The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27

| Austin public school grounds where there
were proper fences TO protect newly planted
trees. Rare and choice shade trees have
been by the direction of the City School
Board purchased and set out in the most
careful and ornamental manner. More
| than 40 shade trees have been planted,
particularly at the West Austin and the
Arsenal Block school buildings, the Sixth
| Ward having already been amply supplied
| with them.
Arbor Day was practically observed by
the schools before the grand celebra-
ton which took place on yesterday at the
| State Capitol At the North Austin build
ing the pupils had but little TO do as the
| planting of rare and beautiful shrubbery
had already been accomplished. On the
west and front side of the yard an artis-
tically arranged star flower bed decorated
with costly plants, rests gently upon the
| lawn, while upon the east and front
side a crescent shaped flower bed as care
fully and tastefully provided for is to be
seen. In very short time, when lovely
spring again comes around, he who may
| chance to visit the beautiful lawn of the
Sixth Ward school building will see THERE
suits of the efforts of the pupils there to
| make it attractive.
At the West Austin schools the work was
intensely interesting. More than 500 pu-
pills came with immense loads of shrubbery
| to plant in their spacious grounds. About
around the square and nothing was left to
do in celebrating Arbor Day but to put out
| shrubbery here and there Just where taste
and propriety dictated, and quite joyfully
the work was done by the teachers and
pupils.
But perhaps the loveliest scene of all was
| that which took place at the Arsenal
Block school, which in size surpasses all
other squares in the city. Although man.
| moth i'll proportion it was filled with the
happiest pupils to be found. They too Gel
ebrated Arbor Day as grandly and as
proudly as if they had three story brick
building to accommodate the rapidly in
creaslng numbers. About seventy shade
trees had just been planted around the
square, and they, too, had nothing to plant
but shrubbery which they had carefully
provided for the casion. They planted
their shrubs and plants, sang their songs
and had most delightful time.
| AT THE CAPITOL.
At the Capitol last afternoon the p-o-
gramme as arranged by the Arbor Day
| Association and published Yesterday was
carried out to the letter, except as to the
addresses which were had in the Hall of
| Representatives instead of in the open air.
the change being made necessary by the
high wind which prevailed.
At o'clock, the hour set, very large
assembly gathered at the Capitol and filled
llle BIedJ Hull Vi representatives. III was
| by all odds the largest gathering ever in the
Hall except on the occasion of the Memo
rial services in honor of Jefferson Davis.
Hon. John Mcdonald Presiding Officer,
Hon. Frank Lubbock State Treasurer, Hon.
| o. H. Cooper State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, and Dr. 7. 81. Bragg President of
| the Arbor Day Association occupied the
| Speakers stand.
| After the vast assembly was seated and
music by the Prussian Band, Mr. Melon
aid called the meeting to order and eX-
planned that he had been unexpectedly
called to preside in place of Gov Ross who
had been called from the city on important
private business. He then stated the OBJ
| ject of the meeting after which he intro
vine blessing upon the assembly and upon
the purposes of the day in beautiful and
| highly appropriate prayer.
Treasurer Lubbock was then introduced
and delivered one of his interesting and
characteristic addresses. He said he was
still suffering from the effects of the grip
and was barely able to make speech, but
he was there on this occasion to offer his
humble services and to assist
IN the ceremonies. He has found
| that this city, the capital,
| of the Empire State was in earnest about
the celebration and was taking the lead in
the observance of the day. He alluded to
|
shrub and said the planting of trees in
many places had become a necessity. No
| country needed them more, especially
| fruit and shade trees. AS to the assertion
often made that trees will not grow on the
| praires he referred to his own ranch and
| farm life and to his wonderful success in
| getting fruit and shade trees to grow and
| thrive well. Many trees he set out long
| years ago are now so and 100 feet high. He
| alluded to the success of Mr.. Pilot OF
| Harris county who settled on an open
| prairie, but whose place is now forest of
| trees. The American people, he said, were
destructive people with their forests, and
then he alluded to the care given the for
ests in England, Germany and France. He
had seen while travelling through Germany
| great forests of pine from trees set out and
cultivated. He had seen the people of
France cultivating the willow and other
trees, and they were the fortunes OF the
people and they took care of them.
| He alluded to the fruit industry of
Texas and was more than glad to
see so much interest being manifested in
fruit trees and forestry in Texas.
Hon. o. H. Cooper next made brief but
beautiful address abiding to the import
ance of tree planting which will benefit and
bless Texas in all The years to come. He
was glad to see so much interest in the
movement, and predicted that next year
lO,OOO school children IN IeXaS WOulu 90
serve the day and plant trees.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cooper saddress
DR.. Bragg threw open the doors of the Ar
Dor Day Association and extended gen.
eral invitation to all to join, and quite
number handed their names to the Secre-
| tary.
After TIE speaking the vast
throng filed out of the hall
and proceeded to the Capitol yard to plant
| trees.
THE PLANTING.
The first tree planted in the Capitol yard
Yesterday was by little Grover Cleveland,
| the bright little 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Jules Bornefeld. 1t was an apple tree
grown from a seed planted by himself and
the little fellew was very fond of it,
The ornamental evergreens presented the
Association and State by Mr.. MunsoD of
Denison and Watson of BRENNAN were set
out Immediately in front of the Capitol
Then the two live oaks at the south en-
trance gate were planted by the Texas Vet
Grams, they placing dirt around the roots in
| the order named:
Gen. Hardemar. Judge Joe Lee, Col.
| Milt. Swiser, Hon. Frank Lubbock, Hon. o.
NJ. Roberts, Mr.. J. NJ. Hill and Mr.. Atkin-
| son.
During the ceremonies of the day the
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