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were represented in this conference, such as the University of 
Michigan and the University of Wisconsin, 
A very beautiful Pompeian marble birdbath was presented to 
the children’s Garden in memory of Miss Bertha Lancaster, an 
old student and friend of ours. The gift was made by her three 
sisters in loving memory. It has been set in a permanent 
foundation at the center of the formal bed directly north of the 
Garden House in the formal garden. 
A leave of absence for three months—October, November, 
was given to Miss Miner for further study. 
and December 
Miss Edson has substituted in her absence. 
Miss Miner was elected a second time to the Presidency of the 
Garden Education Department of the National Education 
Association at their meeting last June. She also represented 
them at the National Defense Garden Conference held in 
Washington in December. 
Miss Hammond still serves as one of the Vice Presidents of 
the New York Chapter of the American Nature Study Socicty. 
During the months of July and August Miss Carroll again 
served as one of the Directors of the Southern Art Conference 
at Blue Ridge College, Blue Ridge, N. C., as she has for the last 
few years, and also repeated her course in Art Appreciation at 
the College. 
I continue to serve as Secretary of the National Plant, Flower 
& Fruit Guild, and one of the Directors of the School Garden 
Association of New York City. 
It has long been in our minds to prepare booklets concerning 
the different phases of the work of this Department, its Children’s 
Garden, its Educational Greenhouses, its Visiting Classes, its 
Saturday Morning Classes, and the educational principles upon 
which all these things have been based. The first booklet, 
“Our Pattern,’ was published this year; the others are to follow. 
It has been published in answer to many requests and in the hope 
that those reading it may feel the value of this type of work 
for boys and girls. 
Respectfully submitted, 
ELLEN Eppy SHAW, 
Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
