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books closed December 2d, and that all outstanding notes against 

 the association had now been paid; that the balance on the Journal 

 account was abnormally large this year on account of delay in re- 

 ceiving bills from the printer, and that after these were paid, the balance 

 would be a little less than the normal amount; and that a group photo- 

 graph would be taken as soon as the session adjourned. 



Mr. J. J. Davis stated that he had been preparing for some time an 

 entomologist's hand-book which would contain information concerning 

 methods of rearing and handling insects, types of breeding cages, 

 formulae for preserving material, etc., and requested contributions 

 from all entomologists for which credit would be given. 



Mr. Leonard Haseman stated that on account of shortage of funds, 

 it had been impossible to reprint the reports of C. V. Riley. 



President George A. Dean: We will now have the report of the 

 Committee on Policy. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON POLICY 



The Committee on Policy Organized for the Current Year with the Following: Sub- 

 Committees: 



Education— Dr. Ball, Chairman, Dr. Osborn, Mr. Burgess. 

 Insect Control — Dr. Felt, Chairman, Mr. Dean, Mr. O'Kane. 

 Organization — Mr. O'Kane, Chairman, Mr. Dean, Mr. Newell. 

 Research — -Mr. Parrott, Chairman, Dr. Ball, Dr. Osborn. 

 Publication — Mr. Burgess, Chairman, Dr. Felt, Dr. Pierce. 



The Committee endorses the establishment of working relations between Universities 

 or Colleges on the one hand, and the Bureau of Entomology or Experiment Stations, 

 on the other, to bring about the graduate crediting of Research Work, done under 

 conditions which are equivalent to those of a scholastic department, as a means of 

 encouraging more extended preparation, and the taking of advanced degrees in 

 Entomology. 



The Committee recommends that a symposium be held in next year's progiam on the 

 subject of standards for the training of men who are to enter professional entomology. 



The Committee recommends that the entomologists concerned in the European 

 Corn Borer work consider cooperation in large scale demonstrations of practicable 

 agricultural measures in the area most badly infested by the Borer, for the pur- 

 pose of securing full data on the value of various repressive measures under 

 typical agricultural conditions. 



The Insect Pest Survey work is commended. A moderate extension of the work is 

 endorsed and greater cooperation upon the part of all collaborators is urged 



The Committee wishes to emphasize the ultimate economy of liberal appropriations 

 for the control of recently introduced pests and for the prosecution of fundamental 

 research in all phases of insect control. 



In order to faciliate the work of councilors representing this Association with the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Committee recommends 

 that the Nominating Committee consider retaining councilors in office for consec- 



