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his project to himself, but he sees no possible objection to any ento- 

 mologist so desiring, to make his Adams Fund project a matter of 

 public information. 



One word as regards our programme: That we should have more 

 time has been our constant plea. I believe, further, that we would 

 save time if the presidential address were made, and the first business 

 session held in the evening. 



I w^ould suggest avoiding long technical papers with tables, all of 

 which can be better read than listened to, and, I believe it has been 

 decided to read by title only, except in symposia, those papers whose 

 authors are not present. After all it is the personality of the man we 

 seek and enjoy. We can read his paper if w^e wish to in our Journal. 

 We are fortunate in having this publication, and it certainly deserves 

 the support of each and every one of us. 



In looking over the list of projects of the present year, compiled 

 by Chairman Headlee, I note activity along important lines, and 

 believe (in spite of some minor criticism when the plan was suggested) 

 that this work will do much to promote co-operation and progress. I 

 have already given the report of the committee on the Entomological 

 Employment Bureau. The need of some such action upon our part 

 was shown at our last meeting, and has been apparent, I believe, for 

 many years. 



Regarding legislative matters, you all know the conditions under 

 which we labor. I believe our legislative committee should be larger 

 than at present — a committee of five or six can put up a bolder front 

 before a Congressional committee than a committee of three, and it 

 frequently happens that of the three only two can be at Washington 

 at the proper time. A discussion of the so-called "Howard Bill" 

 belongs more particularly to the Association of Horticultural Inspect- 

 ors rather than to this Association, yet the Chair is ready and willing 

 to put to vote any motion made along this line. 



There is a bill pending before Congress, known as "the Page Bill, 

 which, I believe, materially affects us as station w^orkers, and which 

 appears to meet, according to utterances at the Columbus meeting, 

 with decided objections upon the part of many station representatives. 

 Under the provisions of this act a state would be given a large amount 

 of money for extension work upon condition that the legislature appro- 

 priate an equal sum. Some states in which agricultural colleges are 

 already very liberally provided for would benefit by this bill, but it 

 would appear that, in states where the institutions are not so gener- 

 ously cared for, this bill, if it became a law, would w^ork a hardship. 

 It would be, in such states, very chfficult for the station, and conse- 

 quently, for the entomological department or division, to secure for 



