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universities ; or matriculated for not less than 

 two years in an accredited college or university 

 with recognized credit in the above stated fields 

 of science and who, thereafter, have been en- 

 gaged in a technical capacity in the toilet goods 

 industry for not less than 5 years ; or have been 

 deemed eligible upon examination of their quali- 

 fications by the Board of Directors. Active 

 Members, 750 ; Honorary Members, 5 ; Emeritus, 

 5. Total membership 760. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Professional activities: Annual Medal Award 

 for outstanding contributions to the science of 

 cosmetics ; Special Award of $1000 given an- 

 nually to the scientist who has recently made an 

 outstanding contribution to the cosmetic science. 



Publications: Journal, bi-monthly, current 

 volume: 11, $18. Editor: M. G. DeNavarre. 



1351. Society of Die Casting Engineers, Inc. 



President: Ollie Clayton, 1179 Gordon Street, 

 Clawson, Mich. Term expires December 1960. 

 Executive Secretary-Treasurer: Meyer R. 

 Tenenbaum, 19364 James Couzens Highway, 

 Detroit 35, Mich. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized October 1954 in Detroit, 

 Michigan. Chapters : Detroit ; Saginaw Valley, 

 Michigan ; Grand Rapids, Mihcigan ; Toledo ; 

 Cleveland ; Chicago ; Syracuse ; New York ; 

 New England States ; and Indiana. 



Purpose: To advance the arts and sciences re- 

 lating to die casting and utilization of die cast- 

 ing, and application of the science of die casting 

 through research and education. 



Membership: Employment in and/or interest 

 in die casting company or in any related com- 

 pany. Regular, 996 ; Sustaining, 27 ; Company, 62. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Die Casting Engineer, bi- 

 monthly, current volume : 3, $6.50 domestic. $8 

 foreign. 



1352. Society of Economic Geologists. Presi- 

 dent: Duncan R. Derry, Rio Canadian Ex- 

 ploration, Ltd., 335 Bay Street, Toronto, 

 Canada. Term expires March 1961. Secretary: 

 Harold M. Bannerman, U. S. Geological Sur- 

 vey, Washington 25, D. C. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1920; incorporated 1930. 



Purpose: To advance the science of geology 

 as applied to industry. 



Membership: Honorable standing in the pro- 

 fession, a minimum of 8 years experience, in- 

 cluding not less than 5 years at work prin- 

 cipally devoted to economic geology, of which 3 

 years must have been in positions of responsi- 

 bility. Application must be sponsored by three 

 members. Total membership 1,000. 



Meetings : Semiannual. 



Professional activities: Penrose Medal Award 

 for achievement and advancement of the science 

 of economic geology. 



Publications: Economic Geology, 8 issues 

 yearly, current volume ; 55, free to members. 

 Editor: Alan M. Bateman, Yale University, 

 New Haven, Conn. 



1353. Society of Economic Paleontologists and 

 Mineralogists. P. O. Box 979, Tulsa 1, 

 Okla. President: W. M. Furnish, University 

 of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Term expires April 

 1961. Secretary: John Imbrie, Columbia Uni- 

 versity, New York, N. Y. Term expires April 

 1961. 



History: Organized March 1926. The Society, 

 together with the Society of Vertebrate Paleon- 

 tology and the Paleontological Society, is a 

 member of the Joint Conmiittee on Zoological 

 Nomenclature for Paleontology in America. 

 Sections : Pacific, Gulf Coast, Permian Basin. 



Purpose: To promote the science of stratig- 

 raphy through research in paleontology and sedi- 

 mentary petrology, especially as these relate to 

 development of knowledge of the geology of 

 petroleum. 



Membership: Active Members, 1,095, those 

 having membership in the American Association 

 of Petroleum Geologists; Associate Members, 

 374, those engaged in studies that apply to the 

 geology of petroleum ; Correspondents, 6 ; Hon- 

 orary, 6, persons of distinguished achievement in 

 paleontology. Total membership 1,481. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal of Paleontology, bi- 

 monthly, current volume: 34, $15 to non-mem- 

 bers, $8 to members. Editors : M. L. Thompson 

 and Charles Collinson, Illinois State Geological 

 Survey, Urbana, 111. Journal of Sedimentary 

 Petrology, quarterly, current volume : 30, $6 to 

 non-members, $5 to members. Editor: Jack L. 

 Hough, University of Illinois, Urbana, 111. 



1354. Society of Engineers of Eastern New 

 York. President: John Pannenborg, Rosendale 

 Lock 7 Road, Schenectady, N. Y. Term ex- 

 pires April 1961. Executive Secretary: Ar- 

 thur Bibb, 475 9th Street, Troy, N. Y. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized 1904. 



Purpose: The advancement of engineering, 

 the professional improvement of members, and 

 the encouragement of social intercourse. 



Membership: Open to any individual inter- 

 ested in engineering subjects, who is sponsored 

 by two members. Total membership 100. 



Meetings: Monthly, October to April. 



