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to have spoken to the subject, ''Laying the Foundations/' 

 was, however, not able to be present. 



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Principal John J. Winter, of PubHc School No. 98, told in a 



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brief talk just how the Botanic Garden is cooperating with the 

 public schools to enrich their work in nature study and geog- 

 raphy, and indirectly in other subjects. 



Dr. Gager, the director of the Botanic Garden, paid a brief 

 tribute to the memory of Mr. White, and then showed a series 

 of stereopticon views of photographs taken at intervals from the 

 beginning, ten years ago, until the present year, showing vividly 

 the progress that had been made in developing a hitherto un- 

 sightly and largely useless piece of public land into one of the 



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most beautiful and most frec|uented spots in Brooklyn, and in 

 fact, in the Greater City. The views also showed the extent to 

 which the educational work of the Garden had spread in Brook- 

 lyn, until 78% of the grammar schools and 100% of the high 

 schools were now making use of the Garden's facilities in one 

 way or another. Reference was also made to the scientific work 

 of the Garden, and a map of the world was shown with lines 

 radiating from Brooklyn to show the extent of the circulation 



of the Garden's publications, covering nearly every 



civilized 



country and practically every scientific and educational center 

 in the world. These maps were published in the Tenth Annual 

 Report of the Garden. 



In showing these shdes, Dr. Gager called attention to the 

 fact that every item in the Garden's progress of the past ten 

 years was a tribute to Mr. Alfred T. White, who, more than any 

 other single individual, had made all of this progress possible. 



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The exercises in the auditorium were followed by an inspection 

 of the new children's room, for the use of the Boys and Girls 

 Club of the Garden. This room was made possible by a gift 

 from Mrs. George D. Pratt. 



During the serving of tea by the Woman's Auxiliary in the 

 main rotunda at five o'clock, an opportunity was afforded to 

 inspect an exhibit in the library of the books,, articles, and 

 periodicals published by the Garden and its members of staff 

 during the past decade. 



