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''That the Secretary in calling for titles be authorized to request 

 a fifteen-minute limit for papers, at the same time not necessarily 

 limiting the length of important papers to that time; and that the 

 time desired by each author be stated when submitting his title. 



At the evening session the President called attention to the desire 

 of the representatives of the American Association of Nurserymen to 

 have a committee appointed to attend their annual convention at 

 Milwaukee. 



It was voted that a committee of three be appointed by the chair. 

 The following members were selected, — Messrs. Forbes, Burgess and 

 Symons. 



Mr. Orlando Harrison, representing the above mentioned Associa- 

 tion, thanked the Association of Economic Entomologists for the 

 courtesies extended to the nurserymen during the meeting. 



Immediately before adjournment Mr. W. D. Hunter presented the 

 resolution which follows : 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Association be extended to the 

 President, Prof. H. A. Morgan, for the equanimity, for the genial 

 good nature, and for the wisdom with which he presided over the 

 meetings of the twentieth annual session. 



This resolution was put before the meeting by Mr. Hunter and 

 received unanimous approval. 



President Morgan expressed his appreciation of the sentiments con- 

 veyed in the resolution, and with his usual unselfishness attempted to 

 show that the Secretary was responsible for the success of the 

 meeting. 



There being no further business the meeting adjourned. 



PART II 



The annual address of the President was presented at the opening 

 session of the meeting, Friday morning, as follows : 



THE RELATION OF THE ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGIST 

 TO AGRICULTURE 



By H. A. Morgan. KnoxviUe, Tenn. 

 The discussions of the systematic, developmental, and purely eco- 

 nomic aspects of the subject of Entomology that have been presented 

 before this body from time to time have indicated in a conspicuous way 

 the broad yet definite field of the economic entomologist. In the in- 

 terest of the future work of the Association these general boundaries 

 should be maintained, as it is difficult to predict just when or where 

 even the most remote biologic investigation, discovery or observation 



