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notes) of the chief of the division, and covers the case where a tem- 

 porary assistant takes away with him a dupHcate copy of a report of 

 his work, which he may, or may not use in another institution, or in 

 some method in no way connected with the institution employing him 

 when the records were made. 



While on the subject of employees, let me say we should, I believe, 

 adopt the policy of spending more money on men of high efficiency, 

 rather than on apparatus or publications. Able men in economic 

 entomology are so rare that only the institutions financially fortunate, 

 and following a generous policy can hold them. 



5. The Relations of an Economic Entomologist to Students: 



Not all entomologists teach; on the other hand some have more 

 teaching, much more, than is compatible with research work, and again, 

 we find a favored few with just enough teaching to vary their other- 

 work. I believe, other things being equal, that the earnest investi- 

 gator makes the best instructor. A platform speaker, one who is 

 constantly addressing the public, is rarely a good teacher, since he 

 acquires a looseness of expression, and a certain superficiality of thought 

 which affects his teaching relations with students.- 



It is evident that there is not enough teaching of economic entomol- 

 ogy, at least (possibly because the subject is looked upon by the 

 authorities as a side issue) ; it is not taken seriously enough in many of 

 our institutions, to enable us to turn out enough sufficiently competent 

 men each year to fill positions offering emoluments of from $1000 to 

 $2500 yearly. I am speaking now largely from my own experience. 

 Every year we have demands upon our institution in this line which we 

 cannot comply with, and it is to be hoped that you will all use your 

 influence where needed, to strengthen this hitherto weak point in 

 economic entomology. 



6. The Relations of an Economic Entomologist to A griciiltural Extension: 

 Agricultural extension has, in some of our institutions, the rank of 



a division, on the same basis as other divisions, and it has for its duties 

 the placing before farmers in a popular way the results obtained by 

 other divisions, as well as taking charge of meetings, such as, in some 

 states. Farmers' Institutes, and the like, the holding of short courses 

 for farmers, demonstrations in the field, demonstrations at fairs, 

 exhibits, etc. Such a division in the station, and Agricultural College 

 is of great value, relieving other divisions of much of the routine 

 work otherwise demanded of them. I am now speaking of the only 

 one with which I am familiar, namely, the Agricultural Extension 

 Division in the Agricultural Department of the University of Minne- 

 sota. In the case of this division its enormous mailing list enables 



