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History: Organized April 1951; incorporated 

 a constituent society of, and chartered by, the 

 American Dental Association. Component so- 

 cieties : Northern Arizona Dental Society, Cen- 

 tral Arizona Dental Society, Southern District 

 Dental Society, and any additional dental socie- 

 ties as may be established by the Arizona State 

 Dental Association. Committees : Convention, 

 Judicial, Prosecution, Relief, Nominating, Va- 

 cancies, and Privileges. 



Purpose: To encourage the improvement of 

 the health of the public and to promote the art 

 and science of dentistry ; to encourage dental 

 and oral research ; to disseminate to the pro- 

 fession knowledge of dental discoveries and in- 

 ventions ; to advance the standard of dental edu- 

 cation; to promote the usefulness, honor, and 

 interests of the members of the dental profes- 

 sion ; to enlighten and direct public opinion in 

 regard to the duties, responsibilities, and re- 

 quirements of the dental profession ; and to 

 secure the maintenance of a high order of pro- 

 fessional excellence among its members. 



Membership: Active Member, a dentist 

 legally licensed by the Arizona State Dental 

 Board and ethically practicing his profession in 

 the state of Arizona, or a dentist who is licensed 

 in another state, who is engaged as a full-time 

 teacher in a dental school, or as an administra- 

 tive officer in any activity associated with the 

 ethical dental profession within the state of 

 Arizona, and in good standing in one of the com- 

 ponent societies ; Honorary Member, a person 

 who has made valuable contributions to the sci- 

 ence and art of dentistry or has rendered marked 

 service to the profession and is elected by the 

 House of Delegates on nomination of the Board 

 of Trustees ; Life Member, a dentist who has 

 been an active member of the Association in 

 good standing for thirty-five years, who has at- 

 tained the age of sixty-five, may at his request 

 be transferred to life membership. Total mem- 

 bership 375. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Arizona Dental Journal, quar- 

 terly, current volume: 2, $2. Editor: G. H. 

 Chiles. 



387. Arizona State Psychological Association. 



President: Neil R. Bartlett, University of 

 Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Term expires April 

 1961. Secretary-Treasurer : Muriel N. Gurr, 

 6802 North Grace Lane, Phoenix, Ariz. Term 

 expires April 1961. 



History: Organized in 1950. 



Purpose: To further contributions of psy- 

 chologists to society and to provide a profes- 

 sional organization for psychologists in Arizona. 



Membership: Members, 7Z, Associates, Mem- 

 bers, or Fellows of the American Psychological 



Association who reside in or are employed in 

 the State of Arizona; Associates, 17, those who 

 are presumably eligible but not Associates, 

 Members, or Fellows of the American Psy- 

 chological Association; Affihates, 7, Student 

 Journal Club Members of the American Psy- 

 chological Association, or those eligible for 

 membership as Student Journal Club Members 

 of the American Psychological Association, or 

 other interested persons who are found to be 

 eligible by the membership of the Arizona State 

 Psychological Association. 

 Meetings: Semiannual. 



388. Arkansas Academy of Science. University 

 of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. President: 

 Herman L. Bogan, Arkansas State College, 

 Jonesboro, Ark. Term expires April 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: R. Reece Corey. Term 

 expires April 1961. 



History: Organized 1917 as the Arkansas 

 Academy of Science, held one meeting and 

 disbanded because of the war. Reorganized in 

 1932 and held first meeting in spring of 1933 ; 

 name changed to Arkansas Academy of Science, 

 Arts and Letters in 1934; and to present title 

 in 1941. Sections: Agriculture, Biology, Chem- 

 istry, Geography, Geology, History and Govern- 

 ment, Mathematics, Medicine, Physical Sciences, 

 Psychology, Sociology. 



Pxirpose: The promotion and diffusion of 

 knowledge in the field of science and the uni- 

 fication of these interests in the state. 



Membership : Senior members, 200 ; collegiate 

 academy, 30; junior academy, 60. Total regular 

 membership 200. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Research grant from 

 the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science to assist in a research project, $50. 

 Sponsors Collegiate Academy, Junior Academy, 

 Arkansas Science Fair. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual, current 

 volume : 14, $3. Editor : W. K. Noyce. 



389. Arkansas Archeological Society. Univer- 

 sity Museum, University of Arkansas, Fay- 

 etteville, Ark. President: S. C. DeUinger, 

 537 Grey Street, Fayetteville, Ark. Term 

 expires December 1960. Secretary: Charles 

 R. McGimsey HL Term expires December 

 1964. 



History: Organized in January 1960, incor- 

 porated April 1960; two local chapters. North- 

 east Arkansas Archaeological Society and the 

 Western Arkansas Chapter. 



Purpose: To unite all persons interested in 

 the archeology of Arkansas for the study and 

 preservation of Indian prehistory; to foster and 



