The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1919-03-14
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY County Sup't Of Public Instruction
Alberta Green-M Murphy.

Alberta bTeen-mUrpny.
"wRo does his duty is a question
Too complex to ne solved by me
But he-l venture the suggestion
Does part of his, that plants tree
Section lOsOl Y. s. l.. The first
Friday after the first Tuesday in Ap.
ri of each year is hereby set apart "a
Aibor Day for this state. and all
teachers, pupils and patrons are re-
uucstcd tU observe the same in then
respective school districts by encour.
aging the planting Of trees, shrubbery
and flowers rpon and around the
school grounds of their districts, that
said grounds may bc rendered pleas.
ant and ATTRACTIVE part Of said day
to be edvoted to literary exercise,
having special reference TO the wor,
in hand. ~ the teacher of the commit.
tee in charge may direct, and The
afternoon to be devoted TO the i'm.
provcmcnt and ornamentation Of the
school grounds.
am quoting this section Of the
school law TO remind the school off
ccis, teachers, patrons ana pupils oi
Holt county Of Arbor Day. which Is
but three weeks off, and to suggest
that they all cooperate in its obsery-
ance. Many Of the best equipped rur.
al schools arc but bleak, larren AMI
uninviting botchcs on the landscape
where little expression of the es.
theic instincts Of pupils and patrons
would in a short time render them
beautiful and inviting.
The planting Of trees, vines and
shrubs will not only add TO the beauty
Of the school grounds, but when the
planting and caring are done by pupils
and patrons q personal interest IL Sc
cured that manifests itself in Other
ways that make for general school I'M
provcmcn,. As this generation owes
10 the next "a better and more efficient
manhood aud womanhood and to that
end Is cndcayoring to plant in the
fertile minds Of it, youth seeds Of
righteousness, intelligence, thrift anil
efficiency, 80 do We owe to ourselves
and II beautiful and wholesome en-
vironmcn, afforded by planting in the
soil Of Holt county those trees and
shrubs and flowers that thrive there
In.
ORIGIN OF ARBOR DAY.
Authorities seem TO agree that Ar
Dor Day originated IN 1872, when j.
Sterling Morton, member Of the
Board Of Agriculture Oi the state Of
Nebraska. offered a resolution before
that body that day be set aside for
the planting of trees by the people
ol that state. and that prizes should
be offered To those setting the largest
number Of trees. The 10th OF April,
1872. was named Us the day and DIES.
ignatcd as Arbor Day. MIR. Morton
himself has given much credit to the
lion. Geo. /. Marsh, U. ;. minister
to Italy and later to Turkey, for
arouslng IN him an interest IN rciOr-
estation. That gentleman, during his
residence in Europe, had been greatly
interested in the way the governments
of the Old World were trying to make
up for the loss of their trees. He
found that schools of forestry had
been started and the whole work Of
planting and projecting the trees to
he done in scientific and systematic
way which was in sharpt contrast TO
the wastcful methods of his own coun-
trymen. In his book entitled THE
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Earth and Man." he dwelt ut length
upon the subject. Coming nom what
at the time was the treeless state Oh
Nebraska, Mr.. Morton was deeply IN
terested IN this book and began 70
give considerable thought to how the
methods OF European countries might
be brought TO the use OF ms own
state. This led ultimately to the es-
tabllshment OF Afbor Day. Arbor
Day Is now celebrated By schools IN
every state in the Union. =,
What earnest worker, with hand
and brain, for the benefit OF MS fel-
lowmcn, could desire more pleasing
recognition Of his usefulness than the
monument of tree, ever growing,
ever blooming, and ever bearing
wholesome fruit.'-lrving,
The annual school supplies have
been sent out from this office during
the past week to the clerks or secre-
tarics of the various school boards OF