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1201. The Baby's First Weeks (29:03)

Date:
1959
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Summary:
Discusses the first weeks and months of a baby's life. Explains how the relationship of the parents to the infant affects his future development. Points out various pitfalls parents should be aware...

1202. The Batting Average (29:31)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the responsibilities of the two-party system and explains the requirements of an effective party system. Includes discussion of "batting averages" of the Presidents with regard to the bil...

1203. The bears bargain (15:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Hand puppets enact the story of a man and wife who were too lazy to plant their own pear trees. Their neighbor tells them they may have all the pears that fall from the tree on their side of the fe...

1204. The beautiful book (29:20)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the development of printing. Describes how printing is developed from simple writing on papyrus to decorated books written on parchment and vellum. Explains the origins of and difference...

1205. The beginnings of a conference for television (29:29)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Introduces the series, SCIENCE AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY, by discussing the reasons for calling the conference. Surveys the problems to be discussed. Features Dr. Huston Smith, Professor of Philosop...

1206. The benefits of student exchange (27:43)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Students representing Spain, Burma, Denmark, France and Egypt evaluate their visit to the United States. Most of the discussion is concerned with the students' reaction to life in the United States...

1207. The black soldier (26:54)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Traces the history of the black American's participation in the armed forces of the United States, from the Revolutionary War to the war in Vietnam. Reveals little known facts about blacks such as ...

1208. The book of Hosea (29:37)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Dr. Bernard Boyd, University of North Carolina, discusses the Book of Hosea from the Bible. Analyzes the relationship of Hosea and his wife Gomer as a metaphor for God and the faithless people.

1209. The book of Nahum (29:40)

Date:
1961
Summary:
An enthusiastic discussion from Dr. Bernard Boyd, University of North Carolina, on the Book of Nahum from the Bible. Presents the text as historically oriented writings dealing with the human exper...

1210. The Boom and the Bust (29:26)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The USA withdrew and sought to lead its own life. The nation tried to return to “normalcy.” In an unstable world Americans knew amazing prosperity and, while it lasted, lived with carefree abandon....

1211. The Born Criminal (29:49)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of heredity to criminality. Points out common misconceptions concerning physical characteristics as a cause or recognizable symbol of crime. Explains the fallacies in Lom...

1212. The brave tailor (15:07)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
WKNO-TV; The Junior League of Memphis; Tom Tichenor
Summary:
Marionettes reveal the story of a Young Tailor who buys jam for one slice of bread which attracts seven hungry flies. The tailor kills all seven flies with one blow, decides he is very brave, and g...

1213. The Broken Plain (29:29)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of John Deere's invention of the steel plough. Outlines the development of the plough in America and its significance to the growth of agriculture. Discusses the life of John Deere ...

1214. The buffalo (15:12)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the buffalo. Describes an Indian buffalo hunt. Discusses the buffalo's importance to the Indian and the settler. Explains how they provided food, clothing, and shelter.

1215. The Burn Center (26:55)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Discusses burn injuries in general and new techniques and materials used by the medical researchers to treat burns. Shows patients in various stages of recovery from effects of serious burns. Shows...

1216. The Butterfly Who Didn't Want To Go South (15:12)

Date:
1958
Summary:
With Fignewton handling the make-do puppets and Dora narrating, this is the story of a butterfly, who because she helped her friends, managed to migrate anyways, in spite of her first intention to ...

1217. The Candlemaker (15:29)

Date:
1959
Summary:
After explaining the uses and preparations of candles in early times, Bash takes a film trip to a modern candle factory and compares techniques of the two ages. She sings “Dublin City” and “How Old...

1218. The Carpenter (15:11)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The importance of men who have learned to work with wood is Bash’s theme in this program. She tells of early settlers who had to do their own building and carving with crude tools. Through film, sh...

1219. The case against Darwin (29:24)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Concludes the presentation of evidence supporting the case for Darwin, and discusses arguments against the Darwinian theory. (Palmer Films) Kinescope.

1220. The case for Darwin (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the evidence and arguments for the Darwinian theory of man's nature and origin. Outlines the Theory of Evolution as it applies to plants and animals, and applies this theory to man, consi...

1221. The case of the vanished toes... (29:51)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the Brookfield Zoo to solve the mystery of how a large group of animals lost their toes. Explains how hoofed animals developed from ancestors with toes. Uses film clips of the dik-dik, giant...

1222. The cerebral palsied child (1:00:45)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the special problems faced by the child with cerebral palsy and explains how physical disability, psychological problems, mental subnormality, and the great number of clinical types adds ...

1223. The chain of life (28:46)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Depicts man as the end link in "The Chain of Life" and indicates that he is limiting his own survival by destroying other links in the chain. Explains that a healthy environment is as essential to ...

1224. The challenge of management (29:11)

Date:
1962
Summary:
This program is concerned with the role of the business manager, the person who brings together the land, the resources, the necessary labor, and the capital or means of production and sets all the...

1225. The challenge of rural Asia (29:45)

Date:
1955
Summary:
A historian and a geographer from the University of Michigan, Professor John W. Hall and Professor George Kish, join Professor Peek and Mr. Ravenholt to discuss the problems of rural Asia. The rura...

1226. The Chicago Picasso (51:26)

Date:
1967
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Summary:
Traces the story of the "Chicago Picasso." Relates the artist's original conception of the Chicago sculpture, the people and processes involved in the fabrication, and finally the construction of t...

1227. The Chicago Picasso (50:37)

Date:
1967
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Summary:
Traces the story of the "Chicago Picasso." Relates the artist's original conception of the Chicago sculpture, the people and processes involved in the fabrication, and finally the construction of t...

1228. The Child as a Whole (29:37)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Discusses the importance of measuring a child's capabilities by his organismic age rather than his calender age. Explains how organismic age is figured. (University of Michigan Television) Kinescope.

1229. The classic guitar : a miniature orchestra (22:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates the use of the versatility of the instrument and explains how effects are produced. Features Rey de la Torre. Includes the following illustrative selections: Llobet, "Cat...

1230. The classical achievement (29:38)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This program is a summation of the first development of the symphony as conceived by Haydn, Mozart and the early Beethoven. The examples used to show this development include the Minuet and Trio of...

1231. The classical first movement (29:38)

Date:
1960
Summary:
To begin a series on the symphony, states Professor Woodworth, one must start at the beginning, with the first movement of the piece. In the classical symphony, the first movement introduces all th...

1232. The classical realist approach to education (29:08)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Defines "classical realism," putting special emphasis on definitions of each of the two words. Explains the theory's basis in the 'natural law' and the theory's application to modern educational pr...

1233. The Colonial Empires (29:24)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses various aspects of the colonial overseas empires and suggests how these aspects affected the future nations. Reviews some of the economic aspects of the colonial Latin Americas. (KETC) Ki...

1234. The colonial mind : part I (29:45)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses present day attitudes toward colonialism and how they differ from the colonial ideal of the past. Sir Andrew Cohen, ex-colonial official in Africa, answers questions concerning the making...

1235. The colonial mind : part II (29:45)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Stoessinger analyzes the modern colonial mind in a time when “Colonial Official” has become a bad word phrase. He interviews French and Belgian colonial officials in an attempt to show the changing...

1236. The communist party in Japan (29:44)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Reviews the progress of the Communist Party in Japan from pre-war days to the present. Includes film footage showing the release from prison of leading communist leaders just after World War II. ...

1237. The community and the exceptional child (30:07)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this summary program, Dr. Cruickshank and Dr. Johnson review the aspects of exceptionality and emphasize that it is up to all of us as parents, neighbors and individual members of our total soci...

1238. 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...

1239. The conditions of progress in philosophy (28:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Tells about the Institute of Philosophical Research in San Francisco, and discusses its purpose and activities. Explains the necessary conditions for philosophical progress, and describes the contr...

1240. 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.

1241. The Constitution : whose interpretation? (30:17)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dramatizes the fight of Franklin D. Roosevelt to prevent defeat of New Deal laws through Supreme Court decisions and highlights his efforts to change the structure of the Court. Centers attention o...

1242. The constitution and censorship (28:52)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the relationship of the Constitution to the issue of prior restraint on freedom of expression. Presents the case of Burstyn v. Wilson challenging the constitutionality of New York State's fil...

1243. The Constitution and fair procedure (29:44)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents the famous Leyra vs. Denno Case. Deals with the right to jury trial, the right to be represented by counsel, and protection against unreasonable search and seizure. Shows how the above p...

1244. The Constitution and military power (29:24)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Examines the legal questions involved in the relocation of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Follows a potential relocatee's suit for freedom through the courts.

1245. The Contest For North America (30:12)

Date:
0000
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Summary:
Traces the eighteenth century struggle for control of North America. Discusses the English-French rivalry and the French defeat. Considers England's pause to consolidate her position before attacki...

1246. The control revolution (29:04)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Explains how the development of the computer has made possible the automatic control of routine tasks in government, industry, and general business. Includes demonstrations of the use of computers ...

1247. The corporation man (29:50)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The program begins with Mr. Huntington’s explanation of why he works as hard as he does. Does the income tax make any difference to his incentive to work? Mr. Morris describes his objections to the...

1249. The country mouse and the city mouse (30:40)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The country mouse visits his city cousin and decides that though life in the city is exciting, life in the country is safer. Poindexter and his friends act out the story.

1250. The county jail : introduction to crime (29:43)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program, the history, role and current status of county jails is explored. An interview with a Cook County Jail inmate brings out the prisoner’s experience there and in similar jails. The c...

1251. The Criminal (30:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Defines crime and the criminal. Explains how time, place, and culture influence what constitutes a crime. Reviews the history of criminal law. Features Dr. Douglas M. Kelly.

1252. The Criminal and How to Neutralize Him (29:28)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the need for a constructive program for criminal rehabilitation. Points out that a true correctional philosophy has not been formulated. Illustrates with a scale model of an ideal corre...

1253. The Criminal and Punishment (29:48)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the concept of punishment of criminal behavior and explains the evolution of rehabilitation with emphasis on the criminal rather than the crime. Includes a visit to a cell block in San Qu...

1254. The crippled child (29:18)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the special problems confronting the child with physical handicaps. Points out the importance of early diagnosis, counseling, and special services. Explains the difficulties in solving th...

1255. The cross (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Continues the painting shown in THE HANDS. Shows the outlining and painting of the cross, including the addition of the grain of the wood. Explains the importance of the cross to the theme of the ...

1256. The daybooks of Edward Weston : how young I was (29:16)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Illustrates Edward Weston's philosophy of photography and life through his writings, which he called "Daybooks." Relates the feelings of the photographer as photographs are presented from Weston's ...

1258. The Daybooks of Edward Weston: How Young I Was (29:10)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Illustrates Edward Weston's philosophy of photography and life through his writings, which he called "Daybooks." Relates the feelings of the photographer as photographs are presented from Weston's ...

1259. The Daybooks of Edward Weston: The Strongest Way of Seeing (28:52)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Illustrates Edward Weston's philosophy of photography through his photographs. Includes photographs from his study of Point Lobos, California; his record of California and the western United States...

1260. The defense of freedom (29:53)

Date:
1955
Summary:
September 1939 brought war. American apprehensions increased and neutrality grew less and less tenable. The Japanese military settled the conflict of attitudes in early December, 1941. Americans we...

1261. The delinquent self (29:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines the ways in which an individual develops a concept of himself as delinquent or criminal. Pictures typical episodes from the record of a delinquent and presents an interview with a delinqu...

1262. The development of musical ideas (29:39)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Professor Woodworth uses this program to introduce some general principles of musical composition, illustrating his remarks by examples from Haydn's Symphony Number 102. He explains how musical ide...

1263. The difference between knowledge and opinion (30:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the psychological difference between knowledge and opinion, and describes the skeptic point of view. Compares knowledge and opinion in relation to truth, and states that most of the thin...

1264. The Dignity of Man (29:48)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the dignity of man and its importance. Examines the influence upon the human race of the ideas of such men as Galileo, Darwin, Marx, and Freud. Points out the state of man's dignity today...

1265. The Discontent Koala (15:12)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The home and habits of the koala bear are illustrated in this tale of the bear who leaves home to seek his fortune at sea. Dora tells the story to Fignewton Frog who manages the shadow puppets.

1266. The discovery of dynamic lift (29:39)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The Wright Brothers solved three problems with their first plane: lift, control, and propulsion. The problem of lift was the one which caused the most controversial opinions between scientists and ...

1267. The Distance to the Sun (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Uses charts, models, and diagrams to illustrate basic concepts of solar measurement. Explains the use of parallax in finding the scale of the universe. Demonstrates how to find the distance to th...

1268. The distinction of work, play and leisure (28:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Distinguishes between work and play and work and leisure, and discusses the meaning of chores. Explains that work is that which we have to do for subsistence. Presents a derivation of the word "l...

1269. The Dolls of America (15:15)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells how dolls were made by the pioneers. Explains how they used corn husks, dried fruit, and wax to make dolls. Host Bash Kennet sings "Ha Ha Thisaway", "Gogabie", "Buck Eye Jim".

1270. The Driver's License (29:41)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains misconceptions concerning the purpose, suspension or revocation of, and prerequisites for a driver's license. Presents a desirable driver's license program. (Cincinnati Public School and ...

1271. The Earliest Numbers (29:36)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Shows man's first effort to count with symbols, and demonstrates how Egyptian and Babylonian mathematic have contributed to our present number system. Stresses this contribution in terms of the es...

1272. The Earth Satellite: Part 1 (14:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains centrifugal force and its relationship to the establishment of an earth satellite. Shows the three-stage missile and the part it might play in the formation of a satellite. Outlines variou...

1273. The Earth Satellite: Part 2 (14:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses some of the problems related to the recovery of a multi-stage rocket used to establish and maintain an earth satellite. Describes the recovery, by parachute or glider technique, of the fi...

1274. The eldest child (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discussion of the typical behavior of first-born children and birth order dynamics.

1275. The Elements of Art (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the basic elements of painting--line, form, color, and texture--as well as those of music and poetry. Clarifies the meaning of these elements with charcoal drawings, musical selections, a...

1276. The elements of composition (27:49)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Take melody – add harmony – rhythm – counterpoint and you have a musical composition, one element at a time. Members of the New York Woodwind Quintet return to explain and illustrate the component ...

1277. The elves and the shoemaker (15:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Hand puppets tell the story of a kind but poor husband and wife who are making their living as shoemakers. Two elves decide to help the couple and come to their home at night to make shoes for him ...

1278. The emperor's new clothes (14:31)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Marionettes are used to tell the story of a very vain King who orders a new suit for his parade. Two mice, one very clever, and one quite a dullard, plan to trick the king. They pretend to have som...

1279. The end of conflict (29:02)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Presents Indian spiritual leader Krishnamurti speaking of the personal discontent suffered because people compare what they are with an ideal of what they should be. Explains that this comparison t...

1280. The entrepreneur : part I (29:14)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents three representatives of entrepreneurial activity who are questioned about their businesses. Opinions are offered concerning the risks involved in business, the rewards obtained, the worri...

1281. The entrepreneur : part II (29:32)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Continues the examination of the entrepreneur from The Entrepreneur, Part 1. Mr. Sunnen of Sunnen Products Company describes his early failures. Mr. McDonnell of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation expl...

1282. The Ethnological Criminal (29:29)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of crime to race, national origin, and minority groups. Points out patterns of belief and the misconceptions that exist. Relates living conditions and geographical distri...

1283. The European Experience (Edited version) (29:25)

Date:
19XX
Summary:
Examines what has happened in Europe to check the threat of a menancing population growth. Traces the growth of population in Europe from the Middle Ages and suggests that the small-family concept,...

1284. The ex-con (29:39)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, the problems facing the “ex-con” who leaves prison with a record and mingles with a public that forgets he is a criminal but that cannot forget that he has been imprisoned are disc...

1285. The expressive society (29:22)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Focuses upon actress Ingrid Thulin and producer-director Ingmar Bergman. Shows Miss Thulin at home and at work as she comments upon the acting profession in Sweden. Presents background to the dev...

1286. The family (29:49)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the changes taking place in the structure of the American family. Dr. Margaret Mead and Dr. Bertram Beck are questioned on the effect of cultural pressures on family life and the changing...

1288. The Farmer's Tools (15:08)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash Kennett takes a trip to show the crude wooden tools used by the pioneer and tells the story of tools from the plow, combine and steam tractor to modern farm equipment. The use of primitive far...

1289. The fascist revolution (29:02)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Examines the fundamental political ideas of fascism--rejection of the individual and deification of the state, distrust of reason and belief in force, and renunciation of freedom in favor of securi...

1290. The Fight for Opportunity (30:15)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Traces development in Big Business, supported by the Republican Party, which led to efforts by the farmers and by labor to protect their share of opportunity. Discusses the growth of the Granger mo...

1291. The film makers : King Vidor (28:53)

Alternative title:
King Vidor
Date:
1970
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Summary:
King Vidor, Hollywood director of The big parade, War and peace, Solomon and Sheba, and the silent film Our daily bread, recalls Hollywood landmarks of a bygone era and talks about his directing te...

1292. The fine arts (27:38)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Defines fine art and distinguishes between the terms liberal and servile as applied to the arts. Points out that a work of fine art has individuality, originality, and says something. Depicts moder...

1293. The First Immigrants to America (29:45)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Considers the earliest peoples to come to America, namely, Vikings, Chinese, and much earlier, the American Indian. Studies these early civilizations and reviews the relationships between the Indi...

1294. The First Visit to the Doctor (30:07)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the initial visit to the doctor after pregnancy is suspected. Indicates some of the physiological changes which are indications of pregnancy and outlines some of the procedures in the do...

1295. The Fish Hatchery (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash takes a film expedition to a fish hatchery and shows the pools where fish are raised. She shows close-ups of a giant rainbow trout and goes with the hatchery truck to plant fish in the river. ...

1296. The flaming sky (28:29)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A study of auroral displays. Presents current theories on the nature of auroras and their relationship to events on the sun and to phenomena in and about the earth. Describes the coordinated activi...

1297. The Food Crisis (58:45)

Date:
1966
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Summary:
Contrasts the areas of the world where there is an abundance of food with the areas where starvation is a way of life, and documents the pattern which has led to the lack of an adequate food supply...

1298. The forgetful bear (15:17)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This is the old favorite, "The Three Bears," with a whimsical touch by Tom Tichenor. The Baby Bear always forgets to do what he is told to do. He has a terrible time remembering instructions given ...

1299. The forgotten ones : families of inmates (29:41)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman points out that the families of offenders are lost in the community after the husband/father is sent to prison. He mentions the economic problem of t...

1300. The forms of government (57:54)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines and explains the various forms of government, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses. Describes government by one man, by a few men, and by the populace, and discusses governments in...