A U.S. Army Second Lieutenant narrates his experiences as a West Point cadet in the United States. Cadets run towards a sports field for the athletic program of the West Point Military Academy. The cadets swim in a pool and play badminton. They exercise to improve their physical fitness. The cadets wrestle and box in a ring. Some of the cadets do gymnastics and play golf. The cadets ski over snow. Some of the cadets play a match. The narrator watches the match with a woman and other cadets. They cheer. The cadets play a football match. A large crowd gathers to watch the match. People cheer and applaud.
A U.S. Army Second Lieutenant narrates his experiences as a West Point cadet in the United States. The narrator instructs new plebes at the West Point Military Academy. The plebes stand at attention. He teaches them the correct method of saluting. The narrator's third year in the academy begins. They attend classes in the academy. An officer explains a map to them. They study about amplifiers, radars, lasers, nuclear fission and fusion, rockets, advance weapon systems and space technology. They also are seen seated in a class and viewing an instructor through closed circuit television as he uses an early computer. The cadets learn about computer programming and operations and the military applications of computers. The students are seen operating a General Electric model of early computer.
West Point cadets face ouster from the academy in New York. Exterior of the buildings of the United States Military Academy. 90 cadets, including football players, face ouster from the academy. They had violated the honor code and cheated in the exams. The cadets gather. Officials discuss amongst themselves. The football stadium of the academy. An official speaks into a microphone regarding the ouster of the cadets.
Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in New York City during the Great Depression. Skilled architects, draftsmen, and artists work for the WPA on a massive scale model of New York City, built in cooperation with New York University (this model predates the famous Panorama of New York City model built for the 1964 World's Fair). An artist is seen leaning over part of the model painting one of its features, which include detailed roads, bridges, buildings, and waterways. A hand lifts a building and measures its base with a ruler. Cartographic Survey WPA workers are seen creating a relief map of Staten Island for educational use. Men and women artists, including sculptors, are seen creating new sculptures funded by WPA. A man carves a bust in an art studio or class. Another man carves a relief stone commemorating Dewitt Clinton. A man stands in a Free Library and looks at books. Two women on a park bench look at books from the WPA Free Library holdings. A skilled artist is seen laying out and buildings stained glass windows for the United States Military Academy at Westpoint in New York. Stained glass panels depicting George Washington and soldiers are seen. A series of the George Washington stained glass windows is seen in place, with the artist applying final touches. Men work on the Federal Theater Project. Billboard signs advertising various WPA funded theatre productions in 1936 are shown, including Jefferson Davis, The World's Greatest Circus, Taking the Air, The Mikado, Macbeth, All American Minstrels, Battle Hymn, and Horse Eats Hat.
The Ohio River Valley in the United States soon after the flood there in January 1937. House along the bank of the river. A flood damaged home. Ships underway at the river. Smoke rises from the twin smoke stacks of a steam powered ferry boat in the Ohio River.
The communists march at the May Day parade in New York, United States. People gather in a large number on the street. The communists march holding boards and placards in hands. Some people seated on a truck passing on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Aerial view of the crowd on the street.
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