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Show SU contest winners named Alter taking great pains to design and construct small model bridges for Southern Utah State College's annual bridge building contest, it's not surprising sur-prising that contestants ieel a bit dismayed when their masterpieces are shattered by the college's hydraulic testing machine. "The build and destroy aspect of the contest is an interest phenomenon," said Richard N. Kimball, associate professor of engineering at SUSC, as he listed winners in the college's eighth annual :,"contest. -.-;' : - , "Students take a great deal of pride in their bridges. They construct them not only to withstand a great deal of pressure, but to look good," he said. "After many hours of painstaking pain-staking work, there's bound to be a bit of sentiment attached to them." Parowan High School successfully defended its grand champion status by winning the contest lor the third year in a row. In most of the participating 20 schools, past champions cham-pions succumbed to new bridge building experts. Top bridge building honors went to Bill Terrell, a senior from Parowan, with a bridge strength of 5368 newtons (1207 pounds). He won a lull-tuition scholarship to SUSC. a $25 grand prize and a $10 school prize for his efforts. Three students tied lor second place : Brent Henrie, Beaver; Phil Ralphs, Delta; and Lane Morgan, Piute. Their bridges tested out at 4755 newtons, 1069 pounds. They each won $25. "To coax an ounce of balsa wood, a tube of glue, three pine blocks and a cardboard deck to carry over a half-ton before failing is a noteworthy ac- complishment," Kimball said. "We extend our congratulations to the winners and their advisors, ad-visors, and to air the 300 . other - contest participants." par-ticipants." The winners will be honored Friday at SUSC's annual engineering week banquet which will begin at 7 p.m. at the Cedar City Town and Country Restaurant. "All interested persons are invited to attend the banquet," Kimball said. "The lour contest winners win-ners will be admitted free; other contest participants will be admitted for $3.50, half the regular $7 price." Reservations must be made by noon Thursday and are available by calling Kimball at 586-4411, 586-4411, extension 417. Top bridge builders in each of the 20 schools include: Brent Henrie, Beaver; Kerry Alvey, Bryce Valley; Chad Lewis, Cedar City; Phil Ralphs, Delta; Don Leonard. Dixie; Robert Moyle, Enterprise; Ricky Crawford, Escalante; llallie Cram, Fredonia; Marie T i c h e n o r , Hurricane; Steve Boardman, Kanab; Aaron Mayer, Milford; Nathan Giles, Millard; Don Werber, Panaca (Lincoln Co.); Mike Baldwin, Panguitch; Bill Terrell, Parowan; Terry llolton, Pioche (middle school); Lane Morgan, Piute; Mark Johnson, Richfield; Johnny Johnson. South Sevier; and Brinkerholf-Palmer ' tied at Valley. "The contest originated as a practical way for high school students to put to use the math and science skills they have acquired, to develop creativity and workmanship, work-manship, and even to stretch the imagination a little," the SUSC professor said. |