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Award, to recognize outstanding developments 

 in audio engineering. Audio Engineering So- 

 ciety Award, to the person whose work has 

 helped most the advancement of the Society. 

 Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 8, $8. Editor : Walter H. Erikson. 



447. Avicultural Society of America. Presi- 

 dent: Rae V. Anderson, 13339 Marjay Drive, 

 Lakeside, Calif. Term expires December 31, 

 1960. Secretary: Otis Wade, 1806 Redes- 

 dale Avenue, Los Angeles 26, Calif. Term 

 expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Founded October 19, 1927. 



Purpose: To encourage study, care, and 

 breeding of desirable foreign aviary birds and 

 dissemination of knowledge so gained. 



Membership: Open to persons actively inter- 

 ested in the purpose of this Society. Total 

 membership approximately 200. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Publications: Avicultural Bulletin, monthly, 

 free to members. Editor : Mrs. Kay \\'agner. 



448. Battle Creek Engineers' Club. President: 

 Roger B. Miller, 627 Eastfield Drive, Battle 

 Creek, Mich. Term expires August 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: \\'illiam C. Storey, 177 

 Lincoln Hill Drive, Battle Creek, Mich. Term 

 expires August 1961. 



History: Founded 1938; affiliated with Mich- 

 igan Engineering Society 1942 ; incorporated as 

 a non-profit organization in 1949. Committee : 

 Vocational Guidance. 



Purpose: To promote the social, economic 

 and technical interests of its membership, and 

 to promote civic activity and public service 

 among its members. 



Membership: Regular Members, 328, open to 

 persons over 21 years of age, with bachelor's 

 degree in engineering, architecture, or allied 

 arts and sciences, or who, through practical 

 experience, have acquired equivalent technical 

 knowledge, or who are legally registered pro- 

 fessional engineers, architects, or land surveyors, 

 or who are regularly engaged in direction or 

 prosecution of engineering, architecture, or allied 

 arts and sciences ; Life Members, 2, persons who, 

 by their eflforts in the interest of the organiza- 

 tion, have contributed to its growth and pres- 

 tige, have raised the standards of the engineering 

 profession in the community, and have contribut- 

 ed to the welfare of the community, who have 

 reached the age of 50 and have been members 

 ten consecutive years ; Retired Members, 8, 

 persons who have been retired from active 

 participation in their profession, have reached 

 the generally accepted retirement age, and have 

 been members five consecutive years ; Honorary 



Members, 3, persons whose attainments in 

 engineering, architecture, chemistry or allied 

 arts and sciences have given them acknowledged 

 eminence. Total membership 341. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Professional actiznties: Engineering refresher 

 course ; Jetts Clubs ; awards scholarship to 

 a student at Kellogg Community College who 

 is interested in science. 



449- Beaumont Geological Society. P. O. Box 



2831, Beaumont, Tex. President: W. W. 

 Rangeler. Term expires June 1961. Execu- 

 tive Secretary: A. M. Borland. Term expires 

 June 1961. 



History: Founded May 19, 1954. 



Purpose: Dissemination of knowledge to those 

 interested in oil industry. 



Membership: Persons actively engaged in 

 geological or geophysical professions, or engaged 

 in related activities. Total membership 67. 



Meetings: Monthly except summer. 



450. Beta Beta Beta. President: H. P. Sturdi- 

 vant. Western Maryland College, West- 

 minster, Md. Term expires January 1962. 

 Secretary: Mrs. Frank G. Brooks, P. O. 

 Box 515, Ansonia Station, New York 23, 

 N. Y. Term expires January 1962. 



History: Organized 1922 as an honorary bio- 

 logical society. 135 chapters. 



Purpose: To stimulate sound scholarship, 

 disseminate scientific knowledge, and promote 

 biological research. 



Membership: Active and Honorary members. 

 Total membership 23,650. 



Meetings: Biennial. 



Professional activities: McClung Research 

 Award, for undergraduate competition ; Frank 

 G. Brooks Essay Awards. Both awards annual. 



451. Bibliographical Society of America. P. O. 



Box 397, Grand Central Station, New York 

 17, N. Y. President: Frederick B. Adams, 

 Jr., Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 

 N. Y. Term expires 1964. Secretary: Edwin 

 Wolf II, Library Company of Philadelphia, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Term expires 1964. 



History: Organized 1904 as successor to 

 Bibliographical Society of Chicago, which was 

 organized in 1899 ; incorporated 1927. 



Purpose: To promote bibliographical research 

 and to issue bibliographical publications. 



Membership: Open to any individual inter- 

 ested in bibliographical research. Total member- 

 ship 1,100. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



