some object of beauty or utility, to be selected by the teachers of the school, 

 be offered in each of the public schools of the Territory, to the grade planting 

 on school grounds on Arbor Day, November 3, 1905, or before November 15, 

 1905, the tree which as the result of being well cared for is in the best condi- 

 tion on the succeeding Arbor Day, and that the prize be re-awarded each year 

 thereafter under the same conditions. 



Second, that the prize be the property of the grade winning it for the peri- 

 od of one year, and each year it shall have attached to it the name of the 

 grade winning it, and a record kept of the names of the children in the grade. 



Third, that the planting be done in strict accordance with the directions 

 prepared by the Superintendent or Forestry and furnished by him to the prin- 

 cipal of each school. These directions will be drawn up so as to cover the va- 

 rious conditions existing in the various parts of the Territory. 



Fourth, that the trees be judged before hand by the school agent of the 

 district, after an examination of them and consultation with the teacher of 

 each competing grade, and the prize publicly awarded on Arbor Day. 



Eespectfully yours, 



(Signed) RALPH' S. HOSMER, 



Supt. of Forestry. 



JAMES C. DAVIS, 

 Supt. Public Inst., Committee. 



DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING. 



That the plan may be carried out in a systematic way and under conditions 

 which will insure success, the following suggestions have been drawn up by 

 the Division of Forestry for the guidance of teachers and pupils. The direc- 

 tions should be carefully followed for it is not enough simply to set out a 

 tree to secure lasting and satisfactory results. To insure success the tree must 

 be selected with reference to the location where it is to go, must be carefully 

 planted and intelligently cared for until it is thoroughly established. Where 

 this is done the tree will become a valuable addition to the school ground, 

 amply repaying the continued care given it. 



WHAT PLANTING TO DO. 



There should be both purpose and method in school ground planting. 

 Trees must be so arranged as to serve both for protection and for ornament. 

 At the same time, to grow well they must be adapted to the soil. On a small 

 ground but little planting is possible; a group of trees or shrubs placed where 

 they will look well or hide some unsightly feature of the schoolhouse or ground 

 is sufficient. Instead of being continuous around the grounds the planting 



