The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-04-27
ARBOR DAY
BIRDS-TREES
Public School Exercises Of an
Appropriate Nature
Uncle Sam has a Watchful Eye
Over Forests Hardy Rangers
Always on Guard-The ''AIphabet
Oak''-Japs as Tree Trainers.

Arbor and Bird Day viii be ap-
propriately observed in the Morris
town Public Schools this afternoon.
In the Maple avenue school, the exer-
cises will mainly pertain to birds.
Essays, recitations and readings on
their classification will make up the
program. The High School scholars
will hold their exercises in the chapel
while grades five, six and seven will
join together. Those in the latter
grades who will speak on birds are
Agnes Hoffman, Vera Vreeland, Lena
Bonnell, Henry SEIZURE, Dorothy
Platt, Helen Heath May Garrity and
Alva Mattox. Recitations will be
given by Louise Woodruff, Sarah Davis
Bella Hipson, Blanche Dennis, Edwin
Ford, Emily Carrell, Annie Bates.
Mary Cooley and Arthur Quayle will
give descriptions of birds and class
five will sing an appropriate song.
In the Speedweli avenue school
there will be no joint exercises, bat
the pupils of each room will fttingly
observe the day, at the conclusion of
which ivy vines will be planted along
the foundation of the new addition.
The scholars in the Liberty street
school will hold exercises in their
respective rooms.
The United States government ap-
preciates the value of trees and has set
apart over As. 900, 600 acres of land as
forest reservations. The division of
forestry has charge of the different
tracts. This bureau under Mr.. Clifford
Pinchot, is doing valuable work. A
number of experts are employed to
visit different parts of the country and
prove to those owning lumber lands
the necessity of replenishing their
property with young trees.
Then too, an extensive collection of
photographs is being gathered to illus
trate the danger of denuding the earth
of trees. The public is also informed
of the best means of preventing the
horrors and ravages of forest fires.
Statistics are gathered to show effec-
lively that unless proper measures are
taken our lumber supply is doomed at
some future time to extinction.
W. Fl. Buntain, of Illinois, is super
intendent of the forest reserves in
Arizona and New Mexico. What is
being accomplished in those two ter
ritories may we'll illustrate what is
taking place in Uncle Sans "a other
reservations. In Arizona are the Grand
Canyon, San Francisco mountain,
Prescott and Black Mesa districts
New Mexico has the Pecos and the
Gila reservations. These tracts have
been restricted by government procla-
nation. The reasons for this action
are to prevent the rapid destruction
of valuable timber land and to protect
the scanty water supply of Arizona
and New Mexico.
Directly under Superintendent Bun
tain are six supervisors, one for each
reservation. Under these supervisors
are 48 forest rangers, They are APP
pointed from Washington and are em-
ployed from July to Oct 10 OF each
year. They receive 500 month, and
their duties are to patrol the reserva-
tions as police or inspectors. A strong
physical constitution and a knowledge
Of outdoor life are the qualifications
for these positions
The forest ranger leads q strenuous
life, He must live in the forest and
camp alone most Of the time, His
greatest trial IL forest fire, aud whom