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REFORT OF THE CURATOR OF PUBEIC INSTRUC 
TION FOR 1923 
Dr. C. StuART GAGER, DIRECTOR. 
Sir: I beg to submit herewith my zeros for the year ending 
Deceuihes ar Tog: 
Public Lectures 
The 1923 public lecture course was inaugurated by two presen- 
tations of the new motion picture, “ Evolution, from the birth 
of planets to the age of man.” In both of these showings, which 
occurred on Friday afternoon, April 6, and Sunday afternoon, 
April 8, the capacity of the auditorium was taxed to its utmost, 
and many persons stood throughout the entire performance. Pre- 
ceding the public presentation on Friday, there was a special 
showing for biology teachers and pupils of the Brooklyn high 
schools, at which every seat in the auditorium was taken. By 
special request the reels were exhibited again on November ff 
and in both the mornings and afternoons of November 9 and 10 
for high school classes in biology, again to almost capacity audi- 
ences. There were eight showings in a 
Subsequently, in the spring and fall, the following public lec- 
tures were delivere 
1. April 13.—Trees in Nature and Art. Dr. A. F. Blakeslee, 
Resident Investigator in Plant Genetics, Station for Experi- 
mental Evolution, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. 
2. April 20.—Forestry in the United States. Professor Henry 
Solon Graves, Dean, School of Forestry, Yale University. 
3. April 27.—What’s New in the Garden. Mr. Edward I. 
Farrington, Editor of Horticulture, Boston, Mass. 
4. October 5.—The Life of the Plant. Dr. Arthur Harmount 
Graves, Curator of Public Instruction, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
5. October 19.—Bulbs and Their Allies. Professor Hugh 
Findlay, Assistant Professor of Agriculture, Columbia Univer- 
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6. October 26.—The Evolution of Flowers. Dr. Alfred Gun- 
dersen, Associate Curator of Plants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
7- November 2.—Ten Years of Garden Work with Brooklyn 
Boys and Girls. Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw, Curator of Elementary 
Instruction, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
