The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-23
DID THEIR SHARE
Arbor Day Ideas Carried Out at the
Central School.
Interesting Services In Which All
the Children Took
q Pleasant
art.

The postponed Arbor day was royalty
celebrated yesterday afternoon by the
children Of the Central school, dclightinR
n large number Of visitors who were pres
cnt as spectators. The rooms In the
school building had been gracefully deco
rated with evcrgrecn, profusely inter
mingled with bunting and the national
colors. by the teachers and pupils and
they presented "A charming appearance.
The exercises began AT 2 o'clock and were
admirably carried out. Much credit Is
due To Professor Stone and the teachers,
who spent a great deal Of time and labor
in making the affair so marked
a success. In the primary
grades the exercises were not
80 elaborate as for the older grades. In
Miss Thompson's room In children were
entertained by. their teacher, who pleas,
antly explained the object Of the day and
related brief bits Of history in connection
with the lives of those in honor of whom
the trees were dedicated. In Miss Wares
room the programme was purely musical,
and proved to he entertaining throughout.
To the children in Miss Coburn's room
was read "a nice letter from Gov. J. X.
Toolc, which had been received by Miss
Coburn and was in acknowledgment OF
the dedication OF n tree to his honor.
The chief exercises OF the day were up
stairs among the older pupils. In
Miss ellis room several canary
blcd sweetiy, while the programme
was being carried out, to b great pleas
urc of those present. Miss Gillics' room,
together with those of Misses Batterton
and Murphy, were tastefully n hand
somely bedeckcd with evergreen and
flowers, and the recitations by the pupils
of the fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth
grades were exceedingly well rendered.
After the close of the exercises in the
school building the pupils formed in line
and marched outside to the points where
their respective trees were to he planted.
The march was well executed and was q
pretty sight. The programme rs carried
out Is as follows:
Miss Gillics' room: The Governors
Proclamation, read by Nevada McKim;
"Thanatopsis," recitation by Allie Kemp
land; Arbor Day. original Grafton, by
Jasper Mahan; "Why should We plant
Trees around "A School, origininai es,
say 10y Grace ID. Wisner; "Palmento and
Pine recitation 10y Clarence Davidson;
.Historic Trees" original essay by. Fred
w. Barker; "Planting of the Tree" rcci-
tation by Daisy Tracy.
The exercises for the pupils in Miss
Batterton's room included 'Planting of
wilson and "Woodman spare that Tree"
recitation by. George Roberts. Both
were exceedingly well rendered,
while the following pupils recited
extracts appropriate 10 the day: Lucy
Glen, Ella Fitzpatrick, Royal Turney,
denhall, Paul Neal, May Morse. May
Peters, Cora Marchion, Charlie .Bolingcr,
Matte Bacon, Luna Burton, Blanche
Kenyon, Harry sweet n Mary Condor.
In Miss Murphy's room the exercises
were "Usefulness OF Trees" retaliation
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and James O'Mara; Usefulness of
Beauty" Ruth Lowry, Edna Neal, Annie
Davidson, Elmer Young, Adolph Charelle,
Robbie Ball, Pauline Meyer, Joseph Jettc,
Lucy Grannis, Edwin Benning, George
La Pointe. Otto Bertch, Bennie Mallory
and Ellie S,altcr. Tree Song" recitation,
recitations, Archie Lingo, Bonnie Young,
Hector Lander willie, Fred Tietgen, Willie
Gushing, Herman Lembke. and Joseph
La Pointc. 'Blue Bird" rccitations Mary
Jones, Rachel Matthews and Katie
Burke. "voicc of SPRING recitations:
Bessie L.asslc, Cora Morse, Lille Watson.
Williams; Reading, Edna Neal. The
exercises closed with the dedication of
twelve trees oh the school grounds as fol-
lows: The tree planted by the first grade,
A class, 10 Mary Mapes Dodge; y class.
Mother Goose; second grade, A class,
Lincoln; third grade, A class, James A..
Garfield; u class, Joseph X. Toole fourth
grade, A class, j. G. Whittier, with biogra-
phical sketch by Title wegren; Is class,
Lucy Larcom. with sketch 10y Bonnie
Cornelius fifth grade, Longfellow, with
sketch by Willie Graft; !. sixth grade,
Louisa NJ. Alcott. with sketch by Oracle
Vincent; seventh grade, Cyrus w. Field,
with sketch bp Emma Lingo; eighth
Crane, Shomas A. Edison, with sketch by