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Wisdom from these minds would flow 
 Increasing knowledge more and more; 
Now younger men can easily learn 
 Just how these great men were concerned 
   In diffusing usefull knowledge.
 
From precious seeds these men have sown; 
  Gigantic plants and trees have grown;
The Weather Bureau was planted here 
  From observations made each year, 
           And studied out by Henry- 

The nation's museum had its growth; 
  The Fish Commission was brought forth; 
The exchange of books began to breathe- 
  By Baird and Henry these were conceived 
           And carried into practice.

I've lived to hail the third learned chief. 
  Whose election brought us much relief; 
While we greatly missed the two then gone 
  Yet every branch moves smoothly on, 
           With many great improvements.

With our present chief the Zoo did start 
 And other additions for his part; 
He also gained that splendid park 
  A place once dangerous, wet and dark, 
           Is now a splendid country. 

Improvements seen on every hand 
  The costly, desirable, stretch of land; 
See how grand since he begun 
  The work our honored chief has done- 
           To beautify this city. 

Since eighteen hundred and fifty-two, 
  This may seem far back to you; 
But much has passed I have not told- 
  Then I was young but now I'm old, 
           But still I am observing.