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expression of presentation engraved on the tray. Modesty dictates 
that no mention be made here of these two tributes. It is believed, 
however, that this statement is essential, not only for a complete 
history of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, but as a public and last- 
ing record of appreciation. 
Financial 
There is probably no more irrational standard of educational 
values than the financial. The value of education to an individual, 
the value of public education to society as a whole, to a state or a 
municipality, can never be adequately stated in terms of dollars and 
cents. However, if we recall that every individual must pay for 
educational privileges not afforded at public expense, and that 
charges (at least nominal in amount) for admission to museums, 
botanic gardens, and zoological parks are common in other coun- 
tries than this, it may not be amiss to point out what the minimum 
monetary value is of the educational advantages afforded the gen- 
eral public by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
Out of over 1,000,000 visitors we are, perhaps, justified in con- 
sidering that, while many come merely to enjoy the Garden as 
they would a park or, in some cases, merely to pass through it, at 
least half the visitors came for the purpose of taking advantage 
of the opportunities for which the Garden was established, name 
to study and enjoy plant life. 
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On this basis, then, we may consider that in 1930 not less than 
500,000 persons came to the Botanic Garden for certain educational 
purposes for which, had this been a private Garden, they would 
each have paid not less than 50 cents admission, or a total of 
$250,000. 
Phe price of admission to several privately conducted gardens in 
America is $2.00. The price of each admission to private gardens 
in Pennsylvania.on “Garden Days” under the auspices of the 
Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (Ambler, Pa.) 
is $1.00. The admission to gardens in Westchester County for 
the benefit of the Westchester County Children’s Association, in 
1929, was 50.cents. The charge for admission to New York City 
museuins having Pay Days is 25 cents. 
If we grant further that, with a charge of 50 cents for ad- 
mission, the attendance would have been reduced one half, the 
