The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-03-30
ARB0R DAY-APRIL 5, 1889.

The above date has been designated
by this department as "Arbor Day.
for the state OF Missouri; and il is the
desire of your snperindent that the
teachers, pupils and patrons may co
operate in making the day one of great
benefit 10 the school districts oil this
state, by endeavoring to render their
school yards more attractive.
On April l6, 1856, the first Arbor
Day was observed in Missouri; two
have been observed since; in 1888, the
day was observed by 400 school dis
tricts that reported, and 9,736 trees
were planted, while many were planted
that were not reported; many beautiful
grove Oh of trees now adorn school
grounds that were bare and unattrac-
tive and would have remained SO had
it not been for the observance of Arbur
Day.
II the matter is properly presented
TO the people by the teachers and pu-
pills all will take III interesi in its OBJ
%servance and every child wit donate a
tree, a shrub or vine for the purpose.
Have the children to plang and name
their trees, and they viii, project, guard
and cultivate them in the future. Ii
may be argued that it will simply be
labor wasted, as the teacher employed
will II o interest themselv' in this
matter sufficiently to p 'tect the
.ouuds from injury. Su teachers
should not be employed, for ey are not
competent 10 instruct, goverJ and train
children nothing more plain = portrays
IT, qualifications aud taste a teacher
tLap ne condition of the fe cling. out
houses, trees and shruobe y on the
school, grounds. The teacher no las no
taste in this direction s. Tit to lie
place I in charge of children.
Without discussing the after fur
toyr- 'elieving all "a IN tand and
app ciaie the benefits 80 . derived
from such a movement = II Oh pro.
C.durc is fere outlined Iur hose who
desire to encourage the cnt, prise aud
assis' n its execution, viz:
1. Select the trees 10 be p mted, dig
them several days befOrehaI | SO as TO
bav Them ready; wrap the oots with
W" straw Or leaves TO kee' the roots
rrnis'; bind nicely with a cord, and
bury the roots in q moist p: 80 and let
them remain until yon are /, ady to set
them in place
2. select nice straight, sly 10Th trees
rom all inch TO two inches n dame
ter; trim them up seven feci high and
top them at that height; if any limbs
are left on the trees, these should be
clipped eight or ten inches from The
trunk.
8. The best trees to select are the fol.
lowing, in the order named Linn,
ash, box elder, elm, hard maple, syca.
more, pecan, walnut, soft maple and
evergreens.
4. All trees now growing should be
carefully trimmed by clipping the long
limbs, the struggling boughs, and Civ
ing the tree II rounded, sy numerical
top. The boHghs should not be allowed
to droop or grow downward so as &c
be in the way in passing beneath them,
Keep the trees trimmed in this way and
it will never become necessary TO cut
off large limbs; beside the trees will be
much stronger aud less liable to be in.
iured from wind storms 1t is just as
necessary TO care for the growing trees
as it il TO plant new ones.
5. Call the meeting to order prompt.
ly at 1:30 p. m, April 5, and devote
one hour to Literary exercises" which
may consist of declamations, orations
essays, poems, historical sketches o
noted trees mentioned in connection
with our nations history. Each exer'
else should have direct reference To tht
, work in hand. If the school is not il
, session, call a meeting about the frs
/, of April at the schOolhouse, and ap'
I point a committee to arrange u pro,
gramme for the occasion.
I 6. Select some suitable person n
foreman; let him have the planning
plating and general oversight in TIT
planting of trees. A space should b.
i eft at the centre OF each side of tn,
, grounds. Plant the trees about eigh
I feet from the fence and do not put then
nearer the house han twenty feet dis
tant.
s. z. After the planting has been com