The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-10
ANACONDA News.
THEY WERE PATRIOTIC
Pupils Planted Trees Bearing
Names of War Heroes.
1T WAS WELL CELEBRATED
County Offices Were Closed and the
District Court Was Adjourned-Very
Interesting and Appropriate
Exercises in the Schools.

Arbor day was celebrated in grand
style yesterday and everybody and
everything wore holiday look. All
of the county offices were closed at
noon and the session of the district
court was adjourned until this morn
ing. The weather was very agreeable,
and taking into consideration the gen
eral lack of enthusiasm over spring,
the day was very well celebrated In
most of the public schools elaborate
programmes We're rendered. That at
the high school was short, but we'll
rendered, the feature being song by
the High School Glee club. The pro-
gramme was as follows
Song, "The Flower of Liberty" ......
Reading of Arbor Day Proclama-
ton, -. Emmet Thompson
Song, The Fountain. by the School
Reading -. ......I Izora Templeton
Song, "The Star spangled Banner
SCllool
A number of extemporaneous speech
es on Arbor day were delivered by diff
ferent scholars. In accordance with the
request of the state superintendent OF
schools, vote was taken among the
pupils to determine what should be
the state tree. There were 147 votes
cast the white pine receiving 81, which
was more than any other. A vote was
taken all over the state and the re-
suit will determine what the state tree
is to be.
At about 10 o'clock school was dis
missed and all went out to plant trees.
The high school pupils planted tree
with a copy of the high school paper
iy,Aa hat nd 1nI hn
Trail Miss Mathes' room planted
tree named the Cuba" All the names
We're patriotic and showed the martial
spirit of the times to be still foremost
in the scholars minds. Miss Thomp-
sons tree was named Rough Rider
and Miss MacDonald's Governor
Smith, Miss Evans room called their
tree Dewey"
Miss Jessie Z. Blackstone's pro-
gramme was: Songs, "Amerca;' "Sa-
lutte to the Flag" star Spangled Ban
Francis Winston, "Dandeions;" Har
ry Clemens, THE Fishing Party" stel-
la Wright. THE Blower" Ruth King,
''She Is Coming" song. May" Molly
Remington. Who Likes the RAIN"
Clara Coleman, THE Daisy Muses."
song, The Merry Brown Thrush"
Florence Tuohy, "The Poppy Alleyn
Kent, "The Black Bird Jeanette
Condor, THE Sleeping Wind song,
The Willow Lille shannon, "The
Gentian;' Louise Mertzig, THE Birds
oeSpring;" Edyth Harley, "a Sad Dis
appointment song, rambling"
George Ramsey, THE Birds Names"
Willie Johnson 1.-The First Blue Bird"
Arthur Bank, "Arbor Day. song,
Bob White
Following is the programme of Miss
I'm ,ol,o
to Arbor Day" song by the school:
"Feathered," Lily Merrick; "A Pretty
Gown" Edna Johnson; Matilda Ann,
Edith Seaton; "To Snow Bird Pearl
Jennings; ''The Willow" song by the
school; "A Boyless Town. Willard
Burke; "a Springtime," Shirley Skunk:
Forest Hymn Anna Walsh; "A
Song of Growth" Gertie Wicke: Ram
bling" song; ITO Read, Spell and
Sew" Kate Frush; Forget Me-Nots," ;"
Ewing Montgomery; Something Good
About Pansies," Ala Bowers; 'Trum-
peters, Louise Ramsey; "Woodman
Spare the Tree" Katie Duffy; "Faires
and Umbrellas" Marjorie Tuttle: "a
Plant Song Genevieve Petritz 'The
Bravest Battle" Bernard Dooney;
Little Daisies song, Lily Merrick;
"An Appeal for Birds" Cora Morris:
blue Bird Libbie Mckle 1--WE Love
the Grand Old Trees song.
Miss Thomson's and Miss Matthews
rooms, high school: Reading Arbor
day proclamation, Frank McMullvan;
song. welcome Arbor Day" school;
reading, Alice Long: recitation, Clar-
ence Preston; song (Arbor day song).
school; reading, Datte Hoffman: read
ing, Frank Trunk; song, G. Odson, w
Congoe, M. Congoe: recitation. Ruth
Remington; reading, Mary Brunell;
recitation, G. Thomas; song (Arbor
day march), school; reading. J. Nc
Dowell; recitation. Hartha Hoffnoff; ;
song, Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean," school, reading, Alice Stark:
reading, Mabel Congor; recitation, G..
Cuddie: recitation, Frank Howard; !;
song, G. Odson. w. Black, NJ Congor;
reading, Joe Moroney; song, Prayer
for Our State" school State tree, cot
tonwood, pine, box elder, quakng asp,
poplar.
First grade, Prescott-Song by the
school; 'Violets," Ruth Young; What
Do We Pant?" Kremer Tuohy; "The
Child and the Tree Margaret Callan;
song, Ella Holtenhough, Louise Trus-
Ter, William bennington, Leonard Hoff-
man; "A Baby Tree" Leo ST. Jean;
Flowers Francis Schultz; I'm a
Boy Harry Baker; song, Floy Duffy,
Ruth Stevens, Minnie Bertsch Pearl
McGowen, Margaret Rankill. May
Dooney; Little Crocus," Vira Sim