The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 May 1971 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., May 19, 1971

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What would happen if the trash that litters your town were left to pile up without being picked up by anyone 0 How long would it take for the litter that people carelessly throw about to take » over the town . to cover the streets, the sidewalks and your lawns? it was with these questions m mind that a group of students at Milford junior high school set out to answer An eighth grade mathematics class taught by Paul Ingold, decided to try to calculate how “long it would take for the town of X Milford to be buried in its own litter The method to be used was that of computing the area of the town and the trash picked up compared to the time it took for the rubbish to accumulate •In the early planning stages, a map of the town limits of Milford was secured from Jim Baker of the Kosciusko county surveyor s office so that the approximate . area of the town could be calculated Since the town limits were irregular, the students had

Swimming Lessons! Ages 6-16 at Milford Park Two Week Sessions — June 21-July 30 Qualified Water Safety Instructor Register May 25 at Milford Fire Station from 78 P.M. or contact Mrs. Jerry Ganshorn. Box 633. Syracuse. Fee: $7.50 for Session (2 weeks) $5 each additional child in the family.

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to divide the area of the town into several geometric figures in order to compute the total area of the town. Such figures as trapezoids, triangles, squares and rectangles were used! On the basis of their computations the approximate limits of Milford was found to be 11.203.775 square feet Since the purpose of the experiment was to see how long it would take for the ground to be covered, some of the total area included“~land upon which building, trees, etc stood. On the basis of the information that the students could gather, they estimated that approximately 4,361.014 square feet should be subtracted from the total area in order to make the calculations more exact. This left a total area to be used in the experiment of 043.761 square feet areas inside the town feints were selected for use in the experiment. The approximate area of each of these was figured and with the initial plans made, work was begun On Friday, May 7, the students went out to these areas and all the

Girls Work On Showcase Plans By LAURIE KERN The Ta-Wa-Ao-Wa Camp Fire Girls at Syracuse met Wednesday. May 12. They discussed the white elephant sale, and camping out on June 9-10. We also worked on requirements. The man who gets ahead is the one who does more than is necessary—and keeps on doing it.

trash was picked up to prepare for the test. Such things as broken glass, beer cans (Not all empty!) and abandoned lawn mowers were all put in the school truck and taken to the Kosciusko county landfill for disposal. The areas were now ready for the test. The idea was to see how much litter would accumulate in these same areas during a period of one week. The following Friday, May 14. the class again went to these same areas to pick up any trash that had been thrown there

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AT LANDFILL — Students are shown above with trash delivered to the county landfill near Dewart Lake. From left are Dave Hollman. Frank Nyikos. Roxana Auer and Sandy Gerencser.

Electric Workshop Held Thursday The Elkhart county 4-H electric workshop was attended by over 60 4-H members and parents at the county' extension office Thursday night. Division one 4-H electric members received their circuit board kits and were instructed by Ray Shekel. Richard McCahill instructed division two members on trouble lights and extension cords. Mrs. John Brumbaugh demonstrated light principles to the whole group and taught a more detailed lesson to the advanced members The advanced members also heard Kenneth Bryant talk about different project ideas. Flag pledges were led by Harold Rasler, Elkhart, and Alan Yoder. Middlebury Eaj:h member received an electric ruler as an attendance prize. Zale Frey, area extension agent, youth, was in charge.

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during the past week. This time, however, the approximate area erf each piece of trash picked up had to be computed in order that a result could be obtained. The class worked in groups erf two, with one person picking up the trash and the other calculating the area of it and recording it. They were surprised when the full bags of trash again began to pile up as they had the week before. These bags of rubbish were again disposed of at the county landfill and “hard” work was over. Each Friday after the work

Syracuse Junior High Honor Roll Principal Charles Haffner has released the honor roll for the fifth grading period at Syracuse Junior high school. There were six students on the distinguished honor roll for receiving A's in all subjects for the grading period, with two. Jenny Cox. grade seven, and Susan Shank, grade six. having received A’s in every academic subject grade during the 1970-71 school year. Honor Roll Grades—Regular Christie Carr. Debra Miller and Bill Byland Grade 7— Regular Patty Bryant. Kathy Brandon. J. D. Whiteman. Karen Moore. Steve Kroh, Drenna Grisamer. Barbara Brouwer and Dan Dieterly Grades —Regular v Mary Kitson. Craig Koble. Becky Busch and Gary Brown

was completed, the class had a picnic lunch at the school athletic grounds to reward themselves for a “good job.” Results: The results of the experiment were quite interesting and yet very alarming when one considers the size of the town of Milford. MILFORD WILL BE COVERED WITH POLLUTION IN 61 YEARS. 4 MONTHS. 24 DAYS. Yes, in a little more than 61 years, if left unchecked, the town would be buried under it’s own garbage. If one considers this result in part, it can be even more alarming. In approximately 30 years, or about the year 2000. one half the town would be covered with pollution. These figures, of course, do not take into account some things. For example, it was assumed that none of the pieces of trash would be piled on top of each other and that the amount of pollution would increase at the same Tate. However, with the population of the town increasing and with increased summer traffic, the rate could be even faster! Considering all the possible factors that could affect the result, the calculations are fairly accurate. How To Stop It W’hat conclusion do you come to after an experiment of this type 0 What do you do about your results? Is there any way to stop what is going to happen in 61 years. 4 months. 24 days? Several suggestions were given by the class. One is that we need to inform the public of the danger of littering the town with trash and to encourage them to clean up their properties. Even more important than that, however, is that if the trash were not thrown about in the first place, there would be nothing to clean up. Speaking mathematically, “every litter square inch helps,” That is, every time you pick up a piece of trash from the ground and dispose of it properly, you deduct from the students’ computation a period of time. You make the day calculated for the trash covering the town farther into the future . . . you extend the life of your town. In a small way, you can give the gift of an hour, a day or even a month of life to the place you ca|l home. Using all the phrases which have been so often repeated that they have become cliche’s. “Help Stamp Out Pollution,” “Don’t Be A Litter Bug.” etc. , please consider the consequences when you carelessly throw trash into the town you call home. It is truly hoped that the people of Milford do something about their pollution or someday while driving on State Road 15. you’/I see a sign which will read “May 24, 2032 A.D., MILFORD. INDIANA. RIP

Distinguished Roil Grade 7 Jenny Cox, Leisa Napier, Doug Siiveus ’and Larry Allen \ Grade 6 Robyn Vatkins and Susan Shank \

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Camp Fire Giris Taking Part In Showcase Sat. Members of the Syracuse Camp Fire Girls, along with girls from Goshen and Nappanee, are presenting a Showcase of Seven Crafts on Saturday, May 22, at the Elkhart county fairgrounds in Goshen. The time has been set for 1-8 p.m. and admission is free. Showcase is an opportunity for the girls to educate the public and friends of Camp Fire what Camp Fire actually is today and what is offered. It is an opportunity to open the pages of the girls’ handbook so that all may see and gain a better understanding of Camp Fire and plans for the future program. During the Saturday affair, there will be live group demonstrations and group displays, plus individual displays in each of the seven crafts areas. The seven crafts are: Business, Citizenship, Sports. Games, Home Science. Creative Arts and Outdoor. There will be games to play with tickets available, concessions; and a white elephant sale. Profits from games will go to the Jada Perry Fund for Baby Jada’s liver transplant. Chairman for the event are Mrs. Arthur Folger and Mrs. Jerry Lowe, both of Syracuse; Mrs. Archie Magers. Goshen and Mrs. Ted Price, Nappanee. NEXT WEEK IN THE LAKELAND SCHOOLS Today North Webster Awards Day Northern Lakes Conference spring banquet 4:30 p.m. — WHS baseball at Triton Thursday 4:30 p.m. — GAA junior high invitational track meet at Milford 6:30 p.m — WHS publications banquet 4:30 p.m. — WHS golf at Plymouth 6 p.m. — Syracuse junior high athletic banquet F riday 4 p.m. — WHS spring fling Saturday ( 12 and 1:30 p.m’. — WHS baseball at Fort Wayne Central Catholic Monday 4 p.m. — Lakeland sixth grade track meet at Syracuse 6:30 p.m. — WHS athletic banquet W’HS baseball sectional Tuesday WHS baseball sectional q 4:15 p.m. - WHS golf Vith Goshen at Wawasee 7 to 9 p.m — WHS open swimming Wednesday W’HS baseball sectional

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