, 1888-04-28
PLANTING TREES.
AGeneraI Observance of ArbOr Day
in This City.
Literary Exercises and Tree Plant
ing at the Schools.
Scholars Addressed by Hon. J. c.
Baird and Gen. Miner.

Arbor day was celebrated with all the
pomp and circumstance possible under
existing conditions. 1t was the first for
NAL observance of the event and the
weather precluded the occurrence of out
door demonstrations. Several hundred
trees were planted by school children and
householders, making a most excellent be-
ginning in this direction.
Next year Arbor day will be observed
with all the eclat that characterizes the
natal day of the nation, but in an entirely
different manner. The city will be beau
titled in a gorgeous, useful, ornamental
and enduring style.
a EXERCISES.
The public school pupils have been pre-
pairing for Arbor day for some time.
Since the issuance of his excellency's
proclamation the scholars have been urged
to familiarize themselves with the rudi-
ments of arboriculture, and nearly all are
now quite proficient in this branch of
botany. In the various departments
yesterday morning appropriate literary
programmes were rendered.
AT 1920 o'clock the pupils of the three
schools assembled at the central building
and, together with their friends, filled the
spacious high school room. A drizzling
rain forced all indoors. The exercises
were as follows:
Reading Governors Proclamation
Lille Whipple.
PLANT Trees (essay) Bert Gleason.
Care of Trees essay Clarence John
son.
May" (recitation) Susie Goddard.
Forest Hymn" (%recitation) Gertie
Ellis.
Large Trees essay Elsie Myers.
use of Trees essay Gussie Johns
ton.
Recitation, Charles Bon.
Historic Trees essay Emma Grit
fiths.
"Plant a Tree (recitation) Iona Davis.
Destruction of Forest Trees ESSAY by
Archie Faishe) Geo. BENJAMIN.
"Woodman Spare That Tree" (~recita-
tion) Geo. Spaulding.
benefit of Trees (~recitatiou) Geo.
Gregory.
PLANT Trees (recitation) Geo. Evans.
Recitation, Maude johnson.
Hon. j. @. Baird addressed the scholars
in his usual ready and happy style. He ex-
planned the significance and dwelt upon
the importance of arbor day. By its
proper observance Wyoming would be
famed for its many trees ere his hearers
left the school room. Mr.. Baird urged
the children to improve the opportunity
offered for acquiring knowledge. By re-
quest the speaker read the poem ''Twenty
Years Ago" and was loudly applauded.
Gen. Miner, in response to calls, ad.
dressed the scholars for a few minutes
He spoke of Arbor day and the a%nniver
sary OF the birth of the lamented Grant
A line of trees was planted in front o
the school grounds. Each was namet
and placed by the pupils of teachers al
indicated below:
Miss Merwin-The Joe Fisher.
Miss Reel-E. p. johnson and Gov.
crnor Hale.
Miss Patton-Ellsworth and Our Moth,
ers.
Public Schools-Sarah Pierce and F.
Il. Warren.
Miss Dewey-Longfellow and Whit
tier.
Miss Snow-Louise May Alcott anG
Garfield.
Miss Dwyer-Alice and Phoebe Carey
and Washington.
Miss Slarpless-Judge Slaughter.
First Year High School,. Sterling
Morton, May Ware and j. o. Churchill
Trees and ~shrubbery were set out ii
the park, about several of the churches
and at the post.
So far as has been learned the day was
generally observed throughout the terri
tory.
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