71 



These are of course mainly teachers of nature study, botany, and 

 biology, who come to the Garden after school hours or on Satur- 

 days, and it is for their convenience that all of the courses except 

 those on Saturday are scheduled at 4 p.m. 



TABLE II 

 Attendance at Gakdkn During 1929 



At regular classes. . . . 

 At visiting classes. . . . 

 At lectures to children 

 At lectures to adults. . 

 At conservatories .... 

 At grounds 



Jan. 



Fei). 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



1,682 



1,225 



2,731 



4.855 



3.36: 



1,667 



885 



1,112 



3.359 



5. 089 



6,885 



4.451 



505 



950 



2,188 



3,268 



4.475 



3.731 



— • 



175 



24 



126 



139 



no 



1.434 



2,361 



5.49] 



2,669 



3.635 



3.299 



45.263 



61,419 



101,434 



97,682 



159.234 



126,659 



July 



11.250 

 80 

 60 



1.839 



118,220 



At regular classes .... 

 At visiting classes. . . . 

 At lectures to children 

 At lectures to adults. . 

 At conservatories .... 

 At grounds 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



8,000 



4.157 



5.214 



4.382 



3,180 



— 



345 



5.059 



4,101 



2,036 



— 



245 



4.391 



3.731 



1,040 



— 



32 



138 



135 



80 



1.759 



3,261 



4.392 



1,812 



928 



112,993 



109,980 



103,268 



53,254 



38,069 



Annual 

 Totals 



51.704 

 33,402 



24.584 



959 



32,880 



1.127,475 



Study Material Supplied to Schools 



The past year has witnessed a tremendous growth in this 

 part of the work of the Garden, as is shown by the following 

 figures : 



Year Pupils Supplied Teaciicrs Supplied 



1926 91,300 2,450 



1927 109,01 1 2,995 



1928 i5^',6t9 3,818 



1929 282,299 6,457 



For the Department of L^ublic Instruction, which deals mainly 

 with the high schools, colleges, and universities, Miss Rusk has 

 been in charge as usual. The Department of Elementary In- 

 struction is in charge of the distrilnition to the elementary schools. 

 During the year 24 high schools and high school annexes in Brook- 

 lyn have been supplied, 7 in Queens, 14 in Manhattan, and 14 in 



