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...Beyond stretches the desert of northeast Kenya, baked by the African sun. In a wadi, or dried-up stream bed, not far away, a sandy-haired man moves slowly, his loose shorts and shirt flapping in the breeze, his head bare to the sun, his eyes searching the arid soil at his feet. Some 50 ft. away, sandals scuffing dust into the air behind her. his wife keeps pace, her eyes sweeping the ground. An African, remainder of the party...
Elsewhere around the world, other scientists are examining fossils, stone tools, soil and rock samples, and even pollen grains in an effort to find more of the missing pieces in the puzzle of man's ascent. They are motivated not only by curiosity and dedication to their science but also by the knowledge that what they discover may help man to understand himself. Says Leak ey in his just-published Origins (Dutton; $17.95): "By searching our long-buried past for an understanding of what we are, we may discover some insight into our future...
...students will directly investigate the unique environment of the 160-acre island, a setting that includes salt marshes, forests, meadows, coves, orchards, beaches and clay cliffs. After some initial classroom instruction from the Thomson teachers, the group will go out to study the environment together, in projects ranging from soil surveys and vegetation transects, to wildlife observation...
...work project designed to add to the resources of the Thomson center provides another focus for the students' group work. The current group of 30 is terracing a site, selected by both students and instructors, in an attempt to prevent soil erosion. The hillside site they chose is extremely steep, and the students must rely heavily on each other to work safely and effectively. The black and white students, who tote humus and wood girders together, who anchor one another as they climb up the hillside, certainly provide a sharp contrast with the students who walk the halls of Southie...
Peanut Farmer Carter, however, is troubled by the proposed breakup of some 5,000 farms in the Western states. He owns 2,000 acres of Georgia soil (the land is not affected by the 1902 law, since it is not irrigated by federal projects). Said Carter: "Seventy-five years ago, 320 acres for a husband and wife for irrigated land was all they could handle. Now, with massive development and large machinery, a larger acreage is necessary for an economically viable farm operation. So the law needs to be changed. But," Carter added, for the present...