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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 [)urpose. No one doubts but that he who has a 

 thorough training in the science of entomology will be far better prepared for 

 practical work, and so there can be only the most cordial relations between the 

 Association of Economic Entomologists and this Club. Indeed, many of our 

 most active entomologists will be members of both. I have already stated the 

 truism that only can he do the best practical work in entomology who is 

 thoroughly well grounded in the general science of entomology. As we now have 

 a, great call for entomologists in our experimental stations, agricultural colleges, 

 a-nd as State entomologists, not to speak of the fact that every farmer and frait- 

 grower would be more successful if he were well-informed in this science, it goes 

 -without saying, that there ought to be in training men for just such work. It 

 seems to me that it needs no argument to show that our agricultural colleges are 

 just the places where this training should be given. They were founded to teach 

 those subjects 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 tho-^ough 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 earnestly just for the love of the pursuit. They 

 liave 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 agricul- 

 tural colleges are just the places to discover the men who have great possibilities 

 in this direction ; just the places to give the training that shall best fit men to do 

 the most valuable work. It will be my purpose in the remainder of this address 

 to describe the equipment for such work, and to explain the method which I 

 believe will give the best results. Of first importance is a good library ; this 

 should contain all the standard works, periodicals and monographs, so that stu- 

 dents who may decide to study any insect or genus, may find what has been 

 written on the subject. Of course this cannot be had at once, but it is so essen- 

 tial that no etfort should be spared to build up a complete entomological library 

 at the earliest possible moment. Irue the scientist should study things, not 

 books, but he will find a wide use of books most helpful in his study. Next to 

 a library, such colleges should have good collections, which are often of more 

 value than the library. A small show collection, illustrating the families and 

 orders, and the several stages of the most injurious species of the place as well 

 as the groups of beneficial ones should be open to the public. This will be studied 

 and appreciated by the practical farmer, who, as he visits the college, will find it 

 helpful, and will also interest and stimulate the under-class men, who will thus 

 have their attention called towards insects before they commence the regular 

 •study, which will not occur till they are well along in the course. Drawing, 

 botany, microscopy, and French and German, if thoroughly understood, will be 

 great aids to the student who commences the study of entomology. Thus this 

 study will come late in the course and the show collection will be whetting the 

 appetite of the under-class men from the time they enter college until they com- 

 mence the study. I would also have what I call a student collection — this is a 

 pretty full collection from the locality of the college. This I would hang upon 

 the wall of the lecture room, which I would have dark, except when in use, so as 

 to preserve the colour of the specimens. I would have this in rather small cases, 



