. Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . the state, atall and magnificent specimen, one of thefinest types of Rhode Island forest trees,was blown down during an unusually heavywindstorm toward the last of February,1918, breaking off about thirty feet fromthe ground. The tree stood about a mile east ofChepachet and a mile north of SpringGrove. Truly a monarch of the forest,it had attracted unusual attention, bothbecause of its size and symmetry. Thepine was threatened by the lumbermenin the preceding fall, and the Rhode IslandInstitute of Instruction a
. Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . the state, atall and magnificent specimen, one of thefinest types of Rhode Island forest trees,was blown down during an unusually heavywindstorm toward the last of February,1918, breaking off about thirty feet fromthe ground. The tree stood about a mile east ofChepachet and a mile north of SpringGrove. Truly a monarch of the forest,it had attracted unusual attention, bothbecause of its size and symmetry. Thepine was threatened by the lumbermenin the preceding fall, and the Rhode IslandInstitute of Instruction appropriated $50for its preservation, to be expended, if needbe, in the purchase of the tree and inmaking an agreement that it should notbe cut down. However, the plea ofWoodman spare that tree and the pa-triotic pride of the owner, Mr. Andrew ., had guaranteed its safety from thewoodsmans axe. The Providence SundayJournal published an article concerning thetree on February 10th, 1918. The Ameri-can Forestry for April, 1918, published anilhistrated article about the GLADLY LEND A HAND Miss Caroline Hazard Tune: Auld Lang Syne
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