European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Ross a tall quid patient Young Man coordinates these visits. Frog dissection is not his Only project. Other areas include demonstrations in physical education computer science Home economics and Junior Reserve officer training corps. Mare Are planned. I like the idea of introducing kids to skills they la see in High school he said. These demonstrations Are not done off the cuff. Each is planned like a teacher s lesson and presented in a serious manner. An added Benefit Ross says is that the High school students gel a sense of worthwhile contribution by exposing the younger students to new subjects. John Ryan puts two fingers la Good use while watching the dissection of a frag that is saturated with a pungent chemical preservative. Frogs students grasp Slippery subject salary and photos  Bureau Katterbach Germany i Hale frogs third grader Mary Rice said. She stuck out her Tongue covered her face with a hat and turned away from a Frog that Lay disassembled in a smell specimen tray. Ansbach american High school seventh Grade instructors George. Lane and Chad Rodden prodded the Frog s innards As they explained in knowing detail amphibian biology to Rice and he classmates. Normally second and third graders Don t Dis sect frogs. This was a demonstration set up by senior William Ross to introduce High school skills to the elementary grades. Older students were already helping younger ones in a Reading program. Ross took that program and expanded it the reactions of teacher Fraund sic Duncan s elementary students were surprisingly subdued. Most gathered closely around the Frog peeled open for belter viewing. They stuck their noses right in and held them. The preservative chemicals stank. The children asked question after question once the initial Shock passed and Learned a bit about Frog s digestive tract and reproductive system and the difference Between boy frogs and girl frogs. Matt Blarney had never seen he inside of a Frog before some of it s like me then there Are other parts thai Are not like me Al All tic marvelled. John Ryan Kepi a Good grip on his nose but refused to Back away. Rice retreated to her desk. "1 hate frogs she said again with feeling. Latonya Garcia tentatively reached Oul with a linger and probed a Frog s Billy. "1 can l believe i touching this she squealed. Lane said he fielded some Good q questions. I i i be leaching Little  the so Ems Krader said. He old he kids la Wash i hair hands inter touching the frogs. Mary Rice shows her opinion of Frags. Seventh grader George Lane wears Nib or blow while  dissection