60 P^ITECTION OF PLANTS — 1923-24 



Among the publications of Alexis Millardet are to be specially remarked: 

 "Le Prothalle male des cryptogames vasciilaires" (1809) and "La Question des 

 Vignes Americaines au point de vue th^orique et pratique" (1777); "Resultats 

 generaux sur I'hybridation des vignes" (1894), etc. 



The French wine-growers wished to show their gratitude to the memory 

 of the Bordelais botanist for the multiple services he rendered to the French 

 and foreign wine. The work of the sculptor Gaston Leroux, professor at 

 I'Ecole des Beaux- Arts de Boixlcaux, interprets by a pleasing allegory this sen- 

 timent of gratitude, and recalls the austere features, but stamped with wisdom 

 and benevolence, that characterized the physiognomy of the great departed. 



Millardet takes rank with the savants who shed lustre on the rich and sunny 

 south part of France and like them he has now a monument worthy of his name 

 and of his work. The honor was worthy of the workman. Perhaps the Euro- 

 peans have a better remembrance than we have. Canadian agriculture has 

 also its departed benefactors whose names should be engraved in bronze or 

 marble. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL TEACHING IN ITS RELATION TO FARM PROBLEMS 

 By Dr W. H. Brittain, Provincial Entomologist, Truro, N. S. 



The speaker feels that no apologies are necessary for bringing up the 

 question of entomological training for the farm boy, for it is a question that 

 affects all those who may be engaged not only in teaching and extension work, 

 but in experimental work as well. 



Those charged with the administration of our agricultural colleges during 

 the past few years have been much concerned by the constantly falling atten- 

 dance. Where we used to have classes of fifty to sixty, we now have six and 

 seven. The agricultural colleges, as a consequence, have come in for rather 

 severe cristicism and many have gone so far as to accuse them of failure. The 

 fact that a plant designed and staffed to accommodate several hundred stu- 

 dents, handles instead a few score, gives much color to such criticism. 



Of course it is easy to blame the condition on the prevailing depression in 

 the agricultural industry and this is, without doubt, a potent factor. Another 

 and important reason is the lack of openings for agricultural college graduates 

 as compared with conditions several years ago. When opportunities forem- 

 ployment in connection with the colleges themselves and in the constantly 

 growing departments of agriculture, etc. were plentiful, there was a real incen- 

 tive for students to attend the colleges, for while a certain number of students 

 look upon the college as a place to receive an education and to train themselves 

 for more effective work upon the farm, a great number have, in the past, looked 

 upon the course as a stepping stone to a position in technical agriculture. Still 



