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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-04-24, Page 39 • V N• SIGNAIA Winning essays teII why Arbor Day is import�ntGODERI a TAre3WAS6A Winner - BY, TIM MacLENNAN GRADE 4 VICTORIA PS. - Once there was a seed. It was 2 centimetres long and 1` cen- timetre high. Some people owned this little 'seed. They did not .want it any more. So they threw it outside. When they threw it outside the sun shone on the little seed. Then the next day it " was raining and the little seed sprouted. As it rained and the sun shone on 'the little seed it grew bigger and bigger and bigger, until it was one hundred feet high. Itwas a giant tree. , Then the next da'y it was a little bigger. The next day it was five hundred feet high. It was three years old., Little birds came to sit on his branehes and sing. Some little birds built their homes in his nice. cool leaves. Thee they raise their families.• The squirrels and chipmunks came to play hide -and -go -seek on his branches. Some of them came and built homes in his trunk. During the summer the leaves on the tree were green. In the _winter months the branches were bare. Sometimes little rabbits would nibble at his bark When the snow covered up their food. The tree stood in the woods for many years. Then one day the men came with their axes and. saws. 'They cut the tree down. It was hauled away by a big truck and taken to a saw mill many miles away. There it was cut up and sawed into boards which were then put a truck and taken"to• a lumber yard ..._. • 'A man and his family came to the lumber yard and bought the boards to build a beautiful new -home; Runner-up BY STACEY WARD GRADE 6 ROBERTSON MEMORIAL PS ,TREES ...! When you think about, them, they are very important. Whether it be a birch, a maple, a cherry tree or a pear tree they are all a good part of our life. Without trees there would . be very few animals, no houses, we couldn't `really relax, and we wouldn't be able to have everyday useful things (such as paper, tooth- picks, firewood, money, etc.) Also, many people would have to go without jobs. Maybe you've never really thought about it, but trees are IM- PORTANT! Animals. need - trees for camouflage. Trees help the wild animals hide from their 'enemies. Especially man. Many animals also eat the leaves of the. trees. "So, if there weren't any , trees, we wouldn't be able to enjoy the beauty of. the animal kingdom: Trees are very important to carpentry. Without trees there would be no lumber. And we wouldn't be able to make houses, stores, or furniture without lumber, Marty people - depend on the use of lumber. Relaxation! That is one of the best uses of trees. It's always nice to sit in the shade of a tree on those hot summer days. Trees are also. good for clim- bing. I think trees are fun. Have you ever stopped to think about pencils, paper, toothpicks, furniture, etc? They are all made out of wood. Wood comes from trees. We use wood _everyday. So P the next time you're using wood, -take a minute and think about the trees. • ,,Think if there were no trees at all! Many people would be out of jobs. The paper` -maker, the lumberjack, the carpenter and `many more people! The tree is extra important to them! Trees .are different than any other plant. They never stop growing! Trees give us shade,, fruit; and beauty, Lets do our best tb protect them. Winner BY MARGO GLEASON GRADE 13 ST. MARY'S SEPARATE SCHOOL' In the Garden of'' Eden planted by God, there'were goodly trees in the springing sod. Trees, how everyone takes them ,for granted, think what life would be like without the everfaithful tree. You couldn't sit under them for there would ,be no trees to sit under. You would miss their cool, green shade and most certainly miss their apples, how could any one imagine not having an apple pie. You would only vaguely remember swinging on their strong branches and hiding in their green folage. Children ,of the future would beg their parents.rto tell them tales about the mystical_ .tree, "Thy to picttire the without trees. Everything would be dull and. unin- teresting. There would:_be_ no forests for animals to hide in. girds would' have to settle 'for the ground for their nests. Everyone would be so unhappy. But instead of this being a far- off dream it . could really happen. Think of all the houses in the world think of the many times you. have • seen trees, half cut down and left to rot. Someday we willawake up to find that trees are extinct a thing of the past. Trees will be on the ever increasing list of things man has killed off, Runner-up BY BETH W4LTON GRADE8 ST. MARY'S SEPARATE SCHOOL This statement, Planting is Planning for the Future, is not. really far-fetched. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. A house of wood, if properly made will withstand good' and bad weather for many years. A tree, without being cut into planks can live even longer if left in its natural surroundings. •Is there ' anything • else, a natural plant, with such stability? . A tree with care will produce good results. Good care is very important for long life. 'Many people will probably be turning to the tree for heat in one or two centuries, so if you plant one now, it will insure other humans against the cold winter nights ahead. We must have trees in abundance! If people do turn to the tree, as they have' in the past, for heat thesupply must be enough • But no one ever thinks a normal thing such as a tree could be extinct, for the tree represents - something strong, everlasting; Until people come along and began cutting 'down trees, putting in their places cold, hard concrete. ,Where trees once stood, a highway now sits, it .stretches out for miles dismal and grey. To think people would rather' have this than the quiet beauty .Of ' a tree - where warm sun would slide thro'Ugh the branches, where you could sit underneath feeling safe and secure. This is just one of the reasons trees should be preserved. There are many reasons 'why trees should be preserved, if one would stop to think about it. If everyone did the world could again enjoy the beauty of a tree. Our Spring Sports Ensemble offers advanced fashion created with taste and elegance 'for the sophisticated man who regards his dress as an extension of his personality. Available in colours of. Tight blue, beige, brick, nbvy and 'chocolate. • RAWSON It SWARTMAN LTD. STYLE • SHOP 10R MEN THE SQUARE GODERICH to -keep up with the demand Trees may become very valuable in the future, so when you ask yourself if you should help out. this Arbor Day, keep it . in mind The Arbor Day cause is a very important one that has carried on for centuries.. I'm sure, many of our mothers and. fathers° can remember those Arbor Day school ground cleanups. What a pain in the back afterwards, but after ' gazing out at the spotless playground and rubbing your spine, what a fjeling of 5atis,faction! This is a good time of year for ',digging in the dirt anyway, so why not vou? If you aren't a gardener or a naturalist'. or even a greenthumber, I'm sure your help will. be appreciated.. After all there -will be a Bari cleanup committee and work crew also. This 'should be •a job for the whole community. Everyone should get involved and help to make Goderich a better place to live in, because after all weren't all those. new faces drawn because of our boast- - "Goderich, The Prettiest Town in Canada," Let's keep it that way. • Planting a tree is like money in the bank. Sure; you have to scratch in the dirt a little, nuture the seed after it has. been planted, give a little of what you have - but when you want to draw on it there is something of valtie, Yes, something like a full growntree maybe! It always seems to come back to one thing. There will be a first step, will you accept the challenge? Yes, you will have totake the first step, no one is going to take it for you. 'S'b this Arbour Day, in the year of 1975, when Goderich our town will•be 125 years old, take time, plant a seed, and watch it grow. 'Winner BY PAT CARTER GDCI • GRADE 13 The story you are about to read is the true account of how a tree tries to 'gain the freedom for all trees in the world. Itis the story of how a tree tried to gain equal rights for all,shrubs, bushes and woody -rooted plants. - It also tells the story of the trials and tribulations all characters within underwent. Also, 'this'story is not recom- mended for anyone under the age'of 18 or whose relatives are a Douglas Fir. Our story begins in the mighty forests of British Columbia with the birth of a young sapling, A.T. Ree a tree. A.T. Ree was like any other tree in the forest. He loved to play 'knotty' games with the birds in the wind. He also en- joyed letting his branches go in the wind after one 'elm' of a day. He was like every other tree in all respects until he ,found out, in a terrifying way, what the future held for a woody dicotyledon. The horror that made our hero become a rebel ca; happened when'his mother and father were chopped down in front of his very stem; and taken to the pulp mill. He was terrified of the dismal future his life held. 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