Show Basin Students Take Top Science Honors at BYU Uintah Basin students took top honors at the Greater Utah Science Fair Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- at Brigham Young University NAMED THE fairs fair's top exhibitor and the recipient of a trip to the International International Science I hair Fair air at Baltimore Mary land May lay 10 15 1015 15 was Wade Olsen a Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah High School senior His Ills project chinchilla ism involved the effect of colored lights on breeding reproduction and fur growth of chinchillas Mr SIr Olsen also took first place in the senior high school zoology division FOUR YEARS of oC fossil collecting won Tom Washburn son of Mr and Mrs Sirs Dean Washburn of Roosevelt the second place award and a navy cruise Mr Washburn whose project was Uinta eocene of the Uintah Basin was also honored by Sigma Gamma for his collection and won first place in the senior high school earth and space science division Mr Olsen's project has brought his father Charles Olsen a chinchilla grower grow grow- er a per cent increase in his herd young Mr Sir Olsen said BY EXPERIMENTING with wills growing conditions Mr SIC Olsen found lound that chinchillas chinchillas chin chin- chillas reproduce best under red light The Empress Chinchilla Breeders As As- has Invited Mr Sir Olsen to present present pre pre- sent his Isis project to them in Kaysville III Slay May ay 3 3 OTHER FIRST place winners at the Provo Pro fair were Randy Ross and Kent KentSmith KentSmith KentSmith Smith with a Joint project called Mind Travel by Hypnosis In the medicine and health division Receiving first place in the junior high school division were David Larsen Lar Lar- sen Vernal Jr High lUgh medicine and health and Ward lUcks Hicks Roosevelt earth and space sciences OTHER UINTAH High School students students stu stu- dents receiving high ratings at the Provo science fair were Terry Sue Sus Johnson Johnson- excellent rating for her project project pro pro- in and Randy Anderson Anderson Ander Ander- son a superior rating for lor his project in applied physics with a water speaker speak speak- er cr Randy Anderson Terry Sue Johnson and David Larsen Larson all won first places at the annual regional science fair at College of Eastern Utah in Price previous to the Greater Utah Science Fair in Provo All Ail of the state stale winners also won top spots in the she Uintah Basin Science Fair held recen Jy at West Junior High School |