The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-17
WORK OF STUDENTS
AT UNIVERSITY
Campus Decidedly Improved in
Appearance by ArbOr
Day Work.
CLUB WOMEN PLANT
SEYENTY-TW0 TREES
College Women Serve Luncheon
to Five Hundred Hungry
Pupils.

Students at the University of Utah
celebrated Arbor day by doing como hard
work, and the campus looked the better
for 1t last evening. The amount of work
that n band of students can do when
turned loose from their books is really
astonishing. Perhaps 1t might not do to
try the experiment too often. but for one
day in the year It works splendidly. To
shovel dirt and pick through hard ground
was n delightful diversion To the stu
dents. who seemed to enjoy II much more
than cramming at their daily lessons
The professors. from President Kings
bury down, joined the army OF student
workers and did their fun share In beau
tifylng the grounds.
Club Women Assisted.
Club women from tho city were also
present to ASSIST In the planting OF trees.
And after the hard work was over came
the immediate reward in the form OF a
delicious luncheon served by the college
women, under the direction OF Miss
Wheeler OF the domestic science depart
ment The luncheon over. most of the
students went TO work again, while
others moved aside the seats In tho as
scmbly hull and enjoyed a rag-time
dance.
At the Faculty Grove.
Whether 1t was to set a good example
or not, the professors were among the
first to reach the campus yesterday
morning. The faculty grove. located d.
rectly to tho north of the library build
Ing, absorbed most of their attention,
This grove was started some six years
ago and now contains In the nelghbor-
which have withercd under summer suns
were removed and at least dozen new
ones planted. These were mostly syca-
mores and elms. President Kingsbury
planted his sixth tree on the campus.
This year II was horse chestnut.
What the Students Did.
The seniors. conscious that yesterday
Will be their last Arbor day on the
campus together worked at double
speed. They planted trees, cleaned
bitches. helped dig the trench on the ath-
leuc field and made themselves general
ly useful.
The juniors devoted most Of their time
etc e3 They also 'teoSn teoS time Gn the tS look H.5
after their grove OF trees. which is 10
Gated In the southeast corner OF the ath-
letic field The sophomores cleaned up
rubbish scattered about the campus and
helped TO dig drain bitches about the
buildings. The freshmen spent most OF
the day putting In their grove, to which
year normals helped MI up trench.
cleaned the grounds around the training
school and finished the day by putting
out a few trees The preparatory stu
dents made themselves generally useful.
Women Plant Trees.
SeVcnty-tWo splendid specimens OF six
year-old hardwood trees were planted by
Mrs Clesson s. Kinney. assisted by
about thirty-fve representatives OF the
various womens clubs and associat tions
OF the city. Among the variety are
sycamores, tulips catalpa and mountain
ash. The trees made four long rows and
arc planted at the beginning OF the Third
South intersection. a number OF the
trees were home grown, and within q
couple of years II is probable that a
handsome avenue of trees will be formed
Tho planting was so arranged that at an
early season of the year there will be
some OF the trees In bloom
Big Feature Of Day.
The big feature OF the day. outside OF
the work done, was the luncheon. II is
no little task to feed 200 rayenously hun
CRY students without single hitch. but
that Is what Miss Wheeler and the col
lege girls did. Chocolate milk sand
wichcs, salad. cold meat and varieties OF
delicious fruit made up the bill OF fare.