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

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

4. Actua tilt (11:22)

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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...

5. Animal classification (12:01)

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Traces the history of the classification of animal life. Explains the necessity of scientific classification of plants and animals and the use of Latin in science. Discusses the work of Carolus Lin...

6. Archaeology of the cinema (26:49)

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Traces the history of the film industry from the beginning of ancient Chinese shadow shows to silouhettes and lighting for 3D effects. The invention of sound and special effects are dealt with.

7. Congressional hearings : the drug debate (31:52)

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This film shows excerpts from the three-day subcommittee hearings on patent medicine, antitrust, and prescription drug laws. The bill before Congress, number S-1552, Drug Industry Antitrust Act, is...

9. Courtesy for beginners (10:22)

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A third-grade class decides who will be the week's host, shows one youngsters pretending she is a visitor while another acts out the part of the host. Pictures children making introductions, and u...

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

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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...

11. Face of the world (28:51)

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Discusses the earth as a whole and man's attempts to expand his own knowledge and use of the planet's geography. Traces the geographic growth of man's first movements in search of food, his inventi...

43. Lessons in Living (21:39)

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unknown
Main contributors:
Brandon Films, Inc
Summary:
Shows the community of Lantzville, British Columbia, a cross-section of nationalities and industrial groups, with a drab and neglected school. The interest of a school inspector inspires a complete...

44. Measuring hearing (11:45)

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Examines procedures employed in measuring the capacity of the auditory system of the learning impaired child which vary according to the age of the child, the stimulus presented and the response an...

45. Notes on a triangle (05:02)

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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...

46. OF TIME WORK and LEISURE (28:48)

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unknown
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Presents concepts set forth in Sebastian de Grazio's study by the same name. Maintains that in our work-oriented, clock-dominated society we have won "time off" but have lost the ability to appreci...

48. This is the challenge (10:07)

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unknown
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Interprets the challenge to build lasting peace through the development of available resources, sharing of scientific knowledge, minimizing disease, and encouraging world trade. Shows the United Na...

49. Your children's play (20:26)

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unknown
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Shows, through the play activities of children of different age levels, how they learn and gain physical growth. Presents the infant as needing few toys, the small child as wanting to help at home...

50. Chess Mates (05:31)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
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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...