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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



standing, and either acceptable published re- 

 search of a psychological character beyond the 

 doctoral degree, or four years of acceptable 

 professional experience subsequent to the grant- 

 ing of the doctoral degree. Associates, doctor's 

 degree based in part upon a psychological 

 dissertation and conferred by a graduate school 

 of recognized standing ; or completion of at 

 least two full academic years of graduate work 

 in psychology in a recognized graduate school, 

 and, at the time of application, full time occupa- 

 tion in graduate and/or professional work that is 

 primarily psychological in nature ; or at least 

 one full academic year of graduate work in 

 psychology in a recognized graduate school 

 plus at least one full year of experience in 

 professional work that is psychological in nature, 

 and, at the time of application, full time occupa- 

 tion in graduate and/or professional work that 

 is primarily psychological in nature ; or accept- 

 able status as a scientist, educator, or other 

 distinguished person whom the Membership 

 Committee may recommend for sufficient reason. 

 Total membership 700. 

 Meetings: Annual. 



1222. Pennsylvania Public Health Association. 



303 North Second Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 

 Secretary: Mrs. E. Jane Petach. Term ex- 

 pires August 1962. 



History: Organized February 7, 1925. Sec- 

 tions : Environmental Health, Health Educa- 

 tion, and Medical Care. Region : Region One, 

 covering Philadelphia and surrounding area. 



Purpose: To promote and protect public health 

 in Pennsylvania, in cooperation with official, 

 professional, and voluntary agencies. 



Membership: Open to all persons engaged or 

 interested in any branch of public health work 

 in Pennsylvania. Members ; Corporate Mem- 

 bers ; Honorary Members, persons who have 

 rendered such service to the cause of public 

 health in Pennsylvania as to merit special 

 recognition. Total membership 700. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Award of Merit, for 

 outstanding contribution to advancement of 

 public health in Pennsylvania. 



Publications: Newsletter, quarterly, current 

 volume : 8, free to members. 



1223. Pennsylvania Radiological Society. Presi- 

 dent: Carl B. Lechner, Erie, Pa. Term ex- 

 pires May 1961. Secretary-Treasurer : 

 Frederick R. Gilmore, Clearfield Hospital, 

 Clearfield, Pa. Term expires May 1965. 



History: Organized 1916; incorporated No- 

 vember 1927. Committees : By-laws Revision, 

 Exhibits, Membership, Memorial, Nominating, 



Professional Relationships, Program, Public 

 Relations, Publication, Technicians Advisory, 

 Therapy Standardization. 



Purpose: The advancement of medical science 

 with reference to roentgenology and radium 

 therapy ; study of means calculated to render the 

 medical profession more efficient and useful to 

 the public. 



Membership: Active, diplomates of American 

 Board of Radiology in active practice of radi- 

 ology ; Associate, graduates qualified to practice 

 medicine, members in good standing of County 

 and State Medical Societies, in active practice 

 of radiology; Inactive, former active members 

 in good standing retired from active practice 

 of radiology ; Honorary, individuals who have 

 made a special study of radiology or one of its 

 components and/or are actively engaged in 

 scientific development of the work. Total mem- 

 bership approximately 200. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Prizes awarded for 

 annual scientific exhibit. Prizes to residents in 

 radiology in Pennsylvania hospitals for original 

 scientific papers on radiology: First Award, 

 $100, two Honorable Mention Awards, $25 each. 

 Annual Guest Lecture. 



Publications: Pennsylvania Journal of Radi- 

 ology, biannual, free to members. Editor : John 

 H. Harris, Jr., 26 Parker Street, Carlisle, Pa. 



1224. Pennsylvania Society of Professional 

 Engineers. 2121 North 2nd Street, Harris- 

 burg, Pa. President: Roberts Bouson, 320 

 Locust Avenue, Washington, Pa. Term ex- 

 pires May 20, 1961. Executive Director: 

 Clifton T. Kent. Term indefinite. 



History: Formed in 1934. Twenty-nine chap- 

 ters in Pennsylvania with the largest in Phila- 

 delphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and in the 

 Lehigh Valley area. The Society covers all 

 branches of engineering and has many com- 

 mittees concerning themselves primarily with 

 professional aspects of engineerings. 



Purpose: To safeguard life, health and prop- 

 erty by restricting, or encouraging the re- 

 striction by proper authorities, the practice of 

 engineering and surveying to properly qualified 

 persons ; to focus attention upon the functions, 

 requirements and accomplishments of engineers, 

 and to sponsor and promote honorable pro- 

 cedures tending toward recognition of the pro- 

 fession. 



Membership: Members, approximately 4,200, 

 registered as Professional Engineers, Engineers- 

 in-Training or Surveyors. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Participates in select- 

 ing high school seniors for engineering scholar- 



