Show 12 13 1928 Louisiana Boy is Genius in Mathematics Study NEW ORLEANS I-a. I AP A u A. A 9 old U old sm small pale quiet child year John Candles Candies born bom In a a. secluded home homo on the banks of oC a South Louisiana bayou has la been discovered discovered ered as a mathematical genius Al AUe Alle De Demands Each day ho fits Us in to the Des mind mands school ready lEady to give e light light lightning to problems of ot multi multi- multiplication answers ning nn addition and subtract subtraction ion modesty mod mod- od- od Ills talent pas has not effected cd his m atthe at visitors lIe He for tor esty of his teacher with ith the tho r request timidity and does not ot un understand understand un- un wide wide eyed eyed r y I by people mart marvel John JThn multiply 21 by re requests requests re- re quests the teacher Thirty live thousand and ind n ninety e two two replies John wJ without with hout h- h Ills HIs Ills Ills' answers appear to come effort out John taught himself to Jo read and from rom write He learned his letters printed advertisements c on grocery grocer grocery boxes hOes ho he begged from the tho few ew store dore along the bayou system of at his own 1 He lie a inverted Invented a which baffles his school schol teach rv Ho lie knew ore one of or his letters letters as T 1 Madame another mother as Vieux Matin Mattin Martin Mat Mar tin and end still another l' l as Koo toong The boys boy's struggle gle for fot education education attracted public aa attention and his this year ho he was entered in Ech school l and nd has been assured a college edt If h he will take it |