Start Over Date 1958 Collection National Educational Television

111. Early-Day Cowboys (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The program begins with the days following the Civil War, when men first drove cattle westward to the range lands of the southwest, where only the buffalo had grazed before. The importance of meat ...

112. Catalysts: Secret Agents in Chemistry (29:27)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses laboratory experiments to illustrate the action of catalysts. Demonstrates with the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, solution of zinc in hydrochloric acid, and the burning of a sugar cube. ...

113. Sunday in the South (14:53)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The importance of Sunday customs in the southern part of the country is described. The activities of the week, the tilling of the fields, the house chores, the sewing and gardening all came to a cl...

114. Quiz program--summary (29:33)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Joel Hildebrand reviews the important concepts of the preceding programs through questions and answers. Touches briefly on such concepts as the "law of survival," "law of averages," intelligen...

115. Riverboats and Keelboats (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Early use of rivers is described, form the Indian canoe of hollowed log to the flatboats and keelboats of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Bash tells of the importance of water transportation, of f...

116. What is language? (28:48)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Defines language as a series of self-contained systems. Shows how words have different meanings within linguistic systems. Provides illustrations of linguistic subsystems. Points out the hazard of ...

117. The Condition of Freedom (29:37)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses liberty as a changeable concept, the "climate"for liberty, and threats to freedom. Stresses individual responsibility to institutions, community, and government. Featured guests are Mr. P...

118. Second Half of Literature Contest (15:07)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The children have to write their own story for a second part of the contest. Susie-Q decides to tell the story of how her kitten finally got to the cat show and won a prize.

119. Shearing time (15:17)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tells the story of sheep shearing. Explains the importance of wool. Discusses the wool raising business of today. Shows how sheep shearing is done.