He took the whole battalion--one-hundred-thirty-two-- While thirty-five machine guns ceased to fire; And twenty German soldiers lay lifeless on the ground As he marched his prisoners through the bloody mire. His name was not forgotten, a hero brave was he, Our country proudly hailed his fearless deeds; He was offered fame and fortune but for these he did not care, His daily toil supplied his simple needs. "I want nothing for myself" he said, "but for the boys and girls, Who live here in the hills of Tennessee, I'd like to have a school for them to teach them how to farm And raise their families in security." His wish was quickly granted. At Jamestown, Tennessee, There stands a school, the mountains' joy and pride; And with his wife and children in the hills he loves so well, He hopes in peace forever to abide. --Jilson Setters A Tennessee mountaineer, who is proud of his "wight of learning" according to his own words, "put together" this ballad which he calls-- NORRIS DAM At Norris Dam, our Uncle Sam Has wrought a mighty deed. He built a dam, did Uncle Sam, So "all who run may read." He saw the "writing on the wall"-- Called the soothsayers in. Soothsayers all, both great and small Said, "It would be a sin-- "To let the things God wrought for man Stand idle all the years. But use God's knowledge (in a can), Soothsaying engineers." And so, this miracle today You see with your own eyes, Was planned ten million miles away-- In "mansions in the skies." That pigeonhole is empty there; Now we employ that plan For use and pleasure, down here, where 'Twill be a boon to man. So day by day in every way, At least we're getting wise; And now we play--as well we may-- On playgrounds from the skies. So let us give a rousing cheer For our dear Uncle Sam, Whose mighty arm reached way up there And brought down Norris Dam. --George A. Barker THE DOWNFALL OF PARIS Oh, come all ye proud and haughty people, Behold a nation plunged in gloom, A country filled with pain and sorrow Since that great city met its doom. They had no thought of this disaster; The Maginot Line could never fail. Then came the downfall of proud Paris; Oh, hear the people mourn and wail.