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Traces the history of the development of the liquid-fuel missile by groups in Germany and the U.S. Views the development of the White Sands Proving Grounds and a parallel development of rocketry by the Germans, and explains the similarity of the two. Identifies the German A-9 and A-10 rockets as the forerunners of the multi-stage rocket. (New Mexico College of A. & M.A.) Film.
Shows the musical difference between the conventional seven-tone white key scale and the "newer" scales used by Debussy and others. Demonstrates that romantic composers explored the newer scales and illustrates use of the full keyboard by modern composers. (University of Rochester) Film.
Discusses new aerodynamic problems caused by high speed flight. Explains the different flow regions corresponding to the subsonic, transonic, and supersonic velocities. Demonstrates the generation of shock waves in supersonic flow. Shows filmed sequences of supersonic flow configurations. Points out and demonstrates the basic concept of the newest development in wingless aircraft, the Aerodyne. (State University of Iowa) Kinescope.
Discusses the process of modulation, or key change, in musical composition. Explains the major and minor tonal patterns which dominate all music of the period under discussion (1700-1900). Illustrates the concept of the "freedom of the keys" with modulating sentences of two, three, and four phrases. Stresses the importance of understanding modulation when dealing with all the major forms of music. (WMSB-TV) Kinescope.
Expressing valor and benevolence, this famous Japanese legend tells the tale of a boy who was found inside a peach by an elderly Japanese couple. The boy later rewards their kindness in caring for him by successfully going after a treasure to make the rest of their days happy. He is accompanied on his adventure by a monkey and a pheasant. Mr. Mikami draws illustrations of a monkey and a pheasant.
Discusses the problems and techniques of conceiving a monumental sculpture. Presents the steps the sculptor follows from the initial sketch to the completed work. Explains the use of the enlarging device in developing the eight-foot dimensions of a large figure from the basic features of a small sketch. Demonstrates by sculpturing a figure of Walt Whitman of a monumental scale. Features Merres Gage, sculptor and Professor of Fine Arts, University of Southern California. (UCS) Film.
Presents an interview with Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr on America's sense of morality. Questions are answered concerning the need of a moral code, changes in America's moral standards, the relationship of belief in God to morality, and morality as requisite to happiness.
What is the cause of the moral revolution? Other questions raised by Max Lerner and the five Brandeis students during this program are: what is the operative code of today; are we still a Puritan society; is the moral revolution of today merely discussion over such topics as the Kinsey Report; do the newspapers depict only a small percentage of the population, thus making the situation worse than it really is; how are the young people responding to the pressures in our society; has the idea of conformity to peers made the young people more permissive; were the old codes too repressive; was the older generation as pure as they claim to be; and are we succeeding in shaping a challenging code to replace the now degenerating operative one?
Professor Jones illustrates sentences of three (triple) and four (quadruple) phrases and their common internal relationships. After which, since it would be a gross misrepresentation to leave the listener with the impression that phrases of four metrical accents are "regular" for all music, phrases of three five, six and seven accents are illustrated, from folk to art music.
Visits the reptile house at the Brookfield Zoo. Explains the many ways in which reptiles function and get a living. Uses filmed sequences of an egg-eating snake, a mawtamata turtle, iguana lizard, and a gharial.
Dr. John W. Dodds explores the subject of mortality as treated in literature. Includes the poems of Sir Walter Raleigh, John Donne, Robert Herrick, Shakespeare, and others. (KQED) Kinescope.
Writings ranging from Socrates to Stevenson are read by Dr. John W. Dodds in the second of two programs on the theme of morality. Stevenson’s “Aes Triplex” is the major work read on this program, illustrating a courageous facing of mortality. A selection from the “Essays” of Francis Bacon and two poems by Christina Rossetti complete the program.
Tonal and rhythmic change of character develop from the manipulation of the basic “kernel” of motivation. Dr. Jones also analyzes the simple ternary form from Beethoven to illustrate thematic variation or development of themes.
The motive is the core, kernel or “single cell” of a piece of music, according to Dr. Jones. This basic musical symbol is made meaningful by reiteration, which is motivic repetition. Illustrations are presented from Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Stravinsky.
What are the remains of marine animals found on mountain tops? Obviously, says Dr. Harbaugh, in the mountains there is material that was once on the bottom of the sea. In describing the process of mountain building, Dr. Harbaugh turns to the Appalachians and retraces the rise of these heights form a shallow sea that once lay in the eastern US. His guest is Dr. Robert R. Compton, associate professor of geology at Stanford University who has conducted research for the US Geologic Survey and has spent many years making detailed geologic maps of over 1,200 square miles in California.
Discusses the contribution of movement and gesture to the art of the theatre. Stresses the importance of the director in determining stage action. Presents problems encountered in stage composition, stage movement, and stage business.
Popper paces the series well as he goes into a discussion of the composer, Mozart. He points out Mozart’s versatility, saying that he composed symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, church music and opera. Here again Popper spends a great deal of time at his own piano, now leaning forward to make some point, now letting his hands run gently over the keys as he talks.
Popper paces the series well as he goes into a discussion of the composer, Mozart. He points out Mozart’s versatility, saying that he composed symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, church music and opera. Here again Popper spends a great deal of time at his own piano, now leaning forward to make some point, now letting his hands run gently over the keys as he talks.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about whales paying attention to the difference between whales with teeth and whales with baleen. The whales are portrayed with shadow puppets.
Some of the habits and oddities of owls are brought out in this story of Mrs. Screech Owl, who felt her sight was failing and therefore bought a pair of glasses. Dora and Fignewton Frog tell the story by means of the peep-show parade and animated figures on small stage sets.
Fignewton Frog and Dora tell a tale of Mrs. Spider, who helps a hummingbird get a bridal veil. Using the peep-show parade and a series of miniature sets with moving figures, they tell of some of the unusual features of spiders.
Compares German paintings and engravings of the Renaissance with contemporary music of the period. Musical selections are performed by the Saturday Consort. Host is Colin Sterne with featured guest Dr. Walter Hovey of the University of Pittsburgh.
Compares Italian paintings on musical subjects with music of contemporary composers of Italy during the Renaissance. Musical performances are provided by the Saturday consort. Featured guest is Dr. Walter Hovey, Head of the Frick Fine Arts Department, University of Pittsburgh. (WQED) Kinescope.
Discusses the role of music and sound in theatrical production. Shows the sound designer at work and exhibits the tools and equipment he uses. Demonstrates techniques followed in creating musical and sound effects for a play, using illustrations from well-known productions.
Discusses the relationship of poetry to music during the Elizabethan period. Describes the manner in which Byrd and Dowland set poetry to music. Musical selections are performed by the Saturday Consort. Featured guest is Dr Frances Eldredge, Department of English, Chatham College, Pittsburgh. (WQED) Kinescope.
Discusses the form of the masque with samples of music and dances. Concentrates on the Lord Hayes' Masque by Thomas Campion. Musical compositions are performed by the Saturday Consort. (WQED) Kinescope.
Shows how the "chord of nature" developed and became the basis for much of classical, folk, and popular music. Shows what is meant by the perfect fifth. Features Dr. Howard Hanson, director of the Eastman School of Music.
Discusses music in the Catholic Church during the renaissance. Various examples of Music as it might have been played in private chapels is performed by the Saturday Consort. Featured guest is Father Thomas Jackson, Secretary to the Commission of Music of the Pittsburgh Diocese. (WQED) Kinescope.
Compares the music of the reign of Elizabeth I with the social and economic conditions prevalent at the time. Various musical selections of this era in English history are performed by the Saturday consort. Featured guest is Dr. George F. Dowler, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh. (WQED) Kinescope.
Compares the music during the reign of Maximilian I with the social, economic and political life prevalent at the time. Music, including Ode On the Death of Maximilian, by Ludwig Senfl, is performed by the Saturday Consort. Featured guest is Dr. George Fowler, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh. (WQED) Kinescope.
Old music boxes bring to mind the story of man’s struggle to reproduce music mechanically. This led from the first vibration of a wooden music box to the present day hi-fi. Bash goes back to the early inventions of bell ringing and musical watches and traces the development through the Regina Sublima and the player piano. She shows and plays several interesting music boxes. The Lillian Patterson dancers interpret a rhythmic dance to the sound of mellow old-time music.
Fignewton’s second contest deals with music and the first half of this contest find the children guessing the types of musical instruments and later identifying the instruments by the sounds they hear.
Demonstrates a composer's vocabulary, beginning with "two-letter words" and proceeding to three-, four-, five-, and six-letter words. Illustrates each of these with musical selections. Describes the "personality" of musical words and indicates how a composer uses that personality in communicating with listeners. (University of Rochester) Film.
Demonstrates a composer's vocabulary, beginning with "two-letter words" and proceeding to three-, four-, five-, and six-letter words. Illustrates each of these with musical selections. Describes the "personality" of musical words and indicates how a composer uses that personality in communicating with listeners. (University of Rochester) Film.
With frankness and sincerity, the young delegates describe their initial picture of America and the American way of life. They offer opinions formed before arriving in this country for the forum. The Italian delegate criticizes America's "Reader's Digest" mind and the Malayan girl speaks of her disappointment at seeing no flowers or green trees or birds and of her discomfort in the January cold. Drawing upon his knowledge of US soldiers stationed in his country, the Korean describes his impression of America. Although this program does not have the pace and spontaneity of the remainder of the series, the students offer some penetrating criticism of American folkways.
Explores the sources of mysticism in American Art today and identifies qualities which mark a work as being mystical in character. Features a discussion with Darrell Austin, the painter, and readings from mystical poetry by Dr. Wilbur Scott of Hofstra College. (Hofstra College and WOR-TV) Kinescope.
Mademoiselle Boulanger and her guests discuss musical training. Points out when musical and instrumental training should begin, and differences in American and French musical education. Reviews Mademoiselle Boulanger's early years. (WQED) Film.
Mademoiselle Boulanger and her guests discuss enthusiasm and discipline in the education of a musical. Tells how individuality is determined. Explains the curriculum at Fontainebleau's American Conservatory. (WQED) Film.
Mademoiselle Boulanger and her guests discuss music in the 20th century. Points out the importance of originality, tradition, freedom, and curiosity. Stresses integration in music and the twelve tone technique. (WQED) Film.
In this program Mlle. Boulanger and her guests reminisce about her Wednesday afternoon teas in Paris, the responsibility of the composer, the musician and the listener, musical recordings, whether or not we succeed in translating to the student the value of the present and the past, the creation and responsibility of music itself and the pleasure one can derive from composing music and not necessarily the result of the effort.
Presents an analysis of two potentially dangerous stages of psychosexual development. Uses filmed sequences to point out influences which result in fixations at these two stages. Projects their effects upon crime emphasizing the development of the psychopath and sociopath. (KQED) Kinescope.
Outlines some of the factors contributing to the narcotics traffic. Suggests possible ways to prevent drug addiction and to treat addicts. Shows how drugs are distributed and used. Features and interview with an addict. (WTTW) Kinescope.
Discusses similarities of approach to painting tone pictures and narrating stories with music among composers from Palestrina to Strauss. Shows that the same chords have been used by different composers to describe similiar moods or settings. Uses a variety of musical illustrations. (University of Rochester) Film.
Explains National and Folk Opera, how it developed, and the prominent composers of various countries. Discusses and illustrates, with piano and voice, the music of various composers and demonstrates three popular folk dances typical of many national operas. (Univ. Calif. Ext.) Film.
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.
America’s task is to stop imperialism. Communism is based on imperialism. What can we do? If we ally ourselves against Soviet imperialism we run into difficulty because of Nationalism and Colonialism. For instance, Portugal is our ally but a Portuguese colony in India wants to be our independent ally. Where is our loyalty? When faced with a choice such as this, our loyalty must remain with the countries which will protect the most people from aggression. And these problems are intensified because of atomic power. If we share it, will it alienate us from other powers? There is always the danger that if we give to nationalist nations, we cannot be sure that it will be used for peace. The basic problem lies in the fact that Soviet imperialism is ambiguous. What policy can we accept?
NOTE: Since this program was completed, France has joined the “atomic club.”
This program summarizes the major points which have been brought out in the series and evaluates Nationalism and Colonialism in terms of the basic problems now facing the world community – the paradox that he liberal idea of self-determination of nations may result in divisiveness and fragmentation of the world’s energies and resources at the very time when man’s power to unleash the forces of nature has made necessary the highest degree of international harmony and worldwide cooperation. How has the world community organized to deal with National-Colonial power? What is the future of Nationalism and Colonialism? These are the questions answered by Stoessinger in this program. Films of Philippine diplomat Carlos P. Romulo are included in this program.
Visits Eskimos in the North and Indians in the South and discusses some of the problems confronting these native Alaskans since the appearance of the white man. Tells how native Indians are assimilating with the white settlers and the Eskimos are threatened with extinction through destruction of their hunting and fishing grounds.
Depicts how nature's traffic laws demand obedience. Explains the workings of such natural forces as friction, centrifugal force, momentum, force of impact, and the pull of gravity. (Cincinnati Public Schools and WCET) Kinescope.
Uses demonstrations of falling objects to explain how laboratory experiments help in understanding nature. Discusses the work of Galileo and Newton. Illustrates how basic laws of science are arrived at through laboratory experiments. Relates the work of the scientist to modern technology and a changing world. Features Dr. Gerald Holton, Professor of Physics, Harvard University. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.
Dr. John W. Dodds reads selections from English poetry which illustrate a variety of approaches to nature. Includes the poems of Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley, Arnold, Coleridge, Browning, and Masefield. (KQED) Kinescope.
Dr. John W. Dodds continues the exploration of nature as treated in literature. Includes readings which illustrate a religious and philosophical meaning of nature. Draws upon the poetry and prose of Blake, Wordsworth, Thoreau, Lowell, and MacLeish. (KQED) Kinescope.
Visits the national monument of Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. Describes the life of the Navajo Indians living in the canyon. Shows the ancient ruins of early Indian cliff dwellers. Tells how the Indians farm, raise sheep, cook, and build their homes. Concludes with scenes of a trading post and Indian rodeo. (KETC)
Discusses star groupings, double and multiple stars, and galactic and globular clusters. Describes the size and make-up of the galaxy of which our solar system is a part. Uses diagrams, models, and photographs to show and explain the distribution, size, and shape of other galaxies, star clusters, nebulae, and cosmic dust clouds. Includes a brief explanation of one theory concerning star formation. Features James S. Pickering of the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium.
In this program, Wright and criminologist Joseph D. Lohman review the historical progress of dragging our penal institutions out of the nineteenth century, with changes often following riots and political exposes. Films scenes review the wasteful and harmful practices in prison administration that result from public apathy. An inmate presents his view of lack of progress and need for change. Wright and Lohman conclude by noting that violent upheavals must not be the way to stimulate progress; penal institutions are part of the social fabric, and the public must be aware of proper procedures.
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces Kenneth Noland and Morris Louis, known as color-field painters among the New Abstractionists. Discusses their attitudes toward their works, and the factors and people influencing them. Shows examples of their works and those of Helen Frankenthaler.
Of the five delegates represented here, four are from these areas—India, Mexico, the Gold Coast, and the Philippines—while the fifth is the French delegate. Important development activities in the four countries are listed as mass education, village development programs, industrialization and improved agriculture. Delegates also discuss the direct effect of recent important changes in their countries on their own lives. These include independence and free elections in India; World War II and the post-war victory over the Huks in the Philippines: the breaking up of tribal systems and the growing demand for independence in the Gold Coast, and the expropriation of US oil holdings in Mexico.
Linda doesn’t like being the “new girl at school” until she helps Brushy and Susie-Q, and finds she doesn’t feel like a new girl at all. Thus she learns to feel at home in a new environment.
Presents a simple, scientific way of helping young people grasp the basic concepts of reproduction. Shows the event of sperm and egg of the sea urchin uniting and dividing. Illustrates, with the birth of a bat, how the early development of the young goes on inside the female. Contrasts mammalian reproduction with the lower animals which lay eggs. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.
Explains new and important number concepts in modern mathematics. Indicates the pattern of how new numbers arise. Presents some of the history, characteristics, and uses of negative, irrational, transfinite, and complex numbers as well as quaternions. (University of Michigan Television) Kinescope.
Describes how printers from many countries contributed to the art of printing. Tells how printing spread from Germany to other countries. Describes the significant printing done in Italy, Belgium, France, England, Mexico, and New England during the early development of the New World. (USC) Film.
Emphasizes the difficulties of night driving and explains the steps necessary to lessen the accident danger. Gives detailed information concerning emergency situations and what to do when emergencies arise--hood flying up, lights going out, brake failure, blowout, flat tire, hospital run, scene of accidents, and animals. (Cincinnati Public Schools and WCET) Kinescope.
Convention floor strategy, nomination speeches and voting procedures are discussed in this program. Other topics consider include the techniques and practices used to influence the delegates in favor of particular candidates, the functions of nominating and seconding speeches and special problems connected with the nomination of the vice president.
In this program, Mr. Fitzpatrick discusses the vital and revolutionary change that the constructions of the modern engineer with new materials have upon our thinking in art, particularly in the field of sculpture. Looking at large photographs of bridges, fire escapes, and TV antennas, we are conscious of the open-work build-up, the thrust, the tensions of modern constructions that stimulate the artist’s imagination toward new and dynamic art creativity. Materials such as wire, sheet metal, string, plaster, and wood are used in non-objective space designs, stabile and mobile.
Shows that by careful selection of nouns and verbs, weak adjectives and adverbs can often be omitted. Stresses that one forceful word is better than two weak words. (WQED) Kinescope.
The Friendly Giant shows Jerome the giraffe some of the pictures in the book, Tommy Tittlemouse Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Katherine Evans, and published by the Children's Press. Jerome tries to guess the nursery rhyme that goes with each picture, and the Friendly Giant reads all the rhymes that Jerome does not know. (WHA-TV) Kinescope.
Discusses the dietary needs of the expectant mother and stresses the importance of proper diet for maintaining the mother's dental health and for developing the baby's teeth. A specialist in nutrition and a dentist serve as consultants. (WQED) Kinescope.
Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the scientific method and how it is used. Points out that science is based on observable facts. Illustrates how complete reliance on the physical senses can be deceiving. Explains the development and use of instruments to measure impressions and quantities man cannot see, hear, or feel. (KQED) film.
Discusses the significance to science of observation and experimentation. Demonstrates with experiments the difference between observation and laboratory experiments. Shows and explains early laboratory apparatus used in developing natural laws of science. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.
Discusses the importance of oceanography to the Antarctic program of the IGY, using charts and maps to show how the Antarctic waters influence weather, tides, and life in the sea. Explains the use of the nansen bottle and the bathythemograph in obtaining oceanographic data. Points out areas of oceanography which need further study and the relationship of these studies to the welfare of mankind.
Martin Levin, teacher and editor of “The Phoenix Nest” in “The Saturday Review,” call the humor of Ogden Nash brief and critical. He explains how Nash reshapes verse in interest of humor. Nash discusses humor and the apprehensions of beginning writers, then reads “Outcome of Mr. McCloud’s Gratitude,” “Lady in Slacks,” “It Is Indeed Spinach,” “Llama,” “A Prawn is a Prawn,” “Will Consider Situation,” “Drink with Something In It,” and “The Sniffle.” Nash notes the difference between his work and that of AP Herbert and Dorothy Parker.
Martin Levin, teacher and editor of “The Phoenix Nest” in “The Saturday Review,” and Ogden Nash discuss the social commentary in the latter’s poems. Nash reads “Seaside,” “Rabbits Who Doesn’t Mention Their Habits,” “Don’t Cry Darling, It’s Quite Alright,” and other poems. Nash reads his three favorites, “Dr. Feel,” “Mrs. Cavendish,” and “I Do, I Will, I Have.”
This is a tale of two famous Japanese clans who were bitter enemies. During the battle of Yashima in 1845, one clan was challenged to pierce a fan with a bow and arrow from a great distance. Artist T. Mikamo illustrates this story with a brush paingin of a fan, a bow and an arrow.
Discusses the dependence of U.S. economy on oil. Points out that even though we produce one-half the world's supply, we must still import one million barrels of oil a day. Forecasts future problems for this country because of this high rate of consumption which will exhaust proved oil reserves in 14 years.
Recreates the excitement of the gold rush by showing the prospector's trails, their campsites and the gold rush cities. Illustrates with prints of the settlers, miners, and dance hall girls. Visits an old gold mining town and saloons. Interviews an old prospector about gold mining days.
Tells the story of changes which have taken place in home implements. Shows an early vacuum cleaner, phonograph, washing machine, butter churn, and candle mold.
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about "Oliver and his Dignity." Oliver is an otter, and this episode features shadow puppet theater.
Visits those animals at the Brookfield Zoo native to Australia. Tells the story of the kangaroo, wallabies, and the Dingo Dog. Shows filmed sequences of these animals as they live in the zoo.
Two Eyes, the prettiest and sweetest sister is mistreated by her mother and sisters and never gets enough to eat. Her fairy godmother tells her that her pet goat is magic and if she will say a magic rhyme she will have all the food she wants. Realizing that Two Eyes is eating better than they, the two sisters learn her secret and the goat is killed. Two Eyes then buries the goat's heart by the door step and a gold and silver fruit tree appears. When the Prince comes by and asks for some fruit only Two Eyes can pick it for him. When he learns of her cruel treatment, he takes her to his castle to be his bride.
Why special treatment for the American farmer? This is the questioned posed in this opening program and, using a story line built around the average family of Ed Harvey, the film seeks a more intelligent handling of agricultural policy on the national level. The program presents a definitive history of agriculture economics in an effort to explain the farmer’s vulnerable position in the constantly changing business cycle of a capitalistic society. Although the program does not advocate any definite policy, it does ask intelligent questions which tend to stimulate thinking on the farm problem.
This is the story of the plants we eat and how some of the things we eat were brought her by the first settlers. Bash Kennett tells the history of some of our fruits and vegetables and the Lillian Patterson dancers illustrate an imaginary gardening scene. Songs include “Aunty Minna’s Cooking the Syrup,” “Goober Peas” and “Onions and Potatoes.”
Discusses the free or open mental hospital. Includes views of a visit to the St. Lawrence State Hospital in Ogdensburg, New York. Explains how the open hospital operates, the difficulties involved in its administration, how patients respond, and how the system has succeeded. Features Dr. Herman Snow.
This is the first in a series of children’s program. Poindexter introduces his friend Mr. Raccoon, Miss Red Hen, The Princes and the Boy from “The Story that Never Ended,” the shoemaker from the story of “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” puppets from the “Grasshopper and the Ants,” the Gingerbread Boy, The Three Little Pigs, and many others. This program sets the scene for the story adventures ahead in this series.
Mr. Goldovsky discusses his basic philosophy of the Opera in English and demonstrates his production techniques with excerpts from Rigoletto, and his own personal story of the need for the broader concept and acceptance of opera.
Discusses the characteristics of the operetta, how it emerged out of various opera types in the 18th century, and summarizes the more important works and their composers. Highlights the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and presents a vocal duet from the Mikado. Describes the productions of Johann Strauss and explains why his music is still favored today. (Univ. Calf. Ext.) Film.
Discusses the opinion in the realm of action, and points out the need for authority because of the disagreement among men. Points out that man makes decisions through his own judgement or opinion. Explains that the freedom of choice raises the need for some authority, either force or majority rule, in order that men may live together in peace. (Palmer Films) Film.
Uses laboratory experiments to survey the field of organic chemistry. Tells why a whole field study is devoted to carbon and its compounds. Shows how carbon compounds differ from other compounds. Demonstrates properties of various compounds. (KQED) Film.
Discusses the work and goals of organic research into the problem of insanity, and includes views of the Research Division of the Columbia Psychiatric Institute. Show various experiments, including those dealing with the cellular analysis of the brain, reaction time in aged animals and persons, and the effects of prenatal disturbances on the development of children. Discusses the purposes of research and the hopes of discovering cures for, and prevention of mental disease. Features Dr. Benjamin Pasamanick.
Describes the numerous and varied users of the highway other than passenger cars. Explains how the driver must react as he confronts unusual traffic situations such as animals, funerals, hay-wagon parties, railroads, etc. (Cincinnati Public Schools and WCET) Kinescope.
This program in the series is a singing 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.”
Shows the differences among individuals in age, sex, race, size, aptitude, interests, attitudes, and achievement, and illustrates graphically how these traits are distributed into a bell-shaped curve when a large number of people are considered together. Shows how social expectations can create problems for deviants on either side of the curve. (KOMU-TV) Kinescope.
Huston Smith visits Paul Hoffman, in New York City, first director of the Marshall Plan, and, in Cambridge, John Kenneth Galbraith and Paul Samuelson, professors at Harvard and MIT, to discuss foreign aid. Is it, as some say, “operation rat-hole,” or a vital part of our foreign policy? What do we expect to accomplish by means of it, and how should we proceed?
Huston Smith interviews Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City and Harold Stassen in Philadelphia on what we are really seeking in our diplomacy. They answer that our aim is to build a peaceful world of independent and prospering democracies. They explore ways to do this.
Shows how people with handicaps, such as deafness and blindness, can participate in normal activities by accepting their limitations and learning ways of adjusting themselves to the world around them. Illustrates this by showing activities in a school for the deaf and by interviewing a blind person on how he overcame his handicap. (KOMU-TV) Kinescope.
Huston Smith visits Dr. F.C. Redlich in Princeton, NJ, and Dr. Erich Fromm in New York City, and explores some problems of mental health with them. What is mental illness? Is it increasing? Do we know how to treat it? Can the layman do anything to help the mentally disturbed? Is the problem becoming too large to cope with?