What's New; 39
- Series
- What's New
- Episode Number
- 39
- Producing Organization
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- WHYY (Radio station : Philadelphia, Pa.)
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-1c1td9nw6r
- NOLA Code
- WNWS
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Anyone who has seen cowboy films knows that the cowboy had enemies not just Indians and Mexicans, but often their own neighbors, cattle rustlers who stole cattle and changed the brands to hide the theft. The rustlers made fences necessary; and the settlers and sheep-herders, combined with the fences, made the cowboy unnecessary. He disappeared because he was replaced. One day, suggest, Dr. Hume, thermometers will become unnecessary: he and Dr. Ivey explain that the different kinds of energy, and describe the conversion of work energy into heat and the eventual equalization of all temperature. Dr. Merrick turns his attention to an eight-month-old puppy, and shows how to begin training it. A young friend comes in with a Scotch terrier to show Dr. Merrick how much the dog has learned from attendance at an obedience school. The demonstrations of obedience make this one of the most interesting sections of Know Your Dog. Cowboys West features Max Morath as commentator and was produced by KRMA-TV, Denver. The segments take place in and around a trading post-general store-pony express station located on one of the Wests major cattle trails and crossroads. As Morath says in the first segment, the cowboys part in development of America is far more than a legend, for he was the first to show the wealth that waited in the great American Desert the first to conquer the dry plains. He built a new industry that before long was attracting support and money from the East and from Europe that stimulated the building of railroads in every part of America. He paved the way for the conquest and development of an area larger than all the American states before his coming. These things, far more than chasing outlaws or facing down gun fighters, are his claim to fame. Through the use of pantomimed scenes and commentary by Morath, these facets of the cowboys life are shown. Max Morath was already familiar to NET audiences for his brilliant series THE RAGTIME ERA, twelve episodes of songs and music from the Gay Nineties to the end of World War I. He majored in music in college, after getting his early musical education from his mother, who played the piano to accompany the silent films. His formal education completed, he continued to research on his own in the field of American history, with special attention to the significance of ragtime music as a reflection of our social history. Max Morath has been a frequent performer at Cripple Creek, Colorado, a reconstructed mining town which boasts an old-time music hall with vaudeville turns, minstrel shows, and illustrated songs. There, he has supplied the music and a good deal of the charm for an old-fashioned ragtime performance. Big Ideas, produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, features Dr. NJP Hume and Dr. Donald G. Ivey, professors of physics at the University of Toronto. Their light but intelligent approach to explaining the principles of physics has been seen on two adult series presented by NET: FOCUS ON PHYSICS and TWO FOR PHYSICS. The success of those two series led to the suggestion that they do a series for children, a challenge which intrigued them. Patterson Hume was educated at the University of Toronto, where he received his Ph.D. degree in the field of atomic physics. He has been lecturing there since 1950 and holds the position of Associate Professor. Donald Ivey, also an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, received his BA and his MA from the University of British Columbia and his Ph.D. from Notre Dame University. In addition to his work in teaching he has written a textbook in physics for high school student. Know Your Dog was produced by WTTW, Chicago, and features C. Andrew Merrick, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Through Dr. Merricks discussion and the introduction of various ages, sizes and breeds of dogs, the series aims to create a better understanding of the care and handling of various dogs. The informal lecture-demonstrations are staged in a veterinarians office and feature a litter of puppies plus an older dog and its owner on each segment. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Whats New is a childrens series that ran from 1961-1973. The early seasons typically consist of multiple segments, each from an ongoing series on a specific topic. Each segment was produced by a separate educational broadcasting station, and the linkage between the segments was produced by WHYY and hosted by Al Binford. In episodes from later seasons the format varies more, with many episodes focusing on one story or topic throughout the entire 30 minutes. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1961-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Children’s
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Host: Morath, Max
Host: Binford, Al
Host: Ivey, Donald G.
Host: Hume, NJP
Host: Merrick, C. Andrew
Producing Organization: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producing Organization: WHYY (Radio station : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Producing Organization: KRMA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2340515-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “What's New; 39,” 1961-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 20, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1c1td9nw6r.
- MLA: “What's New; 39.” 1961-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 20, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1c1td9nw6r>.
- APA: What's New; 39. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1c1td9nw6r