Le Nord : revue internationale des Pays de Nord - 01.06.1943, Page 71

THE DANISH SOCIETY
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series: two Scandinavian ones (Series A for secondary schools, and
Series B for primary schools in the other Scandinavian countries),
and one series (Series C) for schools in non-Scandinavian coun-
tries. The records are arranged according to a system devised by
the Society, the object of which is that they should fulfill three
purposes: in the first place to introduce the pupil in the Danish
language by means of series of records which proceed from simple
texts to more complicated ones; in the second place to instruct the
pupil about conditions in modern Denmark by means of brief,
entertaining conversations and monologues dealing with charac-
teristic aspects of Danish life; and in the third place to give him a
first-hand impression of good Danish literary style, the texts being
written by leading Danish writers in collaboration with Danish
philologists. Characteristic features of the language records pre-
pared by the Society are the use of sound effects similar to those
employed in broadcasts, and the fact that the accompanying books
of words are copiously illustrated, the pictures being intended to
make the courses more lively and instructive, not only as far as
the language is concerned, but also as regards the impression of
Danish life which they convey. The arrangement of these gram-
mophone courses is also in the hands of a special technical sub-
committee, advised by a consultatory board.
In 1941 the Society began a general collection of coloured
lantern slides to be used in connection with the lectures planned
as part of the work of information abroad. The collection com-
prises pictures of 120 Danish subjects. The photographs for this
large standard collection are intended to form the nucleus of a
further collection of slides which the Society has planned to estab-
lish later on. The subjects of the slides are not chosen from the
point of view of ordinary tourist propaganda, but are meant to
furnish a picture of the everyday life and work of the Danish
community. Furthermore, the Society is making a collection,
chiefly by means of purchases, of educational films for the same
purpose. With a view to co-operating with the foreign press, the
Society is also establishing systematically arranged files of photo-
graphs of Danish subjects, chosen to meet the demands of foreign
newspapers. The taking of photographs and the arrangement of
the whole collection of pictures is in the charge of the Society’s
»Technical Sub-Committe for Documentary Photography«.
With a view to co-operating with foreign broadcasting ser-
vices, the Society is at present preparing several series of musical