1. A universe of numbers (28:55)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Traces the history of computer development from the first mechanical calculators to ENIAC, the first electronic computer. Explains in lay terms how a modern digital computer stores both data and instructions in number form.

2. A World to Perceive (1:01:59)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Demonstrates the role of perception in handling the processing information from the environment and the way in which our personalities affect our perception. Reviews the research of Dr. Herman Witkin of the State University of New York Medical Center, Dr. Eleanor Gibson of Cornell University, and Dr. Richard D. Walk of George Washington University.

3. Agriculture (29:38)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Special Guest: Dr. Caldecott is a geneticist with the cereal crops brand of the United States Department of Agriculture and an associate professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota.There is an area of scientific endeavor that will serve to illustrate one important method in which atomic energy is being utilized by agriculture scientist. This area envelopes the science of genetics. Dr. Warren F. Witzig and Dr. Caldecott discuss this science and the use of atomic energy in this area to provide basic information of life and life processes for the use of the applied agriculturalist. Many examples of how radioactivity has helped the agriculturalist are demonstrated in this program.

4. Challenge of change : the case for counseling (29:02)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Presents a view of the guidance process and indicates the great number of individuals involved. urges efforts to estimate the potential of each individual, to interpret to him and his parents the opportunities available to him, and to provide him with educational experiences which will assures his best development.

5. Christian Huyghens (1629 to 1695) (29:25)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Huyghens (HY-gunz) discovery that Saturn is surrounded by rings which look different on earth at different times led to considerable speculation as to the nature of the rings. Some scientists believed they were solid, others maintained they were made up of particles of matter, as is actually the case. Among Huyghens’ other discoveries was the triangular expanse on Mars (“Syrtis Major”), which may be an expanse of vegetation. He also invented a very fine eyepiece, still used by physicists, which overcomes color spread. And “Huyghens Principle” regarding light spread is also constantly in use. Despite early illness and his resulting weak constitution, Huyghens was able to make discoveries that have been inestimable use to scientists who came after him.

6. Computers and Human Behavior (29:13)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Discusses research being conducted at the Carnegie Institute of Technology to evolve new theories about mental processes. Shows Dr. Bert Green demonstrating his computer experiments with the perception of motion and depth, Dr. Herbert Simon using the computer to present his theory of how human beings memorize, and Dr. Allan Newall showing how the computer was responsible for creating a new theory about human problem solving.

7. Copernicus (1473-1543) (29:28)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Indicates that the problem of getting to Mars of Venus, heretofore a concern only to science fiction writers and afficionados, has now become an international obsession. Shows that the strides being made in the space race would not be possible were it not for the work of Copernicus and other scientists of his stature. States that it was Copernicus who realized that the earth is not the center of the universe but merely one of many heavenly bodies, all moving according to a definite system.

8. Engine at the door (29:31)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Considers the question, "Will machines ever run man?" Concludes that although the computer is the machine most like man himself, it is not the machine but man who determines what is to be done.

9. Hipparchus (146 to 127 B.C.) (29:26)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Much of today’s exploration of space would be impossible without the early astronomical discoveries of Hipparchus (hih-PAR-kus). According to Dr. Posin, the greatest of these discoveries was that“the tip of the axis of the earth, through the centuries, make a circle in the heavens.” With the help of work done by scientists before him, such as Archimedes, Hipparchus was able to find ways of determining longitudes on earth and in the sky, thereby laying important groundwork for astronomical discoveries through the ages.

10. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) (29:16)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Discusses the work of Newton, who was born the day Galileo died, and was a contemporary and friend of Huyghens. Describes Newton's Principia Mathematica, one of the greatest scientific books ever written which was published through his friendship with Halley, another outstanding scientist of the time. Briefly discusses Newton's most important contributions to science which were his theories of light and prisms, and of motion and bodies in space.

11. James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) (29:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
As a boy, Maxwell was subject to the brutal teasing of his classmates. As an adult he met and solved several scientific problems that had been perplexing his contemporaries. He won a prize for demonstrating mathematically the nature of the rings around Saturn. But his most important achievement, which was at once the result of Faraday’s experiments and the beginning of much important new work by later scientists in physics and electricity, was his contribution to the study of electromagnetics and his predictions of the existence of electromagnetic waves. The processes and apparatuses he used are sketched in detail by Dr. Posin. The topic is a complicated one, but worth the attention of anyone who intends to pursue modern physics on his own.

12. Learning about Learning (29:44)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Outlines the work of Dr. Howard Kendler of New York University, Dr. Tracy Kendler of Barnard College, Dr. Kenneth Spence of the State University of Iowa, Dr. Harry Harlow of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. B. F. Skinner of Harvard University in exploring the different strategies employed in developing new theoretical concepts about man's ability to learn. Shows how the work of these men has influenced methods of instruction in schools and colleges.

13. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) (28:56)

Date:
1962
Summary:
States that only a lack of engineers and adequate materials kept the helicopter from being an actuality during da Vinci's lifetime. Pictures this great inventor creating workable plans for the helicopter, the submarine, and hundreds of other "modern" inventions--all backed by scientific data. According to Dr. Posin, Leonardo "was always lured by the subtle, the fleeting, the unknown--this was the artist in him. Yet he searched for exact reasons and causes and logic--this was the scientist."

14. Michael Faraday (1791-1867) (30:08)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Scientists discover things either by making plans for experiments and then following them doggedly, or by pursuing the implications of unexpected events or findings. It was in the latter way that Michael Faraday made one of his most important discoveries in the field of electricity. Dr. Posin discusses the men preceding Faraday, who had worked with electricity -- Volta, Benjamin Franklin, the Danish scientist HC Oersted (1777-1851) -- and the discoveries each made. He then turns to the work, and some pictures and models of the apparatus, for which Faraday is best known. In particular, he demonstrates the experiment by which Faraday proved that magnetism can produce electricity. He also performs an experiment with electrically charged fish like the electric eel or the Gymnotus.

15. Our food : eggs and dairy products (27:25)

Date:
196u
Summary:
William C. “Bill” Smith of Oregon Educational Broadcasting, who hosts and narrates this group of programs, takes youngsters on a day’s jaunt to an Oregon “egg factory,” a dairy farm and a dairy manufacturing plant to show them that, though milk, butter and eggs still come from the same old reliable sources, the ways which they are processed have changed considerably. On a farm where 100,000 laying hens produce enough eggs in one day to feed cities the size of Schenectady; New York; St. Joseph, MO; and Kalamazoo, Michigan, we see how eggs are gathered, cleaned and graded, and sent to market. On the dairy farms we see modern milking methods and milk being transported to a manufacturing plant. Processes involved in bottling milk and making cheese are seen, and the ice cream bar section is visited.

16. Safety belt for Susie (11:22)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Staged collisions, using anthropometic dummies and dolls simulating children. Demonstrates that year-old children and older should wear safety belts.

17. Technological development (29:16)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Explores the nature of technology itself and demonstrates its use, both to increase the competitor's share of the market and to expand the range of the market. Shows that industrial technology's first attempt is to reduce production costs or to give the product an edge over its competition with the hope of greater profits. Shows, too, that technology has served to create whole new markets--for example, the harnessing of electricity. Demonstrates that industrial research and development have progressed from the stage of the lone inventor to that of the highly-organized corporate effort.

18. The challenge of management (29:11)

Date:
1962
Summary:
This program is concerned with the role of the business manager, the person who brings together the land, the resources, the necessary labor, and the capital or means of production and sets all these turning to manufacture the things that people need or want. To indicate the functions of the business manager, the program visits a laundry – operated as a proprietorship, a filling station – operated as a partnership, and a large corporation. In dealing with the corporation, the program shows the varied responsibilities of Donald Douglas, general manager of the Reflective Products Division of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.

19. The Universal Machine (28:50)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Comments on the fact that the computer revolution represents a fundamentally different kind of advance because, unlike past industrial advances, the computer manipulates processed information at incredible speeds. Explains the problem of what to use as a universal "machine language."

20. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) (29:00)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Acknowledge as one of the greatest observational astronomers who ever lived, Tycho (TY-ko) Brahe (BRAH-ee) managed to make enormous strides without the help of telescopes. During his lifetime he discovered that comets are the product of interplanetary space rather than of the earth, as had long been believed. His inventions included a number of highly accurate instruments, and among his publications was a most valuable table of refractions. Toward the end of his life, he was joined by Johannes Kepler, who functioned as Brahe’s assistant and, after the great astronomer’s death, continued the work his friend had begun.

21. Wellmet House (29:30)

Date:
19uu
Summary:
Explains that Wellmet House attempts to rehabilitate the mentally ill not by gaining conforming behavior but by helping them relate to other people in natural and unstructured ways. Points out that half of the residents are mentally ill and the other half are college students from nearby universities who staff Wellmet House. Emphasizes the need for each patient to find individual expression. Shows patients and staff at dinner, parties, the local pub, and a house meeting.

22. The Novel: What It Is, What It's About, What It Does (33:54)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Clifton Fadiman, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, C. Walter Hodges, Robert Johnson, Leon Bijou, Michael Livesey, John Barnes
Summary:
Presents Clifton Fadiman discussing the elements common to all novels--plot, characters, setting, style, and form; and illustrates basic concepts through use of dramatic excerpts. Examples are used to distinguish between horizontal and vertical novels. Excerpts from Pride and Prejudice and A Farewell to Arms are used to emphasize the range in style executed by authors. Dramatizations of selections from Moby Dick and the works of Charles Dickens are used to illustrate the special qualities which set good novels apart from those that are simply entertaining. Uses specific examples to show the author's ability to create a world that is unique and complete, peopled with believable, living characters.

23. Channel flow of a compressible fluid (29:33)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Donald Coles, Educational Services Incorporated, Alan H. Pesetsky, Abraham Morochnik, Jack Hirschfeld, Charles L. White, Jr., Frank Meagher, John J. Barta, Dorothy A. Lovering, George Fardy, Kenneth Jones, Arthur E. Bryson, Stephen J. Kline, Anatol Roshko, Ascher H. Shapiro, Edward S. Taylor, Kevin Smith
Summary:
Schlieren flow visualization and simultaneous display of the pressure distribution along a channel of varying area demonstrate the phenomena of choking, blocking, and starting. Shows supersonic flow, Mach waves, normal shock waves, and supersonic compression.

24. Low Reynolds Number Flows (33:12)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Educational Services Incorporated, Geoffrey I. Taylor, John Friedman, Abraham Morochnik, Jack Hirschfeld, Charles L. White, Jr., Joseph V. Durden, Frank Meagher, John J. Barta, R. Paul Larkin, Arthur E. Bryson, Stanley Corrsin, S.G. Mason, Erik L. Mollo-Christensen, Ascher H. Shapiro, Kevin Smith
Summary:
Sir Geoffrey I. Taylor describes and discusses characteristics of the motion of fluids using a variety of models, and demonstrates how in low Reynolds, number flows a rough estimates is provided by the Reynolds number scale of the relative importance of ineritia and viscosity.

25. Care of pets (second edition) (13:27)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Elizabeth Graf, Ph.D., Pittsburgh Public Schools, Larry Yust, I. Mankofsky
Summary:
Discusses various techniques in the care of pets, with demonstrations to show the provision of food, shelter, recreation, and exercise, as well as grooming and bathing. Explains and illustrates techniques for the care of pet canaries, tropical fish, cats, and dogs.

26. Boats and ships (second edition: boats) (10:44)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ernest Horn, Ph.D., Stanley Croner, The Harbor Department of the City of Los Angeles
Summary:
The differences between a boat and a ship, nautical terms, and an explanation of historical development of boats. | The differences between a boat and a ship, nautical terms, and an explanation of historical development of boats.

27. Scandinavia : Norway, Sweden, Denmark (second edition) (22:11)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, George Kish, Ph.D., D. Sc., University of Michigan, William F. Deneen
Summary:
Compares and contrasts the Scandinavian countries, their people, and way of life. Describes the location and climate of the countries. Points out the important industries of each country and shows how Denmark has developed manufacturing industries although she must import most of her raw materials. Depicts Sweden as the wealthiest of the Scandinavian countries and describes the state-supported social welfare system of Sweden. | The three Scandinavian countries in their geographical settings. Products and industries. Cities, climate, and how the people live. Importance of various types of industries, the population and available usable land. | The three Scandinavian countries in their geographical settings. Products and industries. Cities, climate, and how the people live. Importance of various types of industries, the population and available usable land.

28. The Growth of Plants (20:20)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Howard Arnott, Ralph Buchsbaum, John Walker, Fred Strauss, William Peltz
Summary:
Discusses several aspects of growth that are typical of many plants. Time-lapse photography shows growth stages of leaves, stems, and root systems. Describes the purposes and functions of parts of plants. Explains and illustrates cell division, elongation, and expansion. Points out that by understanding plant growth and life we can improve crops, forests, and the plants that beautify our surroundings.

29. City bus driver (10:52)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Paul Hanna, Ph.D., Stanford University, Larry Yust, I. Mankofsky, H. William Varney
Summary:
Shows from the point-of-view of a bus driver on the job what happens during a day's run in a well-equipped city bus. Covers all aspects of the driver's job, including his preparations of the trip, his driving skills, his courtesy in dealing with passengers, and his responsibility for their comfort and safety. Uses scenes in the garage and the office of the bus company to illustrate problems involved in maintaining an efficient transportation system.

30. The sea (27:20)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ralph Buchsbaum, Michael Birch, William Kay, H. Pederson, J. Bishop, W.G. Bell, W. Peltz, K. Knutson
Summary:
Depicts the world of the sea describing the geography of the ocean floor, plant and animal distribution, and scientific exploration. Shows life on the seashore, in tidal areas, in the semi-shallow coastal waters, in the open sea, and in the dark ocean depths. Describes the food chain from the tiny plankton to the larger fish. Points out that the sea has the richest variety of animal life on earth.

31. Plankton and the open sea (19:23)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ralph Buchsbaum, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Chief Adviser - EBF Biology Film Series, Bert Van B ork, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, William Kay
Summary:
Describes many types of plankton and shows procedures and methods used in gathering water samples and plankton from the open sea. Illustrates several experiments and tests used in analyzing the material. Points out that these small animals and microscopic organisms provide the basis upon which the food chain develops in the open sea.

32. The community (11:20)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ralph Buchsbaum, William Kay
Summary:
Defines "community" to be somewhat like that of a human community and examines three natural communities, comparing them in terms of their similarities of ecological systems. Describes the western pine forest, the grasslands community, and the intertidal community on the California coast. Shows niches within the biotic community as occupied by herbivores, carnivores, and scavengers. Describes how the "pyramid of numbers," the food chain, and food web interlace into a complex system.

33. Settlement of the Mississippi Valley (16:14)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ray A. Billington, William F. Deneen, Henry Ford Museum, Indiana Department of Conservation, Ohio Historical Society
Summary:
The Northwest Territory in 1787; the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which opened up the Mississippi Valley. Reasons for people moving. Flatboat life on the Mississippi; coming of steamboats; development of manufacturing. Traces the early 1800 settlement of the Mississippi Valley after the Louisiana Territory purchase. Portrays the sturdy, self-sufficient people arriving by flatboats and wagons, clearing the wilderness for farming, and developing permanent communities. Shows the loyalty codes developed by men in claiming their acreages and in bidding for claims at land association auctions. The area craftsmen and tradesmen are seen at work in their shops.

34. Africa in Change: East Africa: Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda (21:41)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Bohannan, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ned Hildreth, Peter H. Backhaus, Fred Strauss
Summary:
Pictures East Africa (Kenya, Tanganyika [modern day Tanzania], Uganda) as a region of diversity both in physical geography and people. Contrasts ancient tribal life with busy metropolitan activities. Relates the activities of minority groups as the Indians, Arabs, and Europeans. Shows such important agricultural crops as sisal, coffee, and pyrethrum. Emphasizes the importance of education in the future unification of the people of East Africa. | Shows the variety and natural beauty of the region's physical features, and reveals the influence of topography on settlement and economic development. Examines the contrasting ways of life of the different peoples who live there, and shows various activities, problems, and achievements.

35. Stinging celled animals--Coelenterates (16:38)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ralph Buchsbaum, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Michael Birch, William Kay, William Peltz
Summary:
Uses live-action photography, cinephotomicrography, and diagrams illustrating their activities and bodily structure to show how the classes of coelenterates are distinguished. Describes the characteristics of the phylum Coelenterata, including fresh and salt water examples; shows the typical coelenterate body plan; and provides examples of the three classes of coelenterates. Shows how coelenterates obtain and digest their food, how they reproduce by sexual and asexual processes, and how they move. Identifies and shows examples of the three classes of coelenterates: Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, and Anthozoa. Pictures the hydra as a general representative of the phylum, describing it in detail and viewing experimentally its reaction to the chemical glutathione. Views reproduction in hydra. Concludes that coelenterates are the simplest animals to have tissues, and though they appear to be peaceful animals, they are always attempting to feed.

36. Frontier boy of the early Midwest (15:23)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Presents through the experiences of a boy, insights into numerous aspects of frontier life in the Midwest. Illustrates the importance of the school, the self-sufficiency of the settlers, and the developing economic system evidenced in peddlers, the country gristmill, and stores in frontier towns using barter to acquire and sell goods. Social life is pictured through scenes of a quilting bee, men discussing politics and market prices, games and a spelling bee. Everyday events in the life of a Midwest settler's family from a child's viewpoint. School and community activities as well as home life.

37. Megalopolis : cradle of the future (21:39)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Twentieth Century Fund, Ben Grauer, E. Tourville, Sid Abel, Irving Rusinow
Summary:
Studies the people and the problems of Megalopolis, the heavily populated northeastern seaboard of the United States from southern New Hampshire to northern Virginia. Identifies problems resulting from dense population which affects transportation, communication, government, and air and water pollution. Identifies the need for better future planning. Based on survey "Megalopolis: the urbanized Northeastern seaboard of the United States" by Professor Jean Gottmann, University of Paris.

38. A political animal (29:27)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Portrays an imaginative situation in which an individual is confronted by two "salesmen"--representative of democratic government and a representative of totalitarian government. Presents their arguments which are supported by animated sequences and extensive use of newsreel footage.

39. Agriculture USA (28:50)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Correlates the growth of farming in America with the country's progress in becoming a great nation. Illustrates wildlife, land, and cattle in pioneer days. Describes homesteading and the establishment of land-grant colleges. Depicts the increase of farming through improved mechanization and rapid farm to market transportation. Illustrates the need for laws and regulations to control farming. To commemorate 100 years of USDA.

40. Agriculture's showcase abroad (14:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Visits a number of international trade fairs and identifies their purposes and contributions to the United States agricultural program. Illustrates ways United States agricultural products are introduced to actual and potential customers. Studies some of the agricultural export items which have been favorably influenced by the trade fair. Proclaims the importance of foreign markets as an outlet for our agricultural surplus.

41. Agriculture's showcase abroad (14:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Visits a number of international trade fairs and identifies their purposes and contributions to the United States agricultural program. Illustrates ways United States agricultural products are introduced to actual and potential customers. Studies some of the agricultural export items which have been favorably influenced by the trade fair. Proclaims the importance of foreign markets as an outlet for our agricultural surplus.

42. Airport in the jet age (11:32)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Pictures a young boy as he takes a helicopter to the airport and boards a jetliner. Includes views of the work done behind the scenes in order to make the boy's flight possible.

43. All in a lifetime (29:02)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Depicts the changes which have come about in the American school system during the life of a senior citizen. Shows changes in buildings and in philosophies. Compares functions, needs, and objectives of earlier schools with those of the present day. Uses Mansfield, ohio, schools and interviews with citizens of Mansfield to point out changes in the school system.

44. Berlin : test for the West (18:09)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Uses historic documentary motion pictures combined with newer Films sequences to tell the story of Berlin from the fall of the Third Reich to the building of the wall between East and West. Reviews the political events leading to the crisis in Berlin, shows the tragic consequences for the people of Berlin, and explains the reasons for the deep commitment of the Western powers to keep West Berlin free of communist control.

45. Color on a stone (12:26)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Explores the possiblities of creating color lithography and explains methods of visualization, transfer and simple registry. Shows Patrick Dullantry, an American printmaker who works over progressive proofs of his work to develop a color lithograph. Presents color lithographs by such masters as Toulouse Lautrec, Paul Cezanne, Renoir, and works of modern contemporary young American printmakers.

46. Edward Steichen, part IV (29:22)

Date:
1962
Summary:
The format of this final program is different from that of the preceding three. On the sound track is a pre-recorded conversation with Steichen, and on the screen is a series of Steichen’s own photographs, and those of other photographers, from the “Family of Man” collection. Steichen’s remarks form a commentary explaining and describing some general principles of photography, and the details of completing this particular exhibit.The basic element, says Steichen, is love: love of life and of mankind.

47. Fabricantes mexicanos de ollas (09:24)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows how the Indians in the Mayo village off Ubalama live, how they make and use ollas, and how they trade them for the necessities of life. Explains why primitive industry of making ollas has retained its importance in modern times.

48. Finding information (11:45)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Explores the principal ways in which people go about finding information, by following a boy who discovers a baby bird as he asks advice from a man in a pet shop, learns by observation, consults various materials at the library, conducts an informal experiment when teaching the bird to eat adult food, and explores a community resource to find a home for it.

49. Finland : land of the North (17:01)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Describes the industries, the cities, and the people of Finland. Pictues various phases of the lumbering industry, shows farmlands, and explains the poor productivity of Finnish farms. Describes the major modes of transportation and shows many scenes from the countryside.

50. Franklin D. Roosevelt : the new deal (26:17)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Uses documentary footage to trace FDR's youth, family life, and political career through the "New Deal" to his third term. Depicts his relationship with politicians and voters, and analyzes his handling of the depression during the pre-war years. Part 1 of 2.

51. Franklin D. Roosevelt : the war years (25:59)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Uses documentary footage to analyze events during FDR's third and fourth terms. Shows preparations for war, U.S. entry into war, and meetings of the war leaders. Depicts presidential campaigns during the war years and closes with the death of Roosevelt. Part 2 of 2.

52. French farm family (16:02)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Portryas life on a farm in south central France in the early 1960's and in relation to the change that confronts its future. Illustrates typical rural farm life and how it may be altered by the European Common Market Organization. Shows trends in France which may be found also in the United States as farmers leave the land for city life.

53. Frere Jacques (15:04)

Date:
1962
Summary:
A French language film for beginning French classes. Recreates the story of the French folksong about Frère Jacques, the monk who had trouble getting up in the morning on time to ring the monastery bells.

54. The letter to Philemon (29:52)

Date:
1962
Summary:
The brief letter of Paul to Philemon concerning a runaway slave was, as Dr. Boyd explains, glossed over the by the early Christian church. But it is more than just a morsel of private correspondence. It teaches an important message of Christian forgiveness and love and is also highly valuable to an understanding of the history of the compilation of Paul’s epistles. Dr. Boyd comments on the Pauline letters with great sympathy and feeling, and guides the viewer to a deeper appreciation of their significance.

55. The Soviet challenge (the Industrial Revolution in Russia) (26:17)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Surveys two phases of the industrial revolution in Russia from 1917 to date--the rapid development of heavy industry which has transformed the nation's economy, and the continuing struggle to collectivize and develop the nation's farmland. Considers the effects of the Soviet plan on all phases of Russian life and the challenge it presents to all the nations of the free world.

56. There be dragons (29:27)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Indicates that how science is used is man's responsibility alone. Opens in a hospital labor room where a woman is preparing to deliver her first baby. During the delivery, her semi-conscious mind conjures up a vision of scientific advances as they will relate to her child. Dreamlike sequences concerning science express the woman's apprehensions and hopes.

57. Weather : why it changes (10:19)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows the role of the large drifting air masses of the earth's atmosphere in causing over-all weather changes. Concentrates on the U. S. weather changes resulting from air masses drifting from the polar and tropical regions. Emphasizes the six important areas where these develop. Uses animation and cloud photography to explain warm, cold, and occluded fronts.