Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-12
Plan MADE FOR
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Teacher Suggests Form
For Exercises On
Arbor Day
VARIOUS APPROPRIATE
SELECTIONS QUOTED
THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WILL BE THE FIRST
EVENT OF ITS KIND IN
HAWAII.

the public schools, 1t being the first
time this year that such an event has
taken place. Superintendent Davis has
received from teacher the following
plan for school exercises to take place
on that day:
I. Singing-"Plant Tree. ........
10! The years that wait are long,
Plant a seed!
Fast the eager growths will throng,-
Plant seed!
II will hold your gifts In fee
In its tiny, sealed CELL
Now unlock this treasury.
Plant 1t deep and tend 1t we'll.
II. Reading of Arbor Day Proclama.
ton.
III. The Story of Arbor Day........
]. II was long ago, In a year that
none Of us can remember, that the Gov.
ernor of .Iebraska, who had been long.
Ing to bring to its treeless plains some
thing Of the beauty and variety Of
vegetation which is so common in most
other sections of our country, and sti.
mulated by the change which had been
effected In a few years around his own
home, thought Of the official appoint.
ment Of a day for this purpose. This,
the first Arbor Day in the United
States, was duly appointed and observ.
ed, prizes being offered for the plant.
ing Of the largest number of trees by
any one person. The interest aroused
and the work accomplished were en-.
Couraging, but. so impotent is some.
times an excellent example, that, in
ten years from the date Of the day first
observed,-April 10th, 1S72,-Arbor
Day had been adopted by only two
other States, Kansas and Minnesota.
2. Arbor Day as we have know 1t,
however, dates from a time somewhat
less remote. In October, 1881, three
grandsons of Baron Won Stueben,-t0
whom had been entrusted the re.or-
ganization Of the American army at a
critical juncture in the year ITS, and
who had rendered material aid then
and at other times during the Revolu.
tion.-were In this country to attend
the celebration Of the anniversary Of
the surrender Of CORVALLIS to Wash.
ington at Yorktown.
They had come by invitation, and
while here visited Cicinnati, and we're
shown the city's beautiful suburbs and
outlying parks, some Of which are abun-
dant In fine old trees. The visitors
were much interested and gratified.
and one of them. who was one Of the
chief foresters Of Prussia, had much
to say Of the great and altogether
benefcent influence of forests on soil.
climate, rainfall, general fertility and
other conditions in any land; and he
expressed his surprise at the reckless
destruction going on among our wood
lands. His words made q deep impress
sion on those interested In Ohio for.
estry. and an International Forestry
Congress was at once called. 1t held an
all.day session In Eden Park, In Gin.
cinnati, and, through the efforts Of DR..
John B. Peaslee, Superintendent Of tho
Public Schools Of the city, some TWEEN
ty thousand Of the school children were
present, and helped to celebrate thiA
autumnal Arbor Day with appropriate
exercises.
8. The day was again kept on the
eth of April, 1882, and 1t has been
annually observed since that time. II is
now officially appointed by the Gov
ernors Of most Of the States and Ter
ritories.
Il Its influence in retaining desolate
sections, in identifying barren places,
In preserving from wanton destruction
vast forest tracts, and in awakening
protecting the public lands from de
predations and preserving them as ,
source OF revenue and conseryor Of
health, has been already beyond com,
putation. And not less gracious and
inestimable is Its influence on the chip
dren themselves, and on all who catch
the spirit Of the Jay, or are won to join
Its observance.
A TEACHER.
Nv. Recitation ..................
A barren and cherries place,
Unblessed by any CLINT of green.
Unbrightened by the wild flowers grace
Where singing bird is heard nor seen
A kindly hand one day upturned
The sod, and in the rift let fall
A seed. that In its dull depth inurned
The days went by. And. 10! a tree!
And with the tree the nesting bird,
The spring out.gushing, cool and free
The fresher air, the greener sward,
The springlng grain. the blossom, see
A deed so simple! Can It win
boon so great, for time to be?
Aye? haste, then, and the work. begin!