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broadcasts for the Radio Garden Club. 
radio talk for the American Rose Society. 
Bureau of Public Information—Vhis phase of our activities, 
mentioned in previous reports, continues to increase in amount and 
importance. A matter of special interest is the considerab 
ber of requests | 
He has also given one 
— 
e num- 
»y mail from other states where there is a State 
agricultural college or experiment station where, presumably, such 
information might be obtained. This may possibly result from 
the almost nation-wide newspaper publicity referred to in a pre- 
ceding paragraph. 
lor the purpose of this report the thing to be emphasized is the 
fact that in numerous ways the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is 
rendering an ever increasing service to the general as well as the 
public and the narrower world of botany and horticulture. 
Articles in Periodicals.—In addition to scientific contributions in 
technical journals, and reviews, members of staff, during the year, 
have contributed 73 popular articles to newspapers and magazines. 
These include a series of 44 articles in the New York Sun by the 
curator of elementary instruction, weekly from January to Novem- 
ber. The horticulturist has also conducted a “ question and 
answer ” department in the Si on gardening and general horti- 
culture. 
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local 
Pusiic EpucaTion 
Courses of Instruction—The Prospectus of courses for 1932 
listed 30 courses, of which 21 were for adults and nine for chil- 
dren of high school age or younger. 
well attended, the total enrol 
Children, 597). 
All of these courses were 
Iment figures being 1377 (Adults, 780, 
The number of lectures, addresses, informal talks, and class 
exercises for the year has reached the total of 1762, as follows 
le SeSsionseOr Teg ilataclasSseSmnna cer eee ese mee oreae ee 907 
2 Sessions Of visiting ClasSeSiws.. 2. sige 5 eee pee a etteer rene toes 709 
3) Lectures: toadults atthe Garden» 2.62.3. ae oes eens 46 
4. Lectures to elementary and high school children .......... 561 
5. Addresses at schools and elttbs (extra mural) ............ 91 
owRadiov talksubroadGastyaemeerracc tr cotes tie tare ere arcs 9 
2323 
Less duplication (lines 2 and 4) .................2.5. 561 
Net total 
