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in the next twenty-five or the next fifty, but we do know this—that the 
more difficult it is to sail a ship, the more keen are the lookouts, and we 
too, should be ever alert, watching for the opportunities to make our 
calling more useful, and to adapt it to the needs of the times, to respond 
to opportunities. I doubt whether economic entomology has always 
responded as quickly as it should, to changing conditions. 
I have been very much impressed with what the President had to 
say about bringing our profession more into the minds of the public, of 
inspiring more respect for this thing that we call economic entomology 
and he has made a most valuable suggestion regarding the teaching of 
the primary sciences, including entomology, in the public schools. We 
all know how much easier it is to instill knowledge and respect for any 
subject in the minds of the children than it is to instill it into the minds 
of older people; and even though we smiled when he mentioned the 
personal appearance and habits of entomologists, it is nevertheless true 
that the great bulk of people form their opinions of a profession by the 
people in that profession with whom they come in contact. I think 
we can well read and reread that excellent address! 
Mr. C. L. Marlatt: I wish to give my very hearty endorsement to 
the address. I think some of the points that made us smile are very 
useful points. The standing of any group of men in a community, or 
in the world, is in part based on their own standing with themselves. 
Your work should warrant self-respect, a feeling that you are engaged 
in something worth while, and that you are not ashamed of T, and you 
should live up to that feeling. I think the public takes you very largely 
on the measure that you give yourself, and the entomologists ought to 
keep that in mind. 
I think we are a rather gentlemanly looking lot of men as I look over 
the audience. I see no long-haired men in the group, although quite a 
few have whiskers! (I am not looking at Dr. Howard or Dr. Felt) 
But there is much benefit to be had from having a reasonably good opin¬ 
ion of ourselves, as good an opinion as the Chairman, our President, 
undoubtedly has of himself—and quite properly. 
As to the public’s appreciation of the work of entomologists, I am not 
in disagreement with our President, but I feel perhaps he has under¬ 
estimated the appreciation of the public of the work in ecomonic en¬ 
tomology. I think we have passed through the period of being unknown 
and sometimes unrespected. I believe the work of economic entomolo¬ 
gists is now pretty well known and its value appreciated. In the lines 
of work in which I have been more particularly interested during the 
