Promotion should not depend upon success
in contests, but such success may be well
reckoned in awarding promotions.

Public commendation for success in competition
costs the company little and is greatly
appreciated by the winner. There seems to
be no reason why the head of the house should
not assist in the presentation.

The most essential factor in creating interest
in a contest is the skill of the ``sporting
editor'' in injecting the real spirit of the
game into each contest, thus securing wide
publicity, and enlisting the coperation of
large numbers of participants.

Prizes should be widely distributed, so that
the greatest number may be encouraged.

A fair system of handicapping should be
adopted in every case where equal opportunity
to win is not possessed by all. Previous records
often make successful bogies, and should be
more extensively employed.

It is possible to carry on contests between
individuals in the same department without