A/V Geeks 16mm Lunch 2-24-2026

Hi everybody. This is Skip Alzheimer. Welcome to the Age Geeks Lunchtime streaming show where we watch old 16 mm films. I know some of you are snowed in. Um we didn't get anything here in Raleigh. Um that's just kind of the way it is. We have what's called the Raleigh force field that keeps us from getting any snow. Actually, most of North Carolina didn't get snow. You guys got pounded, though. [snorts] So, my heart goes out to you. I would love to have at least one big snow, like, you know, three feet. That would be awesome. Just one time just to see everything just shut down. Um, but that's not going to happen. Uh, so I showed this film a long time ago. Um, but I think it's it's time to show it again. Uh this is um primary safety uh school and playground. Enjoy. [music] >> [music] [music] >> It's morning on a school day. You put on your shoes. You lace [music] them tight and tie them right. You do it as fast as you can because you don't want to be late. And then what do you do? You go to school. [music] >> [music] >> and you try to [music] get to school safely. It isn't hard. You just have to watch your step. Watch out for dogs that get too friendly. You know, most drivers are watching out for [music] you, but you watch out for cars, too. [music] You cross the streets where you're supposed to and the drivers help you do it because that's where drivers expect you to cross. [music] You don't walk on don't walk, but walk on walk. >> [music] >> And you figure once your feet have gotten you safely to school, there's nothing to worry about. But that's the trouble with accidents at school. They're sneaky, especially on the playground. Accidents always catch you when you don't expect them. You don't even have to be doing [music] anything. An accident can come at you like an express train. You have to think and move fast. >> Stop [music] paying attention for a second and you can get clobbered. Watch out. I'LL CUT YOU DOWN. THAT'S WHAT SAFETY ON THE school playground is really all about. You have to keep [music] your eyes open or the stampeding herds will run you down. What's dangerous about a school playground is it doesn't look dangerous. It looks like [music] a place where you could play with nothing bad ever happening. If only there was something really dangerous on the playground, like [music] a mysterious jungle with a huge hole in the middle that you could fall into. [music] And a hungry dinosaur trumping around hoping to have you for lunch. then you'd be careful. But that's not the way it is. Swings and slides and stuff [music] like that just don't look dangerous. And that's just why you have to be extra careful when you play on them. Sometimes your teacher can help you play safely, but a teacher can only be in one place at a time. Most of the time, you've got to take care of yourself. Like when you're climbing, you've got to climb up a slide carefully. If you want to come down the fun way, you don't want to come down the other way. >> [screaming] >> So, be careful with your feet and hold on tight. Being safe means having fun. [music] Of course, when you leave the school playground, [music] that's when you have to start thinking about being safe in school. Oh, yes, school can be dangerous, too. You have to think ahead. Think of what could happen and just walk around the danger. That's part of being safe in school, thinking ahead. Now, some things in school aren't dangerous until you make them dangerous, and then anything can happen. But it's easy to keep accidents from happening. See, is this an accident starting to happen? Sometimes you just don't think and that's what causes accidents. Would you call that putting a book away safely? You know what could happen, don't you? You don't want that to happen. Keeping your eyes open is another way to keep safe in school. Put things where they belong and things will be safer for you. If you pull out a drawer, is it safe to leave it open? Things that get in your way when you don't expect them can cause problems. Even if you didn't open the drawer, close it. Now, some people think it's funny to fool around like this, but it's dangerous. [snorts] [clears throat] [screaming] [groaning] You can't do that if you want to be safe from accidents in school. You really have to watch what you're doing and watch where you're going. But if you've got someplace to go, even if you're careful going there, don't go there too fast, or that might get you into trouble. But when others watch out for you and you watch out for others, that's part of being safe in school. Practicing like this can help you learn to zig and zag your way out of trouble. Get your muscles used to moving your feet. And you can [music] practice falling too. If you relax your body when you fall, you can roll without hurting yourself. [music] Hey >> [music] >> Oh, sure. Accidents happen on the school playground and in school, but if you're ready for them, if you keep on the lookout for them, [music] you can keep those accidents from happening. Oh, >> usually. >> Oh, [music] [music] hey. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Yeah, the soundtrack on this was was um more cool than I remember it being. It's pretty good. Um it's almost like a Centron soundtrack uh done by Jim Stringer. It's really pretty awesome. All right, let's learn about uh Jud u Judaism Buddhism in Japan part two. Enjoy. [chant] Living as a homeless wanderer is not so easy in a land of ice and snow. When the temperature drops to freezing, [music] it's pretty important to be able to count on a warm bunk and a regular diet of square meals, even if one is a Buddhist monk. So that's one of the minor reasons why Buddhism changed somewhat as it spread northward from tropical India and finally got way up to Japan. A place where the cherry trees do not blossom in February and where the plain folk have seldom had extra rice to give away to non-working monks however pious. This and other reasons changed Japanese Buddhism from being simply a metaphysical doctrine and a monastic way of life into what is more of a religion as people in the west usually understand the term. Of course, there are monks who beg for a living in Japan. In Buddhism, this kind of life always hovers in the background, but it's a hard road. And some of the early Buddhists evolved a kind of Buddhism more compatible with the capacity and moral fiber of the average person. more practical too. For instead of giving up every pleasure and every chore of physical existence, the devout follower can pause for a moment of prayer to Amida Buddha or perhaps the goddess of mercy Conn, and then proceed with the normal business of making a living and perhaps building a nation while still feeling that he's generally on the right path. Concept of the goddess Kan calledwan Yin in China came into Buddhism as a muchneeded ear for the prayers of man. She is sometimes depicted with many arms to show her superhuman ability for serving numberless purposes at once. Prayer said before images like this should not be confused with idolatry for such figures are merely symbols similar to those of other faiths used to focus the attention of the worshippers. In more recent times, it's become popular to show Conan molded as a beautiful Madonnaike figure, the oriental mother of the universe here standing guard over a marketplace in Tokyo. >> Similar to some Christian evangelists, Buddhist preachers of certain sects also strive at times to bring about a few sidewalk conversions. There are certain fundamental beliefs held by all Buddhists. For one, they are taught to show extreme tolerance and brotherly love to all men and unswerving kindness to animals. Also, they believe without exception that the universe was not created nor is sustained by God, but instead was simply evolved and functions in accord with strict natural laws. Of course, with many Buddhists, this belief eliminates all need and all use for prayer. But in China and Japan, the idea is held that certain saints whose perfected souls could have become Buddhas and gone on to Nirvana have instead lingered behind in spirit form to help mankind. >> The particular one shown here named Jizo is considered patron of children. Others include the goddess Kanan and Amida Buddha. They may be called bodhicattvas. Now these young men dressed in the regulation school uniform of Japan are paying respect at one of the national shrines. This is the familiar bronze daibutan at Kamakura. A Buddha once housed within a temple which was washed away in a huge tidal wave. It gives an idea of the enormous size of the images within many other Buddhist temples. The serenity of this work of art reflects the patience and love found in northern Buddhism. We must remember there are supposedly many devout persons or saints who have become Buddhas. And this is the Buddha who refuses to enter paradise until all the rest of mankind has found its way there. The helpful spirit awaits the prayers of all. Listen. I put my faith in Amida Buddha. I put my faith in Amida Buddha. I put my faith in Amida Buddha. >> Many Buddhists feel that their salvation depends on the one factor of faith alone. faith in the merciful spirit of Amida Buddha to put them on the path to Nirvana. And that's why in the Shin sect, this repeated statement becomes the summon substance of their continuing prayers. This is the traditional way to gain merit and the attention of the Buddhas in the cemetery on Mount Koya. It's believed that by splashing them with pure water from the fountain, a service is being performed for the souls of the dead. Although it's only a local custom, we see here another departure from the teachings of southern Buddhists who feel that after death, no one can help another soul avoid the consequences of acts performed during its lifetime. Of course, the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation is commonly held by all Buddhists. Doctrine teaching that the soul of man lives and dies countless times on this earth during the journey toward its destiny of perfection. In Japan, ashes of the cremated dead are customarily divided into three parts. One part stays in the family home. Another portion is placed in the temple to benefit from the rituals, while the third part is interred in the cemetery. Such a small quantity of the remains is the reason why Japanese graves can be packed closer together than is possible in any other burial ground in the world. Sometimes, too, bodies are not cremated, but are buried in an upright cross-legged position like the Buddha. But death is not cause for much grief or concern in Buddhism. After all, it's only a time of transition to another life. Perhaps the entrance of a perfected soul into Nirvana, the occasion for rejoicing, such as is expressed by this service in commemoration of the entrance into Nirvana by Lord Buddha himself called Nirvana Day. The musician's heads are hooded as a symbol of the desire to lose one's identity and unselfish concern for all mankind and to hope for unity in God. Like Protestant Christianity, Japanese Buddhism is divided into many many sects. And some of these do not pin all their religious hopes on a simple statement of faith. One sect named Zen believes that salvation can only be attained through personal efforts to become enlightened. They're also convinced that life can never be understood through the intellect alone, but by opening the doors of the intuitive instincts, so that one will come to know what life is by a direct experience of the mind. They claim that's the largest bell in the world. The Zen sect places no reliance on scripture, ritual, or vow, and has one of the most rigorous and unusual disciplines in the world. The purpose of Zen is to pass beyond the intellect. And many methods are used for enabling the student to break through the barriers of the reasoning mind and make contact with what is said to be a realm where knowledge of all things is understood as readily and simply as a normal eye perceives and knows a color to be green, red, or blue. Seated stiffly to avoid drowsiness, much of the time is spent focusing the mind inwardly in deep meditation. Students of Zen are often summoned from sleep for this purpose at any hour of the night. Silent meditation alone, however, is not considered effective enough to bridge the gap, and the master may try unusual or startling devices to shock the pupil into deeper insight. Such things as shouting a question or sudden laughter may be in order, or perhaps even a sharp blow. Because the fierce disciplines of Zen Buddhism strived to develop complete indifference toward all physical discomforts and absolute fearlessness in any predicament has made this sect a great favorite with the Japanese warrior class. Much of the spirit of Zen has been responsible for the matchless bravery of the samurai of old and the training of the fanatic kamicazi of only yesterday. While bravery for such purposes certainly is not the objective of Zen, it shows for what opposite uses any great truth may be channeled. The culture of Japan actually stems from Buddhism and the efforts of its early Chinese monks. Much of what seems so essentially Japanese is actually Buddhist inspired. For instance, Japan is famous for the art of flower arrangement. Did you know that the placement of the blossoms is a religious symbol of man standing halfway between earth and paradise or the well-known tea ceremony which today is not necessarily considered religious was originated centuries ago by Zen monks as a ritual of good manners and friendship. It is the self-control here that makes every move a sacrament. Yes, Buddhist monks were responsible for the civilizing of what was once a very primitive area. From them, Japan took most of the beauty of its national existence. >> [chant] >> Ceremonies in Japanese Buddhism are not held with weekly regularity and worship is largely a concern of the individual. And this special ceremony by priests of the Shin sect is being held in the cause of world peace. They're chanting a portion of Buddhist scriptures called sutras. [singing] >> [chant] >> This sect places complete reliance on the saving power of Amida Buddha and faith in this principle is being expressed in the chanting. Worshippers who attend these rituals are considered to benefit from the service. Although in temples beside the shin sect, elaborate altars consume most of the space and the people stand out of doors and simply watch the rituals through open archways. Each worshipper adds a pinch of incense as evidence of devotion to Amida Buddha. Priests in this sect are not monks nor are they considered to be the mediators between God and man. Their founder St. Shinron advocated marriage and family life for everyone. Tablets for spirits of the dead are always somewhere near the altar where they may be remembered, where they may hear and find peace from the prayers. For peace is the aim of Buddhism. Buddhist teachings of all sects lead their peoples away from worldly concern toward the task of spiritual perfection. foreign. [chant] He Oops. Sorry. Sorry about that. Uh, got caught up talking about tape digitization. Um, hope it wasn't uh dark long. All right. What time is it? >> [sighs] >> Okay. Um, this film was made in the 70s. It does not reflect what is currently going on um today, but maybe there's some similarities. This is why we have elections. Enjoy. [music] >> [music] [music] [music] >> Once upon a time, long ago and far [music] away, There was a little kingdom named Snark. [music] It had a king who made the laws and collected taxes. His name was King Boris. But the people of Snark always called him Bad Boris. Bad Boris did not make good laws that helped the people of Snark live peacefully and fairly. He made laws that helped nobody but himself. One of these laws was about cats. Because bad Boris hated cats, he made a law for everyone in Snark that said no cats allowed anywhere. Out. Bad Boris made the people [music] of Snark pay a lot of money in taxes, but he did not use the tax money for things that the people needed. He used the tax money to buy himself a fine carriage. One day, Bad Boris was walking in [music] his garden. Suddenly, he saw a little kitten sitting beside the goldfish pond. A cat. CATS ARE FORBIDDEN. I HATE CATS. OH. That was the end of Bad Boris. When the people of Snark heard that King Boris was gone, not a single one of them shed a tear. >> But they were left with a problem. Usually when a king expires, his son becomes king. But King Boris had no sons. He had no daughters, nor uncles, nor aunts, nor nieces, nor nephews. Who then would now be king of Snark? The Snarkians gathered in the town square to decide. Should it be the strongest person in the kingdom? Well, that would be Ben the blacksmith. Should it be the richest person in the kingdom? That would [music] be Barnaby the banker. Should it be the funniest person? That would be Frankie the fisherman. How could they know who would be a good king? Once they picked a king, he could do anything he wanted and they would be stuck with him. That was the trouble. >> I have an idea how to make sure we can get a good and fair king, >> said Steven the storekeeper. Let's all be kings. >> If we all were kings, we would never make unfair laws because those laws would be for all of us. Also, we would never cheat with the tax money >> because we'd only be cheating ourselves. >> We'd have to be fair if we were all kings. It's a splendid solution. And so it happened. The next day was [music] the grand coronation. Every man and woman of Snark was crowned a king. And since they were all to be kings, they had [music] to crown each other. Everyone was immensely pleased to be a king. So the kings of Snark met for the serious business of deciding how to spend their tax money. To their dismay, they found that everyone had his own ideas and no two ideas were exactly alike. Instead, they talked and talked and argued and argued. >> But since each was a king, each insisted on having his own way. >> Ouch. And to make matters worse, after the weary day of debate, Barnaby the banker returned to his bank with his mind so filled with the quarreling of the day that he could not think straight. Each time he tried to count his money, he lost his place and had to start all over again. When Steven the storekeeper came back to [music] his store, he found that mice had gnawed right through the wall and were carrying off his best cheese. And poor Ben the blacksmith [music] returned to find that half his shop had burned to the ground. >> I must take care of my business. I HAVE NO TIME TO be king. And with that he turned in his crown and robe. When Steven the storekeeper heard what Ben had done, he said, >> "I also cannot afford the time to be king." >> Off came his robe and crown. Barnaby the banker felt the same way. Now all of us kings have accomplished nothing. Nothing at all. Just a waste of time and money. I must have a clear head to add up my accounts. Suddenly there was a storm of voices. We went >> the pile of royal garments reached the sky. Suddenly everyone looked around in amazement. There was not a single king left. >> We must have a king. Who would it be? No one knew. Then Timothy the teacher spoke up. Obviously all of us cannot be king and if only one of us is king then we run the risk of getting another king like bad Boris and we don't want that. >> It would be okay to have one king if we did not allow him to do only what he wants. You are right. His power should be no greater than is necessary to serve our needs. Also, every few years, we will choose a new king or keep the old one if he's doing a good job. That way, we'd still all be kings in a way. >> But how would we pick this king? >> Oh, I know. I know. [laughter] We'll have an election. That's what we'll do. >> But how can we know who WILL BE THE BEST ONE FOR THE JOB OF KING? We'll let each person who wants to be king tell the people his ideas and why he thinks he'd be a good king. Then we'll all decide. And so it happened. Ben the blacksmith wanted to be king because he was the strongest. Barnamy the banker because he was the richest. Frankie the fisherman because he was the [music] funniest. But the people of Snark voted for someone else. [snorts] They all voted for Timothy the teacher because he was the wisest and the fairest. They knew he would be the best king for everyone. King Timothy was such a good king that every time the people of Snark had an election, they voted for King Timothy for as long [music] as he lived. Today, we also have elections to pick the leaders of our country. We call the people who want to become the leaders candidates. Each [clears throat] candidate tells the people his ideas. He promises the people what laws he would try to make and how he would use the money from taxes if he were elected. And then the people vote for the candidate they think would be best. But once a candidate is elected, he cannot just do whatever he wants. >> [snorts] >> He has to keep his promises. Otherwise, the people will vote for a better person in the next election. When the people are free to vote for their leaders, then all the people are still in charge, [music] just as the people of Snark once upon a time, long ago [music] and far away. >> [music] [music] [music] >> Definitely some Paul Winchell in there. Um, I heard Larry Stor. I don't know. Do we see I missed it. Did we see credits? Uh, wonderful cartoon voices. Paul Winchell. Um, yeah, did some great voices. Um, and I feel like he did a ventriloquism album that uh I played a lot at the house I lived at with a bunch of dudes. Uh, the where Age Geeks got started. We would would listen to it and we would um cuz you can't say M when you do ventriloquism. You have so you have to do N. So instead of mother, it's another another um and f you can't say f because it makes. So it was th the the So anyways, we did a lot of practicing with that. Okay, this next film is an oddity. [clears throat] [laughter] Uh I have many films on school bus safety. This one is odd. It's early 60s. Definitely. You can tell by the fashions um and the references. And it is a school assembly that is held in a gym and features this character and I don't know, it's it's interesting because it captures it documents this guy's school assembly and he tours around and has iring good time. So, let's see if this translates to modern audiences. This is a school bus safety with strings attached. Enjoy. >> Name like Martinez. Naturally, I can speak and sing. Would you like to hear one in Spanish? >> Okay. Oh, no. Thank you. I'm going to try to tell you a little bit about safety. It's a dry subject. Maybe in my own way and maybe some of you will listen. It might rub off on you. But first, I have some rules that I use my assembly because I have given this assembly so many times all over the country. We don't have much time. So if you see something up front up here on the stage or someplace pretty soon instead of applauding if you like it instead of applauding a long time it hurts your hands it takes time I'll just say give me one and you do this that's enough why you know so let's try it let's say give me one very good now you may see something up here that's not quite worth one or maybe it's worth more than one if it's worth more than one I'll say give Give me three or five or 10 or depends on what it is. If if I say give me three, do it like this in this tempo. One, two, three. Let's try it. Three. Ready. Good. Now, I forgot to tell you, one of the ways that I measure the conduct of you guys in this assembly to another school where I have been is a little gimmick that I use and it seems to work pretty well. Now, if I want you to quiet down, I'll raise my hand and I'm going to time you and see how many seconds it takes you. And you could be a two-c school or a one second school or a 5-second school or a 10-second school. The worst school I had was about 7 seconds. And one of the best and I had about 1,800 students was about 2 and 1/2 seconds. Boy, them guys are right back here. So, we don't have much time. So, when I raise my hand, let's knock it off and we'll go on with something else. All right. Now, we're going to go up on the stage, but I need some help. Where's the cheerleaders? They're always cute. Cheerleaders, where you at? You only have one cheerleader. All right, that's enough. You two guys, come on down here. Wait for me right there. Just wait for them there. You come up. How about you with the glasses on there? I need a little peanut. Come on up here. Where's the basketball players? I want a long, tall, string bean. Let's give him one. Good. That's it. I see. I need two more here real quick. Uh, how about you, please? And the boy's sweater on. Come on. Okay, we're going to go up on the stage and I have some things I want to tell you. So, will you people please with carefully walk up these stairs and line up against that black curtain over there? Thank you. Right. Just lie up over by that curtain, please. Okay. Now, how many of you ride a school bus? That's enough. Don't raise your hands. Most of you do. The reason I'm here today is to try to show you what can happen in and around a school bus. Now, most of you have ridden a school bus 10, 15, 20, 30 years, and you know all the answers. Most of you think you know all the answers. But remember this, if you learn nothing else today up here, is that you do have some of you have brothers and sisters, small brats, and you've got to set good examples because as mean as you are and as not as you are to those little kids, they look up to you and they do what you do. First thing is this, always get to the school bus stop on time. Your school throughout all your school life has tried to keep you safe. Your elementary teacher did a tremendous job of keeping you safe. Otherwise, some of you wouldn't be sitting out here now. Your schools try to get the best school bus service for you. This is part of your school. The people that furnish these school buses for you try to But have you forgotten the other person that's involved? You work together. Work with your bus driver. Work with the school people, your principal, whoever's in charge of school transportation. Help him be a safe school bus driver. Help him get you to school safe. Now, we're waiting at the bus stop. Throughout the country, I ride school buses all over the country. And I usually sit right here. This is the the seat right behind the bus driver. This is my school bus, by the way. The bus driver sits here and I sit here and observe and see what's going on. And many a time we've come upon some kids and high school kids. Some of them waiting for the school bus in the middle of the street. Come here. One of them with a red sweater on. And you know since since those little resistor radios, those little tiny ones, whatever they are, >> what? >> Transistor. >> Oh, is that your name? Transistor. transistor radios. I've seen this. We've approached the bus stop and there's some kids right in the middle of the street doing this. Twist with me. Come on. Thank you. Give her one. Give her one. That's no place to twist. Not there. Another time I've been sitting there approaching this guy and here's this guy with real slick hair combing his hair. And every time a car would go by, especially if it was clean, he'd use it for mirror. You read about those people sometimes. Terrible. All right. Now, get to the bus stop on time. Stay out of the road. Wait off of the road. You know, a lot of times it's slippery, snow, and ice. And this bus driver approaches you. And as he does, the wheels lock a little bit. The brakes work once in a while. And this bus may skid sideways into you or your little brothers and sisters. Maybe some of your brothers and sisters don't ride a school bus, but they will someday going to the zoo or museum or some place. All of your potential bus passengers. So remember that. Now, these guys are real good. They've been waiting off the pavement here. They're they're safe. Now the bus stops and like I say, stay back till the bus stops. I'm sorry that some of you can't see up in the wing. I saw this happen one time. There little kid was. And as the bus was approaching, he was acting like a bull fighter, I guess, cuz boy, he was judging it, you know. And when that front bumper went by, it creased his trousers. And then when the driver opened the door, he was anxious. He was anxious. Well, do your part by instructing your little brothers and sisters and yourself to stay back till the bus comes to a complete stop. Then when the bus driver opens his door, get on quick and use the handrail. Use the handrail. Someone say, "Yeah, but you're a square if you use handrail." You should have seen this square I saw. Is that right? Anyway, this kid was an 11th grader about 17 years old. He played the trumpet. He played the trumpet in the band and he was getting off the bus. I was sitting here. He was getting off the bus and he had books in his hand and his trumpet and somehow I heard his toe caught on the top step and he plowed about 17 feet of gravel outside with his crate and heard it for he didn't play the trumpet long so they moved him over to two bus use the handrail. Now we're going to get these guys on this bus and we're going to see if they use the handrail and then we'll give them one or a fake or something. Okay, gang. Let's see if they can get the handrail. Let's go, girls. First, come on. Hurry up. We don't have much time. No, that's a driver's seat. Go back there. Use a handrail. Glad I don't drive that bus. Boy, we'd have some training to do. Okay, not bad. But they should have probably filled the last seats first. Keep your legs out of the aisle. Keep your feet out of the aisle. Someone may trip on them. Keep the aisle clear. Sit down if you possibly can. But once in a while, we have to stand up. The buses are crowded. If you have to stand up on the bus, always grab a hold of the two seats. And it's probably best if you stand sideways so that you can catch yourself in case he has to stop. If you do, face forward, fine. But grab these two seats and hold on. Never this way. I've seen him do it. If you do, stand sideways. If you have a bunch of books in your hand, give them to your neighbor. Here, neighbor. Wow, what a neighbor. Okay. Give the books to your neighbor and and then you hold on and don't not to your neighbor. Okay, before I go on, I forgot to tell you. I have a guitar over here in the corner, don't I? And if you're all good after this program, I'll reward you with a song. And if you're bad, I'll punish you with a song. So sit down until the bus stops. It's safer. Now, I'm going to go over a few rules on buses. Maybe you don't know about these things. First, sit down and all this jazz. I told you this. Do not open windows without the bus driver's permission. Ah, you say, If it's warm, he'll probably open some windows for you. Ask him and he'll probably let you. Most of them do. And open them this way, not this way, because it's dangerous. Now, haha, some of you laughing. I've seen kids break windows. It not only cost the bus company or your school's money to replace them, it takes your bus out of service and you got all kinds of problems. Some kid may get cut on it. The next load may be a kindergarten load and your brother or sister could slash his arm or something on that broken window. Don't break windows or cut seats and all this jazz on a bus. Now, don't open windows. And I tell you why. One time I'm sitting right here where I would sit and we picked up the seventh I think it was fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. And then we went around to pick up the high school gang. And I'm sitting here and back here about the third seat, some seventh, eighth grader sitting there and he drops the window down. It's it's in Michigan. It's in the winter time. And the high school is out there waiting to get on the bus. So this kid drops the window down and he goes and somebody out there, see? And somebody out there does this. And somebody out there does this. And the guy that went, he ducked and I didn't. All right. Now, listen. What if this young lady would have been sitting there and this joker over here drops the window down and that snowball comes flying and about that time she turns her head over this way and she's wearing glasses or it could have been a third grader or a second grader, first grade with glasses on. Think now what could have happened. Cut face, bad scars and so forth. It has happened. So don't throw anything at the bus, to the bus, from the bus or anywhere. Just leave the windows alone. Never put anything out the windows. Don't put your arms out the windows. Your hands, your heads, your legs, books, books, anything. Not even a pencil. Nothing. Okay, here's another rule. Don't eat on the bus. You know what's been on the floors of school buses? Watermelon rind. corn cobs, chicken bones, a ham sandwich, and there's nothing, believe me, there's nothing as slippery as a ham sandwich with mustard on one side, mayonnaise on the other. Boy, not only is it a nasty habit, but it can be dangerous. Don't eat on a bus waiting to get home and eat all you want to. I did. Now, if you learn nothing else today, learn this rule. You must be quiet at a railroad crossing. How many of you can read? Raise your hand if you can read. All right. Did you notice that your teachers didn't raise your hand? Now, most of you can read and if you remember reading about a school bus was struck by a train. I'd like to get serious with you and talk to you about that accident. This bus had 37 children in it. Some of them were high schoolers and some of them were elementary. And this bus driver approached the crossing. He stopped his bus and he opened the door like he's supposed to. He closed it, went across and the train hit the bus and 20 children died. 20. They had all this investigation. The driver wasn't killed. They asked him and he said, "I believe I might have heard that train if the kids hadn't been making so much noise. I believe I might have heard that train if it had been a little quieter on my bus." Now, one reason that your bus driver stops at a crossing and opens his door is so he can hear the train. And if you all making so much noise to drown out a train, one of these days something might happen. You forget that he's got 60 of you back there. Give him a break. Don't break yourself. Okay, maybe your bus driver may have an emergency drill. Cooperate with him on what he does. In the morning when you get on your bus, you should always use the handrail, be waiting at the bus stop on time, stay out of the road, etc., etc. I went over that. Get on a bus and smile at your German and say, "Good morning, Mr. Brown." And smile at. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Always. You know why? Because here's Mr. Brown. He's sitting there. He's a old bus. He had to get up early and scrape the snow off the windshield. You know, his wife burned the toast. You know, his mother-in-law's coming to see him. Oh, he's got and he's going to drive that way. See, but if you get on and and cheer him up, he'll say, you say, "Good morning, Mr. Brown." go back and sit down. Then he's going to say, "Well, this is a nice kid. I think I'll drive safe today for a change." Hey, so I always say, "Good morning, Mr. Brown, and good night, Mr. Brown." When you get off now, if you live over to the right hand side, do it this way. Get off this way. Sit in your seats till the bus stops. Good night, Mr. Brown. Use the handrail and just go right on home. Okay. If you live back this way, when you get off the bus and you live back here, don't do it like most kids do, especially the girls. They get off and walk right alongside the bus. See, they get off and they're going back that way and they hit every wind on the way back. Bye, Mary. Bye, Susie. Bye. Yeah. Isn't that the way they do it? Yeah. Don't do that. Do this. If you live back in this direction, do it this way. Stay in your seat till the bus stops. Goodbye, Mr. Brown. Use the handrail and take a few steps right here and stop. Now you can see Mr. Brown and he can see you. Hey, he knows you're in a safe place. He closed the door, he leaves, then you walk facing traffic, go on home. Okay. Now, the most dangerous one, of course, is crossing the street with all these guys out here. So, if you live across the street, do it this way. Stay in your seat till the bus stop. Come back, Mr. Brown. Use the handrail. And instead of walking right close to the bus here, this is the radiator. See? Instead of walking close, walk out here a few steps. Let me show you what. Come here. What's your name? >> Ron. Come here, Ron. I use Ron because he's one of the shortest ones I could see at the moment. But usually there's some second or third graders. And the bus the hoods on some of these buses are this high. Not the not the hoods that ride the buses. The hoods up front. And well, he's the the guy may see a little bit of him, but some of the little peanut brothers and sisters, the driver can't see them, and they come right here, and the driver may run over them himself. Every year in the United States, many children are killed by the school bus itself. The driver runs over because he can't see him. Even a tall guy, come here, tall guy. Even a tall guy, if he would come right here, sure the bus driver is going to see part of him and he knows someone's there. But what if he drops the pencil? Pick that up. Please hold it. Can the bus driver see him now? No. And he might catch him. Or what if he ties his shoe? Hey, you did drop your pencil, didn't you? Pretend you're tying your shoe. What if it's a mitten or a dime or something? Okay. Okay. Thank you. Give my pen back. I'll lose more pins that way. All right. So don't cough right here. Do this. Take a few steps forward. To the elementary children, I used to say, "Take five steps." And those little first graders are counting them out. You don't have to count five steps, but walk out here. Oh, four, five steps. Turn around. Look at your bus driver. Well, look at him anyway. He's ugly, but he's there to help you. As as soon as you see him, he's going to be checking his mirrors, checking the traffic, and he'll give you a signal to go across. He'll honk his horn or something like this horn. When he honks his horn and you walk across and stop once again because people, this is where most accidents happen on school bus route right here. Kids come across without watching and some guy runs past the bus, red lights and all and picks you off. So stop again and look both ways. There may be a dinosaur coming or something. Yeah. Okay, you all know how to get home now where you live. You walk out there, stop, get look at the bus driver, give you a signal, walk across, look both ways, they're going across, and you guys to go this way and stop and then everything. And you guys live over here and everything. All right, let's give them all two big ones. Ready? Bunch of sophomores. Okay, now I'm the bus driver and I'm going to unload these guys. Well, I'm a happy bus driver. My wife didn't burn the toast. In fact, I don't even have a wife. That's why I'm happy. All right, here's a stop. Good night. >> Very good. Let's give them uh one big one and a half and a fake and a big one. Ready? Okay, here we go. Here's bus stop number two now. [whistles] I have a necker knob. >> Here's the brakes. And here's the door. Let's watch now. >> Good night, girl. All right. Now, hold it there. I'm going to check my mirrors and everything and see if there's nothing. Okay. Horn. Okay. Going home now. here. Stop number three. [whistles] There's the door. >> Good night. >> Good night, ghouls. Don't forget to go over and stop until I leave. Thank you. Now, see, I can see that they're in a safe place. They can see me. I close the door. I'm gone. Now, going home. All right, fine. Very good. Let's give them uh two sick ones. Ready? Uh >> okay, here we go. Stop number four. Oh, wait a minute. Do you have women drivers here? Some of them? >> Low me a purse, would you? Heat up here. There's a stop. Get off. They like their woman bus driver. They don't want to get off. Good night, >> Mrs. Brown. Very good. Okay. Very good. Let's give them all about five big ones. Ready? Okay, you guys can get on back and sit down. I've had a lot of fun. I hope you have. But I want you to remember some of these things. Don't eat on a school bus or bear your bus driver. At a crossing, please be quiet. At a railroad crossing, please be quiet. Now, I promised you I'd You want to hear one song? >> Do we have time, Tom? We'll take time, Mr. Janice says. All right. Well, y'all been a real good bunch. I tell you, you're about a 3se secondond school. Give yourself two big ones. Ready? You're a 3se secondond school, but you can't count. Now, now we're going to have uh the uh Forest View Trio. Where's my two helpers? You know this song. We're going to do sing it with us. And if you want to, you can clap along. Well, why don't one of them get on one side, one on other one of you. So, what's your name? >> Wayne. >> Wayne and >> Amy. >> And Amy. Amy and Wayne. All right. Let's Let's have a one song. [music] Pick it up. Well, if I had a hammer, [music] I'd have her in the morning. I'd [music] hammer in the evening. I'll over this land. [music] I'd hammer out danger. I'd hammer out a warning. I'd have [music and singing] a love between my brothers and my sisters. All [singing] over this land [music] all over there. [music] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, he's a card. All right. Well, um I appreciate you giving this film patience. Uh it uh you know I certainly have other films that do the job in you know 7 minutes 10 minutes uh and the fact that this is this you know he spends this whole time in the film explaining we don't want to take a lot of time with you clapping so we're going to do this short shorthand for clapping and then also I'm going to judge you based on other schools based on how quickly you get quiet like that is I'm happy that's documented, but boy, that is not necessary to to teach this, but I'm guessing that this was it was very successful. I don't know that for sure. I haven't actually done the deep dive to see, but this was an opportunity for him to tour this film around as opposed to him touring around because it's hilarious. And I don't think that it translates. Um the hilarity is just, you know, if you would sat in a class and watched this, it's not the same as having the guy in the room with you, I I think. But um anyways, thanks so much. Thanks for the donations, uh Kevin and Jeremy. 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