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stubborn defence. The members of the Congress had also had 

 to repel the advances of " hostile forces," but in their case the 

 only guard that was necessary to ensure the privacy and the 

 sanctity of their proceedings was a single policeman in plain 

 clothes at the north-west corner of the garden (laughter). The 

 " siege," if the}^ were to trust the report made to them by their 

 excellent garrison, had been a most arduous one, for many people 

 were attracted by the sounds of revelry within and tried to eft'ect 

 a forcible entrance (laughter). " However," said Dr. Dixey, 

 " ' All's well that ends well,' and I trust the arrangements made 

 have met with the approval of this great and distinguished body " 

 (applause) . 



Dr. Malcolm Burr said that from the moment they parted 

 company at Brussels, two years ago, he had been looking forward 

 to the meeting in New College, at which he knew they would see 

 their friends from nearly every country in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 

 and a large and powerful invasion from America. It was a great 

 disappointment to him that he was unable to assist in the welcome 

 to the members of the Congress, and if he came to the Congress 

 a little late, the pleasure of arriving was doubled by the warmth 

 of the welcome which he had on all sides, from friends of all 

 nationalities and speaking all languages. His own interest in 

 Entomology was that of an amateur who had taken up the study 

 of a relatively unimportant group of insects, but perhaps, with a 

 natural contrariness of disposition, he had felt that the importance 

 of this Congress must rest perhaps in the fact that — with all due 

 deference to Prof. Poulton's remarks — it would bring home 

 to the public that Entomology was, after all, a practical science 

 and a practical subject for consideration, and if Entomology was 

 to win the support of those people who were willing to supply that 

 support, it must justify itself practically as well as from an 

 academic point of view. For that reason there was an aspect of 

 the Congress which could not be overrated ; they must bring it 

 home to the layman that Entomology was a practical, everyday 

 matter, which entered deeply and closely into nearly every 

 profession and business. He could give this opinion more 

 candidly, because his own amusements were absolutely academic. 

 The feeling of disappointment which he had at being unable to 

 attend the opening ceremonies of the Congress, was doubled 



