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Growing Girls (1949)

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:13:41 +0000

British puberty film for girls.
A charmingly straightforward discussion, primarily for a young female audience. Occasionally dated discussion of activities and management of menses. Approved activities include washing hair, bathing, bicycling. Narration includes numerous warnings to “avoid chill, “ suggests avoiding swimming and getting wet feet.

Live action scenes of young girl just beginning her menstrual cycle: choosing correct size and purchasing pads in plain brown wrappers and sanitary belt at chemist’s shop (or drugstore.) Scene of good nutrition uses basic in camera special effects: foods “appear” and girl is surprised.
Several scenes of swimming at a lake, with a concrete embankment. Mostly juveniles, one early scene with adult and young adult woman, to show body differences. Scenes of large groups of adolescent children, mostly female. Some scenes of school, “tea” shows girls in uniform standing around doorway, all with large white mugs, and playing field hockey.

Animation of menstrual cycle and gestation is about half the film.

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adolescent, menses, menstruation, puberty, school, athletics, swimming, hygiene, eating, girls, 1940 1950s, b&w, girls,

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Fundamentals Of Swimming (1951)

admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:35:54 +0000

Shows the fundamental aquatic skills that all swimmers beyond the beginner stage strive to develop. Useful for all swimmers and particularly adapted to those enrolled in the Red Cross Intermediate Swimming course.

Heads Up (1943)

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Illustrates approaches, carries and releases as taught in the Red Cross lifesaving and water safety courses. Shows how to avoid common swimming hazards.

Learn To Swim (1938)

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Demonstrates six steps involved in learning the Australian crawl–developing confidence while in the water, learning to use the body’s buoyancy, leg action, arm action, correct breathing and the crawl stroke.

Swimming lesson. Fundamentals.
ws ms Swim class explores the waters in a shallow part of a pond
to build confidence.
ms Swimmers float in the water, as seen from underneath a
number of different swimming strokes are demonstrated.
ms A diver jumps off the springboard.
ms Expert swimmer swims directly towards the underwater camera

Playing Together (1947)

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Episodes of good and bad sportsmanship illustrate the need for harmony in playing together.

Two boys eat lunch and ride bikes together;

Two boys almost running beside a pool.;

Comedy routine on a high dive;

More clowning on the high dive, fake falls.;

On kid dives into pool, the other jumps in. Kids swimming;

Back on bikes. Getting popsicles.; ;