Smyrna times., 1910-04-06
AR6OR DAY AT THE SCHOOLS
Tree Planted at Greenspring in Honor
of Joseph Stephenson Who Has
Served Years on School Board.

of Joseph Stephenson Who Has
Served Years on School Board.
Greenspring, April 6.-Arbor Day
was observed at Greenspring school
Friday, April l. Program as fol-
lows: responsive reading, school;
song, Celebrate the Arbor Day."
school; reading, "Arbor and Bir4
Day Proclamation" teacher; song ,
Celebrate Merry Spring" primary
class; recitation, "The Secret"
Steena Smith; recitation, "Who
Taught You to Sing" Paul Sapp;
recitation, "How Do you Do" Mil
dred Sapp; recitation, "Mary and
the Swallow" Naomi SUNNI and
Steena Smith; recitation, "The Blue
birds Dress" Rebecca Vanpelt;
song, "Bluebird Song - school;
recitation, Thoughts about Trees
six girls and four boys: song, "J oy
for the Stur lay Trees, six girls and
four boys; recitation, "Woodman
Spare That Tree" Ralph Nolan;
recitation, How to Make Whistle, -
Ernest Lloyd; recitation, The Lii tile
Runaways," by five girls and four
boys; song, "Now the Springtime, -
school,, recitation, "The Monu-
ment, Joy Vanpelt; recitation,
"The Fir Tree" Catharine Mofitt;
recitation, "Hurrah for the Trees"
Anna johnson; recitation, "He Who
Plants Tree" Rosa Mofit and
Mary Connor; recitation, "Teach
Me Patience" Rosa Moffit; song
and march, "Song of the Trees, .
school. The children marched to the
yard where parents aided in planting
tree. The tree was named in
honor of Mr.. Joseph Stephenson,
who for many years was in the
school board, acting as clerk or COM
missioner. He has lived upon the
farm surrounding the school house
for thirty-seven years and although
he has reached the age of rs his
interest in the school never lags.
His kind word and pleasant smile
will live forever with these little
ones.
Arbor Day at Taylor's Bridge School
Taylor's Bridge, April 5.-Arbor
Day at Taylor's Bridge Public School,
Miss Ethel E. Derrickson, teacher,
was observed Friday. April the first,
with the following program: Reci-
tation, "ArbOr Day. Hilda David;
reading, Somebody's Knocking, 3"
Lauretta Lamdin; recitation, "Snow-
drop, 3" Bessie Green; recitation,
"The Merry Bird" Henry Steller;
singing, "Who Taught YOU" exer-
else, "Arbor Day." Mabel McClain,
Myrtle Bennett, Hannah, Deakyne,
Margaret Cornelius, Elizabeth Dea-
kyne, Bessie Foraker, Almira Bell
and Edna Woodkeeper; recitation,
:" A Spring OPENING" Nora David;
recitation, "The Song Sparrow, g"
james McClain singing, "Blos-
som Bells"; recitation, 1.-The Blue
bird, Lauretta Lamdin; recitation,
DaffOdil," Elizabeth Deakyne;
reading, Early Spring" Edgar
Deakyne; recitation, pine Needless
Florence Budd; recitation, "Pussy
Willows" Wilson David; recita-
tion, "Daffodils, " Charles Warner;
recitation, "Springtime Is Com
ing, " Amelia Regener; recitation,
Being Blue" Myrtle Bennett; |
reading, being Ready Hilda
Davis; recitation, "a Spring
Couple MabIe McClain: recita-
tiOn, 1.-THE Maiden snd the Blue
bird, Edna Woodkeeper; reading,
April Fooling," Edgar Deakyne; |
recitation, "The Bluebird's Song,"
Earl James; singing, "My Country
May 1t Be- recitation. ga Few
Proverbs, - Lewis McClain; recita-
tion, "The Fir Tree" Albert For
aker; singing, "Come Birdie Come: :"
"Woodman Spare That
Tree" Edith Foraker. The children
then departed keeping in mind the
great Importance of the day which
they had just observed.