A Bird and Arbor Day Program 



MUSIC 



Class I, lead by a herald, marching with mounted pictures of trees, birds 

 and animals, comes to a halt, forming in line. 

 Herald steps to the front, saying: 



"When ice is thawed and snow is gone. 

 And racy sweetness floods the trees; 

 When snow-birds from the hedge have flown, 



And on the hive-porch swarm the bees, — 

 Drifting down the first warm wind 



That thrills the earliest days of spring. 

 The bluebird seeks our maple groves, 

 And charms them into tasseling." 



— From "The Bluebird." Maurice Thompson. 



First Speaker: "The trees have budded and are still blossoming. Soon the 

 green leaves will be out, for spring has come again." 



Second Speaker: "Bloodroot and cowslip, spring-beauty, hepatica, 

 squirrel-corn and violets are waiting for us to find them." 



Third Speaker: "The animals know spring is here, for the bear has waked 

 up from his winter sleep; the woodchuck, too, and frogs are croaking in the 

 marshes." 



Fourth Speaker: "Birds are flying fast by night and day from the far 

 South to greet spring in the North. Phcebe and Song-Sparrow, Robin and Blue- 

 bird are already here, and many whom we want to see slip by us when we do 

 not know." 



Fifth Speaker: "Mosquitoes have come out from garrets and cellars and 

 all sorts of hiding-places under bridges or in crannies, and are laying thousands 

 of eggs wherever they find water." 



Sixth Speaker: "Yes, and the apple-tree tent caterpillars are hatching out 

 now from their eggs, which have been so safely kept through the winter. 

 Click-beetles and potato-beetles have left their winter shelters." 



Seventh Speaker: "Everj^where insects are coming in great numbers. Some 

 will do good. Many will do harm." 



All: "We want to find them and watch them." 



Eighth Speaker steps forward and says : 



"Summer and Autumn, Winter, Spring, 



Each season of the varied year 



Doth each for us a lesson bring. 



If we but turn the listening ear." 



— From "Nature Intelligible." Jones Very. 



If indoors, class hangs up pictures and forms in marching order. 

 Note. — Flowers, birds and insects to suit the locality may be substituted 

 for those given above. 



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