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Dr. Ralph C. Benedict, of Brooklyn College, has continued, for 
the twenty-seventh year, as resident investigator with special ref- 
erence to ferns. In his appended report (p. 117) he records fur- 
ther cooperation between the Garden and the College. 
Board of Education 
The discontinuance of visiting classes in anticipation of air-raid 
danger has already been noted. What this means in loss of oppor- 
tunity to the schools may be indicated by the attendance figures for 
1941—1,118 classes, with total attendance of 73,688. 
Spring and Fall Posters were distributed to the schools an- 
nouncing fourteen talks for the spring season and nine for fall 
and winter. Requests for talks exceeded the capacity of our per- 
sonnel. A simular poster was distributed to High Schools of all 
boroughs of the city, listing sixteen talks. 
Miss Shaw and Miss Miner cooperated with Mr. Marvin M. 
Brooks, director, by assignment, of Nature Garden Work, in giving 
course B5, Nature-Garden Science, offered in conjunction with 
the Board of Education. 
The 100th Anniversary of the Board of Education was celebrated 
in April, 1942, and the Botanic Garden, at the request of the 
Board, installed at the Laboratory Building an extensive exhibit 
illustrating our cooperation with the schools since the Garden was 
established more than thirty years ago. 
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The Torrey Botanical Club 
The Torrey Botanical Club, the oldest botanical organization in 
the United States, was organized in 1867. During the week of 
June 22-27 the Club celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. The 
director of the Botanic Garden happened to be president of the 
Club on this anniversary year, and opened the first meeting, which 
was held in Brander Matthews Hall, Columbia University, on 
Monday afternoon, June 22. He also presided as toastmaster at 
the anniversary dinner, held at the Men’s Faculty Club, Columbia, 
on the evening of the twenty-second. 
The sessions on Tuesday were held at the New York Botanical 
Garden, Bronx Park, and those of Wednesday at the Boyce 
