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be done for much less by getting the programmes and entry 

 forms combined in one sheet, and by curtailing some of the 

 regulations, &c., and by using sheets instead of catalogues ; but 

 I am opposed to exhibiting a parsimonious and niggardly spirit 

 in this direction, as I consider it detrimental and pernicious in 

 its consequences. The quantities given here are for a 

 show presumed to be managed upon a tolerably liberal basis ; 

 but in arranging these matters every circumstance of the 

 case must be fully weighed and considered. The class tickets 

 will last for years, if they are carefully preserved from show 

 to show. 



It will be found a good plan to get a piece of board, about two 

 and a half to three feet long and six inches wide, stained and 

 varnished, or plain, with varnished edges. This is for a sort of 

 advertising board; slips of paper of the same or similar 

 dimensions should be ordered with the words "Bird Show" 

 printed upon them; one of these should be pasted 011 each side of 

 the board, which should be secured with screw nails to the side 

 of the door frame at the entrance to the place of exhibition, 

 allowing it to project to its fullest extent outwards to the street. 

 After the show is over it must be taken down and preserved 

 until again required. 



PROGRAMMES. In arranging a programme the secretary 

 ought to have the names of all persons forming the committee 

 printed on the title page, which will cause them to be legally 

 responsible with the secretary and treasurer for any deficiency 

 in the event of a show proving a failure ; otherwise they are, I 

 presume, only morally bound, and if so disposed might back out 

 of the concern at a moment's notice. The following specimens 

 of a programme, and form and certificate of entry, will be 

 found useful and instructive to those who are unacquainted 

 with the mode of establishing a bird show. The regulations 

 and conditions have been supplemented where it was con- 

 sidered expedient and necessary, and they will now be found 

 sufficient to meet all requirements. The schedule of prizes is 

 a good ordinary one, and can be augmented when considered 

 desirable. 



