Start Over Date 1957 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

431. 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...

432. 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...

433. 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,...

434. The exceptional child. [The auditorially-handicapped child: the deaf] (29:08)

Alternative title:
Auditorially-handicapped chil...; Deaf; Exceptional child
Date:
1957
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Examines the challenges faced by children who are deaf and defines deafness as the inability to hear speech. This episode presents film sequences, demonstrations, and interviews that illustrate tea...

435. 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...

436. 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...

437. The gang (28:53)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses delinquency as a group phenomenon and contrasts the boys' gang and the boys' club. Reveals typical gang behavior and activities through an interview and in film sequences. Examines the ...

438. The Green Giants--The Story of Plants (1:00:26)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Today beneath our feet we find dwarf plants which once were green giants of the Coal Age. We may hold a fossil in our hands of a plant that live 250,000,000 years ago, yet looked very much like a f...

439. The heretic king (29:09)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the revolutionary reign of King Akhnaton in Egypt, 1400 B.C. Emphasizes his attempt to establish monotheism and to direct Egyptian death. Considers, also, the change in painting and sculp...

440. The holy city of Greece (28:29)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Uses pictures, models, art objects, and discussion to describe ancient Delphi and the structures on MT. Parnassus. Explains the uses and unusual features of Apollo's temple, the amphitheater, and t...