15751. Indiana School of the Sky: Music II: Piotr Ilyitch Tschaikowsky (14:34)

Date:
January 11, 1949 to January 18, 1949
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Department of Radio and Television.
Summary:
The Indiana School of the Sky radio program of the Indiana University Department of Radio and Television began broadcasting educational radio programs in 1947 and continued through the early 1960s....

15752. Indiana School of the Sky: Books I: Pocahontas (14:33)

Date:
January 10, 1949 to January 17, 1949
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Department of Radio and Television.
Summary:
The Indiana School of the Sky radio program of the Indiana University Department of Radio and Television began broadcasting educational radio programs in 1947 and continued through the early 1960s....

15754. 16mm Sound Service Test Film (08:20)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Determines, with proper use and interpretation, the cause of poor sound if it lies in faulty 16mm motion picture projection equipment. Includes the following technical test sections: sound focusin...

15755. [Ed Yale Graduation Home Movie] (02:42)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Harold S. Feil; Edward R. Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil's 1949 Yale graduation ceremony. Shows graduates lined up behind a "Class of '49" banner and proceeding to their seats, commencement speakers addressing the crowd, and Ed posi...

15756. A million times a day (12:02)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Describes the vast telephone network, equipment and personnel involved in the completion of a long distance call. Shows how telephone lines and cables run all over the United States, through desert...

15757. A visit with cowboys (11:01)

Date:
1949
Summary:
A city boy visits a real western ranch for the first time and sees cowboys rounding up, roping, and riding horses; watches cowmen roping and branding calves; meets a fence rider at work; helps to s...

15758. Alcohol and the human body (13:46)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Describes graphically the content of alcoholic beverages and defines fermentation and distillation. Then illustrates diagrammatically the effects of alcohol on the liver and brain. Dramatizes the ...

15759. Animals growing up (11:04)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Wilbur L. Beauchamp
Summary:
Shows stages in the growth and development of puppies, a new-born calf, and baby chicks during the first few weeks of life. Illustrates how mother animals care for their young. For primary and mid...

15760. Attitudes and health (10:33)

Date:
1949
Summary:
When Marv Baker does not make the basketball team, he begins to worry. When he finds out that his sister Alice's sickness is caused by worry and learns from her doctor three rules to insure health...

15761. Begone dull care (08:32)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Norman McLaren uses animation to interpret a modern jazz composition performed by the Oscar Peterson Trio. The slow, quiet middle section, in black and white, is in contrast with the colorful, swif...

15762. Belo Horizonte (18:13)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Relates the story of Brazil's "planned city with a plan." Explains the unique way in which Belo-Horizonte, city of more than 200,000 inhabitants, was completely planned less than fifty years ago be...

15764. Copper mining and smelting (11:03)

Date:
1949
Summary:
"An open-pit copper mine in operation illustrates the main steps in extracting pure copper from ore. We see the processes of blasting, loading and disposing of waste rock, loading ore on railroad c...

15765. Exercise and health (10:26)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Demonstrates how various exercises and participation in athletics helped three adolescents to overcome particular difficulties common to many students. Points out the value of exercise for physical...

15766. Fen Lands (17:28)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Pictures the marshy area in England which has been reclaimed for farming purposes. Explains the problems which the people face when the soil dries and shrinks from the foundations of buildings, wh...

15767. Fiestas of the hill (11:14)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows various religious festivals in Mexico. Included is the festival at Amecameca where dancers climb the trail to Sacramente, re-enacting part of a passion play. Also pictures Lenten pilgrims vis...

15768. Girl Scouting returns to Japan (11:00)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows the revitalization of Girl Scouting in Kyoto, Japan, after World War II. Pictures the girls making straw shoes, working in paper crafts, practicing first aid, celebrating New Year's in a tra...

15769. Glaze Application (10:46)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] A skilled potter demonstrates the four methods of glaze application: dipping, pouring, brushing, and spraying. Specific techniques and good craftsmanship are emphasized. Proper p...

15770. Glaze application (46:58)

Date:
1949
Summary:
A skilled potter demonstrates the four methods of glaze application: dipping, pouring, brushing, and spraying. Specific techniques and good craftsmanship are emphasized. Proper preparation of a pie...

15771. Grassy shires (15:55)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Pictures farming in Leicestershire, England, and show the changes the war made in agriculture. Used only for cattle pasturage before, now the region produces as many cattle as before, plus a culti...

15772. Gymnastics : fundamentals and techniques, part 2 (16:24)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Briefly reviews the history and present status of gymnastic competition. Gymnasts with varying degrees of skill are shown going through routines on the still and flying rings, the side horse, the ...

15776. Improving your posture (10:31)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Explains what good body posture is, and a man and a woman demonstrate exercises for improving muscle tone. The value of good shoulder position and a well arched foot is also described and illustrated.

15777. In and around Amsterdam (10:09)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Surveys the city of Amsterdam and the surrounding countryside. Shows typical sights and important buildings, residential areas, contrasting village scenes, and the shipping industry. | Surveys the...

15778. India, Asia's New Voice (17:34)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Reviews the civil strife between religious groups during the first days of Free India. Stresses the fact that with the assassination of Gandhi much of the civil war stopped, and now Nehru is attem...

15779. Journey to Kunming (28:54)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows the economic life and activities of the people in the Kunming area of Yunnan Province, at the end of the Burma Road. Pictures agriculture, transportation, conditions of life, and the methods ...

15780. Making electricity (05:38)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; S. Ralph Powers
Summary:
Describes electrical current and its creation as Bob and his science teacher assemble a generator. Applies this learning diagrammatically to electrical power in a house.

15781. March of the Movies (21:41)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Traces the history of motion pictures from its early, one-minute format which astounded its audiences, to the elaborate productions of the l940s. Includes film footage of such early motion picture ...

15782. Mary's Graduation / Start of Ed's [Grad] Yale (02:35)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Harold S. Feil; Edward R. Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein
Summary:
Home movie footage of 1949 graduation ceremonies for Mary and Ed. First, Mary receives her Doctor of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She is seen posing with friends and ...

15784. Northeast corner (11:22)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Portrays life in the northeast corner of Scotland. The work of the fishermen and farmers and the industries and other activities of Aberdeen are described in some detail.

15785. Platform posture and appearance (09:22)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Stresses the importance of appearance to a speaker's self-confidence and good audience reaction. Uses cartoon characters to show types of poor posture. A man preparing his first speech demonstrat...

15786. Princess and the dragon (08:22)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of the cobbler's helper who slays the dragon and wins the princess. Puppets photographed with stop motion technique.

15787. Report on the atom (19:37)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows the harnessing of atomic energy for peacetime uses in the United States. Shows scientists and technicians working in the Atomic Energy Commission's laboratories and pants. Describes new use...

15788. Role Playing in Human Relations Training (26:57)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Illustrates and explains the use of role playing in analyzing problems of human relationships. Shows a mothers' club and a group at the 1947 National Training Laboratory in Group Development as th...

15789. Safety in the chemistry laboratory (14:44)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Through illustrations, shows high school and college students learning the use of various safety devices, rules, and procedures. Each illustration points out that the student should follow the dire...

15790. Save those teeth (11:08)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Emphasizes the importance of proper cleaning in the care of teeth, and illustrates how the teeth are affected by excessive use of refined sugar. Identifies the kinds of bacteria that change sugar t...

15791. Stacking and firing (23:03)

Date:
1949
Summary:
A skilled potter demonstrates the correct stacking of both green and glazed pottery in a small kiln as the narrator explains the factors involved. The potter then shows each step in firing the pieces.

15793. Sun: Friend or Enemy (05:28)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows how the sun can burn human skin, the resulting dangers, and various methods of preventing sunburn while acquiring a tan.

15794. Sundays in the Valley of Mexico (11:31)

Alternative title:
Land of the Blue Heaven
Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows scenes typical of modern Mexico, such as the tall buildings and wide boulevards of Mexico City. The canal leading to Xochimilco, with its fruit- and flower-laden boats, is pictured. Then de...

15795. Sydenham plan (08:49)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful...

15796. Synthetic fibers : nylon and rayon (13:38)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Malcolm Dole
Summary:
A chemist explains to two boys how a spider's method of spinning a web compares with the manufacture of synthetic fibers. They shows in detail the processes by which rayon and nylon are made. Pictu...

15797. The costume designer (09:30)

Date:
1949
Summary:
One in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film explains the work of the costume designer in the production of a...

15798. The ears and hearing (10:09)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Shows how the ear transforms sound waves into nerve impulses, which in turn are interpreted by the brain as sounds. Uses animated drawings to explain sound and how sound waves reach the ear; then ...

15799. The Loon's necklace (11:22)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Crawley Films; Douglas Leechman; Radford Crawley
Summary:
Dramatizes a legend of the British Columbian Native Americans, using authentic wooden masks worn by silent actors. Against impressionistic scenery and with appropriate music the story of why the bl...

15800. The nurse (11:04)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Elizabeth S. Bixler
Summary:
Shows Miss Austin as she goes about her duties in the children's ward of a hospital. She checks a boy in an oxygen tent; visits two young girls, one with a cast on her arm and the other recovering...