204 



corresponding members shall be elected from residents on the 

 Island of Oalni." Many of onr members are supporting mem- 

 bers, that is; many of our rich influential men have become 

 members so as to financially aid us, and some have in the past 

 contributed money to help publish our Proceedings. Only a 

 small number of our members take an active part in the meet- 

 ings and at times it is hard to even get a quorum. 



It seems to me that it would be advantageous to our Society 

 to follow other societies in regard to membership. We find 

 that on account of the small number of strictly professional 

 members, some societies have divided their membership into 

 two groups; namely, active members and associate members. 

 Other societies add foreign and corresponding members. I 

 believe that some steps should be taken to encourage the study 

 of Entomology in these Islands "and to that end we should pro- 

 vide a section into which would fall members who are inter- 

 ested in Entomologoy such as teachers and students. I believe 

 that that class of membership will help the Society and we shall 

 be able to promote our favorite study in all possible bearings 

 and encourage those who now feel diffident and yet might, by 

 a little encouragement, show their hidden talents. I personally 

 know of several individuals, who never got the fever until they 

 were shown interesting phases of Entomology and they are to- 

 day not only enthusiasts^ but very good Entomologists, some 

 even specialists in certain groups. Our various departments 

 today are in need of willing workers as assistants in Ento- 

 mology, some of our young men or women who have a fairly 

 good education would be able to become proficient in many 

 phases of Entomology, mounting specimens, rearing injurious 

 as well as beneficial insects, etc., if we could encourage them 

 in these studies. I believe that it is possible to interest and 

 encourage many students of our various colleges in the many 

 interesting branches of our study and some no doubt would be- 

 come good working members in the end. 



N^ow that the Territorial Government is undertaking in- 

 spection work in various ways, we who come in direct contact 

 with the situation fully realize the scarcity of availal^le men, 

 especially those who have the smallest knowledge of Entomol- 

 ogy. Our colleges and schools are not taking up the study of 

 Entomology in a way which would encourage the student to make 

 this his future work. This is possibly due to the lack of funds 

 or to the lack of time, which is usually consumed by other 

 studies. 



