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will be most helpful to entomologists and to our science. While the 

 other Association will discuss economic questions, this Club will place no 

 limit on either its discussions or its membership, only so far as entomo- 

 logy shall be its aim and purpose. No one doubts but that he who has 

 a thorough training in the science of entomology will be far better pre- 

 pared for practical work, and so there can be only the most cordial 

 relation between the Association of Economic Entomologists and this 

 Club. Indeed, many of our most active entomologists will be members 

 of both. I have already stated the truism that only can he do the best 

 practical work in entomology who is thoroughly well grounded in the 

 general science of entomology. As we now have a great call for entomo- 

 logists in our experimental stations, agricultural colleges, and as State 

 entomologists, not to speak of the fact that every farmer and fruit- 

 grower would be more successful if he were well informed in this 

 science, it goes without saying that there ought to be in training men 

 for just such work. It seems to me that it needs no argument 

 to show that our agricultural colleges are just the places where 

 this training should be given. They were founded to teach those 

 subjects which would be most serviceable on the farm.. Entomology is 

 one of the chief of these. Thus it follows that every student of 

 agriculture should have a thorough course in this science, with the 

 practical aspect of the subject kept in the foreground. In thus presenting 

 this science to large classes — I have from thirty to forty each year 

 who study this subject in the course — the teacher will find some in each 

 class who are specially fitted to succeed. They enjoy the study and work 

 most earnestly just for the love of the pursuit. They have quick 

 observation, and are very accurate and honest in all their work. It needs 

 no prophet to bespeak success in this field for such students. Our 

 agricultural colleges are just the places to discover the men who have 

 great possibiHties in this direction ; just the places to give the training 

 that shall best fit men to do the most valuable work. It will be my 

 purpose in the remainder of this address to describe the equipment for 

 such work, and to explain the method which I believe will give the best 

 results. Of first importance is a good library ; this should contain all the 

 standard works, periodicals and monographs, so that students who may 

 decide to study any insect or genus, may find what has been written on 

 the subject. Of course this cannot be had at once, but it is so essential 



