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On the afternoon of October 22, 1914, members of the Board 
of Trustees of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 
met at the Garden, as the guests of the committee on Botanic 
Garden, for the purpose of inspecting the work done during the 
“summer on the contracts for grading, soil-improvement, and con- 
struction of new paths, and the Japanese garden then nearing 
completion. After the tour of inspection tea was served in the 
library by the ladies'of the Garden staff. In the library numerous 
specimens were on exhibit illustrating experiments in plant breed- 
ing carried on during the season just closed. 
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On November 21, 1914, formal exercises were held in the lab- 
oratory building in recognition of the completion of the first 
course of study for the preparation of teachers of children’s 
gardening. The course began last January, and was completed 
on November 14. The address was given by Dr. Gustav Straub- 
enmuller, associate superintendent of schools of New York City, 
on the Educational Value of Children’s Gardens. Certificates 
in Children’s Gardening were awarded to the seven young women 
who had completed the course. After the awarding of certificates, 
tea was served by the department of public instruction of the 
Garden. At the table were Miss Anna B. Gallup, curator of the 
Children’s Museum, of Brooklyn, and Miss Grace Strachan, dis- 
trict superintendent of schools. 
The committee on the examination in botany, of the Associa- 
tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle States and 
Maryland, held their meeting at the Garden on the afternoon of 
November 27. This committee is composed of Pro 
Rowlee, Cornell University, chairman, Dr. Margaret C. ere acon. 
Wellesley College, and Mr. George C. Wood, Boy’s High School, 
Brooklyn. 
During November the trustees of the Long Island Historical 
Society voted to deposit with the Garden their herbarium of be- 
tween 3000 and 4000 specimens, and comprising a large number 
of species from Long Island. This very courteous and greatly 
