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SCIENCE SERVICE CLUB PROJECT
The Office of Hydrologic Director of the Central Ofice is Cooperating
with the Station Operations Division in organizing and preparing explan -
tory material for the Science ClubH of America. This afiiliation of
young peoplc's science clubs is administered by Science Gorvice, which
also sponsors tlic annual Science Talent Search.
The Weather Bureau hm ngreed to sponsor a &mcc club project
which will benefit the young people who take part in the projcct and
will also be of great value to the Bureau. This project will entail the
observation of unusual rainfalls by Junior and Senior High School menibers
of science clubs throughout the United States. Tlie incrcncre in
valuable obscrvations which can result froin this activity, if the project
is successful, will be very useful, particularly in tho work of tho Hydrometeorological
section. There are about 5,000 scicnce C ~U~H, with an
average of 20 members each.
The working program will be made L respoiisibility of the Rcgional
Hydrologic Engineers wlio will rlircct thr initial use of any important
information collected on excessive rainfall to the cooporativc storm studies
with the CorpR of Engineers and to appropriate forecmt centers.
The original observations will be collccted by the club sponsor and forwarded
to the Ofiicial in Charge of the appropriatca Wcatlier Bureau Section
Center who will make a cursory analysis of the niaterinl and dtde whether or not any of the obscrvations should bc forwarded to the
Regional Hydrologic Ihginecr. Thc colloctcd obwrvations will bc Rtorcd
by the section center for at lnast (i months or until the Itegional ilydrologic
IZngineer requests them.
WARNINGS FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
The IJenvcr office in cooperation with the State Hupcrinteiidrnt of
Public Instruction in Colorado has recc?ntly worked out a plan for Bend-
ing storm warnings to school bus drivers by radio. Under this plan
copies of weather broadcmts schedules will he furnislied all scliools in
Colorado and all school bus drivers will bo required to obtain a weather
forecsst before starting on their routes. The radio scliedulee will be sent
to schools twice each year so that listings will bo kept up-to-date.
This plan seein8 the best solution to the problem of providing warningR
for the 1100 ~chool bus drivers in Colorado, a large majority of
whom operate in rural communities where there are no other means of
obtaining weatlier forecasts promptly. Experience with the system
during the coming winter and spring is expected to dcrnonstrate its value
and indicate any modifications that may be necessary to increasc its
usefulness. It wa8 brought to the attention of Regional Directors
early this Fall for possiblc URC in otlicr sections where similar. hazard#
prevail.