New Ohio State Dean Alfred Vivian Aims for Science and Poetry
Professor Alfred Vivian, recently elected dean of Ohio State University College of Agriculture, is a renowned authority in agricultural chemistry, author of textbooks, and a world traveler. He declined four prior deanship offers since 1902 and assumed the post on November 6. The piece also notes his poetry, essays, and views on forestry and farming practices.
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Alfred Vivian
Ohio State University
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
United States
Vivian
Gems In Verse The Music Played Alone
Munich on November 4 1914 Mercy Eldredge writes of soldiers marching to the front as families gather to bless them The barracks scene is filled with tears and solemn farewells as soldiers depart with flowers and polished gear. The poem laments war without a clear righteous cause.
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Munich
Mercy Eldredge
National Bank Bond
Brave Grenadiers of Corn Poem on War and Peace
Michael Earls writes of the green brigade marching through a parching land toward rain and sun. The poem imagines soldiers bearing pennants and plumes, bribes of gold failing to secure victory, and a return to tents of plenty after a campaign of weather and hardship.
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Green Brigade
Michael Earls
The Squire's Pretty Daughter and a Village Miracle
A London Globe anecdote recalls a village school scene where a curate asks what a miracle is. A bright child answers with humor that her mother claims it would be a miracle if the squire's daughter does not marry the new curate.
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Nellie
London Globe
Poultry House Wisdom From a Tabloid Column
A tabloid voice advises selecting a single breed, notes geese and ducks curb weeds, turkeys curb pests, and charcoal as a cheap disease preventive. Emphasizes dust boxes grit coal water and pure feed, with greens like cabbage and beets aiding digestion and health.
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