IHi. Coleman received a four
academic scholarship and this
works os an assistant
instructor In a federally-funded medical
educated program. He just received his
BS in biology at UNC. He Is the sen of
Mr. ?nd Mrs. Clarence Colemen, Sr. of
SlO Delany Dr. His father Is a
pharmacist at HamRn Drug Co.
Tuskegee Gains
Fame As Pioneer,
Continues Trait
TlJSKEGEE, Ala.-Tuskegee In
stitute gained increased fame 73
years ago after Dr. George
Washington Carver, nationally ac
claimed scientist, authored a pam
phlet, “How to Grow the Peanut and
103 Ways of Preparing It for Con
sumption." History records that
shortly afterwards, the boll weevil
struck the South's King Cotton, and
farmers turned to Dr. Carver and the
peanut, successfully transforming
their dying agrarian economy in the
process.
Today, Tuskegee University is on
the verge of helping astronauts sur
vivelogn, intergalactic trips in space
by eating the nutritious sweet potato
grown in a soilless culture on
spaceships. ,,
After three years and a >600,000
grant from the National Space Agen
cy, u scientists at the famed
Tuskegee institution are on the verge
(t^auccessfuUy, growing hydroponic
tweet potatoes;
* Tuskegee University is now a Na
tional Center for Sweet Potato
Research. Dr. Walter Hill, dean of the
Department of Agriculture, is direc
tor of the project. Experts have pro
jected manned space missions of up
to 20 years or more in the next IS or 20
years. Pood production in space,
then, they say, will be essential to
support these extended missions.
Dr. Phil Loretan, the program’s
coordinator, in a telephone interview,
told NNPA that the project is pro
bably three years from full comple
tion. Right now the Tuskegee scien
tists are experimenting with spacing
of plants within channels. Presently,
they are 10 inches apart, but they are
shrinking this space to five inches in
attempts to maximize production
since space in the spaceships will be
of limited capacity.
Loretan said the sweet potato was
chosen as “one of eight crops,”
because of its overall nutritious car
bohydrate value. “Its yellow or
orange flesh is a good source of
vitamin A and the white flesh variety
can be alternated to cut out the
vitamin A which can accumulate in
the body causing toxicity." He also
said that the potato vine tips can be
used as a nutritious green vegetable.
They are also experimenting in at
tempts to get larger yields by chang
ing nutrient solutions. These solutions
contain major elements of nitrogen,
phosphorus, magnesium, potassium,
and calcium, Dr. Loretan said, with
minor elements of boron, iron, and
manganese.
Scientists are also learning about
the amounts of chemical elements
plants require. “In earth farming, we
never knew precisely how much they
absorbed or the optimum amount of
teach required," Loretan said.
: These nutrients are pumped out of
a reservoir through a pipe at the up
per end of the channel. The nutrients
flow as a thin film across the bottom
of the channel, nourishing plant roots,
then back into the reservoir. This
recycling process is also important.
Nothing can be wasted in space, he
said. “Everything will have to be us
ed. The cycle must be closed.”
One of the tough problems yet con
fronting the Tuskegee scientists is
how to utilize the fibrous roots of the
plants. “The Kennedy [Space] Center
in Florida is looking at these non
edible parts. The roots are highly
nutritious. So maybe they can be
ground up and used as a nutrient
again," Dr. Loretan told NNPA. He
also revealed that experiments had
been successful in clipping the final
tips of the potato every two weeks
without affecting the growth of its
roots.
The hydroponic potato, which some
experts predict will have a major im
pact on earth farm production of the
future, requires about U0 days to at
tain mature growth. Loretan said.
Statewide Project
Institute Conducts Science Seminar
GREENSBORO-On July 15, the
Greensboro affiliate of the National
Black Child Development Institute
will conduct a math and science
career seminar for black girls and
their parents at the Marriott Airport
Hotel from 9 a.m. to noon. This is part
of a statewide project funded by the
U.S. department of Education to en
courage black girls to study math and
science.
Two other chapters of the institute
are also participating in the project.
BCDI-Charlotte inaugurated the
workshop series at Discovery Place
science center on May 20-21. Approx
imately 100 girls ages 10-13 brought
sleeping bags with them to the
museum to spend an evening touring
the facility and listening to a panel of
black women in technical career
r
fields. These included a chemical
engineer, an accountant, an architec
tural engineer, a computer program
mer, a science teacher, and a nurse.
The Durham affiliate will host the
final seminar in September.
Dr. Walter Childs, III, regional
science coordinator at the North
Carolina Department of Public In
struction and consultant to the pro
ject, describes the problem BCpI
seeks to address: “In most math and
science competitions and classes, I
have found few black girls who Were
willing to be competitive. I believe
that because of negative expectations
by teachers and students, black girls
fear they will be isolated if they are
successful in these subjects.’’
Tresca Byrd, a mathematics
teacher at Page Senior High School,
adds, ‘‘As a mathematics teacher, I
am > g^o painfully aware that a
disproportionately low number of
black girls enroll in key math classes.
These classes are the stepping stones
to institutions of higher learning and
careers in the math and science
area.” , >.
The NBCDl’s project is; aimed at
exposing black girls ages 10-13 to a
wide range of technical careers and
motivating them to enroll in math
and science eburses when they reach
junior and senior high school.
“For the past several years, the
Greensboro affiliate has focused on
education,” stated Sarah Herbin, pro
ject coordinator and founder of the
organization. “We feel that it is
crucial that black girls begin at an
early age to prepare for the kinds of
job opportunities which will be in de
mand by the time they reach
adulthood. Being literate in the areas
of math and science will be a necessi
ty for the high-tech jobs of
tomorrow.”
The July 15 seminar will feature
workshops for girls and their parents
hosted by Dr. Walter Childs, Dr.
Vallie Guthrie director of the
Greensboro Area Mathematics and
Science Education Center, as well as
an architectural engineer, physician,
and chemist.
In addition, Ms. Eunice Dudley, co
owner of Dudley Products, will speak
about the need for girls to prepare
themselves in the areas of math and
science as well as how math and
science provide the basis for her
business. Seminar participants will
have an opportunity to tour her hair
care products manufacturing
facilities.
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Horn In the West, the nation’s third
oldest outdoor drama, will honor
residents of Wake County on
Saturday, July 8. All residents,
regardless of age, will be admitted
for $J.50 each, half of the regular
adult admission price.
Reservations are required for this
special discount, and the reservation
must be made by 6 p.m., July 7. The
tickets may be purchased from 2 p.m.
until 8 p.m. on Saturday, and proof of
residency must be shown at that
time. This proof may include a
driver’s license, power bill or other
document with the resident’s name
and a Wake County address.
For reservations call Horn at 704
264-2120
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