Start Over Collection National Educational Television

1501. 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 tee...

1502. What did you learn in school today? (48:09)

Date:
1972
Summary:
Examines, through narration by newswoman Joan Murray, the "open classroom," an alternative method being used in schools in England and the United States. Interviews Lady Bridget Plowden, whose repo...

1503. What do we go to high school for? (29:26)

Date:
1955
Summary:
"I want to tell American students how lucky they are," states Nakchung Paik of Korea. "Education is a privilege in my country. Here, it is a right." The other three participants, from Brazil, Brita...

1504. What Do You Hear? (29:00)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains the ways in which rumors develop, and presents typical errors people make when telling their experiences to others. Illustrates the transmission of information by using a verbal chain demo...

1505. What do you like best and least? (29:56)

Date:
1957
Summary:
There is a definite reason for most of your likes and dislikes, says Prof. Boring. He shows how measurements of them can be taken themselves, examples of preferred experiences which are largely res...

1506. What does the word communism mean to you? (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Participants are Miss Mirka Misic, Yugoslavia; Miss Susan Rennie, Union of South Africa; Mr. Norbert Scholz, Germany; Mr. Young-Koo Lee, Korea; and Mrs. Waller. The debate on the nature of communis...

1507. What Is Art? (29:18)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Defines art by discussing its distinguishing qualities. Differentiates between art and artifact. Shows a variety of art objects and paintings and contrasts art and artifact by playing two musica...

1508. 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 ...

1510. What makes a "good" candidate? (28:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the characteristics of a "good" candidate in terms of age, religion, and home state. Points out that men from populous states stand the best chance of receiving the nomination. Also dis...

1511. What Makes a Picture (29:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses and reviews the basic elements that are combined to produce design. Explains the importance of individual interpretation. Concentrates on the place of shape in designing a picture.

1512. What the Future Holds (29:43)

Date:
1956
Summary:
This final program on the series is a “crystal ball” attempt to look into the future and answer the question, “Where is American art going?” A panel of well-known American figures in American art a...

1513. What we laugh at (29:37)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Going more deeply into the how and why of laughter, Dr. Feinberg discusses international jokes and tells how they originated. A clown routine, so common in international jokes, is demonstrated and ...

1514. What We Say (15:12)

Date:
1959
Summary:
There are many familiar expressions which we use. Bash traces the story behind some of these back to pioneer life. After showing how the phrases developed, Bash sings “Goin Down the Road,” “Lo Back...

1515. What's the best form of government? (28:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Students from Yugoslavia, France, Germany and the Sudan discuss the problems of communism by examining questions such as: How can a nation choose between “Washington and Moscow”? What do the differ...

1516. 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.

1517. Wheelwright, Cooper and Smith (15:12)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash sings the “Nonsense Song,” “Wooly Boogie Bee,” “Old Dan Tucker” and “Jolly Old” in this program which tells of the specialized work of the wheelwright, cooper, smith and the ladder maker.

1518. When, why and how do you pray? (29:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Teenagers attending the New York Herald Tribune World Forum from Pakistan, India, Brazil, and England discuss their religious beliefs. Questions are raised concerning the origins of religion, the p...

1519. Where are we going? (29:04)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Presents Indian spiritual leader, writer and lecturer Krishnamurti's views of the world crisis which has developed because the old traditions and values are no longer acceptable. States that the gr...

1520. Where do prejudices come from? (2:02:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
In this concluding program on prejudices, the delegates stress some of the similarities between nations represented in the Forum group. These include Switzerland-Germany, common language and litera...

1521. Where do we go from here? (29:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this final program, all twenty-five previous participants in the Herald Tribune Youth Forum meet with Mrs. Waller to sum up their experiences in the United States, and their thoughts and hopes a...

1522. Where is prejudice? (1:01:02)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Warning: This film contains dated and offensive language regarding race. Twelve college students of different races and faiths participate in a week-long workshop to test their common denial that ...

1523. 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 me...

1524. Where's Everybody Going? (29:52)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Cities are growing, and people have to move about in them. How they do this can have a considerable effect on the development of the city itself. Many –perhaps most –of the inhabitants of a city ow...

1525. Where's the bunny? (15:09)

Date:
1955
Summary:
The Friendly Giant reads the book, Where's the Bunny?, by Ruth Carroll, published by the Oxford University Press. The Kittens, Me-ow and Me-ow Too, and Rusty the rooster play a game of tag. (WHA-T...

1526. Who is prejudiced? (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Brotherhood Week provides the Youth Forum programs numbers 6 and 7 with an opportunity to discuss the question of prejudice. Program number 6 brings together students from Norway, England, Ethiopia...

1527. 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.

1529. 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...

1530. Who Walked Here? (30:01)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows how animal tracks may be identified and explains how various types of tracks are classified. Demonstrates the making of track stamps through the use of potatoes. Discusses the making of plas...

1531. Why do things differ? (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Dramatizes the questions raised in Darwin's mind on his return to England from his famous voyage. Discusses why animals differ when found in different locations, why and how species arise, and if ...

1533. Why We Laugh (29:37)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Outlines and discusses various theories of humor, and presents examples of laughter created to illustrate each theory. Shows, through the use of a polygraph, that physiological changes occur in var...

1534. Will Europe ever unite? (29:10)

Date:
1955
Summary:
A Swiss student declares that he would be willing to have his country give up its traditional neutrality, if it would help to unify Europe, during this discussion. He cautions, however, that the pu...

1535. William Abraham (29:48)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Presents Nkosi and Soyinka in Accra interviewing Professor Abraham, philosopher and author of The Mind of Africa. Focuses in detail on the function of the writer in Africa.

1539. With an American accent (29:20)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Develops the theme that the ultimate aim of literature is ethical. Defines the accent of literature as a characteristic way of thinking which reflects a particular manner of speaking or sounding. ...

1540. Witness (29:36)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discuss the book, Witness, by Whittaker Chambers. Examines the content of this autobiographical work and the reasons why it was written. Appraises the significance of the book as a source for histo...

1541. Woman's work is never done (29:44)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Enumerates the problems of living in ancient Egypt from a woman's standpoint--no running water, electricity, or refrigeration. Shows bronze ornaments used for bartering purposes as well as househo...

1542. Women behind bars (29:37)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman points out that women prisoners do not present the same problems as men do. However, the situation is serious and approximately 10,000 women are in p...

1543. Wood blocks and metal type (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the discoveries and developments which brought about the invention of movable type by Gutenberg. Describes the work of the alchemist in casting metals, the making of wood blocks, and the ...

1544. Wood sculpture in the world of art (29:48)

Date:
1957
Summary:
In this program, Mr. Fitzpatrick discusses wood sculpture as an art form. Describes the tools needed for manipulating the wood. Demonstrates simple methods and techniques of carving. Explains the...

1545. Woodcarving (15:05)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash tells of woodcarving in early American life and explains how carving was done, what tools were used and exhibits some early chests, utensils, signs and Indian figures. Songs include “There’s ...

1546. 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 man...

1547. Wooden Giant (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the lumber frontier of the Midwest in the region west and south of Lake Superior. Describes the living conditions of the lumberjacks. Explains how the indiscriminate cutting of t...

1548. Wooden Shoes on the Hudson (30:15)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses Dutch holdings on the Hudson, in the East, and in Brazil. Appraises the Dutch efforts at empire building and governing. Relates Henry Hudson's discovery of the fur-rich Hudson valley in ...

1549. Words that don't inform (28:58)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the use of pre-symbolic language in furthering communication. Defines and illustrates the function of social language. Shows how social conversation enlarges the possibility of friendship...

1550. Work (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows how to choose a job by first knowing one's self as revealed by performance in intelligence, aptitude, and personality tests, by learning the characteristics of different jobs, and by fitting ...

1551. Working Dogs (15:04)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash Kennett tells some unusual anecdotes about dogs in our history and then visits various places to watch today’s sheep herding dog, a retriever and a pointer. She visits a dog who can spell. Son...

1552. Working with radiation (29:35)

Date:
1962
Summary:
When properly handled in the laboratory, radioactive materials constitute little danger. This program shows the precautions used in working with radiation as well as the research carried on at Argo...

1553. World Enough and Time (29:49)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses World Enough and Time by Robert Penn Warren. Outlines the plot, briefly sketches the characters, and appraises the literary form of this novel. Identifies and examines ides embodied in th...

1554. Writing forceful sentences : part 1 (28:54)

Date:
1955
Summary:
This is the first lesson on how to write a clear and forceful sentence, whether in a lyric poem or in a technical report. Examples of good sentences are read from Poe, Conrad, Lamb and others.

1555. Writing forceful sentences : part 2 (28:55)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses five devices for putting power into sentences. Includes (1) arranging words in order of importance, (2) keeping the main idea in the main clause, (3) keeping the minor clause at the begin...

1556. 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 co...

1557. 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 prop...

1558. You're the Judge Part 2 (28:45)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Reviews our use of labels to classify people when these labels actually refer to but one characteristic of a single person. Points out the way in which we tack many other ideas onto these labels an...

1559. You're the Judge, Pt. I (30:02)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses how prejudice might affect our actions, and points out that it is one of the most important of all the false impressions that occur within us. Demonstrates, with a group of students, how ...

1560. You, the Beholder (29:38)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses various levels of understanding of art in terms of visual, historical, and esthetics elements. Explains such terms as abstraction, cubism, futurism, and shows examples of each. Demonstra...

1561. Your Child Goes to the Hospital (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers discusses different ways parents can keep a child's fears of hospitals, doctors and nurses to a minimum. She talks about different coping methods for parents and children while a ch...

1562. Dance: four pioneers (29:09)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Passacaglia, organ, BWV 582, C minor.
Summary:
Introduces four major choreographers--Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya Holt--who revolted against the conventions of ballet to produce American modern dance. Employs film c...

1563. Stop or go : an experiment in genetics (28:41)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Bert Shapiro; David Prowitt; Vilma Bautista
Summary:
Shows an experiment which successfully analyzed the genetic code of a mutant virus. Portrays Dr. Norton Zinder and his colleagues at Rockefeller University as they separate the mutant virus from no...

1564. Human aggression : key to survival (28:37)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
David Prowitt; Dr. Konrad Lorenz; Gordon Rattray-Taylor
Summary:
An exciting look into the study of aggression featuring the precedent-setting research in animal psychology of Professor Konrad Lorenz, author of “On Aggression,” at the Max Planck Institute in Ger...

1565. 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 li...

1566. Witness to an Accident (10:53)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Reconstructs a three-car personal injury accident to show the role of police officers in gathering the physical evidence at the scene of the accident and the importance of this evi...

1568. Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlingetti (29:17)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlingetti, outspoken contemporary poets, and studies their poetic engagement and direct involvement with events in the contemporary world. Depicts the two poe...

1569. Brother Antoninus and Michael Mcclure (29:10)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Depicts Michael McClure, an experimental poet who has written in many styles, and Brother Antoninus, a Dominican lay brother who is distinguished as a poet because of his unique combination of poet...

1570. Bruce Jay Friedman and Black Humor (29:02)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Probes the characteristics distinguishing Black Humor from other literature. Explores its historical perspectives and present forms. Illustrates a series of line drawings while a synopsis of Friedm...

1571. Claes Oldenburg (29:16)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces Claes Oldenburg, his studio, and his reasons for doing what he does. Shows how he works and presents many examples of his works, from plaster and enamel sculptures of food and clothing t...

1572. Dance: Echoes of Jazz (28:42)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Traces the development of American jazz dance, from tap dancing through the stylized theatrical form of the 1900s and orchestrated jazz of the Thirties, to the cool, abstract music of the Sixties. ...

1573. Dance: In Search of "Lovers" (29:13)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the creation of a ballet, "Lovers," by Glen Tetley as well as an exploration of the costumes, music, storyline, choreography, stage sets, and people involved with the production itself. I...

1574. Denise Levertov and Charles Olson (29:04)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces the personalities and works of Denise Levertov and Charles Olson through their readings and approaches to poetry. Shows Levertov in her home where she discusses her reasons for becoming ...

1575. Diary of a Student Revolution (29:50)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Demonstrates how the campus industrial recruiting at the University of Connecticut resulted in confrontation between student activists and the University president. Uses two camera crews working in...

1576. Dorothea Lange: The Closer for Me (29:03)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Provides an opportunity for the viewer to compare the personality of Dorothea Lange, photographer-artist, with her work. Many of her photographs are presented; these cover various periods, such as ...

1577. Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees (29:02)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Provides a close view of Dorothea Lange and her photographs, enabling the viewer to share her deep involvement in her work and her philosophy as a photographer. Looks in on Lange as she prepares fo...

1578. Frank O'hara and Ed Sanders (30:17)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces the personalities and works of Frank O'Hara and Ed Sanders through their readings, environments, and approaches to their medium. Presents O'Hara reading "To the Film Industry in Crisis,"...

1579. Frank Stella, Larry Poons--The New Abstraction (29:02)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Depicts Frank Stella and Larry Poons, two young New Abstractionists, in their studios painting and discussing their work.Concludes that these artists have instituted an innovation by exploiting rep...

1580. In Search of Hart Crane (1:29:47)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Attempts to reveal the personality of Hart Crane through his books and papers, and through interviews with his friends and associates. Presents the views of Malcolm Cowley, Waldo Frank, Gorham Muns...

1581. Jack Tworkov (29:10)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces the abstract expressionism of Jack Tworkov and his feelings about the meaningfulness of his work, along with a description of the events which led him to become an artist. Presents him w...

1582. Jasper Johns (29:10)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents the pop artist Jasper Johns in an interview in which he discusses his ideas about art; interspersed with scenes in which he is working on various works. Shows some of the flag paintings wh...

1583. Jim Dine (29:48)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces Jim Dine discussing his works and explains how they represent his life through the things familiar to him. Traces his artistic development through various periods: his "tie" period, his ...

1584. John Updike (28:48)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Discusses the beliefs, concepts, and attitudes which have influenced the novels of John Updike. Presents several selections from short stories read by the author and accompanied by scenes which dep...

1585. Lay My Burden Down (59:16)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the economic and educational plight of the Negro tenant farmers in the southern United States. Shows that in spite of hard work in the fields, the tenant farmer, who earns on the average ...

1586. Louis Zukofsky (29:09)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Interviews objectivist poet Louis Zukofsky as to the form and philosophy underlying his poetry, the circumstances under which his first poem was published, and several unique aspects of his poetry....

1587. Martin Luther King: The Man and the March (1:24:23)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Records the history of the late Dr. Martin Luther King's "Poor Peoples March." Shows him conferring with aides, traveling to solicit support, and developing the operational details of the March. En...

1588. New Abstraction: Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland (29:14)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
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. S...

1589. Philip Roth (58:00)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents a discussion between Philip Roth, novelist and professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and Jerre Manginne concerning Roth's stories and plays. Illustrates the relationship ...

1590. Richard Wilbur and Robert Lowell (29:14)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Interviews Richard Wilbur and Robert Lowell (Pulitzer Prize winners) and explores their interests in poetic expression, and the origins of the ideas in their respective poems. Presents Wilbur readi...

1591. Robert Creeley (28:55)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Provides a candid view of poet Robert Creeley in his home and introduces his poetry. Presents him describing the influences of other literary figures on his works and explaining his own method of w...

1592. Robert Duncan and John Wieners (29:12)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Studies the return of romanticism to contemporary poetry through the poetry of Robert Duncan and John Wieners. Presents Duncan reading several poems, including "The Architecture," and excerpts from...

1593. Robert Rauschenberg (28:55)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Examines several of Robert Rauschenberg's works, including "Oracle," a piece of "radio-sculpture," scenes from his theatrical works "Spring Training" and "Pelican," and a painting called "Barge." ...

1594. S.J. Perelman (29:08)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces the humorist S.J. Perelman and his opinions on a wide variety of subjects. Discusses the authors who have influenced him and the reasons why a writer must imitate somebody. Concludes wi...

1595. Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins (29:06)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Provides a close look at the work and creative philosophy of Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins, who has been singing and playing the blues for over fifty years. Recreates through the many songs he sings, a p...

1596. Sun and Richard Lippold (29:06)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Examines Richard Lippold's approach to the relationship between the artist's experience and the way in which he shapes it into its own organic form. Presents Lippod, a musician as well as sculptor...

1597. The Angry Negro (28:33)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Examines a number of opinions of Negro leaders as to the way the Negro should operate in his search for equality. Includes interviews with Elijah Muhammed of the Black Muslims; Daniel Watts, editor...

1598. 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 ...

1599. 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...

1600. The Legislative Organization of Congress (28:15)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Discusses the Standing Committee, functions of the Committee system, and the role of the majority and minority leaders in congress. Presents opinions on seniority and the selection of committee m...