February, ’18] 
BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS 
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present conditions. If we restrict ourselves pretty largely to new 
matter, we can handle the most important papers, except unusually 
long communications. Papers, it seems to me, fall into two classes,— 
lengthy and detailed reports which should be published as bulletins, and 
shorter papers which are important and cannot be handled readily 
by agricultural experiment stations or other agencies. 
Mr. E. D. Ball: I think we often take a good piece of work and 
do not realize the benefit we derive from it. If there is a little error 
we do not forget to mention it, but we forget to mention the good 
things. I feel a very keen satisfaction and I have never heard any 
other expression in regard to the management of the Journal and also 
of the Index of Economic Entomology. We are proud of them and 
I think our Editor outlined a very definite and logical policy in his 
editorial,—one that is eminently just, and I move that we agree 
with the sentiments which he has expressed and facilitate its accom¬ 
plishment. 
Mr. W. J. Schoene: I would not like to see the Journal increase 
in size. I think Dr. Felt’s method of handling the matter is very 
logical. I have had a little experience as an editor and I have found 
that workers sometimes are inclined to publish experiments rather 
than results. We want results rather than the details of the work. 
Mr. T. J. Headlee: I agree with Dr. Felt’s statements. I feel 
that the membership might help the Editor a great deal if it thoroughly 
understood or appreciated his position. My personal feeling is that 
the long article should be “tabooed,” and that members ought not to 
send long articles to the Journal. If it were not for the probable 
“ pinch ” that is ahead of us, I would be very much in favor of increasing 
the size of the Journal, but under present conditions I would not 
suggest anything of the kind. 
Mr. E. P. Felt: I would like to ask if it is desired to keep the 
Journal at approximately the same size during the coming year. 
This was agreed to and the motion made by Mr. Ball was carried. 
President R. A. Cooley: We will now take up the fixing of time 
and place of the next meeting. 
Secretary A. F. Burgess: Professor Gossard, one of our repre¬ 
sentatives on the counsel of the American Association, has been 
obliged to leave early, but wished me to say that it had been decided 
by the council to settle the time and place of holding the next meeting 
or to dispense with the meeting if conditions made it necessary. He 
recommended that this matter be left with the executive committee 
of this Association. 
It was voted that the matter be referred to the executive committee. 
Mr. E. D. Ball: I move that the executive committee be instructed 
