14 SEPTEMBER 1974, page 45

Joint First Prize

Much ado about nothing Jeremy Round (Palmer's College) He had been told that a menthol crystal combined with the heat of the illumination, would have the desired decelerating......

Second Prize

Much ado about nothing Catherine Poulton (Horsham High) It is symptomatic of a nation that no longer takes itself seriously, not indeed deserves to be taken seriously, by itself......