The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-11
TUESDAY ARBOR DAY
Riverside Park Will be Beaut-
flied by Citizens,
BEGINS PROMPTLY AT TWO
School Dismissed and Stores
Asked to Close.

Tomorrow at o'clock the Arbor Day
exercises win take place in Riverside
Park. which will be the dedicating of the
new park Mayor Ross and the park com
missioners, composed of Messrs. B. f. Nc
Lean, G. NJ. Dickson and J. p, Allen,
have been untiring in their efforts, and
success now seems assured. The business
houses have been asked to be closed by
Mayor Ross on that day in order that all
may attend who may desire.
Mr.. Dickson, who is acting treasurer,
reports that most all who have been ask
ed to give trees or money have resopnded
and those who have not thinks will do so
today.
Superintendent Dyer has sent the fol-
lowing circular to the principals of the
schools which includes the program and
other details to be observed on Arbor
Day:
superintendent Office.
To the Principals:-The following
changes and supplementary in formation
will apply to city Arbor Day, April 18th:
1. All schools of the city will adjourn for
al on Wednesday morning.
q All pupils and teachers are requested
to lend their influence and help to make
the day success.
B. All pupils who are to assist Miss
Clark in the music should be on the
grounds promptly at 1:45 O'Clock p. m.
The platform for the speaker will be just
across Oak street bridge on the south
side of the road. The principals should
arrange TO meet their schools at the
bridge, or near there, and assist Miss
Clark in arranging the pupils about the
platform. It is better to group the pupils
of one school together, as this plan will
assist them in singing. Please ask such
assistance from your teachers as you
need.
4. The trees are to be planted as the
last exercise in the afternoon. Each prin-
cipal should appoint a committee of six
or eight boys from his building who are
to act as planting committee from that
building These boys should bring three
or four shovels in order 10 expedite the
planting Be sure to have them bring
shovels, as none will be furnished at the
park.
This committee should also be a reliable
one Select such as will make this sort
of a committee,
After the address by Hon. w. f. Stan
ley, the schools of building, with the
principal, committee of planters, and
teachers, will go at once to their part Of
the plat where they will find the allotted
number of trees. The STAKE in the middle
of the assigned space will bear the name
of the school. Be careful to get the prop
er space for your school.
In planting the trees Ghe holes will be
prepared before that afternoon, the COM
mittee should place the tree as near the
center as possible, spread out the roots
well, then place enough dirt about it to
hold 1t in place. The nurserymen will
complete the work later.
The purpose is to transform the entire
area in a short time, hence the desire for
rapid planting.
.. It is suggested, but left entirely to the
option of the principals. that each build
ing prepare a short literary program to
give at the planting OF the trees. a song,
a defamation, an address. and such other
appropriate exercises, would add interest
TO the occasion.
6 I am instructed by the board to call
upon the janitors to assist on that day.
There have been assigned fifty-nine trees
to the grade teachers and eleven to the
principals AS the teachers and principals
will be occupied by the schools, please in
struct your janitors 10 attend to the plant
ing of these trees. It viii he necessary for
them to provide their own shovels.
:. If each teacher will talk TO her school
about the day and ask the pupils to be
present promptly it will have a good ef-
feet. If the teacher were to arrange TO
meet her pupils at the park entrance it
would he a great incentive TO a large and
prompt attendance.
S. Program-1:45 p. m.
/ Music-Songs by the schools.
2 Prayer-By Rev. slutz.
3 Music-SonEs by the schools
4 Address-By Hon. ". E. Stanley.
5. Planting the trees.
Q Any arrangement which the principals
desire TO make concerning their respective
buildings, as to place or plan Of assemb-
ling or any other particulars which viii
conform TO the above general plans, viii
be entirely in order. Each principal
should take the blue print pat from his
building 10 the park that day.
10 Much depends upon US all 10 make
the day a success Let everything be
done with decency and IN order"
Respectfully
FRANK r. DYER. supt.