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8. No student shall be allowed to take any book, notes, or writ- 

 ing paper into the contest except such cards, as are provided by 

 the superintendent of the contest. 



9. While the contest is in progress there shall be no communi- 

 cation among the contestants, or between a contestant and any one 

 else, except as directed by the superintendent or his representative, 

 and then only in the presence of the superintendent or his repre- 

 sentative. 



10. Reporters, officials, and others except the contestants, the 

 judges, the superintendent, his assistants, policemen, and holders 

 of stock, shall be excluded from the ring 1 while the contest is in 

 progress. 



11. Any contestant violating any rule will be debarred from the 

 contest. If a member of any team is debarred because of viola- 

 tion of rules, that team will be debarred from the team contests, 

 although the remaining members may compete for individual 

 prizes. 



12. The contestants shall be divided by the superintendent into 

 groups, N. 0. P. Q., etc., and each contestant shall have a num- 

 ber by which he shall be designated throughout the contest In 

 no group shall there be more than one contestant from the same 

 college. 



13. When the first two classes are brought into the ring, group 

 N contestants shall examine one class, and each contestant shall 

 designate on the placing card how, in his opinion, the animals 

 should rank. Group O contestants shall in like manner examine 

 the other class. Contestants shall be notified three minutes before 

 the time is up, and when final time is called, the placing cards shall 

 be collected by the assistant in charge of each group. Groups N 

 and O will then exchange places in the judging ring and place 

 the remaining class. Groups N and shall then hand their placing 

 cards to the assistants and be conducted to the examining room, 

 where they shall write down their reasons for the placing of the 

 animals. Groups P and Q shall then examine the animals and pro- 

 ceed as groups N and ; and any other groups in like manner. 



14. Each contestant on entering the ring will receive two cards, 

 one a blank form for the placing of the animals, the other a blank 

 card for notes. The placing card will be handed to the attendant 

 before leaving the ring. In the examining room a blank form 

 will be provided on which to write the reasons for the placing of 



