The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-01


Van BrockIin. Violet Aoiyneaux. Elsie
fltver. Han~ae Nommansen. Eddie Con-
rad~on. Arthur schulze and Lorena RoDer-
son.
Olympic.
At the Olympic school the various grades
had their exercises separately. the pro-
gramuse OF the third being informal. IN
the fourth grade the governor pfoead-
nation and history OF Aroor Gay 49,
read. and recitasions and songs were gwen
! by Ida stanley. Ethel Renshaw, Agnes
York. Finch Haggarc. Sherburn AcGra,h
and Esteise Fits.
In the second grade quotations and song
were given BIZ the school. and recftatsohS
were given by Efie Tuck. Alice Nora-
stronn. Emile Hourn and Carrie Weiiivel,
In the second grade those VINO IeeIleu
- ~. pasrherf Mary Auckland. Inez
p.sss..a- r,sa-.rce uanbrss. Mertie kee-
hau~h. Lorena Kelien. Lille Houser ana
| Charlie Maitland
A, the IT. T. Minor school the teachers
had fakAa time by the foreiock, and about
three weeks ago. under the advice and as
sistanee of Superintendent Little and
Messrs. Patterson and Bathurst, OF the
City park. began landscape gardening on
an extensive PLAN About 20 noWerlhs
shrubs and ornamental trees. comprising
the lawn near the entrances to the school
grounds. Noticeable among the number
were the horse chestnut. pauionia, dog
wood BlaGrona sumae, laurel. haw-
thorne. pine. holly, juniper. wild currant,
hibiscus. purple beech. ailanthus. araiia,
yucca. Oregon box. kerria, spiraea. deut-
zia viburnum. weigeIia, white broom.
tamarick and Others. the whole plan re-
fecting credit upon rhe spirit of the teach
ers the interest and sood judgment OF the
mark officials not 10 mention the pride o,
500 school children. WAC allow the trees
and plants TO grow uamolesfed III shouid
be mentioned in this connection that the
plan OF improving the Minor grounds was
started one year ago BIZ a committee OF
the neighbors. who raised nearly sioo,
which was used In putting the ground in
condition. starting grass and providing
pipe and hose for irrigation.
Yesterday the eighth grade planted its
class tree and the sixth started some IVY
The following programme was rendered
by the combined grades, grouped about
the west entrance TO the bufiding
song-"waka. says the sunshine.
RecifAfion--'A June Day, MISS new
Song-Miss Hagler's class.
Reeita tioEl--.The Heart of the Tree,
song-"open Your Eyes. Ny Pansies
Sweet"
Reeifation--Miss LANES class.
Song-"Phnting Of the Tree
Recitation Woodman. Spare That
Tree /" Miss Mikkelsen's class.
song-'We'h Plant a free Miss Hydes
class.
Superintendent T. NJ. Little and Direc-
tor Brewer made short speeches to the
The High school.
Violin solo-Louis Singerman.
Oration-.'H History and Object of Arbor
Day" John +. Dore.
Essay-"How 10 Plant Trees" Miss
Clara Jacobson.
Reciiation-"Song TO the Trees" Sidney
Brunn.
Paper-"Folk Lore OF Trees. MISS Lulu
Dupee.
Piano solo-,Miss Anna Suter.
Quotations Doing Good" Arthur Den
ton; The OAK" William Wray; The
ito Beings" Miss Ruth Holmes. Natures
Book" Mabel Branson; The Forest a
Heritage" Arthur Prosch; The Forest"
Harvey Marshall.
America Song by the school.
Mercer.
Any one passing the Mercer school
grounds Yesterday would have noticed a
scene OF great activity. The principal.
tanftor and COMMITTEES rom the differ
emit rooms were busily employed digging
holes. wheeling muck from the swamp
carrying water and cheerfuliy assisting
ed this year than in any previous one.
Exercises were conducted In the many
rooms and the value Of trees. the way to
plant and care FOR them. was emphasized
The grounds surrounding the school had
been prepared TO receive the trees. beds
had been made for flowers. and when AN
was ready the pupils. with their teachers
marched out os the building and formed
around the holes and beds. and with i'm
preSsive ceremony the trees were planted
and the flowers and seeds carefully laid
away in old Mother Earth there 10 wait
Cor Nature 10 do her wondrous work.
Queen Anne.
Arbar day was very appropriately OBJ
served by the teachers and pupils of
Queen Anne school Some OF The rooms
were tastefully decorated with flowers.
shrubs. vines and blackboard drawings.
an OF which tended TO bring the children
into closer relations with nature and
teach them the general good in the obscr-
vance Of such day.
The exercises In the lower grades con-
sisted OF songs and Rotations by the
children The programmes In the higher
grades we're more varied. consisting OF
select readings recitations. essays quota
tons. songs. debates and the regular Sc
ciety papers.
No trees were planted on the school
grounds. that part cs the work having
a
Sine when IL was thought they would
be moro likely TO i've than IL planted so
late as the appointed day
n. y. Day.
The trees which had died last year hav-
inE been removed before the sprinx va
cation. and new ones having been plsn.-
ed in their places. there vas no tree
painting yesterday. Those Who took mart
IN the exercises were. in the grammar
grades. Arthur HenniNE. Mary Rinehart
Blanche Ralston. Finley Browne. Warn
Land. and tn the primary grades. Nsbel
Lemon. Bert Gi,is. Eunicc AcBreen Ed
na Smith. Ellen Soderquist. Crapvilla
Kyle. Willie ainehart Norris Caniel5
sara Lariot;c. Stella Mason. Bertha Nut.
ter. isllic falkland. Emma Olson. pavgs
Roberts, Mabel CULTS. Mildred Auburn
Louis Munger. Gem CaIderhcaa. Johanna
Johnson Hattie Bruce. Ethel Brown
Gertie Wordsworth. Anna Hun. Nora Mel
son. Lucille Maxwell. Sam Csalderhsaa
Elsie Peck, Ruby Cooper
>outh.
The twelve classes Of the South srhacf
heid their exercises separately. each hav-
Ing an appropriate programme. the gov
eruor's proclamation ana Superintendent,
~ Public instruction Brownies greeting
being read in several rooms
In room was read 4 series Of orirg,ai
ESSAYS on tire culture aud the sorezts
Of Washington. by eleven put,ils x-s,tt,
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