Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-23
CELEBRATING rHE HOLIDAY.
Some ofthc Omahans Who Remom-
bered ArbDr Day.

oOItc tnc omaHanS w no INemCm-
bered Arbor Day.
The hinges of the bank doors were granted
quiet day for the contemplation of Arbor
Day, and the employees of Omaha's financial
houses played ball and other pranks in pretty
much the same spirit.
In furtherance of the proclamation of
George B, Lane, state superintendent of in
struction, the schools of the city exerted
themselves.
The rooms of Park school acted indie
pendently in the observation of the day, and
there was no general programme. The tree
planted by the pupils last year, in one corner
of the yard was fourishing and all the
rooms gathered around this bay tree and
spontaneously emphasized arboriculture
The head of each room of Central school,
containing pupils old enough to understand
the subject, showed how great was the bene-
fit conferred by tree culture upon climate
and humanity, having particular reference
to the object lessons of the ornamental foil
age OF Omaha and their civilizing influence
with the community. The evolution of
arbor day in the west was also treated.
AT Lake school the non-appearance OF
trees tnat were to have been set out, and at
Long school the near removal TO larger
grounds, prccluded public exercises, but
methods similar to those followed in Central
school obtained.
At Leavenworth school Fred Knicker-
booker, of the class of 80, in the presence of
the whole school and many of the parents Of
the children, briefly outlined the programme
to be followed and connected 1T with
sketch of the tree planting movement AS
each scholar threw n shovelful of dirt on tho
class tree "Stanley,n an honor to the ex-
plorer, he relieved his muscles of STRAIN by
reciting verse.
"The Battle Cry of Freedom" was dressed
as follows and sung:
We have planted here our little tree,
And hope it strong may grow.
Shouting the pattle-cry of freedom!
May its branches flourish,
When away from school we go,
Shouting the battle cry of frcedoml
Old Leavenworth forever!
Hurrahl boys, hurrah
Long may her spirit be our guiding star,
When we, the class of 'S9,wil move upon the
Hill,
Where stands the goal of our ambition.
Edith Schwartz and Emma Levi essayed
and recited the advantages of timber.
America" was the vehicle of these stanzas!
God bless our little treel
Firm may it ever be,
Through storm and night,
When the wild tempests rave,
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do Thou our tree then save
BY Thy great might.
For it our prayer shall rise,
To God above the skies,
We wait on Thee;
Thou who art ever nigh,
Guarding with watchful eye,
To Thee aloud we cry,
God save our tree!
Farnam school, grade seventh 3, had this
arrangement:
Papcr-Object of Arbor Day ay................
Frank Thomson.
Reading -Woodman. Spare That Tree. ....
Ross Towle.
Reading-The Pine Trees Dream. ...........
Thanie Auspacher.
Noted Trees OF the World-The Charter
oab..... ..............C Carl hOllOrl
Queen Elizabeth Oak. ......... Sadie Gibson
Cedars of Lebanon. ......... Charles Detwiler
The Ash, the Witchs Tree. Alice Andreesen
William Penn's Tree, ....... Marie Valentine
The Hickory, Tough and Staunch, the
Tree of Our Country. ...Will Haney
Emblem-Flowcrs of the World-Great
Britain The Rose, Shamrock, This
tie. Gretchen Crounse
France-The Lily. Mamie Briggs
Switzerland-Thc Eidelwess. ..........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. George Chapman
Germany-Thc Corn Flower. ...........
...... Observation-Disclosures Susie Colpetzei
United StatesThc Golden Rod .....
...,......,..... ..,........ MaDel IaylOr
Planting the WooGbine in Memory of
Louisa M Alcott. ,....... Whole School
Quotations About Trees ..... Whole School
Song-Hurrah for the Oak. e. Whole School