The Science Society A Visit to York Electricity Generating Station

On 12th October, Mr. Crews gave a talk entitled "Scientific Features of Palestine," which was illustrated by lantern slides. He gave an account of the relief of the country, recounted interesting experiences of his, and delighted his audience with his description of a camel. The flora, fauna and inhabitants were all described, and we were shown interesting souvenirs he had collected while in the army. At the conclusion of the meeting he distributed seeds of wild flowers of the Holy Land to interested members.

The meeting on 2nd November took the form of a film show, open to the whole School. The films shown were "The Story of the Wheel," showing the development from pre-historic times to the present age, "The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould," "Radar," describing the use of radar for locating aircraft and for enabling planes to fly and land in fog, "Synthetic Rubber," and finally "Birds of a Village," showing close-ups of many birds. The photographs of the last film were extremely good, the songs of the birds delightful, and this film was voted afterwards to be the best of the evening.

Another open meeting was held on 16th November, when a quiz was held, the in,quiz-itors being Mr. Robinson, Mr. Harris and Mr. Crews. Each House was represented by two members, one from the VIth form and one from below the VIth. All the questions had a scientific flavour and were drawn from all the branches of science. Rise and Temple were close together and led all the way, but in the last few questions Temple took the lead and won by three points ; Manor were third and School House fourth.

The last meeting was an open one and was another film show. The films shown were "A Harbour goes to France," which gave us a small idea of that colossal undertaking, "Animals of the Rocky Shore," a marvellous biological film, most of the shots being taken under water, "Handle with Care," showing the manufacture of explosives, and finally "The Story of D.D.T.," voted the best of the evening. It showed how a discovery, made many years ago, was neglected and re-discovered to save thousands of lives both during and after the war.

A VISIT TO YORK ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATION

On Thursday, 7th November, a party of about twenty boys from the Science Society visited' the York Electricity Generating Station. The party was taken round by two guides. We first visited the coal yard where a large scoop was at work collecting about half a ton of coal on each run. The coal was taken to a conveyor belt and emptied into shallow pans which were moving slowly towards the boilers. On the way the coal passed over a weighbridge which recorded the amount

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