I'i!(ici;i:i)ix(,s. HUC. (il 



(Jur luiys ;uid iiirls of to-il:i.v w ill hi' mir l.-iniicrs and fanners' wivrsof in-iiiorrnw. 

 Where. Ilii'ii. is there a more fruiilnl area in sow iliis Uiiipuii>(l;;e lliaii in our schools, 

 r(illej.'es. anil universities? Ami jiul^'e f^r yourself wliieh nt llie three is the most 

 desiralile institution in which to ini|iarl it : the sclieol, where the interest is obtained 

 fur the lirst time in the wonderful vistas of new worlds opened to view, where the 

 mind is most rece|itive tn intluences <if wh.atever nature the.v he: or the colIe,i;e. where 

 in cases iiiniiiiier.ilili' the youth li.is oilier multitudinous interests aiuoni: wliich to 

 di\iile his time and sulstaiice ; of at tlie uiii\ersily. where tile c-urriiiilum is so 

 diversilied that somelliiii- must Ire eliminated to maUe room for llic> eonrse of the 

 li.Mliieular hias or tri'Ud wliirh the sludeiil may h.ave developed tlirou:;li fiu'ce of 

 eirciimslances or ollierwise. 



'I'his suIi.icM-t, then, sh.iuld lie commenced in sell. ml just as soon as a child nhtains 

 .an inlercsl in .any object whii-|i seems to coinmand his atliaitioii. a ^'fadi'd course 

 l;eiii;.' essential .aceordini; to the aliilily of the imiiils. Thaid;s to the Iieiiarlmeiit 

 of lOdiicalion. wilh the sulisl.aiilial aid whieh it has received from tlie |)omiuion 

 (iovernment. many teachers have fiualitied in this subject. I'.ut since the success of 

 its teaching aiul the resultant enthusiasm of the class iiroiiortionately depends upon 

 the dynamic or inert interest of the t(>acher in the sulijeet. many schools, ideall.v 



situated for altainiiii; the act f perfeiiion in this re;.'ard. have not reached the 



standard they miiilit. I'!ii|onioIoi;y is of sinli tremendous ini|iort that, in my mind — 



and in this stati iit. of course, I mean in its relation to ,af;riculture. not apart from 



it — every teacher should have to i|nalif.\- in it before he takes up the all-important 

 profession of tc.acliiiii:. To i-ealize how maity active teachers are lilie-minded in 

 this respect, one need only c.ill to mind the large number of men and women in 

 atleiidaiice at our reciail summer s( liools. I might state in this connection that the 

 (•(Uifse alii'.idy referred tip .and titting teachers to eui-'.age in imparting iiistiaiction in 

 entomology might more satisfaeiorily be carried on in coniic<tioii with the Dejiart- 

 ment of .Vgricnlture in the Tniversity, where men trained in pedagogy, and with this 

 sole aim and interest at heart, the teaching of agriculture in its v.irious .is|ie(ts. 

 including the instruction, lu'actical. tlieoretical, and biological, in entoiiio|oL:y. nmlil 

 and would no doubt devote tlieir time alon.g these lines. The sunnner vacatiim ronld 

 be utilized as before for this puriiose. the teachers receiving remuneration as a matter 

 of course. Should other ipialiHed Dominion experts be re(|uired. it seems but fair 

 that they too should receive some extra recognition of their service. 



S mil for the ti'mhia' and his i|ualiticafinns. What .about the mind and 



atlitndc> of llii> childV 



(It f the most iM.werful iiistimis inboiai in every .liild thai may be used in 



the schiiobroiim is iiin.ate cnriosily. lie w.ants to Unow the origin, the workim;, and 

 the use of ever.\lliiiig his eyes alight U|jon : this period can be religiously used to 

 direct the child alon.g the lines of ]eiirnin.g just what bearing these things have upon 

 his own life. Amid these introductions to the new objects of his world, he wonders 

 much about the phenomena of ntiture. lie is again most curimis and feels he must 

 know what aiul why these things arc, and adv.ant.iu'c of this desire iiinsi be taken 

 immediately in the study of that which liears upon eiilomolo-y: his standard of 

 judgment shotdd again be its altitude upon his own life, whelher il is beiielicial 

 in- pernicious, notin.g ;is a coiiseiiitencc the advisabilily of its preserv.ation or its 

 extiiu-tion. The wise teacher will allow him to investigale freel,\ in naliire's ilom.iiiis 

 whatever he is interested in. and will be very ready to proiii|j| and Icid into further 

 research along these channels. 



Kiitomolo:,'y is csiieci.illy suitable for si iniiila I iiig and training the power of 

 ol servatioii and manipulation, the ability to rcall,\- sec and carefully handle. The 

 child doubtless, to begin with, will prove himself a thorough savage in the wanton 

 destiaiction of insect-life In order to stitisfy his thirst for knowledge. Kul here the 

 (ipporlunity of iiresenting the ethics of the subject would be seized and |iresented to 

 his Utile niind— lo live and let live the beauliful or ever-cipuimon (a-catures which 

 iire beiielicial to him and to those wlio jirovide for him. .and to destroy that which 



