Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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f 1-f i i.. W..-. Ifirsl Row: Forbes, Meigs, Zamecnik, fPre.v.Q, Mr. Stubbs, Millet, J., Talbot, J., Kennelly. Second Row: Hit- zig, P., Bingham, Whelton, Straus, Hedblom, Tenney, Hatcher, Mellon, Lyman. Third Roux' Schwarz, Mack, Dllgafli MOYSC, Sullivan, Cunningham, V. B., Dickson. Fourth Roux' Millet, D., Chace, Rugo, Freeman, R. The Science C lub The Science Club, hindered as always by the lack of time for those interested, got off to a slow start but after getting rolling, the year proved successful. Interesting talks were given to us by members' fathers, ranging from Dr. Charles Lyman's on hibernation and Dr. Paul Zame- cnik's on the growth of cells to Mr. Charles Meigs's on missiles. But the main project lay outside these, for as the world looked towards the moon, so did we. Certain elite of the Club, in combination with the First Class Chemistry half-course, con- tinued a project to study the moon with funds provided by the United States Public Health Service. With the invaluable and ever-present Millet experiments aid of Mr. Stubbs, we photographed the moor1's surface in various phases with various exposures and colored filters. The object was to determine the mineral composition of the surface by densi- tometerg a photoelectric devise had to be built, as well as the camera box. The exact results may take some time to de- termine, but thanks to Mr. Stubbs, everything so far has gone smoothly over-all, including a seemingly hectic lunar eclipse observation just after College Boards. And we have every reason to expect that next year the Club will be even more successful. Ifuxlf I

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president K. Bolton the best of luck hoping that their calendar will be exceptionally good hav- ing a full range of months to work on it. Improvements in the darkroom were again made - a new dryer and a new enlarger were purchased out of the accumulated funds pro- vided for us by our able finance geni, T. Swett and secretary Witherby. Two people were then able to print 35 mm. negatives at the same time, which helped out tremendously with all of the photographic work in this book. Friday night figures who highlighted our meetings this year were Mr. Bassett, who spoke on the composition of a picture at our first meeting, and must have made an impression judging from the calendar, and some informal slide showings by members Burgin and Brigham. A trip to Franklin Park in the Spring added an elephantine note to the program. Activity in the darkroom was great. Never did Club more than one day go by when you could not find our avid crew of V.B. Cunningham, Witherby, Kitchin or Sylvester busy at work and verbal combat. The number of people in the darkroom became so great, however, that the new regime initiated some new law codes which tended to keep a bit more order, both among the people using the room, and the vari- ous jars of chemicals therein. The bulletin board had some good exhibits up on it, - one that we will all long remember was Brigham's all color 8x10 show of pictures he had developed and printed himself. Our guiding hand of experience, never-ending help and patience has been Mr. Bradford Herzog, and to him we are truly grateful. The club is a true club in that its members run it, and we are proud of this fact, as we are proud to have such 21 willing advisor. Judging from the enthusiasm in the second class this year, the club should if possible be even more active next year. Meeting S Sorting calendars

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Every weekday evening, except Friday, one can always find ham wizards Talbot, Tenney, Rotch, or other members stashed away in Room S6 of Warren Hall, in constant communication with the outside world. Here, under the guid- ance of Mr. Pierce, prospective members may learn the theory and Morse Code required for an Amateur Radio License and full membership in the Club. Upon receiving the license, a stu- dent may use all the facilities of the radio room, including the school station, WIMPH. He or she may also borrow a complete station, to be set up at home or in the dormitory. In past years, many students from both sides of Centre Street have earned their licenses and have found a hobby to be valued for many years. A few members have gone on to earn commercial licenses, enabling the holder to apply for a variety of fascinating and lucrative jobs. All of us are very grateful to Mr. Pierce for his kind assistance. He has instilled in us a deep and valuable interest in electronics. And if the present interest in radio keeps up, we know the Club will enjoy many years of continued success. Tenney and Dugan ham it up Rotch receives The Radio Club First Row: Talbot, J., Rotch, Tenney, fPre.t.1, Mr. Pierce, Dugan. Semud Roux' Archibald, Millet. D., Cunning., ham, V. B., Moss, Faulkner, A.