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The first view of the exhibit was a picture in itself. One of 
the judges said he had never seen a handsomer picture at any 
exhibit he ever judged, and he had judged many. The tables 
ran through the center of the rotunda forming an H; in the four 
corners were tables fitted in V shape. The dec onatians were oak 
leaves. The first table was covered with the products from P. 5. 
152, in all a very dainty and charming exhibit. P. S. 98's ex- 
hibit filled up the cross piece of the H, and was largely made up 
of vegetables and flowers, wonderful exhibits from the Sheeps- 
head Bay section of the city. P. 5S. 89 won the first trophy in 
this class, and their exhibit was at the end of the H—not in as 
prominent a position, but such an exhibit needs no special promi- 
nence, This exhibit was unusually interesting because it was so 
well named and labeled, and because it represented so many dif- 
ferent activities in the school. There was a little herb exhibit ; 
an exhibit of canned products, many of the vegetables having 
been canned by boys; another of peanuts taken from the ground 
just as they grew; and more other exhibits than one can men- 
tion here. 
On the corner tables in the rotunda were the exhibits from the 
children’s gardens of the Park Department, and some very inter- 
esting window boxes from P. S. 41, 43, and 49. P. 5. 49 took 
the first prize in this exhibit, and P. S. 43 second prize. This is 
one of the largest schools of our borough and is in one of the 
most congested districts. Every single window box in their 
exhibit was made by the boys of that school in their workshop. 
It seemed one of the most interesting exhibits considering the 
natural drawbacks of that section. 
The park gardens, McCarren Park, Betsy Head, Fort Greene, 
and Highland Park, showed very fine vegetables. The sweet po- 
tatoes from McCarren Park, the first prize winner in this class, 
received universal attention. The best placed exhibit of all 
was that of Betsy Head Park 
P. S. 162 sent in their exhibit arranged in a rather unique way. 
They had large trays filled with vegetables, the product of indi- 
viduals’ gardens. Fach individual arranged his own tray. e 
never had an exhibit set up in exactly this way before. It was 
pleasing and effective. P. S. 82 sent in products from their 
