Evening star., 1926-04-18
90 GROUPS AIDING
NFOREST SAVING
D. c. Schools to Have Promi.
nent Part in Conservation
Education Week.

More than 80 organizations. MANY
OF them national. have Joined with the
general committee in promoting OBJ
servance of American Forest Week
which opens today. President Cool.
idge has issued a proclamation desig-
mating the week as one in which the
American people should give thought
to the preservation Of their forest
clad hills and valleys. Proclamations
also have been issued by governors of
most of the States, according to an
announcement last night by former
governor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois.
chairman of the general committee.
The children i'll the District Of
Columbia Schools will take an active
part in the celebrations, through
series of assemblies at which they
will be addressed ON forestry by
prominent speakers and at which
forest service films will be shown.
Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
r. w. Dunlap will address the as.
sembly at the Central High School
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Harry o. Hine, secretary Of the Board
of Education, will preside. There will
be music by the United States Marine
Band.
Others Will Speak.
Speakers at the various assemblies
during the week, 1t was announced
will be Col. William B. Greeley, chief
of the United States Forest Service:
DR.. John @. Merriam, president. Car.
negie Institution Of Washington; Will
G. Barnes, assistant United States
forester, and John B. Cuno, wood
technologist, United States Forest
Service.
These assemblies have been ar.
ranged by Paul A. Reddington, as
sistant forester: Mrs. Lillian T. Con-
way, assistant in forestry education:
Mrs. Marie Heisiey, assistant in
forestry education extension, and
Mrs. E. K. Peoples, in charge OF ma
ture study in the District schools.
This years forest week Is the sixth
annual observance Of a special for
estry education campaign designated
by the President of the United States.
The first was inaugurated by Presi-
dent Harding in 1921. Prior to that
time the campaign had been limited
to the Pacific Northwest.
Special emphasis has been laid this
year, the committee announces. upon
the prevention Of forest fires, the need
for growing tree crops on all land
suited for that purpose and the neces-
sity for keeping forest land produc-
tive.
Organizations Aiding.
Among the organizations actively
participating in American Forest
week are the United States Forest
Service. all State forestry depart
ments, General Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs. American Farm Bureau.
National Grange, American Engi-
neering Council, Concatenated Order
of Hoo Hoo, American Forestry As
sociation, American Legion. Boy
Scouts, National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association. the National
Conference on outdoor Recreation.
Motion Picture Producers Of Amer
lea, Motion Picture Theater Owners
Association and American Newspa.
per Publishers Association.
American Forest week will be OBJ
served Tuesday in Congress, the
House having voted to allow three
hours for q general debate on the
subject Of forest conservation in ac-
cordance with the Presidents spe-
cial forestry proclamation. The de-
bate win be no1-partisarl. Repre-
sentatives Woodruff of Michigan.
Davey Of Ohio, Leavitt of Montana
and McSweeney Of Ohio are among
those scheduled to speak.