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1. [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.

2. A day without numbers (09:06)

Date:: 1953
Summary:: A second-grader's experiences during a day without numbers cause him to want to study arithmetic and to realize the value of numbers in his everyday living. All the class but Bob enjoy arithmetic....

3. 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...

4. 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.

5. A little phantasy on a nineteenth century painting (04:10)

Date:: 1946
Summary:: Animated experimental film of the painting 'Isle of the dead' by nineteenth century painter Arnold Böcklin. The ghost-like island wakes to mysterious life, flickers momentarily in a corpse-candle l...

6. 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...

7. Actua tilt (11:22)

Date:: unknown
Summary:: Portrays man's callousness towards war and violence by viewing unemotional and noncommunicative men who press triggers on pinball machines in a Parisian bistro and cause real battleships to sink, a...

8. 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 ...

9. 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...

10. 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 ...