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as Life members prior to July 1, 1947 and 

 retiring Presidents who may be granted Life 

 membership by the House of Delegates. Retired, 

 40, Doctors of Medicine who previously held 

 active membership for ten or more years and 

 have retired completely from professional activ- 

 ity. Honorary, 24, physicians or scientists who 

 have attained exceptional eminence in anesthesi- 

 ology or related fields. Total membership 6,726. 

 Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Anesthesiology, bimonthly, cur- 

 rent volume: 21, $10. Editor: James E. Ecken- 

 hofif. News Letter, monthly, current volume : 

 24, $3. Editor: J. Earl Remlinger. 



Library: 3,000 volumes in the official reposi- 

 tory at Wood Library-Museum in Anesthesi- 

 ology. 



302. American Society of Animal Production. 



President: J. K. Loosli, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. Term expires November 25, 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: C. E. Terrill, 

 Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agri- 

 cultural Research Center, Beltsville, Md. Term 

 expires December 31, 1962. 



History: Organized 1908 as the American 

 Society of Animal Nutrition ; name changed 

 to present title 1912. Sections : North Atlantic, 

 Southern, Western. 



Purpose: To afiford opportunity for the ex- 

 change of ideas in the field ; to bring about 

 improvement and unification of methods of in- 

 vestigation, instruction, and extension in animal 

 production ; to arrange for cooperation and avoid 

 duplication in investigational work ; to recom- 

 mend the adoption of new practices ; to publish 

 educational and scientific material of value to 

 members and other workers in the animal 

 industry field. 



Membership: Open to all persons engaged or 

 previously engaged in investigation, instruction, 

 or extension in animal production, or in the 

 production of livestock products ; membership 

 must be applied for and sponsored by two mem- 

 bers of the Society. Total membership 2,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Morrison Award, 

 established by Professor and Mrs. F. B. Morri- 

 son to annually honor a member who has done 

 outstanding recent research of direct impor- 

 tance in livestock production: $1,500, a gold 

 watch, and a scroll. American Feed Manu- 

 facturers Award, established by the American 

 Feed Manufacturers' Association to honor a 

 member affiliated with a public institution for 

 outstanding livestock nutrition research work, 

 the results of which have been published during 

 the three years immediately preceding the year 

 of recognition: $1,000 and a scroll. American 

 Society of Animal Production Extension Award, 



established by the Society to recognize out- 

 standing achievement in Animal Husbandry 

 Extension ; Charles Pfizer & Company, Inc. 

 awards $1,000 to the recipient. Distinguished 

 Teacher Award of the American Society of 

 Animal Production, established by the Society 

 to recognize distinguished undergraduate teach- 

 ers in Animal Husbandry. Swift and Company 

 awards $1,000 and a plaque. Fellows of the 

 American Society of Animal Production, estab- 

 lished by the Society to honor members who 

 have rendered distinguished service to the field 

 of animal industry over a period of at least 

 twenty-five years. Five categories are recog- 

 nized : Teaching, Extension, Research, Admin- 

 istration, Industry. The award consists of a 

 life membership in the Society and a plaque. 



Publications: Journal of Animal Science, 

 quarterly, current volume : 19, $7 domestic, $7.50 

 for North and South America, $8 foreign, free 

 to members. Editor : W. D. Gallup, Oklahoma 

 State University, Stillwater, Okla. 



303. American Society of Anthropometric Medi- 

 cine and Nutrition. 2810 1st Street, N., St. 

 Petersburg 4, Fla. President: Frank G. 

 Biedka, St. Paul Medical Center, 6710 West 

 North Avenue, Chicago 35, 111. Term ex- 

 pires May 1961. Executive Secretary: Melvin 

 E. Page. Term expires May 1961. 



History: Founded 1952. 



Purpose: To promote research into the cause, 

 cure, and prevention of degenerative diseases. 

 Emphasis is put upon the biochemical and nutri- 

 tional approach. 



Membership: High professional esteem in the 

 fields of dentistry, medicine, osteopathy, or teach- 

 ing ; strong interest in contributing to the 

 Society's purpose. Total membership 110. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Library: 1,500 volumes. Emphasis on nutrition, 

 endocrinology, and related areas. 



304. American Society of Bakery Engineers. 



Room 1354, LaSalle-Wacker Building, 121 

 West Wacker Drive, Chicago 1, 111. Presi- 

 dent: Clayton C. Daley, Drake Bakeries, Inc., 

 350 Madison Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. 

 Term expires March 6, 1961. Executive Sec- 

 retary: Victor E. Marx. Term expires March 

 6, 1961. 



History: Founded March 1924; incorporated 

 1952. Chapters : Southern California, Oregon, 

 Western Washington, Inland Empire, British 

 Chapter Affiliate. 



Purpose: The greater development of the 

 baking industry: by bringing together for con- 

 ference and discussion the men in the industry 

 responsible for production ; by educating the 



