The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-07
'ARBOR DAY.
Elaborate Preparations Made for It's
Observance.


The celebration of Arbor Day, which
occurs on Friday next, May IL, prom
ises TO be one OF the most successful. IL
the weather does not spoil the plans al
ready consummated. The program has
been practically decided upon by Supt.
Tar5ell and the members OF the school
committee. and the affair this year, in
addition to the regular tree planting,
viii also be in commemorasion OF the
centennial of the public schools.
The exercises will take place at Roger
Williams park. both morning and after
noon, and the pupils will be assisted in
their music by Reeves American Band
under the direction OF Bowen r.
thufch. All the grammar schools will
meet In the afternoon in the amphithe-
atre that is usually made use of and
the program will be carried out under
the direction of President Barney of
the school committee. The principal ad-
dress will be by Rev. f.. S. Rousman-
lere, rector OF Grace Church.
The program for the afternoon exer-
cises Will be as follows: Overture.
Singing Girl" Herbert, American
Band; singing. Spring Song" Hayden.
pupils; prayer by Rev. II. l. Cushman
of the First Universalist church: sing
Ing, Voices of the Woods" RUBIN
stein, pupils: address by Rev. DR..
Rousmaniere; song. Farewell to the
Forest" Mendelssohn, pupils; music
by the band; marching to the exercises
at the tree under the direction OF Prin-
cipal Joseph Il. Mowry the marshal OF
the day; address to the pupils by Fred
Hood of the Federal street grammar
school; planting OF the Centennial elm /:
song. America" pupils and American
Band
Each OF the four high schools Will cell
ebrate in the forenoon. and at the
Manual Training high school, Princi-
pal Weston will deliver lecture in the
school hall, at 10 O'clock in the morn
ing, on the uses of trees their proper
planting, etc. The lecture will be fol-
lowed by a trip 10 the park where the
tree Of the school will be dedicated.
Last year this school dedicated tree
TO the First Rhode Island Regiment.
This year another tree will be planted
side by side with the reg.menial tree
and IL will be in honor OF Lieut.. Col.
Cook OF that regiment, formerly a
teacher in the school.
The English nigh school tree will be
dedicated 10 John Ruskin and the pro-
gram, in charge Of David Davidson. the
class president. will be: Address. Rus
kim the Revealer OF Nature" Carolyn
ID. Flagg: recitation. selection, from
Ruskin. Mary II. Cotton. address,
Life in Tree Tops Bessie V. Spauld-
ing: recitation. selection from Ruskin.
Rebecca +. Mahoney: dedication OF
tree.
The Classical high school pupils will
dedicate it's tree to William Shakes
peare. and Lester s. Hill. Jr., of the
graduating class will preside. Miss
Catherine Cox will speak on Rural
England. the Scene OF shakespeare =
Boyhood;" William G. Hoffman. Jr., on
THE Characters Of AS You Like IL;
Albert r. West. address on Shake
peare's Love of Nature. as Shown in
His PLAYS" with special reference to
"As You Like IT.
A tree to the memory OF the late ID.
w. Reeves. the much-lamented leader
of the American Band. will b~~dedicated
by the pupils OF the Hone street high
school. PRINCIPAL Jacobs has announced
the following speakers a. the tree;
Newton Hutchison. class president Nj SIS
Dobson. Francis Ford. and Ralph B"-
van. The last named is to dedicate the
tree.