There is no sound, and the video appears to be made up of different films strung together, sometimes backwards or upside down. An intertitle after the first segment reads: "Photography: De Witt Mytinger; Dialogue: Bill Roller; Sound Effects: Bill Miller, Lee Claphan," but there is no dialog nor sound effects in this short film. There are bird's-eye views of the campus, of a parking lot, of students walking in between, of the canyons in between. There are shots of "The Aztec" sculpture, a costumed mascot animal, an Aztec Warrior, Homecoming parade vehicles, one with a sign reading "Welcome Redlands." There are a group of girls with dachshund dogs, a marching band, football players picking up helmets and shaking hands, portions of football games, fans in the bleachers, a band in the bleachers, cheerleaders (male and female), a cheering section, football players on the bench, etc.

A sign saying "On to Santa Barbara" starts a sequence in which the San Diego Santa Fe station is shown with people getting on a train, then the band getting on a school bus, cheerleaders, and finally a football game on a different field. At about 15 minutes there is footage of a 1937 track meet, including a slow-motion discus throw. There is another Founders Day and dedication ceremony, this time for the unveiling of "The Aztec" sculpture (1937). After "The End" for this piece, there are a football game with labels naming the opponent played in each game.

More recent footage around campus can be found near the end; this footage includes students walking across campus, a welder, a dance performance, swim and pottery classes, and ends with footage of a man walking down train tracks and a dance performance.

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