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of any committee. It is essential that we get to work, every one of us, 
and do everything we can to urge better facilities at the National 
Museum. 
Resolved, That owing to the urgent needs of the Division of Insects, U. S. National 
Museum, the Museum Committee be empowered to join with the Museum Com¬ 
mittee of the Entomological Society of America in preparing and printing a concise 
conference report based on two above mentioned committee reports, this printed 
report to be used for publicity purposes. 
Further resolved, That the National Research Council be informed of the needs of 
the National Museum and the importance of the Division of Insects to every phase 
of entomology and their consideration of this matter and their support be urged. 
Further resolved, That entomologists in all states be urged to use their influence in 
impressing upon their national legislative representatives the importance of- this 
matter; also that on account of the direct and important bearing of the museum 
work on economic entomology of the entire United States the members of this Asso¬ 
ciation be strongly urged to secure the endorsement of the State Horticultural and 
Agricultural Societies. 
After general discussion, it was voted that the report of the commit¬ 
tee be accepted, and that it be authorized to prepare a statement to 
be submitted to the Association at the final business session. 
President W. C. O’Kane: We will now have the report of the 
Committee on Index of Economic Entomology. 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE INDEX 
OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 
Carrying out the instructions of the last annual meeting, your committee arranged 
with Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the Bureau of Entomology, for the compilation of 
the index for the years 1915 to 1919 inclusive, with a view of having it completed and 
published early in 1920. 
Miss Mabel Colcord was detailed to take charge of this work and she estimates 
that there are now about twenty thousand references with presumably two to four 
thousand yet to be entered and a fair prospect of its being completed the latter part 
of January. Figuring on the basis of the 1905-14 index, this would mean a volume 
of approximately 250 pages, which agrees exactly with our estimate of a year ago. 
The printer’s charges for an edition of one thousand copies, 400 bound, of sub¬ 
stantially the same character as the preceding volume, would be, at current prices, 
$1,550 for a volume of 250 pages. There would be some expense for author’s cor¬ 
rections, the proofreading, postage, etc. The total cost can hardly be less than 
$1,800. We could not count, as with the preceding index, on selling more than 300 
copies at the outset, though the probabilities are good that a large number could be 
sold within a five-year period. 
The total cost of one thousand copies of the 1905-14 index, including the binding 
of three hundred (the remainder were held unbound until needed) was $1,212.99. 
The advance subscription rate, limited to members and to be accompanied by a 
remittance prior to a stated date, was fixed at $4.00 and after that the price was 
advanced to $5.00 for domestic and $5.50 for foreign subscriptions. There were 161 
copies sold to advance subscribers and 58 additional to others prior to December 7 
of that year. The receipts from sales amounted to $928.49 (including $15.51 which 
