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The following account of the work there is taken from School 
Science and Mathematics, for December, 1913. 
“Under the direction of Mr. F. W. Robbins, superintendent of 
schools of Lebanon, Pa., a movement is on foot to transform 
the vacant lots in and about that city into flourishing gardens 
during the summer months through the aid of school boys. Suit- 
able lots throughout the city will be selected. A competent super- 
visor will be appointed to have charge of the work, and the 
parents of the boys will be requested to cooperate with the board 
in having the children attend regularly to their gardening as 
directed by the supervisor. Before the children can be enrolled it 
is required that they secure the consent of their parents. One 
hundred and eighty-nine boys between the ages of eight and four- 
teen years have expressed a desire to become gardeners during the 
summer.” 

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On May 23 the members of the New York Association of 
Biology Teachers, and their friends, were invited to meet at the 
Garden for a conference and an inspection of the collections and 
other facilities available at the Garden for teachers in local 
schools. The following was the program for the afternoon: 
2-3. Conference. 
What the Garden can Offer the Schools. 
The Director of the Garden. 
The Curator of the Public Instruction. 
The Instructor. 
High School Classes at the Garden. 
The Teachers of Classes that have used the Garden. 
Saag from Teachers. 
Open Discussion—led by the President of the New York As- 
ae ee of eee Teachers. 
3-4. Inspection of Buildin 
The Laboratory Building. 
Library. 
Herbarium. 
Lantern Slide Collection. 
The Conservatories. 
