experimentation.

or

alreadyavailable and,

practicein the teaching of the social

studies,to adapt it to the evaluation of social studies films. In

far as possiblethe generalfindingshave been reduced to their
so
specificelements

more

general,the

form

the allotment
film has

of criteria to the various

followed

reux's The
footnotes

that

developed

and

at

bibliographyto

In
in

aspects of the educational

length in

some

Talking Picture?

Educational

utilized in
The

of

they apply to the social studies.

the main headings and the direction taken
as

those

Due

whose

F. L. Deve-

credit is

given in

findingshave

been

arrivingat the criteria listed below.

criteria have

been

organized under

the

followingsix

main

headings:
1.

Objectives

2. Grade

Placement

3.

Authenticity

4.

Organization of

5. Technical
6. General
well be

It may

deal with

Considerations
Considerations

argued that

it would

have

been

These

content.

separatelybecause

bringingthese

of their

criteria

aspects of the film

importance.

under

separate

The

the

writer feels that

headings evaluators

to
pictureof the film's suitability
the degree of exactness
with which

grade level and

tion
organiza-

considered

were

accurate

more

logicalto

more

grade placement and authenticityunder

of the

givea

the Content

by
can

particular

it treats

particularsubject.
I. THE

In

QUESTION

selectinga motion

picture for

the teacher must

to

keep clearlyin mind

be served by the film. With

overcrowded

by

with
a

F. L.

204-210.

Devereux,
Chicago:

OBJECTIVES
use

be

in

our

The

Educational

objectivesor

class,
poses
pur-

of

study already
the time conactivities,
sumed
courses

justified.
If,upon
be taught better by means

The

social studies

the main

topics,and
subjects,

film must

find that it can

we

OF

examining

subject,

other than the

Talking Picture,Chap. IV
University of Chicago Press, 1935.

and

film,

Appendix,

pp.

the film should

then

"The

be introduced.

not

FILM

STUDIES

SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

distinctive

quality

sential
pictureis the portrayalof objectsor events, the esmeaning of which is best understood when they are seen

of the motion

Motion, however, may be presented in a varietyof

learn about
be dramatized, or pupils can
events
may

in motion."
The

ways.

to consider well which

the

from

Historical Association's
vital

Commission

"

pictureswith his class:

from

linked

method

contemplating the

American
takes

of motion

use

gives direction and

direction

and

ing
mean-

of

accepted frame

some

apart

the best

meaning, that

unsocial

inferior,
irrelevant,
confused, or

to

judged by

as

of the

the Social Studies

on

Since purpose

both

lacks

purpose

his purpose.

serves

undertaking,it follows that method

educational

to every

fore,
wish, there-

paragraph the following statement

to the teacher

meaning

will

Recommendations

and

Conclusions

best

means

lightof the above

the

In

on

teacher

through firsthand experience.The

them

can
reference,

pose,
pur-

giveonly

confused,or unsocial results ; and that method,

inferior,
irrelevant,
be conceived, applied,and appraised in
like knowledge, must
of purpose." If one
is to say, therefore,that a motion
terms
cellent
good, fair,or poor, he must ask himself,expictureis excellent,
'

or

poor

for what?

quality,is good

or

bad

in and

sociallydesirable aim

some

to ask what

this

motion

No

of

or

picture,apart from picture

but only as it relates to
itself,
It is

purpose.

objectivesthe producer

film,and

what

educational

had

fore,
theresignificant,

in mind

in

will be

purposes

ing
produc-

furthered

through its use.

In

evaluatingthe films

appliedthe
made
of the

to

listed in this

criteria listed below.

reduce these criteria to

criteria which

apply

difficultto obtain.
the social studies

they

run

to

the investigator
catalogue,

conscientious

workable

minimum.

objectives,such

Usually when
into such

effort has been

In the

brevitywas

objectivesare

numbers

that

Edgar Dale, "Standards

Yearbook,

p.

345.

no

less than

tremely
ex-

given for

to result in

as

rather than in clarification of the teacher's task.

found

case

fusion
con-

(One

vestigat
in-

have been stated

1,448objectives

for the Selection of Classroom

Washington, D.C.:

Department

Motion
of

teenth
Pictures,"Thir-

Elementary School

1934.
Principals,
5

American

Historical Association,
Commission

on

the Social

Studies,op. cit.,p.

69.

FILMS

SELECTING

for the social

worthy

no

films

studies.6)
By applying the

should

the teacher

purpose,

film should

have

pupils should

and

clearlyserve

this main

should

theme

what

the

serve

remaining

Neither

the

teacher

picture aims

Some

"easily

purpose

or

continue,for the

film.

leave

in films which

found

aim

an

to guess

throughout the
errors

films which

purposes

audience."

the intended

recognizableby
the

which

determine

below,

Relating to Objectives

Criteria

1. The

nor

criteria outlined
those

be able to eliminate
and

STUDIES

best.

serve

General

SOCIAL

THE

FOR

of the

pupils confused

to present,

most

part,

most

common

interruptedl
un-

to their aim

as

are:
a.

films try to show

Many

"drivingat."
Too much
emphasis upon
the

sight of
the
c.

the

productionof

for the group

minute

details

unity it should

which

is either too

result is almost

just what

to

as

important features

more

Subject matter

The

much.

feelingof confusion

b.

too

the

evitabl
in-

pictureis

pupilsto lose

causes

of the

film,and

robs

possess.

advanced

discouragesthe pupils and

childish

too

or

them

causes

come
to be-

bored.
which

d. Action

drags and becomes

monotonous

causes

loss

of interest.
e.

which

Action

with

/. Too

many

lag and

to lose

h.

sequences

idea may

as

much

sense

as

pression
imkaleidoscopic

bad

dream.

graphs, and stillpicturescause

often break

g. Unrelated
main

about

maps,

rapidly leaves

too

moves

up

the

continuityof action.

which

have

interest the

sightof the main

littleor

but
children,

no

reference to the
also

may

2. In

general,the film should

Mass.:

7Devereux,

as

typicaland

of the

subject

consideration.

6S. P. Wirth, "Objectives for the

Cambridge,

them

cause

objective.

Presentingunique and unusual phenomena

idea
true to life gives the pupils a confused
under

interest to

National

Council

op. cit.,p. 205.

attempt

to

reach

Social Studies,"Eighth
for the

Social

only

Yearbook,

Studies,1937.

pp.

few
21-43.

FILMS

SELECTING

The

e.

FOR

of national behavior

kind

of international
film

6. The
his grasp

of

for

one

essential to the rational

affairs.10

of the five fundamental

more

duct
con-

aid the

pupil in

cepts
geographicalcon-

lx

in that

subject:

relationship,
showing the relation
concept of ecological

The

a.

STUDIES

geography instruction should

or

inherent

SOCIAL

THE

between

natural
of

environments

and

the

distribution and

tivities
ac-

man.

b. The

the natural groupings in

regionalconcept, illustrating
the landscape involving both physical objects and the associated

human
conservation

The

c.

and

wise

utilization.

resource

resource

involves the formulation

scientific descriptionof the

The

as

use

of programs

for

landscape.

concept, including location,regional size,and

space

form, as well

as

History films

to be valuable

should

appreciationof proportionalmagnitude.
contributions

to the

son
historyles-

in harmony with expert opinion concernhistorical,

ing
i.e.,

Be

a.

presents

concept of landscapemorphology,includingthe analysis

and

7.

institutions.

concept, which

actual misuse

d. The

e.

activities and

the past.
b.

Emphasize differences
at

different

peoples,customs,

and

institutions

periodsin the world's history.

the idea of

Demonstrate

c.

in

how
illustrating

change, showing development and

everything that is grew out of that which

was.

d.

Help

8. No

better brief statement

of the desirable

in

Professor

in

making the general social

that impressionsshould be given:
10

C.

A.

qualitiesto be

film can
be found than that given by
sociological
Johnson when, speaking of the mode of procedure to

contained

be used

the generalsocial and political

world.12
intelligible

make

Beard,

Charter

for the

Social

world

he states
intelligible,

Sciences, pp.

27-52.

New

York:

Scribners, 1932.
11

G.

T.

Renner

Education," School
12

H.

and
and

E.

L.

Conrad, "Geographic Concepts

Society,XLVII

(January, 1938),

Johnson, Teaching of History, Chap. III. New

in

Secondary School

6-11.

York:

Macmillan,

1930.

societyhas been and is,

societyworks, and

what

"Of

a.

b. "How

the

and

c.

"What

d.

"Consequences of social action are."

causes

which

9. Films

contribute

of
appreciation

each of the

our

pupil'sunderstanding and

the

toward

"

following:
economic

such fundamental

knowledge of how

aspects of

to illustrate economic

used

are

existence should

a.

FILM

STUDIES

SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

institutions

tion
factories,
stores, banks, taxing agencies,and transportafacilities function; how
they produce and distribute

as

services which

and

goods

use.

we

generalunderstanding of how these economic institutions

have developed and how they are changing today.
A knowledge of consumer
problems, how to budget wisely

b. A

c.

and obtain full value in

understanding of the effect of natural

d. An

climate
An

e.

buying.

on

our

such

as

of

living.

economic

life,

ways

our

income, bad

of

maldistribution

our

in

unsatisfactoryareas

of

awareness

development and

economic

and

resources

livingconditions,

disputes,unemployment, excessive distribution costs,

labor
and

medical

inadequate

and

care,

proposed

for

remedies

these conditions.
with others
necessityfor cooperation
achieve better conditions of working and living.

/. An understandingof
to

say

that it is better suited to

to another.

Donald

F.

II.

As Horn

has
at

judgment

pass

"The

pointed out:

given grade level

one

abilities,
uted
distrib-

are

narrowly limited central tendency,

no

like than

more

unlike

the

and
interests,
abilities,

76.

p.

Tobey, "Objectivesof

New

For

other

the

1936;

York:

Henry

Macmillan,

Study

lists of

Introduction

Clark, An

Macmillan,

Chap.

to

wide range, with

manuscript.
H.

and

interests of students

much

are

York:

FILMS

film
particular

"Ibid.,

see:

STUDIES

impossible,to

over

14

SOCIAL

not

grade than
needs,and
and

OF

if
extremely difficult,

It is
upon

PLACEMENT

GRADE

II. THE

the

to

Harap,

of Teaching Economics, Chap.

II.

in

objectivesin the

Economic

1927;

of Economics

or

New

Problems,

teaching of

P. S. Lomax

and

economics

vii, 224-226.

pp.

Life and

Economic

York:

published
High School," un-

H.

the

New

Curriculum,

A. Tonne,

Prentice-Hall,1932.

lems
Prob-

SELECTING

FILMS

needs of students

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

STUDIES

15

in

adjacentgrades.'7 The degree to which any

motion
picturefillsthe needs of a particulargroup of pupils will
their abilities,
according to their past experiences,
vary, therefore,
the nature

and

of the present

purpose

and
learningsituation,

the

learningsto be aimed at in the future. It will vary also with the

background and interests of the teacher, for these will greatly
affect his skill in
each

adapting a

particularcourse

of

If the curriculum

film to

could

particulargrade level.

film must

study the

makers

agree

In

fill felt needs.

the

upon

grade placement

for social studies

materials,it not only would greatly facilitate

the grade placement of existingmotion
pictures,but would also
aid

the

producer in preparing films to satisfythe needs of the

various grades. There exists,
however,an almost endless variety
of courses
of study for the elementary grades,16
and even
junior
and
senior high school courses
show marked
differences.17 The
choice

exact

school
and

of film material

system

for

particulargrade

be left largelyin the hands

must

in any

given

of local committees

individual teachers.

The

grade placement

of films in this

stricted
catalogue has been reto a designationof their suitability
for use
at a general
level,i.e.,
elementary, junior high, or high school. Many films
have a relatively
wide range of usefulness and can
therefore be

utilized in

varietyof classes which

and
ability,

interest. The

film The
normal

fourth
In each

different

"The

criteria

of

applied. Thus,

States documentary

grade from

of

manner

brieflyoutlined below

in

dullversity.
uni-

different purpose

and

Johnson puts it:

dealingwith them must
as

by their educational

the task of

background,

graduate students

used for

was

selected and the

those faced with

the United

practicallyevery

group

was

ultimatelybe determined
The

in

the film

case

procedure

materials

writer has used

River

through

differ greatlyin

should

determiningwhich

ends."

serve

as

18

guide

to

film will best suit

their situation.
15

Ernest

Horn, Methods

of Instruction in the Social Studies,p. 18. New

York:

Scribners, 1937.
16

Ibid.,p.

17

H.

E.

Junior High
18

19.

Wilson

and

B.

P.

Schools," The

Johnson, op. cit.,

p.

28.

Erb,

School

"A

Survey

Review,

XXXIX

of

Social

Studies

Courses

in

301

(September, 1931), 497-507.

SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

FILM

STUDIES

for the primary grades should be simple, accurate

picturesof lifesituations. "Particular facts relatingto external
of history," says
conditions and activities are plainlythe ABC's
1. Films

19

Johnson, and the rule appliesequally well

Professor

to the other

social studies.

signed
for the elementary grades should be especiallydechild. The
acteristic
followingare desirable charfor the younger
of films for the earlier grades:

2. Films

deal with

film should

The

a.

be

should

b. Scenes

time

to grasp

"The

time

exposure

film should

The

be

would

Films

imaged."

longer than

no

life. Consitt

shorter film

even

in the earlier

use

found

children under

should

the

on

be short and

is

ideas should

used, it should

or

simple stories

rather than

to

easy

long enough

screen

age

slightly
of

present

past
plicated
com-

conviction

to

age.22

of

allow the teacher to read them

speech

be

that historical films which

nine years

g. Subtitles should

own

grades.

primary children.

concepts bring confusion

to be read

aloud

be

read.23 They should

by pupil or

to

to the class.

and
especiallydistinct,

new

be

repeated as often as necessary.

Films
for the elementary grades should move
slowly,repeat
significant
close-ups.
scenes, and have many

3. The
should

film for

stress

19

Ibid.,p.

20

Ibid.,p. 45.

21

Frances
G.

22

an

Most
length.21

of the short attention span

is the best type for

/. Historical reconstructions

i.

reel in

one

in this field feel that

of great interest to

are

remain

pupils may

of the facts presented.

significance
needed for imagery increases,
of course,

dealingwith boys and girlsof their

older

h. If

that the

children.

story form

d. The

(seecriterion 1).

the

advantageous because

of young

e.

be

working

persons

in order

of detail to be

with the amount

c.

fairlylong

have

facts

concrete

2SIdem.

elementary and

adjustment of man

junior high school

to his environment

and

relate

48.

Consitt, The

Bell and

Ibid.,p.

the

the upper

212.

Value

of Films

Sons, Inc.,1931.

in

History Teaching, pp. 219-275.

don:
Lon-

10

SELECTING

FILMS

outstandingevents
Knowlton

and

of

showed

THE

SOCIAL

STUDIES

historical nature"

an

Til ton

FOR

with

"

the

The

Chronicles

experiments of

of America

great gains in learningand enthusiasm

for

Consitt found that

juniorhigh school pupils.25

among

gain from

the

eleven

from

who

begin to

at this

fourteen

to

with

harmony

of historical films seemed

use

the

children

relationships
among

in

findingsare

principlesfollowed by the curriculum

stress

history

the greatest

to be among

age.26These

of

years

plays"
Photo-

makers

people and material things

grade level.

4. Films

for the high school level should stress human thoughts,

and resolutions,
but should not neglectto introduce the
feelings,
when
elementaryrelationships

more

this level
and

able to grasp

are

often

needed.

abstract

more,

While

students

they
relationships,

on

may,

do, find need for the simple factual film.

5. Films

for use

on

level should correlate with and

any

integrate

of study for the subjectand grade intended.21

True, there is a place in any grade for enrichment material which
does not directly
relate to the subject at hand, but these films

into the usual

course

should be the

exceptionrather than the rule.

definite

objectiveat

If the film is to

particularlevel,it must

of

serve

necessitygear

into the work

6.

If

which

being studied.
film is not particularly
designed for the grade

the teacher desires to

to the

background

discussion of
films

many

for which

be

they

were

teacher exercise
such

to

it,it should be readilyadaptable

abilities of the class. Brunstetter,in his

and

use

techniquesfor using the

can

adapted

some

to

sound

film,points out that

grade lower or higher than that

originallyintended.

This

ingenuityand that the

adaptation."Among

this effect were

the devices

requiresthat the

film must

employed

study of new words before the film

teachingthe generaloutline of the film subjectmatter
children

follow the

the

allowed to

were

24

Consitt, op. tit.,pp.

D.

Chap.

C.
XV.

Knowlton
New

and
Haven:

be suited
to
was

achieve

shown;

before the

picture,so that they might readily

thought; concentratingupon a few es-

see

continuityof

25

level at

the

144-148.

J. W.
Yale

Pictures
Tilton, Motion
University Press, 1929.

in

History Teaching,

26

Consitt,op. cit.,pp. 219, 275.

Makes
Good
a
Doane, "What
Screen,XV
(September, 1936), 204.
27

Donald

Educational

Film?"

(I), Educational

SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

STUDIES

11

FILM

thoughtappropriatefor the children in

the group; and presenting
peated
only part of the film at a time with reshowing." The important question to keep in mind
while evaluatinga film is whether or not the use of any adaptive
sentials which

the teacher

28

suit the film to the needs

devices would

III.

SOCIAL

geographicalmotion

accuracy.

In the

picture,the

accuracy

be determined

can, of course,

checking back

and

civic films strict

and

because

determine

is
authenticity

whether

be checked

can

or

authenticate

therefore true that in most

selectingfor classroom

use

those

the

more

companies which

economic
difficult to

more

authorities in

among

againstknown
teacher

in all

facts,it is questionable
take

can

the time

in his classes.

films which

competent authorities in the fieldswith which

and

In

the teacher must

cases

facts presented

of the material

film used

every

most

historical

an

of the

somewhat

the average

not

of

case

originalsources.

of the lack of agreement

social studies films

to

be examined

dence
by followingthe laws of evi-

Granted, however, that much

these fields.

necessary

the

on

FILM

STUDIES

and
carefullyfor its sincerity
or

OF

for the social studies should

material

Film

AUTHENTICITY

THE

JUDGING

of the class.

in
specialize

It is

be satisfied with
are

sponsoredby

the films deal. More

classroom

films

are

obtainingsuch sponsorshipfor their products.

films are often usable in social studies
On the other hand, many
classes

violate the strict spirit

of accuracy.

though they may

even

of these films possess

Certain

the

advantage of making facts live

by dramatizingthem somewhat out of their true proportions.An

outstandingexample of this type of film is the Yale Chronicle of
America
curate
Photoplay, "The Declaration of Independence." Acin most
it overdramatizes
of its details,
the ride of Caesar
Rodney, yet does
It is

vote.

freedom

not

do undue

ticklish task at times

erroneous

M.

distort facts

impressionshould

R. Brunstetter,How

The

to

of this sort should be allowed

the films which

28

violence to the

to

Use

not

importance of his
determine just how much

in the classroom
so

to leave

an

tirely
en-

be allowed in the classroom.

the Educational

University of Chicago Press, 1937.

badly as

film. Obviously

Sound

Film,

pp. 46-47.

cago:
Chi-

12

FILMS

SELECTING

of film

advocates

Some

be used

films should

the average

cases

neither the

use

SOCIAL

FOR

THE

have

suggested that these

historical exercises

as

in

pupils even
the

abilitynor

STUDIES

for the

pupils.In most
high schools have

better

our

of information

sources

to

necessary

impressions engendered by
remedy the erroneous
Consequently, the teacher is advised to avoid the

such
use

film.

of

films

give the pupils false impressionsof historical happenings.

which

available to

in their

biased

mentioned

false

films,the modern

largenumber of motion picturesnow

schools which, while not actuallyfalse,are certainly
be

teacher must

the above

with

In connection

of the

aware

viewpoint.

furnishes

The

Labor

the benefits of collective

Association

National

excellent films

their social point of view.

unions

make

this

answer

the film is to be used.

which

films?

these

question for himself

facturers
Manu-

ing
available films show-

bargaining. Various

attitude toward

teacher's

of

of
picturing the desirability

industrial firms

"point with pride" to their production policies.What

the

erroneous

Each

teacher

lightof the

in the

Generally we

say,

may

should

be

must

purpose

for

however, that

deliberatelydistort facts for propaganda purposes

which
used to present a
should be sedulouslyavoided. Those
are
by material
particularpoint of view should be counterbalanced
which

films

giving the other side of the question.

The
followinggeneral principleshave

been

used

in

judging

authenticityof the social studies films in this catalogue:

1. The
film should be based on sound scholarship.It should
stand up under the tests of accuracy
as
judged by the laws of

the

It is

evidence.

should

be

particularlydesirable that social studies films

sponsored by

concepts of time

2. The

large number

pupil with
be

on

ever

which
may

historical

of

confused

sense

reviewer

map,

in

and

be

clearlydefined.

geographical films leave the

of time and

and

properly placed
will

place should

any

The

space.

teacher must

such

determining how

of time

footage to allow

reputation.

impression left by a film

be acceptable. The
followingsuggestions

otherwise

the elements
a.

and

the alert to correct

may
aid

scholar of

the

well

the

film has

lished
estab-

place:
in the

pupils to

film

the

of

sufficient film

place concepts presented,

orientingthemselves to the

grasp

greatlyaid pupilsin

and

14
a

FILMS

SELECTING

proper balance

of

impressionof

its

be

not

concept?* If

then

of the main

one

was

several

6. The

of voice

tone

place proper

of such

"taxation

be

words

into

scenes

to

attempt

given

7. Scenes

should

and

the

8. The

within
years

ago

may

may

from the angle

the

be used

the

than

most

cases,

be

as

conditions

at that

will

For

most

33

ditions
production. "Conshots

possess

taken

time,such

few

today."

34

It

historical value.

example,
as

film made

transportation

personages,

could be utilized

which

yield the

sometimes

are

conditions

historical
devices,clothing,street-paving,

pictureelements

pictures,

32

which

recent

material.

source

"if the

pupil will gain the

early films

many

the

accurate

"cause," or

resultingmelee."

accurately represent

not

might show

in 1917

for

should

With

to turn

country change rapidly,and

word

picturesquenessfor accuracy."

however, that

is true,

in the

from which

filmshould,in

sentation"
repre-

that there

picture presented.

complete impression. "Cameramen

inclined to substitute

variety

without

show

to

different message

be shot

impression and

accurate

erroneous

and

of the written

propaganda
a

convey

completely lost

are

clearest

an

taxation.

the character

or

emphasis upon

important

other

leave

to

talkie it is possiblefor the commentator

modern

They

particularphase

irritants that led up to the Revolution,

examples should

repeated instances

they

importance.

of examples of the main

and

presented"

exaggerated as

so

STUDIES

number
film should provide for a sufficient

5. The

were

SOCIAL

THE

of the elements

should

event

an

FOR

and

many

by the social studies

teacher.
9.

// advertisingor propaganda films are

carefullyscrutinized

be

to

see

that

used, the films must

untrue

an

picture of

certain

phases of lifeis avoided.

10.

There

should

be

80Devereux, op. cit.,p.

an

absence

of irrelevant music, fiag-wav-

206.

S1ldem.
82

B. A.

Yearbook,

Aughinbaugh,
p. 340.

"The

Washington,

1934.
83

Dale, op. cit.,

p.

346.

Motion
D.C.:

Picture

as

Department

Basic
of

Teaching Tool," Thirteenth

Elementary School

Principals,

EVALUATING

devices

other

ing, name-calling,or

15

FILM

which

properly
im-

might be used

film.85

the

to emotionalize

STUDIES

SOCIAL

THE

If the film deals with a controversial topic,it should treat

both sides of the questionjairly.If it is felt desirable to show a
side of a question,the pupils should
film which presents but one
11.

be made

point of view.

of its biased

aware

IV. ORGANIZATION

In

judging films

for

consider the

manner

which

Material

such

fashion

to

as

sound, and

it is thrown

edited.

the elements

film where

should

narration

of

terestin
in-

togetherin

distortion and confusion.

of the sound

true

cially
espe-

appropriate,accurate, and

valueless because

cause

must

one

the material has been

in which

be made

may

in social studies classes

use

be otherwise

may

MATERIAL

FILM

THE

OF

This is especially
ronmental
picture,envi-

contribute

to

unified

good composition,the educational film should

have the film equivalentsof an introduction,
a body, and
a conclusion.

picture.Like

any

There

should be

In the film certain

marks.

begin the

and

sequence

paragraphs,topicalsentences,and
devices
optical

These

next.

serve

opticaldevices

tuation
punc-

to end

one

be fade-

may

irisout, iris in,dissolves,

wipes,or montage effects.
outs, fade-ins,
The

whole

should

with which

unified approach
logical,

it deals. With

proper

continuity"scenes and

chronologicaldevelopment of the narration."

The

organizationof social studies

proper

best be

ject
to the subquences
se-

togetherfor the orderlyexpositionof ideas

linked

are

the

present

or

36

film material

can

haps
per-

explainedby outliningthe generalcriteria to be used

judging this aspect of the film.87

1. The various elements in the pictureshould be presented in
a logical,
sequentialorder which lends an essential unity to the
whole production.
in

a.

The

introduction should set up

and

85

Institute

for

Propaganda

in

Analysis, "The

(March, 1938),

36

Brunstetter, op. tit.,pp. 3-4.

87

In

outliningthe
has

leaned

Devereux,

The

situation which

is challenging

stimulating.

Analysis,I, No.

writer

criteria for

use

heavily
particularly
Educational

in

Movies

and

ganda
Propaganda," Propa-

p. 3.

judging

upon

the

the

organizationof

excellent

Talking Picture, pp.

205-208.

film, the

list of criteria contained

16

FILMS

SELECTING

SOCIAL

STUDIES

pictureshould be clearlyset forth

idea of the general
that he (thepupil)starts with some

b. "Here
so

THE

FOR

of the

the purpose
38

pattern."
c.

introduction

The

be brief and

should

point.It should
picture."

to the

"quicklyand naturallyinto the main

to the
There should be smooth
continuityfrom one scene
but these should
next.40 This may necessitate opticaldevices,
ify
be kept at a minimum
or
they will confuse rather than clarlead

d.

the issue.41
e.

auditory and visual elements

The
so

handled

strengtheneach

to

as

in

film should

sound

other

and

give a

be

unified

presentation.42
which
pictureshould conclude "with a brief summary
the important ideas."
recapitulates
2. The filmmaterial should be so developed as to aid the pupil
a more
significant
problems.
thoroughunderstandingof socially
limited to permit adequate
The subjectshould be sufficiently
a.
reel in length and seldom
in a film preferably
treatment
one

/. The

in

material should

but

d. There

the
3. The

provide the student

the main

41Consitt,
op. cit.,
p.

44.

219.

42

Devereux, op. cit.,p.

43

Idem.

^Consitt, op. cit.,pp.

Devereux, op. cit.,p.

vital challenge.

each elaborating
varietyof illustrations,
theme
by repeatingit or by showing
45

be

presented in such

manner

important concepts in the story.

most

Devereux, op. cit.,

p.

with

suitable

"Idem.

45

organized around

variations.
possible
filmmaterial should

emphasize the
38

should

should be
upon

to

be

length.44

human
significant
experiences.It should possess a unifyingtheme which is
and interesting
to the pupil.
vital,
gripping,
The film should offer a challenge. Sociallysignificant
lems
probprovemen
should not be presentedas being settled beyond im-

b. The

c.

reels in

than two

more

207.

219-275.
206.

as

and

the central theme

should

17

FILM

STUDIES

in the film should

elements

minor

The

a.

SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

be subordinated

help explain the

to

central purpose

of the film.

be avoided.

tangent,

The

material
pictorial

should

commentator

should

nor

and

in sound

Distractingelements

b.

not

wander

photographer drag

the

should
off at

unrelated

in

items.46
c.

d.

facts are
repeated for emphasis, they
significant
should be so placedas to strike home the repeatedfacts most
and stillavoid being monotonous.47
effectively
All important pointsshould be properlyexplained.
Important ideas underlyingthe development of the entire
pictureare presentednear the beginning."
The film should avoid an attempt to be self-sufficient.
It
When

"

e.

4.

should take into consideration

furnish him

with leads for class discussion.

film material

5. The

their

diagrams have

and

should

of actual life should

Scenes

which

to scenes

known
too

between

show

to the

the

new

rather

dynamic

dominate.

Where

than

static.

necessary,

place,but they should

avoid

maps

be subordinated

pupil.It

ideas and

ready
repetitionof facts al-

unnecessary

should

facts at once,

new

many

be

motion.

film should

6. The

the teacher's part in the lesson and

the

not, on
but

the other

should

strike

hand, present
a

balance

background and experienceof

the

pupil.
7. In historical

and

films cause
,

of characters and
8.

//

should

events

and
effect
relationship
should

advertisingfilm is usedy

an

be in

good

9. Technical

taste

terms

and

should

subordinated

be reduced

be shown

the

46

Ibid.,p.
Idem.

48

Idem.

49

C. F. Hoban, C. F. Hoban, Jr.,and

p. 98.

New

in vivid

to the educational

to

tinuity."
con-

advertisingmaterial

minimum,

of natural phenomena should be reduced

the average pupilcan readilyunderstand.
47

the interacti

to terms

and

terial.
ma-

planation
ex-

which

208.

York:

Cordon, 1937.

S. B. Zisraan,Visualizingthe Curriculum,

18

FILMS

SELECTING

ifused, should

Humor,

10.

travel films
of

attempt

an

FOR

of little value

are

TECHNICAL

Many

taste.

finelyphotographe

in the classroom
to be

because

funny.

CONSIDERATIONS

gree
pictureindustry has generallyreached such a detechnical perfectionthat the teacher can
rely upon the

of

producer

furnish him

to

with

satisfactorysound. There
which are still being foisted
films

of these

photography
by
in

no

accurate

means

choosing films

1. There

shots. One

been

in

age when

an

market.

sound

quality,the following

kind

and

number

of orientation

criticisms of educational

common

medium

general,long,or

shots which
of the whole

pupil to get a comprehensive view

studying the various elements within it.

2. All

the most

scenes

should

Many

be the proper

of the most

their lack of

the educational

upon

of the best technical

set up

should

good pictorial
qualityand
films
mediocre
however, many

recordingand
their infancy and the resulting
pictures
or
pleasing.To give the teacher guidance

stillin

were

films of

are,

produced

were

criteria have

the

good

motion

The

been

be in

STUDIES

the part of the commentator

on

V.

were

SOCIAL

THE

possess good lightingand

should

films has

would

help

fore
situation be-

For
definition.

be in

sharp focus. True, soft focus

has its uses, but an attempt to be too "arty" in classroom
films
leaves the pupilswith puzzled expressionsand concepts as fuzzy
part,

scenes

the focus. The

as

of the

nature

lightshould

other

films should

hand, over-illumination

eyestrainwhich

vary

calls for such

scene

in classroom

scenes

not

may

within

unless the

scene

lightchanges. On

be

should

the

sharply illuminated.
be avoided

whole,
On

the

of the

because

result.50

should be taken in close-upso that they

Important scenes
be carefullyexamined.
One of the advantages of the motion
can
picturelies in its abilityto show in close-upprocesses that the pupils
3.

could not get

4. The
and

near

on

field trip.

pictorialcomposition of the

harmoniously laid

should

appear

scene

should

be

pleasing

Important elements and characters

prominently in the foreground when they are to be
out.

carefullystudied. Definite rules for composition cannot

50Devereux, op. cit.}
p.

209.

be

given

in

handbook, but

in this

apply to

graphicart

any

SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

STUDIES

19

FILM

general the rules of composition which

which appears
are
applicableto the scene

film.

in the classroom

should

5. Still material

be utilized

only where

sential.
absolutelyes-

primary function of the motion picture is to show

motion; hence, the moving elements should predominate. When
absolutelynecessary maps, graphs, and similar devices may be
The

but they should be subordinated

utilized,

the

to

showing

scenes

actual life.
should

6. Scenes

be

laid down
generalprinciple

The

here; that is,the

The

scene.

younger

assimilation.

for

grade placement should apply

the child the greater the length of the

should remain

scene

to insure mental

long enough

on

the

screen

long enough "for the

not only
clearlyto realize the significance
surroundings,building,and dress."

of

child

of

action,but

51

7. An
which

excess

fade out

various

of opticaldevices should be avoided. Scenes

of sight,
fade into view, are wiped off the screen
in

top of another

on

in which

fashions,or

place. But

is

rapid succession

rapid changing
confusion

which

one

and

scenes

scene

fading out
of this

to fade into view

appears
of view

on

angles,results

in

action should

be

handled.
skillfully

devices
attention-directing

be utilized whenever

point might otherwise

// subtitles
point.
10.

11.

vague

Amateurish

pupils accustomed

should

and
Arrows, dotted lines,pointers,circles,

"should

than

feelingof

to

polishedproductions of Hollywood.

9. Various

used.

their

in addition
type of device,

stilted performance has littleplace before

to the

all have

the part of the child.

8. Dramatic
and

"

The

dull

or

should

flippant.The

skillfully

similar devices

that
possibility

an

tant
impor-

fail to receive sufficient emphasis." 52

present, they should

are

narration

there is

be

be
tone

be

pertinentand
of voice

brief and

to

the

rather
interesting

should

be

clear and

pleasing.
12. Familiar

objectsshould be included,in most cases, for purposes

of comparison as to size,weight,and the like.

51

Consitt,op. tit.,pp. 257-259.

52

Devereux, op. cit.,p. 47.

SELECTING

20

FILMS

is

// animation

13.

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

STUDIES

and
used, it should be smoothly,skillfully,

accuratelydone.
14.

The

should

not

entire

film should

consist of cuts

There
qualities.

should

changes from

and

In

summing

mind

while

up

GENERAL

furnish

be

the scenes,

smoothly

CONSIDERATIONS

the most

important considerations

previewing a film for

certain

use

in

social studies

general observations

2. The

not

been

activities of

is a

place in any

directlyrelated
shown

of indiscriminate

class,the

which

should

film

classroom

suited to the child.

certain

of

course

for enrichment

motion
As

picture should
to

interests of the group

keep

picturehas

with which
in mind
a

wider

than is true

motion

terial
ma-

picture

administrators,
parents,

placement, a film should be suited

is concerned

study

showing has often given the

out

it is well to

in the local

to the

pointed

motion

vital sort.

of

course

it should

topicat hand, but films have too

available. This type
simply because they were

reputationamong

3. The

film should be adaptable for use

study. There

bad

in

filmshould lead the pupilsto desirable interests and preciat

apNot only should the film furnish the basis for a more

stimulate worth-while

keep

to

thorough understanding of the topicbeing studied,but

often

complished.
ac-

guidance in the selection of better films.

The

should

It

artistic

poor

proportionbetween
the next

to

scene

writer has listed below

artistic whole.

an

and
having irregularlight,

be proper

one

VI.

constitute

in the

be

discussion

of

grade
the background,ability,
and

Dale's observation

of

pils.
pu-

psychologically

it is to be used.

range

and

of use,

as

textbook."

In this

"that

far

as

tion
connec-

particular
grade placement
a

53

should be the keynote" 54 in a so"Sincerityand simplicity

cial
studies film. The topicshould be sufficiently
limited so it can
be covered adequately in a short one
reel film. A great
two
or
4.

mass

of detail should

be

avoided, and

elicitdesirable attitudes toward

63
54

Dale, op. cit.,

p. 347.
Consitt,op. cit.,pp. 332-337.

the entire

pictureshould
sociallyacceptedgoals.

22

FILMS

SELECTING

for this

FOR

Pertinent

particular
purpose.

film is entered

the card

on

SOCIAL

THE

as

STUDIES

information

guide for future

possiblefor an evaluatingcommittee
periodof time,an extremelyvaluable list of
is thus

concerning the

film selection. It

to build

over

up,

the films suitable to

their local needs.

A

VIII.

One

CHECK

LIST

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FOR

of the greatest weaknesses

of films has

evaluation

criteria
is to be taken.
failed to

the

on

then all that

criteria,

principalcriteria

is necessary

based

against which

of items

information

which

Evaluation

Form

10.

have
on

the

by the detailed
the check

on

to

the film must

minimum

be

checked

listthe

the
and

pertinent for the permanent

for Social Studies

Price

or

ber
num-

also
ord.55
rec-

Films

of Reels
Silent

Sale Price
or

Teacher's

Guide

Available?

Topics Which

It

Level

Might

Illustrate

ObjectiveWhich

It Serves

Suitability

Authenticity(Underlineword which
Excellent,
Good, Fair,Poor

best

expressedyour judgment.)

Organization(Underline as directed above.)

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
Quality (Underline best judgment.)
Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor

11. Technical

55

valuators

If each person

Sound

PrincipalEducational

8. Grade
9.

Topic Classification

6. Other
7.

the final evaluation

No.

4. Is Handbook

for the

teria.
explainedby the detailed cri-

2. Distributor

5.

all the detailed

is to include

1. Title

3. Rental

to include

is meant

list reduces

is

up

that many

what

and

upon

lists drawn

which

of the trees.

understands

followingcheck

The

been

result has

evaluatingcommittee

tendency

sheet from

score

The

FILMS

in check

the

the forest because

see

includes

been

EVALUATING

more

detailed check

list will be

found

in

Appendix II.

EVALUATING

12. Preview

SOCIAL

THE

word

(Underline

Judgment

of this film before

STUDIES

which

using it in

Reaction

best

expressed your

class.)

judgment
Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
13. Class

23

FILM

to the Film

Good, Fair,Poor
Excellent,
14. Final

Composite Judgment on Film

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
IX.

The

references
following
wish

of those who
of this

to

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one

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ties
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SOCIAL

THE

EVALUATING

25

FILM

STUDIES

ChronologicalOrder in Teaching
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level reached
Stresses the importance of the maturation
by the inbe
the
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which
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should
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and
to
pupil
sented
preto him.

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"Social Science and

A.

Sound

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torical
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Erpi classroom films are made.
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riculum.
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of
Aims
and
Question
Values," Chapter VIII, "Making the Past
most
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best

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VI, "Summary
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of results in the social studies.

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in

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the

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FILMS

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America

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to add

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of the volumes

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of material

Pictures

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the amount

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and the
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The

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is

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F.

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to

the

wide

Council

Summarizes

studies.

in

variety
the

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Social

the

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Points

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P.

SOCIAL

THE

the

Eighth

Studies."
for

the

which

Yearbook.

Social

Studies,

of

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statements

studies

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FILM

have

been

made

1937.
for

the

in

this

field.

H.

Wise,
New

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An

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Photonique.
tech-

and

II

CHAPTER

for the

Available

Films

I. CLASSIFYING

AVAILABLE

OF

As

pointed

WAS

ends

different

in the

out

the

in

this
best

learning

and

background

related
films has

place

attempt

for

film

brief

in his

Doane,

these

of

types

gestions
Sug-

program.

chapter

of

some

of

shall

we

for

use

lems
prob-

the

film

proper

films.

of

aspect

book, its

It

films

of

corresponds
to

an

type of film presents

being primarily

Doane,
Master's

Desirable

1936), 203-206,

239-241,

that

Characteristics

Thesis, Stanford

Educational

as

serves

an

at

the

Screen,

XV

271-273,

to

rapid

of Educational

(September,

28

1934.

of

of the
and

one

of

in

subject.

entire

topic,

integration,

Motion

Portions

October,

particular

one

illustration

study

survey

complete,
in-

cording
today. First, ac-

correlation

University,

305-307.

interesting,though

full page

of educational

types

illustrates

intensive

of

of Educational

of the

available

is the film which

being limited

range

its function

in

types

there

topic.

second

Donald

the

to

Doane,
a

classification

classification

His

guide
to

Characteristics

study of Desirable

Pictures,1attempts

Motion

the

obtaining

rectly
di-

determination

this

discuss

shall

teacher, and

offer

not

films available

of

are

time.

proper

The

the types

locating and

of

the

In

and

material

concerning

ject
sub-

films

class afield

Each

particular purpose.
of

Other

social studies

made

description

in

studied.

to

already possessing

enrichment

important,

well-rounded

by the social studies

involved

class

carry

topic being

in

in

use

the

already been

have

the proper

for

orientations

still others

the

to

general

or

serve

which

films

some

information.

often

incidental, though

Thus

process.

needing further

review, while

for

films

preceding chapter, different

totally unsuited

be

may

VARIETY

FILMS

introductions

excellentlyas

serve

GREAT

THE

Studies

Social

Pictures.
this

November,

thesis

published
Unpeared
ap-

December,

30

SELECTING

been made

available

inasmuch

their

film

FOR

they are loaned

charges. These were

exclusivelyfor

films

"free"

are

to pay

agree

which

systems

portation
trans-

prided themselves

in visual education

number

film program

schools whose

These

concerns.

the firstnon-theatrical films available

school

STUDIES

to schools which

as

progressiveinterest

SOCIAL

THE

by industrial

schools.5 Many

to
on

FILMS

of years.

is made

part, of industrial films. There

There

up, either

several

are

used

this type of
still many

are

wholly

in

or

large

for their popularity,

reasons

but the most

There

are,

The

important is that they cost littleor nothing.

ket.
furthermore,a largevarietyof such films on the mar-

Victor

commercial
their

relatingto

and

industrial

of the

lists over

one

these

silent and

such

hundred

There

seems

urged
Principals

that there

of school

films,

half of

able
complete listingof avail-

are

1,400 now

over

were
projectors

aided

strength of this cheap supply

their teachers

easilyaccessible. On
that the presence

of non-theatrical

the

on

be little question that the presence

of
of "free" films has stimulated the use of films

the

on

ture
Pic-

to

Salesmen

their machines

sound.

are

Motion

sponsored films.7 About

different

half

largenumber

in schools.

lists 143 different

films
organizationsdistributing

largestdistributors

"free" films indicates

market.8

Sources

products or services. The Y.M.C.A.

Bureau, one
are

Film

MM

Directoryof 16

the other

make

to

hand,

of these "free"

of

use

it

selling

of

films.9

teaching aids

to be

seems

in

so

equally true

films has held back

scientific

applicationof the motion

pictureto the learningprocess. Many

educators have been opposed to the use
in schools of any
film
vertisin
containingadvertisingof any kind.10 This antagonism to the adfilm has

often caused

used in the classroom.

6E. Laine, Motion
6

Victor

Victor

7Y.M.C.A.
Y.M.C.A.

8DeVry
9

Paul

Picture

Picture

Users.

Reed, "The

S. H.

CLXXVI

Walker,

and

p.

New

13.

Bureau,

film
York:

MM

on

films

any

production has
McGraw-Hill,

Film

Sources.

1938.

port,
Daven-

of

Selected

Motion

Pictures.

New

York:

1939.

Films

Chicago:
Finesse

16

cast

Corp., 1939.
Bureau,

Free

(January-February, 1939),
10

Radio,

Corporation,Directory of

Corporation,

Non-Theatrical

and

Animatograph

Motion

Motion

Progress in classroom

Pictures

Animatograph

Iowa:

suspicionto be

for Schools, Clubs, CCC

DeVry
the

Free

Corp.,

Camps

and

Other

1939.

Film," Educational

Trends, VII, 15-17

15.

Paul

(February, 1938),

Sklar, "Business
321.

Finds

Its

Voice," Harper's Magazine,

SOCIAL

THE

31

STUDIES

of competing with "free"

difficulty

of the

because

retarded

been

FOR

AVAILABLE

FILMS

films.

What, then,should be the attitude of the teacher toward these

films? This is a questionwhich has caused a great deal of concern
interested in the status of the motion
the part of those sincerely
on
bar

the schoolroom

from

the

On

picturein the classroom.

hand

one

of

material

any

would

those who

are

advertisingnature,

an

this view and the indiscriminate

only a trademark.11 Between
there has been expressed a
of advertisingmaterial
use
Chairman
of the Visual Education
varietyof opinion. H. D. Griffin,
State Teachers College,feels that
Committee
at the Nebraska
if it is

even

teachers should
film

"any

journey to
of

they would hesitate

than

more

name."

12

stories

in

should

avoid

Executive

be decided

obnoxious

or

too

12

S. Berman,

D.

"In the final

particularfilm
material

"Good
Griffin,

analysis,the

on

the basis of

and

the exclusion

advertising." This throws

whether

"Advertising in

Washington, D.C.:
H.

on

problem of what

given by Hoban, Hoban, and

Reed

feels that school

confident of their abilities to view

judgment

459.

of the

educational

the teacher.

on
responsibility

11

13

for each

the inclusion of worth-while

of unfair

yet make

by simply turning off the

the facts;erasingthe adjectiveand applying

Visualizingthe Curriculum:

questionmust

and

Education

to

with the industrial film is that

in

Fanning Hearon,
of School Film Libraries,

statement
significant

most

They

manner.

accomplish its purpose

can

the verb."

and

noun

Probably the

much

school-

circus-barker.

of the Association

Director

the

of

the methods

that "Business

Zisman

useful article

one

simple, straightforward,courteous

important contributions
ballyhoo and turning on

to do

pupilson

some

in

names

simply because it bore a particularlyadvertised

But, adds Griffin,advertisingfilms should tell their

commerce

agrees

to take

factory that manufactured

of trade

the appearance

objectto

not

the

Department
Subjects Win

or

not

the

pass

are

mediate
im-

advertisingis objection-

Elementary
Approval,"

great

people

film and

Classroom," Thirteenth
of

School

Business

Yearbook,

pp.

456-

Principals,1934.
Screen, II (September,

1938), 8.
13

Fanning Hearon,
1939),

14

Hoban,

"Business:

Turn

on

the

Facts,"Business

9.

Hoban,

and

Zisman, op. cit.,p.

125.

Screen, II (September,

32

FILMS

SELECTING

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

STUDIES

able,but he acknowledges the necessityfor such evaluation.15 To

reach
sound
a
judgment concerning "free" films,the teacher
all the

"consider

should

specificinstructional objectivesof the

in
school,includingthose of appreciation,habits,and attitudes,
16

addition to those that involve the

the school

objectiveand

the

then

is little cause

for

in

there

of knowledge";
if
acquisition
sponsor'sobjectiveare in harmony,

Even
difficulty.

if the

objectivesare

reconcile the difference

a skillful teacher can
conflict,
of those objectiveswhich
he knows
are
more
to the interest of the

makes

investigatethe

made

omissions
films

be used

can

superintendentof schools
mature
by having the more
pupils

of the facts

accuracy

by

presented or question pertinent

film.18 In

the

this way

in the

instruments

as

geous
advanta-

child.17 One

film

of the "free"

use

vantage
to the ad-

"free"

many

trainingof

the

critical

faculties.
In

selectingfilms
about

five hundred

in the

might be
were

for inclusion in this

"industrials" whose

producer's catalogue seemed

of

Second:

films which
such

industry;

films

film is the United

this film it is not

up

business.

Some

they

types of films

advertisingis
good

often distributed

will toward
trade

by

associations. An

example
Corporation'sMen

particularcompany

or

blatant.

most
a

particular

associations

or

of this type of

trade

and

Steel. In

name

that is

industry. Third: the third type of film,the

film,is produced by such an organizationas the

Association

to build

the

to build up

States Steel

tions
descrip-

or

indicate that
main

amined
ex-

whole

public relations
National

are

in such

particularfirms

but
glorified

seek

writer

openly advertise their products

in which

sales,and

titles

to

in the social studies. Three

use

found.19 First: films which

to increase

catalogue,the

of Manufacturers.

favorable

toward

reaction

of these films

This

philosophy of
influence publicopinion

try to

even

type of films tries

certain

ness.
as
especially
they relate to busiconcerninggovernmental policies,

15

Reed, op. tit.,p.

16

Ibid.,p.

18

Institute

for

Propaganda

Analysis,I, No.
19

This

IS.

17.

Analysis, "The

(March,

classification agrees

with

1939),
that

Movies

and

ganda
Propaganda," Propa-

3.

drawn

up

by Reed, op. tit.,p.

16.

FILMS

AVAILABLE

of the

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

Only about

one

had
advertisingfilms examined
in ten could be given a ratingof

There

two

principalreasons

Most

were

advertisingin

the

but
classes,

in science
detail

of the films deal

do, try

to

present

employees.

ond,
Sec-

use.

to be

as

might possiblybe of

nute
tend to go into such mi-

questionablefor this purpose.

side of industry. Those
with the human
make

to

as

better.

or

technical in detail

so

of them

many

"fair"

for classroom

of the latter

boring. Some

and

monotonous

was

to be

be discarded.

to

discardingthese films. First,

so
so
distasteful,
blatant,so

totallyunsuited

were

of the films tended

many

use

of them

many

"noisy,"that they

for

33

STUDIES

them

paternalistic
employer

of these

Some

and

the

ever

Few
which

satisfied

be used in social studies classes to

can

present the employer'spoint of view.

of the films examined

that many

It is true

in the

produced

were

brazen in
particularly
early nineteen twenties. These films were
their approach. Notable exceptionsare those of the General Electric

free
relatively

has

which

Company,

subtle and

within

much

Consequently, the teacher

worth-while

Reed

concludes:

"The

must

be greater than

But

been

given

in

They

are

coming
be-

public reaction.

larger amount

he has also been

given an

of

ingly
increas-

analyzingand using this material wisely. As

teacher's finesse in
that of those who

III. UNITED

United

interested

more

material

change has taken

the last few years.

has

film material.

difficulttask of

The

good, usable

advertising.A remarkable

from

place in advertisingfilms
more

long furnished

STATES

made

GOVERNMENT

States government

using advertisingfilms
them."

20

FILMS

has been

uting
producing and distrib-

films since 19 II.21 Its first film of

Won

Through Merit, a descriptionof

Civil Service.
22

Films

At present the
lists almost

entitled
importance was
the philosophy behind the

Directory of

four hundred

United

States Government

films distributed

governmental agencies. These films deal with such

Farmer's
subjects as Sam
Cotton, Stop Forest Fires!
20

Reed, op. tit.,p.

21

A.

A.

22

U.

U.

The

D.C.:

U.

S. Film

S. Film

varied
Trout
,

17.

Mercey,

Washington,

teen
by six-

Motion
S.

Film

Picture

as

Service,

1938.

Tool

of Popular

p.

1.

Mimeographed.

Service, Directory of U. S. Government

Service,October, 1939.

Government,

Films.

Washington, D.C.:

FILMS

SELECTING

34

SOCIAL

THE

FOR

STUDIES

Improvements, Mosquitoes,An International Study of

American
Roads, Our Inland Waterways, Taming the Desert,
Story of Steel,Service in Submarines, and The World War Against
Stream

those
governmentalfilms,especially
Department of Agriculture,are prepared for

Although

Slums.

by the

field workers, a

Films

shows

that

of the

Many

remaining films

The

are

in the social studies.

of

study

of

marginal value

and

be

may

distribute films

governmentalagencieswhich
principal

listed in the

help illustrate

teaching situations.

in certain

used

course

ernment
States Gov-

United

half the films listed

over

aspect of the usual

some

Directoryof

of the

cialized
spe-

social

directlyto the

relate

largenumber

examination

studies. An

pared
pre-

many

directoryof film
the

catalogue. Under

of each

name

which

sources

agency

is

appended

will be

are

this

to

found

cription
des-

ling
type of film distributed and the conditions control-

of the

Department of Agriculture is the most

active of the governmental agenciesproducing and distributing
to be the "largestproIt has been said by some
motion pictures.
ducer
The

distribution.

and distributor of educational

it has in circulation

Department of

with

the Interior

Other

over

in rank

At present
the

comes

films. A

hundred

one

especiallywell suited
governmental agencies carry

percentage of these films

social studies.

150 films. Next

over

film in the world."

are

to

large
in the

use

from

one

to

of interest to social studies classes.24

of them
forty films,many
width.
all of these films are available in 16 mm.
Practically
does

Why

States

United

the

available

lengths to make

films

government

depictingits

Mercey, Assistant Director of the United

statement
gives us the followingsummary

governmentalfilm

go

to

activities?

States

activity;(2) to furnish in visual

techniques;(3) to teach or
steps in demonstrational
job; (4) to obtain a measure
steps on a particular
of government

23Laine,op. cit.,p.
24

in

For

discussion

Education

1934.

in

the

Film

on

great
A.

A.

Service,

of the purposes

activities: "(1) to obtain

in
cooperationor participation

such

film

motion

vating
motia

ord
rec-

form,

train in specific

of

public'action' program;

public

(5) to

14.

of the work

United

of each agency,

States.

Chicago:

see

The

C. M.

Koon, Motion

Pictures

University of Chicago Press,

FILMS

inform

the

bureau

or

publicor

furnish

to

vehicle for the

and

document,

what

of

evidence
pictorial
these problems." The

are
effectively

well be asked.

Just how good

the

six

as

outlined

for films which

source

investigatorreviewed

found

of every

department. He
qualityof the films,but

great deal of

the whole

on

films

hundred

two

over

they

are

doing
The
now

may

be used

can

States government?

for inclusion in this

selectinggovernmental films

lems
prob-

above.

achieved?

these purposes

ground
back-

terested
particularlyin-

are

social studies material is the United

as
effectively

the

is

government

social studies

four,five,and

question:How

In

in

fashion,great social and economic

with

in purposes

35

STUDIES

publicrelations

its activities;
(6) to dramatize

cause-and-effect

about

SOCIAL

THE

FOR

AVAILABLE

catalogue,

representative

unevenness

in the

well done.

Some,

Plow, The River, and The Price of Progress,are truly

of the Department of Agriculture films
excellent. Since many
The

such

as

were

prepared to show

of interest

techniques,they are
specialized

only to those associated with these particularfields. The films on

those on forestry,
issued by this departconservation,especially
ment
exceptionallygood teachingtools. The Department of
of films which may
be used in gethe Interior has a largenumber
ography
are

and civics.There
of the

One

or

in many
tendency toward similarity
deal with our
national parks and the CCC.

pictureswhich
two

films made

these will

samplesof

situations. The

is a

probablysuffice in

of Mines

Bureau

distributes

most

teaching

large number

in

cooperationwith industrial concerns.

deal with such subjectsas The Story of Steel,The

These

of
films

line,
Story of Gaso-

and

Transportation.For the most part, they are monotonous,

ies.
detailed,process films which contribute little to the social studA

The
are

few of the better

films issued

have

been

included

in this

catalogue.

by the Department of Labor, Women's

Bureau,
ern
extremely well suited for social studies classes studying modindustrial methods
and problems. The Department of Navy
the

and

Department

films which
States service.
to

ones

an

of War

sometimes

Some

of

understanding

25Mercey, op. dt., pp.

of

8-9.

films are, for the most

tend

ing
part, recruit-

glamorize life in the United

these films,however,lend themselves well
our

to

armed

forces.

Although

the WPA

36

FILMS

SELECTING

films

are

well

very

done, they

of

discussion

without

word

information

any

STUDIES

blatant in their

somewhat

are

films would

governmental

order to fillthe need

for "a

thusiasm
en-

complete
group

clearinghouse

2e

federal motion

on

be

not

Service. This

States Film

the United

about

organizedin

was

SOCIAL

THE

work."

for "made

Our

FOR

This

pictures."

for
tributes
dis-

agency

bors.
Plow, The River, and Good Neighalso issues the Directory of United States Government

but three films: The

It

lists all films distributed

which

Films
,

States Film

of the United

function

main

advisory service

films,and

about

furnish information

problems

on

of

to

film

the

by

The

government.

Service,however,

provide a

is to
and

consultative

and
making, distribution,

utilization.
IV.

INSTRUCTIONAL

FILMS

important of all the films available to the teacher are

those specifically
Ideally these films
designed for school use.
Most

be based

should

research.

This

lend

Every step
presentation.
scenario

to the

criticism of

in the

use

in

subject matter

completed,a

is

handbook

vitalize the

may

of the scenario for the teacher's

from

writing of

the

the

research

teachers.27When

cialists,
spe-

the production
teacher

usuallyincludes the objectives

subjectmatter

to

be

covered,

and
unit,a bibliography,

guidance.Complete

this type of film "constitutes

film

riculum
cur-

picture

prepared to guide the

handbook

outline of the

unit,an

activities which

best to motion

educational
specialists,

and classroom

of the film. This

of the

production

of careful

the fields of instruction

determines

themselves

out

scoring of the finished picture is subject to the

production men,
is

study growing

research

topicswhich

the

and

units of

upon

the backbone

with

copy

its handbook,

of the school-

28

library."

The

Eastman

Kodak

Company, Teaching Films Division,is the

leadingproducer of silent films especiallydesigned for the class26

Ibid.,p.

27

The

13.

steps involved

in F. L. Devereux,

The

in the

production of

Educational

University of Chicago Press, 1935.

28Koon, op. cit.,

p.

11.

classroom

film

are

Talking Picture,Chap. II, III.

fully explained
Chicago:

The

FILMS

SELECTING

38

FOR

in the middle

acceptablefor

use

mind-set

be established

may

SOCIAL

THE

STUDIES

grades. With

with

the proper

a
effort,

secondary school students

so

actingis forgivenin the lightof the authentic history

be learned from this series. Indeed, adult groups
have

that the poor

which

may

of these films.

use
profitable

made

V. THEATRICAL

There

are

the school market

on

made
originally

for

in the

use

short

miscellaneous
size. For

mm.

picturedeploredthe

Financed

at

Film

present by

products

Libraries

of

available

tures,
Fea-

in 16

of the motion

use

Hollywood,

great budgets, were

on

the demand

answer

of School

the Association
1938.

To

of films

picturetheater.

interested in the

fact that the

use.

large number

subjectshave been made

by expert technicians working

for school

cartoons, newsreels,documentaries,

educators

years

today

regularmotion

travelogues,animated
and

FILMS

able
avail-

not

for theatrical

made

shorts,

organized in June,

was

grant from the General

Education

to become
Board, this association hopes soon
self-supporting
to its film catalogueservice.
through memberships and subscriptions
of this organizationis to "make
One of the purposes
available

for educational

desirable films hitherto

use

educational

American

unavailable;by

picturespreviously accessible

to theaters and

foreignfilms to which United States

This organizationhas succeeded
access."

had

not

school releases

made

has
for

them

response

to

shorts made

problem
group
33

New
34

New

has

obtaining

proved extremely valuable

the Association

real contribution

of

to

of School

education

Film

braries
Li-

by securing

in schools.

use

Motion

The

films have

These

classes,and

to social studies

in

only

practicallythe entire libraryof the issues

on

of Time."

"March

education

curing
se-

Picture Producers

and

Distributors

repeated requests by educators

available for school use,

in the

spring of 1937.34

of educators

to

Prospectus, Association

work
of

School

began

An

with
Film

an

of
have

to

America,in
theatrical

of
investigation

invitation

extended

was

the theatrical
Libraries,Inc.,

this
to

organizationin
9

Rockefeller

Plaza,

York.

Teaching
York:

Films

Custodians, Catalogue

Teaching

Films

oj

Films

Custodians,Inc., 1939.

for Classroom

Use,

pp.

3-8.

evolving a

A.

Mark

reviewing panels were

of

group

and

large

teachers.

classroom

Out

of the

approximately fifteen

dred
at least five hunsubjectsthen available,
have sufficient educational promise to justify

theatrical short

thousand

found

were

tryingthem

out

to

Extremely high standards

in schools.

films in 16

adopted. These

were

the

evaluate

to

up

panelswere
in visual education,
specialists,
specialists

subjectmatter

of

composed

set

formed.

was

theatrical short films. These

of non-current

number

in Education

Pictures

of Motion

the Use

on

cooperation.Under the chairmanshipof

mittee
May of Yale University,an Advisory Comof

program

Professor

39

STUDIES

SOCIAL

THE

FOR

AVAILABLE

FILMS

size

mm.

are

of selection

distributed

now

by

tion
Teaching Films Custodians,Incorporated,a non-profitorganizavisory
of educators and organizedby the Adcomposed exclusively
for the purpose
of holding in custody,during
Committee
experimentalperiod,the films listed in their catalogues.These
films are rented only to bona fide educational institutions for regular
classroom showings. The films are listed under such topicsas

the

biography; the social studies;

and

music; literature

and

art

health,physicaleducation,and recreation
vocations.

Over

films

230

are

listed under

headings: anthropology

studies

practicalarts and
the followingsocial

; and

and

government, geography, history,sociology,and

and

in them
social studies

Another

admirably

serves

organizationwhich
Art Film

Art in New

grant from

the Rockefeller

the collection

and

of all types. To

vitalize the usual

function

Library,a division of the

in 1935

Foundation, this

with the aid of

has

group

of this

new
museum

art, 16
are

and

mm.

made

35

mm.

this

Museum

of Modern

of Modern

Art,

1938.

its purpose

as

Art, Film

Library, Bulletin

printsof

available to schools.

be obtained
memorable
organizationmay
films; German, French, and Swedish
films; and
35

Museum

motion picpreservationof representative

tures
render possiblean examination
of the history

subjectsheld by the

From

and

circulates theatrical films is the

York.35 Founded

of Modern

many

to enrich

course.

of Modern

and

religion.These

terial,
greatlywidened the teacher's choice of illustrative matained
although of unequal quality,much of the material con-

films have

Museum

and

psychology, economics

1938-39.

New

American
British
York:

and

Museum

40

FILMS

SELECTING

American

documentaries.

listed in their
such

The

as

FOR

well

River

and

subjects are

States government

United

as

STUDIES

of Time"

"March

Many

catalogueas

SOCIAL

THE

films,

Plow.

The

Another

noteworthy attempt to make use of the theatrical film

is the project
ciation's
being conducted by the ProgressiveEducation AssoCommittee
Alice V.

of Dr.

Keliher,a number
life situations

vividlyportray

edited in the form

by
it

to

Study

are

actual

have

rented

actual

running

ranging

sequences

These

time.

organizations,effect
are

Courageous,

taken

from

Dead

End, Good

Story of Louis
for

use

each

schools.
film and
their

use

thirty-twominutes

such

character

problems

as

cret
se-

education.

The

quences
se-

Black

Legion, Captains
Earth, Life of Emile Zola, and
as

Although but

into the social studies

interested

catalogue lists fifty-

five to

films

such

Pasteur.

1939

slums, gangsters, juvenile courts,

pardon boards, and

gangs,

In

limit
strictly

current

from

mentally
experi-

tablished
essufficiently

to accompany

films deal with

of

been
to

provisionswhich

teaching situations. The

short

them

films had

prepared

under

used

were

for several years.

of these

been

films which

from

films

subjects.These

the direction

the feature film and

from

cut

were

justifytheir general issuance

seven

chain

of sequences

Keliher's committee

Dr.

materials

the films
to

of short

felt that the worth

was

Relations.36 Under

Human

on

course,

in situations which

are

of the films fit definitely

few

teachers

many

flexible

enough

will welcome
to

admit

this

type of material.
A

largenumber

suitable
the

of

concerns

for classroom

carry
A

use.

full

miscellaneous

of these firms
listing

directoryin the Appendix. Among

feature

mm.

length

Pictures,Edited
Film

films

are

Pictures

Walter
Distributors,

Service,Pinckney

Bell

System,
O.

Film

theatrical films

the

and

is

given in

leading dealers

in 16

Howell, Commonwealth
Incorporated,Garrison

Films

Gutlohn, Inc.,National

Motion

ture
Pic-

Service,and

Motion

ture
Pic-

Y.M.C.A.

Bureau.

VI.

The

DOCUMENTARY

FILMS

documentary film,long a familiar

has but

recentlyfound

36Laine, op. tit.,p.

21.

its way

form

in

European

into the United

States.

tries,
coun-

Most

films

documentary

out, "so focused

3T

"

dramatizes

FOR

AVAILABLE

FILMS

on

we

documentary
a

the situation."

film

may

social situation and

38

This

these

purposes

defined

points a

all is propaganda."

which

one

as

would

indeed

points

to the solution

way

definition,
however,

exponents of the documentary film,nor

Grierson

as

days that

be

41

STUDIES

propaganda films,and

are

are

SOCIAL

THE

of

satisfyall

not

majority of them.

Mercey, one of the leadingstudents of documentary film in

United States,admits that the definition of "documentary" is

A. A.
the

stillunlimited
in this

unclarified.39He, like most

and

be content

must
field,

is not.40 The

this film is and

what

at

of the

present with

ing
people work-

descriptionof
of the

followingcharacteristics

mentary
documentary film,as set forth by Rotha in his book The DocuFilm, may help to make this type of film more
ful
meaning-

usable for the social studies teacher.

and

It utilizesthe dramatic

form

in order to

thingsand people,and

to

bring to life familiar

honestly their place in

assess

ern
mod-

our

society.41
2. It attempts

understanding of human

an

of the issues

values

societytoday as well

governing our

edge
knowl-

and

in the

as

past.42
3. The
or

documentary
dramatic

even

must

approach the subjectfrom

point of view.

in order
picturization

to express

It
an

creative

carefullyselects material for

and

argument

fulfilla

special

purpose.43
It must

4.

with problems
grapple realistically

importance,taking into full consideration

of
5. "The
find the
37

New

immediate

A.

Norton,

A.

Mercey,
Washington, B.C.:
40

A.

A.

in the

tionship
rela-

Paul

Rotha's

to
is,I believe,

mastery

The

of his art of

Documentary

Film,

p.

9.

1939.

and

Zisman, op. cit.,p. 127.

The

Teaching of Social

United

States Film

6, 1938).

41

Rotha, op. cit.,pp.

42

Idem.

45

Ibid.,p.

"Ibid.,pp.

employ

can

preface to

Mercey, "Documentary

Star, (March

the accurate

task of the documentalist

whereby he

John Grierson,

38Hoban, Hoban,
89

rary
contempo-

people to their surroundings.44

means

York:

of

82.

118, 128.

12-13.

Film

Studies

Service,1938.
Is American

through

Documentary
Mimeographed.
Gift," Washington

Films.

Sunday

FILMS

SELECTING

42

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

public persuasion to put the people

the social studies teacher

of Time."

issues of the "March

better

of

use

Plow,
The

natural

our

The

River, and

first two

States government.

of the United
a

The

are

problems, their

45

documentary film available

of

outstanding examples

The

their

their services before themselves."

and

labour

and

STUDIES

They

films

aim

They

resources.

various

tions
produc-

are

propaganda

are

inform

to

to

for
the

publicof the facts concerning our land utilization and to persuade

them that something should be done about the problem presented.
of Time"
The
"March
attempts to present honestly,boldly,and
shockinglythe

sometimes

in

at

"impartialdiscussion

an

role of

control

which

systems

suspicion."

from

theaters

some

issues

the
instances,

of the

and

its exponents

attempt

always

are

Germany

being incendiaryand

the

assumes

of Time"

Nazi

Inside

on

present

and social
economic, political,

citizenshipimmediately

our

issue

as

that any

note

sues.
is-

historical

their

developed to

editors of the "March

The

suspicion.Their

this

most

to
significant

heresy. Documentary
46

to

it is

In this connection

state.

these

how

showing

concerningoutstandingcurrent

employing,in

It goes further in

approach

truth

have

to

felt

barred

was

harmful

open

national
inter-

our

relations.

Little

objectiveevidence

of the

use

films

documentary
Work

done

Pays America
The

Plow

and

films

made

on

been

given

to

film in the classroom.

documentary

has been

of work

has

by Lloyd Ramseyer

concerning the
significant
piece

the influence of the

attitudes.47 Using the WPA

social

Hands,

and

on

us

River, Ramseyer

and

the

set out

in attitudes of persons

soil erosion

to find what

ranging

from

films,

films,The

changes

these

pupils in the

ments,
grades to adults. As a result of a series of tests and essay stateconcluded
that changes in attitudes can
the investigator
be effected by such films; that all normal
people are about
equallylikelyto have their attitudes changed by these films;that
48

the attitudes of

pictures than
45

Ibid.,p.

130.

46

Ibid.,p.

13.

47

Lloyd

Attitudes.
48

those

were

Ramseyer,

Oxford, Ohio:

Ibid.,p. 116.

somewhat

girlswere

Study of
Ohio

of

the

more

affected

by

motion

boys; that significantdifferences

Influence of Documentary

University Press, 1938.

Films

on

Social

AVAILABLE

FILMS

SOCIAL

THE

in the attitudes held

found

were

FOR

43

STUDIES

by children

of parents in different

occupationalgroups; and that the pictureshelped the

to think more
clearlyin relation to the problems
by

"If

such

Ramsey er concluded from these findingsthat:

clearlyabout the
pictureshelp people to think more
which

problems with
consistent

they are concerned,if they help them to be

their thinking,then this is added
evidence of

in

films annotated

documentary

in this

the best of all the films listed. In

photographed,better acted, and

other

types of films. No

monopoly

the

on

"industrials"

dramatize
The

emotionalize

mentioned.
be used

and

instruction will

teachingfilms. One
hundred

This

just how

for

which

has

49

Idem.

50

Ibid.,p.

51

H.

has

engaged

of

some
a

It

in

film

in the

of

films and

in

that

they

life's activities.

already been
is destined

to

that school

and

that many
no

that

seems

producingtheir

1938

found

the
school

over

It is difficultto say

do

Dale

points out,
publish their

not

of these films

are

made

effort is expended to make

a

definite need

whereby the school

on

that

own

production of films.51

for,as

gone,

in this work

sort

Massachusetts

citrus grower
which

exists here

in California

could

has made

exchange
pictureon

117.

Finch, "Film

(September, 1938),
52

of the

have

the increase.

on

is also true

produced

its film with

R.

is

consumption, and littleor

exchange

an

most

FILMS

engaged

now

far this movement

available to others.

them

than

opinion that this form

engaged

undoubtedly

It
experiences.52
for local

are

were

of the schools

many

phases

investigator
writingin

schools

number

better

documentary form

SCHOOL-MADE

schools

great many

two

to be

profitgreatlythereby.
VII.

tend

classroom

in the schools of America

more

among

type of producer has

or

Certain

certain

It is the writer's

more

edited

theatrical documentaries

and

government

better

form.

the

toward

catalogueare

generalthey

producer

one

documentary

tend

and

50

picturesas educational devices."

of such

the value
The

dealt

the films.49

with

more

viduals
indi-

Dale, Dunn,

et

Production

in

216.

al.,op. tit.,p. 272.

the

Schools," Educational

Screen,

XVII

44

FILMS

SELECTING

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

STUDIES

Without
question,school films,important
England town.
as
they are as an educational experiencefor those who plan and
to enrich the background of students
produce them, could also serve

New

schools.

in other

film
outstanding example of the school-made
by the facultyand pupilsof the Laurel Hill Avenue
Island,in 1934. Entitled
School,Providence, Rhode
An

film

Island," this

Rhode

shown

was

in

Rhode

was

duced
pro-

Platoon
"Colonial

Island

schools

Island and Providence

tions
Plantaduring the Tercentenary of Rhode
and fortychildren in grades three,
in 1936.53 Eight hundred
four,five,and six took part in the production,378 of them appearing
the

on

of

the banishment

as

Included

screen.

Providence, Indian

children who

past in their

the

the past

in how
A

pupils who

service

Council

in

lesson

been

F.

work

lasting

the life of

be used

historyand

as

in

lesson

today.

A.

by

Hinderman,

Hoban, Jr.,and

schools of

the

school
F. E.

Education.54 Students

on

an

project.The

well

can

assigned to the followingcommittees:

were

created
the

by

The

to re-create

carried out

Roy

chief,and advised by C.

of the American

doubt

the film

to live

the direction of

under

Denver

as

projecthas

recent

more

states

Association.

stimulated

were

be made

can

incidents

checked

was

participatedin

schools,and

own

schools in other

other

film without

the film

saw

Historical

Island

the

impressionupon

film

authenticityof the

produce this

to

necessary

such

were

Salem, the founding of

colonial Rhode
Island, and Rhode

life in

Rhode

official of the

film

from

Roger Williams

The

charter.

Island's

in the

and

special

Brooker,
teachers

(1) organizationof

materials,(2) preparation of scenarios,(3) photography, (4)

subjects,approximately

editing. Five
titled

are

Protection

The

times.

many
53

Teachers'

Island:
54

number

Dale

Manual

1939),

Job

the

such

"News

Supply, Shelter
to

Have

Good

feet
in

each,

Denver,
Time

in

projectscould

be

multiplied

thirty-sevenarticles describing
Colonial

Film

Commission,

hundred

in Denver.

summarizes
for

Josephine Hoffman,
166.

examples of

of

Tercentenary

Health, How

Our

to Get

Denver, How
The

of

Food

Denver's

follows:

as

four

Rhode

Island.

Providence,

Rhode

1936.
and

Notes," Educational

Screen, XVIII

(May,

46

FILMS

SELECTING

for

public opinion

mold

is to

FOR

for control

films for peace,

SOCIAL

THE

STUDIES

"cause."

some

of munitions

these

Among

and

manufacture,

againstorganizedlabor. There are also the "anti" films:

and
New
Deal, anti-communism, anti-Fascism,anti-trusts,
or

films

almost-everything.These
As

asking admittance.

presentedto

IX.

OF

PLACE

THE

and

young

FEATURE

THE

deal with

films listed here

anti-

film,the

jectives
ob-

harmony
if

program

they

of

this

part,

The

use.

also deserves

available

are, for the most

FILM

for classroom

scope

of films

large number

the

the

however, within

It is not,

anti-

classroom

be in

LENGTH

catalogue are
and recess
showing

film for auditorium

for

impressionablepupils.

films listed in this

The

The

of the industrial

case

producers have in mind must

objectivesof a well-plannededucational

to be

are

the

at

the

which

with the

in the

knocking

come

are

tion.
considera-

catalogue to

for this purpose.

one

or

reels in

two

length. A few longerones have been included to serve the teacher

Since it is desirable to discuss the
who has specialneed for them.
that
about the most
film before and after showing, two reels are
be shown

can

of interest to

period. Some teachers

experiment with the feature lengthfilm
in any

showing
serial,

in the

in

class discussions.

aid in this movement.

the feature

indicate the best methods

X.

to

matinees.

to and
to

available

of

teach

for

TO

contain

Films

shown

reported upon
motion
can

do

much

to

someone

in the

use

ing
dur-

picture

future

near

dealingwith

GUIDES

GENERAL

followingreferences

The

and

films

cooperate with

that in the

hoped

as

will want

Others

of the social studies

It is

treated

until the entire

schools need

Our

find it

may

class session

be referred

may

teachers

and
appreciation,

and

in each

two

conductingspecialschool

regulartheater

will evaluate

or

shown.

been

productionhas
local theaters

reel

class

one

schools,

them.

FILMS

useful lists of film

producers

distributors.

Cook,

E.

and

York:

H.

D.

New
The

most

Rahbeck-Smith, E.
W.

Wilson,

1937.

$4.00

complete catalogue on

is listed according to the Dewey

C.

Film

Educational
for two

years.
films.

non-theatrical

Decimal

Catalogue.

System.

brief

Each

film

annotation,

Annual

of

number

for Schools,Clubs, CCC

Films

Corporation.Free

fourteen hundred
list of over
alphabetical
and distributor
width,sound or silent,
reels,

of each

$.25.

givenoppositetitle

are

annotations.

film. No
Screen.

Educational

and

"free" films. Number

An
of

Camps,

Chicago: DeVry Corp., 1939.

Users.

Non-Theatrical

Other

47

STUDIES

formatio
educators,is given and all pertinentinand
distributors
is
s
ound
included.
or
concerning size,
silent,
with
quarterlysupplements.
compilation
from

obtained

DeVry

SOCIAL

THE

FOR

AVAILABLE

FILMS

and

1000

The

One,

Blue

Book

of Non-Theatrical

Chicago: Educational Screen,1939. $.75.

One of the most
complete annual lists of non-theatrical films from
Annotations
Classifies the films into 155 subjectgroups.
all sources.
of reels,
but include number
and
are
size,sound or silent,
very brief,

Films.

free

whether
United

or

States

rental films.

Film

Service.

Directory of U. S. Government
States Film Service,1939. Free.

Films.

Washington, D.C.: United

Lists all films produced and distributed by governmental agencies.
and briefly
annotated.
Classified topically
Film
Animatograph Corporation.Directoryof 16 MM
Davenport, Iowa: Victor Animatograph Corporation,1939.

Victor

the

Gives
orders
each

names

should

indicates
XL

references

The
a

broader

of

nature

which

to

sources

Brieflydescribes

be sent.
and

source

addresses

and

Sources.

$.50.

inquiriesor

of films available from

provisions of distribution.
BIBLIOGRAPHY*

listed below

knowledge

will aid those interested in obtaining

of the

types of films available for

use

in schools.

Berman, S. "Advertisingin the Classroom."

456-459.
Washington, B.C.: Department

Thirteenth
of

Yearbook, pp.
cipals,
Elementary School Prin-

1934.

Holds
that

that

no

propaganda

material
advertising
material

should

be

should

enter

survey

of current

practicesand

H. D. "Good
Griffin,
SubjectsWin
(September,1938), 8.
An
teacher
*

Refer

problems

Educational

Screen,

in school-made

films.

Approval." Business Screen,XVII

appeal to the advertiser to turn off the ballyhoo and

usable film material.
good, straight,
to

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end

of

and

sharply scrutinized.

Finch, H. R. "Film Production in the Schools."

XVII
(September,1938), 216-218.
A

the classroom

Chapter

I for general references.

give the

48

SELECTING

G.

Hart, W.

FILMS

FOR

"Possibilities in the Use

Screen,XVII
Home-made

The

films

need

Koon,

for

STUDIES

of the School

tional
Educa-

Newsreel."

(June,1938), 185-187.
as

aid in

an

Hearon, Fanning. "Business:

(September,1939), 9.
school

SOCIAL

THE

Turn

facts and

more

teachingsocial obligations.
the Facts."

on

less

Business

in
advertising

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industrial

films for

use.

C.

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M.

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in

Education

in

the

United

States.

Chicago: The Universityof Chicago Press,1934.

A report compiled for the International
Congress of Educational
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of
motion
schools.
use
picturesin American
relatingto
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Mercey, A. A. The Motion
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Film Service,1938. Mimeographed.
The philosophy and practiceof the United
States government's

film activities.

Mercey, A. A. The Teaching of

Films. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
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How

Plow

and

The

Social
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were

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through Documentary

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made, and how they can serve

the social studies.

Mercey, A.

A.

U.S. Film
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Is American

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brief statement

of the

of the

nature

documentary

film and

its

possibilities.
Study of the Influence of Documentary Films on
Social Attitudes.
Oxford, Ohio: Ohio UniversityPress,1938.
A controlled experiment using six 16 mm.
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a
documentary nature. Tests were
given to determine the change in
attitudes portrayed.It was
found that the picturesnot only had considerable
effect on the attitudes,but also helped the pupils to think
more
clearlyconcerning the problems pictured.

Ramseyer, Lloyd.

Reed, Paul. "The Finesse of the Free Film."

(January-February,1939), 15-17.
A

of the

summary

how

suggestions

on

Rotha, P.
The

The

Walker,

outstandingbook
S. H.

Magazine,
How

strengthsand weaknesses

to deal with

and
CLXXVI

the

New

Sklar,Paul.

of the free

film,with

York:

Norton, 1939.
art, philosophy,and nature

history and

progress

"Business

of this form

Finds

mentaries.
of docu-

of film art.

Its Voice."

Harper's

(February, 1938), 321-325.

business has made

propaganda.

the

on

Trends, VII

them.

Film.

Documentary
Traces

Educational

use

of the motion

picturein

its program

of

III

CHAPTER

of

Problems

THERE

three

are

These

FILM

SIZE

I. WHAT

is fast

raphers.
it is

millimeter.

It is the

least

size.

For

popularity

well

as

the

rapid decline

in

Sixteen

years.

of

cost

its

popularity

millimeter

projection.1Through

millimeter

projectionapparatus,

the standard

theatrical

experienced

was

of

experiments

was

film

of the

removed
sound.

Today,

clarityof tone, the

for classroom

of

most

Ellsworth

New

C.

F.

Leading

Dent,

Education,

York:

the

is standard

films

hazard

theater

in

the

within

the

hum

because

sound

which

made

film

sound

discs.

on

It

side

one

Further

vances
ad-

early

projection

accepted

16

number

characterized

is the

in

difficulty

on

holes

of

for

favorably

track.

of brilliance

recent

film

film.

sprocket

fire,

caused

first,considerable

the

duced
pro-

from

advances

putting

to

were

standard

sub-standard

use

16

and

standard

size

16

meter
milli-

use.

stock.2

Visual

At

home

projection, has

recent

on

16 millimeter

Practically all classroom

for

this sized film compares

given
the

cinematog-

film

become

the

sound

be

for

16

meter,
8 milli-

these, the

and

and

today.

use

millimeter,

classroom

has

by omitting

could

space

millimeter

the

that

millimeter

film.

conducted

were

found

soon

with

35

outside

film

classroom

with

purchase

equipment

in

amateur

expensiveness,bulk,

Its

high

of

among

most

years

are

to

expensive

many

in this size.

width,

smallest

The

perfectly satisfactory. The

theatrical

as

in

growing

their

to

USE?

picture films

sizes of motion

according

35

millimeter, and

CLASSROOM

FOR

BEST

IS

leading

films, rated

Utilization

Film

Hoban,

The

films

are

obtainable

now

distributing agencies report

Audio-Visual

Handbook,

p.

104.

on

that

Chicago:

the

Society

16

for

1939.

C.

Cordon,

F.

Hoban,

Jr., and

S. B.

1937.
49

Zisman,

Visualizing

the

Curriculum.

50

FILMS

SELECTING

FOR

SOCIAL

THE

millimeter

films rented and sold to schools

millimeter

rentals and

obtainable

catalogueare

their

great deal

which

is

sound

has

inconclusive

come

in

teacher

the

film in

FILMS

arisen in recent

the

feelingon

that it is

over

years

opinion,based

part of those

that

both

sound

instruction.

and

The

in

silent films

principalarguments

flexible inasmuch

more

active

most

be that it costs

to

seem

unit to suit his

lesson

develop the

to

this sized

there
objectiveexperimentation,4

of

in favor of the silent film

film and

be obtained

may

stronglyadvised

of this difference of

directingthe utilization of films

have a definite place in school
the sound

size. Some

particularlearning situation,the

amount

definite

has

controversy

desirable

more

All films listed in this

one.

SILENT

OR

the silent film.3 Out

or
an

upon

of

to

the 35

situations.

regularclassroom

II. SOUND

ten

outnumber

now

stock,but teachers are

projectorsand to show

16 millimeter

to obtain

by

in 16 millimeter

millimeter

35

on

sales

STUDIES

as
own

less than
it allows
group,

tc

interpretthe material in the lightof the background of the class,

of the
and to fit his oral explanationsto the vocabulary needs

group.5
sound

in which

of those elements

is

suited to the

of the situation.

integralpart

an

depiction

showing the inaugurationof a presidentis obviously

be heard as he
the voice of the presidentcan
effective when
film

more

of this controversy is to

excellent statement

An

and

Sound

also been

of office. It has

his oath

takes
3

unquestionablybest

film is

sound

The

Silent Films

in

be

found

that the sound

in "A

Screen, XV

Educational

Teaching,"

found

Symposium

on

(April,1936), pp.

2-8.
4

see

complete reports of
C. Clark, "Sound
Clarence

For

School

Limitations

to

"

of

Verbal

1933), 185-192;

(March,

The

Education, V
to

Pictures

Recorded

Voice

Educational

5Hoban, Hoban,

Motion

an

K.

Eads,

through Educational

"The

Hanson,

the

Classroom
L. H.

Pictures.

to

Teacher," Journal

York:

Zisman, op. cit.,pp.

Bureau

108-110.

Teaching,"

Overcoming
tures.
Talking PicW.

F.

Ein-

Review, XLI
Accompaniments of the
of Experimental

Westfall, A Study of Verbal

New

this line

Films," School

Verbal

University, 1933.
and

in Classroom

Films, Inc., 1934, mimeographed;

(September, 1936), 1;

College, Columbia

Grades

Accompaniments

J. E.
vs.

as

Aid

1932), 185-192; Laura

Erpi Classroom

becker, "Comparison
Films

Motion

Learning in the Primary

York:

New

experimentation along
significant

most

(November,

XL

Review,

the

of

ments
Accompani-

Teachers
Publications,

film is

experiments it

discovered

was

reading difficulties.In the Erpi

that highly technical terms
were

children in the lower

comprehended by

grades when these

objectsor processes

with the actual

used in connection

were

have

who

those

helpfulto

51

UTILIZATION

FILM

OF

PROBLEMS

terms

which

The
sound film is also a valuable teaching tool
they explained.6
it brings into the classroom
a new
inasmuch
a new
personality,
as
is carefullysynchronized with
voice
a voice of authoritywhich
the teacher's
the picturewhich it explains.The sound film saves
time in preparationby presenting an
explanation already well
"

thought

be well to

silent

as

sound

the

teacher

point out that

sound

often

film

subjectmatter

and

the classroom."

many

sound

films may

be used

subjectsby the simpleexpedientof turningoff the

procedure is

This

point,the

deficient in

abilityin

directive

lacking"dynamic
It may

this last

to aid the teacher

found

has been

with

connection

In

out.

sound.

the type of film in which

effective with

principallyof a synchronized narration. The

furnish his own
direct
running comment, or may

consists

may

during the showing of the film. Where the sound

terial
integralpart of the film,to try to deal with the picturedmaalone is often unwise
and frequentlyresults in distortion

class discussion
is

an

and

Under

confusion.
to

run

damage is inevitable.
sound projector.
silent and

Both

Where

on

films have

the

be felt in

teacher

Serious

included

is obtainable

securingand

tempt
at-

film

however, be shown

been

the best film available

should

should

silent machine.

Silent films may,

sound

hesitation

form, no

film

sound

circumstances

no

on

in this catalogue.

only in silent
using this film.

the other

On
that

the

hand, all thingsbeing equal,it is the writer's opinion

film will contribute most
sound
to the majority of the

topicsdealt with

in the social studies.

III.

One

BUY,

of the greatest deterrents

has

their way

their rental

been

large number

into

schools.

BORROW?

to the

use

This

costs.

for the
our

OR

RENT,

cost

of "free"
Even

with

6Eads, op. tit.,p. 17.

7Hoban, Hoban, and Zisman, op. cit.,p.

112.

of films in the classroom

has

undoubtedly

films which

this class of

have

counted
ac-

found

film,the

user

52

SELECTING

must

insurmountable

an

school

FOR

The

budgets.

per

day.

films

rental

films for
school

when

rent

may

Dudley
film

of

the films

have

more

schools

within

is effected. One

gettingthe

the class work.

increases
that

of

course

several
The

an
a

days'

sion
Commis-

advocate

in order

that

to have

them

whereby the schools

out

scheduled

readilyavailable

in

for

be obtained

to the

film

films

are

Dale, F. Dunn,

C.

price. The
whereby if ten or

to the whole

to

with

their

with

about

film costs
per

this system

it fits in best with

the

Civil War

of films most

use

by

the

rives
ar-

school

$20

to

needs

$25

Many

and

be

semester.

per

and

more

The

reel. Sound

government

Despite the

costs.

for the

system

factory
satis-

such situations the films

local

reel.

half these

obtainable

ing
sav-

Revolution.

agency.8In

$50

series of

other,a considerable

repeatedshowings during the

$40

at

circuit receive

dealingwith

owned

were

keeping

silent instructional

from

of the

principaldifficulties

central

H.

regularcircuits

subscribe

area
one

William

set up

similar scheme

usually found

some

The

rates.

considerablyreduced

studying the

these films

circulated from

films average

and

film at the time when

often

have

where

may

from

proper

the class is

Instructors

average

worked

certain

of the

Too

at

has

ship the films

be

week

one

reel,

per

practice of renting their

the semester

been

regularorder

University Press

could

by

the

Service,Inc.,has
whereby the members

Yale

when

cost

the

during

Education

circulation

their films in

lies in

times

series of films at reasonable

Visual

films and

length the

$1.00

needed.

schemes

Various

of

period

rent

system

hand

on

minimum

follow

Relations

Human

on

$2.00

to

necessitate
repetitionwould
film. Teaching Films Custodians
and

for

experts usually advise

several

be, it

may

badly strained

This

work.

on

though this

$1.50

reel in

one

education

instructional film be shown

of

STUDIES

silent film rents

films average

than

more

proportionally.Visual

small

16 mm.,

average

reel,per day. Sound

For

SOCIAL

barrier to schools with

per

unit

THE

transportationcosts, and

pay

proves

FILMS

films

fact that

of

transportation,
of gettingthese films when
the difficulty
needed, because of heavy
booking, makes their ownership by local schools highly advisable.

government

8E.

F.

Hoban, Jr.,

and

E.

Education, pp. 24, 28, 34, 43, 47, 56, 57, 68, 76, 78,

cost

Schneider, Motion
195.

New

York:

Pictures

in

Wilson, 1937.

54

FILMS

SELECTING

school

school system

or

good repair and

in

be made

could then

should

schedule

prepared

to

teachers

more

or

tells of

the director contains

that week.10 The

wishes

who

plan his work

must

not

and

will be

can

scheduled,

so

same

terial,
ma-

hour

by

out

of the week

visual material

ing
dur-

efficientaid to the

an

well in advance.

films,the

rent

and effort

situation

is somewhat

ample funds with which to rent

knows
the market, and
just what films he wants,
stillbe the problem of schedulingthe films in such a

on

there would

that

fashion

chart

scheduling

if the teacher has

different. Even
film

to

time

films is

chart made

day

and

care

teaching efficiency.

teacher wishes

semester

teacher

the

When

each

films. This

for the

loss of

for each

spaces

lists the time when

teacher

and

school in which

Wisconsin

and

If such

at the last minute

resultingconfusion

with

any

apply

general schedule

of the machines

beginning of the semester, much

Too
often,where the materials are

be saved.

and

use

they are

sure

entire semester, and

an

at the

is done

Dent

use.

competent

make

to

the various teachers.

properlyapportionedto

two

is for

of machines

use

for

that the

see

for

ready

for the

out

be

be taken

should

STUDIES

films,then the problem is

own

the films in the school and

to handle

always

its

owns

SOCIAL

THE

this situation the greatest need

In
simplified.
person

FOR

exactly when

arrive

they would

needed.

In

some

tion.11
orderingof films is done by the director of visual educaHere, then,it is a matter of the individual teacher planning

cities the

and

well in advance

his work

good time. Where

in

to
gettinghis requisitions

the teacher

his

orders

own

the director

films,it is

important that the films be ordered well in advance, preferably

and in the fall for
in the spring for the followingfall semester
Advanced
the followingspring semester.
ordering is especially
other "free" films
or
government, industrial,

important when
to be used.

choice in

Some

case

the

distributors ask the teacher to indicate

preferredfilm

film available from

no

just to

the

same

is not

distributor which

job equallywell,the teacher

have something to show at

10

Dent, op. cit.,p.

11

F.

D.

McCludy,

Schools,"Junior-Senior

available. Unless

should

not

this time.

are

second

there

is

will do the educational

order

another

Instead,it

film

is sug-

182.

"The

Administration

High School

of

Visual

ClearingHouse,

Instruction

in

the

Public

(December, 1930), 207-214.

OF

PROBLEMS

from

gested that films be ordered

the most

When

the teacher

any

film

been

may

be

that
used.

give them

the

which

has

receivingadjusted dates

time, thereby throwing the

into confusion.

scheduling and by orderingearly,the

number

maximum

and

confirmed, then

and

source

time

teaching schedule

same

sequentialteaching arrangement
in

uled.
changes necessitated by the firstfilms sched-

several distributors at the

care

have

the teacher will avoid

In this way

from

each

the next

will fit in with

at

source

given when

order from

should

adjusted to

been

one

important bookings

dates which

open

be

dates

several alternate

55

UTILIZATION

FILM

of

good films

which

By exercising

teacher

fit well

can

obtain

into his term

plans.
orderingfilms the teacher

In

will find the

followingsuggestions

helpful:
1. If

order the majorityof

possible,

to minimize

of

the necessary

disappointments,and
2. Be

films,and whether

work, reduce

they should be

want

16

sound

or

silent.

title and

one

source

possibilities

the distributor.

you

Always give the full,correct

3.

the

better service from

assure

specifywhether

to

sure

clerical

films from

your

mm.

35

or

number

of the

mm.

film

desire.

you
4.

Requests

5. Order

for films should

films well

be made

in advance.

officialstationery.

on

Films

are

usually scheduled

according to receiptof the order.

6. Return

films

in order

promptly

that the next

user

may

not

be

inconvenienced.
V. HOW

TO

CARE

FOR

Practicallyall distributors include

FILMS

in

their

tions
cataloguesdirecfor caring for films to try to offset the largeamount
of film
damage suffered annually because of careless handlingby teachers.
It is usuallynecessary
for schools to pay for damage to films
while in their possession.Observance
of the following
rules will

help
film

to

keep

film

damage

at

minimum,

and

will

improve the

presentation.

1. As

ready

soon

for

as

film arrives examine

it to make

showing. Nothing spoilsthe effect of

sure
a

film

that it is

quite so

56

FILMS

SELECTING

much

that the

sound

film

film has

but

Clean

3.

tiniest

be

cannot

the

on

particleof

dust

used

streaks

to

and

or

The

set of teeth

one

the sound

on

film's sound

on

track.

film and
time

the next

screen

the

frequently.The

the emulsion
the

on

upside down,

silent machine.

the film gate

and

appear

is

screen

on

scratch

may

STUDIES

reverse.

sprocket hole

one

sprocket teeth

the

white

cause

image

sprocketwill damage

silent machine

SOCIAL

THE

the subtitles is in

writingon

2. A
sound

find that the

to

as

FOR

the

film is shown.
4. Make

the film at any

placed upon

allow

not

films.
other

If

pins

use

examines

who

of this rule will

to

damage the emulsion

to

in contact

come

prefer to do their

should

break, tuck

reel and

the rewind

on

Never

substances

such

film

loops

tension is

undue

no

point. Observance

will

water

distributors

6. Most

that

that

so

damage.

Grease, oil,or

5.
Do

film

much

avoid

properly threaded

points,and

left at the proper

been

have

that the film is

sure

fasten

by hand

turn

the ends

with

end

until

together because

the film for the distributor is

the film.
the

film.

repairingof the

own

broken

one

on

under

it is
the

the

secure.

person

likelyto injurehis

hands.

Keep the films in their metal containers in a moderately

cool,dry place to prevent them from becoming dry and brittle.
distributor
will
films before shipping. The
rewind
8. Don't
7.

them

rewind

9. The
He
know

how

and

examine

them

at the

same

projectorshould be operated by
may
to

be the teacher
run

VI.

or

time.
an

experiencedoperator.
pupil,but he should

competent

the machine.

HOW

SHOULD

FILMS

BE

USED?

asks
Having obtained the best available film,the teacher now
be derived.
benefit may
from
what
techniques the maximum
the writer has pointed to definite teaching
Wherever
possible,
films annotated in this catalogue.
techniquesapplicableto the specific
be helpfulhere,however, to list brieflythe generIt may
ally
accepted procedures for using films in teaching the social
studies.
1. Preview

the

film. Most

films arrive the

day before they are

57

UTILIZATION

FILM

OF

PROBLEMS

shown, thus giving the teacher an opportunity to go over

utilizes the
the film carefullyand to plan the day's lesson which
film. If a teacher's guide accompanies the film,it should also be
to be

utilize

to
carefully for suggestionsconcerning the best way
this particularfilm. It is very important that a thorough

study

of

studied

be

should

the film's content

before

made

the

film

is

pupils.Just as the conscientious teacher would not

so he should
assignreadingmaterial with which he is not familiar,

shown

the

to

expect to teach

not

which

2. Plan

of

to

film is to

should

serve

As

shown.

different films

found

than

film could
Doane

not

be

does

to

Schneider
A. P.

not

as

13

Hollis,"The

Chap. IV.
14

Doane,

F. Dunn

Aids," Motion

to

which

Desirable

and

E.

Master's

for review

Characteristics

in

Education,

p.

111.

the purpose

upon

or

and

14

serve:

Picture

Used
p.

as

University,

Motion

Pictures

York:

Introduction

an

281.

of Educational

New

of

cording
ac-

Dunn

purposes.

are

it is to

film will also vary

Education,

Thesis, Stanford

As

purposes.

for the introduction

the film may

Visual

same

films,different films

time

Schneider, "Teaching with

Pictures

that this

necessarilymean

Effectiveness of the Motion

Unpublished

greater interest in the

more

purpose

Donald

technique of introducingthe
list six ends

for

questions,and
the subsequent lesson material."

depend

Summary," in F. N. Freeman,
University of Chicago Press, 1924.
or

sets up

purposes.13The

the aforementioned

periment,
early ex-

an

explains this by pointing out

in his classification of

will

the film is

evaluation,

on

In

the

uniformly better

introduction,arouses

the film into the class work

The

before

chapter

were

advantageously used

suited to different

12

He

the outset

evidence

pointed out

serve.

films

which

purpose

different purposes.

to

stimulates closer attention

This

The

the

in

that most

at

oral

the

terial
ma-

previewed.

not

covered.

out

for review.

that "the film shown

therefore

brought

obscene

even

understood
definitely

suited

are

Hollis

topic than

be

already pointed

introduction

have

they

have

use

the material

topic,or review

teachers

of film. The first showing of the film

introduce the subject,elaborate a particularphase

for proper

serve

that

they have

pictureswhich

terial
picture ma-

great many

find

to

motion

highly objectionableand

the classroom
in motion

may

strange. A

and

new

considerablyembarrassed

been
into

is

with

effective lesson

an

Chicago:

Motion

The

Pictures,

1934.

and

Other

Wilson, 1937.

Visual

58

FILMS

SELECTING

FOR

a.

Gettingfacts,or servingas

b.
c.

Developing concepts,
Promoting thought.

d.

Developing attitudes and

e.

Socializing.

or

SOCIAL

THE

direct

of information.

source

broader

STUDIES

development.

sensory

interests.

/. Reviewing, summarizing, or testing.

3. Set the stage. It is most
important that the class should be
ready and eager for the film showing. This motivation may be
accomplished

in

number

Hollinger suggests that

of ways.

"to stimulate

preliminarytest be given in order

desire to

know,

and to direct attention to important ideas

develop skill,
15
of the purposes
the motion picture." Others suggest listing
in the form
of questions to
the showing on the blackboard

in

to

or

answered

the

by

film. In

the ideas to be
the

the

pupilsto

the film

gained from

place to be

the teacher

situations

some

in the

seen

by

be

to orientate

socialized

picture; by

for

duce
intro-

may

work

map

cussion
dis-

regarding their present knowledge

and by raisingquestionsas to what
of the subjectto be pictured;
the pictureshould add to their present knowledge. Any number
be utilized by the alert
of such attention-gaining
devices may
the class

from

drawn

after he has

teacher

with

previewed

particularfilm

determined

and

his

particulargroup.
of such suggestionsfor adapting a film to the
A large number
of a class and for introducingthe
interests and capacities
current
its

upon

use

day's lesson

of the film in the

use

to Use

How

made

by

Film.16 He

Sound

the Educational

are

Brunstetter

suggests that the

on
grade level of the group by drilling
the film showing and by concentratingon

films be suited to the

words

priorto

essentials which

school

related to the other

studies
or
15

teachers

are

his

teacher

leading up

A.

Hollinger, "An

John

Yearbook.

Thirteenth
XIII
18

M.

film

preparing for the

in

R.

Chicago: The

showing

the film

Effective

how

the

suggests

may

be

the film may

lized
utibe

to social
significant
dramatizations
by pupils

showing

and

Learning Technique

Washington, D.C.:

(June, 1934),

and

usual
un-

activities. Most

suggestionsfor

to

in the film. He

of the children

the environment

in which

also ways

know

the class should

in

Department

the

use

Using Motion

of Elementary

of maps,
Pictures,"
School

cipals,
Prin-

p. 349.

Brunstetter, How

to

Use

the

University of Chicago Press,

Educational
1937.

Sound

Film, Chap.

III.

PROBLEMS

and stillpicturesto
slides,
4. Show

film.Having decided upon the purpose for which

be used, the showing itself should be so conducted
thought toward

student

to stimulate

followinggeneralstatements

desired conclusions.

serve

may

as

guide in

The

this process:

in readiness before the lesson

all apparatus set up and

Have

a.

in the film.

pupils for ideas

prepare

the

the film is to
as

59

UTILIZATION

FILM

OF

begins.
During the initial showing, allow

b.

story, callingattention

practiceis not desirable

to

or

there

understand
to be

seems

it to tell its own

In

c.

them.

In the

d. One

film

of allowing
desirability

film may

portion of the

cases

many

be shown
reel of

one

three reels which

or

lustrat
to ila

film

comprise

reels

considered

are

the maximum

to be shown

in

ordinary class period.

one

It is undesirable

e.

of the sound

to

picture.

two

or

subtitles

story.

will suffice instead of the two

the entire

when

unable

pupils are

case

the

on

particularpoint. In

the

unless

agreement

instances

some

feel that

teachers

own

children,but it is the writer's opinion that

should be read to

read

tell its

to

specialpicture items only

to

Many
absolutelynecessary.17
this

film

the

to show

two

three unrelated

or

films at

showing.18
the film in the

show
/. If possible,
class

ordinarilymeets, and have the class

It detracts

way.

several classes
if

are

large number

often

from

5. Discuss

the

Explain

of

unusual

material.19 Jot down

G.

S.

and

Willey, The
Bagshaw,

Brunstetter, op. cit.,p. 72.

19

M.

Teaching

Brunstetter

Aids

in

"movie

to

Too

learning.

showing with

sion.
discus-

other

unique

new

or

be answered

by

another

subjectat hand.

Check

may

Teaching Aid,

p.

15.

Denver, Colorado:

1935.

18

R.

the film

to the

seen
a

showing,or

presentationbecomes

up

as

the

in the regular

gather in the auditorium.

questionswhich
Silent Film

for the

room

photography or

viewing. Relate the material

Akin

presentationof visual aids

film. Follow

any

into

of classes

rather than

meet

in which

the effectiveness of the lesson if

crowded

this latter type

show"

17

classroom

same

et

al., A

Program

Evansville,
Indiana,p.

69.

for the
New

York:

Utilization of Audio-Visual

Erpi, 1935.

Mimeographed.

60

SELECTING

the purposes

on

film has

be

may

FOR

outlined

as

the

done

this
which

the film

showing

follow-upexercises.20The

picturetouched
in the

missed

be used

may

but did not

upon

the

6. Show

film again. Most

when

of the group

fourth

shown

and

by specialpurposes
be referred

the film may

the

of

occurrence

to find the correct

this

explain.Maps

solve such

may

for detail

follow-upperiods

edge
greatlyto the knowl-

problems.

fillfelt needs.

clear

up

to

someone

serve

show

about

or

as

some

all seek

point of

the entire film to

containingthe desired
times

Many

example,

again and

the film may

short sequence,

suffice.

of

film is shown

necessary

For

disputed point

the appearance

Thus

formatio
in-

series of

questions
be answered
by showing the whole picture,stopping the film
an
advantageous point has been reached, then discussing
has been seen, and raisingquestionsto be answered
by the

may
when
what

of

remainder
answers

may

be

carried

either teacher

and

film.

the

work

No

sound

picturemay

for review.

the
excellently

while

pupilsmay

or

Finally,the motion

Often
on

suggests that with

stetter

of summary

purpose

attempt has been made

studies

It is

explainthe
be

Hollinger,op. cit.,p.

Brunstetter, op. cit.,pp. 58-59.

350.

action

an

overview

Brun-

be shut

may

off

it occurs.21

as

repeated at the end

of

nature

unit
serve

and review.

give an exhaustive
with
film

stronglyurged

21

questions and

being shown.

films the sound

here to

20

with

the film is

to be used
teachingmethods
classroom.
The techniques of

standardized.

discussions

films of

Many

of the best

means

films add

should

point the

always

will often

of

be used

suggestedby the film.

for

to

or

answer.

It is not

reference.

to

event

an

clear up

thing. To

points

a
second, a third,or even
vated
subsequent showings should each be moti-

These

time.

Testing

to clear up

moving picture.These

also be alive with activities

should

do.

will be

follow-upperiod other aids

was

if the

see

effectiveness of the

be used to refer to locations. Stillpicturesmay

which

and

greatlyenhanced if the pupils

information gained in this manner.
ing
Dur-

responsiblefor

the

STUDIES

hoped that it would

was

picturein education

held

SOCIAL

THE

before

thingsit

of the

one

motion
are

FILMS

summary

the film in the social

utilization
that

each

are

by

teacher

no
ex-

62

SELECTING

FILMS

School

Elementary
The

G.

Magazine,

Executive

The

silent

of

use

"The

G.

Hotchkiss,

Social
The

motion

C.

E.

film

(May,

used

in

Screen,^

1926),

objectives.

of

1937),

tion."
Instruc-

6-13.

used

in

can
Ameri-

an

the

film.

by

(June,

1931),

arrived

Boone:

cational
Edu-

Lesson."

Film

261-263.
the

on

Motion

Conclusions

School

Technique

as

techniques

"Daniel

unit

"The

Irene.

Poole,

Films."

classroom

achieving

and

cost,

M.

Evans,

and

motivated

projects

picture.

program.

Screen,
The

265-267.

(January,

procedures,

film

history

1933),

Pictures

Motion

XXVIII

Studies,

activities,

McAteer,

of

Use

Classroom

motion

taught.

be

may

the

to

with

in

pictures

relationships

human

How

(April,

LIII

of

Department

1934).

applied

formula

Instruction

"Planning

W.

D.C.:

(June,

XIII

drill

retest,

STUDIES

Washington,

Principals,

teach,

test,

Hoke,

Yearbook.

Thirteenth

Pictures."

SOCIAL

THE

FOR

Picture

description

Good

West.

in

Classroom."

the

of

actual

Educational

169-171.

concerning

at

the

of

use

films

in

Akron

mentary
ele-

schools.

Howard.

Rothfuss,

Educational

Lincoln."
of

Use

work

on

Willey,
Akin

G.

and
Results

the

Education

"Visual

Screen,

(January,
other

with

picture

motion

Project

aids

the

on

1931),
in

Life

of

Abraham

8-10.
unit

well-planned

of

Lincoln.

S.

The

Silent

Film

Teaching

Aid.

Denver,

Colorado:

1935.

Bagshaw,
experienced
Training

as

School

by

teachers
in

the

in
use

the

of

the

University
silent

film.

of

Denver

mentary
Ele-

PART

Catalogue

of

TWO

Social

Studies

Films

HOW

USE

TO

THIS

CATALOGUE

Organization
films

The

listed in

are

topics which

the
cross

At

illustrate.
films

other

to

these

to

best

they

references

alphabetical order, according

which

end

the

relate

found

under

of each
this

to

the

title,under

to

topic there
The

topic.

topic for

which

films

will be

consists

of

three

or

sound, distributor, copyright

are

full

notation
an-

they

are

primarily suited.
Reviews

The

review

Each

silent

length, whether

accompanied

whether

first

The
this

in

by

paragraph gives

the

is described

in

the

screen.

The

of

each

desire

to

only

use

second

The

studies
bold

content

the

judgment

the

film.
of

the

suitability.

The

first sentence

the

film.

The

film
the

on

appear

separately to

aid

those

who

film

for

social

production.
in

so

date, cost,

level

scenes

of

evaluation

an

or

grade

title,

formed

this

the

sentence

stands

in

out

concerning the film.

tions
Sugges-

given for using the film.

then

are

entire

first word

The

indicate

to

of the

the

nature

is noted

film

the

heading gives

which

in

contains

paragraph

purposes.

type

portion

general

order

content

of

synopsis

indicates

paragraph

and

handbook,

The

parts.

Title

The
The

title

given

title has

one

is that

been

used

which
the

with

on

the

film,this

fact

appears

film.

Where

than

more

is noted.

Length
The

length
of

time

requires
four

ten

hundred

planning
Sound

or

The
films

the

of each
a

feet
film

is

given in

terms

reels.

of

length silent reel is fifteen

minutes

for
in

reel.

projecting one

length. This

information

The

minutes.
A

16

will

ning
run-

average

sound

reel

mm.

help the

film

averages

teacher

lesson.

Silent

symbols
are

full

film

Si. and

available

Sd.

in both

are

used

types, both
64

for

silent

symbols

or

are

sound

films.

given.

Where

in

TO

HOW

65

CATALOGUE

THIS

USE

Size
all films listed in this

Since

specialsymbol has been

no

available

catalogue are

used

to

in 16

size,

mm.

indicate this fact.

Distributor
is given in the heading. In many
principaldistributor's name
and since subhe is also the producer. Since this is a basic list,
cases
it is not felt advisable to include the names
distributors change rapidly,
be obtained
of all agencieswhich
handle each film. If a film cannot
if he is located at a distance which
the principaldistributor,
from
or
consult the directory
of distributors
makes
costs prohibitive,
transportation
The

Appendix, where, in many

cases, the names
of other agencieswhich
carry the film in question are
of doubt, address
In case
principaldistributor's name.

and

in the

distributor whose

name

noted

addresses
under

the

inquiriesto

the

in the review.

appears

Date
date

heading will help indicate the recency of the

productionand will help to serve as a guide in choosingfilms. The date
given is usuallythat of the copyright.
The

found

in the

Cost

symbol S.$ indicates the sale priceof the film. The symbol R.$
indicates the rental price. Unless otherwise noted, the rental cost is
in transportationis not ordinarily
for one day. Time
consumed
charged
The

the renter.

to

"Free"

but

the borrower

the

distributor

Teacher's

noted
a

sends

the films

are

loaned

free of

transportationcosts.

In

some

charge,
cases

prepaid.

in

guide or handbook
accompanies the film,this fact has
after the cost. When
films are purchased outright,
parenthesis

handbook

is included

is loaned

Grade

Suitability

word

all

usually pays

the handbook
Level

Films

those which

are

Guide

Whenever
been

films

in the sale

price.When

films

are

rented

the

use

of the

to the borrower.

suited to the first three

grades

are

indicated

by

primary.

Films

marked

El.

are

suited

to

the intermediate

grades four
"

to six.

66

The

grades

marked

Films
Where

films

STUDIES

suited

FILMS

the

to

junior

school

high

"

nine.

to

seven

indicates

J.H.S.

symbol

SOCIAL

OF

CATALOGUE

H.S.
than

more

the

first

sentence

of

one

film

that

usable

are

has

in

these

wide

school

high

symbols

level

grade

the

in

appear

of

range

classes.
it indicates

heading,

suitability.

Evaluation
The
in

bold

It

type.

Excellent

Good

the

films

Fair

have

films

Poor

the

of

social

Si."

Silent

Sd."

Sound

S.$

Sale

"

R.$

"

"

J.H.S.

H.S."

in

their

highly

are

qualities

few

is

of

of

the

film

which,

films

these

scarcity of

teacher

ability
suit-

mended.
recom-

make

which

have

usable

feels

despite
been

them

that
its

his

ticular
par-

flaws, still

included

motion

"

included
fell

into

studies

classroom

and

of

Symbols

Used

the

in
this

hence

this

in

pictures

catalogue.

category.
have

not

price
borrower

Loan,

Grades
"

been

not

price

Rental

"Free"
El.

unless

use

evaluated

films

Summary

rating

to

this

trate
illus-

particular topic.

enter

there

where

catalogue

They

possessing

as

film

paragraph.

truly outstanding

are

recommended

merit.

the

consideration.

justifies the

some

in

the

work.

studies

not

are

word

which

recommended

situation
possesses

the

contains

paragraph

first

under

subject

social

films

second

those

are

are

for

desirable

usually

is

films

for

the

in

four

Grades
Grades

to
seven

ten

to

pays

six
to

nine

twelve

transportation

costs

They
been

Over

two

should

mentioned.

dred
hunnever

Biography

I.

Outstanding Personages

I A.

Angel

of

Mercy.
R.

1934.

$5.00 for

two

Films

Teaching

weeks.

History

Clara

Barton,

reel. Sd.

American

in

Custodians

(MGM),

EL, J.H.S., H.S.

founding of the Red Cross ".

picturesthe ladies of the days of Victoria. They may not work, except
the
to embroider
men
ran
or
perform similar lady-likeactivities. Then
shifts to the Civil War.
Women
The
world.
were
scene
permitted to
their dead and wounded.
visit the hospitalsto weep
over
Seeking a way
has caused
the death
of so many
the neglectwhich
wounded
to eliminate
that
the
should
Clara
Barton
concludes
to
to
war
women
soldiers,
go
is
but
A
She attempts to enlist,
tend the men.
summarily rejected. few
her
and
follow
in
however,
example
go into the field to serve
women,
ministrations
until
shell
the
wrecks
the hospital. Their
are
a
accepted,
of the nurses.
Clara Barton, despite
hospital,causing the death of one
her work.
her dismissal
Garfield,continues
by General
Failing health
in a Swiss
sanitarium.
There
she is apcompels her to seek a cure
proached
who
of
desirous
her
aid
of
the
to
a
are
people
secure
by
group
States
the
United
in
international
an
membership of
organization,the
She
Cross.
Red
tional
successfullyasks Congress to adhere to this internabut
when
of the
to one
a
organization,
great conflagrationcomes
Clara
nation's
asks the aid of the Canadian
cities,
Barton, in her own
name,
With
the coming of this help the entire country awakes
Red
Cross.
the Red
which
Cross stands ready to give. y\ montntffi of
to the service
of disaster,against a waving Red
Cross
scenes
flag,closes the film." *
story of Clara

The

Fair

for

units

The

America.

Barton

the

on

Civil

settingwill add

Jacobs

the

IB.
Carrie

and

Bond.

War,
to

Bond,
1 reel. Sd.

the

the

Red

Cross, and social life in

"atmosphere" of historical study.

Carrie

Gutlohn,

Jacobs
1934.

R.

$1.50. EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
A

biographicalsketch of the life of one of America's outstanding composers,

narrated by Edwin
C. Hill. The
story opens with Mr. Hill interTeaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue,
67

p.

220.

68

STUDIES

SOCIAL

OF

CATALOGUE

FILMS

Then
her life story is told,certain episodesare
as
viewing Mrs. Bond.
"End
of a Perfect Day,"
Included
and
her
music
is
are
portrayed
sung.

film to

good

introduce

part of

have

become

and

the music

of songs
which
outstandingcomposer
The
music.
handled,
subjectis delicately

an

folk

our

is well recorded.

1C.
Daniel

Boone,

3 reels. Si. Yale

Boone.

Yale

Haven:

New

Daniel
Film

University Press

L. Skinner's

Constance

from

(Adapted

Service,1924.

west,
of the Old South-

Pioneers

Press,1919.) R. $7.50.EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

U.

in Boonesboro.

struggleof the earlyyears

plans to settle the backwoods

the

Traces

for You."

Truly," and "Just a Wearyin'

You

"I Love

In

1775

Judge

country along the southern

the Transylvania Company
and seHe
forms
lects
side of the Ohio River.
Q*- tl?p
nf fVlf"
Boone.
Daniel
Boone
to lead the way.
aw^
Way-"i
lying in wait for Tnm.^Lle prfitfHf]ig
Indians, sees
two
Jg_ swallowjiis

Henderson

messenger1

and

but

the Indians

and

Boonesboro

and

and

tunnel

this film has

and

this reel alone

in

Man

(MGM),
not

is the

die until

David

by

reel.

Indians.

Winter

Indians

the

which

of the

one

overhears

are

plot to attack

the settlers and

warn

lead

phant
3 finds the settlers triumhad

convinced

dug

to

get under

the

is "bad

icine"
med-

that Boone

R.

George, we

to

of the

"Chronicles,"
grades enjoy its dramatic

its excellent
a

atmosphere. The

remarkable

advantage in many

restoration

historyclasses.

Booth, John Wilkes

1

reel.

$5.00 for

dramatization
1903

profitfrom

be used

Barn.

1936.

in the

villagein the first reel is

could

the

poorly acted

most

Children

can

ID.

"This

struggles

Many want
together.
brings starvation
Salt Licks for salt. He is captured by

definite value.

of the frontier

The

killed

them

Indians

appeal and older students

view

The

give up the attack.

Although

Good.

are

goes to
adopted into their tribe. He

The
collapses.

Stockade

great nation.

in

well portrayedin the second

their children

Boone

the

when

escaping,returns in time to
fightagainstthe Indians. Reel

in their

them

Indians

holds

Boone

and

disease

outpost of

an

set afire and

fields are

give up

to

they

of

of trie DcLldidliun

news
now

are

againstthe

of the settlers
Their

With

arrives

the settlers feel

IV'/o
Independence and

Boonesboro

At

letMmalone.

.knife and, mystified, the Indians

when,

as

of

David

hear, confessed

two

Sd.

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

theory that John Wilkes Booth did

E. George, he committed
suicide.
on

his death

bed

in Oklahoma

that

70

Maria

about

are

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

beginsto act strangelyand as the

rushes madly
mutiny, Columbus

ship'scompass

The

OF

CATALOGUE

to

sailors
at them

the Santa

on

with

drawn

the Pinta. Rodon

just as the signalshot is fired from a cannon
bus'
has sighted land. A map
with animation
traces Columfirst voyage.
The picture ends with Columbus
landing on Watling
Island and in the name
of King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella saying,

sword

rigo de Trfano

"I claim

dominion
Like

Good.

this

over

Chronicles

of "The

most

and

In the

however.

of land
have

leads

interestingsometimes

mutiny

described

scene

tendency to laugh at,rather

part, the

most

desire to make

the

producers astray,

"nick

of time"

ing
sight-

stuHigh school dents

Then
with, such scenes.

than

acting in the entire series is stiff and

that

the most

even

the

"thrillers."

remember, however, that

must

the early 'twenties and

bus
Photoplays,"Colum-

above, the

styleof old time

in the

is done

too, for the

We

of America

in historical detail. The

correct
painstakingly

is

series dramatic

empire."

new

teurish.
ama-

the series was

produced in
polishedproduction of that

day suffers in comparison with

With

million dollar "talkies."

modern
our
the part of the class this film can contribute
of the discovery of America.
It is most
effective in

mind-set

the proper

much

to

on

study
grades and junior high school,but carefullypresented
advanced groups.
high school and even with more

the intermediate
it can be used in

Edison, Thomas

IF.

2 reels. Si. General

Benefactor.

The

Electric

Co., 1929. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.
A

dramatized
his

Begins with
with

of the

earlylife

at

life and

of Thomas

work

Milan, Ohio.

humorous

A.

incident

Edison.

dealing

sodes
hatching of eggs illustrates his early curiosity.The next epideal with his enterprise
a
as
newsboy on a train. His scientific

the

experimentsin
the

version

ear

heroism

baggage

is to

which
in

the

handicap

savingthe life of

telegraphyand

soon

becomes

cause

car

his

fire and

he

receives

hearing for life. As

blow

on

result of his

railroad
a

telegrapher's
child,he is taught
ments
telegraphoperator. His early experi-

with the electric lightare shown in

into this invention.
the labor which went

sequence

which

illustrates

Although an old film,poorlyphotographed,and amateurishly

students in the life
acted,this film is extremelyeffective in interesting
Good.

of Edison.

Thomas

A. Edison.

1 reel. Si. General

Electric

Co., 1924. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.
Glimpses of Edison
desk

on

the

in his last

days.

anniversary of
forty-fourth

The

inventor

the invention

is shown

at

his

of the incandes-

71

BIOGRAPHY

showing
lamp. The first lamp is shown along with a series of scenes
the
General
then
Electric
He
is
shown
visiting
plant
lamp development.
at Schenectady and meeting Steinmetz and other inventors.
cent

Fair

for

inventor.

study of

Edison

the

Although

or

lighting.Helps

generallyhow the work which

improved upon.

it shows
and

IG.

Hamilton,

(Adapted

1924.

New

Edison

Alexander

UniversityPress
Henry J. Ford's Washington

from

Yale

Haven:

U.

the great

of great significance,
started has been continued

3 reels. Si. Yale

Hamilton.

Alexander

to humanize

itself is not

subjectmatter

Film
and

Service,
His

leagues,
Col-

Press,1918.) R. $7.50. EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.

part played by Hamilton

The

is described

in

helpingto

picture.It
Jersey,in 1780.

found

the American

tion
na-

with

Washington's army at
opens
Hamilton
New
aide to
at twenty-three,
Morristown,
Washington,helpsconvince the farmers that they should contribute supplies
After a lapse of years Hamilton
is picturedas a
to the army.
lawyer. Washington is elected President and
happily married young
Hamilton
to become
persuadesa reluctant
Secretaryof Treasury. The
of Hamilton's
financial policies
second reel is devoted to a treatment
and
the beginningof the Whiskey Rebellion.
In the finalreel the Whiskey
Rebellion
is put down
decides to resignin
by the militia. Hamilton
order

his

to recoup

Good.

As

well done.

in this

far

as

fortune.

own

it goes

It furnishes

the film treatment

excellent

of Hamilton's

introduction

career

is

of his life.

study
phases of his work upon which the teacher will need
be reviewed
of Hamilton
from the
can
early career
but
n
eed
his financial policies
lion
picture
expansion.The Whiskey Rebelis well acted out and should lead to a better understandingof this
uprising.On the whole this pictureserves best as a stimulant to further
discussion and readingrather than as a comprehensivepictureof Hamilton's
an

to

There are many

to elaborate. The

career.

IH.

Lafayette

Nation.

1 reel. Sd.

The

Saved
Boy Who
(Columbia), 1935.
J.H.S.,H.S.

The
with

$5.00 for

R.

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. (Teacher's Guide).EL,

two

story of Lafayette'spart in the American

Gilbert

the American

de

Motier,the

Revolution

Marquis

de

Revolution.

Opens
discussing
his friends. Fearing that the

Lafayette,in France

with several of

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OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

king would not give him permission to join the colonists in their fight
riving
against England, he flees in disguise,
escaping the king'ssoldiers. Arin Philadelphia,
he offers his services to the Continental Congress.
This body refuses to deal with him, so he takes his plea directlyto
he offers his services and his personal fortune of
Washington. When
five million francs,Washington
him
bestows upon
commission
a
as
brigadiergeneral in the Continental army. At Valley Forge, Lafayette
lution,
helps Washington maintain the morale of the troops. After the RevoLafayette returns to France and takes up the fight for French
liberties. The
be buried

film ends

man, requests that he

Bunker
Hill.

example of the aid rendered

by foreignersin the
the story gives it a

in his native

Excellent
American
wide

old
an
Lafayette,now
land in soil brought from
as

as

an

Revolution.
of

range

The

biographicalform
grade suitability.
II.

Fiorella

H.

La

La

Guardia.

(March

Guardia,

of

Fiorella

1 reel. Sd. Association

of Time), 1937.

S. $40.

of School

Film

ries
Libra-

(Teacher'sGuide). J.H.S.,

H.S.
"The

major problems

accomplishments of La Guardia during

of New
his first term
York
as
City."* Opens as the mayor
mayor
speeds to work in his official car, dictatingto his stenographeron the
Then
introduces Samuel Seabury and tells of his work in cleaning
way.
the graftand corruption associated with the Tammany
out
tion.
administraGuardia's
La
platform is explained by excerpts from his campaign
Elected
Fusion
he
refuses
to turn
on
a
to the
speeches.
ticket,
he sets the pay of high ranking
spoilssystem of appointingofficials;
health
commissioner
from
officials,
Connecticut,elevates a policegets a
man
and aims to reduce the budget.
to the office of policecommissioner,
ing
showTypical of his keen interest in the affairs of the cityare the scenes
him attendinga fire,
working for slum clearance,cleaningup the
and
pushcart markets,
supportingDistrict Attorney Dewey.
Good

for work

girlsin the
abuses

the
done
how

to

and

municipal government.

Should

interest

boys

and

problems of local government, should make them aware

often found
in large city governments.
Reading should

be

on

what

find out
is

Tammany

La

Guardia's

of

contemporaries think of him, and

retaliating.

IJ. Lincoln,Abraham
Lincoln.

1 reel. Sd. American

Films

Foundation, 1939. S. $15.

El.

of the battlefield
deliveringhis Gettysburg address,and scenes
which he dedicated.
An introductorysubtitle sets the scene
for the
address. The house where Lincoln stayed the night before he delivered
Lincoln

Association

of

School

Film

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged)

73

BIOGRAPHY

follows in which an
A long sequence
actor,
fashion
the
delivers
in
melodramatic
of
tire
enthe
a
Lincoln,
playing
part
of the battlefield follow as
Gettysburg address. General scenes
his

speech is then shown.

"taps" is played. Then

around

soldiers

of Civil War

group

are

seated

seen

of Gettysburg
campfiresinging"Tenting Tonight." More scenes
the
Then
follow.
to
scene
Washington,
changes
park

historical

is shown.

in 1922

Lincoln's tomb

and

of the Offut store

views

film closes with

Memorial

of the Lincoln

the dedication

where

in

The

field,
Spring-

Illinois.
for the Civil War.

Fair

from

only

one

lacks

edited and

extremely

Photographed
poorly

film is

The

monotonous.

continuity.

Lincoln.

Abraham

speech is poorly done.

The

angle, it is

reels. Si.

S. $48.

1933.

Eastman,

(Teacher's

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

An

Lincoln.

from

In

wagon

year
makes

1816

in his

seen

home

new

fire,a practicewhich is frowned

by his father.
upon
family again moving, this time to Illinois. Soon
his famous
Orleans where he is
trip down the river to New
finds the

in the Black

The
legislature.

Hawk

Lincoln-Douglas

debates

In

1832
He

War.

finds him

1833

year
in 1837
to Springfield

moves

is

the

1830

of volunteers
He

rough log cabin,

moving by Conestoga

seen

Abe

Young

greatlyimpressedby the slave market.

state

babe, in

family is

to Indiana.

Kentucky

studyingby
Abe

the

in the lifeof Abraham

events

Lincoln, the newborn

with

Opens

February 12, 1809.

The

of the main

historical reconstruction

and

there

are

then

of 1858

Lincoln

is elected tain
capis later defeated for the

postmaster in New

Salem.

begins to practicelaw.
shown.

In

1860

The

nated
he is nomi-

to the

leaves

presidencyon the Republican ticket. The reel ends as he

for Washington. Reel two shows
the South in revolt.
Springfield

Lincoln
calls for
the

with

argues

his cabinet.

seventy-fivethousand

sick,and pardons

Fort

Sumter

volunteers.

sentry who

Lincoln

The

is fired upon, and Lincoln

is on.
Lincoln visits
war

fell

asleep while on duty. On

Emancipation Proclamation.

the

signs
22, 1862,
followingyear he delivers the Gettysburg address.

closingin

seen

Court

mattox

end

House

follows.

The

of Lee's

scene

assassination

Grant's
surrender

and

death

The

troops
at

are

Appo-

of Lincoln

the film.

Excellent.
The

Gettysburg. The

on

tember
Sep-

One

of the best films

film is well dated

be used

in connection

Lincoln. Extremely well

on
order. It may
good chronological
War
and Civil
study of the pre-Civil

cast.

and

follows

well

with

the

War

periods.
Lincoln
Films

in the

White

Custodians

House.

(MGM),

reels. Sd.

1936.

R.

(Technicolor).
Teaching
$5.00 for two weeks. EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
"Abraham

Lincoln

of office in 1861.

delivers his

Later

he is

inauguraladdress after takingthe oath

seated in his study in the White
House.

74

CATALOGUE

his cabinet

to assemble.

troops of the North

discussion

and

and

When

South.

Gettysburgvictoryis announced.
ended, but Lincoln refuses to

It is

one

free and

undivided

to

mother's

plea for her soldier

nation.

pardons him over the vehement

Lincoln decides he
son's illness,
shown

writing his speech

the band

asks

the
Everett

which

house
is

he

the

discussion

that Lincoln

did

Perfect
1935.

"A

listens

fell asleepat his post. Lincoln

son
objectionsof Stanton. In spite of his
go to Gettysburg to speak. He is
train. That
night in Gettysburg he

must

play "Dixie."

to

The

crowd

picturecloses

with

the

side
out-

Gettysburg

history classes studyingthe Civil War.

Lincoln
of the

the interior of the train will

and

may
write the

not

Tribute.

R.

$5.00 for

dramatization

Have

based
is here

introduce

of

'The

tumes
cos-

the film with

Follow

during the

while

on

Custodians

the

up
war.

of the

consideration

Teaching Films

The

help give the

his cabinet.

facing the President

Gettysburg Address

weeks.
on

student

arise out

2 reels. Sd.
two

his relation with

problems

interestingdiscussion

The

certaintyof

Lincoln

in which

scene

now

may

who

The

of
furnishings

short talk about

a

war

the

to like this southern

tune.
staying seems
is
battlefield.
When
he
Gettysburg
through,

student the "feel" of the times.

An

Then

the

without

is

is introduced.

for American
and

with

gathered,there
feelingof depression

address."
Good

of peace

the

on

speaking at the

President

the

has

suggestedthat

think

serenadinghim

is

where

slaves,the

the

of the
people of the North, and the successes
of
the
cabinet
At
the
the
next
meeting
ships.

be

fightingbetween

see

we

the cabinet

freeingof the

the

the

among
armies

the meantime

In

and

about

panic

Southern

FILMS

son
ing
enters, followed by Hay who bringsa telegramannouncyoung
After praying for guidance,Lincoln asks
the firing
Fort Sumter.
on

His

is

STUDIES

SOCIAL

OF

fact

train.

(MGM),

El.,J.H.S.,H.S.
Perfect

given. We

Tribute,'a story by Mary

in a railroad coach,

Lincoln

Shipman Andrews,
bringinghim to Gettysburg for the dedication of the battlefield there.
with
evident in several scenes
and sense
of humor
His simplicity
are
of
borrows
him.
w
ith
He
a piece
finally
ping
wrapStanton,who is traveling
to prepare

paper

his address.

see

Across

the aisle from

him

sits Edward

the
on
busy preparingan address
The
at the reception his address
occasion.
next day, disappointed
same
small
boy who is hurrying to
received,Lincoln goes for a walk, meets a
Confederate
soldier lyingin a
get a lawyer for his brother, a wounded
of his
The
because
offers
to serve.
soldier,
near-by hospital.Lincoln
Lincoln
and talks to him about the President's
see
bandages, cannot
Gettysburg address. Finallyhe asks him to read it to him and the soldier
small boy by now
has recognizedthe President,
The
is deeply moved.
soldier's
the
who
is happy over
opinion,acknowledgingit as the 'perfect

Everett,who

tribute.'
*

"

to be

is

Teaching

t Teaching

Films
Films

Custodians, Catalogue, pp.

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

222-223.
223.

delivered

75

BIOGRAPHY

Good

coln.
insightinto the soul of Linis not in keeping with historical

and

study of the Civil War

Although The Perfect Tribute
for

fact,it

does

the stories

readingof

stimulate

on

Abraham

Lincoln

The

Man

in the Barn

The

Blue

and

VI

Strange Glory

of the

Presidents

terial
catalogue,containingma-

United

of the

States

United

1 reel. Si. Sd.

in this

Gray

the

Presidents

IK.

Should

are:

VI

I D

the South.

toward

growing up about Lincoln.

elsewhere

films,described

Other

attitude

clearlyreveal Lincoln's

through Roosevelt.

McKinley

"

$1.50. S. Si. $24. Sd. $50. EL,

R.

Gutlohn, 1933.

States

J.H.S.,H.S.
shots

Newsreel

during the period covered

falo,
McKinley speaking in Buf-

office

presidentsin

pictureopens with President

New
York, in 1901,the day before he
in a typicalspeakingpose and
is shown

title. The

by

is

of the

seen

vacation

on

at his summer

home

assassinated.

was

also

velt
Roose-

T.

hunting in Africa. Taft

in Canada.

Wilson

is

pictured

proclamationof America's

he signs the

War.
entry into the World
gettes
Warren
Harding visits the newspaper
plant,and later greets the suffrain Washington. Coolidge is shown
his
on
vacationing
farm, and
as

Hoover

is

Secretaryof

seen

An

as

the

reviewingthe

fleet in the

With

to the acts

being carried

out

by the

various

does present them as live,

active personages
and
interest to the study of recent American

should

well

serve

for

introductoryor

IL.
The

Story of
1933.

The

review

Roosevelt

but
presidents,
as

family tree traced from

in America

in

to the families of Theodore

1649.
Van

The

the film

should add

siderable
con-

history.This picture

Family

Roosevelt

by Claes Morleszen

such

work.

Family in America.
$1.50. S. $30. J.H.S.,H.S.
the

Roosevelt

Roosevelt

founded

R.

followingyear.

of the presidentsservingduring the period

summary
the exceptionof Wilson, there is no
particularsignificance

excellent

covered.

ing
Navy in 1913 ; vacationingwith his familyin 1920; takin
Bill
the
Curran
Beer
president 1933; signing

year, and

same

New

of office as

the oath
in the

last quarter of the film deals with F. D. Roosevelt.

York
in 1910; as Assistant
State Senator

fishing.The

is
He

two

1 reel. Sd.

Gutlohn,

the arrival of the earliest

branches of the family tree,

Rosenvelt,is traced through animation

Roosevelt

and

Franklin

D. Roosevelt.

Each

76

man

is

with

an

CATALOGUE

in action

seen

appeal

Fair.

OF

and

SOCIAL

members

STUDIES

FILMS

of their families

are

shown.

Ends

support the present president.

to

An

film which
should
be useful in stimulating
an
interesting
of
first
families.
Studies
which
our
development
might
lead out of the showing of this film are:
of other famous
a consideration
migration
families;hereditarybackground of other presidents;the effect of imcultural development. The
film is largely selfour
upon
and
be
introduce
further
used
to
can
explanatory
study.
interest in the

IM.
Franklin

Inauguration of
Sd.
A

Gutlohn,1937.

newsreel

of

the

capitolis

seen

hear

Roosevelt

his

D.

R.

and

Roosevelt, January 20,

second

inauguration.

general view

1937.

1 reel.

$1.50. S. $30. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Roosevelt's

take

D.

Roosevelt,F.

the oath

inaugural address. The

and the picture ends

of

The

motorcade

to

of the ceremony
is shown.
We
also hear excerpts from
we

and
office,

dent,
passes before the Presiof the problems facing the

inaugural parade
with

summary

beginshis second term. Each problem is illustrated with

curity,
appropriate scene.
Unemployment, neutrality,
farming,social se-

presidentas
an

and
Good

he

others

are

listed.

material

source

which

should

stimulate

an

interest in recent

history.
Other

picturescontainingmaterial

V D

VIII

Supreme

D. Roosevelt

are:

House

Together

IN.
Roosevelt.

Theodore

Franklin

Court

Inside the White

Forward

on

Roosevelt,T.

Reels.

Sd. Audio-Film

Libraries,1939.

R.

$3.00.El.,J.H.S.,H.S.
The

outstandingevents

reel shows

him

as

"Maine"
battleship

Assistant
is shown

of the Pacific Roosevelt

show

the

in the life of Theodore

discusses
of the

The

first
McKinley. The
harbor.
in Havana
Poring over a map
the plan of war.
Newspaper headlines
The "Rough Riders"
are
seen
ing
charg-

Secretary of Navy
sunk

Roosevelt.

under

war.
development
Juan hill. Reel two shows Roosevelt,back in the United
York.
He accepts the nomination
of New
as
serving as Governor
States,
Vice President
in the campaign of 1900.
Newspaper headlines indicate
to the presthe assassination of McKinley and the elevation of Roosevelt
idency.
for western
As President,
Roosevelt
works
irrigation
projects,
Canal.
and the Panama
The election of 1904 is brieflytreated. The film
ends as Roosevelt sends the U. S. Navy on a Good Will Tour.
on

San

78

CATALOGUE

in United

ground

SOCIAL

OF

STUDIES

FILMS

States

if care
is taken to point out that it is
history,
fiction and not presentedas historical fact. An
exercise in
interesting
the upper gradesmight be to discuss how much
of the film is true.

I P.
Peter

Stuyvesant,Peter

1924.
Stuyvesant. 3 reels. Si. Yale UniversityPress Film Service,
The Dutch
W. Goodwin's
and English on the
(Adapted from Maud
Yale U. Press,1919.) R. $7.50. EL, J.H.S.,
Hudson, New Haven:

H.S.
The

story of how

New

York

became

Englishcolony is picturedin

an

this film: The

reel shows the harsh rule of Stuyvesant and the denial

first
people'spetitionfor a voice in their government. George Baxter,
an
Englishresident in New Netherlands,leads a feeble revolt and is sent
back to England. Here he is seen
in the second reel urgingKing Charles
II to seize the Dutch
colony. Charles consents when convinced that the
Acts
of
Trade
be enforced as long as the Dutch
able
cannot
English
are
to smuggle duty free goods into the New
England colonies. James, Duke
of York, is givencontrol of the colony of New
Amsterdam
and he pledges
of the

to it in

toast

the year

Dutch.

1664.

rare

The

new

drink' from

English

India

sail into New

Reel

tea.

"

York

harbor

three opens
with
and threaten the

and faced with a petitionfor

Stuyvesant,low on ammunition
signedby his villagers,
grudginglycapitulates.

Good.

render
sur-

These

of the conflict
three reels form an excellent summary
between the Dutch and English. Reel one aids in an understandingof
the situation in the Dutch
troduce
colony itself. The second reel might well ina

up

discussion

of the attempts on
A
in America.

system of taxation

of colonial government

should lead

the part of the English to build

of the English system

discussion

naturallyout

of

showing of

the film.

IQ. Washington, George

George Washington. I. Conquering the Wilderness.
Eastman, 1931. S. $24. (Teacher's Guide).EL, J.H.S.
The

life of

Washington up to the end

Washington's birthplace at the Ferry

of the French

and

1 reel. Si.

Indian

War.

the

Rappahannock is
shown. George and his sister Betty leave for school,where they are next
their studies. George visits the British boats lyingin
at work
on
seen
the river and decides to jointhe British navy.
His mother
dissuades him.
He

is sent

to live with

his brother

Farm

at Mount

the land of Lord Fairfax.

man, he surveys
French
in the Ohio Valley and tellingthem

Lord

Dinwiddie

Braddock

that the French

to drive out

the French.

on

refuse

to

Vernon.
He

is next

Here,
seen

as

young

the
visiting

to leave.

Upon reportingto
leave,Washington goes with

Braddock's

defeat

and

death

follow,

79

BIOGRAPHY

is

Washington

and

then

Washington
A

and

home

exterior

well done

are

forts

of the French

scenes

Washington.
also

are

worthy

the different

of

review

his part in the

pioneerfamilyis seen

bullets. It is attacked
and

acute

by

as

to

1 reel. Si. Eastman,

of the

member

The

Indians.

situation

the frontier becomes

on

ciplines
colonel in the Virginiamilitia. He disIndian
As
down
the
a
menace.
helps put

is elected

Washington

will need

VirginiaHouse of
tion.
events
immediatelyprecedingthe Revoluin its frontier home, molding candles and

Washington'srole

Burgesses,and

The

of attention.

episodes.

George Washington. II. Uniting the Colonies.

1931. S. $24. (Teacher'sGuide).EL, J.H.S.
A

boyhood
closely.The

the teacher

film and

is

sense

interiors of

The

and should be studied

poorlydevelopedin this
emphasize the lapseof years between
time

Braddock.

over

Vernon.

to the life of

school

services

funeral

the

to Mount

returns

introduction

good

reading

seen

the frontier forts and

but he takes a firm

of Burgesses,he is retiring,
ride
Paul
and the
The
of
Revere
British
the
tax
against
system.
News
of the battles reach
battles of Lexington and Concord
shown.
are
member

of the House

stand

and Washington
Virginia,
where
A

immediatelypreceding
teachingWashington's career
and
is
moves
probably best suited for
along rapidly
reviewingthis topic.

George Washington.
S.

1931.

review of
to take

equippingand drillingthem, he

The

British

Louis

see

XVI

heart.
Cornwallis.

take

A
for

good

Island

Long

Delaware

Finally,

see

last

summary

augment

routes

scene

at Dorchester

Washington follows. In
independence.Washington is defeated

retreats

to New

Jersey. He

the battle of Princeton.

fighting
shown

Then

on

an

the battle of Yorktown

is

Washington's

of the Revolution.
of the

the information

farewell

The

maps

opposing armies,but
in this

picture.

and

is then
The

seen

defeat

animated

Franklin

at
Valley Forge.
his negotiations,
and Washington

at

in

we

stations them
and

York

Oriskany and Saratogais

is successful

The

and

and

Washington

showing the

should

to New

move

Congress declares

of the British at
next

in the Revolution.
ton
On his way to Boshe
hears
of
of
of the American
the
battle
troops,
hurries on and finds a motley array of men
awaiting

He

at the battle of

We

man,
Winning Independence. 1 reel. Si. East$24. (Teacher's Guide).EL, J.H.S.

Washington'spart

the meantime

crossingthe

III.

command

Hill.
After

Heights.

It

introducingor

Bunker

phia
Philadel-

film for

good

him.

Congress in

Continental

he is elected commander-in-chief

the Revolution.

to the

goes

map.
the court of

and

his

the surrender

men

of

to his officers.

are

good
especially
study
map

further

80

OF

CATALOGUE

IV.

George Washington.
S. $24.

1931.
The

of

events

SOCIAL

Building

FILMS

Nation.

the

1 reel. Si.

Eastman,

(Teacher'sGuide). EL, J.H.S.

Washington's career

traced

to his final retirement

(1783)

STUDIES

from

from

the close of the Revolution

publiclife in 1797.

To

trate
illus-

followed
the disorders which
independence,we see courts being
closed and judges forced out, people refusing to pay taxes, unpaid soldiers

threateningCongress,and
and

confusion.

interstate tariff regulationscausing trouble

rapid succession

In

we

see

Washington being asked

help,a preliminaryconference being held,the Constitutional

at work, and
finallyWashington choosing his cabinet.

for

vention
Conington's
Wash-

travels throughout the country

He

sees

shown
are
by animated maps.
the
felling
people busy
land,and buildingup
trees,clearing
and industry.Citizen Genet is shown
arousing the Americans

the

commerce

in support of the French

cause.
The Jay Treaty proves
shown.
Vernon
to his Mount
estate.

Fair.

Indian

attacks

west

are

then

unpopular. Finally,Washington retires

extremely fast-moving film which

An

in the

crowds

great many
reel. The result is that the scenes
into the space of one
are
episodic
sufficient
and no
is
shown
detail
allow
the
in nature
in
event
to
single
a

events

student

to draw

conclusions.

division of the States

States,which

United

While
little which

does

the

The

three maps, Washington'stravels,

the
of
and
the
of
the
war
question
debts,
empire

included,need

are

I G

Alexander

I H

The

I O
A

VI B

augmented

discussion

be found useful as a source

of
this reel may
be done by text and still pictures.
cannot

picturescontaining material

Other

VI

on

on

George Washington

and

planation.
ex-

review,it

are:

Hamilton

Who

Boy
The Flag
The
Gateway

Saved

to

the

the Nation

(Lafayette)

West

Yorktown

followingfilms,described elsewhere in this catalogue, contain

in American
tory:
histo various personages
miscellaneous material relating
The

Wolfe and Montcalm

(George Rogers Clark)
VI B Give Me
Liberty (Patrick Henry)
VI C Song of a Nation
(Francis Scott Key)
Stars (Stonewall Jackson, R. E. Lee)
Southern
VI E Under
Hall of Fame
VII L America's
Tuskegee and Edgar Guest (Booker
VI

VI

Vincennes

"

T.
VII

VIII

VIII

Washington)

Country (Lt. Nolan)

Boom
Days (F. D. Roosevelt, Harding, Wilson, Coolidge,
Bryan, Kellogg, Lindbergh,Taft, Hughes, Holmes, Hoover)
Headlines
of a Century (McKinley, T. Roosevelt, Bryan,
Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge,Hoover, F. D. Roosevelt)
Man

Without

II. Cultural
Artistic

and

Intellectual

History

American

II A.

Architecture

I. Cathedrals.

Architecture.

and

Art

of the

Development
People

1 reel. Sd.

Gutlohn, 1937.

R.

$1.50. S. $45. J.H.S., H.S.

A

Chartres

de

Dame
these

three

modern

for

showing

in such

Colonial

Dame

Notre

York

in New

Paris.

de

Well

Notre

City with
executed

shots

explained by
narrator, who points out
skyscraper church.
applied to America's
the

are

been

Old

how

World

forms

art

fashion

Architecture.

as

to

been

have

of
how

adapted

in

largely of still material

Although composed

architecture.

world

is edited

cathedrals
has

Good
new

and

Gothic

Church

Riverside

of the

comparison

it

useful.

prove

reel,Sd. Gutlohn,

R.

1934.

$1.50. S. $50. El.,

J.H.S.,H.S.
A

trip

Ford's

to

Greenfield

collection

of

and
Village is shown
Gloucester, England;

Village and Deerfield,Massachusetts.

Henry
Greenfield
at
early buildings brought together
each
Rose
building is described:
Cottage from
Clinton

Waterford, Michigan; the

Inn

built

toll house

in

where

1831;
Whittier

used

to

from

store

country

play;

126-

year-old post office from Phoenixville,Connecticut; and the courthouse

from
where
first practiced law.
Lincoln
The
Logan County, Illinois,
views
of Deerfield,Massachusetts, are
of
tree-shaded
good general scenes
roads
lined with
a
variety of early colonial dwellings.
A

good

American

film

offeringan

dwellings. Can

Other

films,described

Architecture
I C

Daniel

IP

Peter

IV

IV

opportunity
be

used

in this

in

to

study

study

of home

large number

of

life in colonial

catalogue,containing material

on

early
days.

can
Ameri-

are:

Boone

(Frontier homes)
Stuyvesant (Dutch colonial)
First Frontier
America's
St. Augustine
Memories
City of Proud
(Georgian)
"

81

(Spanish colonial)

82

CATALOGUE

IV

Heart

IV

In

IV B

of the

Old

OF

Nation

STUDIES

FILMS

(Public buildings)
(French colonial)

Orleans

New

SOCIAL

IX

Angeles (Spanishinfluence)
Washington (Public buildings)
York
The Real New
(Skyscrapers)
Washington, D. C. (Public buildings)
Washington, The CapitalCity (Public buildings)
The
Wonder
York
City" New
(Skyscrapers)
Richmond
under Three Flags (Southern)
Declaration of Independence Yale Chronicles (Publicbuildings
colonial)
Frontier Woman
(Frontierhome)
Dixie (The plantation)
Around
the Clock
(Big city)
Challengeof the Slums (Slums)
City Planning (Apartments)
Colonial Virginia (Colonial)

IX

Jamestown

IX

The

IX

The

IV

IV B
IV

IV

IV

IV E
VI

Los
On

to

"

"

VI
VIE

VII K
VII

VII K

(Colonial)
Pilgrims (Colonial)
Puritans
(Colonial)

Education

II B.

Learning

Live.

to

reels. Si. Harmon

Foundation, 1935.

R.

$4.00.

(Teacher'sGuide). H.S.
introduction

the

educational

philosophy and works of Berea

College. Located in Kentucky, this school bringseducation and service
to the mountain
people of this state. Reel one stresses the dignityof
labor that is part of the philosophyof the school,each student earning
The campus
and its spacious buildings
shown.
a part of his tuition.
are
An

to

live in small houses

student is trained for

and

Students
Each

shares in the conduct

each

positionof

of the home.

Reel
responsibility.

two

shows

and toy factories,

the bakeries,
clothing,furniture,
dairy,
all
conducted
and
tavern,
by students and serving
laundry,poultry farm,
the school and the community. Reel three deals with such extracurricular
activities as dramatics,glee clubs,art, spiritual
a
life,nd athletics.
Reel four stresses the community activities conducted by the school and
adult
includes
education, county agents, cooking classes,and farm
Berea
demonstrations.
graduates are seen
Many
returning to their

the work

home

of the

communities

to

teach,to

model

run

farms, and

to

serve

their

neighbors.
An

excellent
and

such

film

on

service in the

institutions should

folk,and

the

the

new

type of education

community.
lead to

problem

an

that trains for leadership

Discussion

concerningthe need for

of the Kentucky mouninvestigation
tain

of the poor

white

in America.

83

HISTORY

CULTURAL

lege,
Learning in a Rural School. 2 reels. Sd. Teachers ColColumbia
University,1939. S. $75. (Teacher's Guide). EL,

and

Living

J.H.S.,H.S.
of

presents the work

"...

their

to understand

children

small rural school in

community,

attemptingto train

to train them

toward

tive
coopera-

in the educational

to utilize their environment

process."
of Allamuchy, N. J.,introduce
General shots of the countrysideand the village
and
and
watch the boys
the film. We
see
typicalfarm buildings
chores
chores.
After
the
their
done they
about
are
morning
girlsgoing
and
living,

board

bus

and

arrive

soon

school.

at

students cooperate in the

On bank day they handle

The

housekeepingtasks in the schoolroom.

various

The girls
the depositsin the school bank.
prepare hot lunches and serve
in a well rounded
meal.
Out of doors the pupilsparticipate
noon

the

play activities. In their studies they take advantage of their

surroundings,studyingthe plant and animal life near the school. Reel
of

group

deals with

two

as

well

as

the

Excellent

film which

class-made

life. The

study of Indian

of the

procedureby

study of modern

city dweller

interest to the

of the

one

in this reel.

school education.

will be led to

who

his country cousin. The second

work
elementary school
among

projectsleadingout
was
planned

the film

which

itself is included

pupil-madefilm
for

is

reel

Should

prove

of

better

understandingof
project
in the second
reel,

be used to stimulate

might

pupils. Inaccuracies

much
picturingthe Iroquoislivingin tepees, are understandable inasin which
the projectwas
this was
the way
as
actuallycarried out.
be used by the teacher in guidinghis class
such inaccuracies may
Even
toward more
meaningful activities.
such

as

School.

2 reels. Sd.

Gutlohn, 1939. S. $45. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Typical activities conducted

Croton-on-Hudson,New York.
their

day's

activities.

in the
As

As

progressiveHessian

school

Hill

School,

the children enter

opens

the

and

school
day progresses we see
a meeting of the student
project,
council,school dramas, art work, and school elections. Throughout the
film the emphasis is upon pupil planning,doing,and judging.

begin

store,the workshop,

Fair

an

erosion

the

control

of modern
educational
trends and opportunityin
film may
be used in the lower grades to stimulate school
the pupils.In the high school it may
lead to a sion
discuscitizenship
among
of the growth,meaning, and responsibilities
of American
education.
for

America.

Other
American

study

The

annotated
films,
education

are:

America's

Hall

VII

VII

Negro

VII

Xavier

IX

The

Schools

elsewhere in this

of

Fame

which
catalogue,

Tuskegee

"

in American

and

Education

"

Indian

"

Government

lighton

Edgar Guest
The

University
American

shed

Education

Calhoun

School

84

OF

CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

IIC.

STUDIES

FILMS

Music

Jubilee Singers Series. 4 reels. Sd. Gutlohn, 1935.

R. $1.50 per reel. S. $36 each. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
"Old Kentucky Home," "Swing Low
Reel
Sweet Chariot,"and
one.
Reel
"Great
two.
Morning."
"Deep River,""Carry Me Back to Old
Reel
three.
"Going Home,"
Virginny," and "All God's Chillun."
and
"I'll
Be
Reel
"Water
four.
Ready."
"Judgment Day,"
Boy," "Oh
News."
My Lord," and "Good
The

Kentucky

Good.

This series of Negro songs is

which
before a plantation
setting,

is sung
gave rise to

May

be used

The

Last

this

in connection

Dogie.

R.

songs

Range,"

for

Good

unit

his contribution

Ballads.

Time

reel.

per
Reel
of the

Day."

weeks.

music.

(Educational

(Teacher's Guide). EL,

Againsta

the
corral,

Dogie,"

"Red

Along Cowboy,"

and

ground
back-

boy
followingcow-

River
"The

Valley,"
Old

Chis-

EL,

two.

You,"

and

good

of each

four.

Reel

4 reels.Sd.

song

is well illustrated.

R.

Gutlohn, 1933.

$1.50 per

reel. S.

$30

cowboy song; Rachmaninoff's "Silence

"Golden
two Negro spirituals,
Slippers"and "Great
"Home
the
Sweet Home," "Silver Threads
among
Home,"

Ben

Bolt."

Reel

"Art

Comes

to

Will

"Heaven

Protect

three.

Pole
the

Cat

"Blow

the

Creek," and

Man
"Old

Working Girl,""Sunrise

"Whiskey Johnny."

selection
is

folk music

J.H.S.,H.S.

Night," and
Reel

folksong.Fair for an understandingof

kingdoms. The life of the cowboy is romanticized

to American

"Hills of

one.

Paint."

Custodians

revealed through his songs.

"Prance

Gold," and "Sweet Alice

Down," "Coal Belt Art,"
and

Films

Little

world's

American

on

of the cattle

the West

Old

sung:

the

the

Trail."

holm

but

two

range,
"Git Along

are

on

for

to

slave life.

War
pre-Civil

ranchhouse,and

of the western

"Home

as

contribution

Teaching

$5.00

cowboy

American

with

1 reel. Sd.

Films), 1935.
J.H.S.,H.S.
The

American

unique

extremelywell done. Each song

helpsto recreate the spiritthat

of American

music, well

given before it is sung.

Reels

rendered.
one

brief

and

two

are

S.

$45.

R.

history
especially

recommended.

Songs of the Range.

J.H.S.,H.S.
Songs

of the West

covered wagons

1 reel. Sd.

form

Gutlohn, 1934.

background

to

trekkingwestward; prospectors

$1.50. EL,

series of shots
at

showing

work; cowboys

herd-

86

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

Good, except for the ending in which

a

of

son

." The

FILMS

the doubter

film is well edited.

says, "Well I'll be

material is skillfully
and

The

handled.
The
historical episodes are
well done.
The
professionally
but the place of all magapropaganda is obviouslyin favor of Collier's,
zines
in our
modern
life is emphasized.

The

HE.

Newspaper

r
A

with

Day
New
A

which

York
of

have

found

San

M.

C.

A.,

(Produced by

1936.

the

of

events

the

nineteenth

and

twentieth

centuries

their way

into newspaper
headlines. Among the events
the birth of the New
York Sun as a penny
paper in 1833,

picturedare
movement,

3 reels. Sd. Y.

Sun.) "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

review

the pony

Sun.

the

express, clipperships,the Battle of the Alamo, the westward

the Civil War, the coming of the railroad and telegraph,
the

Francisco

George V,

fire,the opening
of Kaiser

scenes

armies

the

of Panama

Czar

and

Canal, the

coronation

reviewing troops,French

and

of
sian
Rus-

the American

draft,U. S. troops in France,

Armistice
in
New
York
City,a League of Nations meeting,prohibiDay
tion,
Japan's invasion of Manchuria, the Florida
Lindbergh'sflight,
hurricane,dust storms, Boulder Dam, the funeral of George V, and war
on

Ethiopia. The

in

at

news

the New

sends it out
A

in

march,

film ends
York

with

how the Sun receives the

on
sequence
edits and sets up the copy, and finally
office,
a

printedform.

fair review

picture.For the

are
part, the scenes
entirelytoo
of poor quality. The
last part of the film which
short and are
deals
the
with the make-up of a modern
is
to
superior
earlypart
newspaper
of the film. For the purpose
of showing how
news
gets to the public,

only the
From

last reel should

Tree

most

be shown.

Newspaper. 1 reel. Si. Eastman,

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
to

1928.

S. $24. (Teacher's

pulp. Starts with the cutting and

life in a
on
Next, contains a good sequence
blacksmith
the
the
lumberman
lumber
at
work;
showing
camp
camp,
it takes up the course
of the log
at play,washing up, and eating. Then
it is floated downstream
to the mill. The
as
blasting of a log jam is
shown.
At the factory the wood
is ground into pulp, treated with acid,
is made
paper
trimming of the tree.
How

made

into paper.
plant and put on

and

A
of

our

good

film

forest

fashion but
and

on

the

resources.

from

The

wood

rolls of paper

the great power

source

of

our

Introduces

then

are

shipped to

newspaper

stock and

of life. As with

paper
news-

the

the life of the lumberman

into his
to stimulate investigation
sufficiently
way

presses.

all Eastman

importance
in a hasty
ditions
working con-

Teaching Films,the

sub-

titles

kept

are

$9.47.

J.H.S., H.S.

First

office

the

which

turns

circulation
the

newspapers

An
value
the

date

excellent

brief
of
as

newspaper

be

alert

study

the

persons

teacher

might

for

The

through

public

attired

are

dated

of

the

reels.

Si.

in

whom

material

change

the

in

which

film

has

this

material.

as

taken

The
of

point

of

out

but

clothes,

picture

the

consideration

outmoded

of

prove

is somewhat

film

of

handling

the

and

opinion
The

should

film

This

newspaper.
of

film

this

use

press,

minute.

per

newsboys,

the

into

the

on

to

reader
proof-

The

pressed

put

papers

paper.
news-

returning

it is
and

S.

$1.00.

modern

linotype.

matrix

enterprise.

of

discussion

in recent

of

the

view

in

the

on

formation

in

of

form

twelve-page

business

overlooked

World

film

the

the

on

to

R.

assignment;

his

the

material.

1930.

workings

up

distributes

film

Bray,

handbook

the

study
the

public.

the

in

and

can

then

reach

Si.

corrected

from

thousand

department

set

its

in

molded

three

out

reel.

receiving
it is

it, and
then

are

j"

seen

and

it up
over

goes

Plates

is

reporter

of

mastery

complicated

the

to

writes

he

then
matrix.

the

introduction

brief

thorough

should

teacher

the

Making.

in

the

of

gain

to

Newspaper

and

minimum

order

in

carefully

at

87

HISTORY

CULTURAL

place

in

parture
de-

papers
news-

years.

Paper.

General

Electric

Co.,

"Free."

1930.

EL,

J.H.S., H.S.
evolution

The

including

alphabet,
of

preparation
modern

Good

can

alphabet,

for

especially good

used
for

in

work

how

in

for

early

rope

the

Roman
the

the

forms

of

knotting,

the

invention

tree,
of

cian
Phoeni-

Shows

alphabet.
mulberry

writing,

the

the

and

the

printing

quantity.

connection
in

the

from

paper

paper

material

be

and

Explains

process.

demand

also

Traces
Chinese

Chinese

papyrus,

background
It

is

to

making.
cuneiform,

paper

Greek

the

sulphite
led

press

It

of

hieroglyphics,

the

consideration
with

elementary

of

study

the
of

grades.

modern

paper.
news-

communication.

Economic

III.
The

Growth

Commerce

of

III A.
Cane

Sugar.

reels.

Si.

Progress
and

Industry

Agriculture

National

Refining Co.,

"Free."

1930.

EL,

J.H.S.
An
of

introduction

the

scene

map
shown

with

in

each

certain

of the

States.

picture

basic

contrast

reel

Corn.

description

The

countries.

harvesting
used

sugar

The

for

The

entire

last

in Cuba.

in the

half

of

The

United

the

refinery.

is then

deals

points

States is refined

refining process

is

raising

first reel
reel

second

historical

in

out

near

or

shown.

other
nations
for
dependence upon
commodities.
Also
good for showing the high degree of
in modern
industry. This is especially well brought out
between
the crude
agricultural methods
depicted in the
the complicated machinery
shown
in the
second
reel.

mechanization

first

these

raising and

fair

in the

and

sugar-raisingareas

refining sugar.

of

third

United

world's

with
an
firstreel opens
of early settlers in Louisiana
in
crude
a
working
sugar
then
locates
the world's
and
sugar-raising areas
sugar

one

the

of

process

sugar

that

the

to

and

1 reel. Si.

showing

Eastman,

our

S.

1928.

$24. (Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.

introduction

An

Opens

the

Then

corn.
corn

corn,
and

on

to

theme

the

the
of

of

processes

modern

by
machinery
especially the corn
borer,
of the product is shown
and

this
to

typical

the

Indian

American
for

planting, cultivating,and

methods

shown.

are

considered.

are

by

the

The

crop.

his

The

gift of
ing
harvest-

industrial

manufacture

of

enemies

of

portance
im-

cornflakes

cornstarch.

film

good
of farm

Down

on

for

studying

"These

boys

the

acorn

belt."

Also

usable

in

tion
considera-

life.

the

Farm.

reel. Sd.

Pictures), 1932.

two

indebtedness

our

complete

of

importance

are

typical

appear

with

farm
the

R.
life

Teaching

$5.00

for two

scenes.

bucket

which
88

Custodians

Films
weeks.

From

they

the

tional
(Educa-

El.
door

carry

to

of
the

farmhouse
water

pool.

very
to do it

the

drive

the door.

before

One

of the

boys gives
quired
sketchy washing, is reproved by his mother, and is rein
watch
the
little
the
The
three
boys
girls
family
again.

It is carried back
his face

89

PROGRESS

ECONOMIC

the bench

to

the

cattle from

and

barn

follow

them

through

the

fields to

the rails are

the pasture, where
carefullyreplaced to prevent the cows
from
of horses is taken
the stable to the
from
straying. The team

the mother's
flock of

children.

all the

fields,followed by
grain and the boys

the bound

wheat.

circular buzz

saw

stack

strikinga

Meal

photographs the children

time

suspended

the coop,
in
sitting

is released from

turkeys

horse-drawn

to

be

the

cuts
reaper
is announced

from

fed in the
drawn

by

branch.

yard.

The

calf. One

by
brook,which
One
of
them
fishes
from
the
small bridge,
stones.
they cross on stepping
of the boys
in the shallow
while the others wade
one
water, where
catches a frog.He frightensthe girlswith it. They reach the swimming
On
the diving board.
their way
back
hole and jump in from
to the
and
ride
back
loaded
the
barn
to
it." *
meet
on
a
house, they
hay cart,
mother

of the

Good
The

has

boys

pet. They

for

activities of the children

make

grades.This

farm

use

the

children should

the group

Farm

visit

to

be

made

for the

aware

1 reel. Sd. International

Harvester

Co., 1934.

H.S.

profits.The
roofs

set out

understandingof life on the farm.

this film particularly
well suited to
is not one
of the most
modern, and
of that fact. May
well stimulate

an

dilapidatedequipment leads

How

cart

near-by farm.

Inconveniences.
"Free."

film

illustrates how

waste

cause

repaired with
a

material

background

in the lower

and

for

raccoon

of time

balingwire

loss to the farmer.

Ends

and

breaks
with

down
an

inefficient

farming and poor

old doors, gates, fences,driveways,
Equipment left to rust, or
energy.
to

at

critical moments

appeal to the farmer

and
to clean

means

up

his

farm.
A

one
good picture for illustrating

well

extremely
in

better

farmer,it

Farming

nation.

the

Contrasts

Although

well be used

can

1934.

modern

narrated,tries to sell

side of the

nothing, but

the message

in classes

are

problem.
at

better

was

Farmall

"Free."
the

Way. 1 reel. Sd. International Harvester

El.,J.H.S.,H.S.

old-fashioned

muscle

It is

farms

originallyaimed at the
the farm problem.
considering

power

type of farming with

Co.,

the

machine-powered agriculture.To illustrate the old-fashioned

shown
are
plowing,seed is scattered by hand,
cultivated with a hoe, and threshing is done with a flail. The

type of farming,oxen
crops

farm
aims

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue,

p.

281.

90

OF

CATALOGUE

is then

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

shown

pullinga gang plow, cultivating,

seeding,pulling
and
the
barn.
harvesting equipment,
bringingcrops to
tractor

fair

how machines
have revolutionized
ing.
farmpicturefor illustrating
is quite a bit of advertising,
but the film does show
the increased
and speed of machine
efficiency
farming. Pertinent comparisons
between
machine
and muscle
farming.

There

made

are

Golden

The

Journey. 1 reel. Sd. Castle, 1938.

Assn.) "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Growers
How

the orange

orange
and the

to America

came

by maps
Holy Land, and

States.

United

and

finallyby

Modern

its

picturesfrom

and

is traced

orange

placein
Burma

of the

way

our

The

economy.

China,

to

Spanish

then

are

groves

(Sunkist Orange

Arabia

to

monks

shown

and

practicesof budding,transplanting,
picking,and
irrigating,

to

the

various

packing are

seen.

Fair

for

study

of how

have

we

debt

to

the

Old

latter part of the film dealingwith

is sketchy but good as far as it goes.

The
agriculture.
fruit business

IrrigationFarming.

1 reel. Sd.

World

in

the modern

our

citrus

Erpi, 1939. S. $50. (Teacher's Guide).

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
Outlines the need
to

this

meet

desert land
States.

for

the life of the

need, and
shown

are

The

the attempts
irrigation,

and
used

water

then

finallyby

of

way

his conversation

by

Problems

fields.

for units

Excellent

of

areas

to

the

to the

irrigation
dam,

farm.

Here

the

and

farmer

neighbors,the irrigationcompany

is

agent,

the final sequence

other
method
is
used
on
flooding

factory. In
The

is also shown
Irrigation
on

Waste

made

irrigation,
opening
irrigationgate, and
of the irrigation
farmer
are
brought out

of the sugar beet

the manager
shown.
methods
of irrigationare
wheat

on

stream, then

and

alfalfa and

been

the

his

with

irrigationfarmer.

located

ditches
irrigation

the field for

preparing
watering his field.

have

rainfall map
of the United
for irrigationis then traced from
the snowcapped

mountains,to the small

seen

which

in

citrus fruit orchard.

agricultural
problems, the

westward

ment,
move-

commercial
and
in the film
geography. The maps
irrigation,
work
is desirable in both the
the pupil,but further map
preparationand the follow-up. The problems of the irrigationfarmer
will help open
States
up a discussion of the farm problem in the United

help to orient

as

whole.

New

Way

Farming.

1 reel. Si.

pneumatic

tire has

Goodyear,

1930.

"Free."

EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
How
tractor's

the

In
efficiency.

speeded up

series

of

scenes

farming
showing

and
the

added
low

to

the

pressure

tired tractor

rubber

work,

at

91

PROGRESS

ECONOMIC

this film

pointsout the advantageswhich

at work
planting
brought the farmer. The tractor is seen
and
frozen
citrus
on
ground,
pulling
trees,operating
cotton, cultivating

tire has

the

of

method

fair

film

of modern

study

of crude

use

is shown
Then
for

with

hand

the

Electric

in

Soon

the tractor

largelyreplaceshorse
harvesting. The

mechanizes
combine, practically

threshingis

the

from

traced

In like

film for

Although

several

flail and

and,

power

progress
the treadmill to the use

millingin the

earlywater-power

of
of

mill is

electric roller mill.

study of the historyof agriculturaldevelopments.

film
further
the
of
electrical
to
uses
advertising

an

equipment, it is in
only advertisement

hand

manner

the modern

excellent

title and

Co., 1929. "Free." EL,

is substituted
reaper and animal
power
is
still
hand.
Then
done
the
comes
by
binding

the

power,
binder.

the

has

horse-drawn

the

electric power.
contrasted with
An

tools to
with

but

McCormick

per

day.

methods from the

agricultural
modern, complicatedmachinery. First man
hand
cradle,raking and binding by hand.

the progress

traces

reaping

comes
man

per

acres

production.In

1 reel. Si. General

Daily Bread

Our

ten

farming.

Daily Bread.
J.H.S.,H.S.

Our

fiftyacres

machine

old-fashioned

the

seed but

speeded up farming
of
ing
spite the strong advertisfilm's producer,this film is very usable in a
the

illustrate how

to

tires of the

for the

power

could

planter sows
tractor-powered

the

consequentlyincreased

and

mule

with

plantingcotton

day, while

that

it points out
Significantly,

field.

in the

loads

no

objectionablefrom

way

is the

which

appears
of their motors.

shots

use

The

this

point

of view.

of the firm's
ideas-

name

on

The

the

simply presented
found
usable in the grades as well as in high
and the film has been
school.
Further
study should be given to inventors of agricultural
and
their
contributions to farming. Our
is
equipment
Daily Bread
and
needs only sufficient preliminarydiscussions
largelyself-explanatory
to motivate

Salt of the

are

the film lesson.

Earth.

reels. Sd. U.

S.

1937.
Agriculture,

"Free."

EL,

farm, and

the

J.H.S.,H.S.
An

evaluation of the work

of the

contribution
farm

with

being fed
The

on

narrator

America,
Various
farm.

the

and

farm

farmer
milk

farmer,life on
life. Opens
American

to

up

and

about

which

the

farmer

points out

his chores.

In

the
at

five

A.M.

on

the

the

has supplied to

city a baby is
the city dweller.

that

thirtymillion people work on the farms of

that business fluctuates with farm prosperity
lack of it.
or

types of farms
A

of the

city meal

are

is then

shown.
traced

is devoted to the wheat

sequence
in different sections of the
to farms

92

OF

CATALOGUE

United

States.

shown.

The

food

How

and

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

clothingare

provided by the farm is then

compared with other industries.
It is pointed out that the farm produces five times as much
wealth
as
the petroleum industry,
the mine, ten times as much
and one
hundred
as
the marine
times as much
industries. Boys and girlson the farm are
as
shown
lives.
The film ends by re-emphasizing the
healthy,
living
happy
of
farm
and
city.
interdependence
Excellent
farm

for

life and

in order

to

farm

between

The

beet
in

compared
is then

farm

get

cityis

progress of the beet is followed

and
of the beets is then shown

farm.

The

interdependence

"Free."

Co., 1930.

States. The

United

the cultivated sugar

are
being harvested

EL, J.H.S.

wild

beet. A

sugar

beet

sugar

beet

by machinery. The
from farm
to factory.The
processing
includes washing,shredding,removal
of

liming,and filtering.

sugar,

Fair

for

study of

specialphase

sugar manufacturing. May

and
and relations with Cuba

Truck

The

Electric

the

the beets

as

romanticizes

well illustrated.

industryin
drawing with

shown

the

picture of

true

life. Somewhat

problems. It may be helpfulto

farm
inconveniences
and problems,

another,showing

1 reel. Si. General

sugar

farm

little of the farmer's

and

Sugar Trail.

is then

appreciation of

an

shows

this film with

follow

is

of the farm

wealth

be used
the

agricultureand
with

study of

for

tariff,

Philippines.

1 reel. Sd.

Farmer.

of American

in connection

S.

Erpi, 1939.

$50. (Teacher's Guide).

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
geography of the Rio
recordingsof the problems and
the

"Treats

his

While

the

farmers

in

family."

with

snow,

northern

by

market.
from

man

Mr.

home,
farm,
shipping facilities are
and

his

farmer

farm

of this nature.
then

the

Good

for

South

truck

describes

with

and
truck

provides
farmer

its

thentic
au-

and

States is covered
the

farmer,is visited
his activities.

His

schools,shopping,
toes,
planting beans,tomaand
harvested.
irrigated,
sprayed,

farmer

then

discuss

son

Texas

farmer

The
are

crops

raisingvegetables for

seen

near-by town,

the

is

and

seen

problems involved in startinga

are
seen
working in the field
The
film ends as these
shipped.

of harvesters

crew

products are

vegetablesappear

are

The

shown.

These

corn.

The
and

Andrews,

the

his

and

south

Minnesota.

delta

activities of

part of the United

northern
the

Grande

packed

in northern

and

markets.
of the

consideration

farmer's

problem, interdependence
and regional geography.
focus attention upon
"scenes
of the farmer's home
The
living
ods."
standards made
possibleby the applicationof scientific farming meth-

of the

various

sections

of

our

country, commercial

94

in its

approach, this

relations

our

in the

Mackerel.

OF

CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

film should

Far

STUDIES

stimulate

FILMS

grasp

of

S. $12. (Teacher's Guide).

EL,

pupils to

better

East.

reel. Si.

Eastman,

1928.

J.H.S.,H.S.
How

mackerel

close-upview
and

putting out
take

men

fish

fair reel
the

New

The

lookout

sea.

The

in

on

this

of mackerel
is

payed

seine boat

out

and

the

and

the

then

the nets

of the

America's

Fisheries.

England

net

with

Opens

enteringa

school

sightsa
boats. The

are

Ashore

phase

augments

sea

fish

the market.

the fisherman

dumped on board the seine boat

are
hung up to dry. The fish
and packed for market.
machine, salted,
filleting

in the hold.

packed

how

Shows

places in the small

unloaded,put

are

mackerel.

surrounded.

are

and

to

their

caught and prepared for

are

of

fishing
industry.Useful
food

I. Cod.

in

illustrating

supply.

1 reel. Si.

Eastman,

1927.

S. $24.

(Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

A

trip from

Columbia.
sea.

Gloucester

The

It then

to the

with

picture opens

shows

one

Grand

Banks

fishingschooner,
fishingschooner at
being built in a New England

long

of these schooners

the

on

shot

of

then locates the Grand

Banks.
The Columbia
is loaded
map
for the voyage
and sets sail. En route to the banks, the trawls are prepared
dories are put overboard
and baited. At the banks
and the dory

shipyard. A

fishermen

are

Gloucester
with

at

seen

the fish

are

work

hauling in the
packed in ice or dried

of the annual

scenes

memorial

day

cod

and

and

salted. The

services for

halibut.

Back

at

film closes

shipsand

lost

men

at sea.

study of the part fishinghas played in the development

be
used
in
connection
with
either
the
England. May
industries. In the latter connection
the procperiodor modern
esses
film for

good
of

colonial

New

in this film should

shown

be

contrasted

with

the

modern

steam

trawler.

New

A
home

England Fishermen.
Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

1 reel. Sd.

comparison of

fishingwith modern diesel trawling.The

is shown
in the opening sequence.
The

life of

fisherman

give

up

hand

fisherman

the

packs to

leave

for

turn

to

fishingand
and

schooner

schooner

we

trawls.

leaves
see

We

her

with

the work
next

of

visit

trip to

another

Erpi, 1938. S. $50. (Teacher's

the banks.

His

wife

urges

him

to

upholds his profession

word
of
for
a
a
good catch. Aboard
hope
the fast disappearing
dorymen as they use
diesel trawler whose
huge nets are dragging

occupation.He

the trawler

Life aboard

haul.

fisherman's

the

diesel trawler

occupation

passes
Pier.

Fish

Boston

of

scoopingthousands

and

the bottom

95

PROGRESS

ECONOMIC

of fish aboard

pounds

clearlyrevealed
pointed out. The

is
is

homeward

the schooner

and

the

with each

of
significance

picture ends

bound

and

as

the

arrives at the

glimpseof one of New England'sindustries.

of living.A good
Valuable for the influence of geography upon
ways
the sailing
vessel with the modern
historical film in that it compares
this phase of life has been touched
diesel engine,showing how
even
by
for

Excellent

realistic

of both

the voyages

work

revolution. Map

the industrial

should

locate the banks

and

trace

vessels.

Shellfishing.1 reel. Sd. Erpi, 1938.

S. $50. (Teacher's

Guide). EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
"Presents

of the

overview

oyster, crab,clam, and

lobster fishing
Clamming is shown
coast.
keting
Digging,planting,shucking,and maralong the Massachusetts
shown.
is
shown
off
the
are
coast.
Oystering
Virginia
processes
Planting of seed oysters, hand tonging,and dredging for oysters leads
shipping.The crab industryis also
up to the shucking,packing,and
the crabs being caught,steamed,
off Virginia. Here again we
shown
see
and packed for shipment. Finallythe lobster industryis shown.
Each
is introduced by a map
Four
areas.
locatingthe shellfishing
sequence
different processes, each representing its particularindustry,
describe
industries

an

the eastern

on

coast

of the United

States."

the action.
for commercial

Good

marine

our

pupils to
individual

similar

make

reports

Story of

The

Picture
A visit to

on

Can

by

for

canning. The

Good
shown
States.

then

are

for the
here
Also

1930.

Shows

called the "Iron

machine

salmon

resource

are

sealed

packed

can

"Free."

may

come

Government

tion
Mo-

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

in British Columbia.

them

Opens as the salmon

and cleaned
being beheaded, split,

Chink."

The

of salmon
and

to

those

film for

fish

are

is steam

then

cooked.

cut

into slices

The

canned

shipped.

applicationof machinery
very

stimulate

may

this overview

1 reel. Si. Canadian

in boxes

similar

understandingof

and

industries.

of Salmon.

arrive at the cannery.

well done

very
From
maps.

these various

cannery

increased

an

are

maps

Bureau,

salmon

geography,and
The

resources.

to

fish

of the west

canning. Factories
coast

of the

United

important
showing the largenumbers of oriental
laborers employed in these factories. May
be used in connection
with
the problem of oriental immigration.
an

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OF

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America

Marches

1 reel. Sd.

methods.

business
the

speaking on
remarks

back

between

future

Industrial

industrypointingout

the mill

Council,1938.

of the

modern

the

advantages

narrator, is

seen

factoryillustrates

An

historical sequence
then
hundred
years ago. Through

his

takes

the

tion
conversa-

his

and

owner

the

Thomas,

of America.

progress.
to the mill of one

methods

tiresome

National

Lowell

concerning our

audience

FILMS

Manufacturing

of the rise of American

survey
modern

STUDIES

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."

of

On.

SOCIAL

helper we get an insightinto the

plan to enlarge their mill by a
mill's rise is then traced. A graph

time,and

the

The
system of joint stockholders.
the rise in the percentage of profitfor mill owners
shows
and workers.
The
of
the
form
of
is
shown
in pictures
advantage
ownership
corporate
of better
A

homes,
with

map

better

clothes,and

additional

conveniences

the farm.

on

headlines superimposed shows

the dire predictions
newspaper
the panic of 1907.
points out the narrator, progress
Still,
Modern
conveniences
such as autos
and radios are
shown.

during
continues.
The

pictureends

with

martial

music

and

pictureof

the American

flag.

for the manufacturer's

Good

point of view. Presents the advantages

by jointownership,the machine, and "big business." Its

brought about
historical

approach

historyof

the United

system and

should

Cotton"

makes
States.

be

(Sponsored by

valuable

It is

recognized

to

Cloth.

Nashua

film

propaganda

as

Seed

From

it

in social

and

industrial

for the present industrial

such.

Si. Films

2 Reels.

of

Commerce,

1930.

Manufacturing Co.) "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.

industry from
product. Opens with a map
The

the

cotton

Then

of

map

the

of

planting of the seed

the cotton-growingareas

belt of

cotton

the

United

to

the

finished

of the world.

States is shown.

The

harvesting are quickly sketched. An early

model
of the cotton gin in operationexplainshow
this machine
removes
the seeds. The first
reel ends with the cotton arrivingat a New
England
mill and being made
into yarn.
The second reel shows the weaving of

and
planting,cultivating,

cloth.

cotton

The

cloth
the

earlyloom is
is bleached,dyed, and
The

production of

the cotton

contrasted
made

with

ready

cloth with

for
the

modern

power

shipping. Graphs
production of wool

loom.
pare
com-

and

silk.
A

good

cloth.

film for

Somewhat
of

studying

weak

on

modern

the

spinningand weaving

methods

of

manufacturing cotton

productionof cotton.
are

well

The

various

explainedby animated

esses
proc-

drawings.

useful film for

to this

Industrial

1 reel. Sd. National

Future.

the

fields of

many

endeavor

being investigated
by
that physicalfrontiers no

Patents

is presentedto show
map
director of
shows
dramatic
sequence
that human
in Washington, in 1837, predicting

reached

their limit. A

science.

longer

finding

later such

few

years
American

inventions

life. Scientists

were

changing

new

by-products obtainable

then

men

from sour
propellers
from
peach pits,sponges
and various plastics.
soil,

then

are

shown
Two

wool

and

at
search
re-

without

cotton, plants grown

research which
in modern
goes on
industrial
of
the
importance
system. Can
present
business and industry.
studying modern
for the

Pig Iron. 1 reel. Si. Eastman,

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

industry.Stresses
be used

in classes

S. $24. (Teacher's

1927.

to

mining and smeltingof iron. The Mesabi

depositsis shown. The iron is removed from the
range
The route from the mines
surface mines and loaded on freight
cars.
to
the Duluth
animated
The
in
mills is shown
blast
by
smelting
maps.
furnaces is then picturedand we see the iron being cast into pigs.
A

generalintroduction

had

the vulcanization

as

from

the

Ore

inventions

of

petroleum.
they are working. Among
plane
of modern
industrywhich are shown are airunbreakable
lenses,rubies
milk, television,

from

Iron

Bureau

fields in which

tell of the

the examples of the work

Good

the

exist.

of rubber
work

Council,1937.

J.H.S.,H.S.

insightinto

modern

spect
re-

industry.

"Free."
An

industrial revolution in

studyingthe effects of the

of the

Frontiers

97

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ECONOMIC

with

film for

good

iron

Of

ore.

discoveryof
Everett
Great

in
Lakes

this

up

of

raw

the mineral
A

1845.
A

The

of the Lake

of the

vein

methods

consideration

of

importance

illustration of
of

ore.

Also

mining

and

processing

of the

importance of
Superiorregionby Philo

illustration of the

valuable

mineral

of this
the

resources

resource

economic

of

the
M.

the

in

building
advantage of

illustrates wholesale

production

in this country.

2 reels. Sd.

Chevrolet,1936. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

of the materials

narration

making

is

wealth

good
and

states

materials

A review
the

specificvalue

region.

Materials.

car.

showing modern

easilyaccessible

this

to the

its rich iron

which

explainshow

of the motor

car.

antimony, asbestos,copper,

motor
go into the making of a modern
each part of the nation contributes to

Typical

scenes

iron,salt,and

include the

mining of lead,

tungsten. Each

metal

is

98

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OF

STUDIES

SOCIAL

FILMS

car's parts. Similarlythe forests contribute

entering into the motor
turpentine;the petroleumfields furnish fuel and asphalt;sulphur
furnishes sugar cane, linseed oil,
ton
cotgoes into the battery; the farmer

shown

and

corn, and
for

Good

the rancher

of the varied

a summary
of the auto

dependence
the wide varietyof

furnishes

mohair

States,the

all sections

which

upon

goats.

of the United

resources

industryupon

sources

from

of the country, and

industry depends for its

the auto

materials.

Men

Steel. 1 reel. Sd.

Make

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."

ore

is

ore

boats.

being

seen

open

hearth

into

steel

their pay
concrete

and

The

furnace.

hauled

at the end

and

wheel

put.

are

the finished
mixed

steel is poured into

product. Iron

with

limestone

Lake
in

an

ingotsand the latter rolled

are
seen
drawing
shows

closingsequence

This

Great

Workers

blocks.

of the week.

products

to

to the mill in trains and

is melted

ore

plates,rails,and

steel

which

mined

the mill the

At

the mine

steel from

processingof

The

(Technicolor). U. S. Steel Corp., 1938.

streamlined

includes

roads, electric trains,household

equipment,

the

to

uses

trains,ships,
springs,

watch

and bridges.
buildings,
General

Good.

life. The

modern

impression of
color adds

changing the natural

good overall view

Right

The

of the

the

placeof

steel in

our

feelingof the miracle

steel. Weak

on

the process

of

side,

industry.

1 reel. Sd. American

Work.

to

considerablyto

to hardened

ores

but

steel mill and

Film

Foundation, 1938.

S.

$15. J.H.S.,H.S.
methods

How

of

production have

the necessity of

upholding

of handwork

carried

our

changed

system

in the

old

of

since

colonial

times

and

private enterprise.Methods

blacksmith

shop are contrasted

Progress in transportationis
have speeded up work
in the auto industry. Machines
and given
shown
and
with
this
is the
Contrasted
more
us
jobs.
labor-savingdevices,
Back
in the United
where dictators are at work.
States
European scene
such
air
which
will
make
as
men
are
conditioning,
working on inventions,
of American
life more
industries the
pleasant. Amidst a series of scenes

with

modern

narration
must

as

production in steel mills.

stresses

the fact that business

help business.

Fair.

Propaganda

film for

good
poorly edited

on

and

There

be

Government
and

capital.

privateinitiative and rugged individualism.

The
film
appraisalof propaganda methods.
always logical.

for

critical
not

must

be

kept free.
partnershipof labor
must

A
is

Servant.

Steel, Man's

narrator

pace

the shaft and

arise from

cars

boats

loaded onto

is then

product.

steps in the process, while a musical

the film. First we see great open pit mines in

Superior districts. Underground mining is then shown

the Lake
the

to the finished

the mine

explainsthe various

background helpsto
as

of steel from

the manufacture

Traces
The

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."

1938.

U. S. Steel Corp.,
(Technicolor).

reels. Sd.

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ECONOMIC

on

briefly
Ore

cars.

finallyarrives at the

Lakes,
the loading of

for stainless

molds,electric furnaces

railroad

onto

and

the Great

inside the mill show

Scenes

steel mill.

dumped

are

blast

furnace,

the
rolling
steel,

ingots
plates,giant trip-hammers pounding
the steel into wheels and axles,the making of steel wire and tubing.The
tensile strength,
and
scientist in the laboratoryexperiments to determine
number
of
the
finished
to improve the
uses
product. Finally,a large

pouring into

plates,inspectionof

into

of steel in modern

life

the steel

shown.

are

ing
understandingof modern heavy industry.The advertiscontribution
of
the
the
film
entire
is subdued, as
emphasizes the
the
industry. High school students should be encouraged to investigate
Good

for

heavy industries in

of

nature

location

an

Discussion
the
on
economy.
will help students to stand
under-

and markets
mines, factories,
of modern
productionmethods.
principles

of

many

3 reels.Si. U.

of Power.

Story

The

modern

our

of

S. Bureau

Mines, 1927. "Free."

J.H.S.,H.S.
How

man

The
of animated

tion.
developedmachines and brought about an industrial revoluwith
historical
an
showing by means
pictureopens
survey
luminat
drawings the first pistonpumping engine,invention of il-

1813, and

in

gas

the

"Rocket"

of 1839.

In

the

bringingwith it great power,

improved transportation.The advantagesof electricity
is now
ported
transenumerated, and a map shows the distance electricity
in California.
The importance of Faraday's experiment is explained,

1880's
better
are

see

we

enter
electricity

the scene,

and
light,

and

its relation

plant
hydroelectric

modern

to

Niagara
Reel
two
generated electricity.
then points out the water
power
this

not

was

shows

million

tons

in 1763

by
shows

how

Hero

our

is illustrated. The

electric power

Falls is shown
shows

the

By

of coal which
Wall

of

animation

we

China, all around

adapting the crank

and

the modern

improvements in power

Brocca
steam

which

each

use

are

and

shown

turbine

have

come

we

see

year

Dam.

Conowingo

needs, so

of water

example

an

of the United

resources

modern

as

the coal fields of the United

resources.

wall like the Great

is shown

at

sufficient for

map
power.
coal and water
our

of

Stevenson

turned

we

map

States. But
to

States and

steam

compares

that the two-thirds

is

enough

the United

to

build

States. Watt

flywheel to steam.
periments
Early exthen
by drawings. Animation

works.

Reel

three

about in recent

illustratesthe
years.

By ani-

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we

OF

CATALOGUE

that

see

for

in 1885

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

pound of coal would run two 40-watt

Today a pound of coal will run twenty-five40-watt
in other words eighty times as much
lightis obtained

hour.

one
lamps
lamps for an hour ;
today. Great central

one

stations

power

have

and

arisen

of

one

these

is

shown.
A

film to show

good

the effect of the industrial revolution

and
manufacturing,transportation,
a

is

discussion

of the

of

use

especiallyeffective.

furnishes

natural

our

Serves

the historical

well

as

background

comfort.

Useful
The

resources.

can
Ameri-

on

in

opening up

historical

approach

of power
development and
discussion of current problems

review

for

along this line.

from

Wool,

Fleece

Credit

Farm

to

Fabric

Co-operative Marketing.

"

U. S. Interior,
1938.
Administration,

3 reels. Sd.

"Free."

J.H.S.,

H.S.
operatives
Sheep raisingand wool marketing, with emphasis upon the part coin
this
Reel
with
animated
can
one
an
industry.
play
opens
locatingthe centers of the co-operativewool growers' associations
map
in the western
southwestern
The
and
states.
grazing and shearingof

sheep forms the prelude to marketing activities. Reel two shows the
Here
the co-operativeassociation
transportingof wool to eastern markets.
The Co-operative
enters,weighing the wool and shipping it to market.
Association
methods
of shearing,packing,and shipdemonstrates
ping
of farmers.
to groups
At the co-operative's
warehouse
in Boston
the wool is appraised and graded. The wool is properly sorted and the
take care
of shipping it to the various mills.
co-operative'ssalesmen
The

film ends

with

good film
weak, however,

is much
will be

of the manufacture

for the process

in its treatment

It should
For

review

be

useful

this purpose

of

growing

Woolen

served

Yarn.

and

of wool.

uses

marketing of wool.

It is

of the financial

for

advantages of co-operatives.
operatives.
stimulating further investigationof co-

the second

repetitionthroughout the

amply

and

reel alone

film,and

by showing only

1 reel. Si. General

most

the first two

Electric

should

suffice. There

classroom

purposes

reels.

Co., 1930. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.
How
The

the woolen

sheep

are

industryhas changed

first shown

being sheared

clippers.Carding and spinning are

modern
seen

For

at

machinery.
work, and the

methods

include

machine

by

also done

the old-fashioned
colonial

from

hand
hand

then

first by hand

method

spinning wheel

to machine

and

the

methods.

by
and

Navajo

is shown.

electric
then

Indian

Modern

by
is

spinning
washing, carding,rewashing,combing,

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electrical
Then

the

cars

and

miners

carry

traces

the

STUDIES

FILMS

of

process

who

drill,
blast,and

the coal out

of the mines

of water

shown.

pumping

of coal in

uses

SOCIAL

modern

equipment. First fire bosses inspect the mine

come

electric

Then

1750.

OF

home,

in

are

factory,and

film for the modern

good

mechanical
consideration

The

of

the

of mineral

coal.

film ends

Modern

Mine

lation
venti-

by showing

coal,with emphasis upon

improvements.
of this subject. Also valuable
well

the

the breakers.

to

the

in locomotives.

mining

Can

load

mining with
safety.

to insure

be

used

as

an

the

introduction

to stimulate

to

discussion

cerning
con-

The

portrayal of labor in a coal

mine will probably arouse
interest in a discussion of the rightsof labor
in this industry.The emphasis upon the mechanical
equipment helps to
show
the changes taking place in this industry.

Black

use

resources.

Sunlight. 1 reel. Si. Bray,

story of how

The

the humus

depositsin

with

covered

coal

the

successive

formed

was

Price:

1930.
and

how

apply.EL, J.H.S.

it is mined

primeval forests being

layers of siltand sand.

today. Shows
down, and then
came
earthquakes,

laid

Then

by animation,and in certain regions hard coal

was
picture views of a valleyin the anthracite region
and the film depictsthe mining of coal. By photo and animashown
tion
are
and
mined
coal is shown
surface
mines.
from
Workers
being located
seen
are
entering the shaft,diggingcoal,timbering the roof,pumping
for gas, and hoisting
coal to the surface. Above
surpluswater, inspecting
the ground we
the coal being sorted at the breaker,sized,
and loaded
see
for shipment.

whose

is shown

action

formed.

good

Motion

film

reel. Most

one

Other

resource.

on

coal mining inasmuch

useful

films

in
on

as

it tells the whole

aidingpupilsto gain
coal

are

better

from

an

the

story in

understandingof this
standpoint of showing

working conditions in the mines.

Coal

Mining.

The

2 reels. Si.

latest methods

Goodyear, 1930. "Free." J.H.S.,H.S.

of bituminous

coal

mining

as

applied in

mine

operated by one of Goodyear 's subsidiaries. The film opens with a view
of Adena, Ohio, where we see row
of mining
of the mining town
upon row
in design. The
then
miners
are
homes, mostly frame houses,uniform
horizontal
mine
the
work
shown
to
on
cars.
Entering a
shaft,
riding
they arrive at the field of operationsand set to work using the latest
mining machinery. An electric coal cutter digs out the bottom coal and
for blasting.An electric loading machine
pilesthe blasted coal
prepares
the coal being brought to the surface. There
into cars.
Reel two shows
The coal is then loaded on regularrailway freight
the slate is removed.
cars

and

tires.

taken

to the

Goodyear plant,where

it is used in the

making

of

Reel

Good.

The

second

reel is

Mine

From

adds

little to the story.

reels. Si. American

dustrial
in-

illustrated.

especiallywell

Brass

Co.,

1928.

J.H.S.,H.S.

mining of

The

is

and

comparativelypoor

Consumer.

to

"Free."

and

copper

the

of copper

the manufacture
mines

with

and

brass

ucts.
prod-

laborers

waiting to go to
The ore is blasted down
and loaded on cars, brought to the surface,
and dumped. It is then smelted and refined by an electrolytic
ess.
procIt is cast into bars and shipped to the brass-making plant,where
Reel

work.

shows

one

it is placedin
of

It also illustrates the many

in the mine
plant. Mechanization

mine.

coal

study of labor in a modern

branching interests of a modern

is excellent for

one

103

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ECONOMIC

meltingfurnace. Reel two illustrates the rolling

trical
of roofing,plumbing supplies,elecmanufacture

electric

an

and

copper

the

and
fixtures,
Reel

bronze

screens.

is fair for

one

conditions
in

Butte

in

the copper-miningcountry, and working

illustrating
shows
the
of
It
importance
tion
transportacopper mine.

the
factory. It demonstrates
science as appliedto industry.Reel two is poor,
is kept subdued
technical. The advertising
out
throughmaterials

bringing raw

mechanisms

of modern

and
being repetitious

the

to

the film.

Know

Your

How
make

Coal.
coal

our

Then

shows

modern

loading,washing, grading.
Animation
should

of

coal to determine

coal
Then

how

best to

use

The

first reel is usable

Also

useful

technical

in nature

of

the tests

in

and

not

Copper.

study

applied to

show

to

how

coal

ing,
blastmining, including drilling,
the coal is delivered

heating plant shows the points of

annually. Reel two shows the various

studied.

Mountains

1938. "Free." EL, J.H.S.

Interior,

home

be checked

Fair.

S.

formed, how it is mined, and

properly.Opens with animation

was

it is used

sure

formed.

was

2 reels. Sd. U.

to the home.

furnace

which

tests

applied to

coal

mining

it.
in the
of

grades where

conservation.

The

second

is

reel is

recommended.

1 reel. Sd. General

Electric

Co., 1930. "Free."

rather

artificialsettingin

J.H.S.
How

which

copper
a

explains the

man

film deals with

scenes

show

mountain
nineteen

by

is mined.

Introduced
whole

to

mines

at

copper
of the various

electric scoop
miles away.

process

the surface

the nature

by

shovels.

levels

The

ore

his

dog. The body

Bingham, Montana.
scooped
is then

of the

Good

off the side of the

hauled

to the mills

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Fair

for

OF

CATALOGUE

and

mining
the

good on
of
application

very

FILMS

understandingof our mineral wealth. Not

mining but emphasizes the
process of copper
machinery to this type of work.
an

modern

Oil. 2 reels. Sd.

and

STUDIES

actual

Oil

IIIF.
Men

SOCIAL

Industry

Films,Inc.,1937.

R.

$3.00 EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

survey of the early days of the

feature film,High, Wide, and

mount
petroleumindustry,from the ParaHandsome.
The oil industryis introduced
Oil"
for
"
Seneca
medicine.
a
a
scene
by
showing "quack" selling
A young
in Titusville,
ing
man
Pennsylvania,conceives the idea of obtainthis oil in largequantities
to be used in lamps. By patience and
he succeeds in drilling
into a "gusher" and on September
perseverance
succeeds
in
in"
first well. Boom
times follow and
the
"bringing
8, 1859,
a

small

great many

interests,in
a

The

pipe

is shown

system which

is then

industrytoday
airplanes.

oil-well

But

the railroad

industry,juggle the
The

owner.

oil

and

rates

joinforces

men

to

be

an

shown

in

series of

scenes

of

strugglesof
period immediately preceding the

treated

of facts. The

on

finallygoes through,the first of a great

The importance of the oil
animated
map.

line

film to illustrate the

excellent

interests in the
Should

the oil business.

the

The strugglebetween
pipe line to carry their product to the refinery.
and the railroads is well shown
the oil men
in a series of bitterly

fought battles.

An

control

the life of the small

threaten
build

enterprisesenter

effort to

an

as

methods

historical fiction rather

of the railroads

and

than

their

steamships,
automobiles,

the various
era

of

business

big business.

straightportrayal
opposition to the laying
a

lating
pipe lines are here treated in a general fashion rather than as reof
conflict
The
the
is
well
in
these
c
ases.
spirit
specific
pictured
the
to the film advertising
two reels. Unfortunately a trailer is attached
and
detracts
Handsome
somewhat
from
what
and
picture High, Wide,

of

to

is otherwise

fine

teachingfilm.

This

will

probably be deleted

at

an

earlydate.

Evolution

of Oil. 2 reels. Si. U.

Sinclair
An

RefiningCo.), 1939.

historical sketch

of the

use

S. Bureau

of Mines

"Free."

J.H.S.,H.S.

of oil and

an

(Co-operationof

explanationof

modern

oil

of Noah's
Ark being "pitched."
pictureopens with scenes
Zoroaster and the fire worshippers are seen
using oil in their ceremonies.
The
forces
with
hot oil. The Aztecs used
Babylonians sprayed Cyrus'
Indian used it as a medicine.
and the American
petroleum in the rites,
Early "quacks" peddled it in the streets as ar r re-all. In the middle of

refining.The

the nineteenth

century Drake

drilled the firstwell at

Titusville,
Pennsyl-

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PROGRESS

ECONOMIC

met by the pipe line. Reel

was
vania. The problem of oil transportation
oil refining
two of this picturedeals with the modern
process.

Fair.
and

study

recommended.

Ill G.
Behind

industry.The

of this

is not

Facts

of Oil is useful

firstreel of Evolution

The

in the

second

Transportation
"

the News.

rial
background matetechnical
highly

as

reel is

General

3 reels. Sd. Pennzoil

Co.,1937 (Y.M.C.A.).

H.S.
J.H.S.,

"Free."

with emphasis on the

transportation,
development. Aviation is traced
to the modern
transport plane.
the
the
Railroad
various
is
shown
by
horsecar,
types of
development
t
he
Water
diesel engine.
steam
locomotives,and finally
transportation
of a boat race.
travel is
Overland
is developedpoorly through scenes
shown
the
and
the
and
automobile,
finally
by the
Conestoga wagon,
by
ends with strong
and improved roads. Each
modern
auto
sequence
advertising.
A

of recent

review

progress

in

part the oil industryhas played in this

War
from the planesused in the World

Fair.

Some

very
material.
advertising
the

good material is here largelyspoiledby the blatant

Might stillbe used with groups able to see through

advertising.

Transportation.

1 reel. Sd.

Erpi, 1939. S. $45. (Teacher'sGuide).EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
modern

has broken
transportation
desert,forest,
river,and ocean

How

down

the barriers of

tain
moun-

is the theme

of this picture.
they existed in the United
the steps taken to remove
them
are
rapidlysketched.
and steamship
Canal, railway,automobile,modern highway, airplane,
shown
in their relation to the overcoming of physicalbarriers. The
are
The
growth of railroads is shown on animated
part of improved
maps.
in
of
cities
is
the
transportation
growth
represented in city scenes.
barriers to
Bridges cross rushingstreams, and tunnels pierce mountain

range,
Animated
maps
States and then

introduce

these

barriers

as

unite the nation.

A

Good.

rapid review

the relation of

as

an

connection

introduction
with

the

film

introduce
detailed analysis
to

serves

life. It is not

but rather
growth of transportation

understanding of the progress

an

best

subject,this

transportationto modern

of the steps in the

for

of the

"rn

which

has been

"eview of the subject. It

growth

of the

railroad

or

made.
can

sets the

It will

stage
serve

well be used

highway

in the

in

United

106

OF

CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

should
maps
this
film
should
of its rapid action,
The

States.

animated

learningfrom

insure maximum

Transportation.

and

Here

STUDIES

especiallyvaluable.

prove

be

FILMS

shown

several

times

Because

in order

to

its content.

There.

1 reel. Si.

R.

Bray, 1926.

$2.00. S.

$24. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

A

of the diverse

survey

of land

means

and

most

our

busses,and airplanes.Then
trains,
transportationwhich

of

we

still in

are

The

autos, streamlined

see

shown

are

transportationnow
picture opens with

water

in different parts of the world.

of transportation.We
modern
means

being employed

antiquated means

more

phants,
Horses,donkeys, camels,ele-

use.

and man
buffaloes,
power
of
the
The
film
concludes
with
world.
parts
and
side
side
with
ancient
junks
by
liners,
sampans.

llamas, dogs, water

brief review

views

which
should
transportation,
in the grades. It deals with the simple facts as they are
attempt to analyze or explainthem.
A

good

of

Ill H.

"

Minutes.

(Educational Films),

1 reel. Sd.

R.

1932.

be

shown

of modern

found

useful

found,with

no

Air

Transportation

in Ten

America

Across

each

are

in various

Teaching

$5.00

for

Films

dians
Custo-

weeks.

two

EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
"From
New

over

the

harbor

York

and

of

plane

Liberty.

We

takes

off,flies

lower

see

hattan
Man-

of the coal and

center

iron district.

the

as

it

come

Great

the

early Mormon

see

the temple and

Cheyenne.
Then

Sink in
are

Nevada,

seen

Films

new

plane

ascends
Elk

ing
build-

state

design. After

Rockies.
Utah.
the

After

against the
We

next

of

big plane flyingover

Custodians, Catalogue, pp.

At

state

that,the
14,000

to

Mountain

Salt Lake

pears,
ap-

Reno.

fog,we
Golden
85-86.

the barren

upon
see

City we
is

land
waste-

In the
The

snow.

come

which

which
capitol,

flyingover

reach

we

Finally,through wisps
the

the

Immigration Pass, through

tabernacle; also

still in evidence.

film closes with

Teaching

the

of trees

forty-ninersis
Sacramento.

Divide.

see

The

foothills of the

capitolin Washington.

of the Carson
groups

the

we

for architectural

settlers toiled to enter

the

of the

Lincoln,where

and

Wyoming

approaches

and

over

award

recent

won

rollinghills of

Allentown,the

see

we

Blue

River,and

copy

the Statue

and

air. The

land,
Ridge Mountains,
Susquehanna River; and CleveToledo, and Chicago. We descend to a low altitude over Chicago
sissippi
something of the city and its civic buildings.We cross the Mis-

that

feet

by

on
tower; then we circle the mooring mast
After
sylvania
Building.
passingover Newark, we enter Penn-

State

where
the

to see

Francisco

the Woolworth

Empire

Then

to San

York

New

tered
scatSierras,
trail used by the
Lake
Tahoe, then

San
Gate."

Francisco.
*

The

geography or
The
teacher
transportation.
in both the introductoryand

classes. Also useful in units on

to follow this journey by map

want

tory
his-

States for

of the United

good generaloverview

107

PROGRESS

ECONOMIC

will

the

follow-up work.

1 reel. Sd.

Airplane Trip.

An

Erpi, 1939. S. $50. (Teacher's Guide).

Primary, El.
How

Back

stewardess

landscape. The
made

and

the

watch
for

Excellent

plane

and

its

and
the

we

see

camera

girlis about nine years of age

journey. The narration is simply done
of primary pupils.

Coast

by

Plane.

"mother

the berths

and

journey into the

are

embark
daughter dis*
night."

the

elementary grades.The
pupils will be interested in her

in
teachingtransportation

young

to

plane
off and

how

shows

dusk

City at

continue

and

Coast

the
take

meals

serves

Salt Lake

Arrivingat

up.

board

then

They

comfortable.

them

the

to

and

course.

action.

They
the instrument
where
board
pilot's
compartment
the narrator
explains brieflyhow the plane charts its
in the cabin the girland her mother
are
looking at the

forward

is shown

Los

at the

explainsthe
making

the stewardess
moves

airplanetrip from

an

on

go

airport.They
City. Opens as they arrive
and the
for
the
in
serviced
being
flight,
plane
preparation

the

narrator

mother

her

Salt Lake

Angeles to
watch

girl and

little

and

well within

reels. Sd.

the understanding

Air

United

Lines,

1938.

(Y.M.C.A.). "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

transcontinental

plane. 1937 marked

air travel. A plane of ten
of coast-to-coast
in
the
A
hours is shown.
ocean
spanned
thirty-three
Life aboard

this caused

our

continent

airliner is shown.

modern

shrink

to

The

the tenth
years
map

to one-third its former

mechanics

are

seen

versary
anni-

ago
shows

which

how

size. Then

grooming

the

plane

from
New
pilots are planning the flight.The start is made
and
ends
with
the
reel
York
first
City,
enjoyinglunch in the
passengers
air. Reel two shows the plane'soperationby a wireless beam, and brings
the flightto Chicago. The
story is then interruptedto show how the
at the Cheyenne Aircraft Base. This
planes are overhauled periodically
the
ends
with
reel
going to sleep aboard the plane. Reel
passengers
the landing in Salt Lake
three shows
air
City. A map of the western
and

the

routes

is shown

aboard
Los

scenes

on

each

plane is shown, and

of these routes

the

flightends

are

included.

with

the

fast
Break-

landingin

Angeles.

Very
used
*

the

and

good

alone
Teacher's

to

modern

on

introduce

Guide,

p.

20.

be
airplanetransportation. Reel one can
air travel. Somewhat
modern
long and tends

108
to be

OF

CATALOGUE

Use of
repetitious.

SOCIAL

STUDIES

all three reels at

FILMS

showing is

one

not

especially

recommended.

First Ten

The

EL,
A

of

Years

Flying.

1 reel. Sd.

1930.
Garrison,

R.

$1.50.

J.H.S.,H.S.

review of the

earlydays of aviation. Opens with Dumont

making
in 1901.
his first flightin his dirigible
Proceeds
with views of the
Wright brothers,1903; the helicopter,1907; Peleterie's monoplane,
1907; Curtis racingin the "June Bug," 1908; and Bleriot crossingthe
channel in 1909.
Closes with a sequence
on
Teddy Roosevelt taking
his first airplaneride.
A

of the earlydays of the

good film for use in recapturingthe spirit
Can
in
connection
with
used
be
and
a study of transportation
airplane.
also in enrichingthe era of Theodore
Roosevelt.

History

of Aviation.

3 reels. Sd.

Gutlohn,1935.

R.

$4.50. S. $100.

H.S.
EL, J.H.S.,
Newsreel
the

picturesof the

Wright brothers
shown

scenes

Bleriot's

are

the

flightacross

of aviation from

the first flight

of
planes of 1936. Among the
following:Reel one
Wright brothers' first flight;
the English Channel; Teddy Roosevelt's
first
progress

the

to

commercial

"

aviators in the World War; Byrd and Bennett

at the North
flight;
army
solo
R
eel
Graf
the Atlantic;
two
crosses
Lindbergh's
flight.
Pole;
Zeppelin
York
hop; Post and Gatty's
Kingford Smith's Ireland to New
'round the world flight;
Do-X
visits America; Italo Balbo's Italian air
Fair. Reel three
fleet visits Chicago'sWorld
Doolittle's record coastt
he
"Flivver"
to-coast
flight; winglessautogiro;
plane; China Clipper;
and a generalsummary,
tional
the Hindenburg's first flight;
includingaddiviews of earlymodels of airplanes.
"

"

good film for use in historyclasses since it clearlyshows the

scientific spiritof the early twentieth
century. Extremely interesting
which
from the viewpointof the development of heavier-than-air craft,
fashion. Valuable in a study of transportationand
is traced in a logical
is the qualityof the motion
twentieth century science. Also interesting
to the subjectunder consideration.
pictureswhich developedalmost parallel
A

Ill I.
Construction

The

Port

of New

Transportation

Land

George Washington
Bridge. 1 reel. Si.
Authority,1938. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

of the
York

principaloperationsin the
suspensionbridge.An aerial view
The

"

construction
of the

of the world's

completed 3500-foot

longest
span

in-

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CATALOGUE

King of the Rails.

J.H.S.,H.S.

OF

SOCIAL

1 reel. Si. General

STUDIES

FILMS

Electric

"Free."

Co., 1930.

EL,

land

history of

to the modern
transportationfrom muscle power
electric locomotive.
Starting with the Indian drag, the picture traces
of transportation.
the steps in the evolution of better methods
The stone
sled gives way
to the wheelbarrow, the ox-cart, the horse and wagon,
the early steam
steam
locomotive, the modern
locomotive,and finally
the electric train. Each
step is traced in sufficient detail to explain its
the
preceding form.
advantages over

The

Good.

Although

to classroom

It is

use.

stages enumerated

above

It

United

1830, the

R.

finallythe
the

trace

land

farm
the

and

early

action

centers

on

covered

in the

wagon,

the

modern

Maps
and

show

Ohio

in

population which
Graphs and

1920.

cost per mile

average
the value of adjacent

Interspersedscenes

show

tives,
roadbeds,electric locomo-

tunnels.

boy

who

Body Co.,

the Stone
is

Age

working

on

to modern
a

"Free."

1939.

model

times.
of

The

carriage.

his father,the principalsteps in the

reviewed.
Next

Middle

tunnel,bridge,and

Greek

master

film takes

modern

modern

Age

chariots
the

ships,stern

first iron

carriage.Such

In the Stone

Ages

carriage.Quickly the

horseless

increased

reels. Sd. Fisher

around

shown.

are

Then

and

transportationfrom

are
transportation

the wheel

States.

Visual

fast that the facts

so
transportation.The film moves
be
assimilated
cannot
graphs
easily.Composed largely

talks with

he

Societyfor

lines in

rise of cities.

possiblethe

Moving World.
EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
of

summary.

reel. Si.

mileage,the

has

railroad

bridgesand

for land

review

or

the spread of
Pacific,

locomotive,old-time

contained in the
of still material.

This

1820,

of the

one

in itself. It is gested
sugportation.
study of trans-

the rise of the Baltimore

in railroad

the

made

modern

and

Fair

how

the evolution

on

during the

introduction

principalrailroad

increase

and
of railroad,

complete

systems of the United

of the Union

route

less
times

History. 1
$1.00. J.H.S.,H.S.

of railroads in

followed,and
tables

excellent

the railroad

growth of

the absence

or

several

is well suited

showings,any

sequence

States

Education,1920.
The

shown

providesan

in

Railroads

to

being more

this film be

that

As

of the better films available

one

It is well suited
transportation.

of

the Rails

advertising
film,King of

an

and

ships show

craftsman

is

man's
seen

at

progress.
work

the story of the clippership,

wheeler,railroads,and finallythe
up

developments

automobile

the

development of
level,the plane,and

are

as

the

shown.

vehicular
airplane,

111

PROGRESS

ECONOMIC

good for a study of transportation.Despite the many gaps in

the idea of progress and the principal
the continuity,
steps in the world
film
which
A
with
shown.
well
to introduce
of transportation
are
good
a unit on
transportation.
Very

Transportation. 2 reels.Si. U. S.
with

the

with

the

Bureau

of Mines.

(Made in co-operation

Westinghouse Electric Co.), 1928.

"Free."

EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
Deals

land,with emphasis on
the earliest means
of travel by specific
and
then
camel.
The
foot,
by
ress
prog-

on
historyof transportation

development in America.

It traces

example,first showing travel

on

tian
development of vehicles is traced from the first rude Egypof
the
the
small
the
through
prairie
progressivesteps
sled,
cart,
and
electric locomotives.
schooner,stagecoach, and finallythe steam
shown
in action. The
remainder
of the picare
Old-type locomotives
ture
in the

advantage of the electric train over the old type of

The followingpoints are emphasized in this connection:
electric locomotives
are
cleaner,faster,
safer;terminals are less
values
the
real
estate
along
right-of-wayare raised;fuel is
congested;
saved by using cheap water
to generate electricity.
power
considers

the

locomotive.

steam

The

Good.

first two

of the
summary
those
in the
especially
The

hundred

feet of the first reel furnishes

history of land

an

transportation.Many

lent
excel-

teachers,

grades,will find this sufficient for their purpose.

entire first reel completes the story of modern
while
electrification,
reel deals

the second
subtitles

on

mainly with the advantagesof electrification. The

electrification

are

somewhat

complicated,and

the

teacher

preview the film carefullyand work out discussion plans

in advance.
the
Although propaganda for electrificationof the railroads,
film is not objectionable.Other areas
the film might contribute
to which
modern
of
are:
technologyas applied to transportation,conservation

will need

coal

by

to

of water

use

of

Wheels

Empire.

power,

and

1 reel. Sd.

the effect of urbanization

upon

portation.
trans-

Films,Inc.,1937. R. $1.50.El.,J.H.S.,

H.S.
The

story of the Wells-Fargo Express Company

feature

lupe-Hidalgo which
began the westward
for miles
westward.

across

edited from

the Paramount

picture Wells-Fargo. Following the treaty of Guade-

the

ended
trek.

the

Mexican

War, thousands

In wagon
trains which
the
gold seekers and
plains,

of

settlers

sometimes

stretched
land seekers moved
the civilization which

To
keep these people in touch with
they had left,the Wells-Fargo Express Company was
organized and
for carrying the United
States mail. Good
granted the contract
views
of the perilsattending the tripacross
the plainsare included. Dramatic

112

CATALOGUE

scenes

But

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

pony express riders carrying the news

the train replaced the stagecoach and the

show
We

pony.

see

in conclusion

the

newer

means

FILMS

of Lincoln's election.

telegraphreplacedthe
of communication

includingthe airplane,the telephone,and

transportation,

and

the radio.

of transportation
and communication
good portrayalof earlymeans
The
of
the
of the gold
towns
western
reproductions
rush days are especially
worth showing in historyclasses. Because of
of the picture,
its value should be enhanced
the episodicnature
by preliminary
study and discussion of the period under consideration.
A

in the west.

other material

For
X

IV G

see:
transportation

California
Oregon Country

Overland

to

III
Boat

land

on

Trip.

J. Transportation Water

1 reel. Sd.

"

Erpi, 1939. S. $50. (Teacher's Guide). Primary,

El.
A

the

Day line from Albany to New York.

Two
youngsters, Nancy and Roger, board the boat and observe the
different types of boats plying the river. They see a speedboat,kayak,
and finally
liner. At the dock in New
a great ocean
tug, ferry,sailboat,
York
of
harbor there are general scenes
the waterfront,skyline,and
trip on

Hudson

River

docks.

transportationin the lower grades. The many

types of
introduction
of
boats seen
to a study
water
provide a good
tion.
transportabetween
the pilotand the children helps to
Direct conversation
explainhow river boats are navigated.
Good

for

Products

Carrying American
Steel

to

Foreign Lands.

1 reel. Si. U.

S.

Corp., 1930. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

attention
to foreigncommerce.
ship,with some
The parts of the ship are picturedand described.
Loading operations
give the pupil the opportunityto see the varietyof material
exported.In return we see the unloadingof rubber from Sumatra,hemp
from the Philippines,
and tin from Singapore.
A

descriptionof

steel

and the parts of the ship. Useful in a study of

shipbuilding
of the material is static,
and for the most
modern
Much
transportation.
the
in
this
film in a more
material
covered
still
will
teach
pictures
part
Fair

on

effective

manner.

Electric

The

Ship.

113

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ECONOMIC

1 reel. Sd. General

Electric

Co., 1929. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.
the electric ship. Opens with the launchingat Newport
York
The
to San Francisco.
A tripis then taken from New
is shown
and the working parts of the ship are briefly
plained.
ex-

Life aboard

News, Va.
engine room

phases of life aboard ship are then shown. Stops are

San Francisco.
made at Havana, Panama
City,Los Angeles,and finally
Sound consists of music and effects. The film is explainedby subtitles.
Various

for

Fair

and life aboard

transportation

Highways of Yesteryear.
EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

1 reel. Sd.

an

ocean

liner.

Gutlohn, 1935.

R.

$1.50. S. $45.

The
now
largelyoutmoded.
examples of water transportation
veloped
first example deals with the canal system of Pennsylvania,which deof
in
the
nineteenth
to considerable proportions the middle part
mules
driven
shown
The
towed
are
by
being
by a towbarges
century.
the
of
canals
Germany which
path boy. The second example shows
transport the canal boat by rail over a hill too high to be economically
traversed by a lock. The final illustration depictslife on a Mississippi
The boat is seen
River steamboat.
leavingMemphis. Short shots show
the pilothouse with the captainat the wheel,Negroes on board singing
and dancing,and a load of mules being unloaded at a stop up river.
Three

in the early nineteenth

study of transportation
the coming of the railroad
century. Also valuable in considering
and the struggle
between canal and railroad interests. The sequence
on
valuable for transmitting
River steamboat is most
the Mississippi
something
of travel rather than for specific
of this mode
of the spirit
facts
concerningtrafficup and down the "big river."
Can

Good.

be used

in

3 reels. Sd. Inland

Waterways.
"Free." J.H.S.,H.S.

Inland

Waterways

Corp.,

1938.

terways
explanationof the purpose and function of the Inland WaCorporationof the United States. Opens with the explanation
It is explained
organizationby the Inland Waterways Commissioner.

visual

of the

that this

lieve
governmental function grew out of the attempt to rethe
World
War.
shipping congestion during
Operating at a profit,
its rates are approximately 80 per cent as great as railroad rates. A map

the waterways through the

the Mississippi
is then
travel on

traces

central

the

river steamer, and

shown,
then locates the rivers and terminals
Rock

the

evolution

of

brieflytraced. First the flatboat is

finallythe modern
barge. A map
used by the corporation. Pictures
the various river terminals
at Minneapolis,St. Paul, Dubuque,
Island,Birmingham, Peoria, and Chicago. A flatboat tripis folthen

show

plains,and

114

lowed

OF

CATALOGUE

Memphis
lights,
pilotson
Rouge, New
from

river

to New

SOCIAL

STUDIES

Orleans.

En

FILMS

route

pointed

scenes

out

are

the

boat,taking soundings on the river,

Vicksburg,
Orleans
Baton
and
terminal,
finallyunloading at New
Orleans.
the products shipped by barges the followingare
Among
shown being loaded or unloaded : sugar, pipes,pulp wood, burlap,coffee,
the

sulphur. The

parts, and

rice,auto

film then

closes with

by

statement

corporationchairman.
for

Good

unit

transportation.The

on

of it consists of similar scenes,

much

to tell the

of

Men

one

entire film is

of the reels

two

or

long and

since

be used

can

story.

Ships. 1 reel. Sd. Garrison,1939.

R.

$2.00.EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

York
harbor
and the men
who
make
it work.
We
study of New
a
see
ship arrivingat quarantine. The inspectorsand reporters come
aboard.
and dock the big liner. The
Then
the tugs get to work
cargo
A

is unloaded
harbor:

the
with

scenes

and

the passengers

ferryboats,
barges,and
of retired

fair film for

of

Queen

alight. Then

showing

of the

in

use

smaller

in their home

seamen

the other

see

vessels.
at

Snug

The

craft of

picture ends

Harbor.

study of transportation.It possesses

the human

side of

the advantage

transportation.

1 reel. Si. General

Waves.

we

Electric

Co., 1929. "Free."

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
transportationfrom the crudest canoe
Indians paddling across
electric ships. First we
to modern
streams
see
burned
out of logs. Later bark canoes
on
were
were
logs. Then canoes
the raft. The days of the Mississippi
made.
Then
steamboat
came
are
and quickly followed by the electric-driven ship of today. The
shown
and
last part of the film deals with the mechanics
operation of the
The

story of American

electric ship and

tends

water

to be

technical.

somewhat

first half of this film furnishes

The

history of American

water

an

excellent

high school students to emphasize the

this type of transportation.It fits well into

with
to

and
transportation

The

Ship

That

1934.

R.

"The
We

see

Marie

also of the United

$5.00 for
York

Celeste loads

as

consideration

world

Teaching Films
weeks. J.H.S.,H.S.

two

mystery of the ship Marie

the New

States

last part can

be used
applicationof technology

1 reel. Sd.

Died.

harbor
a

cargo

introduction to the

transportation.The

Celeste

in 1872
of casks

is

of inland

power.

Custodians

portrayedin

(MGM),
this

picture.
sailingvessels. The
of alcohol. The
captain'swife

crowded

with

aboard, and

comes

another

vessel

the

ship puts

the

sees

115

PROGRESS

ECONOMIC
to

Celeste

Marie

Later, far

sea.

at sea, the

they hail

full sail. When

under

of

crew

The
food is
They go aboard but find no one.
cask.
still hot and the cargo is untouched, except for a hole in one
the
closet
When
There
are
they open
pages torn out of the log book.
The
turns
of the captain'swife,a stained knife falls out.
scene
now
is holding a hearing to discuss
where
to Gibraltar
a
royal commission
theories are
the mystery. Various
pictured as they are suggested.One

her, there is

commissioner

believes
bear

signs to

no

in the

him

trouble

the

from

away

for
An

them.

strange things happen

at

withdrawal

that

old bo 'sun says

thinks a
He

jump

to

in

small

boat.

didn't occur, the ship

all sailors know
that

overboard

have

in terror.

No

commissioners."

the

are

started

phantom ship might

sea.

on

might have

history.Stimulates an interest in the old days

sailing
ship. May stimulate readingof the clippership days.

Fair
the

for maritime

in United

Steamboats

The

development of

rivers of the

by

States
R.

Education, 1920.

of Fitch

Photos
mont"

and

is shown

is shown

steamer

how

point

how

out

Other

on

in

animation,and

for

the

development

of

New

in

the

on

blockadingthe South
beingloaded,and

shown

in 1917

on

the

Great

and

seen

coast.

in the
port
trans-

1918.

transportation on

Lakes.

to

river
is

Pacific

water.

and still pictures,

it does possess some
largelyof maps
its illustrations of the evolution of this form of travel.

Transportation

wheel

stern

"ClerYork

grew up along rivers and

speeded up settlement

carryingsoldiers

seen

Fulton's

"Walk-in-the-Water"

locate the cities which

steamboats

Robert

"Holyoke,"
the

the part of the steamer

Finally,modern steamers are

shipsare

Visual

improve river travel.

he traveled from

route

The

map.

tried to
shown.

are

The

show

maps
Civil War.

Fair

James Fitch

Oliver Evans

stilldrawing. Maps

Societyfor

$1.00. El.,J.H.S.

in animation.

is indicated

Albany

1 reel. Si.

water

show

to

History.

of

A map
locates the eastern
transportation.
is followed
States. Early transportation
by canoe

United

animation

as

fire

which
explosion,

an

them, causing them

reached by
agreement, however, was
down

borne

that

captain ordered

the

they watched

while

mutiny, but there

been

have

to

thinks

Another

out.

that

hold, and

Then,
drew

answer.

no

1 reel. Si.

Made

advantage

Eastman,

1931.

up
in

S.

$24. (Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S.

The
how
area

title

explainsthe

the

Great

and

then

Lakes

were

receded.

Teaching Films

of the film. An animated

purpose
formed
the polar ice cap
when
Also

pointed

out

on

the

Custodians, Catalogue, pp. 227-228.

map

are

shows
map
covered
the
the

rivers

116

CATALOGUE

draining into

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

the

lakes,the portages, and the cities which grew up

along these portages. As spring navigationopens the lighthousesare
and put in operation.The
various
manned
types of ships which ply
bull freighters,
the lakes are:
car
grain ships,and passenger
ferries,
liners. A grain ship is shown
unloaded
and the passenger
being
ship
arrives at Detroit.

Fair
lakes

for

and

classes

unit

this

on

on

This
transportation.

subject. It does

the

do

part they play in

studyingthis

Ill K.
Behind

the

Scenes

U. S.
A

of the

one

with

modern

of

power
number
of

of

methods.

have

between
The

Benjamin

presses.

With

come

seeks

human

taking steps

employment

used

reau,
Bu-

has

to

is the

come

which

without

with

the great modern

increase
in the
are

textile industries.

eliminate.

The

guidance

federal

example

and

Reel

working and
printingmachine,

an

and

and

of

examples

state

work

the machine.

methods

being compared

and
factories,

waste

women's

on

old hand

machine

the
in

and
investigating

girlwho

reels. Si. Women's

accompanied

example

Franklin

women

has

Geography

commerce.

machine

employed
printing,
garment, shoe,machine, and
machine

able
availof the

Industry

Age.

the

problems which

the contrast

machine

the machine

few

the extent

Labor, 1936. "Free." H.S.

treatment

opens

in

Machine

of the influence

survey

of the

one

showing

internal

our

Women

in the

of

probably find this film useful.

will

area

film is

good job

taken
But

from

with

the

agenciesare
is

given

finds herself

of

misfit

in her

is guided by governto this girlis the girlwho

job. Contrasted
ment
and
in
trained
for
her
it. Reel two
deals
job,
happy
agencies,
which
the Women's
Bureau
with the working conditions
encourages.
eating space, safetydevices,alternatingon
Proper working facilities,
work, conveyors for heavy goods,protectionfrom occupationaldiseases,
of the subjectspictured. There
follows
and first aid equipment are some
have reduced
a
remarkably good sequence on the way in which machines
This
continues
of workers
the number
required.
through reel
industries. For example,
three,and examples are taken from numerous
made
where
fifteen workers
were
requiredin a cigar factoryin which handchines
cigars were
made, now
only five workers are requiredsince mais to happen to those no
have
been
installed. What
longer
needed?
Machines
bring with them the further problems of wage cuts,
speed up of work, and monotony of work. Some companies have met
machines.
The
the problem by long-term adjustments to new
example
which
has worked
out
is given of the telephonecompany,
a
long-term
dial
for
the
installation
of
needed
Girls
no
on
longer
phones.
program
switchboards are transferred to other jobs in the office or on toll lines,
and

an

attempt is made

ends with

to throw

no

plea for future economic

one

out

of

planning.

employment.

The

film

118

finally

and

to

entered

of

series

the

shorter

picture
and

hours,

film

excellent

An

status.

present

problems
to

in

and

America

introduce

for
Also

the

above

working

the
an

shipment.

various

We

fields

pictured

for

place

of

film

important
modern

topics

industrial
or

as

for

American
a

ers.
workfair

history

consideration

methods.
review

household

pay,

women.

in

women

graph
tele-

workers,

opportunity,

for

have

physicians,

women

and

duced
intro-

women

clerical

equal

conditions

then

are

which

are

saleswomen,

appeal

an

FILMS

stenographers,

operators,

with

better

for

occupations

executives,

ends

STUDIES

the

showing

scenes

telephone

operators,

it

packing

seamstresses,

The

used

and

Among

today.

surgeons,

their

it

sewing

SOCIAL

OF

CATALOGUE

film.

It

of
can

be

and
labor

best

Geography

IV.

United

of the

Nature

The

IV A.
Alaska.

reel. Si.

Eastman,

Its Possessions

and

States

Alaska
S.

1930.

(Teacher's Guide). EL,

$24.

J.H.S.
An

overview

of the diverse

industries,and life in
ice-capped mountains
mon
glaciers,gold mining, sal-

resources,
fields with

scenery,

Alaska.

show
wheat
Opening scenes
show
in the background. Other
typical scenes
the Pribilof Islands shows
the
on
fishing,and whaling. A sequence
of
of
is
around
seals. Native
life
scenes
depicted by a series
capture
Children
shown
the home.
are
drying fish,dancing, and caring for their
reindeer
herds.
school
Activities in an Eskimo
are
ing,
shown, including sewsettlers are
their
on
seen
baking, and carpentry. Finally,American
farms, and in villages.
Good

make

introduction
work
and historical
to Alaska.
an
as
Introductory map
in order to
background should be supplied by class discussion
the picture more
meaningful.

Alaska's

Silver

Millions.

3 reels. Sd. American

Can

1935.

Co.,

"Free."

(Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S., H.S.

A
and

visit to
with

emphasis

bard,

the

States

to

with

Alaska,

Glacier

Alaska.
show

on

attention

the

the various

film

on
opens
of Alaska
is then

map

comparative

size.

sections

fisheries. Narrated

salmon

Priest,the
The

to

The

of the country
Father

by

of North

map

America,

superimposed

northern

Hub-

on

cluding
in-

the United

Yukon

section,south
then
shown
in typical scenes.
Peninsula
Alaska, and the Alaska
are
These
views include
Alaskan
dog teams,
ciers,
houses, farmlands, roads, glathe formation
of an
of the
iceberg,volcanoes, and general scenes
Alaskan
countryside. The last part of the film is devoted to the salmon
the
fishingand canning industry and includes an excellent sequence
on
The
fishermen
shown
in
their
and
nets
spawning salmon.
are
hauling
where
the cleaning and
deliveringthe fish to the cannery,
packing process
or

is shown.

Very
map

work

good.
is well

This

is

handled

of the

one

and

the

best

scenes

119

films
are

available
well

chosen

on

to

Alaska.

The

portray vari-

L20

CATALOGUE

OF

aspects of Alaskan

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

life. It is

beautifullyphotographed and the

The fishingsequence
is excellent. What
narration is well done.
little
is
in
in
taste
and
with
the
velopmen
advertising
good
keeping
general deappears
of the subject.The
will prove extremely
accompanying handbook
valuable in helpingto plan the film lesson.
ous

Arctic.

Iceless

1 reel. Sd.

Teaching Films

Pictures),1934. R. $5.00 for

"This

is Alaska

without

mountains, wooded

the

weeks.

two

Scenes

snow.

Custodians

(Educational

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

taken

from

aboard

ship show

islands,and

rugged shoreline. Then random

Skagway, wild flowers,an Alaskan farmer plowing.
We see a monument
to 'Soapy'Smith, and an
carved totem
intricately
salmon
pole. There is an extensive sequence on salmon fishing:
leaping
from the sea; being hauled in in huge nets; stored in great cold storage
views at Sitka and

With

rooms.

and

commentary,

of

accompaniment

an

orchestral

music."

geography and historyclasses studying Alaska. Gives

of Alaska.
broader understandingof the true nature
Might be used
of
the Resettlement
connection with a study
Administration's work
from
A
laska
with
the
Dust
Bowl.
people
settling
Good

for

Eskimo.

The

Nanook,

episodes.Si. Edwards,
reel. (Teacher'sGuide). El.

$1.00 per
A

series of four one-reel

and

Nanook
of

on

Robert

R.

1936.

Flaherty'sNanook

of

an

bath. The

snow

and

bow

soon

meat.

raw

given a

terior
Family. 1 reel. Si. Opens with a view of the exinside
Eskimo
we
see
an
igloo.Looking
family
and prepare
wake up, dress in fur clothing,
fast
a breakSnow
is melted over
the fire to get water.
The
baby

His

Alaskan

asleep. They

subjectsbased

in

the North.

of

is

1-reel

Four

in

arrow.

storm

father teaches

Eskimo
comes

up,

so

dinner

his young
to shoot
son
is eaten inside the igloo.

igloosare built for the dogs who sleepoutside. As the storm rages
the family get into their fur beds for the night.
outside,
Builds an Igloo. 1 reel. Si. Nanook
looks for the proper
Nanook
kind of snow
in a
and findingit he cuts blocks of it and places them
circle. Aided
by his wife,who carries her baby on her back, he builds
the iglooup to its proper heightand then rounds off the top. A hole is
cut for a door. A thin pieceof clear ice forms a window, and the family
inside.
is ready to move
Little

How
seen

up.
and
*

Gets

Nanook

hunting seal.
Finallythe
skinned.
Teaching

They

Food.
find

1 reel. Si. Nanook

seal's air hole and

speared,and
piecesof meat

seal is

Fresh

Films

His

after

p.

his friends

for him

to

are

come

strugglehe is captured,slain,

cut

are

Custodians, Catalogue,

and
wait

112.

from

the

carcass

and

eaten

121

GEOGRAPHY

fishingin his kayak. Using bait on a stringand

climax of the film is a
a
spear he captures enough for his family.The
walrus is spearedand captured.
walrus hunt in which a two-ton
travel in the kayak
1
Travels.
Nanook
reel. Si. First,
How
summer
The
is shown.
whole family pilesin and goes to the tradingpost. A
of the kayak follows. Large kayaks in
the construction
on
sequence
A good sequence
the whole villagetravels are then shown.
which
on
furs
the tradingpost shows
and selling
the Eskimos
trading
dogs. The
Nanook

raw.

then goes

last half of the reel deals with winter

are

hitched and

iced;the dogs are

hazards
of traveling
over

travel. The sled is seen.

Nanook
starts out on

ice drifts

trip.The

This four-reel series furnishes

Excellent.

are

Its
a

ners
run-

hunting

pictured.

and stimulating
interesting

a definite aspect of Eskimo

for the day's lesson. The
the
discussion
to center
can
Builds an Igloo does give
subtitles are brief and easy to read. Nanook
the impressionthat the igloois the only type of shelter used by the

material

the Eskimo.

on

life and

Each

reel deals with

be used

Eskimo, but the teacher can correct

pictureof the summer
dwelling.

Cities of the

IV B.
America's

this

First Frontier.

impressionby showing

United

1 reel. Sd. Bell and

still

States

Howell,1935.

R.

$1.50.

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
A

visit to St. Augustine,Florida.

Opens with the modern frontier seen

gustine,
by most immigrants New York City. Then takes the viewer to St. Auin 1565.
where the Spanish set up the first city in America
Horse-drawn
buggiesstillcarry the visitor around the city.First he visits
"

Fountain
house

of Youth

Park.

the burial

marks

region. The

Then

ground

An Indian tribal
old homes
are
seen.
of the Indians who were
natives of this

old

contrast
to
citygates stillstand and form an interesting
the modern streets. A pre-Civil
War
schoolhouse is then visited. In succession,
then see the plaza,old slave market, Spanish governor's
we
Fathers' home, narrow
house, Franciscan
streets,Fort San Marco, an
the
old
farm,and, finally, interesting Spanish quarters.
alligator

Good
as
There

introduction to a much
sufficientevidences of

tory.
neglectedaspect of American hisare
Spanishculture givento stimulate
into the Spanish empire in the New
further investigation
World.
This
film could well be used during a study of explorationand earlysettlement
in America, or in a study of origins
of America's culture.

City

of

an

the

(Fox),
"Pictured
on

Golden
1934.
here

Gate.

R.
is

$5.00 for
tour

reel. Sd.

two

of San

Teaching Films
weeks. EL, J.H.S.

Francisco

pointsof interest. Golden

with

Custodians

the commentator
Gate, boats ferryingacross

marking
re-

the

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STUDIES

FILMS

bay, fleets of fishingcraft,sea gullsand California tulips,cable cars

moving up the steep city streets,flower vendors,Golden Gate Park, a
Chinese
pagoda. We see Japanese children at play; then the crowded
streets of Chinatown, its banks, telephoneexchange,and newspaper
fice.
ofwith a view of the fog rolling
The picture concludes
in from the
bay." *
Fair

for

notes
generalview of San Francisco. The May Committee
s
urface
but
is
in
value
as
"unrelated,
review,
suggestedas having some
*
social geography,grades 4 through 9."
a

it

City of Proud

Memories.

1 reel. Sd. Bell and

Howell, 1938. R. $1.50.

H.S.
EL, J.H.S.,

Charleston,South Carolina. Among the interesting

scenes
Powder
are:
Exchange, City Hall,
Magazine, spot of the
piratehangings,examples of wrought-irongateways, old gardens,Negro
and
graveyard, Charleston
quarters, old houses, St. Philip'schurch
A

visit to

the Old

visited

Charleston

for

of the Nation
R.

his men,

the fort in

the old South

consideration

as

evident in

of American

in American

of the "Cotton

Heart

in

and

church.

of
recapturingthe spirit

largercities. Also valuable

Useful

South

St. Michael's

harbor,and

Excellent
of the

the activities of Marion

of

College, scenes

historyas supplementary material

Kingdom."

(Washington,

D.C.). 1

reel. Sd.

one

tecture.
archion

the

Gutlohn, 1937.

$1.50. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

tripto

the nation's

the narrator

with

capital.Opens
the various

an

air view of the

city,with

buildings.Then

taken up
we
are
pointingout
the Treasury
to the Capitol.We
see
PennsylvaniaAvenue
successively
of
White
Government
fice,
Building,Library
Congress,
House,
PrintingOfFord's Theater, Washington Monument, Lincoln
Memorial, and
Arlington.

travelogueon the capital.The narration is very good. Historic

related as the various
incidents concerningthe buildingof the capital
are
of
interest
shown.
are
points
Good

Hello

Chicago!

1 reel. Sd.

Gutlohn, 1937. S. $30. J.H.S.,H.S.

comprehensive view of the principal points of interest in the

"Windy City." Among the points visited through the camera
eye are:
Merchandise
bridges,Wrigley Building,Palmolive
Mart, numerous
Building, Michigan Avenue, Aquarium, Field Museum, World's Fair
A

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

195.

123

GEOGRAPHY

Buildings,Universityof Chicago, Stockyards,Ghetto, and Lindbergh

Beacon.
clude
fair introduction to the study of citylife. Further study should inin
the
and
the
the lifeof the people
facilities,
city,transportation

like.

Old

In

1 reel. Sd.

Orleans.

New

Gutlohn, 1938. S. $30. EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
historical pointsof interest in this city.Points
many
of interest include: Customs
House, levee,cotton shipping,auditorium,

Emphasizes the

Anthony's Church, Jackson Square, French Creole quarters, stocks

slaves,Pirates alley,Napoleon's House, auction rooms,
runaway
Ursuline
Convent, Beauregard's home, Tulane and Loyola Universities.
Many examples of Spanish architecture are shown. The site of the battle
of New
Orleans and many
with Andrew
points of interest connected
out.
are
Jackson
pointed
St.
for

film for

good

in connection

with

of the "Cotton

Los

places.May be used
Also valuable in studyingthe days

the War

of 1812.

Kingdom."

City of

Wonder

Angeles"

Teaching Films Custodians

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
"Los

in historic

stimulatinginterest

the

1 reel. Sd.

West.

(MGM),

1934.

R.

(Technicolor).

$5.00 for

weeks.

two

Angeles,a great rambling citythat has blotted out all but a few
of the little Spanish colony that settled there 150 years ago.

evidences
The

film opens with the Old Plaza Church

city,'a quaint reminder of the days when

of

Spain.'We

the

plaza;

Alvero

see

Street,a

in the center

in the Mexican

quarter of the

California

under

restored

area

was

within

the

flag

the confines of

of the street ;

peoplewalking about
Spanish costumes; varicolored pottery on display.Then the busy
section. In Hollywood we
streets of Los Angeles'business
shown
are
Chinese
Graumann's
theater,famous for its star-attended first nights.
of architectural oddities,
such
(The commentator
pointsout a number
the Brown
familiar movie
as
Derby restaurant.)After passingnumerous
companies,we visit the lots;various types of architecture reproducedfor
movie
sets are
pointed out. We see South Sea island huts; an ancient
*
and
vessel
other elaborate properties."
sailing
a

stone

cross

in

Good

for units

on

cities ; the influence

America's
notes

the rise of the

city; the

of the

Spanish in America
the making of
industries
leading
"

; and

Films

Custodians,Catalogue, pp.

144-145.

western

glimpse at

the "movies."

historical landmarks.

Teaching

of modern

nature

one

tor
Commenta-

of

124

1 reel. Si.

Orleans.

New

OF

CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

Eastman,

STUDIES

1929.

FILMS

S. $24. (Teacher's

Guide).

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
city,with emphasis on its water front.
General views
cityintroduce the viewer to this metropolisof the
The
South.
of the old
glamour which it once knew is shown by scenes
part of the city,with its "duellingoaks,"old buildingswith fancy iron
and open courts,and its quaint outdoor
An air
work
restaurants.
grill
ness
view of the business center, followed by closer views of outstandingbusimodern
with
the
of
the
The
more
one
city.
houses,acquaints
aspects
the
location and crescent
shape of
city is then shown on a map. The
Orleans is introduced by views of a
river trade which
at New
centers
of the Mississippi
stern wheeler,such as plied the waters
during preModern
river
is
then
and
the
traffic
Civil War
shown,
days.
great system
the cityand
of levees is pictured.Maps show how railroads converge
on
how these are augmented by an inner harbor shipcanal. Maps also show
A

generalvisit to

this great port

of the

of trafficin and

the direction

and

The
unloadingof freighters.

annual

of the harbor.

out

of water-front

short shots

with

These

film ends

with

as

spersed
inter-

are

maps

such
activities,

the

loading

short sequence

on

the

Gras.

Mardi

mercial
understandingof the part New Orleans playsin our comin
economic
illustrate
and
work
to
Helps
geography,
empire.
units
of
the
aid
in
teacher's
valuable as an
on
Study
transportation.
film.
the
of
this
is
essential
to
use
guide
proper

for

Good

an

Washington. 2 reels.Sd. Castle,1938. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

The
Pennsylvania Railroad routes leading into the nation's capital
hundred
first one
feet of the film
of the Capitolitself. The
and scenes
Railroad
with cut-in
of
the
the
routes
on
a
show
Pennsylvania
map,
shots of scenes
along the routes. These shots include views of Chicago,
St. Louis,New
tal,
Arrivingat the capiYork, Pittsburgh,and Philadelphia.
the followingpointsof interest are pictured:Union
Station,
Capitol,
White House, War
Department, Supreme Court, Archives,Smithsonian
gressional
Treasury, Embassy Row, parks,zoo, Lincoln Memorial, ConInstitute,
Ford's
Pan-American
Building,
Theatre, Arlington
Library,
of the Unknown
Memorial
Soldier,ArlingtonMansion,
Bridge,Tomb
On

to

and

Mt.

The

Vernon.

Good

for

last

study of

one

our

without the first and last one

or

nothingto

The

Real

the

unityof
York.

New

hundred

modern

hundred

feet

national

again deal

capital.Could

feet,since

Wall
ferries,

New

well be

run

little

the film.

2 reels. Si. Hartley-Leonard,1937.

edition sponsoredby
advertising
"Free.")EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

trip around

the railroad.

these sections add

available in
Y.M.C.A.

with

York

City.

Street,Sub-Treasury

The

firstreel

Hotel

shows

Building,Stock

S.

$40. (Also

Times

Square,

Battery Park,
Exchange, Trinity

126

CATALOGUE

Excellent

the

OF

for civics and

SOCIAL

STUDIES

government.

Shows

FILMS

the work

of several

of

important departments. Will stimulate discussion of the

functions
of other departments. "Highly recommended"
by the May
Committee.
Discussion
of this film might well lead to the construction
of charts showing the organization of the various departments of the
more

federal

government.

Washington, the Capital City. 1

Guide). S. $24. J.H.S.,H.S.
A

visit to

then

locates

reel. Si. Eastman, 1930.

(Teacher's

Washington, D.C., opens with air views of the city. A map

the Capitolnear
the fall line of the Potomac.
The plan of
the city is shown by a line diagram. The following
points of interest are
then located on the diagram and pictured: the avenues,
the Library of
White
House
.the
and
the
Potomac
River with
Mall,
Congress,
section,
the Lincoln

Memorial.

for

Good

view

of the

Capitoland
be used

the

plan of the city.May

planning.

Wonder

The

Pictures),1934.
"Here

reel. Sd.

City. 1

R.

shown

valuable

in civics

two

understandingof

an

classes,

Teaching Films

$5.00 for

for

weeks.

or

in

Custodians

unit

on

city

(Educational

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

York

New

City at night. Lighted skyscrapers are

ler
tug pushes up the river. The Chrysthe
is
in
the
As
the
sun
lightsof the
building
background.
sets,
George Washington Bridge appear, while on the roadway the head-lights
of cars
sweep past. A ferrypasses in the dusk. The streets of the water
front are almost
deserted; overhead,an elevated train rounds a curve.
crowd
In mid-town
the streets; policewhistles direct traffic. Shop
cars
ters.
windows
are
lighted.We see the bright lightsinside the theabrilliantly
office
deserted
graphed
buildingsare photoFinally,dawn breaks. The
ries
ferA
of
small
the
the
wires
two
by
bridge.
through
tug goes
;
*
pass; in the distance,the Statue of Liberty."
we

from

seen

Fair

are

for

makes

it

Other

the East

across

an

River.

introduction

unique

Around

city life at night.The

and should lead to discussions

films which

VII

to

illustrate

citylife

VII

K
K

Challenge of the Slums

City Planning

VII

VII

Teaching

are:

the Clock

VII

Ghost

Key

Town

Saves

Itself

West

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p. 144.

nightphotography

of life in the city.

127

GEOGRAPHY

Possessions

IV C. Insular

Museum
(Produced by
Beckoning Tropics. 2 reels. Si. American
United Fruit Lines),1930. $.50 service fee. EL, J.H.S.

The

and Costa Rica. General

Jamaica,Cristobal,
and
views of principal
landscape,
tropicvegetation.Reel two takes
cities,
audience to Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, and Cuba.
Reel

one

Fair

on

visits Havana,

of

nature

extremely jumpy,

is

the

and

it is

dash

mad

States' interests there. The

rather

than

film

visit to each

recommended.
particularly

country. Not

Cuba,

United

tropicsand

Island

"Free."

of

Sugar.

reel. Si. General

Electric

Co., 1932.

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

vana.
of residential and business sections of Hageneralscenes
Then
picturesCunagua, a 100,000-acre sugar plantation. The
it to the mill on ox carts,
process of harvestingsugar cane, transporting
and extractingsugar and molasses
at the mill are
fullypictured.The
the
is crushed,ground, and heated to
cane
crystallization
point. The
molasses is then expelledfrom the sugar by a centrifugal
separator. The
States.
sugar is then bagged and shippedto refineries in the United

Opens

with

Good.

This

film will be found

useful in

study of trade

relations with

Cuba. It leans largelytoward the process side of Cuba's sugar industry,

contribution
but the film should lead to a better understandingof Cuba's
charts are
included
in the film.
No
or
maps
should
for
that
the
the lesson
teacher
important
prepare
and
leadingquestionsconcerningthe island. The film

to the world

It is therefore

by

work

map

further

should stimulate
the pressure

Fifty

The

market.

brought by

Year

readingon

Barter.

(Warner Bros.),1935.
"This

film refers to the

refers to

Cuba, involving
States.

reel. Sd.

1
R.

raisers in the United

$5.00

for

Virgin Islands

as
buying of territory,

shifts to the White

scene

beet

sugar

tariffrelations with

House,

in 1865.

Teaching Films Custodians

H.S.
two weeks. J.H.S.,
in the

Caribbean.

contrasted

with

The

mentator
com-

conquest. The

Seward, returned

from

trip,

necessityof buying the VirginIslands.

disclosure
that
the
Danes
To Seward's
are
asking ten million dollars,
Lincoln replieswith a suggestionof five millions. Seward
leaves to prepare
submission
that
bill
for
the
it
will be passed
with
to Congress,
a
hope
within thirtydays. But after fifty
shown
St.
we
are
years of bargaining,
meets

Lincoln.

Thomas
we

had

by

hand

They discuss

the

harbor,where the United States flagwas raised in 1917, after

paid a price of twenty-fivemillions. Natives stillcoal the ships
their penny per basket. We see the
as
they are shown receiving

128

market
them

place,and
for ten days

burro.
a

CATALOGUE

Rain

played as

feeds

is the town

is still in

the larvae

on

of

of

erected

was

there

Street scenes, with

use.

mosquitoes. On

Good

for

aids in

study of

Hamilton

The

store

where

close the
blacks,

the territorial

expansion of the United States. Also

able
understanding of the nature of our insular possessions.Valu-

an

geography classes. Map work needed.

of why we bought the Virgin Islands.
Hawaii.

1 reel. Sd. Bell

introduction

and

to life

expedition.Our

ship approaches

get

we

buffalo at work, and

water

photographed by
island

and

we

understandingof
Hawaii.
May

an

Huntington
palms and

its

idea

an

of their

a
pineapple plantation,
preparationand eatingof native

the

dance native dances.

group of small girls
with net and spear and ridingon surfboards.
for

see

get

food. A

Good

the

of

glimpse

see

the question

H.S.
$1.50. EL, J.H.S.,

visit its cities and

we

In the country

modernity.

the

Naturallyraises

R.

Howell, 1934.
the island

on

tropicalvegetation.Then
a

by him.

the native

in

see

the island

Alexander

film."

An

FILMS

where
Christiansted,

A bell tower

boy.

he worked

STUDIES

fires
peddler,who cuts his own
saplings,
in a mound, then loads his sacks of charcoal on his
is collected for drinking,
and is purifiedby the use of

fish which

half-inch

SOCIAL

charcoal

water

of St. Croix

OF

Natives

are

the life of the native Hawaiian

glimpse of modern

be

used

in

unit

on

ing
fish-

seen

and

United

States

possessions.
Hawaiian

Islands.

reel. Si.

1928.

Eastman,

S. $24. (Teacher's

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

possessionsof the United States. Opens
Head
and Waiscenes
surroundings.Diamond
kiki Beach
valleys
are
shown, and the varietyof sea cliffsand mountain
the
is
harvested.
A
is
shown
as
are
pineappleplantation
pointedout.
crop
The
pineapplesare then taken to a canning factoryand prepared for
film
shipping.A brief survey of the cane
sugar industryfollows. The
A

of these

general survey

with

of Honolulu

closes with

scenes

by

Honolulu

of the Kilauea

be used

of 1893.
a

its

volcano.

film to illustrate the diverse

good
May

out

and

The

with

in connection
economic

motives

of

nature
our

for

our

our

country'spossessions.

part in the Hawaiian

lution
Revo-

actions will be well

brought

study of this film.

"

Paradise

of the

(MGM),

1934.

Pacific.
R.

1 reel. Sd.

$5.00 for

two

Teaching Films

weeks.

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

still romantic,although changed

"Honolulu, stillbeautiful,
because
*

Teaching

Films

of its importance

as

Custodians, Catalogue,

trade
p.

224.

center

and

todians
Cus-

as

and

ernized
mod-

naval

sta-

129

GEOGRAPHY

here. The
film opens
with
navy, is shown
in the
of the city of Honolulu, the ocean
and harbor
States

tion for the United

panoramic views
background. The

in the

of Aloha

Tower

famous

harbor,and

then

the

In a small park
buildingsof the cityare seen.
the
of
Hawaiian
stands the statue
greatest
King Kamehameha,
kings.
feather capes worn
Three boys exhibit priceless
by former kings.Native
girlssell coral. Close-ups of coral bouquets,shots of floweringtrees of
A sequence
vivid colors,
and girlsmaking leis of flowers are next seen.
in
while
shaded
native
the comthe hula shows
a
mentator
girlsdancing
on
grove
Hawaii
ancient
the
that
of
hula
represents
phase
explains
every
of native life: hulas of hunting and rowing, of courtshipand love,of
birth and death. Waikiki beach, a world-famous,narrow
stripof beach
others
ride
surfboards.
Native
is seen.
boys paddle out-rigger
canoes;
film closes with scenic views of the surf breaking on
the sandy
The

busy

modern

and

streets

of

beach."

understandingof this possession.Map work, as well as

should introduce it. "The commentator
a
acquisition,
*
of
present-dayHawaii and its history."
givesa comprehensiveaccount
It is desirable that the discussion followingthis film deal with Hawaii's
importance to the United States,an element neglectedin the film.
Good

for

an

of its

discussion

In

the

of the

Wake

Buccaneers.

visit to the Leeward

Sailinginto St. Thomas

Fair

for

only

American

On

the

renowned

seat

Drake, visit Bluebeard's

shows

Interior,1936.

Castle

in the

go ashore with
market, watch

harbor,we

steamer, visit Drake's

sail out

Islands of St. Thomas

streets, visit the

activities in the

and

S.

U.

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."
A

1 reel. Sd.

the

as

the
the

lookout

we
Hotel,and finally

Virgin Islands.
tourists,
see

unloading
for

Sir

leave with

the

of

Francis
the tourists

of the harbor.

study

those

States' insular

of United

phases

of life

seen

by

the

possessions.The picture
typicaltourist. Useful in

historyor government.

Far

Station.

Eastern

1 reel. Sd. U.

S.

Navy,

1936.

"Free."

J.H.S.,H.S.
trip to the PhilippineIslands,with specialattention to Manila.
The pictureopens with a generalair view of the islands and the narrator
explainstheir nature, number, and importance. In Manila we see Spanish
A

architecture and
customs

sports. The
in review.
*

native
We

Teaching

also

Films

forts. We
A

observed.

ball game

are

taken

shows

to

native

wedding

the effect of American

trained by American
constabulary,
see

such

native

sports

Custodians, Catalogue, pp.

as

see

the

rule upon

marches
officers,

horse racing and

172-173.

and

foot tennis.

130

CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

the

PhilippineIslands. The pupil has the opportunity

Filipinoat work and at play. The influence of American
Will also be of value in leadingto a discussion of the
is plainly
seen.
reel

good

islands

on

the

to observe

rule

OF

as

naval

base.

Philippine Islands.

The

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1928.

S. $24. (Teacher's

Guide).EL, J.H.S.
A

them.

live on
and

using the

follows. We
harbor

then

several

see

generalviews

in respect to San
then in the streets we

and

people who

products of the

islands

and

of their homes.

Francisco.
see

The
transportation.

of

methods

modern

the activities of the

with water buffalo

at work, cultivating
Opens on Filipinos
A
their
to
donkey
general market scene
goods.
transport

island

the

the

of the Islands and

generalsurvey

We

are

taken

to

cates
lomap
Manila

of primitiveand
queer mixture
remainder
of the film deals with

sequences

are

shown

on

hemp,

sugar,

rice.

coconuts, and

with reference to the leading

islands,
especially
with
industries. Gives a good survey and should be useful in connection
United
War
territorial
and
States
units on the Spanish-American
ernment.
gov-

good

film

2 reels.Si. Harmon

Rico.

Puerto

the

on

Foundation,1931. (Teacher'sGuide).

$2.50. J.H.S.,H.S.

R.

this one shows not only the fine buildings

Unlike most travel pictures,
and beautiful scenery of the country visited but also the actual conditions
locates Puerto Rico on
of the people live. Reel one
under which most
and shows its size in comparison to the United States. Entering
a
map
the harbor of San Juan, the film carries its audience through the streets

land
capitalcity to its outstandingpointsof interest. Then in the lowand
ing
Goseen.
are
grapefruit
plantations
portionof the island sugar
section of the island,
the homes
of the
higher into the mountainous

of the

done on coffee plantations.

opens with the work
farmer
is
the
of
Back
in San
small
stressed.
the
poverty
Again
the
conditions
visited
and
are
the slums are
very
poor living
visited.

are

poor

Juan,
pointed out.
for these

poor

our

two

film ends

The

various mission
An

Reel

with

by
organizations.

Puerto

Ricans

introduction

excellent

out

of

indication

to the many

The
outlyingpossessions.

well grow

an

the United

whole

of the work

problems involved in governing

question of territorial rule might

screeningof this film,and the concomitants

brought into the open. Can be used in connection

of the Spanish-AmericanWar
or of territorialgovernment.
be

being done
and by

States government

with

of
a

imperialism
study

131

GEOGRAPHY

Holmes, 1935.

1 reel. Sd. Burton

Samoa.

by

locale is set

The

importance

of the coconut

coral formations

discusses

overflowingfrom

an

the island and

national

by dances

tree to the native

harvestingof coconuts

and

followed about

then

is introduced

schools

American

are

weaving and making the

at work

$1.50. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

airplaneshot of Tutuila,and the accompanying

an

Tourists
description.

R.

drink.

of the school

second

we

work
the

tives
na-

of the
The

growth

half of the film

the extension of the island's size

and

see

children.

is described and

portrayed.The

are

The

by lava

active volcano.

pictureand speech in this film are better adapted to the

elementary gradesthan to the high school level. It is a good example of
the varietyof land under the American
flag.Elementary teachers will
island. High
be interested in the film as an example of life on a tropical
find the film useful in stimulating
discussion conschool teachers may
cerning
Great
the disputein 1889 between
Britain,Germany, and the
of the Samoan
the protectorship
States over
United
Islands. The question
should naturallyarise as to why the United States has retained a
Both

Good.

this distant

protectorate

over

Territorial

Possessions

the United

United

of the

Geographic,1938.
How

island.

the

a
showing
map
States at the time of the Civil War.

Opens

surroundingthe

2 reels. Sd. International

$4.00. S. $72. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

R.

States obtained

with

States.

Alaska

and

the insular

of the

extent

Then

possessions.

of the United
territory

picturesand explainsthe

purchase of Alaska.

cumstance
cir-

indicate the

Maps
tent
expurchase includingthe Aleutian Islands. Hawaii also is seen
and located and its acquisition
explained.In sequence the film locates,
and explainsthe acquisitionof the Philippine
describes,
Islands,Puerto
American
Panama
Canal
and
the Virgin
Rico, Guam,
Samoa,
Zone,
Islands. A map
locatingall the possessionsis included at the end of the
film and the acquisitions
reviewed.
are
of the

Good
of the
The

The

for American

historyand government. Effective review material.

of our
The
nature
is described and a brief summary
possessions
historical background leadingup to the acquisitionis included.

narration

Indies.

West

well done.

is very

1 reel. Sd.

Gutlohn, 1936.

R.

$1.50. S. $50. J.H.S.,

H.S.
A
the

visit to
Dutch

the
visiting
American

Curasao,Cuba, and Bermuda.

influence

on

this

salt marshes

and

liberator.

Then

tropicalisle.
the home

to the

"Port

of
of

Startingat Curagao, we see

sail up the grand canal,
Simon Bolivar,famous South
War," Santiago,Cuba, where
We

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CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

points of interest in connection with

pointedout. Finallywe visit Hamilton
A

fair

film,usable

their colonization.

some

of the United

are

study of the West Indies and

study of the Spanish-American
enrichment
material on the neighbors
a

States.

of the

Wonders

Spanish-American War
St. George,Bermuda.

and

with
value in a

useful,however, as

Most

War.

in connection

Of

the

FILMS

World

Series

Travel

1 reel. Si. American

Museum

Panama

Hawaii,

"

Canal.

(Produced by North-German

Lloyd),

$.50 service fee. EL, J.H.S.

1930.
A

Canal. EnteringHonolulu
tripto the tropicsby way of the Panama
in
succession
see
a
water
we
rapid
pineappleplantation,
sports,
plantation,volcanoes,and general scenery. We then head for
sugar
New
Canal where
the Administration
we
see
York, going through the Panama
Buildingand Miraflores Locks. With a stop at Havana, Cuba,
at
we
lengthland back in New York.
harbor

Fair. This
in

to

our

film is hurried

consideration

and

of the Pacific

be

used

once

of the Canal

possessions.

western

IV D.
Canal.

Panama

poorly edited. It might

problems and the relation

1 reel. Si.

Canal

Panama

Eastman,

S. $24. (Teacher's Guide).

1927.

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
A

of the

tour

with

canal

operationof the locks.

map

World

of the New

journey from New

over

boat

is

the lock

shows

animated

generalterrain
how

to San

York

and
much

time

Francisco.

drawings showing

of the

canal

is saved

United

by

the

is shown.
the canal

A
in

States engineerstake

project;destroythe breedingplace of mosquitoes;and

the French

relief map
shows the site of the dam
and
An
shows
the various levels.
the route of the canal.
air view

begin work
pointsout
A

The

maps

the canal.

on

going through the Gatun locks. Animated

drawings show
operation. A map indicates the flow of traffic through the

seen

in

canal.
Good

for the effects of the canal

is not

as

clear

of the locks.

as

it

Useful

on

might be, but

in American

water

transportation.The

tion
anima-

it does

help to clear up the

historyfor the period from

tion
opera-

1901

1914.

to

The

Panama

Canal.

1 reel. Si. General

Electric

Co., 1929.

"Free."

EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
Actual
The

views

of the

pictureopens

with

construction

Theodore

of the
Roosevelt

canal

from

making

start

to

speech

finish.

in favor

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CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

IV E.
America's
The

Disinherited.

life of the

this film makes

day

to work

came

is

seen

whole

on

an

3 reels. Sd.

The

for insurance

his cotton

then
field,

$15. H.S.

R.

income

cotton.

which

Children

sharecropper

and
cultivating,

comes

averages
bills has

paying rent and food

"Fifty cents a day" for farm
leave it,"says the narrator.

the

how

companies and banks.

A pleais made

after

shown.

Garrison,1938.

introductorytitle tells

"shares"

plowing
familypicksthe
With

South

with a pro-unionbias and a plea for

co-operatives. Narrated
by John Haynes Holmes,
appeal for the three million presentstrong emotional

farmers.

tenant

The

FILMS

sharecroppertold

of

formation

the

STUDIES

farmer

his
finally

for the child labor amendment.

$262 per year, the tenant farmer

about
$62 for other necessities.

labor,states the signboards."Take

Poor
are
shacks,worse
interiors,

with

shirts made

of flour sacks

play

it

or

tically
realis-

in the dirt

dilapidateddwellings.A bedroom, a kitchen,dirtyand fly

a
dd
the sharecroppers
to the general pictureof misery. Then
infested,
but the planterstrikes back with violence.
begin to organize. They strike,
of

in front

Workers

are

knocked

and

down

kicked.

Planters' bosses ride the

pistolsat their side. The government orders the cotton

plowed under, with the result that the planters get a subsidy but not
The
film ends with hope for co-operatives.Scenes
the sharecroppers.
The
Rust brothers' cotton
of the Delta Co-operativefarm are shown.
the farmers in a co-operative
machine
in action,ready to serve
is seen
ends
the
The
with
narrator
society.
phrase,"yesterdaywe asked for
pity,today we demand justice."
fields with

Good.

this
Stronglyrealistic,

conditions

worst

in the South.

film is valuable

The

economic

for its pictureof the

basis for this condition is

question
explainedfrom the point of view of the worker. There is some
of the scenes
workers
of the generalaccuracy
and
beaten
showing
being
bosses ridingin the fields. If this picture is used, the teacher
armed
side of the story is told so that all
should also see that the planter's
the
anglesof the problem can be considered. The picturewill arouse
the
the
the
of
of
tenant
to
plight
farmer,
importantthing
pupils a sense
being to guide the pupil further in the search for the best solution to
the problem. Is the solution given in the picturethe best possibleor
there

are

other

Boone

The

alternatives?

Trail.

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1931.

S. $24. (Teacher's Guide).

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
The

Boone

the stage for a

locates it for us
and

today.
journey to the

country
and

the Shenandoah

An

old

Boone

marker

and

country

of the

picture dissolves to scenes

Valley. Farms are shown and
the

an

early cabin

set

present. A map
of the Appalachians

we

watch

Virginia

135

GEOGRAPHY

coal

are

area

Gap
upland trail. In the Cumberland
An excellent
sandstone,brimstone,and cement.
outcroppings,
in his cabin with his spinning
shows us: the mountaineer

Livestock

fox hunt.

sequence

seen

are

on

the

We
tobacco
see
pottery; and an old schoolhouse.
wheel; homemade
farm.
In
a
nd
visit
horse
and corn
a
rapid sequence we
being cultivated,
Frankfort.
visit Middlesboro,Lexington,and finally
Fair

for

shown

help

of the South.

study

the

up

open

problem

The

phases of southern life

South's place in the nation.

many

of the

Teaching Films Custodians

$5.00 for two weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

1 reel. Sd.

Dixieland.
R.

1934.

rapid review of
placesand personages,
"A

the American
is here

(Warner

historical

South, with emphasis on

shown.

We

first introduced

are

Bros.),

to

the

pick the
homes,
Jackson,James K. Polk,John Marshall,
statues, and graves of Andrew
Lincoln,Nancy Hanks, JeffersonDavis, and
Stephen Foster,Abraham
Suwannee

River,

cotton, and

others

are

in Maine

to

We

seen.

and

are

fields where

cotton

homes

of the

also shown

of Wendell

of historic

shots

to

the drab

colored

workers

'poor whites.'

the homes

Then

of Harriet

Phillipsin Boston.

The

buildings,
includingUncle Tom's

the

Beecher

Stowe

picturecloses with
cabin."

of still material,"the south and

Despite the large amount
its traditions are
mature
to both
presentedin a way that will seem
*
film
be
in
This
northern
audiences."
used
and southern
can
studying
It is most
useful in settingthe
the periodleadingup to the Civil War.
stage for an understandingof southern life. Also useful in a unit on
Good.

southern

Heart

architecture.

of the

Confederacy.

1 reel. Sd. U.

S.

1933. "Free."
Interior,

J.H.S.,H.S.
parks around Montgomery and Auburn, Alabama.
In Montgomery
the house in which
JeffersonDavis took his oath of
Other
historic landmarks
office is pointed out.
pictured include the
and
White
the
from
which
Confederate
the order was
House,
building
Fort
Modern
is
illustrated by
fire
Sumter.
to
on
Montgomery
given
modern
and
the
the
views of
streets
stockyard.Fine highways lead the
he sees CCC
visitor to state parks,where
workers busy improving the
dams
and
and building
recreational facilities,
shelters. A short sequence
Alabama
on
PolytechnicCollege illustrates modern education in the
A

visit to the state

South.
Good
the

for

consideration

Confederacy,and

Alabama

life to be

overview

film.

Teaching

Films

of the modern

southern

useful

education.

South.
Treats

for either of these

Custodians,Catalogue, p.

216.

Fair

for

historyof

aspects of
many
but
is
valuable
a
topics,
too

136

CATALOGUE

Land

The

OF

of Cotton.

SOCIAL

STUDIES

1 reel. Si. General

FILMS

Electric

Co., 1932. "Free."

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
The

story of cotton, from

plantingthe seed to weaving the fabric.

Opens with the plowing of land,using mule power, then hand cultivating
with Negro labor,spraying, pickingby hand, loadingonto wagons,
and
transportingto the gin. At the gin the seeds are removed, and the
is baled

cotton

and

shipped

the

to

textile mill.

Here

on
mixed, cleaned, the fiber is loosened,wound
sized in liquidwhich
twisted for strength,
the
glues
into blankets.
finallywoven

An

film

excellent

well adapted for

the

on

growing of

the cotton
illustrating

Civil War

times.

South

the industrial North.

and

Shows

Dixie.

Modern

"We

on

first stop. While

connection

between

we

Louisiana

tripthrough

its modern

see

with

skyline and

crooked

of the old Colonial

streets

speech and

the

quarters of

of the

agricultural

(Fox),

some

by Negroes.

There

and

several

are

the

first the

narrow,

cling to the

homesteads

Here
are

the

showing
by hand;

our
mentator
com-

products

the

Spanish ancestors.
scenes

1934.

Orleans

New

the natives

old,abandoned

of pre-

busy streets,the

city where

of their French

customs

especially

methods

explainsits importance as a shippingcenter for

Then
South, especially
cotton, rice,and molasses.

of the

slave

film is

plantation and

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

two

taken

are

the

spools,spun and
together,and

1 reel. Sd.

$5.00 for

R.

well

is

cotton

fiber

This

cotton.

the

the

still occupied

sugar and
fields of

cane
industry:
being
sugar
rice; and following that,modern
machinery reaping the rice and separating
the chaff. A short sequence
shows the gathering of Spanish moss.
At the wharves
We
it is loaded
next come
upon Negroes pickingcotton.
mechanical
A
boats by modern
session
is
onto
means.
going on in the

rice

cut

exchange,whose

cotton

flash-back

members

act

for

buyers

shows

to old Colonial

all

then

the world.

over

operating spinning wheels

women
days
looms; others are carding the cotton strands by hand. After that,
where
the great trees,many
tripby boat through the cypress swamps

and
a

of them

hundreds

them

see

capitol,and

state

is shown.
Later we
old,do not deteriorate,
for
At
Baton
shipment.
Rouge the
prepared
and buildingsof the state university
are
campus

the

seen."
Good

for

Valuable

in

historyclasses studying
geography classes. Should

problems. Map

work

needed

to

discussion

Teaching

Films

of the

changes

the

South

lead

locate

the first reel of the "Chronicles

with

of years

being felled and

scenes

since

to

the

study of the South's

in film.

of America"

146.

Could

film Dixie

taking placein the South.

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

Civil War.
be

used

late
to stimu-

137

GEOGRAPHY

Lexington. 1 reel. Si.

"Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Bridge

Natural

1934.

and

Va.

tion,
Dept. of Conserva-

Virginiaplus views of the historic landmarks.

As we enter
Opens with generalviews of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
unroll
front
of our
in
Rockridge County typical Virginialandscapes
enter Lexington,Virginia. Here
we
see
Washington and
eyes until we
Lee University with Lee Chapel, Lee's tomb, and Stonewall Jackson's
Next
tomb.
Virginia Military Institute is visited and the cadets are
seen
on
parade. Passing through Goshen Pass we visit the birthplaces
of Sam
and Cyrus McCormick.
Houston
to Natural
Finallywe come
from
several
natural
where
this
we
see
angles.
Bridge,
phenomenon
wonders

Natural

Fair

for classes

although well
the average

New

done

of

studyingthe South. It is a generaltravel film and,

and good of its kind, is only of general interest to

class.

South.

S. $24.

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1932.

(Teacher'sGuide).EL,

J.H.S.
The

industrial progress of the new

South in its various phases. The
westward
of the cotton belt is shown
which
contrasts
on
a map
shifting
of cultivation in 1860 and 1920. Cotton-picking
the areas
machines are
mechanization
shown
to indicate the trend
toward
of this industry.
short
Similarly,

sequences
Good
roads

farms.

truck

show
and

typicalscenes
consolidated

of the tobacco,rice,
and
schools indicate the attention

being given to cultural life. To show the wealth of raw materials

of lumbering,oil
possessedby the South, the picturecontains scenes
coal mines, and limestone quarries.Maps locate
wells,marble quarries,
these resources.
A visit is then made
to a typicalmanufacturingcity,
Birmingham, where various activities are seen, including:water works,
to
paper mill,cotton mill,candy factory. The railroad lines are shown
illustrate how

transportation has

Finally,short visits are

made

with
industrial growth.
New
citiesof
Orleans and
thriving

kept pace

to the

Miami.
for

Good

an

of the

introduction to the industrial South.

South

or

types of activityshown
between
relationship

Richmond

under

for

unit

on

industrial

in the film should

Valuable

America.

The

for geography
various

help the pupilto consider the

and
economic,cultural,

social life.

Three

Flags. 2 reels.Si. Va. Dept. of Conservation,

with Morris Plan Bank
1938. (In co-operation
of Va.) "Free." EL,
J.H.S.,H.S.

The

story of Richmond, 1737

points of interest. Reel one opens

the followingpoints are
shown:

to

1937, as told

with

views

old

homes

in its architecture and

of Richmond
and

today. Then
gardens, St. John's

138

CATALOGUE

where

Church

SOCIAL

OF

STUDIES

FILMS

Patrick

Henry delivered his famous "libertyor death"

oration,John Marshall's home, Thomas
Jefferson's
statue, State capitol
gates,
statue of Washington, Old Hall of Deledesignedby Thomas
Jefferson,
Governor's mansion, and the statue of R. E. Lee. Reel two includes
views
of St. Paul's Church, Battle Abbey with its Civil War
murals,graveyard of Confederate soldiers,
gracioushomes and gardens,
and

Byrd Park.

Good

for

introduction to the

an

Although
a
good impressionof the city. Can
study of American architecture.
much

Rio

of the

Grande.

material

is

capitalof the Southern Confederacy.

it is well edited and conveys
static,
also be

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1930.

used

with

in connection

S. $24. (Teacher'sGuide).

El.,

H.S.
J.H.S.,
Pictures the
of the United

regionsborderingon
States the Rio

Grande

the Rio

Grande

On

River.

is located.

River

It is then

map
traced

from its source

On the upper Rio Grande
by a series of maps and scenes.
the Pueblo dwellers are seen
in
activities which include bread
engaged
Rio Grande
and pottery making, and a harvest festival. In the middle
section

irrigation
projectsare shown. We
irrigation
ditches,and an irrigatedfruit
and

Paso

border

general

see

views

of the

see

the

grove.
city. On the

Butte

Elephant
We

then

arrive

dam,
at

El

side of the

Mexican

get glimpses of peasant life,includingtheir schools,the

On the lower Rio
of
adobe houses,and peasant women
at work.
making
we

Grande

are

of

Brownsville.
orchards,truck farms, and finally

geography of the border region.Also useful

for the

Good
useful

fruit

economic

our

material

for

social relations

and

comparing

American

with

life with

Mexico.
that

in

cussion
dis-

Furnishes

of its southern

neighbor.

Southern

States.

reels. Si.

Societyfor

Visual

Education, 1920.

R.

$2.00. EL, J.H.S.

showing varied aspects of Southern life. Reel

includes the coastal region,Florida Keys, Appalachian foothills,
one
fruit raising,
sweet
cotton
potato
picking,rice crops, sugar plantations,
and peanut farming. The second reel shows the gathering of turpentine,
A

coal

series of short shots

mining,

of the

and

South.

Birmingham,
Fair

somewhat

as

concludes

Among
and

with

those

series of

picturedare

leading cities
Savannah, Tampa, Mobile,
scenes

on

Galveston.

of the
the economy
industries
old,the picturesof the various
an

the

introduction

to

Although
useespecially

South.
are

139

GEOGRAPHY

ful.

used

be

May

for
or
geography classes,

in

study

of the

modern

South.

Southern

The

1 reel. Sd.

Tourists.

$5.00 for

R.

Pictures),1934.

Teaching Films
two

Custodians

(Educational
weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

few placesin the south that should interest the tourist.

"Here
are
a
built in 1638; St. Augustine,Florida,
Included are Fort Marion, Florida,
where we see its 'oldest post office'
'the oldest cityin the United States,'
scribed
commemorating Ponce de Leon is inwith the legend of his 'fountain of youth.' We
next shown
are
activities
in
old cemetery in New
Mobile
an
Orleans,shipping
Bay,
views of Mobile's Mardi
at Daytona Beach." *
Gras,and airplaneflight

'oldest homes.'

and

Fair

for

review

It will at the
The

fountain

of

placesof importance in earlyAmerican history.

South.
acquaint the pupilswith the modern

time

same

historical data.

captionsgive some

IV F.
Arizona.

1 reel. Si.

The

States

H.S.
Goodyear, 1936. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

motion

picturejourney to outstandingpointsof interest in Arizona.

roads to Arizona
Opens
by way of train,airplane,or motor car.
Good
but rather brief airplaneviews are shown.
Arrivingat Litchfield,
which
is located about
miles
from
Phoenix, the tourists find
twenty
abundant
recreational facilities. Near-by they find a cotton
plantation,
and cattle being driven in off the range to fatten. They then see citrus
with Mexican
laborers picking the fruit. The
homes
of these
groves
with

laborers

The

Dam.

hours

the Gulf
away
visit the Grand

the tourists. Others

of

some

visited. Three

are

picture ends with

visit to

of California beckons

Canyon,

or

Roosevelt

rodeo.

A good picture on
the generalnature
of the West.
Stressingthe
spectacularsomewhat, it does show the varied nature of Arizona. Herds
of

cattle,Mexican

labor,old Spanish missions,Roosevelt

the way

similar sightsopen
modern

The

to

of Texas.

Bend

1 reel. Si. U.

co-operationwith Texas
series of

with

glimpsesof

map
sequence
of the United
States
a

then

are

located
each.

of the varied

Dam,

nature

and

of the

West.

Big

discussion

Gulf

Texas'

in which

S.

1936. (Made
Interior,
Sulphur Co.) "Free." EL, J.H.S.

landscapeand

varied

the outline of Texas

industries.

is rotated

on

in

Opens
a

map
the great size of Texas.
Various
industries
the state and typicalactivities are shown
trating
illus-

to show

within

Included

are

oil

wells,refineries,
sulphur mines, helium

Teaching Films Custodians, Catalogue, p.

147.

140

plant, and
the

include

Canyon,

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

sheep ranching. Excellent views

Grand
Canyon of St. Helena,

and

the Chicos

FILMS

of Texas'
Boot

Canyon, Bocquillas

good introductoryfilm on Texas. May be used

its place in
or
geography of this state, its industries,

1 reel. Sd. Bell and

of

wonders

Mountains.

Colorado.

scenic

Howell, 1937.

R.

in

consideringthe

the union.

$1.50.EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

picturesque Colorado.

Starting from Denver, Lowell

this film and points out the highlights
Thomas
of the state.
narrates
visited
Colorado
the
with
its
Garden
of the
are:
Among
Springs
spots
Gods, the desert country, Pike's Peak, Seven Falls,Estes Park, the
Continental
Divide,Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Leadville
and the modern
with its gold mines, the valleyof the cliff dwellers,
land
of the Navajos.
tour

Excellent.

view

of America's

scenic

beauty. The

photography is
the film is well edited. It should also help the pupil
very good and
picture of this part of the West, with its rugged
gain an accurate
and mirror-like lakes.
mountains,desert flowers,

The

Mohawk

Valley. 1 reel. Si. Eastman,

Guide). EL, J.H.S.

1927.

S. $24. (Teacher's

Valley in pioneerdays and today. Opens with general

locates the valley in relation to the
territory.A map
York
and New
City. Historical reconstructions
Adirondacks,Catskills,
for
the
show passengers
stagecoach;an Erie Canal boat being
waiting
York
Central train,the "De
Witt
pulled by mules; and the New
film
then
the
modern
The
Clinton," arrivingat Schenectady.
surveys
tady,
Mohawk
Valley. Among the scenes
presentedare the cities of Schenecand
Rome.
Fonda, Johnstown, Utica,
Amsterdam, Gloversville,
trail is shown and we
The
see
highway which now follows the Mohawk
the
highway.
generalviews along
The

views

Mohawk

of

the

glimpseof upstate New York. Presents the change which

has taken place since colonial days. The
principalindustries of the
region,includingfarming,are shown and help orientate the pupilsto the
of eastern
diversified nature
industry.
Fair

for

Outdoors

in

Colorado.

1 reel. Si. Rock

Island

Lines, 1930. "Free."

J.H.S.
A

tour

the train
Colorado
Mountain

through Colorado
scenes

the

sponsored by

the Rock

Island

of club car, Pullman, and diner are shown.

visitors view Big Thompson Canyon, Estes

National

Park,

Fern

Lake

and

line. Aboard

Arrivingat
Park, Rocky
Falls,Iceberg Lake, Grand

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CATALOGUE

OF

G.

IV
America's

$17.50. (May

be

STUDIES

The

rented

FILMS

West

1 reel. Si. Sd.

Spots.

High

SOCIAL

Castle,1938. S. Si. $8.75,Sd.

Bell

through

and

Howell

for

$1.50 per

reel.)EL, J.H.S.
of the West.

Scenic survey
its

Opens with views

snow-capped peaks rising14,400 feet
of

shows

views

Other

scenic

National

Yosemite

Park

of Mt.

Shasta

above

with

in California,

level. Then

sea

its Bridal

Veil

Falls.

Cavern
in New
Mexico,
spots visited include Carlsbad
Park
in Arizona,Yellowstone
National
Canyon National
Park,

Grand

Falls,Grand

includingviews of the Great

views of Niagara Falls,N.
excellent

An

West,

in

or

and

geysers.

Finally,

Y.

Pictures

survey.

clearlydescribes

Canyon,

of

are

good quality and narration

be used in a study of the

outstandingspots. May

consideration

of

conservation

of

country's natural

our

beauty.

Arid

The

Southwest.

1 reel. Si.

Eastman,

1929.

S. $24. (Teacher's

Guide).EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
nature, extent, and

The

of the United
the

Shows

plants and

States.

animals
with
and

nature

then

are
a

in the

erosion

the

on

sequence
their work.

Arizona

Desert.

in their natural

examined

Desert

habitats.

The

Navajo Indians,showing their

weaving and cattle raisingare

Their

depicted.

well
A

film to aid in

good

land.

understandingof the

an

vegetationand

The

the

understand
Indian

animal

of
difficulty

film may

The
the

and

effects of wind

film concludes

nomadic

of the dry southwestern

portion
significance
with
the
world
of
arid
locations
regions.
Opens

be used

problem, and

man's

nature

of

arid

region help

this type of environment.

the westward
movement,

with

consideration

the

our

adjustment

in connection

in

true

life of this

pupil to

to

of

privateand

federal attempts

at reclamation.

Cattle. 1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1928. S. $24. (Teacher's Guide).EL,

J.H.S.,

H.S.
The
in

life and

work

The

series of shots of cattle grazing. The

is taken

the cattle. Time

the

of the cattleman.

mess

The

tent.

loaded

aboard

winter

food

out

cattle

for lunch

are

then

and

driven

freighttrain to be taken

is also shown.

The

nature

of the range is shown

is seen
rounding up

cowboy
cowboys

the

into the
to market.

film closes with

are

seen

around

corral,dipped,and
Alfalfa raising
for

western

rodeo.

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GEOGRAPHY

this film possesses good

study of western
life,
of
teacher
deal
a
explanation.It is
requires great
carefullyand
suggested that the teacher should study the handbook
film
for
the
class
the
lesson.
thoroughly
prepare

Useful

Good.

for

value,but
pictorial

Central

The

2 reels. Si.

Plains.

Society for Visual Education, 1920.

$2.00. EL, J.H.S.

R.

pictureson the industries of the Central Plains.

The generalnature of the topography is shown.
the Illinois River, Niagara Falls,the corn
see
stock
raising,farming,coal mining, copper mining, commerce
on
belt,
the Great Lakes, lumbering in Michigan, grain elevators,
Minneapolis,
and the water
front at Chicago. Reel two shows the Union
stockyard,
financial district,
and other Chicago scenes.
The last half of the second
A

series of

varied

A map
locates the area.
In rapid succession we

reel deals with

scenes

the Great

the map,
and
grazingindustryis then introduced.

Plains. This

of the

plains follow.

the

of

The

area

is located

ranch

life shown
are
Among
phases
roundup, the herd,and shippingof cattle.

Fair, for geography

inclined

and

poor

introduction
for

true

the western
jumpy. The

ranch

whole

film

review. The last half of the second

glimpse of the modern cattle ranch.
or

Conquering

the

Desert.

reels. Si.

buildings,the

The

movement.

or

be

to

the

on

continuityis

might be

for
while

used

reel is worth

"Free."

Goodyear, 1936.

El.,

J.H.S.,H.S.
How

the

Goodyear Company experimentedwith the growing of long

stapleEgyptian cotton on the Arizona desert. Reel one opens with a
discussion of the value of long staplecotton and shows views of Egypt,
which

from

The

of this type of cotton

before the World
came
decided
Company, needing this cotton for its tires,

most

Goodyear
it

to grow

on

the Arizona

desert. Good

shown, with close-upsof

steel scraper.
laborers pour

Then

plants.The

of the desert

desert is

and

and finallyit is ready for picking.Whole

stages of cultivation,
labor in the field,
pickingcotton at five cents per pound. The

Goodyear and Litchfield

hauled

from

and

Good.
scenes

The

shown.

Connecticut.

foreignmatter
weaving, and

desert

are

field. Reel

the

after it reaches

try
are

scraped with a
d
itches
built.
Mexican
are
irrigation
dug
labor in the field. The
is shown
in various
cotton
cactus

wells

in to

general views

War.
to

are

then

testingare

two

families
towns

of

This reel ends with the cotton being

shows
the processingof the cotton

Different
removed.
shown

types of

cotton

are

mixed; dirt
cording,spinning,

The
processes of
in considerable detail.

first reel of this

convey

vegetation.The

true

picture is excellent on the West. The

picture of the general terrain and natural

problems involved

in

bringingthis

area

under

cultiva-

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CATALOGUE

tion

well shown.

are

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

The

labor and the use of

importationof Mexican
fields should provide good material for discussion. The

child labor in the

labor necessary in the cotton fields is another topicwhich should be

be drawn
between
the
stimulated by this film. A good comparison may
small industrial towns
of the West
and those of New
shown
England
hand

in this film. The

purposes
in itself.

of

reel two

of the West

is

visit to

lie below

one

the

sea

American
on

highways

springs.Desert

the sand

irrigation
projectis shown

dunes.

Fair

An

for the nature

the West.

flowers

now

be used

alone

ghost
the

through

Close-upsof cactus

trails lead

at

which

Scenes of
lead

shown

are

desert.

of the American

First reel may

1930.
Interior,

continent

map.

is in evidence.

valleyto medicinal

on

scenery
of this desert plant. Horseback

the nature

show

Modern

typicaldesert

desert,where

S.

2 reels. Si. U.

of the few spots on the North

level. The valleyis located

of the desert follow.

towns

only fairlywell shown, and for

is complete and sufficient
one

reel

Valley National Monument.

"Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Death

processingin

consideration

date

May

through

the

in bloom

among
ranch.

palm

be used

in

to illustrate the nature

unit

of the

valley.

Grand

The

of Colorado.

Canyon

1 reel. Si.

Ford, 1930. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.
scenic tour.

The

is located

Canyon

on

shows

of the

the

Canyon.

A fair view
the
and

of

Tourists

The

one

different formations
of America's

pupil with America's

the

Home

clothingworn

Rule

the

on

scenic

by

wonders.

pointed

Valuable

beauty. The

the tourists is

Range.

are

following the
of picturesque
at

the bottom

out.

mostly

to

acquaint

pictureis somewhat

humorously out

1 reel. Sd. U. S.

animation

Then

map.

formed.
are
seen
Canyon was
winding paths along the Canyon. There follow a number
shots from various angles,with good views of the river
how

static,

of date.

1933. "Free." EL,

Interior,

J.H.S.,H.S.
the Taylor Grazing Act has affected the western
range. The past
abundance
which is now
of life on the plainsis illustrated by the buffalo,
How

almost

extinct.

Roosevelt

aside

by

ten states

is

grazingland is now
signingthe Taylor Grazing Act

Much

seen

of the

this act is shown

now

erosion control

under

as

this act.

open

The

exhausted.
of 1934.

The

to all. A

of the West

CCC

at work

map
is shown

and
ditches,roads,terracing,

President
land
shows

set

the

buildingdams,
drivingout

fencing,and

145

GEOGRAPHY

gophers.Wild horses are rounded up; cattle are branded; and again the
land is shown supportinggreat herds of cattle and sheep.

Should

reclamation.

toward

of the

Wonders

Natural

Films Custodians
"These

Lands,

then

Then

Canyon.
Next

1934.

R.

(Technicolor).
Teaching
$5.00 for two weeks. El.,J.H.S.
States. We

see

the

coloringof the Grand

superb
study

excellent

an

of South

mountains

United

in western

grandeur and

Bryce Canyon,

are

discussion of other parts of the

1 reel. Sd.

taken

the scenic

the

to

West.

(MGM),

scenic views

are

lead

for wiser land utilization.

government'sprogram

Bad

and governmentalsteps
movement, agriculture,

for the western

Good

Dakota

in

tion.
geologicalevalua-

and

Wyoming,

whose

ridingplacesfor many of the outlaws of the old

perform the sun dance. The Black Hills of South
Dakota, one of the oldest regionsof the world,estimated at fortymillion
The graniteside of Mt. Rushmore
has been selected by
years, are seen.
The
heads
Gutzon
of Washington,
Borglum for his epic memorial.
and
Theodore
Roosevelt
carved
of rock,with
out
are
Lincoln,Jefferson,
the aid of pneumatic drills,
and will remain
million years because of
a
*
the slow erosion of granite."
winding passages
Sioux

west.

for

Good

were

Indians

buildingup

background

color adds

country. The

our

scrapbook projectmight

of

the far West

How

was

of

the nature

of

greatlyto the effectiveness of the picture.A

lead

of the

naturallyout

Oregon Country. 1 reel.Si. Eastman,

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
A series of

understandingof

settled and
show

1930.

viewing of

S. $24.

(Teacher'sGuide).

the activities carried

the nature

this film.

on

there

today.

of the country. A map points

the trail,
seen
on
are
crossing

Oregon
Oregon. Covered wagons
the Platte,
and plowingthrough snow-covered
weatheringIndian attacks,
Cattle and sheep are seen
grazingon the plains.Maps locate the
passes.
oil
and
Columbia
the
fields
Plateau.
This is followed by views
Wyoming
of the Shoshone
farm land. Following
Falls,Arrow Rock Dam, and irrigated
another map
of the Blue Mountain
Gap, we see the Bitter Route
the Columbia
River. Along the Columbia
Pass,dry farming,and finally
land
until
to Portland, which
we
highway we pass typicalwestern
come
is located
This

on

map

and

then

pictured for

is also located

salmon.
shown.

The

with

us.

Our

next

stop is Astoria.

Here

the capture and canning of

on
a map.
we
see
section is then located and typicalfarms are
fruit-growing

Lumbering

film ends
*

scenes

the trails to

out

views

is

picturedon

the west

coast

of Tacoma.

Teaching Films Custodians,Catalogue, p.

147.

of the

Cascades,and

the

146

Good

history

in

Wild

"This

shows

and

stampeding
cowboys;

Tombstone,

from

Fair

for

music.
determine

cowgirl
a

'Old

classes
the

of
or

'The

this

Day,'

may
film

Teaching

Films

Custodians,

Catalogue,

of

ranch

rugged
buffalo

being

herd

corralled

the

by

spring.

Chisholm

boys
Cow-

Trail';
is

O'Grady.'

at

with

seen,

There

are

the
be

Also

West.
stimulated

gives

true

West.

Custodians

still

in

Rosie

terial
ma-

review.

or

celebration

'Sweet

H.S.

but

Old

of

amount

Films

views

pastures

fair."

studying
pupils

not

large

in

value

some

introduction

Herefords

singing

at

Of

J.H.S.,

After

mountain

singing

for

changed,

see

we

the

Teaching

sheep.

Settlers'

staged

history
Some

to

costumes

rodeo

whether

creek,

West.

EL,

today,

and

campfire

Arizona,
in

women

driven

being

about

lounge

of

West

Sd.

weeks.

two

horses,

fording

sheep

far

best

reel.

FILMS

of

serves

1
for

the

cattle,

breeding

film

Today.
$5.00

R.

1933.

picture

country,

scenes

of

West

(Fox),

this

reel,

the

of

Because

movement.

one

STUDIES

geography

westward

the

covered

The

industrial

the

for
of

SOCIAL

OF

CATALOGUE

pp.

148-149.

valuable
to

for

further

reading

picture

of

can
Ameri-

the

modern

to

Government

V.
The

American

S. $30.

1938.
A

and

its

is shown

and

the

Constitution
to

was

People).

1 reel. Sd.

Gutlohn,

The

drawing

J.H.S., H.S.

history of the Constitution

of the

up

the

We

(Formerly

Way.

Democracy

Constitution

VA.
The

of American

Functions

and

Structure

protect against dictators

in

place

times.

our

that

its purexplains
pose
rule. The
Senate, House,

narration

mob

and

F. D. Roosevelt
President
we
see
Judiciary buildings are shown,
to Congress. The
Supreme Court is likened to an
delivering a message
Chief
in
baseball
a
Justice Hughes explains the duties of
umpire
game.
the people, explains the narrative, alone
Court.
the Supreme
We
can
and
This
is
the
rules.
illustrated
woman's
suffrageparade,
by a
change
and sinking ships precede views
the repeal of prohibition. War
scenes
and

and

of President

Wilson

succumbed

to

dictators.

and
its

narrator, but

the

out

in

press

The

function.

own

are

film

The

war.

Mussolini

and

the

land.

our

of

war

over,

Europe

making
with
shores
washing our
foreignpoison,
ligion,
Supreme Court protects free speech, re-

Hitler

abroad

from

speeches. Waves
points

signing the declaration

Each

branch

ends

of

seen

must

government

our

martial

with

each

are

music

and

fill
ful-

shot of the

flagfloatingin the breeze.

American

view of the Constitution

good film for presenting the conservative
the Supreme
Court.
Also
valuable
and
as
a
study of anti-New-Deal
propaganda. The film is produced by the Defenders, an organization to
of the United
States.
uphold and defend the Constitution
A

Servant

of the

Bros.),
need

The

People.

1935.

R.

for

strong central

$5.00 for two

uWe

Convention.
Articles

of

Confederation.
reached

agreements
farmers
New

York

Madison
and

the

2 reels. Sd.

the

also

during its

being stopped

at

Arguments

Jersey plan
arise

over

see

Custodians

and

confusion

the

work

which

arose

the conventions

and

There

the

Massachusetts
money;
of the

(Warner

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

course.

Island
refusing Rhode
the
seriousness
discussing

New

weeks.

government,

see

We

Teaching Films

are

scenes

state

Washington,
situation.

The

of

the
under

the

stitutional
Conthe

various

mont
showing Verline,people in
Hamilton, and
Virginia plan

presented from the floor of the convention.

the slavery question. Benjamin
Franklin
tries
are

147

to

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CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

OF

FILMS

STUDIES

bring about a compromise. Finallywe

to the constitution."
puttingtheir names

shown

are

the first four

signers

Excellent.

this film givesan

Explained by commentary and dialogue,
of
the
the
of
It by no
Constitution.
framing
generalimpression

accurate

tells the whole

means

document

the

and
it

rates

and civics

process by
"an excellent

for American

VI

The

VII

Child

Protecting

Declaration
Labor

the

was

account

obtained.

for this

The

mittee
May Comof the Continental
Congress.

history classes,
grades 4 through college,
*

relate to the Constitution

are

of Independence

Amendment

VB.

Department

Public.

1 reel. Sd.

U.

of
S.

Justice
Justice,Bureau

of

Prisons,

"Free." J.H.S.,H.S.

1936.

types of prisonsunder

The

it

classes,
grades 7 through 12."

films which

Other

best to introduce the need

serves

which

as

Recommended

story but

the control

of the Bureau

of Prisons.

lows
Fol-

charge.
to disprisoner through Chillicothe Reformatory from entrance
is made
of
of
the
The opening sequence
general scenes
prisons
up
Alcatraz, Leavenworth, Atlanta,and Lewisburg, Pa. The narrator
a

at

of each of these prisons.A

purpose
in the federal prison populationbetween

explainsthe
increase

due
increase,

largelyto

prisons. The

film then

laws,has

new

follows

Ohio, Reformatory.

He

resulted

then

graph
1910

and

shows
1935.

the
This

in

overcrowdingin many
he is admitted
cothe,
to the Chilli-

prisoneras
given a physicalexamination,mental

is

history is prepared. After being classified for purposes

and
of prison records he begins the prison routine of school,recreation,
learninga trade. He may work on the farm, help construct buildings,or
participatein the productionof useful articles. After a certain time he
before the parole board where each prisoneris given individual
come
may
A graph pictures the small percentage of failures under the
treatment.
tests,and

federal
Good

case

parolesystem.
for

study of

the modern

treatment

of criminals.

Also

useful

to illustrate another of the many

problems with which the federal government
efforts
the
Valuable
in
its
in
to
must
public.
civics,
protect
cope
fusion
of
courses.
democracy, or
problems

You

R.
The
of

Away with
$4.50. J.H.S.,H.S.

Can't

work

Get

of the Federal

Justice. The
*

Teaching

Films

purpose

and

It.

Bureau
aims

2l/2reels. Sd.

Bell and

Howell, 1936.

Investigationin the Department

of the Department are
outlined by
of

Custodians, Catalogue, pp.

215-216.

150

CATALOGUE

for the work

Good
of

phase

of the

FILMS

Postal

government'sactivities.

our

Carload.

the

Help by

STUDIES

Department. Valuable in government

film is fairlycomplete and will help clarify
this

civics. The

and

SOCIAL

OF

2 reels. Sd. U.

S.

1938. "Free." J.H.S.,

Interior,

H.S.
The

of the United

work

Introduced
available

rows

see

preparation of

money

as a wide
interested citizens.

show

to

an

ices.
serv-

issue of The

We
Congressional Record.
The
pamphlets being printed.

orders,postcards,and
varietyof

film ends

Good

its

tion
types of valuable informaStates government, this film takes us on a

the United

from

presses,
in detail the
also

printingofficeand

the giant
see
printingofficeitself. We visit the various floors,
of stenographers,offices,
and
then
follow
mailingfacilities,

of the

tour

by

States government
descriptionof the many

the

how

literature is mailed

makes

government

out

at the

information

request of

available

to

people. Discuss with the class the work of the various departments
gatheringthis information. Add to the classroom libraryby writing
for government pamphlets on subjectsbeing studied.

the
in

The

Iceberg
R.

1933.
"Here
Patrol.

are

The

1 reel. Sd.

Patrol.

$5.00 for

weeks.

two

glimpses of
picture opens

Teaching Films
EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

the work
with

done

in
snow-capped mountains,glaciers

floatingout
off the
life aboard
room,

to

sea.

the

by

taken

views

from

the mountain

closer shot

shows

Custodians

United

(Fox),

States

Iceberg
aeroplane showing
and great icebergs
valleys,
an

ing
huge pieces of ice break-

into the ocean

and falling
to form icebergs.
One sees
glaciers
deck
for
the conon
a patrol boat : men
liningup
trol
inspection,
the sun,'and supplies
the mess, the kitchen,officers 'shooting
the relief ship. The

being received from

work

of the

lowing
patrol boats in folbergs,plottingtheir probable path, and warning all shippingof
detail. The picturecloses
in considerable
the impending danger is shown
with scenic shots of great icebergs floating
majestically
past a patrol

Captions and

boat.

background

of orchestral

music."

Illustrates another of the varied

government.
Also
useful in a study of tion.
services of the federal government.
transporta-

Good

for civics and

Might

The
A
a

lead to

1 reel. Sd. Bell and

the Titanic

disaster.

Howell, 1938.

R.

study of the postalsystem, designedfor

the

Mail.

little girlin Los

Among
*

readingon

Angeles, writes

the steps shown

$1.50.Primary.
primary grades. Betty,
in Pennsylvania.

letter to her aunt

in the progress

Teaching Films Custodians,Catalogue, p.

of the
112.

deliveryof

the letter

are:

151

GOVERNMENT

cancelling,
sorting,
address,postalrates, mail collections,
the
is
sent
letter
from
aunt
The
return
delivery.
by air mail and it is seen being loaded into the plane and being delivered
by specialdeliveryto Betty.

form

the correct

good primary school subjecton

A
a

of

train,and

mail

unit

the mail.

with

the post officeor may be used in connection

and transportation.

on

be used

May

to initiate

largerunit

on

communication

Supply. 1 reel. Si. Eastman,

Guide).EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

York

New

Water

the New

How

picturesand

Opens

supply is traced
airplaneshot to show

their water

with

an

er's
(Teach-

in motion
the vast

bodies of water

unusable

traces

the

from
of the fresh water
different reservoirs and

course

Island.

Staten

receive

S. $24.

City and then emphasizes the need for pure water. The
surroundingNew York City are shown. A map

York

size of New
then

Yorkers

animation.

1928.

The

the Schoharie
the

Reservoir

to

distribution of water

throughoutthe cityare shown.

Fair.

example of how our modern cities meet the problems of pure

supply. May be used as an example of the functions of citygovernment
in supplyingthe needs of its citizens and the nature
of public-controlled
enterprises.

water

An

Protecting

Consumer.

the

1 reel. Sd. Association

of School

Film

braries
Li-

(March of Time), 1938. S. $40. (Teacher'sGuide).J.H.S.,

H.S.
"Covers
and

then

worth."

of the tricks of the short

some

shows
*

work

Points out

being done
that

weight and

to insure

customer

short

cheat

measure

gettinghis money's

spend over
per cent of America's
and shows them making purchases in stores and over
the phone,
money,
and patronizing beauty shops. The
head of the U. S. Department of
Consumers'
Council tells of the forms of fraud practicedon
Agriculture's
American
Most
of all are
the falselyregistered
common
consumers.
scales. Mayor
La Guardia, of New
York
City, discusses the situation
with William
Commissioner
of Markets.
Morgan Fellowes,Jr.,
Typical
examples of such fraud include the weighted turkey,false bottoms, and
inaccurate labels. To prevent such practices,
cityinspectorsare ever on
the alert. We
also shown
Good

them

women

examining food. Mellon Institute workers

factoryand food products.

are

applyingcertain tests to
for

consumer

and

see

90

economics, services of federal and

education.

The

should

be followed

Association

of School

by
Film

film will without

a

study

of the

local

doubt

governments, and

arouse

the

organizationswhich

Libraries,Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

students
serve

to

152

CATALOGUE

protect the

drug

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

This should include

consumer.

FILMS

study of the

food and

pure

acts.

Service

Those

to

"Free."
The

Served.

Who

reels. Sd.

S.

U.

Interior,1938.

J.H.S.,H.S.

service rendered

by

the Veterans'

Office in Washington.

Administration

The

firstreel deals with the work carried on at headquarters.

Hines, present administrator,
explainsthe purpose of the
How
Veterans' Bureau.
tivities
$92,000 is disbursed dailyis shown by the acGeneral

F. B.

of the various
The

work

and
division,

audience

on

for

division

of the various

of the various

is shown.

in itself and

may

Sam's

be shown

Reel

and

Each

the

ters.
diagnosticcen-

shown.

are

States government

peace.

viewed.
inter-

takes

two

services of these institutions

war

are

appeals,statistics

and
regionalhospitals

study of

their widows

of veterans'

unit in the services of the United

citizens. Also useful in

Uncle

board
office,

architectural

tour

Examples
Fair

of the law

the

and

employees. Veterans

reel is

to its

complete

separately
.

Factory. %
H.S.
$7.64.EL, J.H.S.,
Stamp

reel. Si.

Bray,

1930.

R.

$1.00. S.

Engraving and Printing. The process of

the
preparing the plate. The plate
stamp making opens
engraver
is then seen
being placed upon the printingmachine and the stamps are
A

visit to

the

of

Bureau

with

rolling,
cutting,
printed.The processes of applyingthe glue,perforating,
and preparingstamp booklets are then shown.
A

good

film to illustrate the diversified and

modern

our

in

government.

very

short time.

investigationinto other
to

discussion

on

the services of
III

The

our

government

J Inland

Reclamation

VII

Buildingof Boulder

VII

Challenge of

TV A

V
VII
VII

VII

in this

containingmaterial
catalogue,

are:

Waterways
(Resettlement Administration)
The Story of the Women's
Bureau
H
We
Work
I
Again (WPA)
I Work
(WPA)
Pays America
Price
B
of Progress (Conservation)
F

and should lead

activities,
as
a business
enterprise.
functioning

elsewhere

Iceless Arctic

of

tion
givesa good survey of stamp producpictureshould prove of value in motivating

fields of government

IV

functions
specialized

film

of the government

films,described

Other

The

and the CCC

the

Dam

TV A

153

GOVERNMENT

TV A

VII

Game

VII

VII

at Work

Management

Wildfowl Conservation
J Good Neighbors
(WPA)
Q Hands
Problem
of Relief
Q
Workers'
Alliance
The
Q

VII
VII
VII
VII

Indian

The

IX

RebuildingIndian

IX

To!

IX

American

Service and

Its Problems

Country

$5.00

R.

1934.

President

The

1 reel. Sd.

House.

White

the

Government

(IndianProblems)

Cill

V D.
Inside

"

for two

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. EL, J.H.S.,
H.S.

lumbia),
(Co-

from
seen
exterior,
hillocks placed there at
the wide lawn. On the South Grounds
across
are
of
order
remind
him
well-loved
his
to
own
landscape. The
Jackson's
President's office is in the West Wing and is connected
by a covered walk
The
back
of
the
House
faces
the
White
House.
nue.
with
PennsylvaniaAveThrough the doors we enter the hall with the President's seal on
the

"Inside

floor.

the

White

House

East

Room

The

presents

is the

view

of the

of state

scene

with
receptions,

its

containing six thousand pieces of glass,and the famous gold

Here
piano.
hangs the portraitof Washington which was saved by Dolly

chandeliers

Madison, and
with

one

of Martha

its chandeliers worth

also held in the Blue

Washington.
a

Room.

In the Red

chair is shown.

Green

The

quarter-milliondollars.
The

Presidential

Room

Room

State

emblem

on

is

pictured,

receptionsare
the back

of his

portraitof Theodore

velt
Roosehangs a
paintedby Sargent. The President's study is in the Oval Room, on
the second floor,
and the fireplace
is flanked by the Presidential and national
flags.The entrance to the Executive Offices is pictured,and the
containing a massive mahogany table presented by the
reception room
while in the Cabinet
Philippines.We see the President's private office,
of
Woodrow
Room
Wilson.
Each
member's
is on
hangs a portrait
name
the back of the chair he occupies.Stephen Early,Sumner
Welles,Henry
Morgenthau, Senator McAdoo, Frances Perkins,Marvin
Mclntyre are
all pictured as they arrive to see the President.
Tuesdays and Fridays,
on
men
arrive; they gather in the reception
press days, the newspaper
Several well-known
room.
correspondents are pictured in a group. The
1 73

men

enter

credentials.

the President's

When

the

after having been checked for their

office,
interview has been completed,they leave to file

their stories for transmission

Good

to all

parts of the world."

for government and civics. Shows

how the President grants interviews
Views of the interior of the White
House, although somewhat

Teaching

Films

Custodians,Catalogue, pp.

112-113.

154

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

should interest secondary school groups

in the social functions
static,
such
role
in
an
important
diplomacy. The May Committee
play
excellent presentationof the subject,
both pican
judges it to be ".
*
and
the
in
commentary."
torially

which

VE.
for Tomorrow.

Now

Social

Security

3 reels. Si. Harmon

Foundation,1935.

R.

$3.00.

(Teacher's Guide). H.S.

A story of

who

nurse
visiting

the workings
Plans. Confronted

of the

the

has

opportunityto

an

Federal
Age Pension and Old
with the problem of finding
aid for one

finds that he is eligible

for the Federal

nurse
visiting

view

Old

She also finds that Old

Age

but there

of workers

number

Insurance

Age Insurance
of her patients

Old

will protect many

who

at firsthand

Age

of her

Pension.

patients,

protectedunder this law.

This leads her to a study of privateannuity plans. Her experienceswith
several older persons
who
in need because
are
they failed to provide for
the future finally
convinces
her that she should join a private annuity
are

not

are

plan.
Good.

The

the Federal
of the

first reel of this

Old

Age Pension,and

pictureis valuable

for

the stage for a discussion of

Insurance
law. The remainder

picturesets
Old

Age

consideration

of the economics

involved

in

the

privateannuity plans. Unfortunatelythe picturedeviates from the

main plot as it moves
fused.
along and the main issue is sometimes badly conFor generalclassroom
the
reel
should
first
alone
suffice
purposes
to set the

Today's Frontiers.
An

1 reel.Sd.

"Free."

Y.M.C.A., 1938.

H.S.

explanationof the unemployment compensation clause of the Social

SecurityAct. Opens
the physicalfrontiers
came

discussion.

stage for worth-while

industrial

new

with

historical

an

of the American
led by
frontiers,

more

persons
of
care

must

pay

and

continent

in which

manner

pushed back. Then

resultingin new

were

the railroads

and

Today we face new

frontiers,
of which is the problem of coping with unemployment. In 1935 the
one
Social SecurityAct was
passed,providingthat any employer of eight or

methods

of manufacture

of the

resume

distribution.

tax

amounting

to

1 per

of his

payrollto
plains
SecurityBoard ex-

cent

officer of the Social

unemployment. An
are
seen
plan. Then an example is given. Three men
being
laid off at a factory.They go to the state employment office and register.
The second man
One gets employment at once.
gets employment before
take

this

the end of three weeks.

Neither

compensation.The
the end

of

Teaching

third

man

the second

periodof unemployment
weekly pay, but in no case

Films

Custodians, Catalogue,

pp.

112

"

receives

man

find employment.

cannot

three-week

one-half his former

*

the first nor

he receives
can

113.

this

check

employment
un-

At
for

compensation

155

GOVERNMENT

will be
picture is that this money
and
will
benefits
t
his
industry
necessities;
and

narration
other

act

used
serve

explainedby
buy food and

as

to

to break

further

decline.

economic
A

theory of the

The

exceed fifteen dollars per week.

good
Act

curity
of studyingone
clause of the Social Sefilm for the purpose
in operation.It also helps to explainthe philosophyof this

film. May also be used in conA good introductory

nection
legislation.
for it reviews the usual conception of
with a study of the frontier,
that other types of frontiers
frontier and helps the class to understand

type of
the

stillexist.

We

the

People,

Social

and

Security. j" reel. Sd. Y.M.C.A.,

1937.

"Free." H.S.
for the Social

SecurityAct.
In the first instance the federal government
matching state appropriat
and the permanently disabled.
for the blind,dependent children,
The working of the old age pensionplan shows the worker
paying
and his payments being matched
month
a percentage of his salary each
the worker
is seen
on
a steady
by his employer. At age sixty-five
retiring
the
of
income.
monthly
Finally,
operation employment compensation is
of unemployment drawis shown
after three weeks
The worker
ing
shown.
for
each
week
of
twelve
fifteen
dollars
to
to
weeks.
a
period
twenty
up
An

introduction to the

principalreasons

is shown

Only fair. Entirelytoo much information is crowded into this short

result is somewhat
confusing.Might possiblybe used at the
social securityas a review or
end of an
intensive period of study on
but
here
its
value
is
even
check-up device,
questionable.
film. The

V F.
Court.

Supreme

of Time),
"A

1 reel.Sd. Association

1937.

brief statement

liberalize the

plan

to

Supreme

act

is

of

some

of the

to

being debated

seen

film then
data
*

the

Association

Libraries (March

number

is discussed.
of senators

the

President

Wagner

These

courts.

reaches
finally

The

speak against the

is illustratedby the

in the lower
It

for Roosevelt's attempt to

reaction to it."* The
dent's
Presi-

courts

Supreme

Act

case.

declare

Court

and,

surpriseof

givesa
on

reasons

Supreme Court, and public

enlargethe Supreme Court

the law to be unconstitutional.

much

of School Film

S. $40. (Teacher's Guide).J.H.S.,H.S.

gives his views on the subject. A

of the Court
plan. The functioning
The

Court

its opponents, it is declared constitutional. The

brief sketch of each of the Supreme Court justices,
ing
giv-

age, date of
of School

appointment,and
Film

whether

liberal

or

conservative.

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

156

CATALOGUE

Good

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

for the

place of the Supreme Court

several of the judges pictured are

Although

how

members

affect national

of the

of the

personal views

S. Coast

U.

S. Coast

U.

government.

longer on

no

Court

Supreme

legislation.

V G.

Story

the

in the federal

the court, the

ministrat
adto illustrate F. D. Roosevelt's

film is a valuable historical document

Also shows

FILMS

Guard.

Guard

8 reels. Sd.

Bray,

1937.

$21. S.

R.

$350.J.H.S.,H.S.
A

of the
picturization

in the

air. It

activities of the coast

be used

can

in its

guard on land,on

form
eight-reel

or

be used

can

sea, and
in five

different sections described below:

Section I. History and

2 reels.R. $6.00. S. $100.

Organization.

Cutter Service to protect against

Organized in 1790 as the Revenue
to keep law and
piratesand smugglers,the U. S. Coast Guard now serves
national
and
life
and
aid
in
save
defense,
order,
property. Reel one shows
Guard
is afire,
and making rescues
cutter assisting
a ship which
a Coast
of the Coast Guard
The organization
Service under the Departat sea.
ment
of the

May

Treasury

stations

various

on

air

stations,and

an

injuredseaman

of

is described.
A

map.
describe
from

Reel

series of

shows

two

show

scenes

the location

the Miami

the duties of the air service.

a

shipat

to

sea

plane

is the

of the

and
The

Cape
fer
trans-

of
highlight

this reel.

Section II. U. S. Coast Guard

Academy.

1 reel. R.

$3.00. S. $50.

Opens with a view of the grounds of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy at

New
aminations.
Applicantsare seen taking competitive exLondon, Connecticut.
then follow the cadets through a typicalday of drills,
We
of small arms, and gunnery
use
practice. Cadets are
athletics,
studies,
and
for
exercises are
summer
a
seen
finally
cruise,
graduation
leaving
shown.

Afloat.2 reels. R. $6.00. S. $100.

Section III. Service

Startingfrom
board

Barge Office

the

boat

York

in New

to patrolthe harbor

harbor,Coast

Guard

ficials
of-

effort to prevent smuggling,

an
specialevents, and enforce international law

regulate marine traffic at

regarding fisheries. The Coast

Guard

in

is

seen

going

to the

aid of

tug.

aidingvictims in a hurricane,assistingflood
and towing a disabled freighter.
ice
victims, breaking, sinkingderelicts,
Reel two shows the trainingschool for enlisted men
at Fort Trumbull,
trained
in radio instrucGuardsmen
Connecticut.
Coast
tion,
are
seen
being
Other

activities shown

use

shown

of small
and

arms,
Guardsmen

are:

and
are

life
seen

saving. The
at work

duties of the seal

in the far North.

The

patrolare
film ends

158

We

CATALOGUE

OF

V I. Works

Progress Administration

Work

Again.

"Free."

At

the

was

FILMS

ProgressAdministration,1937.

H.S.

opening of
of

States

STUDIES

reels. Sd. Works

story of the Works

The

SOCIAL

on

the

Progress Administration's

the

WPA

picture,we

with

the Negro.

told that at the time

are

four

of every
in the
out
persons
idle workers
standing on street corners

one

relief. We

work

see

in the bread

of

ganization
or-

United
and

then shown

line. We
the various types
are
waitingtheir turn
work.
of projectsupon
In
which idle hands were
to
rapid succession
put
we
see
public improvement projects,such as parks, pools,and playgrounds;
such as nursery
schools and adult education.;
education projects,
and household trainand other projectsas varied as clerical work
ing.

picturesthe work done by the groups of Negro musicians

singers. The picture concludes with an episode from the Federal
Reel

and

two

productionof

Theatre

We

Good.

for work

Work

Macbeth.

the

Again effectively
presents

rather

than

dole.

Replete with

"New

Deal's"

musical
stirring

ment
argubackground,

it is strong propaganda material.

It should furnish ideal motivation
the
Deal"
should
discussion
of
also
"New
and
a
philosophy

for
prove

valuable

Work

Pays
1937.

in

stimulatingdiscussion

America.

"Free."

reels. Sd.

of America's

Works

racial

problem.

Progress Administration,

H.S.

of the work
summary
since its inceptionin 1935.
which gave
the emergency
of the various

done
Reel

by
one

rise to the

the Works
opens

with

ProgressAdministration
a statement
concerning

WPA,

and

then

projectsundertaken

plunges into

sideration
con-

this agency.
Public
of this reel. It includes road

by

is the theme
improvement under the WPA
construction
of reservoirs,
municipal stadiums,bridges,
building,
airports,
the work
slum clearance,and publicbuilding. Reel two summarizes
portuniti
opprovided skilled and semi-skilled laborers,and includes:
traffic survey, sewing rooms,
school luncheon
works, travelinglibraries,
nursery
nursing projects,translatingbooks and maps into Braille,clinics,
household
and
adult
canning projects.Reel
arts,
education,
schools,
done in the arts. This includes Negro choruses,
three picturesthe work
Reel jour deals
art projects,
museum
models, and the Federal Theatre.
with the fightagainstnatural phenomena, includingthe many
phases of
forest
and
dust
a
nd
the
flood relief,
drought
fires,
storms,
buildingof

fivepicturesthe work done in playground and recreational

and restoration
the toy lending projects,
camps,
with a summarizing statement
of historic sites. It concludes
concerning
than 120,000 projectssponsored.
the value of the more
dams.

Reel

activities. It includes

159

GOVERNMENT

Fair.
science.

defeat

to

One

WPA.

or

of
should

any

social

the

one

two

yet

or

two

as

time

reels
discussion

of

Work

material.

they

this

Pays

entirety

and
of

should

action.
America

for

becomes

publicize

to

well

picture

true

same

is
could

work"

"made

its

project

which
above

the
of

the

after

project

favoring

propaganda

science

of

films
at

in

purpose,

own

reels

philosophy

action,

are

recommended

not

of

its

these

view
in

is

enumeration

Its

tends

they

film

This

be
the

used

"new

particular
frankly
Approached
should

in

use

social

tiresome
the

and
of

work
stimulate

to

deal."

The

political
face

the

in

furnish

this

the
cussion
disclass

phy
philosofact

that

fashion

valuable

VI.

MilitaryHistory
in American

Wars

A.

VI
The

Gateway

the

to

Service,1924.
New

French

and

West.

(Adapted

from

New

France,

History

Indian

reels.

Si. Yale
M.

George
Yale

Haven;

Wars

U.

University
The

Wrong's

Conquest

of

$7.50. EL,

R.

Press, 1918.)

Film

Press

J.H.S.,H.S.
the French
opening episodes of the struggle between
and English over
in 1753
with the French
the Ohio Valley. It opens
ploring
exhands
the
in
the region and giving gifts to the Indians.
England,
of
of self-centered
ministers
typifiedby their Prime
Minister, the Duke
he
has
of
sends
that
Governor
word
to
Virginia,
Newcastle,
Dinwiddie,
Deals

the

with

the

Crown's

permission

Washington
French
to

on

second

The

reel

of

to

the

the

fighting,he

is forced

he

send

to

man

is sent

drive

them.

defeats

himself

of

force

meets

the

the

of Virginians
a

small

English

marches

he

In

mander
com-

against Fort

Meadows.

surrender.

He

to the West

is

to

and

mission, but

and
superior force of French
of
after
a
day
There,
that
returns
to Virginia knowing

by

Broad

as

death

The

charge

faced

far

as

full

in

of

the

warn

Boeuf.

He

French.

the

out

to

the
Le

in command

second

as

it is to

observing

after

Dinwiddie,

is the

Washington carries out

at Fort
firmly entrenched

are

Washington

Duquesne.
Finding
Indians, he retreats

decides

Ohio.

French

purpose
French
and

leaves

French.

the

oust

chase,

Washington

whose
force

evacuate

to

avail.

no

fox

is inevitable.

war

The

Good.

Gateway

part in opening

the

Washington's
causes

up

well

not

are

by

connection

covered

before

the

discussion

of

thorough
The
Gateway

to the

to

the

Map
locate
Ohio

work
the

scene

should
of

be
the

Valley in American

to insure

The

be

picture is shown.
the

various
will

West
with

carried
action

the
on

and

History.
160

phases

serve

as

to

make

the

the

be
war.

allies

film
clear

these

followed
In

this

of reference,

played in the

is viewed
the

estimating
over-

conflict

that

good frame

part Indian
before

taken

It should
of

fully
care-

against
of the

causes

should

care

should

teacher

in order

conflict.

by the picture and

understood

The

War.

showing

part in that

especially in connection
war.

Indian

the class for the film

prepare

are

and

French

good descriptionof Washington's

in order

significance of

MILITARY

Wolfe

Montcalm.

and

(Adapted

1924.

France, New

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3 reels. Si. Yale

UniversityPress Film Service,

George M. Wrong's The Conquest of New
Yale U. Press,1918.) R. $7.50. El.,J.H.S.,

from

Haven:

H.S.
The

capture of Quebec by the

English is depicted in Wolfe

and

Montcalm.

from
Beginning with Pitt's resolve to drive the French
reel
shows
Wolfe's
to
attack.
America,
first
preparation
Feelinga
his will and lands his men
premonition of impending death, he makes
the

Beauport. In reel two Wolfe leads his men

up over
the troops guarding this outpost. Then
on
victory over

cliffsand

at

On

the Plains

face to

of Abraham

face with

battle and

the

the

French

English. The

and

their

to

to the Faloun.

Indian

third reel is devoted

allies

come

largelyto

the

the gruesome

of agony
Wolfe
and Montcalm
die.
as
scenes
The maps
the field of activities and the results of the peace
illustrating
add
to
an
treaty
appreciationof the geographicaland political
aspects
of the conquest.
Fair.

Material

illustrative of any phase of the strugglebetween the

French
and English over
the Ohio Valley is so scarce
that almost thing
anyis seized upon by the alert teacher. There is a real question,however,
to the appropriatenessof the third reel to classroom
as
There
use.
is a definite and gory glorification
of war.
The long scenes
of the death

agonies of Wolfe
be used

might
showing with
Other

Montcalm

relatingto the
George Washington
"

Three

Centuries

Boston

Tea

Party.
Brothers),1937.
El.,J.H.S.,H.S.
series of

American

on

scenes

French
7.

and

Quebec.
Indian

Conquering

of Massachusetts

VI B.
The

The
firstreel alone
unnecessary.
the whole conflict. Follow the film

seem

discussion of the battle of

films

IQ
IX

and

to focus discussion

are:

the Wilderness

(Part IV)

RevolutionaryWar
1 reel. Sd.
R.

Teaching Films Custodians

$5.00 for two

of "statues and

history between

Wars

1775

weeks.

(Teacher's Guide).

placescommemorating

and

1807.

Included

ner
(War-

the

period in

the

Virginia
Burgesses,the LibertyBell,Concord
Bridge,the villagegreen
at Lexington,a monument
on
LexingtonCommon, Fort Amherst, Crown
Fort
Hill Monument,
Point,
Ticonderoga,Plaque of Putnam, Bunker
statue of Nathan
ton
Hale, monuments
commemorating the battles of Trenand Saratoga,John Paul Jones trophy,Independence Hall,and the
House

of

house

of

Fair
lower
*

Betsy Ross."

for the colonial

grades.

Teaching

The

Films

are

period of American
history.Best suited to the
of still material contained
in the film
large amount

Custodians,Catalogue,p.

212.

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it of

makes

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OF

the need

Declaration

for

series of

is

smoothly

handled

connected

scenes

with

life.

of

Independence.
Brothers), 1937.

(Warner

FILMS

this material

questionablevalue, yet

the film may

answer
this period in American

and

STUDIES

1 reel. Sd.

$5.00

R.

Teaching
for

two

Films

Custodians

weeks.

(Teacher's

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

the Continental

independencefrom Great
introduced
Britain. As the film opens, we
to various
are
delegatesto
called
Hancock.
the second
Continental
We
listen
Congress,
by John
of a complete break
in on their conversations
concerning the advisability
reads a message
with England. At the Convention
Hall Hancock
from
for independence and
Washington advisingindependence. Lee moves
his motion
is seconded by Franklin.
A committee
of three,Jefferson,
Franklin,and Lee, is appointedto draw up the formal Declaration. We
How

them

see

document.

When

from
passage
in time
and

the time

for

of the Declaration.

He

rides

it to the

be

put into the

for Philadelphia,
arriving
furiously

in favor of the document.

reads
Jefferson

to

Caesar
gate
Rodney, the delecomes,
His vote is needed to insure the

vote

Delaware, is at his home.

to vote

our

discussingthe outstanding ideas

work

at

Congress declared

assembly

The
as

the

Declaration

is then

signed
rings out.

Liberty Bell

history classes and civics classes dealing with

the Revolutionaryperiod and the philosophy of the founding fathers
as
expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Although the Rodney
incident is overdramatized,
the film,on
the whole, is in keeping with
historical fact. The
settingsand costuming are excellentlydone and
give the pupil a feelingof the life of the time.
Good

for American

of

Declaration

The

Independence. 3 reels. Si. Yale UniversityPress

lution,
Service,1924. (Adapted from Carl Becker's Eve of the RevoNew
Haven:
Yale U. Press,1918.) R. $7.50.EL, J.H.S.,
H.S.

Film

The

steps leading to the passing of the resolution

actual

here

are

portrayed. Opening

with

the

early

movement

Paine and the influence

independence, the part of Thomas
Common
well illustrated. Franklin
Sense is especially
discuss
the

the

French.

for

need
At

independence

ball held

in

as

means

the
Philadelphia,

of

for independence

obtaining the

division

for

of his phlet
pamand Adams

of the

aid of

people

The
radicals favor immediate
is clearlyshown.
pendence,
indeinto three groups
would
be loyal to the King at all costs,and
the conservatives
led

by

Dickinson

of

Pennsylvania, favor a compromise.

illustrated. At
reel the abuses of the quartering act are
Independence Hall the Continental
Congress debates separation from
England, and on June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia moves
that a resolution of independence be adopted. Thomas
Jeffersonprepares
the final draft but a vote on it is blocked by Morris and Dickinson
third group,
In the second

Pennsylvania.Since

of

in order to pass
is necessary
the
In the finalreel the voting on

unanimous

vote

resolution,its fate is in doubt.

the

place. Morris and

Pennsylvaniavotes

resolution takes
this session and

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refrain from

Dickinson

After

for the resolution.

just in time

dramatic

swing the vote

of Independence
of his state in favor of the resolution. The Declaration
On
1776.
voted
is
July 4, John Hancock
signs
unanimously on July 2,
of the Congress
and sends it to the printer.Other members
the document
sign later. The pictureends with the peoplehanging the King in effigy
and demonstratingin the streets.

ride,Caesar

of the better films in this series. The

be used

can

itself to

this

Declaration

dependenc
of Inthe Revolutionary

the

3 reels. Si. Yale

Revolution.

of the

Eve

The

an

in

by propaganda. The scenes

phase of American history.

affected

to

study of
analysisof how the people are
Independence Hall help recreate

advantage in

to

first reel lends

The

War.

of Delaware

Rodney

One

Good.

arrives

attending
a

UniversityPress Film
Eve of the Revolution,
Carl Becker's,

Service,1924. (Adapted from

New
Haven:
Yale U. Press,1918.) R. $7.50. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
This

the events

film traces

from the "Boston

Massacre"

to the

opening

In the opening scenes

Lexington and Concord.
of
the people of Boston
are
seen
hanging an effigy a tax collector. Sam
look on.
There
follows a very good episode
Adams
and John Hancock

of the

Revolution

of the

Boston

then

issued

quicklyfollowed by the main events

Party, including the ducking given a "patriot" who

Tea

tried to stuff

and

the

is

in his

of the tea

some

pockets. The

Massachusetts

Assembly

reel Sam

protest. In the second

to

This

Massacre."

the "Boston

on

at

Adams

Intolerable Acts

meets

are

near-by Salem

at

that five members

moves

of

Assembly be sent to the Continental

Congress at Philadelphia.
the
the
motion
is passed,largely
of
the
because
Despite
Tories,
protests

the

the Tories

locked

are

in and

warlike

make

Boston

Dr.

decides

Gage

The

towns

local militia and

near

lecting
col-

ington
destroythe magazine at Lexwho
there.
are
Adams,
staying
Safety in Boston, sends two
the people at
Revere, to warn

to

and Sam
capture Hancock
head
of the Committee
of

to

Warren,

William

messengers,

is maintained.

quorum

preparations,drillingthe

militarystores.
and

Dawes

and

Paul

Lexington. The

and Adams
warning arrivingin time, Hancock
escape.
line
the
on
villagegreen as the second reel
Lexington
up
ends. In the finalreel the events
at Lexington and
Concord
well
are
pictured.
The

men

Good.

of

The

first reel of The

in connection

with

in itself and

can

whole
and
has

forms

the
be

causes

shown

Eve
of the

at

of the Revolution
war.

The

can

well be

last reel also is

separate class period. The

used

complete
film

as

good review of the events leadingup to the Revolution

the class will probably profitmost
by seeing this picture after it
studied and discussed the historyof the period.
a

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Frontier

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3 reels. Si. Yale

Woman.
from

(Adapted

1924.

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OF

Southwest, New

Constance

Haven:

Yale

FILMS

UniversityPress

Film

L.

Skinner's,Pioneers

U.

Press, 1919.)

Service,
the Old

of

R.

$7.50. EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
This

part in the Revolutionary

It opens
in Watauga
Valley,Tennessee, in the year 1780.
of the settlement,servingunder John Sevier,
out after the
are

War.
men

leader

Ferguson who
boys are left

young
gone

away

settlement.

the

In
the

urge

refuse to allow

to do

him

have

men

fellows,is killed

the settlement

and

Margaret bears up
A

simple story

pictureof life

on

others

bravelyand

told,the

valuable

discussion

material

wilderness?

settle in the western

the
on

Who

raid

to

The

women.

Mr.

the

Frontier

historytextbooks.
such

topics

were

gives a good
phase of the

It should
did

Why

as:

the Tories?

enters

the Cherokees.

Woman

also introduces

him.

of his death.

news

defeat

men

time
mean-

Johnson, riding

riderless horse

The

the

offers to ride after

protect the

with

return

frontier and

usually neglected in

Revolution

young

showing

prepare

finalreel

the mountain

well

early

the

the

In

has

and

captive. In the
Ferguson and defeated

the Indians.

and

husband

take him

and

so

to

overtaken

by

the

soon

home

return

Tory

men

the two

scene

Cherokees

reel the

for their homes.

start

of his

Good.

to

men

the mountain

They then

second

setting the

to

The

of the settlers. The

the homes

Tory leader rides into the villageand

and

ahead

to defend

at home

first reel is devoted

settlement.

women

the countryside. Only old

terrorizing

with

daughters. The

Sevier

is

with
the Johnson family. The
particularly
his
wife Margaret looks after
and
Sevier,

story deals

the

of the frontiersman's

photoplay treats

Who

was

nish
fur-

people
John

phases of the Revolution?

be obtained
of the important points in the picture can
from
Most
be
the
but
the
first
reel
could
nature
to
repeated
singleshowing,
study
Who

Sevier?

were

other leaders in the western

of the settlements in the West.

Me

Give

Liberty.

reels. Sd.

(Warner Bros.),1936.

(Technicolor).
Teaching
R.

$5.00 for

two

Films

weeks.

dians
Custo-

EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.

Henry's part in bringingabout American

independence."The
The
is Virginia,1765.
king's tax proclamation has been read
scene
Patrick Henry delivers his famous
and the legislature
is in an uproar.
.' Later we see a party at Patrick Henry's
speech: 'If this be treason
and dance the minuet. Some
The guests play blind man's bluff,
mansion.
made
object to remarks
by Patrick Henry, and as a result his wife
Patrick

exacts

promise from

The
sung

redcoats

'Soldiers

of

him
enter

Freedom.'

that he will say

and arrest Thomas
At

Mt.

Vernon

nothing treasonable

forth.
hence-

Faulkner,who has just

see
Washington and

we

of events.
A protest meeting is held by
the course
Jeffersondiscussing
St.
at
John's Church, Richmond, but Henry is reluctant to
patriots

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CATALOGUE

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of the

photoplay. Beginning in 1781

the first
reel devotes its
straits,

in this

with rebellions among

depends upon
northward

moves

British under

miles

unite

to

Cornwallis

RevolutionaryWar
Washington's army

In New
legislature.

is traced

with

attention

in desperate

to the

In the second

away.

with

Washington

northward

move

reel Rochambeau

outside

far

as

his attempt to capture

York Sir Henry Clinton

in

is unsuccessful

FILMS

attempts to deal
the colonial troops. The
of the American
success
the co-operationof the French
and De Grasse
fleet,

Brest, three thousand

is at

SOCIAL

story of the closingyears

The

cause

OF

New

York.

Yorktown.

as

Jefferson and
sees

no

The

Tarleton

the

Virginia

to reinforce

reason

In the

ward.
southmove
finalreel Washington and Rochambeau
De
At the strategic
the
Grasse comes
moment
with
the
bay
up
defeats
the
the
battle
of Chesapeake.
French
English at
fleet,and
from
is
off
defeated
cut
Now
bined
Clinton,
finally
Cornwallis,
by the comforces.
the
As
French and American
photoplay ends the English
the
French
and
between
the
march
and
Americans
lay down
troops

Cornwallis.

their

arms.

picture,it

first reel. Because

to the

well lead up
has

is

probably

advisable

the

strugglesof

long period covered

this

pictureafter

RevolutionaryWar

the

other material

I G

Alexander

IH

The

IO

Flag (Betsy Ross)

///.
George Washington

by

the

the material

the class.

by

For

on

of the

to show

discussed

studied and

been

of
good picturization

to

war.

furnishes

keep his army togetherduring the most trying years of

of financingthe Revolution
discussion of methods
might

Washington
the

film

This

Good.

see:

Hamilton
Saved

Who

Boy

Nation

(Lafayette)

The

IQ

Winning Independence

"

VIC.
of

Song

The

of 1812

Nation.

2 reels. Sd.

(Warner

Bros.), 1936.

Custodians

War

(Technicolor).Teaching Films
R.

$5.00 for

weeks.

two

EL,

J.H.S.,H. S.
How

the

Spangled Banner"

"Star

with a musicale
A discussion takes
and

Key

criticizes the

activities. Some
some

have

of the song.
of British boats off Boston,

Key,

accuse

him

of

lack

of

to

British

and
patriotism,

and prileave.
of them
vately
wife,too, feels that he is disloyal,
When
of the guests
most
tells him she is losingrespect for him.
His

Key and
left,
to make

been

pictureopens

author

policy,of non-resistance

American

of his guests

Scott

the presence

place about

"The

written.

was

of Francis

at the home

them

arrested and
for his

officer agree that the American

nation. They get word
feel as one

an

taken

Mrs.
release,

aboard

British

people need

ship. Before

Key givesthe officer a

that

they go
give

letter to

thing
some-

friend has
to

range
ar-

to her

husband.

They

aboard

held

are

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HISTORY

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ship

until

after

attack

an

on

Fort

night. Key and his friend

by morning, but at
Key sits down and writes 'The Star Spangled
until that
which the officer,
Banner' on the envelopeof his wife's letter,
moment, has forgottento give him. A choral accompaniment singsthe
his wife's intention to sepamelody as he writes. The letter announces
rate.
received by Americans, and his wife
The song is enthusiastically
for failing
his motives." *
asks his forgiveness
to understand
flagwill have

expect that the American

it is still waving.
dawn

all

continues

bombardment

The

McHenry.

to be down

Explainsattitude of many Americans

toward
the war.
Fills in valuable background for the times. There is a
of the story and
elements
become
to
entangledin the human
tendency
to lose sightof the bigger issues involved. The
follow-updiscussion
should aim at a better understandingof the attitude taken by Key
Good

toward

study of

for

the

of 1812.

War

war.

Mexican

VI D.
Remember

the Alamo.

Bros.),1934.
"There

1 reel. Sd.

R.

$5.00

War

Teaching

for two

Films

weeks.

ner
(War-

Custodians

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

relatingto the United States of

1819-45.
After views of West
of
Point and Annapolis,we
statues
see
and
Fenimore
Then
the
of
the
site
James
Washington Irving,
Cooper.
are

and

scenes

Battle of the Alamo

history. The

Fair

for

and

palace and

Alamo, and the

monuments

of

statue

other

Texas

a
a

cowboy

study of the Mexican

VIE.
The

Blue

and

Gray.

Bros.),1935.

R.

important

scenes

cathedral of San
at Austin

seen."

are

at the

great deal of still material.

War.

in American

Antonio,the church

Civil War

1 reel. Sd.

Teaching Films Custodians

H.S.
$5.00 for two weeks. EL, J.H.S.,

(Warner

"Places and monuments

in the South
commemorating the Civil War,
its battles and its heroes,are
here shown.
Included
views of Harper's
are

Ferry, the
of John
grave
Charleston,the
Lang. We are
Jackson, and a
Also

the house

Confederate

Calhoun,

Confederate
the statues
shown
number

of Robert

of
E.

and
burg, Chancellorsville,
*

Capitolbuildings in North Carolina,the

batteries at
Sumter, the Confederate
White
House, and a statue of General

Fort

others

Lee,

of

General

which

the

Warren

Teaching Films Custodians,Catalogue, p.

Teaching Films Custodians,Catalogue, p.

219.
218.

rocks

Stonewall
identifies.

commentator

the site of the Battles

Gettysburg,the

and

of Fredericks-

of Devil's

Den, the

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site of Pickett's

charge,Lookout
Mountain, the city of Chattanooga,
Bloody Pond or Chickamauga Creek, Missionary Ridge, and AppomatAfter a view of the house where Lee made
his headquarters,
tox.
we
of the Civil War.
see a parade of veterans
During the sequence showing
the site of the Battle of Gettysburg,a part of the Gettysburg address
is delivered by an actor impersonatingLincoln." *
Fair

as

review

much

"The

material

Lincoln

episode is

films of this section."

Dixie.

the Civil War.

on

still material,
and
not

as

pointed

The

by

out

to the standard

up

film is
the

of

tains
crowded, con-

Committee:

May

presentationin other

3 reels. Si. Yale

from

W.

Yale

U.

The

UniversityPress Film Service,1924. (Adapted

M. Stephenson's
The Day of the Confederacy,New
Haven:
Press,1919.) R. $7.50. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

story of

typicalsouthern plantationfamily is told in this picture.

of
this
a pre-war
extremely good scenes
Opening
plantation,
film goes on to tell how the war
affected life on this plantation.Reel one
deals with the South's preparations for the war.
Colonel
Allen,owner
a

with

of the

and
plantation,

his oldest

the management

over

discussed

war

are

in.

The

of the

in

leave

son

for the front.

subtitle.

Then

we

the Federal

see

His

first three

plantation. The

years

the

charge of the

in

is called

overseer

but

can

spare.
of Federal

This leaves
Reel two
number.

to

war.

of their

takes
of the

troops closing

food as it
plantationsends to the front as much
Finally,the mistress of the plantation,fearing the advent

troops, flees. Then

wife

no

one

one
own
Negroes
opens
the
on
Negroes, unsupervised by the whites,making merry
A
Federal
and
send
the
front.
to
plantation
supplies to
refusing
spy
has
freed
that
Lincoln
them
the
and
spreads rumors
Negroes
among
to the plantation and
they need work no longer. The mistress returns
by tact gets the key to the army storehouse and wins back the Negroes.
That
night,one dissatisfied Negro sets the army supply barn on fire.
add to the family'strouble, Colonel
Allen returns
home
To
seriously

the

with

wounded.
Mrs.
women,
South

Then

Allen

is received

word

bears

bravely under

up

continues

callingfor

to
new

starved.

Good.

Dixie is
first reel
*

final

The

Better
a

scene

Grant.

and

Lee

acted

the

volunteers
years

shows
The

and

The

Teaching

Army

the council

Lee

directed than

most

Custodians, Catalogue, pp.

war.

Six months

later,

is seen,
and
weary
and the treaty of peace

as

beautifullyphotographed.
Films

last reel opens

with the
of
the
son
Allen's,

to

goes

teachingfilm. The
very satisfactory
are

killed.

the other southern

the youngest

of age,

film ends

has been

son

and, with

news

and

Confederate

oldest

the

for the soldiers.

sew

although only seventeen

near
Appomattox, the

that

The

rides away

from

the

half
tween
beference.
con-

of the films in this

series,

plantationscenes
plantation shown

is the

221-222.

in the

MILITARY

originalRutledge plantation,located

River

Santee

the

on

feet of the film could

first hundred

The

Carolina.

169

HISTORY

in
alone

be shown

South
as

an

plantation.The final sequence, the last half of

example
pre-war
of the historic meeting between
is an excellent reproduction
the last reel,
Grant and Lee at Appomattox. The whole film serves
as excellent review
of

material for the Civil War.

S. $24. (Teacher's Guide).

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1932.

South.

Old

The

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
South.

Glimpses of pre-CivilWar
shaded.

South

States with

is located

South

followed

are

countries.
it in relation to Old World
Map
then
locate
describe
the
coastal
and
plainsand
picturesalternately
the world

around
and

of United

Map

lines of latitude in which

The

to locate

and
observe
highland regions.We then enter an old southern home
the quiet old village
and the
work being done by hand labor. We
see
then shows the distribution of popuold schoolhouse. A populationmap
lation
in pre-CivilWar
in 1860.
South is
The importance of cotton
shown
by scenes of cotton cultivation and a map of the cotton belt with
The placeof tobacco is similarly
its various growing seasons.
shown by
and
also
and
shown
are
as
pictures. Sugar cane, rice,
lumbering
map
they were harvested under old methods. Old methods of canal and river
well illustrated. A typicalplantationis
are
especially
transportation

the activities and

seen, with

for

Good

South, and

$5.00

1 reel. Sd.

for two

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

24

was

the war,

when

claims

North.

Tennessee

memorandum

of

are

parades of

and
rejoicing,
to

(MGM),

not

announce

1934.

Anna

plan. Eight years

were

put in her claim. The

for 'unconditional

Thanksgiving and

or

to the North

Confederacy is winning,and scenes

Suddenly Grant strikes in the Tennessee

there

day

Carroll

whether

The

his famous
won,

debated

for services rendered

presented to Congress,Anna
in 1862.

well illustrated.

historyclasses consideringthe pre-CivilWax

contributions of the South.
study of the agricultural
comparison with films on the modern South.

years, senate committees

the author of the Civil War

"For

owner

Strange Glory.
R.

and

American

for

also for

Good

quarters of slaves

of

roll
Carafter

still being
film opens
in the

panic
region,issuing
occur

River

surrender.'

The
battle is
asks
Lincoln
to set
Congress
the

name

of the person

sponsible
re-

for the
the

name.

the author

will not divulge

plan. But Lincoln,to avoid jealousy,
Carroll announced
she was
When, eight years later,Anna

coln,
plan,she explainedthat she was a confidante of Linafter
the
South.
a
She
suggestion
trip through
tified,
pointedout, she said,that the Tennessee
valleyregion was poorly forthat there was
only one railroad from the sea to the Mississippi,
this
that capture of
would divide the South. She had received
territory

and

of the

made

the

170

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

for

writingpamphlets and making speeches that

keepingher native state of Maryland on the side
fileson Miss Carroll did not refer to the plan."*

$2,000
The

Fair
film

study of the

for

stimulate

should

ramifications

the many

with

in connection

Met

They

Civil War.

collateral
of the

Grant's

between

in its

obscure

reading and

should

the States.

of the North.

material,this

interest pupils in
May also be used

Vicksburg campaign, and its importance.

Gettysburg.

at

war

Rather

mental
instru-

were

in

reel. Sd. U.

S. Interior. "Free."

EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
of the

gatheringof the "blue and gray" at the seventy-fifth

of the route
anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. General scenes
of Lee's northward
thrust form the background for an understanding
of the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg. General scenes
of the
reunion include the parade,close-upsof the veterans, old-timers talking
the battles,
famous
over
outstandingstatues, old artillery
pieces,
points of combat, such as Devil's Den, and Spangler's
Spring.President
F. D. Roosevelt
speaks at the dedication of the eternal light.
Pictures

Also useful in unit on peace, or

study of the Civil War.
The
narration
work on
is very well done and sets a
parks.
for
of
the
an
understanding
good background
importanceof Gettysburg.
for

Fair,

national

Southern

Under

Custodians

Stars.

(Warner

reels. Sd.

(Technicolor). Teaching

Bros.), 1935.

R.

$5.00

for two

Films

weeks.

EL,

J.H.S.
"This
ville and

fictionalized story of the Civil War

battle of Chancellorsof events
precedingit on the Confederate side. It portrays

is

Jackson, Lee's chief adviser,as a clever soldier and a kind

of humor.
Lee is dignified
with a sense
and gentle. Just before
man
and
Lee
attend a party at an
the Battle of Chancellorsville,
Jackson
aristocratic southern home
where, while others sing and dance, they
their own
and
outline
discuss Hooker's
plans
campaign. The daughter
the soldiers question the loyaltyof her
of the house, having overheard
who
the incident lightly
to
treats
and sends the
lover,appeals Jackson,
Later,when Jackson and Lee are
boy to Lee with a humorous
message.
when
Lee
to
to attack Hooker.
signal
parting,Jackson agrees
During
He sends
the subsequent battle,
however,Jackson is mortally wounded.
last and most
to Lee
a
by the same
boy who carried
urgent message
Stonewall

the

humorous

and

in

note.

After

dramatic

spiteof the fact that his horse

ride

through

is shot from

and the battle is won.

delivers his message
The
soldiers sing 'Under Southern
*

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p. 227.

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

Lee

224.

under

rewards

Skies' and

the

lines,
enemy
the
soldier
him,

him

with

'Dixie.' "

taincy.
cap-

MILITARY

171

HISTORY

The May Committee

studying the Civil War.
in
this
elements
"The
historical
states:
pictureare excellent. Highly
for historyclasses,
recommended
grades 7 through 9; should also be of
in grades4 through 6." * Valuable supplementary material to
use
some
for

Excellent

in

use

side of the

stimulate interest in the human

Other
on

the Civil War

I A

Angel of Mercy
The

I
I

terial
catalogue,containingma-

(Clara Barton)
(John Wilkes Booth)

in the Barn

Man

Lincoln
J Abraham
the White
Lincoln
in
J
J The PerfectTribute

IV E

Dixieland

IV E

Heart

IV E

Land

IV E

Richmond

IXC

Three

House

of the Confederacy

of Cotton
Three

under

Centuries

Maine.

the

Flags

of Massachusetts

VI F.
Remember

in this

are:

I D
I

elsewhere

films,described

war.

(Part VII)

Spanish-AmericanWar
1 reel. Sd.

Bros.),1935. R. $5.00 for

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. J.H.S.,H.S.
two

ner
(War-

picture characterizes personalitiesand places that figurein

United
States political
history,from 1899 to 1917. Views of Theodore
and a re-enacted charge of the
Roosevelt's birthplaceand monument
Then
of McKinley's funeral. The
newsreel scenes
rough riders are seen.
Canal
of
Panama
and
taken
the
there recentlyare next.
scenes
opening
Howard
Action
shots of William
Taft, Theodore Roosevelt,Woodrow
the
and
of
Wilson
of his election to the presinews
receiving
Wilson,
dency,
shown. The film closes with a ceremony
at the VirginIslands,
are
marking its acquisition
by the United States,and a view of natives
watching a parade of United States soldiers." t
"This

for the effect of the Spanish-American War

Good
American
upon
of the United
life. Also useful in a study of the territorial acquisitions
States. The
teacher will find this most
valuable when
used as an introductory
or

"

review

film.

films,annotated

in this

catalogue,containingmaterial
Spanish-AmericanWar are:
IV C Beckoning Tropics (Cuba)
IV C Cuba, the Island of Sugar
Other

the Far

Eastern

IV

On

IV

PhilippineIslands

IV

Puerto

Station

Rico

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p. 224.

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

226.

on

the

172

OF

CATALOGUE

IV

Territorial Possessions

IV

West

SOCIAL

of

of Action.

Official War

United

World
S.

4 reels.Si. U.

War

War,

Reel

War.

shows

one

the troops. At sea, the soldiers are

throws
periscope is sighted. The convoy

with

depth

bombs

and

cars

dropped.

are

travel

the front

the

to

front.

The

advancing into action

38th

under

counter-attacks

balloon,and

with

the attack

J.H.S.,H.S.

States

United

troops in

General

Pershingembarking
boxing and dancing. A

seen

down

and

smoke

screen

and

the soldiers get into box

59th Infantry are
at
seen

fire. Other

Reel two
along the Meuse.
the
prisonerscarrying
wounded,
station,
and

"Free."

1924.

Arrivingin France

shows

the top

over

States

Department picturesof the

in the World

action

the

FILMS

Indies

VI G.
Flashes

STUDIES

troops

are

seen

the Exermont

the front line

going
first aid

trenches,attacks

of a German
gas, the destruction
Sultzeren.
Reel
three
continues
on

observation
the

flashes

action,showing the 68th Infantryand the 77th Division under shelland are given first aid. Warfare
in
doughboys fall wounded
action is shown.
Reel jour shows
the air is pictured.Artillery
big guns
of
in action,tanks
ammunition
the
an
advancing,
shelling
dump, war
the 4th Infantry
in the air,signalrockets at night,bringingin prisoners,
marching through Bachrach, Germany, and United States troops on
guard duty along the Rhine.
of

fire. Two

Fair
and

of the World

for views

have

to the

entry of the United

films could

be used

The

scenes

firstreel would
States into the

to show

the nature

are

extremelyepisodic
tion
a good introducof
the reone
maining
Any

furnish
war.

of warfare

in the first

War.

World

Yanks

Coming. 1 reel. Sd. Teaching Films Custodians

(Warner Bros.),1934. R. $5.00 for two weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

The

"

War.

The
little continuity.

Yanks

'The

of wartime

taken

Are

emotions.

from

Harbor.

Are

1917

Then

to

Coming' is a pictureof America under the influence

Composed, for the most part, of newsreel shots
with the Lusitania
1919 it opens
sailingfrom the

see

we

newspaper

headlines

shown

announcing

the

declaration

boarding ships. Ships,being loaded with war

unloaded
in France.
Citizens parade,sell
There
are
war
see
libertybonds.
posters everywhere. We
shipsbeing
factories are
also of
built; ammunition
humming. There are scenes
front.
the
the
armistice
is
western
celebrated. The
Finally,
fightingon
conference,with picturesof Lloyd George, Clemenceau, and
peace
American
With
Woodrow
Wilson, is seen.
troops are returninghome.
Musical
background includes a chorus singingpopular
commentary.
*
of
the
period."
songs
of

war.

Troops

are

suppliesin this country,

Teaching

Films

are

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

229.

Problems

VII.

of American
Which

Problems

Persistent

Politics

and

Service.

Civil

Challenge

A.

VII

Civil

the American

People

Service

1 reel. Sd.

of Time),

(March

Democracy

Association

of School

Film

S. $40. (Teacher's Guide).

1937.

braries
Li-

J.H.S.,

H.S.
of
States city, some
spoils system at work in a United
its results in various
Civil
communities, and the work of the National
Service Reform
League in attempting to get substituted a non-political
system similar to England's." * Opens with a burlesque on the typical
city election in which McGonigle, after a boisterous campaign, becomes
and
to city
immediately appoints friends and politicalcohorts
mayor

"Shows

the

strike

offices. To
been

founded.
as

then

see

the

of

that

Reform

Civil

on

Service

reform

and

municipal payrolls hold

points

League

tells of the

in

on

is then

and

National

Jr., of
that

out

has

spoils system

Philadelphia
half

million

their

jobs by political appointment.

This
contrasted
English system. We see graduates
for
Oxford
and
examinations
service
Cambridge taking
public
A review
municipal employees who win their jobs by merit.

employees
at

the

president explains its aims and

America.
M.
W.
Montgomery,

Its

it works

speaks

conditions

such

at

views

of the

favored

each

with

last

Presidents

twelve

civil

the

of

the

United

States

reform.

service

shows

McActually, however,
the film ends with
McGonigle again
his colleagues to set up
false jobs

Gonigles still largely hold forth and

running for office and plotting with

the

for his friends.

Good

for

arousing

for

Civil

Service

and

other

Civil

Service

VII
of

Conservation

interest

an

reform.

Will

laws.

B.

Natural

in

and
the need
municipal government
Act
to a
study of the Pendleton
stimulate
a
study of local conditions.

lead

May

Conservation
Resources.

"

General
reel. Sd.

Erpi,

1938.

(Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S., H.S.

*

Association

of

School

Film

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

174

S. $50.

PROBLEMS

How

AMERICAN

OF

great natural

been

have

forest

The

wasted.

resources

areas

are

shown

on

out, leavingonly

fade

originalareas

the

and

the steps
The
them.
and conserve
subjectis introduced
of
the waste
of water
scenes
showing typical

our

being taken to restore

by a series of scenes
coal,and soil. Sequence one
power, timber,oil,
been

175

DEMOCRACY

wasted

shows

how

forests have

animated

an

map
two-fifths of

the

on

which

the

areas

of waste
shown in the lumbering
remain. Typical scenes
are
now
fires. Sequence two shows how the forests are
industryand in manmade

which

and prevention
reforestation,
through fire prevention,
mill. Sequence three shows land erosion and
of waste
at the lumber
and
the
now
being exercised.
preventiveand curative measures
floods,
Sequence four continues the conservative methods appliedto the water
quence
and land,by showing the buildingof dams, and contour
plowing. Seerosion
the prevention of wind
five shows
by planting soil
the
into
land
back
A map
and
turning
grazingareas.
anchoring crops
locates the dust bowl.
Sequence six shows the waste in minerals,and
the attempts being made
to utilize the by-productsof petroleum. Sequence
and wild life conservation. The
deals with water pollution
seven
final sequence
emphasizes the need for the conservation of our natural
beauty,and acts as a conclusion.

being conserved

Excellent
a

as

introduction

an

generaloverview

which

or

review film for conservation.

will lead

It

gives
of
investigation
teacher's handbook
lists a large

naturallyto further

phases of the problem. The

of activitiesstimulated by the film. In preparation for this film
number
field
brief
a
tripnear the school buildingwill show evidences of the

various

for local conservation

need
to

what

see

Useful

in

new

needs

can

Take

measures.

be found

the

in the

same

trip after

lightof the

history,geography, civics,economics,and

the film

film material.

general fusion

courses.

Price

of

Progress.

reels. Sd. U.

S.

1937.
Interior,

"Free."

J.H.S.,

H.S.
How

natural

our

efforts of the
one

opens
the world
with
about

as

is then

been

of Interior

Department
a
comparison

with

scenes

have

resources

between

has misused
man
of flood and sandstorms.
it. An

wasted

to cope

and
with

the world

as

and
destroyed,
this
it

was

idyllic,
pastoralscene
How

problem.

the
Reel

created,and
is contrasted

this latter condition

came

is seen
With
him goes
pictured.Man
moving westward.
the lumber
business,leavingdevastated forests. The farmer likewise
of the soil. The Department of Interior is faced with
has ruined much
the problem of conservingour
natural resources.
Parks are established
well
Indian
and
in
as
as
reservations, grazing public lands is controlled.
Reel two shows the varied duties of the Department of Interior in relation
The work of the following
to conservation.
bureaus is shown: Land
Office,
GeologicalSurvey,National Park Service,CCC, Indian Service,
Oil Regulation,Bureau
of Reclamation,and Irrigation
projects.

176

CATALOGUE

Excellent.

involved
serves

conservation

an

excellent

can

be used

as

reel

SOCIAL

STUDIES

of the best films for

One

in the

OF

of

introduction
to

show

introducingthe

natural

our

to the

the

FILMS

varied

resources.

problem

as

conservational

problems

The
a

first reel

whole.

The

ond
sec-

partment
activities of the De-

of Interior.

VII C.
California

Giants.

Conservation

"

Forests

4 reels. Sd. California Redwood

1935.
Association,

(Y.M.C.A.). "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

lumber from
forests. The

Redwood
of redwood
Attention

consumer.

principalsteps in
here is placed on the conservative

trees
felling

trees,and

mature

forest to

of the modern

that small

so

machine

methods

will not

trees

allowing trees

not

Opens with good scenes

lumbering are then shown.
be

bering:
lum-

injured,cuttingonly
over-ripe.The place

become

to

of modern

lumbering is shown by the work of the tractor,

and
various
railroad,
types of rigging.The last part of the picture
of
with
the
deals
milling redwood and includes sawing,trimming,drying,
and shipping.
Only fair. The
and facetious,
and
reels

first two

are

action
the

is slow and
film

whole

best,and

efforts of the Redwood

The

in

The
repetitious.

tends to become

the comments

Association

Conquest of the Forest.

"Free." El.,J.H.S.,H.S.

are

narration

is

light
The

monotonous.

concerningthe conservational
especially
pertinent.

1 reel. Si. General

Electric

Co., 1930.

United States and the aplumbering in the northwestern

plicatio
First
the
this
of electricity
to
industry.
railwaylines are shown
into the forest;
then we see the trees chopped
precedingthe lumbermen
and
hauled
out of the woods.
down, cut into logs,loaded onto trains,
the steps in sawing the logsinto lumber. The utilization
At the mill we
see
of
the
various
tree is emphasized. Small piecesare
of the
parts
into lathing;others are used to fire the engines; cedar is made
made
about
35
into shingles.Yet in spite of all these efforts at utilization,
film
The
is
stillwasted.
that
the
if
this
of
out
tree
waste
cent
points
per
it would
converted into electricity,
was
produce nearly three billion
for nearlya century.
kilowatt hours of electricity
A

of

survey

of the

One

Good.

this film is

The
but
sides. This

best one-reel surveys

usable
especially

film is somewhat
from
is

the

favorable to

material

of the

lumbering industry,

consideringthe conservation

lumbering process
finished lumber.

and

of

our

rugged individualism

presented the

good introductoryfilm

beginningof the
fashion,to the

in

teacher

inasmuch
traces

it

as

can

ests.
for-

in lumbering

present both

it starts

through,in

from
a

the

hurried

PROBLEMS

introduction

An

that 90

taken

has

government

Lookouts

that start.

points.A

to

steps
are

seen

on

sightedand

preventionprogram, a small gasoline

planes
follows every train that goes through the forest country. Airfires
and
rush
locate
them.
t
o
also used to
fighters
are

As part
quicklyas possible.

as

car

good introduction

Canada's

fire

2 reels.Sd. U. S.

the United

How

this section

forest fires. See

effort to combat
for a more
of
detailed account

fightingmethods.

Fire Weather.

fires.

of the

Canada's

to

films listed under

other

in canoes, airplanes,
control the fire

rangers rush to the scene

gasolinespeeders.All hands work to

fire is

and

fightingmethods. Believing
the
due to carelessness,
forest fires are
and
also
these
fires
to
fightany
prevent
as
high steel towers located at strategic
forest fire

Canada's

of Canada's

cent

per

to

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."

Bureau, 1930.

ture
Pic-

Motion

Government

1 reel. Si. Canadian

Fires.

Forest

Fighting

177

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

Spring

States Weather

the

in

1936. "Free." J.H.S.,

H.S.
Agriculture,

Blue

Ridge;

Bureau
aids in preventing forest
the floor is dry and brittle. The

A map
shows the
gets busy warning the danger areas.
office teletype reports
of greatest danger. In the San Francisco

Weather
areas

Bureau

dailyto the observers in the field. A fire weather map is made

fire weather
district,
up dailyand warnings are issued. In the western
local observations to determine humidity and temperature.
trucks make
Still fires do occur.
of fighters
Real two shows the mobilization
to put
sent

are

out

clearing tools

fire. Hand

and
pump
informed
fighters

radios

from

the forest

as

works

government

The

be if

can

for conservation

Good
our

it

Forests

and

and

to

in

seen

Portable

use.

changes of the

spared from
for

prevent

Health.

the

are

other
as
keep
wind,
factors of importance. Rangers set up lookout
stations to spot fires
started by sparks from the main fire. The film ends with generalscenes
to

and

fire.

with
insightinto the efficiency
waste

of

our

1 reel. Si. U. S.

natural

which

resources.

1934. "Free."
Agriculture,

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
How

the

Opens with
forest calls

forests furnish

us

druids

man

sequence
of old.
as
on

with

from

our
work-a-day world.
worshiping the woods. Today the
Campers, hikers, and motorists are seen

rest

activities
enjoyingthe advantages of the forests. The many
hunting, fishing,
boating,picnicking,and generalresting.The
on

the note

to be

land

that the forest is

friend

every

Fair

to the

friend of

forest,for he

burns

man

but

man

thousands

has
of

acres

shown

are

reel ends

yet

to learn

of forest

year.

for

appreciationof forests. This reel may be used in

of the place of national forests and parks in our
life.
an

sideration
con-

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CATALOGUE

and

Forests

OF

SOCIAL

1 reel. Sd. U.

Men.

S.

STUDIES

FILMS

1933. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

Interior,

H.S.
The

philosophyand
prologue an officialof
CCC.

President

boys

then

are

work
the

D.

F.

of the CCC
Forest

Roosevelt

being selected

seen

CCC

explained and pictured. In a

Service explains the purpose
of the
is seen
CCC
The
a
visiting
camp.

for the camp

and being sent to forest
include:
fightingforest fires;

activities shown

Typical
erosion control; clearing
clearingforests;
camping areas; buildingdrift
fences; and fellinginfected trees. The picture emphasizes the dual
of CCC
rebuildingpublic properties and rebuildinghuman
purpose
camps.

"

lives.

Stronglyfavorable toward the philosophyof the CCC, but at the same

a
good picturizationof typicalactivities carried on by the group.
Best suited for illustrating
unit in conservation; but also adaptable
a

time

to a

consideration of recent

Forest

Fire

Motion

Fighters of

government

the

activities.

2 reels. Si. Canadian

Sky.

Government

H.S.
Bureau, 1930. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

Picture

airplaneand its part in Canada's forest fire fightingservice.

At headquartersthe rangers
take the readingson
instruments
which
record temperature, humidity,wind
and
When
fire
direction,
velocity.
hazards are high,scoutingplanes are sent out to patrol the forest areas.
A fire is sightedand word is sent back to headquarters.A "suppression"
It lands on a lake near
plane is sent out equipped with a motor pump.
fire.
and
the
The
is set up
is soon
throwing a stream of water
pump
aid of hand
and forest fire fighters
the added
the fire. With
on
pumps
with shovels,
grub hoes,and rakes,the fire is soon put out.
The

Excellent

fightingof

the

Pine

Western

Pines.

Western

forest

shown.
and

conservation

Company

company
form the next

as

wardens

workers

reels. Sd. Y.M.C.A.

(Produced

Assn.),1935. "Free." El.,J.H.S.,H.S.

Lumbering in the Pacific Northwest.

and generalshots introduce the nature
of pines are
picturedand the narrator
at

devices to the

forest fires.

Harvesting
by

of the latest mechanical

application

for the

are

conducted
on

sent

sequence.

Maps
of the

locate the lumber

area.

describes

The
their

regions

different types

growth. Efforts

by a private enterpriseare
company-builtfire towers spot the

then
fires

put them out. Typical logging operations

This includes felling
the trees,trimming,
to

cutting into car lengths,floatingdown

flumes,loading onto flat cars,
mill.
The
and finallydeliveringto the
final sequence
deals with the
millingoperations. Boards are sawed off the log,trimmed, dried,and

shipped to the

consumer.

PROBLEMS

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DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

to become
as
pictureis dragged out and so repetitious
in
all
of
cover
a
phases
lumbering
does,however,
much
the
of
realistic fashion. The picturematerial is fairlyold and
is
number
of
fast
a
panoramic shots, poor. The
photography,including

Fair.

The

whole

tiresome.

It

first reel of this film could well be

are

treatingthe forest

now

used

as

how

to show

and

crop

are

private organizations

tion
practicingconserva-

measures.

How

Serve.

Forests

1 reel. Si. U.

S.

1931. "Free." EL,

Agriculture,

J.H.S.,H.S.
A
we

importance of forests.

of the

summary

furnish lumber

Forests

and

typicallumber operations. Wastes in this industryare pointed

as
fires,
high stumps, waste of old trees, and trimmings from
timber. The uses made of the good wood are pointedout. At the mill

see

out, such
cut

is shown
how

how
in

waste

that

out

slabs

drying the
from

revenue

forests themselves

It

Useful

an

in units

Have

Might

lumber

Been

and

for crates
be

man

small

articles and

avoided.

roads

and

effective summary
in conservation
and

You.

other

Finally,it is pointed
schools,and that the
by furnishinghim with recreation.

can

forests builds

help build

Furnishes

Good.
forests.

be used

can

of

the

importance of
lumbering.

1 reel. Si. U. S.

our

1933. "Free."
Agriculture,

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
The

story of

story opens
who

live

on

great forest fire in Priest River

County, Idaho.

The

in the fall of the year when

haying time is over and the men
the small farms are working in near-by communities.
With

forests

the forest rangers have justposted

dry and campers numerous,
lessly
specialwarning signsto the publicto be careful of fire. Someone heedmatch
and
A
of
s
tarts.
the
a
a
drops
great conflagration
map
traces the progress of the fire. Startingat 1 1 A.M., by 5 P.M.
it has
area
burned
of half a mile wide and two miles long. Fire fighters
an
area
vainlyendeavor to stop the flames. For five days the fire rages. Ninety
miles of fire line

are

built in

vain

attempt

leavingin its wake twenty-five ruined

people,twenty-three thousand burned
on

man's

to

stop it. At last it is out,

ranches,one hundred homeless

of timberland,and a blot
acres

record.

Excellent

for

of forest fires. This

understandingof the menace
of
vital
treatment
a
documentary
subject. The story is
simply yet dramaticallytold. It should result in a favorable attitude
toward
fire prevention.
film is

an

true

Lumbering

in the

Pacific

Northwest.

$24. (Teacher's Guide).EL, J.H.S.

1 reel. Si.

Eastman,

1930.

S.

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CATALOGUE

OF

titleexplainsthe

The

SOCIAL

and

map.

process
to mills is then

them

then

felling
trees, loadingthem

of

The

shown.

FILMS

of the film.

generalnature

of the forests of the Northwest

scenes

STUDIES

At

Opens with general

locates

this

on

and
flat-cars,

on

the mill the

timber

sizes,seasoned,planed, sorted,inspected,and

various

area

ping
shipinto

is cut

shipped

its

to

destination.

good review of how trees are turned

work of the lumberman, this film possesses
the process all the way
through.

Against

Man

1937.

ProgressAdministration,

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."

River

story of the Ohio

The

the

on

advantage of carrying

the

1 reel. Sd. Works

River.

the

Weak

into lumber.

flood of

1937

and

efforts of the

the

with it. Air views of the flooded valley

to cope
federal government
introduce the pictureand emphasize the extent of the damage wrought

by the flood. Being

action

action. This

the situation called for federal

crisis,
forms, as shown in this film. First,
action making rescues,
buildingboats, and

national

several

takes

guard goes into

Then
the probcomes
lem
co-operatingwith the Red Cross and the WPA.
and medical
aid. This is furnished by the Works
of food,clothing,
with
other relief agencies. Fire follows
working
Progress Administration,
of the flood,and federal workers
in the wake
fight it and clean

the

coast

after it.

up

This

Good.

the

home

film should

This

good portrayalof

crisis. It contains

national
drive

is

excellent

for

need

the type of action necessary

flood and rescue
scenes, and

well-thought-outpolicy of

discussion of floods and

stimulate

proposalsfor flood

prevention, and

their

should

flood

in

control.
and

causes

the

vitalize discussion

help
and WPA,
topicsas the TVA
proposed Department
Conservation,and similar outstandingcurrent events.

recent

of such

Reforestation.

EL,
An

1 reel. Si.

Eastman,

introductorytreatment

of forest conservation.

cutting of trees,with
then

the eroded

contrasted

with

prevented.The

ends

with

help

in the

by

S. $24. (Teacher's

of

Guide),

J.H.S.,H.S.
the

be

1928.

helps

school

work

resultingerosion.
areas

of the state

the wasteful

Recently replanted areas are

how
such erosion might

to show
tree

project in reforestation

conservation

Shows

nurseries
to show

is shown.
how

each

The

film

pupil may

movement.

good introductoryfilm on forest conservation.

recent
study of more
steps along this line.

Should

be followed

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CATALOGUE

after mile

mile

wake

SOCIAL

OF

of cut-over

STUDIES

timberland.

FILMS

Then

Roosevelt,advocatingconservation;settingaside
today 172 million acres of forest land have been
conservation idea takes hold.

Lumber

national

until
forests,

set aside. At

be treated

must

of the film deals with

remainder

Theodore

comes

as

last the

crop.

the

lumbering process. First the

the "high climbers" cut the tops
"cruisers" select areas
to be cut. Then
of the great spar trees and attach cables which will drag logs out. The
into logsby "buckers."
trees are cut by "fallers" and bucked
Railway
into streams
which
trains haul the logs to the mill or dump them
carry
At the mill they are sawed
into various types
them
to their destination.
into paper.
shown being made
of lumber.
Other types of wood
The
are
necessityfor conservation to insure a lastingsupply of wood, permanent
employment for lumbermen, and a reasonable and regularreturn to the
is the final theme
of the picture.
investor,
The

This
the need

is an

excellent

the story
picturefor stressing

for their conservation.

The

of

our

historical introduction

forests and
is

extremely

well done and the firstreel may well be used alone to study the conquest
The second
of the forest,
with emphasis upon the westward
movement.

job on the process of lumbering.Throughout the

in the last reel the changing attitudes of business
pictureand particularly
of
is well presented,
the
toward
exploitation natural resources
especially
be kept in mind that this is a commercially
in the film narrative. It must
of the privately
controlled lumbering
sponsoredfilm which pleadsthe cause
interests. The principles
brought out are that intelligent
lumbering
the
for
furnish
increase
nation's
will
ber
a numwealth,
steadyemployment
of men, and insure a reliable supply of lumber, while being mindful
of the beauty of the landscape and the welfare of future generations.
minutes
of actual showing time.
The film is long,takingfullyforty-five
in
and
It is,however, fairly
complete
itself,
requireslittle introduction,
ties.
will leave a sufficiently
strong impressionto stimulate follow-upactivithe
of
be
this
It can
broken down as suggestedat
beginning
graph.
paraand third reels do

fair

1 reel. Si. U. S.

Timber.

1931. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Agriculture,

fornia
pinesare harvested. Opens with a generalview of Calipine forests. Follows with a good, brief shot of a lumbering town.
is then developed.We
lumbermen
The old idea of.unexhaustibility
see
and
them
abandoned
behind
leaving
mills,and slashbusy felling
trees,
How

western

cluttered hills. Fire follows in their wake

Improved

methods

of forest conservation
few

and
are

the

then

damage is complete.
shown.

These

include

seed trees in each

protectingyoung trees,leaving a
area, organizing
fire
and
fire crews, disposingof slash,
building
roads,
educatingthe public

againstcarelessness
Very good

for

film which

in the woods.

teachingconservation
should

of

our

forests. A

stimulate class activities.

ductory
good intro-

PROBLEMS

of Life. 2 reels. Sd. U.

Tree

The

183

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

S.

Agriculture,1938. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
est
and the For"The careless destruction of the U. S. timber resources
A peacefulopening
Service's 'sustained yield'plan to restore them.
which
of majestic natural beauty is followed by one
quickly
sequence
destruction of the U. S. timber resources
builds a pictureof mass
through

which is
unplanned lumbering. This destruction leads to devastation,
and
bewildered
communities
abandoned
people. A
presented through
dore
Theoflash-back to Washington bringsthe first great 'conservationist,'
of
natural
for
the
our
to
sources.
reprotection
Roosevelt,
screen, calling
of the Forest Service's
have a descriptive
Then
we
presentation
for
restoration
the
'sustained yield'
and
protectionof the nation's
plan
fire protection,
insect pest conThis plan features reforestation,
trees.
trol,
and careful analysisof trees before they are permitted to be cut.
then
the recreational value of good forests;
There is also a sequence
on
which demonstrate
the film comes
to its close through a series of scenes
effect of controlled natural resources, particularly
the healthyeconomic
timber."

Excellent

governmental service. The historical

studyingrecent American history.Well

and

for conservation
it of value in

makes

approach
photographed and edited,this is one
of

conservation

Unburned

timber

our

Woodlands.

of the better films available

on

the

resources.

1 reel. Si. U. S.

1931. "Free." EL,

Agriculture,

J.H.S.,H.S.
The

advantagesof keeping our forests live and green. General views

of forests open the reel;then in hurried contrast
fire burning
we
a
see
off the hillsides. Young seedlingsare burned; water
off rapidly;
runs
springs are deprived of their water supply; and floods follow. We are
then shown how unburned
forests prevent this by holdingmoisture
and
timber further furnishes employment for
buildingthe soil. Unburned
in
wild
increase
causes
life,and automaticallyreplantscut-over
men,
areas.

Good

for

comparison of the value of burned

and

shows the value of the forest in

Effectively
A
resources.
good film for review purposes.

water

VII D.

Conservation

Magic Yellowstone.

"

Scenic

1 reel. Si. Y.M.C.A.

unburned

relation

lands.
wood-

to soil and

Resources,Parks
(Produced by Northern

cific
Pa-

Railroad),1930. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

A

tripto Yellowstone

of the
*

park. Then

Association

National

shows

of School

such

Film

Park.

Opens with generalscenic views

Old Faithful,
as
Boiling

points of interest

Libraries,Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

184

CATALOGUE

OF

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STUDIES

FILMS

faloes,
Springs,Golden Gate, and the recreational facilitiesof the park. Bufdeer,bears,beavers,and pelicansare shown as examples of the
wild life that inhabits the park.
of the best

One

Excellent.

fact that the

the

picturesavailable
made

picture

was

some

Yosemite.

Park"

Despite

years ago, its photography is

from
to illustrate conservation

very good, and it is well edited. Serves

the standpointof parks as recreational areas

National

Yellowstone.

on

and

as

refuges.

game

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1930.

S. $24. (Teacher's

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

A visit to

one

follow shots
Ends

with

Dome,
lakes,Yosemite
sports in the

in the

with

United

States. May

of the national

State. 2 reels. Si. Sd. U.

Garden

S.

park

1937.
Interior,

J.H.S.,H.S.
the activities of the CCC

parks of New Jersey and

Opens with typicalscenes

The

There
Capitan,Half Dome.
Bridal
and
Veil
Falls.
Falls,
park.

varietyof scenery in the

a study of the function
nation's natural beauty.

conservingour

them.

parks. Opens with views of

El

of the

in connection

"Free."

national

North

of winter

scenes

Outdoors

as

of mountain

good example

be used
in

of the better known

peaks,such

well known

of visitors

in

improving

arrivingat the various

New

Jersey state parks. A series of interestingsequences show the facilities

and improvements being made
at the Palisades Interstate Park, High

Park, Watching Reservation,South

Area, and Parvin State Park.

State

Point

Berlin
Good

for civics and

governments

make

between
co-operation

Forests.

Pilgrim

other

studies

and

Reservation,

the provisionswhich
illustrating

for the recreation

state

Mountain

of its citizens. Also

cal
lo-

illustrates

federal government.

2 reels. Sd. U.

S.

1936. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

Interior,

H.S.

parks of New England. The corps is

and
fire trails,
and
at work
lodges, shelters,
seen
building fireplaces,
which
the
New
in
state
parks
parks. Among
England
stockingstreams
shown
in the film are:
Ascutney State Park, Darling State Forest,
are
Mohawk
Trail State Forest, Savage State Park, and October Mountain
The

activities of the CCC

in the

State Park.
Fair

for views

established there.

of New

England, and for the system of

state

parks

PROBLEMS

Custodians

(MGM),

this film

"In

1 reel. Sd.

Grandeur.

Mountain

Rocky

Films

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

weeks.

two

and

Rocky Mountains

in the

views

have

we

Teaching
(Technicolor).

$5.00 for

R.

1934.

185

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

their foothills.

melting snow.
Rocky Mountain
peaks
of
have found the remains
National
Park in Colorado,where geologists
scenic
mountain
the
From
and
mammals.
we
see
a
top
fossils,
plants,
highway leadingto Grand Teton Park in Wyoming and the winding river
bordering it. An old stagecoachpasses, bringingdudes from a near-by
views of a lake and of the peaks of the TeThere
ranch to church.
are
band
horses
then
of
a
coming down a slope.They enter a corral
tons;
where
they are lassoed and saddled. A choral accompaniment sings
the Range.' *
'Home
on

patches of

with

Mountain

"

for

Good
Useful

buildingup a more
geography classes or

in

color makes

The

movement.

available

this

on

"The

readingon

The

area.

Cattle

Starts with

mountains.

Then

ranch

beavers

which

in

inhabit

indicate

the

Clinch

1 reel. Si.

Burlington

shows

parks and
the
and

good
lakes,and
end

with

of the western

shots

we

flowers.
a

short

see

We

typical
follow

study of

the

serves

well the purpose

mountains

and

of

acquainting

parks. Can

be used

West, conservation,
parks,or wild life.

of the

Tennessee

Valley. 1
"Free." J.H.S.,H. S.

reel. Si. Tennessee

projectsin the valley.A series of general shots

of the Great Smoky Mountains.
the
Then we
see
Rivers impounded by Norris
Dam
to form
a
great

power

nature

Powell

the nature
scenic

park.

of the western

nature

Resources

lake upon
Park with

which

and

Valley Authority,1938.
The

in Colorado.

series of rather

good scenic,and

study of the

Scenic

and

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

generalpanoramic

pupilswith the
in

Park

canyons,
their sightseeing
excursions and

on

is

should stimulate discussion

scenes

Kingdom."

streams, crags

tourists

This

historyclasses studyingthe westward

uniquelyvaluable among the many films

picture showing the various aspects of this national park.

travel

mountain

of the West.

nature

in

it

National
Rocky Mountain
Railroad,1931. "Free."
A

concept of the

exact

which

speed boats travel and fishermen try their luck. Norris

its overnightcabins,horseback
and other facilitiesshows
trails,
has been utilized for the people. The town
how the area
of Norris with
its school,post office,
and dwellingsis seen.
Big Ridge Park, located
nineteen miles from Norris Dam, is another
example of the parks that
*

Teaching

Films

Custodians,Catalogue, pp.

86-87.

186

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

have grown up in this nation. Wilson

Dam
Shoals with Lake
at Muscle
Wilson forms a site for recreation similar to Norris Dam.
Fair
water

for units
resources

conservation.

on

improve natural

can

Seeing Yosemite
"Free."

It

from

pointsout
beauty and

Saddle.

how

the conservation

recreational

1 reel. Si. U.

S.

facilities.

Interior,1930.

EL, J.H.S.

The

title explains
the scope of film. The film follows a group
the
through
park. Good general views of the park include: El

Vernal

Falls,Nevada

Fair

of

Falls,Glacier

Point,and

Lookout

for

stressing
beauty in our parks. Valuable
or
parks,conservation, America's beauty spots.

of riders

Capitan,

Point.

in

study of

our

"

Shenandoah

National

Park.

1 reel. Si. U.

S. Interior (Produced in

with Sinclair Oil Company),

co-operation

"Free."

1928.

EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
visit to Shenandoah

SkylineDrive.

The

Park.

National

recreational

locates the

Map

facilitiesfurnished

riding,
swimming, hiking,and picnicking.Shows
of the SkylineDrive,and a typicalCCC
camp.
A
There

the

old

by
farms,mills,
beauty

offered by our parks.

good pictureon the recreational opportunities
is no
i
n
the
film
of the sponsoring
the
name
advertising
except
which

company,

the title.

on

appears

Visit to Mesa

and

park

the park include

2 reels. Si. U.

Verde.

S.

1930. "Free." EL,

Interior,

J.H.S.,H.S.
A

Mesa

through

tour

park in southwestern

Verde

mainly with the cliff dwellings.Visits the

and temples. Follows
the horseback
trails,
other scenic wonders
the

Ends

of Colorado.

Colorado.

Deals

ceremonial
trails

with

chambers, ancient
and
along the canyons

ceremonial

dance

around

campfire.

Good

for the Indian

life and

the West.

Also valuable

as

an

example

of

much
it
a
as
great national park. Presents this portion of America
before the white man
was
came, and therefore is valuable in recreating
of America's
the environment
earlyinhabitants.

Visit to Watertown
Si. U.
A

S.

of the

States.

near-by Blackfoot

followed

International

Peace

Park.

2 reels.

1932. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Interior,

general tour

and the United

Glacier

"

International
map

Indian

by general scenes

Peace

locates the
reservation

of the

park

then

located

Park
rather

open

in Canada

poorly. Scenes of
picture. This is

the

within
mountains,lakes,and glaciers

PROBLEMS

187

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

park. Scenes of animal life are shown. Rather excellent shots of

Grinnell and Sperry Glaciers help enliven the film. Typical recreational
activities are pictured.Two
lakes,Medicine and McDonald, are shown
and the surroundingwaterfalls are well pictured.
the

film is

but the
through an unique park. The scenery is beautiful,
poorly edited and leaves a rather haphazard impression.

fair tour

National

Visit to Yellowstone

(Co-operationof

Ford

Motor

Park.
Car

2 reels. Si.,
Sd. U.

Co.),1937.

"Free."

S. Interior

EL, J.H.S.

Opens with a map locating

Yellowstone
Park and showing the principal
routes
leadingto the park.
then shown:
the
the
In a series of brief shots
are
followinghighlights
various springsand geysers, waterfalls,
wild life,
dinosaur tracks,
tional
recreaand
facilities, generalscenery.
The

of the film.

titleexplainsthe purpose

kaleidoscopic
journeythrough the park much like an actual
scenes
are
large
very short but well photographed. The
number
of springs,geysers, and other scenic wonders
leave an
shown
impressionof the great varietyof wonders in our country.
Good.

trip. The

The

Trail.

Wonder

1 reel. Sd. Bell

and

Howell, 1934.

R.

$1.50.EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
A

tripthrough Yellowstone

National

Park.

Opens with good general

rapidlyto excellent views
of the giant trees.
Rock
formations are
photographed from pleasing
angles. Excellent views of Rainbow
Falls,BoilingSprings,and "Old
views

of western

mountains

and

then

comes

Faithful."
Good.
the

one
Photographically

West.

America's
of nature

Excellent

also

for

of the best films

a

development

showing the beauty of

of

an

appreciation of

in its failure to name

the work
parks and beauty spots. Weak
be
viewed.
This
teacher
can
the
being
however,by
overcome,

in the discussion

Yellowstone

before

National

or

after the film

Park.

showing.

1 reel. Si.

Eastman,

1930.

S. $24.

EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
A tripto one
of the most
famous of our national parks. A map gives
the location of more
known
national parks of the western
United
widely
States. Illustrates and explains the action of geysers.
Shows
Norris

Basin,

Mammoth

Hot

built up by geysers, bubbling

Springs,cones
Grand
pools,obsidian cliff,
Canyon of Yellowstone,and Great
Falls. The views of wild life include an eagle's
nestingplace,elk,bison,
bears,and mountain
sheep.
mud

188

good

film for

the

beauty of

study of geography of

this section

(MGM),
"These

the West.

the need

for its

Illustrates graphically

preservation.May

of wild life.

dians
(Technicolor).
Teaching Films CustoR. $5.00 for two weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

1934.

in Yellowstone

scenes

are

We

and

FILMS

1 reel. Sd.

Park.

Yellowstone

STUDIES

SOCIAL

consideringconservation

in

also be used

OF

CATALOGUE

Park, which

of the animals

who

became

national

have

park

life in the

a secure
some
park.
tor
regionswith bubbling mud pools,which, the commentaare
safety valves for the earth's internal heat. We see clear
explains,
colors caused
there is
hot springs with fabulous
by tiny plants.Then
Riverside
of
of
the
clear water,
the open
cone
Geyser under fortyfeet
rise to a
and the complete eruptionscycle of Old Faithful whose
waters
four-minute
An
artistic shot of its
period.
height of 120 feet during a
*
is
seen."
the
steam
sky
against

in 1872.

see

the geyser

Then

Good

geography of

for

Color

Yellowstone

Since

park.

tion.
West, the western movement, or conservathe
available
this
on
pictureunique among
many

this

makes

conservation

Zion

of Color.

Canyon

"

first national

"Here
Utah.

We

of Zion

views

have

we

panoramic

see

explains that the colored

the

The

sea.

had

caused

been

of

forerunner
be

may

Carmel
mile.

rush

completed in
Highway with
series of

magnificent

lilieswhich
in the

tones

of the
of

descendants

National

canyon
created when

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Park

while

Films

in the state

the

bridge,

an

this land

was

beneath

that

Zion,

interestingexample of erosion that

years.'Then

thousand

few

of

commentator

the

famous

Mount

than a
through solid rock, of more
open from the side of the tunnel,giving

tunnel,cut

There

canyon.
in wild

are

close-upsof

the modest

the

In

attendance

commentator

of the Mormons

who

at Zion Lodge are

young
tells us, are
collegestudents.
first inhabited
Utah." t

women,

All

are

the westward
tion.
geography classes,
movement, and conservacolor adds
The
greatlyto the effectiveness of this film. Map
members
of the class may
be
is needed to locate the park. Some

Good
work

weeks.

the

profusion along the highway. Lawns

grow
fertile valley of the canyon
with the warmer
contrast

canyon.

whom,

two

of the

cliffswere

of the

and
most

$5.00 for

be

may
and

(Technicolor).
Teaching

Canyon

views

huge windows

view

little Zion
trees

park, this film

settingup of parks

of torrents,he says, widened

cracks in the earth
also see
the Great Arch
of
by upheaval. We

natural

1 reel. Sd.
1935. R.

(MGM),

Custodians

the

was

discussion concerning the

of our
aesthetic resources.

to stimulate

used

'

the

for

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue,

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue, p.

p.

91.

92.

190

CATALOGUE

demption.

The

excellent

An

only

The

SOCIAL

STUDIES

Resettlement

FILMS

Administration

and

Soil

the

shown.

of how

treatment

shows

solutions.

of the

work

Service is then

Conservation

Not

OF

the result but

part of the

soil

our

and

been

abused.

indicates

cause
possible
stimulatingagriculture is clearly

in

war

have

resources

the

shows

pointed out.

for the Earth.

Rain

2 reels. Sd. Works

1937.
ProgressAdministration,

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Free."

story of the drought,its effect upon the United

efforts of the federal government to deal with it. Reel
The

of

problem
recent

drought,and
Against

years.

dust

storms

thematic

have

States,and

presents the

one

assailed America

they
musical
background,
as

the

it shows

in
the

desolate countrysideof the Dust Bowl as it has appeared during recent

and
Denuded
eroded land, ruined crops, deserted homes, and
years.

rustingimplements paint a
Reel two proceeds to show
situation. WPA
Bowl
inhabitants.

the

shown

in the

picture of

and

their teams

series of small
of construction

course

projectdesignedto lightenthe burden

Rain for the Earth is an excellent
the problem of America's dust bowl.
with

alone

shown

solve it. The

distinct

land

in need

of rain.

"

are

of future

and reel two can

well
entirety,
this
eternal
problem of
solving

roads

on

projectedand

part of the

motion

to work

put

are

dams

several

conservation

water

droughts.

picturefor

discussion of

For

this purpose
reel one
can
It sets the problem but does

advantage.
seeing this reel,can

class,after

the steps that have been taken to alleviate

are
seen
caring for the health of the Dust

Farmers

publicprojects.A

and
are

nurses

doleful

be
not

consider the problem in

presentedas one of the attempts

regionsof our country.
Deal's attempt to solve this problem is preA fair picture of the New
sented
in the second reel. Partisan
are
avoided, yet the pupil
politics
adverse criticisms of
should be given an opportunityto study the many
the drought relief policy,as presentedin this picture.
its
at

Rain

the

on

Plains.

1 reel. Sd.

be

the semi-arid

U.

S.

Agriculture,1938. "Free." EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
which
located

plowed

on

and

then

map;

toward
a

replowed until

great dust storms

great

taken

been

have

storms

for

Plains' need

Great

The

are

and
the

soil conservation

shows

havoc

of 1934.

Even

steadysweeping winds

of top soil from the

bridges,drifts around homes and
acre

how

the

impoverishedsoil. To

Great
over

combat

more

which
Plains.

destructive

Plains

menace

are
were

came

the

than

these

each year remove

This fine dust

fertile fields,
leaving acre
this

steps

Plains

rapid sequence
the soil was
finelypowdered. Then

of tons

of

and

measures,
this need.
The
alleviating

sands
thoucovers

after

the Soil Conservation

plowing fields on the contour,

terracingfields,
stripsof soil-holding
crops, and takingbadly damaged

at work

Service is shown

plantingfields
land
a

cover

Stubble

in

trees

planted. Earth dams in natural depressionsstore

tion
Finally,
by way of contrast,a field in which conservapracticedis shown along with those in which wasteful

are

rain water.
methods

methods

are

still used.

are

Excellent

for

conservation

study of

meridian

one-hundredth

the

and

the

of the

to illustrate the nature

introduction

problems of

to the

Reclaiming Arid

West.
men

The

Mountains.

Rocky

between

area

The

pictures
the

contour

soil erosion.

by Irrigation.1 reel. Si. Societyfor

R. $1.50.El.,J.H.S.

Land

Education,1920.
series of

appliedto the

as

best
plowing are among
of conservingthe land. Also valuable
Great Plains as they exist today. A fine

terracing,
stripcropping, and
available to explainthese methods
on

stabilized with

leveled off and

is then

of grass. Other measures

are
suggested to Great Plains farmers.
left on a field after harvestinghelpsto prevent erosion. Quick-

growing
away

land

This

of cultivation.

out

191

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

scenes

the

on

work

projectsin the
types of irrigation

various
in

Visual

is shown
preparing land for irrigation
and let water
desert,dig their ditches,

necessary
clear the brush from the

as

in

irrigatedorchard is shown in the Yakima

fields included are
as
Washington.
types of irrigated
follows: sugar beets,cotton, almonds, and dates. Maps of the arid sections
and of the various projectslead up to picturesof irrigation
voirs,
reserthe High Line canal in Utah, and Roosevelt Dam.

from

the

Valley

Fair

main

Other

for

unit

Also

arid West.
the

An

canal.

in

advantage

material

of

or
irrigation,

for classes in

1937.

varietyof
projectsis very
a

"Surveys the

S. $40.

natural

great dust storms

them." *
correct
turned
War.

land, leaving the

Pictures
over

With
bare

to

scenes

are
*

of desolation

threatened.
Association

The
of

School

wheat

Film

(March

Libraries

some

in the

brought on

portion of

at

waste.

the farmers

boom,

the

of the

Nine

we

his

see

and

of government

land.

His

days

of

off the

Dalhart,
proved

criticism

predictionscome

half million

conservation

to

the Texas

moved

of the wind.

mercy

the

taken

measures

production during the boom

top soil

Film

of date.

out

tells of

years,
the conditions
of the

work

possesses
the

but
irrigation,

conditions which

and

the end

and

much

film

(Teacher'sGuide).J.H.S.,H.S.

Texas, editor crusades for wiser use

unpopular during good times,but now
in

The

under

crops

of School

and man-made

of recent

geography studyingthe

in conservation.

1 reel. Sd. Association

of Time),

Panhandle

for work

showing

the various

on

Soil Erosion.

the World

on

usable

acres

true

of land

agents is then

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

192

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

shown.

plant trees,terrace, transplantsod, and

They dig reservoirs,
practicecontour plowing,and stripcropping. These steps are explained
by a government expert. The damage, however, is alreadywidespread,
the film ends

and

with

to whether

question as

the land

not

or

be

can

saved.
for

farm problems,government activities,

and as
conservation,
the
of
of
uncontrolled
typicalexample
danger
exploitationof natural

Good

The

resources.

of

national

to

prevent

Terracing

film is

The

problem.
of
repetition
Save

to

need

runoff

on

for

will

such

Farms.

1 reel. Sd.

terracingand

the

and

the recommendations

conservation.

be done

can

International

Harvester

in the United
referred

States is included.

to and

farmer

of his county agent. The

is

seen

process

of

fullyshown.

film for

good

awareness

techniquesused. Erosion due to water

the damage is dramatically
portrayed.

widespread soil erosion

map
Federal activities along this line are

terracingis then

an

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

fields is first shown

carrying out

pupils to

occurrence?

an

of the

the

arouse

questionnaturallyarises: What

Our

"Free."

Co., 1934.
The

which

one

teachingthe place of terracingin

types of terraced

Many

fields

of soil
program
and the narration

shown

are

of terracing.
explainsthe principles

VII
The

Building

Conservation

F.
of

Boulder

Dam.

Water

"

Resources

1 reel. Sd. International

Harvester

H.S.
Co., 1936. "Free." El.,J.H.S.,
The
is

Boulder

projectfrom

Dam

excavated.

and

being dynamited
The
city for
is

this

job than

appeared

into any
in 1935, 650

lake

shoreline of 500

good pictureto

conservation
the number
to

this

dam,

job

to date.

feet thick

to finish.

Opens

as

originalsite

step in the dam's construction

workmen
is pointed out. The

into
cement
went
explainsthat more
the
finished
dam
it
as
Finally,we see
at the base, 730 feet high,and with a

miles.
illustrate

of water.

The
used

of trucks

picture with

and

the narrator

poured,and

Each

the six thousand

is shown.
cement

start

on

governmental

activities in the field of the

advertisingis well subdued, dealing with

the project.It would
be well to lead up

discussion

of the

reasons

consideration of the government's

for the

place in

building of the
hydroelectric

the

business.

Challenge

of the

TVA.

3 reels. Si. Harmon

$4.00. (Teacher's Guide). J.H.S.,H.S.

Foundation, 1936.

R.

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

its social

and

193

DEMOCRACY

Reel
implications.

shows genone
eral
forth the purpose
of the TVA
and
The
include
the
construction
the
locates it on
steps leadingup to
map.
of
habitant
resettlement of inclearing
areas, purchase of land, and
surveys,
and Wilson
Dams
and shows steps
Reel two locates Norris
A

study of the TVA

of the

scenes

development;

Claims

special attention.

dams.

of these

construction

in the

sets

are

of workers

Treatment

made

for fairness

in the

in for

comes

form

of short

Maps show how the work

hours,fair wages, and democratic treatment.
o
f
rivers.
the
Machinery for generatinghydronavigability
improves
is shown
are
seen
being installed. Farmers
electricity
terracingto prevent
Reel three shows
how
TVA
soil erosion along the dam.
helps the
farmer by making cheap fertilizer and producingelectricity
at low rates.
to the farm
of electricity
application
the yardstickfunction
comments
on

The
with

betterment;

economic
and

labor

film

good

economic

For

this

the

of TVA

leadingto social and

fair dealingwith
partisan politics;

of natural

use

reel concludes

for the benefit of all.

resources

presentationof the philosophy and claims of

The film is strongly
appliedto water resources.
part the subtitles tell the story of the TVA.

most

it is

reason

of

The

for the

planning as

pro-TVA.
For

the

and

races;

elimination

is shown.

film to introduce

good

"planners"side

of government

activities in this field.

Lest

We

Forget.

1 reel. Si. U.

S.

1935. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

Agriculture,

H.S.

story of the Pickens

The

flood.

The

opening

built close to the

someone

and

snow

and

November

left bare.

were

Year's

The

California towns
are
forests with the chaparral

many

national

feed them

slowlyto springsand mountain

the forests were
21, 1933,
especially
dry,
A resultingfire swept through the moundropped a match.
tains
invaded
the towns
nestled in the valleys.The mountain
slopes
On

streams.

illustrates how

mountains.

the rain and

absorb

shot

Canyon fire and the Montrose, California,

thousand

Four

the

when

rains

acres

of watershed

down

the

were

bare

swept
came,
the waters
caused a great flood. When
had subsided,it was
been
a
nd
five
million
lives
had
dollars' damage had
forty
lost,

The

eve

film closes

Excellent

flood

New

sides,and
found

that

been done.
are

rable.
insepa-

for

the connection
between
fire and
flood.
illustrating
conservation.
in
a
on
Documentary
nature, this film
its pointby picturing
actual example of how carelessness
an

Fits well into

drives home

by emphasizing the fact that fire and

On

gone.

mountain

unit

leads to disasters.

Reclamation

and

the

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

CCC.

3 reels. Sd. U. S.

1938. "Free."
Interior,

194

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

of film. Reel

Title explains generalnature

Shows

which

be harnessed

can

of
irrigation

reel shows

one

FILMS

deals with water

by floods. Indicates

done

damage

floods

cause

STUDIES

for power.

how

some

remainder

The

sources.
re-

forces
of the

farmland,includingpreparationof land

rigation
for ir-

farms,irrigation
typicalirrigated
systems, and typicalirrigated
Reel
shown
in
and Arizona.
Montana
are
usingirrigation
crops. Farms
activities in buildingand maintaining irrigation
shows CCC
two
ects.
projof
reservoir
Shows the clearing
a
area, diggingcanals,buildinga
canals
timber flume,buildingearth and masonry
dams, liningirrigation
erosion
the
canals
with concrete, and preventing
by placing stone
along
Reel three shows the maintenance
of irrigation
and gravelalong banks.
includingcleaningof canals,repairing
projects,
pipes,buildingoperating
and
f
orest
fires.
and
fighting
roads,
preventing
Good

for

study

Reel

one

and
irrigation

of

project is established.
irrigation
of
philosophy puttingidle young men
an

River.

The

3 reels. Sd. U.

the

S. Film

of water

conservation

to lead to

be used alone

can

Helps

an

sources.
re-

understandingof how

illustrate the

New

Deal

to work.

Service,1937. "Free."

(Teacher's

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

The
how

River, its importance

story of the Mississippi

its

resources

and
from

to the Gulf

its source

verse, The

Set

from

"Down
as

"Down

Mississippi

of Mexico.

as

the

"

"

Minnesota, twenty-fivehundred
to the Gulf
Mississippiruns
"Carrying every drop of water, that flows down

"Down

the

traces

ground
back-

musical

againsta

River

nation,and

to the

Idaho,
glacierpeaks of the Rockies
far East as New
York,
from the turkey ridgesof the Alleghanies
far West

as

"From

mismanaged.

of blank

narration

"From

been

have

from

miles

"The

the

two-thirds of

."

continent.
.

Sequence two deals with the Mississippiduring the heyday of the

"Cotton
Kingdom." Activities on the wharves and on the steamboats
and the soil on
built to hold back the river,
shown. The dykes were
are
three
tells of the
in
of
river
both sides
the
was
planted cotton. Sequence
and its results. The impoverishment of the South is pictured,
Civil War
"doubly stricken,because, besides the tragedy of war, already the
frenzied cotton
the

cultivation of
four

land."

Sequence
deals with the denuding of
Rockies.

It also

alludes

quarter of a century had

the story from
1865

continues

to

the
the

forests

of

the

exploitationof

taken
to

toll of
and

1910

the

Alleghaniesand
our

mineral

Sequence five,1910-1919, tells of the floods which have

the
the relation between
river valley.Sequence six shows
waters.
of the soil and the muddy Mississippi
Sequencesseven
in this
whites
and
the
suffering
sharecroppers
picture
poor

resources.

visited

the

exhaustion
and
land

eight
where

plenty should reign.The

made

been

have

which

last part of the film deals with the attempts

to cope with the problems of the Mississippi

TVA, CCC,

of the

work

Valley. The

195

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

Resettlement

and

Administration

is shown.

tion
emotionalizingstudents and arousingthem to a realizafilm is beautifully
of the problems of the MississippiValley. The
artistic
effect the film
for
edited.
well
and
By
striving
photographed
for

Excellent

sometimes

chronologyand
lesson
a stirring
applicability.
confuses

the

however, is
result,

total

of

range

j" reel. Si.

Dam.

Roosevelt

The

geographicalconcepts.

the

for conservation.

Roosevelt

It has

Memorial, 1939.

R.

The
wide

$1.00.

J.H.S.,H.S.
The

story of the buildingof the Roosevelt

Roosevelt

Theodore
favor
of

speakingat
scenes

upon
the dedication

of

the

good

the work

film for work

which

Story of

as

and

crowd
The

dam

Opens with views of

voicinghis opinionsin
is shown

completion. Theodore
of the dam.
the

in the

Roosevelt

Subtitles describe

the size of the

served by the dam.

purpose
and
irrigatedfields are

ExplainsTheodore

in conservation.

the conservation

and

movement

uses.

one

included.

Roosevelt's

phase of

he stimulated.

Water

introduction
Reel

Excellent

pictures one

Power.

2 reels. Si. Bureau

of Mines

with Westinghouse Electric Company),

co-operation
J.H.S.,H.S.

An

course

is shown

canal
irrigation

main

with

connection

The

well

lake, as

and

conservation.

and

construction

dam

speaking to
and

of reclamation

Dam.

to

shows

the
the

development of
source

of water

water

power

(Made

1926.

in

"Free."

and its present

power
in the meltingsnow
and

and
ice,and rain-formingmountain
streams, rivers with their falls,
of
t
he
water
shown by the floating
are
finally ocean.
Early uses
power
of logs,and the use of streams
Then
as
the development of
highways.
the early mill is shown.
Finally,with the coming of hydroelectricity,
such
the Niagara Falls Plant,which is used
as
built,
great plants were
illustration. Reel two
shows the use of electricity
an
as
in pumping
for irrigation
in arid regions,
in meltingore in mills,
water
in paper making,
and

A
source

in the home.

fair film for

of

showing the importanceof the

A discussion
electricity.

on

who

use

should

of water
control

power

the

as

resource

might well grow out of the picture.The amateurish device of representing

stout
modern
as
a
clad
hydroelectricity
in
Hercules,
breechcloth,
with sparks jumping from his fingers,
detracts from the film.

196

CATALOGUE

TVA.

reel. Sd.

Time),

OF

SOCIAL

Association

of

STUDIES

School

Film

S. $40. (Teacher's Guide).

1936.

FILMS

Libraries

(March of

J.H.S.,H.S.

"Tells the story of the TVA

to the immediate
project,what it means
it aroused
throughout the country." * Opens with
homes, industry,and everyday activities in the

region,and the issues

of the
typical scenes

took over.
Then
in sequentialorder
Valley before the TVA
land
families
we
see
surveyed,cleared,
removed, dynamiting,and
shows the nature
of the valley
the Norris Villagebuilt. A series of scenes
The
head
of
affected
the
the
TVA.
most
privateutilities company
as
by
and
T
he
Southern
is
then
Commonwealth
seen
affected,
Corporation,
stockholders
and protestingagainst government competiaddressinghis
tion
business. A map
shows
the region affected by
in the electric power
the project,and Chairman
Morgan explains the aims of the TVA, emphasizing
flood
soil
tion,
reforestaelectricity,
conservation,
control,
cheap
and the diversification
elimination of submarginal land from cultivation,
of industry. Various projectsillustrate what is being done along
film ends with a short sequence
these lines. "The
showing the Supreme
recitation
of
the
decision
with
Court
tionality
a
building
declaringthe constituTennessee

the

of the TVA."
Excellent

the government
conservation,

film very
in
resources

shows
effectively

The

Deal.
natural
of
and

for

the

TVA

of conservation.
Will
program
of government
competition with

problem
place of the Supreme

Work.

reel.

Si.,Sd.

in

the New
various

our

stimulate

sion
discus-

private business

federal government.

our

Tennessee

Valley Authority,1936.

Valley Authority has

the Tennessee

Opens with

Court

of

H.S.

"Free."
How

and
business,

interrelation

the

at

the

in

the

on

sequence

worked

of floods. Rain

cause

to

prevent floods.

is followed

by swollen

streams
join larger streams, overflow their banks, and flood the
shows
which
the area
Watershed
countryside.A map of the Tennessee

which

must

be controlled.

dams

which

back

hold

effect this control

To

the runoff

and

the TVA

store

water

builds

on

the rivers

sons.
during the rainy sea-

in animation.
wick,
this operates is shown
How
Examples are the PickThe
part played by these dams in
Wilson, and Wheeler Dams.

aiding navigationis shown

by

the

navigationlocks

at

Chickamauga

and

Gunthersville.
Good

for

control,and

philosophy behind

Water

Shows

conservation.

flood
projects,

these

connection

navigation.Also

examples

1 reel. Sd.

Power.

the

of

between

valuable

Association

of School

Film

power

studying the
governmental projects.

Erpi, 1938. S. $50. (Teacher's Guide). EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
*

the

for

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

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plantsand

of small

OF

shrubs.

SOCIAL

Fires

STUDIES

destroyshade

FILMS

raise the temperature

and

the supply of fish. The rains following

of the water, thus affecting
forest fires wash lye into streams, destroyingfish and fish foods. Government
shown

agenciesare
film ends with

film

good

the

on

and

The

streams.

public to avoid forest fires.

connection

is rather

narration

The

to the

appeal

an

restockingthe forests

between

poorly done, but

the
in

forest and

spiteof

wild

this the

life.

film is

effective.

Game

2 reels.Si. U. S.

Management.

1935.
Agriculture,

"Free."

J.H.S.,

H.S.

Experiments in wild life conservation

Forest,Arizona. The nature of
of the reservation. The

view
to

find out

how

deal.

must

experts

Kaibab

tional
Na-

the type of wild life with which the

is the tassel-eared squirreland

There

the mule
important of all,

but most
buffalo,

in the

Kaibab
is shown
by an airplane
principleunder which the foresters work is
natural forage for the largestnumber
of

series of shots show

animals.

maintain

to

conducted

deer. The

servation
con-

the

type of

vegetation
for
food
includes
and juniwhich this deer needs
per.
locust,
aspen, cliffrose,
Once overgrazingof this vegetationwas
prevented by the Indian
and predatory animals; then game
hunter
set up and
were
preserves

predatory animals

killed.

were

The

result has

multipliedto such

these deer have

vegetationwithin reach. A
cleanlythey have strippedthe lower

the natural
how

an

been

extent

"deer
limbs

line"
to

as

that

in many

they have
on

eaten

the trees

high as

stances
inall

shows

their heads

and the problem has been

reach. Many deer have died of starvation,
the
number
between
of
deer and the amount
balance
of
the
to restore
tribution
vegetationavailable. Range counts are made, and the drifts and disnoted.
Some
of the deer are
to
determine
whether
are
tagged
they return annually to the same
range. Reel two shows the attempts to
can

hold
Some

on

overstocked
Thus

by hunters.

the

to

carryingcapacityof the range.

ing
Regulated huntranges.
trolled
Predatory animals are also conis maintained,and the deer are
a

transferred to unstocked

caught and

are

is allowed

down

of deer

the number

areas.

balance

pleasureto the visitors to the National

as

Park

Service and

the

illustratesthe balance of nature

of the National

It further illustratesthe work

deer.

appliedto the mule

life

Well

for wild life conservation.

Good

Forest.

importance of properlycaringfor

our

wild

resources.

Maintaining
Motion

the

Salmon

Picture

Bureau

Supply. 1 reel. Si. Canadian Government

(Y.M.C.A.), 1932. "Free." EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
How

the Canadian

operationof

state

government
hatcheries.

insures the salmon

The

natural

habitat

supply through the

of

the

"sockeye"

PROBLEMS

OF

and

is shown

spawning
These
salmon
are
caught in nets
The artificially
fertilizedeggs are

salmon

hatch
show

that

points out

allowed

streams

An

excellent
used

film

milt.

they
Photographs

six months.
the

film
egg passes. The
three to ten per cent of

only

come
ninety-fourper cent betaken to retaining
ponds and
Here, artificially
fed,they grow
old salmon

one-year

fingerlings
are

under
then transferred

natural

ditions.
con-

to lakes and

conservation

States hatcheries.

of

fish. Illustrates similar

be used

May

another

as

ample
ex-

of the government.

Michigan State Department

"Free." EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

1933.

study of

the

Beaver.

Michigan

three months.

on

in United

of the work

The

and

to hatcheries where

naturally.

to grow

methods

of their eggs

removed

hatching,the "fry" are

large"fry" and

The

are

then

swimming upstream.

seen

milked

in the hatcheries

out, while

to the size of

in three months

are

conditions

natural

for about

to grow

and

fish in about

swimming

under

hatch

eggs
fish. After

salmon

eightstages through which

of the

each

salmon

free

into

out

199

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

1 reel. Si.

the life and

of the beaver.

work

Opens

with

of Conservation,

comment

houses
upon the past importance of the beaver in the fur trade. Beaver
and
animated
shown
The
are
drawings explain their construction.
beavers

seen

are

storingfood. A
Finally,their dam
department moves
A
"

fellingtrees, buildingdams, transportingwood, and

break
in the beaver
dam
and
they repair it.
appears
to another

them

film for the

good

valuable

overflows

study of

farm

use

Quest

grades,but

Sealskin.

of Alaska
with

it has

Fauke

How

the seal herd

seen

and

Fur

and

wild life conservation

wide

the conservation

location.

of the activities of the beaver.

in the

land

range

film is

The

better understanding

especially
good

for

of interest.

2 reels. Si. U.

Co.), 1930.

and

S. Commerce

"Free."

EL,

(In

tion
co-opera-

J.H.S.,H.S.

the Pribiloff Islands is

managed. A globe turns

locates the islands more
to this section ; then a map
exactly.A boat leaves
and
Pribiloff
the
is
traced
route
to
on
a map.
Seattle,
Stops are made at
Ketchican,Petersburg,Taka Chance, Taka
Glacier,Valley of 10,000
Volcano.
Arrivingat St. Paul Island,the village
Smokes, and Unimak
is

this
herd

glimpses are

region. The
is

shore.

on

Stellar

sighted.Bull
A series of

obtained
sea

lion and

seals with

scenes

show

of the animal

life which

abounds
in
Then the seal
are
seen.
gatherin clusters along the

the blue fox

their harems

the herd at

play.

The

young

pups

scamper

about, the old seals quarrel,and the bachelor bulls live apart. Scenes
show
Reel two deals with the
peltsbeing gatheredand loaded aboard.
tanning of the hides after they arrive in St. Louis. The various steps are
fat is removed, hides are
shown
in detail. The
washed, guard hair is

200

CATALOGUE

off,and

taken

OF

SOCIAL

the fur is softened.

STUDIES

Sold

FILMS

auction

at

government, these hides then go into the manufacture

Good

for wild life management

be used alone
one
may

Reel

of this film will aid

in

Return

Buffalo.

1 reel. Sd.

R.

study

the buffalo

for two

nations

cussion
Dis-

work

cloth.

carefullywoverujnto

Custodians

weeks.

gether
to-

the Indian

great hunt, such

beganj^V

with

coming
resulted

as

the

coming^of

and
food,clothing,

his canoe; the hair

of the white man

to cover

the

With

cational
(Edu-

EL, J.H.S.

of the buffalo. Before

furnished

man,
shelter. He used the skins of this beast

slaughter

how

Teaching Films

$5.00

story of the near-extinction

The

of this industry.

of Pribiloff Islands.

understandingof

an

Films), 1934.
the white

control

government
a

States

of garments.

problems.

solvingcommon

of the

and
for

the United

by

in the

slaughterof

was

the

sands
thou-

The film then takes the audience

is shown.
of these great beasts,
to
Buffalo Park, a buffalo reserve
maintained
jointlyby Canada and the
United

States.

protection.The

man's

Fair

for

Roosevelt's

Theodore

The

to birds.

the

bird

plumes as

some

y2 reel.Si. Roosevelt

film shows

killed

were

The

along

value

in its

Memorial, 1930.

hence

for

can

study of

the coast

of the

on

habitat
the

by

Carolinas
Island

as

seven

Should

to introduce

subject.

reel. Sd. Association

of Time),

1935.

of these

years.

On

breedingplace for

visit to this island in 1915.

the

applied
explains
for aigrette
as

and

thousand
in

wild life conservation.

craze

hundred

and
skimmers,laughinggulls,

well be used

(March

Five

apart Pelican

Conservation.

Wildfowl

extinction

with

set

life conservation

egret in its natural

hats.

him

film shows

wild

women's

on

include royal tern, black

Good

the

threatened

was

decoration

efforts toward

March, 1904, Roosevelt

and

grazing peacefullyunder
showing the gensequence
eral

seen

short

$1.00.EL, J.H.S.

R.

birds.

West.

of the Birds.

Roosevelt, Friend

birds

are

with

study of the West. The film also possesses

the problem of wild life conservation.

of

treatment

herds

film ends

of the modern

nature

how

buffalo

Here

brown

Birds shown

pelicans.

stimulate discussion

of School

Film

S. $30. (Teacher's Guide).

braries
Li-

EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
"This
fowl
*

and

film shows
the

Association

the forces which

measures

of School

which
Film

are

threaten

to

depleteAmerican

being taken

to

prevent them."

Libraries,

Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

wild
*

The

shows

opening sequence

how

outdoorsmen.
sport for many
lake is drained,or when
a

DEMOCRACY

wild ducks

in their natural

The

destruction

habitat furnish

of ducks

is

seen

The

long period of drought occurs.

BiologicalSurvey

States

United

the

201

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

when
work

sanctuaries
establishing

in

of

and

breeding grounds is then shown. A map of the United States indicates the
hunters is
location of thirty-twosuch projects.The work of the market
to
Through diggingartificial water holes and using corn
N.
are
(Ding)
slaughteredannually. J.
Survey,then tells
Darling,former head of the United States Biological
methods and pointsout how the sportsman
of the need for conservation

shown.

then

lure the ducks, large numbers

profitfrom

will

Good

such

program.
and

for conservation

Will

the need

the work

studies of how

stimulate

the Carolina

and

parakeet,have been

for the

of the Bureau

other

of

Survey.
Biological

animals,such

destroyed.The

of the average
co-operation

film

as

the buffalo

helpsemphasize

citizen in the great work

of conservation.
For other material

the conservation

on

III B

Alaska's Salmon

III B

New

III B

New

III B

Shellfishing
Story of a Can of Salmon

III B
IV A

Fishing

England Fisheries
England Fishermen

Alaska's Silver Millions

VII

Magic

VII

Yellowstone

Yellowstone
National

VII H.
1 reel. Sd. Bell

Gangs.

Boy

of wild life see

Park

Crime
and

Prevention

Howell

(March of Time), 1938. R.

H.S.
$1.50. J.H.S.,
A

study of

into American
A
the

case

the

juveniledelinquent.An

of

boys is seen marching

is probed by a conference of crime experts.
is
then
shown.
study
Joe Kruz, a ten-year-oldboy, lives in

slums; the

jails.The

cause

streets

his

are

army

playground. He

starts his crime

career

by

he is put
stealingapples.Caught and arrested,

again,and
from

on
fend
probation,only to ofreformatorywhere he learns criminal methods
is sentenced
again and again. Each time his offense

is sent to

older boys. He

becomes

serious. He
steals cars, does errands for crooked polimore
ticians,
and, finally,
given a gun and put on a "bigjob" he kills. This is
the problem found by welfare agents today.
_

"

Good.
civics
scene.
one

Can

or
class,

Powerful
of America's

be used
can

in

be used

in its
most

unit

on

crime in

to illuminate

one

problems of democracy or
aspect of the contemporary

appeal, this film should lead

serious problems.

to

consciousness of

202

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OF

VIII.

Plenty Without

STUDIES

FILMS

Problems

Farm

J4

Waste.

SOCIAL

reel. Si. U. S.

1938. "Free."
Agriculture,

H.S.
An

animated

showing the theoryunder

cartoon

Act

worked

which

the

Agricultural

Adjustment
During
the farmers'
growing abundantly and filling
In lean years, however, the crops grow sparselyand the farmer has
little to sell. Under
the AAA
the farmers plantjustenough, conserving
the soil not used by plantingit in soil-building
In fat years the
crops.
farmer keeps a reserve
under the AAA, while in lean years these reserves
in the

belt.

corn

fat years

the crops are

ing.
granaries to overflow-

seen

opened

are

markets

Thus

up.

and

his

in

for

It also illustrateshow
of

as

buy clothing,

can

and

the

try
coun-

prospers.

example

an

he

the manufacturer

economic

the ever-normal
affects

status

consumers

of part of the

New

of School Film

Libraries

granary.
and

Deal's

gram
pro-

(March

S. $30. (Teacher's Guide).J.H.S.,H.S.

of the economic
in the

conditions in the cotton

impoverishment of millions

sharecropperis shown

The

pictured. At the warehouse

The

at work.

South, which
*
sharecroppers."

of

his poor land and his

appallinglydirty,crowded, squalorunder which he lives is

Negro

home.

the farmer

1 reel. Sd. Association

1936.

discussion
resulted

steady income

the farm.

planningon

of Time),

The

Hence

the farmer's

Valuable

Sharecroppers.

"A

With

supply for the world

constant

explanationof the theorybehind

an

businessmen.

has

necessities.

generalprofitswhen

Good

have

farmer

needs.

own

other

and
furniture,

the

cotton

We

see

stands,awaitinga

to relieve this condition

market

that

seems

pictured as the
AgriculturalAdjustment
plows under every
third row
of cotton to restrict production; the landowner
is paid for such
restriction. Unfortunatelyhe, all too often,does not pass a share of this
in and urge
to the sharecropper. In Arkansas
on
agitatorsmove
money
Southern
The
Farmers'
Union
is orTenant
ganized
sharecroppersto organize.
never

to come.

attempts
Act

and

organizerand

is explained.The

strike is called.
a

preacher. The

sharecropperis enslaved. The

conditions

are

due

to

one-crop

The

landowners

arm,

of the

governor
film concludes

system rather

are

farmer

on

state

beat

up a union
denies that the

the note

than

that the poor

the fault of the individual

involved.
Good

Association

on

of School

the

South,the

farm

problem, organizationof farm

stand
workers, and the government's attempts to help the farmer. To underthe conditions pictured,
the pupilsshould review southern
agricul*

for work

Film

Libraries,Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

PROBLEMS

After

since the Civil War.

ture

other aspects of the farm

For

II B

Living
Farm

III A
III A

IrrigationFarming
Salt of the Earth

III A

Truck

III A

Wheat

III C

Wool, from Fleece

Farmer

VII

E
E

Irrigation
Rain for the

VII

Rain

VII

Reclaiming Arid

VII

Soil Erosion

VII

Terracing

"

Earth

the Plains

on

Our

Farms

and the CCC

J. Foreign Relations

VII
the

to

by Irrigation

Land

to Save

Reclamation

Gifts

Co-operativeMarketing
(Sharecroppers)

Fabric

to

Disinherited

VII

China's

see:

School

Farmer

America's

Rural

Inconveniences

III A

IV E

of affairs.

state

problem

Learning in

and

203

DEMOCRACY

seeingthis film,they will want to read

the AAA, the various plans for saving

concerningthe fate of
and the present
agriculture,

further
southern

VII

AMERICAN

OF

2 reels. Si. Harmon

West.

Foundation,1936.

R.

$1.50. (Teacher'sGuide). El.

A

Chinese

neighborthe giftsChina has

made
Reel
deals with the everyday things,such as
to America.
one
lamps, vases, silk,games, includingplaying cards and dominos, paper
Pekinese
dogs. Reel two continues with
making, gunpowder, goldfish,
furniture
dishes,porcelain,flowers,tea,
design,oranges, peaches,and
bananas.

boy pointsout

Fair.

color sequence

Valuable

in

stimulate

discussions

Commerce

Around

to his American

ends the film.

summary

toward
the East.
Should
aidingfriendlyfeelings
the
of
other
items.
source
concerning
everyday

the Coffee

Cup.

1 reel. Sd. U. S.

Commerce,

1932.

"Free." H.S.
How

foreigntrade plays an

of the United
is

shipped

credited
United

States.

from

series of short

Brazil,dollars

to Brazil. These
States' automobiles.

for it with

money

outstandingrole

on

are

then

If Brazil needs

depositin the

illustrate that when

depositedin American

are

credits

scenes

in the business structure

United

used

by

Brazil

coffee

banks
to

and

purchase

coal from

England, she pays

and England may
use
States,

this money
to purchase autos
in this country. Thus
modern
ness
busimost
is conducted
without
actual transfer of cash. An animated
scale illustrate

the favorable balance of trade maintained

by

the United

States.)

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CATALOGUE

Good

for

Neighbors.
J.H.S.,H.S.

The

2 reels. Sd. U.

transactions

and

narrative

classes.

S. Film

Brazil,first of

series of

FILMS
on

Helps

an

international

to make

clear the

nations.

cruise of the S.S.

South America.
The

STUDIES

of trade between

nature

SOCIAL

study of modern business

value in historyor economics

scale. Of

Good

OF

the "Good

introduce

scenes

pictures then

1938.
Service,

"Free."

El.,

Neighbor Fleet,"to

the riches of South

America.

how

show

foreignnations have been

dent
vying
by propaganda and bartering. PresiF. D. Roosevelt
and Secretaryof State Cordell Hull are then seen
United
with
States leaders who decide to build a "Good
conferring
bor
NeighAmerica.
The
first of these ships,the
Fleet" to trade with South
sails with a good will commission.
Each
member
of the comS.S. Brazil,
mission
speaks brieflyon the purpose of the mission. A sequence then
the ship as it crosses
the equator. A map
shows life aboard
traces the
from

voyage

New

York

Brazilian

by

trade

American

for South

to Montevideo

Brazil.

to

officials.A
and Buenos

Brazil

At

the commission

is entertained

then traces
map
of the commission's
Aires ; scenes
the progress

of the

sel
ves-

welcome

shown.

are

Fair

for international relations and

would

make

valuable contribution

to

trade.
a

unit

The
on

sequence

aboard

ship

transportation.

Neutrality and Ethiopia. 1 reel. Sd. Association of School Film

Libraries (March of Time), 1935. S. $30. (Teacher's Guide).
J.H.S.,H.S.

U.

S.

in case
of foreign
neutrality
*
based on the Italian war
wars
against Ethiopia." The importance of
for
market
Ethiopia as a
Japanese cotton goods is shown by Ethiopians
wearing cotton robes. In rapid succession the Italian troops invade
ships
England sends warEthiopia,the League of Nations considers sanctions,
declares sanctions
to the danger zone, and the League of Nations
againstItaly.Japan takes advantage of the situation to trade with both
"A

of U. S. efforts to maintain

discussion

partiesin the conflict. The

a

state

of

war

of State Hull
men

that

shown.

case

trade

of

Urged

that his company

cows

where

Association

of the United

Neutrality Act

States declares that

into effect.

of this act, and warns

purpose
with Italy will be conducted
at

explainsthe

willingto

are
Nevertheless,
many
in American
goods. As

the

President

puts the

exists and

to

an

barbed

take

example

the

risk,and

Secretary

American
their

boom

own

risk.

takes

place

of the attitude of the American

manufacturer

in

ness
busi-

ple,
peo-

Janesville,
Wisconsin, is
the
he
barbed
wire
sell
to
belligerents, refuses,stating
his product to keep Ameriis satisfied to manufacture
can
wire

they belong.

of School

Film

Libraries,Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

206

Then
a

see

we

shot of the

CATALOGUE

OF

model

Amsterdam

of New
downtown

same

made

between

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

This

in 1660.

district of New

compared with
parisons
today. Similar com-

York

transportationand those
today.
by Hugh Ferris are shown in
which
the artist envisages the city of the future,with its suspension
bridge apartments and the like. The picture concludes with a sequence
on
Jones Beach, Long Island,showing what can be done in planning
are

in

Then

use

recreational

colonial methods

is

for the

centers

of

series of models

people.

good picture to open a

plans are very futuristic but
the imaginationand open up

discussion

city planning. Hugh Ferris'

for they stimulate
effective,

on

nevertheless

the field of what

be done

can

in

planned

city.

Ghost

Saves

Town

Itself. 1 reel. Sd. Association of School

Film

braries
Li-

(March of Time), 1937. S. $30. (Teacher's Guide). H.S.

"Shows

the economic
textile

it from

it would

the

in the fall of
soon

the mills

were

reopen.
their town

the mayor
raised
money

by

put

shire,
Hamp-

dent
confiwere
1935, the people of Manchester
Soon, however, the deserted mills convinced

townspeoplethat

and

Manchester, New

the way
its citizens in the eleventh hour, saved
When
the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

bankruptcy."*

closed its doors

for the ruin of

causes

city,and

was

ruined.

for sale. A

up

People began

of business

committee

the sheriff to hold

prevailed upon

to move

in New

men

away,
headed

sale,and, with
buildings. Soon thirty
up

his

Hampshire, bought the

were
brought to the town as tenants in the Amoskeag
buildings.So successful are those small,diversified industries that New
York
but the committee
business interests try to buy the old buildings,
refuses because the industries are
now
being run for the benefit of the
industries

small

community.
Good

for

study

of

phase

one

of the

depression.Valuable

government, and civics. A valuable

in

nomics,
eco-

lesson in

prise.
co-operativeenterbe
the
used as a springboardfor discussion concerning
cause
May
and effect of the depression. The question will naturally arise as to why

industries
labor

failed in New

England.

problems,taxes, and purchasing

of Cities and

Growth

Education,1920.
The

common

cities and
the need

some

Their
R.

consideration

of

1 reel. Si.

Societyfor

Visual

$1.00.EL, J.H.S.

problems which

good roads.
paved road of

to

power.

Problems.

solutions to the

for

will lead

This

The

have

accompanied the rapid growth

problems.

old dirt road

The

first problem dealt with

is shown

and

is then

of
is

compared

unsanitary ditch
drains,dirtystreets,breedingplaces of flies and mosquitoes, and wooden

with

the

Association

of School

1920.

Film

Likewise

the film shows

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

fire truck

the motor-driven

fire truck and

horse-drawn

The

tenements.

207

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

answers
city problems,we
Among
elevated trains,
schools,
parks,and playgrounds.
subways, police,

of the 1920's
see

Fair

shown.

are

for civics

or

study
paved streets
the

to

student

antiquatedto the
rapidprogress

an

of

wellfilm

today. The
made

has been

which

ing
interest-

period. The

post-World War

the

point out

since

R. $1.00. S. $25.00. J.H.S.,

1 reel.Si. Bailey,1939.

Citizen.

Doe:

city. Actuallythis film is

produced.

picture was

John

the

on

look

of 1920

be used

could

unit

small city of the

of the

to other

the

H.S.
In
take advantage of the indifference of voters.
politicians
there
small
of
Willowbrook
two
are
o
propositionsn
city
imaginary

the

How

ballot

for the

canal.

rock

makes

company

permit them
the

coming election.
to

They

deal

"deal"

with

with

retainingwall for

which
politicians

the

the
a

would

dump their debris along the canal bank. Hoping that

the politicians
the situation,
apatheticto investigate

people will be too

state of affairs and

the true
investigate
who
Good

for the

of how

for the needed

vote

wall

canal.

ship.
the duties of citizen-

and

fact that if the

along the

people do

Should
the government will run
them.
citizen can
become
informed
and how

not

run

the ernment,
govsion
a discus-

open up
he can
learn what

are.

1 reel. Sd. Association

West.

Time),
"The

business man
to
young
in arousingthe people
towns-

he succeeds

problems of citygovernment

throughoutthe

then
his duties

pollsand

go to the

Stresses

Key

day. A child's death leads

for election

prepare

1938.

S.

of School

Film

Libraries (March

of

$40. (Teacher'sGuide).H.S.

story of how

this

city,built

remote

Florida

the

city and

key, recovered
*
A
by co-operativecommunity effort from a twenty year depression."
locates
West
in
We
then
relation
the
Florida.
to
see
Key
map
thriving
tourist
cityin boom time,with its hotels crowded and doing a flourishing
business. Soon,however, the depressionhits Key West, industries move
out, the tourists no longercome.
Only small cigar-makingfactories and
the sponge
industrystay alive. Four-fifths of the inhabitants are on relief.
The citycouncil appeals to the United States government.
JuliusF.
is sent to Key West.
He leads
Stone,Jr.,a young relief administrator,
the

merchants

winter

in

movement

Sewers

resort.

and
established,
line. Soon
West
*

clean

up

built,houses

are

the town

destroys the railroad

to

on

are

is rehabilitated. Then

to the

mainland.

painted,

comes

government

boosts it
CCC

camp

as

is

hurricane which
loan

restores

in and

the

start cheap amusements.

The Key
promoters come
the city.
steps to keep this element from controlling

citizens take

Association

of School

Film

Libraries,Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

208

CATALOGUE

Good

for

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

study of municipalgovernment and how the citizens of a

community may help their town and themselves. Also of value in a study
of co-operatives,
and as an illustration of the co-operationpossiblebetween
a

local and

Other films

national

bearingon municipalproblems are:

I I Fiorello H.
IV

governments.

Guardia

La

Washington, the

CapitalCity
Supply

V C

New

V C

Protecting the Consumer

VII

York

Water

Politics and

Civil Service

VII L. The
America's

of Fame

Hall

Tuskegee and
S. $50. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Gutlohn, 1933.
To
and

background

the handiwork

see

explainedin the

Guest

is

seen

Good.

on

narration.
his ten

It is recommended

with

excellent

study

motivation

Edgar

Guest.

1 reel. Sd.

visit Tuskegee Institute

we
Negro spirituals,
of Booker
T. Washington. The philosophyof the

is

at work

"

of

school

connection

Negro

In the second

thousandth

part of the film Edgar

which

poem,

he reads.

that the first half of this film be used

of the

for further

emancipated Negro.
study concerningthe

It should
race

in

provide

problem

in

America.

Negro and Art.

J.H.S.,H.S.
A

view

1 reel. Si. Harmon

of the art exhibit

OutstandingNegro

1933.

Fair

film

for

Negro artists held

artists and

for the introduction

Foundation, 1933.

their works

of the

are

excellent

R.

at the Art

well
work

$1.50. EL,

Center

in

pictured.
being done

by

Negro artists in paintingand sculpture.

The

Negro

Farmer.

3 reels. Sd. U. S.

1938. "Free." J.H.S.,

Agriculture,

H.S.
in the South,
problem confronted by the Negro farmer,especially
efforts
A
him.
series
of
views
to
illustratethe
help
government's
plightof the nine million Negroes in the south. Mostly farmers,their
The
activities of
deplorablelivingand working conditions are shown.
the 225 agriculture
agents and the 175 home demonstration
agents shown
include: promotion of home
contour
ing,
plowgardens,crop improvement,
livestock management,
ning
teachingcancrop rotation,poultry raising,
deals with the
and the making of dairy products. A good sequence

The

and the

PROBLEMS

the 4-H
improvement of housingconditions. Finally,

Good
in

with

the film ends

and

for

study of

service.
Civil War

will

T.

club work

shown,

Washington.

Also

illustrates

South, and for work

another
phase of governmental

problem of the freed Negro

introduce this film,and the film will lead
of the

review

help to

is

problems of the modern

the

in America.

relations

race

to Booker

tribute

209

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

since

the

to further

study along this line.

Education

American

in

Schools

Negro

R.

Foundation, 1934.

1 reel. Si. Harmon

The

"

School.

H.S.
$1.50.EL, J.H.S.,

example of privatephilanthropyin Negro education. The Calhoun

An

is located

School

for

us

of Alabama.
We are then introduced to
a map
the poor Negroes of the South. In many
sections,
for Negroes is only ninety days per year.
term

on

livingconditions

among
the
school
told,

we

are

To

meet

school

the
situation,

this

important

and

members

the school

under

school.

Hygiene is taught
sanitary
helpingto correct unshown
in
various
are
pupils

the film is

tions
good for showing the condi-

Good
for the
many
poor Negroes live in the South.
discussion
of
the
and
to
problems raised
period
open up a

by the free Negro. An

Negro, this film should

southern

efforts on behalf of the

example of philanthropic
governmental policies

also stimulate discussion of

Negroes.

Negro Artists. 4 reels. Si. Harmon

$4.00. (Teacher's Guide).EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Study

Most

which

War
post-Civil

toward

in 1892.

is stressed.

opening portionof

The

Good.

takes

founded

was

the lead in

School
locality.

activities. Handwork

school

School

Calhoun

activities of the

health

the

are

conditions in the

Calhoun

of

Foundation, 1934.

R.

Negro'scontribution to American
art,with short
artists
The first
at work.
two reels
showing outstanding Negro
sequences
depict the works of Richard Boothe, James Latimer Allen,Aaron Douglas,
Palmer
Hayden, Augusta Savage, Lois Jones, Thomas
Johnson,
Reel
Georgette Seabrooke,William E. Artis,and Robert S. Duncannon.
three shows the work done in classes conducted
by and for Negro artists.
Reel jour shows Negro art on exhibition in galleries,
privatehomes, and
introduction

An

to the

museums.

Fair.
any

one

in its
each

the purpose
of indicating
the
of the reels in this picture will

For

entiretyis somewhat

artist at work

and

littleto show

contribution

to

to introduce

the idea that the

American
one

life. The

first

reel is to be shown.

serve

very
it
as

tiresome,inasmuch

does

American

Negro'splacein American

art.

or

The

his methods

well.

Negro is making

art

picture

simply introduces
or

greatest objectserved

last reel is

The

his particular
by this film is

cultural contribution to

especially
recommended,

if

only

210

CATALOGUE

Xavier

OF

STUDIES

1 reel. Si. Harmon

University.

Guide).

SOCIAL

FILMS

Foundation, 1932.

(Teacher's

$1.50.El.,J.H.S.,H.S.

R.

A visit to the

only Catholic collegefor Negroes,located in New Orleans.

the spacious campus,
the various buildings,
We
and various aspects
see
of student life. Students are seen
in classes in music,fine arts,and home
economics.
At play we see them in dramatics,
dances,and athletic games.
Excellent
for

This

Negroes.
The

States.

introducingthe

for

film also introduces

problem

of

introduced.

is then

put under

the

the cadet

classes,and
cadet

is

He

Army

of West

reports

tutelageof

an

"Free."

trained at West

are

Point.

new

classman.

at

drill. Reel

in
classes,

three

He

for the

Buildingand
learns to make
drill. Reel
in

more
sophojunior year. The

summer

with

deals

Point.

candidate

to the Administration

upper

in his academic

film.

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

and
simple commands, participatein athletics,

beds, execute
shows

in the United

Defense

1925.

War,

States

generalviews

shows

one

corps
is then

two

S.

officers for the United

How
Reel

higher education

education
religious

National

M.

4 reels. Si. U.

Days.

in

is inherent in the whole

relationships

race

VII
Cadet

being done

work

camp,

the

in aviation classes,
play,on guard duty,at artillery
drill,
Reel jour finds the cadet,now
in cavalry drills,
a senior,
at
and
in
proving grounds, parading,
finallyparticipating

at

seen

and

on

hikes.

the

ordnance

graduationexercises.
Fair

for

the United

States.

at times. A

monotonous

for the

1 reel. Si. U.

Ho!

miscellaneous

manoeuvering.

defense,and militaryeducation
the film tends to
life,

full treatment

of activities necessary

Fleet

of national

consideration

S.

series of

Sailors

reel

or

two

trainingof

Navy,
scenes

shown

are

of cadet

1935.

should
an

suffice to show

United

"Free."

States

raguans
Fair.
but

after
Not

it does

an

very

the

as

part of

the aid of the Nica-

well edited and

introduce

fleet is shown

dive,all

earthquake.

the

the story it tells is not

pupil to the navy in action.

Making Man-O-Warsmen.
J.H.S.,H.S.
How

Army

concerning our navy. The fleet is seen

plane
going about their various duties; air-

planes into the air ; submarines

Finally the navy is seen going to

manoeuvers.

the type

officer.

J.H.S.,H.S.

carriers unload
the

in
come
be-

ordinary seaman
in action and

reels. Sd.

is trained
then

the

men

U.

S.

Navy,

for the United

who

man

altogether
clear,

1935.

States

these

"Free."

Navy. The
ships are shown

211

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

they are trained for this work. Reel one includes

of equipment, drilling,
issuance
of candidates,
examination
mess-hall,
includes
Reel
o
bservances.
two
and
religious
library facilities,
sports,
and
general
trainingin seamanship,rowing, parading,gunnery practice,
We

at work.

life at

how

see

sea.

Good

for

of drill and insistence

approach,emphasizing the rigidity
has
it
considerable
Not
too
romantic,yet
discipline.
navy" appeal to it.

strict

upon

"jointhe

of the

of the

Fleets

Sky

able-bodied

an

in

Realistic

seaman.

for

understanding of the training

necessary

an

S.

1 reel. Si. U.

Navy.

Navy,

"Free."

1929.

El.,

J.H.S.,H.S.
airplanein modern naval warfare. The fleet is shown
The
airplanecarriers release their cargo
manoeuvering at war
games.
of planes. These are seen
bombing, dropping torpedoes,and flyingin
placeof

The

the

formation.

film for

good

consideration

for class discussions

stimulus

the

airplaneversus

of the

Man

Without

programs

and

Furnishes

the

question

Patriotism

Country. 2 reels. Sd. (Technicolor).

Teaching
(Warner Bros.),1936. S. $5.00 for two weeks.

Custodians

Films

defense.

national

our

battleship.

VII N.
The

of

armament

on

E1.,J.H.S.,H.S.
"In

1805

from

away

Massac

Fort

the protests of his sweetheart,

rides
the Ohio River to joinAaron
Burr who
pects
ex-

Nolan, over

Lieutenant

on

He is halted and
empire beyond the Mississippi.
arrested by the colonel,father of Marion, the girlin the story. A military
that five of the six chargesagainst him have been dismissed,
court tells Nolan

found

to

new

but demands

to

never

see

of his life
hear

no

on

whether

to know

he

allegiance.Because

angrily

curses

or

not

he has violated

the United

his oath of

States,sayinghe hopes

the country again,the court sentences

him to spend the rest
man-of-war
where
would
be taken that he should
a
care
to the United

reference

States.

Then

episodesin his lonely

some

being transferred from boat to boat. His sweetheart's attempts to

travels,
shown.
effect his return
In 1861, Marion, now
are
thirtyyears older,
learns
boat

that
and

Nolan

hears

is in the

him

say

he

Mediterranean,where
is the loneliest

tells her that he is

man

she later boards

in the world.

In

his
1861

arrangingfor Nolan's return to this country.

She dies in Lincoln's presence.
The
picturecloses with a fantasy in
which Nolan's spiritjoinshers,both of them young again."*

Lincoln

Teaching

Films

Custodians,Catalogue, p.

218.

212

CATALOGUE

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

"The

Good.

is a good dramatization
story,althoughhighlyemotionalized,
*
of transitions in American
mittee
concepts of patriotism." The May Com-

highlyrecommends
help the class to

should

it for classes in American

fix the

history.The

period of the story and

teacher

discuss the Burr

affair.

Story of

The

the

Flag.

1 reel. Sd.

McCrory,

R.

1939.

$1.50. S. $40.

EL, J.H.S.
flagsdeveloped from medieval times to the present and how the
American
tory
flagoriginatedand grew into its present form. The introducshow
ancient
castles with crests identifying
their owners.
scenes
Transferring this idea to America, the earlycolonists used such flagsas
the Union
flag,Bedford flag,Moultrie flag,
Jack, Red Ensign, Tauton
Pine Tree flag,
Rhode
Rattlesnake flag,
Bunker
Hill flag,
and
Island flag,
then
Union
Dramatizations
Grand
in
his
show
study as
flag.
Washington
Union
the Grand
pendence.
flag flies in celebration of the Declaration of IndeThen
the scene
the
Continental
to
where
changes
Congress,
the flagis adopted by that body. Carried in the battles of the Revolution,
that
flies
the
this
it is
shown
in
at
victoryat Yorktown, briefly
flag
added to the Union, addstates were
ing
the film. Maps then show how new
the narrator
to the flag.Finally,
stars and stripes
pointsout, it was
decided to have only thirteen stripesin the flagand add a star for each
How

additional
map

the

shows

map

with

in connection

the

and

VII O.

shows

The

Schneider-Crusot

and

interrelations are
shown

in the

Then

Works.

Krupp
from

arms

present heavy
the world

shown.

the

disturbances

Teaching

Films

R.

Garrison,1934.

manufacturers.
The

cost

products.
companies
the

There

tanks.

are

who

men

The

The

film is introduced

while

the

control

factories of

picture material

armor

these

218.

companies

is described

as

are

holder
stock-

of the development
summary
of medieval
days to the

last part of the

since the Treaty of Versailles.
p.

by

is reckoned

Vickers-Armstrong,Krupp,
each described,
and their

The

Custodians, Catalogue,

War

principalarms

Kaiser

follows
and

$20. H.S.

of the World

The

crossbow

and
artillery

also be used

Disarmament

and

their activities described.

and

of

their

It may

States,although it is only
reading,and art projects.

then locates the

map
narration then describes each

the factories and

Skoda,

exercises.

in lives. A

gold and

the world.

stimulate

scenes.

war

flagday

Peace

story of the munitions

series of realistic

in

other
An-

States possessions

of the United

6 reels.Sd.

in Death.

The

in the Union.

state

leadingto the United

for

growth

Should

fair for this purpose.

Dealers

for each

flagwaves.

for civics work

Good

star

with lines

is shown

which

over

state.

picturedeals with
The

part of the

214

CATALOGUE

cated

child labor

SOCIAL

OF

amendment.

map

STUDIES

shows

FILMS

that

twenty-eightstates
Examples of child labor in

already ratified such an amendment.

the farm, and in sweat
on
shops are shown as the narrator
factories,
sand
pointsout that over one hundred children are killed and over fiftythouin
while
each
activities.
are
engaged
productive
injured
ponents
Opyear
who speak againstit include Cardinal Hayes
of the amendment
Aiken of Vermont.
and Governor
the
on
James Roosevelt speaksbriefly
from states permittingchild labor.
unfair competitionwhich comes

have

for government, economics,and problems of modern

life. The
favor
of
the
amendment, gives the argument
film,although strongly in
will soon
both sides. It predictsthat the amendment
on
pass. Pupils

Good

into the reasons

why this predictionhas
investigation
of
the
which
have
states
not passed the amendtrue.
ment
not come
Study
of
the
in
industries
these states which
to a study
will lead naturally
child
labor.
employ

profitby

can

Destiny

of Dixie.

"Free."
A

an

textile mill.
and

Mills,Ala.,1938.

H.S.
of

resume

(Y.M.C.A.) Avondale

3 reels. Sd.

company-sponsored activities for employees in

Opens

weaving.

with

Devotes

brief but

good

sequence
the rest of the film to showing the
Included

and other activitiesof the workers.

are

fashion
recreational facilities,
dairy,hospital,

scenes

spinning

recreational

of the

company's
tion,
Day celebra-

show, May

example of industrial paternalism.Poor

textile manufacturing.
an

as

Fifty-Two Pay Checks

by
How

southern

schools.

and

Fair

cotton

on

Nunn

the Nunn

Bush
Bush

per

Shoe
Shoe

Year.

3 reels. Sd. Burton

Company),
Company

1932.

as

pictureon

Holmes

sored
(Spon-

"Free." H.S.

guarantees steady work

for its

series of views

showing America's resources

employees. Opens with a
and enormous
of petroleum,wheat, transportation
facilities,
great cities,
midst
of
of recurring
In the
water
plentyappear headlines telling
power.
Bush
Shoe Company, working
the Nunn
labor troubles. In Milwaukee
union,has devised a method to insure steady work
through a company
of the employees help audit the books
the year round.
Representatives
of
the
the
The shop committee
is
and all share in
profits
company.
shown

by
and

in

action,discussingplant problems. The

hired business

agent who

employees likewise

speak on

of arbitration of the company

are

the

speaks on

workers

are

represented

looks after their interests. Various

the merits

is acted

out.

of the

Social activities of the

shown, includinga card party. Other

and workers'
hospital,
cafeteria,
the plan.

officers

plan. A typicalcase
ployees
em-

clude
aspects of the plan inhomes. Finally,
economist
an

215

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

unions.
Also valuable in a
of company
and big business. Film tends to drag
study of the problem of production,
for the consideration

Good

gets its message

bit but

across.

of Us. 2 reels.Sd. Garrison

Millions

Pictures,
Inc.),1936.

R.

(Producedby the

American

Labor

$5. H.S.

breaker.
unemployed worker who almost becomes a strikeway.
The film opens on an unemployed man
sleepingin a slum doorfor
but
He
is
searches
work
and
forlorn.
He
awakens
hungry
turned away.
Trying to beg breakfast he is directed to the local relief
b
headquarters,ut he is a transient and can obtain no help. Finallyhe
in a factorywhich is out on strike. He goes to the
a call for workers
sees
but
is
stoppedby the strikers. The strike leader feeds him and
factory
of the strikers should be his principles.
convinces him that the principles
with the strikers.
He takes up a picketsignand marches

story of

The

Fair.

an

value,this film

Of limited

struggle.Through

it

runs

of the

points out the dilemma

of the

People

slogan,"Unite!

2 reels. Sd. Garrison

Plateau

in Tennessee.

Cumberland

It also

(Made

in co-operation

Highland Falls School),1937. R. $7.50. H.S.

into unions
story of the organization

The

labor-capital

Unite!"

unemployed.

Cumberland.

with the

tells labor's side of the

the worker's

Plateau

"

trees

The

of the

land
peopleof the Cumber-

pictureis introduced

slashed

houses,and poor inhabitants. The

rules the valleyand the mountains.

down, mines

narration

with

scenes

of the

abandoned, ruined

is strong and

bitter. "Greed

The

peopleare robbed." In 1932 the

was
organized.It went out to the people and
helpedthem to organize.Episodes show the typicalminers' organization
meetings. The employers fightback; the organizeris shot. But the
ganize
people have their union. "Get wise,organize,"says the narrator, "orthe way the big shots are organized."
Highlander Folk

Fair.

Of

in favor of
in

If used

What'

Problems
them.
stimulant

limited

value,this pictureis a good example of propaganda

unions. Rather crudelydone,it catches the spirit
of unionism.
of
it
American
should
studied
be
a
study
labor,
objectively.

in

"Free."

School

Dress?

2 reels. Si. Women's

Bureau, U. S. Labor, 1938.

H.S.
involved in the dress
The

change

in women's

that keeps the dress

industryand

attempts

some

fashions is shown

as

an

at

ing
solv-

explanationof

industryactive. The worker who makes

these clothes today with high speed machinery is compared with the
home worker
of colonial days. Home
work today is shown by examples of
their
with
hours
low wages.
and
Theodore
Roosevelt is
sweatshops
long
a

216

CATALOGUE

addressingan audience

shown

The
and

NRA

of 1933

the method

film ends with

and

STUDIES

FILMS

into these
investigations
starting

is shown

of arbitration

review

SOCIAL

OF

in action among
in this

of the evils in this

ditions.
con-

the garment

ers,
work-

industryis dramatized.

The

industryand

the methods

of

them.
eradicating

Fair

example of the work attempted by the

which beset modern industry.
in this

Other

films,annotated
and unions
labor,capital,
III C

America

III C

Frontiers

Right

III K

Behind

III K

Problems

III K

Within

catalogue,
bearingon

the

the

problems

problems of

are:

Marches

On

of the

Future
in the Machine

the Scenes

of Working

Age

Girls

the Gates

Sharecroppers

VII
The

and

to Work

III C

VII

NRA

Q. Unemployment and Relief

Challenge. 2 reels. Sd.

Guide). H.S., Col.
dramatization

of the

U.

S.

Education, 1939. "Free." (Teacher's

problems

of

the

machine

and

technological
unemployment. In a modern industrial plant the workers are talking
about a projectedlay-off.
The boss too is worried. The board decides
of
This throws a number
to equip the plantwith high speed machines.
of
the
He
talks
the
We
work.
of
follow
out
one
over
men
unemployed.
situation with his wife. They decide to go and live on a farm with a
relative. At the plant the machines turn out goods faster than ever but
The
facturers
manupeople cannot buy them. This results in further lay-offs.
decide to cut pricesand as a result business picks up. More
men
are
put to work and the plantexpands.
stimulatinginterest in the relation between the machine
unemployment. The solution here given is based upon an expanding
due to lower priceswith resultant pick-up in employment
market
materials.
The study guide is well prepared
and the need for more
raw
Good

for

and

and

should

Hands.

be

studied.

*/2 reel. Sd.

Works

Progress Administration,1937.

"Free."

J.H.S.,H.S.
eral
Throughout the pictureclose-upsof hands tell the story of how fedhands
and
stimulated
business
idle
work
have
work
to
put
projects
idle hands, folding and unfolding,tapping
in general.First,we
see
the
the story of idleness. Then
and
comes
nervously,
generallytelling

217

DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN

OF

PROBLEMS

building,serving,teaching,and
they earn passes from these
generallyactivelyoccupied. The money
for goods. The
in
hands
of
others
return
hands into the
butcher,the
these hands

and

WPA

the

baker,
work.

Wages

the

business.

Work

receiptsincrease; stockholders

tax

up;

go

dividends;and

increased

all receive

grocer

to work

put

are

of the nation

buying power

makes

more

receive

more

generallyincreased.

is

and its
Although this film is frank propaganda for the WPA
illustrate
the
economic
used
be
to
the picturecan
effectively
program,
of currency.
The
stimulus to buyin
the
i
nvolved
circulation
ing,
principle
is
from
federal
reflected
whether it comes
or
by all
privatefunds,
for the purpose
phases of industry.The film is highly recommended
of showing this principle
at work.

Good.

of Relief.

Problem

1 reel. Sd. Association

(March of Time),

S. $20.

1936.

of School

Film

Libraries

(Teacher'sGuide). H.S.

to politicians
problem of relief means
relief
and what
it means
to the unemployed as illustrated by the acute
*
with
election
in
1936."
crisis in New
Jersey
Opens
typical
day ballyhoos:
parades,buttons,flag-waving,radio broadcasts,rumors, party
and the like. In the midst of all this are the unemployed, used
solicitors,
relief issue is made
the center
to gain his ends. The
by the politician
of the unemployed is shown
of the campaign. A typicalcase
in New
where
relief
checks
fail
The
to
come
Jersey,
through.
unemployed band
council. No
the town
to wait upon
together and appoint a committee
local funds being available,
the council offers to issue begging licenses.
Other unemployed form alliances and march on the state capital,
camping
in the state house. Despite all of this,
the film ends by emphasizing
the fact that relief is stillused as a political
football.

"A

between

contrast

Good

for state

government

pupil

the

to

naturallyarise the
conditions

the whole

need

for

what
question of relief. Somein awakening the high

be of value

scientific

question of how

study of relief. There

typicaland how widespreadare

will
the

represented in this film.

Workers'

The

and

dramatized,this film should

over

school

the

what

Alliance.

1 reel. Sd. Association

of School

Film

braries
Li-

(March of Time), 1937. S. $40. (Teacher's Guide).H.S.

"Presents
various
of

the

question

opinions about

employment

Roosevelt

warns

and
*

how

the

it should

problem

of

be attacked."

unemployment is,
The
risingindex

typifiedthe early part of 1937 is shown.

againstundue expansion which may lead
Green

eight million

activities of the
Association

what

which

depression. William
that

of

of School

of the American
men

Workers'
Film

are

still

Federation

unemployed.

Alliance is then

shown.

The

President
to

another

of Labor

mates
esti-

organization
This

Libraries,Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

group

of

218

CATALOGUE

unemployed

men

in

organization

the

of
is

problem

Good

individuals
is

and

to

workers

the

of

to

hold

WPA
into

Hugh

economy.

the
quarters
head-

the

sessions.

As

sponsored

move

work

unemployed.

federal

Lasser,

occupy

actually
and

David
who

Technology,

houses

census

by

led

are

unemployed

advocates

study
to

attempt

WPA

FILMS

New

Senator

Johnson,

the

film

mer
for-

ends

the

unsolved.

still

for

WPA

WPA

state

NRA

STUDIES

of

advises
The

demands

head

the

or

He

1933.

Pennsylvania

Vandenburg

SOCIAL

Institute

"sit-down."

and
and

Jersey

relief

on

Massachusetts

of

graduate

OF

of

to

strike

be

permanent?

discussed

the

solve

against

in

Will

raise

the

federal
of

Causes

the

of

problem

it.

light

of

the

unemployment
such

questions

government,

unemployment
picture

material.

and
as

and

should

the
the

ment's
governof

right

whether
be

the
gated
investi-

American

Recent

VIII.

Developments During

A.

VIII
Boom

1935.

R.

"There

$5.00 for

are

newsreel

States

in the United

prominent

were

Custodians

the

showing

sequences

Period

(Warner

Bros.),

J.H.S., H.S.

weeks.

two

Century

of the

Teaching Films

1 reel. Sd.

Days.

Twentieth

the

Reviews

General

History

from

1920

who
persons
Warren
Harding,

following
to

1932:

B.
Coolidge,
J. Bryan, Frank
Wilson,
E. Hughes,
H. Taft, Charles
Kellogg, Charles A. Lindbergh, William
*
D.
Franklin
Roosevelt."
Herbert
Oliver W.
Holmes,
Hoover,

Fair

for

the

study of
real

men

reports

prepare

William

Calvin

Woodrow

to

upon

American

the

history. Helps
pupils may
pupils. Individual

the

life and

recent

of

work

each

of

the

make

to

be
men

asked

standing
outto

pictured

here.

Headlines

of

Century.

6 reels. Sd.

Films, Inc., 1934.

R.

$20. J.H.S.,

H.S.
The
New

history since the

highlightsof American
York

Times

headlines

are

shown

and

then

the screen.
on
Opening with the inaugural address
describes the events
as
McKinley, the narrator
McKinley
is seen
War
is illustrated by a view of
speaking. The Spanish-American
the sunken
the flagship
flagship Maine, and a shot of Dewey aboard
Klondike
is illustrated by views
to the
Olympia. The Gold Rush
area
of Dawson
City, and a gold sluice in operation. In succession each of
the following events
is shown:
Chinese
refugees from Boxer
Rebellion;
American
ambulance
Victoria's
rescuing Chinese; Queen
funeral;
Theodore
Roosevelt
speaking; early autos; digging the Panama
Canal;
and
coal
strike
Roosevelt
Theodore
brothers'
intervention; Wright
first flight;first air show; review
of Theodore
cluding
inRoosevelt's
career,
1905
visit
and
to
inauguration,
Portsmouth, New
Panama,
ruin at the San Franof fire and
cisco
Hampshire, peace
conference; scenes
and
Taft
the
in
earthquake; Bryan
making speeches
campaign of
1908; Taft's inauguration of 1909. The second decade of the twentieth
the

of

article is shown

of the century. The

in
the event
described

turn

President

Teaching

Films

Custodians, Catalogue,
219

p.

226.

220

CATALOGUE

OF

century is reviewed

in the

Pacific

Titanic

SOCIAL

STUDIES

FILMS

opening the Panama

States expeditionto
Exposition;
1912;
sailing,
warfare
shown
Mexico, 1916; submarine
by the sinking of a large
American
in
crowds
in France;
Armistice
boat;
France, 1918;
troops
Wilson
in session;Hardat the Peace
Conference; Peace Conference
nomination
and
third
decade
of the century
The
inauguration.
ing's
into
with Harding's funeral; Coolidge is seen
being sworn
opens
cabinet
office;the Coolidge
meets, 1924; Lindbergh lands in Paris;
Coolidge issues his "I do not choose to run" statement; Al Smith is
nominated
Then
the Bonus
same
nominated, 1928; Hoover
year.
Dam
is shown
in Washington, 1931; Hoover
Marchers
are
seen
being
is seen
and heard
dressing
adbuilt;Japan invades Shanghai, 1932; Hoover
the Senate,callingfor a balanced
the
veterans
war
budget;
driven out of Washington with tear gas. The film closes with F. D.
are
Roosevelt's inaugural address,1933.
An
live.

excellent

The

The

periodhas

Parade"

review

deals with

will

studied

been

Bell and
A

film

they

as

News

and

film which

automobile

will make

pass

serve

in

before

best

American

construction

will help make

politicalhighlights

students.

scenes

United

documentary

Progress in aviation

Taft

scenes:
following

this

period real

for

of

purposes
detail and the pupil

some

is traced

to

review
can

history
out.
throughhistory

after

the

appreciatethe

him.

Castle,1939. S. $17.50. (R. $1.50.

Howell). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
1938.

of the
each

1 reel. Sd.

outstanding happenings of 1938.

of the

short

sequence

floods in southern

California;
followingevents:
the Atlantic
coast
hurricane;christeningof the heiress to Holland's
celebration
of forty years on
the throne;
throne; Queen Wilhelmina's
in Spain and
undeclared
wars
China, includingactual battle names;
Anders
hero
Panay
gets a medal; Queens University bestows a degree
President
upon
will not stand

England

visit

Roosevelt

F. D.

idlyby

Paris; the 1938

Rheims

and

he

promises that the United States

invaded; King and Queen of
"crisis" in Europe and the Munich
ference;
con-

if Canadian

soil is

cathedral

rededicated;Eucharistic Congress in New

Orleans; recent developments in aviation,includingEngland's pick-aback
trans-Atlantic
first
commercial
Howard
Hughes'
flight,
plane,the
a
nd
of
the
achievement
around-the-world
flight,
"Wrong Way" Corrigan.
sion
background for current events and to stimulate discusfilm would
form
of present world happenings. The
excellent
an
introduction to a year'sstudy of current
newsreel
The
happenings.
it alive and stimulating.
of the film makes
nature

Good

This

as

Is

H.S.

America.

6 reels. Sd. Bell and

Howell,

1933.

R.

$9. J.H.S.,

222

CATALOGUE

illustrate

Presidents

I K
I M
II

which

films

Other

T.
A

OF

with

the

the

R.

1934.

history since
from

of

which

of

part

aerial

Fair

is shown

for

reel

of

century

and

movies.

The

May

The

VA

Deal"

"New

will

Supreme

Court

Now

Tomorrow

We

the

We

Work

Work

Reclamation

VE

VII

Today's

VIII
VII
*

for

People,

(Social
and

Social

Security)
Security)
Security

Again
America

Pays

and

Plenty
What's

in

Films

Roosevelt

D.

(Social

Frontiers

Without

Teaching

Franklin

Way

Then,

parts

of

calling

in

in

the
his
the
The

Georgia.

progress
The

ress.
prog-

trains,

picture

closes

Committee

judges

this

incomplete."

of

American

part

taking

those

Springs,

Warm

greater

history.

illustrating the

Inauguration

(Warner

mechanical

Roosevelt
hear

We

titles:
I L

of

D.

twentieth

The

film.

prohibition.
at

scenes

Washington."

"superficial

of

automobiles

and

this

address.

illustrates

American

in

Franklin

repeal

and

radios,

recent

films

Other

Roosevelt

Custodians

illustrations

to

show

the

repeal,

the

views

be

to

through

J.H.S., H.S.

weeks.

two

1933

Films

Teaching

is devoted

with

ships, buildings,

film

Sd.

newsreels

deal

gold, prohibition
second

are:

Deal

New

office,giving his inaugural

speech

with

The

for

$5.00

picture, however,
Excerpts

oath

McKinley

"

B.

reel.

Together.

"American
of

history

Sun

VIII

Bros.),

States

FILMS

Himself

R.

Day

Forward

STUDIES

American

recent

United

the

of

SOCIAL

Dress?

Custodians,

the
Waste

CCC

(AAA)
(NRA)

Catalogue,

p.

228.

be

found

under

the

lowing
fol-

Social

IX.

Lived

Have

People

How

A.

IX
American

The

Indian

The

States

Crafts.

1 reel. Si. Harmon

dation,
Foun-

American

native

and

arts

shown

crafts

in

detail.

Gives detailed pictures on

the
examples of coiled baskets.
Other
crafts
shown
and
blankets.
Navajo
glazed pottery
belts, and beaded
dyed porcupine quill embroidery, wampum

with

Opens
making

of

include
ceremonial

robes.

Good.

explain

The

of

survival

United

the

$1.50. (Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S., H.S.

R.

1930.

in

Indians

and

Arts

"

Progress

Another

American

Indian

Indian

Child

"

contribution

leads

to

Life.

an

to

culture.

our

appreciation

of Indian

1 reel. Si. Harmon

Helps
art.

Foundation,

$1.50. (Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S., H.S.

R.

1930.

Indian

in

study

civilization and

native

and

girlsof different tribes pictured at work and play.

braves, tepees, chiefs, and native dances
open
the film. We
then see how
life is changing for Indian
boys and girls.
the ways
of the white
Yet
Schools
at home
are
man.
teaching them
and
trained in
are
they learn the native dances, play ancient
games,
their home
such
tribal lore. They have
as
duties,
tending sheep and
have
white
as
making pottery. They have their pets and their games
of
is
childhood
in
one
a
boys and girls. The
a
story
spent
strange
boys

Excellent

of

mixture

pictures of

civilizations.

presentation of Indian

good

into

up

adulthood.

illustratingthe cultural
better
understanding of
children,for it deals with

The

American

Indian

Foundation,
A
From

summary
an

of

attitude

1930.

the
of

boys and girlsas human

portions of the film are

Many
background
the

Indian

boys and

of

R.

Indian.

problem

among
of
their
own
girls

Government

"

the

Education.

beings

growing
for

excellent

Should

lead

to

elementary school
age.

1 reel. Si. Harmon

$1.50. (Teacher's Guide). EL, J.H.S., H.S.

government's policy regarding Indian education.

is being converted
to govantagonism the Indian
223

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CATALOGUE

schools.

eminent

schools.

these

OF

is used

graph

of

Examples

SOCIAL

STUDIES

show

to

federal

FILMS

the

number

education

of students

shown

are

the

at

in

Pine

in North
School in New
Ridge Reservation
Dakota, the Ship Rock
The
Mexico, and the school at Pipestone,Minnesota.
types of schools
listed
The
and they are
located on
are
a
new
type education
map.
Institute
stressingvocational education is illustrated by the Sherman
California.
and
work
Students are seen
at Riverside,
at
at play. The
film ends on the note of the desirability
of admittingIndian students to
in
have
order that they may
better chance to become
a
publicschools

good and useful citizens.

A

film to stimulate

good

discussion

in relation to the Indians.

age

in American

The

American

Well

historyor Problems

Indian

1 reel. Si. Harmon

of government

of

class.

Democracy

Service

Government

"

problems, especially
school
high

suited to students of

R.

Foundation,1930.

and

Its

Problems.

$1.50. (Teacher'sGuide).

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
A

of the

summary

introduction

an

group.
America
land.

The

of the

treatment

the

to

present government
with

picture opens

the nineteenth

reservations.

In

portionsof the
willingto renounce

1887
land

since colonial
from

broken

were

granted in individual

were

"Chronicles of
Indians off their

segregated on

were

the reservations

of

the

forcingthe

century the Indians

most

days, and
regard to this

in

policy

sequence

the whites

Photoplays,"showing
In

Indian

ownership

efforts

tribal

up

to

160

and

Indians
made

to
are
allegiance.
Today
being
make
of the Red Man.
advice is given;
a good citizen out
Agricultural
handicrafts are encouraged; he is advised to live in houses instead of
One of the greatest
tepees or log cabins. A typicalSioux home is shown.
the
Indians
is
health.
The
problems among
maintaininggood
ment
governand
health
teaches correct
supplies nurses, maintains
clinics,
habits. Education
is provided for over
Indians
in
37,000
government
schools. Above
all,the policy of the government favors restoring
family
and community life.

good

summary

of

our

treatment

of the Indians.

Presents the problem

of the

present policy toward the Indian in practicalterms which

should prove valuable for class discussion. High school pupils will want

study the

to

Dawes

American

The

Indian

1 reel. Si. Harmon

EL,
The
on

Acts in connection

Burke

and

"

His

Contribution

Foundation,1930.

to

R.

with

this film.

Modern

Civilization.

$1.50. (Teacher's Guide).

J.H.S.,H.S.

title

explains the purpose

the credit side of the Indian

of the

film.

ledgerincludes

The
the

evidence
names

presented

for twenty-

225

PROGRESS

SOCIAL

folklore,
highways which follow Indian trails,
woodcraft,
ceremonies,signlanguage,
corn, potatoes,melons,
beans, tomatoes, canoes, toboggans,
squash,cucumbers, tobacco,cacao
carving,
basketry, pottery, bead work, silver
snowshoes, painting,
work, and blankets.
of

one

states, the

our

and

dances

understandingthe colonial period and the

help the Indians gave the colonists. Also adds to an understandingof
"culture." Some
cerning
our
questionmight be raised conpresent American
the Indian pioneeractivities in the use of rubber and the building
in

good pictureto aid

of apartment houses

Indian

American

The

as

claimed

How

"

Earns

He

R.

Foundation, 1930.

in this film.

mon
Living. 1 reel. Si. Har$1.50. (Teacher's Guide). El.,J.H.S.,
a

H.S.
title explainsthe purpose
and crafts,such as

The
native

arts

of reel. We
and

weaving

see

Indians

at

work

pottery making.

on

Others

Stillothers find a livelihood at such pursuitsas logging,

and seasonal pursuitssuch
farming,chicken raising,
ranching,irrigation
fish for salmon.

found it difficult
hop picking.The plainsIndians,hunters by tradition,
the buffalo were
all killed off. To aid this
to turn to farming when
has taught him
modern
Indian
the government
farming methods and
has helped him get started. The pictureends with a plea by former
as

Curtis

Vice-President

Good.

for tolerance

toward

the Indian.

film

the question of the present-daywork

helps answer
the Indian.
It will go a long way
toward
romantic
notions
dispelling
Indian life entertained by many
pupils.

of
of

This

American

The

Indian

Foundation, 1930.
future

The

"

R.

Looking

Forward.

reel. Si. Harmon

$1.50. (Teacher'sGuide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

of the American

Indian is picturedrather idealistically.

osity,
ponder the question of the Indian's fate. Should he be a curian
impoverishedlaborer,a despoiledrace, or a worthy citizen?
Various
types of Indians are presentedto prove the thesis that Indians
the Indian is staying somewhat
not all alike. In the West
are
aloof,
clingingto his ancient traditions. Elsewhere he is adopting the white
man's ways and takinghis place in the community. The federal Indian
Service is shown
working to make the Indian an independent citizen.
Subtitles

Faced

with

the

pull between the white man's ways and ancient tradition,

Indian youth is represented as confused
and in need of guidance.

Good

material to illustrate the present

and
governmental responsibility
program.

problem of the Indian.

the need

for

phasizes
Em-

sensible educational

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CATALOGUE

Indian

American

The

SOCIAL

OF

R.

Foundation,1930.

Harmon

of

Survivals

"

STUDIES

FILMS

Primitive

Life.

reel. Si.

$1.50. (Teacher's Guide).EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
title tellsthe story. Opens with
The buildingof a tepee is well

dians.
gatheringof the Nez Perce Inas is the buildingof a
illustrated,
methods
is shown.
of
hides
sweat
by primitive
Cooking
tepee. Tanning
also
out of doors,drying beef in the open, and the grindingof corn
are
reel ends with examples of tribal dances.
The
shown.
The

The

Good.

state

the

at

in this reel. Should

in relation to the white

of the Indian

Indian

American

The

culture

of Indian

is well shown

America

When

"

the

discoveryof

ing
better understand-

settlers.

White

Men

R.

Foundation,1930.

1 reel. Si. Harmon

of the

time

lead to

Came

After.

and

$1.50. (Teacher's Guide).

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
of

these

how

explainedand

present problems of the Indian,with

to the

introduction

An

problems

map

types of Indian
tepees. The Indian

The

arose.

scatteringof

the present locations

shows

houses

the

ment
treat-

Indian

of the various

is

tribes.

shown, including hogans, pueblos,

explainedby the food-getting
way
is shown, with good close-ups
activities. Making of stone instruments
of
and
the
like. A sequence
from
the
illustrate
methods
to
chipping
the
"Chronicles of America
Photoplays" shows the relations between
Included
Indians.
and
the
colonists
are
scenes
showing Samoset, the
French and Indians,and the advantage taken of the Indians of Merry-

Various
and

are

of life is

mount.

good introduction
houses, hunting,and

A
of

of the Indians

America's
S.

The

seen

are

useful
especially

24

reel. Si.

Its

in the

Good

close-ups
simple treatment
lower grades.

R.

$1.00.

Opens with

good,

Bray,

1930.

Primary, El.
Pueblo

or

of

generalscenes

generalactivities.

Inhabitants.

Oldest

Taos

the life of the early Indian.

other

this film

makes

$18.81.

to

at work.

Indians

of New

Mexico.

pueblos. Good
Method

close-ups of Indians. Native artists

of carrying the young
is shown.
dians
Young In-

dances,and learn to shoot with bow

Other activities include: farming,baking bread in outdoor
of Triumph."
games, and the "Dance
learn

A
and
lower

the

tribal

good representationand
social.

Can

grades.

be

used

in

review

study

of

and

ovens,

primitiveremains,both

of colonial

period. Well

arrow.

letic
ath-

actual

suited

to

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PROGRESS

SOCIAL

Edwards, 1936. R." Apply. El.

the feature
(This series of three one-reel subjects,based upon
film,The Silent Enemy, can be obtained separately.For prices
apply to the producer.)

Cheeka,

Indian

an

I. Cheeka's
of the

1 reel.

Home.

plainsIndians.

brother

an

the

dwelling
and
father,sister,
boy,
of their wigwam. A long shot pictures
his

Indian

in front

and a closer view locates Cheeka's home.

The
village,
and preparing
gettingup in the morning,making a fire,

the Indian
shown

Cheeka

breakfast.

Portrays life in and around

Cheeka,

first introduced

are

familyis

3 reels. Si.

Boy.

his sister dives and

Cheeka

swims.

of the forest while

the animals

friends with

makes

fishing,
paddleshis

then goes

canoe,

to capture the fish. Later,with his older brother and

a spear
uses
his pets.
he captures two bear cubs which become
sister,
the
is made.
Shows
how
birch-bark
1 reel.
II. Cheeka's Canoe.
canoe
of
The
bark is strippedfrom the tree and then sewn
on
a framework

and

The

branches.

it is decided

which

meeting at
in search

of Cheeka's

men

Cheeka

of food.

tribe

that

wants

cub

bear

pets in his

and

canoe

dangerousrapids,he upsets
tribe and

his

go

along, but

disobey his father;he puts his

alone. Riding through the
of his
and is rescued by members

starts
canoe

out

home.

sent

from

Finallythe

hunters

see

and

of the animals

others with

shoot

of the caribou.

and

Close-upsshow the
his brother study the

Excellent

for

bows

Ouster's

Last

food,move

their

The

elementarygrades engaged in a study of Indian life.

findingfood, clothing,and

elementary school

of

got

is set in winter

scenes
now
Interesting
of
a tepee with caribou hide. Cheeka
making
picturewritingof their tribe.

fine sequences
of Indians
many
shelter. The study is personalized
by Cheeka
are

the Indians

snowshoes.
wear
braves spear many
and arrows.
Cheeka
shoots
show the villagebeing rebuilt.

great herd of caribou.

one

There

out

to

Cheeka

their food

sent

his father decides

1 reel. Showing how

and the Caribou.
The
the wild life around
them.
scene
when
food is hard to obtain. The Indians,in search of
carries a papoose
her back. All
The mother
on
village.

III.

council

holding a

seen

party of braves shall be

to

againstit. Cheeka, however, decides

then

are

and

his

sister,
youngsters

age.

Stand.

3 reels. Sd. Bell and

Howell, 1937.

R.

$4.50.EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
A
the
with
War.

condensation
same
a

picture of the
Settlers

the Indians
the

Black

are

narration
western

seen

contained

and

sound

scene

as

moving

Hills

region,where

Indians

SittingBull,burn

attack

The

in the old silent feature of

effects added.

it existed

westward

off their reservations.

territory.The
and

of the material

with
title,

driving
wagons,
locale of the film is then set in

are
invading the Indian
and, led by Rain-in-the-Face
kill and scalpthe whites. Custer

the whites
and

film opens
the Civil

in covered

gold seekers

settlements

The

shortlyafter

228

CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

OF

STUDIES

FILMS

Seventh

Next

Cavalry ride out to put down the Indian uprising.

Battle of Little Big Horn
follows. When
Generals
Reno
and Keene
and his command
is wiped out.
to support Custer,he is surrounded
of Reno, and
to the rescue
come
day Generals Terry and Gibbon

the

Indians

and
The
fail

the

retreat

the

to

Big Horn

Mountains.

Buffalo

surrenders.
SittingBull,after
SittingBull,who finally
he
resists
Indian
arrest.
as
police
by

Bill pursues
in prison,
term

is shot

War
Also
Indian uprisings.
good film for a study of the post-Civil
the
of
the
United
illustrate
toward
States
the
Indian.
policy
helps
A

Despite the fact that this film is very old and

techniquesof

crude

the Red

extremely fair to
of Little

battle

has

material

The

usable.

very

early motion

Big

shows

the effects of the

pictureproduction,it
been

well

edited and

is nevertheless

the

narration

is

Man.

Although Custer's action during the

aroused considerable controversy among

has

Horn

historians,this film presents a fair pictureof what happened. Custer's

is he condemned, but the picture
actions are not unduly eulogizednor
tell what

tries to

the

with

agree

has

happened

lightof known

facts. All will not

of Generals
and
Keene
Reno, but the
authorities in back of him. The dramatics
what
someare
the fashion of the time, and some
of the scenes
was

condemnation

good
overdone,as

narrator

in the

this,it is important that the teacher

the class carefullyfor the showing. Discuss the facts of the
prepare
point out that this is an old type picture;direct attention
massacre;
By instructingthe class to look for
particularlyto the narrative.
and
by fosteringa serious approach to the film,
information,
specific
much
it should contribute
to an
understandingof the Indian problem.
rather

are

Indian

bloody. Because

2 reels. Si. American

Pottery Making.

fee $.50 per reel. EL,

The

Museum,

Service

1930.

J.H.S.

of the San

Indians

of

Ildefonso

Pueblo, New Mexico, demonstrate

the art of pottery making.
the Pueblo, and we
troduced
inare
map
Martinez.
The clay is obtained
to the artists Juliaand Maria
crushed and mixed with sandstone,
after a ceremony,
and shaped into
then built up into a vessel and baked
coils of clay are
band. These
a
the vessels being decorated and fired.
Reel two shows
in the sun.
A

excellent

An

and

shown

film

native

on

Pottery Making.

in America.

art

explainedin subtitles.

classes interested in Indian

Indian

locates

Useful

in

Each

step is clearly

elementary or

secondary

life.

^4

reel. Si.

Bray,

1930.

R.

$1.00. S. $7.50.

El.
The

in the

Indians

pottery by hand
process

valleyof

in the

fashion

is followed.

the Rio
used

Grande

are

for hundreds

First the coils of

clay

are

here shown

making

of years.

The

shaped

into

plete
coma

ves-

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CATALOGUE

weaving blankets.
She

trader refuses.

OF

Bali

SOCIAL

trade her

tries to

then

makes

STUDIES

FILMS

blanket

for

stick and

prayer

doll but
for

prays

the

doll. A

mother
then tells the
white boy sees her and brings her a doll. The
her
The
white boy about
people.
followingactivities of the Navajos are
illustrated: devil dance; how Indians made fire;the pipe of peace; and

making.

bread

is
elementary school social studies. Little Indian Weaver
told
and
will
well
Not
to
mended
recomappeal
simple story
pupils.
young

Good

for

juniorand

for the

Miracle

The

of Corn.

senior

high schools.

1 reel. Si. Castle,1932.

"Free."

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

the Indians
development and importance of corn among
of
the
on
a good sequence
grinding corn by an
Corn
culture
is
is
Indian
to the earlywhite
presented.
taught
squaw
mill. In
a
nd
brookside
corn
a
seen
husking
pioneersare
by
settler,
machine
of processingcorn
methods
shown
with
are
contrast,modern
used
the
flakes
as
example.
corn
being

historical

The

first and

is shown

Good.

The

first part of The

The

of the Indian.

Miracle

of Corn

can

be used

in

study

well be used in the story of the

can
sequences
West.
the
the early
between
contrast
Finally,

next

development of the

machine
of processingand the modern
methods
The
on
the effects of the machine
agriculture.
in industrial geography classes.

1 reel. Sd.

Navajo Children.
Primary, El.

methods well illustrates

be used
entire film may

Erpi, 1938. S. $50. (Teacher's Guide).

primary grade film tellingthe story of a Navajo boy and girl.

showing the Navajo country and the
Opens with orientation scenes
of this people.The story beginsas the familyis moving
winter dwellings
from winter to summer
quarters. Little Bow, the boy, helpsto round up
Dark
the sheep,while his sister,
Eyes, helps load the household effects
is
into the wagon.
seen
being strapped to his cradle board. The
Baby
off through beautiful Monument
Valley. At night they
family moves
where
other
are
at
a
Navajos
singingaround the campfire.
stop
camp
the
which
breakfast
has been cooked
In the morning
family eats
over
A

the open fire. Little Bow

of his fellows. Again the

quarters. Father

squash

in

off.

They

as

competition with several

Little Bow

for Indian

then

she

and

watches
life in the

his

Dark

arrive at their summer

and Dark
Eyes plant
Later

Eyes

we

weave

see
a

Mother
rug.

The

sheep grazing.

primary grades. Thoroughly authentic

beautifullyphotographed, this film introduces the pupils
typicalactivities of the Navajos. The film includes recorded

Excellent
and

the

mark

repairsthe quarters. Mother

begins plowing the soil.

shearing the sheep, and

to

familystarts

Father

while

pictureends

shoots at

SOCIAL

231

PROGRESS

the
around
speech in the Indian tongue, and the musical sequence
ers
campfirewill help acquaint pupilswith the Indian songs. Many teachIndian
their
children
the
film
follow
will want
an
to
by teaching
will very naturally grow
also be increased if the teacher

Dramatization

song.

effectiveness

Navajo

can

weaving, pottery, tools,or

of Indian

Indians.

1 reel. Sd.

out
can

of this film.

bring in

Its

examples

weapons.

Erpi, 1939. (Teacher's Guide).El.,J.H.S.,

H.S.
and customs
of the Navajo
geographicalenvironment,activities,
Indians,revealed in a simple story of a boy and girlpreparingfor their
to his
marriage.Taska, the boy, ridingalong with his comrades,waves
betrothed,Alnaba, who is tendingher sheep. The sheep are driven into
their corral,
and Alnaba joinsher mother who is preparingthe evening
hold
meal. Her father repairsa saddle for his favorite horse. In the houseof
and
then
We
we
see
cooking,carding wool, spinning,
weaving.
The
follow the boy who visits a silversmith to have a necklace made.
is
shown.
The
silversmith
shows
next
work of the
an
briefly
sequence
Social customs
shown
the
Indian dance.
this
at
are
Navajos
among
dance. The
girlsask the boys to dance. If the boy refuses,he must
the girl.Finally the new
hogan has been built and the guests
pay
arrive for the wedding. They bring giftsand food. The wedding ceremony
consists of the boy and the girleach dippingfive times into a dish
in a feast.
of pollen-meal.Followingthe marriage all participate
The

for Indian

Excellent

life. One

of the best available films for

showing
is the
everyday activities of the Navajos. Especiallysignificant
their
native
of
the
and
speech
Indians,
music,
dances,music,arts,crafts,

the

This film should stimulate

interest in similar activities
The
tribes.
handbook
includes
of practical
other
a largenumber
among
activities which can be used in connection
with this film. Introduce the

social customs.

film

by locatingthe Navajo

reservation

and drawing from the class a list

of facts they would like to know
the present life of these people.
what
learned from the film.
has
been
on
Follow-upby checking
about

1 reel. Si. American

Navajo Weaving.
A

Museum,

1929.

R.

$.50.El.

visit to the

served.
Navajo country, where their generalactivities are obThe generalorientation scenes
which open the picturegive a
good idea of the nature of a Navajo Reservation. The process of making
a Navajo
rug is traced from the shearingof the sheep to the weaving of
the intricate designs.Most of the picturedeals with rug making. There
hand methods
of grindingcorn, and making
also short sequences
on
are
silver ornaments.

good

film for

be used at almost

introduction to the activitiesof the Navajos. May

any point in studyingIndian life. If the teacher can
an

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SOCIAL

bring in examples of Indian work

film,it will add to its value.

People Without

STUDIES

to show

FILMS

the class before and

History. y4 reel. Si. Bray,

1930.

after the

$1.00. S.

R.

$7.39. El.
m

introduction to the Hopi Indians.

country in which they built their homes.
An

general nature of the

ings
Good shots of their early dwellin the side of cliffs.Also excellent general views of Pueblos.

Fair

in which
the
elementarypicturedealingwith the manner
of
shelter.
Does
with
the
deal
not
people nor
problem
daily activities. Is badly in need of a few close-upsof the

their

the

Hopis themselves.

Perhaps the teacher

stillpictures
of these Indians.
of

Pow

reel. Sd.

(Warner Bros.),1935.
visit to the
a

opens,
of mesa

and

back

is
A

canyon.

There
increasing.

are

pictureis poor from

be done

not

several

point
the stand-

with stillpictures.

seen

group

scenes

Southwest.

in the

at the

the land of their

on

with

(Technicolor).Teaching Films Custodians

R. $5.00 for two weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

that the

tells us

this need

meet

can

entire

could

Navajo Indians

lone horseman

commentator

An

The

motion,doing littlethat

Wow.

"A

the

an

as

solved

Hopis
with

are

Shows

top of

hill; then

When

the

picture
panoramic views

of

Indians,ridingbareback,passes. The
Navajos, once the greatest of Indian tribes,
50,000 and are
ancestors, that they number
the
of
the
Painted
Desert.
showing
beauty

large flock of sheep; goats lead the

sheep
safety as they approach the dangerous edge of the canyon.
Indian
Two
boys walk toward their home, which is made of clay laid
Indian

horseback

on

herds

to

over

frame

of

logs.The

remarks

commentator

that,stillnomadic, the

Women
Navajos follow their flocks in search of pastures and water.
their
hear
We
own
they originate
weave
designs,using dyes prepared
rugs.
native

from

roots.

annual

to

an
pow
dressed
in wagons,
unload the wagons

way

women

ready for

the rodeo

Indians

the

dance

in

Then
at

wow

prepare
circle of

sequence

We
Flagstaff.

in their colorful

and prepare

the camp

site while

the

men

get

glimpses of the rodeo. After dark

for the tribal dance.
All night long two
Indians

contest.

There

showing the Navajos on their

them
back,
see
on
foot,on horsebest. When
they arrive,the

are

chantingtribesmen

while

the tom-toms

beat

an

companiment.
ac-

Good
the May

for American

does

touch

not

Committee
upon

typicalcontest."
of the
*

Teaching

Navajo
Films

historyand other classes studyingIndian life. As

since the film
points out, "the title is a misnomer
the tribal council meeting. Also the rodeo is not a
color adds to an understanding of the true naThe
ture
environment.

Custodians,Catalogue, pp.

106-107.

1 reel. Si. Eastman, 1931.

Indians.

Pueblo

233

PROGRESS

SOCIAL

S. $24.

(Teacher'sGuide).

EL, J.H.S.
The

troduces
inlife of the cliffdwellers. A close-upof an Indian woman
struction
to the Pueblo type. A typical
us
villageis shown and the conof
the
is
work
of a house
of sun-dried brick
seen.
Typical
is illustrated by the cultivation of crops, the making of tortillas,

home

Pueblo

Good
should

film ends with

The

follows.

sequence

the federal government

Reel

They

are

seen

building bridgesand

housing, and

privatelife include the

Reel

at work

three shows

Indian

Indian
a

Navajos.

Here

Indians

canning. This
Fair

jour shows
reel

for modern

Indians

Other

at work
as:

men.

with

improving

activities of Indians
chicken

in

raising.

classes

they are taught cattle

The
last half of
irrigation.
Reel

the white

with

fish,farming,and

In other classes
and

of stillsof Indian

number

relations

roads.

guide

improve his land,

typicalprojectssuch

on

spearingof
woodwork

teacher's

1933. "Free."
Interior,

consists of

the activities of the nine thousand

shows

two

the CCC.

dance

is shown.

helped the

houses,and personal life. Reel one

historyand the laws governinghis

the harvest

government schools.

4 reels. Sd. U. S.

has

on

titles. The

Rebuilding Indian Country.

EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
How

the

on

study of Indian life. Few

studied before the film
carefully

for
be

excellent sequence

An

bread,baskets,and pottery.

sponsoredby the government.

sion,
ranching,preventionof soil ero-

this reel shows

vocational

work

among

the

the

tions.
reservatrainingprojects
engaged in bead work, basketry,weaving, and
includes an assembly of Crow Indians.
on

are

activities of the Indians

and

the

government'spart
helpingthem adjust themselves to modern ways of living.The first
reel is poor, consisting
largelyof stillsand non-readable laws and acts.
Parts of reels three and four are good for showing how the Indians live
today.
in

Temples and Peace.

J.H.S.,H.S.

2 reels. Sd. U.

S.

Interior,1936.

"Free."

EL,

in the
in
"Archeologicalexcavations
prehistoricIndian mounds
State Park, Moundville,Alabama.
Not
far from
the University
of Alabama
of the biggestIndian mounds
at Tuscaloosa
are
some
in the U. S. In this film these mounds
with their archeological
treasures
the center of interest of a CCC
are
Alabama
project developinga new
recreation area
called Moundville
As the pictureopens on
State Park.
of this picturesquepart of Alabama, the commentator
peats
repanoramas
the legend of the prehistoric
settlers. In the park itself the mounds
above
the CCC
A re-enactment
tower
follows of how the
archeologists.
mounds
said to have been constructed by the continual piling
of earth
are
Moundville

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CATALOGUE

SOCIAL

OF

with

littlebaskets;then

must

be taken

STUDIES

FILMS

series of close-upsemphasize the

archeologyprojects.There are sequences on

on

which

care

how

these

early people lived,illustrated with models and with the articles which
to be pottery,
are
being uncovered. As the most interesting
piecesseem
detailed

of what

they signifyare given. Most important

is that nothing has been found to indicate
title,
that these people ever
fought wars, their largestweapons
being
for
small
covered
the
arrowheads
simple
Having
archeological
game.
the film outlines the state park development plans,which call for
project,
for the uncovered
a modern
museum
pieces. It ends with a description
education
it is built around
the archeological
of the CCC
as
program
discoveries and the project's
to the facilitiesat the University
nearness
many

fact,and

accounts

for the film's

reason

of Alabama."

study of the aboriginesof the United States.

illustrateshow archeological
are
conducted,and
explorations
for

Good

from

is reconstructed

The
how

picture
history

these material remains.

Cil!

To!

1933. "Free."
(Water! Grass!). 3 reels. Sd. U. S. Interior,
EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Life

and

Southwest.

labors

of the

Desert

scenes

reservations

firstreel

types of Navajos

various

is the

subjectof

through this land.

series of

eroded

on

visited. In

of the
map
its pillarsand

shown

are

settled

were

then

land,with

Roads

scenes.

are

The

Indians, taking

shown.

are

in the

Navajos.

the

Indians

reservations

locates the reservations. The

Southwest
canyons,

the

Finallythe

various

of the

captured

man

Sumner.

These

in Arizona.

their reservations

on

habitat

the

the white

Wingate and

to Forts

the

introduce

tells of how

commentator

them

Navajo Indians

structed
being conShiprock

reel the activities at

In the second

government nurseries furnish the Indians with

pictured.Modern
for
herds
of
cattle
are
improved, and schools are conducted
seed,
methods
of domestic
At these schools modern
the Indian boys and girls.
science are taught. Activities of the schools at Chin Lee and Tuber
City
at Fruitland.
also depicted.Projectsto reclaim the desert are seen
are
well

are

better

the attempts to improve flocks of

ducting
sheep,and to prevent overgrazing.The laboratories at Wingate are conof
the
flocks.
the
wool
increase
Navajo
experiments to
output
Reel

In

three

the

schools better

for Indian
Indian

one

can

be used

period,for

sequence

on

housing,modern

methods

of

tanning,and

it

was

the work

life and
land.

Can

in American
in this

era

be used

of the
in

historyclasses
that most

federal

government

study of

conservation.

studying

the

of the western

Association

of School

Film

in

habilitating
re-

Reel

post-CivilWar

reservations

established.
*

other

followed.

pursuitsare
Good

with

opens

Libraries, Catalogue, 1939, (unpaged).

were

IX
Colonial
A

day

Children.

Colonial

B.

New

Life

Erpi, 1940. S. $50. EL, J.H.S.

1 reel. Sd.

in the life of

235

PROGRESS

SOCIAL

England boy

and

his two

sisters

livingin

the latter half of the 18th century. The locale is set by a scene
showing
farmhouse
of
the
"saltbox"
the exterior of a New
chitecture.
styleof arEngland

Looking
their mother
utensils. The
for

prepare

breakfast.

The

narrator

pointsout

such

dipper and

into the interior

the homemade

we

see

the children

mother

is

busilyhelping
using typicalcolonial

objectsas the gourd which

bucket.

wooden

is used

At breakfast father says

silence throughout the meal.

Their
respectful
After
the
dren
chilwith
milk.
breakfast
pudding
busy themselves with their various tasks. One of the girlstakes
of the baby. The
for his mother.
Then
the
care
boy makes a broom
and read from
children study from their hornbook
the New
England
fox
Primer.
in
the
from
their
lessons
a
Looking up
they see
barnyard.
It has been robbing the henhouse.
Jonathon, the boy, takes his father's
arrive
long rifleand shoots the fox. In the afternoon neighboringwomen
and we
bee. One of the girlsweaves
old-fashioned quilting
see
an
a
on
hand loom while her sister finishes a sampler. In the evening candles are
lit and the family gathers around
the open fireplace.
Father picks up a
his pipe. The girls
and their
live coal with a pair of pipe tongs and lights
mother
by candle light.Jonathon busily shells corn.
spin and weave
One of the girlsfills the bed warmers
with live coals. The day ends as
father reads the scriptures
to his family.
grace.

An

the

children sit in

The

breakfast

consists of

excellent

advantage of

corn

film

England colonial life. The

in the smallest details. The
authenticity

England Primer

New

on

New

is used

would

film possesses
fact that the

place the time of the film after 1690

for that is the year in which the first edition of the book
was
printed.
Aside from this small detail the activities and setting
be
might
typicalof
earlier period.The children take part in activities which are typical
an
of their times.

Pupilsshould be encouraged to study further such items

the bed warmers
which are briefly
shown.
This film should add greatly
of
the
true
a
understanding
everyday life of the colonist.

as

to

Colonial

Rhode

Dept., 1936.
"This

Island.

6 reels. Si.

Providence,Rhode Island,School
R. $9.00. (Teacher'sGuide). El.,J.H.S.,H.S.

photoplay is

the outcome

of

unified school

projectcarried

on

during one term in a platoon school in Providence. 840 children in

ent
gradesthree,four,five,and six,took part in the production;378 differThe
scenario was
written by a Providence
pupilsappear on the screen.
of the film is vouched
for by an official
teacher,and the authenticity
*
Island Historical Society."
of the Rhode
*

Teacher's

Guide,

p. 1.

236

CATALOGUE

OF

study of the Indians.

fish,making bows and

The

their

Williams

Salem

leaves

Colony
ragansetts. This episodeends
Episode

cause

live

FILMS

with

making wampum,

are

seen

fur

trading.In reel two

the home

at
to

move

the

School in

on

of Massasoit.
the

to

founding of

land

drying
Roger
Protests

of the

Nar-

Providence.

Island. The

white

men

and

together peacefully,
feasting,
worshiping,and working.

arrive

from

Massachusetts,asking Williams to help pacify

liams
promises to try. In the second reel of this episode Wilfrom England with the new
charter.
arrives
Coddington

Messengers
the Pequots. He
arrives

him

and

depictslife in colonial Rhode

two

the Indians

Indians

arrows,
arrives

and

the Bay

from

STUDIES

firstepisode follows the children of Laurel Hill Avenue

The

from

SOCIAL

of the colony. The

satisfied
to become
people are disgovernor
Clarke
and Williams
this arrangement.
to
England to
go
negotiate for another charter. After thirteen years this charter arrives.

England
with

vateering
episodelife in the eighteenthcentury is portrayed. Pritown
life,education,and journalismare shown in reel one.
Island is on
the eve of the Revolution.
In the finalreel Rhode
Social
life gives way
to a Rhode
Island tea party in which boxes of tea are
and the Act of Loyalty is rescinded.
burned. The Assembly meets
The
the last

In

final
the

finds the children of the Laurel

scene

earlyRhode
librarydiscussing

Hill Avenue

School

back

in

Island.

Fair. This

tory
picture,or any episode,will serve to illustrate how a hisclass might develop and carry out the making of an historical motion
instructional
It
will
also
material
for
as
picture.
serve
elementary
school historyclasses. Older groups might profitfrom parts of the film,
but

it is doubtful

if the entire film should be used.

Virginia.

Colonial

1 reel. Sd. Bell

and

Howell,

1937.

R.

$1.50. EL,

J.H.S.,H.S.
Scenes of reconstructed

Williamsburg,Virginia.A

Williamsburghome

and

colonial

coach

rives
ar-

several ladies dressed in colonial

style
splendor which
tion
hangs over the city,we visit its points of interest. By pictureand narraof Assembly, post office,
by Lowell Thomas, we visit the House
lic
church,Wythe House, William and Mary College,RaleighTavern, PubGaol, Powder Magazine, Semple House, and finallythe Governor's
fine palace. Many interior views are presented. Throughout the picture
at

step forth. With

this introduction

to the

of
spirit

colonial

and women
Men
in colonial fashions stroll
modernity is seen.
that
is
of
and
the
a visit to an
impression
gardens
general
eighteenth
colonial objects pointed out
Among the many
century colonial village.
and kitchen utensils.
are
furniture,coats of arms, stocks,pillories,
touch

no

of

the

An

excellent

picture for

use

how

in

the

study of colonial times. Pupils are

people dressed,the houses in which

given the opportunityto see

they lived,their methods of transportation,and the grandeur
officials who representedthe king. Also valuable for a
of

earlyAmerican

architecture.

of the

lonial
co-

tion
considera-

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OF

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SOCIAL

FILMS

refuses. In the

finalreel,Rolfe reconsiders and the marriage

takes place.The messenger
sent out by the Spanish spy is captured.As
the picturecloses,
Jamestown makes merry at the wedding feast.
Rolfe

But

Fair.

historyclass in its excellent

costuming. Extremely poorlyacted,the plot is slow moving
and complicated.Reel one
and the
could be used alone to gain the spirit
film
little
of
the
times.
The
the
remainder of.
adds
importance.
settingof
It does contribute to a study of Indian life.
Jamestown

contributes

most

to the

settingand

The

Pilgrims. 3 reels. Si. Yale UniversityPress Film

(Adapted from C. M. Andrews' The Fathers of New
Haven:

Yale

This film traces

Service,1924.
England, New

H.S.
Press,1919.) R. $7.50. EL, J.H.S.,

U.
the

Pilgrimsfrom England to Holland and thence to

New
shown worshipare
England. In Scrooby,England the Separatists
ing
in the home
William
Their
Brewster.
of
neighbors,opposing their
form of worship,throw clods of earth at the house. The
tingham
Sheriff of Notand
conform
Church
of
the
the
arrives
to
to
warns
Separatists
succeed
England. They decide to leave England by stealth. They finally
of them arrive
in doing so and in 1607 and 1608 about one
hundred
in Ley den, Holland.
eign
They find their children growing up hearing a forand
decide
ica.
Amerto go to
observingforeignhabits,so they
tongue
Reel two finds them on their way in the "Speedwell"and the "Mayflower."
The "Speedwell"is forced to be put back and the "Mayflower"
proceedsalone. On board the "Mayflower" the Pilgrimssign the Mayflower
Compact agreeingto abide by the laws passed by a majprityof
becomes

is elected the first governor

his assistant. Landing at Plymouth on

1609,
is hard and

they set to work

to

establish

The

the first reel in

The

first winter

one

class

in the

"Mayflower" takes

the shore.
far

as

The

film could

period and
should

be broken

the next

two

continuity
help
ing
showdown,

as

maps

reels in the

acquaintthe

pupilswith

next

the

Plymouth Colony.

reels. Si. Yale

UniversityPress Film Service,1924.

(Adapted from C. M. Andrews' The Fathers of New England, New
Haven:
Yale U. Press,1919.) R. $7.50. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

The

Puritans.

The

clearlytraced and animated

period.Subsequent class discussion

made

of the

of the best of the "Chronicles"

This is one

are
voyages
the pupil to follow their course.

progress

cember,
twenty-firstof De-

themselves.

They
they befriend. In the finalreel the crew
leave as the Pilgrimswatch
wistfullyfrom

is concerned.

Bradford

saved

whom

Good.

the

William

die before the winter is

than one-half of their number
from Indian attacks by the kind officesof Samoset,

more
are

over.

its

and

John Carver

voters.

Puritans

Massachusetts

the
depictsthe earlystrugglesinvolved in establishing
settlement
is
The
Charlestown
and
shown
Bay Colony.

239

PROGRESS

SOCIAL

Winthrop is seen encouragingthe settlers. Near-by at Merrywith

Morton
and his men
carouse
tradingpost, Thomas
mount, a
the Indians,drinkingand dancing with the squaws.
Winthrop sends the
he
is
banished
and
Morton
to England.
and
Puritans
captured
against
in England testifying
before the Council that the
Reel two finds Morton
of England. Ferdinand
to the ritual of the Church
Puritans do not conform
Gorges,who wants to control all of New England, persuades the
Governor

lawless

Council
the

In

surrender

of the Puritan's

colony has been threatened

Roger Williams,who believes that the
the

meantime

preachingof

from

Charter.

within

by
belongsto

land

the
the

ished
that title should be obtained from them. Williams is banthe
of
and
Indians
takes
refugeamong
colony
Narragan-

and

Indians

immediate

the

demand

to

the

from

English nobleman, Harry Vane, joinsthe Puritans

reel Winthrop again becomes
In the final
nor
goverwhen Vane proves inefficientand the colonists defy the King in his
that they turn over
their charter. They prepare
but
demand
to fight,
find that the King and Archbishop Laud are so distracted by affairs
soon
that they cannot
afford the shipsor money
in London
to bring
necessary
The colony is saved.
the colonists to terms.

sett

Bay. A young

and

is made

Governor.

The first reel of this pictureis more

less complete in itself
or
film
entire
be
alone.
This
used
can
gives a good pictureof the struggle
of the Massachusetts
Bay Colony. The class should be prepared for
the showing of this film by a discussion of the reasons
why the Puritans
left England and a consideration of the forces in England antagonistic
to
Good.

and

them.

C.

IX
A

Social Life"

General

Day's Journey. 1 reel. Sd. Teaching Films Custodians

Bros.),1934. R. $5.00 for two weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
"These

in the

are

United

random

pose

Italian

restaurant

showing exotic phases of life to be found

Montana, Blackfoot Indians wearing Indian

scenes

States. In
for the

costumes

(Warner

Italian food is served

cameraman.

in New

Orleans.

We

to tourists in

an

the thatched

huts of Seminole Indians in Florida. In San Francisco's Chinatown, the

of
pressroom
Chinese children in school,a Chinese theater. Members
a
newspaper;
of the House

of David

the

in

Michigan work at various

leather;making furniture in

bakery; working on
violin maker
cuttingfine wood."
Fair

see

crafts:

cooking in
shop; a

the wood

for

civics,
history,sociology,and all groups interested in the
of the American
composite nationality
people. The sequences in Indian
life are useful in considering
the Indian in modern
America.
Could
be
used to stimulate a study of immigration.
*

Teaching

Films

Custodians,Catalogue, pp.

105-106.

240

Light of

CATALOGUE

Race.

OF

SOCIAL

STUDIES

1 reel. Si. General

Electric

FILMS

Co., 1930. "Free." EL,

H.S.
J.H.S.,
the

Traces

ering
historyof artificial illumination from the lightof the flickthe
incandescent
modern
trate
illusto
Short
campfire
lamp.
sequences
the use
and match
of flint,
stick and groove, drill,
to obtain fire.
then see how
We
the
of
their
habitations
darkness
to
men
sought
light
of
the
oil
and
cent
the incandesby use
torch,candle, lamp, gas lamp,
finally
lamp.
A

film for

good

This

film

course.

phase

and

tracingprogress in ways of living.

point in the American
history
any
advantage of tracingthe entire historyof this

comparing

be

used

almost

at

may
It possesses the
of life in one
fifteen-minute reel.

Primitive

Americans.

1 reel. Sd.

Gutlohn,

R.

1934.

$1.40. S. $30.

J.H.S.,H.S.
A

study of the

people

and

watch

perform many

Tennessee

mountaineers.

them

blossom

tasks

days. Sheep
fashioned
old

an

wheel

mold, and

Good.
for

use

usable

in the

woven

on

We

by
a

hand, and

hand

Pewter

sheep,and
in

performed

were

the wool

loom.

of these

is spun
spoons

on
are

likewise molded.
Cooking is done
the tinderbox is used instead of matches.
are

an

lonial
co-

old-

cast
over

in
an

film for

study of

everyday tasks in much

studyingthe mountain people.Also excellent

colonial people,for these mountaineers
perform
the same
fashion as they were
performed by the

early colonial settlers. This picture could be

study of primitiveways of living.

Centuries

Three

the homes

see

raise cattle and

honey,
fashion as they

same

sheared

candles

and
fireplace,

open

in the

are

and

make

of Massachusetts.

used

to

motivate

reels. Sd. Bell

(Preparedunder the direction of Prof.

R. $1.50 per reel. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
1936.

Albert

further

and

Howell,

Bushnall

Hart.)

Part I
General introduction. Professor Hart explainsthe purpose
is described
and then the topography of Massachusetts
of this series of films,
"

and

still picturesof

and

Hart's comments

Professor
Part

the aid of

of the Pilgrims and

settlements
shown

pictured.With

II

"

and
colonial farm

Colonial

scenes

The

are

Endicott

concerning

illustrated by
is shown.

Puritans

John

life.The

animated

an

described.

and

the voyages
Early homes

John Winthrop

and
are

illustrate

them.

intellectual
of Harvard.

Puritans

map,

life of the

Puritans

a fine sequence
fell trees,clear away
the

In

is described
life on

boulders,

grind grain,spin yarn, and

plant their crops. In the home women
crude
implements. The life of the Indian
perform household tasks with
show
their longhouses,
is illustrated by a series of stillswhich
leaders,
the
white
their
settlers.
with
and explain
quarrels
and

Part III

times

early colonial

in

The influence of the church

shipbuilding.
explainedby Professor Hart and the leading

witches and

Salem

"

241

PROGRESS

SOCIAL

is

short sequence
describes the manner
a series of stills. A
men
are
old
in which early stories about witches spread and shows how some
the
in
devil.
believed
themselves
with
demented
league
women
actually
shown

The

in

located. Then

are

and

Part

IV

The

"

the seacoast

being shown

trade routes

is shown

westward

earlymovement

on

map.

Startingwith the

Revolution.

relations of the colonies

Andros, the
through the

French

and

and the outlyingsettlements

on
a map
activities appear, with the ports

Indian

career

with the mother

Wars,

and

up

of Sir Edmund

country

to the Peace

are

traced

of Paris.

Thus
series of stillpicturesagain illustrateProfessor Hart's comments.
Sir
William
of
the activitiesof
told
are
Phipps,Amherst,Wolf, King
we
Samuel
Otis,Gates,
Burke, Revere, Warren,
James
Otis,
George III,

Howe, Hancock, Knox, Lafayette,John

and

AbigailAdams.

Only

the

of the earlyyears of the Revolution are described.

highlights
and Salem
duced.
Part V
Rise of sea trade. Salem men
shipsare here introis
The far-eastern trade is described and the clippership era
the colonial peddlershows him packing
outlined. A short sequence
on
housewife.
A series of old photographsof the
and calling
his wares
a
on
ell,
Lowleaders of the time include: Thoreau,Emerson, Longfellow,
literary
and
Dickinson.
Emily
Holmes, Hawthorne,
Rise of art, education,and industry.The earlyactivities of
Part VI
"

"

of New

the whalers

Bedford

are

described.

Then

the work

of the architect,

Bulfinch,is introduced. Passing from art to education,the work

of Mary Lyon, Horace
Mann, and Mark Hopkins is explained.Early
railroads are traced on a map, and the industrial cities of Fall River,
located. This part closes with attention being
are
Lowell,and Lawrence
given to the activities at Boston Harbor.
The rise of steam
Part VII
A brief summary
power and the Civil War.
of the pre-Civil
is
the
War
slave
in
trade
for
period given,
coming
lips,
major attention. The works of William Lloyd Garrison,Wendell PhilCharles Sumner, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Julia Ward
Howe, and
are
John Brown
brieflyoutlined. The Civil War is but mentioned in
"

passing. Then

the industrial activities which

followed the

war

are

taken

shoe

and

and earlymills are

located. Photos of
factories,
railroads,
Charles
W.
William
PhillipsBrooks,
James, G. Stanley Hall,
Eliot,
Pauline AgassizShaw, and Mary Baker
tivities
Eddy are shown and their acup

described.
VIII

Part
of

people

"

Modern

Massachusetts.

in the cities of Massachusetts.

shows the concentration

map
Scenes of Boston, Fall River,

Lowell,Lynn, Springfield,
Chicopee,Cape Cod,
shown

and
and

pace

Fair.
for

use

sound

commented

upon.
the pictureends on

with

Three

The

historic remains

the note

of

modern

and

Provincetown

of the state

are

Massachusetts

are

trated,
illus-

ing
keep-

the times.
Centuries

of Massachusetts is a good historical summary

in American
historyclasses. An illustrated lecture rather than a
motion
picture,it possesses the advantage of bringingthe per-

242

and

sonality
is

phases
upon.

or

in

American

II

will

probably

life

Learning

This

III

Problems

IV

The

Boone

love

who

see

in

of

touched

history

increased
this

this

to

Live

(Kentucky
Goes

to

Town

World

of

Working
Trail

Girls

(Mountaineers)

Mountain

covered

useful

most

is

picture

political

as

not

areas

the

ground

well

is

picture

possessing

sequences

and

history
for

enthusiasm

the

are

review.

by

upon
and

of
the

book
text-

interest
for

the

film.

catalogue,

are:

Moving

pupils

of

The

The

found

be

instill

elsewhere

Doodle

Yankee

III

but

should

the

few

as

new

many

described

social
B

of

classroom.

the

only

deal

good

reading,

minds

the

into

FILMS

reconstruction.

economic

Hart

Professor

films,

Other

for

introduce

by

subject

film

supplementary

evidenced

II

This

Hart

"stills,"

and

social

STUDIES

historical

sketchy,

probably

will

of

or

of

SOCIAL

Professor

entirely

movement

extremely

necessity

touched

of

learning

of

virtue

broader

OF

almost

composed

the

It

CATALOGUE

folk)

which

illustrate

Westward

X.
the

How

Movement

Developing
American

XA.
Sons

of the

"This

Plains.

History

The

Great

2 reels. Sd.

(Warner

Bros.),

picture opens

with

Influenced

Has

West

Plains

(Technicolor). Teaching Films

1936.

R.

$5.00 for

reference

two

weeks.

dians
Custo-

EL, J.H.S.

the

fornia
discovery of gold in Calishows
short flashes
trains,panning, etc. At Fort
named
termines
deWade
Thomas, the last outpost before the wilderness,a man
forth
in
his wagon,
to set
taking his wife and two babies with
On
him.
the trail,
the
down
on
they are watched
by Indians, who swoop
it
has
halted
when
been
for a rest. Wade
his wife are
and
killed,
wagon
is set afire and
the latter still clutching one
rolls part
baby. The wagon
of the Indians
into the stream.
One
takes the baby with him.
A
way
train of wagons
soon
approaches, led by a guide. They observe the
destruction,then hear a baby's cry. The other Wade
baby, unhurt, is
a

found

to

of wagon

and

under

the wagon

seat, in its crib.

The

years

1864, Joey, the Wade

grandfather, accompanied
In

mushroom
pass, and
his way
is on
tucky
to Ken-

boy,
by the guide who had found
An
him
in the wagon
and
raised him.
Indian
their
secretly watches
and
When
of
the
horses
one
they
dismount,
bolts,
Joey goes to
progress.
the Indian
the horse, and
is surprised at the
catch it. He meets
boy near
When
mentions
this
resemblance
himself.
he
to
to the guide, he is
boy's
of
At
Fort
told the
his
discovery.
Thomas, they question the
story
the Indian
Indian
repliesthat he knows
boy, Kalitan,
agent there,who
in
maker.
The
soldiers bring
Kalitan
to the Fort, where
to be a trouble
him
visits
and
discuss
he is confined.
the possibility
they
Joey secretly
fears
that
Kalitan
his imprisonment may
of brotherhood.
the
cause
trouble.
Indians
the Indian
to make
Meanwhile, at the Indians' camp,
false
tale
in
order
told
has
the
chief
foment
to
a
trouble,and has
agent
with liquor. Joey rides from
the
promised to furnish the chief's men
His identityundetected, he tells the chief of
Fort, dressed as Kalitan.
to the Fort, followed
the agent's duplicity. The
agent escapes
by the
with
chief enters
the Fort
the officers,
The
Indians.
to pow-wow
accompanied
by Joey, as Kalitan, and the guide. The agent's real purpose
towns

spring

to

see

is unmasked

up.
his

by Joey.

boys face each

other.

Kalitan
The

is

brought

agent's arrest
243

in from

is ordered.

his

cell and

Joey

and

the

two

the guide

244

continue

OF

their way,

on

of the

member
A

CATALOGUE

STUDIES

accompanied by the Indians. Joey is made

*
leaves them, while Kalitan stays."

of western

life. Will

Spiritof

the relation between

the Indian

and

the white

Plains.

1 reel. Sd.

pecially
Es-

man.

treated

were
by unscrupulous
honor
Jackson'sCentury of Dis-

the class instances of the mistreatment

to

report

the

help the elementary school pupil

valuable in showing how the Indians

whites. Have
a
pupil read Helen Hunt
and

FILMS

tribe,then

good story

to understand

SOCIAL

Films,Inc.,1937.

R.

of the Indian.

$1.50.EL, J.H.S.,

H.S.
A

of the

selected
settlingof the West, with scenes
from the Paramount
feature pictures The Covered
dering
Wagon, The Thunand
The
The
with
Plainsman.
ing
showHerd,
a scene
picture opens
cowboys around the campfire singing a range song. The Civil War
is just ending and in the East statesmen
are
turning their thoughts to

pictorialsummary

the settlement
cabinet

that

of the West.
millions

lives in the West.

new

President

Lincoln

of demobilized
We

then

is

seen

soldiers will find

his

predictingto
new

homes

and

the settlers traveling

westward

see

trains led

by

by scouts, such as
Bill,and Bill
Indians, with their food supply threatened
by the
of
the
r
ise
whites
and the Indian wars
slaughter the buffalo,
up against
follow. But the white man
pushes ever westward, the cowboy and the
and his barbed
wire fences;the
to the farmer
open
range givingway
covered
the
iron
the
Yet
white
man's
horse.
to
giving
way
wagon
still
continues.
The
wheat farmer, with all his
strugglewith the plains
modern
his
the
must
machinery,
fight
enemies,
drought and dust storms.
The picture closes with the challengeof this conflict.
wagon

Hickock.

Kit

Carson, Buffalo

The

This is

an

film for

excellent

in

use

teachingthe

westward

movement.

logicalfashion the various steps in the settlement are outlined and

dramatically portrayed. Especiallywell brought out are the methods
land.
The
used
in conquering this new
man
importance of the sixIn

and
shooter,barbed wire,railroads,
The musical background furnishes
of

the

West's

contribution

lead
might logically
West

on

our

art and

in this reel and

the

case

smooth.

in most
We

the

to

further

cowboy and
from

machinery is well

excellent

an

to

"wild west"

Indian

illustrated.

opportunity for

American

consideration

literature. The

historical

jump

modern

conflicts

music.
of the

sion
discus-

This
influence of the
discussion

spiritis well controlled

are

well handled.

As

is

the
pictures,

the end

chronological
continuityis not
of the Civil War
to the Indian wars
of

of
explanation. Likewise the appearance
complicatedmachinery is not made clear. Perhaps the picture would
suffer if these facts were
painstakinglypointed out, but if the teacher
of the weaknesses, he can
turn them
is aware
to advantage by making
these points the subjectsof further study and discussion.

some

ten

years

Teaching

Films

later without

Custodians, Catalogue, pp.

219-220.

246

CATALOGUE

American

the
and

the

then

as

Revolution.
of the

extent

in map
form.
the narrator

SOCIAL

OF

The

FILMS

boundary settlement
States under

United
The

STUDIES

march

the

of

of

is shown

of Paris

Treaty

pioneers
explainsits importance,the

1783

westward

is

is sented
preshown, and

of the Louisiana

extent

Purchase

the map
and a scene
shows steamship trade on the
on
appears
Then
and the narrator
again the map appears
Mississippi.
explainsthe
Mexican
revolt from Spain and the Texan
revolt from
Mexico.
Texas
is then

added

picturesof

the

to

of the United
States. Reel
territory
and
Tyler in
Buren, Harrison,

Jackson,Van

the annexation

of Texas.

followingthe

settlement

War.

Short

of the Mexican

War.

Mexican
various

Then
of the

for

with

review

from

1783

1853

to

scenes

The

movement.

much

meaning. The

find it useful

to

may
class discussions.

XC.

"Scenes
United

The

be

and

which

monuments

States,from

Salt Lake

1865

to

the

also be used

1876,

in

tion
connec-

is

largely of a static
by the teacher. The

done

points covered

in

reading and

Trails

Westward

R. $5.00 for two

Bros.),1934.

after the

the whole, too

poor, and, on
film is well narrated and some
ers
teach-

emphasize

Trail. 2 reels. Sd.

Mormon

The

with

territory

reviewed.

material

most

short to have

of

that added

are

expansion.May

work
could
of the map
various
the
events
are
illustrating

nature

connection

the addition

Oregon claims and

of territorial

the westward

and

shows

still

shots of newspaper
headlines illustrate the progress
the
Gadsden
Purchase
is shown
and the
Finally,

territorial additions

Fair

the map

shows

two

Teaching Films Custodians

weeks. EL, J.H.S.,H.S.
mark

shown

are

The

important events

visits

here.

(Warner

in Western

Emphasis is placed
of sites significant

number

cameraman
a
City.
of which are Eagle Gate and Salt Lake
history,some
City,
There
the Mormon
etc.
are
scenes
Temple, tabernacle,tithinghouses,
also on the Western
plains. We see the site of Custer's 'last stand/ and
on

in Mormon

his

grave."*

Fair

for

study of

this is edited in such

the westward
fashion

help fix the location of Mormon

Overland

to

California.

as

Much

movement.
to be

valuable.

still material,
but
Needs

work

map

to

activities.

1 reel. Si. Eastman,

1930.

S.

$24. (Teacher's

Guide). EL, J.H.S.,H.S.

Comparison of early western
map

of the United

wagons

Hazards
*

States

are

of the

Teaching Films

shown
trail

travel with modern

the lines of

crossingthe trail. Buffalo

are

illustrated

as

railway. On

early travel

the

Custodians, Catalogue, p. 226.

wagon

are

are

seen

train

an

traced.
on

the

fords

line
out-

ered
Cov-

plains.
a
river,

WESTWARD

and

then

relief

for

camps
is

map

used

followed

have

Salt

Fair

for
The

teacher's

of

the

along
cattle

Nevada

City,
San

for

Indian

railroads,

Scenes

divide,

and

study

modern

routes.

Lake

Sacramento,

alert

ever

how

continental

Mountains,
Valley,

night,

show

natural

include:

These

the

to

247

MOVEMENT

the

ranches,

attacks.

highways,
route

sheep
mines,

copper

further

herds,
the

Wheels

III

VI

The

VI

Vincennes

of

Gateway

West,

the

should

material

Empire
to

air

the
lines

shown.
Wasatch

Sacramento

Francisco.

manual

illustrative

then

are

western

be

movement,

carefully

read

or

before

film.

For

Again
and

the

West

on

the

western

trails

see:

tion.
transporta-

using

this

PART

THREE

Appendix

Appendix

Directoryof Distributors

and address,and other pertinent

followinglist contains the name
in this
information
films appear
concerning each distributor whose
THE

distributors be

catalogue.In writing to
film in which
mm.

35

or

American
Two

size,sound

mm.

16 mm.,
Can

One

Co., Home

film,Alaska's

Handbook

Patriotic and

Three

want

it in 16

silent.

Economics

Silver

Dept.,

230

Millions,3 reels,16

Foundation,Inc.,542

Fifth

social science films in 16

"free" films. Sale; 16 mm.,

American

you

Park

Ave., N.

mm.

sound.

Y.

C.

"Free."

furnished.
Films

American

or

specifywhether

Co.,Waterbury, Conn.
silent films on copper industry."Free."

Brass

American

interested and

are

you

full title of the

give the

to

sure

$25

Y.

35

mm.

and

mm.

per

Ave.,N.
reel;35

mm.,

C.

sound.

$75

Several
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Institute of Steel
16

mm.

the manufacture
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or

35
and

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Construction,
"free" motion pictureson
mm., sound or silent,
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use

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Sound

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films. Borrowers

reel for silent

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cost

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transportation.

Amkino

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features and
Soviet film productions.35 mm.

Travelogues especiallysuited for social

$2 to $2.50.
sound, $2.50 to $3; silent,
Association
A

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short
many
studies classes.

subjects.
Rental:

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to

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and

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mentaries.
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tension
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above

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suitable

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Films,RCA

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following companies maintain

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obtain

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libraries

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government

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discount.

educational

cent

Write

sources.

to your

rented

be

May

film

nearest

from

library

large number

of

UniversityExtension

or

Division.
Federal

Agency, Federal

Loan

Housing Administration,Washington,

B.C.

films,16

Two

mm.,

Houses, Better

Construction

Design and

News

Flashes.

National

Youth

Housing

for social studies

Federal

sound.

"Free."

of

Not

Three

Small

recommended

classes.

SecurityAgency,

Administration,
Washington,

B.C.
Seven

16

Federal

silent films

mm.

SecurityAgency,

on

done

work

Social

by

NYA

workers.

SecurityBoard, Washington, D.C.

sound
films: Social Securityfor the
mm.,
the
People. "Free." Address requests to
Securityfor
Two

16

nearest

First Ave.

"

California
Colorado

and

785

Market

1706

Walton

"

"

District

Nation, Social
Regional Office

you

Alabama

"Free."

19th St.,Birmingham.
St.,San Francisco.
St.,Denver.

of Columbia"

New

S. Court

House

Illinois" U.

Ave.

York

and

14th

ington.
St.,N. W., Wash-

Bldg.,Chicago.
City.
Massachusetts
116 Bogeston St.,Boston.
Minnesota
Federal Office Bldg.,Minneapolis.
York"
11 W. 42d St.,
New
N. Y. C.
Ohio"
Euclid Ave. and East 9th St.,Cleveland.
Pennsylvania Juniper and Chestnut Sts.,Philadelphia.
North
Texas
Presa and E. Houston
Sts.,San Antonio.
Kansas

Ave., Kansas

Grand

1006

"

"

"

"

"

Federal

Works

Works

Agency,

Progress Administration,Washington,

D.C.
Six

films

on

the

work

of

the

WPA.

16

and

mm.

35

sound.

mm.,

"Free."
Federal Works
Two

films:

sound;
Films

World

Agency, U. S. Housing Authority,Washington, D.C.

Housing in Our Time,
War
Against Slums,

of Commerce

Large number
direct to

Co.,21
of 16

46th

and

35

address

of

mm.

producer for

West

two
3

reels,16 mm.
reels,16 mm.,

35

mm.,

St.,N. Y. C.
"free"

mm.

exchange

Films,Inc.,330 W. 42d St.,N. Y. C.;

S. W. 9th Ave.,Portland,Ore.

and

silent. "Free."

64

and

nearest

E. Lake

rental films. Write

you.

St.,Chicago,111.;314

Most

length,sound films. Some shorts of educational

guide accompanies feature films with suggestions

feature

16 mm.,

value.

Teacher's

concerning the

of these

use

pictures.

FitzpatrickPictures,Inc.,729 Seventh
Rent

sell a large number

and
and

sound

255

DISTRIBUTORS

OF

DIRECTORY

silent.

Apply

Ave.,N.

of travel films.

for

C.

Y.
16

and

mm.

35

mm.,

prices.

Co., Dept. of Photography,Dearborn, Mich.

and 35 mm.,
"free" films on
Sound
and silent,
16 mm.
automobile
and distributed by branch
and travel. Shown
manufacture
and dealer
Get in touch with your
Ford
dealer. Other
nearest
organizations.
of Mines, Pittsburgh,
Ford films are distributed through the U. S. Bureau

Ford

Motor

Pa.

Ganz, William

"free"

Fourteen
Red

J.,Co., 19 E. 47th
16

Cross,and

Garrison

and

mm.

industrial

St.,N.

35

mm.,

Y. C.
sound

and

silent films

on

the

subjects.

Film

Inc.,1600 Broadway,N. Y. C.
Distributors,
A number
of films of social significance.
Largely 16 mm., sound, a
few silent. Rental: 16 mm.,
to
$.50
$2; sound, $1.25 to $2.
silent,

Gaumont-British
Over

sound

250

and

documentaries.

Many
General

Electric

nectady,N.
1405

Pictures

of

America, 1600 Broadway, N. Y. C.

motion
and 35 mm.
silent,16 mm.
pictures.
Write for prices.
Education

Co., Visual

Section,1

River

Road, Sche-

Y.

Locust

Pa.; 230 S. Clark St.,Chicago, 111.;

St.,Philadelphia,
1801
St.,Dallas,Texas; 212 N. Vigmo St.,Los Angeles,
land,
Cal.; 140 Federal St.,Boston, Mass.; 4966 Woodland
Ave., CleveOhio; 200 S. Main
St.,Salt Lake City,Utah; 621 Southwest
Alder
St.,Portland,Oregon; 187 Spring St.,N. W., Atlanta,Ga.;
650-1 7th St.,Denver, Colo.
N.

Lamar

Ninety-seven "free"
silent.

Some

35

films.

Most

available

only. Many

mm.

in

16

mm.,
but
highly technical,

sound
others

and
tremely
ex-

well suited to the social studies.

Goodyear Tire and

Rubber

Co., Motion

Thirty-threeusable silent films. All

one

Be

way.

sure

Gutlohn,Walter O., Inc.,35

Short subjectsand feature
sell. Rates

The

on

American

W.

Museum

Group,

45th

films.

request. Also

Distributors

Dept., Akron, Ohio.

"free." Company pays transportation

specify16

to

119

of Natural

16

Picture

mm.

St.,N.

or

35

Y.

C.

mm.

mm., silent and

available from:
Luckie

sound, rent

St.,N. W., Atlanta,Ga.

History,N. Y. C.

and

256

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Foundation, Inc.,Division

Harmon

St.,N. Y. C.
Social,educational,and
accompanies

Guide

most

of Visual

Experiment, 140

Nassau

silent.
religiousfilms. Mostly 16 mm.,
$1 to $2.25; sound,$3.
silent,

films. Rental:

Hartley-LeonardProductions,210 W. 78th St.,N. Y. C.

Two
silent. Sale: $20 to $30.
16 mm.,
travelogues,
Hoffberg,J. H., Co.,Inc.,729
A

largenumber

Industrial

of 16

mm.

Seventh

and

35

mm.

Y. C.

Ave.,N.
sound

films. Prices

on

request.

Films

followingcompanies distribute "free" films describingtheir

and 35 mm., sound or silent.
products.Most are available in 16 mm.
The
A

few

of the

industrial

concerns

are

listed

more

fully elsewhere

in

this

directory.
Casualty and Surety Co., Hartford,Conn.
Allis-Chalmers
Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wise.
American
Automobile
Washington, D.C.
Association,
American
Brass Co., Waterbury, Conn.
American
Institute of Steel Construction,
Inc.,101 Park Ave.,N. Y. C.
Mill
American
Rolling
Co., Middletown, Conn.
Associated
Cooperage Industries of America, Inc.,411 Olive St.,St.
Mo.
Louis,
Chevrolet
Motor
Co.,AdvertisingDept., Detroit,Mich.
ChryslerCorp.,Plymouth Division,AdvertisingDept., Detroit,Mich.
Films of Commerce
Co.,Inc.,21 W. 46th St.,N. Y. C.
Motors
Fisher Body Division,General
Corp., 165 General Motors
Bldg.,Detroit,Mich.
Ford Motor
Co., Dept. of Photography,Dearborn, Mich.
Fruit of the Loom
Mills,712 Hospital Trust Bldg.,Providence,R. I.
General
Electric Co., Visual Instruction
Section,Schenectady,N. Y.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co., Motion Picture Dept.,Akron, Ohio.
Hammermill
Paper Co.,Erie,Pa.
Hershey Chocolate Co., Motion Picture Div.,Hershey, Pa.
Household
Finance Corp.,919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago,111.
International Harvester
Co., 180 N. Mich. Ave., Chicago,111.
Laros Silk Co., Broad and Wood
Sts.,Bethlehem, Pa.
42d
Linde Air Products Co., 205 E.
St.,N. Y. C.

Aetna

Melville Shoe

Corp., 555 Fifth Ave., N. Y. C.

Co., 1 Madison
Manufacturers,14
New
York, 55 Wall

Metropolitan Life Insurance

National
National

Association

City

Bank

of
of

Ave.,N. Y. C.
W. 49th St.,
N. Y. C.
N.
C.
Y.
St.,
Wacker
Dr.,Chicago,111.

Safety Council, Inc.,20 N.

Shoe Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Nunn
Bush
Pennzoil
Co., Advertising Dept., Oil City,Pa.
Ave., Newark, N. J.
Pyrene Manufacturing Co., 560 Belmont
Quaker Oats Co.,Advertising Dept., 141 W. Jackson Blvd.,Chicago,

National

111.

257

DISTRIBUTORS

OF

DIRECTORY

St.,Worcester, Mass.
Ave.,Chicago, 111.
Sea Food
Van Camp
Co.,Inc.,Terminal Island,Cal.
S. Michigan Ave.,Chicago, 111.
616
Veneer
Association,
Electric Co., 195 Broadway, N. Y. C.
Western
Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co.,East Pittsburgh,Pa.
Dept.,St. Paul,Minn.
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.,Trade Promotion
C.
N.
Y.
225
Varick
Whitall Tatum
Co.,
St.,
Pa.
Winston, John C.,Co., 1006 Arch St.,Philadelphia,
SprinklerCo., 38

Rockwood

Inland

Corp.; G. S. Wilkin, Special Representative,211

Orleans,La.
sound. One reel,
Inland
Waterways. 3 reels,35 mm.

Waterways

Camp
One
16

Harlow

S. Cicero

Lines, 5959

Air

United

St.,New
film,Our

16

and

mm.

U. S. and

35

of the
Acquisitions
Company,

Harvester

16

35

and

mm.

films:

sound

mm.

Territorial

International

Thirty

Ave., N. Y. C.
Territorial Expansion of
U. S. Write for prices.

Geographic Pictures,52 Vanderbilt

International
Two

"Free."

sound.

mm.

sound

mm.,

N.

180

the

Michigan Ave.,Chicago, 111.

and

silent films

all aspects of

on

farming. "Free."
McCory
New

Studios,Knowledge Builders
York, N. Y.

Produce

and

the

Flag."

Fourteen

16

Rental:

$2.50

16 mm.,

Association of

National

35

and

mm.

35

mm.

distribute the

Also

museum.

16

and

mm.

Rental:

per

films

the

on

Chronicles

reel;35 mm.,

sound

films

82d

46th

films

St.,

including

C.

exhibits

America

at

the

Photoplays.

per reel.

St.,N. Y. C.
business practicesand labor

on

W.

St.,N. Y.

various
of

$5

Manufacturers,14

mm.,

sound

W.

$1.50 per day. Sale: $40 per reel.

Art, Fifth Ave. and

of

MetropolitanMuseum

Division,130

several social studies

distribute

Story of

"The

Film

49th

relations. "Free."
The

National

Industrial

Four

"free"

mm.

Two

films
sound

one

Six films

The

pays

or

35

portation
trans-

Union, Washington, D.C.

on

South

and

Central

America.

16

mm.

and

35 mm.,

sound

silent. "Free."

Port of New
Two

mm.

way.

Pan-American

and

on
or

Council,14 W. 49th St.,N. Y. C.

American
industryavailable in 16
sound
o
ne
only. Distributor
silent,

16

York
mm.,

Story of

Authority,111 Eighth Ave.,N.

sound

or

the Lincoln

silent films:
Tunnel.

Y.

C.

Conquest of the Hudson

"Free."

and

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APPENDIX

Commission
Human
on
ProgressiveEducation Association,
Relations,
Room
International
45
Rockefeller
N.
Y.
C.
3867,
Bldg.,
Plaza,
16 mm.,
sound films,
edited from regular theatrical films.
Fifty-seven,
few
fit
the
usual
social
studies
a
Only
curriculum,but many teachers
will find use
for these films in illustrating
peripheral discussions.
materials
each
film.
Rental:
Study
$5 to $8 for two weeks.
accompany
Films may
also be rented for longerperiods.
Providence
One

Providence,R.
Schools,

school-made

film

I.

Colonial

on

Rhode

Island.

16

silent.

mm.,

Request prices.
Roosevelt

Memorial

films

Ten

Inc., 28
Association,

the life and

on

work

E.

of Theodore

20th

St.,N.

Roosevelt.

Y.

C.
available

Four

and all available in 35 mm., silent. Rental:

in 16 mm., silent,
$1 and $1.50 per day; 35 mm., $2 and $3 per day.

Rothaker, Douglas D., 729 Seventh Ave.,N.

Several

"free"

films,and

few

rentals.

Y.
16

16 mm.,

C.
mm.,

silent.

Prices

on

request.
State

Libraries

of Instructional

Films

following University Extension

Bureaus, State Museums, and
of
Education
of the instructional films
Departments
carry many
listed in this catalogue. Average rental: silent,
$.75 to $1.50; sound,
reel.
Write
to librarynearest
$1 to $2 per
you:
Arizona
University of Arizona, Tucson.
California
University of California,Berkeley or Los Angeles.
Colorado
University of Colorado,Boulder.
Florida
University of Florida,Gainesville.
Georgia University System, Atlanta.
Urbana.
Illinois
University of Illinois,
Indiana
University of Indiana,Bloomington.

The

State

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Iowa
Iowa

"

"

State

College,Ames.
Universityof Iowa, Iowa

City.
Lawrence.

University of Kansas,
University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Massachusetts
Dept. of Education,State House,
Kansas

"

Kentucky

"

"

Massachusetts

Michigan

Boston

"

Boston.

University,School of Education,Boston.
Michigan, Ann Arbor.

University of

"

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Missouri
University of Missouri, Columbia.
New
Hampshire, Durham.
University of New
Hampshire
State
Trenton.
New
Museum,
Jersey
Buffalo Society of Natural
York
New
Science,Buffalo.
York
New
Syracuse University,Syracuse.
Carolina
North
University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill.
Minnesota

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

North

Dakota

"

College,Visual Service,
Fargo.
Agricultural

Ohio

Dept. of Education, Columbus.

University of Oklahoma, Norman.

State

"

Oklahoma

259

DISTRIBUTORS

OF

DIRECTORY

"

State Agricultural
College,Corvallis.
Oregon
Commercial
Philadelphia.
Museum,
Pennsylvania
Film
for
Service,Pittsburgh.
Women,
Pennsylvania College
"

"

"

Universityof South Carolina,Columbia.

Dakota
Universityof South Dakota, Vermillion.
Universityof Texas, Austin.
Brigham Young University,Provo.

Carolina

South
South

"

Texas
Utah

"

"

"

University of Vermont, Burlington.

State College, Pullman.
Washington
Wisconsin
Universityof Wisconsin, Madison.
Vermont

"

"

"

Societyfor Visual Education, 327 S. La Salle St.,Chicago, 111.

of 16 mm.,
A large number
silent,history,civics,and geography
films. All quite old. Rental:
$1 per reel per day.
Co., Public

Swift and
Two

16

mm.

or

Dept., U. S. Yards, Chicago, 111.

and Chickie.
silent films,Feeding the Nation

Relations

35 mm.,

"Free."
Films

Teaching

theatrical

Rent

selected
with

Motion

films

Seven

and

mm.

Tourist

The

Picture
weeks

on

43d

W.

or

water

35 mm.,

St.
L, N.

films in 16 mm.,
sound
of Educators

Committee

Producers
less.

May

and
be

Valley Authority,Director

Tennessee

16

short

by May

for two

$5

Custodians,Inc., 25

conservation

to

for

C.

schools.

working

Distributors
rented

Y.

in

Films

were

of America.

Rental:

longer periods.

of

Information,Knoxville,Tenn.
in the Tennessee
work
Valley.

silent. "Free."

followingagencies distribute "free"

National
Railways, Motion

travel films:
Picture

Library, Montreal,

Canada.

Lines,Cleveland,Ohio.
Cunard
White Star Line, AdvertisingDept., 25 Broadway, N. Y. C.
German
Railroads Information
Office,11 W. 57th St.,N. Y. C.
of Puerto
Government
Rico, Dept. of Agricultureand Commerce,
1457
Broadway, N. Y. C.
Italian Tourist Information
626
Fifth Ave., N. Y. C.
Office,
Japan Tourist Bureau, 1 Madison
Ave.,N. Y. C.
Beach
Chamber
of Commerce, Miami
Miami
Beach, Fla.
Pacific Railway Co., Passenger Traffic,
St. Paul, Minn.
Northern
Pan-American
Section
of
Motion
Pictures,Washington, D.C.
Union,
Rock
Island Lines,Executive
Dept.,723 La Salle St. Station,Chicago,
Chesapeake

and

Ohio

111.

Southern

Pacific

^^"~J

Bureaus, Railroads,etc.

Canadian

cooperation

Lines,PassengerTraffic Dept.,Straus Bldg.,Chicago,

260

U.

APPENDIX

S.

Motion
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C.
Distribute
sound.
of

157

"free"

Number

available
limited

bookings are
department's films can be obtained

the

below

films. Most

of free

Pictures,Extension
in

by

Service,

silent or
mm.,
Prints of many
institutions listed

16

law.

from

Arizona

Extension

Division,University of Arizona, Tucson.

sity
Dept.
Instruction,Extension
Division,UniverCalifornia,
Berkeley and Los Angeles.
Bureau
of Visual
Instruction, University of Colorado,

"

California
of
Colorado

of Visual

"

"

Boulder.
Illinois

Visual

Aids

Bureau

of

versity
Service,Division of University Extension,Uniof Illinois,
Urbana.
Bureau
of Visual Instruction,
Indiana
Extension
Division,Indiana
University,Bloomington.
Iowa
Visual Instruction
Service,Iowa State College,Ames.
"

"

"

Kansas

"

Visual

Instruction,University Extension

University of
Kentucky

sion,
Divi-

Lawrence.

Kansas,
ington.
Department of Visual Aids,Universityof Kentucky, Lex-

"

Extension
Michigan
Service,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Hampshire
Universityof New
Hampshire, Extension
Service,
"

New

"

Durham.
New

"

Carolina

North

Jersey State Museum, Trenton.

Bureau
of Visual Instruction,Universityof North

New

Jersey

"

Carolina,Chapel Hill.
Oregon Dept. of Visual

Oregon Agricultural College,

Instruction,

"

Corvallis.
South

Carolina

Extension

"

Division,Universityof South

Carolina,

Division, University of South

Dakota,

Columbia.
South

Dakota

Extension

"

Vermillion.
Texas

"

Visual

Washington
Wisconsin

Instruction

"

Service,State College of Washington,

Extension

"

Bureau

Bureau, Universityof Texas, Austin.

of

Visual

man.
Pull-

Instruction,
Universityof Wisconsin,

Madison.
U. S. Department

of

Bureau

Commerce,
Washington, D.C.

One

U.

S.

Around

film,Commerce

sound.

the

of

Foreign and

CoffeeCup.

16

mm.

Domestic

merce,
Com-

and

mm.,

35

"Free."
of the

Department

Division
Interior,

of Motion

ington,
Pictures,Wash-

D.C.

Sixty-ninefilms

on

interests.
An

excellent

source.

parks, CCC,
16

mm.

and

Indian
35

mm.,

and
services,
sound

and

similar

mental
depart-

silent.

"Free."

262

APPENDIX

16 mm.,
Division

sound.

"Free."

nearest

you:

Division,U. S.
Chicago Division,U. S.

Boston

111.
Cleveland

Address

Coast
Coast

request for films

to Commander

of

House, Boston, Mass.

Guard, Custom
Guard, New Post Office Bldg.,Chicago,

Division,U. S. Coast Guard, Rockefeller Bldg.,Cleveland,

Ohio.

JacksonvilleDivision,U.

S. Coast

Guard,

Federal

ville,
Bldg.,Jackson-

Custom

House, Mobile,

Fla.

Division,U. S.

Orleans

New

Coast

Guard,

Ala.
New

Division,U. S. Coast

York

Norfolk

Division,U.

San Francisco

Guard, Custom
House, N. Y. C.
Post
Office
Guard,
Bldg.,Norfolk,Va.
S. Coast Guard, Custom
cisco,
House, San Fran-

S. Coast

Division,U.

Cal.

Division,U. S.

Seattle

or

Coast

Guard, Federal

Washington.
Bldg.,Seattle,

to:

Academy, New London, Conn.

Atlanta,Ga.
RecruitingOffice,
S
RecruitingOffice,t. Louis,Mo.
Guard

Coast

U.

Service,Washington, D.C.

S. Film
Three

16

mm.

35 mm., sound films. The Plow, The River, Good

All excellent for social studies. "Free."
Also distribute
and

Neighbors.
the Directoryof
U. S. Office of

One

S. Government

U.

Films.

Education,Washington, D.C.

film,The

Challenge,3 reels,16 mm.,

sound.

"Free."

book
Hand-

furnished.
U.

S. Post
One

Office

Department, Washington, D.C.

film,Travels of a Postage Stamp. One reel,16 mm.,

sound.

"Free."
States Steel

United
N.
Ten

Y.

Corporation,Assistant

to

Chairman,

71

Broadway,

C.

16

of steel.
American

"free,"films
mm.,
also be obtained
from:

and

mm.

May

Museum

35

of Natural

on

the manufacture

and

use

History, N. Y. C.

University,School of Education,Boston, Mass.

Film
Service,Cambridge, Mass.
Iowa
State College,Visual Instruction Service,
Ames, Iowa.
and
of
Conservation
New
Jersey Dept.
Development, State Museum,
Trenton, N. J.
University of Colorado,Bureau of Visual Instruction,
Boulder,Colo.
of
General
Extension,Atlanta,Ga.
Universityof Georgia,Division
Visual
of
Bureau
of
Kansas,
Instruction,
Lawrence, Kan.
University
Boston

Harvard

of

Kentucky, Dept.
Minnesota, Bureau

of

University
University

of

263

DISTRIBUTORS

OF

DIRECTORY

Visual
Visual

of

Instruction, Lexington, Ky.

Instruction, Minneapolis,

Minn.

U.

S. Bureau

Y.

M.

of Mines

C. A.

S. War

U.

Education
Service, Columbia, Mo.
Missouri, Visual
Experimental Station, Birmingham, Ala.
Picture
Motion
Ave., N. Y. C.
Bureau, 347 Madison

of

University

Days, Civilian Conservation

(World War), Life of O'Riley. 16 mm.
Chief
Address
to
Signal
requests

Action

"Free."
B.C.

C.

Corps, Flashes

Cadet

films:

Four

D.

Washington,

Department,

35

and

of

silent.

mm.,

Officer, Washington,

or:

Army
Base, Boston, Mass.
Corps Area, Boston
Second
Island, N. Y.
Corps Area, Governors
Third
House, Baltimore, Md.
Corps Area, U. S. Post Office and Court
Fourth
Corps Area, Post Office Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth
Corps Area, Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.
Office Bldg., Chicago, 111.
Sixth Corps Area, Post
Federal
Seventh
Sts., Omaha,
Dodge
Bldg., 15th and
Corps Area,
First

Nebr.

Eighth
Ninth

Houston, Tex.
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II

Appendix
Check

List

Criteria

of

for Evaluating Social Studies

Films

Instructions
In

judging

film, the evaluator

specificpurpose
for

one

Since
of the

the

rating given

evaluator, the

The

before

criteria

subheading
in

satisfies that
The

Fair,

lent
excel-

be

may

the
and

carefullystudied

judgment
thoroughly

A, B, C,

questions designed
of

characteristics

each

headings. Under

lettered

question is answered

Poor.

or

for

Good

in

films

circumstances

film.

the

certain

they

films

aid

to

If, in

of the

Under

etc.

the
the

each

evaluator
evaluator's

affirmative,then

material

those

are

be

can

inferior

on

rating films
which

topics. They

which
are

for

the

film

definitely

highly

recommended

but

be

may

which

subject

be

can

Excellent,

as
are

Under

ordinary

used

urgently

mended.
recom-

tory
satisfac-

as

teaching aids.

recommended,

not

are

used

are

films

those

are

Fair

available

P.

Excellent

teaching

teaching aids.
only

film

particular requirement.

superior aids

the

the

for another.

six main

of

group

desirable

used.

depends largely upon

subheadings
a

be

poor

be

in mind

keep constantly

is reviewed.

symbols Ex., G., F., and

Good,

or

should

under

placed

appears

the

judgment,

is to

film

any

film

appear

defining the

to

criteria

the

are

headings

the film

yet only fair

purpose,

understood

main

for which

should

if

they

needs

to

are

be

illustrated.
After
above
to

of

be

scale,should

the

space

reviewing the

the

is

six

main

each

of

made

on

the

for

headings

the

his

main

basis

of

twice, the evaluator,employing

ratings

appropriate

provided
these

least

at

record

subheadings,
which

film

it.

by

Next,

the

on

symbol
a

check

list.

should

be

rating should

underlining

the

headings. Finally,
the

rating which

is

be

Turning
given

composite

given

to

each

first

placed in the
to

appropriate symbol
a

the

rating
of the

each
posite
opmay

main

headings.
The
to

the

first part
film

part and

in

of

the

check

list summarizes

question. Section

the

information

ratings should

be

should

made.

general, composite rating

264

be

transferred

relative
to

this

Information

General

Ratings

of Reels

No.

Distributor

Sound

or

Silent

Sale Price

Price

Is teacher's

of

Summary

and

Title

Rental

265

LIST

CHECK

guide available?

Topic classification
might illustrate
Principaleducational objectivewhich it
level suitability
Grade
Other

it

topicswhich

which

Authenticity(underlineword

serves

best expresses

your

judgment)

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
Organization (underlineas

above)

directed

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
Quality (underline best judgment)

Technical

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
Judgment (underlineword which best
this film before using it in class)

Preview
of

expresses

judgment

your

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
Class Reaction

to

the Film

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
Final,Composite Judgment

on

Film

Excellent,Good, Fair,Poor
I.

Objectives"Ex., G., F., P.

.A.
.

Clarityof the
1
.

2.

film in relation to

objectives

toward which the film aims so clearly

objectives
evident as to be easilyrecognizable?
suited to the background,interests,
Are the objectives

Are

the

and

abilities of the class?

3. Is there

an

of

absence

unrelated,extraneous, and

verting
di-

material?
4.

Does

the film avoid

5. Do

the various

to

the central

6. Do

an

attempt

to

teach

too

sections of the film contribute

purpose

the mechanical

of the whole

details of the

much?

definitely

film?

film,such

picture,
make
maximum
a
tribution
consound, speech, and subtitles,
of the main objective?
to the clarity
as

266

APPENDIX

7. Is the

the main

to serve

.B.

Scope

objectives

desirable objective,
or
satisfya definite,

the film

limited

objectives?

of the film in relation to

1. Does

could be selected

best which

the

film material

of

group

objectives?

evident and not lost among

objective
clearly
number
of minor
a
objectives?
of the objectives
Do the breadth
make
possiblea rich
learningexperience?

2. Is the main

3.

C.
.

Appropriatenessof the

and

film

its

objectives

objectivestoward which the film aims worthy

a
place in a public,tax-supportedschool?
Does the film recognizea desirable social philosophy?
which
Do
the objectivestoward
the film aims appear
of study?
in accepted courses

1. Are

the

of
2.
3.

.D.
.

qualityof

Stimulative

1. Does

the film

2. Does

the

the film

present

film indicate

definite

that

challenge?

certain

problems

are

still

unsolved?
3.

Is the

presented in such a fashion that

favorablyimpressed with the social
of the picture'stheme?
desirability

the

film material

pupilswill be

4. Does

the film lead the

will aid in

.E.
.

for
Suitability

more

civics instruction

1. Does

it show

2. Does

it show

3.

pupilsinto other activities which

jectives
thorough understanding of the ob-

the

changing nature of the community?

the changes which
have
taken place in

community government and structure brought about

by changes in our industrial society?
Is a clear picturegiven of how our
government actually
works?

4.

Does

it

it show

5. Does
to the

F.
.

helpexplainthe
the

rational

kind

conduct

for geography
Suitability
1. Does
and
2. Does

it show

the distribution

the

film

behavior

of international

essential

affairs?

instruction

and

natural

environment

activities of man?

it illustrate natural

activities and

of international relations?

of national

the relation between

involving both
3. Does

structure

groupings in the landscape

physicalobjectsand

associated

human

institutions?

analyze and describe the landscape?

clear concept of location,regional

size,form,
appreciationof proportionalmagnitude?

Is there

4.

and

G.
.

267

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CHECK
a

for history
Suitability

harmony with expert opinion about the past?

it emphasize differences in peoples,customs, and
Does
institutions at different periodsin the world's history?
velopmen
the idea of change, showing deit demonstrate
Does

1. Is it in
2.

3.

the general social

help make
more
intelligible?

4. Does

it

world
H.
.

political

for sociology
Suitability

societyhas been and

societyworks?

it show

what

Does

it show

how

3. Does

it show

the

1. Does
2.

of social action

for economics
Suitability
it add

1. Does

to

shown?

classes
of fundamental

knowledge

is?

of social action?

causes

the consequences

4. Are

...I.

and

economic

institutions?

4.

5.

in
6. Is

how

into

the

elementary grades

especially
designedfor

it deal with
the

of the

material

well-told

7. Are

the

to

reel

one

presented

in the

less?

or

form

of

simple,

nearly the

same

age

as

the

pupils

the film is to be shown?

grasped by

10. Does

for the child to grasp

story?

the ideas

8. Is the
9. Are

kept

the characters

to whom

child?

picturedmaterial?

Is the entire film

5. Is the

the younger

facts?

concrete

long enough

scenes

meaning

6. Are

necessityfor co-operation

stressed?

1. Is the film
2. Does

4.

the

El.,J.H.S.,H.S.

to
Suitability

3. Are

came

life?

understandingof

Placement"
A.

...

institutions

are

economic

our
an

they

with others
II. Grade

these

being
continuallychanging?
it add to a knowledge of consumer
Does
problems?
Does it aid in an understandingof the effect of natural
and climate on
economic
our
resources
development?
it awaken
of unsatisfactory
Does
an
awareness
areas
and

3.

how

it show

2. Does

in historical films

younger

speech distinct

subtitles short
it make

simple enough

to be

students?
and

and

simple?

easy

sufficient

use

to read?

of

familiar

material

268

APPENDIX

pupils to

understandingof

an

the

material?

new

the film

11. Does
12. Are
13.

the

orientate

to

slowlywithout

move

dragging?

close-upsproperlyused?

Are

scenes
significant
repeatedwhenever necessary?
shown
related to the
the types of relationships
and background of the pupils on the
needs,abilities,

14. Are

level for which

...B.

to
Suitability

the film is

elementary and

upper

1. Does

the film stress

2. Does

it relate events

C.

2. Is it related

D.
.

adjustment of

of

vironment?
en-

historical nature?

an

usual

to his

man

curriculum

these levels?

at

human

it stress

and resolutions
thoughts,feelings,
and
facts
terial?
neglecting
background ma-

without

junior high school

to high school classes

Suitability

1. Does

the

the

3. Is it related to

being considered?

to the usual

high school

of

course

study?

Adaptability
film is not

1. If the

level at which

the

readilyadapted to

particularly
designed for the grade
teacher desires to use
it,can it be
the background and abilities of the

class?
2. Can

portionof

Authenticityof the Social Studies

A.
...

Film"

Ex., G., F., P.

of time

.B. Definition
maps

2. Do
3. Is

sponsoredby

usual

tests

of historical

authorityin

an

curacy?
ac-

the field with

it deals?

which

1. Are

the

the film stand

2. Is the film

the

Scholarship
1. Does

independentlyof

of the film?

remainder
III.

the film be used

and

place

properlyincluded?

narration

and

costuming and

help fix the location?

in harmony
with era
scenery

subtitles

and

place depicted?
4. Do
when
5. Do

narration

subtitles

in time

the

or

useful

place?

location

material

in the
in

help fix the

exact

time

place?

between

transitions

change
6. Does

and

the action took

scenes

clearly show
place?

that

has taken

formatio
guide or handbook
give inthe
class
time
and
to
orientating

270

APPENDIX

D.
.

Organizationfor usability
the

1. Does

film

place in the
2. Is the

take

picturedmaterial

V.

Technical

Are

technical terms

1. Are
2. Are

the

teacher's

rather

reduced

to

than

material

static?

avoided?

minimum?

Ear.,G., P., P.

Considerations"

A. Pictorial

...

dynamic

repetitionof familiar

3. Is unnecessary
4.

consideration

into

film lesson?

elements

the proper
all scenes

orientation

included?

scenes

properly defined

and

lighted?
presented in close-ups?
important scenes
Is the pictorial
composition pleasing?
Is stillmaterial utilized only where necessary?
Are scenes
long enough to insure mental assimilation?
Are familiar objectsincluded where
for comparison
necessary
and
the
to size,
like?
as
weight,
Are color and music used wisely?

3. Are
4.

5.
6.
7.

8.
.B.
.

Explanatory elements
1. Are

subtitles brief and

3.
4.
5.

6.

C. Dramatic
.

to

pertinentand

7. Is the animation

the

point?
interesting?
Is the tone of voice pleasingand the stylecorrect?
of opticaldevices avoided?
Is an excess
Are attention-directing
devices,such as arrows, dotted
a
nd
used?
the
lines,
like,skillfully
If humor
is used,is it in good taste?

2. Is the narration

well done?

elements

1. Is the
2. Are

directed?
skillfully

the actors

3. Is the
4. Are

action

competent?

productionwell

cast?

of the actors

the voices

clear,and appropriatefor

the parts they are portraying?

5. Does the film constitute an artistic whole?
VI.

Considerations"

General

A. The

film

Ex., G., P.,

should

lead

...

P.

pupils to desirable interests

and

appreciations.
.B.
.

C.
.

.D.
.

.E.
.

The

subject should

lend

itself well to treatment

picture.
It should be adaptablefor use in the
be psychologically
It should
suited
pupils.
The

film should

be

material.
significant

sincere and

local
to

course

the

simple in

in

of

needs

tion
mo-

study.
of the

its treatment

of

Index

Films

to

Titles

by

Art

and

Architecture.

I.

Cathedrals,

81

Abraham

Lincoln,

in Ten

America

Across

Alaska,

73
106

Minutes,

119

Alaska's

Salmon

Fishing,

Alaska's

Silver

Millions,

Beckoning

93

Behind

Tropics, The,

the

Scenes

in

127

the

Machine

119

Age,
Benefactor, The,
116

Alexander
America

Hamilton,
Marches

American

71
96

On,
The

Indian,

and

Arts

"

Big Bend
Birds

Crafts,
American

of

and

70

Texas, The,

Animals

of

139

Yellowstone

223
The

Indian,

Child

"

Life,

Park,

197

Bituminous

Coal, 101
Sunlight, 102

223

Black
The

Indian,

American

Education,
American

Indian,

Service

and

American

Government

"

Blue

and

Boat

Trip,

The

Its

Government

"

Problems,
The

Indian,

His

"

Days,

Boone

Trail, The,

224

bution
Contri-

Modern

to

Living,

American

The

He

How

"

225

The

Indian,

Tea

Looking

"

134

Party, The,

161

Boy Gangs, 201

Saved
the Nation, The, 71
Boy Who
of
Boulder
Building
Dam,
The, 192

224

Earns

219

Civilization,

Indian,

167

112

Boom

Boston

American

Gray, The,

223

ward,
For-

225
American

The

Indian,

Primitive

Life,

American
White

The

Came

and

After,

Disinherited,134

and

Hall

High

America's
An

of

Oldest

of

Mercy,

Anthracite,
Arid

"

Jacobs Bond,

Central

Tuskegee

142

American

67

Products

eign
For-

to

112

Plains, The,

143

Challenge, The,

216

Challenge of

Slums,

the

Challenge of the

Inhabitants, 226

Cheeka,

an

TVA,

Indian

205
192

Boy,

227

107

Child

67

101
142

Labor

Amendment,

China's

Gifts

Citizen

and

His

City of

the

Golden

City of Proud
Clock,

176

88

Cattle, 142

139
the

Giants,

Lands,

208

Southwest, The,

Arizona,
Around

Fame

Spots,

Airplane Trip,

Angel

147

First Frontier, 121

Edgar Guest,

America's

226

210

Sugar,

Carrie

Carrying

America's

The,

Cane

the

When

"

Way,

America's

Days,

California

American

America's

Cadet

of

226

Indian,
Man

Survivals

"

to

the

Gate,

271

213

203

Government,

Memories,
City Planning, 205

205

The,

West,

121
122

A,

149

INDEX

272

Coast

to

by Plane,

Coast

Fire

Children,
Island, 235
Colonial Virginia,236
Colorado, 140
Columbus, 69
the

Around

Commerce

Fleet

Cup,

Conquering the Desert, 143

Conquest of the Cascades, 109
Conquest of the Forest, The, 176
of Natural
Conservation
Resources,
174

Bridge,The,

Corn,

George Washington

of

108

72

of Flying,The, 108

77

of

Action, 172

Ho!,

210

Following a Postage Stamp, 149

Forest Fire Fighters of the Sky,
Forest Fires or Game, 197
Forests and Health,The, 177
Forests and Men, 178

178

Forward

Together,222
From
Mine
to Consumer, 103
From
Tree to Newspaper, 86
Frontier Woman, The, 164
Frontiers of the Future, 97

88

Cotton"

Year, 214

177

Years

Flag,The,

203

Construction

Ten

Flashes

Coffee

Guardia,

Weather,

First

Rhode

per

Fires, 177

Fiorello H. La

235

Colonial

Forest

Fighting

107

Colonial Architecture,81
Colonial

Checks

Fifty-Two Pay

102

Mining,

Coal

Seed

From

Cuba, the

to

Cloth, 96

of Sugar,
Stand, 227

Island

Custer's Last

127
Game

Management,

198

West, The, 160

Gateway
George Washington. I. Conquering
the Wilderness, 78
George Washington. II. Unitingthe
to the

Boone,

Daniel

68

the Sun, A, 86
Day
Daylightingthe Padres' Trail, 109
with

Day's Journey, A, 239

Dealers in Death, 212
Death
Valley National

III.

Winning

Independence,79
Monument,

Independence, 162
of Independence, The,

of

Declaration

Washington.

George

144

Declaration

Colonies,79

George Washington. IV. Building

the Nation, 80
Town
Ghost
Saves Itself,
A, 206
Give

Me

Golden

162

Destiny of Dixie, 214

Dixie, 168
Dixieland, 135
the Farm, 88
Down
on

Good

Liberty, 164
Journey, The,

90

Neighbors,204

Grand

Canyon

Growth

of

of

Colorado, The,

Cities and

Their

144

lems,
Prob-

206
H

Electric
Eve

Ship,The,

113

of the Revolution, The, 163

Evolution

of

Oil, 104

Hands, 216
Harvesting the Western
Times

Pines, 178

Changed?,

237

Islands,128
Headlines of a Century,

219

Have

Hawaii,

128

Hawaiian

Facts
Farm

Behind

the News, 105

Inconveniences,89
Farming the Farmall Way, 89
Feeding the Nation, 101
Fifty Year Barter,The, 127

Heart

of the

Heart

of

D.C.),
Hello

the

Confederacy,135
Nation
(Washington,

122

Chicago!,

122

273

INDEX

Lumbering

Help by the Carload, 150

Highways of Yesteryear, 113
History of Aviation, 108
Rule on the Range, 144
Home
Honolulu

"

Paradise

of

the

128

How

Forests

Serve, 179

in the Pacific

Northwest,

179
M

Pacific, Mackerel, 94
Magic Yellowstone, 183
Mail, The, 150
Maintaining the Salmon Supply,
210
Making Man-0-Warsmen,
Man
Against the River, 180
Man
in the Barn, The, 68

Iceberg Patrol,The, ISO

Iceless Arctic, 120
In Old New
Orleans, 123
of the Buccaneers, 129
In the Wake
velt,
Inauguration of Franklin D. RooseJanuary 20, 1937, 76
Indian
Pottery Making, 228
Indian Villagesof Antiquity,229
Indians of the Painted Desert, 229
Inland
Waterways, 113
Inside the White
House, 153
Irrigation,189
IrrigationFarming, 90
Iron Ore to Pig Iron, 97
It Might Have
Been
You, 179

Man

Without

Country,The,

198

211

Materials, 97
Men
and Oil, 104
Men

Make

Men

of Ships, 114

Steel,98

Michigan Beaver, The, 199

Millions of Us, 215
Miracle of Corn, The, 230
Modern
Dixie, 136
Mohawk
Valley, The, 140
Mormon
Trail,The, 246
Mountains

of

Copper, 103
N

Nanook, The Eskimo, 120

National Park
Jamestown,. 237
Yosemite, 184
Doe:
Natural
207
and
John
Citizen,
Bridge
Lexington,137
Natural Wonders
of the West, 145
K
Navajo Children,230
Kentucky
Jubilee Singers Series, Navajo Indians,231
The, 84
Navajo Weaving, 231
Key West, 207
Negro and Art, 208
"

King

of

the Rails, 110

Your Coal, 103

Know

Negro Farmer, The, 208

Negro Schools in American
New

Land

of

Cotton, The,
Last Dogie, The, 84
Learning to Live, 82
Lest We
Forget, 193
Light of a Race, 240
Lincoln, 72

136

Lincoln

House,

in the

Little Indian

White

Weaver,

New
New

South, 137

New

Way

News
73

229

Living and
Learning in a Rural
School, 83
Los
Angeles" Wonder
City of the
West, 123

Calhoun
School, 209
England Fisheries. I. Cod., 94
England Fishermen, 94
Orleans, 124

New

New

tion"The
Educa-

Farming, 90
York Water
Supply,
Parade"

1938,

151

220

Newspaper in the Making, A,

Now
for Tomorrow, 154
0
Old
Old

South, The, 169

Time
Ballads,84

87

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INDEX

the Far

On

Washington, 124
Oregon Country, 145
Our Daily Bread, 91
in Colorado,
Outdoors
On

in the Garden

Overland

to

Return

140

State,184

246
California,

Panama

Pow

Civil

Wow,

of

the

United

of

Louisiana, 245
Roosevelt Dam, The, 195
Roosevelt, Friend of the Birds, 200

States"

McKinley through Roosevelt,

of Progress, 175

Salt of the

Earth,

75

School, 83
Seeing Vermont

Primitive

Service

to Those

Americans, 240
Relief,217

of Working Girls,117
Problems
Protecting the Consumer, 151
Protecting the Public,148
Pueblo Indians, 233
Puerto Rico, 130
Puritans,The, 238

Quest

114

Sealskin,199
R

Railroads

in

United

States History,

Rain

for the Earth, 190

Tennessee

with Dot

and

Glen,

from

People,
Who

Saddle, 186

147

Served,152

Sharecroppers, 202
95
Shellfishing,

Shenandoah

National

Park,

186

Ship That Died, The, 114

Sky Fleets of the Navy, 211
Soil Erosion, 191
Sons of the Plains,243
Song of a Nation, The, 166
Songs of the Range, 84
Southern
States,138
Southern
Tourists,The, 139
Spare Time, 181
Spiritof the Plains,244
Steamboats

110

the

141

of the

of Alaskan

of

Resources

Servant

Queen of the Waves,

Gate,

125

Scenic

Seeing Yosemite

of

91

Samoa, 131
San Francisco, By the Golden

Price

Problem

in

Valley,185

Service,174

232

Presidents

the

of the

Romance

People of the Cumberland, 215

People Without a History, A, 232
Perfect Tribute,The, 74
Peter Stuyvesant, 78
PhilippineIslands,The, 130
Pilgrim Forests, 184
Pilgrims,The, 238
Waste, 202
Plenty Without
Plow That Broke the Plains,The, 189
Politics and

167

Colorado,185

Canal, 132, 133

Canal, The, 132

Panama

Alamo,

Maine, 171
Buffalo,200
Three
under
Richmond
Flags, 137
to
98
Work, The,
Right
Rio Grande, 138
River, The, 194
Grandeur, 185
Rocky Mountain
Mountain
Park
National
Rocky

Remember

to

Outdoors

the

Remember

Station,129

Eastern

in United

States

History,

115

Steel,Man's Servant, 99
Real New
Stop Forest Fires,181
York, The, 124
Indian
233
Story of a Can of Salmon, The, 95
Country,
Rebuilding
and the CCC,
193
Reclamation
Story of Power, The, 99
Arid
Land
by Irrigation, Story of the Flag,The, 212
Reclaiming
191
Family in
Story of the Roosevelt
75
1
80
The,
America,
Reforestation,

Rain

on

the Plains, 190

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Story of the U.S. Coast Guard, 156

Bureau, The,
Story of the Women's

Strange Glory, 169

Study of Negro Artists,A,
Sugar Trail, 92
Supreme Court, 155

Terracing

Our

Save

to

Expansion

Territorial

192

of

United

the

of the

United

West

Again,

Today's
T. R. Himself, 76
Transportation, 105, 111
Transportation. Here and There, 106
Transportation on the Great Lakes,
115

in

and

Men,

Wildfowl

Conservation, 200
of Today, The,
Within the Gates, 117
and Montcalm,
Wolfe
161
Wonder
City, The, 126
Wonder
Trail, The, 187

Wild

West

"

of the World

Hawaii,
from

Wool,

Canal,

Fleece

Work

Yarn, A,

to

132

Fabric

operative
Co-

"

100

100

Pays America,
of

Series

Travel

Marketing,
Woolen

World

158

Alliance,The,
Paper, 87

217

92

196

Xavier

Work,

Panama

146

181

Farmer, The,
at

131

Dress?, 215
Farmer, The, 93
of Empire, 111
a

Workers'
of Life, The, 183

Security,

158

Indies, The,

Wonders

Frontiers, 154

TVA

Work

Wheels

Is

Social

155

Wheat
170

Timber, 182
To!
Cil!, 234

TVA,

Power, 196
People, and

What's

240

Truck

the

We

We

America, 220
Moving World, 110
Thomas
A. Edison, 70
Three
Centuries
of Massachusetts,

Trees

of the Sea, 85

Water

Farms,

Roosevelt, 76
at Gettysburg,

Met

Park,

War, Want, Waste, Why?, 213

Washington, B.C., 125
Washington, the Capital City, 126

This

Tree

Yellowstone

States,131
Theodore

186

National

209

States, 245
Territorial Possessions

Park,

national
Inter-

187

Voice

Peace, 233

and

Temples

A,

Glacier

"

Peace

Power, The, 195

Story of Water

This

Watertown

to

Visit to

157

They

Visit

University,210

196

Y
U

Unburned

Woodlands, 183
Stamp Factory,

Uncle

Sam's

Under

Southern

U.S.

Yankee
Yanks
152

Stars, 170

Neutralityand

Doodle
Are

Yellowstone
Yellowstone

Ethiopia,204

Can't

You

Vincennes,

Park,

to

Mesa

Old

Dominion,
Verde, A, 186

Again,

221

165
Get

Away

with

It, 148

141

Zion

"

85

188

165

Virginia" The
Visit to

Town,
Coming, The, 172
National
Park, 187

Yesterday Lives
Yorktown,

Goes

Canyon

of

Color, 188