16101. A time to grow : the Louisiana Territory (20:31)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of an episode of the DuPont sponsored Cavalcade of America television series (season 2, episode 6), "A Time to Grow", which aired November 3, 195...

16102. And a Voice Shall Be Heard (21:55)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows some of the ways in which the two-way radio can be used, especially in civilian defense. A simulated raid on Syracuse, New York, shows how fire-fighting equipment, police, ambulance service,...

16103. Beginning to date (12:19)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Presents rules of etiquette for boys and girls who are beginning to date. Emphasizes the importance of showing consideration for the feelings of others at social events.

16104. Belonging to the Group (Respect as a Human Value) (15:53)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Robert J. Havighurst; John T. Bobbitt
Summary:
Interprets the meaning of respect as a requisite to belonging to a social group and depicts the problems of two families who seek to gain acceptance in a new community. Illustrates the origin and ...

16105. Books come alive (07:11)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Short promotional film focusing on student learning at Indiana University. Begins with a tour of the buildings and resources of the Libraries, the "focal point of I.U.'s academic program." The film...

16106. Books Come Alive (07:05)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Short promotional film focusing on student learning at Indiana University. Begins with a tour of the buildings and resources of the Libraries, the "focal point of I.U.'s academic program." The film...

16108. Castillos en España (09:59)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
A travelogue-type film which shows some of the famous castles which gave Castille its name; includes the Alhambra, some historic monasteries, and the Gothic Cathedral of Burgos. With few exceptions...

16109. City pets : fun and responsibility (10:49)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Illustrates the need of pets for adequate care, urges children to care for their city pets and shows by example how such care is administered. Portrays the kinds of pets that are conveniently kept ...

16110. Conspiracy in Kyoto (20:48)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Uses scenes from Japanese narrative scrolls of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries to tell the story of an innocent man, unjustly accused of a capital crime, who wins his vindication. The spoken te...

16111. Decontamination of streets (17:31)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Shows a decontamination squad in England working to make the streets safe from blister gas. Demonstrates the use of anti-gas ointment, respirators, and clothing worn by crews, and explains precaut...

16112. Don't get angry (11:55)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Explains that anger is a natural and universal emotion and discusses ways for a child to release his anger in a socially appropriate manner. Animated sequences are used to demonstrate the effects o...

16113. Face of the Earth (12:22)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Portrays, by animation and photography of real and contrived situations, the forces that have created the present condition of the earth's surface. Presents the theory of the creation of the earth...

16114. Fire's the enemy (11:10)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Relates the story of the Auxiliary Fire Service in Great Britain during World War II and shows men and equipment combating a real fire. Then describes the improvements in equipment since the war, ...

16115. Galileo's laws of falling bodies (06:11)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; O. W. Eshbach; Warren P. Everote
Summary:
Develops the law of falling bodies and credits Galileo for his work in this area. Shows by experiment and slow motion photography that all bodies fall at the same rate of speed and uses the inclin...

16116. Getting the facts (11:32)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Ralph D. Casey; John T. Bobbitt
Summary:
Shows how a group of adults gain greater clarity and understanding of a school problem after gathering the facts concerning the case. Warns against deciding on plans of action in favor of prejudic...

16117. Girl Scouting at Camp Julia Crowell (14:59)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Edward Feil Productions; Barbara Bauman, Troop 567
Summary:
An overview of the annual Girl Scout camp activities at Camp Julia Crowell for the Cleveland Girl Scouts. Takes the viewer through the process of camp beginning with the campers' arrival and outlin...

16119. Gossip (10:49)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Illustrates the detrimental effects of rumors through the experience of Jean, a newcomer in a high school, who becomes the victim of a malicious rumor started by Jack, her first date. After sufferi...

16120. Helen Keller in her story (48:34)

Date:
1953
Summary:
A biography of Helen Keller, tracing her life from birth until 76 years of age, showing in detail how this blind, deaf, and mute woman has overcome her handicaps. Consists of still photographs, ear...

16122. Home Nursing: Fundamentals (14:20)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Illustrates various techniques and household arrangements for caring for the convalescent patient at home. Shows ways of arranging the sick room, making the beds, washing and serving the patient, ...

16123. How to conduct a discussion (23:34)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Cyril O. Houle; Leland Bradford
Summary:
Presents the results of a survey of about fifty adult groups to find common elements of a good group discussion. Illustrates the qualities of good leadership by showing various groups in action an...

16126. In this crisis : Trenton, 1776 (21:16)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of an episode of the DuPont sponsored Cavalcade of America television series, "In This Crisis" (season 1, episode 7), which aired December 24, 19...

16127. Kathy Birthday One Year Old (03:27)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Kathryn Hellerstein; Mary Feil Hellerstein
Summary:
Home movie of Kathy Hellerstein's first birthday. She sits in a high chair and is presented with a pink cake. Nellie feeds her baby food before letting her eat cake from the high chair tray. Kathy ...

16128. Little Smokey (13:27)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Story of "Smokey," the bear cub found clinging to a charred tree after a forest fire in New Mexico and later taken to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Stresses the importance of forest prevention.

16129. Magnetism (16:07)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; O. W. Eshbach; British Electrical Development Association
Summary:
Traces the development of the uses of magnetism throughout the ages, and highlights the scientific experiments which revealed the relationship between magnetism and electricity. Explains magnetism ...

16131. Making learning more meaningful (11:35)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Illustrates how a third grade teacher utilizes the interests of her pupils to develop an arithmetic unit on money and banking. Shows how she introduces other fundamental skills into the unit on num...

16132. Marian Anderson (25:49)

Alternative title:
Marian Anderson
Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Describes Marian Anderson's life, from her early years in Philadelphia through her New York Town Hall recital, and presents her as a concert artist singing Begrüssung by Handel; the Negro spiritual...

16134. Nature's plan (14:15)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation; The New York Zoological Society; George Bryan
Summary:
Presents nature's plan for the use and control of water. Explains the water cycle through animation and actual photography, and shows the effect of interaction between clouds and air currents throu...

16135. One nation indivisible : Horace Greeley, editor (19:04)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "One Nation Indivisible" (season 2, episode 12), which aired on December 22, 1953 on ABC-TV....

16136. Painting trees with Eliot O'Hara (16:16)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Eliot O'Hara; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; John Paul Miller
Summary:
Shows Eliot O'Hara, watercolor painter, sketching a variety of trees found in the United States and Hawaii. O'Hara observes that the artist should look for the structure of the tree, the character ...

16137. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (27:19)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Recreates Renoir's world and interprets the aspirations of this great master. Includes over fifty of Renoir's works.

16138. Planning your career (15:51)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Harry D. Kitson, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Education Teachers College, Columbia University; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Explains three basic steps for students to follow in choosing a future career: learning about yourself, learning about vocations which interest you, and comparing your own interests and abilities w...

16139. Rest that builds good health (10:49)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Presents and demonstrates the value of three ways to rest: sleep, relaxation, and change. Relates rest, exercise, and food to good health and pictures a boy, his sister, and his dog observing the ...

16140. Science and agriculture (the story of soybeans) (second edition) (09:36)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; W. L. Burlison
Summary:
Shows the interdependence of science and agriculture in modern life. Presents, as an example, the soybean's characteristics, problems of its cultivation and harvest, and the preparation and use of ...

16141. Selling as a career (10:46)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Surveys selling as a career. Portrays a day in the life of a typical travelling salesman at home and on the job. Portrays various types of sales people who sell by personal contacts, mail, teleph...

16142. Sewing (11:06)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Irene H. Buchanan; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Portrays sewing as a useful art and a pleasurable leisure-time occupation and surveys the process of sewing, as a high school girl makes a party dress in her sewing class. Offers some suggestions i...

16143. Small Town Library (10:39)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Demonstrates how the facilities of a large city library are made available to rural libraries. Shows the library truck from Gary, Indiana, delivering books, pictures, and other materials weekly, f...

16144. Small Town Library (10:39)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Demonstrates how the facilities of a large city library are made available to rural libraries. Shows the library truck from Gary, Indiana, delivering books, pictures, and other materials weekly, f...

16146. Swan Lake (33:52)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Scenes from Chaikovsky's ballet, Swan Lake.

16147. Thailand's streams of life (10:55)

Alternative title:
U.N. at work
Date:
1953
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This film explores three United Nations Technical Assistance Administration projects focused on Thailand's extensive system of waterways. UN experts have studied the country's efficient canal netwo...

16149. The depths of space : exterior galaxies (12:05)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Explains the concept of light years to address the distance between galaxies. Addresses the existence of millions of galaxies like the Milky Way, featuring photographs of some of them, along with ...

16150. The drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (25:49)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Shows the Leonardo da Vinci drawings in the Windsor collection and includes such subjects as man, animals, architecture, machines for waging war, water in motion, and a sketch for "The Last Supper...

16151. The Earth : our planet (19:57)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Describes the formation of our solar system according to the cosmic theory of creation, and explains the changes on the surfaces of the earth and the moon in terms of volcanic action. Illustrates t...

16153. The future is in their hands (06:23)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Describes the training of prospective teachers at Indiana University's School of Education. Highlights the need for teachers in response to postwar population growth.

16154. The golden rule : a lesson for beginners (09:51)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Uses a classroom scene to define and exemplify the golden rule. Shows through animation its origination by Confucius and Christ, and analyzes the rule in terms of three parts. Uses everyday situat...

16155. The helicopter (11:07)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Alexander A. Nikolsky; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Describes the unique contribution of the helicopter to transportation; explains how the helicopter flies and how it can be controlled; compares the helicopter with the conventional plane. Demonstra...

16156. The indomitable blacksmith : Thomas Davenport (20:54)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "The Indomitable Blacksmith: Thomas Davenport" (season 1, episode 14), which originally aire...

16157. The Korea story (19:06)

Date:
1953
Summary:
A chronicle of contemporary history which traces step-by-step the Korean War from invasion to truce talks.

16158. The last will of Daniel Webster (31:52)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television episode, "The Last Will of Daniel Webster" (season 2, episode 8), which first aired November 14th, 1953 on A...

16159. The living city (26:22)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Surveys the need for redevelopment of American cities and the forces which have created problems in urban areas; describes obstacles which deter the elimination of blighted areas and tenements and ...

16161. The southwestern states : second edition (11:13)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Portrays life, topography, rainfall and other characteristic features, including the imprint of Spanish and Indian cultures of the Southwestern United States, including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico ...

16162. The tell tale heart (07:49)

Date:
1953
Summary:
The plot focuses on a murderer whose increasing guilt leads him to believe he can hear his victim's heart still beating beneath the floorboards where he buried him. Seen through the eyes of the nam...

16163. The tenderfoot : Theodore Roosevelt (20:45)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "The Tenderfoot" (season 1, episode 20), which first aired June 24th, 1953 on NBC-TV. 27-ye...

16164. The toy telephone truck (10:57)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Traces the manufacture, distribution, and final sale of a toy truck; and illustrates how many people contribute to make the things that we enjoy. Shows Skipper's mother buying the toy truck for her...

16165. Treasure in a garbage can (19:49)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Describes the handling and processing of waste from the time it is discarded into separate garbage cans to the point where it is used in new and repaired goods. Shows the collection, separation gr...

16166. Understanding the law (equal justice for all) (12:38)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Robert K. Carr; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Explains the right of individuals to be protected from the law and by the law, and dramatizes a felony case to illustrate step-by-step functions in the due process of law.

16167. Using nails and screws (12:46)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Shows the different kinds of nails and screws and their uses. Tells how to determine the size of nails, and how to drive them properly by using various techniques. Describes the hammer and screwdr...

16168. Welcome to Indiana University (13:25)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Introduces the campus, buildings, and programs at Indiana University, focusing almost exclusively on the School of Business, with Arthur M. Weimer, dean. Shows the Business and Economics Building ...

16169. Your daughter at I.U. (06:56)

Alternative title:
Your daughter at Indiana Univ...
Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center.
Summary:
Discusses the varied reasons for college education for women, and describes many educational opportunities for women available through degree programs at Indiana University. Points out that IU has ...

16170. Your Daughter at I.U. (07:16)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Discusses the varied reasons for college education for women, and describes many educational opportunities for women available through degree programs at Indiana University. Points out that IU has ...

16171. NFL Championship Game: Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns (23:54)

Date:
December 28, 1952
Main contributors:
Wismer, Harry; National Football League Championship Game; Cleveland Browns (Football team)
Summary:
Detroit Lions - 17; Cleveland Browns - 7. Game played at Cleveland Municipal Stadium "Doak Walker runs for 66 yards for a TD for Detroit in the NFL Title game at Cleveland to make score 13-0 - TV...

16172. Cotton Bowl: Kentucky Wildcats vs. Texas Christian Horned Frogs (1:48:18)

Date:
January 1, 1952
Main contributors:
Stern, Bill, 1907-1971; Cotton Bowl (Football game); Kentucky Wildcats (Football team)
Summary:
Cotton Bowl. Kentucky Wildcats - 20; Texas Christian Horned Frogs - 7 "1m - Bill Stern mistake (lateral) in Cotton Bowl of TCU v Kentucky - NBCç radio over film - SP copy - SP - in XSD"

16173. Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Baylor Bears (2:32:53)

Date:
January 1, 1952
Main contributors:
Desmond, Connie; Barber, Red, 1908-1992; Stern, Bill, 1907-1971
Summary:
Orange Bowl. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - 17; Baylor Bears - 14. Game played at Burdine Stadium. "Some late 4th-quarter action of Georgia Tech winning 28-7 at previously unbeaten Duke (no scorin...

16174. 1952 Pro Tennis Championships (33:37)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
1952 Cleveland International highlights. Men's doubles ; Pancho Segura v. Don Budge ; Pancho Segura v. Al Doyle ; John Howard v. Jerry Evert ; Jack March v. Ed Burke ; George Richey v. Jack Rodgers...

16175. A plus B squared (10:29)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Uses animation to demonstrate the meaning of (a + b)² in a way intended to convey to students the idea that algebraic statements have concrete meaning and visual form.

16176. Anna Pooie (06:42)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil and his ski club friends building "Hut Two" - a small ski hut - throughout the autumn and early winter. Shows men and women mixing cement, laying cinder blocks, putting up a f...

16178. Antibiotics (13:53)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Marvin J. Johnson; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Shows the importance of antibiotics in combating certain diseases, and defines antibiotics. Animation illustrates the ways in which bacteria are killed by antibiotics. Pictures their use in accel...

16179. Art and motion (16:32)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Paul Burnford; Virginia Purcell; Werner Bracher
Summary:
Illustrates movement in nature with scenes of stars and splashing water. Then shows motion in space and time, using stop-motion and speed-up photography. Deals with motion as an art form by showi...

16181. Bakuba (17:25)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Describes the arts and crafts of the Bakuba people of the Congo and briefly describes other aspects of their culture. Indicates the probable origin of the Bakuba in northern Africa. Pictures weavin...

16182. Battle for Bread (20:17)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Gives the United Nations' report on how the Food and Agriculture Organization was beginning, in 1949, to solve the tremendous problem of doubling the world's food output. Emphasizes that the FAO is...

16183. Birds that eat fish (06:29)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows many fish-eating birds and indicates how the characteristics of each, although different, enable them to catch and eat fish. Emphasizes such characteristics as the long neck, a strong bill, ...

16184. Birds that eat insects (05:49)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Explains how the physical structure of birds is adapted to the kind of food they eat, and points out characteristics of birds that eat insects. Draws attention to the strong wings and wide bills of...

16185. Birds that eat seeds (05:13)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows that birds that eat seeds have strong bills. Includes shots of the canary, evening grosbeak, junco, indigo bunting, goldfinch, white-crowned sparrow, song sparrow, cardinal, cross bill, and ...

16186. Brasil (o povos das plantacoes) (11:04)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Surveys the over-all geographic characteristics of Brazil, depicts agricultural and commercial activities in the central and coastal uplands; and presents aspects of family life on the coffee plant...

16187. Building birdhouses (05:48)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows, through the interest of a boy and girl in birdhouses, the construction of different types of houses for different birds. Tells what materials to choose and how they can be used most effecti...

16188. Courtesy for beginners (10:22)

Date:
1952
Summary:
A third-grade class decides who will be the week's host, shows one youngsters pretending she is a visitor while another acts out the part of the host. Pictures children making introductions, and u...

16189. Craftsmanship in clay. Decoration (10:40)

Alternative title:
Decoration
Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows a skilled ceramist applying designs on several ceramic pieces prior to final firing. He uses the clay itself, a comb, a piece of burlap, or clay stamps to create textured designs. Other deco...

16190. Daughters of India (08:56)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows how India's women are stepping forth from their traditionally sheltered lives and taking an active part in public affairs.

16191. Design of American public education (14:58)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
United Productions of America; Howard T. Batchelder
Summary:
Through animation, the film compares and contrasts the "assembly line" kind of educational process with one that is tailored to meet young people's needs. Shows how in the former little or no cons...

16192. Driving economically (17:47)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
National Commission on Safety Education, National Education Association
Summary:
Economical driving practices are suggested by a service station operator to a boy who has just received permission to drive the family car alone. Includes care of the car's finish, warming up of t...

16193. Europe and Australia 1952 to 1959 (43:42)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies: Film consists mainly of European travelogue sequences from Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, with some shorter family sequence...

16194. Europe Tour 1952 (1:39:00)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: In 1952 the Gairs made another sea voyage to Europe again via South Asia and the Middle East this time with their youngest daughter Rosemary. This home ...

16196. Flying a Kite (07:06)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Willard Abraham; John W. Barnes
Summary:
Tells of the adventures of the Baxter family on a picnic. After Frank and Jean fly their kite, a goat tries to eat it. Frank's dog, Penny, keeps the goat from it and is then rewarded by the children.

16197. Frank and his dog (06:04)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Willard Abraham; Gordon Weisenborn
Summary:
Tells the story of how Penny, Frank's dog, feels neglected when his master is too busy to play with him. Penny chases a cat up a tree, but Frank forgives him for getting into mischief.

16198. Frank tends the garden (06:43)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Shows how Frank and Jean Baxter enjoy watering their garden, and afterwards put on bathing suits and take showers under the hose. Penny, the dog, joins them, but Fluff, the kitten, watches from a ...

16199. Grass Roots (12:50)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Gertrude S. Hornung; Kirk Willis
Summary:
Presented from the Republican party point of view, this film addresses the average voter ("Mr. Citizen") about their importance of each individual's vote. Stresses the effects of political involvem...