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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



the grade of Senior Member for at least eight 

 consecutive years immediately prior to the date 

 of proposal for advancement to the grade of 

 Fellow. Students, 55. Total membership 12,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Shewhart Medal, 

 awarded not oftener than once each year, to 

 an individual chosen for his unusual and out- 

 standing contribution to the development of 

 quality control principles or the practical appli- 

 cation of those principles in industry. Brum- 

 baugh Award, made not oftener than once a 

 year, to the author of that paper published 

 in Industrial Quality Control judged to have 

 made the greatest contribution to the develop- 

 ment of industrial application of quality control. 



Publications: Industrial Quality Control, 

 monthly, current volume: 16, $10; free to mem- 

 bers. Editor : M. E. Westcott. 



295. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. 



President: Daniel C. Riordan, 1538 Louisiana 

 Avenue, New Orleans, La. Term expires 

 January 1961. President-elect : George Phalen, 

 Cleveland Clinic, 2020 East 93rd Street, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio. Executive Secretary: Don L. 

 Eyler, 1919 Hayes Street, Nashville 3, Tenn. 

 Term expires January 1961. 



History: Organized January 20, 1946; incorp- 

 orated in 1947 in Ohio. Committees : Program, 

 Publication, Memorial, Resident Training, and 

 Auditing. 



Purpose: To improve and develop surgery of 

 the hand. 



Membership: Total membership 100. Regular 

 members, those who have contributed to the 

 development of surgery of the hand. 



Meetings: Annual. 



296. American Society for Testing Materials. 

 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. Presi- 

 dent: A. Allan Bates, Vice President of 

 Research and Development, Portland Cement 

 Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago 

 10, 111. Term expires June 1961. Executive 

 Secretary: Robert J. Painter. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized June 16, 1898, as the 

 American Section of the International Associa- 

 tion for Testing Materials ; incorporated under 

 present title March 1902. 



Purpose: The promotion of knowledge of the 

 materials of engineering, and the standardization 

 of specifications and methods of testing. 



Membership: Total membership, 11,500; As- 

 sociate, Sustaining, Company, Individual, Stu- 

 dent, Honorary. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Research fund, capital 

 $100,000. Charles B. Dudley Medal, awarded 



annually to the author or authors of a paper 

 presented before the Society constituting an 

 original contribution on research in engineering 

 materials. Max Hecht Award, annual award to 

 be presented to a member of Committee D-19 on 

 Industrial Water in recognition of outstanding 

 service to the committee in the advancement of 

 its objective. C. A. Hogentogler Award, given by 

 Committee D-18 on Soils to the author or 

 authors of an outstanding paper on soils for 

 engineering purposes which has been presented 

 at a meeting of the Society. Harold De Witt 

 Smith Memorial Award, a medal given for out- 

 standing achievement in the field of textile fiber 

 utilization, by Committee D-13 on Textile 

 Materials. Richard L. Templin Award, to 

 stimulate papers on new testing methods and 

 apparatus. Sam Tour Award, for papers on 

 corrosion testing, to encourage research on 

 improvements and evaluation of corrosion test- 

 ing methods, and to stimulate preparation of 

 technical papers Ln tihis field. Sanford E. 

 Thompson Award for papers of outstanding 

 merit on concrete and concrete aggregates pre- 

 sented at meetings of the Society ; to stimulate 

 research, to encourage the extension of knowl- 

 edge of concrete and concrete aggregates, and 

 to recognize meritorious efforts. Frank E. 

 Richart Award, presented every three years to 

 recognize outstanding contributions in the field 

 of concrete and concrete aggregates. Committee 

 D-12 Award, presented annually for outstanding 

 achievement in the field of soap and detergent 

 technology. Edgar Marburg Lecture, for the 

 description of outstanding developments in the 

 promotion of knowledge of engineering materi- 

 als, by leaders in their respective professions ; it 

 carries an honorarium and a certificate. Gillett 

 Memorial Lecture, to stimulate papers on devel- 

 opment, testing, evaluation, and application of 

 metals ; it carries an honorarium and a certificate. 

 Award of Merit, to recognize individuals who 

 have rendered distinguished service to the 

 Society. 



Publications: Book of ASTM Standards, 

 triennial, current volume: 1958, 10 parts, $116 

 (each part many be purchased separately). 

 Supplements to above in intervening years, 10 

 parts, $40. Bulletin, 8 issues per year, 

 current volume: 243-250, $3.50. Editor: R. E. 

 Hess. Proceedings, annual, current volume : 59, 

 $12; free to members. Year Book, distributed 

 to members only. Special Technical Publica- 

 tions, irregular. 



297. American Society for the Advancement of 

 General Anesthesia in Dentistry. President: 

 B. J. Jacobs, 31 Lincoln Park, Newark, N. J. 

 Term expires 1962. Executive Secretary: M. 

 Hillel Feldman, 730 5th Avenue, New York, 

 N. Y. Term expires 1962. 



