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A fisherman's school in BAVARIA 



A Bavarian Fisherman's School is to be estabhshed in 

 Starnberg by the Landesfischereiverein (Rural Fishery 

 Union) with the support of Privy Counsellor Uhles, The 

 school is to afford young people over 16 years of age op- 

 portunity to get a thorough education, theoretical and 

 practical, in the callings of fisherman and fishery-manager, 

 to which end the vicinity of Starnberg affords demonstra- 

 tion-objects in abundance. The first course is held from 

 January 7th to February 19th. The tuition is free, and to 

 citizens of Bavaria aid up to 60 marks is granted. On 

 completion of the course the pupils receive certificates. The 

 direction of the school is assigned to Dr. Walter Hein, 

 scientific associate of the Royal Biological Experiment 

 Station at Munich, to whom inquiries and announcements 

 are to be addressed. 



These fishermen's schools, as established in Fried- 

 richshagen and Munich, supply a long felt need. They are 

 the first step in a path that will, it is to be hoped, lead to 

 permanent arrangements of this sort and have a favorable 

 influence on the development of our professional fishermen. 

 Privy Counsellor Uhles, who is to be thanked for this ar- 

 rangement, has thereby given a new proof of his active 

 interest in our fishing class. — From " Fischer ei-Zeitung" 

 (Neudamm) , November i^, ipop. 



DISCUSSION 



Mr. Titcomb : Mr. Atkins is chairman of the committee and 

 has done a large amount of faithful work in reading and translat- 

 ing foreign articles and getting them into shape for use. I have a 

 rather lengthy report from him, which, owing to the large number of 

 papers on the program, I am not going to read. But each one interested 

 will want to read it and think over it. It treats of intensive pond cul- 

 ture, manuring of ponds to produce food, and treatment of ponds in 

 general in producing food for fishes. That is an important feature. 

 It treats also of eel culture, pike propagation, and other subjects in 

 fish culture. 



In this connection, if I may be permitted to do so, I will call your 

 attention to a subject which was assigned to me for a paper, on the 



