LEARNING TO LIVE; HOW BEREA COLLEGE AND ALLIED SCHOOLS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE Reel 3 · Part 1

Description

Documentary: On academic and vocational training at Berea College, Ky. R.1: Campus scenes; college president, Dr. William J. Hutchins, speaks; students in classes, library and interviews with a dean. Women hook rugs, work loom and spin yarn. R.2: Shows men and women in sewing, weaving and tailoring classes; furniture and toy making. Student-produced furniture at Hutchins' home, college's Fireside Industries show room and at Roosevelt Hotel, New York. College bakery, dairy, poultry farm, laundry, dining room, and printing presses. Labor Day parade; award ceremonies, competitions and exhibits. Reel 3: Visitors eat meals prepared by students at nearby tavern; theater, orchestra and glee club rehearsals; church service and classes. A doctor treats students and townspeople in hospital; mountain families pose outside homes. Reel 4: Outdoor "opportunity schools" for mountain families (general education classes); county and farm agents teach local farmers better agricultural methods; chicken farm flourishes because of aid from Berea students; graduate students discuss work with faculty; montage of improvements in the surrounding area. Graduates serve in many capacities nearby and throughout the country.

Collection

Harmon Foundation Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups