| NEW SCHOOL (aka NEW LOOK SCHOOL) Marvels of 50's comprehensive education - boys are operating machines while girls cook and iron. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6020 |
| Catalog #: | 108768 | |
| Clip Number: | 108768-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 225 | |
| Timecode: | 01:05:27 - 01:08:38 | |
| Location: | Malory School, Downham, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. DOMESTIC LIFE: Meals & Cooking DOMESTIC LIFE: Sewing & Mending EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Educational Techniques EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Secondary (High School) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent OCCUPATIONS: Training | |
| Description: | NEW SCHOOL (aka NEW LOOK SCHOOL) Marvels of 50's comprehensive education - boys are operating machines while girls cook and iron. Malory School, Downham, Kent. L/S of a school building from the outside. Students are browsing around. C/U shot of a school plaque, blue shield with a sword and a little ribbon with writing on (too small to read). Cut to L/S of crowded school yard. There is a fountain in the school yard. This is one of the new comprehensive schools, Malory School in Downham, Kent. School is new and fully equipped. There is a machine room, kitchen for domestic science class, 36 new typewriters - all that students need. M/S of the machine room. Several students are seen working on machines under supervision of a teacher. Cut to a commerce class. Teacher is explaining correct typing technique while students (all girls) are sitting in front of their typewriters, listening. C/U of girl's face as she listens. C/U of hands on typewriter. M/S of the girls sewing - dressmaking class. Camera pans to show several girls at work. One girl is ironing(!?) and two girls are cutting fabric. Cut to L/S of two girls pinning dress onto third girl (she is standing on a chair or a little table). C/U shot of several items made by the girls. High angle C/U shot of a hand decorating a cake. C/U shot of the girl decorating cake. Cut to a medium shot of the other girl cooking. M/S of the girl getting a tray out of the oven. Tray is filled with grilled bacon and sausages. Girl puts the tray on table and makes up a plate which no school nowadays would promote - greasy fry-up! Bacon, sausages, chops (not sure pork or lamb), mushrooms and tomatoes!!! As all unhealthy stuff it looks delicious! Several shots of four adults, a headmaster and three women, tasting the food made by students. Traditional roles for boys and girls - good for illustrating institutional sexism? | |
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