ARBOR DAY

Evening Star, Issue 21784, 28 July 1934, Page 17

ARBOR DAY

OBSERVANCE ON WEDNESDAY ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED Following the request of the Minister of Internal Affairs that the first Wednesday in August be observed as Arbor Day, a conference of representatives of the Education Board, High Schools’ Board, Head Masters’ Association. Amenities Society, and City Council was called, and a committee set up to arrange the details of the celebration. This committee met at the Town Hall on Monday, and decided on the following arrangements:— 1 That Arbor Day be observed on Wednesday, August 1, by all the primary and secondary public schools. 2. That the form of the celebration be as follows:—(a) An address to the scholars at the school by a member of the amenities, horticultural or kindred society on the significance of the function at or about the hour of 1.30 p.m., to suit the head master or principal concerned. (b) Scholars then to proceed to the planting site, and carry out tree planting under the supervision of the City Council’s reserves department, which will arrange for holes to be dug, tools to be supplied, and supervision of operations generally. (c) Scholars to recite the following short dedicatory verse (taken from the ‘ School Journal,’ July 1910) as a conclusion to the ceremony:— “ What does he plant who plants a tree ? He plans cool shade and tender rain, And seeds and buds of days to be, And years that fade and flush again. He plants the glory of the plain, He plants tiie forest’s heritage, The harvests of a coming ago; The joy that unborn eyes shall see These things he plants who plants a tree.

Instructions as regards the actual planting are as follow; —St. Clair, twelve poplars, school grounds; Macandrew Road, twelve poplars, Tonga Bark; Caversliam, twelve native beecli, Oaversham bush; High Street, twelve poplars, near school: Mornington, twelve poplars, near Mornington tram line; Arthur Street, six silver birch, old cemetery; Girls’ High School, twelve chestnuts, Jubilee Park; Boys’ High School, eighteen assorted, near rector's house; Technical College, twelve assorted, neai Robin Hood; Kaikorai, six limes, Kaikorai playground; Maori Hill, twelve kowhais, near Prospect Park; George Street, twelve pohutukawas, above Duke street; North-east Valley, twelve pohutukawas. Gardens hill; Normal, six elms, Anzae avenue; Albany Street, twenty-five ribbonwoods, twenty-five pittosporums, alongside Auzac avenue; Kensington, twenty-live berberis, corner Bay road; Forbury, twelve pines, domain; Musselburgh, twelve pohutukawas, Portobello road; Tainui, twelve trees assorted, school grounds; Andersoji's Bay, twelve trees assorted, school grounds.