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pointed, one-third shall serve for one year, one-third for two 
years, and one-third for three years. Dr. Gager was appointed by 
President Dodds for a two year term, and on March 18 he attended 
the first meeting of the Council at Princeton. 
Miss Lorraine LaRoche, appointed stenographer in the Busi- 
ness Office beginning February 16, resigned October 31. 
Miss Frances M. Miner was elected president and editor of the 
Department of Garden Education of the National education Asso- 
ciation beginning September 1. 
Miss Fay D. Montross, on November 1, became assistant in the 
3usiness Office, in place of Miss Lorraine LaRoche, resigned. 
Mrs. Edna Paliitier Schacht, assistant secretary in the Business 
Office since July 1, 1939, was made Acting Secretary beginning 
as of April 1, during the temporary absence of Mr. Thomas A, 
Donnelly, as noted above. 
Miss Elizabeth Remsen Van Brunt, for several years a member 
of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Garden, was made Honorary 
Curator of Culinary Herbs beginning as of April 1, 1942. 
FINANCIAL 
Gifts 
A list of the gifts of funds, publications, plants, and other objects 
may be found on pages 122-131. These have all been acknowl- 
edged as received, with the thanks of the Governing Committee 
and the director. 
Public and Private Funds, 1942 
The total operating budget for the calendar year 1942 was as 
follows, with comparison for 1941: 


1942 1941 Change 
lax Budget Funds (49.39%)....... $ 91,830.67 $ 93,308.57  —$1,477.90 
Private Funds (50.61%)... ......... 94,099.09 88,957.73 + 5,141.36 
Gta lSis cpus! eo ecetnnects doce ad acs $185, 929, 16 $182,266. 30 +$3,663.46 
For the past eight years the percentages of the two budgets have 
been as follows: 
1935 1036 1937 1938 1939 1040 104] 1942 
Tax Budget . 48. 18.3% 49, 1% 49.8% 43. 13% 48. 2% ae 712% 51. 19% 49, 39% 
Private Funds 51. ae 50. ea 50. peas 56. ai 51.8% 48.28% 48.81% 50.61% 

