Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-15
APRIL FIRST WILL Be
ARB0R AND BIRD DAY
Authorized by Law OF 1901 and
Set Aside by Governor tor
That Purpose.

~Did YOU hear the good news said the
tn his mate i'm the tree.
"Did YOU hear what the chiufeh are
doing
For YOU and for me?
Each dear little child with wide, inno-
cent eyes
In rianning to give us startling sur
prise,
Ry planting tree that shall reach TO-
ward the skies,
And our homes in it's branches shall
be"
BY proclamation issued on March .,
under authority of the act of the Della
ware Legislature of 1909. Governor
William ID. Denney has set April /
next as Arbor and Bird Day in Della
ware. as has been announced
\. Il. Spaid, Commissioner of Educa-
ton. has issued q circular letter to
school superintendents. principals and
teachers. calling their attention to tho
proclamation of the Governor on the
subject. and suggesting that steps he
taken in each school for proper obser-
vance of the day.
With the letter sent out by Com
missioner Spaid il a tentative program
for adoption and use by the schools.
The program suggested follows:
Chorus-"The Beauty Of the Stately
Trees"
hmation.
Recitations.
SonE-"Arbor Day March"
Essay-"Our School Grounds They
should Be"
Song-(To be selected by the teacher).
Essay"(a) Trees l Know.
(b) How to Tell the Trees.
Group Exercises-(To be planned by
Hhe teacher).
Song-(To be selected by the schooD
Planting exercises During the
planting exercises sins The Planting
9ong.)
Accompanying the program is a Leaf
let on instructions as 70 how TO plant
O tree, and recitations in prose and
verse suitable for the program.
The following six points have been
taken from the Ohio Bulletin relative
10 the matter of beautifying the school
grounds:
l. The primary object of the school
is instruction.
> The work OF adorning should be
planned and carried out with the two
fold purpose of securing beauty and
utility Trees and shrubbery attract
birds and insects and facilitate the
study of economic zoology.
3 The school garden may serve .
number of purposes. as study. beauty.
recreation. practical utility.
4. The school ground should be
planned. and the work of planting and
beautifying so executed, and the
grounds so keptL that they Will serve
as a model for study by the residents
OF the community.
!. The grounds should be the pride
Il the school and they should be the
outward manifestation Of the inner
SIi-it Of the school
.. Artistic beauty will hslp win .
better school spirit and q closer gym
Iathy among teachers, pupils. parents
and taxpayers.
There will be scant result Of good
from any celebration OF Arbor Day in
the schools. unles. undertaken in the
night spirit and carried out in the right
way. The right spirit is that which
prompts TO make the work and instruc-
tion Of the festival something more than
\ passing holiday. The intent must be
10 lay the foundation OF an improve
ment that WHY Increase with the years
and grow steadily from more 10 more.
The right way to do that is TO care
fully study the advantages of each par
ticular ground. SO as 10 attain a clear
understanding Of the best results that
may be obtained from II; and then just
rs carefully study the means at the
disposal OF the community. so that
whatever is undertaken Will be feasible
NJ the cost Of money, labor and talent
that oae community has al its disposal" "