SCIENCE 



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Who will measure the advantage to Ameri- 

 can plant pathology could we have had a 

 professional visit of inspection with obli- 

 gation for counsel from Aderhold, when he 

 was at the height of his understanding of 

 German orchard pathology; or who will 

 estimate the stimulus to our progress upon 

 cereal rust studies could we have brought 

 "Ward to America for even a brief sojourn 

 when he was probing deepest into their 

 fundamentals, providing he came commis- 

 sioned and committed not alone to see but 

 to advise? Surely if exchange professor- 

 ships are scientifically and economically 

 justifiable in any field, they are in plant 

 pathology.^ 



In closing, then, let me briefly summar- 

 ize with particular reference to phytopa- 

 thology. I must leave it for those whose 

 chief interests lie in other fields to dissent 

 if my conclusions are not generally applic- 

 able, as I myself believe they are. 



The points I would make are : 



1. An understanding of the complex in- 

 terrelations of our subject with the various 

 fields of science is becoming each year more 

 difficult and more imperative. 



2. Educational and investigational work, 



" The American Phytopathological Society after 

 discussion of these points adopted the following 

 resolution : 



Besolved, That the American Phytopathological 

 Society, appreciating the fact that plant diseases 

 do not heed national limits or geographical boun- 

 daries and also the evident limitations imposed 

 upon investigations when restricted by national 

 bounds, respectfully recommend that administra- 

 tors of research institutions, whether state or 

 national,' as well as individual investigators, recog- 

 nise the importance of establishing closer inter- 

 national relations and take such steps as may be 

 practicable from time to time to this end, inclu- 

 ding not only more frequent visits of American 

 investigators to foreign countries for field ob- 

 servations as well as research, but also the se- 

 curing, either by permanent or temporary engage- 

 ment, of the best of foreign experts in plant 

 pathology. 



especially where supported by public funds, 

 should be correlated as closely as practic- 

 able on the grounds of both economy and 

 efficiency. 



3. One step looking to this should be an 

 attempt by both departmental heads and 

 general administrators in our graduate 

 schools to encourage and facilitate the mi- 

 gration of graduate students from school 

 to school and to locate their field operations 

 where most favorable to the progress of 

 their work. 



4. Another step in this same direction 

 should be an attempt at better correlation 

 in state experiment station and national 

 agricultural department investigations, 

 coupled with more freedom in change of lo- 

 cation of investigators. 



5. These principles apply still more 

 broadly to foreign relations, both as to 

 graduate students and as to mature investi- 

 gators. "We need not only to make it easier 

 for our graduate students to go abroad and 

 to encourage our mature investigators to 

 continue to do this with increasing fre- 

 quency, but especially do we need so to ar- 

 range as to secure the official visits of for- 

 eign experts, both for advice on particular 

 problems and to secure their intelligent 

 general cooperation in working out our 

 American problems. 



L. E. Jones 

 Department of Plant Pathology, 

 University op Wisconsin 



BEPOBT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COM- 

 MISSION ON ZOOLOGICAL 

 NOMENCLATURE 

 (1)' During its 1913 (Monaco) session, the In- 

 ternational Commission on Zoological Nomencla- 

 ture has held ten executive meetings. 



(2) The following nine active commissioners 

 were present: Messrs. Allen, Blanchard, Dautzen- 

 berg, Hartert, Hoyle, Jentink, Monticelli, Stejne- 



^For convenience of reference, the paragraphs 

 or subjects of this report are given serial numbers 

 in parentheses, thus: (1). 



