The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-14

Arbor Day in Belfast.
Its Observance by The Public Schools.

Its Observance by the Public schools.
Friday, May Sth, was observed with ap-
propriate exercises by most of the schools of
Belfast as Arbor Day, according to the in
tent of the law creating the holiday and the
proclamation of Gov. Cleaves.
In the High school it was the regular day
for essays, recitations, etc. and the subjects
had been chosen before the Governors proc
lamation was published, hence but few Of
the pieces had reference to the day.
In the Upper Grammar school the day for
such exerc SEES was the Friday previous,
and most of the selections had a bearing on
the planting of trees, identifying of grounds,
etc, and on the history, significance and
proper observance of Arbor Day.
Following are the programs in the other
schools.
LOWER GRAMMAR-DIvIsIoN A.
Mary A. Bickford, teacher
Responsive EXercise-In praise of Trees,
School.
Reading the Governors proclamation,
Austin Fernald.
Tree Planting Song.
Recitation, VioletS Lizzie Stickney
Recitation, Story of Summer,
Georgia Triggs.
Usefulness of Trees and why we should
plant them Oscar Stevens
Our Garden,
Luther HammOus and Andrew Wilband
Recitation, Legend of the Pine,
Marjorie Pilsbury.
The Plea of the Trees
Noodman, Maurice Towle.
Oak, Charlie Reid
Maple, Andrew WilbanU
Hemlock, Ralph Darby
Elm, Ernest W God.
Palm, Sumner Frisbee
Beach, John Clement.
Hickory, Carl Barker.
Willow, Austin Fernald.
Recitations
Dream Of Summer Day, Ola Thaver
Moss Rose. Matte Wiley.
May Blossoms, Lille johnson.
Spice Tree, Percy Clifford.
Lesson on Flowers and Fruit. School.
Singing, Dandelon song, School.
Song, Mary's Party, Fannie Robertson.
Alma Colby, Andrew Wilband, Sumner
Frisbee
REGULATIONS:
The Grape Vine Swing, Maurice Towle.
Inc Holly Tree, Ethel Thayer.
Charter Oak, Frank OIbv
Song, The Breeze, School.
RecItations:
Fern and Moss Edna Cain
Ivy Green Sumner Frisbee.
How the Leaves Came Down,
Fannie Robertson.
The Brave Old Oak, Carl Barker.
May Is Here, Carl Mcdonald.
l., gend of the Narcissus, Emma Dickev.
Fifty quotations in regard to Trees, School.
Recitation, The Forest Hymn, Ralph Gould.
Song, The Birch Tree, School.
LOWER GRAMMAR, DIVISION +.
Bertha l. Bird, teacher
Singing The Bluebird, school.
Quotations and Invocation
Singing. Come Let us Go, School.
Quotations.
Origin of Arbor Day, Hattie Coombs
Pussy Willow, Mabel Coombs.
Flowers, Sweet Flora's Children,
Ethel Wood
Nlolets, Lottle W God.
The Heart of the Tree,
Bert Knight, Norman Read, FL Try Hunter.
Apple Blossoms, Their Legend
Ella Twomby
Arbor Day Song.
Lillian Jones, Lillian Smalley, Inez Hanson,
Ethel Wood, Ella Twombly, Lenne Colby
Arbor Day, Maud SAWYER.
The Birch Tree I4nnie C0Ihv
Little Anemone. Helen DilVorth
Legend of the Anemone, Nice Heath
Hepatica, Inez Hanson
Plant Tree,
Nettie Perkins and Flossie Mvrick.
DAISIES, Florence Clough.
The Little Leaf, Alice Nickerson.
Arbor Day Song, Helen Dilworth, Florence
Clough Evelyn MORRISON, Ada Cunning
nam, Alice Nickerson.
The Voice of the Trees.
Oak, Carl Stevens
Elm, Fred Hale
Chestnut, Harold Murphy.
Tulip Tree, Clair Hartman.
Eastwood, Roy Sholes
Sugar Maple, WILDER Blodgett
Black Cherry, BERTHE Stevens
Birch, Clair Deering
Ash, Maine Hills
Pine, Willie kimball
Cedar Fred Clark
Uses of Forest, Fred Townsend.
April Flowers, Evelyn Morrison
The Little Planter, Annie Fleming,
Birds Cannot Count, Norman Read.
Forget-menots,
Ada Cunningham and Lillian Jones.
Singing, Arbor Day Hymn, School,
CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
Mrs. L. S. Hall and Miss Ella NJ. Folsom,
teachers.
Morning exercises, consisting of chant,
Scripture reading, etc.
Song, Spring Song, School
Arpof DAY exercise, 20 pupils
REGULATIONS:
he Birch Tree, Arthur Rawley
A Sllght Mistake, Florence Harrison
content, Hattie Qulnlan
Aroor Day, Hattie Roberts
Plant the Oak, Harold Tibbetts
Inc Lilac, Eva Tibbetts
Tree exercise, Allen Patterson, Guy
Ryder, Henry Brown, Roscoe Cunning
ham, John McAulitf, Harry Kilgore, Will
lie Staples.
Song, Wishing, School
Recitations
Spring, Frank Staples
Arbor Day., Kate Dryer
Inc Little Tree, Madge Sanborn
w no Chose the Tree, Laura Richards
W histlinp Girls ChorIio uommo,,