Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-29

JOYS OF ARB0R DAY
Wses Pss6cipshsd in by ~ the
Pupils Yesterday.
EXERCISES At the SCHOOLS
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EXERCISES At rHE SCHOOLS

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Aroos Osy - vsgy ssossolly o.
sssvsd In The schools yesterday asd very
lsssls observed asyvhsss slsa 6spssis-
ssadsus Chsiasrs dirscssA ths psineipal
q sacA Building sD report u vhat uas-
nsr The occas6oa bad hen eslsAsa1sd u
% Gil Ths result was . 80 a ssposts
On ths supssinssadeats dssk IN The c,ty
hall bsfpss closing TINA
Ths csstssl high school bed - -
eial psugrsn. Tho usina HIGH school
hAd sssecissu 10 the morning. consisting
Of singins -Anss'cs." reading governors
psocianstioa BY Clara smith. address
by John Byers. quotations. BY the elasA.
class pro phssy by Evelyn vyn. planting
Of tree. class song and closing With class
yell The Juniors had charge of tho
tree planting and the ceremony vas a.
tended BY all tho oeeupAnts a the
building.
The East Leonard street pupils
marched 70 tho grounds and formed In
three concentric rinsA Then they sang
Red, White and Blue" ~AmericA" and
The Blue Bird" Pussy Willow gave .
recitation. and then the seeds fpr sev-
srai horse chestnut trees were planted.
Singing and more recitatsons closed the
exsrclsrA
Instructive f.xerctssa
At the Baxter street school no trees
we're planted b cs4sc the coil would not
Permit q IT, Zach teacher. however.
kAd spent i've minutes daily for q week
on the subject. and yesterday afternoon
there vas a general review II what had
been taught regarding the day. ito
origin and significance.
After sptne recications each pupil
named . tree and gave some USES OF
trees. At the close there was q short
talk about the present secretary 81 agri-
culture.
The Central avenue school devoted liz
miscellaneous time for . week 10 Arbor
day thought. Woodhine Va brought
by pupils and planted.
Appropriate exercises were held at the
North ioniA street building. and shrubs
and Towering plants we're planted.
The Coat avenue school held exercises
in the nee Palmer avenue building
grounds, - follows;
Sons-"America" ....D 81 the School
Esescssr-"Arbor Day Queen" 49,.
Song -'-Columhis" ......... by The school
Rscis.sion-'.The Old rrs's ssory =.
E..,ci-.o-ni,s.sA.". Z, E,ss. 6 ss,:
fsssr,..0rss 1 Tss.. Convention ss aasn. '"'''
................B ny Eight small Gisis
Eecisafson--The Trces' Ms~0gc"
................S Rate Sseenal
song--wc Love the Grecnwood-'
neutrality-suspicious.. BY the School
Planting the Trees.
kecf'ation-'In Forty Years From
Noe" .......... Lizzie Chrispell
Coueer, Rsci'ation-.'Undsrth the Tr-c-''
..-..-................ by TIE School
Adssr--- ............... Mr.. Lsfsingwell
sons-"M Marching Through Georges"
.................... Return III Pupils
shrubs. vince and seeds vere planted
~ the Piainfield avenue school. Nature
had provided so many trees on the
grounds there that IL was not deemed
necessary Ia plant any more.
Exercises similar Ia the above were
held at the East Bridge. Colt avenue.
Grsndvllle avenue. Madison avenue. and
several other buildings. Al none % the
schools did the day pass entirely unge-
mem bered.
Displayed Their Flag.
avenue school came the following nicely
sritr~n note from one ~ the little girls:
O,xpAI.E S--aooi. April -. l-.Q
Ms. CHAtmsRs We have had no
tardy pupils IN our room this month.
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and toll you that we had the flag un-
fusied from our window this afternoon
Respectfully yours.
M,Cp Lows
There are evidently embryo poets At
the Grnndviile avenue school. Their
planting of a walnut tree vas accom-.
panied by several poems by children 4
D. 10 years % age. some % which were
a. follo~s
Lnox ~ ,hs walnut tree
Aad ~ he psnsie- three.
Wien The wind hlow- Wild
lSss~u h, si~ merry child
Little eensses in = ro~.
hops you soo gill yruw.
Tia s~schSrs cork vish nBry Aesrk,
sirpo.e h~y hate ~ part
Hfsppy Oil the children b
That - Asaissis tree;
And cid flks. sso. Gil enjoy the fun.
aud tn little fols. .lll punp and run.
ft'- Art'rr dag. me - you see
wSN ossrs NJ lsssle vslnns Ire.
In - ssssy spssu0 dsys,
Ard VIII mo -sa 3 srehsrsya
iisns sslns, sr~e plant.
And OF q. havpiis chant.
ADd rhsn Osr chlb'-sn 70 IN school
Well -hov them s- a.i not break . r'ale
To pisas shts h~ss,fsal tree
WITH AZ dunfr~d ~Te- ~ II 80 tbs Gso
wpch - many yesr~ ago
fianted after bzh, fail ~ NOV.
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