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Show Junior scientists exhibit talent illustrated the movement of the spots in relation to the revolution rev-olution of the sun. An attempt was made to relate the activity on the surface of the sun with weather conditions on earth. Also an explanation was made as to how sun spots are formed and why they exist. Benson's teacher, Layne Blatter, Blat-ter, encouraged him in his observations ob-servations and the preparation of his exhibit. Dennis Walker, science teacher at the junior high, was chairman of the exhibit, ex-hibit, and expressed appreciation apprecia-tion for the cooperation and enthusiasm en-thusiasm of the many exhibitors exhibit-ors and the interest shown by parents and patrons of the school. Judges included Omar Hansen, Han-sen, Dean Allan and Ralph Snelson Judging of the best scientific exhibit among the more than 400 entries at the Springville Junior High School Science Fair held Wednesday and Thursday was a difficult task, but Benson R. Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Bird, an eighth grade student, was awarded the first place trophy. Nineteen other awards were also presented at a special assembly as-sembly Thursday, to students of the eighth and ninth grades who entered outstanding exhibits exhi-bits in the various fields of science, including botony, zoology, zo-ology, astronomy, electricity, chemistry, physics, etc The winning exhibit entered by Benson Bird consisted of tables and charts which recorded re-corded the activity of sun spots observed on the sun over a period of time through a 2.4" refractor telescope. Drawings FUTURE ASTRONOMER Benson Bird, first place winner at the Springville Junior High School Science Fair, worked many hours on his sun spots exhibit which won the trophy he displays. Benson is an eighth grade student it the junior high school. |