301. The Second Baby (29:36)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses jealousy between siblings, how to help an older child adjust to having a sibling and if jealousy is inevitable. Dr. Maria Piers answers these questions during the program.

302. The Seed That Grew So Slowly (15:16)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Trees grow from seeds; some deciduous trees grow very slowly. Dora Velleman and Fignewton Frog use the peep-show parade to tell the story of an impatient young seedling who learns that there are compensations to growing up slowly.

303. The Shakemaker (15:00)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash takes a trip to the mountains to watch a man make shakes for roofs, in the same manner that shakes were made when the first house were settled. The method hasn’t changed, except for the use of power saws instead of chopping with an axe. The skakemaker fells an 85-foot sugarpine tree, then with wedges and saws, reduces it to shakes for roofing homes. He demonstrates how he uses the same tools which have been in use for hundreds of years, and how carefully he measures and splits the shakes to make even roofs. Songs include “Hush Little Baby” and “Knick Knack.”

304. The Sounds of Language (1:31:55)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this episode, Dr. Smith, Jr., explains how linguists analyze and classify significant sounds of language. He discusses phonetics and phonemics, the science of speech sounds and the study of varying distinctive sounds which distinguish the words and phrases of a language.

305. The start of schools (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This program begins before there were any schools in this country. Families taught their children at night after the chores were finished and in some cases a master craftsman taught young apprentices to read and write after work. The one room school house is recreated and the difficulties of supplies for classes are discussed. The Lillian Patterson dancers intersperse dances showing the play and games of early days. Songs include “Pretty Saro,” “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” “I Got Wings,” “Did You Ever See a Lassie,” “Little Sally Waters” and “As We Have done Before.”

306. The story of glass (15:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash Kennett tells of the early American glassmakers, showing rare pieces made by Baron Stiegel, Caspar Wistar, Amelung and others. She describes the method of glassmaking, uses the glass throughout our history, the invention of the mass-produced bottle and the modern use of glass. Songs include “Devil’s Nine Questions” and “Ghost of Bisal.”

307. The Story of Leather (14:50)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program Bash describes how the Indians in our country learned to tan the hides of deer and buffalo into soft wearable skins, and how, later, the white settlers adapted their methods, using bark, ashes and knives to produce very serviceable leather. From here Bash shows the process in a modern factory and traces the many uses of leather. Songs include “Bye Baby Bunting,” “The Fox,” and “The Tailor and the Mouse.

308. The Story of Rope (15:30)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Girls have skipping ropes, and boys use ropes to swing on, but they seldom know the story of the importance of rope, says Bash in this program. Bash takes children through the story from the early twisting of plants and vines into lengths, to the modern heavy duty ropes made from Abaca and hemp. She shows pictures of cutting and harvesting the Abaca plant in the Philippines Islands and tours a modern rope factory. She describes the famous rope walk of early rope makers, and the uses of rope by fishermen, sailors, farmers and construction workers. Songs include “Foggy Dew” and “Old Paint.”

309. The story that never ended (15:10)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This is the story of a king who offered a reward to anyone who could tell a story that never ends. Many try, but all fail. The King's herald, who is in love with the Princess, disguises himself as an old man and goes to the King to tell him a story that has no end hoping that his reward will be the hand of the Princess in marriage. His story lasts for over a month and finally the King decides that he doesn't like such long stories and grants him his wish to marry the Princess.

310. The Surprise Party (15:07)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell the story of "The Surpise Party" using felt cut-outs. In the story, flowers host a surprise party where they and all of their guests (others flowers and plants) will be surprised by having a family picture taken, as they are all related. Teaches flower and plant names. Dora and Fignewton recommend flower books that can be found at the library.

311. The task of the listener (28:40)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship between personality and communication. Explains human behavior in terms of the self-concept. Defines self and shows how it differs from the self-concept. Illustrates the way in which the self-concept controls acceptance or rejection of a message. Stresses the importance of non-evaluative listening.

312. The Tortoise and the Hare (31:01)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Poindexter and his friends tells the story of the hare who boasts he can run faster than anyone. The tortoise, who is slow but sure, takes the challenge. Certain he can win, the hare takes a nap during the race and the tortoise wins.

313. The True Criminal (29:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Defines the characteristics of the psychopathic criminal, using film clips and tape recordings to provide examples of the true criminal. Shows three typical and less violent prototypes: the con man, the bigamist and the youthful car thief. Discusses treatment and prevention of the psychopathic criminal. Features Dr. Douglas M. Kelly.

314. The twelve months (15:14)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Marionettes in beautiful costumes and settings, tell the story of Marushka who is sent to the mountain in the winter to bring first violets, than strawberries and finally apples to her mother and sister. On each trip Marushka meets Father January and the other eleven months, who make it possible for her to find the things she seeks. Her mother and sister are very greedy and decide to accompany her to the mountains to find more apples. They do not heed Father January's warning and turn into snow.

315. The wise men of Gotham (15:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Hand puppets tell the story of a town named Gotham which was to be occupied by the Duke's army. The people of Gotham pretend to be very stupid, so the Duke will take his army away from their peaceful town. They are successful after playing many tricks on the Duke and his army.

316. Thematic Development (30:00)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Jones, in this program, explains the tremendous expansion of the basic ternary scheme into “sonata-form” and illustrates some of the simpler means of thematic development in sonata and symphonic movements based on this plan. There are, he indicates, no limits to the skillful manipulation of themes in the hands of masters of thematic development like Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.

317. Three Sprained Feet (15:17)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dragonflies catch flies and other insects by cupping their feet together under their chin to make a basket. By means of the peep-show parade, Dora and Fignewton Frog tell of Dennis Dragonfly, who sprained three of his feet and found it difficult to catch food for a while.

318. Tiny Little Patch (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Host Dora and Fignewton Frog tell the story of a "tiny little patch of sky", and use charcoal and chalk illustrations to teach about the weather and the different types of clouds.

319. To market, to market (29:43)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses a trip to a grocery store to explain who gets the money that is represented by the spread between farmers and consumers. Questions are answered by a store manager, businessmen at a civic club luncheon, and by a speaker at the luncheon. Points out reasons for and importance of the "marketing margin." (Agrafilms, Inc.) Kinescope.

320. To young persons with active minds (29:45)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the future of scientific endeavor and the qualities which help make a scientist. Explains why the young person interested in science should possess curiosity, imagination, drive, and a critical sense. Points out the necessity of an education in mathematics and the other basic subjects. (KQED) Film.

321. Tommy Turtle's Snowman (15:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell the story of Tommy Turtle, using diaramas. Tommy wants to stay awake for the winter and build a snowman, and ends up getting helped by another hibernating animal, a bear. Dora and Fignewton then recommend library books and a trip to the library.

322. Tonal Contrast (29:36)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains contrast as opposed to repetition or variation. Defines tonal contrast as modulation or change of tonality and harmonic contrast, or the off-setting of plain harmony by color-harmony. Illustrates with a selection from a Bach cantata. (WMSB-TV) Kinescope.

323. Tonalities Old and New (29:28)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Again Dr. Jones uses Beethoven’s music as an illustration, explaining the composer’s humorous interplay of major and minor tonalities more fully. He also treats briefly the traditional tonal systems from the time of Wagner to the emergence of new tonal arrangements.

324. Tonality (29:27)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The psychological effects of various tonal patterns are demonstrated in the discussion of this topic. Professor Jones illustrates the varying characters or “atmosphere” of melodies based on scales and modes of different character.

325. Too much is plenty (29:16)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses a family discussion and a series of cartoons to explain the farm surplus problem. Illustrates how and why surpluses arise. Provides alternatives which might solve the problem. (Agrafilms, Inc.) Film.

326. Toys in History (15:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash Kennett shows some of the things which fascinated children of other times, taking a trip to see some dolls, stereopticons, books and bicycles of early periods which grandfather may have enjoyed as a boy. Songs include “The Devil’s Nine Questions” and “This A’Way.”

327. TV: Family Friend or Foe? (29:34)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Asks why children like TV so much and debates the effects of TV on children's behavior. Dr. Maria Piers offers answers to these questions and suggests how TV can be of help to a busy mother.

328. Two Accidents in One Day (15:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Both Brushy and Linda learn about safety the hard way when they are hurt on the playground because they have been careless.

329. Water pressure (14:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This program deals with water pressure. Uncle Wonder shows the various experiments that water has weight and that water exerts pressure in all directions. He shows why there is more water pressure at the bottom of the lake or can of water than anywhere else. He also explains that dams are thicker at the bottom than at the top because they must hold back more pressure at the bottom.

330. Weather Maps, Calendars, and Crime (29:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses folklore connected with crime, pointing out that a slight correlation may exist between criminality and the weather, phase of the moon, fire, darkness, and light. Uses vignettes to show how bad weather and dimly lit areas serve as secondhand causes of crime. Features Dr. Douglas M. Kelly.

331. Weaving and man's dress (30:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
When man faced the elements of nature, it was through his ingenuity and the use of his hands that he was able to weave clothing for protection. This took varying forms, from the weaving of blankets to the creation of articles of clothing. Man employed different materials for this item, depending on the environment. This program looks at the basic principles of weaving, which are the same whether the end product is a simple or complex article. Angiola Churchill and Shari Lewis explore this area of man’s creativity.

332. Weighing air (14:29)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program Uncle Wonder uses a gram scale and weighs the air in a basketball. He also shows that air has weight by balancing two balloons, one at each end of a stick, and breaking one of them, the other naturally falls to the table.

333. Wellmet House (29:30)

Date:
19uu
Summary:
Explains that Wellmet House attempts to rehabilitate the mentally ill not by gaining conforming behavior but by helping them relate to other people in natural and unstructured ways. Points out that half of the residents are mentally ill and the other half are college students from nearby universities who staff Wellmet House. Emphasizes the need for each patient to find individual expression. Shows patients and staff at dinner, parties, the local pub, and a house meeting.

334. What bones can tell us (29:35)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In the case of mammals, bones can tell us a lot. Form the extinct mastodon and mammoth, or the ancient horse, one can learn lessons about the development of the mammals by merely examining the teeth and bone structures these early creatures left behind. You will meet the mammals and learn about their classification and development by examining skulls and live animals. Six orders of mammals will be considered: the Marsupialor opossums; the chiroptera or bats; the Carnivora or carnivores; the Artiodactyl or even-toed (like the horse); the Rodentia or rodents; and the Lagamorpha or rabbits.

335. 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 "premature presumption of understanding.

336. Wheels (15:04)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses demonstrations to explain how wheels function to reduce friction. Summarizes the principles of the inclined plane, lever, and wheel. (WCET) Kinescope.

337. Where is the meaning? (28:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains where the true meaning of words is found. Points out that meaning is in the nervous system of the speaker and listener, not in the words themselves. Discusses four basic conditions of meaningfulness. Features Dr. S. I. Hayakawa of San Francisco State College.

338. Who pays the bill? (29:31)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses a family discussion and a series of cartoons to explain who pays for price supports under the different kinds of programs. Explains the impact of alternative programs. (Agrafilms, Inc.) Film.

339. Who runs the prisons? (29:16)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman sketches the relationship of prison administration to the inmate community and the ways in which the inmates’ group influences the administration. An inmate's views about who really controls the operation of a prison are expressed during an on-location interview. Burke and Lohman explore the prisoner’s role, both legitimate and otherwise, in prison management, and discuss the redirection of this community activity into legitimate channels which a professional staff can provide. Lohman notes the need for constructive outlets for individual and group expression, without which inmate energies are directed into hostile and anti-social channels.

340. William Foxwell Albright : importance of logical thinking in the nuclear age (29:42)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Albright and his guests discuss the emergence of Christianity out of Jewish History and the influence of the Hellenic (or Western World) to Christianity. They are also concerned with the cultural influences on the gradual development of logical stages in human thinking. Dr. Albright outlines these various stages in their relationships to religion.

341. William Foxwell Albright : the meaning of archaeology (29:23)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Albright and his guests discuss the essential features of archaeology, and the means of translating the values of these different features to determine the patterns of human history. They speak of mounds, layers, pottery, scripts, etc. They analyze the scope of archaeological study in today’s world.

342. William Foxwell Albright : the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls (29:11)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Why is the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls the greatest manuscript discovery in modern time? What are scholars learning from the scrolls that applies to already accepted ideas that appear in the New Testament? Dr. Albright and his guests answer these two important questions. They give example of the effect of the scrolls as well as of their meaning to the Old and New Testaments.

343. Woodcarving and artistic expression (30:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
There is in the heart of every man the desire to express himself through the creation of something beautiful, says Shari Lewis. Whatever the motivation for making the object, the result is, in many cases, beauty. Woodcarving from many parts of the world is examined and provides an opportunity to explore its beauty.

344. Yankee trader abroad (29:27)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Describes and compares the extent and variety of American business with other countries. Appraises the importance of imports to the American economy and of our exports to the economies of other countries. Explains the trade story through the use of blocks.

345. You cannot know the unknowable (29:49)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the limits of predictability. Illustrates the nature of what is knowable and unknowable with the use of a swinging compound pendulum and an explanation of various properties of electrons. Points out how strict causality has been replaced with the concept of probability. (KQED) Film.

346. Television lighting (30:29)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Greg Harney, Verne Weber
Summary:
Explains lighting fundamentals for the interview and panel-discussion types of television programs. Outlines problems and pitfalls and spells out how each may be avoided. Demonstrates good basic lighting principles in television production. Features Verne Weber.

348. Co-existence (29:50)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from Pakistan, Vietnam, Germany, and Yugoslavia discuss socialism in Yugoslavia and Russian Communism. Questions the definition of the word "freedom." Analyzes the prospects of reunification for Germany and Vietnam. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

349. Education : here and abroad (29:42)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from Korea, Norway, Sudan, and the United Kingdom explain their views on American high school students after visiting American school rooms. Compares education in the United States with that of other countries. (WOR-TV) Kinescope. 1958

350. Education : what's wrong with American high schools? (29:47)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from France, Ghana, India, and Israel discuss the pros and cons of Americans education. Questions whether or not American education is challenging. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

351. Education for what? (28:08)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenage delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Forum discuss the objectives and faults of American education. Comments are made on the place of the bright student, freedom of choice, size of schools, emphasis applied to subject matter, and how well education challenges the student.

352. Nationalism : part I (29:57)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from Argentina, France, Morocco, and Denmark discusses nationalism as a road to freedom or war. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

353. Nationalism : part II (29:46)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Continues the discussion of nationalism as a constructive force in world affairs. Teenagers from Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom present their views on colonialism and Western foreign policy in the Middle East. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

354. Roots of prejudice : in the nursery (29:42)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from Malaya, Philippines, Greece, Iceland, Thailand, and Turkey discuss prejudices within their own countries and toward others. Criticism is made of the American soldier and tourist as representatives of the United States. Presents comments on Russia as a current problem source and the effect of tradition and war in stimulating prejudice. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

355. Summary of three months in U.S.A (29:58)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenage delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Forum discuss their visit to America. Presents their views on what they have seen, learned, and experienced. 1958 (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

356. The conquest of prejudice (29:34)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenage delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Forum tell how their prejudices toward each other were conquered during their stay in America. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

357. What does the word 'American' mean to you? (29:54)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The panelists discuss what the word "American," in reference to a citizen of the United States, means in different parts of the world. Race problems and prejudices as viewed in different parts of the world also are dealt with by these four high school delegates.

358. What is America famous for? (29:56)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The delegates discuss Britain's reaction to "the United States' humiliation in its satellite rivalry with the USSR" and what America is famous for in each of the representatives' countries.

359. Would you rather be an American? (29:56)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from Greece, Malaya, Egypt, and Thailand tell why they prefer not to be Americans. Discusses relations between children and parents. Presents first impressions and reactions to life in the United States. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

360. America Looks Abroad: Brazil (29:01)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series presents the land and the people. (WTTW) Kinescope.

361. Are Atoms Real? (28:46)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Discusses the reality of atoms and their importance in understanding the physical universe. Uses animation to explain what happens to atoms during thermal agitation. Demonstrates the audible reality of atoms with a Geiger counter and visual reality by the use of a cloud chamber. Features Dr. Edwin C. Kemble, Professor of Physics, Harvard University. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.

362. Cultural Patterns of Marital Sanction (28:59)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray differences in marriage rituals of three societies. Emphasizes the basic motive behind the selection of marriage partners, the rituals that join them, and the values that guide their relationships. Compares Americans, the Bantu of Africa, and the Muria of India.

363. Doctors in space. Collision stations (29:06)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Discusses the problem of meteorite damage during space travel. Demonstrates the Navy's full-pressure space suit for emergency exit. Explains the difficulties of escape and survival in space. Features Captain Charles F. Gell of the Naval Air Material Center in Philadelphia, and Dr. Fritz Haber of Avco Manufacturing Corporation.

364. Doctors in space. Living room in the void (29:15)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Discusses protective devices for flyers in space. Demonstrates the Air Force partial pressure suit. Explains the effects of "explosive decompression." Presents a design for a three-stage rocket vehicle, and points out special features of the cabin unit. Features Colonel Henry M. Sweeney, former director of research at the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Air Force Base, and Mr. Krafft A. Ehricke of General Dynamics Corporation.

365. Impact of Personalitites (29:12)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray the formation of human personality in three societies. Demonstrates the authoritarian, cooperative, and dwarfed personality types. Points out how personality types perpetuate themselves. Compares Americans, Alorese of the Dutch East Indies, and the Hopi Indians. (KUHT) Film.

366. Sing hi... sing lo. Alaska (14:39)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Bash tells of the new state's mountains, tundra and the cities on the coast. She tells of the modern farmer, salmon fishing, mining and the Eskimos. Her songs include "Greenland Fishery," "Sacramento," and "Jennie Jenkins."

367. Sing hi... sing lo. Apothecary shop (14:43)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Bash tells how the use of medicines developed and how people learned to use beneficial plants. She tells the story of the original pharmacy in this country and the modern drugstore ... from bitter root to sugar-coated pills. Songs include "The Apothecary Shop," "Little Mohee," and "Buckeye Jim."

368. Sing hi... sing lo. Cotton farm (14:35)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Bash Kennett tells the story of typical activities in the southwest in the days when the great cotton farms were developed. She pictures the "grubber" who removed tree stumps, the planting activities and harvesting. The Patterson Dancers re-enact a Saturday night dance which might have taken place in a "brush arbor." Songs include "Lazy River," "Pick a Bale of Cotton," and "Polly Wolly Doodle."

369. Sing hi... sing lo. Folk sayings (14:43)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Bash tells the story behind many of the sayings we use today. She tells of historical events and circumstances leading to the use of such phrases as: to pull up stakes; in the nick of time; lock, stock and barrel, and to fly off the handle. Songs include "Grey Goose," "Cockle Shells" and "Big Rock Candy Mountain."

370. Sing hi... sing lo. Mission days (14:34)

Date:
1958
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Bash tells the story of the building of the missions in California and describes the long voyage made by Father Serra and other Padres as they moved north from Mexico. Life in the mission community is described. Songs include "Adelita" and "Sombrero Blanco." The Lillian Patterson dancers perform a dance of the period of the latter song.

371. Sing hi... sing lo. Our country sings (14:37)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
This program in the series is a signing survey of America at work, play, in love and the songs of the children. Bash sings some of her favorites including "Liza Jane," "Prisoner of Life," "Every Night When the Sun Goes In," "The Fox," "The Riddle Song," "Dig My Grave," "If I Had a Ribbon Bow," "Hullabaloo Belay," and "The Titanic."

372. Sing hi... sing lo. Pirates off our coast (14:33)

Date:
1958
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Bash talks about the real pirates who operated in American waters in the early days. Stories of the exploits of Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and others describe the kind of life the pirates led as they traveled on the high seas, and the various operations of pirates and privateers. The hazards of sailing with a fully lade ship, with pirates waiting off the coast to take the vessel were a very real and exciting part of the early-day sailing ships. The ballads of "Golden Vanity" and "Henry Martin" describe in song the activities of pirates.

373. Sing hi... sing lo. Railroads coast to coast (14:39)

Date:
1958
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The fabulous story of the men who built the railroad to join the Atlantic and Pacific coasts is told by Bash Kennett. The struggles of the laborers in the west who battled granite cliffs in order to lay more track than the crews on the plains who had to import their lumber is told. Songs include "Midnight Special," "Down in the Valley," and "Drill Ye Tarriers, Drill."

374. Sing hi... sing lo. The buffalo (14:38)

Date:
1958
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Opening this program with the song "Home on the Range," Bash tells of the importance of the American buffalo to the Plains Indian and how the buffalo led the early explorers over natural passes and up easy grades as the Western migration began. She describes an Indian buffalo hunt and the ways in which the animal was used for clothing, food and shelter. Songs also include "Buffalo Boy" (sometimes called "When We Gonna Marry"), and the music later made into a popular song, "Buffalo Gals."

375. Sing hi... sing lo. The Mayflower (14:48)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
This is the story of the actual trip of the Mayflower. Bash Kennett tells how the people planned for the voyage, what they took aboard the ship, what they hoped to find and how they anticipated living when they reached shore. Songs include "Three Blind Mice," "Pretty Saro," "Muffin Man," "Wee Willie Winkie," and "Barbara Allen."

376. Sing hi... sing lo. Whaling (14:42)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Bash describes whaling and the life of a whale. She tells of harpooning the mammal and uses of whale oil. Songs include "Sarah the Whale" and "Greenland Fishery."

377. The Trial--The Case for the Plaintiff (29:36)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Documents and dramatizes a civil lawsuit based on an automobile injury case. Dramatizes the beginning of the trial, showing how prospective jurors are chosen and questioned to determine possible bias and how the jury is selected and sworn in. Presents both lawyers making opening statements to the jury, and concludes with the direct and cross examination of all witnesses in the case for the plaintiff.

378. Writers of today. Frank O'Connor (28:39)

Date:
195u
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune, interviews noted Irish author Frank O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor contrasts the novel and the short story in relation to characterization, plot, and the time element. He discusses styles of the short story and appraises past and present psychological and subject matter trends in prose fiction.

379. Staging for television (32:13)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Verne Weber
Summary:
Presents principles of good staging for the panel and interview types of television programs. Points out common errors of staging and demonstrates methods to be used in good program staging. Suggests ways to make the most of available props and how to create general utility props at modest cost. Features Verne Weber.