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Monkey Business In Southeast Kansas: The Case Of Professor Scott, The 'Scopes Of Kansas', Donald W. Viney
Monkey Business In Southeast Kansas: The Case Of Professor Scott, The 'Scopes Of Kansas', Donald W. Viney
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As the drama of the Scopes trial made headlines in July 1925, a little drama was unfolding in southeast Kansas at the Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg. A history professor, John G. Scott, was relieved of his teaching duties after his students made plans to hold a “mock monkey trial” in the courthouse downtown. The trial, much anticipated in the local press, never occurred thanks to the intervention of the school president, W. A. Brandenburg. An ardent Christian and creationist, Brandenburg had earlier invited Harry Rimmer, a popular lecturer and debunker of evolution, to lecture at the KSTC and …
Philosophy In A Different Key: My Philosophy In Song, Donald W. Viney
Philosophy In A Different Key: My Philosophy In Song, Donald W. Viney
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I composed my first song in the early 1970s, but all but one of the songs listed here were written after my fifty-fifth birthday in 2008—indeed, the vast majority of what I have composed was written since then. What follows are the lyrics to some of my songs. For each song, I’ve made comments that provide context, an explanation of the sources that I’ve used for inspiration, and what I was thinking in composing the piece. All of the recordings of the songs were made at Phil Ward’s Woodland Studios in Pittsburg, Kansas.