The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-07
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STUDENTS PLANT TREE.
Interesting Arbor Day Ex-
ercises at the Hasbrouck
Institute.
MAJOR PAHGBORN ON THE WAR
HI Declares America Is Justi-
fed in Waging the
Present Conflict.
MAJOR PAEGBORN ON THE WAR

Hasbrouck Institute yesterday held its
Arbor Day celebration. The hall or as
sembly room was tastefuily decorated
with American flags, while palms, potted
plants and flowers gave tone to the plat
form. over the building itself hoated the
American flag and just beneath the Stars
and Stripes was the blue and white flag
of the Institute.
The programme was opened at one
o'clock by the chool singing The Star
Spangled Banner This reused the
spirit of patriotism. and Major q. K.
Pangborn gave an interesting address on
The Present War" The Major opened
his address with a few remarks about
Arbor Day, in which he said that he was
a friend of the trees and really hated a
man who would unnecessarily destroy
one. In speaking Of the war the Major
said
Wa is always a calamity, a condition
of things to be avoided. If possible. Some
times it is unavoidable. If everybody,
either individuals or nations, would al
ways do the right thing. there would be
no war, The fact that this is not the
case* either with the one or the other,
makes war inevitable and justihable. War
ID Jo't
the part of either individuals or nations
to repel danger and procure personal
safety; to vindicate a nations honor or
revenge a wrong lone a nation, as in the
Civil War.
Second, in preserving law and order
against the action of the lawless, war
would be necessary.
Third, war is justifiable for the a ke of
/ humanity. of tnoca Whn ara 0nprPGSPd
and wronged by a governing power, or
by the invasion of armed force. And,
therefore, need help and protection. This
war between the United States and the
King of Spain is justiiable for both the
first and the third of these reasons. 1t
is a war for the righting of a great
wrong which Spain has done US by allow
ing the destruction of our warship in her
narbor at a time of peace, for which she
has made neither apology nor r~eparation;
and because the continued misrule of
Spain in Cuba has brought the people of
| that island into a condition of wretched-
ness and semi-slavery. They appeal TO
the United States for sympathy and help.
This was a w~ell-know fact when we
gave, through President McKinley's mes
sage of last December, formal notice to
Spain that unless she should within a
reasonable time give the people of Cuba a
better government we should feel called
Upon to interfere"
The Major then went on to speak of the
barbarous cruelty of General Weyler in
forcing the people out of their homes,
and subjecting them to misery and star
walton.
The Mayors address was loudly APP
plauded, and never before was "Ameri-
car sung with more enthusiasm or fer
vor than by the Hasbrouclk Institute pu-
pills Immediately after the speech.
The next numbers on the programme
were "a Plain Tale of 1893. by Mr.. irving
Vandehoff, and "TheDestruction of Birds"
by Miss Anna Ellis. ''Three Little Nest
Birds was very nicely given by Misses
Edna. Annette, Henrietta Pavey and
Master Otto Alpers. "Arbor Day" was
rendered by Miss Mamie Reynolds and
The Love of Trees by Miss Alice
Mitchell. Six girls of the a" class,
Misses Ella Hartley, Beatrice Stats,
Lillian Prion, Bette Chamberlain, Alice
Furst and Eta Lang. Then came the
presentation of foul beautifully filled urns
BY the "B" "a" junior and middle
classes. Mr.. Stimets heartily thanked the
pupils for their kind interest in the beauty
of the Hasbrouck grounds. and the school
adjourned to continue its programme out
doors.
A tree was planted by the Senior class,
| to take the place of one which had died
during the year. Mr.. Clinton Fisk of the
Senior class gave a short address which
is worthy of mention.
For some years said he, at has been
| tho ,,Ioacopf o1Sfapn of Tho Sapior Glass
to contribute, as it's hare to Arbor Day
exercises. A tree to be planted in the
grounds of the school. In pursuance of
this policy the class of '9S has decided to
| add to the attractiveness of the grounds
by planting this Linden. At this time
when the class has nearly finished its
| school course, the planting of this tree is
particularly appropriate, as IMPLYING the
.sTree of Knowledge" Whether the tree
now planted and the knowledge we
acquire shall both take root and grow to
full development depends upon future
care and cultivation. We trust this
tree may thrive and grow until its spread
ing branches give grateful shade and
shelter, and may it's roots strike deep in
the arth enabling it to stand against the
elements. In like manner may the knowl-
| cage mere Obtained grow DTOdueF ana
! strike deeper so that the class of SO may
be strengthened for the battle of life,
remembering hat knowledge is power "
Appropriate quotations by Misses Mary
Su~therlang, Edna Vanderhoff, Sarah
Moe and Messrs. Daniel Hardenburg and
| Carl Metzler ollowed. There was a
i Maypole, and the Senior Glass, taking
hold of the red, white and blue ribbons.
sang the Hasbrouck song, written for
the occasion by Mr.. w. Patterson At
kinson. The tune was Marching Through
Georgia." Each member Of the class
carried a rake, shovel or hoe as a souv-
| enir of the occasion.
After the important event of having
their picture taken the school dispersed
for the day.
A Than Raphael.
Whatever position Gaudenzio Ferrari