Introduction

Biography

In 1909, Baird gra­du­at­ed from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Pitts­burgh, where he ed­it­ed the stu­dent year­book and wrote the lyr­ics to the school song.

He taught for a while at the school, then en­tered the ar­my in World War I, serv­ing as a lieu­ten­ant in the Sa­ni­ta­ry Corps.

Upon re­turn­ing to ci­vil­ian life, he went to work for the ci­ty of Pitts­burgh. By the time he re­tired in 1961, he was sen­ior re­search an­al­yst for the De­part­ment of Ci­ty Plan­ning.

Works

• Rune and Rann (Al­dine Press, 1916)
• The Book of Words of the Pa­geant and Masque of Free­dom (Pitts­burgh Char­ter Cen­ten­ni­al Com­mi­ttee, 1916)
• The Sto­ry of Bar­ney May, Pio­neer (Al­dine Press, 1917)
• Mirage (Stew­art Kidd, 1922)
• The Heart o’ Ma­ry (S. French, 1927)