The Republican journal., 1910-05-19
Arbor Day in the Schools.

lrr 4 May 18th, opened with bright
..-.5--. and lear skies. There was more or
,-..r... .lrug, etc., by individuals, but the
.-,-er 5fservance of the day was in the
.-a schools by special exercises, in which
-...- Infested unusual interest. Grades
p and 10 the North Primary had special
j, .r.- md the exercises included songs,
-s,ia-aa md quotations appropriate to the
,.. The school grounds were cleared of all
,....rr 'Hgs and looked neat and tidy.
.--7.= and in the South building united
.,... .-.-ts. The indoor exercises consisted
. -5s'.1- rbor Day by the lst grade; Arbor
~s. .sr.r-- recitation by the Sd grade; song,
.r,ss Time. py the 1st and End grades; song,
d, Hst1g rees, by the 4th grade. Then the
-,,76s were tldied up and flower bed made.
r4e I.,t.s ks came from every direction with
-.sss an a cluster of IS small trees, mostly
.,s-.r.-rz vas placed on the south side of
.ss aIliing. In grades and the last of the
afternoon was given up to readings, songs, and
-.slst.gr ppropriate to the day. In grade S
~. D-sgrsm was as follows:
Reading asson, A Party Out of Doors, School
Smg 5.a me- is Coming, School
55TTesa5r What Arbor Day Brings,
Laura Morris
,rr T esutiful Trees, Mildred Dewitt
Fys-siss taar American Trees:
American llden, Buttonwood, Red Null
5--~. and he Canoe Birch.
ssriaug Pa.tershall, Lucy Glidden, Cathleen
r7guri and Louise Clement.
>tr. a1 Nsm!ack Tree School
nil 51.a "Ita Evergreen Trees"
Lois, Nsaber, Catheen Colcord, Viola Dean
aid IyIen Ellis.
.gs ,- Trees, Teacher and Pupils
Co.rg .ag. Home of the Birds" School
l--.. rurang Superintendent A. ]. Knowl-
-. sa.an aeresting address before the pu-
r sgra Son the Observance of Arbor Day,
la-a Trees, and What our Forests
4e the afternoon the following
-gr-1 e-- gwen:
t. -k Tree School
I.s .-- Use, Miss Hall
S -4u- ONE, Come School
El-=-. H-Ue
5.# Trees,
u.- t-- Edna Curtis
Iau4 Ira Trundy
4 Wal .-..- Willard Whiting
B=. Mabel Young
- Elbertie Gorden
again School
4 0b,s~s .=ssln On the Pine, Fir and Spruce
l.at lie planting, growth and care of
s-E'r @eE Is Coming" School
is the program of Grade VII:
1 ag Hemlock Tree" School
/ s7s@ Members of Class
If lree Planting Four Girls
/ 41- We Love the Trees
Gladys Michaels
he frees Dream" Hazel FowIes
sumner Now is Here" School
fs.' nat Do We Plant"
Geneva Stephenson
1s- Hunter School
Ae'iaL Planting of the Tree"
Marion Waterman
S12F- e-ica, School
ey and meaning of Arbor Day,
Superintendent A. J. knowlton
/ h"'s4e he last half of the afternoon was
sN alpropriate exercises and in Grade
Sar -' ayes, the teacher, gave a short
'ah " Ao' Day and its meaning and the
plts ompositions on the subject.
A division from the sth grade had
sit' a,e smpostions and recitations.
Ute Heh school, Clarence W. Proctor,
exercises We're as follows:
Singing by school
l@a fleets of Forests
Stephen C. Clement
me Faaaess Of Nature" Bryant, Sabra Dyer
1ssal as Symbols" Hester Brown
''aA4a IRON Who Plants a Tree" Larcom,
Norman Littlefeld
rslo'. Proverbs about Trees:
-47 5ma'ies axe may fell the largest oak, -
Sarah Preston
I'sAi crab where you will, it will never
Year pupns, r. Foster Croker
-as Tree IS no sooner down, but everyone
-5-i 5.ls tlr his hatchet," Florence W. Shaw
"''h Nme and patience the leaf of the null
,.gesE becomes satin," Velma S. Mitchell
-4e ins Tree wishes herself shrub wheh
as De axe at her root" Lurena E. Macomber
rs wac would have the fruit must climb
Np. '=f Linwood S. Jones
nTbs g.....,, singing by school
Es's. .us Fo5sst '5 Hymn" Bryant, Isabel smalley
ST., historic irees,' Flossie Heal
's'Ia j from Who Plants Tree"
LISA Trees in Mythology" 'N ' W
Esss .r Marjorie Carlton
1'--a 'll. from Who Plants Tree
Fssy. .r, Norman Cottrell
-SSs'' The Effects of Forests
S.s,,s Victor l. Merriam
rom Who Plants Tree"
pry,....i- Frank D. Hazeltine
P20a..,, Supt Alonzo ]. Knowlton
LASS Tree, Members of Senior Glass
s,a rec vas planted with the usual exercises
tbs w., -' eaI.ed the Proctor maple in honor Of
pa- Dlarenee w. Proctor.