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promote progress in the scientific, cultural, and 

 economic aspects of the specialty. 



Membership: Active members, 13, doctors of 

 medicine engaged or interested in anesthesiology, 

 graduates of reputable medical schools, and 

 members of local or county medical societies; 

 Associate, scientists or others who have attained 

 eminence in anesthesiology ; Honorary. Total 

 membership 13. 



Meetings: Annual and quarterly. 



1090. New Mexico Society of Internal Medicine. 



President: H. Richard Landmann, 227 East 

 Palace Street, Santa Fe, N. Mex. Term ex- 

 pires June 1961. Secretary-Treasurer : Paul 

 H. Noth, Los Alamos Medical Center, Los. 

 Alamos, N. Mex. 



History: Founded February 27, 1957. 



Purpose: To unite qualified internists of New 

 Mexico for furtherance of practice of internal 

 medicine, and to secure and maintain highest 

 standards of practice of this specialty through 

 study of scientific, economic, social, and political 

 aspects of medicine. 



Membership: Physicians who are certified by 

 American Board of Internal Medicine, or who 

 are members of American College of Physicians ; 

 in exceptional circumstances, a physician who 

 has limited practice to internal medicine for 

 five years must, if he graduated after 1936, 

 include credit for at least three years of approved 

 hospital training suitable for accreditation in 

 internal medicine after internship, and, in addi- 

 tion, show evidence of at least two years of 

 exclusive practice of internal medicine. Total 

 membership 37. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1091. New Mexico Society of Professional Engi- 

 neers. P. O. Box 457, Carlsbad, N. Mex. 

 President: J. Caldwell Wilson, P. O. Box 676, 

 Roswell, N. Mex. Term expires February 

 27, 1961. Executive Secretary: E. A. Roberts. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1947; incorporated; af- 

 filiated with National Society of Professional 

 Engineers. Chapters : Albuquerque, Santa Fe, 

 Southeastern, Southwestern. 



Purpose: Promotion and protection of pro- 

 fession of engineering as a social and economic 

 influence vital to aflfairs of men and communities. 



Membership: Active, 460, professional engi- 

 neers registered in one of the fifty States ; 

 Engineers in Training, 63, must have passed 

 State Board examinations ; Surveyors, 20, so 

 registered in one of the States ; Associate, 22, 

 engineers and others not registered, but working 

 in engineering. Total membership 565. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: NSPE-ARMCO 

 Scholarship ; medals and plaques to members 

 for society activities. 



Publications : New Mexico Professional Engi- 

 neer, monthly, current volume : 12, $2. Editor : 

 E. A. Roberts. 



1092. New Mexico Veterinary Medical Associa- 

 tion. Secretary-Treasurer: Leonard Payne, 

 Albuquerque, N. Mex. Term expires Sep- 

 tember 9, 1961. 



History: Founded 1935, in conjunction with 

 the National Veterinary Medical Association. 



Purpose: Education and unity of purpose at 

 state level. 



Membership: Licensed practitioner in New 

 Mexico, membership in the national association 

 and sponsorship by two active members. Total 

 membership 70. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1093. New Orleans Academy of Sciences. Presi- 

 dent: H. Dessauer, School of Medicine, 

 Louisiana State University, 1542 Tulane 

 Avenue, New Orleans 12, La. Term expires 

 May 1961. Secretary: Trinidad Mares, South- 

 ern Utilization Research and Development 

 Division, 1100 Robert E. Lee Boulevard, New 

 Orleans 19, La. Term expires May 1961. 



History: Organized March 21, 1853. Sec- 

 tions : Physical, Chemical, Biological, Medical, 

 Social Sciences, Junior Academy. 



Purpose: Advancement of science; support of 

 the Junior Academy. 



Membership: Active interest in advancement 

 of science in the New Orleans area. Active mem- 

 bers, engagement in scientific work; Associate, 

 persons interested in science but not actively 

 engaged in it ; Sustaining and Life, same as for 

 active membership; Honorary. Active, 187; 

 Associate, 8 ; Sustaining, 3 ; Life, 30 ; Honorary, 

 7. Total membership 235. 



Meetings: Monthly and annual. 



Professional activities: Support, by grants, 

 speakers, etc., of the New Orleans Junior 

 Academy of Sciences. 



Library: Approximately 1,000 volumes. Em- 

 phasis, history of science in the New Orleans 

 area. 



1094. New Orleans Geological Society. Presi- 

 dent: T. H. Philpott, Olin Oil and Gas Com- 

 pany, 1700 Commerce Building, New Orleans, 

 La. Term expires October 1, 1960. Secre- 

 tary: Leonard L. Limes, Kerr-McGee Oil 

 Industries, Inc., 303 California Building, New 

 Orleans, La. Term expires October 1, 1960. 



