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Since the work of this Department has followed along the gen- 
eral lines well-known to you and to our Board of Trustees, I shall 
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simply pick out the high spots in our work. 
It wil 
tact with over 600,000 children in our different lines of activity. 
be of interest to note the fact that we have come in con- 
— 
This seems a rather significant figure, although 1f comparisons are 
made between the figures of the current vear and last year, there 
are places which show a decrease. This is due to the fact that 
we have reorganized our headings under which certain reports are 
made, but the total figures for the contacts of this year are greater 
than those of the preceding vears. 
Our work with the distribution of material and with assistance 
rendered in starting Nature kooms, both in the schools of this 
Borough and other boroughs, has increased. 
One class in greenhouse work has been added to the number of 
classes given in our extension courses. The demand for green- 
house work among the teachers is heavy and it seemed wise to add 
one more class instead of allowing the beginners’ class, B3, to 
increase. This class was limited to 60 members during the year 
1930-1931, but in reality we had a registration of 69. 
The total registration in children’s Saturday morning classes for 
the year (this includes spring, summer, and fall classes) was nearly 
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600. The registration is larger than that in most of our private 
progressive schools, 
The perennial border in the Children’s Garden was remac 
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e this 
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year. The Shakespeare Garden has increased in beauty by the 
addition of flagged paths, and 1s, as always, one of the most used 
and interesting features of the Children’s Garden. This summer 
represented one of the best seasons we have had for outdoor 
summer work. During the season we had more children added to 
the work than we have had for some years. 
In the fall classes the range of age ran from five years to college 
students. We had three college students who, of course, were 
boys and girls belonging to our garden for years. It is a satisfac- 
tion and a compliment to the work that these young people, 1f they 
attend a New York City college, stay with us just as they did in 
their childhood days. Twice a year our boys and girls work for 
heir silver pins. This work is independent work on special sub- 
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