70 
Monthly Attendance —lour individual months showed record 
attendances, as follows: 
Largest oe 
1939 Attendance Attendance Year 
Jaiarys scp odes Meese 91,019 72,370 1933 
GDIMALY (ox -eiiau save 24 86,925 79,825 1937 
TUT G cise hao eee ate ee 193,902 184,869 1938 
WNT a 2p seraeswet alc deseere ane oe 195,838 169,147 1935 
Conservatorics.—lor the last quarter of the year the conserva- 
tories were closed to the public because of necessary repairs in the 
heating system. [Even so, the attendance for the nine months 
(122,942) is creditable—an average of more than 13,000 for each 
of the nine months. The attendance for the month of April 
(35,394) was a record, the largest previous figure being that of 
April, 1938—30,572. The present record averages considerably 
more than 1,000 people a day. 
Classes and Lectures—The combined attendance at classes and 
ectures was 104,312, a considerable increase over that of last year 
— 
—72,294, Other attendance data may be seen in the subjoined 
table. 
ATTENDANCE AT THE GARDEN DuRING 1939 
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July 
At regular classes.... 1,332 1,256 2,481 2,183 2,620 2,251 2,216 
At visiting classes.... 2,131 2,149 5404 5,029 21,784 9188 637 
At lectures to 
children. 2.2.20... 1,131 882 1,620 2,953 13,782 4,405 24 
At lectures to adults. 18 654 0 453 290 0 36 
At conservatories.... 7,089 9,178 6,906 35,394 24190 9,982 11,417 
At grounds......... 91,019 86,925 97,243 211,770 336,290 193,902 195,838 
Annual 
Aug. — Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals 
At regular classes........ 2,216 195 1,541 2,722 3,029 24,042 
At visiting classes. ...... 400 40 6,883 24,488 2,137 80,270 
At lectures to children.... 30 QO 5,866 10,609 1,765 43,067 
At lectures to adults... .. 0 35 705 0 75 2,266 
At conservatories........ 9,222 9,564 0) 0) QO 122,9 
At grounds............. 149,006 150,752 131,359 109,197 44,728 1,798,029 
