13951. The communist party in Japan (29:44)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Reviews the progress of the Communist Party in Japan from pre-war days to the present. Includes film footage showing the release from prison of leading communist leaders just after World War II. Discusses the high degree of trained leadership, the party and the party's influence in politics.

13952. The community and the exceptional child (30:07)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this summary program, Dr. Cruickshank and Dr. Johnson review the aspects of exceptionality and emphasize that it is up to all of us as parents, neighbors and individual members of our total society to do all we can to help all children achieve the maximum of their potentialities.

13954. The Condition of Freedom (29:37)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses liberty as a changeable concept, the "climate"for liberty, and threats to freedom. Stresses individual responsibility to institutions, community, and government. Featured guests are Mr. Paul Hoffman, United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, and Dr. Clinton L. Rossiter, Professor of Government, Cornell University. (WOSU-TV) Film.

13955. The conditions of progress in philosophy (28:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Tells about the Institute of Philosophical Research in San Francisco, and discusses its purpose and activities. Explains the necessary conditions for philosophical progress, and describes the contribution of the Institute to liberal education. Points out that the Institute is not attempting to find answers to all questions, but rather to establish a foundation for future philosophers. (Mortimer Adler-San Francisco Productions) Kinescope.

13956. The Cone, Cylinder and Sphere (22:28)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Drawing with Paul Ringler.

13958. The conquest of prejudice (29:34)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenage delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Forum tell how their prejudices toward each other were conquered during their stay in America. (WOR-TV) Kinescope.

13959. 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 on the fight to save the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act from nullification by the Supreme Court and also treats the legal decisions which voided the NRA, the AAA, the McGuffey Act, and the Municipal Bankruptcy Act. Recounts the process whereby the Court achieved the power of Judicial Review and set the precedent for voiding federal laws. Indicates how previous presidents and Congress worked to avoid nullification of their programs by the Supreme Court. Closes with the defeat in Congress of the Roosevelt Court Bill and the effects of the fight on future Court decisions.

13960. The constitution and censorship (28:52)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the relationship of the Constitution to the issue of prior restraint on freedom of expression. Presents the case of Burstyn v. Wilson challenging the constitutionality of New York State's film censorship system and Cantwell v. Connecticut involving questions of freedom of speech and religion. Discusses the questions pertaining to freedom of speech when multiplied via recordings or film, and how the claims of free expression can be weighed against claims for local, state, or federal protection.