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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



History: Organized June 1946, incorporated 

 January 1949. 



Purpose: To study the biological basis of 

 behavior. 



Metnbership: Open to doctors of medicine 

 and other scientific workers who have accom- 

 plished and published research concerning neu- 

 ronal basis of human behavior, and who give 

 promise of doing continued research. Active, 

 156; Senior, 21, those who have been active for 

 ten years; Honorary, 2. Total membership 179. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: A. E. Bennett Award 

 for research ; Manfred Sokel Foundation Annual 

 Award for distinguished guest academic lecturer. 



Publications: Biological Psychiatry, yearly, 

 current volume : 2, $9. Editor : Joseph Wortis. 



1347. Society of Chemical Industry, American 

 Section. Honorary Chairman: William H. 

 Lycan, 500 George Street, New Brunswick, 

 N. J. Term indefinite. F.xecutive Secretary: 

 Frank C. McGrew, 13140 DuPont Building, 

 Wilmington 98, Del. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1894; parent society, 

 originally English, with sections in all parts of 

 the English-speaking world, organized 1881. 



Purpose: The promotion of industrial chem- 

 istry. 



Membership: Open to individuals interested 

 and active in the chemical industry whose 

 personal characteristics are compatible with the 

 present membership, and who are suggested by 

 an active member and sponsored by two active 

 members, at least one of whom knows the 

 proposed new member personally. Applications 

 are ratified by the Council of the parent Society. 

 Total membership 874. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Professional activities: Perkin Medal, 

 awarded annually for the most valuable work in 

 applied chemistry ; Chemical Industry Medal, 

 awarded annually to a person making a valuable 

 application of chemical research to industry. 



1348. Society of Clinical Surgery. President: 

 Jonathan E. Rhoads, 3400 Spruce Street, 

 Philadelphia 4, Pa. Term expires November 

 1960. Secretary: J. Garrott Allen, 300 Pasteur 

 Drive, Palo Alto, Calif. Term expires Novem- 

 ber 1960. 



History: Organized 1903. 



Purpose: The advancement of surgery, the 

 stimulation of members to work along lines of 

 original thought and investigation, and the 

 development of surgical teaching. 



Membership: Active, 50, men engaged in gen- 

 eral surgery, between the ages of thirty and 



fifty-five, with official connection in some medi- 

 cal institution, whether school, hospital, or lab- 

 oratory ; Senior, 50, those who are over fifty- 

 five years of age. Must have demonstrated by 

 contributions to medical literature their capacity 

 for progressive work in the field of general 

 surgery. 

 Meetings: Semiannual. 



1349. Society of Commercial Seed Technolo- 

 gists. President: Harley M. Reeder, Agricul- 

 tural Seed Laboratories, P. O. Box 6363, 

 Phoenix, Ariz. Term expires June 1961. Sec- 

 retary-Treasurer: Robert G. Colborn, 2600 

 Woods Boulevard, Lincoln 2, Nebr. Term ex- 

 pires June 1961. 



History: Organized June 1922 as the Associa- 

 tion of Commercial Seed Analysts of North 

 America. Name changed to present title Tuly 

 1946. 



Purpose: To maintain the highest proficiency 

 and professional standards among members ; to 

 promote the best interests of the seed industry ; 

 and to encourage cooperation between the offi- 

 cial seed analysts and the commercial agencies. 



Membership: Registered Members, 108, those 

 with college degrees or the equivalent of a 

 major in the botanical sciences, and two years 

 actual experience under supervision, or five 

 years actual experience under supervision. Both 

 require seed-testing courses attendance. Asso- 

 ciate Members, 23, past members or persons as- 

 sociated in allied professions or work ; Honor- 

 ary, 10, a merit award status ; Affiliates, 8. 

 Total membership 149. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Seed Technologist News, quar- 

 terly, current volume : 28, $2. Editor : Charles R. 

 Gunn, Louisville, Ky. 



1350. Society of Cosmetic Chemists. 2 East 63rd 

 Street, New York 21, N. Y. President: H. J. 

 Amsterdam. Term expires December 1960. 

 Secretary: Robert A. Kramer, 250 East 43rd 

 Street, New York 17, N. Y. Term expires 

 December 1960. 



History: Founded 1945. Chapters: Chicago, 

 California, New York, New England. Scien- 

 tific Committees : Laboratory Methods, Litera- 

 ture Review. 



Purpose: To establish a medium for the dis- 

 semination of scientific knowledge of the toilet 

 goods industry, and to improve the professional 

 standing of scientists in the fields of cosmetics 

 and perfumery. 



Membership: Majored in the fields of chem- 

 istry, pharmacy, chemical engineering, medicine, 

 physics, or other related sciences, and are re- 

 cipients of degrees from accredited colleges or 



