18 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



"I don't think it is an entomological society at all." "Why?" 

 I asked. "There wasn't a bit of quarreling," he replied. And 

 it is perfectly true that during the whole period of twenty-five 

 years there has not been a trace of hard feeling, of anger, of 

 jealousy, or of scheming for office; though the meetings have 

 frequently been vigorous, they have always been of the most 

 friendly character. As to office, the question has always been, 

 not which of two aspirants to select, but how can we get some 

 good-natured member to accept. This means no depreciation 

 of the honor of office in the Society, but is indicative of the 

 absolutely universal modesty of its members. 



But this is only one of the good qualities which our Society 

 collectively possesses. That so large a number of our resident 

 members are professional entomologists is a great element of 

 strength. There is nothing amateurish about our meetings 

 and about our published proceedings. An observation brought 

 before one of our meetings meets with a speedy recognition of 

 its true value and its true bearings to a greater degree I think 

 than in any other scientifi: society with which I am familiar. 

 Our progress has been steady and sound. That the same rapid 

 progress will continue through the remaining three-quarters of 

 our first century of existence is almost too much to expect, 

 but it is devoutly to be hoped for. Such a rate of progress 

 for example would give us in the year of our centennial, 1984, 

 an average attendance of 1792, and I doubt whether the hos- 

 pitable successors of the hospitable John Patten will be able to 

 house that gathering. 



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