The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-18
CHILDREN PLANT TREES.
How Arbor Day was OBJ
served in the Public
Schools of this
City.

Arbor Day was observed with appro-
pirate exercises by the school children
throughout the city today. At each OF
the public schools an entertaining and
instructive programme was given by the
scholars. The rooms in which the exer-
cises took place were. as a general thing,
tastefully decorated with the national
colors and trophies from the forest.
The High School observed the day in a
fitting manner, and several of the pupils
read original compositions on the subject
which displayed considerable merit. The
Young Mems Glee Club sang, and Mr..
Isaac Goldenham played violin solo.
At School No. 6 the programme COM
menced with recitation on the various
trees in which Misses Bertha Mcmillan,
Annie Basute, Electa Cook and Master
Comfy Keegan took part The members
of Glass IL charmingly sang "The Blue
Bird and Miss Lizzie Kost told about the
Christmas tree. Miss NJ. Porter read an
essay on Famous Trees and there were
other recitations by Miss Nellie Braun,
Miss Olive Schoonover, Miss Ida New
berry and several of the other young
ladies of the school. Daniel McAghon
read an instructive essay on Some
Trees" and Miss Brown told about tree
planting in an entertaining essay.
The school sang in concert several
choruses and glees. An equally at
little ones of the primary department,
under the direction of Miss ]. A. Mini
han.
a marked feature of the observance of
the day at School No. IL was the excel
lent singing of the pupils and the beauti-
full choruses and songs in which the pro-
gramme abounded. Mr.. Mervyn Itaus-
horfy Ql0n11fionigf racita6 snfna
selections and the school in concert
recited extracts from the writings of
Henry Ward Beecher, Oliver w. Holmes
and William Cullen Bryant. Master q.
Rochat played a solo upon the piano and
Masters Walter Stryker and Willie
Wnyte played duett.
Selections appropriate to the day were
recited by Masters 0. l.. Gubleman. ID.
Coleman, H. Bowley, I. A. Chapman and
others.
When the doors dividing the class
rooms of School No. 10 were thrown open
the pupils saw sight which excited their
admiration and at the same time aroused
desk were two large American flags
caught up in graceful festoons, and on the
piano rested what seemed TO be q
bunch of twigs with large irregularly
shaped green ball among them. The
pupils soon learned that the twigs were a
QOIllO4 0l d COCOduub bE66s anu tut kI66u
ball was one of those succulent nuts in
an unripe state.
The programme presented by the school
was long one and as entertaining as it
was long. It began with the singing OF
the nationaal hymn America" in man
ner which sent O. patriotic thrill through
all who heard IT, Each class had pro
gramme of Its own, and many of the
young ladies and gentlemen had great
deal of interesting and instructive infor-
nation to impart concerning trees, their
culture and their growth.
j. Willie Brisuer had something to say
about Noted Trees" and j. Mabel Shor-
bridge had well written composition on
s.Trees."
Some of the others who took part in the
exercises were Willie Synasen, Leone
jackson, Nettfe Mueller, William Red
way, Grace Walton, Willie Woolsey,
Principal Joselyn closed the exercises
with an address
At School No. IA the day was appropri-
ately observed with music and recita-
tions. The exercises held at School No.
20 in Greenville were of an excellent
character and were brought to a fitting
close by the planting of tree in the
school yard by the children.
The day was appropriately celebrated
in the Hoboken public schools. AT
schools No. and a handsome silk flag
was raised.