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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



East Brook Road, Pittsford, N. Y. Term ex- 

 pires June 1, 1961. 



History: Organized and incorporated 1881, 

 an outgrowth of Rochester Microscopical So- 

 ciety, which was organized 1879 ; reorganized 

 1889. Sections : Astronomy, Botany, Mineral- 

 ogy, Ornithology, Weather Science. 



Purpose: To promote scientific study and re- 

 search, and especially to gain and publish knowl- 

 edge of natural history in the vicinity of 

 Rochester. 



Membership: Open to any person interested 

 in science. Active members, 422 ; Honorary, 12 ; 

 Life, 18; Student, 44. Total membership 496. 



Meetings: Five to eight annually. 



Professional activities: Fairchild Endow- 

 ment Fund. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual, current 

 volume: 10, $1.50. Editor: H. Low Gibson. 



1284. Rochester Engineering Society. Sheraton 

 Hotel, 111 East Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 

 President: Charles F. Starr, Term expires 

 June 1961. Executive Secretary: O. L. Ange- 

 vine. Term indefinite. 



History: Founded March 18, 1897; incor- 

 porated June 8, 1934. 



Purpose: Advancement of engineering knowl- 

 edge and practice, dissemination of such knowl- 

 edge, and establishment of a central point of 

 reference and union for members. 



Membership: Open to persons interested in 

 the purpose of this Society. Honorary members, 

 1; Resident, 484; Non-resident, 90; Junior, 18. 

 Total membership approximately 590. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Publications: Rochester Engineer, monthly, 

 current volume : 38, free to members. July 

 number is Yearbook. 



Library: 1,200 volumes. 



1285. Rochester Roentgen Ray Society. Presi- 

 dent: Charles E. Sherwood, 277 Alexander 

 Street, Rochester, N. Y. Term expires Jan- 

 uary 1961. Secretary: Robert H. Greenlaw, 

 260 Crittendon Boulevard, Rochester, N. Y. 

 Term expires January 1961. 



History: Organized December 15, 1948. 



Purpose: To promote professional and scien- 

 tific interests of radiologists in their relations 

 with organized medicine and the general public. 



Membership: Licensed physician, recognized 

 as a specialist in radiology. Active, 35 ; Hon- 

 orary, 7. Total membership 42. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



1286. Rocket City Astronomical Association. 



P. O. Box 620, Huntsville, Ala. President: 

 Wernher von Braun. Term expires December 

 31, 1960. Secretary: George A. Ferrell. Term 

 expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Organized 1954. 



Purpose: To foster advancement of astronomy 

 and associated sciences. 



Membership: Open to persons interested in 

 science and astronomy. Total membership ap- 

 proximately 130. 



Meetings: Bimonthly. 



1287. Rocky Mountain Association of Geol- 

 ogists. President: William Wyman Mallory, 

 U. S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal 

 Center, Colo. Term expires December 31, 

 1960. Secretary: Richard C. Oburn, 3051 

 South Josephine Street, Denver, Colo. Term 

 expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Organized 1922. Committees: Re- 

 search, Field Conference, Education, Publica- 

 tion. 



Purpose: To promote interest in, and appli- 

 cation of, geology ; to foster research ; to pro- 

 mote cooperation and fellowship among 

 members. 



Membership: Full member, degree in geology 

 or allied sciences ; Associate member, interests 

 closely associated with the geological profes- 

 sion ; Non-resident ; Honorary, outstanding 

 contributions to geology of the Rocky Mountain 

 Region; Student, majors in geology, petroleum 

 engineering, or geophysics. Total membership 

 850. 



Meetings: Weekly. 



Professional activities: Annual field confer- 

 ence on some aspect of Colorado geology; pub- 

 lishing of topical and log guidebook; annual 

 awards to outstanding college students in geol- 

 ogy ; sponsorship of science courses in local 

 high schools ; issuing of special research pub- 

 lications. 



1288. Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineral- 

 ogical Societies. President: Mrs. Lois K. 

 Heister, 2628 Charleston Street, N. E., Albu- 

 querque, N. Mex. Term expires June 1961. 

 Secretary: Mrs. Marjorie Tomingas, 409 Ten- 

 nessee Street, S. E., Albuquerque, N. Mex. 

 Term expires June 1961. 



History: Organized August 9, 1941. Consists 

 of sixty-three affiliated societies from the States 

 of Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 

 Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South 

 Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming. 



Purpose: To promote interest and knowledge 

 of mineralogy, geology, and the lapidary arts. 



