National Union of Students... 'The chosen few', film on the shortage of places and the crowded conditions in universities, produced by the Campaign for Education in association with the University College London Union Film Society (black and white), [1963]
'The chosen few', film on the shortage of places and the crowded conditions in universities, produced by the Campaign for Education in association with the University College London Union Film Society (black and white), [1963]
Reference number
MSS.280/157/4
Date
[1963]
Level
Item
Description
This film was made to highlight the "desperate shortage" in Britain of qualified people, especially teachers, and concludes with a call by Alan Bullock, then master of the new St. Catherine's College in Oxford, for much greater investment in higher education. Includes scenes of young people missing out on university places or contending with inadequate facilities, but also enjoying student life.
Also includes short sequences on: London University's Mercury computer (13:31-14:47); student rugby (15:10-15:30); student drama production (15:55-16:04).
Extent
1 reel
Copies
DVD copy at location 217/2/5 box (7)
Access conditions
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'The chosen few', film on the shortage of places and the crowded conditions in universities, produced by the Campaign for Education in association with the University College London Union Film Society (black and white), [1963]
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