AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 9-30-2025

Hello everybody. I'm Skip Alzheimer. Welcome to the AV Geeks Lunchtime streaming show where we watch old 16 mm films and say goodbye to September. Goodbye September. Um yeah, October is my favorite month. So um there's lots of reasons that I like October. It it's fall, things get cooler. Um it's uh Halloween, it's world audiovisisual archiving uh month, I think. Um and uh it's also my birthday. So all that stuff is great. Love it. Anyhow, uh we watch old 16 millimeter films and uh we're still kind of celebrating uh the fact that we got um 11,000 films and streaming shows online at on our YouTube channel. So, thank you for watching and encouraging us. Um and so I don't know when we'll hit 12,000, but it's pretty great. Uh, all right. So, here is uh going to start off with some traffic safety PSAs. Enjoy. >> Colonel Sam Smith, superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol, offers a few suggestions on traffic safety and fuel economy. You'll be doing yourself and your car a favor by obeying the new speed limit. Turn the engine off when your vehicle is at a standstill more than a couple of minutes. Keep tires to proper pressure and be sure that they have plenty of tread. Have your engine tuned periodically. And by all means, use your seat belts every time. Hi, I'm Ruth Kman, coordinator of women and traffic safety. As a woman, are you concerned about safety on Missouri streets and highways? Are you concerned that so many of the drivers you meet on the road have been drinking? The thousands of lives could be saved if more people would use their seat belts. If so, we need you in width. We'll be glad to send you information on wip right to women and traffic safety box 203 Jefferson City Here is Missouri's first lady. >> Hello. Women are engaged in many activities these days. our family, home, the church, and civic work. For some, part-time or full-time employment occupies much of the time. Regardless of your daily routine, I invite you to get involved in a project called WIT, Women in Traffic Safety. For information on WIST, write box 203, Jefferson City. Here is Paul Collins, state director of highway safety. >> We're reducing our speed. There aren't as many vehicles on the road today, and more lives are being saved. There's no doubt the energy crisis has taught us a lesson in more than one way. But remember, we must continue the battle against death and human suffering on our streets and highways. I urge you to join us in our continuing effort to save lives on Missouri roads. Paul Collins, director of the Missouri Division of Highway Safety. This board shows a comparison of Missouri traffic deaths, how we stand today compared to yesterday, a month ago, and a year ago. The picture is brighter thanks to the lower speed limit, and changes in our everyday driving habits. But remember, this number represents one human life that could have been saved. It could have been yours. Don't put yourself on this board. Be an alert driver. >> The superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol, Colonel Sam Smith. We in the highway patrol feel that even one traffic death or injury is one too many. But we are proud that Missouri's traffic death and injury rate is far lower than in the past. I think we're learning something from the energy problem that lower speeds and reduced driving save lives as well as money. And as you drive, buckle up. It could save your life. from the state capital, Governor Christopher S. Bond. >> Missurians are proud of their beautiful and majestic capital, and this year, all of us have something else to be proud of. Our traffic death and injury rate is well below normal. I'm sure this is due in part to the slower speeds and a change in our driving habits. Perhaps something else is contributing to our reduction in traffic deaths and human suffering. An awareness that we can be safer drivers and pedestrians Yeah, Missouri must have been rough back in the 70s. Um, man, when somebody wrote in the a couple people wrote in the comments, Vicles Vicles on the road. All right, this next film is is fascinating. I scanned this yesterday and was like, what is this? Um, and I'm still trying to figure it out. Uh, it is, it's fascinating. That's what it is. Uh, and that's the thing about AV Geeks is how quickly we go from one type of film to another type of film. And so, this is called Fable of the Peacock. And I thought, well, this is going to be animated. You know, maybe it's a Rugger Kipling story. Boy, I was wrong. Enjoy. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] A young girl from the village of Katyawa walks toward the marketplace to sell a basket of flowers which she skillfully balances on her head. [Music] Yeah. Down. [Music] The World Dances is a series of dance presentations showing you how different peoples of the world Use the dance as a ceremonial, as a form of entertainment, or just for fun. This flower girl from a province in northwest India is using her hands to show you how she places flowers in her hair and the garlands she has made. And she is asking you to buy them from her. These hand gestures are typical of East Indian dance throughout India. You know, the hands are a much more important part of the dance than they are, for instance, in our own country. The dancers use their hands to tell you a story in a series of stylized gestures called mudras. [Music] This mudras for example means a lotus bloom which is opening. Our Indian dancer here is Lakshmi Wana Singh. She's barely 18 years old but she's been dancing for nearly 15 years. to achieve the fluidity and control so necessary in this kind of dance took these 15 years of rigorous daily training by her father. She has thus become one of the finest East Indian dancers and her ease and authority of manner make her really outstanding. Her father Dr. Wasanta Wana Singh composed the music for these dances. He is playing the Saroda Vina. [Music] Let's listen to Lakshmi as she tells you the fable of the vain peacock with both her voice and her hands. In this land of ours, where snowcapped mountains reach toward the heavens like silent sentinels, we find dense forests in which all animals live side by side. We would like to tell you a story about some of these forest dwellers. Listen. Once in the clearing of a forest [Music] lived a peacock [Music] whose feathers were the most beautiful in all the animal kingdom. [Music] It was understood why Lord Vishnu had selected him as his vehicle as not a day would pass without some animal stopping to gaze admiringly at the huge fan of vivid colors that rose above his proud head. This constant admiration made the peacocks very vain, and he had only contempt for all other beauties nature had surrounded him with. The gay streams with water of pure silver that ran across the clearing, forming here and there, serene spots covered with lotus bloom seemed to him unworthy of his attention. And he thought the blue velvet of the night studded with stars, a poor imitation of his own beauty. All this was finally brought to the attention of the king of the animals, the lion. [Music] who called a meeting to discuss the manner in which to cure the peacock of his false vanity. Each animal expressed his views, and the cobra was the first to speak, spreading his diamondshaped hood. [Music] He suggested that the peacock be expelled from the kingdom. And the deer who was inclined to be merciful. [Music] with eyes full of sadness, gently agreed. And the crocodile, opening his jaws, suggested that the best punishment would be to cut his tail off. And the eagle soaring through the sky al lighted from his lofty mountain perch and said that he believed the peacock should be left on a high mountain top to live the rest of his life alone. [Music] However, it was the wild elephant who advanced [Music] flapping his huge fanlike ears [Music] and raising his trunk in salutation to the king of the jungle that suggested the best punishment. Let us challenge the peacock to sing. He said such is his conceit. He will never hesitate to take up the challenge. I would suggest that the nighting gale be the challenger as he is the sweetest singer [Music] amongst us. [Music] With much excitement and commotion, all agreed and went to the clearing in the forest. [Music] The nighting gale humbly approached the peacock and said, "I am sure that you possess an enchanting voice as beautiful as the feathers of your tail. Will you please sing for me? The peacock looked at the little brown bird and tolerantly smiled. No, my dear friends, you sing first. The nighting gale lifted his voice to the heavens [Music] in the sweetest song the jungle had ever heard. [Music] In the hushed silence that followed, the peacock said, "Very good, my friend, but that is nothing. Wait until you hear my voice." and puffing out his chest and standing on the tips of his toes, he lifted his head to the sky and let out a shrill cry that sent all the animals scurrying. [Music] Then followed laughter and ridicule as all the animals made fun of his vain attempt. The lion came forward in a majestic tread [Music] [Applause] [Music] and roared. [Music] Everyone in this jungle has his own place and his own beauty. Vanity is shallow and should not be tolerated. [Music] The nighting gale simple coat is no match to your glorious colors. [Music] But neither is your voice a match to that of the charmer of the skies. The peacock bowed his head [Music] and understood [Music] his own folly. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Wow. Yeah, that was unexpected. I um I've gotten some other films that were uh dealing with Indian culture and I'm wondering if that is there was I got this from Northern Iowa University and I'm wondering if they had a uh Indian studies uh department. Right. His next film, it said on the title on the can, microorganisms beneficial activities. But when we watched it, this is what we discovered. Enjoy. [Music] [Music] disease. For many centuries, the scourge of all mankind. But man has learned to protect himself by such means as isolating the sick, using heat to kill infectious organisms, vaccinating to immunize himself and his animals and breeding disease resistant plants. Also, he has learned to preserve his foods by such methods as refrigeration and canning. These practices are necessary to overcome the harmful effects of certain microorganisms that cause disease and spoilage of foods and other materials. When these microorganisms grow in a particular environment, they secrete such substances as enzymes or toxins which cause disease in living tissue and decomposition in foods and other materials. Our knowledge of such harmful activities of microorganisms is the result of the brilliant studies started by pastor and other scientists including Metchnikov Erlick and Kau the German bacteriologist who proposed certain postulates for proving that a specific disease is caused by a specific microorganism. Cox postulates consist of four steps. First, observe the same organism in every case of the disease. Second, isolate the organism and grow as a pure culture. Third, inoculate the pure culture into a susceptible host to reproduce the disease. and fourth reisolate the same organism from the experimentally diseased host. As an example of the application of these postulates, let us examine a group of tomato plants. Close observation reveals that an infection has developed on the stems. Microscopic examination of the infected tissue of many plants shows the same bacteria. To isolate the organism, the diseased tissue is removed and treated with a disinfectant to eliminate bacteria which may be present on the surface. After the tissue is washed with sterile water to remove the disinfectant, a sample is cut from the infected tissue and placed in a sterile mortar where it is ground to release the bacteria present. Some of the liquid containing the bacteria is stre over the surface of a material which permits these organisms to grow. After a period of incubation, areas of bacterial growth appear on the surface. The bacteria which have been isolated seem to be identical to those originally seen in the infected tissue. These organisms are now transferred to fresh nutrient material on which they grow as a pure culture, thus satisfying the second of CO's postulates. To fulfill the third postulate, a suspension of the bacteria is made and injected into a healthy tomato plant. After a period of time, an infection develops at the site of the inoculation. Upon reisolation, if the bacteria from the infected tissue are found to be the same as those in the original infection, they must be responsible for the disease. By application of COX postulates, the specific organisms responsible for a variety of diseases have been discovered. Many of the organisms which cause disease infect only a specific host. Diseases of plants do not occur in man and other animals. As is true with plant diseases, animal diseases may occur in more than one species. In addition to affecting specific hosts, the organisms are often localized in certain tissues such as streptooxy which cause sore throat or tubercal basilli found in the lungs or polio virus which damages nerve cells. Normally the skin and mucous membrane provide effective barriers against the entrance of microorganisms. When these barriers are broken, what defenses does the body have to withstand infection? When disease- producing organisms enter the bloodstream, the body is stimulated to produce larger quantities of white blood cells called fagosytes. As seen through the microscope, these fagosites engulf the invading bacteria and destroy them. In addition to the action of white blood cells, these foreign organisms stimulate the body to produce chemical substances known as antibodies, which react with the organisms or their toxins. These antibodies may act by causing the bacteria to clump together, thus aiding the body to overcome the disease. These mechanisms are extremely important in immunity, the body's resistance to disease. There are various types of immunity. In a few instances at birth, a natural immunity may be present. But more frequently, protection is developed and is known as active immunity. This may be brought about by having a disease and recovering or by introducing into the body a vaccine or toxoid that stimulates the production of specific antibodies. Microorganisms are cultivated in different ways for preparation of the vaccines against the specific disease they cause. Some bacteria are grown in test tubes containing special food materials. Certain viruses are grown in eggs and other tissues or the microorganisms may be cultivated in large quantities. Finally, the organisms or their toxins are treated with heat or chemicals to ensure safe and effective preparations. Thus, vaccines and other biological products essential in preventing or combating many diseases are available for our use. When certain disease- producing organisms enter a body in which immunity is not adequate, antibodies from an immune individual are injected to give immediate aid or protection. In this instance, an antitoxin is used. The antitoxin is prepared commercially by injecting a horse with treated toxin called toxoid which stimulates the animal to produce antibodies. After a period of time, the blood of the horse contains the antibodies against the specific toxin which had been injected. The blood is processed and the resulting antitoxin is used as a protection against the possible harmful effects of the organisms. Such protection is an example of passive immunity. There is a distinct difference between passive and active immunity. In passive immunity, upon injection of the antibodies from another individual, a high level of immunity is immediately reached but it lasts for only a short time. In active immunity, upon injection of the vaccine or toxoid, a gradual increase in immunity occurs. Subsequent injections cause a great increase and the immunity lasts a very long time. If the defenses of the body are inadequate or have been overcome, other means must be found to combat the infection. The sulfa drugs, various antibiotics and other preparations are then used in the treatment of the disease. The control of disease depends not only upon individual immunity but also upon effective community safeguards against the spread of disease in the purification of potentially polluted water. Filters of sand and gravel serve to remove bacteria and the disinfectant chlorine is added to ensure a safe water supply. In milk pasteurizers, heat is used to destroy disease-roucing bacteria. And heat is important in the sterilization of surgical instruments. Ultraviolet radiations and chemical antiseptics also serve as barriers to the possible spread of harmful microorganisms. Undesirable activities of microorganisms are not limited to disease. Spoilage of fresh and processed foods results in considerable economic loss. The organisms responsible are detected and are proved to cause the spoilage by a procedure similar to that developed by CO for identifying disease-roucing microorganisms. Moreover, these spoilage organisms are controlled by methods similar to those used against disease-causing organisms. Heat permits preservation of food in sealed cans. Cold or freezing temperatures serve as another method of preserving foods and chemicals added to certain foods prevent spoilage. Microorganisms are also responsible for deterioration of other materials. They cause damage to a variety of fabrics and continual attention must be given to wood products which are exposed to the destructive effects of microorganisms. The rotting of wood is prevented or delayed by chemical treatments which inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Each outbreak of disease, each instance of food spoilage and destruction of property creates a challenging problem. Only through continual research using procedures initiated by Pastor Caulk and others can the microbiologist of today learn to control these harmful microorganisms. [Music] Did you hear that? All right, I got to go back. This is crazy. Um, all right, let me try this. harmful microorganisms. [Music] Sorry if you had headphones on. Uh but that was crazy. That uh test pattern at the end and then the the whacked out audio. That was nuts. I'm not sure exactly um what that was all about. Um anyho, uh so much information in there uh that I would love to broadcast again um to the world. And this is my little way of saying um hey, here's uh what we figured out over the last couple hundred years. Um things are still the same. All right. Um some of you are uh looking for new job opportunities. And so this next film uh is a a field that we haven't really shown or talked about um here on our streaming channel. And so this is uh something to investigate. Enjoy. [Music] When this country was first rough he huged from a wilderness. Physical education was a natural developmental experience. By its own daily activity, each family developed the qualities necessary for hard, productive living. The emotional stability that preserved tenderness amid toughness. The spiritual reserves that grew stronger with every natural experience. The physical fitness to sustain long hard labor and mental alertness without which survival in a hostile land would not have been possible. [Music] [Applause] Total personal fitness, especially physical fitness, was the essential ingredient of a pioneer's success. Today the landscape is different and so are the jobs of the people who changed it. The big jobs of building are no longer the work of single individuals. They are the product of effective teamwork by a strong and stable people. Today machinery does most of the work that used to take sheer muscle. But the industrial age, despite its laborsaving devices and machines, is demanding more, not less, from its workers and planners. More endurance, a greater capacity for working under pressure, and more ability to cope with the inevitable frustrations and disappointments of the job. [Music] [Music] In the armed services, in spite of the push button concept of defense, behind the controls of every machine is a man. And that man must have more than a high degree of intelligence. Whether he fights in the air, on the sea, or on land, coordination, alertness, physical ability, all these attributes are of equal importance. [Music] In every walk of life, successful living demands fitness to make the best of our talents and fitness to live life to its fullest in the off-the- job hours of recreation. Regardless of man's cultural and technological advances, the primary requirement for a healthy, progressive nation will always be a people who are emotionally stable, intellectually alert, and physically competent. Recognizing this fact, the nation's schools are doing their best to fill the unprecedented demand for qualified physical education teachers. And today in more than 400 colleges and universities, students like these are preparing for a career in the profession. But even with the tremendous numbers of new physical educators that are graduated each year, in many areas, there are still many more positions than there are qualified applicants. Representing a true cross-section of young America, today's physical education students come from a great variety of backgrounds and economic levels. However, to be successful in the field of physical education, every one of them should have certain basic qualities. In addition to good intelligence and scholastic achievement, they must have an alert mind and good muscular coordination. Not a star athlete skill necessarily, but the kind of motor ability necessary to teach the various sports and games. And even more important, the prospective physical educator must have a wellbalanced personality, be able to make friends easily, and to work well with others. As to the course of study itself, at first glance, it looks as though it might have been planned for sheer fun. And yet, although they may vary slightly from school to school, the key note of the average physical education curriculum, like the physical educator's personality, is balance. Above all, it is designed to provide a well-rounded general education, one that will build a student's character, improve his outlook, and adequately prepare him for other roles he may want to assume in life. With this objective in mind, the physical education student receives a thorough orientation in the humanities, in the social sciences, and in the natural sciences such as chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. [Music] Within the area of specialized study, the student has classes in anatomy, chinesiology, and physiology as well as courses designed to develop an understanding of child growth and development to give greater insight into how children and young people learn depending upon the age group with which the student later wishes to work. In the normal curriculum, the student spends many class hours learning to teach the basic skills in individual, dual, and team sports that aid physical development and provide lifelong recreation. Or in the case of a man, if he has decided coaching will be the major part of his job as a practicing physical educator, he will probably be dividing much of his time between the skilled classes and classes dealing with the theory of coaching. In the last year of work toward a bachelor's degree, the student experiences firsthand the thrill of seeing youngsters develop their confidence and motor abilities as a result of her instruction. And under the direction of an experienced teacher in the field, she learns to perfect her own teaching technique. In addition to this carefully controlled directed teaching, at this time the student is also completing work for an academic teaching minor and finishing other required studies. [Applause] At last, after four wonderful years of preparation, the young physical educators are graduated bachelors of science or bachelors of art in education, ready to take their places in the profession for which they have trained. To find out what happens after graduation, to learn firsthand what opportunities the profession offers, let's visit a few young people who chose to make physical education their careers. Teaching physical education to more than 200 children between the ages of 5 and 12 seemed like a lot of work for such a little girl, but Mrs. Clifford Per, known affectionately to her friends and colleagues as Cis, wouldn't trade it for anything. Cis got her bachelor's degree in 1957. She met her husband, Cliff, a former football star at a great Midwestern university at a student party. Since leaving school, her husband's work has meant relocating twice in different parts of the country. And each time, her physical education degree has assured her of quick placement at a relatively high salary. In her present position at Central, a neighborhood elementary school in one of our largest metropolitan areas, the week begins with an administrative staff meeting. The staff itself is an excellent example of how well the physical educators can advance in position and prestige in the educational system. Mr. Ericson, the principal, began his professional career as a high school coach with additional duties as an English teacher. and Mr. Bradley, director of physical education for all of the schools in the community, actually taught physical education for more than 15 years before moving up to his present position. Decisions to be reached at the faculty meetings frequently include space allocation, class schedules, lesson plans, equipment needs, attendance, and of course, any special projects which might be underway. After the meeting, Cis usually heads for the gymnasium area where she spends the major portion of each day. In her rhythm classes, the children learn coordination and develop a sense of timing. Like many elementary school teachers, Sis finds working with the first, second, and third graders one of the most enjoyable phases of her daily teaching. In September, performance of the children is spotty and usually poor. But each year, SIS has the satisfaction of seeing a fine improvement as a result of her work. [Music] When teaching girls in the upper grades, CIS begins each physical education class by leading her students through a series of self- testing exercises which serve two basic purposes. They provide a warm-up, preparing the muscles for more strenuous use. And by stressing good posture and precision movement, she teaches the girls to use their bodies in a graceful and ladylike manner. When the warm-up is over, the students move on to an activity which requires a greater degree of mental alertness and physical skill. These activities include working on the stall bars, traveling rings, ladders, and even the trampoline. Through the use of the more challenging gymnastic apparatus, both boys and girls rapidly increase their self-confidence. And under the expert guidance of the physical educators of the school, they often astound themselves by mastering a feat of amazing physical prowess. Like so many physical education activities, many of the children's games are designed to teach a sense of sociability and fair play, as well as to further their physical development. And in this case, it's one where sis, acting as combination teacher and referee, gets as much exercise as her pupils. Of course, one of the most rewarding experiences for any physical education teacher is the sense of pride that comes with seeing a boy or girl's progression in a skill or sport. Among the first and second graders, for instance, it's not at all unnatural for the children to show a certain amount of clumsiness in motor skills such as ball handling, throwing, running, or jumping. But after only a surprisingly few years of instruction at the hands of an experienced physical educator, the students desire to participate and his continued practice of the skills and knowledges he has been taught result in an alert, confident child with well-developed motor reflexes that will stand him in goodstead in other learning and playing situations. Aside from her administrative and teaching responsibilities, CIS takes an active role in the school's PTA meetings. As director of the school's co-ed recreation program, a job which requires creative imagination as well as administrative ability. She is a frequent and popular speaker at community gatherings. And although she has been teaching at Central less than a year, to the mothers and fathers whose children are entrusted to her care, who daily see their children becoming stronger and more confident as a result of her intelligent, firm, yet gentle leadership. She's one of the most important members of the faculty. In the short walk between the east and west buildings of the ultramodern suburban Glenn Brook High School, physical educator Jack Lease says hello more times than a politician running for reelection. While most of the students address the popular young teacher as Mr. Lease, to many of the boys, he's known simply as coach. A 1956 graduate who received his master's degree in 1957, Jack's great interest in coaching was the determining factor in his decision to specialize in high school work. And at Glenbrook, he's found a position that gives him everything he had hoped for. In addition to his regular duties, which include teaching basic physical education involving seasonal sports and swimming, Jack is kept busy coaching all year round. As freshman football coach, it's up to Jack Lee to make sure that every interested boy has a chance to play, to find and develop those with a real talent for the game, and most important of all, to teach every one of them those principles of behavior which they can use to guide them in any life situation. As a result, whether his boys wind up first string or inter mural football, before the season is over, they learn to win modestly, to lose gracefully, and they know forever that top performance in any field requires drive, practice, and selfdiscipline. [Music] Just as all good physical education teachers must, Jack stays well ahead of his work. And before the football season has been long over, he's already working on the school's spring co-ed golf program. [Music] In addition to his golf responsibilities, Jack also coaches the freshman wrestling team. All of this doesn't leave him much time for spring fever, but he likes it this way because to Jack Lee, this is the big payoff in physical education. The chance to help boys grow. the opportunity to teach a skill to students who show a keen interest. Boys who are willing to spend enough time in study and practice to become really good at it. And as every educator, regardless of his field, knows. There's the everpresent thrill of knowing that you may be helping to shape the future of a student who is destined to stand out in his field, an all-American, or even a great Olympic champion. [Music] Jack also teaches health education, instructing his students in the importance of observing recommended hygienic and sanitary procedures, good nutritional practices, regular exercise, and the proper amount of rest. Another one of Jack's many responsibilities is that of Mr. Lease, student adviser. Having indicated an interest in a career in physical education, this young man was referred to Jack by the school student counselor. What are some of the specialties in the physical education profession? What can he take now to better prepare him for his college work? No problem is too big for Jack Lee to tackle. None so small that he can ignore it. Because this is his job, helping young people through the sometimes difficult business of growing up. [Music] When observing this group of young people at one of our country's most renowned universities, one might well ask which one's the teacher. The teacher is Ela Maroff, BSM MA, and currently working on her doctorate and the fun of working with young adults. The informal and friendly relationships she can form with her students are precisely the reasons why this youthful physical educator elected college teaching as her specialty. After arriving at her office, Elaine usually spends the first one or two hours of the day working on the administrative details that are part of her job. With more than a dozen physical education classes on her weekly schedule, it's important that lesson plans be made up well in advance and that special assignments be completed in time. Her current project, developing a girl's intramural sports program, was given her by Walter Greg, associate professor in the physical education department and Elaine's immediate superior. Making up such a program requires, first of all, a detailed professional knowledge of the sports to be offered. Volleyball, for instance, will always attract a large number of girls who find this fast-moving, exciting sport exactly what they want. Consequently, Elaine must balance time and facilities with the needs of other intramural sports like field hockey, softball, badmitten, and swimming. By applying her basic professional knowledge of the various sports, Elaine can create a successful intramural program. And although her administrative work is thorough and well done, no one knows better than Walt Greg that Elaine's real interest in her job is in the actual teaching of the many sports for which she is responsible. [Music] In accordance with the progressive physical education doctrine of utilizing all of the community's teaching facilities, two years ago, Elaine, with the permission of her dean, arranged with a local writing academy to cooperate in the establishment of a writing class. The class has become extremely popular with the students, and since the word got around campus, it's usually filled within a few days after registration. [Music] Another class Elaine particularly enjoys teaching is fencing. An ideal sport for those who wish to improve their poise, grace, and coordination. Volleyball, softball, riding, fencing, soccer, Elaine Marov enjoys them all. But despite her great love of sports and teaching, one of Elaine's most satisfying university duties is carried out during registration. there. She enrolls incoming freshmen in the physical education curriculum and helps them plan their first semester courses. If in time these youngsters receive from teaching physical education the same deep sense of fulfillment that Elaine Markoff enjoys, they can rest assured that their choice was a wise one. Comparing very favorably with the other professions in terms of salary, physical education is one of our greatest and fastest growing professions. And within the field, there's a highly desirable variety of specialization. The physical educator may choose a career teaching in public or private elementary schools, high schools, or colleges. He may go into voluntary youth agency work with organizations like the Y, the Boys Clubs of America, or the Scouting Movement. Or he may decide to concentrate on a position in coaching or in one of the many community or industrial physical education programs. Another rapidly growing specialty within the profession, one that has few equals in terms of service to others, is working with handicapped children. Here, with professional knowledge, patience, and understanding, the physical educator earns the love and gratitude of her young charges by giving them confidence and teaching them the skills that will perhaps someday permit them to participate in a sport of their choice and be like others despite a disability. In addition to the basic rewards of a career in physical education, good income, security, prestige in the community, those positions in the field of teaching offer an additional advantage. Each year, the physical education teacher has three months of free time. Time which can be used for travel, study, or taking advantage of opportunities for increased income. any of which will broaden the individual's base of human experience and enrich his professional competency. A career in physical education contains all the elements of a full and satisfying life, interesting work, needed service, economic security, and high social acceptance. Regardless of whether you teach in elementary school, high school, college, or work with a voluntary youth serving agency, you can be confident that as a physical education teacher, you'll be helping preserve the great American heritage through developing our greatest asset, American youth. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] There I am. Um, yeah, looks exciting. Uh I was not the most most athletic person but I think that uh physical education early on in uh my childhood and and probably our ch childhood uh was fun. I mean having I realize now in watching a lot of the films about physical um education for young people and about um body awareness specifically like physical space awareness not awareness of your body but awareness of your body in space um there's many films about that really fascinating and it explains the parachute like I really I loved I don't know if you remember the parachute like all the kids would have a parachute we would all stretch out then somebody would throw like a utility ball on it and we would all kind of make it bounce and go around then we would like lift it up and then go underneath it. I mean really super fun. Uh, and that was all about uh, spatial and uh, motion awareness to get you to use your body and coordinate your body and all this stuff. Um, yeah, very sneaky, but um, pretty great nonetheless. And uh, so and I was really good at dodgeball. That was my sport. If there was an Olympic sport in dodgeball, I would probably be on the US team because I was real good at it in the fifth grade. That was my one thing. And then puberty hit and everything. My body was like, Anyhow, um, thanks for joining us today. I very much appreciate you watching and your comments. There's some hilarious comments in there. You guys are very sharp, very witty. Um, anyways, tomorrow, join us October. Very excited. Um, if you like what you saw, um, hit the thumbs up, hit the like button. Uh, even if you've done it recently, that's a great way to support us. If you haven't already, you can subscribe. Um, although I don't think I'm getting pro closer to 200,000 subscribers, but I don't think you get a plaque. I think you get a plaque when you get a million subscribers. So, we got a ways to go. Uh, but your subscription helps. Uh, and you also get to find out about stuff that we're posting. Uh, sometimes it's stuff that we haven't shown on the streaming show. 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