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to use some of it, when the proper time comes, to be present at these 

 meetings. 



While attending the above meeting I was struck with the value to 

 the station entomologist of many of the papers and discussions, and 

 I am quite of the opinion, an opinion shared by a number of the mem- 

 bers of this association, that w^e would do well to affiliate with the 

 American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Sta- 

 tions, not necessarily cutting off from the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science, but perhaps holding alternate meetings 

 with each one of the aforesaid associations. An entomologist of the 

 station is frequently brought into such intimate relations with the 

 policy of administration of station affairs and agricultural college 

 affairs that such an affihation would seem to be most advantageous. 

 Further, it is extremely probable that gradually associations and 

 societies treating on subjects allied to ours will meet at the same 

 time as the above named association, so that if our sessions were held 

 prior, or after the sessions of the other societies, we would have an 

 opportunity to attend the sessions of the societies referred to. I 

 believe that under these conditions it would not be so difficult for 

 station entomologists to have their traveling expenses to the meetings 

 taken care of. I shall be very glad to leave this matter with you for 

 j^our discussion and vote. Such affiliation may be considered from two 

 standpoints; a personal standpoint, and the standpoint of the public. 

 One worker has told me that he would prefer to be affiliated with the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science, because he gets 

 more of a cultural uplift, as he expresses it, from association with the 

 more technical and scientific workers. This thought may have occurred 

 to others of us. On the other hand, the needs of our station work 

 should be considered. How are these needs to be best supplied? 



A few states, sad to relate, at least we know of one, have state laws 

 making it impossible for a station to pay the way of any of its staff to 

 meetings outside of the state. It is unfortunate and evidently arises 

 from the thought on the part of the legislature that such trips are 

 for pleasure, rather than for business. Entomologists should do 

 all they can to convince farmers in the various states that these 

 are not junketing trips. A director in a state so hampered would be 

 acting along progressive lines if he sought to have such narrow-minded 

 legislation repealed. 



We are pleased to note the presence, as an active factor in our work, 

 of the federal insecticide law", and to add that some of our states, 

 Minnesota at least, have also state laws in no way conflicting with the 

 federal law. These laws should serve to protect our farmers and 

 orchardists from impositions. 



