Why Study Industrial Arts is a 1956 short produced by the Centron Corporation as part of their "Young America Productions" series of educational shorts.
Director Herk Harvey was director for Cheating and What About Juvenile Delinquency?, as well as portraying the American flag speechmaker in Speech: Using Your Voice and the good speechmaker in Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance.
Writer Margaret Travis was also writer for Speech: Using Your Voice, Cheating, What About Juvenile Delinquency? (in which she was also script supervisor), and Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (in which she was also set designer).
Actor, editor, and sound technician Chuck Lacey was also editor and sound technician for Speech: Using Your Voice, Cheating, What About Juvenile Delinquency?, and Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (in which he was also an audience member).
Producer Arthur H. Wolf was also director and producer for Speech: Using Your Voice and Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance, as well as producer for Cheating and What About Juvenile Delinquency? (in which he also portrayed Mr. McPherson).
A Date with Your Family • The Selling Wizard • Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm • A Day at the Fair • Why Study Industrial Arts • Young Man's Fancy • Keeping Neat and Clean • Are You Ready for Marriage? • Out of this World • Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance • Money Talks! • Progress Island U.S.A. • The Days of our Years