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Interviewing students at Metro High School on the Near North Side of Chicago
1970 Metro High School on the Near North Side of Chicago is only one of three high schools in the country that operates without walls and uses the resources of the city for learning. Four students convey how marine biology is taught at the Shed Aquarium, radio production at WIMD, TV production at Dick Barnett studio WMAQ, drafting at architectural firms and blue collar jobs at factories.
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Terkel comments and presents "A search for innocence" a monologue with Rose a teenager of St. Timothy Episcopal Church, Chicago
1970 Studs Terkel discusses life in the Vietnam era with children from Father Charles Pond's St. Timothy Episcopal Church Parish in Chicago. Rose is the featured speaker at 16 years of age she is no longer in school but is very well spoken. Acknowledging that people with mental illnesses are not always able to make sound decisions which are needed for individuals to make group decisions. She sees one of the problems in the world being that people are losing their individuality to a group mentality.
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Gage Park residents discuss race relations and racial integration at Gage Park High School ; part 1
Aug. 4, 1970 A diverse panel of Gage Park residents discuss racial integration at Gage Park High School, neighborhood change, and race relations in general.
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Gage Park residents discuss race relations and racial integration at Gage Park High School ; part 2
Aug. 4, 1970 A diverse panel of Gage Park residents discuss racial integration at Gage Park High School, neighborhood change, and race relations in general.
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A parent and teachers talk about the S.T.E.P. School for Autism
Nov. 11, 1970 Discussing the STEP School for autistic children with Alice Jerome, Mrs. Alberta Patterson, and Sally Heynemann. Topics include the behavior of the students, parental involvement, and the methods used at the STEP School and other schools. Includes a recording of children singing "Michael Finnegan." asdf
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Studs Terkel discusses adults with young adults
1966 Discussing adults with young people. Subjects are: Ed Bocsel, age 16 Becky Milton, age 24 Chick Marmor, age 19 Stacy Goings, age 22 Danny Paul Yates, age 17 Paul Me, age 19 Jerry J., age 20 Lucky Miller, age 19 Lily, age 16 Topics include: Relationships with adults and family members, social alienation, religion, the Vietnam War, and the rise of corporate America overtaking local businesses.
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Christine Fox, Annie Merrill, Jennie Wilkes of the BBC
1975 This interview is a follow up, four years later, to the first interview with these women (1965115-3-1)
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Studs Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Shakespeare tapestry
Apr. 23, 1975 Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Shakespeare tapestry
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Studs Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Shakespeare
Apr. 23, 1975 Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Shakespeare tapestry
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Ring Lardner Jr. discusses the writings of his father Ring Lardner
Jul. 6, 1976 Ring Lardner Jr. discusses the writings of his father Ring Lardner, and his new book "The Lardners: My Family Remembered", discussing his family life, Mother, Father, and siblings.