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tendency and prevents the said committee from doing the very work 

 for which it was originally appointed. 



Mr. W. E. Britton: I think that excellent ideas have been 

 brought out in the president's address and I agree with the remarks 

 of the speaker who has just commented on it. 



We have had a great many papers and a great deal of emphasis has 

 been placed upon the necessity of having been trained in an agricul- 

 tural college. So far as I can see, the chief reason for this has been, 

 that men shall get the right viewpoint, that is a sympathetic one, with 

 problems of agriculture. As you know, many of our colleges and 

 universities have not especially induced students to take hold of eco- 

 nomic problems. That is true not only in entomology, but in all other 

 subjects. There has been a tendency to encourage work in pure 

 science. 



Now at the present time the pendulum has swung in the other 

 direction; because of the necessities of war we have been obliged to 

 solve many economic problems, such as problems of food production, 

 ammunition making, poisonous gas-making, etc. So that for the past 

 year or so nearly all of our efforts have been directed towards work 

 which will be beneficial to us as a nation, or to mankind. 



The present is an especially favorable time to begin efforts towards 

 the solving of other problems which have a bearing on economic lines. 

 So if we can use the two together, that is, have the broad foundation, 

 and then direct efforts with the spirit which we now all possess, it 

 seems to me that we may be able to get the greatest degree of efficiency 

 in entomological research. 



Mr. E. p. Felt: I want to express my appreciation of the presi- 

 dent's address. It seems to me that he has touched some vitally 

 important matters, and at a time when they could be discussed to 

 particular advantage. As stated by the various speakers, we have 

 been obliged to cooperate in order to win the war. We are learning 

 what the other man can and is doing, and the proposition that I would 

 like to emphasize in this connection is this: Is there any way in which 

 these suggestions can be crj^stallized into something practical in the 

 way of closer cooperation between entomologists throughout the 

 country. Of course we are all independent, we do not like dictation, 

 but if we can recognize that each, within certain limits, is a specialist 

 along one or more lines, and work out some means whereby there will 

 be effective cooperation, not only in entomology but associated sciences, 

 we might bring about something of great value for the future. The 

 difficulty has been to get a workable plan. 



Mr. Z. p. Metcalf: It was not my good fortune to hear the 

 presidential address, but there is one thought that might be worth 



