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names as have in their opinion no further place upon our roll; such recommenda- 

 tions to be acted upon by the Association, and a vote of two-thirds of the members 

 present to be sufficient to drop any name. 



That in the interpretation of the paragraph of the constitution regarding the 

 election of new members it be understood that an "economic entomologist" is a 

 person who has been trained in entomological work and whose known work or 

 published papers show him to be capable of conducting original work in economic 

 entomology. 



That the term "practical entomologist," referring to associate members, be held 

 to indicate persons who have done general work in entomology and who have, by 

 published papers or otherwise, given evidence of their attainments in such work. 



That associate members be listed separately in the published roll or the fact that 

 they are associate members be indicated in the list. 



Herbert Osborn, Chairman. 

 John B. Smith. 

 E. P. Felt. 



This report was unanimously adopted; and the report of the com- 

 mittee on resolutions was then read and adopted, as follows: 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Whereas, the effect upon fruit trees of oil sprays for the San Jose scale has been 

 very diverse in different States, and a study of the chemical composition of the 

 petroleum oils used and their physiological effect upon fruit trees seems desirable: 

 Therefore, be it 



Resolved by the Association of Economic Entomologists, That the attention of the 

 honorable Secretary of Agriculture l)e called to the desirability of the Department's 

 undertaking a joint chemical, entomological, and physiological study of the problems 

 involved. 



Resolved, That we appreciate most fully the past favors of the Department of 

 Agriculture in publishing the proceedings of this Association, and respectfully 

 request that the proceedings of the present meeting be published as heretofore. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Association be tendered to Dr. W. J. Holland, 

 and to the citizens of Pittsl)urg, whose favors have rendered the comforts and 

 pleasures of the members in attendance at this meeting a feature to be remembered. 



Resolved, That this Association has listened with great interest to the report of 

 Mr. C. L. Marlatt's explorations in Japan and China to study the San Jose scale and 

 its natural enemies, undertaken largely at his own expense; that we feel that the 

 subject of applied entomology in America has been greatly developed and advanced 

 thereby, and that we as an Association hereby tender to Mr. Marlatt our thanks for 

 his generous and unselfish labors. 



Respectfully submitted. 



F. M. Webster, Chairman.. 

 Herbert Osborn. 

 w. e. rumsey. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS. 



The committee on nomination of officers for the coming year 

 reported as follows: 



Dr. E. p. Felt, Albany, N. Y., president. 



Mr. Wm. H. Ashmead, Washington, D. C, first vice-president. 

 Prof. Lawrence Bruner, Lincoln, Nebr., second vice-president. 

 Prof. A. L. Quaintance, College Park, Md., secretary and treasurer. 



