Ph. D. ever conferred by the college. He is sure that not one of those 

 who have "stuck it through" has ever regretted for one moment that 

 he did so. After more than five years of experience, investigating the 

 Mexican cotton boll weevil in Texas, and three years as a state ento- 

 mologist in Alabama, he is convinced that no more thorough prepara- 

 tion for the various branches of economic entomology is shown by the 

 graduates of any college in the world than that of the graduates from 

 this course in the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



The next graduate in this group was Austin W. Morrill, who went 

 out in 1903, entering also the boll weevil investigation, and now serving 

 as entomologist of the Arizona experiment station. One of the most 

 valuable results of his work has been the establishment of a reliable 

 system of fumigation treatment for citrus trees. In 1907 Ernest A. 

 Back completed his course and immediately entered the Bureau of 

 Entomology on white fly investigations. He has recently been 

 appointed as state and station entomologist in Virginia. The follow- 

 ing year Henry J. Franklin graduated. After a year as assistant 

 entomologist in Minnesota, he was placed in charge of the Massachu- 

 setts station investigation of cranberry insects at Wareham, Massa- 

 chusetts. The last man to receive the degree is Charles W. Hooker, 

 a graduate of Amherst College in 1906. Dr. Hooker entered the 

 Bureau of Entomology work in connection with fruit insect investiga- 

 tions in 1909. 



In a third group we may include the entomological graduates from 

 the regular four years' course during the past ten years, many of whom 

 have taken part of the post-graduate courses before entering practical 

 work. This is the largest group, and many of them have attained 

 eminence in their work. We can take time to mention but a few of 

 them. William A. Hooker of the class of '99, took part of the post- 

 graduate work, engaged in the boll weevil and cattle tick investigations 

 in Texas for several years and is now editor of the Department of 

 Economic Zoology and Entomology for the Experiment Station Record. 

 Ralph I, Smith, of 1901, has occupied state positions in Maryland and 

 Georgia and is now professor of zoology and entomology at the North 

 Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College. Harold E. Hodgkiss 

 of '02 pursued post-graduate study for a time and then became assist- 

 ant entomologist at the New York experiment station. Another 

 government entomologist was found in the class of 1903 in Winthrop 

 V. Tower, who has been station entomologist for Porto Rico for 

 several years. 



Among the more recent graduates, a number have taken part of 

 the post-graduate training. At least seven are now engaged in the 

 National Bureau of Entomology; five are assistants in as many ex- 

 periment stations; one is government entomologist in Uganda, British 

 East Africa; several have engaged in commercial work, following the 

 lead of H. L. Frost, and eight are still engaged in post-graduate work 

 for their degrees. Surely the reputation of the college for the training 

 of entomologists will be greatly enhanced when this group of younger 

 men shall have had time to produce positive results. 



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