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The department suffered a loss when its stenographer, Miss 
Laura Brewster, resigned. Miss Brewster for five years had 
been a faithful and almost indispensable part of the work. 
Little has been added to our equipment this year. Two 
cabinets for supplies are being built in room 327, the class- 
room-laboratory. 
I would stress for 1926 the purchase of more colored lantern 
slides for class work and work with the Scouts; an auto-bus for 
transportation of visiting classes; a small car to be used in 
making visits to schools, and in the delivery of seeds. There 
should be a sum annually for the establishment and maintenance 
of a fellowship in education open to any college-graduate student 
interested in such work as the Department of Elementary 
Education is carrying on at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
Personal Activities 
Plant Stories for the Junior House Magazine have continued 
throughout the year, being written one every other month. 
In addition to this, I still act as National secretary of the National 
Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild, and as Managing Editor for 
their Magazine 
I visited eenth College, a training college for teachers 
and a part of the University of London, in June for the purpose 
of observing the work in nature study. I spoke briefly to the 
students of this department concerning our work. A representa- 
tive of the School Nature Study Union of England called upon 
me to request an article for their organization on our work, to be 
written in 1926. It was at this time that I was entertained by 
Sir Thomas Lipton, who presented us with motion-picture reels 
on “Tea” in 1924. 
Respectfully submitted, 
ELLEN Eppy SHAw, 
Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
