16001. New developments in formerly dependent areas (30:26)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Of the five delegates represented here, four are from these areas—India, Mexico, the Gold Coast, and the Philippines—while the fifth is the French delegate. Important development activities in the ...

16004. Northeastern states (second edition) (10:26)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Howard W. Odum
Summary:
Surveys industrial and commercial activities of the Northeastern States and describes, with animation and photography, the region's physical characteristics and distribution of its people, giving e...

16005. Nutrition and Dental Care in Pregnancy (30:03)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the dietary needs of the expectant mother and stresses the importance of proper diet for maintaining the mother's dental health and for developing the baby's teeth. A specialist in nutri...

16006. Our Differences from Others (29:33)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows the differences among individuals in age, sex, race, size, aptitude, interests, attitudes, and achievement, and illustrates graphically how these traits are distributed into a bell-shaped cu...

16007. Our post office (10:40)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Edward A. Krug; Hal Kopel
Summary:
A view of the postal system. Shows how the mail is handled in a modern suburban post office, how money orders and stamps are sold, and how mail is transported to railroad stations and airports, whe...

16008. Our world of science (10:27)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
George G. Mallinson; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Introduces and defines the words science and experiment, and demonstrates a simple experiment. Develops the idea of an orderly universe and shows a working procedure for problem solving in science.

16009. Paths to the nomination (29:46)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses motivations of candidates and the backgrounds of men who have run for president. Touches on men with a driving desire to be president, the "reluctant" candidates, the role of king-makers...

16010. Patterns of nutrition (29:04)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explains the autotrophic and teterotrophic methods of nutrition, and discusses the importance of chlorophyll bodies in plants in the manufacture of chemical compounds which can be made to release e...

16011. Percussion, the Pulse of Music (22:48)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Describes and demonstrates the sounds, manner of playing, and uses of representative percussion instruments. A young audience, led by members of the New York Percussion Trio, illustrate that organi...

16012. Playmates (28:37)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Presents some of the aspects of the behavior and needs of the three to five year old. Discusses physical growth, play, likes and dislikes in foods, the acting out of roles, and the free flow of th...

16013. Poems (29:51)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses Poems by Emily Dickinson. Considers her skill as a poet, and the effectiveness of her poetry. Traces the publishing and editing history of her poems. Emphasizes the significance of the...

16014. Politics Stop at the Water's Edge (29:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses U.S. foreign policy in terms of the men who make foreign policy decisions and how these decisions are made. (KETC) Kinescope.

16015. Portraits of ancient people (29:34)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Explains how we learn from the portraiture left us, how ancient people looked. Indicates that the artist's styles are much the same today as they were 2500 years ago. (NYU) Kinescope.

16016. Pre-convention campaigns (29:50)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses pre-convention activity. Considers the influence of public opinion and public opinion polls, the role of the campaign manager, and the strategy for winning delegates in both states that ...

16017. Preconvention strategy of the candidates (30:31)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Topic of program is the pre-convention strategy of the candidates, and content covers the factors which make a candidate available for his party’s nomination, the advantages and disadvantages of fr...

16018. Preparing the home for the baby (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Introduces and outlines the twelve-program series AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. Discusses the baby's need for space in the home and suggests and shows furnishings for the nursery area. Describes some o...

16020. Protoplasm : the stuff of life (29:09)

Date:
1956
Summary:
In this program the audience hears a review and summary of all the information on the physical and chemical nature of living material discussed in previous programs. Dr. Roney uses sketch pad diagr...

16021. Proud years (28:08)

Alternative title:
Still going places: active ma...
Date:
1956
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows in detail practical steps that can be taken to help old people lead active, useful lives; explores the day-to-day problems that accompany old age; and discusses the problems that spring from ...

16022. Putting elements to work (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Demonstrates and explains methods of manipulating elements and using them. Shows how iron is extracted and explains the derivation of a variety of products from petroleum. Uses a working model o...

16023. Realism (29:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Defines realism and discusses style, subject matter, and motivation with reference to realism in painting. Identifies and contrasts genre painting and illusionary realism and illustrates these wit...

16024. Reinforcement in learning and extinction (08:20)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Shows how pigeons are taught abnormal behavior patterns by means of selective reinforcement of response and how the removal of the reinforcement causes the gradual extinguishing of the learned resp...

16025. Rivers to the Ocean Run (29:40)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Reviews the records of both parties in the area of conservation and use of our natural resources. Points out that controversy has been particularly sharp on the development of power resources. (KQ...

16026. Romanticism (29:36)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Outlines the principles that guided the work of the romantic painter and illustrates these principles with paintings and prints. Shows a landscape in the romantic mode depicted at the easel. Iden...

16027. Royal jewels (29:37)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Pictures three expeditions which trace the acquisition by the metropolitan Museum of Art of jewelry which belonged to an Egyptian Princess of the XIIth Dynasty. Traces and discusses changes in the...

16029. See how they learn (29:45)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Demonstrates modern techniques for teaching primary grade pupils to read, write, and do simple arithmetic. Shows children, participating in such classroom activities as reading-readiness tests, sto...

16030. Self-Confidence (29:33)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses how self-confidence can be developed, and shows why people do some things more confidently than others. Recommends practice with success, unlearning fears, and the feeling of belongingne...

16031. Sibling relations and personality (21:41)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Presents a number of family situations to show that behavior of a child depends on his age and how the development of an individual's personality is affected by many family factors. Portrays exampl...

16032. Sinclair Lewis: American satirist (29:00)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Dr. Feinberg delves into the background of Sinclair Lewis to try and show why this man turned to satire in his literary works. Examples of his satire are cited and discussed.

16033. Singapore 1956 (02:59)

Date:
1956
Summary:
This films has a persistent flickering image that may make some viewers feel disoriented. Home movie footage of the Pacific Ocean taken from a boat in the port of Singapore.

16034. Sir Francis Drake's life and voyages (14:23)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Depicts the life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, an English explorer of the 16th century. Portrays his exploration of the new world and shows some of his personal possessions including sword,...

16035. Slum clearance (29:43)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Roscoe Drummond, Washington columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, interviews a subject expert and two opinion representatives regarding slum clearance and housing. Estimates that it will cos...

16037. Sources of American Art Today (29:33)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Surveys the major foreign and other influences on contemporary American art and discusses their effects. Illustrates these influences with a wide range of American and European works. The influenc...

16038. Southeastern states (second edition) (11:15)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Howard W. Odum
Summary:
Describes the topography, climate, economy, cultural patterns, and heritage of the Southeastern States. Discusses the changes in the region which are being brought about by such developments as flo...

16039. Star and shield (26:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians release of a DuPont Cavalcade Theatre television series episode, "Star and Shield" (season 4, episode 14), which first aired January 24, 1956 on ABC-TV. The film demonstrat...

16040. Stimulus and response (29:28)

Date:
1956
Summary:
All organisms tend to maintain their organization in spite of changing environmental conditions. Dr. Roney describes the different types of responses which organisms make to stimuli. Using the micr...

16041. Style and Technique in American Art Today (29:54)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses style as related to form, space, color, line, and scope of treatment. Illustrates these elements with paintings by Avery and Pickett. Demonstrates and discusses various methods of applyi...

16042. Subject Matter and Content in American Art Today (29:34)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Defines and discusses subject matter and content on art. Illustrates these concepts with pictures, prints, sketches, and selections from literature. Includes a brief discussion of art forms in whic...

16043. Succession of leadership (28:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Summarizes the American nominating process from the early days to the emergence of the two-party system between 1830 and 1860 and the main political developments through 1952. Shows key Republican...

16044. Summary of humor (29:46)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Dr. Feinberg summarizes his previous lectures and adds some interesting observations on various aspects of humor. A “drunk” routine, a device used so frequently by comedians, is presented and analy...

16045. Summary of three months spent in the U.S.A. (30:17)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
All thirty-three forum delegates gather for this concluding program to summarize and compare reactions to the three months spent in this country. All of the delegates have radically changed their i...

16047. Talking sense : just what is general semantics? (29:57)

Date:
1956
Summary:
In this opening program, Dr. Irving Lee presents his viewpoint of general semantics – the science of the relations between symbols and the study of human behavior as a reaction to symbols.

16049. Talking sense : the man who knows it all (29:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers the consequences of the "disease of allness", an attitude present in the person who implies or believes that what he knows or says about a thing is all that can be said. When "allness" ex...

16050. Talking sense : what is a good observer? (27:41)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers the differences between a good and a bad observer and relates these differences to talking sense. Points out that the use of conclusions based on observation of similarities alone result...