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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



History: Organized May 26, 1952; incor- 

 porated August 20, 1952. Sections : Chicago, 

 Philadelphia, Western, Northwest. 



Purpose: The advancement of the science of 

 operations research through exchange of infor- 

 mation, the establishment and maintenance of 

 professional standards of competence, the 

 improvement of the methods and techniques, 

 and the encouragement and development of 

 students. 



Membership: Members, 944, at least two 

 years' experience demonstrating ability to do 

 effective and original professional work in 

 operations research, or two years' experience 

 in a field closely related, or management re- 

 sponsibility for activities embracing operations 

 research, or academic appointment, with respon- 

 sibility for operations research or related courses 

 for at least one year, or publications on opera- 

 tions research; Associates, 1,792; Student Asso- 

 ciates, 208. Total membership 2,944. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Professional activities: Johns Hopkins Uni- 

 versity Lanchester Prize of $1,000 for the best 

 paper in operations research each year. 



Publications: Operations Research, 6 times 

 per year, current volume; 8, $10. Editor: 

 George Shortley. Bulletin, semiannually. Editor : 

 Hugh J. Miser. 



1190. Optical Society of America, Inc. Presi- 

 dent: James G. Baker, Harvard College 

 Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. Term expires 

 December 31, 1960. Executive Secretary: 

 Mary E. Warga, Executive Office, 1155 16th 

 Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Founded 1916; incorporated (New 

 York) 1932. Sections : Rochester, Detroit, 

 Niagara Frontier, New England, Chicago, 

 Southwestern Connecticut, Southern California. 



Purpose: To increase and diffuse the knowl- 

 edge of optics ; to promote the common interests 

 of investigators of optical problems, of designers, 

 and users of optical apparatus of all kinds ; to 

 encourage cooperation. 



Membership: Regular member, open to any 

 person who has contributed materially to the 

 advancement of optics ; Associate member, open 

 to any person who is interested in optics ; Fellow, 

 open to any person who has served with distinc- 

 tion in the advancement of optics; Honorary 

 members, open to any person who has rendered 

 eminent service in the advancement of optics. 

 Total membership 2,700. 



Meetings: Spring and fall 



Professional activities: Frederic Ives Medal, 

 endowed 1928 by Herbert E. Ives, in honor of 

 his father, Frederic Ives, awarded annually for 



distinguished work in optics ; Adolph Lomb 

 Medal, established 1939, awarded not oftener 

 than once in two years, to a person under 

 thirty years of age who shall have made a 

 noteworthy contribution to optics ; Edgar D. 

 Tillyer Medal, endowed 1953 by the American 

 Optical Company, awarded not oftener than once 

 in two years to a person who shall have per- 

 formed distinguished work in the field of vision, 

 including, but not limited to, the optics, physi- 

 ology, anatomy, or psychology of the visual 

 system. 



Publications: Journal, monthly, current vol- 

 ume: 50, $25, free to members. Editor: W. R. 

 Erode. Optics and Spectroscopy, monthly, cur- 

 rent volume : 8, $25, free to members. Transla- 

 tion Editor : P. R. Wakeling. 



1191. Oregon Academy of Science. Oregon 

 State College, School of Science, Corvallis, 

 Oreg. President: W. R. Todd, University of 

 Oregon, Medical School, 3181 Southwest Sam 

 Jackson Park Road, Portland 1, Oreg. Term 

 expires February 25, 1961. Executive Secre- 

 tary: F. A. Gilfillan. Term expires February 

 24, 1962. 



History: Organized October 27, 1943; incor- 

 porated November 14, 1946. Sections : Biology, 

 Chemistry, Geology-Geography, Mathematics- 

 Physics. 



Purpose: To promote research in the several 

 fields of science, to stimulate science interest 

 in the general public, to collect and preserve 

 scientific materials and objects relating to the 

 Oregon Country, and to disseminate scientific 

 knowledge. 



Membership: Members, 240, active interest in 

 science and a willingness to work for the promo- 

 tion of science in the Northwest. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Sponsor of Collegiate 

 Academy of Science, and June Oregon Academy 

 of Science. Cooperated with State Department of 

 Education in determining certification require- 

 ments for elementary and secondary science 

 teachers. Awarding of citations on outstanding 

 scientists in the Northwest. 



Publications: Proceedings, irregular, current 

 volume : 3. 



1192. Oregon Psychological Association. Presi- 

 dent: Vincent Glaudin, Interfaith Counseling 

 Center, Park Building, Portland, Oreg. Term 

 expires May 1961. Secretary-Treasurer: 

 Ronald E. Smith, Portland State College, 

 Portland 1, Oreg. Term expires May 1961. 



History: Organized 1936; reactivated Decem- 

 ber 1951. Adopted a Certification Act and 

 established a Board of Examiners in 1955. Has 



