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In a classroom at Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C., Helen Brown studies a Wilson cloud chamber which is used to identify nuclear alpha and beta particles. Robert Goodman (wearing a high school cadet uniform) looks into a Spinthariscope to study scintillations of radioactive substances. The equipment was built by Anacostia students as part of the class emphasis on atomic energy.

We Add the Atom To the Three R's
Recently in this Atomic Age high schools in Washington, D.C., have been placing more and more emphasis on the study of atomic energy and all that it means in the field of physics. Classroom study of the atom has brought down to earth a field of science that's merely an abstract phrase and a nightmare to most people. One Washington teacher has commented: "The interest of the students is so deep that it is impossible for science teachers to devote enough time to the subject."

The deep interest of Washington high schoolers in the atom is not misplaced. Not only do they live in the Capitol where atomic and foreign policy is developed, but they are also members of a generation that will have to live a lifetime with atomic energy.

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Image of Helen Brown and Robert Goodman. Behind them is a poster reading "PARTICLES NUCLEAR PHYSICS".