Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

701. Block Printing (29:54)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains the materials, tools and techniques of linoleum block printing. Shows how they are made and used. Illustrates with examples of block prints.

702. What Makes a Picture (29:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses and reviews the basic elements that are combined to produce design. Explains the importance of individual interpretation. Concentrates on the place of shape in designing a picture.

703. Essentials of Painting (29:42)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Miss Pearson shows how paint is a medium: water color, poster paint, and oil. She illustrates how it works, how it mixes, textures and application. Examples of works of art in these paint media are...

704. Texture and Color (29:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Miss Pearson explains texture and color in nature as in grass, rocks, sand, clouds, and water. Happy colors and sad colors can be used, she says, to create mood. She explains how to combine texture...

705. Shapes, Colors, and Figures (29:37)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Miss Pearson presents interesting shapes, colors, and figures as abstract things -- a visual sensation of musical sounds. She shows how to look at pictures and real things as shapes.

706. Figures in Action (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Joan Jockwig Pearson presents the elements of good design and its application to everyday living in buildings, clothing, furniture, and automobiles as well as in actual objects d’art.

707. The Subject as Shape and Symbol (29:46)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Miss Pearson explains the artist’s conception and response to a subject -- the interest from various shapes, alone and in combination.

708. The Amphibians: Salamanders (30:07)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines and explains the life cycle of the salamander and shows some common salamanders of New England. Show how to set up a terrarium for keeping salamanders as pets. Also considers ferns, mosses...

709. The Amphibians: Toads and Frogs (29:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows close-ups of toads and frogs of New England. Pictures various kinds of frogs and toads, explains how to identify their eggs, and presents extreme close-up views of the action of polliwogs. (W...

710. Turtles (29:30)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Turtles are reptiles along with snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The turtle has a remarkable history, too. He has been around for 200 million years and is relatively unchanged from his early ancesto...

711. Webs and Their Weavers (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Many people fear all spiders to such an extent that they have never explored this interesting world of living things. Only a few spiders are harmful to human beings, and the other thousands of kind...

712. The way of ants (29:22)

Date:
1957
Summary:
The ants are social insects with a fascinating story of division of labor and social organization. Their history of how this social structure developed from very simple beginnings to more complica...

713. Butterflies and Moths (29:32)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows and discusses the order of insects known as lepidoptera or scale-winged insects. Illustrates with collections of butterflies and moths from many parts of the world. Explains how to begin a co...

714. The amazing bird (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates physical characteristics of the bird. Explains the skeletal system, covering of feathers, and uses of the beak and feet. Outlines graphically the ancestry of the bird. (...

715. What bones can tell us (29:35)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In the case of mammals, bones can tell us a lot. Form the extinct mastodon and mammoth, or the ancient horse, one can learn lessons about the development of the mammals by merely examining the tee...

716. Sex is a Part of Life (29:33)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The social and emotional effects of growing up are explained by Dr. Maria Piers. She discusses what is "normal" sexual development and one's feelings about one's role as a man or woman.

717. Shifting Loyalties (29:36)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers discusses changing friendship patterns, the best friend, why children are fickle with friends and friends of all ages.

718. Should We Stress Security? (29:36)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Host Lee Wilcox speaks with Dr. Maria Piers about security for children and overprotection. Features a "Peanuts" cartoon by Charles Schultz.

719. Handicaps (29:17)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Lee Wilcox and Dr. Maria Piers discuss handicapped children and the emotional challenges they face. They also discuss the important role of parents in the lives of handicapped children.

720. A girl grows up (29:33)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Maria Piers presents some of the biological and practical changes that occur as a girl matures, and the emotional problems that occur.

721. The Criminal and How to Neutralize Him (29:28)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the need for a constructive program for criminal rehabilitation. Points out that a true correctional philosophy has not been formulated. Illustrates with a scale model of an ideal corre...

722. Prison idleness (29:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman outlines the extent of inmate unemployment and describes the work opportunities needed. Filmed scenes illustrate some of this work and a prison inmat...

723. Size of penal institutions (29:30)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program, host Lohman examines the development of large prisons and the treatment of inmates in this type of institution. Film clips illustrate the masses of inmates confined and a prisoner ...

724. The Criminal (30:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Defines crime and the criminal. Explains how time, place, and culture influence what constitutes a crime. Reviews the history of criminal law. Features Dr. Douglas M. Kelly.

725. The Born Criminal (29:49)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of heredity to criminality. Points out common misconceptions concerning physical characteristics as a cause or recognizable symbol of crime. Explains the fallacies in Lom...

726. The Anthropomorphic Criminal (29:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of body type to personality and criminality. Examines the characteristics of the ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Compares the historical analyses of body physic with...

727. The Seashore: Its Features and Inhabitants (30:14)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows geographical features and physical characteristics of the seashore, and its more common inhabitants. Uses film clips and still photographs to explain the tidal cycle. Discusses the problems o...

728. Animals Exposed Sandy Beach (29:50)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows how marine animals are adapted for survival on the exposed sandy beach. Stresses the way in which the ability to burrow is essential for survival. Uses film sequences to show how the razor cl...

729. The Molding and Nature of the Shore (29:24)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows a variety of beaches and headlands, their contours, and evidence of a continuing interaction between land and water. Uses film sequences, photographs and demonstrations to illustrate the caus...

730. History (29:50)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Describes the images evoked upon mention of the 1920s: jazz, champagne baths, John Held flappers, gang killings--in short, an era of rampant, glamorous decadence. Shows that the frantic thrill-sear...

731. 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...

732. Everybody's Dreamhouse (29:37)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Discusses architecture as a clue to cultural change. Shows how, in the early 1900s, architects sought inspiration in traditional European styles, and a melange of modified Greek Revival, Italian Re...

733. Auditorium and Stage: the Medium for Illusion (29:27)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains and illustrates the characteristics of the medium of theater art. Outlines the history and evolution of the stage platform. Discusses the functions of the stage and auditorium. Relates the...

734. Heroes (29:46)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Makes the assumption that the heroes of a society embody its ideals and aspirations, and shows that we can learn a great deal about American values by exploring some of the hero types of the past s...

735. Fancy Fruit : grapefruit and apple (01:02)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Advertisement for Lifesavers Fancy Fruits, the candy that doesn't taste like candy. Several people are shown comparing the taste of the candy to that of real fruit.

736. Rivers to the Ocean Run (29:40)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews the records of both parties in the area of conservation and use of our natural resources. Points out that controversy has been particularly sharp on the development of power resources. (KQ...

737. The Smoke-Filled Room and Mr. Throttlebottom (29:17)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the national party convention as a nominating device. Considers control of the convention, the convention as a "sane" method for choosing candidates, and the nomination of the vice-presid...

738. A body of men united (29:42)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Topic of discussion on this program is the actual organization of the major parties. Our lecturer considers the national characteristics of parties as opposed to the idea that each of them is a con...

739. The Batting Average (29:31)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the responsibilities of the two-party system and explains the requirements of an effective party system. Includes discussion of "batting averages" of the Presidents with regard to the bil...

740. 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...

742. Plankton (29:41)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows and discusses plant and animal plankton which sustain life in the sea. Points out that these organism may vary in size from microscopic to quite large. Uses film sequences of jellyfish to s...

743. Animal Associates (29:45)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows how different species of marine animals or animals and plants develop. Defines symbiosis and commensalism. Illustrates these phenomena with living specimens of crabs, sea cucumbers, and star...

744. The Theater: A Fine Art (29:25)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses three major aspects of expression in the fine arts: medium, subject, and form. Studies these aspects of theater as a fine art. Compares theater art with other art forms. Presents speci...

745. Stage and Backstage: Space for Illusion (29:16)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the role of the production crew--the designers, craftsmen, and technicians. Demonstrates the procedures followed by the production staff in the creation of the play. Shows where they work...

746. City Driving (29:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Deals with the complexities that result from increased traffic conditions such as turns, clearing intersections, choosing proper lanes, and pedestrian problems. Explains the effectiveness of court...

747. Defensive Action (29:41)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Reviews defensive driving and the importance of perception. Defines defensive action. Discusses loss in perception, comprehensive viewing vs. acute viewing, scanning, the need to make sure the oth...

748. Laws, Enforcement, and Courts (29:32)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses variations in enforcement and court procedure, the driver's relations with police and court, and the importance of voluntary observance of traffic laws. Illustrates and explains various ...

750. Highway Driving (29:29)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Emphasizes the hazards the inexperienced city driver must learn to recognize. Shows the unusual situations that may arise from driver fatigue. Explains how to avoid fatigue. Presents a complete pi...

753. Pedestrians and Cyclists (29:36)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Gives detailed analysis of pedestrian fatalities and suggestions for pedestrian safety. Points out how safe walking on streets and highways has become a serious problem. Discusses pedestrian protec...

754. Defensive Driving (29:46)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the element of chance and the philosophy of defensive driving. Emphasizes that obeying the law is not enough--it is important to uses our sense of perception. Defines what is meant by t...

755. Other Uses of the Highway (29:37)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Describes the numerous and varied users of the highway other than passenger cars. Explains how the driver must react as he confronts unusual traffic situations such as animals, funerals, hay-wagon...

756. Maintenance (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains why careful car maintenance is necessary and the proper way to keep your car in safe driving condition. Discusses the value of the owner's manual, inspection laws, car thefts, warranties, ...

757. Liability and Insurance (29:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Defines in detail the word "insurance" and discusses the various types of insurance-liability, comprehensive, collision, etc. Explains the correct procedure to follow when reporting an accident. ...

758. Heat : blacksmith of the Earth (29:46)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This program will introduce volcanism and the rocks (igneous) which result from heat. Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock and can befound either beneath the earth’s surface or on the surface...

759. Crystals (29:27)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Minerals are combinations of the elements of the earth. They can be identified by luster, color, hardness, specific gravity, density and cleavage, and by their crystal form. This program will dea...

760. The Criminal and Punishment (29:48)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the concept of punishment of criminal behavior and explains the evolution of rehabilitation with emphasis on the criminal rather than the crime. Includes a visit to a cell block in San Qu...

761. Brakes and Misbehavior (29:57)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Relates criminal behavior to the lack of psychological controls on energies and impulses. Uses a modified Freudian approach to trace the development of the psychic. Explains the functions of the ...

762. IQ and Crime (1:00:31)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Virtually all criminal behavior has its roots deep in psychological disorder. This program is the first of several devoted to the psychic problems and their relationship to criminality. Dr. Kelley ...

763. Narcissus, Oedipus, and Crime (29:56)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Presents an analysis of two potentially dangerous stages of psychosexual development. Uses filmed sequences to point out influences which result in fixations at these two stages. Projects their ef...

764. The Roots of Criminality (29:45)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Retraces psychosexual development patterns of personality emphasizing the psychopath and sociopath. Employs a series of vignettes to illustrate lack of affection, parental rivalry, sibling rivalry...

765. The True Criminal (29:32)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Defines the characteristics of the psychopathic criminal, using film clips and tape recordings to provide examples of the true criminal. Shows three typical and less violent prototypes: the con man...

766. Sexuality and crime (29:34)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the serious problem of sex and crime and explains three categories: offense motivated by sexual desire, profit from sex, and sex deviation. Contrasts the American and British attitude tow...

767. 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...

768. The Constitution and fair procedure (29:44)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents the famous Leyra vs. Denno Case. Deals with the right to jury trial, the right to be represented by counsel, and protection against unreasonable search and seizure. Shows how the above p...

769. The Constitution : whose interpretation? (30:17)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dramatizes the fight of Franklin D. Roosevelt to prevent defeat of New Deal laws through Supreme Court decisions and highlights his efforts to change the structure of the Court. Centers attention o...

770. The Constitution and military power (29:24)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Examines the legal questions involved in the relocation of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Follows a potential relocatee's suit for freedom through the courts.

771. Introduction to Sculpture (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses basic techniques of sculpture in clay. Shows the tools needed and explains their use. Demonstrates two techniques of sculpting: building up and cutting away.

772. Left Hands, Red Hair, and Crime (29:44)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Describes the folklore connected with crime. Uses vignettes to show the absurdity of such superstitions as handedness, hair coloring, scars, blemishes, deformities, and glandular problems as causes...

773. Weather Maps, Calendars, and Crime (29:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses folklore connected with crime, pointing out that a slight correlation may exist between criminality and the weather, phase of the moon, fire, darkness, and light. Uses vignettes to show ...

774. The Ethnological Criminal (29:29)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of crime to race, national origin, and minority groups. Points out patterns of belief and the misconceptions that exist. Relates living conditions and geographical distri...

775. Culture and Crime (1:00:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Analyzes patterns of culture and their influence on the rise of criminality, using the Nazi regime in Germany as an example. Points out how accepted behavior in one culture may be a crime in anothe...

776. Silk screen Painting (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Demonstrates the basic materials and techniques of silk screen printing. Shows how to make a silk screen frame. Explains how designs are made with crayon and stencils. Illustrates the printing proc...

777. Other Graphic Techniques (29:46)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the graphic techniques of collage, scrafitto, stencil and poster paint on crayon. Shows the materials used and demonstrates each technique.

778. The Alcoholic Criminal (29:14)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses alcohol as a measurable cause of crime, using filmed sequences and dramatic episodes to show how alcohol breaks down inhibitions, provides a sense of false security, and impairs judgment....

779. How do you know? Bird identification (29:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bird identification has escaped the laboratory stage in the past 20 years. Frequently the identification of living things down to the species, depends upon features not really observable. But nam...

780. Journeys on wing : bird migration (29:25)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses how and why birds migrate. Shows ways in which the movements of birds is studied. Describes and illustrates the use of the mist net in capturing birds for banding. Outlines the results...

781. Tea, Horse, and Crime (29:36)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses the basic narcotic drugs and their relationship to crime. Includes a filmed sequence of an addict undergoing withdrawal and receiving a shot that assuages him. Points out that crime comm...

782. On an island--the animals of Australia (29:56)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits those animals at the Brookfield Zoo native to Australia. Tells the story of the kangaroo, wallabies, and the Dingo Dog. Shows filmed sequences of these animals as they live in the zoo.

783. Looks don't count--unusual animal relationships (29:56)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the Brookfield Zoo to choose relatives among the animals there. Points out the characteristics that determine relationships among different animals. Shows that looks do not always count in...

784. The case of the vanished toes... (29:51)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the Brookfield Zoo to solve the mystery of how a large group of animals lost their toes. Explains how hoofed animals developed from ancestors with toes. Uses film clips of the dik-dik, giant...

785. The mystery of Museka (29:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the Brookfield Zoo to tell the story of the okapi and the giraffe. Explains how the okapi was captured and identified. Uses filmed sequences to show how the giraffe and okapi are adapted to ...

786. Many long years ago (29:41)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the odd-toed, hoofed mammals at the Brookfield Zoo. Explains how they have changed from their distant ancestors. Uses filmed sequences of the rhinoceros, zebras, tapirs, and horses.

787. The playboys of the zoo (29:46)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits those animals at the Brookfield Zoo which are the most entertaining. Shows filmed sequences of the bears, otters, elephants seals, and sea lions. Explains why they are called the playboys ...

788. Heads and tails (29:45)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the monkeys at the Brookfield Zoo. Explains that the monkeys have many differences, especially in heads and tails. Uses filmed sequences of the DeBrazzas, langurs, patas, lemurs. Shows prim...

789. More ways than one (29:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the reptile house at the Brookfield Zoo. Explains the many ways in which reptiles function and get a living. Uses filmed sequences of an egg-eating snake, a mawtamata turtle, iguana lizard...

790. Life on Other Worlds (29:37)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the question of life on other planets. Reviews what is known and speculated about the biological environments on other worlds--especially Mars--and the possibility of finding or establis...

791. Medicine of Flight (29:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Traces the development of aviation medicine. Discusses the founding of the Department of Space Medicine at the School of Aviation Medicine, U.S. Air Force. Shows the kind of experimental research...

792. Flight Toward the Stars (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses high-altitude flying with particular attention to rocket craft. Relates this discussion to flight in space. Features Mr. William B. Bridgeman, test pilot, who presents an account of his ...

793. The Sea of Air (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Surveys the special problems of space medicine. Describes the physical characteristics of the upper atmosphere. Covers such areas as vanishing oxygen and atmosphere, ultraviolet and cosmic radiatio...

794. Living room in the void (30:04)

Alternative title:
Living room in the void
Date:
1959
Summary:
This program deals with protective devices for flyers in space. As background, Col. Sweeney demonstrates the Air Force partial pressure suit, designed for emergency escape from a damaged craft, an...

795. The Gas of Life (29:23)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains the importance of oxygen in sustaining life. Points out problems involved in developing a closed ecological system such as a sealed cabin in space. Presents the research being conducted wi...

796. The Unsubstantial Flesh (29:18)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This program goes into the peculiar problem of weightlessness, which is typical of space flight, when the speed of the vehicle on an elliptical orbit around the earth counteracts the attraction of ...

797. Satellites and Missiles (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the development of the rocket missile and earth satellite. Presents a description of the ballistic missile program. Forecasts the use of rocket vehicles in transcontinental and interconti...

798. James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) (29:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
As a boy, Maxwell was subject to the brutal teasing of his classmates. As an adult he met and solved several scientific problems that had been perplexing his contemporaries. He won a prize for de...

799. Hipparchus (146 to 127 B.C.) (29:26)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Much of today’s exploration of space would be impossible without the early astronomical discoveries of Hipparchus (hih-PAR-kus). According to Dr. Posin, the greatest of these discoveries was that“t...

800. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) (29:00)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Acknowledge as one of the greatest observational astronomers who ever lived, Tycho (TY-ko) Brahe (BRAH-ee) managed to make enormous strides without the help of telescopes. During his lifetime he d...