The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-26
"ARBOR DAY"
HOW THE clrYscHooLs CELEBRATED
iasersaiins and lsatueti,o Prssramu,s Ia EvsrJ
p Pablic School loom Ia Tho Cl.y-A Large
Nnmb,r Of Trees Planted and tho DAY
Properly Ob,erved Ia this Clty.

| 10 "s"uta VI AieFs Ehhktu Auu tuc bAy
n Properly Ob,erved In this CITY.
< Yesterday was Arbor Day in the publ
/ schools o: this city, and the statement ca
| be made with certain correctness that th
children have not enjoyed such a pleaaar
2 school day for long time as they did yel
! terday. This applies alike to all the school
/ from the members Of the Eenior class
: tho youngest midget in the primary de
partmenis. All evinced the livelicst inter
est and entered heartily into the proceed
, ings. Too much praise can not be accorde,
to both the excellent corps Of teachers tha
the Wheeling schools are blessed with, ant
the scholars. for their work in preparin,
he entertaining and instructive pro
grammes that were yesterday afternoon
carried:ou in every room. Prof. Peaslee't
books on "Trees and Tree.plsnting, Il
containing very valuable information
to be used in the celebration
Of the day, did not arrive until last Monday
evening, yet these programmes were gotten
up and given correctly in the short space
OF time Intervening. They consisted OF
songs, essays, recitations and class exer-
cises, and nearly every number had bear.
ing on forestry. Lonfellow, Whittier, Bry.
ant, Holmes, Burns, Lowell, Emerson,
Irving and many other great and renown.
ed writer's, nearly all OF whom wrote
something beautiful about trees, were
drawn on by the scholars, for some thought
The history Of the old Hartford Oak and
tie Cambridge Washington Elm and other
notable trees are to-day as familiar 10 the
boys and girls OF the Wheeling schools as
any local event OF recent happening;
besides they have learned much as result
Of yesterdsy's celebration that will bo OF
actual service to them-the practical WAS
combined with the entertaining. s.-r
The weather was delightful, with the
exception Of a light sprinkle about 1880
4. N. that unfortunately served TO keep
many parents from visiting the schools,
Those that did attend, aud the number
was larger than that that usually attends on
special days, wereamply repaid. supsrin.
dent Birch, when he ssw what an interest
WAS taken in the preparation for the day,
determined to furnish some trees for plant
ing, even though the school grounds Of
Wheeling do not offer the best Of locations
and the atmosphere is calculated to kill
even the hardest tree. Accordingly a lot
OF young sugar NAPLES, silver poplsrs and
elmS we're secured and given out to the
schools. They served to still further rouse
the enthusiasm Of the pupils, snd the
trees that were planted yesterday will be as
carefully watched and guarded as though
under gardeners care.
THE FIRST WARD.
In Washington district there is a yery
large yard and these the scholars assisted
in the planting. Commissioner W. A.
Wilson assisted them. In the morning
the scholars Of each room marched in dou-
BILE file with the teachers, into the yard. The
large space IVES completely filed with ths
young folks, while large crowd OF spscta-
tors viewed the interesting proceedings
from the pavements. AZ each room
planted its tree suitable music was eunr or
n recitation given. Trees were named for
the following: Washington, ex.Principal
u. G. Bundy, Commissioner w. A. Wilson,
Garfield, Lincoln, Superintendent Birch,
]. G. Blaine, J. G. Whittier, NIss NJ. P.
Harper, principal; Miss NJ. Mcdonald,
Commissioner Caldwell, Monroe, Co,nmis.
sioner W. A. Isett, W. u. Bryant, Shakes.
peare, ex'Superintendent Williams, David
Wallace, the first principal OF the achos';
Longfellow, Milton, Holmes, Ralph Arkle,
Esq class Of 'S4. In the afternoon Arber
Day exercises were held in each room.
AADlsoN DISTRICT.
At the Island school the children
marched out Of doors and planted their
trees, some inside the yards and others
along the curb. Prol. Stephenson used
the pruning knife skillfully, and made the
exercises highly interesting. Trees were
named for Commissioners Collier, Whally
and Naylor, Supt. Birch and the deceased
Supt. J. q. Hervey and ex Supt. r. S.
Williams, J. NJ. Bickell, deceased, Wash.
ingten, Webster, Madison, Whittier,
LongIellow, class Of 'S4 and Slate Supt.
Butcher. Seventeen trees In all were
planted.
At the colorei school Prof. Jones and
his able assistants arranged a highly en-
tertaining programme. Trees were planted
and named after Abraham Lincoln, the
deceased principal, W. +. Gaskins, Alice
and Phoebe Curry and John G. Whittier.
EulogstlC addresses were made in con.
nection with the planting Of the Lincoln
and Gsskin trees. The senior class planted
the Lincoln tree. 49,.
THE HEART OF THE CITY.
At Clay school trees were planted along
the curb and named for Commissioned
Jepson, Dobbins and Hcge, Superintend.
ent Birch, ex-Superintendents ]. G. Her
voy and +. s. Williams, Dr.. A. S. Todd,
Dr.. G. Baird, Mics Meho!in, principal,
class OF 'S4. Longlellow and Whittier. This
was tree for every room. The school
planted one ano named it after Henry
Clay, and the grammar room planted Eng.
lish ivy in honor ol DR.. Z. A. Hildreth.
The dedicatory services were held in each
room in the afternoon and were excellent.
The number Of visitors was larger at this
school than at any other, and the decora.
tions in the way Of flowers, potted plants
and blackboard colored pictures were quito
elaborate. Commissioners Jepson and
Dobbins assisted in planting the trees.
In tho Fourth ward, Union school, trees
were planted In the yard and named alter
Commissioners Mayor Miller, Acker and
McCully, Superintendent Birch, ex.Super.
intendents ]. @. Heryey and F. S. Williams,
Prof. Anderson, principal; Washington,
franklin, Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier,
Alice and Phoebe Gary, Tennyson, Agassiz
and Prof. marlborough, late Of the Gin.
cinnati schools. The trees were dedicated
by appropriate exercises held in all the
rooms in the afternoon. The ssnior class
adopted the Anderson tree as the class
Tree. .s,,
ON TIE SOUTH SIDE.
In Center district trees were planted
and named after Capt. Andrew Wilson de
ceased, ex.Supt. Hervey, Supt. Birch, Alice
and and Pt t~be Cary and the class OF 'Sa
and Prof Sam'l s. L. Morsp. the inyantn,