Show Its Great We Think for Ourselves I Young Minds gads Seek New Answers i I Ruby lasers rats m seeds solar heated homes LSD and Einstein's theory of relativity would se m stiff subjects for junior high school students Perhaps so 50 for most but not so far for the 22 science reo re- oI earch students working on in I projects of th their ir own choice hoice under the guiding eye of Clark Oviatt Vernal Junior High School teacher i HOW DO the students feel about a class without assigned i subjects texts lectures or tests Its great one 14 year old ld researcher said lie He lets rus s think for ourselves I The research class started with five students last year I This This year it has expanded to 22 Mr Oviatt explained Students volunteer for the class and are admitted after Wa a screening of their scholastic records Most of these students carry heavy school loads in addition to their research work the class ad visor explained THE INTENSITY and depth shown by the students towards their self assigned projects is startling Many of them have outpaced me the advisor corn com v Many are working directly with university SOlS sors and Industrial firms Lorna Hodgkinson 14 is In Addison's dis disease ase In white rats She consults with th the medical staff at the the Research Center In Salt Lake City in her work which began in September when she ally removed the adrenal glands from two rats then be gan administering and salt saU water to counteract the loss TERRY JOHNSON 15 and Brent v Bigelow 14 are studying the effects of radiation on plants and their offspring off spring The youths are working er with the same plants on in dependent but related d projects Terry is studying radiation biology or the direct effect of varying radiation levels on first generation plants grown from exposed seed Brent Is studying radia tion's effect on later generations The boys have harvested seeds from their first crop of bean plants and are now the second generation DR PENDLETON at the Un Un- University of Utah irradiated the seeds sent to him by the youths at the University's cad rad lation cation facilities 4 h C v vt t y yr r w I fi fiLa La I a is shown by Neal Sorensen He and two other youths are designing and building a cal man II r J f 1 f i l I r 1 f i q 1 1014 i j t ty 1 y l 1 ii 1 n 7 f 1 I ILl 4 t 1 ii i Jl i I j I j 1 LORNA HODGKINSON explores the treatment of Addi Addi- Addison's sons son's Disease in rats in a science research project Nickle 14 is als also working with seeds expos expos-d expos d by Dr Pendleton to radiation lie He HeIs lieis Is studying how the plants reg to both radiation and cul cui under various colored lights including red green blue yellow and white MIKE Herrington 13 hop hopes s sto to perform surgery on rats with witha a ruby laser beam Doctors see hope of ff treating cancer and eye defects with laser surgery the student explained I want to learn more about It it Mike is now waiting for a Rhode Is Is- Is Island land firm to return a aruby aruby ruby rod inch thick by 1 Inch long with special mirrors attached for use In his laser gun I So far young Herrington has one semester in research be be- be behind hind him and a file of 60 letters written to firms seeking de de- de detailed tailed knowledge of lasers HOMES which absorb heat from the sun and store it for cold days may not be far Car Caraway faraway away When that day comes Burt Merkley 13 will have de de- de detailed tailed knowledge of the pro pre precess process cess Burt has built a model home measuring about two by three feet Ceet and has installed model solar heating equipment to demonstrate how the suns sun's warmth can be transferred from a house roof to a base base- basement ment storage tank Warmed water Is then used to warm circulating all air which in turn Is passed through the homes home's rooms THESE HOMES HOMES work well wellin wellIn in Washington DC and Ari An- Anzona zona where they have been tried Burt explained Voyles 15 has been forced to confine her project to reading She is studying LSD Just of one ounce can have long term effects on ona ona a human being she explained It breaks down the body's chromosomes and destroys white blood cells THE YOUNG researcher ex ex- ex she has been compiling material on the subject for one semester and will be moving into for Cor the r re- re remaining semester The list of students and their subjects is long and varied Marc Mansfield 12 is becom becom- becoming ing a young authority on Ein steins stein's relativity the t h e o 0 r y through reading and an intense interest in mathematics Spen- Spen Spencer Ballard 14 is hoping to build a strong case for schools without the conven- conven conventional conventional 12 grades lie He is using a Florida high school for a study subject which reportedly is do do- do doing ing ingwell well with a system where students are taught and advanced ed cd according to ability groups rather than through grades GERTRUDE the mechanical mechanical ical robot is taking shape un- un under under der the hands of Neal Soren Soren- Sorensen sen 15 Charles Walker 15 and Jeff Sorensen 13 Metal work work- working working ing electric circuits mechanics and design all figure into the project Kevin Patterson 12 has a sturdy pair of field boots a camera and notebook in hand to map and record ancient pet pf of the region Jonnie Snyder 15 will conduct a toothpaste survey studying its effect on mouth bacteria Five liw classmates will serve as sub sub- subjects for the project under the watchful eye of a local dentist who has volunteered to assist tile the young oung researcher Jerry Maynard 14 is mak mak- mak log Ing erosion studies with a made homemade stream flow table seeking to learn erosion rates of various earth materials THE StUDENTS seem reluctant tant to leave their re re- re research search activities behind when they advance to high school studie Arrangements are now underway to start a similar pro pro- project project at Uintah High School Mr lr Oviatt explained Students receive grades for tor forthe the class determined by their semester and an oral evaluation tion interview given by the class advisor at semester end C i WEAR RESORT JACKET OF SILK Actor Gig Young models thIs marine marine- patterned tussah silk sport jacket Designed for resort wear the jacket features square shouldered ono button styling and has hus angled piped pockets one one-I and side Ide vents t p pg g nC ut o f i II b r s r t r f 6 r j jr r I rK 4 1 10 S 'S r st c to 1 r r wt SS S'S 1 Fc S A EXPERIMENTERS CO-EXPERIMENTERS Terry Johnson left and Brent Bigelow examine second generation plantings of radiation exposed bean plants Terry is is studying radiation biology or the effects of radiation on the 1 1st st generation plants Brent is carrying forward with the second generation and determining effects on the offspring plants whose parents had been irradiated Staff photo r a T F T 5 S 1 q ait ts 3 i t it i r s CLARK OVIATT Vernal Junior High School science teach teach- teacher er discusses his thriving student research program while showing In the schools plant culture room Largest plant in the new facility is this tomato tree Staff photo A f fl w 7 dal P 5 4 S r MIKE HERRINGTON is building a ruby laser His aim is to study laser surgery considered by scientists as a possible technique for cancer and eye operations r r rL L k 4 BURT MERKLEY shows his solar house a model which contains a complete working solar furnace |