16011. The peace builders (10:41)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Presents conferences held by the United Nations leaders in the Atlantic, at Casablanca, Quebec, Moscow, Cairo, Teheran, Bretton Woods, Hot Springs, Dumbarton Oaks, and Yalta.

16012. John Piper (30:58)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Describes John Piper as a Romantic painter of landscape, architecture, and the sea, and shows him making sketches which he later transfers to canvas in his studio. Compares actual scenes of differ...

16013. World of plenty (44:42)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Rotha, Paul, 1907-1984.
Summary:
Uses found footage and animated diagrams to discuss the production, distribution, and consumption of food; the pre-war problems of overproduction and the anomaly of glutted markets and hungry peopl...

16014. Youth and the Law (39:12)

Date:
1962
Summary:
The nature of juvenile law. The role of the police officer as he works with other community organizations to guide youth into constructive channels and to prevent delinquency.

16015. The Negro soldier (40:09)

Date:
1944
Summary:
This War Department enlistment film aims to recruit African Americans in its World War II engagement. The documentary has as its framework a black minister's explanation to his congregation of the ...

16016. Time for Talent (29:00)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Describes how any community can provide for academically talented students by using actual classroom scenes as examples of those communities exploring this new educational development. Shows how ta...

16017. How man travels through space (13:22)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Describes the problems that man has to face in space travel. Head and cold, gravity changes, and meteor showers are explained. Newton's principle of rocket propulsion is also introduced.

16018. Rockhound (18:53)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Rockhunting in central Oregon. Opportunities available for pursuit of this hobby. Cutting, polishing and finishing rocks by the lapidary. Examples of finished jewelry and rock collections.

16019. Princess and the dragon (08:22)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of the cobbler's helper who slays the dragon and wins the princess. Puppets photographed with stop motion technique.

16020. Motivation and Reward in Learning (14:17)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Compares a hungry, active rat with a satiated, inactive rat. The hungry animal learns to get food by pressing a bar, while the satiated animal goes to sleep. To demonstrate that failure to learn is...