14201. Energy from the sun (10:58)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains how most of the energy on earth is derived from the sun. Points out that light and heat from the sun are forms of energy traveling at different wave lengths. Indicates the role of the sun in supplying water power and shows that energy from oil and coal can be traced back to the sun. | Animated and live-action sequences are used to explain the water cycle and to show how solar energy is transformed, transmitted through space, utilized by man and by plants, and stored for future use. Shows the work of scientists in converting the sun's energy into industrial power. Includes an exploratory visit to the sun by means of telescopic stop-motion photography.

14202. Englishmen Found an Empire (29:51)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Presents the story of the English settlements along the Atlantic seaboard--first in Virginia, then in New England, Maryland, and the Carolinas. Explains how England later consolidated her holdings by taking the middle area from the Dutch. (KETC) Kinescope.

14203. For granted : the water we drink (16:56)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Shows the source, purification process, and testing of the culinary water supply of Gary, Indiana. Explains the use of chlorine and dry chemicals in purification and shows the function of settling basins and filtering tanks. Points out that frequent tests are made to determine softness, chlorine content, and purity of the water. Concludes with water going to the city through the pressure pump, water mains, and water tower.

14204. Formosa: bastion of Chiang Kai-shek (29:52)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Mr. Albert Ravenholt, correspondent of the American Universities Field Staff and staff correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, and Dr. George A. Peek, Jr., assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan and coordinator for the series, focus their first discussion of the "tension areas" in the Far East on Formosa. Mr. Ravenholt, considered one of the nation's best-informed men on the Far East, comments on the important strategic position of Formosa, the complicated internal "police state" condition of the Island, and how the situation affects the United States. He explains that the Chinese communists are building up their forces along the China coastline. They may be planning to attach Formosa directly, to capture the Chinese Nationalist held islands closer to the mainland, or to force a diplomatic settlement concerning the possession of Formosa. The latter would then involve the issues of recognition of Red China and admission of that country into the United Nations. The United States is sending to Formosa economic and military aid totaling three to four million dollars per year, Mr. Ravenholt points out. This aid not only consists of building up the defenses of the Island, but also improving the diet of the Nationalists soldiers, improving their uniforms, constructing air fields and bridges, and making agricultural improvements. Finally, Mr. Ravenholt stresses the need for the U.S. to begin thinking of what kind of support we are willing to extend to the Chinese Nationalists in the event of war, and the need for thinking about the kind of non-communist Chinese leadership which we would like to have evolve in the future.

14205. Forum at the United Nations no. 3 : the world we want (29:20)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The members of the third panel in discussing "The World We Want," talk about how Americans take criticism and then branch out to comment on the policies of the West in Asia and in Western Europe. The question of American economic aid in Southeastern Asia is examined and there is a lively give-and-take on the true purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization --is it a purely defensive alliance or is it planned just to fight Communism

14209. French opera : part I (29:33)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Describes Paris in the early 19th century and the operas written there by various composers and the beginning of individual French Operatic styles. Describes FAUST and CARMEN as the better known beginning works of French opera, presenting portions of each with piano and voice. (Univ. Calif. Ext.) Film.

14210. French opera : part II (29:31)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Describes Paris in the early 19th century and the operas written there by various composers and the beginning of individual French Operatic styles. Describes FAUST and CARMEN as the better known beginning works of French opera, presenting portions of each with piano and voice. (Univ. Calif. Ext.) Film.