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KEN SMITH's "MENTAL HYGIENE" BOOK SIGNING & VIDEO SHOW 
http://www.atomicbooks.com/signings/ksmith.html

Friday, November 19th, 6-9 PM 
at ATOMIC BOOKS
1806 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201 410-625-7955
http://www.atomicbooks.com
Free Snacks and Refreshments!

MENTAL HYGIENE: Better Living Through Classroom Films 1945-1970

A wacky but authentic history of educational films on sex 
education, hygiene, and drugs! Between 1945 and 1970, millions of 
public school students were subjected to hundreds of films 
designed to keep them on the straight and narrow. These cultural 
gems "enlightened" the nation's youth about proper dating, good 
table manners, the evils of dope, and what happens to teens who 
drive too fast on prom night. Author Ken Smith embarked on an 
exhaustive nine-year search for these obscure educational films. 
The result is this fascinating stroll down memory lane. Smith has 
garnered titles such as Worth Waiting For, Posture Pals, Last 
Date, Highways of Agony, and Soapy the Germ Fighter. Included are 
interviews with writers and directors, detailed descriptions of 
these unintentionally hilarious films, and commentary on the 
social engineering behind them. 
(1999, 240pp, 7x10, 400 b&w photos) $24.95 

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