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Some schools come to the Garden for special lectures, demon- 
strations and lessons in school time with their teachers. The 
following list represents the public elementary schools coming 
to us for these purposes. These are given by school number. 
Pusiic ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ATTENDING LECTURES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN 
T THE BrooKLyN BoTANic GARDEN, I919 
2 15 24 30 62 85 *107 | 125 140 
4 18 25 40 66 89 | 109 127 148 
9 19 26 FA 68 O25 alee as 129 I50 
Io 20 32 42 70 98 | 117 | 130 152 
II 21 33 49 74 99 | %II9 | 137 170 
12 22 36 61 84B 106 | 123 | 139 179 
This list represents a total of 54 schools, or 30 per cent. of all 
the elementary schools of the borough. But these figures do 
not give one an accurate idea of the number of pupils, the time 
put in, and the periods of work covered. For example: take the 
case of P, S. 107. This school registered during the spring and 
fall for 26 periods. This does not mean 26 classes; but it does 
mean 26 half days. More than one class came at one time. Sup- 
pose 80 boys and girls were registered for a certain morning. 
These 80 received three periods of work, so that the actual 
registration for class work should be 240. The report of the 
Curator of Public Instruction states that the attendance at visit- 
ing classes during 1919 was 15,436. But to appreciate the work 
covered by the children, and the time given by the department 
of elementary instruction the figure 15,436 should be multiplied 
by 3. Perhaps the attendance number of 46,308 would help the 
public to understand the situation at the Botanic Garden. Again 
to illustrate and illuminate still further: P. S. 84B asked for 16 
visits, not for 16 periods, not for 16 classes; but practically 16 
half days in which many classes came and many lessons were 
given: P. S. 39 took 13 visits: P. S. 10, 7 visits. These visits 
are booked weeks ahead. Besides the elementary schools listed 
above, the following Brooklyn schools came for similar work: 
Adelphi Academy; Erasmus Hall High School; Manual Train- 
* Schools with stars sent to the Garden all their classes above the third 
grade. 
