February, '11] DISCUSSION: TEACHING METHODS 87 



presentation of the resolution at this time. It might be read at 

 this time and considered tomorrow. 



Mr. AVashburn: In view of the increasing demand for trained 

 entomologists, and the lack of properly qualified men to fill these 

 positions, it is hereby resolved by the Entomological Society of 

 America, and the American Association of Economic Entomologists, 

 in joint meeting, that boards of regents in universities and agricul- 

 tural colleges be urged to give all possible teaching in this practical 

 subject, both in undergraduate and graduate work. 



]Mr. J. B. Smith : I have no objection to this. 



President Sanderson: It might not be a bad idea to refer this 

 matter to the committee on resolutions, Messrs. Headlee, Sanders and 

 .Symons. 



Mr. Symons: Mr. Chairman, as we will not have a chance to take 

 this matter up again, I should like to say a few words in regard to the 

 future outlook. Certainly if the work is left undone, as suggested by 

 Dr. Smith and Professor Summers, and you get out of it by not giving 

 the proper courses, I think you will find that other departments in 

 the institution will take up the time you have had for teaching. In 

 other words, if you do not push the work, and demand a certain time 

 for it, is there not going to come a time when there will be very little 

 teaching of entomology in your agricultural colleges and universities. 

 I might say I have had some very hard work in Maryland. We had 

 a very limited course, and I maintained that the course was not suffi- 

 cient, and felt justified in endeavoring to increase it; and during the^ 

 last two or three years we have increased our courses from, I believe, 

 about four to twenty, and the only regret I have is that I cannot 

 impress upon the president the fact that he should appropriate more 

 money for doing this work. 



Mr. J. B. Smith : You have increased from four to twenty what? 



Mr. Symons: Courses in entomology. We have two- week, ten- 

 week, two-year in horticulture and agriculture, and regular four-year 

 students, and in this regard I would say we have time to get the boys 

 when they first come to college, and introduce the work into the pre- 

 paratory courses. I have recently revised the curriculum and raised . 

 the standard, and in doing that was able to get in more time for ento- 

 mology and zoology. When I said twenty courses, I referred to both 

 entomology and zoology. We have had excellent results with the 

 "preps" and freshmen in taking practical work, and it certainly 

 seems very desirable to give them practical work in elementary 

 courses that will estabhsh their interest in zoological work; but as I 

 say, I am confronted with the question of securing sufficient money 

 to carry on these courses properly without making it embarrassing to 



