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State of Connecticut
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
H. TRUMBULL
GoverNOR
TS population increases and standards of living improve, the preser-
|vation of our trees and plant life becomes worth while not only from
i. ilan aesthetic standpoint, but also in connection with such basic
"problems as food and shelter. Within the memory of most of us,
forest conservation was only the hobby of a few enthusiasts. In two decades
it has become a necessary factor in any general program of civic better-
ment. Even an elementary knowledge of the perils and safeguards of plant
life was, until recently, to be scarcely found outside the walls of our agricul-
tural schools and experiment stations.
Now, no child is too young to learn the tragic story of our chestnut trees,
to help in the elimination of the tent-worm, the japanese beetle, and other
scourges, and to appreciate the part played by our bird life in the destruction
of garden pests of all sorts. In order that our thoughts and activities and
educational facilities may be directed to this phase of out-of-door life at a
time of year when its beauties as well as its utility make a special appeal, I
designate Friday, the twenty-seventh day of April next, as .
Arlinr attà l'iro ſlau
The day should be observed in our schools by special exercises, directed as
much to the utilitarian importance of our natural resources as to an appre-
ciation of their beauty. That such exercises be reflected in constructive
work, is my earnest hope. The replanting of our highways, the beautifica-
tion of our door yards, the replenishment of orchards, the elimination of all
enemies to healthy plant life, offers a wide scope for the knowledge and in-
telligence of every man, woman, and child in this State. The value to
Connecticut of coordinated effort of this sort can hardly be overestimated.
Given under my hand and seal of the State at the Capitol, in Hartford, this eleventh day
of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight and
of the independence of the United States the one hundred and fifty-second.
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By His Excellency’s Command:
Secretary.







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