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On many occasions, Dr. Gager was called upon for public ad- 
dresses. In these, he presented botanical and horticultural in- 
formation in an interesting way. Some of the most important 
ones include that on Botany, a non-technical address before the 
students and faculty of the University of Missouri, in 1909: the 
address of the retiring Vice President and Chairman of Section G, 
Botany, of the American Association for the Advancement. of 
science, The Near Future of Botany in America, on December 29, 
1917; the address at the dedication of the Wellesley botany build- 
ing, November 1927, Wellesley College, and the Development of 
Botanical Education in America; The Founder's Day address, 
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa., Botanic Gardens in Science 
and Education, on October 31, 1936; the address of the retiring 
President of the Botanical Society of America at Indianapolis, 
December 29, 1937, on Pandemic Botany. His last important 
address was delivered at Swarthmore College, May 23, 1942, on 
Theatres, Gardens, and Horticulture, at the time of his acceptance 
of the Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Award and the dedica- 
tion of the new open-air theatre of the College. 
Dr. Gager’s breadth of interest was shown by his membershi 
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iorticultural, and other organiza- 
tions. He was a member of the following : 
American Association for the Advancement of Science: 
American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboretums 
(Member of the Board of Directors, 1940-) ; 
American Society of Biological Chemists; 
American Society of Naturalists ; 
dotanical Society of America (President 1936) : 
Fairchild Connecticut Garden (Member of the Board of Trus- 
tees and President pro tempore) ; 
Horticultural Society of New York (Member of the Board of 
Directors, 1928-; Vice-Chairman of the Board, 1938-) ; 
New York Academy of Sciences: 
Park Association of New York City: 
Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine: 
Socicté Linnéene de Lyon; 
Svenska Linné-Sallskapet ; 
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