The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-09
OVER ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE
PROCESSION.
The Line of March Double and Very
Long. beaded by the Band.
4 Large Number of Trees Planted al
the Normal and Garfield Buildings.
Interesting Address by DR.. Wright
Stirring Music-A Grand Success.


rooms, 3 cloud of disappointment seemed
to settle about the students. at the close
Of the first hour, however, a long and
loud ringing Of the gong called the entire
| school again to the assembly room,
where the announcement of a holt
day for the planting OF trees was
hailed with continuous demonstrations.
When quiet was restored President Tsy-
lOr read the governors Arbor Day proc
lamatIon and alter reading some pleas
ant comments, the entire school joined
in singing some enliying songs. The
various classes again sought their re-
spectIYe rooms where the plans for the
day were explained by the teachers
At few minutes past 10 o'clock the en-
tire school formed in line along the
south fence of the campus.
When President Taylor gave the
signal the line began triumphant march
across the grounds, sweeping before
them all trash, rubbish and objecnona-
BILE matter
AS soon as the work was done the va
rious classes separated according to the
divisions to pass away the time as they
might best see 1T. All, however, were
to return at 2 O'Clock and with agricul-
tursl and pedagogical implements to
form an arch tor the triumphant recep-
ton OF the city procession when it
should arrive to plant trees.
THE AFTERNOON.
/ Prom Dflv acnordinn ha
ments previously made the knights
Pythias band marched to the Garfield
building and stationed themselves at the
corner of Sixth avenue and Constitution
street, and while they played a lively
piece Of music the entire school, super
intendents teachers, and all, from the
lowest department to the high school,
formed In the yard IN single file, and
marching out at the south gate took their
places behind the band.
The procession then proceeded
up Sixth avenue to the Cool
edge, where they filed right and march.
ed along the middle of the avenue, turn
ing at the corner of Commercial and
Sixth they marched up toward Twelfth
avenue forming = solid line about five
blocks in length.
When the procession was within
about three blocks of the Normal and
before the rear of the line had turned the
corner at Sixth avenue and Commercial
streets the Normal students, with all
kinds of agricultural instruments,
| decked with streamers of white, red
and purple and with the stars and stripes
| flying, marched out to meet their visit
ors. Prof. Wilkinson acted as master OF
ceremonies and ordered the stu
dents to form two lines
| about six feet apart. This dsne they
raised their flag stats, rakes, hoes, point
ers and other implements and crossed
them about midway between the two
columns, so as to make triumphal arch
under which the band, the high school
teachers, the pupils and long line of
citizens marched. 1t seemed as it the
end of the column never would reach the
ground and it is a mild estimate
to say that over one hundred Joined the
procession between the High School
building and the Normal.
As the band and the advance column
of the procession entered the Normal
campus they were met by President
Taylor and Superintendent Klock
who lead the way to the
west part of the grounds where a large
square was formed around the excava-
ton made for the planting OF THE
NEWS tree. AS the column advanced
and added to the square the yard became
so completely filed with people that
there was almost a solid body from the
Normal steps to the fence west of the
building. The square was not
more than formed when the large
elm tree to be planted by THE NEWS
arrived. The tree was a beautiful one
straight, and q spreading top. The body
of the tree is about six inches in diane
ter, and the tree is fully fifteen feet
high. When, with fitting ceremonies, it
was placed in the ground, the band
played lively air, and hats, cloaks,
handkerchief, banners and flags were
waved in the air.
After leaving the place of. planting
THE NEWS tree, the hundreds assembled
followed the band to attend the planting
Of tree by the senior class. When this
had been done, Mr.. W. NJ. Davidson, of
the I'D" class, presented to the
senior class bundle Of soft
maple switches. The addresses was
brief and to the point He announced
that the switches were part of the pc
dogogicaI ontf1t. The seniors at the close
of the address proceeded to
use the naples on MIR. David
son and his classmates came
TO the rescue, and had it not been for
more important matters demadding at
tention, a regular class rush would prob
ably haye ensued. The time had now
about arrived when the enthusi-
astic Arbor Day procession was
again TO appear on the streets and begin
one of the grandest marches eyer wit
messed in Emporia. The High School
teachers and pupils marched out and
formed two double file columns from
Twelfth avenue to Tenth. Between
these two lines came the band the
faculty and the Normal students. The
| city schools then fell into The line of
march and when the head of
the column reached Sixth avenue
the rear was but a short distance from
the Normal building. We do not exag-
gerate when We say this was the largest
and most impressive procession ever ex-
hibited on the streets of EmpoIia. There
were nearly q thousand people in the
line Of march, and the greater part of
| them were students. Such success
can only be attributed to the
! wish of the general public to OBJ
serve the practice which Kansas
has found so beneficial-that of a close
Observance of Arborday. The process
| sion marched down Main street to the
Democrat Office and then counter
marched, came back to Sixth avenue,
and halted in front of THE NEWS Office.
Here they formed into divisions facing
TIE NEws block. 1t was sew
erAl minutes before the rear of
the procession arrived, and when all
were ready the knights PYthlss band
again cid themselves, THE NEWS and the
entire gathering proud with one OF their
/ choice selections. The last echoes of the
music was still ringing in the ears of the
people when some one from the ranks
stepped forward and proposed three
cheers for the EMPoRIA DAILY NEvs
This was the signal. Hats, aprons,
handkerchiefs, dolmans, cloaks and flags
were instantly waving in the ali, and three
loud long and continued cheer went up
for The NEWS. 1t is impossible for US