15801. A party is to elect (29:23)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the performance of necessary functions by our political parties. Explains why we have the two-party system. Mentions party factions and splinter groups. (KETC) Kinescope.

15802. Abstract Art, Part 1 (29:11)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses abstract art and the elements in a machine society which have furthered its development. Discusses the influences of Cezanne, the cubists, and the futurists. Uses charcoal drawings to dis...

15803. Abstract Art: Part 2 (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Continues the discussion of abstract art begun in ABSTRACT ART: PART 1. Discusses inspiration, technique, and communication in abstract painting. Features Stuart Davis, American abstract painter, a...

15804. Animals : ways they eat (11:12)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows in detail how the body parts of various animals are related to their eating habits. Includes such examples as the cirri of barnacles, the mouth parts and legs of crayfish, the teeth of lions...

15805. Are You an Artist? Part 2 (29:50)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Suggests ways of beginning in art and stresses the importance of making use of past experience. Shows students producing visual symbols which are suggested by a number of abstract ideas presented ...

15806. Baby sits up (29:42)

Date:
1956
Summary:
At the milestone of nine months, the baby has learned many new things, including how to sit up and to crawl. Safety in the home is of double importance now and a playpen should be purchased at thi...

15807. Baby visits his doctor (29:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows a mother with her child in the doctor's office where the baby is examined and mother and doctor discuss feeding, use of vitamins, and general progress of the infant. Discuss the concept of ch...

15808. Baby's first step (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the activities, needs, and behavior of the one year old. Considers standing, walking, care of the feet, selection of shoes, and toilet training. Points out some of the behavior typical of...

15809. Basic nature of sexual reproduction (15:17)

Date:
1956
Summary:
High-powered microscopic shots are used to illustrate the principle that sexual reproduction in simple and complex plants and animals always involves the production and the union of gametes; exempl...

15810. Better bulletin boards (13:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes various uses of the bulletin board. Shows how to locate and maintain a bulletin board for both instructional and reference purposes, describes the materials from which bulletin boards can...

15811. Breaking Habits (29:28)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates some principles that can be applied in the breaking of habits with specific application to smoking and alcoholism. Points out that to break a habit, one must know what ne...

15812. California '56 EXP (13:04)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie documenting Ed Feil’s trip to California in 1956. Primarily shows Muscle Beach and people enjoying recreation. Shows people dancing in an outdoor bar, exercising on the beach, and sunbat...

15813. Children's play (26:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows that play is an important activity for children and that it has common patterns at different ages. Considers play activities of children between the ages of five and twelve years and explains...

15814. Choosing the running mate (29:12)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the influence of the president in picking vice-presidential nominees and the difficulties in getting able men to accept this nomination. Points out that candidates are most often selected...

15815. Conflict (17:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Examines a series of routine conflict situations faced by a college student. Defines and analyzes emotional conflict according to four general classifications: approach-approach, avoidance-avoidanc...

15816. Conflicts (30:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses conflicts, and suggests effective ways of handling them. Identifies the various characteristics of a conflict as: the opposition forces, the vacillation, the inability to reach a decision...

15817. Conservatism in America (29:18)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses Conservationism in America by Clinton Rossiter. Outlines the contents, clarifies terms, and assesses the author's position. Considers the techniques used and appraises the historical and ...

15818. Constitution of the United States (22:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Depicts the events and conditions leading to the writing of the U.S. Constitution, the formulation of the Great Compromise between the small and large states, the struggle for ratification, and the...

15819. Convention management (29:46)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes convention management in relation to the four committees of all political conventions. Explains the seating of these four committees--rules, platform, credentials, and permanent organizat...

15820. Conventions at work (29:15)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the sequence of events that takes place when the national political convention is underway. Includes consideration of the role of the contemporary chairman, the "keynoter", general speech...

15821. Defining primitivism (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Expands the popular definition of "primitive"--one who is self-taught--to include artists who reject academic or conventional expression, subject matter, or technique. Shows and discusses various ...

15822. Discovery Of A Landscape-English Lakes (30:55)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows through readings, paintings, and natural photography the development of the portrayal of English lakes and landscapes by painters, poets, and others. Depicts the printing of illustrated tour...

15823. Disneyland - Marineland - Fall 1956 (11:01)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to Disneyland shortly after the park’s opening. Ed is at the park with an older couple, who are members of his extended family. Shows the Mark Twain steamboat and Jungle Cruise...

15824. Do American teenagers have too much freedom? (30:22)

Date:
1956
Summary:
"My parents never speak to me unless it is to warn or advise me," the Nigerian delegate points out in discussing the informal relations of American teenagers with their parents, teachers, friends a...

15825. Do regional pacts promote peace? (30:15)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Presents members of the New York Herald Tribune World Forum and forum director Helen Hiett Waller. Reveals that the Indian and the Yugoslav forum members oppose any type of international military p...

15827. Dr. Pinel unchains the insane (25:03)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Bernard Girard; James Fonda; Shirley Gordon
Summary:
Uses a dramatized, "on-the-scene" news type of interviewing and documentary reporting to present the story of how Dr. Pinel fought for improved treatment of the insane. Describes his principles tha...

15828. Early steps in the nominating process (30:16)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the early steps in the nominating process. Explains and illustrates the makeup of the national committee, the role of the national chairman, the importance of selecting a favorable conven...

15832. Exploring the night sky (10:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes constellations and how they got their names, nebulae and other star phenomena, the setting and rising of stars, and how the stars affected the making of the calendar. Includes animation ...

15833. Exploring your growth (11:19)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses simple animation and photomicrography to explore the process that makes a person grow, explaining how food is digested in the mouth, stomach, intestine ; how the digested food is carried by th...

15834. Expressionism as handwriting (29:29)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses expressionism as an attempt of the artist to express himself, his emotions, in the way he chooses. Stresses the importance of line by which an artist may be identified when one looks at a...

15835. Facets of primitivism (29:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explores some of the motivations which gave rise to primitivism and shows many works done by the primitives or having qualities of the primitive. Reviews the preceding eleven motion pictures of the...

15836. Fear and Anxiety (29:33)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses rational and irrational fears with illustrations from real-life situations. Distinguishes between these two types of fears, and suggests ways of controlling them through a system of unlea...

15837. Friends (29:48)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the benefits one receives from friends, and through interviews presents the values and bases of friendship. Presents reasons why some people are friendless and ways to help them acquire ...

15838. Getting Along with Others (30:12)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses ways of getting along with people and through interviews shows why some people can more easily get along wit h others. Emphasizes interest in others, acceptance, and understanding, as we...

15839. Ghost town in the Negev (29:45)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates how the deciphering of papyri led to recent excavations in Negev that have resurrected the village of Nesson--lost for 2000 years. (NYU) Kinescope.

15840. Great River (29:34)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses Great River by Paul Horgan. Sets forth the scope of the book, analyzes its form, and appraises the strengths and limitations of its author as historian and writer. Stresses the importan...

15841. Gregor Piatigorsky (25:45)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Piatigorsky plays "Bourees #1 and #2" from Suite in C Major, by Bach; "Slow Movement" from Cello Sonata, by Chopin; "Masques" from Romeo and Juliet, by Prokofief; "Romance," by Anton Rubinstein; "W...

15842. Ground Breaking of C.E.I. Building (01:53)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie footage of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company in winter 1956. The new building is located at 55 Public Square in Cleveland, next to the former bu...

15843. Handling Strong Feelings (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explains and illustrates the causes of strong feelings such as anger, anxiety, and aversion, and shows how people deal with them. Suggests controlling strong feelings through understanding, and pr...

15844. Handmade materials for projection (1:45:54)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Demonstrates various methods of preparing materials to be used on different types of still projectors. Explains that instructional materials may be prepared for projection by utilizing their qualit...

15845. Has Europe a future? (30:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Forum delegates attempt to define Europeanism as contrasted to Americanism as they launch this challenging topic of discussion. Talk moves naturally into a consideration of a federated Europe and a...

15846. High contrast photography for instruction (1:12:31)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Demonstrates the use of high contrast photography for the preparation of 2" x 2" and 3 1/4" x 4" negative and positive slides, transparencies, and overlays for overhead projectors and for printing ...

15847. Hobbies and Interests (29:08)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the values of a hobby as a source of fun and relaxation, friendship, recognition, and health. Presents people and their hobbies, how they came to choose a particular hobby and the values ...

15848. Holiday in history (47:58)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Footage of Bailey's trip to the United Kingdom in 1956. Documents many historical landmarks and buildings around England, Scotland, and Wales. Highlights include the Royal family at the Braemar Gat...

15850. How do American schools compare with yours? (30:22)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Delegates representing Australia, Guatemala, Norway and Turkey compare their own schools with those they have come to know in America. Girls and boys split over the value of coeducation with the ma...

15851. How humorists make us laugh : Part 1 (29:41)

Date:
1956
Summary:
The services of artist John Drummond of Iowa State College are utilized to show another method of causing laughter, that of the use of the caricature. He draws a caricature of lecturer Feinberg. Th...

15852. How humorists make us laugh : Part 2 (29:38)

Date:
1956
Summary:
In this program, artist John Drummond of Iowa State College demonstrates more techniques of caricaturing and their relation to humor as Dr. Feinberg lectures on the same subject.

15853. How much cooperation? (06:57)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Presents for discussion is supervisory training sessions the problem of a supervisor who leaves the office promptly but tells his clerical workers that they must work overtime, and who later critic...

15854. Huckleberry Finn (29:22)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Analyzes and discusses Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Points out the various levels of this picaresque novel and indicates the problems with which it deals. Speculates on the psychological meaning...

15855. Humor and satire in art (29:35)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Dr. Feinberg addresses humor and satire as exhibited in cartoons and other art forms. Work is shown and analyzed by the professor.

15856. IHSAA 1956 track and field meet (37:48)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Presents all the trials and events of the 1956 state track and field meet. Portrays the individual performers in action and the awarding of medals and the trophy by the Board of Control and the Co...

15859. Influence of Science on American Art (29:23)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers developments in physics, chemistry, and psychology that have affected American art. Indicates that new materials, techniques, and subject matter have been provided. Discusses theories o...

15862. Introducing the Brasses (23:19)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Presents each member of the New York Brass Quintet as he introduces his instrument and plays illustrative excerpts. Two trumpets begin with a duet. With the addition of the trombone, the French ho...

15863. Introducing the woodwinds (25:27)

Date:
1956
Summary:
The New York Woodwind Quintet is featured on this opening program with introductions by Yehudi Menuhin. Each member of the Quintet provides a simple explanation of his method of tone production evo...

15864. Introduction (29:18)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces the series AMERICAN POLITICS. Proposes to answer the following questions. (1) What are the nature, purpose, and methods of the major American political parties? (2) How are the parties'...

15865. Introduction (29:58)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Gives some historical background for looking at modern art and offers a number of approaches to contemporary art. Outlines briefly the eleven remaining programs in the series. (WQED) Kinescope.

15866. Is there an alternative to war? (30:35)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Is fear the main element preventing war at the present time? Is fear an adequate basis on which to build a lasting peace? Is the UN the answer? These are some of the thought-provoking questions whi...

15867. James Thurber (21:42)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Alistair Cooke interviews humorist James Thurber who reflects on events of his childhood and discusses the highlights of his career as an author and illustrator.

15868. Joining and gluing (14:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explains the principles and demonstrates procedures and materials for joining and gluing wood, emphasizing the mortise-and-tenon and edge-to-edge joints. Shows procedures for application of glue an...

15869. Jonathan Swift : English satirist (29:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Dr. Feinberg puts another great writer under the microscope in this discussion of the humor of Jonathan Swift. He presents and analyses samples of Swift’s material.

15870. Keeping clean and neat (10:47)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; J. Wendell Yeo; Hal Kopel
Summary:
When two eighth grade students visit a lower grade classroom to choose helpers for their assembly program the younger children begin to understand the significance of making a good appearance. Thro...

15871. Las Vegas, black and white (09:02)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Travelogue taken in Las Vegas showing the neon lights of casinos and storefronts along the strip. Ed films himself and others playing slot games.

15872. Less Corn and More Hell (29:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses farm policy, emphasizing the parties' records on agricultural bills. (KETC) Kinescope.

15873. Let the People Rule (29:28)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the primary system and its effect on the party system. Considers whether or not the primary system destroys party discipline, thus weakening the party, or, conversely does it give more po...

15874. Liberty and Justice for All (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the party records regarding individual freedom promised by the first amendment in the Bill of rights. Reviews the two parties' defense of these rights, especially in times when national ...

15875. Life in the tomb (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the wall paintings found in Egyptian tombs depicting the Egyptian concept of life in the next world. Emphasis is on the tomb of King Rekh-mir-re. (NYU) Kinescope.

15876. Life today in the Middle East (30:20)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The tension between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East is expressed in very personal terms as delegates from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon discuss how the political situation affects their own lives. T...

15877. Lifetime of the Soviet man (28:45)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Presents a highly condensed version of Russian history since the eve of World War I through the eyes of the "average Ivan" who has lived through this period. Discusses the initial period of capita...

15878. Making elements (29:51)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Presents the scientists who participated in the discovery of elements 99, 100, and 101. Demonstrates the techniques, equipment, and chemistry associated with the original isolation of these elemen...

15879. Maturity (29:40)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates mature and immature behavior of people, and shows what can be done to promote maturity. Presents people with mature traits in some relationships but immature traits in oth...

15880. Meiosis (12:01)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses animation to show the mechanism of meiosis, the chromosome halving cell division preceding the formation of sperm and egg cells and forming the basis of genetics.

15881. Millions for Defense (29:38)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers the whys and wherefores of defense spending as related to both foreign policy and domestic economic policy. Discusses the question, "Is there a partisan...Democratic or Republican...answe...

15882. Mistakes (28:19)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses why people make mistakes, and illustrates how these mistakes lead to either learning or quitting. Shows why some people are more disturbed by their mistakes than others. Presents ways of...

15883. Mitosis and meiosis (17:01)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses stained cells, animation, and time-lapse cinephotomicrography of living cells to compare mitosis and meiosis. Shows onion root tip, whitefish embryo, salamander epidermal, and living Tradesca...

15884. Modern alchemy (29:38)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Dr. Glenn Seaborg and his associates describe the discovery of the four "missing elements," technetium, astatine, francium, and promethium. Emphasizes the role of the cyclotron on the creation of s...

15885. Mom's Birthday (19:02)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; George Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein
Summary:
Home movie compilation that begins with a birthday party for Mary Feil Hellerstein at the Harold Feil home. Nellie presents her with a cake, Mary holds baby Jonathan in her lap. The film then cuts ...

15886. Mother takes a night out (29:50)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Continues the discussion of infant feeding begun in MAKING A FORMULA and introduces a mother and a baby-sitter who discusses with a doctor some of the problems and practices in baby-sitting. Points...

15887. Mrs. and Mr. Peacock (10:03)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Susan Elaine Chaput; C. George Chaput; Kantilal Rathod
Summary:
Uses the story, drawings, and narration of a nine-year-old girl to tell of the fantasy world in which all of the people look like vegetables. Points out how Mr. Peacock who looks like a potato does...

15888. Music for young people. The string quartet and its music (28:50)

Alternative title:
String quartet and its music; Story of the string quartet; Music for young people
Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
This episode explores the history of string quartet literature, accompanied by paintings from the same periods as the featured music. Performances by the Juilliard String Quartet illustrate the dev...

15889. My image of America (30:36)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
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. T...

15890. Mysticism in American Art (29:45)

Date:
1956
Summary:
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 readin...

15891. New developments in formerly dependent areas (30:26)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
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 ...

15894. Northeastern states (second edition) (10:26)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Howard W. Odum
Summary:
Surveys industrial and commercial activities of the Northeastern States and describes, with animation and photography, the region's physical characteristics and distribution of its people, giving e...

15895. Nutrition and Dental Care in Pregnancy (30:03)

Date:
1956
Summary:
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 nutri...

15896. Our Differences from Others (29:33)

Date:
1956
Summary:
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 cu...

15897. Our post office (10:40)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Edward A. Krug; Hal Kopel
Summary:
A view of the postal system. Shows how the mail is handled in a modern suburban post office, how money orders and stamps are sold, and how mail is transported to railroad stations and airports, whe...

15898. Our world of science (10:27)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
George G. Mallinson; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Introduces and defines the words science and experiment, and demonstrates a simple experiment. Develops the idea of an orderly universe and shows a working procedure for problem solving in science.

15899. Paths to the nomination (29:46)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses motivations of candidates and the backgrounds of men who have run for president. Touches on men with a driving desire to be president, the "reluctant" candidates, the role of king-makers...

15900. Patterns of nutrition (29:04)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explains the autotrophic and teterotrophic methods of nutrition, and discusses the importance of chlorophyll bodies in plants in the manufacture of chemical compounds which can be made to release e...