MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 9 
Dunlop, Rector of Christ Church, Springfield, Illinois, on 
May 21, 1916. 
The Twenty-seventh Gardeners’ Banquet was held on the 
evening of December 1, 1916, at the University Club. Pro- 
fessor K. A. White, of Cornell University, spoke on “What 
Science Has Done for Floriculture.” 
The Banquet of the Board of Trustees of the Garden was 
held on the evening of December 28, 1916, at the Bucking- 
ham Hotel, on the occasion of the joint meeting of the 
American Philological Association and the Archaeological 
Institute of America. Mr. Frederic A. Hall acted as toast- 
master, and following is the list of speakers and subjects: 
Mr. Edward C. Eliot, “Henry Shaw’; Mr. Paul Shorey, 
“The Loneliest Man’; Mr. Frederick W. Shipley, “Sermons 
in Stones”; Mr. James H. Breasted, “Tatters”; Mr. William 
H. Holmes, “The Place of Archaeology in Human History”; 
Mr. Henry R. Fairclough, “The Pivotal State’; Mr. Andrew 
F. West, “Some Old Things in Human Life.” 
SCHOOL FOR GARDENING 
The School for Gardening is at present completely housed 
in the old residence, where the ting rooms, lecture room, 
and offices of the instructing staff are located. During the 
last year a reading room has been installed, providing easy 
access to all the leading horticultural periodicals. 
Mr. Alexander Lurie, formerly instructor of horticulture, 
University of Maine, has been placed in charge of the stu- 
dents. e course of instruction has been remodeled and 
augmented during the past year to conform to the advancing 
requirements of the profession, and “The Hortus Club,” a 
student organization, has been started for the purpose of 
discussing various matters of horticultural interest, which 
are not considered in the regular courses. The morning work 
of the students has been arranged to embrace a complete 
practical training in all the departments of the Garden dur- 
ing the three years. 
Mr. C. F. Giebel and Mr. N. 8. Philippi completed the 
course in September and were awarded the Santen certificate. 
Mr. Giebel is employed st Chas. W. Fulgraff, landscape 
architect, as draftsman and outdoor foreman in landsca 
; eam. work, and Mr. eras is in charge of the 
boretum at the University of Michigan. As the result of 
the competitive examination, Miss Margaret Corley, of St. 
Louis, and Mr. George Pedlow, of In apolis, were ap- 
pointed to the vacant scholarships. Mr. Garland Ellis, of 
