10 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
tion with the city main on Magnolia avenue, which was 
done at a first cost of some $2,300.00. 
Very soon after the Director occupied the residence at 
the Garden assigned to him by Mr. Shaw’s will, serious 
sicknessin his family induced the Board to cause a competent 
inspection of the sanitary condition of the building. It 
was found so unsafe, as the result of very defective drain- 
age for many years past, that a difficult problem was pre- 
sented, the only solution of which was found to be to re- 
build the eastern wing of the dwelling and to provide 
proper sewerage for the entire building. The house oc- 
cupied by the head gardener, on the Manchester road, was 
also found to require considerable repairs and suitable pro- 
vision for drainage. 
Besides these unavoidable expenditures for the preserva- 
tion of the property, the increase of the library and the 
proper mounting of the very valuable Engelmann Herba- 
rium, both expressly provided for in the will of Mr. Shaw, 
involved a considerable outlay, as shown by the annexed 
statement. As further provided in the will, and in pur- 
suance of separate memoranda left by Mr. Shaw as sug- 
gestions for the Trustees, six scholarships for ‘* Garden 
Pupils’’ were established by the Board, early in 1890, for 
practical and theoretical education in horticulture, to be 
filled by competitive examination. Four such pupils are 
now employed at the Garden, the building on Tower Grove 
and Magnolia avenues, formerly known as the Casino, being 
occupied by them and other employees. Public notice 
has been given by the Director of the two scholarships 
now vacant, and competition invited for them in March 
next. 
Reference must be made to the very full and interesting 
report of the Director for the past year, to be published in 
the annual volume for 1891, for many other details of the 
management of the Garden, including the steps taken for 
the greater accommodation of visitors, the prohibition of 
fees formerly paid by persons leaving vehicles at the gate, 
