The Winslow mail., 1924-04-04
ARBOR DAY


This is one of our series of educational editorials
vet it has to do with Arbor Day. Arbor Day has become
educational institution 1t well that it is of the
outstanding days of the year.
Governor Hunt has proclaimed April 4th tree
planting day for Northern Arizona. The movement
started in Nebraska in 1872 with j. Sterling Morton
it's father In response to resolution introduced in the
Nebraska Legislature the people OF that state began to
plant trees The movement spread and the people over
the United States and the entire world have planted un
numbered millions of trees
This day is observed in the schools the entire
country by study and suitable exercises This is most
fitting because the public school the true and universal
symbol of the equal rights of all citizens before the law
and the fact that educated intelligence is the basis OF
good popular government The more generous the cult
vaton of the mind and the wider the range Of know
ledge the secure is the great national common
wealth. The intimate association OF the schools with
tree planting is fortunate in attracting boys and girls
to love and knowledge Of nature and to respect for
the trees because OF their value to the whole community
Our local Womans Club is to be congratulated In
actively encouraging this movement ahey deserve the
hearty cooperation of every member OF the community
We know that trees will grow in WinsloW Then let us
look into the future and think what it will to have
an abundance of trees here The service of begins
with the cradle and ends with the coffin The study Of
the significance Of Arbor Day and the planting of trees
only enriches the mind but it eevates the spirit and
cultivates love of nature in all It's endless forms and
marvellous beauty.
Besides enhancing the beauty and comfort of cur
communities the trees in the mountains stand guard-
ans of the sources OF cur rivers The forests OF the
formed huge sponges from which ticke the water Of
our streams Trees diminish the frequency and violence
of river nundat0ns; prevent the formation Of torrents
mitigate the extremes Of atmospheric temperature humi
dty and precipitation; restore dried up springs and
sources Of irigation shelter fields from chilling and
parchng winds and furnish an inexhaustibe and self
renewing supply OF material indispensable to SO many
purposes Of domestic comfort
We are told there are forests in England whose
eafy noises may be shaped into the of the battle
fields Of the Roses; Oaks that dropped their acorns in
the years that Henry VIII held his field of the Cloth and
of Gold and beeches that gave shelter to Deer when
Shakespeare a boy. There they stand in sunshine
and in shower the broadarmed witnesses of pershed
centuries There cedars Lebaron which the Axes
of Solomon spared they say, when he building his
Temple. There are olives on Olivet that might have
rustled in the of the Master; there oaks in
Sherwood Forests which have tingled to the horn of
Robin Hood If you wish to be remembered is better
to plant tree than build city. The tree is more
enduring
Many of the principal roads throughout country
lined with trees Soon may be able to travel over
great part of the nation under the protecting shadow
of these sentinels of the road
In the last thirty years marves have been accOmp-
lished in tree planting Let's see that Winsow is not
behind in this great work.