The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-11

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Asbw Dsy - observed enthastnesi@.,'
tsrday ~ - iescaen and pupils 81 n.
sebooaa. bo9h White and coloFed
Al tie wh3te school over which ~.
most excsIient ard elicient lsdv -.
psiscip4i, asuisted b Mis Wauchooe -.
ciss began II Tie usual time Tor g..
school, when the whDie school Al q.
The bell arnse md In concert with NJ
woodward, the county saperinsende.. =.
The LORDS Prayer. II b simply be..ses
hear % many yonng. CHEEKY voices e.
lissie one Of SIX years mp to the lad = 3.
fourteen and more, repeating IN u,;..
prayer dicsA'sd By the Lord Of GIory r..
and embracing everything the hum.. -
body may or can need or desire for n. -
mate good. Al the conclusion Of the o,...
Stale Superintendent. Major A. R....r
introduced 10 the school by the Conn, =. =
tendent and proceeded to addres. n. 49,
10 that happy and effective manner 1. e'ea
uss when talking to the children osa
upon them 10 join him in hearty thank. !, a,'a
our Heavenly Father for the gif, of !. = ucd
gin - the glorious country He had - s'aaaa
which to live, the grandest on ea,s "
directed their attention to personal A.. -su 'hen
the Couniry-first TO adorn IL Min = "~aNd
it was The duly Of every boy and ,,,s J
and labor and pray TO build up sneA ss' ussa's
Characters as would adorn our grea, eo,,.~. 700
cause. 1t to honor and gIorily God vho /, ., =,
great love bad given it. Next 10 ADO, ,. mn
pretty homes, not palaces or m...;o.. m
pretty homes Of which the humb,e., -. -
might be one, IL the residence of purity -.
cleanliness and beauty. "Oh," said The 80
the transition from such a home IN H..
quality is but short passage, and full of 4
ers and beautiful things"
Next to adorn these homes with The n..
trees. shrubs and flowers which CO., b..
over the earth as 50 many boauets ,b,ov. 8.
10 hn chilcren for their employment, ".
minded them that the forests of grand ola
were Gods original temples; that for -.
lime, God had no house upon the e.,,h
which To record His name for awhile n. -,
but small tabernacle pitched in the w;,a..-
between Sinai and Egpy,, but He was 49,,
by the Patriarchs in the PLAIN and Tho
where the birds were the ehorislers. and n.
beating Of the flock and the LOWING of ~. 80,
taught the act Of prayer. But Il ia imDossihI. -
follow the speaker 10 his grand ana h..n,;,~,
theme IN passing notice like this, and y. ,r,s,
pass on 10 notice the Rotations of gev If ~.
children which were appropriately selected and
admirably delivered, after which Miss W.,
chope read paper which she had prepared &,
the OCCASION, the subject being "a The Tree,
admirable paper full Of wholesome instructio,
which We hope To be able to publish in our uer,
This being concluded the whole school. viii
It's visitors. united in singing that old time so.,
=, full Of rich sentiment, "Wooim an Snare IN,
frer, which was beautifully sung, after viii,
procession was formed and The schoo, ~,
ceeded To their new lot. and with the helm of !.
labor provided by the Board of Public Ipst,..
Ton, proceeded TO the planting of trees ,.a
shrubs All around the lot al proper distane.
1--we oaks were planted, while within the eDclo..
ure were planted all the varieties of trees ana
shrubs peculiar to this locality Never have y.
seen happier or brighter company of childr,
than were these
The same kind Of ceremonies were epeas.d
in at the cnlored school, Mr.. Demilly, principal
with an earnest corps Of teachers. Major RIM.
sell addressed the school in earnest vor&
dwelling in plain language npon those poinsd
character necessary to a full developmentda
good and true citizenship, and showing how
cultivation OF a sentiment such as the exercises
OF the day evolved would result in such develop
ment. After the address and several very credit
able reciiaiions by the pupils, procession va
formed and the work of planting trees began
These grounds having upon them an exceIlen,
school building were also surrounded with live
oaks, while in front and on the side of the build
ing many ornamental and fruit trees we're planted
Information reaches US from all parts of Leon
county OF hearty and CHEEKY participation il
the ceremonies and work Of the day. In he
rural districts the parents and friends Of he
children turned out largely. Many Thousand
OF trees OF all kinds were planted in our Stab
yesterday, doubtless, as the State Superinlendes
tells US he has received assuring letters fTon
nearly every County Superintendent informing
him OF the hearty participation intended. ssd
while many of these will succumb to the shocs
OF transportation, thousands will survive b.
meath whose spreading branches men and 70
men now unborn will rejoice, and when the
dear children who so joyoasly planted them YES
lerday will lie hard by in, we earnestly hope,
a sweet and peaceful repose awaiting the irum-
pet call TO new life over the Riyes spd meath
he al ia of Tho tre<,u - IA