THI-: CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



report of the proceedings during the past year was drawn up, and various matters 

 relating to the welfare of the Society were discussed. It was decided to enlarge 

 the pages of the '''Canadian Entomologist" in order to be uniform with the 

 standard size of bulletins, and to publish ten instead of twelve numbers per 

 annum, omitting the issues of tiie two mid-summer months, and at the same 

 lime the amount of reading matter is not to be reduced. 



In the afternoon the members met in the Entomological Lecture-room in the 

 Biological Building, and the proceedings commenced with the presentation of 

 the reports of the Council and the various officers and branches of the Society, 

 followed by the reading of papers, a list of which is given below. 



The open meeting was held on Wednesday evening iii the auditorium of the 

 Massey Hall, and was opened 1)>- a cheery address of welcome from Dr. G. C. 

 Creelman, President of the College. This was followed by a paper in his usual 

 charming style by Mr. Frank Morris on The Life-history of a Hobby-horse," 

 giving reminiscences of the dawn and growth of his love for Nature and his 

 de\elopment as an Entomologist. The special address of the evening was given 

 by Mr. J. J. Davis, of West Lafayette, Indiana, on ''''President-day Problems in 

 Entomology," which was listened to with great appreciation and interest. 

 At the close of the meeting the members were hospitably entertained by Dr. 

 Creelman with a smoker at his residence. 



The meetings were continued during the morning and afternoon of Thursday, 

 during which the officers for the ensuing year were elected, and the following 

 papers read : 



"Economic Entomology in Quebec," by Father Leopold; "Insects of the 

 Season in Ontario," by Mr. W. A. Ross and Prof. Caesar; "Aphids— Their 

 Human Interest," by Dr. A. C. Baker, Washington, D.C.; ''A Method for the 

 Preservation of Insect Larvae and Pupie," bv Dr. F. Slater-Jackson, McGill 

 University, Montreal; 'Some Insect Problems in the Prairie Provinces," by 

 Mr. Norman Criddle; "The Recovery of the Brown-tail Parasite, Compsihim, 

 in new Brunswick," by Mr. J. D. Tothill; Presidential Address, by Prof. Caesar; 

 "Oestrids"(with lantern slides), by Dr.S. Hadwen;" Further notes on the Control 

 of the Cabbage-root Maggot," by Mr. Arthur Gibson; "Some chapters of the 

 early history of Entomology" (with lantern slide portraits), by Prof. Lochhead; 

 'On the Genitalia of Primitive Insects" (with illustrative diagrams), by Prof. 



E. M. Walker; "The Pear Psylla," by Mr. W. A. Ross; "Notes on certain species 

 of Bees indigenous to both Canada and Great Britain," by Mr. F. W. L. Sladen; 

 '"Control of the Apple Maggott." by Prof. Caesar and Mr. W. A. Ross; '''The 

 role which Insects play in the food of Trout," by Mr. W. A. Clemens. Most of 

 these papers will be published in full in the next Annual Report of the Society. 



It was decided to hold the next meeting at Ottawa in the autumn of 1919. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, 

 Prof. L. Caesar, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph; Vice-President, Arthur 

 Gibson, Ottawa; Secretary-Treasurer, A. W. Baker, O.A.C., Guelph; Curator, 

 Eric Hearle, Guelph; Librarian, Prof. C. J. S. Bethune, O.A.C., Guelph. Direc- 

 tors: J. M. Swaine, Ottawa; C. E. Grant, Orillia; Dr. A. Cosens, Toronto; 



F. J. A. Morris, Peterborough; J. W. Noble, Essex; J. F. Hudson, Strathroy; 

 W. A. Ross, Vineland Station; Editor of the "Canadian Entomologist," Prof. 

 E. M. Walker, Toronto; Delegate to the Roval Society, the President. 



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