Mrs, Delancey Kane... ........... ccc eeeeeece encase 100 
Mrs. George W, Perkins.........000 0.0 cece eee cece 100 
Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel... 0.0... ccc ccc e cence ence eee 100 
Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Hoffmann...............00005 100 
Mr. Samuel W. Fairchild. 2.0... 00.0.0 cee eee cee eee eee xe) 
At the request of the International Children’s School 
Farm League, an unexpended balance of $3,263.62 of the 
fund provided by that organization in 1917 to support 
the training of teachers of school gardens for two years, 
was transferred to the training of convalescent soldiers. 
These contributions and this transfer, together with $15 
per month paid for each soldier student by the govern- 
ment, have sufficed to organize, equip and maintain the 
instruction. 
All members of the Garden staff have cooperated by 
lectures, laboratory work, field instruction and otherwise. 
The training of the convalescent soldiers thus took on a 
broad and diversified character. Mr. Boynton’s report 
hereto appended gives a complete record of this interesting 
work, together with a list of students and their disabilities. 
We have had numerous requests from various sources for 
these students, one employer stating that he could use the 
whole school, but their training has not yet been sufficient 
to warrant placing any of them in positions. 
Instruction of Civilians in Practical Gardening 
Subsequent to the organization of the instruction for 
convalescent soldiers in practical gardening, this instruc- 
tion was extended to civilians, both men and women, and 
this educational tender was widely advertised. During 
1919, 2 women and I man were enrolled, and 1 woman and 
3 men have been admitted in January. A special course 
for women desiring training for work in their own gardens 
has just been commenced, with an attendance of Io. 
The development of a permanent school of gardening has 
been given much consideration by the Scientific Directors 
and a plan outlined by Dr. Gleason has been approved by 
them, subject to confirmation by the Board of Managers. 
