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drawn upon for committee or similar work or held intact with the 

 possible view of taking over the Journal of Economic Entomology. 



Pie then read the list of applications for membership which were 

 referred to the Committee on IMembership. 



The report of the Committee on Constitution was presented by i\Ir, 

 J. B. Smith, who stated that the constitution had been revised and 

 that copies had been mailed to the members so that action could be 

 taken at the meeting. He explained that the principal changes were 

 in more carefully defining the classes of membership and method of 

 electing new members. 



The Constitution as adopted follows and a summary of the dis- 

 cussion is added : 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 



CONSTITUTION 



Article I 



Name and Objects 



Section 1. This association shall be known as the American Association 

 of Economic Entomologists. 



Sect. 2. Its objects shall be: (1) To discuss new discoveries, to exchange 

 experiences, and to carefully consider the best methods of work in economic 

 entomology-; (2) to give opportunity to individual workers of announcing 

 proposed investigations so as to bring out suggestions and avoid unnecessary 

 duplication of work; (3) to suggest, when possible, certain lines of investi- 

 gation upon subjects of general interest; (4) to promote the study and ad- 

 vance the science of entomology. 



Article II 

 ' . Membership 



Section 1. The membership shall be confined to workers in economic en- 

 tomology. All economic entomologists employed by the General or State 

 governments or by the State experiment stations, or by any agi-icultural or 

 horticultural association, and all teachers of economic entomology in edu- 

 cational institutions and other persons engaged in practical work in eco- 

 nomic entomology may become members. 



Sect. 2. The classes of membership shall be active, associate and foreign. 

 Active membership shall be conferred only on persons who have been trained 

 in entomological work and whose practical experience or published papers 

 have evidenced their ability to conduct original investigations in economic 

 entomology. 



Se(;t. 3. Associate membership may be conferred on persons who have done 

 general or practical work in entomology and who have by published papers 

 or otherwise, given evidence of their attainments in such work. 



