The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-07
SCHOOL CHILDREN
IN CELEBRATION
OF ARBOR DAY
Thirty Young Trees Are Planted
With Pretty Ceremonies
by Pupils.
ESQ IN FESTIVAL AT
THE NORMAL SCHOOL
Songs and Recitations Apropos
Plant Life, the Features
of the Fete.

In spite of the prediction of showers
today made by the prophet in the top
of the high tower in Washington. the
sun came UP with that look of kindly
determination on its face which said
palmer than words to those of the anx-
ious children who saw It: This is
Arbor Day, and intend to stay out till
sunset. no matter what has been said
to the contrary" Until noon. at least.
he was true to this unspoken promise,
and there was every evidence that the
weather seers would be confounded for
the remainder of the day.
Exercises planned for the day by the
Board of Education and the Shade Tree
Commission for all of the public schools
in the city were begun early, and be-
fore the sun had completed half of his
semi-circuit thirty hardy baby treee
had been started toward long lifetime
of usefulness by little friends who dedi-
Gated them with appropriate exercises.
The Program.
Songs and recitations. stories in prose
and verse and appropriate talks
marked the planting of the trees in the
neighborhood of the school houses and
other spots which had been carefully
selected in advance. Interest in the
day had been aroused tq higher pitch
among the children than in any other
year through an artistic campaign en-
gagged in by the Board of Education,
and the Shade Tree Commission. Thou
sands of pamphlets and leaflets and
booklets tending to arouse the children
to the significance of the day and the
need Of guarding and tending the trees
had been sent out to the pupils of the
schools and the movement was, repaid
by the additional zest with which the
exercises were carried out.
/ Some of the schools completed their
plant1pS, and Its attendant ceremonies
this mcrning. Others are to have their
exercises this afternoon.
At the Normal and Training School
ESQ voices Joined IN the Planting Song
when the two lindens and the Norway
maple, presented to the school by the
Shade Tree Commission, were set out
in the vicinity. An additional function
which was observed with all due for
f1ldllly W0S NA1C SCAS4hVAy Va kte~SAAse
fine tree guards around the school trees
and properly labelling them.
The school assembled to see the plant
ing and were given apracttcal a. demon-
stration of how trees should be planted
and cared for. The normal department
celebration was based upon the plan CT
developing Tree Truths Through Tree
Tales" as shown by the following pro-
gram:
T "The Mission of the Short Story to
the Citizen" Ruth Kingston; story,
"The Tree in the City" by Laura E.
Richards, Irene Hemming; story, THE
Four Shade Trees" Laura e. Hemmeli;
piano solo. "Spfing," Grieg., Catherine
Ost; story, "The Dryads Of the Block"
Margaretta w. Flanagan: story, ",rhe
Unintelligent Citizen and the Trees"
Margaret Burns; song, THE Swal-
lows Burleigh. Ethel c. Severence;
poem, 1.-THE Forest Lesson" Marguerite
McQuade; song, Spring" De Koven,
senior class.
Arbor Day exercises in the training
department consisted of songs. recita-
tions, dialogues and talks relative to
bird life, flowers. trees and other forms
of nature Great interest was mani
tested by the children. Principal Willis
gave the children an address on Tree
Life"
Recitation songs and other exercises
accompanied the planting at all the
schools.
The literature sent out by the Board
of Education and the Shade Tree Com
mission this year was distinctive. In
an artistic folder sent to the pupils of
the schools. under the title, For the
Man With No Love for the Trees" was
told the parable OF the tree in the city
by Laura e. Richards.