Barstow School - Weathercock Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Steve Peter Ill! win 5 R uth Calkins .... Bill LeBlanc . . Sally Atha .... Susan Belger .... Sue Holden ..,.. Alan Marrullier . . Steve Rosenthal . Beth I-laren ..... Laura Babcock . . Liz Marder ..... Steffi Watson . . . John MacLaughlin . . . David Pitts ..... Peter Sloan . . . Sarah Smull . . . Jean Clarkson Mary Clarkson Cindy Markl Terry Taylor Asst. SECTION EDITORS ASSISTANTS CONTRIBUTORS . . . .Co-Editor ........Co4Editor . . . . . .Copy Editor Advertising Manager Advertising Manager Photography Editor Photography Editor Layout and Opening .........Students . .. ...Seniors .......Seniors . . . . Organizations .. .. ...Faculty . . . . .Sports . . . , Activities Tom Hudson, Greg Lawson, Mr. Bill Thompson, Elizabeth LeBlanc, Mr. James Combs. Special thanks to our sponsor, Mrs. John Borden. Barstow Weathercocks throughout the ages! 29

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WEA THERCOCK As a result of the conscientious leadership of its co-editors, Ruth Calkins and Bill LeBlanc, the f'Weather- cock has arrived teeming with innovations. With the help of a well-organized staff and an enthusiastic faculty advisor, Mrs. John Borden, there is more copy, creative layouts, and more extensive use of color. For the first time, the yearbook is a spring publica- tion followed by a supplement on the musical and the festivities of graduation week. Organizations happily received more detailed coverage: larger or more numer- ous pictures and explanatory copy. Constituting another first for the Weathercock, each senior received a personalized copy, This refurbished edition of the yearbook was pre- sented by a newly organized staff. There were, of course, the traditional editors-in-chief, the layout editor, and the advertisement manager, and so forth. However, the sections of the book, such as Activities or Sports, were each organized by the head of that section. This streamlined arrangement helped make it possible for the staff to meet the deadlines necessary for the earlier publication date. mmm-ver-mr. ' V-:fi -. '-.i K 4..-iff-,.... ' . Staff members check pictures for their layouts. Left to right, FRONT ROW: Ruth Calkins, co-editor, Algn Marrumerf Cindy Markl, Beth Haren, lay-out editorg Terry Taylor. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Borden, sponsor, Laura Wolff, Mary Clarkson Laura Babcock, Sue Holden, Liz Marder, Sarah Smull, Sally Atha 28 Jean Clarkson. THIRD ROW: Steffi Watson, Tom Hudson Steve Rosenthal, Bill LeBlanc, co-editor, David Pitts, Greg Lawson Peter Sloan. '

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I A-,..'f.r.4 fp :ff . l CI-IEMA GRO Last year a cooperative research and testing program was set up between Barstow and the Chemagro Corporation, a company which manufactures and tests chemicals used for agricultural purposes. Since the parent company is in Berlin, Germany, further testing must be done in the United States before the chemicals are accepted by the federal government for use in this country. Seven science-oriented students from Barstow are involved in projects and tests in which data is gathered and interpreted and sent officially to Washington. The group which is directed by Miss Karen Dyer includes Peggy Costin, Stan Dean, Jim I-lelman, Bill LeBlanc, Alan Marrullier, Sarah Smull, and Edward Tranin. The first test the students did was a study of growth regulators on geranium plants. This was preliminary to a turf growth study on a plot of fescue on the Barstow campus. Sixty-four meter-square plots were sprayed with different chemicals intended to stop growth at a certain point but still retain color and density. During the summer measurements and evaluations were taken weekly. Another test carried out was a soil micro-organism study. Different pesticides were put on 108 different soil samples, and periodically throughout the summer, micro-organisms ffungi, bacteria, and actenomycitesj were counted in order to show the effects of this pesticide with time. Unlike other laboratory work conducted in class, the students involved in the Chemagro project have the satisfac- tion of knowing that the results of their experiments have important meaning outside of school. This program is unique, and other schools will use the Barstow experience as a model in setting up their own projects. The Chemagro building in Stanley Kansas 30