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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



Professional activities: Four $500 scholar- 

 ships, University of Illinois, in mining engineer- 

 ing; $500 scholarship, Missouri School of 

 Mines, Rolla, Mo. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual, current 

 volume: 67, members only. Editor: George M. 

 Wilson. 



751. Illinois Psychiatric Society, District Branch, 

 American Psychiatric Association. 6557 North 

 Spokane Street, Chicago 46, 111. President: 

 Joel S. Handler, 670 North Michigan Avenue, 

 Chicago 11, 111. Term expires May 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: Harold M. Visotsky, 

 646 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago 11, 111. 

 Term expires May 1961. 



History: Organized October 18, 1938; became 

 District Branch, American Psychiatric Asso- 

 ciation May 1957. Technical and Scientific 

 Committees : Forensic Psychiatry, Medicare, 

 Relations with Psychologists, Liaison with Coun- 

 cil of American Psychiatric Association, Liai- 

 son with other psychiatrists in Illinois, Com- 

 munity Aspects. 



Purpose: To consider matters relating to psy- 

 chiatry, to represent that specialty in Illinois, 

 and to assist American Psychiatric Association 

 in promoting its aims and objectives. 



Membership: Regular, 273, member of Ameri- 

 can Psychiatric Association who devotes full 

 time to practice of psychiatry; Affiliate, 21, 

 licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, not 

 member of the American Psychiatric Associa- 

 tion, interested in field of psychiatry ; Life, 

 5, completion of twenty-five years as member 

 of Society ; Honorary, 4, physicians and others 

 distinguished for attainments in psychiatry or 

 related branches of science. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Professional activities: Award of $200 an- 

 nually to psychiatric resident presenting most 

 original paper on a psychiatric research problem. 



Publications: Newsletter, monthly, free to 

 members. Editor: Harold M. Visotsky. 



752. Illinois Psychological Association. Presi- 

 dent: Alan K. Rosenwald, University of Illi- 

 nois College of Medicine, 912 South Wood 

 Street, Chicago 12, 111. Term expires July 

 1961. Secretary: Thomas M. Kennedy. Loyola 

 University, 6525 Sheridan Road, Chicago 26, 

 111. Term expires July 1961. 



History: Organized and incorporated in 1935 

 as Illinois Association of Consulting Psychol- 

 ogists; name changed to Illinois Association for 

 Applied Psychology 1943 ; adopted present title 

 1949, following merger with Illinois Association 

 of Professional Psychologists and affiliation 

 with American Psychological Association. 



Purpose: To promote psychological services 

 in Illinois by furthering scientific development 

 and professional advancement of, stimulating 

 and improving application of, and encouraging 

 research in psychology ; to establish and main- 

 tain standards of competency, service, and pro- 

 fessional conduct. 



Membership: Requires degree of doctor of 

 philosophy in psychology. For student member- 

 ship requirement is full time graduate student 

 status in accredited institution of higher learning. 

 560 members with 21 student members. Total 

 membership 581. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Publications: Newsletter, quarterly. 



753. Illinois Public Health Association. P. O. 



Box 870, Evanston. 111. President: Leroy 

 Davenport, State Health Department, Spring- 

 field, 111. Term expires April 1961. Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer: William J. Hixon. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized December 5, 1940; incor- 

 porated September 19, 1950. 



Purpose: To promote professional advance- 

 ment of public health workers of Illinois. 



Membership: Members or Fellows of Ameri- 

 can Public Health Association, and persons pro- 

 fessionally engaged or interested in the field of 

 public health in Illinois. Total membership 

 1,099. 



Meetings: Annual. 



754. Illinois Radiological Society. President: 

 George E. Irwin, Jr., 703 North East Street, 

 Bloomington, 111. Term expires April 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer : George A. Miller, 602 

 West University Avenue, Urhana, 111. Term 

 expires April 1961. 



History: Organized 1928. 



Purpose: To study the science and practical 

 application of radiology, and to provide assem- 

 blies for dissemination of information concern- 

 ing that science and art. 



Membership: Physicians licensed in Illinois 

 who are members of county medical societies, 

 with majority practice or continued exceptional 

 interest in radiology. Regular members. Life, 

 Honorary, Emeritus, Past Service. Total mem- 

 bership 55. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



755. Illinois Society for Personality Study. 



President: Vin Rosenthal, 342 Beverly Drive, 

 Wilmette, 111. Term expires December 31, 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: Galen M. Jarvis, 

 1172 Walnut Avenue, Des Plaines, 111. Term 

 expires December 31, 1960. 



