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Board of IligJicr Education 



As ,])rcvi()usly re])orted, the Botanic Garden has offered each 

 }'car, since 1935, a scholarship in otn" Satm'day field classes as an 

 award for superior work in the Biology De]iartment of Brooklyn 

 College. The scholar for the spring of 19v^8 was Mr. Sol Krim- 

 inetsky, wlio enrolled in cottrse A9, Trees and Shruhs of Greater 

 New York. 



Works Progress Aduihiistratioii 



Indoor ll'orkcrs. — During the year Wl'A indoor workers con- 

 tinued sul)stantia1]y as in 1937, except that the numl)cr has heen 

 reduced from 32 at the end of 1937 to 23 at the end of 1938. 

 Some of the assignments were discontinued at our recfuest. The 

 largest numljer under assignment at any one time in 1938 was 29, 

 as against a maximum of 54 in 1937. In the Brogress Report 

 signed h}- the Garden as of Decemher 31, 1938, the Brojcct was 

 identified hy Official Broject Xuml^er 465-97-3 ; Service or Job 

 Ninnl)er 69. The average weekly ]:iayro]l for the year, met bv the 

 Wl^A, was $603.50, as against the average of $1067.14 for 1937. 



Outdoor Workers. — In last }-ear's re])ort we recorded the re- 

 moval, by the close of 1937, of all outdoor workers (guards, tech- 

 nicians, handymen). The guards were removed for the stated 

 reason that these are " 1)udgetary " positions — i.e., positions of a 

 continuing nature which should therefore be provided for in the 

 annual budget of the Garden. 



Police Deparlnieiit 



An apjiroju-iation for guards at the gates was requested in the 

 Tax Budget Estimate for the }'ear, but was not granted, and so 

 the entrances were without the sui)ervision of guards throughout 

 the }-ear, exce])t on Sundays and holidays, when men were as- 

 signed to the gates from the regular per diem force. This, of 

 course, necessitated time off during the week since no funds were 

 availal:)le for overtime. As a result, there was an increase of 

 petty vandalism, the convenience and ])leasin"e of those visiting 

 the Garden for serious purposes was interfered with, and numer- 

 ous complaints were received from visitors, by letter, by telephone, 

 and in person. It is a pleasure to record here our appreciation of 



