Palisadian., 1924-12-05
AMAZING STORY OF AN ALABAMA
NEGRO SCIENTIST

George Washington Carver, head of
the scientific research at the Tuskegee
Institute, founded by the late Booker
by Major R. r. Motion, is one of the
most remarkable men of the negro
race. Carver does not claim that his
ability to accomplish what he does
lies within himself but that it is in
spiration from God. This theory in con
well cause many scientists to wonder
what manner of man is Carver. Here
is what who's Who" has to say of
this remarkable man:
Born of slave parents on farm near
Diamond Grove, Mo-, about 1854 In
and carried into Arkansas with moth
er who was never heard of again.
Was bought from captors for a race
horse valued at $500, and returned to
fromer home in Missouri Worked
way through high school, Minneapolis,
Kan, and later through college.
Bachelor of science in agriculture,
Iowa State College Of Agriculture and
Mechanical Arts, 1894; master of sci
ence, 1896; unmarried. Elected men,
ber of faculty, Iowa State College
of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts,
devoting special attention to bacterial
laboratory work In systematic botany.
Teacher in Tuskegee Institute since
1896, now director of department of
research Member Royal Society of
Arts. London, 1917 Awarded Spin
garn Medal, 1928"
This record is most amazing, and
while Carver's discoveries have been
before the public for many years, he
has recently done some work in the
development of sweet potatoes, Pc
cans, and peanuts and the use of
further attention to him.
According to the Macon Telegraph
Carver delivered a speech in the Mar
BILE Collegiate College in New York
in which he told large audience that
he had developed 11S commercial
from the peanut 85 from the pecan
and more than 300 from the common
clay Of his native land, the South. The
Telegraph continues:
"The sweet potato Carver told the
audience, is the source of three or
four kinds of -four that make better
bread than any cereal, and also coffee,
vinegar, ink, shoe polish, paints, dyes,
tapioca, breakfast foods, starch, face
powder and many other products. A
large factory now is being erected,
outside Tuskegee, where paint Is to be
produced from the sweet potato, Car
yer said. He announced that he had
discovered 'thirty-two kinds of milk
in the peanut and richer than cow.
milk
No books ever go into my labora-
tory; the thing that I am to do and
the way of doing it comes to me-
Carver said I mover have to grope for
methods. T''9 method is revealed at
the MORE 1 ar inspired to create
somethin~ new. Without God to draw
aside the curtain, ! would be helpless
THAT Carver's claims are authentic
has been demonstrated too many
times for them to be open to ques-
ton. Indeed, he could never have
been elected member of the British
Royal Society, which has been adorn-
ed by many illustrious names in the
past, If he had not been all that he
claims or his friends claim for him.
ut is not necessary to enter minute
ly into the nature of the inspiration
by which he accomplishes his work.
This is field of too much uncertain
ty. Perhaps it would be safe to say
that he belongs in the class with such
outstanding geniuses as Blind Tom
was in music. That this untutored
negro of a generation ago also pos
sessed gifts that were almost uncanny
can hardly be questioned"
1t is to be gathered from what
Carver, asserts, that he gets no in
formation from books to enable him
to accomplish his work, for he says
he does not have to "grope for meth
ods," that the method is revealed at
the moment am inspired to do some
thing. Without God to draw aside the
curtain, would be helpless" Surely,
then, Carver's simple faith and his
splendid success are evidences that
the beneficent Creator works through
men in different ways, and apparently
without reference to creed or color
Columbus (Gal Enquirer Sun.