AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12-1-2025

Hello everybody. I'm Skip Alzheimer. Sorry for that. Uh blank space. Hopefully it wasn't too long. Um so today is kind of chaotic. Uh, I am at the archive and I thought that I have figured out how to get the scanner to work with another Mac that I have and so it was running fine and then it stopped running fine and then I realized that I could not hook this Mac up to YouTube. Um, and so now, and then the time ran out. And so I was hoping to bring stuff like show stuff live scanning, but now realize like I didn't set up to do anything. I didn't have a plan B in place. So I apologize for that. I hope everybody had a restful uh weekend. Um, and welcome December. All right. So, this film is longish because I'm still trying to figure out the show. So, uh this is Face of Youth. Enjoy. >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Youth has a face, a soft face, smooth skin, a certain roundness, not quite fixed or final. Later the lines of experience cut in deep and the features set hard in the mold. But now when the skin is smooth and the features are soft, the patterns of face and of spirit are not quite definite or permanent. This is the face of youth. And the troubles of youth are often not so serious as they seem because they can be handled with warmth and understanding before they have been woven into the permanent pattern. That's one of the most important features of a public health nurse's work. She sees so many babies and young children. She looks so long and steadily at the face of youth. Her understanding and sensitivity can help so much can help ensure that the pattern as it does evolve will provide in its design for happiness. Confidence and maturity. [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> The public health nurse is the uninvited. but welcome guest. Her services are freely offered to those who need them and desire them. A diaper rash that's fairly common, not too serious. It might be the type of soap used or the method of laundering. Whatever it is, it's comforting to have the calm reassurance of someone who speaks from considerable experience and training and who has visited many other mothers and babies. For a nurse, it's not only what you've come to see that you take note of. Sometimes there are other things that make you wonder just a little, like why a mother should be so [music] upset by a plain everyday squabble between two boys. It's the sort of thing you notice quietly and decide perhaps to find out just a little more about [music] >> [music] [music] [music] >> A nurse and a teacher have a great deal in common. They both work with children. They may work in slightly different ways, but they have the same aim to help children grow up easily and happily. And this is a subtle task. It requires a gentle hand and a sharp eye. An eye that can see how a child feels by the way he acts, the way he plays, or the way he draws a picture. Bobby Wallace, for example, how he wishes he could have a bicycle. But Bobby had rheumatic fever last year and isn't supposed to be as active as the other boys. and this one. This was drawn by Ralph Lunborg. Ralph, well, Ralph isn't as happy a child as he should be. Not that he isn't a good boy. Oh, no. As a matter of fact, you almost get the feeling sometimes that Ralph is too good. always unable to fight back. Can't let himself get angry at anybody. Just can't seem to let himself go. Then there are the spelled outs. Kids seem to love spells. That is most kids. But not Ralph. Somehow it seems as though every time there's a spell down, Ralph gets a stomach ache. And he's really an excellent speller. Then it's not just when he's with Alex. No, Ralph's troubles are his own. No matter whom he's with. But how about Alex? What kind of a boy is he? Alex? That's Alex. >> [music] [music] >> Alex doesn't mean any harm, but it's as though his energy spilled over from time to time. He doesn't particularly like to be scolded, but he's rather pleased that the other kids notice him and say, "Ah, smart, Alex. Oh yes, Alex is a headache, but not only in school because a person is himself wherever he is. At home, at school, at work, or at play. That's why Miss Anderson felt she should visit Alex's home. Maybe Alex needs more attention. But when you have meals to get ready, clothes to wash, other kids to care for, sometimes there just isn't any time left. Miss Anderson can understand that. She can also understand what Mrs. Lunborg feels that Ralph is a fine boy, a decent, well- behaved boy, but that something is not quite right with him. And that for a mother who loves him, that is disturbing. A community has a natural interest in its children. Not only to protect them from physical danger, but also to protect them from unhappiness in adult life that could have been prevented in youth. One of the first things planned for Alex was that he be a member of the patrol squad. a good chance to use some of his surplus energy and be important but in a cooperative way which didn't get him into trouble with the people around him. Sometimes you can even be destructive in a cooperative way. Alex's father found he could spend more time with his son and he enjoyed it. A few little things of that sort ease life a good deal for Alex at home and at school. And they made Alex a happier boy because no boy wants to be bad. Not if he can get just as much attention when he's good. with Ralph. Unfortunately, it was a bit more complicated. Oh, not that there weren't things to be tried. Mrs. Reynolds decided when the next Spelldawn was held that Ralph would be the one who asked the words. This way he could participate but not be upset by the pressure of competition. It worked fairly well the first time, would probably be all right once or twice more. But sooner or later, the other children would wonder why Ralph was always the one. And for Ralph himself, it was an escape from the problem rather than a solution. At best it was a stop gap arrangement and could hardly be continued. Mrs. Lunborg wanted to help, but it was hard for her being alone so much while her husband was away on business. Hard particularly because she didn't really know what was wrong. and nothing she tried seemed to help. That's why she decided after talking to Miss Anderson again to go to the child guidance center. >> It's not me, of course, I understand, but Ralph says he's heard this is a place for crazy kids. >> And what did you think, Mrs. Lborg? >> Well, I didn't know exactly. I I tried >> Mrs. Lunborg came to realize that a child guidance center is not a place for crazy kids. >> Not at all. >> It's a place for normal parents and children who have problems which they are not quite able to work out. A place where people are helped to help themselves. Mrs. Lumbbour came here on the recommendation of one of the city nurses. My first impression >> in a child guidance center social worker, psychologist and psychiatrist work as a team. >> At this staff meeting, it was decided that the social worker would see Mrs. Lunborg and a psychiatrist would see Ralph. >> Yes, we have an appointment for 9:00. >> All right, Mrs. Lunborg, will you have a seat in the waiting room, please? >> Thank you, >> Mrs. Carol, Mrs. Lunborg is here. >> Happy birthday, [music] What are we going to do, Mom? Oh, you remember I told you. >> Hello, Mrs. Lumborg. Hello, Ralph. >> Well, Ralph, what would you like to do today? >> I don't know. >> Look around, Ralph. This hour belongs to you, and you may do whatever you'd like. Where's my mama? >> But what good will it do for them just to play in there? How can that help? >> How do you think it might help to play together? >> Well, I suppose you can tell quite a bit about kids by the way they play. Yeah, it's often called for children to say in words just how they feel, but they show their feelings by the way they act. During his weekly visits to the child guidance center, Ralph did show his feelings. Oh, you thought like this. I think I'll try it. Oops. I'll pick them all up. >> You want everybody to think you're a good boy, don't you, Ralph? You sort of feel that you have to do everything just right. Yes. Anxious to please. So anxious for everyone to think he was a good boy. And when his hour was over, he was quite careful to pick up the toys he'd played with, pack them properly into their box, and return the box to its place on the shelf. And he said goodbye to Dr. Ganet, just like a little man. But gradually, Ralph began to be less of a little man and more of a boy. >> See, this is my house. H. Who's going to live in your house? >> Me and my mother. >> Anyone else? >> My daddy will drive home for supper every single night. And I mean it. >> How about the baby? >> No baby. Sensing that Dr. Ganet accepted him not because he was good, but just because he was himself, Ralph began to be freer about expressing his feelings. >> I'm Ralph Dunborg. I want to see Dr. Ganon. >> All right, Ralph. Yeah, I've been here since a quarter or two. >> That makes you angry, doesn't it, Ralph? >> Yeah, >> you're angry because I've kept you waiting. >> Yeah. >> Ralph had become so free, in fact, that his mother was rather troubled at finding her good boy growing difficult and unmanageable. She talked about this with Mrs. Carol, the social worker, trying to understand what it might mean in terms of Ralph's development and her relationship with him. She too had become freer and was now able to talk to Mrs. Carol about many of her feelings. As for Ralph, he did become difficult, even wild, but he always understood that he was at the center for a purpose. and that there were definite limits to his behavior even there. Once Ralph had grown accustomed to expressing his feelings, to being a little wild when he felt like it, his energies began to flow into constructive efforts which could be made in cooperation with other people rather than at the expense of other people. Having become a boy again, Ralph was now able to grow up as a boy should. And so the time came when Ralph was able to face a little difficulty without any longer being afraid of his own feelings. Just face it calmly for what it was. Not as Mrs. Reynolds said that she wanted Ralph to become a prize fighter, but she was pleased, even delighted, to see him able to hold his own. And that after all is our hope and intent in whatever community we live. That those of us who work with children, nurses, teachers, doctors, social workers, and those of us who live with children, parents, that we all [music] work together. that by love and knowledge with a sharp eye and a [music] gentle hand we help children to the happiness which is health. That we help them now while they're young, while there is time [music] spell down. [laughter] It's like a gun battle with letters. Um, I'd be anxious about that, too. I don't want to get killed. Uh, all right. So, I've This is an experiment. We'll see. Uh, I have the scanner hooked up and I think I took care of the sound problem, but we'll see. All right, so here's magic money. Enjoy. >> And I'm broke, too. We all are. No money. >> Well, why don't we on some? >> But how? There aren't many jobs for kids. >> We could put on a show. >> A show? >> Us put on a show? >> Sure, a magic show. And I can do tricks, and we could charge admission. >> But what about the rest of us? >> You can sell tickets, make refreshments, help out. There's lots of stuff to do. >> It could be fun. >> Yeah, that's a good idea. I can make and sell the tickets and we'll make lots of money. We can even make popcorn and Jamie can be a clown. [music] What do you know about [music] money? What do you know about that? What do [music] you know about money? Except the dime is kind of thin and the nickel's kind of fat to learn about money. [music] And learning is not very tough. What do you [music] know about money except you never seem to have enough? Learning about money [music] is easy. And learning about money is a breeze. One thing you'll learn is it's funny. [music] But money doesn't grow on trees. So learn what you can about money. [music] It's one of our current events. And [music] what you learn about dollars will end up by making good sense. [music] Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to introduce Mandreo the magician. [applause] >> Do you know why money and magic are alike? Well, money and magic are alike. Because they are seldom quite what they seem. >> Please pay close attention. I have here an ordinary half dollar. I'll make this solid disappear into thin air and then reappear again. Watch what happens. >> It's true. People often think they could do anything if they had enough money. But the trick with either money or magic is in how you perform with it or use it. >> One, two, three, go. [laughter] >> One, two, three, go. >> [applause] >> I wonder if I can make it reappear again. [applause] >> And like performing magic tricks, the wise use of money comes through practice. That's why you need to start now learning about how to get the most out of what you have to spend. Otherwise, you may end up learning about money the hard way, sad and broke. But then just what is money anyway? Caveman didn't use [music] money because every man hunted, grew, or made what his family needed. But man soon learned that some of his neighbors [music] made some things better than he could. So he began to barter or trade for whatever was needed. It was okay if you made arrowheads, but it wasn't convenient if you had dinosaur stakes to trade. So some things [music] like beads or salt, which everyone accepted as valuable, became popular units of exchange. People could see the advantage of [music] dealing in these standard units of value and soon began to make coins out of metal because it wears well, is attractive, and easily recognized. But then even coins are a lot of trouble for big amounts. So the Chinese [music] invented paper money which itself represented the sum of precious metal or coins shown on [music] the paper note and stored in a government tree. The idea for this kind of paper money [music] caught on and by the time America was founded it was used throughout the civilized world. This paper which could be exchanged or redeemed for specified metal is known as credit money. But what if the government didn't have the gold or silver [music] to back the money, as was the case with the United States during the American Revolution? Well, then the government may issue money with a decree or promise as [music] to its value, and they usually make it law that people accept it. What this has to do with you is that money has value only in terms of buying power and as a means [music] to compare the value of the things you buy. Yet, getting money is necessary. And that's why people spend so much time earning it. >> I need the loan of a dollar bill for my next trick. Do I have a volunteer who will give me a dollar? >> Of course. Before you can learn to spend money wisely, you have to learn how to get some in the first place. >> Most kids have the opportunity to earn money on their own somehow, and some even have an allowance given to them. >> Will someone please come up and tell me that the dollar still here? Yes, it's still there. >> When I shake the scarf, the dial will disappear. [applause] >> But I'll make it reappear again inside the lemon. Like magic, easy money is only an illusion. There is a magic formula to earn money. Get a good idea and put it to work. Find out what service is needed in your neighborhood and then talk with your parents or your neighbors about whether or not it's a practical idea to provide it. [applause] However, you [music] should not expect to be paid for every kindness, good grades, or regular chores unless they are above the call of duty. The amount we have to spend [music] varies from time to time, but regardless of how much money we have, the trick is to [music] get the most out of it or save it for the really important things. Most of us want more than we can buy. So, it's a good idea to plan our purchases rather than buy the first thing we like. You begin to [music] be a wise buyer by learning all you can beforehand about the purchase, like reading ads in papers and magazines. Ask yourself if the advertising exaggerates [music] its value. Then, if you think you might want to buy it, start a notebook or a folder about it. Even if you don't have the money, it's a good idea to plan [music] for the time when you do. If possible, examine the item before [music] you buy. Take your time to decide. Ask yourself if the item is [music] wellmade and will hold up under continued use. Look at competing products and ask dealers what they [music] know about their quality. Don't be rushed into buying anything. Some shoppers even leave their money at home to prevent spur-of-the- [music] moment decisions. The point is to be convinced that the product is a good buy and [music] you can afford it before you decide. You will save money, get better [music] quality, and avoid purchases that you don't really need. Sometimes there are genuine bargains available, but don't [music] be fooled. An item is never a bargain if you didn't plan to buy it or if the purchase keeps you from getting what you really want. Of course, there are ways to have your money earn money. Saving is one way. [music] And when you have enough saved, investment in an established, solid program is a good idea. How do you tell? Ask someone who knows about those things, like a banker [music] or successful relative. >> First, I'll shuffle this deck of cards. Now, ask for a volunteer to come forward and select the cards. Gambling is an easy money scheme, too. Quite apart from whether it's right or wrong, it is a dangerous game for people because they usually come out losers. The odds are more important than luck. And too often, as every magician knows, there are ways to be deceived. If you gamble, plan on losing. YEAH, [applause] >> speaking of deceiving, which means offering as true [music] something which is false or only partly true. Avoid spending your money if you think the claims are not true or exaggerated. [music] Words can deceive you. A genuine simulated [music] diamond is still a fake. And a giant inch is still just [music] an inch. as advertised on television doesn't make a product better. It just means you have to help pay for the ad. No matter how much you may admire a superstar, [music] understand that he or she is being paid to promote the product. Be just as careful about the air inside packages or bottles. It's better to look for the actual weight or volume of the contents. And the large giant economy [music] size isn't always the best buy either. Also, be careful about free gifts when you buy a particular product. Sometimes the prize isn't worth the merchandise it displaces. While most manufacturers are honest in claims and packaging, a few aim misleading ads directly at young people who represent tens of billions of dollars in buying power. >> And did you know there's magic in numbers? >> No. No. No. Here, take this clock dial and this pen and circle any number without miss seeing it. Circle that number opposite. >> Subtract the smaller number from the larger number. Fold it and hand it back to me. My mental telepathy tells me the number is six. There really is magic in numbers. One way is called comparison [music] shopping. Comparison shop by jotting down prices on the same items at [music] different stores to determine the best buy. Another part of comparison shopping is to determine the best buy between [music] products. What all this teaches us is that money itself is not magic. It's just a convenience for buying or saving for the things we need. The magic comes from our wise handling of money. >> As you get older, money will become even more important. But there's a lot more to it than making it or even spending it. You can do things with money for yourself and others. >> If money becomes too important in your life, you may become selfish. >> On the other hand, spending it too freely is foolish. >> Okay. In any event, when you get some money, think carefully about how to spend it wisely. And if you hope to have plenty someday, learn now how to use it. Knowing how is the magic of money. [music] What do you know about money? [music] What do you know about that? What do you [music] know about [singing] money? Except you never seem to have enough. Learn what you [music] can about money. It's one of our current events. And what you learn [music] about dollars will end up by making good sense. [music] of course that was Counselor Films. Uh Counselor Films of course did Fun or Dumb. Uh and I think that some of them well they did the world of work. They did is a career in blah blah blah for you. like they had theme songs for all their different series. So, this is another one that I can keep an eye out for and maybe we can find more in this series. Um, and uh, yeah, like whoever made these films must have had a deal with somebody who wrote Jingles. And so that's why there's so many of these. Um, so today I like I said I was scrambling to try to find, excuse me, try to find uh like what I was going to show and I so I had this All right, I'm going to geek out just a little bit. Um, basically using I could scan the film, but that makes a weird sound when I stream it. So, you hear the sound dropping out periodically and it's really annoying. It's very noticeable. And that was a problem that we had back in the day. So, I was like, "Oh, well, I can use an old Mac, which I didn't have that problem." And what I used to use to stream, but that and so I got that to work uh yesterday. I was like, "Okay, this is cool. So, I can get this to work." But what I forgot was like the way that I'm streaming now is through YouTube and not through reream. And so when I tried to log on, there was like conflicts and so I had to very quickly throw up something for you to watch. So Face of Youth and The Spell Down uh Stomach Aches. Um and that's why we are where we're at. And and unfortunately I don't have a short film to show. Like all I have is another 30 minute film. And I'm not going to go over 30 minutes because I have to go meet tree people who are taking down a giant tree at my house. Uh that was another thing that kind of threw a wrench into everything today. So anyhow, we're going to be short today. Uh tomorrow, let me see what timing is. Tomorrow I'm flying to Baltimore. Um, so I think I'm probably going to have to pre-record something. Uh, and then the rest of the week is going to be pre-recorded. But what I'm going to try to do is do like I did when I went to the Association of Moving Image Archists conference in Pittsburgh where I actually interviewed people. Like I sat people down and we did like a quick like hello. So you got to meet other archavists who do what we do. Uh, so I'm going to strive to do that this uh this year. Um, but thanks for watching today. Thanks for your patience. Um, this is kind of interesting. Like there's this kind of meeting point and it's like right where my head is. So there's like all these arrows. That's compos shot composition. Anyways, thanks for joining us today. I appreciate you guys watching and we will be back showing you stuff tomorrow. Although it might not be live um depending on the flight. Uh, but I appreciate you guys very much. I'm very thankful for you guys once again. And um, hello December. So, more stuff. Anyhow, we will see you soon. You guys take care. Hit the thumbs up, hit the like button, donate, do all those awesome things that you guys do. And we will see you tomorrow. See you tomorrow. Take care.