OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 



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TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY 

 OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 



1909 TO 1921 INCLUSIVE 



January 12, 1909. The tenth annual meeting 

 and dinner at the Transportation Club, New 

 York City. 



Present: Miss Coffin, Miss Jones. Messrs. 

 Brinley, Caparn, Chamberlain, Dow, Fleming, 

 Grcenleaf, Gay, Gatringer, Kennard, Lay, 

 Leavitt, Lowrie, Negus, Parsons, Fitz-Ran- 

 dolph, Roy, Underbill, Vitale, Vaux. Guests: 

 Mr. Charles Mulford Robinson, of Rochester, 

 N. Y., and Dean Herinan Schneider. 



Mr. Robinson read a paper on "Beauty for 

 Playgrounds." Dean Schneider spoke of the 

 work of Cincinnati University and was fol- 

 lowed by short talks by Messrs. Caparn, 

 Greenleaf, Parsons and Leavitt. 



Reports of the treasurer and secretary were 

 read and accepted. The officers for the en- 

 suing year were elected. (See list.) 



February 2, 1909. Meeting and dinner at the 

 Transportation Club, New York City. 



Present: Messrs. BrinckerhoflF, DeForest, 

 Fleming, Greenleaf, Lay, Lowrie, Morell, Par- 

 sons, Underbill, Vaux, Vitale. 



Mr. DeForest read a paper, "The Landscape 

 .Architect and His Client." 



February 23, 1909. Meeting and dinner at 

 the Parker House, Boston. 



Present: Messrs. Aldrich, Gallagher, Hub- 

 bard, Kellaway, Kennard, Lay, Lowrie, Man- 

 ning, Negus, Nolen, Parker, Pray, Sears, 

 ShurtlefY, Taylor. Vaux. and Mr. H. E. Mil- 

 lard, guest. 



Professor Pray spoke on the course in Land- 

 scape Architecture at Harvard, and Mr. Nolen 

 on the State Parks of Wisconsin. 



Mr. Manning reported for the Committee on 

 Improving the Quality of Nursery Stock. This 

 was followed by considerable discussion. Mr. 

 Nolen spoke on "Greater Publicity for the 

 Work and Actions of the Society," and a Com- 

 mittee on Publicity consisting of one person, 

 Mr. H. V. Hubbard, was appointed. 



March 16, 1909. Meeting and dinner at the 

 Transportation Club, New York City. 



Present: Miss Jones, Messrs. BrinckerhoflF, 

 Caparn, Gay, Greenleaf, Hubbard, Lay, 

 Leavitt, Lowrie, Olmsted, Saltus, Sears, Un- 

 derbill, Vaux, Vitale. 



Report of the Committee on Education read 

 and approved and the resolutions in regard to 

 co-operation between the Society and such in- 

 stitutions as may desire aid in organizing pro- 

 fessional courses were passed. 



Voted: That the Committee on Education 

 be made a permanent committee with such 

 membership and term of office as the Execu- 

 tive Committee may decide. (The Executive 

 Committee voted that the chair appoint a per- 

 manent committee of seven on education. The 

 term was not decided). 



Voted: That a committee of three be ap- 

 pointed to co-operate with Columbia Uni- 

 versity in the establishment of a professional 

 course and that the Society express its ap- 

 preciation of the work of such a committee by 

 an honorarium of $300, to be equally divided 

 between the members of said committee. 

 (Though vote was passed, the honorarium was 

 not accepted and never paid.) 



Mr. F. L. Olmsted spoke of the movement 

 now on foot to place a new building in Central 

 Park, on the site of the old arsenal, for the 

 National Academy of Design. 



Voted: To publicly oppose this movement, 

 and Messrs. Leavitt, Lowrie and Hubbard ap- 

 pointed as committee on same. 



Miss Jones read a paper on "Rock Gardens." 



January 11, 1910. Eleventh annual meeting 

 and dinner, Transportation Club, New York 

 City. 



Present: Miss Coffin, Miss Jones, and 

 Messrs. Brinckerhofl, Caparn, Dow, Greenleaf, 

 Kennard, Lay, Leavitt, Lowrie, Olmsted, 

 Schermerborn, Underbill, Vaux and Vitale. 

 Mr. Robert Wheelwright, guest. 



Officers for the ensuing year were elected, 

 and reports of various committees read and 

 accepted. 



No new members were admitted during 1909. 



