MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 147 
John C. Whitten, of the University of Missouri, Professor 
Arthur T. Erwin, and Mr. Arthur R. Gross. The meeting 
was marked by much enthusiasm, and it was felt by all that 
the new organization had been most successfully launched. 
The first part of the morning of Saturday, November 28, 
was spent viewing the Garden, and at ten o’clock the pupils 
again assembled in the graduate lecture room to listen to a 
paper on School Gardens by Mr. H. C. Irish. Mr. Irish, 
who is in charge of the school gardens for the Board of 
Education of the City of St. Louis, discussed in detail his 
own work as well as the conditions in other large cities. Mr. 
C. H. Thompson, Assistant Botanist to the Missouri Botanical 
Garden, who has been an instructor in the Garden school for 
a number of years, reviewed the work given in the Garden 
course since its organization. An abstract of Mr. Thomp- 
son’s remarks will be found in this number of the BULLETIN. 
The report of the Committee on Constitution and By-Laws 
was read by Mr. Charles W. Deusner, Chairman, and was 
finally adopted in the following form: 
CONSTITUTION 
ARTICLE I. 
Name. 
The name of this organization shall be THE MISSOURI BOTANI- 
CAL GARDEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. 
ARTICLE II. 
Object. 
The object of this Association is to cultivate the spirit of fraternity 
among its members and to foster and strengthen the relationship 
between them and their Alma Mater. 
ARTICLE III. 
Membership. 
Section 1. Active members shall be those who have received 
certificates of graduation from the regular Garden Course of the 
Missouri Botanical Garden, have expressed a desire for such member- 
ship, and have paid the regular dues. 
Section 2. Associate members shall be those who have been 
enrolled as members of classes in the regular Garden Course of the 
Missouri Botanical Garden, but have not completed the course, have 
— a desire for such membership, and have paid the regular 
ues. 
Section 3. Honorary members may be elected at any regular 
meeting. 
ARTICLE IV. 
Dues. 
The annual dues for active members shall be one dollar and for 
associate members fifty cents. Voluntary contributions will be accept- 
able at all times. 
