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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



History: Formed Columbus, Ohio, 1957. 



Purpose: To encourage development and dis- 

 semination of knowledge in biophysics. 



Membcrsliip: Requires interest in biophysics, 

 and sponsorship by two members as a scientist 

 with experience in biophysics or allied fields. 

 Total membership 800. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Educational lecture- 

 ships, placement bureau. 



Publications: Biophysics Journal, bimonthly, 

 current volume: 1, $6. Editor: F. Brink. 



459. Blood Transfusion Association. 139 East 

 23rd Street, New York, N. Y. President: 

 Murray Sargent, 21 East 89th Street, New 

 York, N. Y. Term expires 1961. Secretary: 

 John H. Hayes, 181-40 Kruger Road, Jamaica 

 3, N. Y. Term expires 1961. Executive 

 Director: Jacob Geiger, 1070 Park Avenue, 

 New York, N. Y. Term indefinite. 



History: Incorporated 1929 as Blood Trans- 

 fusion Betterment Association ; name changed to 

 present title 1941. Committees: Board of Medi- 

 cal Control ; Research Grants. 



Purpose: Advancement of science of blood 

 transfusion and blood banking ; supply of 

 properly processed blood from carefully selected 

 donors to hospitals in metropoHtan area ; prep- 

 aration and distribution of grouping and anti-Rh 

 sera, and human precipitin sera ; preparation and 

 distribution of fresh frozen plasma for treat- 

 ment of hemophilia for which license was issued 

 by National Institutes of Health 1954. 



Membership: Active and Associate members, 

 and Patrons. Total membership ten hospitals in 

 New York metropolitan area. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Research grants are 

 made for study projects in field of blood and 

 substitutes. Laboratory maintained at organiza- 

 tion address, with staff of thirty-two. 



460. Boston Society of Architects. President: 

 Edwin T. Steffian, 11 Beacon Street, Boston 

 8, Mass. Term expires May 1961. Executive 

 Secretary: Francis B. Sellew, 283 Dartmouth 

 Street, Boston, Mass. Term expires May 

 1962. 



History: Founded 1867. Chartered by Ameri- 

 can Institute of Architects 1870; incorporated 

 1889; relinquished Institute charter to Massa- 

 chusetts State Association of Architects, 1948; 

 has since carried on independently. 



Purpose: To unite architects of Boston area 

 and combine efforts to promote artistic, scien- 

 tific, and administrative efficiency of profession. 



Membership: Requires practice of profession 

 in accordance with standards set by American 

 Institute of Architects ; Emeritus, age 70, with 

 at least ten years' membership ; Honorary, non- 

 architect of esteemed character who has rendered 

 distinguished service to profession or allied arts 

 and sciences. Regular, 192; Emeritus, 22; 

 Plonorary, 5. Total membership 219. 



Meetings: Three annually. 



Professional activities: Rotch Travelling 

 Scholarship to send competent students to Eur- 

 ope for travel and study; B. S. A. Travelling 

 Scholarship for students of Boston Architectural 

 Center; Harleston Parker Medal for most 

 beautiful building in Boston area. All awards 

 annual. 



Publications: Bulletin, five annually, current 

 volume : 45. Editor : James C. Hopkins. 



461. Boston Society of Civil Engineers. 20 



Pemberton Square, Boston 8, Mass. President: 

 Arthur T. Ippen, Hydrodynamics Laboratory, 

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cam- 

 bridge 39, Mass. Term expires March 15, 

 1961. Secretary: Charles O. Baird, Jr., North- 

 eastern University, Boston 15, Mass. Term 

 expires March 15, 1961. 



History: Organized July 3, 1848; incorporated 

 April 24, 1851. Sections: Sanitary; Structural; 

 Transportation ; Hydraulics ; Surveying and 

 Mapping; Construction. 



Purpose: Professional improvement of mem- 

 bers, encouragement of social intercourse among 

 engineers and men of practical science, and the 

 advancement of engineering. 



Membership: Member, four years of active 

 practice in an engineering or technical profession, 

 minimum age 24 years ; Junior Member, engaged 

 in active practice of some branch of engineering 

 or other technical profession, or graduate of a 

 school of engineering of recognized standing, 

 minimum age 20 years ; Student Member, stu- 

 dent in school of engineering of recognized 

 standing. Resident members, 795 ; Non-Resident, 

 200; Resident Junior, 66; Non-Resident Junior, 

 14; Associate, 6; Student, 9. Total membership 

 1,100. 



Meetings: Monthly, except July and August. 



Professional activities: John R. Freeman 

 Fund, Scholarship Award, for encouragement 

 of younger engineers, capital $25,000. Desmond 

 Fitzgerald Medal, awarded for best paper pre- 

 sented during year. Clemens Herschel Award, 

 for commendable papers presented during year. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 47, $6, free to members. Editor : Charles 

 E. Knox. 



