The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-04-19
School Department.
Ethel THOMAS EDITOR

mouse April 10, 1898. The schools and
audience sang together as the opening
piece America. Prayer was offered by
Lawrence Peterson. Francis Child
discussed the origin OF Arbor Day.
Referred to the State OF Nebraska as first
leading out in Arbor Day exercises,
especially in the planting OF trees in
1872. The pupils Of the Sego Lilly
school rendered an exercise entitled
Little Runaways." III grade pupils Of
tae Ross building ably rendered song.
The grade pupils Of the Thurman
building presented very pleasing
exercise entitled "a game OF the Trees"
Historical trees of the United States
were discussed as follows: The Charter
Oak. by Miss Susie whipple; The
Washington Elm, by Horace Woffsnden;
PENIS Elm, by Mrs. Virgie Cutler.
Thomas Krkham gave brief talk on
Giant Trees of California after which
Douglass Scally spoke OF Thomas Jeffer-
son and what he did to promote the
planting OF trees. Oren Lewis recited,
GLOW to Make a WHISTLE A class
exercise by pupils OF the III grade,
Building the Birch Canoe" from Long
fellows Hiawatha, was we'll given. A
motion song by the grade pupils OF the
Ross building was very nicely executed.
Miss Ethel Taylor recited, 1.-THE heart
OF the Tree" after which Herbert Taylor
read story of the boy who hated trees.
Miss Fife Ross executed very pleas
ing instrumental selection Miss Amy
Sharp recited "The Pines and tie Moss"
The pupils ofthe Franklin school next
Pine, the Oak and the Apple" The
following wonderful trees were discussed
by pupils from the V and VI grades:
The Musical Tree, the Battle Tree, the
Angry Tree, the Bread Fruit Tree, the
Weeping tree, the Monkey tree and the
Singing tree Great credit is due the
pupils OF the primary grades for the
manner in which they voluntarily re-
sponded with beautiful gems OF thought.
The question as to whether the ascend
ing or defending sap of the maple tree
produces the sugar was discussed by
pupils and visitors without arriving at a
definite answer. The closing song
merry Spring Time" was rendered by
the school.
"Seek we wisdom from the best
books" is the command gwen. How
ever, while we are studying these books
let us not forget that the book OF nature
presents a broader field tnan any Of
them. Now is the time for the boys to
observe the growth OF the plants, among
which they work. We have often seen
young men who have grown to maturity
in cornfield stare with opeD-eyed
wonder when told something concern
ing the laws OF growth of the corn
plant.
Edison says, Genius is 2 per cent
natural talent and 90 per cent OF hard
work" Blessed is the person whose
make up consists OF these ingredients in
the right proportion. Like Edison the
world will be better off for his living in
it.
During the summer vacation we
should consider ourselves pupils OF the
school still. We should do nothing that
would tend to throw discredit upon our
schools,
We learn from an experienced hand
that the sap which is taken from the
sugar-maple, 10 make sugar, is the NJ
gong sap and the down coming sap
comes down in the fall.
The VIII grade have begun the study
of Utah. They find that they know
more about other states than their own,