Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-10
"ARsoR DAY"
How It Was Celebrated at the East
School.

How II Was Celebrated at the East
School.
The pupils Of the East Salem school
have been preparing for "Arbor Day.
by cleaning the ground, cultivating
the trees and shrubs on the ground,
and by planting beds Of pansies and
viOlets.
The nature studies Of the various
grades have been arranged to coincide
with the idea of this day, giving the
children, not only knowledge Of
plant life but inculcating a love for
the beautiful and bringing them
closer to the heart Of nature.
The A class Sth grade planted
tulip tree. The regular work was OBJ
served until o'clock p. m. when the
following program was rendered in
the assembly hall:
Spring Chorus. ........ ..,....... School
Defamation, "Oriein OF Arbor Davi
Clifford Brown.
Recitation, ga Secret" .Magurite Ostrander
Violin Solo o................. Leila Nicklin
Defamation ...... "1he Praifies"
Carl Griffith.
Song ....."The Return Of the Birds"
First and Second Grades
Recitation. 80. "a Picture From Memory" |
Nora Anderson.
Defamation ..... "When We Plant Trees"
Walter Ostrander.
Arbor Day Quotation 4th and 9Th grades.
vocal solo ......... George Davenport
kccitaton ...'.. ......."Ihe Trees"
Bessie Pdgh.
The hall was artistically decorated
with Oregon grape and other plants
and shrubs In harmony to the oc-
casion.
Similar programs were given in
other schools, from the flagstaffs of
which beautiful flags were flying in
the breeze.
LINCOLN SCHOOL.
The following interesting program
was very satisfactorily rendered.
Song by the school. ... Reward of Labor"
Reading .......... Scriptual Selections
Prof. Hall, principal Of the school.
invocation. ...... ......... School in concert
Bong. ......,...l In the Fall Boughs
Primary Room. {
Necitation 80. ........... ..... Pansies
Georgia Booth.
TottieS Tree Talk ........... l3auy Cooper ,
Song Of Growth ........V Val Parker
Concert Recitation ..... =. This is the Seed
m Six boys OF Mrs. Nichols room
The squirrels Tree .......... lima Hall !
Quotations. Pupils Of the slh and 9th grades
ong .,:,,..,.. go. Second grade pupils
Defamation 80. How Johnny Jump Up j
-, Turned Into Pansy, .Chauncey Ohmart
nc secret :......,.,. Ross Mclntire !,
recession OF Flowers 80. Three little girls >
Mamie Ralph, Fay Snook, Anita Bruce. /
) >>eeitauoh. .'.'......' ........,. May King
Secltauoh. ....................Ir Irwin Crump I
quotation - .','.... an grade pupils '
speeches Of the Trees j
ames Patterson, Harry Robertson, VIM. &
Card.
Recitation 1.-THE Arrow and the Song '
Master Fred lioier, of the Fourth Grade
Class OF six little girls Of Mrs. Nichols z
room-Lillie Johns, Lucille Davis, Edna !.
DAYS., Edith Cahill, Mabel Carr, Andrea =,
McLane p
.......... The Iittle Plan,
he Columbine (in costume) by Louise I,ot.
lIitz,. Ella Snook, Marguerite Bozorth. NJ
Vernie Ross, ANA Strong Was A p,e,2 M
tily executed motion song. ~
afehlng song ........ Plant, Plant Tree va
NAMES or TREES DEDICATED BE
eSlle tree. In honor Of Father Leslie fif
Iyant tree in honor ofPoet W. c. Bryant oo
ongfellow tree ee........... w
.....in honor Of Poet IL. W. Longfellow be
ashingion Irving tree ........ pr
''''.''..'in honor ofwashington Irving M
The exercises were concluded by re- Nv
arks by Supt. Geo, A. PEBBLES rela- mn
We to tho importance of Arbor Day Rr
'seryances. The superintendent us
'mpllmented the pupils and teachers
r the excellent program so credit gi,
)ly rendered. ".