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John W. Alvord of the Society, awarded each 

 year to an engineer in recognition of devoted, 

 unselfish, and preeminent service in advancing 

 human progress. The award is made on the 

 recommendation of a Commission consisting of 

 representatives of the American Society of Civil 

 Engineers, the American Institute of Mining 

 and Metallurgical Engineers, the American 

 Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American 

 Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the West- 

 ern Society of Engineers ; administered by this 

 Society, income from an endowment of $13,000. 

 Chanute Medal, established in 1901, by Past 

 President Octave Chanute of the Society, a sep- 

 arate medal to be awarded each year to the 

 three members of the Society presenting the 

 best papers in civil, electrical, and mechanical 

 engineering ; income from an endowment of 

 $1,000. Charles Ellet Award, name on loving 

 cup, established in 1929 by E. C. Shuman, 

 awarded each year to a Junior member for the 

 best technical paper presented before the Junior 

 Organization. The Alfred Nobel Prize, of 

 which the American Society of Civil Engineers 

 is trustee, is open to any member of this Society 

 not over thirty years of age, or to any member 

 of the four "founder" engineering societies. 



Publications: Midwest Engineer, monthly, 

 current volume : 12, $4. Editor : H. K. Eaton. 



1559. Western Society of Naturalists. President: 

 Victor C. Twitty, Stanford University, Stan- 

 ford, Calif. Term expires December 1960. 

 Secretary: Yost U. Amrein, Pomona College, 

 Claremont, Calif. Term expires December 

 1960. 



History: Organized 1905 as the Biological 

 Society of the Pacific Coast ; name changed to 

 present title in 1915. 



Purpose: The advancement of the natural 

 sciences. 



Membership: Active, 583, an interest in the 

 biological sciences on either professional or non- 

 professional level ; Emeritus, 47. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications : Newsletter, three times a year. 

 Editor : Yost U. Amrein. 



1560. Western Society of Soil Science. Presi- 

 dent: Frank G. Viets, Agricultural Research 

 Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 P. O. Box 758, Fort Collins, Colo. Term 

 expires June 1961. Secretary-Treasurer: 

 Albert W. Marsh, Agricultural Extension 

 Service, University of California, Riverside, 

 Calif. Term expires June 1961. 



History: Organized June 1922 in Salt Lake 

 City, Utah, as the Western Society of Soil 

 Management and Plant Nutrition : name changed 



to present title 1925. In 1952 affiliated with 

 the Soil Science Society of America and recog- 

 nized as its Western Branch. In 1954 Western 

 Society voted to serve also as the Soil Science 

 Division of the Western Branch of the American 

 Society of Agronomy. 



Purpose: To promote research, teaching, and 

 extension in soil science and plant nutrition in 

 the geographical area of the western region 

 of the United States and western provinces of 

 Canada ; to cooperate with other societies and 

 organizations concerned with soil and plant 

 nutrition problems in this area. 



Membership: An interest in the general ob- 

 jective of the society. Total membership 575. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1561. Western Spectroscopy Association. Chair- 

 man: Roland C. Hawes, Applied Physics 

 Corporation, 2724 South Peck Road, Mon- 

 rovia, Calif. Term expires January 26, 1961. 

 Recorder: Jackson M. Gordon, Shell Develop- 

 ment Company, Emeryville, Calif. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized 1952. 



Purpose: To provide a form for spectro- 

 scopists to exchange ideas in their own and 

 related fields with qualified experts ; to promote 

 this objective ample time is allowed at the 

 annual conference for discussion. 



Membership: Persons who have attended any 

 of the three meetings previous to the current 

 year. Total membership approximately 350. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1562. Western Surgical Association. President: 

 Caleb Stone, 1118 Ninth Avenue, Seattle 1, 

 Wash. Term expires December 1960. Secre- 

 tary: John T. Reynolds. 612 North Michigan 

 Avenue, Chicago 11, 111. Term expires Decem- 

 ber 1960. 



Purpose: Discussion of surgical subjects. 



Membership: Active Members. 225. require- 

 ments equivalent to American Board of Surgery, 

 thirty-two years of age or over ; Senior Mem- 

 bers ; Honorary Members. Total membership 

 362. ' 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Transactions, annual, current 

 volume : 68, free to members. 



1563. Wichita Professional Engineering Society. 

 President: O. R. Hantla, Kansas Gas and 

 Electric Company, P. O. Box 208, Wichita, 

 Kans. Term expires July 1961. Secretary: 

 Jonathan Ewert, 701 South Choutauqua Street, 

 Wichita, Kans. Term expires July 1961. 



