Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-02
ARBoR DAY

Tue attention Of School Trustees
aud Teachers is respectfully called 10
the following circular from the State
superintendent OF Public Instruc
ton. AuG. NJ. StNNoTr,
Count. Superintendent.
BOISE Cry, IDAHO, April 10.
In compliance with the law, the
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction herewith submits some sug
gestions which may be Of use in the
celebration Of the first Arbor Day in
this State, which will occur May Sth.
The time has come when the people
of Idaho must awake to the impor-
lance of preserving our forests by the
planting OF trees, our State will suffer
the con. equences OF this neglect he
fore another quarter Of century has
passed away.
Let the mountains Of Idaho he de-
spoiled Of the protection which the
forests afford and one hall or more of
the fertile valleys Of our beautiful State
will be IA desert waste.
In these grand old mountains COW
cred with massive forests, and by them
protected, are formed the great leser-
voirs Of snow from which the limpid
streams of water flow into the valley
b how and cause them to blossom a.
the rose.
In many portions Of the State these
forests have been swept by fires Ia such
an extent MS 10 materially lessen the
supply OF water for irrigation.
".rhe wealth, beauty, healthlulnesa
and fertility Of the country" as Whit
tier says, ii. largely dependent on the
conservation of our forests" How can
/ these truths be most effectively inn
pressed upon the minds OF our people?
/ Forestry associations should be organ
/ lied in every ity, town, village aud
/ country school district in the state,
whose object shall be to protect our
/ mountain forests from destruction by
strictly enforcing the law for their pro-
+ lection; to plant trees along the streets,
by the wayside, in parks and com
mons, around public buildings, in
waste places; TO distribute information
I in regard 70 trees and forests amonS
the people, aud to enlarge tree plant
/ ing in every way possible. These as
| sociations. in conjunction with the
/ schools, should hold tree planting eel.
ebratiuns from year to year, but where
/ such associations are not formed the
| schools should conduct the exercises
I The youth Of our State must be in
1 structed in the value and utility OF
4 forests, their influence upon climate,
SOIL production, etc; correct sentl.
ments in regard tn trees must be inn
/ planted in them II the best interests OF
/ the State in regard to forestry are &c
be subscrved and the best and most
attractive means OF inrarting the IN.
struction and interesting the pupils on
the subject is through the celebration
Of tree planting.
Arbor Day affords an opportunity
for our schools to plant trees, de,licat
ing each tree or group To some cclc
bratcd teacher, author, statesman
soldier and famous men and womcr
whose lives nave reflected honor upon
our country; and thus make trees,
as Holmes says, monuments OF his
tory aud character"
Particular attention is called TO tina
part OF the programme inviting th'
schools 20 vote for the State Tree an'
State Flower.
School officers are requested to for
ward the proceedings OF Arhor Da.
with the vote to their RESPECTIVE
County Superintendents, who will ioI
ward the same to this department
The result of the vote for the Sian
Tree and the State Flower will b
officially announced from this Office.
JosErH +. Harbour,
State Supt. Public Instruction.