aquarium is a splendid educational feature. Among otlier things I have 

 observed doctors who paid daily visits to the aquarium for a long period 

 of time trying to observe the diseases, if any, which manifest themselves 

 in fishes. 



Mb. E. Lee Le Compte, Baltimore, Md. : In Maryland there are no 

 large public aquariums, but we have small aquariums in the i^arks, and 

 along some of our driveways, also at the Washington Monument and in 

 Druid Hill Park in the city of Baltimore. The fish are placed in these 

 aquariums as early in the spring as possible and removed late in the fall. 

 Arrangements have been made with the Park Board to establish a large 

 aquarium in Broening Park, which we are to keep stocked with fish. It is 

 near salt water so that we shall have little trouble in displaying both fresh 

 and salt water game and commercial fishes. 



Mr. W. G. Bell. Baltimore, Md. : In connection with the Poultry Show, 

 held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, the Conservation Com- 

 mission was requested to make a fish exhibit. This was done, and was the 

 first of its kind ever held in the State of Maryland. Numerous local and 

 foreign species were shown in the aquarium as well as methods of hatching 

 eggs in troughs and jars. The deep interest displayed by many thousands 

 who visited this exhibit was most gratifying and numerous requests have 

 reached the Commission to establish a permanent exhibit in Druid Hill, 

 our largest and most attractive park, so as to give the public practical 

 knowledge of fish-cultural work conducted in the State of Maryland. 



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