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in the work of the organization. In late spring the Curator 

 spoke at a meeting of the Columbia Dames, an organization 

 composed of the wives and mothers of graduate resident students 

 at Columbia University. In October this organization met at 

 the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and presented and planted two 

 rosebushes. These bushes were placed at the gate on the north 

 side of the children's garden house. The Brooklyn Girl Scouts 

 asked the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to take over some of the 

 second class Scout work so that at the present time all second 

 class tests in tree and plant study are given at the Garden. 

 Tests are given on the second Friday evening and second Saturday 

 morning in each month. The Curator of Elementary Instruction 

 was asked to submit to the Woodcraft League some suggestions 

 for their nature study coups in gardening, and this organization 

 has also asked the privilege of having its nature study collections 

 in plant and tree work checked up at the Brooklyn Botanic 

 Garden. 



Mr. Van Evrie Kilpatrick, Director of Nature-Garden Work, 

 New York City, gave a spring lecture in our auditorium on 

 "Classroom Projects." This w^as largely attended. The As- 

 sistant Curator, Miss Elsie Hammond, gave a series of three 

 spring nature talks and demonstrations. This series was one 

 of the most popular and well-attended of any series ever given 

 for teachers at our institution. 



During the month of January, Miss Zelda Sargent, Assistant 

 Supervisor of Nature Study and Gardening from Springfield, 

 Massachusetts, studied with us. 



An arrangement has been made with New York University 

 by which that institution will accept the courses given for 

 teachers at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to count for college 

 credits. 



Personal Activities 



In the year of 1924 I have spoken both at the Garden to outside 

 organizations, and away from the Garden to similar organizations, 

 nearly fifty times, and at approximately 500 sessions of visiting 

 classes, including those lectures given to motion-picture groups. 



The plant stories written by the Curator for the Junior Home 

 Magazine have continued throughout this year and there have 



