UNITED STATES 



of premedical education ; to bind together 

 similarly interested students. 



Membership: Active, 18,721, students engaged 

 in courses leading to study of medicine who have 

 completed at least three semesters or five quar- 

 ters of work with general scholastic standing of 

 80 percent and average of 80 percent in sciences, 

 and who rank in upper 35 percent of class in 

 general scholarship ; Active Alumni, 180, those 

 deemed worthy by chapter ; Honorary, 739, 

 deemed worthy by chapter and approved by 

 National Officers. Total membership 19,630. 



Meetings: Biennial. 



Professional activities: Distinguished Service 

 Award, presented to outstanding leader in pre- 

 medical education. Alumni Award, recipient 

 nominated by chapter and selected by National 

 Officers. Chapter Activity Award, presented to 

 chapter at biennial convention for most con- 

 structive program of activities during biennium. 



Publications: Scalpel, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 30, $2.50. Editor : Maurice L. Moore. 



31. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy. 



1520 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans 15, La. 

 President: G. W. N. Eggers, 2201 Market 

 Street, Galveston, Tex. Term expires Novem- 

 ber 11, 1961. Secretary: J. D. Russ. Term 

 expires November 11, 1961. 



History: Organized 1948; incorporated 1952. 

 Committees : Brain Registry ; Evaluation of 

 Therapy ; Audio- Visual ; Research. 



Purpose: To foster and stimulate interest in 

 cerebral palsy and correlate all aspects of work 

 for welfare of its victims. 



Membership: Active, 253, on specialty boards 

 working in cerebral palsy, and with M. D. de- 

 gree ; Associate, 11, working in cerebral palsy 

 with doctorate other than M. D., or physicians 

 not qualified for active membership ; Honorary, 

 5, with M. D. or other doctorate, preeminent in 

 fields allied to cerebral palsy ; Foreign Corre- 

 sponding, 14, with M. D. or other doctorate, 

 preeminent in field of cerebral palsy and residing 

 outside Western Hemisphere ; Emeritus, 3, 

 active members past age 70 or retired from 

 practice. Total membership 286. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Annual Proceedings. 



32. American Academy of Allergy. 756 North 

 Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee 2, Wis. Presi- 

 dent: Bram Rose, McGill University Clinic, 

 Royal Victoria Hospital. Montreal, Canada. 

 Term expires March 7, 1961. Executive Sec- 

 retary: James O. Kelley. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized December 4, 1943, through 

 merger of two parent societies, the Society for 

 the Study of Asthma and Allied Conditions, 



founded March 7, 1923, and the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Study of Allergy, founded June 

 25, 1923. 



Purpose: Advancement of knowledge and 

 practice of allergy by discussion at meetings, by 

 fostering education of students and public, by 

 encouraging cooperation among those engaged 

 in this field, and by promoting and stimulating 

 research and study in allergy. 



Membership: Members. 652, minimum of five 

 years from graduation from medical school ; 

 Fellows, 391, proficiency in research in profes- 

 sion of allergy ; Foreign Members, 41 ; Foreign 

 Fellows, 10; Emeritus Members and Fellows, 

 2)7 ; Honorary Fellows, 18; Affiliate Fellows, 53. 

 Total membership 1,202. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Membership directory, bi- 

 ennially. Journal of Allergy, bimonthly, current 

 volume: 31, $8.50. Editor: Francis C. Lowell, 

 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. 



33. American Academy of Applied Nutrition. 

 10651 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles 64, 

 Calif. President: Weston W. Shay. 5514 Wil- 

 shire Boulevard, Los Angeles 36. Calif. Term 

 expires Alay 1961. Executive Secretary: 

 Donald B. Haynie. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized and incorporated 1936. 



Purpose: To promote and advance by educa- 

 tional means the science and art of nutrition, 

 especially as it pertains to prevention and treat- 

 ment of disease. 



Membership: Professional, 265, dentists, 

 physicians, chemists, nutritionists, agriculturists, 

 or veterinarians, with doctors' degrees or 

 equivalent, who are proficient in nutrition ; non- 

 professional, 1,222. Total membership 1,487. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal of Applied Nutrition, 

 quarterly, current volume : 13, $5. Editor : Gran- 

 ville F. Knight. Modern Nutrition, monthly, 

 current volume : 13, $5. Editor : Margaret 

 Haake. 



34. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 



280 Newton Street, Boston 46, Mass. Presi- 

 dent: Kirtley F. Mather, 3 Concord Avenue, 

 Cambridge 38, Mass. Term expires May 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: Ralph W. Burhoe. Term 

 expires May 1961. 



History: Chartered in 1780 under Acts of the 

 Legislature of the Province of Massachusetts. 

 Committees : Special committees are estab- 

 lished for promotion of knowledge in various 

 projects in highly specialized fields of study. 



Purpose: To cultivate every art and science 

 which may tend to advance the interest, honor. 



