February, '14] ENTOMOLOGISTS' PROCEEDINGS 5 



be continued, as there seems to be no provision in the new plans for pubhcations of 

 this character. Therefore, following the suggestion in the report of the special com- 

 mittee, a committee of three members consisting of Dr. W. E. Britton, Dr. E. P. 

 Felt and Mr. J. J. Davis were appointed to consider the question of maintaining the 

 bibliography by other means. That committee will present a statement at this 

 meeting. 



The Second International Congress of Entomology at Oxford, during 1913, 

 unanimously passed certain resolutions creating and directing an International 

 Committee on Nomenclature. One of the duties of this committee is to enter into 

 communication with the entomological societies of the world in order to form na- 

 tional committees on nomenclature. At the request of Dr. Karl Jordan, Secretary 

 of the International Committee, who has performed this service for the European 

 societies Mr. Nathan Banks consented to undertake similar work for the American 

 organizations. As Mr. Banks desired the appointment of two members from the As- 

 sociation of Economic Entomologists to serve on the American National Committee, 

 the President asked Professor Herbert Osborn and Dr. A. D. MacGillivi'ay to act 

 in this capacity, which they consented to do. 



The resolution, regretting the discontinuance of the reviews of the principal in- 

 jurious insects of the year as formerly published in the Yearbook of the Department 

 cf Agriculture, and petitioning the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology to prepare such 

 for publication in the Journal of Economic Entomology, was brought to the 

 attention of Dr. L. O. Howard by the Executive Committee. Doctor Howard 

 informed the committee that he would gladly furnish such a review, which would 

 be prepared by the chiefs of the sections in the Bureau, if such a report were really 

 demanded by the leading members of the Association. As the committee was in 

 doubt as to its powers, no definite plans were made for the continuance of these 

 reviews, and if it is still the desire of the Association to have such published in the 

 Journal of Economic Entomology, further consideration should be given to this 

 matter at this meeting. 



P. J. Parrott, 

 E. L. Worsham, 

 Wilmon Newell, 

 A. F. Burgess, 



Committee, 



On motion the report was adopted and placed on file. 

 President F. J. Parrott: We will now listen to the report of the 

 Employment Bureau by Mr. F. L. Washburn. 



REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU 

 January 1, to December 31, 1913 



A few remarks on the work of the Bureau may not be out of place at this time- 

 While the work of this last season has increased over that of the previous and initial 

 year of its existence, it has not been arduous. We could not allow it to become so 

 and still do what is called for from us as entomologists, although we have used all 

 effort possible to place our men. 



We realize, however, while we feel that tlie Bureau is really making good and is a 

 promising project, that one could easily devote twice the energy and time to it that 

 we have been able to do, with a corresponding increase, of course, in its efficiency. 

 We were at first, during last year and the first part of the present year, somewhat 

 despondent regarding the success of the undertaking, but recently it has appeared 



