The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

in the public Offices and the schools.
The weather was not propitious for
the planting or outdoor exercises,
cold wind sweeping over the valley,
with daShes of snow at intervals
In the schools the sessions COM
meRced at the usual hour, and after
appropriate programmes had been car
ried out the students were dismissed
for the day. At the private institutions
OF learning the day was also observed.
but not in such an elaborate manner.
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
At the University of Utah all the
students who wished to help in the
planting of trees were requested to be
present in the morning, with a pick,
shovel and axe. and be prepared to
work.
A nursery of young trees was planted
on the grounds, preparatory to renov-
ing Them to the new college grounds
on the Fort Douglas reservation. A
row of trees was also set out on the
sidewalk along the east side of the
University square. In all about 125
trees were set out, and some of the
dead trees were hewn down and made
into firewood. No speeches were made,
and nothing formal was done The
students and faculty came together on
the same footing with their picks, shov-
els and axes, and everything relating
to -he class room was tucked away
until today
Arbor Day observed in this way will
give very beneficial results in later
years and well repay the students for
their trouble
AT THE HTCH SCHOOL,
At the High school Arbor Day was
celebrated quite as a memorial day
a day of praise for the advent of
spring.
AS there is no realty in the city as
yet that can be called High school
ground, tree planting with the cere-
mony that generally accompanies such
practice was absent from the exercises.
However, the day was ffttingly OBJ
served in a literary manner. There
We're practical as well as sentimental
numbers on the programme. Reasons
for Celebrating Arbor Day and 1.-THE
Climatic Influences of Forests" showed
up the economic features of the OBJ
servance of the day in a highly cred
ftable manner.
Mr.. Malone's remarks upon the sig
nificance of the day were in point. J.
Il. Dooly, the president of the board
OF education, was present, and upon
being called upon enjoined upon his
listeners the Importance of planting
trees, preserving those that are already
planted, and replacing them when, in
applying them to our uses, it was nee
eSsary to cut them down His refer
ence to the extreme economy practiced
by Europeans III putting to good use
the smallest twigs of trees, and the
wisdom OF our initiating them in this
respect, were interesting and listened to
with marked attention.
The ROTATIONS of the pupils were alt
very credftable. Miss Dunbar's rem
dering of THE Month of Apple Bios
SONS was especially noteworthy
Following is the programme in full:
Inc origin of Arbor Day. Luella Young
Reasons for Celebrating Arbor Day.
Alex Eberhardt
An Elaboration from Addison on
Tree Planting. -. Melvin Sowles i
Climatic Influences of Forests. ...
.--...............R Ralph Richards |
The Month of Apple Blossoms. -.
Observation-Disclosures ddie Dunbar
The Wood Giant Ida Bowman
Woodman, Spare that Tree. ......
$500, Flora Griffin |
Our Historic Films. .. Irene Dixon |
influence of Nature as Exhibited in
Our Literature. -. Belle Parsons
Plano sofo ......M Margaret Robertson |
SUMNER SCHOOL.
AIT the Sumner school a, very short
programme was rendered All the stu |
dents were massed on THE first floor
and the following programme was |
rendered:
Song by rooms and 5-'The. Biz
dies BAR ............. ..
RECITATION ........... Margaret McHugh
Reeitation-"Who Stole the Birds
Nest Louisa McHugh
Song."The Little Girl and the
Blrd ........... Mabel Peterson
What a Little Bird
Tells ............. George Surtees
quotations From each room
Essay-"Trees ........ ....Jessie Miller
Recftation-"Voice of Spring..
................Annie Shier
Recitation-"Ode to the Pine" 80.
HaZen Eardley
Song" Farewell to the Forest.
........... six pupils of room 10
Recitation 1.-The Oak Vernon Sears
Recitation-"The Story of the
Tree" Lille Conley
Recftation-'Spare the Trees.
..................... .Rfda Taylor
Song-"Nature' ........By the school
OQUIRRH SCHOOL.
At the Oquirrh school each room had
its own exercises, at the conclusion of
which they all gathered in the front.
yard, where Charles Meakin gave a
short dedicatory speech. No tree was
planted, but a tree that was already
there was dedicated.
Part of the programme from each
room is given below:
Rooms IA and IS
IL NIL go II:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jessie Dunn
Essay" Migration" Ada Singer
History of Arbor Day Earl winslow
Address. .Wilfred Schoppe
Comic recitation-"B Birds ...
Frank Foote
The only Interesting features of room
L3 were the essays by Ivy Dix and Ed
gar Rogers, 1.-THE Origin and Purpose
Of Arbor Day"
The pupils of room IL read some in
.ereSting, illustrated stories on Birds"
Rom II had about dozen ESSAYS on
Birds
Room had a very long programme.
BART of which was as follows:
Song. America School
aecitation, Hiawatha to the Birch
Tree. ................ David Leyson
Recitation, Eiawatha to the Cedar
Tree, .-....-.. Winfield Booker
Recitation, Hiawatha to the lamar
ac,.......... 1890. Gilbert Walters
Recitation, Hiawatha to the Fir tree,
5000. George Soffe
Recitation, Hiawatha and the Birds.
Frank Plat
Recitation, March Flowers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ethel Cahoon
Recitation, "A Call to April $500.
Lorenzo Brown and Nora Engler
song, Spring Wandering. School