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undertaking, and a factor of the highest importance in the educa- 
tional activities of the city. 
Sixth Annual Children’s Garden Exhibit—The Sixth Annual 
Children’s Garden Exhibit was held this year on Saturday and 
Sunday, October 4-5. This is the first exhibit to be held in the 
rotunda of the laboratory building, and the first year the exhibit 
has been open to public view on a Sunday. Both experiments 
were successful. The exhibit has steadily improved from year 
to year, and this year was no exception. The judges were Mr. 
A. L. Miller, President of the Society of American Florists and 
Ornamental MHorticulturists, Mrs. Katharine Paul, Executive 
Secretary of the National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild, and 
Mr. Free, Head Gardener of the Botanic Garden. 
A full account of the annual presentation of prizes, on October 
11, will appear in the Recorp for January, 1920. The prizes con- 
sisted of two trophies, silver and bronze cups and medals, and 
thrift and war saving stamps, having a total face value of 
$307.06; also certificates of honorable mention, 
Graduation of Garden Teachers—On Saturday, December 13, 
ccurred the sixth annual graduating exercises of those who had 
completed our year’s course for the preparation of teachers of 
children’s gardening. The address was given by Mr. Roy P. 
Snyder, in charge of Junior Project Work, New York State De- 
partment of Education, Albany, on the subject, “The school 
garden as a means of education.” Following a delightful custom 
initiated by the first class (1914), the graduating class presented 
a gift to the Botainc Garden—this year a cement shaft for the 
sun dial which was given by the class of 1914. A brass samovar 
was presented by the outgoing class. 
Board of Education Credit—The New York City Board of 
Education has accepted our courses for the preparation of 
teachers of children’s gardening for credit toward meeting certain 
conditions of eligibility for a high school license in biology, and 
for promotion and exemption. A full statement is given in the 
Prospectus for 1920. 
Public Lectures——A course of illustrated spring lectures, free 
to the public, was given on Thursday afternoons in March on the 
general subject of gardens and gardening. Lach lecture was by 
a different speaker, not a member of the Garden staff. 
