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NEWS ~^Γ Paul Emmett of Atlas Powder took over a Wilmington High School biology class Guests at New Frontiers E>ay examine the outer space exhibit. Lecturer on this frontier was John A. Sanderson of the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory N e w Frontiers Day It was back to school for some 60 chemists and engineers on Dela- ware's "New Frontiers Day." While teachers attended a sympo- sium designed expressly for them, the scientists offered their services as substitutes. Every high school in the state sent one or more teachers to the all-day symposium, held at the Uni- versity of Delaware. Through talks, slides, and films, teachers were thoroughly up-dated on activ- ities of the International Geophysi- cal Year and, specifically, on the three physical frontiers of land, sea r and space. On hand for the pro- gram was a full size model of the earth satellite and a scale model of the rocket system which will launch the man-made moon. The ACS Delaware Section, as- sisted by Atlas Powder, Du Pont, and Hercules, coordinated the plac- ing of teacher stand-ins. William O. Field, chairman of the IGY technical panel on glaciology, spoke on the "land" frontier. His assist- ant, Mrs. R. Hatcher, displays exhibits 128 C&EN MAY 2 0, I 957
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NEWS ~^Γ Paul Emmett of Atlas Powder took over a Wilmington High School biology class
Guests at New Frontiers E>ay examine the outer space exhibit. Lecturer on this frontier was John A . Sanderson of the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory
N e w Frontiers Day It was back to school for some
60 chemists and engineers on Delaware's "New Frontiers Day." While teachers attended a symposium designed expressly for them, the scientists offered their services as substitutes.
Every high school in the state sent one or more teachers to the all-day symposium, held at the University of Delaware. Through talks, slides, and films, teachers were thoroughly up-dated on activities of the International Geophysical Year and, specifically, on the three physical frontiers of land, sear and space. On hand for the program was a full size model of the earth satellite and a scale model of the rocket system which will launch the man-made moon.
The ACS Delaware Section, assisted by Atlas Powder, Du Pont, and Hercules, coordinated the placing of teacher stand-ins.
William O. Field, chairman of the IGY technical panel on glaciology, spoke on the "land" frontier. His assistant, Mrs. R. Hatcher, displays exhibits
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