The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-01
WAS WELL OBSERVED
ARDOR DAY WITH THE rSBLIC
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
There Sassr1antins of Trees. SONG.
story and Instructive AdGresses-
Each ksoa Has Its Programme TO
Celebrate the Occnsion-Tcaehers
Spirit Of the Day.

$50 Their Pupils Eater Into the
Spirit 81 the Day.
Perhaps Arbor day was never more gen
orally observed in tEfs city than u was
by the puddle SCHOOLS yesterday. Each
soom and grade had It's programme 10
properly observe the day. and the teach
eFs and scholars entered into the ceieera-
ton with spirit. The University Of Wash
fngson students had fitting ceremonies for
the occasion.
At the Denny school the different rooms
lad appropriate exercises and fully -
pupils paid homage 70 Arbor day IN reel
tations and songs. white the remainder OF
the sfe or more listened TO their school
mats and paid their respects in that man
uer- The programmes OF the eighteen
rooms were extensive. and devoted ex-
ciusfveiy 10 the subject OF trees. The
eighth and seventh grades united. while
nc other grades held separate exercises.
The various rooms OF the school were c3ev-
eriy decorated. end both the pupils and
their visitors entered into the celebration
heartily.
Pacific.
I-roer day was observed appropriately
by all grades IN the building. The origin.
history ard object of the day were made
Plain In ali the rooms. Trees. shrubs and
climbing plants were planted. and much
interest was taken by teachers. pupils aTd
patrons.
The eighth g-ade's programme consisted
o. discussions or ssse origin. observance
and value OF Arbor day and papers about
famous trees. A tree MAS planted In the
school grounds ana named for the class
In tbs seventh grade Hubert Miller.
lseiiie Howard. Annie Jackson. Sam
Humas. Olive Ellis. Olive Tronsrud. Har-
old Church. Nina Mason. Henry frauen-
thai. Ned Hanford and Harriet Allen took
part in the programme.
In Miss Cranes class. sixth grade reci-
sations and compositions were given by
Stanley Padden. Leah Jones. Burton
Haincs. Daisy Proper. Norman Padden
and Katie O'Erien.
In Miss SfaempBIs room. sixth grade.
the programme was given by George Os-
born, Harold Phillips. James -exton.
Hazel Sommerviile. Nina Snow. Robert
Collier. Robert White Charles Sexton,
Helen Villas. Rsba Bell. Aadge Wilkinson.
Georgia Morton. Charlie Winters. Bella
Singerman. Mamie Paine. Genevieve
Prose. and Frank Nelland.
In Miss Aunday's room, NTH grade.
those taking part were Patty Harrington.
Adolf claassen. Marion Blethen. Siias
DegIsr. Jessie Campbell, George Peterson,
Nellie Butiand Abhie Tremper. Martha
Kaufman. Tiibe knapper. Fred Lider.
Mary Sfegef. Allan Parker Katie craw-
ford. Warren Pennington. Ora Faulkner
Alphonso seherwinski. Fred Walker and
Ada Heppler.
IN MISS Austin's room. fifth grade. the
participants In the programme were Win
ME sharp. Janet coiman Winnie and Lii
lie Dean. Louis Oliver. Edith Denny. Car
RE Goodman. Rose Miiiington. Pearl SOM
eryiiIe. Wenonah Blackwell. Leslie Dean.
Mabel Taylor and Lucy Campbell.
In Mrs. Wheldons room. fourth grade.
Chester Raymond. Ralph Jamison Frank
Coyie. Ada Isaacs. Aimee Hanford Rem
ton Phillips. blanche de Moulpied, Louise
Hanford and Lucy Garrett took part In
the exercises
Miss Coffin. third grade. read to her class
history of Arbor day, and each child
gave an appropriate quotation.
In the second grade those taking part
were Margaret Corey, Lena Bloom. Betsy
Scurry Margaret BurwcIi Phoebe prosrh
Carrie Kelly. Fila Gillespie. Madelin Ma
deau. Arthur Denny. Dorothy Fay, Dot
1refon. Minnie Fletcher Ethel West Ma
riop Haxeltinc. LottIe Cohen. Ruby Col
iins. Eioise Gardner; and those I'm the first
grade were T.. Atkinson. Florence An
cruss. Mamie Teatcr. Belle Church. Raj
nier Mckenzie. Edwin strout. Violet Nor
10y. Josie Ryan. James Agnew Myrtle
Lusthon, Gladys Madigan Wallace Grow
srrd. keith Ftslcn and Marion Thonpson
Rainier.
The programme OF Miss Ncttleton's class
al the erss grade consisted OF an Ar-,,nr
las soca. march and concert recitation ~
the o:ss. and appropriate recitations by
Etrna Noodhousc Alice White. Pattie
Zettier. Glen WlnAhip, Flora Robertson
Mssae
Nrs. Nanshop. n the FIRST grade. and
Miss stevens, CT tho second. had their .x-
stresses Together. Tire pupils ,aklnr she.
rial psr. were ssffte Lyman Elsie Hardy
ice Hawklns. Lille Serrldge. Alma Tav
Tor. Camilla DotsoH. Edish Robinson. Anna
Starhev. Clara Hickman. LILLIAN Nahouey
Mary Ross. Tioy Kerkow. Mary cIllsr
Edith Starkcy, Laura Brooks. Alfred Yer
hurry. MaTgss Cayne. Bonnie Gilman.
Frank Peterson. Edith Todd and Anna
Trigy
In Miss Coles class. rrst grade. those
who took part IN the programme were
Charlie Glii. JOHN wcodhouSe. EiwooA
Jones' Slhyi GIN. Mildred Woods. Carrie
Churchill. Arthur Schultz. Cecil Rumble
ami Archie Mckenzie.
Miss :. l.. 3eoAspeed. second Grade took
her pupils Into ;ha woods for 4 lesson on
plants and trees.
In Miss stcwelrs room those who re-
cited were Ned Haight. Katherine Mid
y l.
mis- Dump Fred Schroeder Erseile Rreh-
naer. Mildred Knox Christine Mccullough
May W0eahonSe. Iaflic Bailey. Aliea
fiouts and Manaie Gilbert.
In Miss Naynarsi's class sixth Grade n
programnar was rendered hy Eva Ronald
Maalgc Hun. clifford Anderson. MABEL
Eeyeurn. Gretchen Hagxard. Annie gn-
Der. George Sharp and Celeste Brown ena-
Ing with general discussion OF he ,,s.-
suineSs ~ trees and plants
In the ether rooms Tho exercises verc
informal. talks being given On tones a n
propriate 20 Arbor day
Central.
The programmes or taa three nrgrna -,
grades NJ the Central school wrere uarttri
patea IN by the following: Claude sYns,h
Marjorie Hissrnhgand. Helen Hutchinson
Mortimer Marsh. Ninifred i.oYe3oy. Reiie
lIoglingsWorff. David Armstrong. Milton
Anderson Maurice Wolfe. jessie Iahx,
Frank Haafcrd. Gwcnsolfn Geary. l.a,.ran
Hanford. Kate Hsllenhrand Frank shAe.
han. Ronrte Huffman. Esdlsh usrntlto,
Francis Null. Gertrude GettStein- Haze
Archibald. Laura Ring. Willie snI reao-
ssh Jose. Raymond Manning Pearl na,o
burst May Padaeu. Hattie Carter F-ssse
Sranion, nazei Jose. Ircae Baker. s,l,rors
Yiskci Helen Brown. Francts Jahxt To
sephlne Biyon. Jesse ffeixs. Mat=sl Sp.,st~
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