Start Over Date 1957

541. The powers of government (27:18)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the powers a government should have and how they should be limited. Identifies two basic problems--the power of men in government and the power of the government itself. Quotes Thomas J...

542. The Rocket Nozzle (15:03)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Reviews the principles of sound and its transmission as it applies to rocket propulsion. Using the V-2 rocket motor as an example, the orientation of a typical rocket motor, including the types of ...

543. The Rodent Engineer--The Beaver (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Tells the story of the beaver and its role in the history of America. Explains how the beaver builds dams and creates new environments. Shows a beaver dam with the animals swimming, feeding, and d...

544. The role of labor in world affairs (29:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the influence of organized labor on governments and in the direction of foreign policy. Discusses the work of labor organizations and presents a film that shows the coming of the Industr...

545. The Romantic Symphony (29:20)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Examines the construction--theme by theme, movement by movement--of a modern symphony. Like as musical form to a mural, to a complicated building, and to a well-planned public speech. Feature the ...

546. The rope (29:30)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Continues the painting shown in THE CROSS. Shows the addition of the rope to the painting, binding "The Man of Sorrows" to the cross. "The process of further developing and finishing the surface ...

547. The roving eye (29:20)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains and demonstrates how the writer selects and arranges words to achieve proper placement of detail for meaning. Stresses the importance of understanding the relationship between the writer's...

548. The sculpture IV (29:34)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Continues the modeling from SCULPTURE: PART 3. Presents a review of the materials and work completed in the preceding programs. Explains the three general parts into which the head is divided. S...

549. The Sense of Tragedy (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Evaluates the significance of the "sense of tragedy" in making a measure of a man. Analyzes the pleasure man derives from the tragedy of a fellow creature in literature or drama. Presents writings...

550. The Six Basic Categories (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
discusses the analysis, tabulation, and charting of music. Proposes six categories and undertakes to show that nearly all music fits into this pattern. Uses numerous illustrative musical selection...