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TABLE IV 
ATTENDANCE AT GARDEN DURING 1931 
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. Apr. May June July 
At re ae sees Sice gopers 1,233 876 936 3,906 3,914 3,600 | 14,080 
At visiting classes....... 465 322 58 3,316} 13,991 4,184 506 
At fee oh slaeen, ies 225 210 Ha 3,225] 11,889 4,084 306 
- lectures adults 95 ( 0 165 500 265 O 
rece ineeias ay ».....| 2,577} 2,869} 5,857) 18,411] 16,464] 10,266 
re PLFOUNIS iy ce gateanS 48,601 [55,808 |65,746 |146,664 |169,486 |125,367 |108,470 
Aug. Sept. Oct. Novy. Dec. Anal 
Totals 
a re sgular classes. ......{ 13,200 9,316 2,771 3,235 3,382 60,449 
At visiting classes....... 0 0 3,162 5,323 1,192 33,048 
At iectiites to ec ils acy 0 185 2222 4,320 1,002 Ba 
At lectures to adult a 0 250 295 195 50 1,855 
At conservatories. ...... 8,928 8,183 1,124 | 11,378 5,895 112,826 
At grounds...........-. 80.600 | 97.454 | 86.622 76,799 | 45,422 | 1,107,039 
School Service 
During the year we received 934 requests for study material 
from 203 schools of Brooklyn and other boroughs. The latter 
figure includes 30 high schools and annexes in Brooklyn, 10 i 
Queens, 13 in Manhattan, and 17 in the other two boroughs ; also 
20 junior high schools, 9 colleges and universities, 3 training 
schools for teachers, 80 elementary schools, and 25 private and 
parochial schools. In a 15 other institutions, such as 
School Nature League (N. Y.), Prospect Heights, St. Johns, and 
KKings }=County oo CB scekiyn), and Newport (Rhode 
Island), Hospital were supplied with plant material. The total 
number of pupils in all the school ie served is 223,801, 
against 196,177 last year. As usual, Miss Rusk has had charge 
of the distribution to the high schools. The demand for agar for 
petri dishes for the study of molds and bacteria has been greater 
than ever, last year 5,482 dishes having been filled—in the month 
of December alone, 1,355 dishes. The preparation of the nutrient 
the dishes are time-consuming operations, 
agar and the filling of 
and some one to definitely take charge of this part of the work, 
as well as to help in giving out plant material, is much needed. 
