15823. The Japanese (22:39)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 of the Agency for Instructional Television Series Across Cultures. Follows the daily activities of two families. Shows interaction of Japan with other countries for importing and exportin...

15824. The John Glenn Story (29:59)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Traces the career of John Glenn, first U.S. astronaut, from his school days in New Concord, Ohio, to his speech to the U.S. Congress after his orbital flight. Pictures Glenn as a typical, but high...

15825. The John Shaw Billings Awards (1:01:01)

Date:
May 21, 1990
Main contributors:
Battersby, J. Stanley
Summary:
John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society lecture delivered by J. Stanley Battersby, MD (Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine) on May 21, 1990. Dr. Battersby di...

15828. The jumping frog of Calaveras county (29:33)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses contemporary opera, outlines the movements and more notable productions form various countries since World War I. Identifies the three idiomatic schools of contemporary writing--expressio...

15829. The justice of law (29:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Defines "justice of law," and discusses the relation of natural to just and unjust law. Explains the equality of justice, and illustrates how man-made laws have been evolving toward natural laws. ...

15830. The Kachi-Kachi Mountain (29:48)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This is a fairy tale about a mischievous badger who plays tricks upon a friendly rabbit. We learn how he was taught a lesson and never again played pranks. Mr. Mikami illustrates this tale with bru...