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CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.



THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.


Sir, —The new rules of the Society carry one step farther the move¬

ment which was commenced with the previous revision of the rules, and

which appears to have for its object the removal of the affairs of the

Society from the control of the general body of the members and the

placing of them in the hands of a few.


Believing, as we do, that the original democratic constitution of the

Society tended in a much greater degree than the present oligarchic one to

the well-being of the Society and the promotion of the science of avicul¬

ture, we have decided, if we obtain the necessary number of proposers, to

stand for election to the Council in opposition to the official candidates, in

order to give the members an opportunity of expressing their approval or

disapproval of the new rules. We shall stand simply in support of the

principal of popular control, and we now announce our intention, before

the names of the official candidates are known to us, in order that we may

not be suspected of any personal opposition to them.


Horatio R. Fit.lmer,


25 th August, 1904.


L. W. Horton,


August 26 th, 1904.


[The new rule relating to the election of the Council was very care¬

fully considered at the recent Annual Meeting of the Council, and it was

passed in the belief that it would be to the interest of the Society and of

aviculture.


It was thought that a change of blood in the Council each year was

necessary. Some of its members had served for many years, and by

compelling two members to resign each year, commencing with those who

have served the longest without a break, a change is assured. It is

absolutely essential that members who serve on the Council shall be

friendly toward the Society and have its welfare at heart; and it stands to



