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REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENTIFIC 
DIRECTORS 
To THE Boarp or Manacers or THE New York Boran- 
ICAL GARDEN. 
Gentlemen: | have the honor to submit the following 
report from the Scientific Directors for the year 1913. 
The loss sustained by the death of our former President, 
Judge Brown, has been felt by the Scientific Directors with 
special force. Being an active worker in botanical science, 
as well as the executive head of the Garden, Judge Brown’s 
relations with us were somewhat closer than is usually the 
case with a presiding officer and we miss keenly his participa- 
tion in our deliberations. 
Several changes in the Garden staff have occurred during 
the year. Through the appointment of Dr. Hollick as 
Curator-in-Chief of the Staten Island Association of Arts 
and Sciences, we have lost his services as Curator of our 
collections in paleobotany. For the present, at least, his 
work will be performed by the museum aid in that division. 
Our regret at this loss is somewhat tempered by the knowl- 
edge that Dr. Hollick will continue to serve us in an advisory 
capacity as Honorary Curator. The following resolutions 
with reference to his retirement were adopted by the Scientific 
Directors at their meeting of December 13. 
Resolved: that the Scientific Directors of the New York Botan- 
ical Garden regret the withdrawal of Dr. Arthur Hollick from the 
curatorial staff. His services as a Curator have extended over 
13 years, during which period he has discharged the duties of 
his position with enthusiasm and ability; his investigations and 
published contributions to science have been noteworthy, and 
highly creditable to himself and to the Garden. 
Resolved: 'That the Scientific Directors wish Dr. Hollick all 
success in his new position of usefulness, in the development of 
the museum of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 
and in the expansion of the scientific and educational work of 
that institution. 
