The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-12-04

Proud of Him and His Record-No
Question, However Taxing to Amer.
lean Statesman or PubIioist, Seems
Too Difficult For Him.
New York. - Everybody's Magazine
for September, 1914. published in New
York city, contains the announcement
that its first prize of $500 for the best
letter on the subject. What We've
Learned About Rum. or Rum and REM
edies," has been awarded to Isaac
Fisher. formerly Of Vicksburg, Miss,
but now of Tuskegee Institute. Ala
bama.
OF his essay the editors of Every.
body's Magazine say:
"The article below Is selected by US
from some 1900 letters as the best all
round discussion of rum. Certain other
letters have presented more extensive
scientific analysis, but have confined
the discussion to particular phases.
Others have been brilliant In literary
quality. but lacking In logical progress
sion and care In the statement of facts.
The letter below iMr. Fisher's) sums
up the facts about rum with admira BILE
comprehensiveness and telling direct
ness Of style and offers some remark
ably sane suggestions"
What will send a thrill Of pride
through the hearts Of all colored peo-
pie beneath the flags Of many nations
is the fact that Isaac Fisher il Negro.
whom every colored man. woman and
child may proudly claim as brother.
If any man In America deserves the
title doctor Of philosophy" It Is this
man. because he has done again and
again more work In the philosonhic ex-
position Of economic questions Of
worldwide Importance than any uni
versity has ever required of candi-
date for the doctorate. His past rec
ord fully bears out this statement
without even mentioning large
number Of contests In which he has
been winner and in which the prizes
were less than $40. this man, Negro,
Tuskegee graduate, in nationwide
contests with the best brains In Amer.
lea of all races, has been prize winner
some twenty or more times, and he
has won on the following subjects,
either one Of which contains original
work Of the quality-higher than the
Quality-of the theses required by
universities from candidates seeking
the degree Of doctor of philosophy.
"What We've Learned About tho
Rum Question" $500
German and American Methods Of
Regulating Trusts" $4OO. (Alone and
unaided Mr.. Fisher had to master In
q few months sufficient reading knowl-
edge Of German to be able to write
this essay
"Ten Best Reasons Why People
Should Go to Missouri" $100
"A Plan to Give the South a System
Of Highways Suited to It's Needs"
800.
Scales and the Housewife" $50.
Digest of the Uses of Adding Ma
Chimes" $50.
1.-THE Relation Between Manual
Training In the Public Schools and In
dustrial Education and Efficiency" $40.
1.-THE Most Practicable Method Of Be-
ginning a Reduction of the Tariff"
honorable mention. CThis essay was
upon the request of Its chief examiner
sent to the United States tariff board
for its use.,
These are only the big essays Mr..
Fisher has written. At the recent meet
ing of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World In Toronto. Canada,
Mr.. Fishers paper on advertising and
Selling" was selected by the committee
on awards as one Of the forty nine
best on the subject" thereby giving
him winning place In the first inter.
national contest he had entered. Tuske-
gee institute. his alma mater. Is very
proud Of him and his record. He Is one
Of her most loyal sons. and nothing
seems to give him greater pleasure
than to say that he owes everything to
Tuskegee. He has studied In no other
school.
It may be that the race has not fully
realized the real significance Of what
Mr.. Fisher is doing for the race in his
own way and line. In verify he Is blaz-
Ing broad trail for us all in direc-
ton and with success not true Of any
other colored person. and he is a mas
ter in his line. No question, however
taxing to the American statesman or
publicist seems too difficult for him.
and the thing which makes glad the
heart Of every loyal Negro Is thai, how