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calling to order of the general session of the A. A. A. S., an adjournment 

 was taken until 2. p. m. 



The Club met at 2 p. m. and was called to order by President Schwarz ; 

 twenty members present. The President called attention to the com- 

 mittees appointed at the Washington meeting of the Club who were to 

 report at the present meeting. On motion of Mr. Smith, it was agreed 

 to meet each morning at 9 a. m. and at such other times as would not 

 interfere with the meetings of Section F. Mr. Riley occupied the chair 

 during the reading of the address of the President by E. A. Schwarz, 

 Washington, D. C. 



[The address was published in full in the September number of the 

 Canadian Entomologist, pp. 213-224.] 



The address was discussed by Messrs. Riley, Smith and Howard as 

 follows : — 



Mr. Riley remarked upon the inferiority of modern as compared with 

 older illustrations, one reason for this being the greater ease and rapidity 

 of the illustrations of to-day. A good illustration is a labour of love and 

 a scientific work. In detail illustrations the process method of illustration 

 is satisfactory, whereas in copper plate and engraving the author must 

 supervise the work, this being especially true in wood engraving. A wood 

 engraver is more apt to damage a good drawing than the process methods. 

 The latter have been a great aid to recent writers, who have thus had 

 much advantage, and have been enabled to more fully illustrate their 

 works. Mr. Riley thought that outline drawings were the most satisfac- 

 tory, as they bring out the details more clearly. 



Mr. Smith thought that the illustrations of the future would be largely 

 made from photographs or photo-micrographs. It is now possible to 

 prepare dissections and to have points of structure mounted in such a 

 way as to bring out proper detail, and photographs can be made from 

 these. Some details are thus brought out which otherwise would not be 

 noticed. 



Mr. Howard thought that there were two principal reasons for the 

 inferior illustrations of recent writers. First, the artist does not under- 

 stand how to draw for particular processes, and, second, although good 

 illustrations were used, poor printing made them inferior work, as they 

 required very careful printing and a good quality of paper. By the 

 process methods illustrations are more easily and cheaply made, and thus 

 more are now used. 



The Club then adjourned. 



