Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-25
TREE CULTURE SCHOOL.
Will Be Held by Maine State Pomo-
logical Society.
On May and 2 at New Gloucester and
Upper Gloucester.

horticultural school will be held by
The Maine State Pathological Society,
at Town Hall, New Gloucester, on
Thursday, May l, and at Centennial
Hall, Upper Gloucester, on Friday,
May 2. The object of holding the
school is stated to be as follows:
First OF all the instructors will aim
a interesting the children in the Study
of Plant Life, for the more there is
known of this the more farm life is en-
ioyed, and there will naturally follow
the manipulation of seed, plant and
tree. The instruction will be fully
illustrated by plants, flowers, fruits,
drawings, etc, and will be given in
four lessons each day, beginning at 10
A. NJ. and 4.30 Z. Nj. The teaching will
be made practical and entertaining,
and the pupils should be present
promptly and at each session, as there
will be different topics for each session,
no two being the same. The children
are requested to bring note books and
pencils and wild flowers.
The program includes the following
topics, although they may not be taken
M in the exact order stated:
Plant Life.
How Plants are Propa gated.
Leaves, Flowers, Fruits.
Setting Out Plants, Sowing Seeds,
etc.
The Study of Plants on the Farm.
Insects-Friends and Foes.
The Care of Fruit for Home and
Market.
How to Make Plants Grow to Pro-
duce Flowers and Fruits.
Although it is the purpose of the So
ciety to adapt the instruction to the
pupils. the school will be open to the
public, and the experts in attendance
will certainly have something to say
that will he new and interesting TO
older people. All will be welcome.
The instructors ut the school have
been selected and are as follows:
Prof. Fred w. Card, Professor OF
Horticulture in the r. !. College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, also
Director of the t.. /. College School of
Correspondence, and widely known in
connection with The Nature Guard,
Kingston, Il. |.
Prof. w. NJ Munson, Professor OF
Horticulture Of the University OF
Maine and the State Experiment Sta
ton Orono.
Mrs. V. p. DeCoster, of Buckheld,
who has for several years led class of
farmers children in Nature Study with
great success.
Other assistance as needed to fully
cover the topics, may be expected.
Thursday will be Arbor Day in
Maine. and President Gilbert of the
Pathological Society will plant tree
in some public place to commemorate
the holding of the first horticultural
School for children in Maine.
The program for this will be i'm
promptu, and the hour for holding the
ceremony will be announced at the
MOI ming session.
The program for the evening meet
ings has been prepared Music will be
furnished at both sessions. At the
evening meeting in New Gloucester the
services appropriate to Arbor day Will
begin at o'clock and will be conduct
ed in the following order:
Music.
Invocation
Arbor Day-Its Origin and what it has
Prof w NJ. Munson, Orono
Music.
L
about the Farm Home,
Prof Fred W. Card Kingston, K. L.
Music
On Friday evening, May ., the horti-
cultural meeting in Upper Gloucester
will be according to the following pro-
gram:
Music.
Some Results of Plant Study, showing
what has been done with Il volunteer
class of farmers children,
Mrs. V. p. DeCoster, Buckiield
Music.
What Our Neighbors Are Doing.
ID. Ii. Knowlton Pennington
Music.
Entertainment will be furnished fol-
all visitors at reasonable rates. Mr.
John w. True, New Gloucester, has
charge of the local arrangements, anC
he may be addressed by those who de
sire to secure entertainment in al
vance.
The general arrangements are unde
the direction of Il. A. Gilbert. Presi
dent. and -. II. Knowlton, Secretar,
of the State Ponological Society.