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Botanic Garden, the income to be expended in connection with 
its scientific and educational work. The letter was in part as 
follows: 
TREASURER, BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 
my of Music Building, 
Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Dear Sir: I hand you herewith certificates of stock in the American 
Telephone & Telegraph Company for one hundred (100) shares, to be 
added to the Endowment Fund of the Institute for the benefit of the 
Botanic Garden and to be known permanently as The Benjamin Stuart 
Gager Memorial Fund. 
* * a * * 
The income from this Fund may be added to other Endowment income 
for the Botanic Garden, but a separate account of ‘the income derived 
from this Fund shall be kept at the Garden. This income shall not be 
applied to the general maintenance of the Garden, but shall be set apart 
and applied to the purchase of books to bear a suitable memorial book- 
plate, or other material for the Botanic Garden Library, except as here- 
inafter provided. During the incumbency of Dr. C. Stuart Gager as Di- 
rector of the Garden he shall be free to apply the income from this Fund, 
in whole or in part, in such other way as he may think best. Dr. Gager 
may also, during his incumbency as Director of the Garden, recommend 
to the Trustees any modification governing the permanent use of the 
income from this Fund which he may desire to submit, and the Trustees 
may, at their discretion, adopt such modification. Failing any such recom- 
mendation by Dr. Gager and its acceptance by the Trustees, the income 
shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the Library, as first above 
provided, 
APPENDIX 2 
GIFTS RECEIVED DURING 1918 
Endowment 
Anonymous. The Benjamin Stuart Gager Memorial Fund...... $10, 000.00 
Mr. Herman Stutzer. The Martha Woodward Stutzer Me- 
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41 iyo} 1-0 ee ee Sc ico) oho o,c.0.0 5 16 eo CRE $12,500.00 

