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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



1197. Orleans Parish Medical Society. 1430 

 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans 12, La. Presi- 

 dent: Oscar Blitz. Term expires December 

 1, 1960. Executive Secretary: A. J. Kuhlmann. 

 Term expires December 1, 1960. 



History: Organized April 22, 1878; incor- 

 porated November 28, 1899. Committees : 

 Special committees to cover every phase of 

 medicine. 



Purfyose: For the advancement and cultivation 

 of the science and art of medicine and surgery, 

 and the betterment of public health of the com- 

 munity ; the establishment and maintenance of a 

 medical and surgical library and museum for the 

 education and advancement of its members ; the 

 encouragement of scientific and philosophical 

 studies and research, and the acquisition and 

 erection of buildings suitable for such purposes ; 

 the promotion and maintenance of the ethical 

 and harmonious relationship between members ; 

 the enlightenment and direction of public opinion 

 in regard to the problems of medicine for the 

 welfare of the community. 



Membership: Active, 988, graduates of a 

 class A medical school, citizens of the United 

 States, legally qualified under the medical law 

 of Louisiana to practice medicine and surgery 

 and residents of at least six months ; Associate, 

 84, M.D., (Army, Navy, Air Force, Public 

 Health, Veterans Administration, teachers), 

 Ph.D., and D.D.S. ; Intern/Resident, 74, physi- 

 cians serving an internship or a residency in an 

 accredited hospital of this city ; Honorary, 20 ; 

 Inactive, 52. Total membership 1,218. 



Meetings: Nine scheduled meetings a year: 

 eight scientific, and an annual installation. 



Publications: Bulletin, monthly, current vol- 

 ume: 31. Editor: Edwin L. Zander. 



Library: 99,436 volumes; combined with 

 Rudolph Matas Memorial Library of the 

 Louisiana Medical School. 



1 198. Pacific Coast Entomological Society. 



California Academy of Sciences, San Fran- 

 cisco 18, Calif. President: J. W. Tilden, 125 

 Cedar Lane, San Jose, Calif. Term expires 

 December 30, 1960. Secretary: F. E. Skinner, 

 1050 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 6, Calif. Term 

 expires December 30, 1960. 



History: Organized August 15, 1901 as Cali- 

 fornia Entomological Club ; name changed to 

 present title 1902; incorporated 1940. 



Purpose: The stimulation of entomological 

 research through social and technical meetings, 

 symposia, and authoritative lectures; the publi- 

 cation of the results of entomological research ; 

 the accumulation and recording of historical 

 facts relative to entomology ; and the promotion 



of cooperation among entomologists and scien- 

 tists throughout the world. 



Membership: Membership open to persons in- 

 terested in insects or other Arthropoda. Regular, 

 223; Student, 1; Honorary, 2; Life, 16. Total 

 membership 242. 



Meetings: Monthly, September through May. 



Professional activities: H. C. Fall Memorial 

 Publication Fund for monographs. 



Publications: Pan-Pacific Entomologist, quar- 

 terly, current volume : 36, $4, free to members. 

 Editor : P. D. Hurd, Jr., Department of En- 

 tomology, University of California, Berkeley 4, 

 Calif. 



1 199. Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecologi- 

 cal Society. President: George E. Judd, 2010 

 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 57, Calif. 

 Term expires October 1960. Secretary-Treas- 

 urer: Keith P. Russell, 511 South Bonnie 

 Brae Street, Los Angeles 57, Calif. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized 1931 as the Pacific 

 Coast Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology ; 

 name changed to present title in 1946. 



Purpose: The advancement of knowledge in 

 all matters pertaining to the practice of obstetrics 

 and gynecology. 



Membership: Active, 7i, diplomate of Ameri- 

 can Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in 

 practice more than ten years, practice limited 

 to obstetrics and gynecology in the Pacific Coast 

 area ; Senior members, Z7. Total membership 

 110. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Frank W. Lynch 

 Memorial Essay Prize, $100 awarded for an 

 essay on obstetrics or gynecology by a physician 

 in the area who is not eligible for active member- 

 ship. 



Publications: Transactions, annual, free to 

 members and medical school libraries. 



1 200. Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological So- 

 ciety. President: Dohrmann K. Pischel, 490 

 East Post Street, San Francisco 2, Calif. 

 Term expires May 4, 1961. Secretary-Treas- 

 urer: Alden H. Miller, 500 South Lucas 

 Avenue, Los Angeles 17, Calif. Term expires 

 July 1963. 



History: Organized 1906. Sections: Alaska, 

 Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, 

 Flawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, 

 \Vashington, Wyoming. Technical Sections: 

 Ophthalmological, Otolaryngological. 



Purpose: Cultivation and advancement of 

 medical sciences, especially branches pertaining 

 to eye, ear, nose, and throat. 



