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these men wish to do it because they do not want to do something that 
might be more dangerous. That is not true of course of all men who 
go to them, but still it seems to me that the boards are on the defensive. 
Again there ought to be uniformity, so far as there is uniformity in the 
capabilities of entomologists. On the other hand, if we adopt resolu¬ 
tions here and print them in the Journal, I do not know just how much 
weight it will have. What I am wondering is whether, if the matter 
were rightly presented to the War Department by two or three men 
representing this Association,—not as a question of exemption or of 
preferred classification, but as a question of maximum service—we 
might not get something out of it. 
Mr. F. C. Bishop: I deeply appreciate the very careful analysis 
that Dr. Felt has given us of the situation. It certainly was a most 
admirable paper, and I also appreciate very heartily the comments 
of the various members of the Association and their effort to really put 
the entomologist in a position to do his greatest work in connection 
with the war situation. I have had a little personal experience in 
connection with the military camps, working largely in Texas where 
probably the greatest concentration of troops has been. I have come 
in contact more or less with the camps and regular army posts and 
have seen a little of the sanitary conditions. I can say that I fully 
agree with what Dr. Felt and others have said in regard to the need 
for the work of trained entomologists, and I also agree with the state¬ 
ments of Mr. O ’Kane concerning the matter. At this time we must 
give very careful consideration to the interpretations that might be 
put upon an action of this sort, and this can best be done by a com¬ 
mittee giving it very careful thought and then have the whole Asso¬ 
ciation act following such a report. 
President R. A. Cooley: I have been impressed with the loyalty 
of the young men in the colleges who have come up for military service, 
many of whom, while preferring service in their own line, were willing 
to serve in any capacity. Some that I know have attempted to with¬ 
stand public sentiment, thinking that they could perform more valuable 
service in their own line than to enter the army or the navy. Another 
point which might be mentioned in connection with army work is the 
need for entomologists in the service outside of medical entomology. I 
believe Professor Lefroy, who was recently in this country, is not a 
medical entomologist at all, but was here on his way to investigate the 
work of certain insects on stored grains. Entomologists are needed 
in the army for the preservation of food stores as well as in medical or 
preventive work. 
We have in Montana a State Board of Entomology. This was 
created by law for the purpose of studying the control of insects that 
