96 MISSOURL BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
principal or a teacher in the nearest high school who will be 
willing to take charge of their examination. The charges for 
and place of holding such examination must be a matter of 
mutual arrangement between the examiner and the student. 
Turction—tThe tuition is $200 a year, payable one-half at 
the beginning of the school year, and one-half at the middle 
of the year. Tuition for a single course of nine months or 
more is $50, payable in advance. 
Calendar.—The ealendar of the school year corresponds to 
that of Washington University, including helidays and vaca- 
tions. ‘The school term extends approximately from the last 
Thursday in September until the first of June. Special 
arrangements will be made for students desiring to continue 
practical work during a part or all of the summer months. 
Tiving Expense—Room and board may be obtained in the 
vicinity of the Garden at an approximate eost of from $35 to 
$50 per month. 
Scholarships—A. few scholarships are available to excep- 
tionally well-qualified students between the ages of sixteen 
and twenty years, these being awarded on competitive exam- 
ination at the same time and place and in the same subjects 
as indicated above. Appliation blanks for scholarships may 
be obtained by writing the Director, Missouri Botanical Gar- 
den, 2315 Tower Grove Avenue, St. Louis, and must be filled 
out and returned by May 15. 
Certificate——No degree is conferred upon the completion 
of the three years’ course, but, after passing such examina- 
tions as may be required and presenting a satisfactory thesis, 
each student shall receive a certificate from the Garden, indi- 
eating the work accomplished. 
OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND INSTRUCTION 
George Thomas Moore, A. M., Ph. D., Director of the Garden, 
and Engelmann Professor of Botany in the Henry Shaw 
School of Botany of Washington University. 
Jesse More Greenman, A. M., Ph. D., Curator of the Herba- 
rium, and Professor in the Henry Shaw School of Botany 
of Washington University. 
Edward Angus Burt, A. M., Ph. D., Mycologist and Librarian 
to the Garden, and Professor in the Henry Shaw School 
of Botany of Washington University. 
