15171. 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...

15172. What does the word 'American' mean to you? (29:54)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The panelists discuss what the word "American," in reference to a citizen of the United States, means in different parts of the world. Race problems and prejudices as viewed in different parts of t...

15173. What is America famous for? (29:56)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The delegates discuss Britain's reaction to "the United States' humiliation in its satellite rivalry with the USSR" and what America is famous for in each of the representatives' countries.

15174. What is language? (28:48)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Defines language as a series of self-contained systems. Shows how words have different meanings within linguistic systems. Provides illustrations of linguistic subsystems. Points out the hazard of ...

15175. Wheels (15:04)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses demonstrations to explain how wheels function to reduce friction. Summarizes the principles of the inclined plane, lever, and wheel. (WCET) Kinescope.

15176. When Boys Encounter Puberty (29:30)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray male adolescent rituals as a means of passing boys to manhood. Emphasizes the differences in methods of promotion and resulting persona...

15177. When girls encounter puberty (28:47)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray female adolescent rituals as a means of passing girls to womanhood. Points out how the passage from childhood to womanhood is made and...

15178. Where is the meaning? (28:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains where the true meaning of words is found. Points out that meaning is in the nervous system of the speaker and listener, not in the words themselves. Discusses four basic conditions of me...

15179. Who pays the bill? (29:31)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses a family discussion and a series of cartoons to explain who pays for price supports under the different kinds of programs. Explains the impact of alternative programs. (Agrafilms, Inc.) Film.

15180. Who runs the prisons? (29:16)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman sketches the relationship of prison administration to the inmate community and the ways in which the inmates’ group influences the administration. An...