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Describes the arts and crafts of the Bakuba people of the Congo and briefly describes other aspects of their culture. Indicates the probable origin of the Bakuba in northern Africa. Pictures weaving, embroidery, tattooing, and making of statuary. Shows trinkets used to decorate costumes and presents details of the most ornate costume of the hereditary king.
Discusses some of the more common misconceptions about mental illness. Explains why they are incorrect and what the correct version should be. Features Dr. Charles Feuss, Jr., Superintendant of Longview Hospital in Ohio, and Dr. Harry Lederer and Dr. Harold Hiatt, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati. [Warning: Features dated, incorrect language]
Norman McLaren uses animation to interpret a modern jazz composition performed by the Oscar Peterson Trio. The slow, quiet middle section, in black and white, is in contrast with the colorful, swift-moving opening and closing sections.
Shows the community of Lantzville, British Columbia, a cross-section of nationalities and industrial groups, with a drab and neglected school. The interest of a school inspector inspires a complete transformation of the physical plant and the teaching. The pupils enter into the plans enthusiastically and accomplish a great deal; as a result they have increased interest and pride in their school.
Pictures the marshy area in England which has been reclaimed for farming purposes. Explains the problems which the people face when the soil dries and shrinks from the foundations of buildings, when they prepare the land for farming, and when they build roads.
Seventh in the "Are You Ready for Service?" series. Compares the experiences and moral behavior of two young men in the Navy. One was prepared for necessary decisions, while the other had no clear picture of himself. The latter becomes one of a group of irresponsible men, eventually becomes disgusted, seeks the help of a steadier acquaintance, and straightens out his problems. Recommends that young men get ready to make any decisions they might meet in new surroundings.
Shows the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Indian Government in a cooperative project to control malaria in the Terai district of India. Foreign specialists work with Indian teams making blood tests, spraying homes with DDT, and checking results. Shows the difficulty of winning the confidence of the inhabitants before improvement in the health, work, and lives of the people can result.
Demonstrates how the facilities of a large city library are made available to rural libraries. Shows the library truck from Gary, Indiana, delivering books, pictures, and other materials weekly, free of charge, upon the written request of a small-town librarian. Indicates how such cooperation results in better public service.
Explains that a globe is the best model to represent the shape of the earth. Discusses the change in man's ideas about the shape of the earth from flat, to curved to round to flattened and bulging to pear shaped. Explains the value of rockets and satellites in helping us to learn more about the shape of the earth.
WQED, Tom Coleman, Sam Silberman, Frank Stuckman, Albert B. Martin, Dr. Peter H. Odegard
Summary:
Dr. Peter H. Odegard, head of the political science department at the University of California at Berkeley, delivers the paper he prepared at the time of the inauguration of Edward H. Litchfield as the twelfth chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He discusses the role that the universities of the United States must play in the country’s role in the world. He places particular emphasis on the social sciences.
Illustrates various techniques and household arrangements for caring for the convalescent patient at home. Shows ways of arranging the sick room, making the beds, washing and serving the patient, caring for the thermometer, and removing soiled linens. Pictures the distribution of chores among the family members and demonstrates some necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the illness.
Presents an integrative device for the general teaching (as contrasted with the specific speech lesson) of language and speech. Describes the entire pattern as well as attempting a speech correction. Explains the GLGSP framework for making a learning situation for language or speech or both out of every communication between pupil and adult.
Explains how the developing personality of the child is influenced by the manner in which his parents provide for his basic needs and prepare him for social living.
An animated cartoon which explains that there are no basic differences between the races of the world. Uses small green demons to caricature prejudice and racial hatred. Relates the history of mankind to point out that dissimilarities in peoples result from superficial environmental influences. Based on "Races of Mankind" pamphlet by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish.
Activity group therapy as developed at the Jewish Board of Guardians, New York City, by S.R. Slavson, Director of Group Therapy. Shows socially-maladjusted children 10 to 11 years old being benefited therapeutically by "acting out" their disturbances upon their environment and each other. Presents Henry's anxiety hysteria, Bob's aggressiveness, and Albert's effeminacy in a realistic situation with an emotionally neutral therapist and concealed cameras and microphones. Argues for encouraging boys to form a club and work things out for themselves. Recommended for use only by individuals or groups professionally concerned with psychiatric, social, and medical fields.
One in a series, this film takes a look at memory as it is exhibited by children with hearing deficits. Each child watches the instructor use a pencil to tap blocks in varying sequences, then tries to recreate the unique sequence. Memory has been defined as responses to items from the KNOX CUBES TEST.
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 of the uses of various pieces of equipment in the nursery. (WQED)
Dramatizes the story of Tommy Randall, who has been caught stealing at school, and who is sent to a child guidance clinic rather than being of an emotional problem. Traces the disturbance, through a portrayal of his family lie, to its source. Shows how Tommy's mother learns to understand him and how Tommy himself becomes adjusted through the work of the clinicians.
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series presents the land and the people. (WTTW) Kinescope.
An advertisement for Dupont Dacron polyester suits with wool in which two men model different styles of the product in various work environments. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.
An advertisement for Playtex Living Gloves in which an offscreen male narrator describes how women in a Good Housekeeping Institute demonstration are able to keep their hands softer while wearing the gloves during cleaning chores. A shot of someone wearing the gloves while playing piano demonstrates the product's flexibility. Finalist for the 1961 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Colorforms "Annette Dress Designer Kit" movable picture graphics book, a tie-in promotion for Disney's 1961 film "Babes in Toyland." An offscreen narrator describes the product over shots of a hand moving around the graphics within the book and dressing images of the film's star Annette Funicello. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Boon Rawd Brewery beer in which shots of the product being poured into a glass are interspersed with shots of landscapes, clouds, and rainfall. Narration and text in Thai. Submitted for the Clio Awards International category.
The Daily Mail news correspondent Hugh Tomas and Jeffery Bligh provides live coverage of the Mariner 4 satellite and its mission to take pictures of Mars. The commercial advertises the Daily Mail’s ability to provide live coverage of news events 6,000 miles away and that their field correspondents who are oversea can have their article in the paper the following morning.
A woman advertises the various cloths available at Minnesota Fabric. As she is talking, her legs walk off and new sets of legs walks in, each wearing different types of cloth and clothing.
A woman strolls through a Japanese garden before taking a bath in pond with Calgon Bouquet soap. Another woman plays the koto in the background and a narrator explains the virtues of Calgon Bouquet.
An advertisement for Coca-Cola in which a jingle plays over a scene of a coach unlocking the gate to an inner-city park and supervising a group of children who enter to play basketball. The coach invites in a boy who looks forlorn outside the fence, and the two play games and drink bottles of Coke together. An ending text screen promotes the Coke brand as "the real thing." One of the winners of the 1973 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Canada Dry orange soda in which a man with an orange pours himself the product while a giant glass fills up with soda behind him. A jingle plays and an offscreen narrator extols Canada Dry's "special sparkle." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A reenactment of an 1840 baseball game takes place as a narrator explains the differences between 1840 and modern baseball. The commercial concludes with the narrator stating that both baseball and men faces have change.
Questions a woman's right to terminate pregnancy in the first three months through legalized abortion. Points out that increased accessibility to abortion would decrease the number of unwanted children, many of whom presently become socially maladjusted or mentally ill. Opposes legalized abortion in that the embryo is a human being, even though it cannot independently sustain life, and that often women only "think" they want an abortion. Emphasizes that most abortions are sought by married women.
"That’s Howard Caldwell reporting for WTHI in Terre Haute in 1955. It’s a clip from the Indiana Broadcast History Archive, preserving the legacy of Hoosier television and radio. Hear more vintage audio in a feature report later in the show. That’s coming up next on the WFHB Local News.
The Indiana Broadcast History Archive preserves the legacy of Hoosier television and radio. Archivist Josh Bennett and director Mike Conway tell the story of rescuing footage from the basements and closets of Indiana in a report produced in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University. This report features vintage audio from the archive: Howard Caldwell reporting on a “red scare” in Fort Wayne for WTHI in 1955, and WTTV live coverage of a mortgage company president held hostage with a shotgun in Indianapolis in 1977."