Missouri Botanical 
Garden Bulletin 
Vol. II St. Louis, Mo., April, 1914 No. 4 
NEW COURSES IN GARDENING, HORTICULTURE, 
AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 
One of the declared intentions of Mr. Shaw, as set forth 
in the fourth clause of his will, was that “instruction to 
Garden pupils shall be attended to.” At an early meeting 
of the Board of Trustees, held November 19, 1889, provi- 
sion was made for instruction of this kind, and during the 
past twenty-four years fifty-five students have been enrolled 
as Garden pupils, although but twenty-five completed the 
prescribed course. 
With the increasing facilities at the Garden for work of 
this kind — both theoretical and practical —it has been 
deemed advisable to materially strengthen the course pre- 
viously offered, and to make it possible for those wishing 
professional training in gardening, horticulture, landscape 
architecture, etc., to obtain at the Missouri Botanical Garden 
a most complete preparation in all necessary subjects. In 
addition, provision has been made for those desiring to take 
one or more courses along special lines without being obliged 
to Bh foxes time in work for which they have no desire or 
need, 
At the meeting of the Board of Trustees, held March 11, 
1914, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: 
RESOLVED, That the action taken by the Board con- 
cerning garden pupils on November 19, 1889, and subse- 
quently amended on March 9, 1892 and February 11, 1903, 
together with the action of the Board, taken at its meeting 
November 16, 1894, authorizing additional garden pupils 
which should pay a tuition, be rescinded. 
RESOLVED, That there be established the number of 
six scholarships for garden pupils of the Missouri Botanical 
Garden, each of the value of $350.00 annually, to be avail- 
able on and after October 1, 1914; such scholarships to be 
awarded by the Director of the Garden on the results of 
competitive examination, to applicants between the ages of 
sixteen and twenty years, of character, and Larrea 
at least the education afforded by completing a regular hig! 
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