The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-20
ARBOR DAY
ELSEWHERE
Account OF How 1t /,
Kept in Victoria,
Australia.

Arnor Day IS 4 practical and joyous
reality in Victoria, Australia judging
By an article on ..Arbor Day. 1865 II
a periodical from that country named
Education Gazette and Teachers Aid.
CT date September . last
Superintendent James G Davis OF The
Department Of Public Instruction has
requested the republication Of the ar
tieIe IN The Advertiser, as one contain
ing many valuable pointers for ttra
proper observance Of Hawaiian Arboz
Day on November 2. Il Is here given.
Aroor Day. 1906. has come and gone.
and the reports Of the teachers on the
celebrations n their schools show thar.
almost without exception, II has been
a successful one a program on tia
lines suggested in the special number
Of this paper. isued in May, 1864, was
invariably carried OFT, and. IN nearly
every case. the parents contributed 70
The pleasure O. the children by pro
vIding them with cakes. IoIIies. &c
Indeed not the least pleasing feature
has been the hearty cooperation Of
the parents and friends IN the ceIebra-
CIons: 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 ID Dt-
rector Of Education desire 70 express
their thanks 70 The members OF NUM-
eipal councils, boards Of advice. pa
rents. teachers. and ali who assisted II
making the proceedings OF the day suc-
cessfuI-
\ good many teachers, IN the early
part of the year, had planted, and had
induced their pupils 10 plant. seeds
chiefly those Of the pepper-tree. sugar
gum, and wa1tle-n anticipation Of the
Eants Of Arbor Day; and some Of the
young trees thus raised were avail
able. IN some instances. for distribu-
ton amongst the neighborqg farmers
This is commendable. and The Director
IS glad 20 note this increasing self4de-
pendenee On the part Of teachers
Advantage was taken, II several IN
stances, OF the presence OF the parents
70 bring under their notice the claims
Of the school library and the garden
fence and 10 doubt. the result VIII b.
encouraging
The following extracts Eh1en we're
selected as being fairy typical o. ne
reports sent n may D q interest a
showing the nature Of The Interest OF
TIE public N ArbOr Day
The idea ana import o. Aroor LAY
seems 70 Be taking hold Of the people
The celebration Of Arbor Day Is serv-
ing 70 deepen the parents interest IN
r. st-s.rs71 ard 54S surroundings
Altogether profitable and very
pleasant day vas spent and II vas
manifest thai Arbor Day had rightly
sstz ollsfed . worthy place among gu
local festivities
Greater interest was taken o. tnF
parents and public than On me aasI
occasion
His Worship the Mayor and ne
Town Clerk. a preventative OF TIE \
y A. ard the correspondent o. re
Board OF ADVICE visited the SCHOOL ana
addressed the children
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