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Page 118 · DO #1560 · 40_Slate_Bx3FF1r
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George Lewis Slate (1899–1976) papers on Arnold Arboretum
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Articles, Memos, Pamphlets, and Booklets, 1949–1959, n.d.
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DO #1560,
page 118
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- 1949–1967, n.d.
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After the adoption of the Bailey Report in 1946 and the integration of the work of the Arboretum with that of the Division of Biology, two Chairmen of the botanical activities of Harvard were appointed,--Professor Bailey in charge of the "morphological area", and Professor Mangelsdorf in charge of the "experimental area". In Professor Mangelsdorf's report of 1951-52 it is stated that: "The work of the Arboretum in phytopathology, cytology, wood anatomy and genetics is integrated with that of the Biological Laboratories in Cambridge."
Organized field classes were started at the Arboretum in the early 1880's and were taught by Professor Jack for several decades. This work has been continued to the present time and in recent decades the field classes were taught by Dr. Wyman. In 1955 Dr. Howard added courses in plant identification, propagation, plant breeding and botany, which were taught by various members of the staff. These courses are given at the popular level and for adult classes primarily interested in horticulture,--usually eight lectures per course with some laboratory or field work.
In 1926 Professor Ames initiated a teaching program at Harvard. Certain of the Arboretum staff members were affiliated with the Department of Botany and gave courses primarily for graduate students, usually one-half course for one semester every second year. Courses in economic botany were given by Professor Ames, in forest pathology by Dr. Faull, in ecology by Professor Raup, in cytology by Professor Sax and in
