In 1874, The Entomologist's Club of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science conducted its first meeting. A fledgling group comprising just 20 members, the club celebrated its creation by tackling the messy issue of nomenclature. Should the club create a uniform terminology for entomological subjects, and, if so, how far back in the books should it dig for technical names? Some members cautioned against this attempt to revise old methods, but eventually the majority won and the current system of taxonomic appellations was begun. The majority won because from its very inception The Entomologist's Club, an ancestor of the ESA, recognized the need for change and sought to improve entomological practice.
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