Academy Council authorized the Junior Academy of Science section 
in 1936, and it soon attracted a great number of students who formed 
Junior Academy of Science Officers, 1939 
chapters in many of St. Louis’ schools. Junior Academy members en- 
gaged in a wide range of activities. They organized and took part in 
educational radio broadcasts, wrote papers on scientific subjects, con- 
ducted experiments, went on field trips, attended the Academy’s regular 
meetings, prepared individual and chapter exhibits for display at their 
own annual meetings, and produced their own newsletter.23 
In addition to encouraging budding scientists through the Junior 
Academy section, the Academy sponsored the work of professional 
scientists during the Great Depression. The most significant project 
undertaken with the Academy’s help was a series of archaeological in- 
vestigations carried out in the late 1930s and early 1940s under the direc- 
tion of archaeologist Robert McCormick Adams. The Academy gave 
Adams administrative support and paid for necessary supplies. The 
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