Cooperation with Local Schools 
A. TaLxs at ScHoors: The principals of any schools, public 
or private, may arrange with the Director to have lantern talks 
given at the schools on various topics related to nature study, such 
as garden work with children, tree planting, and Arbor Day. If 
an illustrated lecture is desired, the lantern and operator must be | 
provided by the school, but slides will be furnished by the Botanic 
Garden. Principals may address the Director for appointments. 
B. SCHOOL CLASSES AT THE GARDEN: Schools not provided with 
lanterns may arrange for their classes, accompanied by their 
teachers, to come to the Botanic Garden for such talks as are 
mentioned above. At present, not more than 70 children can be 
accommodated at any one time. 
The Garden equipment, including greenhouse, plant material, 
lecture room, lantern, and slides, is at the disposal of teachers who 
desire to instruct their own classes at the Garden. This must be 
arranged by appointment with the Director, so that such work will 
not conflict with regular classes and lectures. 
The principal of any secondary school in Brooklyn may arrange 
also for a series of ten lessons on plant culture to be given during 
the fall to a class. These lessons will be worked out for the most 
part in the greenhouse. Such a course must be arranged for in 
advance, and the class must be accompanied by its teacher. 
ONSULTATIONS: Conferences may be arranged by teachers 
and principals for discussion of problems in connection with gar- 
dening and nature study. Monday and Saturday afternoons are 
usually available for this purpose. Appointments must be made 
in advance. Address Miss Shaw. 
D. Srupy anp Loan MaTERIAL: On request, the Garden will 
endeavor to provide living seedlings or plant parts for study, to 
the extent of our present limited facilities. Teachers may arrange 
to have various physiological experiments or demonstrations con- 
ducted at the garden. Petri dishes, ready for exposure, will also 
be loaned on request of teachers. Schools must arrange to call 
for study or loan material, and must return the loan material 
promptly in good condition. 

