Could not complete log in. Possible causes and solutions are:
Cookies are not set, which might happen if you've never visited this website before.
Please open https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/ in a new window, then come back and refresh this page.
An ad blocker is preventing successful login.
Please disable ad blockers for this site then refresh this page.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Pendleton Herring, John T. Bobbitt
Summary:
Presents and dramatizes the major historical events which resulted in the emergence of the present power and influence of the Presidency. Shows the influence of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the role and function of today's Chief Executive and surveys certain procedures used by the President in performing his duties.
This film "outlines the role that industry is playing in our war effort. Production of munitions and the operation of the payroll withdrawal plan for War Bonds are among the subjects treated." (Free Film Reviews, Movie Makers, January, 1943, 34.) Includes footage from a number of International Harvester factories and how the company's workers save money from their paycheck to help the war effort through a company-wide payroll savings plan.
Vice-President Henry A. Wallace narrates a patriotic, propaganda short designed to boost morale in the the early days of World War II. This film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc., Morris Meister
Summary:
Clarifies dry cell operation in terms of electron action. Animated drawings and regular photography develop the theme by demonstrating the ionization of an electrolyte, electron flow, action at the electrodes, polarization, and the function of the depolarizer. Other demonstrations reveal operating characteristics and uses of a single cell and of cells connected as a battery in series and in parallel.
Demonstrates several phenomena of cells, animated drawings explain the operation of the dry cell in terms of electron action.
The Princess is a loveable lion cub who laughs constantly. Her father, a lion with raised eyebrows, decrees that a reward will be given to the one who can make his daughter cry. Many try but finally Delilah Duck comes to try her luck. Soon the Princess is heard crying and Miss Duck explains that all she did was peel an onion. Delilah receives the reward and the King has a daughter who can now laugh and cry.
In this program, an inmate describes fellow prisoners whom he has known and tells of the prisoners’ caste system, based on the inmates’ offenses. Criminologist Joseph D. Lohman discusses the prison community and shows films of the variety of prisoners within it. Mattick introduces statistics, comparing the educational level of inmates with that of the population in general. He also classifies the prison population by offense committed. With Lohman, he shows that the diversity of inmates proves the need for varied institutions to assist them effectively in rehabilitating.
Discusses and demonstrates the problem of drag created by friction and turbulence. Explains the need for a high ratio of lift to drag' to produce an aircraft with good performance characteristics. Illustrates with diagrams and models in the wind tunnel, also uses high speed photography of air movement over a wing in the wind tunnel. Features Dr. Alexander M. Lippisch, director of the Aeronautical Research Laboratory, Collins Radio Company.
Episode 13 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg discusses the conditions in desert regions where little or no water is available, focusing on California; the problems faced by early explorer Jedediah Smith, who crossed the Mojave Desert in 1826; and the dependency of California's Imperial Valley and the city of Los Angeles on water from outside sources.
In this program, host Lohman describes the professional criminal, a special type of inmate who is found at all levels of the penal system. The “Professional” is the product of a career in crime. Part of that career often reflects experience in penal institutions. Film clips are used to demonstrate aspects of prison life which can develop such personalities. One such inmate is interviewed and his characteristics are observed. With Wilkinson, Lohman discusses his attitudes toward life, his fellow man and his occupation. Ways in which penologists work to avoid such development are explored.
