Group seeks to spark student interest in science Benjamin Boswell discovered his interest in science and technology when he started growing a sugar cane plant in his front yard in the Near South Side neighborhood. Boswell, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at Mark Sheridan Academy at 533 W. 27th St., got the idea from his grandparents, natives of the West Indies who grow sugar cane, mangos, papayas, bananas and other plants at their home in Florida. "My grandpa always gives me sugar cane to try, and I love it," he said.
1804
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A curious native tried to wipe the paint off York,
having never seen a black man.
Lewis and Clark head West. *Time-Life*:
Lewis was shy and awkward and...
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