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[[left page]] [[page]] 2 THE REPORTER Teachers Honored on E, A and S Day The annual Engineers, Architects, and Scientists Day luncheon held at the Willard Hotel on Wednesday, February 25, was featured by the presentation of Distinguished Teacher Awards to twele elementary, junior high, and senior high school teachers in the Greater Washington area. In addition, fifty others were cited for outstanding accomplishments in science and mathematics teaching. In presenting the Awards and Citations, Dr. S.B. Ingram, Director of Education and Training for the Bell Telephone Laboratories, emphasized the prime importance of good instruction in science and mathematics in pre-college education if the United States is to advance or even maintain its technological position in world affairs. Awards consisting of an engrossed certificate and a personalized copy of VanNostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia were presented to the following: From Arlington County--Mr. James M. McCulough, Wakefield High School; Miss. Dorothy A. Ramale, Swanson Junior High School. From Charles County--Mrs. Mary H. Matula, LaPlata High School. From the District of Columbia--Mrs. Elizabeth J. Boisclair, Brightwood Elementary School; Mrs. Elaine M. Kilbourne, Anacostia High School; Dr. Samuel Strauss, McKinley High School. From Montgomery County--Mr. Sidney T. Lawler, Sherwood High School; Mrs. Ella B. Lopez, Takoma Park Junior High School; Mrs. Frances B. Owen, Somerset Elementary School. From Fairfax County--Gen. William S. Rumbaugh, McLean High School. From Prince Georges County--Mrs. Edwina J. Marron, West Lanham Hills Elementary School;Mr. Clarence P. McKinley, Oxon Hill High School. Engrossed Certificates of Citation were presented to the following teachers, listed according to geographical areas: Alexandria Mr. Richard LeB. Goodwin, St. Stephen's School; Mr. Joseph Michalitch, Jefferson School. Arlington County Mr. Thomas P. Hillman, Gunston Junior High School; Miss Justine O'Boyle, Marymount School; Miss Elissa M. Shields, Williamsburg Junior High School; Miss Jacqueline Van Nostrand, Thomas Jefferson Junior High School. District of Columbia Mr. Charles E. Biggs, Jr., Sidwell Friends School; Mrs. Hattie Davis, Barnard Elementary School; Miss Clare Driscoll, Western High School; Mr. Anselm Fisher, Calvin Coolidge High School; Mr. Samuel Fishkin, Anacostia Evening High School; Rev. James G. Glennon, Archbishop Carroll High School; Dr. Elgy S. Johnson, Spingarn High School; Mrs. Rosa M. Keel, Margaret Murray Washington Vocational High School; Mrs. Eva H. Laws, Neval Thomas Elementary School; Rev. Duane LeGrave, Mackin High School; Mrs. Mary Murray Petworth Elementary School; Mr. James A Parker, Veterans High School Center; Mrs. Marie C. Richardson, Burrville Elementary School; Rev. Cyril J. Smith, Archbishop Carroll High School; Miss J. Maxine Smith, Keene Elementary School; Mrs. Vlasta B. Williams, Shepherd Elementary School. Falls Church Mr. Richard A. Dugstad, Madison Elementary School; Miss Therese Finnegan, George Mason High School; Miss Norma Heiber, Mount Daniel Elementary School; Miss Virginia Harwood, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Mr. Jerome Layton, George Mason High School. Fairfax County Mr. David C. Bridges, Franconia Elementary School; Mrs. Mable U. Chapman, Falls Church High School; Mrs. Elsie Covell, Annandale Elementary School; Mrs. Dorothy Endacott, Weyanoke Elementary School; Mrs. Claudia Nichols, Garfield Elementary School; MRs. Esther Nichols, Vienna Elementary School; Mrs. Ilah T. Osborn, Haycock Road Elementary School; Mrs. Grace Richardson, Oakton Elementary School; Miss Nelle Shughrou, Falls Church High School; Mrs. Julia D. Williams, Woodburn Elementary School. Montgomery county Miss Delight Clapp, Wheaton High School; Mr. Fred Felmet, Highland Elementary School; Mrs. Margaret Fleming, Kensington Junior High School; Mr. John Stewart, Wheaton Woods Elementary School Prince Georges County Mrs. Annie D. Barber, Forest Heights Elementary School; MRs. Ruth Bauer, Northwestern High School; Mr. James Dietz, Mt. Rainier Junior High School; Mr. John F. Lynch, Temple Hills Elementary School; Mr. Harold Stein, Mt. Rainier Junior High School; Mr. Vincent Zugay, Bladensburg High School. [[New Article]] NSTA Meets in Atlantic City The Seventh Annual Convention of the National Science Teachers will be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. from March 31 to April 4. With the theme, "Science Education for America: An Appraisal and a Look Ahead", this meeting should be among the best ever held by this professional organization. General sessions are concerned with Foreign Science Education Programs, American Schools and Science Education, and A Look Ahead in Science Education. Special features include elementary science workshops, teaching demonstrations, and the popular"Here's How I Do It" sessions. A large number of curbstone clinics will provide for discussion and exchange of experiences, ideas, and viewpoints on a wide range of problems and issues in science teaching. These are largely informal without lengthy papers or prepared speeches. Some 19 discussion groups will be concerned with problems such as curriculum content, evaluation of instruction and achievement, program for gifted children, and the use of TV in teaching science. The annual Exposition of Science Teaching Materials held in conjunction with the meeting will present the largest array of textbooks, laboratory supplies and equipment, and audio-visual aid ever shown at an NSTA convention. The registration feed is $3.00 for he entire period or $1.00 on the daily basis. Advance registrations will be accepted if mailed to the Washington office of NSTA prior to March 10. Prince William County Mr. P. Walter Ellis, Manassas Regional High School; Miss Martha Pauline Smith, Osbourn High School; Mrs. Robert G. Wallace, Osbourn High School. (Continued on Page 7) [[margin]]March 1959 [[/margin] [[right page]] [image] Mr. Hopkins, biology teacher, demonstrates Civil Defense equipment to Pat Norgorden, Yvonne Higgs, and Patsy Morgan during a recent Science Seminar session. [[article]] Seminar Sessions Offer College Level Science College level science is being offered to outstanding students through seminar sessions. This advanced science study group is held on Monday nights in room 212 when students gather to hear lectures by area scientists. Forty-two students signed up to attend a night session once a week, but the membership has been limited to 34. Students are chosen on the basis of their achievement test scores in science, science reading ability, and mathematics. Faculty sponsors Mrs. Elaine Kilbourne, Mr. Frank Davenport, and Mr. Stephen Hopkins originated the idea of seminar sessions after they all received grants for advanced study last summer. They felt they should share the gained knowledge with their students, thus beginning the seminar sessions. They receive no recompension for their services other than the knowledge that the students are learning. Area scientists have consented to come and speak to the group. Mr. Bertram Stiller, a nuclear physicist from the Naval Research Lab addressed the group upon the subject of primary cosmic rays at the first meeting held on Nov. 24. Slides, manipulated by his 11 year old son, David, were used to illustrate his talk. Mr. Stiller held a discussion after he finished speaking as was questioned by students for a full hour. On Dec. 8 he returned to speak on secondary cosmic rays. Mr. Davenport plans to teach a biology course at all the meetings during the month of January exclusive of one on Jan. 17, 1959, when Dr. Terry Godlove from the Naval Research Lab will come to speak on particle acceleration. Further future plans include a trip to the chemistry and biology labs at George Washington University and guest lecturers from the area. Emphasis for the year will be placed upon nuclear energy and its underlying principles. Officers for the group includes: Patricia Page, director; Mary Maddox, historian; Patsy Morgan, secretary; Richard Fishkin, treasurer; and Patricia Norgorden, program director.