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The duplication is explained by the fact that the 561 lectures 
recorded in line 4 were given to that many of the 709 classes re- 
ported in line 2. 
involve lectures. 
This total of 1762 is the figure that should be compared with 
the total number of lectures reported by museums and gardens 
that confine their educational program largely or wholly to public 
lectures. As stated in previous reports, the Boe Garden, 
sometime ago, subordinated public lectures to class work. The 
wisdom of this, from the standpoint of educational values, becomes 
more evident each year. 
The 148 other visiting class sessions did not 
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Classes for Nurses.—<Attention has been called to this innovation 
in preceding reports. The work increases in scope and interest 
and attendance. During the year three hospitals have sent their 
nurses’ training classes, not for isolated lectures, but for regular 
courses of instruction, as follows: Prospect Heights Hospital (40 
students), Kings County Hospital (81 students), and St. John’s 
Hospital (50 students). The course consists of conferences, 
demonstrations, and field trips, and the subjects include the ele- 
mentary principles of plant life, the use and care of cut flowers 
and potted plants in the sick room, and the identification of 
medicinal plants in the field. The course is in charge of the 
curator of public instruction. 
Docentry. 
On account of the extent of our scheduled educa- 
tional work (classes, flower days, etc.) the call for the services of 
a teaching guide or docent to conduct parties visiting the Garden 
is less than it might otherwise be. During 1932, 27 parties (not 
classes) have had the service of a docent by request. 
Extra-Mural Talks —Requests for addresses, lectures, and in- 
formal talks outside of the Garden have increased to such an 
extent that it has been necessary to restrict our response to certain 
conditions, and to certain types of institutions and organizations; 
schools and scientific societies are given the preference. The 91 
such talks given during 1932 had a total attendance of 19,186. 
Exhibits.—Seventeen exhibits have been installed during the 
year, mostly outside the Botanic Garden. These exhibits have been 
viewed by more than 40,800 persons. Details of these exhibits 
are given in the appended departmental reports. 
