The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-21
ARBOR AND BIRD DAY AN:
B.. MONUMENT .... g..
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT. OF SCHOOLS.
Charleston March r 1oO7

Il lH.. Will De observed in the
schools OF this State as Arbor and
BIRD Day for the spring Of 1907.
Inc second Friday Of November will
| pe the day for the fall observance.
On account ot the press of work a
th1s department in preparing the edu-
cat1onal exhibit for jamestown. no
manual such as was gotten out last
spring: will be issued at this time, but
suggestive. program will be found in
| the Institute Annual, and any. Dro-
gressive teacher can In. short time
outline an order Of exercises suited
| 10 the day. This should be an ex-
ercSse appropriate to the occasion in
| every school. =.
| III Is TO be regretted that so many
or our schools will have closed bx
April 18th, but this will not, prevent
tenterPrisitpg citizens In each neigh
Dofhood from cleaning up the school
grounds, putting out trees and shrub
! perry flowers In the school yard. This
VIII also be good time for the peo-
pie or community to come together
| ana talk oyer their school, intereseS
and especially, to plan together some
new books for toe school library and
to provide for keeping it omen ali
tne summer, thus, making It useful
fall the year. ...' 49, ,I#iG,
+ In addition to giving attention to
school grounds, .Arbor Day NAV be
made the, occasion for a good deal
or cleaning UP" and ornamentaffon
IN towns and villages and home sur
Iroundings. Vacant lots, the streets.
the roadsidet and even the front
yard can be greatly improved by a
ilttle EFFORT. A tree q" even a rose
push or shrub set out In the yard, a
honeysuckle at the porch. the gate
repaired, the weeds cleared from the
walk, the garden made free from
hith-aH this and much more will
be done when our people are itnbuded
WIN the true spirit Of Arbor Day, the
observance Of which has done so
much to beautify and GLADDEN. MANY
homes In different parts of the coun-
try p; ......, :, 'T|~..
Neither should our featheretf
friends be, forgotten. Teachers
should inspire. heir pupils with q
love for the birds and should
organize Audubon Societits In
their schools an. In their COM
munity+< Information as to this
organization may be obtained
by writing to q, the Audubon
Sortety,> 141 Broadway, New York
CITY. / have been pleased to learn
that during the past winter a num-
per OF pupils In our schools have fed
the birds around their homes and the
schoo1 houses by putting out wheat
bread crumbs. cracked corn nuts.
etc. Was not that a pretty
sight: when q lady in Morgantown
had nineteen red birds I'M her yard at
one time. which had been attracted
there by her kind MANIFESTATIONS?
am glad to know that in several
towns and cities in our State Civic
Improvement Clubs have organized
and that ladies are not only Joining
bands with teachers In this good
work; but that they are leading in the
effort for better sanitary, ethical and
cultural conditions In the community
In some places wire racks and bas-
kets are placed at convenient points
on the streets as receptac1es for waste
paper, orange rind, banana peeling,
etc., and the pupils In the. schools
and the people generally soon learn
to. use them and thus are the streets
kept clean and rendered less danger
ous.~ Other means OF civic better
ment have also been introduced, and
the Federation of Women's Clubs has
become q very important agency in
carrying on these much needed re-
forms. Let the schools aid, all these
movements.
SO on ArbOr Day and before, let us
clean NJ all around. plant trees,
shrubbery, and flowers not only
about our schools and grounds, but
midst our home surroundings as we'll.
thus making our. environment more
fT,r tf,,lr zIL ~
fore more cleanly and enjoyable. OF
course every member OF the School
improvement League will fnlfin his
obligation by giving days labor or
by. contributing. 2 dollar TO the fur
Etheraaees of tho work OF the League.
: - Very respectfully, 2
p ~ THOS o. MILLER. TX
I. State Supt. OF Schools. 4
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