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241. Why study foreign languages? (11:00)

Date:
1949
Summary:
When a young man returns from Europe, where he has been on a business trip, he tells how a knowledge of a foreign language has been advantageous to him. Pictures his younger brother gaining an int...

242. Algebra in everyday life (10:42)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Jim shows Grace how she can use algebra to find out the quantities of red and yellow paint she needs to make enough orange paint to complete some stage scenery. Demonstrates the algebraic steps of ...

243. Arctic borderlands in winter (10:58)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows the adaptation of animal and plant life to the rigors of winter around Hudson Bay, where evergreen forests give way to treeless tundra. Includes Indians, their sled dogs, their homes, birds, ...

244. Are you popular? (09:56)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Contrasts Carolyn, an attractive newcomer to a high school, with Ginny, who despite her willingness to date all of the boys in the school, is unpopular with both boys and girls. Then shows through ...

245. Arteries of life (09:52)

Date:
1948
Summary:
The third in the "Living Earth" series. Shows the interrelationship of water and forests in supplying life-giving moisture to topsoil. Pictures what happens when forests are destroyed and water i...

246. Baby meets his parents (10:48)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Explains how the developing personality of the child is influenced by the manner in which his parents provide for his basic needs and prepare him for social living.

247. Blood transfusion (17:13)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Surveys the development of blood transfusion in international medical history from Landsteiner's discovery of the four blood groups in 1901. Shows the setting up of various blood donor and blood b...

248. Chucky Lou - Story of a Woodchuck (10:10)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Tells the story of a woodchuck which was taken to a state park to live and now entertains the park visitors by performing tricks. Shows the woodchuck's appearance, size, natural h...

249. Common animals of the woods (North America) (11:24)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Includes the squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, porcupine, otter, mink, beaver, opossum, skunk, ad woodchuck. In each instance the distinguishing characteristics of the animal are shown, such as the abilit...