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under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Her resignation was ac- 
cepted with regret to take effect on January I, 1920, and her 
leave of absence without pay was extended to that date. 
New Positions and Appointments 
Honorary Curator of Japanese Gardening and Floral Art — 
The creation and filling of this position, recommended in my pre- 
ceding annual report, was authorized by the Governing Com- 
mittee in January. The Garden has been fortunate in securing 
for this curatorship Miss Mary Averill, one of the foremost of 
American authorities on Japanese gardening and floral art, and 
widely known as a lecturer, and the author of numerous articles 
and books on that subject. 
Instructor in Children’s Gardening —The vacancy in the assist- 
ant curatorship of elementary instruction, and the growth of the 
work necessitated the assistance of two instructors. We have 
been fortunate in being able to secure for these positions two of 
the graduates from our teachers’ training course. Miss Eugenie 
Blank, who was appointed in 1918, and Miss Edna Burtis, ap- 
pointed on March 1, 1919. 
Secretary and Accountant—In the Botanic Garden REcorpD 
for July, 1919, there was recorded the sad death, on June 4, of 
Miss Bertha M. Eves, secretary and librarian from January 1, 
1911, to September 1, 1913, and secretary and accountant from 
the latter date until her death. Miss Philura Brower was acting 
secretary and accountant from June 2 until August 1, when her 
permanent appointment took effect. On August 1 Miss Mabel 
Harris was appointed assistant secretary. 
Assistantships —Two assistantships were filled during the year: 
library assistant and laboratory assistant. 
Recommendations 
Curator of the Herbarium—tThe rapid growth of the phanero- 
gamic herbarium, averaging over 10,000 specimens a year since 
the Garden was established, and the. scientific and educational 
needs connected therewith, makes necessary the appointment of a 
curator who may devote all of his time to that work. The proper 
