15711. The Sulky Sunbeam (15:10)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Plants need sunlight, and this story tells what happened when sunbeam lost interest in his work. Dora Velleman tells the story and Fignewton Frog helps illustrate it at the felt boards.

15712. Tommy Turtle's Snowman (15:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell the story of Tommy Turtle, using diaramas. Tommy wants to stay awake for the winter and build a snowman, and ends up getting helped by another hibernating animal, a bear. Dora and Fignewton then recommend library books and a trip to the library.

15713. Three Sprained Feet (15:17)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dragonflies catch flies and other insects by cupping their feet together under their chin to make a basket. By means of the peep-show parade, Dora and Fignewton Frog tell of Dennis Dragonfly, who sprained three of his feet and found it difficult to catch food for a while.

15714. Tiny Little Patch (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Host Dora and Fignewton Frog tell the story of a "tiny little patch of sky", and use charcoal and chalk illustrations to teach about the weather and the different types of clouds.

15715. Into battle (35:45)

Date:
1945
Summary:
An American soldier, during his combat career, realizes the greatness of his country and determines to assume his share of the responsibilities of good citizenship upon his return to civilian life.

15716. RNA-Targeted Drugs (1:25:00)

Date:
2023-09-08
Main contributors:
Crooke, Stanley T.
Summary:
Steven C. Beering Award for the Advancement of Biomedical Science lecture delivered by awardee, Stanley T. Crooke, MD, PhD, on September 8, 2023. Dr. Crooke is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of n-Lorem, a nonprofit foundation focusing on providing treatments for patients with nano-rare diseases, which he initiated in January 2020. The Steven C. Beering Award honors an internationally recognized individual for outstanding research contributions to advancing biomedical or clinical science. The Beering Award was established in 1983, honoring Dr. Beering's important contributions to the IU School of Medicine as its dean from 1974 to 1983. Dr. Beering was the youngest dean appointed to the IU School of Medicine. He became Purdue University's president, serving until his retirement on August 14th, 2000. The award is presented annually and consists of a memento and a prize of $25,000.

15717. Journeying from Synapses to Psychedelics (1:20:09)

Date:
2024-11-15
Main contributors:
Malenka, Robert C.
Summary:
Steven C. Beering Award for the Advancement of Biomedical Science lecture delivered by awardee, Robert C. Malenka, MD, PhD, on November 15, 2024. Dr. Malenka is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Nancy Pritzker Laboratory and Deputy Director of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. The Steven C. Beering Award honors an internationally recognized individual for outstanding research contributions to advancing biomedical or clinical science. The Beering Award was established in 1983, honoring Dr. Beering's important contributions to the IU School of Medicine as its dean from 1974 to 1983. Dr. Beering was the youngest dean appointed to the IU School of Medicine. He became Purdue University's president, serving until his retirement on August 14th, 2000. The award is presented annually and consists of a memento and a prize of $25,000.

15718. The challenge to American education (1:00:09)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
An alternate title to this film is [Immediate problems]. Discusses problems concerning "The Basic Importance of Education--The Citizen's Responsibility," "Science Education--The Teacher," and "Teacher Education--The Basic Goal of Education." Guests include Stephen M. Corey, Dean, Teachers College, Columbia University; Mrs. Rollin Brown, national Parent Teachers' Association official; Jerrold R. Zacharias, Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Roy E. Larsen, president, Time, Inc. Features members of the Educational Policies Commission including Herman B Wells, (EPC chairman), president Indiana University; Benjamin C. Willis, (EPC vice chairman), general superintendent of schools; Sarah C. Caldwell, teacher of biology, Roswell Kent Jr. High School; William G. Carr, executive secretary, National Education Association; James B. Conant, president emeritus, Harvard University, and former Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany; Arthur F. Corey, executive secretary, California Teachers Association; Finis E. Engleman, executive secretary, American Association of School Administrators; Lyman Ginger, president, National Education Association, dean, College of Education, University of Kentucky; Philip J. Hickey, president, American Association of School Administrators, superintendent of instruction; and James E. Russell, (EPC secretary). (NETRC and the META) Kinescope.

15719. Central Australia and Elsewhere in Australia (1:11:00)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should note that this film may contain images of deceased persons. This home movie contains material mainly from three visits the Gair family made in Australia to Mildura and the Murray Valley in the State of Victoria in 1940, and central Australia in 1950 and possibly 1957 to the State of South Australia and the Northern Territory, especially central Australia. It contains sequences of travel with a prominent Australian tour company, Bonds Tours, utilizing an elongated, rugged car for travel. There is significant footage from Mt. Buffalo National Park in Victoria and Alice Springs and the West MacDonnell National Park in the Northern Territory. Notable locations within Mt. Buffalo National Park include wonderful shots of Pulpit Rock and Wilkinson’s Lookout, Lake Catani, the Leviathan, Manfield’s Lookout, Bent’s Lookout, and Reed’s Lookout. Shots in South Australia include Parachilna Gorge and the Flinders Ranges, with a stop at the Ancorichina Hostel nearby, as well as William Creek. A wonderful sequence of camera tilts reveals the various Kodak posters for Mt. Buffalo National Park. In the Northern Territory locations include Alice Springs (known locally as “The Alice”), the Fink Gorge National Park and West MacDonnell National Park, and the Hermannsberg Lutheran mission, an Aboriginal mission in the Ljirapinta Ward of the MacDonnell Shire. A majority of the final segment includes many profile and group shots of Aboriginal people at a mission possibly sponsored by the “Australian Board of Missions, Church of England, Alice Springs,” which was printed on a nearby car. Footage consists of color film stock with particularly beautiful title cards inserted for many new locations and sites.