New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-11
TWO THOUSAND RADIANT FACES
HAPPY LITTLE FOLKS At FLOWER SHOW
AT PUBLIC SCHOOL 20. q

AT PUBLIC SCHOOL 10. y
More than two thousand -adiaut little faces filled
thA flower 5ecked halls Of the ground floor or
Public School No. > Yesterday. Only the glimpse
AFFORDED by a circumspect march about the neaped
taoies and garlanded pillars allowed on InurS-
day as the arrangement Of the many hundred Va
Heties % blossoms. fruit and flowers was not com
peied until late in the DAY. But i've vHole blsstul
hours were spent there Yesterday. and pro5aIy
something like half a million questions were pro-
pounded, and answered best they might by the
teachers and representatives Of the Public Edn'a-
uon Association and National Plant. Flower and
FRUIT Guild. among whom were Mrs John l.
Northrop Mrs. Howard Van Sinderrn. Mrs + H.
Moore and others
II Is largely through the efforts OF the associa-
uens named above that This biennial sometimes
uiennlaL n spring flowers are PLENTIFUL exhibit OF
country riches is held in the various puohc
schools Lavish contributions from central PARK
brarcth Manor. Mrs Bayard Cutting, Miss Nor
gan urom the summer home Of j. Pierpont Nor
gan. AZ Highland Falls and many others make
thls particular display especially Of vegetables IN
at stages 81 growth. a most elaborate and inter
esfiUg one
TIE pumpkin table elected much comment II
e-anced that the vine bearing blossoms and small
trlt were displayed the wall. that "a good
We" or n might be- secured. II also CHANGED that
II vas arranged root down and blossoms ceiling
ward The half and fun grown fruit was placed
on table beneath. one enterprisiug yO-ugster
SOFT and. compared with the ripe product. both il
ana the root were decidedly puuv The small boy
shook his head Evidently he did like 20 ques-
ton he veracity OF the good people Who had pre-
pared this entertainment. but the proposition was
hard or" A. last he vcntured a question and
NnFn once assured that the tiny vine little larger
around than one - his own h.gers. did not have
% bear the weight Of A ten pound pumpkin, his
little face cleared II the weight OF worlds had
been lifted from him
Though there is a really gorgeous display OF Gull
tiFatou flowers the vegetables and wild plants
seemed 90 attract the most interest. The children
had made the acquaintance 81 the dogVood for
Instance. last spring. great white blossoms and
they greeted II in autumn glory OF leaf and berry
as an old friend For the Jac1-n-ths-p ulpits scar
let seeds they had also been looking forward FOR
months ard the modest little blue EeutiaU
greeted with cries 81 positive affection almost the
whole school having become fsmiIsr With the
beautiful lines In MS name by William cullen
BRYANT
Whole limbs Of apple and ounce trees heavy
with fr-it. terked the walls. we'll chestnut
ana nuts The sugar maple was instantly hailed
as the state tree. and other % the winged seed
FAMILY We're Identified with all the pride q original
discovers
II seemed almost incredible 70 small girl that
tn stalks ~ corn six and seven feet iu height
showing tassel blade ard ripeued ear. should really
spring from each Tiny grain. while the fact that
bread vas eventually made from the brown. bead
head too wonderful 10 accepted except on
sublime faith MANY were the pleldlugs for leaves
ard f0wers for sAefrhiug purposes, IN school and
home decoration. and to-day, after the parents
every article Of display will be Distributed among
ih- TITLE people