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8 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
Episcopal Church of the diocese of Missouri and his suc- 
cessors, David F. Kaime, James Yeatman, Judge Saml. 
Treat, Joseph W. Branch, Gerard B. Allen, Rufus Lack- 
land, Judge G, A. Madill, the President for the time being 
of the Public Schools, and -his successors in office, the 
President for the time being of the Academy of Science of 
St. Louis, and his successors, the Mayor of the City of St. 
Louis and his successors in office, Dr. Asa Gray of Cam- 
bridge, Massts., and Profr. Spencer F. Baird, Secretary of 
the Smithsonian Institution, Washington City. The two 
last named as honorary Trustees are added to the trust in 
recognition of their scientific eminence and ability.”’ 
Both of the honorary members, as well as the Chancel- 
lor of the University and the Bishop of Missouri, had died 
before the composition of the Board was made known by 
the publication of Mr. Shaw’s will, as had Mr. Allen and 
Mr. Meier of the personally designated members. By 
direction of the courts the membership of the Board was 
therefore fixed at fifteen, comprising the ten then living 
designated members and five ex officio. Organization was 
promptly effected by a majority of the members thus con- 
stituting the Board, Mr. Lackland being chosen President — 
to which office he has been re-elected each year, and Mr. 
Pettus acting as Secretary for a short time until provision 
was made for the regular employment of a Secretary, 
when Mr. A. D. Cunningham was appointed to that office — 
which he has since held. 
The Board were promptly put in control of the Garden 
and revenue property, and assumed their responsibility as 
Trustees from the nominal date of September 1, 1889. 
One of their first acts was to secure care for the Garden 
by the appointment of a managing Director for it, Mr. 
Shaw’s selection of Professor William Trelease of Wash- 
ington University being confirmed and the duties of the 
Director being defined as ‘the duties prescribed for that 
office in the last will of Henry Shaw, deceased, and such 
