The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
GREELEY SCHOOLS CELE-
BRATE THIS FITTINGLY.
Programs in Several Rooms
With Tree Planting Exer-
cises on Lawns, Picnics
and Fun.

In the Greeley schools. Short pro.
grams were given in a majority Of
the grades in the forenoon and trees
and vines we're planted to beautify
the school grounds. The day was
unusually pleasant, the weather be-
ing almost perfect and tile children
were given holiday for the remain
der of the day after the morning ex.
ercises.
The High school students gave an
interesting program in the assembly
room and the seniors planted their
Tree with much ceremony. The
seniors went on straw ride to
Wylie's grove and spent the day
plcuicking, returning In the evening
sunburned and happy. The juniors
also had rallyho ride and a picnic
IN the country. Programs were held
In all of the rooms OF the eighth
grade building.
Exercises were held In each Of the
six rooms of the Meeker building
from 9 o'cock to 10 and the children
were then dismissed for the day.
The grades are from the third to
sixth and the teachers are Misses
Carrie Ashby. Jennie Hammond,
Maud Howard, Louise Gauss, Ethyl
Merrill and Nora Wilson
The children of the nine rooms Of
the South ward school united In CIV
ing their Arbor day program on the
lawn Friday morning. The teachers
are Misses Grace Filkins, Emma
Crone, Lillian Lackore, Josephine
Conkright, Anna Scott, Jessie Mills,
Juanita Kendel, Luna Smith and
Edith Heath. The grades are from
the first to sixth and the children
gave a fine program of marches,
drills, exercises and music. after
Which tree and an ivy vine we're
planted OH the grounds. The chill.
dren were then dismissed for the
day
Miss Grace Filkins and her sixth
graders went to Island Grove park
where the children enjoyed all of the
delights of a day in the woods by
the river and sumptuous picnic
dinner.
Miss Edith Heath and her first
grade children spent the remainder
of the forenoon in the basement of
the school coloring Faster eggs which
the children we're allowed to dipose
of as they chose, some taking them
home to their own brothers and sis
tiers, and others giving them to sick
children or to those who would not
be fortunate enough to have Easter
eggs otherwise.
In the North ward the two grades
and visitors first assembled In Miss
Fink's room where the first grade
program was given. The song,
Down in the Dear Old Orchard, 2"
was dramatized. AT the conclusion
Of this they all marched TO Mrs.
Mabel Marsh's room where the Sec
ond graders held their exercises and
dramatized The Planting Of a
Tree" Both Bird day and Arbor
day were observed together. The
irst graders planted number OF
window boxes and the second graders
lilac bush on the grounds.
In the East ward the two first
grades and second grade with Misses
Alice Fuller. Ellen Ross aud Bessie
Brown united in giving their pro-
gram in Miss Fuller room. Four
trees, which had been purchased
with money donated by the children,
were then planted.
Miss Comstock' third grade chill.
dren also had q program and planted
tree.
The children of the Gipson school
with Miss Sadie Kirkpatrick, as
teacher, gave a program. AS the
school yard is we'll provided with
trees and garden had been pre-
yiously planted by the children,
nothing was done In that line.
Leo Vincent, secretary of the
Democratic State Advisory commit.
tee, with headquarters at the AL
bany hotel, Denver, was In Greeley
last Friday looking up the situation
politically, and upon other business.
MIR. Vincent was fomerly clerk of
the district court at Boulder.