February, '13] ENTOMOLOGISTS' PROCEEDINGS 13 



President W. D. Hunter: Is there any discussion on this report? 



Mr. H. a. Gossard: I would like to inquire of Mr. Headlee as to 

 how many of our working entomologists have declined to make report 

 to this committee. There are a great many workers who are very 

 favorable to this project, particularly if it is supported by all, but 

 there are some who do not care to put themselves at the mercy of 

 investigators who will not report. 



Mr. T. J. Headlee: There are ten states in which entomological 

 investigations are going forward from which no reports have been 

 received. No letters containing refusals have been received. One 

 investigator said he was not in sympathy with the work but submitted 

 a list of projects. With a few exceptions the men who have hitherto 

 supported the work are continuing to do so, and some who have not 

 hitherto reported have this year submitted lists of projects. There 

 seems to be a general feeling among investigators that the only in- 

 formation given with regard to the projects under consideration should 

 be a list of the different lines of investigation. 



Mr, p. J. Parrott: I am glad to learn that so many are in sjnn- 

 pathy with the work and if it is desired I shall continue to submit 

 a list of our projects. I must confess that I have often w^ondered 

 whether the method which is being used is accomplishing anything. 

 I have no objection whatever to the work which is being carried on 

 by this committee, but I seriously question if it is worth while. 



President W. D. Hunter: It seems to me that there is an im- 

 portant part of this work which has not been mentioned and which 

 should be of great value to all working entomologists. As the result 

 of the publication of the list of the projects which are being taken up 

 by the various men in different parts of the country each individual 

 has an opportunity to ascertain what others are doing and this will 

 in many cases prevent unnecessary duplication of work. An examina- 

 tion of the projects listed also gives one an opportunity to determine 

 instantly the men who are working on any particular class of investi- 

 gations so that it is very easy to get in touch with them. 



Mr, W. E. Britton: I have always been in favor of the work 

 of this committee, though I have understood that some workers object 

 to giving out the names of projects. I can see but one reason for this. 

 Some of us are burdened with teaching, inspection, correspondence 

 or other routine work. The funds and time for original research are 

 limited. Each would like to carry on a certain amount of research 

 work and we make our plans to do so, even though in doubt as to 

 whether we shall be able to carry the work through to a finish. If 

 the project is not published and the plans fall by the way, no one is 

 the wiser: if published, then we are obliged to confess our inability 



