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Garden, going over every detail of the proposed trip. This 

 included the Japanese Garden, Rose Garden, Wild Flower Garden, 

 Systematic Section, Rock Garden and Boulders, Children's Garden, 

 Experimental Garden, Water Gardens and Lahoratory Plaza. As 

 a result of this preliminary visit, a mimeographed questionnaire 

 was prepared by the school. Each pupil, on entering the Garden, 

 was handed this sheet and was recpiired to answer the questions. 



On arrival at the Garden, on Saturday morning, May 7, the 

 pupils, 300 in all, were divided into 10 groups, each in charge of 

 one of their own instructors. Members of our department were 

 stationed at important points to explain special features. At the 

 close of their trip through the Garden they assembled in our 

 auditorium, where I gave an illustrated lecture on the topics, 

 " Conservation of Plants," and '' Forestry." 



As an illustration of the popularity of the Garden at this period 

 of the year (May), I enumerate here the different groups that were 

 being conducted on this particular morning: Class from Brooklyn 

 College, Class from the City College, Girl Scouts, Class of Biology 

 Teachers, Abraham Lincoln Pligh School (Biology Department), 

 300 pupils. 



Statistics of School Service 



1938 

 Loan Lectures (Lantern Slides, etc.) 



No. of sets lent 24 



No. of teachers involved 66 



No. of pupils attending 5,249 



Material Supplied 



Total number of requests from schools 540 



Number of different institutions 168 



High Schools and High School Annexes 



Brooklyn (Total No. 39) 23 



Queens (Total No. 23) 9 



Manhattan (Total No. 33) 13 



Other Boroughs (Total No. 24) 8 



Junior High Schools (Total in Brooklyn 25) 8 



Colleges and Universities (Total in Brooklyn 7) 8 



Elementary Schools 



Brooklyn (Total No. 240) 61 



„ Queens (Total No. 145) 1 



Manhattan (Total No. 127) 1 



Other Boroughs (Total No. 149) 5 



