Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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BIGGEST EVER! , Brad Iohnstone and lim Tintle gaze intensely into the aquatic world ot fish. Their fine project was entitled A Balanced Aquarium. Interested onlookers observe Bob .Q Steinard as he demonstrates his 5 'Y Van Der Grotf generator. This fx exhibit was one of the most 'K popular at the Science Fair. In much detail Kathy Bauernfeind explains her winning project to attentive Miss Hawkins. Sid Kadish and Betsy Collins exchange information concerning their project on solar heat.

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22 These twenty-five smiling faces belong to the members of the Science Fair com- mittee and the students who were awarded prizes for their exhibits in the Fair. They are shown standing in front of the door of the Ciba Pharmaceutical Lab- oratory Where they Went for their annual Science Trip. 1958 SCIENCE FAIR The Science Fair is one of the most important events at Butler High during the school year, It takes place in the early spring-usually March. Many projects, displays, and reports are entered. Most entries are made by students who are just plain interested in Science, whether they have it in a class or not, A few exhibits, however, are done by those who are entering them only because they have to- Chemistry and Physics students are required to have something in the Fair, - Our Fair has six sections-Physics, Chem- istry, Engineering, General Science, Biology and Conservation. The students may enter their projects in whichever field they Wish. A biology student need not necessarily put his exhibit in the Biology section, but could if he wants. At last year's Science Fair, the top honors for boys went to Bob Kaye for his project The Effects of Gebbrelic Acid on Plants, and for the girls, to Linda Wyman and Gail Fergusson for their exhibit entitled Dissection of Felicus Domesticusf' These displays received the Grand Prizes of the Fair. Other prize-Winners were: Physics: Honorable mention- Ignition Sys- tem, Bob Paull and Pete Worden, third place - Amateur Radio, Patrick Crowley, second place - Electric Fly Trap, Kathy Bauernfeind: first place - Solar Energy, Betsy Collins and Sidney Kadish. Chemistry: Honorable mention - Boiling Water with Ice, jean Cormack, second place - Oil Well, Sue Taggart, first place- Lig- nin, Peter Erb. Engineering: Honorable mention - Van- guard, Bill Hess, second place - Atomic Sub, Russ Tyldesley, first place - Power From the Atom, Bob Passerelli. General Science: Honorable mention - The Van Der Groff Generator, Bob Steinerd, sec- ond place- Milk, Elke Gronemeyer, first place - Nine Steps to the Stars, Doug Nichols and Paul Coty. Biology: Honorable mention- Stems and Dicots, james Rhinesmith, honorable mention Heart, john Besher, third place - Mush- rooms, Ellen Rickman, second place - Hered- ity, Dodie Boyhan, first place -- The Plant Kingdom, Barbara Bellars. Conservation: Second place- Oil Well, Mike Egan, first place - Beaver, Fred Talasco. Carl Wesley points to his display on Work and Machines as he explains the principles of the pulley and inclined plane to Mr. Easterbrook, who is ap rentl ver interested in this subject. PU Y Y 'Q

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MAPLE LEAF STAFF S Feature Editor Lynn Marko, Sports' Editor Sid Kadish, Art Editor Betsy Collins, and News Editor Louise Peterson look over the latest issue of the Maple Leaf. Along with the regular paper comes the infamous Maple Loafer. fNote smilesl f During one of the weekly Maple Leaf meetings, the staff learns that its last issue was accepted very well by everyone. Russell Gluck, a member of the Maple Leaf business staff, gives lack Earl a sneak pre- view, while on his delivery route. Maple Leaf Business mana- gers Iulia Townsend and Karin Sandal check receipts with the aid of three staff members: Iudy Anderson, Ianet Hennion, and Nona Shaw. 24 Editor-in-Chief Linda Pancheri and Mr. Crum, the Maple Leaf's Advisor, per- form the important job of proof reading the paper before it goes to press. The Maple Leaf, edited by Linda Pancheri, is our school newspaper. The monthly issues include such things as school activities, humor, sports, edi- torials, a calender of events, and news of interest to every- one. This year for the first time the staff introduced a new feature called the Maple Loaf- er. This is a college-humor type of fun sheet. The business staff advised by Mr. Mitchell, and the editorial staff advised by Mr. Crum Work together to produce our news- paper, which has become one to be admired.