Excerpt from Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, Vol. 13: January to December, 1901 Now comparisons are proverbially odious, and we suggest that the Century number of this magazine will definitely Show whether or not our conclusions are just. We take it that the series of articles in this number represent fairly the views of the more advanced students in each branch, the writers having been asked to give a brief summary of what they considered the most marked factors Of progress in their own special line of study during the century. The results will, we doubt not, be as interesting to our readers as to ourselves. In conclusion there are one or two points we should like to urge with regard to the future Of entomological science in this country. We shall all, probably, be agreed that the failing points of scientific progress may be marked as (1) An accumulation of wasted effort in collecting material. (2) Want of initiative in striking out new lines of work. (8) Want Of perseverance in following up certain definite lines of experiment and Observation. (4) Ignorance of work already done. (5) Inability to recognise the requirements of modern science in methods Of work. These are SO self-evident that there is no need to waste Space in discussing them, and one can only look forward to a time when the conditions Of modern life, which are all in favour just now of the sciences which are purely utilitarian, shall not act against the true scientific enquirer, but put him in the same satisfactory position for real scientific work, as that in which they at present place his more fortunate brethren, the students of chemistry and physics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.