Show Radiation in Rats Wins Honors For or LocalA Local Girls I A project in the study of radiation sickness on rats carried carried carried car car- ried out by Mildred Everett daughter of Mr 11 and Mrs 1 E E. Harry Everett of Centerville and Beverly Parrish daughter of Mr 11 and Mrs 1 John D. D Parrish Parrish Parrish Par Par- rish of the same city was successful successful successful suc suc- in winning recognition recognition I in three Science Fairs of the the area 1 In the high school Science Fair held at Bountiful the they received received re re- re- re first place in their field sharing a 25 bond In the Metropolitan Science Fair their project won honorable mention and an award of a 50 bond I In the state Science Fair it was again awarded honorable mention mention men men- tion and the girls were the recipients recipients recipients re re- re- re of bronze pins The project began with a of eight rats Two were used as control rats and were i not radiated so that comparisons compari compari- sons could be made trade The other six were administered doses of radiation by means of oC an XRay XRay X- X Ray machine in graduated dosages dosages do do- dosages sages ranging from Roentgens Roentgens gens to 1500 Roentgens The term Roentgens is a unit of measure of the amount of radiation The rat that received a dose or 1500 roentgens died within within five live da days s the one receiving 1250 died in six days and theone the theone theone one receiving 1000 roentgens died within 18 days davs The other three rats who received the dosages of and are still living li but did show definite definite definite nite external effects of the radiation Some of these effects arc are loss of weight loss of oC appetite and thirst hemorrhaging of the eyes ees nose and feet leet and also diarrhea The conclusion of the girls to to this point is that the effects on the health of the rats is in direct proportion to the th e dosages administered Though the project is over i and their awards received th the c interest of the girls is genuine and they are arc still continuing g their observations They have hav e taken the surviving rats to their r homes and have bred them then i with the thought of oC trying t to o note the effects of ol the radiation n on the thc bearing of offspring This is only one of man many y fine science projects of Bountiful Bount i ful lul High that shows the local loc al school is attempting to me methe meet et the challenge of the day i imore in n more scientific training an and d study pj |