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T W K N T Y-F 1 FT H A N N I VER S AR Y 



On May 14, the School Garden Association o[ New York gave 

 a testimonial luncheon for the Curator in honor of twenty-live 

 years of work with hoys and girls at t1ie Brooklyn ]^)otanic Garden, 

 and on that occasion a 1)ronze medal was presented hy the organiza- 

 tion in recognition of her service to the scliools of the City. 



The work of elementary instruction was started Octol)er 1, 

 1913, thus making the year of 1938 its twenty-fifth year. The 

 Woman's .\uxiliar\- of tlie (Jarden proposed to celel)rate this oc- 

 casion and formed a committee for this ])in'pose. with Mrs. Charles 

 E. l^erkins and iMrs. Ir\-ing L. Cal)ot as joint chairmen. Through 

 their efforts a group of Brooklyn educators, teachers, assistant 

 principals, principals, and assistant and associate superintendents 

 formed committees to take part in the celel)ration. C(Mnmittees 

 of parents of children in our classes, and students in former hoys' 

 and girls' classes also made their ])lans tor the I all. 



In order that the work of the Department and its progress 

 might he effectively shown, an exhilMt was set up which was first 

 shown at the S])ring fnsi)ection in 'Sl'dv, and later as a part of the 

 Anniversarv in Octoher. The placing of the exhihit was ])ut in 

 Miss Carroll's hands. She ])lanned the pictorial part of the dis- 

 play so that the actixities of the i)ei)artment might a])])eal to the 

 visual senses as well as show the scholastic part of the work. 



The exhihit itself was a difficult and almost colossal task to 

 assemhle. To select from twent \-fi\'e }ears of work those ele- 

 ments that should he presented to the ])uhlic was not easy. Care 

 was taken so th;it the work would he in itself a unit and yet show 

 clearly its various ]ihases, such as Satiu'day Morning Classes for 

 ]:)oys and Girls, the Outdoor (ku'den. Greenhouse Classes for 

 Children, Greenhouse Classes for Adults, and X'isiting Classes and 

 Their Work-. 



In oui- Ivxhihit Room, across the end of the room ojiposite the 

 door, was the legend, " 2.Stli Annix'crsarv of the r)e])artment of 

 Elementary Instruction" done in classic letters h}' Miss Carroll. 

 Below that was a n:ap shcjwing the Department's ser\-ice to the 

 United States and ten or moi-e foreign countries. 



The comi)lete exhi])it showed man_\- things, from the model of 

 the children's garden, the t}-pes (jf tools used, to seedlings raised 



