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By July 25, these persons (except one gardener who left August 
31) toget a with all those of more recent assignment had all been 
1 Miss Sadie M. Hiller, who began under the 
laid off, including 
mo came to us 
EWB in March, 1932, and Mr. Emil Barens, w 
under EWB in 1932. During the past seven years Miss Hille 
has had charge of our extensive collection of photographic nega- 
antern slides, under the general supervision 
sarens was assigned to the Depart- 
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tives and prints, and 
of Mr. Stoll, custodian. Mr. 
ment of Plants, under the supervision of Dr. Gundersen, curator. 
The work of both these departments became adjusted to the serv- 
ices rendered by these two WPA assistants and their loss is keenly 
felt. Somewhat similar conditions resulted in other departments 
through the loss of WPA assistants of shorter periods of assign- 
ment. Unfortunately, the Botanic Garden has no funds available 
for retaining any of these workers on our regular payroll. 
At the close of 1939 we had eleven WPA workers. Their 
services included bookbinding, stenographic, clerical, and typing 
assistance ; recording of lantern slides and negatives; translating ; 
greenhouse work; and messenger service. 
Board of Education 
Our work in cooperation with the elementary and high schools 
of the City is recorded in the appended reports of the curators of 
ic Instruction (High Schools) and Elementary Instruction 
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(Junior High and Elementary Schools). 
Special attention is called to the fact that the number of pupils 
brought in classes was more than double the number brought in 
1938—80,270 vs. 39,632. Part of this increase was merely recov- 
ery of the normal number, which has averaged about 50,000 
year, previous to 1938. The falling off in 1938 was due to a 
combination of circumstances. Part of the 1939 increase was due 
to the fact that the WPA supplied a number of teacher-guides 
who brought many classes in addition to those brought by regular 
class teachers. 
Study Material (living plants and plant parts, Petri dishes, ete.) 
was supplied to 4,742 teachers in 202 different schools for the 
instruction of 281,729 pupils. For 1938 the figures were 2,888 
teachers in 168 schools, and 159,441 pupils. 
