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had fallen off during 1920. This is not true. Schools apply for 

 time when they may come, and when all the time is filled it is not 

 possible to add other schools since there are only a certain num- 

 ber of days in each month, and since we are limited by the hours 

 in the day as well as by the number of individuals to assist in this 

 work. . So during 1920 it happened that the 21 schools repre- 



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sented took up the entire time; in some cases every grade of a 

 given school, beginning with the fourth, came to the Botanic Gar- 

 den. I mention this because the figures stated here do not repre- 

 sent any drop in altcndance, but simply a greater eagerness and 



more speedy request on the part of some schools for our work. 



TABLE II 



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Schools Smrvkd bv the Brooklyn Botanic Garden During. 1920 



Borough of Brooklyn 



142 elementary schools (78 per cent, of all elementary schools). 

 17 high schools (100 per cent, of all high schools). 



I junior high school. 

 3 private schools. 



6 parochial schools. 

 Adelphi College. 



Brooklyn Tr'ainnig School for Girls. 

 Training School for Teachers. 



Total 172 schools. 



Borough of Maiihaltan 



3 high schools. 

 Hunter College. 



4 elementary 'schools. 



3 private schools 



Training School for Teachers. 



Total 12 schools. 



Borough of Queens 



I high school. 



9 elementary schools 



Training School for Teachers. 



Total ■. ■ II schools 



A Similar condition exists in our outdoor garden. This garden 

 for children was started in the summer of 1914, the first sum- 

 mer the Curator of Elementary Instruction came to the Garden. 



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Twenty-eight schools were represented in the garden during that 

 year. In the year 1918, 56 schools were represented, while in 

 1920, 31 schools were represented. This drop is accounted for 



