The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-20
.ARbOR DAY
ELSEWHERE

Arbor Day is practical and joyous
reality in Victoria, Australia, judging
by an article on "Arbor Day, 1906" in
a periodical from that country named
Education Gazette and Teachers Aid,
of date September 20 last.
Superintendent James c. Davis of the
Department of Public Instruction has
requested the republication of the ar
ticle in the Advertiser, as one contain
ing many valuable pointers for the
proper observance of Hawaiian Arbor
Day on November 3. 1t is here given:
Arbor Day. 1905. has come and gone,
and the reports Of the teachers on the
celebrations in their schools show that,
almost without exception, it has been
successful one. A program on the
lines suggested in the special number
of this paper. isued in May, 1904. was
invariably carried out, and, in nearly
every case, the parents contributed to
the pleasure of the children by pro-
viding them with cakes, lollies, &c.
Indeed. not the least pleasing feature
has been the hearty cooperation of
the parents and friends in the celebra-
lions; and, even II no other beneficial
effects resulted, the increased inter-
est taken in the schools by them would
fully justify the institution of Arbor
Day.
The Hon. the Minister and the Di-
rector Of Education desire to express
their thanks to the members of NUM-
cipal councils, boards of advice. pa
rents, teachers, and all who assisted in
making the proceedings of the day sue
cesstul.
A good many teachers, in the early
part of the year, had planted, and had
induced their pupils to plant, seeds
chiefly those of the pepper-tree, sugar
gum, and wattle-in anticipation of the
wants of Arbor Day; and some of the
young trees thus raised were avail
able. in some instances, for distribu-
ton amongst the neighborins farmers.
This ia commendable. and the Director
ia glad tn note this increa sing seIf-de-
pendence on the mart NJ teachers
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The celebration of Arbor Doy is serv-
ing to deenen the narents. interest IN
The school and ito surroundings
Altogether nrof,tabIe and wary,
n,easant dav was snent and n was
manifest that Arhor Dav b.d RIGHTLY
establisbed a wortbv n,ace a,nong our
Vocal festivities
Greater interest was taken bv the
narents and public than on the last
occasion
- His aworshin the Mavor and the
Town Clerk. a representative Of the A
N. A.. and the correspondent of the
Board of Advice visited the school. and
addressed the children.
The plants were all supplied by the
children-groups of three or four COM
bining to purchase one.
District farmers are also supplied
with trees from the school nursery.
The parents very kindly came on two
Saturday afternoons, and assisted the
teacher in erecting the garden fence.
The sloyd boys erected substantial
and very neatly constructed fences
Wire netting guards have been pro-
yided.
The sbire Comet, Kindly Liant nc
man, trae-eu.rds 90 were raodaa
W. are having n "vor,r,ng hee,, n
nroyide eu.rds Sor tho traos
To prevent the trees from, be,no
DESTROYED bv rabbits the stems will
at f,rst be hound with rags and Later
on. with bark Thi. Man has heen
tried successfuIIv nv fruit-prowers IN
the district.
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