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versity, Bedford, Mass. Term expires March 

 1961. Executive Secretary: Carl A. Troester, 

 Jr. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1885 as Association for 

 the Advancement of Physical Education ; name 

 changed in 1886 to American Association for 

 the Advancement of Physical Education, in 

 1903 to American Physical Education Associa- 

 tion, in 1937 to American Association for Health 

 and Physical Education, and in 1938 to present 

 title. Association is a department of National 

 Education Association. Sections : Six Dis- 

 trict Associations : Central ; Eastern ; Midwest ; 

 Northwest ; Southern ; Southwest. State Asso- 

 ciations in fifty States, Puerto Rico, and the 

 District of Columbia. Divisions : Health 

 Education ; Physical Education ; Recreation Edu- 

 cation ; Girls' and Women's Sports ; Men's 

 .Athletics ; Safety and Driver Education ; Gen- 

 eral. Forty-eight sections based on special 

 interest groups. 



Purpose: To promote and improve education 

 in health, safety, physical training, athletics, and 

 recreation in schools, colleges, and communities ; 

 to interpret the aims and purposes of these 

 areas to teachers, allied professional groups, and 

 the public ; to raise standards of preparation and 

 encourage and assist in research ; to encourage 

 national and international cooperation in the 

 subject fields. 



Membership: Professional, 13,000, and Life, 

 200, professionals in subject fields; Student, 

 7,000, enrolled for professional preparation in 

 subject fields. Total membership, including 

 institutional subscriptions, 25,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Funds are allocated 

 in varying amounts to the Research Council of 

 the -Association and to other sections. Honor 

 Awards : William G. Anderson Award ; Luther 

 H. Gulick Award. 



Publications: Journal, monthly except June, 

 July, and August, current volume: 31, free to 

 members ; subscription $10, available to in- 

 stitutions and libraries only. Research Quar- 

 terly, current volume: 31, free to members; 

 subscrijjtion $5, available to institutions and 

 libraries only. Editor : Nancy H. Rosenberg. 



61. American Association for Rehabilitation 

 Therapy, Inc. 12020 Joan Drive, Pittsburgh 

 35, Pa. President: Robert B. Miller, 362 East 

 Loucks Street, Sheridan, Wyo. Term expires 

 July 15, 1961. Policy Board Chairman: 

 Joseph H. MacQueen. Term expires July 15, 

 1961. 



History: Organized September 14, 1950 at 

 Topeka, Kans. Sections : Manual Arts 

 Therapy; Educational Therapy; Industrial 



Therapy ; Medical Coordinators or Directors ; 

 Recreation Therapy ; Volunteer Directors ; Spe- 

 cial Teachers. Nineteen chapters throughout the 

 LTnited States. National Boards : Conven- 

 tion ; Editorial ; Fiscal ; History ; Policy ; 

 Rehabilitation Careers. National Commit- 

 tees : Editorial ; Education; Legislation; Liai- 

 son ; Membership ; Nominations ; Public Rela- 

 tions Research. 



Purpose: To promote the use of curative and 

 technical modalities within the scope, philosophy, 

 and approved medical concepts of rehabilitation ; 

 to advance its practice ; to establish and advance 

 the standards of education and training of re- 

 habilitation therapists ; to encourage and further 

 research ; to cooperate with other organizations 

 in the realization of common objectives. 



Membership: Active: bachelor's degree or 

 equivalent in a field applicable to rehabilitation 

 therapy, and work as rehabilitation personnel 

 under the direction of a physician in pursuance 

 of a medical objective as prescribed and super- 

 vised by him, or work in an administrative, 

 advisory, or therapeutic capacity ; physicians 

 qualify as active members. Student : enrollment 

 in an accredited college in a course applicable 

 to rehabilitation therapy. Associate members, 

 those not qualified for active or student member- 

 ship. Active, 473 ; Student, 3 ; Associate, 43. 

 Total membership 519. 



Meetings: .Annual; biannual meetings in each 

 chapter. 



Professional actii'ities: Joseph F. Harris 

 .Award, annual, presented to the member who 

 does the most for professional advancement of 

 the Association ; Long Term Service Award, 

 annual, Edgar E. Best Award, annual, for best 

 scientific exhibit in Manual Arts Therapy ; 

 "Wise Owl" Award, for best professional paper 

 published by a member ; Registry of Medical 

 Rehabilitation Therapists and Specialists 

 (chartered). 



Publications: American Archives of Re- 

 habilitation Therapy, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume: 8, $3. Editor: Hollis J. McCoy, 3725 

 West 10th Street, Topeka, Kans. Rehabilitation 

 Therapy Bulletin, four to eight times per year, 

 current volume: 10. free to members. Editor: 

 Joseph H. MacQueen. Directory of Registered 

 Rehabilitation Therapists and Specialists, an- 

 nual, current volume : 6, $2. Registrar : Joseph 

 !•'. Harris. 



62. American Association for Textile Tech- 

 nology, Inc. President : Cameron A. Baker, 

 Better Fabrics Testing Bureau, 101 West 31st 

 Street. New York 1, N. Y. Term expires 

 January 1961. Executive Secretary: Bernice 

 S. Bronner, 100 West 55th Street, New A'ork 

 19, N. Y. Term indefinite. 



