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Professional activities: Membership in, and 

 contribution to, the Council of Indiana Engi- 

 neering Societies. 



Publications: News, monthly, current volume : 

 23, free. Editor : W. J. Hein. 



Membership: Members, 35, proper training in 

 surgery, limitation of practice to surgery, one 

 year's active practice of surgery in Tarrant 

 County. 



Meetings: Monthly, October through June. 



674. Fort Worth Geological Society. President: 

 Thomas F. Newman, Pan American Petrol- 

 eum Corporation, P. O. Box 1410, Fort 

 Worth, Tex. Term expires January 1, 1961. 

 Secretary: Gerald H. Tefft, Pan Geo Atlas 

 Corporation, Rowan Building, 6000 Camp 

 Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Tex. Term 

 expires January 1, 1961. 



History: Organized October 3, 1925; affiliated 

 with the American Association of Petroleum 

 Geologists in 1931. Joined Southwestern Feder- 

 ation of Geological Societies on October 21, 

 1957. Established the Fort Worth Earth Science 

 Library in 1957. 



Purpose: The increase and diffusion of geolog- 

 ical knowledge and the promotion of fellow- 

 ship and cooperation among geologists, petroleum 

 engineers, and men interested in technical 

 problems of oil production. 



Membership: Active members, 175, persons 

 of integrity and principle who are engaged or 

 interested in technical problems, and who are 

 members of the American Association of Petrol- 

 eum Geologists or the American Institute of 

 Mining Engineers, or any other persons who, 

 in the opinion of the Executive Committee, 

 would be desirable members. 



Meetings: Semimonthly. 



Professional activities: Support by contribu- 

 tion and assistance: Fort Worth Earth Science 

 Library ; Fort Worth Science Fair ; Council of 

 Scientific Societies (Dallas-Fort Worth). 



Library: Fort Worth Earth Science Library, 

 2,000 books, 3,000 bulletins. 



675. Fort Worth Surgical Society. 1009 Penn- 

 sylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, Tex. President: 

 Charles J. Terrell, 602 West 10th Street, 

 Fort Worth, Tex. Term expires January 

 1961. Executive Secretary: Frank B. Gooch. 

 Term expires January 1961. 



History: The society was founded in Decem- 

 ber 1950 by a group of twelve general surgeons, 

 all of whom were in active practice of surgery 

 in Fort Worth, Texas. 



Purpose: The cultivation and improvement of 

 the science and art of surgery, and the mainten- 

 ance of a fraternal spirit among men who engage 

 in the practice of surgery in Tarrant County, 

 Texas. 



676. Four Corners Geological Society. Presi- 

 dent: James A. Peterson, P. O. Box 1200, 

 Farmington, N. Mex. Term expires Septem- 

 ber, 1961. Secretary: Wilbur Reneau, Jr., 

 817 West Main Street, Farmington, N. Mex. 

 Term expires September, 1961. 



History: Organized September, 1952. Sec- 

 tions : Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico. 



Purpose: Study and dissemination of geologic 

 knowledge, particularly of the Four Corners 

 region. 



Membership: Active members, in good stand- 

 ing in the American Association of Petroleum 

 Geologists, or any professional geologist actively 

 engaged in the petroleum industry ; Associate 

 members, geologists actively engaged in the 

 petroleum industry but not fulfilling the above 

 requirements. Active, 175; Associate, 75. Total 

 membership 250. 



Meetings: Annual, in May; monthly meetings. 



677. Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsyl- 

 vania for the Promotion of the Mechanic 

 Arts. Philadelphia 3, Pa. President: Wynn 

 Laurence LePage. Term expires January 

 1961. Executive Vice President: J. G. Richard 

 Heckscher. Term expires January 1961. 



History: Founded February 5, 1824 as a soci- 

 ety for the exchange of information among 

 scientists, engineers, and interested laymen. 

 Immediately established a technical library and 

 a committee for the recognition of outstanding 

 inventions. Within first year of Institute's 

 history, membership exceeded 500 and a Journal 

 was established. Institute also established first 

 secondary public school in Philadelphia in 1828. 

 Research for industry and government has been 

 conducted since founding. Today, the Institute 

 maintains a large science museum, extensive 

 research laboratories, an outstanding technical 

 library, a Journal, and promotes education in 

 many areas. 



Purpose: The promotion of science and the 

 mechanic arts through the science museum and 

 research, and by displaying industrial achieve- 

 ments, awarding medals, and the encouragement 

 of youth in scientific pursuits. 



Membership: Members, 7,600, persons inter- 

 ested in the purpose of the Institute. 



Meetings: Monthly, October through May. 



