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Clarke, had a registration of 28 students; a course on Gurdening 
for Food and Vitamins (V10) by Mr. Free, a registration of 30; 
and two courses on Lee one Victory (V11, V12), by Mr. Free 
and Miss Dorward, an enrollment of 53. One session was devoted 
to “Information Please,’ in which Mr. Free answered questions 
concerning gardening problems. ‘There was a series of six guided 
tours through the conservatories on Tropical Plants Important in 
the War Eifort (V22) by Dr. Graves, Dr. Gundersen, Miss Rusk, 
and Miss Ashwell; a series of four lectures on Useful Plants (V7) 
by Miss Dorward, Miss Rusk, Dr. Svenson, and Dr. Graves; a 
course of four lectures on Gardening for Beauty (V6) by Mr.H. 
R. Sebold, associate in Landscape Architecture, Columbia Uni- 
versity, Mr. Doney, Miss Carroll, and Miss Clarke; and a course 
on Spring Garden Work (V9) by Miss Dorward. 
In the fall a course on Your Garden This Fall (V1), and one on 
House Plants (V4) were given by Mr. Free. Mrs. H. Kk. Svenson 
gave one demonstration on Jellies, Jams, and Preserves (V13) 
assisted by Mrs. Martin Wifholm of Boston, an expert in home 
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canning and preserving. 
A series of three lectures on timely subjects was given on 
Mondays in March. Mrs. Esther Robertson Hallock, Instructor 
in Home Economics at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and at the 
Ballard School, Manhattan, gave a lecture-demonstration to an 
audience of about 150 on The Preservation of Wartime Foods. 
Mrs. Stella Blanche Brevoort, formerly Instructor 1n Home 
Economics in New York University, gave a discussion on ae 
history of weaving and making of textiles in a lecture From v 
lo Dupont. 
Miss Florence E,. Wall, Consulting Chemist, New York City, 
and Lecturer in Cosmetology, New York University, outlined 
the history of cosmetics from ancient times in a lecture Plants 
in Cosmetics—from Ancients to Moderns. About 100° people 
attended. 
Exhibits of material relating to each of these lectures were 
installed in the Rotunda. 
Cooperation with the New York Victory Garden Council and 
D.V.O.— From March 15 to September 7 Dr. L. Gordon Utter 
eave his full time to the Victory Garden Council, devoting most 
