3. RECITATIONS.
NOTE.—One or more of the recitations may be given with the planting of each tree, the number depending upon the number of trees planted.
First pupil.
Plant in the spring-time the beautiful trees,
So that in future each soft summer breeze,
Whispering through tree-tops may call to our mind,
Days of our childhood then left far behind.
Days when we learned to be faithful and true;
Days when we yearned our life's future to view;
Days when the good seemed so easy to do;
Days when life's cares were so light and so few.
Second pupil.
Plant trees for beauty, for pleasure and for health;
Plant trees for shelter, for fruitage and for wealth.
Third pupil.
NOBILITY.