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Publications: Journal of General Physiology, 

 six times a year, current volume : 44, $10. 

 Chairman of Editorial Board : Alfred Mirsky. 



1359. Society of Illinois Bacteriologists, Inc. 



President: Z. John Ordal, University of 

 Illinois, Urbana, 111. Term expires December 

 1960. Secretary: Charles J. Rickher, 437 North 

 Butrick Street, Waukegan, 111. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1935; incorporated Octo- 

 ber 1950 in Illinois. Branch of Society of 

 American Bacteriologists. 



Purpose: To further the advancement of 

 bacteriology and to aid the Society of American 

 Bacteriologists in extending its work. 



Membership: Active, persons professionally 

 engaged in bacteriology or in related fields, who 

 have had at least three years of academic train- 

 ing beyond high school, or equivalent thereof ; 

 Associate, persons interested in the field ; Stu- 

 dent. Total membership 785. 



Meetings: Three times a year, fall, winter 

 and spring. 



Professional activities: Member of Chicago 

 Technical Societies Council. 



Publications : News Letter, six times a year. 



1360. Society of Marine Port Engineers, New 

 York, N. Y., Inc. 114 Liberty Street, New 

 York 6, N. Y. President: George A. Farns- 

 worth, P. O. Box 367, Tottenville, Staten 

 Island, New York. Term expires January 1962. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: William Richards. Term 

 expires January 1961. 



History: Founded September 1946 in New 

 York City; incorporated in New York State. 



Purpose: To develop cooperative spirit among 

 members and to protect the interests and welfare 

 of the American Merchant Marine. 



Membership: Open to members of the United 

 States Coast Guard, Bureau of Marine Inspec- 

 tion, with Chief Engineer license — unlimited 

 tonnage, ocean, steam or diesel. Total member- 

 ship approximately 200. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Professional activities: Engineering Award 

 for each graduation at U. S. Maritime College, 

 Kings Point, New York ; New York State 

 Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, New York; 

 Maine Academy, Castine, Maine. 



Publications: De Air-Ator, quarterly, current 

 volume : 6, free to members. 



1361. Society of Medical Consultants to the 

 Armed Forces. President: I. Ridgeway Trim- 

 ble, 2947 St. Paul Street, Baltimore 18, Md. 

 Term expires November 1960. Secretary: 

 Tom F. Wayne, School of Medicine, Univer- 



sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 4, Pa. Term 

 expires November 1962. 



History: Organized Febi'uary 1946. 



Purpose: When requested, to study and ad- 

 vise on medical problems in military services. 



Membership: Active, 385, individuals who 

 have served as commissioned medical officers in 

 or consultants to the U. S. military forces ; 

 Associate, 4, regular army officers ; Emeritus, 

 22 ; and Honorary, 14, officers and consultants of 

 the armed forces of U. S. allies. Membership is 

 limited to physicians meeting the stated criteria 

 and who are proposed by active members. Total 

 membership 425. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1362. Society of Medical History of Chicago. 



55 East Washington Street, Chicago 2, 111. 

 President: Ilza Veith, University of Chicago, 

 Chicago Z7, 111. Term expires May 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: Leo M. Zimmerman. 

 Term expires May 1961. 



History: Founded in 1910. 



Purpose: To foster interest and knowledge in 

 the history of medicine by offering regular 

 meetings and programs dealing with medical 

 history in all its various aspects. 



Membership: Candidates must be approved by 

 the Council of the Society. Total membership 

 165. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



1363. Society of Medical Jurisprudence. 2 East 

 103rd Street, New York, N. Y. President: 

 C. F. Weidlich, 55 Liberty Street, New York, 

 N. Y. Term expires January 1961. Secretary: 

 Edward B. Willing, 22 West 1st Street, Mt. 

 Vernon, N. Y. Term expires January 1961. 



History: Organized and incorporated 1883. 



Piirpose: The investigation, study, and ad- 

 vancement of the science of medical juris- 

 prudence and the attainment of a high standard 

 of medical testimony in courts. 



Membership: Open to physicians, lawyers, and 

 scientists. Total membership 600. 



Meetings: Annual; monthly, except June 

 through September. 



1364. Society of Mining Engineers of the 

 American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical 

 and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. 29 West 39th 

 Street, New York 18, N. Y. President: Arthur 

 B. Cummins, Johns Manville Company, Re- 

 search Center, Manville, N. J. Term expires 

 February 1961. Secretary: John C. Fox. Term 

 expires February 1961. 



