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Advanced Courses 
Mr. Ezekiel Rivnay, of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, 
was engaged in research during May and June under the im- 
mediate direction of Dr. Gundersen. The subject of his work 
was “ A Comparison of Aizoaceae and Cactaceae,” which was ac- 
cepted by New York University in part: fulfillment of the require- 
ment for the degree of A.M. Miss Mary T. MacMurray also 
spent several months working in the herbarium under Dr. Gun- 
dersen’s guidance. Mr. Louis Eisman, working under Dr. Bene- 
dict since July 1, has carried on cytological work on the group 
of the ferns. 
Personal Class Work 
Besides the special classes for student nurses just mentioned, 
which were conducted both in the spring and fall, I] have taught 
the regular classes on the Trees and Shrubs of Greater New York, 
meeting on eighteen Saturday afternoons in the spring and fall. 
Thirty-eight registered for this course in the spring and twenty- 
eight in the fall. In addition, the regular course in General Bot- 
any for teachers has been held each Thursday afternoon through 
the school year. During March, April, and May, I gave five lec- 
tures on the classification of the plant kingdom to the class in 
advanced biology of the Maxwell Training School for Teachers. 
A similar course of three lectures was given for the class in biology 
of the College of the City of New York, Brooklyn Division. In 
October, November, and December, nine lectures on the classifica- 
tion of the plant kingdom were given to the new class in advanced 
biology of the Maxwell Training School for Teachers. 
Conference of Museum Staffs 
On Friday, May 4, a conference of educational staffs of mu- 
seums, botanic gardens, etc., of the metropolitan area was held 
at the Garden, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Gager presided, open- 
ing the conference with remarks on the work of the Garden. 
Miss Shaw spoke on “Some Phases of Educational Work with 
Children at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden,’ and bls Anna B. 
Gallup, of the Children’s Museum, read a paper on “ Informal 
Docentry.” Several topics were then submitted for round table 
discussion. After luncheon, which was served in the Rotunda, a 
