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Mr. F. M. "Webster: You have heard the report of the executive 

 committee. What action do you wish to take? On motion the report 

 was adopted a.s presented. A general discussion followed in regard to 

 the adoption of an official seal and it was voted to defer final decision 

 until the last session of the meeting. 



President Glenn W. Herrick: The next on the program is the 

 report of the employment bureau which in the absence of Dr. Hinds 

 will be read by the secretary. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF ENTOMOLOGIST'S EMPLOYMENT BUREAU 



December 27, 1915. 

 General Statement 



During the past year the Employment Bureau has received thirty-two new en- 

 rollments. These, with the names carried over from 1914, make about fifty men now 

 on the roll. These names represent all grades of experience and equipment, from 

 those just beginning in entomological work to men who have had extended oppor- 

 tunities and achieved international reputations. 



During 1915 a general effort for economy was manifested throughout the United 

 States, and would seem to have been responsible, in some measure at least, for both 

 the large number of enrollments and the small number of changes or new positions 

 which have come to our attention during the year. Six men appear to have been 

 placed through information given by the Bureau, and two or three other positions 

 are now in process of being fiUed. During the year some six hundred and fifty letters 

 have been sent out in the work of the Bureau. 



We would repeat suggestions made last j^ear in regard to the need for candidates to 

 keep us in closer touch with their changes of address and new lines of work. We 

 would urge also that it will multiply the usefulness of the Bureau if employers will 

 give us more general opportunity to supply them with the addresses of men who 

 would seem to have the qualifications required for any entomological positions that 

 they may have to fiU. 



One difficulty or limitation in the work of the Bureau may be found in the fact 

 that all L^nited States Department of Agriculture appointments are based upon 

 Civil Service examinations. Thus the largest employer of entomological labor, The 

 United States Bureau of Entomology, is practically placed outside of the field of 

 work of the Employment Bureau. While many of our enrolled men have taken Ci\'il 

 Service examinations and may receive appointments in the Bureau of Entomology, 

 the Employment Bureau cannot, under present arrangements, perform any service 

 in bringing these parties together. 



The financial statement for 1915 is appended hereto. 



Financial Statement of the Bureau 



Dr. 

 Cash on hand January 1, 1915 $27 .01 



To 32 enrollment fees at $2 . 64 .00 



Total receipts $91 .01 



