University of Virginia Historical Collections at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Eugenics Exhibit 4.3: DeJarnette’s Poem

Poem written by Joseph S. DeJarnette. Courtesy of The Virginia Challenge (March 1, 1947), A publication of the Citizen’s Temperance Foundation.

DeJarnette wrote a poem entitled “Mendel’s Law,” of which he was very proud. He presented it publicly on several occasions.
photo credit: Courtesy of The Virginia Challenge (March 1, 1947), “A publication of the Citizen’s Temperance Foundation.”