Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1945 — Page 12
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Thousands of Pupils Seek Science Talent Scholarships
By Science Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—All over the United States thousands of high school seniors are eagerly beginning new science courses with
more than grades for an incentive.
On their calendar there is a ring around Dec. 26—Christmas—but a heavier ring around Dec. 27—the closing date of the fifth annual Science Talent Search for $11,000 in Westinghouse Science Scholarships and the
goal toward which these ‘teen-age scientists have been working for months. The annual Science Talent Search is carried on jointly by Science Clubs of America, administered by Indianapolis Times' Science Service with financial co-operation from Westinghouse Educational Foundation. This will be the first peacetime Science Talent Search to stem the serious deficit in science and technical students. Many of the boys and girls who will compete this year have been planning to do so since they were high school freshmen. Schools Notified But the first notice of the annual Search reached other prospective contestants this spring when the fifth annual Science Talent Search was announced to 40,000 secondary school principals and science teachers in every private, public and pa- |
rochial school in the country. | In notifying contestants that the
essay topic for this year is “My Scientific Project,” Watson Davis, director of Science Clubs of America, said: “Pick a subject that you can investigate at first-hand, preferably one about which you can do more than just read, It is often de~ sirable to repeat previous experiments, but it should be done delib~ erately and for a purpose. Write what you did, not merely what you read. Tell it in simple language. Fancy writing has no place in science. There has been great writing in the sciences but it is the greatness of strength and simplicity.” Will Take Test These thousands of talented young
scientists—14 to 18 years old-—have been preparing themselves for the big event as thoroughly as crack athletes train. During the spring and summer they worked indoors or outdoors, in basement or attic workshops, with borrowed, makeshift and home-made equipment, singly and in groups on the projects | of their own choosing. This fall| their preparations will continue and | many a fine point of their experimentation will be cleared up in conferences with teachers and fellow
WAR CASUALTIES
TOTAL 1,070,672
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (U. P| —-U. 8. casualties in world war | II were computed yesterday at| 1,070,672. | This was a reduction of 504 from | the total computed a week ago, due] chiefly to adjustments in the miss- | ing category. | The total included 260,386 dead, | 651,964 wounded, 34,050 missing and | 124,272 prisoners. Both the army and navy recorded decreases in their over-all casualty total from last week. The army figure dropped 47 and the navy total 547. The casualty table:
Army Navy Total 205,918
260,386 651,964 34,050 124,372 Total ........ 022,339 ; 1,070,672 Of the army wounded, 362,289 have returned to duty. Of army prisoners, 98,675 have been liberated.
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students in science classes and science ‘club meetings. In addition to recording their findings in an essay of about 1000 words on “My Scientific Project,” each contestant will take a threehour Science Aptitude Examination in his own school. This examination is especially made for the fifth annual Science Talent Search and is designed to discover creative science aptitude rather than test knowledge of science. Each con~ testant will also submit recommendations from principals and science teachers and personal data about extracurricular accomplishments. It is expected that at least 15,000 seniors will enter the search this year as in the previous four searches. From this number 300 will be picked for honorable mention and will be recommended to
colleges, universities and technical
schools as science students worthy of scholarship consideration. From the 300 honorable mentions 40 contestants will be picked as trip winners and will be invited to Washington next March for a five-day all-expense Science Talent Institute where they will meet ‘prominent scientists and learn of the latest developments in science. Award Scholarships The 40 winners who come to Washington will be personally interviewed by a judging committee to determine their eligibility for the Westinghouse Science Scholarships which total $11,000. One boy and one girl. will each receive $2,400 Westinghouse Grand Science Scholarships ($600 per year for four years). Eight other contestants will receive 4-year scholarships of $400 each ($100 per year for four years). Additional scholarships totalling $3,000 may be awarded at the discretion of the judges, who are Dr. Harlow Shapley, director, Harvard College Observatory; Dr, Steuart Henderson Britt, Washington psychologist; and Dr. Harold A. Edgerton, director, Occupational Opportu-
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