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THE PANTHER 19 Science Seminar Presents Scholars Paper Marked “Poor” (Male, Age 17) “If I had only three wishes the first thing that I would wish for is a home with all of the items that takes to make a lovely home. My second wish would be to make my mother happy and try to give her what she wishes for. My last wish would be to have a fine Cadillac car. And I do mean fine.” CONCLUSION The student recognized that re liance upon the teacher’s judgment for classifying papers into groups, and his own meager insights, placed limitations upon the study. The social drives, goals, and the values of individuals are determined by the culture or sub-culture from which they come. Individuals who make up the specific groups deleni- ated in the study may have similar wishes, but they tend to vary from each other as far as groups are con cerned. Each group is reacting to a different situation, that is, their socio economic statuses vary which make for the emphasis put on some wishes, while some are hardly emphasized. This is an abstract of a student project in “Adolescent Psychology” course taught by Mr. W. S. Bolden. Three scholarly research papers were presented by senior students studying in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division at Clark Col lege in Atlanta, at the Division’s an nual seminar recently. Donald Fletcher and J. W. Ander son, Chemistry majors, reported on a chemical research project which in volved the potentiometric method of determining hydrogen-ion concentra tions. Because of the importance of the role of acidity in chemistry, biology and related fields, these two young scientists set about to explore the potentiometric method, which they accomplished with remarkable suc cess. The experimental process, with aid in setting up the necessary elec trical apparatus supplied by the Phy sics Department, was performed over a period of eight months. The hydro gen-ion concentrations were meas ured units of pH and more accurate description of existing conditions within acid media served to define the nature or rate of change that oc curs in acid media as neutralization proceeds. The pH measurements, na tural forerunners of analytical neu tralization titrations during quantita tive study were verified. Growing out of interest In the in finite series while studying calculus, Miss Brady Jones sought to develop, through research methods, proofs of fundamental theorems applying to the infinite series. Five important theo rems concerning infinite series were developed and proved: 1) a compari son test, 2) Weirstrass’ M Test, 3) Gauchy’s Test-Ratio test, and 4) two other modified tests. Robert Yancey of Morehouse Col lege delivered a short talk on “The Construction and a Few Applications of the Geiger Counter.” The princi ples of operations and some of the major problems of construction of the geiger counter were discussed. The paper was prepared from work done in construction of a geiger counter for the physics laboratory. In charge of the Division seminar are Dr. J. J. Dennis, of the Depart ment of Mathematics, Mr. W. R. Burns, professor of chemistry, Mr. C. R. Dubs, professor of physics, and Professor F. A. Banks. Chairman of the Biology Department. Other staff members are Mr. H. C. Williams, Mrs. Joyce Carver, Miss Bessie Stew art, and Dr. Jen-Sen Hsiang. The class of 1950 in the fall of 1946