Smartest Kid in Town

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Nat Soc for Prevention of Blindness

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts an accident in a high school chemistry laboratory in which a talented student is blinded. Shows how this preventable accident provokes the community into examining its eye safety program. Points out several potentially hazardous conditions in the community. Makes a strong plea for communities to initiate comprehensive eye safety programs for their children., Shows the efforts of a community to prevent eye injuries among children after a chemistry student was blinded in a laboratory explosion. Points out the hazards that children face during recreation, on the athletic field, and in school laboratories and shops; outlines methods for setting up a community eye-safety

Complete Record: Depicts an accident in a high school chemistry laboratory in which a talented student is blinded. Shows how this preventable accident provokes the community into examining its eye safety program. Points out several potentially hazardous conditions in the community. Makes a strong plea for communities to initiate comprehensive eye safety programs for their children., , Shows the efforts of a community to prevent eye injuries among children after a chemistry student was blinded in a laboratory explosion. Points out the hazards that children face during recreation, on the athletic field, and in school laboratories and shops; outlines methods for setting up a community eye-safetyNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.