An explanation of proverbs and a performance of a radio play based on Wisconsin proverbs, "spring is the time when a young man's fancy turns to what a girl's been thinking about all winter", "if you're not handsome at twenty, not strong at thirty, not rich at forty, not wise at fifty, you never will be", "you sprang that on me faster than greased lightning", "a ring on the finger is worth two on the phone" and more.
[Label transcription] (Part 1, Copy 1) Wisconsin College of the Air; SERIES: Wisconsin Yarns; PART: 1 of 2; ARTIST: Prof. Robert Gard and WHA Players; PRODUCER: Gerald Bartell; WRITER: Prof. Robert Gard; DATE: 1/28/46 (Part 1, Copy 2) Wisconsin College of the Air; TITLE: "America Speaking"; SERIES: Wisconsin Yarns; PART: 1 of 2; ARTIST: Prof. Robert Gard and WHA Players; PRODUCER: Gerald Bartell; WRITER: Prof. Robert Gard; DATE: 1/28/46 (Part 2, Copy 2) TITLE: Wisconsin College of the Air "America Speaking"; SERIES: Wisconsin Yarns: 2 of 2; ARTIST: Prof. Robert Gard and
[Transfer notes] (Part 1, Copy 2 and 3) The raw file clips during loud pops. Heavy hiss throughout despite cleanings and noise reduction. Content is barely intelligible. (Part 2, Copy 2) Clips during loud pops. Heavy hiss throughout despite noise reduction and cleanings.