Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

AUTHORIZED BY LAW OF 1901 AMI
WAS SET ASIDE BY GOVERNOR
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
did you hear the good news?" sale
the robin
To his mate in the tree.
Did you hear what the children are
doing
For you and for me?
Each dear little child with wide, in
nOcent eyes
Is planning to give us a startling sur
prise,
By planting tree that shall reach to-
wards the skies,
And our homes in its branches shall
be-"
By proclamation issued on March 9,
under authority of the act of the Del
aware Legislature of 1909, Governor
William d. Denney has set April 1
next as Arbor and Bird Day in Della
ware, as has been announced.
A. r. Spaid, Commissioner of Edu-
cation, has issued a circular letter to
school superintendents, principals and
teachers, calling their attention to the
proclamation of the Governor on the
subject, and suggesting that steps be
taken in each school for proper obseT~
vance of the day.
With the letter sent out by Com
missioner Spaid is a tentative pro-
gram for adoption and use by the
schools. The program suggested fol-
lows:
Chorus-"The Beauty of the Stately
Trees"
The reading of the Governors Proc
lamatiOn.
Recitations.
Song-"Arbor Day March,"
Essay-"Our School Grounds as
They Should Be-"
Recitations.
Song-(To be selected by the teach
er.)
Essays-(a) Trees Knox
Cb) How to Tell the Trees
Group Exercises-(TO be planned
by the teacher).
Song-To be selected by the school.
Planting exercises. During the
planting exercises sing "The Planting
Song.O
Accompanying the program is a
leaflet on instructions as to how to
plant a tree, and recitations in prose
and verse suitable for the program.
The following six points have been I
taken from the Ohio Bulletin relative '
to the matter Of beautifying the school a
grounds:
1. The primary object of the school '
is instruction. B
2. The work of adorning should be t
and carried out with the two
fold purpose of securing beauty and t.
utility. Trees and shrubbery attract a
birds and insects and facilitate the o
study of economic zoology.
8. The school garden may serve a
number of purposes, as study, beauty, tt
recreation, practical utility. a
4. The school ground should be S
planned, and the work of planting and u
so executed, and the c.
so kept that they will serve ct
as a model for study by the residents te
If the community. hi
5. The grounds should be the pride in
If the school and they should be the is
manifestation of the inner CT
pirit of the school. be
6. Artistic beauty will help win
,etter school spirit and a closer SYM F's
,athy among teachers, pupils, parents MI
nd taxpayers. m
There will be scant result of good tn
rom any celebration of Arbor Day in te,
he schools, unless undertaken in the ty
light spirit and carried out in the tic
ight way. The right spirit is that tn
rhich prompts to make the work and ca
Instruction of the festival something Co
lore than a passing holiday. The in
mt must be to lay the foundation of
n improvement that will increase Oh
,ith the years and grow steadily %
.om more to more. The right way
, do that is to carefully study the
dvantages of each particular
round. so as to attain clear un-
of the best results that /
ay be obtained from it; and then las
Ist as carefully study the means at dis
le disposal of the community, so that Dol
hatever is undertaken will be feas- of
lie at the cost of money, labor and La
lent that the community has at its gay
sDosal" tall