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fessor Comstock's admirable work, which, when completed, will form a 

 most valuable adjunct in the development of entomology. If we may 

 judge from what we already have, this will be invaluable in every en- 

 tomological laboratory. 



When the Society of Economic Entomologists was organized a year 

 ago, it was remarked by one of our first entomologists, that that move 

 sounded the knell of this club. I then remarked that such ought not 

 to be the case. That society is to be composed of only those interested 

 in economic entomology, and of course will only put emphasis in the 

 direction of the practical aspects of the science. There will always be 

 in attendance at the meetings of the Association for the Advancement 

 of Science, more or less entomologists. It will certainly be valuable 

 every way for such to meet. These will be entomologists in a wider 

 sense, and so will include those interested in practical entomology and 

 also in the science without relation to utility. The club then may well 

 continue. I believe it will live and thrive and will be most helpful to 

 entomologists and to our science. While the other association will 

 discuss economic questions this club will place no limit on either its 

 discussions or its membership, only so far as entomology shall be its 

 aim and purpose. No one doubts but that he who has a thorough train- 

 ing in the science of entomology will be far better prepared for prac- 

 tical work, and so there can be only the most cordial relation between 

 the Association of Economic Entomologists and this club j indeed, many 

 of our most active entomologists will be members of both. 



I have already stated the truism, that he only can do the best prac- 

 tical work in entomology who is thoroughly well grounded in the gen- 

 eral science of entomology. As we now have a great call for entomol- 

 ogists in our experimental stations, agricultural colleges, and as State 

 entomologists ; not to speak of the fact that every farmer and fruit- 

 grower would be more successful if he were well informed in this 

 science; it goes without saying, that somewhere there should be in 

 training, men for just such work. It seems to me that it needs no argu- 

 ment to show that our agricultural colleges are just the places where 

 this training should be given. They were founded to teach those sub- 

 jects which would be most serviceable on the farm. Entomology is one 

 of the chief of these. Thus it follows that every student of agriculture 

 should have a thorough course in this science, with the practical aspect 

 of the subject kept in the foreground. In thus presenting this science 

 to large classes — I have from thirty to forty each year who study this 

 subject in the course — the teacher will find some in each class who are 

 specially fitted to succeed. They enjoy the study, and work most ear- 

 nestly, just for the love of the pursuit. They have quick observation and 

 are very accurate and honest in all their work. It needs no prophet to 

 bespeak success in this field for such students. Our agricultural col- 

 leges then are just the places to discover the men who have great pos- 



