February, '19] BUSINESS proceedings 23 



PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 

 Article III 



Section 1. Amend by striking out the second sentence which reads: "The above 

 oflBcers shall act as the Board of Directors and shall pass on any urgent matters that 

 cannot be deferred until the annual meetings." 



Add the following section : 



Section 2. There shall be a Board of Directors to be composed each year of the 

 President, Secretary, and Editor of the Journal, as ex-officio, and five members 

 elected for five years each, one retiring each year. The Chairman shall be elected 

 by the Board. 



By-Laws 



Article II. to be amended to read as follows: 



Section 4. The publication of the Journal of Economic Entomology shall 

 be entrusted to an Editor, an Associate Editor and a Business Manager, nominated 

 by the Board of Directors. The members of this committee shall have an advisory 

 relation to the above constituted Editorial Board. 



Section 5. The Board of Directors shall have as its functions the originating 

 and directing of all policies of the Association and its various undertakings, the form- 

 ulation and fostering of great entomological policies for the profession, and the work- 

 ing out of a more perfect coordination of scientific effort among entomologists and 

 between entomologists and other professions. 



President E. D. Ball: This matter will come up for considera- 

 tion at the next annual meeting and I will appoint the following com- 

 mittee to consider the amendments and report at that time: P. J. 

 Parrott, W. A. Riley and George A. Dean. 



Mr. W. E. Britton: As Associate Editor of the Journal I 

 would like to ask all members to send in news items which may be 

 appropriate to print as current news. It is difficult to secure these 

 items, but if the members will cooperate this part of the Journal will 

 be made more interesting. 



President E. D. Ball: The report of the Committee on Nom- 

 inations is now in order. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 



The Committee on Nominations begs leave to report as follows : 



For President: W. C. O'Kane. 



First Vice-President: A. G. Ruggles. 



Second Vice-President: H. J. Quayle. 



Third Vice-President: E. C. Cotton. 



Fourth Vice-President: W. E. Britton. 

 Committee on Nomenclature, S years: Z. P. Metcalf. 

 Committee on Entomological Investigations, 3 years: P. J. Parrott. 

 MemVjership Committee, 3 years: E. R. Sasscer. 



Council of the .American Association for the Advancement of Science: H. A. Cos- 

 sard and (". P. CJillette. 



Director Employment Bureau: VV. E. Hinds. 



Advisory Board, Journal op Economic Entomology: W. J. Schoene and S. A. 

 Forbes. 



