Minutes of the Opening Session
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS MEETING AND FINAL BUSINESS MEETING
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOClETY OF AMERICA
St. Louis, Missouri, December 2-5, 1963
OPENING SESSION
December 2, 1963
At 9 :10 a.m. on Monday in the Gold Room of the
Sheraton- Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, President
Edward A. Steinhaus called to order, as he expressed it,
"the 75th, or 58th, or 11th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, depending upon which
point in time one establishes its origin."
About 800
members and friends of the Society were present. President Steinhaus introduced the Reverend Herbert E. P.
Pressey,
Assistant
Rector of the Grace Episcopal
Church, Kirkwood, Missouri, who gave the invocation,
as follows:
Remembering that we are in a period of National
mourning, we offer our prayer:
Almighty God, the Heavenly Father of us all and
the Guide and Protector of those who follow Thee,
look with favor, we beseech Thee, upon this gathering
and grant them Thy guidance in their work and deliberations.
May good knowledge and wisdom be
theirs and good causes be made for the benefit of men.
Bless, we pray Thee, our Nation and inspire us to
keep it strong and righteous in Thy sight that there
may be peace and harmony at home and that we may
be an influence for good among the nations of the
world. May we strive for noble goals and under Thy
banner labor always in all things to achieve Thy will.
All of which we ask in the name of our Blessed
Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
President Steinhaus then asked Local Arrangements
Chairman, ]. Marshall Magner, to introduce the Mayor
of the City of St. Louis, the Honorable Raymond R.
Tucker. Mayor Tucker extended a hearty welcome on
behalf of the City to all those present. He offered them
the enjoyment of its libraries, parks, shops and stores;
and suggested that, should anyone get in trouble with
city officials, to call him and he would come down and
sit in jail with that person.
President Steinhaus thanked the Mayor for his interesting commentary.
He then called upon Mr. Magner
for announcements, and in doing so the President paid
tribute to the outstanding character and talents of Mr.
Magner, giving due credit for the outstanding success of
the meeting to this exceptional man and his committee.
Mr. Magner made several announcements concerning locations of meeting rooms, additions to the program, and
the like. He requested that no tape recorders be used in
any of the meetings because of union rules regarding
operators.
He also announced that four sergeants-atarms had been appointed to help maintain order and the
smooth running of the meetings, under the direction of
G. F. Ludvik. Mr. Magner also warned about the city's
rigid pedestrian law and the risk of walking against
traffic ,lights.
President Steinhaus then called upon Executive Secretary Nelson. Mr. Nelson stated that the Governing
Board had adopted a new procedure in regard to the roll
of deceased members. He then read the names of the
29 members of the Entomological Society of America
who had died during the year. The members present
stood for a moment of reverent silence 111 honor of these
dead;
BonEc-!, PROSPER
LANE, JOHN
BRA~DT, JOHN C.
McDoNNF-LL, C. C.
CASON, EARL
i\IORRISON,HAROLD
CHILDS, LEROY
PENN, GEORCEH.
EWAN, HERBERTG.
PETERSON,H. O.
FAXON, RICHARD
PIQUETT, PRICE G.
FEINSTEIN, ROBERT
PRICKETT, HERBERTB.
GOODWDf,W. H.
RILEY, \VILLIAM A.
(Emeritus)
(Honorary)
HAWKINS, J. H.
SHAFER, GEORr.En.
HAZARD,FRANK O.
(Emeritus)
HERVEY,GEORGEE. R.
S:-UTH, THO~[AS L.
(Emeritus)
SPAWN, GERALDB.
HUNCERFORD,H. B.
STAI'I'ORD,E. VV.
(Life)
(Emeritus)
JAQUES, HARRY E.
STEVENSON,W. A.
VIrARNER,VIrILLIA:\[ \ V.
JONES, MERLIN P.
VV.o\TTS, CARl. N.
(Honorary)
(Past President)
President-elect C. N. Smith then took the chair and
introduced President Steinhaus for his presidential address. Dr. Smith in his introduction said that he had
been asked not to read a list of President Steinhaus' accomplishments, and that in view of the length of this
list, his duty was made much easier. Instead, Dr. Smith
paid tribute to the State of North Dakota which produced the man; to the faculties of North Dakota and
Ohio State Universities which educated him and formed
the basis for his distinguished career; to the Public
Health Service and University of California for having
provided the principal fields in which he has operated
and displayed his many talents; to his wife who contributed to his success; and to all those who have recognized
his talents and put them to use in constantly increased
responsibilities.
President Steinhaus' address, "The Day Is At Hand
... ," was a masterful combination of scllOlariiness and
philosophy that inspired his hearers; it may be found
printed in this issue of the BULLETIN.
A t the close of the presidential address, Presidentelect Smith returned the chair to President Steinhaus,
\,'ho e.,xplained that D. O. Wolfenbarger,
Chairman of
the Memorial Lecture Committee, had been hospitalized
by an accident. In his absence President Steinhaus introduced George C. Decker, recipient of the Founders'
Memorial Award, who was invited to present the Memorial Lecture.
President
Steinhaus remarked in part,
"After all, Dr. Decker really needs no introduction to
this audience, because he is one of the best-known entomologists in the world. Another reason I shall not make
a detailed introduction is because I recently had an opportunity to read an extended biographical statement on
this man and, to say the least, because of its sheer
length it was exhausting to read-he
has accomplished so
much . . . . As I look at the title of his talk, 'What Is
Past Is Prologue,' and see that it follows the President's
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address I wonder if there is a hidden meaning here.
Becaus~, you see, I am reminded of a true and signi~cant story about these words which are engraved 111
granite on the Archives Building in Washington. A literary man riding in a taxi asked his driver what he
thought the words meant. The cabbie gave an answer
which, I believe, neatly encompasses the meaning of this
famous statement in terms of today's vernacular.
Said
the cabbie from the corner of his mouth: 'It means,
'You ain't heard nothin' yet." I knew it was useless
trying to compete with Dr. Decker, but I'm satisfied if
he means that my remarks were prologue to his."
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
Active
Emeritus
Honorary
Life
Student
3343 3627 3747 3807 3839 3963 4119 4173
49
58
66
73
87 104 112 140
12
14
9
9
10
13
12
14
68
66
65
64
68
68
63
60
278 327 303 351 375 420 425 452
Total
Net Gain
3747 4089 4194 4309 4380 4564 4731 4839
342 105 115
71 184 167 108
e. Bulletill
of The ESA
There is no Editorial Board for the BULLETINand the
Executive Secretary is designated as Editor. We were
pleased to have the author of the paper, "Commercial
and Experimental Organic Insecticides," E. E. Kenaga,
prepare a revision which was published in June. Mr.
Kenaga and the Editor, with the advice and consent of
technical and legal staff members of Dow Chemical
Company, first published this list in Jun~ 1957, and a
revision in June 1960. It has gained Wide acceptance
and the Society has profited from the sale of reprints.
The preliminary business session was called to order
by President Steinhaus at 11 :00 a.m. After some routine announcements he called upon Executive Secretary
Nelson to give a resume of his annual report of the
business affairs of the Society. In presenting Mr. Nelson
to the audience Dr. Steinhaus reminded them of columnist Art Buch~ald's comment that "the executive secretary has taken over America, and there are no bosses
any more. The executive secretary is in charge of
everything ... " Dr. Steinhaus stated that he realized
more fully than ever before, as had his predecessors in
office, just how much we are all indebted to this man we
call our Executive Secretary and how much we do depend on him to sec that this Society functions properly.
f.
AnJlual
Fiscal
Review
of Entomology
Year
1956 thru 1962
1963
1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVESECRETARY
Mr. Nelson thanked President Steinhaus for his gracious comments and then presented a summary of his report as accepted by the Governing Board:
g. Brochure
$49,157.86
7,785.80
$59,194.93
$56,943.66
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Associates
There were 35 Sustaining Associates of the Society
listed on the back page of the Program.
These were
called to the attention of the assembled membership and
friends.
i. Electioll Results
in 1963
]. EVERETTBUSSART R. L. USINGER
Actual
F. E. GUTHRIE
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
$49,870.87
9,324.06
No. 1
h. SlIstaiuiug
Disbursements
Estimated
Costs
'rVe had an additional 5,000 copies of the BROCHURE
printed in 1963. The total number printed since 1955 is
35,000.
b. Gel/cral Fund Summary
Actual
Receipts
During the year 1,294 copies \\'el-c sold by the Society.
Of these, 965 were Volume 8, the current issue.
a. Finances
General FUlldIncrease, receipts over expenditures.
$5,256.37
Permancnt FundDividends earned ...
404.54
Building FundDividends plus contributions
505.86
Mortgage payment of $1200.00, interest
on mortgage $414.00, and city taxes of
$48.88; also building repairs paid from
this fund.
Thomas Say FoundationDividends plus sales..
1,184.40
Mosquito Catalog Supplement No. 2
@ $508.11 published this year.
Estimated
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The continued growth of these Society periodicals was
noted and the reports of the )'I.anaging Editor and of the
various Editorial Boards to be published in the BULLETIN were mentioned.
then declared a 10-minute recess.
Receipts
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d. AllIwls, JOUr/wi and Misce/lOllcous Publications
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS MEETING
December 2, 1963
Fiscal
Year
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Dr. Decker's lecture, "The Past Is Prologue," appears
in this issue of the BULLETIN. It was a sb11l11ating address and well received by his audience.
The President
Class
$ 81,000.00 $ 99,764.72 $ 81,000.00 $102,160.55
101,000.00 117,434.51
101,000.00
112,673.34
112,000.00
112,973.37
112,000.00
112,582.21
132,600.00
136,810.78
132,600.00
135,306.23
146,500.00
182,912.31
146,500.00
182,013.19
166,000.00
187,284.94
166,000.00
199,570.02
174,000.00
173,502.91
174,000.00
172,729.40
190,000.00 186,424.27
190,000.00
181,167.90
215,000.00
215,000.00
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A. C. HODSON
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c.
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P. AU:XANDER
1964 President-elect
and 1965
President.
Section A Representative on the
Governing Board, 1964-1966,
to follow \\T. J. Brown.
Section B Representative on the
Governing Board, 1964-1966,
to follow R. L. Beard.
North Central Branch Representative on the Governing
Board, 1964-1966, to follow
R. H. Davidson.
Elected to Honorary
11embership.
tact and is doing a completely professional and exemplary job. His contribution to better periodicals will be
all the more appreciated as we enter the page charge
era. Mrs. Virginia Foster who resigned last year has
returned on a 3-day-a-week schedule. The continued
interest of members in visiting the Society Headquarters
is appreciated by the entire staff. Among our 90 visitors
were President Steinhaus and Board Members Beard
and Graham. The sincere thanks of the Executive Secretary were extended to every member of the ESA staff.
Their combined efforts made the year just past a successful one. The Executive Secretary expressed his appreciation for having had the honor to work with an
outstanding scientist like President Steinhaus and with
considerate individuals like the Governing Board.
j. M eetillg Dates alld Locatiolls
1964: November 3D-December 3.
Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, Penna.
1965: November 29-December 2.
Jung Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
1966: November 28-December 1.
Portland-Hilton
Hotel, Portland, Oregon
The Governing Board at
following selections:
1967: November 27-30.
Eastern Branch area,
1968: December 2-5.
Southwestern Branch
1969: December 1-4.
North Central Branch
this meeting
has made the
New York City
area, Dallas, Texas
area, Chicago, Illinois
k. Affiliate APPlications
Governing Board approval of the KANSAS E"no~IOLOGICALSOCIETY(Central States Entomological Society)
as an affiliate of the Entomological Society of America
was announced.
I. Society
H eadqllarters
The mortgage on the Society home was $9,450.00 at
the end of the Fiscal Year. The J. C. Chamberlin
Memorial Room was discussed on page 113 of the June
1963 BULLETIN. This room is now very nicely furnished.
As reported on page 183 of the September 1963 B C'LLETIN, a bronze statue, originally presented to C. V.
Riley by the Winegrowers of France in 1892, has been
given to the Society by two of Dr. Riley's daughters,
and has been placed in the entryway. The most important change in personnel was the employment of Ralph
\Y. Bunn as Managing Editor as of April 1. He has
taken over this difficult assignment with confidence and
STATEMENT
2. REPORTOF THE PRESIDENT
President Steinhaus gave a resume of the actions of
the Governing Board in session the two previous days.
He explained that one special assignment he had given
the Finance Committee was to inform the Governing
Board, and thereby the Society, of the efficiency and
effectiveness with which the central office conducts its
business-in
all its aspects and ramifications. There was
no motivation for this other than that the Board felt a
routine check would be a good business procedure. The
Finance Committee, with the help of a professional management consultant, looked into the matter and reported
a loud and clear "Well done" on the part of Executive
Secretary Nelson and his staff at national headquarters.
The Committee advised the Governing Board to report
that the Headquarter's
staff is conducting the Society's
business in an efficient and effective manner-and
with
the utilization of a minimum of staffing expenditures.
President Steinhaus also advised the assembled members that the Governing Board had adopted a statement
in regard to the use of pesticides, as fo1\ows:
ON PESTICIDES
Use of modern pesticide chemicals has benefited mankind greatly through increased production of quality
food and by protection from insect-borne pathogens. As
entomologists, largely responsible for this contribution,
we believe the value of pesticides should be recognized
as we1\ as the fact that they can be used safely.
Entomologists often rely on chemical control of insects because in general, chemicals are cheap, quick-acting
and efficient. Biological control, when effective is a desirable or preferred control method. In m;ny cases,
however, biological control alone cannot be used effectively because of a complex of pest species on a crop at
one time, or because it operates at too low a level to
give the high-quality crops demanded by the consuming
public. Entomologists
plan their control programs to
foster use of beneficial insects whenever possible. The
present trend in pest control is to integrate the use of
chemicals and beneficial organisms so that both methods
complement one another and result in a safe, more efficient, and more permanent control program.
\Ve are
expanding our efforts to develop alternative methods of
control using biological, cultural, genetic, and mechanical
means or any efficient combination of these.
Insecticides and other pesticides are carefu1\y screened,
tested, and evaluated by scientists in industry, state universities, and the federal government beforc they are accepted for use on agricultural crops, around the home,
or for the control of insect vectors. They are recommended only after demonstration that they can be used
safely and after they have been registered for use by the
federal government. If a residue exists on a food crop
after treatment, this is acceptable only after it has been
shown that this residue is much less than the amount
found to be safe for warmblooded test animals.
THE ENTOMOLOGICAL
SOCIETYOF A~IERICA IS PLEDGED
TO FOSTER:
Chemical control of insects sometimes has caused unforeseen and undesirable side effects such as inj ury to
vertebrate wildlife or beneficial insects. Most of these
problems are being solved by changing application techniques, reducing dosage levels, or substituting other materials. Accumulation of residues in fish and other wildlife is being studied and pest control programs which
contribute to these residues are being modified to reduce
or eliminate this problem.
1. The encouragement
of research in all ways leading
to more effective and safe methods of insect control.
2. Cooperation
welfare of living
procedures.
with all agencies concerned with the
things in arriving at proper control
3. Better means of education of the public in the wise
and safe use of pesticide and other insect control measures.
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