The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-28
With TREE PLANTING
Many of Jersey City's Pub
lie Schools Celebrate
Arbor Day.

- was 49,
pal Sweeney had prepared an elaborate
programme. The programme in detail
WAS as follows
Plano solo. ia Czarine." Miss Sherwood
"Plant Wor hin" Isidore Ach; Legend
of the Aspenn (Desmet). Mtnniebell
Knight: piano solo. 1.-THE Old Oaken
Bucket" Mias Mitchell; Selections from
| Irving" Nellie Walker: early
| SPRING. (Thomson). Marguerite Sharp;
| vocal solo, "A Little Mountain Maid"
| Miss Watson; subscription for the En-
trance 10 a Wood" (!BryanD, Ethel
nsmsr ss;;Ip D,sas sole sa aa1sDs0n r nasss; q
G soio' a,opeu Aa Thy Lattice Ls.sIss.v Miss
| Parker: Age of Trees" Harry Russell;
| piano solo, "Lohepgrin,' Miss Harvey.
sCHooL NO. l.
School No. rs grammar department
| has prepared an elaborate programme
| which will be followed by a talk by
| Princlp pal Geo. H. Lindsey on the plant
ing. growth and varieties of trees. the
| programme will open with q chorus "All
| Hail, Beloved Fatherland." The pro-
| granime comprises the following num-
Hogan; song. sSpringtime is Here"
school; recitation, The Trees Con
yention." Annie Waterman, Annie
| Richtly, Mamie Hadfield, Ada
Green, Matte Kingsburg. Estelie
Cransle. Emma Rayner; Lulu ha9aala
Meyer; chorus, "Ths Childfen's Reply,
school: recitation, "The Old Trees
| Story Nellie Rawls: reading, An To-
dignation Meeting" Esteile Green; reci-
tation, Juniper Tree" Agnes Falioa;
song, swinging Meath the Oid
song, Song Of Arbor Day." school;
fornia.n Mamie Hellmsrs: .'Traveler's
| Tree Fred. Clauseu; "Whistling Tree"
Joe 6'Connor; palm Tree" Annie Shay;
Rubber Tree Owen McWilIiams;
.Aruor Day Invocation" School. reel.
taIion, s.The Violet George Lo Bar.
song, "1o the Woods" School.
SCHOOL NO. a.
Grammar Department of School No. IA.
has prepared this programme Tor the
Arbov Day celebration;5 : D carra+-
son; song, "Keller's American Hymn,
| Scnool; Reading of Governors proclama-
| ion: essay, "Arbor Day" Miss Mary
Taylor; recit ation THE Forest Hymn"
Miss Ethel Walt; u, solo, III, The sos Star
i SHl6Gtluun- 4RO
| derfui,s s.The Musical Tree" Miss Katie
| Payton; '.The Bottle Tree. Miss Ella
Glaeser; 1.-THE Angry Tree" Miss Alice
Lowe: Weeping Trees" Master George
Fernnisr: "fhs Monkey Bread" Muster
VIM. Hswson; The e,s ssi RIan nG n nge % K MIss
doms,n Miss Edith Meyer; essay For
| est and Forestry" Miss He title Foster;
recltation. ..Beanriful Trees,' Miss Jessie
Lyons; song, 1--WE Welcome Thee With
Gladness,p school; reading, THE Lone
Tree,n Miss Florence Chau dless; decla-
| nation, Master Frank Erd wurm; selec-
tions from history ABOUT trees, Lulu
| Bruins, Fred Nichols, Maggie BrannaGan.
! James Mckinney, Eckie Brannagan;
| cong. Tribute 10 Nat ure.' school;
recitation, "A Botanical Baby" Miss
Isabel Dunn: solo. either. Miss Bertha
james Mccoy; essay. II istory Of the
frees Of School No. a." Mics Burrows;
sketch of George H. Barton" Miss Grace
Babcock; song, "Arbor Day March,"
school; planting OF the Barton Tree"
class Of 1873; appropriate selections by
Masters Thomas Clark. James lawson
ana Master John Herman and Miss Ada
Cadmus.
The Primary Department of School NO.
IA in celebrating the day performed q
notable feat in that it planted It's nrsG
tree, a silver maple, and appropriately
dedicated it to the memory OF Miss Ellen
E, Marcy, the first Principal OF the de-
partment, naming it the Marcy tree. The
dedication speech was by Master Walter
Pheips. The rest OF the programme
w~as:-Chorus, "Arbor Day Greeting. !"
School; recitation, "Thank God for the
Tree SchooI: recitation. ~ Garden.
.Hurranl for the Lords aud the
LADIES' School: recitation, Hospital
ity Of the Oak.n. Master James Kelly;
Part gong, sThe Brave Old Oak" school;
recitation. "A Song for the Tree" school;
recitation. .sFhe Pine Tree" Miss Annie
Payton and Master Xavier Warren; rect.
Iation, "Hurrah Cor the Beautiful Trees e
school; recitation, Under the Trees, :,
Miss Emily Aitcninson; chorus, "Piant
In the Spring Tlme,n school; recita-
zion, PUSSY Willow" Miss Carrie Gould;
recitation, "a Botanical Garden, Miss
Ethel Merwin; ode. ITO a TranspIanted
Maple.n Master Fred Anchor; recitation.
WHY We Plant Trees,n Shool; piano
solo. .sAlpine Bells," Master James Stan
awey; march, ITO the Street" School,
aPlanting The Tree First Glass Pupils:
a chorus by the school, Song for Tree
AT SCHOOL NO. %.
Outdoor exercises of School No. % were
begun ar half past nine with the
saiuting OF the flag, followed by
the reading of the Governors prociama-
Il ton and the plating Oh n Tree uedlcateu
to j. Sterling Morton, n a dedication
song. In the classroom the programme
was:-
Song, America School; selection,
"The Originator OF Arbor Day" Edwar
Fabey; piano solo, ssAlice. Where Art
Ihoup' Theresa Atkinson; recitation.
song. .sBirch Tree" School; recitation,
"TheI Inventors Wife, Gertrude Norris;
piano duett, s'6Ilvery Echoes" Lizzie
Freund and Lizzie Altyatter: selections
Willie O'Neil, Robert Balm. Algeron
Keison, Belle Lewis. Edward Vandewater
recitation, "Woodman. Spare That Tree
pupils of the eight grade; piano solo,
Gertrude Norris; recitation, speak Up,.'
Eddie Morrison; recitation, sTne biasteu
Plne.n Nellie Hunt; song, Like the
Lark School; recitation, "Col umbia,.
Emblem LIE Roy De Ereest; piano duet,
aPizztcati Chorus Emma Martin. Bale
!, Lewis; reading. Harry Gemberiing;
!, recitation. Historic Trees Gertrude
Norris; song. Sailors Lullaby" School;
RECITATION. George Wagner, piano solo;
"Riples OF the Alabama" Lizzie Altvat-
ter: song, SAILOR Lads Song" School
Exercises were the sane for the Prt.
mary Department, for outdoors, as tn
Grammar department, the indoor pro
tgranime being:- ).
Song, .Joyfuily We Plant the Trees
recitation, I'VE Thank Yhee." pupils q
the fourth grade; soug, Swinging
Meath the Old Apple Tree; recitation
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