ISU Films: Eighth Day

this is Iowa and you are seeing it in a very special time of its life there's a fresh sense of joy a feeling of wonder even a mystery in the crisp morning air here in the middle of America the most worthwhile place of all changes occurring economically socially industrially scientifically man is changing his environment to meet his needs it's exciting Iowa feels very young now these children are of a proud strong stock their ancestors built this house lived frugally and set a pattern a style that identified Iowans wherever they went time is changing that style and these young people can steal it this painting is called American Gothic by iowa's Grant Wood it is and always will be a perfect summation that Iowa style Paul Engle the famous Iowa poet looked at the faces of American Gothic and said in American Gothic grant caught a very honest and very important part of the Isle of character it was a hard life from the farm at his time the harshness of the seasons and of work is on the faces it's on the hand this produced a certain aspect of the Iowa character that quality of stubbornness has always been a part of the Iowans disposition now of course is changing we don't have to work that hard I think our face is softening we're more knowledgeable that's going to have an effect on our faces and on the faces of our children the changes of Iowa are real dynamic and bone the change is exciting because it is very fast the young people the challenge to keep up with the world is vital and meaningful with a stubbornness the determination of their Prairie ancestors the people of Iowa are this man is one of Iowa's most respected businessmen and president of Iowa pain manufacturing company the most pervasive being in life has changed to be alive is to change their change his fear of life fear is the enemy of change it's a limiting factor into my experience to accept and understand the necessity to change somehow enables men to accommodate and to effectively participate in the life of his time each person's contribution and participation depends upon his sensitivity and his ability to reevaluate and to adjust to new and to different circumstances and somehow to assist in the improvement in the development of his environment and his community the willingness of Iowans to meet the challenge of change is seen everywhere aggressiveness is a part of life this man led Iowa to to Rose Bowl championships he knows Iowa and its spirit as well as anyone you know and we put 60,000 this represents one in every 50 people in the state of Iowa are in the stands here and I was sitting in a cell on Saturday when they do when they want to be a part of it they want to be playing the ballgame they don't want to be reading about it they want to be there and what a feel the heard of a cackle and they want to feel this the part of the shoe shelf the modern Iowan is very much in the ballgame a new determination is in his face it's on his hands he's out to set a new style for a different age this newspaper building in Davenport is part of the style this apartment house in Cedar Rapids and this one in Des Moines a bank in Council Bluffs an insurance company in Des Moines these and a thousand other Iowa buildings give evidence of the change of style and the softening of the base as never before Iowa is building and creating modern schools like this one are Iowa's answer to the needs of increased population the old one-room country schoolhouse is a thing of the past but the old values of individual instruction still hold since the 1800s Iowans have been able to boast of the nation's highest functional literacy rate perhaps more than in any other area of America Iowa is changing without losing its old values this is a Protestant church this is a Jewish synagogue a Catholic seminary because the family has always been supremely important education religion and the home play a part in the change Iowans are proud of their way of life Iowa Governor Robert ray sums up Iowa life this way earn Iowa we have created a climate an environment and the society in which the individual human spirit can grow and can flourish people are free to develop socially and philosophically spiritually culturally artistically educationally and yes financially to Iowa is a land of fresh clean air and unpolluted streams land work friendliness and mutual trust are a way of life from pre-kindergarten through graduate school Iowans are already facing into the 21st century drama music and the fine arts are part of our way of living here in Iowa life is time to do all those things you never seem to have time for the vibrancy of life is something that every Iowan feels to the average woman it's a promise of a more sophisticated social life finer things for family and friends to be found in modern shopping centers like this one in Des Moines where women can shop with ease and convenience Iowa life has never been fuller never more exciting the opportunities for aggressive intelligent young people are boundless this man is president of a successful real-estate firm in Des Moines along with others he's creating new housing using new materials and methods this man is president of Midwest Bag Company in Des Moines he is one of many employers who contribute through manufacturing to the general wealth of the state over 10 billion dollars worth of manufactured goods turned out every year the state produces 10% of the nation's food supply ranks second and the number of cattle it feeds out for slaughter using the most modern computerized techniques these two men revolutionized the meatpacking industry in ten years they have made Denison Iowa a nationally famous meatpacking center with annual business in the hundreds of thousands of dollars the idea that today's man can't build a million-dollar business from scratch was clearly exploded by this Spirit Lake man a few years ago he started this fishing tackle business in the basement of his home with skill and ingenuity he succeeded today his products are known around the world this young man is a cedar rapids physician eel in Iowa he has found the opportunity to serve his profession and his community another Iowa success at Armstrong a small Northwest community until this manufacturing plant was established the town was in danger of decaying now it is one of Iowa's important small towns this unique grinding and milling machine was invented in a farm workshop its successes brought Armstrong to life and today provides jobs and income for many of the communities residents as president of one of the state's largest public utilities this man has a vital interest in the future his job is to make possible the expansion of industry and the convenience of everyday living this man was in the Iowa Legislature for 16 years where he worked along with other lawmakers in strengthening the law and procedures of his government at just past 40 years old he is chairman of the board of a growing insurance company this man is a district judge along with industrial and scientific change come the social and legal problems of the growing society young men such as this must administer the law and maintain the standards of a healthy society this is a Manchester physician like many other Iowa women she has enjoyed a challenging professional life while raising a family of her own and this Iowan is known all over the world as one of the most creative men in America Paul Engle of the University of Iowa's creative Writers Workshop as a poet and literary spokesman Paul Engel has established one of the great teaching centers of the world students from many countries gather here in Iowa City to share the literary freedom earned by this man while Iowa undergoes industrial change in growing urban development its natural beauty is being preserved nowhere is the change of seasons more dramatic than in Iowa every child knows the secret of his Hills his creeks his valleys it's natural for Iowans to protect these ancient resources there are 91 States maintained parks were young and old can enjoy all seasons there are 73 natural lakes and more than 15,000 miles of inland streams as Paul Engle said of American Gothic people no longer have to work so hard there is more time for fun the life is easier the faces are softening we're living a different life now the spirit of competition has never been greater in Iowa here a Cedar Rapids woman devotes both time and money to instill the spirit and skill that is necessary but these youngsters to compete for Olympic medals when people are free when there is energy and time for the spirit man's creative nature's surges outward all over Iowa artists are at work professionals and students find themselves free to work in an uncommon at mascara this artist says he couldn't work as well anywhere as in Iowa art centers such as this one in Davenport are being planned and built in many Iowa cities with modern facilities like this in Des Moines people are protecting the creative values of life so that all Iowans can study and enjoy art a thousand miles from the lights of Broadway Iowans are performing in theaters of their own many famous theatrical people have come from the Avatar stages of Iowa writers Meredith Wilson Richard Bissell Thomas Hagen and McKinley Cantor and performers Donna Reed Jean Seberg Don defore McDonald carry Andy Williams Roger Williams yes even John Wayne and his boyhood start here America's largest legitimate theater is in Des Moines music has always been an important part of the Iowa Life several cities have their own orchestras guest artists appear continually with college and civic musicians Iowans are much better informed than their ancestors with 13 television stations in the state information and entertainment are at their fingertips these stations along with radio and Iowa's quality newspapers provide a constant flow of facts and opinions helping the Iowan understand the world in which he lives that brightly domed building was Iowa's first capitol today one of the nation's largest universities sprawls around it the University of Iowa boasts an enrollment of more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and 37 foreign countries there are 35 four-year colleges in Iowa along with 25 junior colleges these schools produce more PhD candidates than any of 47 other states Iowa is enriched not only by its large universities but also by its smaller colleges scientifically there is hardly a match for the facilities of Iowa State University at Ames this atomic reactor serves some of the most important research programs in the world today Iowa has long been a leader in atomic research the uranium for the world's first sustained atomic chain reaction was produced here today with this reactor students and researchers explore peaceful uses of man's most fantastic source of power these glass containers are part of the very important rare earth experiments pioneered in Iowa State University and uses for these new materials are still being discovered the proud Iowa Pioneer used a different set of tools to carve out his world his axe and plow and long rifle have vanished now and these strange space instruments have become the daily tools of many Iowa scientists leading us into the world of tomorrow this man's name has been committed to history he is dr. James Van Alen physicist and space scientist at the University of Iowa since the time that my students and I conducted the first American satellite experiments with Explorer one in 1958 we have built and flown extramental equipment on 32 other successful spacecraft and high altitude rockets from the very heart of America a combination of man's most vital achievements the production of food and fiber the mastery of atomic energy and space has been born Iowa's place in space technology is much more than academic it's real and it's every day from the Cedar Rapids plant of Collins Radio has come communication equipment for America's astronauts when men reached the moon Iowa was there with computerized data Iowa scientists are not only keeping up with the world they're ahead of it with miniaturized devices such as this one the most brilliant minds of our time are probing the mysteries of space not only as Iowa on the move scientifically but it's industry is expanding at a rate unparalleled in its history established Iowa industry such as this planet of Amana refrigeration are producing better quality products in larger volume than ever before firms like Marshall Townes Fisher governor by expanding within the state give evidence to other large concerns that Iowa is an excellent place to do business this Waterloo plant of the John Deere tractor works is a prime example of an agriculturally oriented company that has found Iowa a place to grow much of the nation is unaware that 127 of America's largest industry operate 516 plants in Iowa one of Iowa's largest industries is this Alcoa aluminum plant at Davenport approximately 3,300 people share an annual payroll in excess of 42 million dollars here this is Alcoa x' largest fabricating plant the metals produced here are sold in markets all over the world Alcoa as much as any other Iowa industry has proven that manufacturers need not make agricultural products to profit from an Iowa location with the Mississippi River at its eastern doorstep Iowa has water routes to the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico the Missouri on its western edge makes Iowa the only state bordered on two sides by navigable rivers Iowa today is an inland port state doing business with the world to accommodate the new industries steadily taking advantage of Iowa's natural resources new power is being provided in this case on Iowa's western border by this iowa public service plan one of the most modern of its kind this chemical industry which was built in Sioux City is adding its products to those supplied by Iowa to users all over the continent this massey ferguson implement assembly plant is contributing to the Des Moines economy it's the site for the giant company's entire North American executive offices this Quaker Oats plant is the largest cereal manufacturing plant in the world this is the home of the roll screen company in Pella wood products manufactured here add to the economy of the town and demonstrate the balance between agricultural and industrial output that is required if Iowa is to successfully face the changing times another of Iowa's most exciting industries is this one these inks are used to produce some of America's most widely distributed magazines this is Meredith publishing company in Des Moines if sophisticated fashion is your choice these presses provide you with the internationally known both magazine or if you desire the latest homemaking information you'll find it in Better Homes and Gardens these and many other fine publications come from the presses of Iowa while the presses and machines of modern Iowa turn out the endless commodities of life another segment of the Iowa Society Labor's in its special world this is a very special world of growing things this is Iowa farmland the richest in the world from the very beginning of Iowa history the struggles of people have been written on the land life was hard in those days and the pioneers who first found and settled this Prairie had to dig into it and hold on against terrible odds if a man stayed in Iowa then he was stubborn and determined and god-fearing tough the problem is of Iowa's small farmers today are not too unlike those of their ancestors great skill and determination are still required if a man is to survive on the land because of automation the trend is toward larger farms operated by fewer men many of Iowa's young farmers are college trained agriculturalists and agronomist animal husbandry has become a true science utilizing new techniques new fields and different buildings and the successful farmer of today is a trained businessman legally and politically skilled 25% of the nation's grade-a soil is within Iowa the first state ever to produce a billion-dollar corn crop the value of Iowa's agricultural products totals nearly four billion dollars every year Iowa raises more hogs than any other state its cattle of the finest money can buy Iowa's changing life has become a proud part of the Iowa story for the first time in their history Iowans are taking the joy of their accomplishments to the rest of the world these people were members of the first Iowa trade mission to Europe organized in 1965 the purpose of the mission was as simple and direct as the truth can be some 50 businessmen and their wives led by their governor wanted to shake the hands of their European counterparts traveling abroad at their own expense these business leaders took it upon themselves to tell an uninformed or misinformed world about the state in which they live many of them brought back technical information that has helped further develop their own businesses and the state's economy many of these same businessmen and others like them have since traveled to the far east Mexico South America and again to Europe as far as Debbie chefs Key said Iowans want to be there they don't want to read about it in the papers they want to be in the ball game a part of Iowa's future lies with members of the Iowa Development Commission whose job it is to spearhead the expansion of Industry and urban growth helping them has every Iowan who knows his heritage and takes an active part in his expanding future to all who daily come to this state of opportunity these Iowans extend an old-fashioned welcome here in Iowa we have built a good world where our children walked with pride and confidence during this most exciting time in Iowa's history when every segment of our lives is changing all islands young and old have learned to live and work and plan together ever pointing toward new horizons this then is Iowa's eighth day a new time when strength that achievements of the past help mold the changing future