41. Another milestone (27:54)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
A woman and her doctor discuss the facts and fallacies of menopause. She learns that with proper care it need not be the tragic experience some women have been led to expect.

42. Ansel Adams : photographer (21:19)

Date:
1957
Summary:
A portrait of the renowned American photographer. Adams reflects on his life, demonstrates his darkroom techniques, talks about the development of photography as an art form, and is shown teaching his annual photography workshop. Examples of his work are presented throughout the film.

43. Aqua frolics (09:07)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Includes scenes of performing seals, underwater basketball, cliff diving, water skiing, canoeing in rapids, motor boat feats, and synchronized swimming.

44. Arabesque (05:56)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Brief snippets in the day of a young girl who is "different" and feels alone.

45. Archaeology of the cinema (26:49)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
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.

46. 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 brief incidents how Carolyn and Wally are careful of their appearance, polite to others, considerate in arranging dates, business-like on the telephone, careful in planning their schedule of activities, cooperative with their parents, and always well mannered.

47. Art in our world (10:40)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Discloses sources of inspiration in man's environment and interprets these forms through the eyes of the creative artist in order to stimulate students to see opportunities for using art in their own living.

48. As boys grow (16:34)

Date:
1957
Summary:
The coach of a freshman track team explains to teenage boys the intricacies of the male reproduction system, primary and secondary sexual characteristics, and the relationship between the sexes during adolescence.

49. Asi viven los huerfanos (09:26)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Film depicts life at an orphanage for boys in Mexico - their chores (husking corn, milking cows) their pets, their daily routine, their games. Sentences of the Spanish narration are nearly all declarative, and in the present indicative. For second semester Spanish students.

50. Atacama Desert (16:43)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States Information Agency, United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Summary:
Begins with a brief geography lesson to orient North American viewers to the size and climate of Chile. Scenes of indigenous shepherding in desert villages are followed by a visit to the Christmas celebration of the Virgin of Andecollo. Scenes at a giant open-pit copper mine at Chuquicamata show the extraction process from blasting ore to refining. Narration states that the Atacama holds the world's largest source of nitrate; a history of this lucrative industry is summarized. The mineral riches of the region go to market at the sea ports of Tocapilla and Antofagasta. The wealth from Chile's natural resources are shown accruing in the prosperous, modern cities of Valparaiso and Santiago.