Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-04-08 | Page 10 | Plant Trees is the Advice of State Official

PLANT TREES IS THE ADVICE OF STITE OFFICIAL A. C. Mathoson, state superintendent superintend-ent of public Instruction, yesterday Issued Is-sued to nil the schools of the state copies of his Arbor day bulletin containing con-taining the governor's proclamation and a letter from himself to the superintendent su-perintendent and teachers of Utah. Superintendent Matheson's suggestions sugges-tions follow : "In the governor's Arbor day proclamation, proc-lamation, the schools of the state ar invited to observe Arbor day with appropriate cxerclse3.i This invitation invita-tion contains a privilege, the significance signifi-cance of which we shall do well to make plain to the children. "He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, He provideth a kindness for many generations. And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him." Henry Van Dyke-"In Dyke-"In our valleys and on our mountains, moun-tains, trees abound for our profit and pleasure. Trees flowers, shrubs and vines adorn public and private grounds and enrich the homes of our people. This plant life enters vitally into the welfare of our communities. Trees axe our friends, without which we should have a feeling of utter loneliness. lone-liness. To appreciate this truth a person but needs to pass over treeless tree-less plains or barren wastes' or to visit a city whose sterile soil refuses to bring forth and sustain plant life. ".Many of iho trees which now contribute con-tribute to our comfort and happiness were planted by our fathers and forefathers. fore-fathers. That sort of foresight, kind ness and industry which character Ized their efforts should he made manifest by us on April IS. We must pass on to posterity the blessings bless-ings which have been passed on to us. "Teachers cannot impress their pupils pu-pils too strongly with the big meaning mean-ing of the day. nor can we he tgu vigilant In seeing that each child ! plants a suitable tree where it will have every needed opportunity foi certain and complete growth. Respectfully, Re-spectfully, A. C. MATHESON, State Superintendent of Public Instruction."