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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



years ; Associate, engaged in geological or re- 

 lated work. Total membership 1,464. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Professional activities: Student awards and 

 student loans to graduate students at Rice In- 

 stitute, University of Houston, University of 

 Texas, Agricultural and Mechanical College of 

 Texas, and Lamar State College of Tech- 

 nology. 



Publications: Houston Geological Society Bul- 

 etin, monthly, current volume : 2, $3. Editor : 

 William A. Petersen. 



741. Houston Radiological Society. Texas Medi- 

 cal Center Library, Jesse H. Jones Library 

 Building, Houston, Tex. President: Frank M. 

 Windrow, Hermann Professional Building, 

 Houston 25, Tex. Term expires December 

 1960. Secretary: Lowell S. Miller, Univer- 

 sity of Texas, M. D. Anderson Hospital and 

 Tumor Institute, Houston, Tex. Term ex- 

 pires December 1960. 



History: Organized September 26, 1949. 



Purpose: To encourage the practice of radiol- 

 ogy according to the highest scientific and 

 ethical standards, to make the radiological 

 teaching material of the entire city of Houston 

 available to all radiologists, and to promote fel- 

 lowship among the radiologists of this area. 



Membership: Limited to radiologists or mem- 

 bers of allied professions who are elected in 

 accordance with the bylaws of the organization. 

 Active members, 39 ; Associate, 2. 



Meetings: Monthly, except June, July, August, 

 and December. 



742. Idaho Academy of Science. 1716 East Terry 

 Street, Pocatello, Idaho. President: Albert E. 

 Taylor, Idaho State College, Pocatello, Idaho. 

 Term expires April 1961. Secretary: John J. 

 Gallagher. Term expires April 1961. 



History: Founded at Boise, Idaho, April 1958. 



Purpose: To stimulate scientific education and 

 research and diffusion of scientific knowledge ; 

 to promote fraternal relationship among those 

 engaged in scientific work ; to assist in de- 

 veloping and in making known the material 

 and other resources of the State of Idaho. 



Membership: Regular Members, persons in- 

 terested in scientific work, 325. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Visiting Scientist 

 Program, supported by National Science Foun- 

 dation ; Idaho Science Talent Search. 



Publications: Journal, every 9 months, cur- 

 rent volume: 1, $3. Editor: Earl J. Larrison, 

 University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. 



743. Idaho Public Health Association. P. O. 



Box 563, Boise, Idaho. President: J. E. Wyatt. 

 Term expires June 1, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: Ralph W. Carpenter. Term ex- 

 pires June 1, 1963. 



History: Organized June 1939; affiliate, 

 American Public Health Association. 



Purpose: Promotion of public health, scientific 

 advancement of members, and extension and 

 development of the health movement. 



Membership: Open to persons interested in 

 public health. Fellows, and Corporate Member- 

 ships. Total membership 927. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Newsletter, quarterly, current 

 volume : 49, free to members. Editor : W. O. 

 Young. 



744. Idaho Society of Professional Engineers. 



President: L. F. Erickson, 216 Hillview Drive, 

 Boise, Idaho. Term expires February 1961. 

 Secretary: S. N. Weisberger, Jr., P. O. Box 

 1705, Boise, Idaho. Term expires February 

 1961. 



History: Founded 1910 as Idaho Society of 

 Engineers ; affiliated with National Society of 

 Professional Engineers and name changed to 

 present title 1948. Chapters : Northern, South 

 Central, Southeast, and Southwest. 



Purpose: Advancement of public health and 

 welfare ; uniting professional engineers in one 

 organization and advancement of their social 

 and economic interests. 



Membership: Active members, 320, registered 

 professional engineers ; Junior, 26, college grad- 

 uates with engineer-in-training certificates ; 

 Affiliate and Associate, 110, persons associated 

 in business with professional engineers. Total 

 membership 456. 



Meetings: Quarterly. 



Publications: Newsletter, quarterly, current 

 volume : 4, free to members. Editor : C. W. 

 Hathaway. 



745. Idaho State Medical Association. 358 Son- 

 na Building, Boise, Idaho. President: Asael 

 Tall, 119 North State Street, Rigby, Idaho. 

 Term expires June 30, 1961. Executive 

 Secretary: Armand L. Bird. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1893. 



Purpose: To promote the science and art of 

 medicine, protection of public health, and bet- 

 terment of the medical profession of Idaho. 



Membership: Limited to physicians and sur- 

 geons licensed to practice in Idaho who are 

 members of component medical societies. Total 

 membership 550. 



