The Delta independent., 1890-04-22
Arbor Day At The Public School.


Parents and friends of the public school
seen to be quietly r.stiu; upon their faith in
its school officers and teachers to do the work
of the training Of their children. Well, thi.
is one of .he times that the faith imposed is
not misplaced, bu, carefully laid, as the
character OF the exercises ON the 18th inst do
abandantly show. And only those who were
present can fully realize the character ofthe
rcctations aptly selected and carefully
prepared, as to beautifully represent the
intention OF the legislature aud the advantage
to the state in propisating and preserving
the forrest,.
The recitations were made by proDis-
cuous class who arranged themselves upon
the stage behind the teachers desk. ranging
from the pupils Of Miss Wilson's room, to,
and including the minister. OF thu city and
PARTON OF the bar. All seemed To ester in
the work with enthusiasm. showing their
appreciation Of tree aud mind culture. The
program was as follows:
The exercises were opened hy the reading
OF, "An Act to Establish Arbor Day" aud
the Governors Proclamation. by the Hon. A.
and iorciblc manner the int.ntion of the
Legislature in passing said forrest act.
The devotional exercises uer, conducted
by Rev. McEipha,rick. minister Of the NJ. F.
Church Of this city. Afier PRAYER he read
many beau,iful and appropriate passages from
the scriptures and offered prayer.
Following the devotional service. came
reading Of quotation, from Eycies,on by Miss
Ada MeMurray, after which Hiss HELEN Carr
read an essay on The Upas Trec." which
shovel beautiful thought, much research
aud ability to arrange knowledge after re-
quire,l.
Exercises of the Intermediate room were
conducted by their teacher Miss Meyers, aud
were very nice and entertaining.
Rev. II. Grant, minister of the Baptist
church Of this city, rendered tho reading of
the Scotch poem, The Tree of Liberty"
verr nicely. his mother tongue coming to his
aid at the time. lie also displayed considcrn.
BILE Ore mingled with sheets of native eiogucnce
In reading the poem.
The recitation given nc-t BY John Walsh,
is a splendid bundle of though, and hard tn
recite, although John equal to the occa.
sion, upon the time, and not only did well
but handled the piece In mastery way,
showing his ability aud good drill.
To vary the exercises Miss Wilson next
introduced ten of her primary pupils who
entertained for time by recitadNns. The
work was nice. nsat aud complete, showing
much valuable training.
The school sang many beautiful pieces
between the various exercises.
The last exercise, bu, by no means the
least, ~as the remarks by Prof Condii who,
in addressing his school, touched uron the
questions in his usual valuable way. lie
spoke Of the wanton destruction of our forests
and said: ''our SCHOOLS canno, protect them.
bu, We eau raise up a generation that will not
leave our hillsides and mountains treeiess.
A generation which will frown upon aud
rebukc the wanton destruction Of our forests.
by til. help sf trees aud flowers we make
our country more beautiful. BY the plant.
ing of the tree and flower, we plant in the
boys heart the sweet momory OF home that
will blossom when he is in distant land and
| country, even In old age, into sweet memories
| Of chil,lhood. Trees exert controlling
influence, We can't tell how nor why. Every
sNpling which we, plant in our doer.ynri or
along the sidewalk makes with every spread
ing branch, expanding leaf and opening
blossom, home pleasant, aud recoliections of
IL strong. We should not be satisfied or even
Mt rest until our school grounds are set with
beautiful -hndc trees asd growing flowers.
for the influence It has in moulding human
| character"
I should like to give all the talk made but
time and space will not permit. II was all
valuable, and the very essence of valuable
thought upon tree planting, md care upon
and about public school grounds.
| II will be Of interest To attend the school
and here the rcci,ations there given upon
ANY Friday.
Parents, ifyou had a few cattle upon the
range. would you not 70 aud see after them
once In whilc9 Arc you not trusting much
more with the teacher Of your children, and
dout ~!
| Ex. TEACHER.