The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-26

STATE lcce.
The Forestry associations committee
on Arbor day has prepared pro-
gramme of exercises which it is pro-
posed shall be engaged in by the pupils
of the public schools as suitable
manner of observing Ar5or day and
teaching both young and old the value
of trees and the necessity of preserv-
ing those now in existence and en-
courage the planting of others. The
programme as prepared by the com
mittee has been adopted by the asso-
citation ard endorsed by the state
superintendent of public instructions.
Mr.. John r. Park. who recommends
its adoption by county and city super
| intendents of schools throughout the
| state.
| SUPERINTENDENT PARKS LET
TER.
The following is Mr.. Parks letter
and a copy of the adopted programme:
Office of state superintendent of pub
| lie instruction Salt Lake city, Utah.
To County and City Superintendent
of Schools:
! [ take pleasure in calling your atten-
ton to the accompanying recommends
tons concerning Arbor day, adopted
by the Utah Forestry association and
transmitted to this Office. 1 heartily
| endorse these recommendations, tax
ing occasion only to emphasize the
caution against making the exercises
too long and too formal. Arbor day
is not intended to be a mere gala day,
but an occasion for working up
durable and practical sentiment in
favor of the planting and preservation
of trees. Wherever practicable this
spirit should be secured by actual ex-
perience in tree planting, not as
mere ceremony. but with the under
standing that the trees planted are
to be protected from year to year by
the children themselves. The aim
should be to secure living interest
in the subject of forest life en- the
part of every pupil in the district, and
this cannot be done by a merely cere-
monious observance of the day
1t is not advisable that all efforts in
this direction should be expended di-
rectly upon the preparation for Arbor
day exercises. The study of plant
life in general, of birds and insects in
their relation to the growth, distri5u-
ton, preservation or destruction of
plants and trees, should be made
prominent feature of school work
throughout the spring months, both
before and after Arbor day. These
subjects can be introduced in morning
talks and in connection with language
lessons, reading lessons, and other ex-
erciseS, in such a. way as to require
no extra time and give interest and
zest to those school exercises which
constantly tend to become too formal.
JOHN r. PARK,
State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
FROM THE COMMITTEE.
Salt Lake City, March 7, 1896.
Mr.. President, Members of the Utah
Forestry Association:
Genltlemen-We. your committee on
Arbor day, beg to submit the follow
ing recommendations concerning the
observance of Arbor day, April Is, 1896,
by the people of Utah:
Believing that the most effective way
of bringing the Importance of the oe-
casion to the notice of the people of
the state, and thus securing a general
observance of the day, is through the
public schools, we recommend that The
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton be requested to communicate with
the county -superintendents of the diff
ferent counties with a view of sacur-
sistance in a general celebration
Through the county superintendent,
the teachers and pupils. as W;lll as the
parents of the latter in each county
and district, may become interested in
the proper observance OF the day, and
thus a lasting benefit rssuIt to the new
state.
If Thought desirable by the supsrin-
tendents, each county and district may
| eff 10, select and ARIA re cum
programme, but some suggestions con-
corning proper exercises for the ccca-
SIGN may be helpful
We would recommend that aGvaE-
tage be taken Of Arbor day exercises
to teach children to protect the lives
and nests of birds, by introducing ex-
ercises that will show the relationship
of birds to plant life and the benefit of
both to mankind
APPROPRIATE EXERCISE.
We suggest the following as appro-
pirate exercises for the occasion:
A brief history of Arbor day.
Songs: ''Arbor Day Song" Evan
Stephens ITO the Woodland Away
Swinging Meath the Old Apple Trsle,''
Come to the Greenwood" Spring
Delights" Come Where the Lilies
Crow The Star Spangled Banner, y
THE Red. White and Blue" The
Brave Old Oak America "Coltm-
bta, the Gem of the Ocean
REGULATIONS: Short selections from
different authors relating to tree plant
ing, value of treas, flowers, etc, by
different pupils; 'Woodman, Spare
That Tree Planting the Apple
Tree" Bryant; Forests Josephine
Spencer: ITO the Dandelion." Lowell;
Hymn to the Flowers" Horace
Smith; THE O'Linco.n Family" Will
son Flagg; To the Daisy" Words
worth; "a Forest Hymn. Bryant.
Brief accounts of some historic trees.