Still from The School of Physical Sciences in Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 477.
English
1600 ft
16mm
Kodachrome
Optical
Sound on film (narrative).
"In order to acquaint university students with courses of study other than those which they pursue, Mervyn V. Miller has filmed The School of Physical Sciences. In so doing, he has given each department significant and generous footage to display its particular factors. The result gives other students a general understanding of an activity which otherwise might remain obscure to them. Mr. Miller's project is believed to be the first of its kind. He presented it as a thesis for a doctorate. The film is intelligently planned, edited and executed in such a way as to introduce the student to the unusual features, as well as the commonplace facts, of each of the physical sciences of the school. Through the shrewd handling of the script, the picture is developed as an excellent medium of orientation." Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 496.
The San Manteo Times (August 15, 1944, 4) states that this film was an "experimental production."
This film is a part of the Stanford University Film Collection held by Stanford University Archives.
Stanford University Film Collection, Stanford University Archives
Amateur Cinema