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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



Membership: Active, 93, residents of Kentucky 

 or adjoining states who are actively engaged 

 in the teaching or practice of geology or related 

 professions in senior capacities, or professional 

 men of the above qualifications from elsewhere, 

 engaged in such work in Kentucky ; Associate, 

 11, those of similar qualifications but employed 

 in junior capacity, or men without the above 

 professional qualifications but engaged in the 

 development or production of mineral products, 

 or graduate students in geology. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



687. Geological Society of Nevada. Co-Presi- 

 dents: E. Richard Larson, Mackay School of 

 Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., and 

 Edgar L. Stephenson, 1701 Lander Street, 

 Reno, Nev. Terms expire May 1961. Secre- 

 tary: Richard H. Olson, Nevada Bureau of 

 Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Nev. 

 Term expires May 1961. 



History: Organized December 6, 1957. 



Purpose: To meet regularly for the review of 

 recent geological literature and for the presenta- 

 tion of local research. 



Membership: Members, approximately 35, 

 active interest in earth science and related re- 

 search and a desire to further the aims of the 

 society. 



Meetings: Monthly; with occasional non- 

 scheduled meetings for visiting guest speakers. 



688. Geological Society of New Jersey. Presi- 

 dent: Glenn L. Jepsen, Department of Geol- 

 ogy, Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. 

 Term expires April 18, 1961. Secretary: Mrs. 

 Patricia O'Brien, New Jersey State Museum, 

 State House Annex, Trenton 25, N. J. Term 

 expires April 18, 1961. 



History: Organized in November 1956 under 

 joint sponsorship of the New Jersey State 

 Museum and the Bureau of Geology. 



Purpose: To bring the amateur and the pro- 

 fessional together in such a way that authentic 

 and reliable information on all phases of geology 

 is easily available. 



Membership: Active, 152, open to all those 

 interested in geology over the age of sixteen ; 

 Ex-Officio, 5, Governor, Commissioner of De- 

 partment of Education, Commissioner of State 

 Department of Conservation and Economic De- 

 velopment, Director of State Museum and State 

 Geologist. 



Meetings: Monthly, October to May except 

 December. 



Publications: Newsletter, five times per year, 

 current volume : 10. Editor : Alan Lutz. Bulle- 

 tins, six times per year, current volume : 16. 

 Editor : Mrs. Patricia O'Brien. Reports, current 

 volume : 1, $1.50. 



689- Geological Society of Sacramento. Presi- 

 dent: Roland J. Bain, Texaco, Inc., 1722 J 

 Street, Sacramento 14, Calif. Term expires 

 June 1961. Executive Secretary: Ed Kiessling, 

 California Division of Mines, 1021 O Street, 

 Sacramento 14, Calif. Term expires June 

 1961. 



History: Organized in 1952. 



Purpose: To promote and foster friendly 

 relationships among geologists of the Sacra- 

 mento area, and to hold meetings for the dis- 

 cussion of geological problems and the presenta- 

 tion of information of interest to the members. 



Membership: Open to professional geologists 

 of the Sacramento area and to any persons 

 interested in the technical phases of geology, 

 such as petroleum exploration, engineering 

 geology, ground-water geology, soil mechanics, 

 or teaching. Total membership approximately 

 100. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



690. Geological Society of the Oregon Country. 



President: Robert F. Wilbur, 2020 South 

 East Salmon Street, Portland 15, Oreg. Term 

 expires February 1961. Secretary: Mrs. Ruth 

 E. Prentiss, 1923 North East Schuyler Street, 

 Portland 12, Oreg. Term expires February 

 1961. 



History: Organized March 1935; incorporated 

 in Oregon in March 1936. Sections include 

 Washington, Montana and Wyoming west of the 

 Rocky Mountains, southerly part of British 

 Columbia. Committee: Research. 



Purpose: To provide facilities for the study 

 of geology of the area ; to establish and maintain 

 a library and museum of geological works, maps, 

 and specimens ; to encourage geological study 

 among amateurs ; to designate, preserve, and 

 interpret important geological features of the 

 Oregon country. 



Membership: Amateur and professional geolo- 

 gists who by their knowledge, experience, and 

 honorable standing are qualified to advance 

 the objectives of the Society. Adult Members, 

 292; Student and Junior Members, 7. Total 

 membership 299. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Geological News Letter, month- 

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

 Editor : J. R. Rentsch. 



691. Geological Society of Washington. Presi- 

 dent: Harry S. Ladd, Room 405, U. S. 

 National Museum, Washington 25, D. C. 

 Term expires December 1960. Council Secre- 

 tary: J. Thomas Dutro, Jr., Room 332, U. S. 

 National Museum, Washington 25, D. C. 

 Term expires December 1960. 



