Ohio School of the Air pioneers public education by radio
James M. Chalfant profiles B H Darrow known as Uncle Ben the Radio School master, who orchestrated the Ohio School of the Air, a state education division program that uses WLW and WEAO to deliver graded lessons, current events, and arts to thousands of classrooms and homes. The piece covers its origins, aims to augment rather than replace classroom teaching, and its national impact.
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James M. Chalfanthirty
B. H. Darrow
Champain County
Ohio
Darrow
United States
Ohio School of the Air
Country Life Institute
Agricultural Extension
Maryland State College
WLS
Chicago
Organiza
Ben
Cincinnati
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper
John L. Clifton
Edwin Markham
Man With the
Tlons
Payne Study and Experiment Fund of
New York
National Educational Association
Boston
Roosevelt Memorial Association
James R. Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Gifford Pinchot
Arthur W. Page
Radio Manufacturers’ Association
Columbus
J. L. Clifton
Clifton
Payne Fund
WLW
Ray Lyman Wilbur
WEAO
Ohio Department of Education
School of the Air
Chestnut Tree Over 900 Years Stands Beside Bermersyde
A solitary giant chestnut at Bermersyde hall on the Scottish border is said to be about nine hundred years old. Its trunk remains intact with eight yard girth, though some branches were torn by storms. Locals recall a historic welcome under the tree, linking it to 1066 and William of Normandy.
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Bermersyde Hall
Bermersyde
The Lune Shape and Ancient Area Theories
The text discusses a crescent figure formed by two intersecting arcs on a plane or sphere. Hippocrates around 440 B.C. precisely determined its area for central angle ratios of 1 to 2 and 2 to 3. It notes a section of orange as an example of a lune.
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Hippocrates
New York City Islands Count Questioned
The New York Telegram states New York City comprises three main islands Manhattan Staten Island and Long Island with additional small islands and a mainland area.
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New York City
Manhattan
Staten
Long Island
New York Telegram
Circuitous Highway Through Roldal Valley Narrows Progress
A Norwegian mountain highway in the Roldal valley winds six miles to gain one mile of forward progress. The route traverses a mountainous district, remaining circuitous as it crosses the landscape.
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Roldal Valley
Norway
Ireland's Ulster and Free State borderlands explored
Prepared by National Geographic, the article surveys Ulster and the Irish Free State focusing on the north coast, the Donegal region, and the 1920 21 border division. It notes demographic shifts, industrial differences, religious divides between Presbyterians and Anglicans, and historical Plantations shaping modern boundaries. It highlights Dundalk Lough Erne Lough Neagh and Donegal coast towns Rosapenna Portsalon Bundoran and the O Donnell castle. The piece also links Ulster immigration to the United States via Scotch Irish and southern Irish flows.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Reland
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Emerald Isle
Ulster
Monaghan
Donegal
Cavan
Free State
Ireland
James I
Church of England
Dundalk
Lough Erne
Lough Neagh
Belfast
Fermanagh
Tyrone
Londonderry
Lough Foyle
Labrador
Virginia
Delaware
Clan O'Donnell
Elizabeth
Rosapenna
Portsalon
Bundoran
Philip of
Spain
United States
America
Island
Middle West
West
Depth Mystery Persists in England Pennines Cave
Searchers again fail to reach the cave mouth in Anglborough mountain area as they study a underground lake 20 feet wide and 900 feet long lying 500 feet below the summit. The canyon entrance blocks direct access hindering exploration in this rugged Pennines site.
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Ngleborough Mountain
Pennines
England
Marks on Ale Barrels and Monastic Seals in Old Taverns
Prints of old tavern scenes show ale barrels marked XX and XXX. These marks, used until prohibition, are linked to monastic brewing oversight. Monks supervised brewing at dispensaries in remote times, and old inn signs hint at licensed taverns under abbey seals. The XX and XXX were seals guaranteeing quality of the beer.
Cave Formations described in River Limestone Cavern
The passage notes stalactites hanging in profusion from a solid limestone roof within a river cave system. The fragment emphasizes dramatic mineral formations and the enclosure’s geologic character.
Thoughts Open and Closed Avenues of the Mind
A succinct reflection on how ideas arise without deliberate choice and how some thoughts depart through paths we never consciously chose. The quote invites contemplation of the mind’s hidden channels and the unpredictability of inner dialogue.
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W. Emerson
Thought on life guiding others by George Eliot
Quote reflects on daily life and ethics urging help to ease others burden. It questions whether our aim is to reduce difficulties for others and highlights moral duty.
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George Eliot
Butter Color Trend Drives Record Creamery Profits
Dominant creameries boost profits by using Dandelion Butter Color to achieve a uniform June hue. Claimed to color cream economically without altering buttermilk, this vegetable additive is said to be tasteless and approved by state and national laws. Wells and Richardson Co. offers free sample bottles from Burlington Vermont.
Tote exchange about Mr. Smith’s intelligence
A fragmentary dialogue shows Tote asking Mr. Smith if he is dumb and receiving a reassurance. A بج Big sister is referenced as having expected him to speak all winter.
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Tote
Mr. Smith
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Ohio School of Air
Little E Red
William of Normandy
Senlac Hill
Killybegs
Lough Swilly
The
O’donnells
O’donnell
County Donegal
Southern
North Ireland
Dainily
Dean's
Dean
S. Benjamin Faucher
Silver St
Manchester
N. H
Marco Polo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pittsburgh
Lydis E. Pinkham
Ezra Ricnarpe
Pittsburgh, Pa
Detimia
Shean
O Street
Lincoln
Neb
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