The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-06
Department.
d. II. HUNTER, Editor.

ID. Il. HUNTER, Editor.
Teachers Abridged Arbor Day re-
ports will be found IN this column this
week. Many of the reports deserve
being published in full. The teachers
of our county are doing honest, faith
full work and deserve to be recognized
by the public az a great factor in the
~perpetuity and the advancement of
our civilization.
Dist. No. /: We spent the after
noon planting "a trees,-Lewis W.
Smith, Jessie Arnold, Teachers.
Dist No. 5: We spent the entire
afternoon in planting trees, shrubs and
Howers.-Msc Hobart, Teacher.
Dist No. II: We set out forty pop
lar and fifteen box elder trees and had
short literary program.-J. NJ.
Richardson, Teacher.
Dist No. 20: In the afternoon We
made . walk in front of the school,
house and planted three trees on eth
er side Of it. We planted some rose
bushes and other small shrubs, and
had some literary exerclses.-Nora
Mccall, Teacher.
Dist. No. %: We had singing,
speaking, ETC., appropriate to the day.
We also planted trees and flowers
Lottie Fay, Teacher.
Dist, No. q: In the afternoon We
had . short literary program, after
which We set out eight trees and some
rose bushes besides several punches
Of striped grass and fags.-Mabel
Truman, Teacher.
Dist No. %: We had some literary
exercises but did not plant any trees
beesuse they are talking of building
new schools house and do not know
where they will build it.-Allie D..
Helton, Teacher.
Dist. Ne. 32:-As our school yard
10 not fenced, We could not plant any
trees, they would only be destroyed in
winter. We spent the afternoon in
literary exercises and talks about Ar
Dor day: Some of the scholars plant
ed, TIRE at home after school.-Lottie
King, Teacher.
Dist. No. IS: We observed the day
here BY . short program and setting
out tresa-Carrle Bill, Teacher.
Dist. No. 81: The afternoon was
spent IN literary work and in planting
twentysix trees, boxelder, plum, and
ash. The scholars seemed to enjoy
the work, and it was . general success
MIR. Jennie Hall, Teacher.
Dist No, 40: Arbor Day was OBJ
served By planting nineteen trees and
BY following the program given in the
N. w. Jour. of Ed. with exercises
added to it from the Popular Educator
Laura Mcbride, Teacher.
Dist. No. Al: We planted ten trees
IN. n. million, Teacher.
Dist. No. So: The school observed
'Arbor Day by planting twelve trees
in the morning, and by having ap-
propriste exercises, recitations, read
ings, ETC., in the afternoon.-Lulu
Barber, Teacher.
Dist No. SO: We planted four trees
could plant no more for want of space
A short literary program was carried
out. The pupils planted one tree in
homer Of the present teacher and one
in honor of last years teacher-N.
Z. Bottom, Teacher.
Dist. No. 60: As the ground had
not been ploughed it was difficult to
set out many large trees. We planted
twenty-five trees and . great variety
of towering shrubs.-Laura Laird,
Teacher.
Dist. No. 62: W. planted thirty
three trees, naming them after prom
inent men of the U. 8. With each
tree, the pupil who planted it buried
. bottle, sealed, containing his name.
We buried all our names under one
tree that We named J. Sterling Morton.
The board and many patrons were
present. We had literary exercises
also.-Msude Orchard, Teacher.
Dist. No. 66: Ny school planted
twenty-nine trees and one rose. Each
class is to have charge of the trees
that they planted. We had . short
literary program.-Lizzie Marker,
Teachers
Dist. No. IS: After literary exer-
oises, va marched cut of tho school
room in Eve divisions Of five pupils |
each, singing "Arbor Day March,"
Each division planted . tree and the
leader named It. We closed BY sing.
ing america"
Dist. No. ~: After planting many
trees, shrubs. and flowers, We had
"Arbor Day" exercises consisting of
appropriate songs and recitations.-I
Bessie Laird, Teacher.
Dist. No. 70: Two schools: As
the school house is surrounded BY
trees, We planted snly . few shrubs,
and had speaking BY each one of the
upils.-tona Bailey, Teacher.
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