6 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
ANNUAL BEQUESTS 
The Flower Sermon, provided for in the will of Mr. Shaw, 
was preached in Christ Church Cathedral by the Rev. James 
E. resin: of St. Mark’s Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 
on May 13, 1917. 
The Twenty-eighth Gardeners’ Banquet was held on the 
evening of September 12, 1917, at the Mercantile Club, 
members of the American Association of Park Superin- 
tendents, then meeting in St. Louis, being guests of the 
evening. 
SCHOOL FOR GARDENING 
Through graduation and the call to arms by the Govern- 
ment, the attendance of the School for Gardening has 
decreased. Miss Clara Fuhr, Mr. Clarence Pedlow, Mr. P. A. 
Kohl and Mr. A. J. Cella completed their course in September 
and were awarded the Garden certificate. Miss Fuhr is em- 
loyed temporarily at the Bourdet Floral Company; Mr. 
edlow is a draftsman and outdoor foreman for Mr. C. W. 
Fullgraff, landscape architect; Mr. Kohl has been appointed 
Assistant Supervisor of School Gardens in St. Louis; Mr. 
Cella is in charge of the landscape department of Stark 
Nursery Company, at St. Louis. 
Three of the students have entered the army service. Mr. 
James Monteith is corporal of Headquarters Company of 
128th Field Artillery, now at Camp Doniphan; Mr. George 
Pedlow is a marine stationed “somewhere” in France; Mr. 
W. G. Ellis is corporal of Battery C, 345th Field Artillery, 
Camp Travis. 
Due to the resignation of Mr. W. W. Ohlweiler, several of 
the courses given by him were taken over by other members 
of the instruction staff, the course in soils and fertilizers 
being given by Mr. C. L. Moody. 
During the spring and summer campaign for thrift gar- 
dens, the students aided the Women’s Food Conservation 
Committee in the work of organization. At the same time 
Miss Clara Fuhr was engaged by the Webster Groves Garden 
Club to take charge of school gardens in that town and 
achieved very favorable results. 
As a result of competitive examinations, Miss Anne L. 
Chase of St. Louis, Mr. R. D. Mitchell of Gotha, Florida, and 
Mr. F. C. Harris of Coffeen, Illinois, were appointed to the 
vacant scholarships. Miss Virginia McMath of Webster 
Groves is also enrolled in the regular course. 
