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ever that may be, we can appreciate the advantage of the direct contact 
which enables the teacher to understand the personality of the pupil 
and to guage his instruction by the ability and interest which he 
manifests. 
In our biological work we have found a great advantage in the use 
of field courses or summer laboratory courses where, in addition to the 
direct contact with the subject, we have much more opportunity for the 
direct relationship between teacher and pupil. I do not think anyone 
will deny the great advantage from this sort of instruction and it is 
unfortunate that it cannot be applied to larger numbers of students in 
High School or the lower classes of College work. 
As we come to the more advanced work of College and University 
classes we have of course opportunity for closer contact between in¬ 
structors and students but many students who might have been attracted 
to entomology had they had the proper contacts have missed any such 
knowledge of the subject as would attract them to it as a career. Con¬ 
sidering such students as do come to these higher courses I think we can 
hardly overstate the desirability of a close and friendly contact between 
teacher and pupil, and such sympathetic encouragement as will carry 
the student forward to a full appreciation of the subject. 
Independent of the normal class-work there are many avenues 
through which instruction may reach individuals even if not considered 
primarily as students. It seems to me that we can emphasize the oppor¬ 
tunity for station and extension workers in the students point of view, 
and to cultivate a far greater acquaintance of our subject. It is very 
evident that our success in securing the adoption of our control measures, 
is very dependant upon the ability of the public to understand the meas¬ 
ures advocated and in some degree to appreciate the basis for such 
recommendations as are named. Moreover, the station and extension 
worker in addition to work with mature individuals is almost certain 
to have frequent contact with younger persons, perhaps still in the 
student stage who may be greatly influenced by suggestions and en¬ 
couragement in the direction of thorough study of entomological 
problems. 
It is in this way that we may hope to recruit promising men for the 
coming demands in entomology. 
The teachers in vocational agriculture also have an opportunity to 
discover latent talent in such work and may be instrumental in starting 
pupils on an important career. 
Another phase of contact is to be noted between entomological 
