Carver’s work to be continued
Roosevelt among those lauding famed scientist
Tuskegee, Alabama (UP) –
Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute, announced plans today to continue the research of Dr. George Washington Carver, noted Negro scientist who died Tuesday.
Austin W. Curtis, for eight years Dr. Carver’s understudy at Tuskegee, will be made director of the school’s research program.
In addition to assisting with research work on peanuts and sweet potatoes – fields in which the late Dr. Carver specialized – Mr. Curtis has conducted independent research on low-cost paints, developing them from magnolia, coffee grounds and Osage orange, and has supervised a fiber research project.
Funeral services for the noted scientist, who was born a slave, will be held Friday in the institute chapel.
Expressions of sympathy arrived today from prominent personalities headed by a message from President Roosevelt which said:
The world has lost one of its most eminent figures and the race from which he sprang an outstanding member in the passing of Dr. Carver.