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REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENTIFIC 
DIRECTORS 
(Received and ordered printed, January 8, 1917) 
To tHe Boarp or Manacers oF THE NEw York Bortan- 
ICAL GARDEN. 
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit below the report of 
the Scientific Directors for the year 1916. 
As a result of a change in the City administration, Hon. 
William G. Willcox has succeeded Hon. Thomas W. Church- 
ill as ex-officio member of our Board. 
Professor William H. Carpenter, Provost of Columbia 
University, has continued to represent President Nicholas 
Murray Butler at our meetings. 
Owing to the continued incapacity of Professor James 
F. Kemp, through illness, we have authorized his pro- 
fessional representative, Professor Charles P. Berkey, to 
meet with us. 
Our meetings have been held regularly and the year has 
been an active one, rather more than the usual number of 
important matters having come before us for consideration. 
Among these subjects, those of an educational character 
have predominated. 
During the latter part of 1915, a proposition was ten- 
tatively discussed for the establishment under our control 
and direction, of a school for the education and training 
of gardeners. This proposition has been kept before us 
during 1916. Although the disturbed international con- 
ditions have prevented the proposition from assuming a 
positive form, yet plans and methods of procedure, in case 
the plan shall materialize, have received considerable 
attention. 
Similar attention has been given to a proposition for the 
establishment, under our control and direction, of a school 
for training teachers for the management of school gardens, 
the necessary funds to be provided, as in case of the pro- 
