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I was elected President of the Department of Science Instruction 
of the National Education Association, which met in Atlantic C ity 
last June, where I presented a paper. A paper prepared by Miss 
Miner and myself was presented at the meeting of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science at Atlantic City in 
December. 
I was appomted Consultant for children’s garden work for the 
I‘ederated Garden Clubs of New York State. 
This fall the Winnebago County Superintendent of Schools at 
Rockford, Illinois, invited me to lecture at the Winnebago County 
Institute on October 19 and 20. It was impossible to accept this 
invitation on account of pressure of work at the Garden. 
Respectfully submitted, 
ELLEN Eppy Suaw, 
Curator of Elementary Instruction. 
REPORT ON THE LIBRARY FOR 1932 
Dr. C. Stuart GAGER, Director 
Sir: In the absence of the librarian, on account of illness, the 
report on the library for the year 1932 is submitted by his as- 
sistant. 
ACCESSIONS 
The total number of volumes now in the collection is 17,451, of 
pamphlets, 13,487, an increase of 676 volumes and 747 pamphlets. 
We have been unusually fortunate in receiving a larger number 
of our accessions as gifts, 137 volumes, 472 pamphlets and the 
current numbers of 105 periodicals having been added through the 
generosity of our friends. The following are especially to be 
noted : 
Given by their respective authors: 
IKnoche, Herman. Flora Balearica. 4 vols. 1921-1923. 
Lemee, Albert. Dictionnaire descriptif et synonymique des 
genres de plantes phancrogames. V. 4. Brest, 1932. 
Given by: 
Mrs. Clarence R. Hyde. 
Angier, B.S. The garden book of California. San Fran- 
cisco, 1906. 
