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101. Save those teeth (11:08)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Emphasizes the importance of proper cleaning in the care of teeth, and illustrates how the teeth are affected by excessive use of refined sugar. Identifies the kinds of bacteria that change sugar t...

102. Secrets of the ice (27:52)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, an...

103. Adaptation in plants (17:47)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Illustrates the variety of environments in which plants survive, and shows adaptations developed by various plants for survival and reproduction within their own environment. The role of man as a ...

104. Brazil's fishing school (15:38)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Tells the story of President Vargas' favorite project, the Marambaia Fishing School, located fifty miles south of Rio de Janeiro and facing on the Bay of Ilha Grande. Illustrates how the unique pr...

105. Inner City Dweller: Transportation (22:32)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Focuses on a lower-income, inner-city dweller to examine urban transportation problems and America's dependency on the automobile. Notes that the lack of mass transit forces the inner-city dweller ...

106. Wonders in the desert (10:44)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Joan and Jimmy, elementary-grade pupils, discover many forms of animal life existing in the desert. During a walk they see jack rabbits and burros and examine closely an ordinary lizard, a horned ...

107. Gandhi (26:21)

Date:
1959
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Summary:
Highlights events in the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi between 1930 and 1948 and recounts his role in the struggle to free India from British colonialism. Treats his philosophy of passive resistance a...

108. Habit patterns (14:44)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows the effects of habit patterns on social adjustment by contrasting the results of particular habits in the lives of two high school girls--one careful, and the other careless. Depicts the dis...

109. Film Problems (08:04)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Presents a number of problems arising in the filming of a person walking into a room to talk to someone. Explains that certain effects can be created in the minds of an audience by...

110. Beginning to date (12:19)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Presents rules of etiquette for boys and girls who are beginning to date. Emphasizes the importance of showing consideration for the feelings of others at social events.

111. Diversity in Plant and Animals (30:26)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Dr. Ray Koppelman, University of Chicago; American Institute of Biological Sciences
Summary:
Diversity of life resulting from evolution: recognition and treatment of diversity –definitions and taxonomic approaches; results of diversity in the plant kingdom; results of diversity in the anim...

112. 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...

113. Sculpture by Lipton (15:00)

Date:
1955
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Summary:
Shows the techniques of modern sculpture, as demonstrated by Seymour Lipton, an American metal constructionist sculptor, at work in his studio. Follows the construction of a single sculpture from b...

114. Boy in court (10:38)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Shows how intelligent probation can change a boy's attitude and conduct. In company with his gang, Johnny steals a car, which is wrecked during the excitement of their get-away. What might have h...

115. Der Rhein (04:30)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A small boy's curiosity about the source of his new clothing is used in tracing the production of clothing from raw material to the finished product. Shows several of the manufacturing processes b...

116. [John Ryan in a crowd] (01:13)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Footage of former Indiana University President, Jack Ryan. Ryan served as president from 1971 until his retirement in 1987.

117. Controlled Photographic Lighting (08:45)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Demonstrates the three basic considerations in controlled photographic lighting--placement of lights, quality of light, and lighting ratio. Uses a mannequin as a model to show the functions of main...

118. 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,...

119. Kitchen come true (18:04)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows a Canadian farm family working together planning how to modernize their kitchen with new appliances and step-saving arrangements. Pictures the kitchen before and after their work on it.

120. 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.

121. Before the day (27:19)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Portrays conditions leading to the establishment of the Social Security System and explains the subsequent changes in the law that have extended coverage to nearly all persons in the United States....

122. View of the Soviet World (12:45)

Date:
1942
Summary:
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and reporter, interviewed before leaving Moscow, briefly tells of the civilian defense work he witnessed. Scenes showing how the Russians are carrying out their ...

123. Introduction to the art of figure skating (10:41)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Barbara Ann Scott demonstrates the fundamentals of figure-skating. Discusses edges and basic figures and analyzes a number of complex turns. The skater also demonstrates free skating.

125. A journey into time (14:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
An introductory study of the probable development of our earth from the earliest days of our planet, showing many of the creatures who lived before us. Animated sequences.

126. Chess Mates (05:31)

Date:
1988
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Summary:
Profiles without narration the pleasures and pains of chess. Uses background music and the vivid expressions of young competitors to take viewers through subdued practice sessions and frenzied matc...

127. In Every Day (10:21)

Date:
1947
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Summary:
Shows a typical day in the life of a model American teen-age boy. His health habits, diet, hobbies, and correct attitude toward work, study and play are all stressed.

129. 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...

131. Algae (17:14)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Depicts the five major groups of algae, showing growth, movement, reproduction, and nutritional patterns. Describes the tremendous size range of algae from the giant kelp to the minute forms found ...

132. A Safe Shop (12:09)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Describes the many safety rules applicable to the industrial arts shop. Shows such measures as the use of proper clothing, goggles, and shields; the spacing of work areas; the use of tools; the di...

133. Building a bomber : a defense report on film (19:10)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
United States. Office for Emergency Management
Summary:
"Step-by-step manufacture and assembly of the B-26 medium bomber in the Glenn Martin plant at Baltimore."--War Films, Bulletin of the Extension Division, Indiana University, February, 1943.

134. Brasil (o povos das plantacoes) (11:04)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Surveys the over-all geographic characteristics of Brazil, depicts agricultural and commercial activities in the central and coastal uplands; and presents aspects of family life on the coffee plant...

135. 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...

136. Valley town : a study of machines and men (24:51)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Presents a documentary study of an important factor in the problem of unemployment--that of workers displaced by automatic machinery. Tells the story of a typical American steel town in the 1920's...

137. 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 ...

138. The speech kit : part 3 (12:33)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates materials which aid in teaching speech relative to voiced-voiceless-nasal distinction, tongue shape, lip shape, self-monitoring, cleanliness, and stimulus and motivation. Suggests how...

139. Working safely in the shop (11:04)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Emphasizes safety precautions in a shop. Shows how to maximize safety at such power tools as the grinding wheel and power and band saws and cautions that hand tools should also be used carefully.

140. Wheat country (19:40)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the life of a farm family on the Canadian prairie, describing the hazards, problems, and rewards of wheat farming; and documenting the changes in farm life and methods during the past three g...

141. What makes rain (10:09)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Shows, by animation and scenes from Bobby's everyday activities, where rain comes from, where it goes, and how it gets back up into the sky. Also explains evaporation and condensation.

142. Aujourd'hui nous visitons Paris (20:53)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Presents a tour of Paris, indicating points of interest and picturing Parisians as they go about their everyday tasks. Views Paris from atop the Eiffel Tower. Shows a diagram of the city and locate...

144. Financial management (28:56)

Alternative title:
American business system
Date:
1963
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Explores the essential functions of a financial manager in organizing and financing business enterprises, from small retail operations to large corporations. The episode illustrates these roles thr...

145. Bakuba (17:25)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Describes the arts and crafts of the Bakuba people of the Congo and briefly describes other aspects of their culture. Indicates the probable origin of the Bakuba in northern Africa. Pictures weavin...

146. You and your work (10:29)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Shows how a vocational guidance counselor helps a young man who has just lost his job to change his attitude and achieve success when allowed a second chance. The young man takes a job at a shoe st...

147. 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...

148. Newton's law of gravitation (29:36)

Date:
1959
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Summary:
Explains the fundamental principles behind Isaac Newton's law of gravitation and introduces the key equations associated with it.

150. Adventuring in conservation (15:06)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the adventures of Nip and Tuck, two little goats. Presents brief scenes of various farm animals including billy and nanny goat. Identifies the little goats as kids and shows them drinking mil...

152. major area of speech consonant: (SH) - 5 (14:11)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Continues in-depth work on the "SH" sound, with tongue blunting on face A of the speech model. Shows kinesthetic practice on blunting. The pupil has reached the "Production Stage" of tongue bluntin...

153. The speech kit : part 2 (10:20)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Demonstrates visual and tactile devices which aid in teaching air action during speech production.

155. Major area of speech : consonant (SH)-6 (11:12)

Date:
1974
Summary:
Examines the third step in producing "SH" in isolation: blowing air across the high blunted tongue. Progresses from the "Presentation Stage" through the "Imitation Stage" to the "Production Stage"...

156. Defense of peace (11:33)

Alternative title:
Defense of the peace; U.N. at work
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This episode illustrates global conflict zones in 1949 and the role of the United Nations in addressing them. It explains the structure and functions of key U.N. bodies, including the General Assem...

157. Forestry and forest industries (10:38)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Shows how the government has acted to protect our woodlands by enacting laws and establishing the Forest Service. Forest Rangers protect forests against fire, administer game laws, control the num...

158. What makes day and night (08:45)

Date:
1947
Summary:
With a globe and a flashlight, a father explains to his son and daughter what causes the alternation of day and night and how the sun can shine upon only one-half of the earth at a time.

159. What shall we paint? (10:54)

Date:
1959
Summary:
A teacher takes her primary class on a walk to find suggestions for painting. Shows each child painting what interested him in his own special way.

160. Foreman discovers motion study (16:54)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows a plant engineer demonstrating the value of motion study to the foreman of a toy factory. Uses an experiment to demonstrate how, after a two-weeks study and refinements of techniques and equ...

161. Ways to good habits (10:24)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Two boys help each other develop good habits, one in softball, the other in his personality. Steps in habit formation are explained as identifying the problem, getting help from others, starting pr...

162. "As our boyhood is..." (17:03)

Date:
1943
Summary:
Shows the development of education for Black Americans. Emphasizes that such a development was slow and difficult from the schoolhouse with broken windows and the teachers only a few steps ahead o...

163. EFFECTS OF HEMIDECORTICATION IN THE DOG (10:42)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Warning: Graphic surgical imagery. Shows the principal effects of complete surgical removal of one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. Changes in reflexes, hemidecorticate rigidity, rotating beha...

165. The time of their lives (28:24)

Date:
1962
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Summary:
Shows views of one single session of a kindergarten in action, picturing the warmth, the laughter, and the educational values that are found there.

166. Getting ready morally (11:12)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Seventh in the "Are You Ready for Service?" series. Compares the experiences and moral behavior of two young men in the Navy. One was prepared for necessary decisions, while the other had no clear...

167. Donkeys (10:02)

Date:
1974
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Summary:
Shows donkeys of all ages in a variety of moods.

169. Books for all (30:36)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Portrays through the experiences of a family recently moving into a community, the variety of services provided by a centralized county library system to branch libraries and their users. These ser...

170. Challenge of the oceans (29:51)

Date:
1960
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Summary:
A scientific study of the physical, chemical and biological aspects of the oceans. Presents current views of the character and dynamics of oceans and explains the scope, objectives, and problems of...

171. Conspiracy in Kyoto (20:48)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Uses scenes from Japanese narrative scrolls of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries to tell the story of an innocent man, unjustly accused of a capital crime, who wins his vindication. The spoken te...

172. Better bulletin boards (13:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes various uses of the bulletin board. Shows how to locate and maintain a bulletin board for both instructional and reference purposes, describes the materials from which bulletin boards can...

173. For granted : the water we drink (16:56)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Shows the source, purification process, and testing of the culinary water supply of Gary, Indiana. Explains the use of chlorine and dry chemicals in purification and shows the function of settling...

174. The art director (08:00)

Date:
1948
Summary:
One in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film illustrates the work of the set creators, providing an interest...

176. Thailand's streams of life (10:55)

Alternative title:
U.N. at work
Date:
1953
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Summary:
This film explores three United Nations Technical Assistance Administration projects focused on Thailand's extensive system of waterways. UN experts have studied the country's efficient canal netwo...

178. Basic nature of sexual reproduction (15:17)

Date:
1956
Summary:
High-powered microscopic shots are used to illustrate the principle that sexual reproduction in simple and complex plants and animals always involves the production and the union of gametes; exempl...

179. How it evolved (29:06)

Alternative title:
American business system
Date:
1963
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Examines the development of the American business system from the colonial handicraft economy to large, diversified corporations, emphasizing the growth of the corporate form. Explores the impact o...

180. Hans Werner Henze (29:28)

Alternative title:
Creative person
Date:
1967
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Summary:
Presents a study of the music, personality, and philosophy of the contemporary German composer, Hans Werner Henze. Relates the social meaning and attributes of his music. Shows Henze composing and ...

181. Pilgrimage (24:55)

Date:
1977
Summary:
A discussion on the significance of the Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.

182. Sydenham plan (08:49)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful...

183. The classics come home (1:03:20)

Date:
1983
Summary:
Captures details of the annual social phenomenon known as the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Reunion which brings antique car owners and buffs from throughout the United States to Auburn, Indiana, auto cap...

184. Shooting in basketball (09:47)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Through slow motion and stop motion photography and close-ups of game shots, the film shows the fundamentals of basketball shooting, concentrating on the set-shot. Stance, the action of the throw, ...

187. Dotty et Michel a Perce en Gaspesie Part III (12:59)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Adolphe Pervy; Everett H. Dunn; J.H. MacLean
Summary:
Picks back up with Dotty and Michel at the beach in Percé, detailing their conversation with the old fisherman. The mayor introduces them to his wife, Monique, and takes them in a carriage to a nea...

189. Glass Blowing Technique (16:59)

Date:
1929
Summary:
Shows the correct procedure and manipulations for elementary glass blowing with Pyrex glass, the technique employed for joining tubes of unequal diameters, and the method of forming bulbs.

194. 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 progressi...

195. Notes on a triangle (05:02)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Uses animation to illustrate the versatility of the triangular shape. Shows a single triangle dividing, re-dividing, and re-forming into colorful representations of symmetrical and asymmetrical sha...

196. Activity group therapy (53:56)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Activity group therapy as developed at the Jewish Board of Guardians, New York City, by S.R. Slavson, Director of Group Therapy. Shows socially-maladjusted children 10 to 11 years old being benefit...

197. Fen Lands (17:28)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Pictures the marshy area in England which has been reclaimed for farming purposes. Explains the problems which the people face when the soil dries and shrinks from the foundations of buildings, wh...

198. The beginning of picture making (05:49)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Examples of tempera painting by children aged three to seven show the development of skill and ability to express ideas in creative painting.

199. How the ear functions (12:26)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Diagrams and photographs show the external, middle, and inner ear and their component parts. Illustrates the auditory canal, ear drum, malleus, labyrinth, stapes, semicircular canals, vestibule, c...

200. The woodwind choir (11:26)

Date:
1938
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Summary:
Reveals the appearance, tonal qualities, and functions of various instruments of the woodwind choir--piccolos, flutes, clarinets, oboes, English horns, bassoons, and contrabassoons. Uses close-up p...