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Resolved, That id — of the 4 B grade in the schools of 
the Borough of T. ronx, together with such pupils in their 
the course of study and the oe to be given ronx 
Park Botanical on m by Dr. Britton and ae Sa on one 
afternoon in each of the months of “Apel, and June, 1905, 
and on such | as may be arranged for ania the authorities of 
the Botanical Museum ; provided that attendance on such lectures 
shall not a with the schedule time required to be-given to 
other studies in the grade ; and provided that the Board of Edu- 
cation is aude leer for any expense in connection 
therewith. 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Board of Education be ex- 
tended to the authorities of the Botanical Gardens in Bronx Park 
for their generous offer hereinbefore mentioned. 
The result of the experiment is described in the following letter 
received from Dr. A. T. Schauffler, District Superintendent : 
DEPARTMENT OF EpucaTion, Ciry or New York, 
May 12, 1905. 
Dr. N. L. Britton, 
New York Botanical Garden, 
Bronx Park, Borough of The Bronx, N. Y 
My Dear Dr. Britton: AstI undersand that you are to leave 
the city immediately after the close of the series of lectures you 
are now giving to the 4 B pupils of the schools of this borough, 
J feel it a privilege, in advance of any action that may be taken 
by the principals in the borough, to express to you my great 
gratification at the unqualified success of the experiment so far, 
and the absolute certainty that the remaining lectures will be as 
well attended and as enthusiastically enjoyed as those that have 
already been given. The uniform success of yourself and col- 
eagues, as well as of the younger men who have given demon- 
strations in the open air, in presenting scientific fact in simple 
language so as to be perfectly understood by the children of ten 
and eleven years of age, has been a constant wonder to me, and 
a delight to pupils and teachers. Ever since the Sane of 
the lectures, I have made it a point in all my visits to schools, to 
