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TBJ'W- %u25a0**=%u25a0_ V _ ^ U l L u i l lJ L I V^A^LISchooln n ; a f n n nJj %u2022 i- jt*:r**T-rT*)j L %u2014| -T&r -rr+r r&%u00bbOne Hundred Years of Excellence in EducationCollege Preparatory: PreSch(X)l through 12th GradeOpen HouseTour our facilities, meet teachers, administrators and other parents, and learn about the exceptional academic and extracurricular programs Berkeley Carroll has to offer your son or daughter.Wednesday, October 22Middle & Upper School(5th - 12th grades)7:15 p.m.181 Lincoln Place (between 7th & 8th Aves.)Park Slope,Brooklyn (718) 789-6060Tuesday, October 28Lower & Elementary Schools(kindergarten - 4th grade)7:15 p.m.701 Carroll Street (between 6th & 7th Aves.)Park Slope,Brooklyn (718) 638-1703START%u201cPROSPECTING\at thePROSPECT PARK YMCA%u2022 T w e n ty V ard Sw im m ing Pool %u2022 In d o o r Running Track%u2022 Noutulis, U n iversal, F ree %u2022 M e n 's 5i U Jom en%u2019sUJeights H e a lth & Fitness C enters%u2022 Nordic Ski M a c h in e s , %u2022 M o rn in g ChildcareExercise Bicycles A v a ilab le%u2022 Fully E q u ip p e d G ym n asiu m %u2022(S pecialized Instruction In A ll)O SPEC TPA R KY M C A 357 Ninth St.Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215(718) 768-7100For All The News Of What%u2019s Happening In The BusyNeighborhoods of Brownstone Brook!wr!, You ThePhoenix Newspaper Every Week.Brooklyn's Brownstone neighborhoods are busy with activity like never before and you can be sure to be part of it all with an annual subscription to The Phoenix Newspaper, the voice of Brownstone Brooklyn. All the news of arts, politics and neighborhood events, delivered right to your mailbox 52 times a year. Make sure you%u2019re part of the action.TO SUBSCRIBE, USE THE COUPON ON PAGE 10PHOENIX SPECIA L ON KIDSScience Of LearningContinued from Page 3as they identify the most difficult tool toremember, the graduated cylinder.%u201cWhy is clean glassware important in the laboratory?%u201d asks Harding.%u201cIf it is dirty it might have other chemicals in it and it could explode,%u201d says the girl with the right answer.This particular day, Harding wants her students to try to expand their images of what a scientist actually is and what he looks like. She breaks up the circle and tells the students to list five words describing a scientist and to try to draw a picture as well. Giving some thought to the assignment, they list words such as discoverer, chemistry expert, exceptional, hardworking and Mad Max, after the movie hero.The news that they will probably get to do an experiment in their next class clearly excites the young scientists as the room buzzes with talk after Harding%u2019s announcement.A VEXING PROBLEMBack in Johnson%u2019s class, the students are discussing some logic problems that few high school students ever have the opportunity to talk out. On the chalkboard, Johnson has written a difficult problem:%u201cOn a strange island a guard asks every visitor, %u2018Why are you coming here?%u2019 If the visitor answers truly, all is well. If he answers falsely, he is hanged. One day a visitor came to the island and answers, %u2018I came to be hanged.%u2019%u201d Johnson asks the youngsters, %u201cWhat happens? This is just a warm-up for you.%u201dAfter much discussion with the students slowly trying to work out the answer, Johnson says, %u201c Is this solveable?%u201d One girl says, %u201cIt%u2019s something that starts with a P ... It%u2019s a paradox.%u201d%u201cIdentify the problem. You%u2019re the guard, what do you do? Do you string the visitor up?%u201d Johnson says to the class. Agonizing over how to answer the question, the students try in vain to identify the problem with the words and description Johnson wants to hear.No one is successful. %u201cEverything is leap to conclusions with you kids. Just be quiet for a few minutes and try to figure out the problem,%u201d coaxes Johnson.Finally, a young girl slowly talks out the situation and says that the problem is that the guard, who is obeying orders, does not know what to do. %u201cIf the visitor answers truly, he will not get hanged, which is what he wants. If he answers falsely, he is hanged.%u201dIt is a day%u2019s excitement, or education, at The Science Skills Center. There are still some places available. For more information about the weekday and weekend programs, call 789-7513.Hale Has MentorsSarah J. Hale High School in Park Slope is one of a handful of public high schools participating in the City%u2019s Mentor for Careers in Education Program designed to pair the schools with major university schools of education to introduce talented young students to the wide range of careeropportunities available to them in education.At a meeting October 2, juniors and seniors from Halo mot with oHuootnmNew York University to learn about the program. Each university has designated a faculty representative who works with the principal of the partner high school and a teacher/coordinator to design and schedule visits and other activities, guide student internships and seminars and evaluate student progress.Students who successfully complete the program, sponsored by the New York Alliance for the Public Schools, will be awarded a special certificate in addition to receiving high school elective credits. For information about the program contact the project coordinator, Dr. Judith Glazer, St. John%u2019s University, 990-6205.Contest AnnouncedThe Berkeley Carroll Street School will sponsor its fifth annual high school merit scholarship examination for the 1987-1988 academic year, Sat., Nov. 15 and any student entering the 9th or 10th grade next fall is invited to compete.The Berkeley Carroll merit scholarship is designed to reward students of promise and ability, regardless of financial need. Students who qualify will receive an award to offset their tuition at Berkeley Carroll by a minimum of 50 percent, guaranteed for three or four years, as applicable.%u201cOur goal is to attract promising students who may be concerned about the expense of private school,%u201d says Headmistress Bongsoon Zubay. %u201cThe Upper School at Berkeley Carroll offers a competitive college preparatory curriculum. Talented students can take advantage of their %u2018specialness%u2019 and develop their abilities to their greatest potential.%u201dBerkeley Carroll scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the examination, given at 181 Lincoln Place on Nov. 15. The exam consists of multiple choice questions to test overall verbal and quantitative ability, an essay question and a personal interview. Consideration will also be given to outstanding accomplishment in the performing arts, visual arts and/or athletics in the scholarship decision-making process. Merit scholarship recipients will also be eligible for additional financial aid if need is demonstrated.Applications for the merit scholarship examination must be received by Nov. 7. For an application and information, contact Arlene Symons, Admissions Director, 78945060.Farina Teacher Of YearThe New York Alliance for the Public Schools has selected Carmen Farina, a third grade teacher at P.S. 29, as one of five recipients of the %u201cTeacher of the Year%u201d award. She will be honored at a luncheon on October 23. Mayor Ed Koch and education officials will attend.%u201cP.S. 29 has always known that Ms. Farina is an excellent teacher,%u201d says Karen Reina, editor of the P.S. 29 newsletter, %u201cand it%u2019s not just the lucky kids who have her, but the whole school that benefits from her vitality and love of teaching. Congratulations, Ms. Farina, we%u2019re all proud of you!%u201d& aint 8 n n %u20190 %u00a3>cljoolAnd I made a rural penAnd I stain'd the water clearAnd I wrote my happy songsEvery child may joy to hear%u2014 BlakeW EAFE PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO A N. OPEN HOUSEA t Q uint A n n %u2019c T r\\\\\\rf*r Q p lin n l4 X l- k / U i l l t JL. A .A .A . J L J L W V/ T %u00bb VJL k / V A A W AOctober 30, 1986, At 7:00 P.M.For Information Or For Tours During The DayCall The Admissions Office A t 522-1277129 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York 11201Page 4, PHOENIX, Section II, October 16, 1986