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Row 1: J. M. Sherman, R. B. Colby, E. C. Leand, S. Perry, McLeod, S. P. Dretler, A. J. Myrow.
E. J. Strauss, R. B. Nixon, III, W. H. Brams. Row 3: M. A. Saklad, A. P. Tothy, S. B. Decker, A. K.
Row 2: F. S. Tanner, A. H. Davis, Jr., C. M. Wilson, D. C. Ratensky.

THE SCIENCE CLUB
Davis C. McLeod, President Charles Wilson, Secretary
Mr. Charles Hutton, Faculty Advisor

Under the guiding hand of Mr. Charles Hutton, the transmitter in Rehoboth, and proceeded to compare
Science Club has accomplished a variety of subjects the two mediums. Our conclusion was that except for
during the fall and winter seasons of school. Last fall the more intricate outlay of equipment required to
we had Mr. Bruce Williamson from radio station put television on the air, they were basically the same
WHIM over to enlighten us on the possibilities of in transmission.
Although field trips have been the main attrac­
becoming an announcer or newscaster over the air.
This winter the club members have made a study of tion of the Club, the members have also given a
radio and television transmission. Through the co­ variety of speeches during the weekly club meetings.
operation of the Providence Journal Company, we The talks have varied from the explanation of elec­
were able to visit the WEAN radio transmitter to see tron tubes to the applications of the oil seal. All
the actual equipment required to put a radio program agree that the club has been very informative through
on the airwaves. After radio, our next objective was the trips and talks, and that more people should try
to find out how its competitor television was operat­
ed. We received permission to inspect WJAR-TV’s to get more from science.