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with the greater succulence of the neglected trees induced by the 

 exceedingly rainy season. 



It seems to me that the type of cultivation is thus shown to be a 

 factor in the prevalence of blight which may seriously interfere with 

 evidence as to the blight-carrying power of aphis, for under just such 

 conditions as have obtained in New Jersey last season, failure to 

 spray (as would normally be the case in uncultivated orchards) may 

 be followed by aphis and by most serious blight damage without 

 there being any essential connection among them. 



President Glenn W. Herrick: If there is no further discussion 

 this completes our program for the session. 



Adjournment 4.30 p. m. 



Morning Session 

 Tuesday, December 28, 1915, 10.00 a. m. 



President Glenn W. Herrick: The first business on the program 

 is the discussion of the presidential address and I will ask Dr. S. J. 

 Hunter to act as chairman. 



Mr. 8. J. Hunter: The discussion of the presidential address is 

 now in order: 



Mr. F. M. Webster: It seems to me that the subject discussed 

 by the president in his address is a most important one to us all, as 

 it deals with the preparation of entomologists for their life work. It 

 appeals to me-particularly because I think I have more entomologists 

 working under me directly than any other one man in the country and 

 I continually find that much depends upon the training of these men. 

 Professor Herrick has covered this subject very well. It is one of the 

 most important ones with which we have to deal. 



There are one or two points I would like to mention that will show 

 you another side of the situation. For the most part I think that the 

 men who have been trained are unfitted for their work although I 

 have had some men working under me for a good many years. I would 

 not know how to do the work better and I do not know any way that 

 it can be done better. Some time ago Professor Herrick was selected 

 to mark the Civil Service examination papers covering the entomo- 

 logical examinations for the Bureau of Entomologj-. I do not believe 

 anyone could have been selected who would have done this more 

 accurately than he has but he has kept me around the Civil Service 

 Commission from the first day of July to the 31st day of December. 

 In the last list of papers that were graded, many men were rated very 

 low who should have been in the front rank, while men who were not 



