In the observance of the day make use of any material 

 at hand from which the best results may be secured. 

 This may relate to the general appearance of the school 

 grounds, ornamental trees, shrubbery, the school garden, 

 the study of agriculture, fruit trees of the locality, the 

 farm wood lot, or even the more general subject of our 

 forests. The vital point is not so much the special 

 subject considered as the relating of the day to the real 

 activities of the life of your community. The work 

 begun on Arbor Day, even though it may be the mere 

 planting of a vine, must be only a beginning. The 

 results must be enduring. 



A. S. Draper 



Commissioner oj Education 



