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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 
\Vol. 16 
To win in Life’s clamorous war 
They know WHERE they’re going 
And WHY they are going, 
And WHAT they are going for. 
On history’s pages 
Down all of the ages 
The names that are written in fire 
Are those, who undaunted 
KNEW JUST WHAT THEY WANTED 
And never forgot their desire. 
The lesson is there for 
Your use if you care for 
A place in the dominant corps 
Know WHERE you’re going 
And WHY you are going 
And WHAT you are going for. 
The financial problems connected with entomology constitute an 
ever-increasing arduous duty, especially to heads of bureaus or divisions. 
Not alone are demands on the increase and costs of supplies and travel 
excessive, but the multiplicity of new problems arising from year to year 
are often causes of deep concern. In addition to these phases of finance, 
the question may be raised as to whether we are, by our efforts and the 
results obtained and information dispersed, justifying the expenditure 
of the large funds which are made available, and which would represent 
interest on vast sums. Are we measuring up adequately to some of 
those wonderful early workers, who accomplished much of lasting value 
from investigations at slight cost of operation? Should we not take 
stock occasionally and account for our stewardship? 
Whither are we going in entomology? To what extent is the rapid 
development of the past 25 years, since 1897, when the writer took his 
first course in entomology, an index to future activity and an indication 
of future development? Should the same policies be continued in 
grouping of projects or will there appear the desirability of segregating 
more sharply the experimental and the control or police phases, and if 
so separated how shall they coordinate in order that results of research 
may benefit most advantageously? Shall we develop a certain type of 
entomologist narrowed down to research and another of different men¬ 
tality and action to apply determined methods in control efforts? 
Another great field of much promise is open to us which in its contacts 
with allied branches of agriculture and horticulture has been developed 
but slightly; viz. crop sanitation and crop rotation problems to be worked 
