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be an election of officers, consisting of a president, one or 

 more vice-presidents, and a secretary and treasurer. It 

 is advisable for the teacher in charge to be designated as 

 the honorary president of the club. A simple constitution 

 and by-laws should be adopted. The following are suggested 

 as some of the rules that should be considered in the organ- 

 ization of the club: (1) Boys and girls joining the club 

 must be between ten and eighteen years of age. Special 

 classes may be organized for older boys or girls. (2) No 



Figure 292, — A poultry club member and his flock. 



boy or girl shall be ehgible to receive a prize unless he or. 

 she becomes a member of the club and sets at least one 

 setting of eggs from standard-bred stock. (3) Each club 

 member must agree to study the instructions given by the 

 club organizer and write a composition on some phase of 

 poultry keeping. Suggested outUnes for this purpose will 

 be found on pages 339, 340, 341 in the Appendix. Each 

 member must plan to do his or her own work and keep a 

 complete record of all transactions including labor, purchase 

 of supplies, and sale of stock. A suggested report for this 

 purpose will be found on page 330. 



