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develops from such undertakings, and similar efforts should be encouraged in other 

 areas of the country as they mold public sentiment and provide opportunities for 

 the exchange of ideas and advantageous consulatation. 



Thru the assistance of the Division of Research Extension, the writer met the 

 members of the executive committee of the Division of Chemistry to secure financial 

 support for investigations of certain insecticides. It is clear that fellovi^ships are 

 available for such studies, and Dr. William Moore is preparing an application for a 

 fellowship for an investigation of the insecticidal properties of sulfur. An outline 

 of a project, providing for a study of the fungicidal and insecticidal properties of 

 sulfur, as influenced by temperature and moisture, is being prepared by a committee, 

 representing the phytopathologists and entomologists. It is hoped that this in- 

 vestigation will be financed by three leading concerns engaged in the mining of 

 sulfur, two of which have expressed their approval of the project and intentions to 

 contribute funds. Application has also been made to the Synthetic Organic Chemical 

 Association for the support of an investigation to determine methods of preparing 

 synthetic nicotine or a satisfactory substitute for the tobacco preparations used 

 by the agricultural industry. 



As pointed out last year, it is largely the task of the different scientific societies to 

 secure funds for their individual projects. Consideration should be given to the 

 problem of increasing our financial resources and methods for specific approach to 

 sources of money. In this connection it should also be noted that the Research 

 Council is encouraging various national scientific societies to compile a list, showing 

 the number, nature and relative importance of problems that await investigation. 

 A statement of projects of outstanding importance would prove of inestimable value 

 in formulating an effective and consistent policy as regards research fellowships and 

 the subsidizing of experiments and investigations. 



A final word. Since representatives of the scientific societies are elected for three 

 years and my term of office soon expires I wish to express my grateful acknowledgment 

 of the honor of representing this association in the Division of Biology and Agriculture 

 of the Council. Thru its inspirational forces and motive power, the National Re- 

 search Council is a source of stimulation and guidance in behalf of biological research. 

 It is the duty of entomologists to discover and utilize the opportunities and facilities 

 afforded for the realization of their aims. 



Percival J. Parrott 



Voted that the report be adopted. 



President George A. Dean: The report of the Trustees of the 

 Crop Protection Institute will be presented by Professor W. C. O'Kane. 

 [This was given as a paper read at a later session. Ed.] 



President George A. Dean: The next report is that of the Com- 

 mittee on Nomenclature, by Edith M. Patch. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE 



A list of approximately 700 common names of insects is before the committee on 

 nomenclature for consideration. These with the approximately 300 names already 

 accepted by the Association will total 1000. 



It is the plan of the committee to submit this list in whole or in part to certain 

 entomologists experienced in editorial work and to solicit suggestions from those who 

 have previously served on this committee and are therefore in touch with the problems 



