The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-30
AWARDPRIZES
FOR WACHTER
SCHOOL ESSAY
Orval Coleman Takes First
Place. and LA Galloway
Second
ARBOR DAY SUBJECTS

Orval Coleman, sixth grade pup
| ut Wachter school, was awarde,
! first place for his essay on "Arbo
Day and IT. Meaning to North Da
! kota"
! Second place was taken by II:
Galloway. also Of the sixth grade
and third place by Donald Wallace
! fifth grade student ut Wachter.
The essays which rank in first
place from the "srious schools viii
be published daily until all hav,
been covered.
Orval Coleman's essay follows:
Arbor Day means tree day" II
| came TO be bserved by planting
trees. 1t was started in Nebraska
in 1872. In 1875 Kansas and Ten
nessee started planting trees. North
Dakota started in 1892 1t was start
ed in Nebraska by the Board of
Agriculture as suggested by John
Sterling Morton. After many years
other states started planting trees
and now almost every state in the
called A,bor Day.
In California, Oregon and Wash
inston there are many big trees. In
washington farmer used big
tree for house until he got his
house built. The people did not
plant the big trees but Nature nut
them there. Some of the big trees
are twersT-tive feet across and three
hundred feet high In Boston n
man named Mr.. Arnold gave two
hundred acres of land and $3.50, 600
Tor tree Museum. The trees are
cared for just like shrubs or flowers.
Like Nebraska, North Dakota needs
more trees and every year we should
plant trees.
IL people cut down the trees and
40 not replace them with other
trees there may be floods i'm the
springtime because when the trees
ale cut down the snow will melt
more quickly and rush down the
mountains and wash away the soil
In China they cut down all the trees
upon the mountains and when spring
came the snow melted and made
floods down the valleys and noun
tains killing many people and wash
ing away the soil.
On the farm trees are valued be-
cause there is phade under the
trees and protection from wind for
animals and buildings. In the
springtime the trees don't let the
snow melt =, quickly and when it
does it runs in the field producing
moisture for crops. In the city
trees aie valued because they fur
nish shad.. attract birds, give pro-
lection from winds and dust, and !
make the city more beautiful. Az |
ter the trees arc 4 few years oil
they beautify the city, the birds ,
come and build their nests in them.
There are many places to plant
rces. The, most important is on the
school gr,<'ds. public property |
yards, and buul,\ irds, and on pr-
'ate property. If there are trees
On the school grounds they will
make the school more beautiful.
The most practical trees to plant
$ maple and ash. Others are box.
'lder, oak, elm and evergreen trees.
shrubs or hedges can be planted
along the sidewalk in peoples
Yards. Lilacs, SNOWFALL and spirea
1re flower bushes that can be plant.
ID in the front yard.
May Attn has been set aside by
;ov. Nestos as Arbor Day and
mould be observed by planting trees
IN public property and private pro-
'a,ty Arbor Day speaks for the
.uture like the old Scotchman who
allied his son to him and said, Put
tree in the ground some where
md when you are gone someone
will be grateful 70: that tree"
ORNAL COLEMAN,
d.