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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



hydraulics. Moisseiff Award, to the author of 

 an important paper deaHng with the broad field 

 of structural design. Rickey Medal, to the 

 author of the best paper in the general field of 

 hydroelectric engineering. Research Program 

 Prize, for basic research in civil engineering. 

 Daniel W. Mead Prizes, for Juniors and Stu- 

 dents for papers dealing with ethics. Ernest E. 

 Howard Award, for advancement in structural 

 engineering. Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, 

 for the paper published in Transactions on Soil 

 Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. Re- 

 search Fellowship, for new knowledge for the 

 advancement of the science and profession of 

 civil engineering. Harza Latin-American Jun- 

 ior Awards, for selected qualified engineer 

 graduates of Latin-American universities. Free- 

 man Fund, income to be used in the aid and 

 encouragement of young engineers for research 

 in engineering. J. Waldo Smith Hydraulic 

 Fellowships, awarded to a graduate student and 

 restricted to research in the field of hydraulics. 

 Professional Recognition Award, to the member 

 judged to have contributed substantially to the 

 status of the engineering profession. The So- 

 ciety also participates in the following Joint 

 Awards of Engineering Societies : John Fritz 

 Medal, for scientific or industrial achievement ; 

 Hoover Award, for distinguished public serv- 

 ice ; Alfred Noble Prize, for publication of 

 Technical paper ; Charles Franklin Kettering 

 Award, for creative accomplishments for the 

 benefit of mankind within the relationship of 

 materials and energy ; Washington Award, for 

 accomplishments which promote happiness, 

 comfort and well-being of humanity. 



Publications: Civil Engineering, monthly, 

 current volume : 30, $5. Directory, annually, 

 $2. Proceedings (Journals of the Technical Di- 

 visions), monthly, current volume: 86, $40. 

 Transactions, annually, $12. 



3 n. American Society of Clinical Pathologists. 



President: John J. Clemmer, Bender Hy- 

 gienic Laboratory, 136 South Lake Avenue, 

 Albany 3, N. Y. Term expires September 

 1960. Executive Secretary: Claude E. Wells, 

 American Society of Clinical Pathology, 445 

 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 11, 111. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized 1922. The Society spon- 

 sors the American Board of Medical Tech- 

 nology. 



Purpose: To promote the practice of scien- 

 tific medicine by a wider application of clinical 

 laboratory methods to the diagnosis of disease ; 

 to stimulate original research in all branches of 

 clinical laboratory work ; to establish from time 

 to time standards for the performance of various 

 laboratory examinations ; to elevate the scien- 



tific and professional status of those specializing 

 in this branch of medicine; to encourage a 

 closer cooperation between the practitioner and 

 the clinical pathologist. 



Membership: Fellow, legally qualified phy- 

 sician, devoting major part of practice to path- 

 ology, or a branch thereof ; must hold one or 

 more of the certificates of the American Board 

 of Pathology ; must hold membership in the 

 American Medical Association or any one of 

 its constituent associations ; in Canada, Fellows 

 must hold membership in either of the two 

 national Medical Associations or in one of the 

 provincial divisions ; shall have the same Ameri- 

 can Board qualifications or Canadian equivalent 

 as other applicants for Fellowship. Associate 

 member, physician in good standing who is in- 

 eligible for Fellowship, but w^hose membership 

 would advance the purposes of this Society, or 

 a non-physician scientist of such outstanding 

 attainments in science that his membership 

 would further the objects of the Society. Corre- 

 sponding member, an ethical, qualified physician 

 residing in a country other than the United 

 States or Canada, who devotes the major por- 

 tion of his practice to pathology. Junior Mem- 

 ber, a qualified physician actively training for a 

 career in pathology, must have completed two 

 years of training recognized by the American 

 Board of Pathology. Total membership 2,563. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Ward Burdick Re- 

 search Award, gold medal presented annually 

 for the outstanding piece of research by a 

 Fellow ; Scientific Exhibits Award for Excel- 

 lence, gold and silver medal ; Sanford-Sheard 

 Education and Research Fund, for grants-in-aids 

 of individual research problems. 



Publications: American Journal of Clinical 

 Pathology, monthly, current volume : 33, $10 

 members, $12 non-members. Editor : Parker 

 Beamer. 



312. American Society of Criminology. Presi- 

 dent: Marcel Frym, Hacker Clinic, 160 Lasky 

 Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. Term expires 

 December 1960. Executive Secretary: Donald 

 E. J. MacNamara, New York School of 

 Criminology, 115-117 West 42nd Street, New 

 York 36, N. Y. Term expires December 

 1960. 



History: Organized in 1940 as Society for the 

 Advancement of Criminology. Sections : East, 

 Middle, South, West. 



Purpose: To bring together persons actively 

 engaged, or who have been actively engaged, 

 in teaching and/or practice in the field of 

 criminology ; to foster training and research in 

 criminology in institutions of higher learning 

 and in law enforcement and correctional agen- 



