KVOS Special: The Professor Looks At His College
This reel consists of narration superimposed over images of student life at Western Washington State College (later Western Washington University), chosen from over four and a half hours of footage and interviews. Eight faculty members speak separately on aspects of student life and teaching at Western: Katherine Carroll (Education), Charles Flora (Biological Sciences), Arthur Hicks (English), James McAree (History), Richard Reynolds (Education), Herbert Taylor (Sociology-Anthropology), Ralph Thompson (Education) and Mary Watrous (Education). Topics include their educational philosophies, teaching styles, students and the college experience, extracurricular activities. Footage includes the campus - Old Main, Wilson Library, the future site of Red Square, the Carver Gym; footage of professors lecturing, students in laboratories, students performing music and creating visual arts, playing football, etc. Off-campus footage includes biology or zoology students exploring tide-pools along Bellingham's shoreline, and visiting Whatcom Falls.
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
- KVOS-TV (Television station : Bellingham, Wash.) - Broadcaster open_in_new KVOS-TV (Television station : Bellingham, Wash.)'s website (opens in new tab)
- Flora, Charles J. (Charles Jerry) - Narrator open_in_new Flora, Charles J. (Charles Jerry)'s website (opens in new tab)
- Hicks, Arthur C. (Arthur Clark), 1901-1994 - Narrator open_in_new Hicks, Arthur C. (Arthur Clark), 1901-1994's website (opens in new tab)
- McAree, James - Narrator open_in_new McAree, James's website (opens in new tab)
- Reynolds, Richard C. - Narrator
- Taylor, Herbert Cecil, 1924- - Narrator
- Thompson, Ralph H. - Narrator
- Watrous, Mary Woodworth, 1915-2007 - Narrator
Collection
collections KVOS Channel 12 Films
Identifier
kvos_special_19_01_s20a
Date Issued
October 24th, 1964
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
Repository
Resource type
Related to
KVOS Channel 12 Film
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This subject is in copyright (subject to U.S. and international copyright laws) and is displayed for educational purposes. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA (360-650-7534; archives.speccoll@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to the KVOS Channel 12 Films, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University.