ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA., DECEMBER, 1914. 



The Annual Entomological Meetings. 



Again the Christmas holidays approach, bringing the annual 

 meetings of the Entomological Society of America and the 

 American Association of Economic Entomologists, in affilia- 

 tion with the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, and in conjunction with many other Societies of 

 kindred interest such as the Botanical and Zoological. We 

 print announcements of the two entomological societies on 

 other pages of this issue. Philadelphia has the honor and 

 pleasure of acting as host this year and the University of 

 Pennsylvania will offer more ample and convenient facilities 

 for the occasion than were hers on the last previous occasion 

 in 1904. The meetings of a decade ago led to the formation of 

 the Entomological Society of America and the birthplace will 

 gladly welcome the sturdy child of ten years and her older 

 sister. 



The First Quarter-Century of The "News." 



This present December number completes the twenty-fifth 

 volume and the twenty-fifth year of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 

 We, who have done the work of editing and proof-reading, of 

 caring for subscriptions and the other financial interests of the 

 journal, find a difficulty in realizing the length of the period 

 which has elapsed since the first slim, pink-covered number, 

 of sixteen pages, appeared on January 14, 1890. But on the 

 other hand, as in many similar retrospections, we have become 

 so used to the monthly toil and the monthly appearance that 

 we find it equally difficult to realize the time when the NEWS 

 was not. Without boasting, we feel that this journal has aided 

 in the development of Entomology in America. We hope tbat 

 it may continue to play this role for many years to come. 



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