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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



Pathology Standards ; Evaluation of Labora- 

 tories ; Forensic Pathology ; Governmental 

 Pathology; Hospital and Institutional Rela- 

 tions ; Prepayment Health Plans. 



Purpose: To foster highest standards in edu- 

 cation, research, and practice of pathology ; to 

 advance science of pathology through study, 

 education, and improvement of economic 

 aspects of practice, and to improve medical 

 laboratory service to physicians, hospitals, and 

 public. 



Membership: Members, 721, open to Diplo- 

 mates of American Board of Pathology ; Fel- 

 lows, 512, eight years experience in pathology; 

 Founding Fellows, 240 ; Emeritus, 47 ; Juniors, 

 226, two years in pathological training. Total 

 membership 1,746. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Scholarships, labora- 

 tories, hospital and pathologist placement bureau. 



Publications: Bulletin, monthly, current vol- 

 ume: 14. Editor: S. E. Gould. 



532. College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 19 



South 22nd Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. Presi- 

 dent: Jonathan E. Rhoads, 3400 Spruce Street, 

 Philadelphia 4, Pa. Term expires January 

 1961. Secretary: Thomas E. Machella. Term 

 expires January 1961. 



History: Instituted January 1787, incor- 

 porated March 1789. Sections: Ophthalmology; 

 Otolaryngology ; General Medicine ; Public 

 Health; Preventive and Industrial Medicine; 

 and Medical History. 



Purpose: To advance the science of medicine 

 and thereby to lessen human misery. 



Membership: By invitation only, physicians 

 of good character and professional standing who 

 have graduated from a reputable medical school 

 at least five years previous to election. Fellows, 

 1,058; Non-resident Fellows, 140; Honorary 

 Fellows, 8; Honorary Associate Fellows, 2. 

 Total membership, 1,208. 



Meetings: Monthly, except June to September. 



Professional activities: Pedro Francesco Da- 

 Costa Alverenga Prize awarded annually on 

 July 14, to some outstanding worker in the 

 broad field of medicine, income about $250 ; 

 Mutter Museum containing pathological and 

 anatomical preparations and specimens, draw- 

 ings, models, and casts illustrative of surgery 

 and medicine ; eight to fifteen lectures given 

 annually, supported in part by endowed lecture- 

 ship funds. 



Publications: Transactions & Studies, current 

 volume : 27, $5. Editor : Fred B. Rogers. 



Library: Contains 204,843 volumes on medi- 

 cine and allied sciences. 



533. Colorado Archaeological Society. Univer- 

 sity of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. President: 

 Leo Koenig, Greeley, Colo. Term expires 

 October 1961. Executive Secretary: Omer 

 C. Stewart. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized April 23, 1935; incor- 

 porated November 2, 1936. Sections : East- 

 Central, Gunnison and LTncompahgre Valleys, 

 North-Central, Rio Arkansas, Rio Colorado, 

 San Luis Valley. Chapters: Boulder, Denver, 

 Greeley, Lovcland, Montrose, Pueblo, Saguache. 



Purpose: To develop interest and stimulate 

 research in Colorado archaeology. 



Membership: Open to anyone interested in 

 archaeology. Total membership approximately 

 500. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Southwestern Lore, quarterly, 

 current volume : 26, $2.50, free to members. 

 Editor : John Greenway. 



534. Colorado District Branch, American Psy- 

 chiatric Association. President: Franklin 

 Ebaugh, 1801 High Street, Denver 18, Colo. 

 Term expires 1961. P resident-Elect: Fred- 

 erick A. Lewis, Jr., Denver General Hospital, 

 Denver, Colo. Secretary-Treasurer: F. Bruce 

 Merrill, 1750 East 19th Avenue, Denver 18, 

 Colo. Term expires 1961. 



535. Colorado Engineering Council. 1380 South 

 Santa Fe Drive, Denver 23, Colo. President: 

 Herbert E. Prater, 2001 South Madison 

 Street, Denver 10, Colo. Term expires June 

 1961. Secretary: John E. Martin, Public 

 Service Company of Colorado, 900 15th Street, 

 Denver 2, Colo. Term expires June 1961. 



History: Organized 1919. Composed of repre- 

 sentatives of State and national engineering 

 societies. 



Purpose: To coordinate and promote profes- 

 sional interest of constituent organizations and 

 of individual members. 



Membership: Consists of one member and one 

 alternate representative of local sections of 

 national professional engineering societies, and 

 other qualified engineering, scientific, or tech- 

 nical associations. Total membership 20 societies. 



Meetings: Monthly, October through June. 



Professional activities: Sponsorship of Science 

 Fair ; Honor Awards to individual students 

 throughout Rocky Mountain area. 



536. Colorado Forestry and Horticulture As- 

 sociation. 909 York Street, Denver 6, Colo. 

 President: Scott Wilmore, P. O. Box 382, 



