Volunteers provide education to the mentally disabled children in Connecticut, United States. A map hung on a wall. Narrator mentions that in 1959 the Connecticut Legislature created the "State Office of Mental Retardation." Mr. Bert Schmikel, Head of that office, points at the map and expresses his views about education for the mentally disabled children. Several children around a table. A woman helps them. A child tries to wear shoes. Another child wears a cap. A man helps as some mentally disabled children get off a car. A bespectacled boy with the American Flag. A mentally disabled girl and an African American boy. Two ladders placed horizontally on a table. The ladders are placed side by side in such a way that the rungs of the two ladders do not correspond to each other. A girl walks by placing her feet between the rungs of the ladders. A woman teaches needlework to a boy. A disabled girl fiddles with the zip of the hood of a boy's coat. A man stands nearby.
'Pattern for the Nation' depicts mental disability in children. Paul W. Morenzi, President of Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation speaks about television documentary programs concerning mental disability and describes the progress being made in the State of Connecticut.. Mentally disabled persons are shown performing in an orchestra. Various mentally disabled people and children celebrate. A mentally disabled boy. Mentally disabled children in a classroom. A woman discusses the challenges of having a mentally disabled child. President Kennedy is heard speaking about the problem of mental disabilities. Connecticut's Deputy Health Commissioner, Bert Schmikel, who is in charge of the State's program speaks. A nurse with a toddler. A training institute for teaching mentally disabled children.
Testing and demonstration of ordnance material in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mark VIII tank of World War I tested in Bridgeport, Connecticut on 31st October 1918. Tank moves out a yard. Interiors of the tank and the controls. Assistant Secretary of War Benedict Crowell, General CC Williams and British military men observe the Mark VIII tank undergo climbing test. Tank climbs up and down a slope.
Testing and demonstration of ordnance material in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mark VIII tank of World War I tested in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Tank moves in high gear as it undergoes a speed test. It climbs down ramps and runs cross country. Tank moves on a forest road as a car follows it. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Testing and demonstration of ordnance material in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mark VIII tank of World War I tested in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Tank smashes apple tree during a tree smashing test to test its traction power. Tank moves over a 14 feet obstruction trench from the flat side. Tank moves over a trench from mound side during a climbing test. Mark VIII climbs over a stone wall. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Testing and demonstration of ordnance material in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mark VIII tank of World War I tested in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Tank moves down a slope to exhibit its rolling resistance and ease of control in stopping and turning. American soldiers gather around the tank. Tank moves across a mounted stone wall. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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