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Award, annual cash award of $150, established 

 in 1919 by Charles T. Main, to be awarded, 

 together with an engrossed certificate, to a 

 Student Member of the Society for the best 

 paper which deals generally with the influence 

 of the engineering profession upon public life. 

 Student Awards, two annual cash awards of $25 

 each, established in 1914 by Henry Hess, to be 

 presented, together with engrossed certificates, 

 for the best papers submitted by Student Mem- 

 bers of the Society. 



Publications: Mechanical Engineering, month- 

 ly, current volume : 82, $7, $3.50 to members. 

 Editor: J. J. Jaklitsch, Jr. Transactions (5 sub- 

 divisions), quarterly, current volume: 82. Edi- 

 tor: J. J. Jaklitsch, Jr. Applied Mechanics Re- 

 views, monthly, current volume : 13, $25 Editor : 

 Stephen Juhasz. PMM- Journal of Applied 

 Mathematics and Mechanics (translation of Rus- 

 sian Journal), bimonthly, $35. 



326. American Society of Medical Tech- 

 nologists. 25 Hermann Professional Building, 

 Houston 25, Tex. President: Nellie May 

 Bering, P. O. Box 955, Benjamin Franklin 

 Station, Washington 4, D. C. Term expires 

 June 1961. Executive Secretary: Rose Mat- 

 thaei. Term indefinite. 



Historv: Organized 1932; incorporated July 

 2. 1936. 



Purpose: To promote higher standards in 

 clinical laboratory methods and research ; to 

 elevate the status of those specializing in medi- 

 cal laboratory technique ; to create mutual 

 understanding and cooperation between medi- 

 cal technologist and physician and all others who 

 are employed in the interest of individual or 

 public health. 



Membership: Active members, 6,280, must be 

 certified by the Registry of Medical Tech- 

 nologists of the American Society of Clinical 

 Pathologists or hold at least a master's degree 

 in one of the major fields of medical tech- 

 nology ; or hold a certificate in chemistry or 

 microbiology from the Registry of the American 

 Society of Clinical Pathologists ; or hold a Hmit- 

 ed certificate in histologic technique from the 

 Registry and have ninety or more semester credit 

 hours from an accredited college of which at 

 least twenty-seven hours are in science including 

 chemistry or biology, with lecture and labora- 

 tory in each, and be an active member of the 

 constituent society of the geographical area in 

 which he is employed or resides. Afiiliate mem- 

 bers, 122, any person certified by the Registry, 

 but not meeting the Active membership require- 

 ments, and member of a constituent society in 

 geographical area of employment or residence. 

 Honorary members, 11, any person who has 

 made an outstanding contribution to the field of 



laboratory medicine by research or by his ser- 

 vice to the profession of medical technology. 

 Student members, 590, any person enrolled in 

 an approved School of Medical Technology or 

 in an undergraduate program which is pre- 

 requisite to enrollment in an approved school. 

 Corresponding members, 10, any person who is 

 resident of and employed as a medical tech- 

 nologist in a foreign country, who is a member 

 of a recognized association of medical tech- 

 nologists in that country. Total membership 

 7,013. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: First, Second, and 

 Third awards, $100, $50, and $25, given to active 

 or afiiliate members for best papers presented 

 at annual convention. Education and Research 

 Fund. 



Publications: The American Journal of Medi- 

 cal Technology, bimonthly, current volume : 26, 

 $5. Editor: Rose Matthaei. 



327. American Society of Naturalists. Presi- 

 dent : L. C. Dunn, Department of Zoology, 

 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, 

 New York 27, N. Y. Term expires December 

 31, 1960. Secretary: Earl L. Green, Roscoe 

 B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Har- 

 bor, Maine. Term expires December 31, 1961. 



History: Organized 1883 as the Society of 

 Naturalists of the Eastern United States ; name 

 changed December 29, 1885 to present title. 



Amalgamated 1902 with the Naturalists of 

 the Central States (organized 1901), the latter 

 society becoming the Central Branch of the 

 general society. Eastern and Central Branches 

 merged in 1913. 



Purpose: The association of working nat- 

 uralists for the discussion, advancement, and 

 diffusion of knowledge concerning the broader 

 biological problems, including organic evolu- 

 tion, thus serving to correlate the various bi- 

 ological sciences into a common philosophy of 

 biology. 



Membership: By invitation, limited to persons 

 professionally engaged in some branch of 

 natural history. Active, 500 ; Emeritus, 125 ; 

 Honorary, 10. Total membership 635. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Records, triennial, current vol- 

 ume : 93, free to members. Editor : Earl L. 

 Green. 



328. American Society of Naval Engineers, Inc. 



1012 14th Street, N. W.. Washington, D. C. 

 President: Robert E. Cronin. Term expires 

 December 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: James 

 E. Hamilton. Term indefinite. 



