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by Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, who is ably maintaining the standard of work 

 set by his predecessor. 



Outside of this, the work in Canada centers around the Entomo- 

 logical Society of Ontario, whose excellent publications, sustained by the 

 government, are of great scientific and educational importance. In 

 addition to its annual reports, this society issues the Canadian Ento- 

 mologist, one of the leading serials- of its kind, edited by its founder, the 

 Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, whose devoted services are appreciated by every 

 entomologist. 



The Association of Official Economic Entomologists. Organ- 

 ized in 1889 by a few energetic workers, this association has had a rapid 

 and healthy growth and now numbers among its members all the leading 

 economic entomologists of America and a large number of foreign work- 

 ers. The annual meetings of the association impart a- vigorous stimulus 

 to the individual worker and tend to promote a well-balanced develop- 

 ment of the science of economic entomology. 



Conclusion. While working for the material welfare of the agri- 

 culturist, the economic entomologist discovers phenomena which are of 

 the highest value to the purely scientific mind. Indeed it is remarkable 

 to notice the extent to which the professedly practical entomologist is 

 animated not to say dominated by the same spirit which has led 

 many of the most profound thinkers that the world has ever produced 

 to devote their lives to the study of life itself. 



