| Show m. m 7 Sd fie f. f S During Education W Wk w LoJ IW i t 7 tat rs cr A AG At G t i I. I W M C. I jV- jV k v. with micro microscope micro micro- they ther h have ve collected oll s Y u oung he helps ps her second grade class a s scope I ope while others study text books and antI specimens specimen 1 f I j r I r. r t I da dar r r It I II II It I I t WJ i dl K t iI I rr a Z t I l A. A E E. E Bjorkman science teacher at the South Davis Dayis telescope The adventures of Sputnik have pushed star stargazing J Junior High School helps two of his students adjust the gazing gazing- into the fOl ground I y F tL t t tA A e 1 Ir f r e f t d dy i y ii f 1 x I 1 r w 4 i. i f 1 r c t dv al i 4 I l ti 1 i L JL gt Jau tue s a at r Elementary CUOI this model of our solar system complete with all the under und r the direction of Miss 1 Smith their teacher built necessary actors to set the stage r 4 f lt r 1 1 k l r 1 r rg I g I I J 1 1 x j 1 r k I e eu u 1 i 1 1 c I s 1 I f f y r a aKaY Kay nar Hardy y right chemistry teacher leacher at the Bountiful High School sets up an all experiment for sonic some of his President Eisenhower S saw Vf we wo must have more scientists s if we arc are to stay slay sl y alive We must have scientists to compete in guided missiles ICBMs space s satellites and anu m mother other things that would make Buck Rogers right at home homo Buthis But Bu this is not all There is much work in all other fields field secs chemistry psychology bacteriology biology etcA etcA etc A question that has been ap ap- ap- ap with increased regularity regularity regu regu- larity arity is HoW is-HoW How v w ve e J 11 I n a arc r e schools preparing the youth o of torl today y for this challenge We VIe cant can't answer it com com- ly But we can say a l little Ule on the for some of the local schools i To help erve American Education week week week-we we spen spent some som time tim with Arnold Lund princ principal pal of Tolman School seeing what our s schools ar are aredo do doing ng not only in answering ring questions but in making children chi children chil- chil dren more aware of tae trie ye yet unanswered on ones s. s One thing is clear Science nce i inot is not being neglected Second grade students at Tolman Elementary Elementary Elementary Ele Ele- School are arc studying plant and animal life with wit earth elements for goo l meaSure measure meas meal ure To penetrate even further they put their specimens under unde undera a microscope They do more mor than just play with spiders They take a close look Good Goo I text books are not lacking l lacking either I At the South D Davis vis Junior Junio High School students get acquainted ac ac- with a telescope am and the stars finding there is morto more mor to the latter than just dust romantic romanti influence They also cover the plant plan and nd animal kingdoms through their study of biology Fourth grade students a at Bountiful Elementary School are re living in outer space a al- al ready eady For they have built a amodel amodel model o of our solar system complete with dangling planets planets plants plan plan- ets ts and and with a milky way big dipper etc stretched over a blue carpet carpel I They rhey arent aren't concerned just with little Sputniks I and II They are considering our whole universe I At Bountiful High 1 we found foundwell a well welI equipped and active chemistry class learning a afield afield field that is revolutionizing our way of life This is not meant to bG b a complete resume of all that is being taught in in Davis schools along science lines All we can cando cando do lo here is indicate that something something some- some thing hing is being don done Whether it t is enough must be answered elsewhere One thing is certain Childr Childr Chil- Chil dr Iren n are interested and eager elger Space and planets are becoming becoming becom- becom ing ng as common to lo them as Davy Crocket or Micky Mouse 1 or remember When when Jack Jack Jack Armstrong And well they should For that appears to be their heir world if they prepare for it American Education Weeks Week is s almost over But there are five ive days each week you can visit in local schools and see seeor for or yourself what is being done Remember they are preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring for tomorrow How I well will that preparation edone be e done Its It's up to you |
