The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
Arbor Day Exercises.
The DALLEs, April 10, 1892.

L HE DAlLES, hPii ~, io"-'
a Editor TINES -MoUNTAINEER:
Up to date 1 have received very crafty
Ing reports from the following districts
as to the observance Of Arbor Day. l
hope that by another year many others
will fall in line, and that soon every
school district IN the county will spend
this halfhoIIday IN beautifying their
grounds. 1 would gladly send you the
programmes from each, but know you
have not room for them.
District No. at Hood River, q. l.. Gill
bert and Mrs Sadie Aunks teachers, had
a fine programme arranged, and quite
crowd of the prominent citizens assem-
bled to witness Its successful execution.
| This consisted in select readings, songs,
| concert recitations, etc. A vote on the
| state flower resulted in the selection OF
the Mt. Food lily. Director N. q. Evans
presented for planting beautiful allantus
tree. j. II. Cradlebaugh dedicated 1t to
Bret Harte, and it was planted with ap-
proprIate ceremonies by the pupils. The
exercises lasted two hours and made
very pleasant and profitable half-holday.
Mr.. l.. P. Dorais, of Tygh Valley, dis
tr1ct No. 40, writes: "We cannot boast of
having performed all the exercises with
great pomp and solemnity, slill we man
aged to plant twenty-one trees, do con-
siderable work in our school yard, and
make a general ciean-up-the whole with
he good will and enthusiasm of every
body.
District No. Al, Miss Anna M. Roberts |
teacher, rendered nice programme and
planted poplar tree which they dedi- |
Gated to III. w. Longfellow. As there is |
no fence around the yard, the boys fenced
the tree with old boards found around the
house. The children enjoyed it very
much and "Arbor Day was success in
No. A."
Miss Ida Nj. Lister, teacher IN district
AZ, reports a nice long programme. 'The
children all brought plants Of some
description and we set them out at noon!
After we had planted our class tree, Mr..
Kelly gave each of the scholars tree 10
plant, and the directors trimmed the trees
already planted. We had nineteen visit
ors"
District No. %, John A Haylock teach
er, had good time, did itself justice in
their programme, and planted six trees
lilacs, poplars and locusts.
District No. 80, Miss Kate Cronin
teacher, planted seventeen trees, and one
Of the patrons sent posts enough to en-
close the yard.
District No. S5, Miss Margaret DAILY
teacher, I quote from her report: "On the
receipt OF your letter 1 called upon the
directors and parents, when convenient
% do so, and told them that we were
anxious to make the first observance of ;
Arbor Day in the district success, and {
desired their cooperation in the work. !
The manner in which they responded in ,
he way of furnishing trees, preparing the {
grounds and assisting in planting trees
vas most gratifying. The children, too, !
we're delighted with the work, and even
he smallest pupils had the honor of
planting at least one tree. If our work is &
. success, the next time you visit school '
district No. 35, you will find quite ]
,hange from the barren aspect the t
grounds presented on the occasion of 9
rour last VISIT" =
Troy SHELLEY, School Supt. t