That lighteth up the sky.

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,--
He made them, every one.

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who hath made all things well.

--C.F. ALEXANDER.


=6. READING. Bryant's Forest Hymn.= (SEE PAGE 8.)


=7. RECITATIONS.= (By Different Pupils.)

THE PURPOSE OF ARBOR DAY.

_First pupil._

To avert treelessness; to improve the climatic conditions;
for the sanitation and embellishment of home environments;
for the love of the beautiful and useful combined in the
music and majesty of a tree, as fancy and truth unite in an
epic poem, Arbor Day was created. It has grown with the
vigor and beneficence of a grand truth or a great tree.