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201. How to read poetry (10:42)

Date:
1952
Summary:
A high school boy who is having trouble understanding poetry learns that he should find out about the poet's background, discover what experience the poet is sharing, and watch for such devices as ...

202. Philip Evergood (19:23)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the paintings of Philip Evergood. Portrays a review of his paintings, as the artist himself comments on them. The film is accompanied by a piano musical score.

203. Somewhere in India (13:52)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Indian Government in a cooperative project to control malaria in the Terai district of India. Foreign specialists work with Indian teams making...

204. The atom and biological science (11:56)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows the advances achieved by biologists through experiments with atomic radiation on plants and animals. Describes the effects of gamma rays on living cells: their growth, rate of reproduction,...

205. "It's only the beginning" (10:15)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Describes the importance of industrial research in satisfying consumer needs and meeting competition. Shows through animation the large expenditure of time and money that has gone into the develop...

206. A day of Thanksgiving (12:34)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Centron Corporation
Summary:
Tells the story of a typical American family, and how they use Thanksgiving Day as the occasion to review the freedoms and privileges which they enjoy in their everyday living under the American wa...

207. A glimpse of the past : prehistoric American Indians (09:34)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Roland J. Faust; Robert L. Gobrecht ; Hugh N. Davis, Jr.
Summary:
Presents phases of prehistoric Native American life as revealed by archaeologists who study the features of early village sites and materials obtained from exploring them. Describes the structure o...

208. Angry boy (31:27)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of Tommy Randall, who has been caught stealing at school, and who is sent to a child guidance clinic rather than being of an emotional problem. Traces the disturbance, through...

209. Demonstrations in perception (25:29)

Date:
1951
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Summary:
Presents demonstrations developed by the Institute for Associated Research and used at Princeton University for research in perception, including apparatus designed to illustrate perceptual phenome...

210. Frustration and fixation (19:04)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Documents Maier's thesis that frustration leads to fixation and other bizarre symptoms. Shows a modified Lashley jumping apparatus and describes the process of teaching rats to jump. Portrays the s...