EL itd Fourth grade pupils at Westmoreland Elementary School had a thrilling lesson in new life when their teacher and principal, Walter A. Prokop- chak, decideWo set up an in- cubator and hatch several chicks while his pupils eagerly awaited the special event. In the study of new life and electricity the boys and girls had an opportunity to extend their science concepts, vocabulary, and knowledge. Words that are new to a child become meaningful and easier to remember if some attention is given to their structure and derivation. New words learned included embryo, fertile, moisture, humidity, cegls, hen, rooster, egg tooth, lk, incubator, electric outlet, pilot light, receptacle, degrees, tem- perature, thermostat, ther- mometer, regulate, insulation, insulator, Fahrenheit, decrease, increase, expand, contract, socket, switch, positive, negative and ad- justment. The couriosity of the class was aroused and stimulated by Photo by J. Kozemchak Sr. X learning how various animals develop and are born. Following class discussion and research in various text books, Weekly Readers and encyclopedias, the boys and girls came to the conclusion that they would like to hatch some chicks which would enlighten them on the growth of birds and mammals. Mr. Prokopchak obtained the eggs from a hatchery. The eggs were placed in the incubator March 1 so that the chicks would hatch during school hours before the Easter vacation. In order to hatch, eggs must be fertile and be turned twice a day for 18 days at the proper tem- perature. Letters were marked on opposite sides so that the pupils would know which egg was turned properly. This was done in the morning and at dismissal time by the students, and,on the weekends by the custodians and Mr. Prokopchak. Water was placed at the bottom of the incubator to control the moisture since humidity is necessary for eggs to hatch. Temperature was maintained between 100 and 102 SCIENCE degrees Fahrenheit. On March 20,5 eggs showed cracks and were watched in- tently by the class. Those 5 hatched during the night with day. In all, 38 chicks hatched from 48 eggs. The growth of the embryo was not observed by : opening an egg every day, but instead by transparencies of the various stages of the embryo illustrated with an overhead projector operated by Mr. Prokopchak. The class project also triggered an interest among many parents, teachers, pupils from all the classrooms, student teachers from College Miseri- cordia and Wilkes College and student aides from College Misericordia who dropped in from time to time to witness the project. The Parent-Teacher Association had a meeting during this time and they also showed great interest. It was felt that this stimulating experience not only taught the youngsters al, 4 - Photo by Dan Koze Alexander Lipko holds an unusual clock from his private collection, as he stands beside a reproduction of an Early American-style grandfather clock. : : Emanuel to Race Horses at Pocono Leon Emanuel, Dallas, RD 3, will race four head at Pocono Downs, which launches its 62- night harness racing meeting May 5. Emanuel has applied for four stalls at the Plains ‘Township track, which this year—its eighth season of operation—will be under new management. Emanuel’s horses are Beau Butler, winner of more than $100,000 during his career; Puffy Boy, Viking’s Doll and Traveling Jeanie. Beau Butler is a seven-year old pacer while Puffy Boy is a five-year-old. Viking’s Doll and Traveling Jeanie are fillies, the former being a bred-in-the-blue daughter of A.C.’s Viking. Pocono’s harness racing season continues nightly through July 15. The thorough- breds will be off and running in théir 69-light season’ July 20. Post time is 8 p.m. Life” when their EAN TH SS and principdl, = Walter 824-9964 675-5281 864-3811 477-5210 822-5495 Call 342-8101 Scr. or 829-1311 W.B. ext. 232 for Free at home estimates 11-ga. fence delivers dependable strength to protect your home and family. Fabric is dipped in molten zinc to resist rust and provide last- ing protection. With the tick-tick-ticking of dozens of clocks in the back- ground to accent his words, Alexander Lipko states with simplicity that he loves his work and his clocks and watches. Of Russian descent, the collector, repairman and seller of clocks, recently opened ‘Ye Olde Clock Shoppe” at 259 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. At noon, as the timepieces fill the shop with the sounds of gongs, chimes, French bells, cuckoos, etc., the energetic 63- year-old proprietor philosophizes about the inexorable passage of time--he worries’ not about the ticking away of hours--for he is doing work from which he derives great pleasure. watches and other timing devices when he was a lad of 13. In his shop, where he keeps a Fahmy to part of his private collection of 150 clocks and watches, he gently handles a silver pocketwatch made by the Scottish watchmaker Cameron in Liverpool, England, circa 1725. The heavy watch is en- closed in three separate cases and has all its original works. Wound by key, it is in perfect running condition---as are all of ‘Mr. Lipko’s timepieces, for he repairs them himself. Should he have to have a special or unusual part, there is a com- pany in Alabama which will make the parts to his specifications. Other persons may bring their timepieces to him for repair also. “I'm especially fond of this beauty,” says the smiling shopowner, as he calls attention to a green-marble based clock, whose brass and glass sphere is held up by two inverted brass Head Dr. Mahmoud Fahmy, College Manor, Dallas, will head a six-week seminar in Egypt this summer for the Wilkes = College Education Department. The 15 persons who will participate in the seminar are representatives of state colleges and universities. The program, which has been dubbed “Project Egypt,” has as its objective development of a curriculum on “The Moder- nization Process and Education in Egypt.”’ The curriculum is to be designed essentially for college level classes in the United States with particular relevance for the education of prospective teachers. The group will develop documentary and audio-visual materials, which can be disseminated to other American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education institutions. It will be co-authored by American and Egyptian par- ticipants which will ensure their authenticity. Equally important as the final curriculum will be the improvement in com- petence and cultural pro- ficiency of faculty members due to their first-hand experience in a non-Western milieu. Dr. Fahmy will return to this country April 3, and make his presentation concerning arrangements for the June 15 to August 15 overseas seminar at the first of a series of briefings for participants to be held April 7 at the Wilkes College Center for the Performing Arts. This Friday orientation gathering will be the first get- together of the participants. From 3 to 5:30 p.m. there will be welcoming speeches, a panel discussion and slides of Egypt. A dinner will be held that evening at 7:30 in the Sterling Hotel, preceded by a cocktail hour at 6:30. Slated to attend are representatives of the U.S. Office of Education, members of AACTE, the State Council for International Education and representatives of the Egyptian Embassy. dolphins. A Canadian-made 3 clock, Mr. Lipko admittedly doesn’t know how much it is places a value of more than $1,000 on it. Also in his private collection are a Seth Thomas wall clock and an antique clock with all wooden parts. The latter is 165 years old. A member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Mr. Lipko has for sale in his shop many fine examples of reproductions of grandfather clocks. He is the dealer for Colonial Manufac- turing Company of Zeeland, 'Mich., the only company in the world which is authorized to make authentic reproductions’ of clocks from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. Stressing the fact that ‘“‘we deliver anywhere,” Mr. Lipko states these Colonial- manufactured grandfathers are all handmade, movements made in Europe, value by 20 to 25 percent every 20 to 25 years.” As he points at several of the chiming and triple-chiming beauties, the owner reveals that when he sells one he puts an engraved brass plate inside the pendulum section with- the owner’s name, the date and, when applicable, the occasion--- such as wedding anniversary or birthday. gi An interesting part of decor in the Kingston shop is the display of privately-owned antiques. These are not for sale but are used to make the shop a more enticing place to visit, says Mr. Lipko. There is a wide range of specimens in this part of his long-accumulated collection---anything from a soapstone vase to an old hand- pumped organ. 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