The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-29
Educational Department.
d. N. HUNTER, Editor.

Arb0r Day was recognized in many
schools. 1t was the only nice day
last week, seeming to be specially
favored for the good work to which it
had been set apart.
Only one Aabor Day report will be
given this week. Next week, all other
reports will be given attention in the
Educational Column, as some have
not yet been received.
ARBOR DAY AT COwLEs.
The children obedient to the re-
quest of their teacher, began gather
ing early on the bright morning Of
April 22d, each bringing a tree which
he had carefully selected to be plant
ed upon the school ground.
The planting began at 8 o'clock and
continued until ten a. m. when it was
found that &c trees had been planted
by teacher and pupils.
The regular school work was then
taken up and continued till noon.
An intermission Of two hours was
then gwen during which the children
were permitted to 60 into a largo field
near the school house and gather
flowers. They went running, leaping.
playing, full Of childish glee, until
their faces were all aglow with the
healthful exercise and each little hand
was filed with Natures early smblems
Of love and purity.
The children we're then formed in
line, and, after various exercises end
evelutions in company drill, were
marched to the school house joyfully
singing as they went.
School was then taken up. After
hearing oil the reading classes, the
literary exercises we're then taken up
which lasted till four o'clock.
The teacher then called upon the
pupils to make nominations OF Sc
lections of trees to be voted upon for
a state tree. Six varieties were chos-
en- and voted upon three times BY the
children with about the same result
each time; the Box Elder receiving
% majority.
The teacher and pupils thinking It
would be we'll to choose a fruit tree to
be planted in the school yard, the
children were permitted to choose six
varieties to be voted for as state tree.
The cherry tree received 25 majority.
The teacher then gave a short talk
upon the history and importance of
Arbor Day, after which the children
went to their homes, feeling that it
had been a day of pleasure and profit.
JOSEPH DREssBAcH, Teacher.
Miss Jessie Laird taught the fall
and winter term in Dist. No. u, and
commenced teaching a spring term of
Two months April 18th in the same
district.
A few years ago sod houses and
dugouts we're used as school houses.
They served their purpose under the
circumstances at that time. Frame, |
BRICK and stoue houses have taken
their place, showing an advance ia
the improvement and the development |
Of the country.
Districts which have their school
houses permanently located should
take another step forward and put .
neat fence about the school grounds.
Bitching posts should be set outside
IL ihe fence. A gateway should be
% arranged that nc o could either
ride or drive into the yard.
A good time to make arrangements
for fencing the grounds would be at
ucxt annual school meeting.
About the first question that will be
a.l ed is will it pay?
If you wished to buy a fam, IN
vhici district would you rather buy
on? in a district in which the school
hou,e was IN good repair, With neat
ie, CO about the grounds, and trees
aud shrubbery growing thereon. or in
one IN which the want OF public en-
.terprise was manifested BY the sorry
.pcearanee Of the school house and
surroundings, other things being
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