UNITED STATES 



383 



(c) members of related sciences and professions 

 with residence in State. Members 141 ; Asso- 

 ciate members 13. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1457. Tennessee Public Health Association. 627 



Cordell Hull Building, Nashville, Tenn. Pres- 

 ident: R. B. Turnbull, 842 Jefferson Avenue, 

 Memphis, Tenn. Term expires October 7, 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: Cecil B. Tucker. 

 Term expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Organized October 4, 1939. 



Purpose: To protect and promote public and 

 personal health in the State of Tennessee. 



Membership: Active membership open to 

 health workers connected with official agencies 

 and to persons engaged in teaching or research 

 in public health. Associate membership open to 

 members of non-official agencies and to laymen 

 interested in the promotion of public health. 

 Honorary membership limited to individuals who 

 have shown distinguished interest in public 

 health, with no more than two elected by the 

 executive committee annually. Total member- 

 ship 751. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1458. Tennessee Radiological Society. Presi- 

 dent: George K. Henshall, Jr., 311 Medical 

 Arts Building, Chattanooga, Tenn. Term ex- 

 pires April 1961. Secretary: J. J. Range, P. 

 O. Box 324, Johnson City, Tenn. Term 

 expires April 1961. 



History: Organized April 11, 1934. 



Purpose: To organize radiologists of the 

 State of Tennessee into a society to encourage 

 a high standard of professional competence and 

 ethics ; to acquire, preserve and disseminate 

 information regarding the study and practical 

 application of roentgenology, radium therapy, 

 nuclear medicine and other related branches. 



Membership: Active members shall be grad- 

 uates of recognized medical colleges, members 

 in good standing of the Tennessee State Medical 

 Association, and of the county medical society 

 of the county in which they reside, and shall 

 devote at least 80% of their practice to some 

 phase of radiology. This shall include doctors 

 of philosophy in physics and biophysics who are 

 primarily engaged in medical work or research 

 and are associated with medical doctors who are 

 members of this Society. Honorary members 

 are those individuals whom the Society wishes 

 to honor and who shall be recommended by the 

 President and Executive Committee for such 

 honors. Regular members 62 ; honorary mem- 

 bers 15. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1459- Tennessee Science Teachers Association. 



321 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, Tenn. 

 President: Joe D. Reding, Treadwell High 

 School, Memphis, Tenn. Term expires April 

 1, 1961. Secretary: Mrs. Vivian Finch, 

 Huntingdon High School, Huntingdon, Tenn. 

 Term expires April 1, 1961. 



History: Organized 1946 by the Science Sec- 

 tion of the Tennessee Education Association. 

 Constitution revised 1951. 



Purpose: To encourage the improvement of 

 science teaching in Tennessee ; to promote 

 mutual exchange of good teaching practices 

 among teachers ; to explore new techniques and 

 procedures in science teaching ; to discover and 

 cultivate science talent among Tennessee youth. 



Membership: Limited to members of the Ten- 

 nessee Education Association in the Science 

 Section. Total membership approximately 125. 



Meetings: Annual, at time of the Tennessee 

 Education Association meeting in March or 

 April. 



1460. Tennessee State Horticultural Society, 

 Inc. President: J. F. Womble, Greenfield, 

 Tenn. Term expires November 1960. Secre- 

 tary: B. S. Pickett, University of Tennessee, 

 Knoxville, Tenn. Term expires November 

 1960. 



History: Organized in late 1890's as the East 

 Tennessee Horticultural Association; name 

 changed to present title in 1905 ; incorporated 

 January 1919. 



Purpose: To acquire and disseminate scientific 

 and practical horticultural information by 

 scheduled talks, demonstrations, and publica- 

 tions. 



Membership: Persons interested in horticul- 

 ture. Total membership 285. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual. Editor: B. 

 S. Pickett. Tennessee Horticulture, monthly. 

 Editor: A. N. Pratt, State Department of 

 Agriculture, 404 State Office Building, Nashville 

 3, Tenn. 



1461. Tennessee State Medical Association. 112 



Louise Avenue, Nashville 5, Tenn. President: 

 Ralph O. Rychener, 1720 Exchange Building, 

 Memphis 3, Tenn. Term expires April 10, 

 1961. Executive Director: J. E. Ballentine. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1830 as the Tennessee 

 Medical Society; name changed to present title 

 1901. Composed of fifty county medical societies. 

 Maintains thirty-seven standing and special com- 

 mittees. 



