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tended the meeting of the committee were not in a position to pledge 

 themselves to anything, and this report does not pledge any one, but 

 it did seem to those assembled that it was a move in the right direction, 

 and it was referred back to the Association in the hope that the matter 

 would be discussed. I simply make this statement for I felt then and 

 I feel now that if these associations can do anything toward the pro- 

 motion of agricultural science we should consider it in a safe and sane 

 way. 



Mr. J. B. Smith: In view of the fact that Mr. Symons has brought 

 my name into the matter — I represented the Horticultural Inspectors 

 and took some part in the discussion — I wish to say that one of the 

 strongest advocates for affiliation was the one representative from the 

 Association of Economic Entomologists. The man who made the 

 strongest arguments in favor of affiliation, was the representative from 

 this body, Mr. Hopkins, and he practically drafted the constitution, so 

 the action proposed is a direct rebuke to our representative at this 

 meeting. He presented arguments in favor of affiliation somewhat 

 in this way : ' The members of the Association of Economic Entomo- 

 logists are largely in official, positions, largely teachers in agricultural 

 institutions, and interested in a general way in the advancement of 

 agricultural science. The body that meets in Washington every other 

 year, which represents all the agricultural colleges and experiment 

 stations, the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment 

 Stations is represented by their presidents and directors. Nevertheless, 

 there are a number of other associations that meet at the same time in 

 connection with them, and it would seem to be good policy for all 

 bodies that are in any way connected with agricultural colleges and 

 experiment stations to meet at least once in two years together. There 

 was no suggestion that the autonomy of the Association or Society 

 should be interfered with. It was deemed wise, in order to retain the 

 connection between these bodies, to have a meeting once in two years, 

 and that the meetings should always be held in Washington; that one 

 year we should meet in Washington, and the other year anywhere we 

 chose. Assuming that that would be the idea, it would seem to be sug- 

 gested and to be believed by those who favor affiliation, that it would 

 cheapen the matter to all the societies if that could be clone, and would 

 bring harmony into the general methods of work. Of course, the under- 

 lying idea was that there might be a publication on agriculture that 

 would cover the entire field, with the understanding that it might be 

 divided into different sections. Personally, I would say I am not in 

 favor of affiliation. I am simply presenting now to this Association, 

 which I did not represent, the argument which your representative 

 presented with all his power and with all the effect he possibly could. 



